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News before 1996 is not available online.
Unifying Canada is a living community art piece made from wooden rounds, cut from fallen trees from post tropical storm Fiona. On display now at the Royalty Crossing Mall, this incredible piece of art was created by Island student and local artist Gary Torlone through the...
Access PEI Royalty Crossing will provide enhanced service for Islanders when it opens March 13, 2023. Islanders can anticipate the same access to current programs and services currently offered at Access PEI locations across the province such as appointments for Net Zero programs...
Island residents over the age of 18 are invited to take part in the anonymous online Pharmacy Plus PEI survey available until March 10, 2023. Survey participants will be asked about the types of services they received and where they received them. The information gathered will be...
Islanders gathered today at Government House to welcome and celebrate Prince Edward Island’s new Poet Laureate Tanya Davis. In her new role, Tanya Davis will act as a spokesperson for literature in Prince Edward Island and raise awareness of poetry and the spoken word. “The Poet...
The provincial government invites non-profit and charitable organizations to apply for a one-time grant to assist with Anti-Racism activities that benefit racialized and Indigenous communities in Prince Edward Island. The Anti-Racism Grant is a new $100,000 initiative to help...
School Staff Appreciation Week, February 13 – 17, gives everyone the chance to recognize the invaluable work that all staff in the education system do every day to benefit children’s learning and well-being. “I encourage all Islanders to celebrate and thank education staff for...
Federal and provincial governments are working closely with industry to boost Canada's biomanufacturing and life sciences industries. In Prince Edward Island, the bioscience community works with organizations and businesses throughout Atlantic Canada to advance an innovative...
For the second year in a row, the Government of Prince Edward Island is making sure waste management fees will not increase for Islanders. Waste Watch fee increases were approved by IRAC in 2021, but those increases are being covered by the provincial government again this year...
The province is now offering to buy land near buffer zones, watercourses or wetlands. The provincial government will buy land from owners at fair market price to support conservation, tree planting and/or reforestation activities through the Buffer Zone Acquisition Program. “We...
Health PEI COVID-19 testing sites will operate on new, reduced hours, effective immediately. The new schedule reflects a decreased demand for testing. The new schedule is as follows: O’Leary, 14 MacKinnon Drive (O'Leary Health Centre): Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m...