La déclaration suivante a été faite par le ministre des Finances de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Allen Roach, à la suite de la rencontre des ministres des Finances fédéral, provinciaux et territoriaux qui a eu lieu hier à Vancouver : « Nous sommes tous d’accord pour dire que de nos...
Hot, dry and windy weather has resulted in regions of Prince Edward Island receiving high ratings on the Fire Weather Index (FWI). “The change in temperature has altered the current Fire Weather Index rating from extreme to moderate in eastern and central P.E.I. and to high in...
Today is World Refugee Day, a day to celebrate tolerance and diversity and open our hearts to refugees from around the world, says Minister Richard Brown, Workforce and Advanced Learning. “June 20th is a very special day, observed internationally each year to raise awareness of...
Les Insulaires ont maintenant accès à davantage de services communautaires visant à faciliter le rétablissement et le retour à la maison à la suite d’un accident vasculaire cérébral. Chaque année, environ 250 Insulaires sont hospitalisés après avoir subi un accident vasculaire...
Depuis plus de 25 ans, le golf génère une forte affluence touristique à l’Île du Prince Édouard. Bon nombre de visiteurs fréquentent pour leur plaisir les terrains de golf de la province, lesquels aident à stimuler les économies rurales. Maintenant, Golf PEI Inc. prend des...
Six stores across the province are holding free tastings today featuring Island products, said Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Alan McIsaac. “As part of the That’s Island Style campaign that promotes our high quality Island food and drink products, Island stores will be...
At the largest folk festival in Australia that draws crowds of 120,000, a guitar-toting troubadour, Irish Mythen, sang Prince Edward Island’s praises. Two weeks later, an Australian couple Mythen met at her merchandise table e-mailed her photos of three Sydney-to-Charlottetown...
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...
Information is available online to help businesses prepare for the change in the provincial Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) rate for Oct. 1, 2016. The combined federal and provincial HST rate will be 15 per cent. Transitional rules are required to determine which tax rate will apply...
The Health PEI senior management group has been redesigned to better support patients and front-line staff, while improving access to health care services. “We are moving to a co-management model where the larger divisions are co-led by both an administrative executive and a...