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News before 1996 is not available online.
Investing in infrastructure - The provincial government will invest more than $134 million over the coming year in the priority areas of education, health, transportation and communications technology. Prince Edward Island’s 2018-19 Capital Budget, presented by Finance Minister...
Community groups, schools, and early childhood centres will have more resources to teach Islanders about fresh, local food – including the students at Queen Elizabeth Elementary in Kensington. Research coordinator Karen Murchison of the PEI Certified Organic Producers Cooperative...
Artists from across Prince Edward Island continue to enrich the province’s cultural life with the help of provincial government grants. Another $50,000 has been awarded in fall 2017 to 17 projects by established and emerging artists in film and media arts, music, theatre, crafts...
Islanders living with diabetes – including pregnant women and those requiring complex care – have more support available than ever before. With $160,000 in Health PEI’s 2017-18 operating budget, Island women who need more intensive diabetes management during their pregnancy can...
Supporting Island families - More than 40 new teachers and support educators will help meet the needs of Prince Edward Island’s growing, diversifying classrooms and prepare our students to be successful lifetime learners. The provincial government will invest $2.8 million each...
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission approved the following petroleum pricing decisions, effective 12:01 a.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2017: gasoline prices will decrease by 2.0 cents per litre (cpl); and there will be no change in the price of furnace oil, stove oil or...
The Third Session of the Sixty-fifth General Assembly of Prince Edward Island opened today with the Speech from the Throne by the Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. The speech outlined the successes of the first two-and-a-half years of...
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission approved the following unscheduled petroleum pricing decision, effective 12:01 a.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017: gasoline prices will increase by 4.5 cents per litre (cpl); furnace and stove oil prices will increase by 2.5 cpl; diesel...
Supporting Island families - Grandparents, other family members, and friends caring for children will get financial help and supports from the provincial government. A new Grandparents and Care Providers program helps families who provide out-of-home care for children for safety...
Strengthening mental health services - Every Monday morning, a five-person team meets at M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School in Elmsdale. They have different areas of expertise – a mental health therapist, two nurses and two school outreach workers – but they have a shared goal...