Beginning Friday, July 30, Cabot Beach Provincial Park beach will allow visitors to swim in the designated swimming areas. Swimming was prohibited at the beach earlier this season due to dangerous currents in the area. Provincial Parks staff continue to monitor the situation and...
Investing in Infrastructure Holland College’s Atlantic Police Academy and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) have entered into an 18-month contract to deliver CSC’s Correctional Training Program at Holland College in Slemon Park. To support the agreement, the Slemon Park...
Effective immediately, jumping or diving off the wharf and bridge into the channel at Basin Head Provincial Park is strictly prohibited due to extremely shallow water. Dredging was done to correct the channel at Basin Head in late June, however the channel has become shallow...
Erin Curley considers Brookvale Winter Activity Park home – and not just because she’s skied there since she was three years old. What is now Brookvale sits on land that was once owned by the Curley family. Erin says her grandmother Rose Curley always wanted her community to...
The Bonshaw Hills Provincial Park includes a four-season trail system covering 25 kilometers. There are many shorter trails that vary in length and intensity connected to the main trail. Enjoy over 18 kilometres of hiking and mountain bike trails along the Bonshaw River at the...
Prince Edward Island’s tip-to-tip celebrations on the Confederation Trail will be part of more than 200 nationwide events to celebrate Canada's Great Trail and the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Celebrations will happen August 26 on Confederation Trail across the Island from...
Tourism PEI provides grants up to a maximum of $5,000 to be used towards upgrading public beach infrastructure across Prince Edward Island. This grant provides a non-repayable contribution intended to enhance the user experience and safety on beaches along our province's beautiful coastline. Eligibility Who is eligible for the Tourism PEI Beach Infrastructure Program? The following organizations may be eligible to receive provincial financial assistance towards upgrading public beach infrastructure across PEI: towns / communities / municipalities; provincial watershed groups; harbour...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Every Prince Edward Island museum and historic site saw more visitation this year than in 2016 – a fact that Basin Head Fisheries Museum site director Elizabeth MacDonald has seen first-hand. MacDonald said the museum, located east of Souris on the...
Prince Edward Island is a winter wonderland that residents and visitors want to explore when looking for outdoor physical activity. There are many parks, trails and public lands across the province suitable for winter walking, snowshoeing, hiking or cross country skiing. Most...