By choosing to “Go for Soda” at this year’s Rock the Boat MusicFest you could win free tickets compliments of the PEI Liquor Control Commission. “Encouraging social responsibility is an important part of the Commission’s mandate,” said Heath MacDonald, Minister responsible for...
Creating jobs for Islanders - When husband and wife team Ken Spears and Ashley Condon moved home to PEI and were looking for Island locations to establish their craft brewery Copper Bottom Brewing, Condon realized the best spot was her hometown of Montague. The small-town locale...
Poverty Reduction Action Plan: 2018 Public Engagement Findings Report Executive Summary
Strengthening mental health services - When Dawn Frizzell says she “really connects with the kids,” you know it’s true. The 20-year social worker is a member of the team of dedicated youth mental health staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Although she’s clearly busy, she...
A new strategy has been developed to help create a suicide-safer Prince Edward Island and reduce the painful, long-term effects of suicide on loved ones and communities. The Department of Health and Wellness -- in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association -- has...
Supporting Island families New funding is available to assist Islanders to offer licensed early learning and child care in their homes and provide more choice for parents. Capital, quality improvement and training grants are being introduced to encourage the establishment of more...
Belonging and Thriving: A Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Prince Edward Island (2019-2024)