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Everyone’s a comedian: Province helps make comedy accessible and inclusive
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...
Show your Team PEI spirit
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...
Island artists receive grants
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...
Technical Reports for Fishing and Aquaculture Industry
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...
Cleaning Our Shoreline partners with the PEI aquaculture industry and watershed groups to protect Island shorelines
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...
Excavate and educate: Exhibit showcases Mi’kmaq and Acadian archaeological artifacts
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...
‘You gain more than you give’: Rural Communities Council co-chair
Anytime you want to know what’s going on in rural Prince Edward Island, you talk to a rural Islander. And when government wants to understand how its policies and decisions affect rural Islanders, they can turn to the Rural Communities Council. “I call it rural-proofing,” says...