Young Island residents can gain valuable experience volunteering with not-for-profit organizations. The Youth-on-Board project has been renewed for a second year and aims to connect 40 high school students with opportunities to get involved in local governments and rural...
Just ask Tanya MacCallum. “Art is an occupation,” says the local stand-up comedian who uses the stage name Tanya Nicolle. “You may have to tell a joke 50 times before you know if it’s a quality joke.” And with only a handful of venues on PEI where comedians can practice their...
Island residents, family and friends of the 2022 Team PEI delegation, along with the Province, will be cheering on young athletes at the upcoming Canada Summer Games. “These young Island athletes have worked incredibly hard to be the very best in their sport, and the opportunity...
Jeana MacIsaac says receiving an arts grant allows her to make theatre accessible to everyone. MacIsaac is among 16 Island artists who recently received a total of $50,000 through the provincial Arts Grants program. She will use her grant to offer Pay-What-You-Can admission at...
What are technical reports? The Department periodically publishes technical reports on issues facing the fishing and aquaculture industries. Due to the length of the reports they have not been placed on the Department website. Only the most recent copies are available on line...
The Cleaning Our Shoreline team will work with industry and community partners to clean Island beaches this summer. The PEI Aquaculture Alliance (PEIAA) and local watershed groups began clean-up efforts earlier this year, and the Cleaning Our Shoreline student crews will join...
You never know what you can learn until you go digging. Literally. “Archaeology isn’t about what you find. It’s about what you find out,” says Matthew McRae, Executive Director of PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation (PEIMHF). This week, PEIMHF will officially launch its exhibit...