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Visit archivenews.princeedwardisland.ca for news from 1996-2016
News before 1996 is not available online.
All tourism operators on the Island are being offered a free basic web listing on Tourism PEI’s website for the 2021 season. Tourism PEI’s website is a primary tool to help visitors plan their vacations to Prince Edward Island. The free web listing, valued at $85, includes the...
Applications are now open for Innovation PEI’s 2020 Ignition Fund competition, which offers up to $25,000 to launch or expand a business in Prince Edward Island. Jacinta Gallant of Innovation for Lawyers received Ignition funding in 2019. Jacinta says the funding helped the...
The PEI Broadband Fund has added two new funding streams to help Islanders access improved Internet service. The two new funding streams are: Accelerated Internet Service Provider Pilot – funding for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to upgrade or expand their networks to reach...
Effective immediately, jumping or diving off the wharf and bridge into the channel at Basin Head Provincial Park is strictly prohibited due to extremely shallow water. Dredging was done to correct the channel at Basin Head in late June, however the channel has become shallow...
Provincial Park campgrounds will reopen for two-night minimum stays on Wednesday, July 8. Provincial Park campgrounds opened for the season on June 26 for seasonal sites only. Starting Friday, July 3, campers who want to book a two-night minimum stay at provincial campground can...
Effective immediately, swimming is prohibited at Cabot Beach Provincial Park due to extremely dangerous currents. The swimming ban is in effect for the duration of the 2020 summer season. The beach remains open for Islanders to relax and play in the sand. Provincial lifeguards...
Starting Thursday, June 25, Basin Head Provincial Park and beach will be closed to the public for dredging of the channel. Provincial park staff and lifeguards will be on site daily to inform Islanders the park and beach is closed. The work is expected to be completed by Saturday...
The new provincial Case Team Program is an opportunity for post-secondary students to work with government, businesses and non-profit organizations to help address challenges they are currently facing. The provincial government will be hiring 25 post-secondary students for the...
Thousands of Islanders living in rural Prince Edward Island will soon benefit from having access to faster, more stable Internet service. The Province has signed federal-provincial agreements with Bell Canada and Xplornet, as well as a funding arrangement with local Internet...
Records were broken and Islanders and industry from tip to tip can celebrate yet another successful year for tourism in Prince Edward Island. Statistics released by Tourism PEI today show that the Confederation Bridge, Charlottetown Airport and Charlottetown Port all set new...