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News before 1996 is not available online.
Several community organizations across the province will receive funding for housing projects to help Islanders in need of assisted living, shelter and more affordable housing options. Funding is provided through the Community Housing Fund to support initiatives for seniors, the...
Islanders will benefit from new efforts to protect natural areas and fight climate change. Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, and PEI’s Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change, Brad Trivers, announced that the Government of Canada...
Public and community input is being sought on a new Residential Tenancy Act which will provide more protections for Island landlords and tenants. The proposed modernized legislation is now available online and clearly outlines rules that affect landlords and tenants in key areas...
The Interministerial Women’s Secretariat wants Island women to know there is new booklet available with plenty of valuable information to help them learn about and better manage perimenopause and menopause. Perimenopause, Menopause, and You, is available online and will be...
The new Cybersafe Care website is as an information hub and resource for parents, caregivers, and educators to promote awareness of healthy online activity to keep our youth cybersafe and cybersmart. The Cybersafe Care website is a project led by the provincial Interministerial...
Premier Dennis King issued the following statement on the resignation of Premier Dwight Ball: “I’ve had the privilege of working with Premier Ball over the past number of months. As a member of the Council of Atlantic Premiers and Council of the Federation, his leadership and...
The public is invited to provide input to upcoming changes to legislation impacted children in Prince Edward Island to help modernize and strengthen the justice system for families. Upcoming legislative changes will help align provincial and federal legislation and combine...
Islanders can participate in an online survey to share their perspective on the provincial response to post-tropical storm Dorian for potential future improvements. The PEI Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) initiated the PEI All Hazards Emergency Plan to help Islanders...
A 28-bed transitional housing complex will help support the needs of Islanders experiencing homelessness. The province has entered into a purchase and sale agreement for properties and land in Charlottetown to develop new transitional supports for men, women and families. The...
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...