Islanders continue to volunteer their time and expertise with the provincial government through Engage PEI. This month, 27 Islanders were appointed to 10 government agencies, boards and commissions. Engage PEI helps Islanders apply to join one of more than 70 such boards covering...
Strengthening Mental Health Services - When you ask “how are you doing” when passing someone at work, do you really want to know the answer? Prince Edward Island’s DME Group is helping employees tell the truth about mental health and creating a mentally healthier workplace in the...
The Prince Edward Island Seed Alliance is building a healthier Island – one seed at a time. The alliance shares seeds and encourages Islanders to grow their own food. “Islanders have a diet that is largely imported, processed foods that can lead to obesity, which is a big burden...
It would be tough to take a family of six out to dinner for $100, yet that’s all the Peters family paid to heat their house last year, and the year before that. Their secret is in the design of Prince Edward Island’s first passive house, a 2,000-square-foot, two-storey home set...
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...
After two decades of running an organic u-pick apple orchard on Warren Grove Road near Charlottetown, it wasn’t the fruit on the trees that led Mike Beamish to his next adventure, it was the ones that fell to the ground. “I was losing a lot of apples, thousands of pounds were...
Kate Dempsey originally applied to sit on the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, but her application through Engage PEI spurred an even better fit for her. Instead – based on her experience and qualifications – she was appointed to the Victim Services Advisory Committee, a...
In November, 20 Islanders were appointed or reappointed to represent the public's interests through Engage PEI. New vacancies are created on provincial government agencies, boards, or commissions each month when terms expire. Islanders serving on more than 70 boards represent the...
Trout River Industries founder Harvey Stewart solved a worldwide problem in the heavy trucking industry with an innovation developed right here in Prince Edward Island. Getting a load out of a dump truck trailer used to mean raising the trailer to a severe angle so the contents...
Deborah Langston was already an advocate for women’s rights in her native England when an iconic but fictional young woman from Prince Edward Island helped convince her to switch continents. “We were watching Anne of Green Gables while we were still in England and my mum remarked...