Residents and visitors can enjoy a new family-friendly 18-hole disc golf course at Brudenell River Provincial Park with the opening of Divine Pines at Brudenell. Designed by Benjamin Smith, the course is located on the former Divine Nine golf course and combines open fairways...
Beginning Friday, July 30, Cabot Beach Provincial Park beach will allow visitors to swim in the designated swimming areas. Swimming was prohibited at the beach earlier this season due to dangerous currents in the area. Provincial Parks staff continue to monitor the situation and...
A new funding program is available for festivals and events organizers to help offset costs associated with ensuring COVID-19 health and safety protocols are in place. Organizers may be eligible for funding through the Festivals and Events Stability Program for expenses related...
The provincial government, together with the Hotel Association of PEI and Food Island Partnership, launched a new gift card incentive program to support tourism accommodation operators and the industry. For each consecutive two-night stay, guests at a qualifying PEI accommodation...
A new action plan is available to help guide the tourism industry through the 2021 tourism season. Download the 2021 PEI Tourism Action Plan “It feels great to have an action plan in place that the industry can turn to,” said David Groom, Chair of the Tourism PEI Board of...
The province is launching supports to help Islanders get through the latest modified red level restricted measures related to COVID-19. The Prince Edward Island Emergency Payment for Workers is a $500 payment for workers and self-employed Islanders who have completely lost their...
New funding is available for Island businesses to advertise locally over the holiday season. The COVID-19 Local Advertising Fund provides a maximum contribution of up to $2,500 to PEI businesses to offset the cost of advertising their consumer goods or services to the local PEI...
The Provincial Case Team Program is hiring 10 post-secondary students for the winter to work with the provincial government, businesses and non-profit organizations to help address challenges they are currently facing. The program, launched last spring, hires post-secondary...
Tourism PEI is waiving fees for the 2021 season to support tourism operators impacted by COVID-19. The following fees will be waived: accommodation licensing fees for existing and new applicants; highway signage fees for existing signage holders; and Canada Select star rating...
Innovation PEI is temporarily increasing funding to eight programs to support PEI businesses impacted by COVID-19. The programs that are being adjusted focus on business investment in the areas of planning, capital investments, marketing and promotion activities, and include the...