Creating jobs for Islanders - At the KOA Campground in Cornwall, manager Donna Sentner is just starting to catch her breath after a busy camping season put her on the leading edge of another record July for Prince Edward Island tourism. She wasn’t alone. According to figures...
Prince Edward Island’s tip-to-tip celebrations on the Confederation Trail will be part of more than 200 nationwide events to celebrate Canada's Great Trail and the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Celebrations will happen August 26 on Confederation Trail across the Island from...
Investing in Infrastructure - An investment in public lands and a commitment to working with a wide range of users has yielded Bonshaw Hills Provincial Park. Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Minister Paula Biggar, Economic Development and Tourism Minister Heath MacDonald...
The Bonshaw Hills Provincial Park includes a four-season trail system covering 25 kilometers. There are many shorter trails that vary in length and intensity connected to the main trail. Enjoy over 18 kilometres of hiking and mountain bike trails along the Bonshaw River at the...
Prince Edward Island’s 2017 tourism marketing campaign is underway with the theme of “Come Find Your Island.” The plan was unveiled today to industry members from across the province. It was based on Vision 2021, the five-year tourism plan developed by the Tourism Industry...
Erin Curley considers Brookvale Winter Activity Park home – and not just because she’s skied there since she was three years old. What is now Brookvale sits on land that was once owned by the Curley family. Erin says her grandmother Rose Curley always wanted her community to...
Tourism and Culture annual report for 2013-2014.
Prince Edward Island's network of provincial parks has eight camping parks and 12 day-use parks with spectacular beaches, beautiful scenery, nature trails and lots of outdoor recreation and interpretive programs. The Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park at Brookvale is located in the...
When Prince Edward Island's railway was abandoned in 1989 Islanders were quick to notice a unique opportunity. The idea of a tip-to-tip shared use walking and cycling trail in the summer and a snowmobile trail in the winter was born. With beautiful rolling hill scenery, quaint...