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As the early learning and child care sector continues to grow in Prince Edward Island, the province is launching a new one-time Return to the Early Childhood Education Profession Grant, to help recruit early childhood educators back to the sector. The Return to the ECE Profession...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced there is one person in hospital due to COVID-19 and one person in hospital who was admitted for other reasons and was COVID positive on admission or tested positive after being admitted. As of 8:00 am on Friday...

Islanders are being asked to provide comments and feedback on a new piece of legislation that focuses on enhancing safety for dog control. The new Dog Owners Act will replace the Dog Act, and will focus on updating dog control and safety provisions while also improving on...

Health PEI is calling on eligible Islanders who are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to take advantage of the nearly 2,600 available appointments at clinics across the province over the next week, including hundreds of walk-in opportunities to get a booster dose...

The 2022/23 school calendar is now available. Next year’s calendar is similar to other years, with the major changes being the date of Winter Wellness Day, a return to having a School Goals Day in September, and a two week stretch without classes in February to support the Canada...

Last Fall, Government announced the most ambitious climate target in the country; to be Net Zero by 2040. Today, Government released its plan on how to help guide industry, business and all Islanders to get there. The plan, 2040 Net Zero Framework, “Accelerating our transition to...

As Prince Edward Island’s Step One of the Moving On Plan begins, fully vaccinated travelers into PEI are no longer required to self isolate and personal and organized gathering numbers have increased. The following public health measures are now in effect: Personal gatherings may...

Prince Edward Island will launch its publicly-funded shingles vaccine program this month, with the Shingrix™ vaccine available free of charge to PEI seniors. Islanders aged 65 and over can book their free Shingrix vaccine to prevent shingles at community pharmacies starting the...

The province’s Anti-Racism Table is helping to support community-led anti-racism work through the new Anti-Racism Microgrant funding initiative launched today. “If we are to truly move the mark and foster meaningful and sustainable progress to address racism in our province, we...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that there are six individuals in hospital who have COVID-19. There are three people in hospital due to COVID-19 and three people in hospital who were admitted for other reasons and were COVID positive on admission...