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This section provides information on current and historical gasoline tax rates in the Province of Prince Edward Island. What rate of Gasoline Tax is currently paid by the consumer? Effective Wednesday, January 1, 2020, the fixed rate of Gasoline Tax paid by a consumer is as...
It would be tough to take a family of six out to dinner for $100, yet that’s all the Peters family paid to heat their house last year, and the year before that. Their secret is in the design of Prince Edward Island’s first passive house, a 2,000-square-foot, two-storey home set...
Supporting Island families - Some things are too painful for words – they need to be shouted, danced, or drummed. That’s what the Native Council of Prince Edward Island intends to do with the $38,000 grant it was awarded by the Interministerial Women’s Secretariat to help...
Organizations and communities that work to improve the lives of Island seniors can now apply for provincial government funding. Applications are now being accepted for 2017-18 PEI Seniors’ Secretariat grants worth up to $5,000 per project, with preference given to...
Supporting Island Families - Lori Johnston says you don’t need a perfect house with a white picket fence to foster a child. You only need to open your door – and your heart. “Foster parents don’t have to be typical,” says Johnston, who has fostered Island children in need for...
Strengthening mental health services - Drawing from her 16 years as a senior addictions counselor with the province, Jody MacLennan says Islanders recovering from addiction have one thing in common. “Very rarely do people come in with just one challenge. It’s rare there is just...
As of April 2013, the Government of Canada began offering Canada Student Loan forgiveness to eligible family physicians, family medicine residents, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who work in under-served rural or remote communities. Loan...
Islanders needing disability supports, including those for mental health, will be able to access them more easily and quickly. Cabinet has directed the Department of Family and Human Services to expand the Disability Support Program to include mental health supports. Program...
In what is supposed to be the “hap - happiest” season of all, it’s tough to feel sad during the holidays. But for many who struggle with mental health and addictions issues, the holidays can lead to unpleasant memories, substance abuse, dysfunctional family dynamics, anxiety, and...
The Public Schools Branch invites Islanders to comment on the draft recommendations of the school review that are now available online. The review is intended to achieve a more balanced distribution of students and teachers in Island schools and more equal access to high-quality...