Supporting Island families - Jalene Cormier says getting more help with child care will make a big difference for her family. An increase in the province’s child-care subsidy program of $300,000 will benefit more than 1,600 Island children. Rates for before and after-school child...
Island men are encouraged to speak with their primary care provider about their prostate health and risk of developing cancer. Prostate cancer is one of the four leading types of cancer on Prince Edward Island and the most frequently diagnosed type in men. September is Prostate...
Supporting Island Families - When Shawn Stewart’s children started school, he decided it was time to upgrade his own skills too. For his efforts, Stewart received the 2017 Council of the Federation Literacy Award from Premier Wade MacLauchlan today at the Rotary Club of...
Public and industry feedback is helping set the stage for the continued success of the Island’s agriculture sector. What We’ve Heard: The Next Policy Framework for Agriculture (2018-2023) is now available at Growing Forward 2 Programs. “One of the ways the provincial government...
Youth Futures Council Member Nicole Mountain says she’s happy that government is following the council’s advice to provide more post-secondary education funding to high school students who volunteer in their communities. The Community Service Bursary has expanded to include grade...
Strengthening Mental Health Services - When the Province of Prince Edward Island advertised the new position of seniors' health principal advisor, Dr. Michael Corman couldn’t believe his luck. Corman and his wife Tara fell in love with the Island while on vacation in 2015 and...
Service groups across Prince Edward Island can again apply for a Wellness Grant from the provincial government. Not-for-profit and non-government organizations, municipal communities, post-secondary institutions, home and school associations, and community groups can apply at...
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...
Islanders can take part in shaping Prince Edward Island’s first cultural strategy through community consultations that will begin in April. When complete this fall, the strategy will recommend cultural policy direction and guide the development of action plans, programs, and...
If you own or operate a pleasure craft in PEI, you may apply for a special permit to allow you to fuel your vessel with marked (untaxed) fuel at a PEI port where clear (taxed) fuel is not available. The Marked Fuel Permit for Pleasure Craft Owners/Operators does not exempt you...