Islanders are invited to provide input to the annual minimum wage review. Minimum wage on Prince Edward Island is currently $11.25 per hour, the highest in Atlantic Canada. The Employment Standards Board reviews the minimum wage rate each year; details on how to provide input are...
The following is distributed at the request of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission. The Commission had previously advised that it would be meeting today to consider the necessity of additional petroleum product price adjustments. Upon review, the Commission has...
Economic Development & Tourism annual report for 2016-2017.
Supporting Island Families - Through the Eye See . . . Eye Learn® program, children entering kindergarten can receive a free eye exam, and a free pair of eye glasses if needed. Eye See…Eye Learn® focuses on the prevention, early detection and management of eye and vision problems...
More than 400 Island students will have the opportunity to participate in French Immersion programs at West Kent Elementary and Birchwood Intermediate schools, beginning this year. Over the summer, classrooms have been prepared, materials ordered and teachers hired to welcome 165...
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission approved the following petroleum pricing decisions, effective 12:01 a.m., Friday, September 1, 2017: gasoline prices will increase by 4.0 cents per litre (cpl); there will be no change in the price of Furnace, Stove Oil or Diesel; and...
Engage PEI helped 20 people from all across Prince Edward Island get involved with their provincial government this month. The Islanders were appointed or reappointed to six government agencies, boards, or commissions in August. Engage PEI helps fill vacancies on more than 70...
Two Islanders have been named to the Health PEI Board of Directors, bringing new community perspectives and competencies to help oversee the provincial health care system. New board members Dr. George Saunders and John Horrelt will fill positions previously held by Kenneth Ezeard...