Supporting Island Families - The Summer Tutoring Program for Kids was one reason Shaylyne Carver had such a fun summer. Shaylyne was one of 700 students who participated in the summer literacy program, which wraps up this Friday, August 25. Starting this fall it will be known as...
Islanders will have more chances to win great prizes during the ninth-annual Love our Lobster campaign that runs until June 26. Love our Lobster is designed to create greater appreciation and demand for the top-quality lobster fished out of Prince Edward Island waters. When they...
Next week’s Emergency Preparedness Week is the perfect time to get better prepared for natural hazards and other emergencies. During Emergency Preparedness Week (May 7 to 13), public safety and law enforcement experts will share tips on knowing the risks, making a plan, and...
Protecting Prince Edward Island’s world-famous soil is something John Hooper takes very seriously. Hooper, who is the president of the PEI Soil and Crop Improvement Association, was on hand to help two cabinet ministers bury white cotton underwear at Oyster Cove Farms in Hamilton...
From the windows of his house in Brookfield, 87-year-old Gerald Dykerman can look out over the farm he built two generations ago. Now bustling under the watch of his grandson Matt Dykerman, Red Soil Organics grows, packs, and ships organic produce, including carrots, parsnips...
The province will test internet speeds as part of its strategy to improve service to rural Islanders. Launching later this month, a speed-test survey will help to map internet speeds and service providers Island wide and better identify where improvements are most needed. The...
Students at Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside are this year’s winners of the Provincial Forest Envirothon competition. Envirothon is an annual science-based competition for North American high school-aged students that Island students have entered since 1999. Winning the...
Islanders living with diabetes – including pregnant women and those requiring complex care – have more support available than ever before. With $160,000 in Health PEI’s 2017-18 operating budget, Island women who need more intensive diabetes management during their pregnancy can...
Olivia Lewis was born in China but has lived on Prince Edward Island nearly all of her life. On a trip to China a few years ago she volunteered at an orphanage, named Starfish. When she was 11 years-old, Olivia applied to, and received, funding from the Francophone Young...
Regular cancer screening is important to keeping Islanders healthy. Screening helps catch some cancers early when they are the most treatable, and almost half of all cancers can be prevented by eating well, being active, maintaining a healthy body weight, limiting alcohol use and...