The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission approved the following petroleum pricing decisions, effective 12:01 a.m., Monday, January 1, 2018: gasoline prices will increase by 4.0 cents per litre (cpl); furnace and stove oil prices will increase by 3.3 cpl; diesel prices will...
Today, over 100 people gathered for the PEI’s Famous Five 25th Anniversary Conference to celebrate the remarkable milestone that PEI’s Famous Five made to provincial and national history 25 years ago. In 1993, five Island women held the most influential seats in government. At...
Celebrate your holiday Island style this season with local ingredients and inspirations grown and produced by fellow Islanders - and consider setting an extra place at your table for a newcomer to experience the spirit of a Prince Edward Island Christmas. Since Prince Edward...
PEI Burger Love returns for its 8th annual celebration of Island beef. For the campaign’s hungry fans, there are 85 different gourmet burgers to choose from, with one of those burgers to be crowned the ‘Most Loved Burger’ at the end of April. This year sees the highest number of...
Investing in infrastructure - Over the next several months, Wayne Carew and 15 of his fellow Islanders will be thinking about the future – five years to be exact – and they need other Islanders to do the same. Carew co-chairs the bid committee that will make Prince Edward Island...
The Second Quarter Forecast for 2018-19 indicates a surplus of $4,354,800, an improvement from the budgeted surplus of $1,474,700. “Prince Edward Island’s economy has seen solid economic growth over the last number of years and the trend continues into 2018,” said Finance...
Islanders will benefit from a more transparent government with the introduction of an online registry for lobbyists. A new Lobbyists Registration Act requires anyone who is paid to lobby the provincial government to register on a publicly accessible website beginning April 1...
Today, the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island welcomed young Islanders from across the province to take the seats of their members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for a day of learning and sharing. Nominated by each of their MLAs, the young...
Renovations to the turf fields at Cornwall’s Terry Fox Sports Complex will help the high-use fields continue to host provincial, regional, and national-level competitions. The Prince Edward Island government contributed $100,000 to the project through the Rural Growth Initiative...
Creating jobs for Islanders - The McCain Foods Adjustment Fund continues to help Prince Edward Island’s economy prosper, and new proposals for the fund are now being accepted. McCain set up the fund when its Borden-Carleton plant closed in October 2014, and nine businesses and...