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...
A full review of Prince Edward Island School Athletic Association (PEISAA) sports will ensure gender equity for student athletes. “Ensuring equitable opportunities for young women in all levels of sport, and in all areas of life, is important. I want to recognize the courage and...
Innovation PEI is temporarily increasing funding to eight programs to support PEI businesses impacted by COVID-19. The programs that are being adjusted focus on business investment in the areas of planning, capital investments, marketing and promotion activities, and include the...
Potato producers in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of New Brunswick (NB) and Prince Edward Island (PE) rely on the photosystem II-inhibiting herbicide metribuzin for weed management. This study demonstrates that PSII-inhibitor-resistant common lambsquarters are fo
Islanders will benefit from more affordable housing with the construction of 14 new housing units within three rural communities across the province, providing more affordable housing options for those most in need. These new units have been approved through the Affordable...
During national Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, October 20-25, Island women are reminded how important it is to be screened regularly for cervical cancer. Regular screening with a Pap test to detect abnormal changes in the cells at an early stage can help prevent cervical cancer...
Capital improvements and expansions of Island schools are underway to meet the needs of school communities. In partnership with the federal government and made possible through the new COVID-19 Resilience Stream infrastructure funding, planned expansions and capital improvements...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one new positive case of COVID-19 in the province. The individual is a woman in her 20s, who is a rotational worker. She recently travelled outside the Atlantic bubble for work purposes. She...
The province is asking Islanders to submit their bold ideas about ways to reach the goal of Net Zero energy consumption by 2030. Net Zero energy consumption means that the total amount of energy used is roughly equal to the amount of renewable energy created. In order to reach...