Fees for parents have been reduced and salaries for staff increased at Early Years Centres (EYCs) across the province. This fall, parents and guardians with children in designated EYCs saw child care fees reduced to $20 per day. Staff salaries at EYCs also increased as part of a...
Seniors Mental Health Resource Teams are multi-disciplinary teams that provide specialized services to seniors experiencing complex mental health problems, as well as support to their families and/or caregivers. Teams are located in Kings, Queens and Prince Counties and include...
The gift of life is something most parents give their child only once. But not Crystal Ogden. “People tell me I gave her life twice.” In 2013, Ogden donated part of her liver to her daughter Cadence, who was just five years old when she learned she needed a liver transplant. At...
New housing opportunities for low-income Islanders will open in Charlottetown and Summerside. Through the Affordable Housing Development Program, the Province of Prince Edward Island has partnered with three developers to create 25 social housing units – nine in Charlottetown and...
Prince Edward Island has extended coverage for the Cystic Fibrosis medication Trikafta for eligible children six years of age and older. “Patients with cystic fibrosis and their families have advocated for provincial coverage of Trikafta. In November 2021, Prince Edward Island...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two COVID-19 related deaths in Prince Edward Island. One of the individuals is between the ages of 60 and 79 and the other is over the age of 79 years. “I have been advised that two individuals have passed away...
This week, Grade 1 students across the province will receive their own copy of the book, Fast Friends, written by Heather M. O’Connor, illustrated by Claudia Dávila and published by Scholastic Canada. TD Grade One Book Giveaway Program is an annual initiative, supported by the...
The Province, in partnership with the Salvation Army, is offering financial support to Islanders who need help paying for their home heating costs. The PEI Home Heating program is open for applications to eligible Islanders and will now operate on a year-round basis. Starting on...
The provincial government is providing $900,000 in funding to the Association of Island Food Banks and the Salvation Army to assist Islanders most in need of support. The Association of Island Food Banks will receive $500,000 to help people in communities across the Island and...
The Dr. Patrick Gill Asthma Education Centre, named in memory of an Island respirologist and leader in asthma education, has been helping improve the quality of life for islanders living with asthma since 1997. The centre is also a resource to other health care providers. We can...