With respiratory illness season approaching, Islanders are urged to protect themselves and those around them by getting vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19. Vaccination is a proven way to reduce the spread of these illnesses and keep communities healthy. “Vaccines...
Island students and schools will benefit from additional teachers and support staff in the upcoming school year. Beginning this fall, over 120 new hires will be joining the Island school systems, including 66 new instructional positions and 51 new educational assistant positions...
An additional three housing units built by Holland College students will support Islanders on the social housing registry in Summerside. The Government of Prince Edward Island, through the PEI Housing Corporation, has partnered with Holland College to create five single-family...
The Housing Navigator assesses the risks associated with an individual’s housing circumstances, as well as reduce the stigma and misconceptions regarding homelessness. They make referrals and help clients to access resources, from housing, to mental health, to childcare services...
Debbie Langston immigrated to Prince Edward Island in 2004 with her young family. In 2018, while working in a local school and doing research for Black History Month, she came across the story of The Bog. Langston was excited to learn more about the Black community that has...
Hon. Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, issued the following statement on the National Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace: “Each year on April 28, we pause to honour the memory of workers who have been injured or lost their lives through a...
Student Well-being Teams (SWT) offer drop-in clinics for high school students at several high schools. Student Well-being Team drop-in clinics provide students with short-term support to discuss challenges such as anxiety, depression, family conflict, self-harm, sexual health...
Child Support payments can be automatically recalculated each year if the support order or agreement includes a clause that says it can be recalculated by the Recalculation Officer and if the parties register the order. Administrative recalculation allows parents to update child...