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Breast cancer survivor Maureen Garrity says she wishes a new patient information tool had been available back when she received her diagnosis. Health PEI has partnered with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, health care providers, and patient advisors on an information and...
The provincial government will match the nearly $17,000 raised through Postmedia’s 2016 Raise-a-Reader campaign to support Island literacy. The donations matched by the province’s Department of Workforce and Advanced Learning will fund the PEI Literacy Alliance’s Summer Tutoring...
The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are making infrastructure investments that will help create jobs and grow the middle class today while building a strong foundation for a sustainable economic future. Officials gathered in Charlottetown today to celebrate the...
Islanders can review plans for the proposed renovation of Three Oaks Senior High at an information session this Thursday, October 13. “Our department has been working with school administration and the Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture to develop the best...
Fire Prevention Week is October 9 to 15 and the province’s fire marshal reminds Islanders to replace their smoke alarms every 10 years. “Working smoke alarms save lives, but most people don’t realize they need to replace their smoke alarm if it is more than 10 years old,” said...
Islanders can continue to give their feedback on the new Municipal Government Act until October 22. There have been four face-to-face consultation sessions since September in Elmsdale, Summerside, Charlottetown, and Montague attended by 60 Island municipalities. “Consultation is...
Work will continue on the Cornwall Perimeter Highway throughout the coming week, from Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 10 to Saturday, Oct. 15. Construction this week will include work on the main portion of the highway, as well as preliminary paving at the Poplar Island roundabout. •...
Deborah Langston was already an advocate for women’s rights in her native England when an iconic but fictional young woman from Prince Edward Island helped convince her to switch continents. “We were watching Anne of Green Gables while we were still in England and my mum remarked...
The following is a statement from Premier Wade MacLauchlan: “On behalf of the province of Prince Edward Island, I would like to express my condolences to the family and friends of former Lieutenant Governor Barbara Hagerman. As Prince Edward Island’s second female lieutenant...
Their Honours the Honourable H. Frank Lewis and Mrs. Dorothy Lewis join others in expressing their condolences to the family and friends on the death of former Prince Edward Island Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Barbara Hagerman. "Former Lieutenant Governor Hagerman was...