What are the different types of council meetings? Regular council meetings are regularly scheduled meetings that are set and published every year. Council must meet a minimum of at least 6 times a year. (MGA s.110) All Council meetings are public meetings. A special meeting must...
When test results show elevated levels of bacteria in drinking water, the Department of Health & Wellness (Environmental Health) may issue a boil water advisory (BWA). Environmental Health recommends that you limit water exposure and practice due diligence with personal hygiene...
LIVE WELL PEI is the brand of the PEI Chief Public Health Office’s Health Promotion Unit, and it serves as a framework to promote healthy living in PEI. The LIVE WELL PEI Wellness Grant Program provides the opportunity for Indigenous Nations, organizations, groups, and...
Personalized license plates (also known as vanity plates) are available for passenger vehicles registered in PEI, this includes motorcycles. A personalized plate will be issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles providing that the proposed message (made up of numbers or slogan) meets approved criteria and does not conflict with a pre-existing plate or series. General Overview : You can apply for a unique license plate for your own motor vehicle using the online form below (purchase only). Please remember that slogans are approved on a case by case basis by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. This...
Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae blooms, are not common in PEI but can be a concern as some strains can produce toxins that are harmful to human or animal health. In PEI cyanobacteria can be found in shallow, warm, and slow moving or still water (including freshwater ponds)...
Leon Robinson figured he wasn’t having a heart attack. The 74-year-old Charlottetown man woke up early one Saturday morning last May. He and his wife were going shopping for a new car that afternoon, so he decided to clean out the old one. As he vacuumed the seats, he felt a...
The patient medical home model is working at the Kinlock Medical Centre. Four years ago, a group of Charlottetown-area doctors came together for a meeting. “We didn’t even have a name for what we were talking about, but we all knew the current system isn’t working,” said Dr...
The Committee supports the government’s efforts to maintain formal communication and consultation with the Acadian and Francophone community (AFC) of PEI, and ensures that the needs and priorities of the AFC are considered in the delivery of services by government institutions...
Responsible for responding to written complaints about farming practices, determining normal farm practices, designating codes of practice, and reviewing any proposed enactment, policy or undertaking that may adversely affect an agricultural operation. What is the function of the...
If you recently had an abnormal Liquid-Based Cytology (Pap) test result as a follow-up to another high-risk HPV type or if high-risk HPV types 16 and/or 18 and/or 45 were found, a health care provider may recommend a colposcopy. Video available in Cantonese , Mandarin and Punjabi...