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News before 1996 is not available online.
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...
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...
A manager who creates a welcoming workplace for teammates and clients from different cultural backgrounds has been honored by the provincial public service for promoting diversity. “Prince Edward Island and its public service represent many cultures, ethnicities, generations...
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission approved the following petroleum pricing decisions, effective 12:01 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016: • Gasoline prices will decrease by 4.3 cents per litre (cpl); • Furnace oil, stove oil and propane prices will remain unchanged; and •...
A newly revised traffic control manual will help protect the safety of workers, motorists and bystanders at highway construction sites across Prince Edward Island, says Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Minister Paula Biggar. “Our provincial government is making...
The 2016 recipients of the Order of Prince Edward Island were announced today by the Chancellor of the Order, His Honour the Honourable H. Frank Lewis, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island and Mr. Charles Curley, Chair of the Order of Prince Edward Island Advisory Council...
Islanders can now use the new Prince Edward Island government web site princeedwardisland.ca while it continues to be developed and updated. “This new site makes it easier to find information and do more business with government online than ever before,” Finance Minister Allen...
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Tina Mundy, PEI Minister of Family and Human Services, Minister Responsible for Seniors, today announced measures to give Canadians greater access to more affordable housing...