Mayor Dean Sexton sees a promising future for Borden-Carleton and its surrounding area that will be made brighter by grants from the McCain Foods Adjustment Fund. Nine businesses and the municipal government today were awarded a total of $2 million in grants from the transition...
An international bioscience firm is expanding in Prince Edward Island thanks to a $3.5 million renovation. Sekisui Diagnostics has locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and in Charlottetown – where it leases a provincially owned facility in the West Royalty...
Government is sharing the first progress report from the Broadband Connectivity Strategy: 2021 – 2025. The report provides an update on activities from October 2021 through December 2022, while outlining where progress has been made and where more work needs to be done...
Applications are now open for Island businesses and employers to apply for a temporary wage top-up for essential workers and funding to purchase health and safety protective measures in their workplaces. “I know that the last couple months have been incredibly challenging for...
Mobile application start-up IKBEE is bringing its expertise in offline smartphone notifications and cloud networking to Summerside, says Minister of Economic Development and Tourism Heath MacDonald. “Attracting international business opportunities like IKBEE is vital for the...
The role of the Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Council is to provide advice to Workers Compensation Board on occupational health and safety (OH&S) matters throughout the province and to advise government on proposed revisions to OH&S legislation. Who serves on the...
Government invites the public to have their say on a proposed Temporary Foreign Worker Act. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a federal program that allows employers to hire foreign workers to fill temporary jobs when qualified Canadians are not available. “Temporary...
A new apprenticeship program, developed together with the provincial government, Holland College, PEI Trucking Sector Council and PEI Agricultural Sector Council, will support industry needs and strengthen the province’s labour force. Starting January 2022, Holland College will...
The mandate of Summerside Regional Development Corporation Ltd. (SRDC) is develop new and under-utilized properties, that advance the economic development goals of Summerside. The Province of Prince Edward Island is a majority shareholder of SRDC and works with its other partners...
A Prince Edward Island Company will expand their operations into the former McCain Plant in Borden-Carleton bringing new jobs and positive economic growth to the community and province. MacDougall Steel Erectors (MSE) and the Province announced the sale today at the facility....