The Anti-Racism Table is tasked with making recommendations to the PEI government to view practices and activities through a culturally inclusive lens. In particular, the Table will develop actions to address systemic racism in and through: Education Justice and policing services...
Today is the fourth year of recognizing October 1 as Treaty Day, an important step in the Province’s commitment to reconciliation with the PEI Mi’kmaq. Due to Hurricane Fiona and ongoing recovery efforts, public events for Treaty Day have been cancelled. This significant day...
The Government of Prince Edward Island recently entered into a Treaty Education Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils, represented by Chief Junior Gould of Abegweit First Nation and Chief Darlene Bernard of Lennox Island First Nation. “We are...
The ministers responsible for the Canadian Francophonie concluded two days of work during which important issues to Francophone and Acadian communities were discussed. Motivated by the desire to develop more government services in French and to promote the Canadian Francophonie...
Anytime you want to know what’s going on in rural Prince Edward Island, you talk to a rural Islander. And when government wants to understand how its policies and decisions affect rural Islanders, they can turn to the Rural Communities Council. “I call it rural-proofing,” says...
The official launch of the exhibit, Unearthing the Past: Archaeological Discoveries on Prince Edward Island, is 10 a.m. Friday, June 17 at the Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island in Miscouche. The exhibition illustrates the profession of archaeology and features objects that...
The P.E.I. Agricultural Insurance Corporation (P.E.I.AIC) is a Provincial Crown Corporation and has a board of directors who oversee the Corporation's activities. The Board of Directors of a Crown Corporation has the legal responsibility to act in the best interests of the...
Today, the exhibit Unearthing the Past: Archaeological Discoveries on Prince Edward Island was officially launched at the Acadian Museum in Miscouche. The exhibit features artifacts unearthed at four Acadian and Mi’kmaq sites across Prince Edward Island: Pointe-Aux-Vieux (Low...
As 2021 came to a close, Islanders continued to contribute to their communities by participating in provincial government boards through Engage PEI. In November and December, 15 people were appointed or reappointed to seven agencies, boards and commissions. “Islanders continue to...