Creating jobs for Islanders - In just over a year, the former Georgetown Timber mill has changed from an empty shell to a magnet that is attracting employers and skilled workers to eastern Kings County. The 40,000 square foot former mill was converted into a multi-tenant facility...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Kal Whitnell will remember 2017 as the summer he spent nearly a month touring five U.S. cities with trade experts from around the globe. The tour was in the lead-up to the historic North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations. Beginning...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Haley Ellis admits she didn’t know much about asphalt when she started this past June as a summer student at the provincial government’s Slemon Park road shop. The 2017 Westisle Composite High School graduate did know she would begin studying...
Supporting Island families - Alyse Rossiter is a single mom with three kids under 6. Her life is busy with a full-time job and the everyday responsibilities of parenting. She is solely responsible for the financial needs of her family and, even though she works, money is tight...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Brodye Chappell’s high school friends thought he would be one of the first to leave Prince Edward Island in search of opportunity elsewhere, but nearly two decades later he’s still here and creating his own opportunities. The custom design and finish...
Kathy Hambly believes that the key to launching a career is to learn - early in your education - what employers are looking for. The community leader spent a decade as Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce president and has volunteered with the University of Prince Edward Island...
Growing up in a house with no plumbing gave Nancy Gaudet a passion for the trade. The Cornwall resident is the Island’s only female Red Seal plumber. “When I was really young we shared an outhouse with my grandparents, I had to deal with a lot of stuff,” she said with a laugh...
She grew up in an English family, but Moira McGuire spends much of each day living in French. McGuire applied through Engage PEI and was been chosen to represent La Fédération des parents (FPÎPÉ) on the Learning Partners Advisory Council (LPAC). The group represents parents...