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Family Violence Prevention Week is a reminder that violence and abuse are never acceptable in any relationship. Communities across Prince Edward Island are marking the week - February 12 to 18 - by holding walks of silence, information presentations, and family activities to help...
A new handbook will help the provincial government recognize and respond to employees affected by family violence. The handbook, Guidelines for Addressing Family Violence and the Workplace, will help managers and supervisors recognize the signs of family violence and provide...
Strengthening mental health services - A family can feel trapped inside a cycle of anger and blame when one of their own suffers from addiction - but a new approach from Prince Edward Island's addiction services offers a way out. Greg Purvis, addictions team lead at the...
Supporting Island families - Social Assistance and Child and Family Services clients who receive regular monthly payments from the Department of Family and Human services will be issued program payments on Wednesday, November 28 by cheque and Electronic Funds Transfer. Although...
Supporting Island Families - When family ties are strained by a divorce or another difficult situation, Kaileigh Smith says her job is to focus on one thing, “It’s always got to be about the child – listening to them, making sure they feel safe and comfortable.” Smith is an...
The Dykerman family in Brookfield, Prince Edward Island, is passionate about farming, high service standards and quality produce.For more than three decades, the family operation has been growing and processing conventional vegetables for sale to wholesale markets in Atlantic...
From his office overlooking St. Peter’s Bay, Michael Cashin says moving to Prince Edward Island was the absolute best choice for him and his family. The former Ontario resident runs his own businesses out of the community centre in the former St. Peter’s School. He lives with his...
Education and employment drew social worker Lorna Hutt to western Canada, but it was returning home to PEI that allowed her to use her skills among friends and family. Hutt is currently the manager of Community Mental Health and Addictions West, overseeing approximately 60 staff...
Le mot « mawi’omi » en mi’kmaq signifie « rassemblement » et c’est exactement ce que feront les élèves lors de la Journée Mawi’omi le 21 juin dans la Première Nation Abegweit. La Journée Mawi’omi est le fruit d’un projet pilote et offre la chance à 65 élèves des écoles Stonepark...
Les Insulaires continuent de faire partie d'organismes, de conseils et de commissions du gouvernement par l'entremise de Contribuons à l'Î.-P.-É. Trois organismes, conseils et commissions du gouvernement provincial ont accueilli cinq nouveaux membres en mai. Les Insulaires...