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News before 1996 is not available online.
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...
The Meadow household at Charlottetown’s Beach Grove Home has declared an outbreak of COVID-19. During this time, visitors to this household are restricted to three partners-in-care for each resident, with only one partner-in-care present at a time. Visitor restrictions will...
Atlantic Premiers met today to discuss important regional and national issues, chart a course for regional collaboration in 2023, and celebrate the opening of the Canada Winter Games. As the new Chair of the Council of Atlantic Premiers, Premier Dennis King of Prince Edward...
A new funding program is available to enhance the user experience of beaches along the province’s coastline. The Beach Infrastructure Program provides grants, up to a maximum of $5,000, to organizations to upgrade public beach infrastructure across Prince Edward Island. The...
Tiny homes built by Holland College students and apprentices through the Construction Association will create 32 units to support Islanders on the social housing registry. Two new units will be added this year under an agreement with Holland College. Following that, through a...