Strengthening mental health services - The supervisor of the province’s Strength Program says more young people are leaving the program ready to regain their lives. The provincial government’s balanced 2018-19 operating budget includes a $32 million increase in spending for...
Strengthening mental health services - Hundreds more Prince Edward Island students will have access to health and well-being supports in the next school year. Student well-being teams will be established in September to serve the Bluefield, Colonel Gray, and Morell-Souris...
Island motorists are asked to be cautious and patient encountering farm equipment on the highway. Large and slow-moving farm equipment is more prevalent on Island highways during the busy spring planting season. With the increased possibility of accidents, it is important for...
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has lifted visitor restrictions on Unit 8 (general medical and acute stroke unit) as patients recover from gastro-intestinal illness and influenza. Even with restrictions lifted, everyone coming to the hospital -- including visitors and persons...
Strengthening mental health services - Across the province, hundreds of Island children – and their parents and caregivers – are getting help to build a strong future together. More than 25 Handle With Care programs have been held in Island communities to support the mental...
Cybelle Rieber knows that meeting the needs of Prince Edward Island’s most marginalized residents is essential to building a compassionate, equitable place for all Islanders. Her organization – the PEERS Alliance – is one of five community partners supported in 2018 through...
Transgender Islanders will now be able to access medically necessary gender-confirming surgeries through the province’s Medicare program. Gender-confirming surgery, also referred to as gender affirming or sex reassignment surgery, is a medically recognized treatment for gender...
Island motorists are reminded during May’s Motorcycle Safety Month to share the road with all vehicles -- whether they are on two, three, or four wheels. “Islanders look forward to the arrival of the spring season when motorcycles return to our roads, and their fellow drivers may...