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The provincial government will invest more than $96 million to build and maintain schools, manors, hospitals and highways and other priority infrastructure over the coming year. Prince Edward Island’s 2017-18 Capital Budget, which Finance Minister Allen Roach presented in the...
Jack Dwyer now knows how many places the Stanley Cup visits each year; Payton Smith found out there is a piece of Canada on the moon. The two Island elementary-school students took a fresh look at a couple of well-known topics for their school Heritage Fair projects and have...
A provincial economic update and second-quarter budget forecast both contain positive news for Islanders. The economic update and second-quarter forecast were tabled in the legislature today by Finance Minister Allen Roach. At $7.9 million, the projected 2016-17 deficit is $1.7...
Many people who live in the Charlottetown area know Jennifer Evans. The general manager of Ocean 100 and Hot 105.5 radio stations can also be found chairing the Gold Cup Parade committee and serving on the boards of Junior Achievement, the Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce...
Their stock may be getting low as boating weather comes to a close for the year, but Mermaid Marine will be ready to supply North American boaters for the 2017 season. Staff at the successful wholesale marine distributor in Charlottetown are busy packing orders to ship to 1,000...
On Remembrance Day we honour Islanders who have fought in conflicts over the past two centuries. We understand a little more about the lives they led and the struggles they faced by looking at some of the war memorabilia they brought home. Lest we forget. In a brick building on...
It has been said that a just society ensures that its children have the proper care to experience childhood as it should be: a time of innocence, wonder, and discovery. Bobby Cameron believes this too, which is what appealed to him about the PEI Child Care Facilities Board. At...
A western PEI company is having great success sharing Prince Edward Island’s abundant wild blueberries with the rest of the world. PEI Juice Works General Manager Jackson Platts says they recognized the opportunity to juice in bulk with the explosion of the craft brew market...
When he was a little boy, Bloyce Walfield really wanted a four wheeler. But it wasn’t in the cards, so he and a buddy made their own go-karts. Walfield’s early days of go-kart design - along with learning to weld equipment on a dairy farm - eventually led to a successful career...
Name a historic house on Prince Edward Island and chances are Carter Jeffrey can tell you all about it. He loves all things old: books, antiques, and especially architecture. His fascination was born when he was a boy and his father would drive the dirt roads from their Alma farm...