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News before 1996 is not available online.
The number of Islanders training to become school bus drivers doubled this year and 48 new drivers will be available for hire soon. In 2019, the province lost one-third of its substitute drivers. Due to a high number of retirements, many substitute drivers took on full-time...
UPEI’s Robertson Library, in partnership with the province of Prince Edward Island, and the UPEI Student Union (UPEISU), has created a program to support the creation, adaptation, or peer review of open education resources (OER) at UPEI to lower the cost of learning materials for...
A thorough review of the Employment Standards Act will take place to ensure it is current and meets the needs of Islanders across the province. The Employment Standards Act outlines rights and obligations of employees and employers and sets minimum standards to ensure individuals...
With the addition of a new Neonatologist, more Island babies who are sick or born more prematurely will be able to receive neonatal intensive care services closer to home. Islander Dr. Beth Ellen Brown has joined the PEI health care team as a Neonatologist which has allowed the...
A new Resident Care Worker (RCW) program in Souris will address the need for more skilled workers in rural PEI, while also providing rural residents the opportunity to study and gain meaningful employment closer to home. RCWs are an integral part of the health system, working in...
Government is looking for suggestions on how to encourage more walking and cycling in Prince Edward Island communities, through financial support from the active transportation fund. The active transportation fund is a $25 million investment over five years that will support...
New classroom libraries are giving Island students more opportunity to develop their literacy and critical thinking skills. Research shows that the more contact children have with books and the more time they spend reading, the better readers they will become. Once the Grade 7...
All Islanders are invited to participate in Family Violence Prevention Week to raise awareness and learn more about how to help prevent family violence. This year’s theme is Supporting Survivors. Being open, listening and speaking without judgment, and knowing how to respond can...
Communities across the province continue to benefit from the insight and knowledge that Islanders bring through their membership on agencies, boards and commissions. Close to 20 Islanders have been appointed and reappointed to seven government boards in January. “The innovative...
Two wildfire fighters from Prince Edward Island are heading to Australia to assist with the unprecedented forest fires happening there. On February 6, two staff members from the department of Environment will travel to the state of Victoria, Australia with a team of professional...