An itch for travel and adventure led Nicholas Clements to western Canada, but a love of calm life and beautiful beaches brought him home to PEI. “I was born in Summerside but raised just outside O’Leary and really just lived that small-town Island lifestyle until I left to study...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Advice from Island youth is helping the provincial government make progress on initiatives that are focused on their future success. Input from the Youth Futures Council and annual YDAY events is contributing to efforts to build a more skilled...
Prince Edward Island native and four-time Olympian Heather Moyse believes we are capable of way more than we think – and she will share that message at YDAY 2018 later this month. The double gold medalist is the keynote speaker at the provincial government’s annual youth summit...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Sarah Wallace was thrilled when - while visiting a friend - she served her hors d'oeuvres on a wooden tray she made herself. “Hey, I made that,” she said. “It is so cool to see people use the thing that I’ve made - it’s super rewarding.” Wallace, 31...
Justin and Line Arsenault kept a long distance relationship going between Prince Edward Island and Western Canada for eight years, but now they’re back to raise a family and build careers in their hometown. The pair met at age 15 in Abram-Village but were separated when Justin...
It was the beaches of eastern Prince Edward Island and getting back to his family that lured electrician Terry MacGreggor back home from out west. MacGreggor, 30, moved back to his hometown of Souris to start his residential, commercial and industrial electrical company TMG...
For anyone planning a move to Prince Edward Island, or current residents looking for work, the first stop in finding a job should be WorkPEI.ca. There are currently more than 660 job postings on the site that represent 1,500-plus actual job openings. Although summertime brings...
Creating jobs for Islanders - People who have lived, studied, or visited Prince Edward Island often dream of moving here permanently. A new survey from the UPEI Institute of Island Studies will ask expats, students, and visitors why they left, what could encourage them to move...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Since moving back home to Prince Edward Island, builder Matt Darrach hasn't been able to keep up with the demand for the energy-efficient homes that his company produces. He lived and worked in western Canada and “commuted” between Prince Edward...