The province is one step closer to hosting the 2023 Canada Winter Games. Today the Canada Games Council launched its official bid process, outlining what requirements Prince Edward Island must meet in order to host the 2023 winter games. The province also announced that Brian...
Dina Blot is one of 13 Island artists helping more than 600 students at seven schools learn through the arts this school year. The ArtsSmarts learning experience program integrates the arts into core subjects like math, languages, social studies, and science by bringing artists...
While the temperatures are dropping things are heating up for this year’s Jack Frost Winterfest, running February 16-19. It’s a popular family event in PEI for both locals and visitors and with many of the snow activities taking place at Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park in...
Creating jobs for Islanders Numbers released today by Tourism PEI for September show that 2018 will likely be the fifth straight record season for tourism visitation to the province. At Treetop Haven in Albany, owner Sheila Arsenault has had very little time to wind down after a...
A record August for tourism helped increase overnight stays in every region of Prince Edward Island. From tip to tip there were increases compared to August 2015 in both room nights sold and site nights sold at local campgrounds, according to statistics released today from the...
The Aquaculture Farm Assistance Program is a service that provides confidential, professional counselling services to aquaculture farmers, their families, and certain farm employees. The program recognizes that some problems can affect home life and work performance. When this...
You can contribute to our efforts in preserving our marine ecosystem by reporting debris you find along our shorelines, estuaries, ponds, and lakes. Your observations can help us identify problem areas, assess the scale of the issue, and take targeted action to address unwanted or potentially hazardous debris in marine areas. The responsibility of managing debris and garbage produced by private residences, including those situated along the shoreline, falls solely on the property owners or occupants. Use the online form below to provide as much information as possible about the type and...
New capital investments will help maintain and modernize the Beaconsfield Historic Site and the Provincial Artifacts Collections Facility. The provincial and federal governments are collaborating to preserve these important historical and cultural spaces. The Government of Prince...
The Heat Pump Initiative helps community groups to purchase and install heat pumps in community spaces as part of the Government of PEI’s Net Zero Initiative. This Initiative is offered in partnership between the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action and Department...
You are required to have a valid Fish Buyer licence to purchase fish directly from fishers for the purpose of resale or processing. In addition, you are required to provide yearly statistics on all fish purchased and sold during the licence period in accordance with the Fisheries Act Regulations. Licences are issued annually to an individual or a business under the authority of the Fisheries Act in the following categories: Lobster Other crustaceans (snow crab, rock crab, etc.) Groundfish (halibut, flounder, etc.) Pelagic (mackerel, herring, tuna, smelts, gaspereau, silversides, etc.) Mollusk...