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Annual Statistical Review highlights record year
The numbers show that 2017 was a record year for Prince Edward Island, showcasing the Island’s population, social makeup, and economy. The 44th Annual Statistical Review gathers data from provincial government departments, the private sector, and Statistics Canada to provide a...
Annual Statistical Review 2016
The 43rd edition of the Annual Statistical Review gathered data from provincial government departments, the private sector and Statistics Canada to provide a socio-economic snapshot of Prince Edward Island in 2016.
How to talk to your kids about cannabis
With graduation approaching and new federal cannabis legislation coming into effect sometime this year, we sat down with veteran Bluefield High School counselor Jennifer Gillan to get some tips on how parents can talk to their kids about drugs and alcohol. Why is it important...
Province launches new open-data portal
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – The provincial government is making even more raw data freely accessible to the individuals and organizations who use and republish it. A new open-data portal ( https://data.princeedwardisland.ca) includes a total of 52 existing and new...
Budget better for small business, federation says
Erin McGrath-Gaudet says Prince Edward Island’s 2018-19 operating budget shows government is listening to small business. “A lot of business owners have spent years struggling,” said McGrath-Gaudet, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) director for PEI and...
Fostering independence for Islanders with vision loss
Visually-impaired Islanders are getting help adapting to the often frightening and bewildering challenge of vision loss. The Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB) recently received $120,000 in one-time funding from the provincial government to help maintain low-vision...
Budget benefits Islanders thanks to strong economy and responsible government spending
The provincial government will again deliver a balanced budget while continuing to invest in frontline services like healthcare, education and families. Finance Minister Heath MacDonald presented the 2018-19 operating budget to the Legislative Assembly today. The budget is...
2018 Budget Address
Budget Address delivered by Hon. Heath MacDonald, Minister of Finance to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.