An innovative and collaborative funding project is helping to sustain the oyster industry and the environment in PEI. PEI Oyster growers were hit hard due to COVID-19 and they had an excess of oysters available this fall. The Oyster Enhancement Fund redistributed more than four...
A new online wellness program is encouraging Islanders with chronic disease to get active during the pandemic. The free online program allows Islanders to participate from the comfort of their own homes. Each group will have its own webinar-style offering and participants will...
Prince Edward Island artists are invited to apply for funding during the spring 2018 round of arts grants. Applications for funding can be submitted online at https://princeedwardisland.ca/artsgrants for three types of grants: creation, dissemination and professional development...
Tourism indicators in June show a great start to a successful 2016 tourism season in Prince Edward Island, says Minister Heath MacDonald, Economic Development and Tourism. “It’s very encouraging to hear from tourism operators that their bookings continue to increase year over...
The PEI Seafood Sector Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, prepared by ICF in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport, and Culture, and industry partners, provides a comprehensive overview of potential measures to enhance the resilience of the
Creating jobs for Islanders - Country Lane Bed and Breakfast is one of more than 200 new tourism accommodations licensed this year in the province, and owners Michel and Doris Cavallin couldn’t be happier with the trend. Four times the accommodation licenses have been issued so...
This year’s lineup to include Trooper, The Trews Rock the Boat MusicFest is coming back for its third year to the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival. The show has become a popular component of the annual festival, capping off a week of festival activities with a bang. Bobby Morrissey...
The Province is launching a new film fund to help grow the film and television industry on Prince Edward Island. The goal of the PEI Film Production Fund (PEIFPF) is to: grow the skilled labour pool and support the development of local creative industry workers; build the...
Creating jobs for Islanders - More meetings and conventions coming to the province – and a slate of successful new events – helped Prince Edward Island post record tourism results through June. The provincial government’s June tourism indicator report released today showed nearly...