Business for the Arts, Canada’s only national charitable organization with a mandate to strengthen the arts and culture sectors across Canada by building partnerships between the private and cultural sectors, announced today that its artsVest program expands coast to coast...
Slow internet service is affecting Kirk MacLeod’s business. Even worse, the owner of Keir MacLeod Vinyl Siding in Pownal says the two businesses that rent space in his shop have no internet connection at all. The province is launching internet speed testing today aimed at...
For Confederation Cove Mussel Company in Borden-Carleton, Seafood Expo North America is an opportunity to find new business, strengthen existing relationships, open new markets, and grow their earning potential. Confederation Cove Mussel Company is among more than 30 Island...
Margaret McEachern knows she can offer Island visitors more than just great shopping at her business Knit Pickers in Mayfield. McEachern and other tourism operators will learn how to develop “hands on” experiential tourism packages at workshops this week hosted by Tourism PEI. In...
Somru Bioscience Inc. is an emerging biotechnology company dedicated to developing antibody and immunoassay solutions for research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The technology developed by Somru helps its clients bring affordable life-saving bio-therapeutics to the...
Premier Wade MacLauchlan will lead a Prince Edward Island delegation to China at a time when interest in economic cooperation between Canada and its second-largest trading partner is higher than ever before. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went to China in fall 2016, and...
Longtime sister provinces Prince Edward Island and Hainan in China are paving the way for future cooperation that will benefit the residents of both provinces. Prince Edward Island – as well as the University of Prince Edward Island and Holland College – signed memoranda of...
From visiting friends and relatives to getting goods to market, we rely on our roads, bridges and highways to support a vibrant economy and a great quality of life. The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are investing in transportation infrastructure that will help...
More workers in Prince Edward Island will get training support for in-demand jobs, thanks to additional funding support from the Government of Canada. Rodger Cuzner, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and Member of Parliament...
The Prince Edward Island government is forecasting a $17.9 million deficit for the 2016-17 fiscal year, an $8.3 million increase over the budgeted deficit of $9.6 million. The increase in the deficit is a result of a $30 million reduction in HST payments from the federal...