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News before 1996 is not available online.
Prince Edward Island is taking important steps to make the province a safer and more supportive place for everyone. The provincial government is launching A Strategy for Preventing and Responding to Adult Sexual Violence in Prince Edward Island: Creating A Culture of Care, to...
The Province will be adding another 26 social housing units for people in the rural communities of Kensington, Alberton and Mount Stewart. The new mixed social housing complexes will include a 10-unit on Victoria Street West in Kensington, a 10-unit on the site of the former...
Hon. Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, issued the following statement on the passing of Kerri Wynne MacLeod: “Kerri Wynne MacLeod’s personality was infectious. Her laugh, her personality, and her presence was one that could be felt and heard from a mile away. She was...
Free tax-help clinics will be available to Island residents with modest-to-no income and a simple tax situation who need assistance to complete their tax and benefit return. Filing an annual income tax return is the key to accessing qualifying benefits like the Canada child...
Each year, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure undertakes the important task of maintaining our Island roads during PEI’s increasingly unpredictable winter months. As weather patterns fluctuate year to year and weather systems change, sometimes on an hourly basis...
Another 85 new housing units are being added to the PEI social housing inventory after purchases by the PEI Housing Corporation over the last 18 months. “We are working to address PEI’s housing challenges from all angles. Buying existing units is one way to grow the social...
Summerside’s Wedgewood manor has declared a facility-wide outbreak of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). During this time, visitors to Wedgewood manor are restricted to three partners-in-care for each resident, with only one partner-in-care present at a time. Visitor restrictions...
Local experts have begun their work on advising government on matters about climate change. The ten members of the Net Zero Advisory Committee had their first meeting recently and spoke about how the local impacts of climate change are an increasingly prominent feature in each of...
A total of 48.7 million dollars in market rental housing and subdivision developments will be built for Islanders through the Housing Development Challenge program. The provincial government launched the program last November to create more housing across Prince Edward Island...
Health PEI advises that the emergency department at the Kings County Memorial Hospital will be closing early February 24 at 1 p.m. due to a temporary lack of staffing. The emergency department will re-open Saturday, February 25 at 8:00 a.m. Anyone with emergency medical needs...