Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced expanded recommendations for booster COVID-19 vaccine doses for Islanders. “Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines can increase the immune response and offer more protection against infection. As we expand the criteria...
Prince Edward Island’s Grade 8 students perform among the highest in Canada in reading, math, and science, according to a national assessment released today. The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) 2019 shows that 92 per cent of students in PEI performed at or above the...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One individual is under the age of 10 years and one individual is between the ages of 10 and 19 years. Both are students at Stratford Elementary and are...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is a man in his 20s who travelled outside of Atlantic Canada. He is self-isolating and being followed by public health daily. As of Saturday...
Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that Prince Edward Island will move out of the Modified Red Level Phase and back to the Circuit Breaker at midnight tonight. Effective midnight tonight, until March 14 at 8:00 am, the Circuit...
Today, Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announced the further easing of public health measures within the province as officials continue to closely monitor the presence of COVID-19 across the country. The following public health measures...
The modernization of PEI’s liquor laws and regulations is taking another step forward with recent changes to the province’s Liquor Control Act. Changes made in the 2021 fall session of the Legislative Assembly come into effect December 18, 2021 and include: the ability for...
Government is asking Islanders to submit their comments on potential upcoming changes to existing laws in PEI. As part of the Department of Justice and Public Safety’s mandate to continually modernize provincial legislation, consultation papers on the Notaries and Commissioners...
There is still time for community groups and organizations to apply for funding to help support wellness initiatives in Prince Edward Island. The Wellness Grant program provides two different funding opportunities for both small and large wellness initiatives. These grants aim to...
Health PEI advises that due to a temporary lack of on-call physician coverage, urgent surgeries at Prince County Hospital will be diverted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital until May 12, 8 a.m. All other services, including emergency department services, remain open. Since the...