Funding support for seven new recent graduate positions at Vector Aerospace under the Canada-PEI Job Fund was officially announced today by Workforce and Advanced Learning Minister Richard Brown. “Our goal is to provide training opportunities for high quality jobs right here in...
The Abegweit and Lennox Island First Nations and Indigenous organizations will each receive financial support to advance the important work from the Calls to Justice of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). The...
Creating jobs for Islanders - More meetings and conventions coming to the province – and a slate of successful new events – helped Prince Edward Island post record tourism results through June. The provincial government’s June tourism indicator report released today showed nearly...
The community of Wood Islands is home to one of two ferry terminals on Prince Edward Island, which means it is the first or last stop for many travelers coming to or leaving the province. About 45 per cent of PEI’s greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. With so many...
Today the province announced more affordable housing initiatives, including new construction projects in Cornwall, Charlottetown and Souris. These latest initiatives continue to reflect the action items and priorities of the Housing Action Plan, ensuring that all Islanders have...
Health PEI is moving to Phase 2 of the health system transformation with a clear focus on three key priorities: ensuring primary care access for all Islanders, improving access and flow to acute care services, and building a foundation for accountability and excellence. The new...
When PEI Burger Love returns for its 7th year, it will be the beefiest to date with 84 restaurants vying for the title of Prince Edward Island’s ‘Most Loved Burger’. The multi-award winning campaign follows up last year’s record breaking event where there was $2.2 million in...
“I aspire to be a lifelong learner and to make a difference in the lives of Islanders,” said Colleen Parker, Western Chair of the Community Health Engagement Committee (CHEC). The role of the CHEC is to informally gather information and considerations from the public, respecting...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 in the province related to travel. The individual cases, which are not related to each other, include a woman in her 30s and a male in his late teens who...
At first, the Abram Village Library looks similar to most libraries on the Island. There are shelves full of books with subjects ranging from sports, romance, sci-fi and historical fiction, with themes and characters so captivating, readers might feel like they’ve stepped into...