Visually-impaired Islanders are getting help adapting to the often frightening and bewildering challenge of vision loss. The Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB) recently received $120,000 in one-time funding from the provincial government to help maintain low-vision...
Dr. Janice Gillis has a ready explanation for deciding to join the board of governors of the University of Prince Edward Island. As a triple graduate, she attended UPEI for her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. "I firmly believe this...
Andrew Fudge found a welcoming community and a fulfilling career when he moved from Newfoundland to work as a registered nurse at Western Hospital in Alberton. After graduating from Memorial University last year, Fudge said he chose Prince Edward Island because it offered a...
Emma Drake gets the lesson to be learned from the success of PEI’s Famous Five. It is a lesson about recognizing the need to do better and not accepting the status quo when it comes to women in leadership. “They should not be the exception when it comes to women in leadership, “...
Prince Edward Island is a leader in environmental stewardship – we believe Islanders are creative, hard-working and committed to climate leadership. Our plan has always been to meet our climate change targets while protecting the pocket books of Islanders. Today, the federal...
For seniors targeted by fraud artists, Scott Lundrigan has some important advice. “Don’t blame yourselves when these people come after you,” said Lundrigan, Prince Edward Island’s Crime Stoppers Program coordinator. “They don’t pick victims personally because the victim is naive...
When Erin McGrath-Gaudet joined the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in 2007, Prince Edward Island had a budget deficit while other provinces were enjoying surpluses. Now the Island has posted its third-straight surplus budget – and boasts impressive growth in...
Islanders can join a group that will help the provincial government make more affordable housing available across the province. Members of the new Housing Council will advise cabinet and help implement government’s Housing Action Plan, announced last month. Islanders can apply to...
Four new members added to the provincial government’s investment board this week through Engage PEI -- who have vast business and community experience -- will give Islanders a greater voice in the board’s decisions. Now seven members, the Island Investment Development Inc (IIDI)...
A career spent working for social justice has brought Randell Duguid back home to Prince Edward Island. After 16 years gathering information and experience - Duguid worked with victims of sexualized violence in Vancouver’s lower east side and helped provide university education...