Early in 2021, a new physician will be joining the health care team in Tignish. Dr. Peter Entwistle will begin his full time practice at the Tignish Health Centre in February 2021. He will take over the practice of the community’s former family physician, Dr. Declan Fox. “I am...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one new positive case of COVID-19, and announced the launch of a new COVID-19 alert system for the province. The individual is a man in his 20s. He is an Island worker (non-health care...
All individuals tested in relation to PEI’s most recent positive case of COVID-19 and potential exposures to the virus in the Charlottetown area have received negative test results to date. “I want to thank staff at the testing clinics, the provincial laboratory, Island EMS, and...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one additional positive COVID-19 case in Prince Edward Island. The new case is a man in his 30s, an essential worker who had recent international travel. He has been self-isolating since arriving in PEI. This new...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The case is a female in her 80s from Queens County. The woman is at home and is self-isolating. Contact tracing and follow-up is now underway, and a public briefing...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one additional positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is a man in his 20s, a rotational worker who recently travelled to Prince Edward Island from outside of the Atlantic Region. He has...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 in the province. The individuals are both men – one is in his 20s, the other is in his 50s – who recently travelled outside of the Atlantic Bubble. Both men...
Government has secured an Island physician to provide medical services in the community of Wellington. The physician, who is currently practicing in PEI, will provide medical services to the community one day a week in the Wellington Health Centre. This replaces the half-day a...
Premier Dennis King has announced that Prince Edward Island’s participation in the Atlantic Bubble will be suspended for two weeks effective Tuesday, November 24 at 12:01 a.m. “As we continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases across the country and within the Atlantic Provinces as...
For the last decade, the province’s Strength Program has been helping hundreds of Island youth with mental health and addictions challenges to regain their lives. The Strength Program offers a range of programming and supports, both residential and day treatment, for Island youth...