How would you explain the role of Seniors Navigator to Islanders? I like to think of the Seniors Navigator role as a “one-stop shop” to assist seniors. I help seniors navigate programs, supports and services through municipal, provincial and federal government departments...
Conor Mullally’s journey with mental health is a long one with many stops along the way, but it’s one he’s not afraid to talk about. “I think everyone experiences mental health, to an extent,” he said on the phone from his home in Souris, PEI. “Some people’s experience is at a...
There were a lot of people stepping inside Island classrooms for the first time last month – but it wasn’t only students. “We’ve hired over 50 French teachers,” says Angie MacCaull, Human Resource Manager for the Public Schools Branch. Earlier this year, the Province made a...
“Yesterday, infrastructure ministers from coast to coast to coast joined together to discuss our shared priorities and continued partnership to ensure our communities remain strong and vibrant through strategic investments in infrastructure. I was pleased to hear Minister LeBlanc...
Dianne Hicks Morrow was appointed Poet Laureate in January 2013, serving until January 2016. The Devil Sends The truck dumps topsoil on the grass at the end of our long clay lane, the place the west wind burns by August. Barefoot I jump in the loamy earth, decide to make a rock...
Hon. Matthew MacKay, Minister of Social Development and Housing issued the following statement after IRAC released their decision on rental increases for 2023: “Now is not the time to introduce record high rental increases in this province. Full stop. After learning about the...
Anytime you want to know what’s going on in rural Prince Edward Island, you talk to a rural Islander. And when government wants to understand how its policies and decisions affect rural Islanders, they can turn to the Rural Communities Council. “I call it rural-proofing,” says...
A nearby beach where you always swam. That favourite tree you used to climb. The woods you explored behind your childhood home. “Most people can remember someplace in nature that felt special to them,” says Hannah Gehrels, project coordinator for Wild Child PEI. “They have...
A new low barrier 50 bed shelter will open its doors tonight at 68 and 72 Park Street in Charlottetown. The first 25 beds at Park Street Emergency Shelter will open this evening, December 9, at 8 p.m. providing overnight shelter to people experiencing homelessness. The next 25...
Additional social housing and transitional housing units will create more options for seniors and individuals in PEI. The Province is investing in a 39-unit modular seniors complex on Lefurgy Avenue in Summerside to support seniors on the social housing registry. This will be in...