The PEI Broadband Fund for Residents, launched last year as a pilot, is now a permanent funding stream under the PEI Broadband Fund to help Islanders have access to internet at their home. The program provides financial assistance to Island residents to have an Internet Service...
Eligible Islanders can apply to receive Employment Insurance while attending post-secondary training, including university, through Career Connect. Career Connect is offered through Skills PEI and is part of the Labour Market Development Agreement with the Government of Canada...
The seafood industry has an economic contribution of $938 million to the Island’s economy and a further $262 million in other provinces for a combined economic impact of $1.2 billion, according to a study by Ernst and Young. The PEI Seafood Sector Economic Contribution Study was...
The Province has transferred two parcels of Crown land to the Lennox Island First Nation. The Government of Prince Edward Island is providing over 27 acres of land, including the West Prince Visitor Information Centre, to the Lennox Island Development Corporation (LIDC) to begin...
Here are the 24 people appointed or reappointed to nine agencies, boards and commissions in September 2021. Community Care Facilities and Nursing Homes Board Gerard Burt - Kensington Council of the College of Registered Nurses Shirley Urquhart (reappointment) - Stratford Council...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One individual is in their 30s and two are in their 50s. Two cases are related to travel outside of PEI and one case is a close contact of a previously announced...
Islanders are encouraged to take time this flu season to get their flu shot to help protect themselves and their loved ones. The flu vaccine will be distributed free of charge throughout the province beginning next week at public health clinics, pharmacies, and nurse...