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Government of Prince Edward Island news releases dated April 18, 1996 – October 31, 2016 are available here.
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| And the Winners of This Year's Awards for the Third Annual Buyer's Market Are... Ooh La! La Designs and Baldermond's Oddities
The Honourable Michael F. Currie, Minister of Development and Technology, and Minister responsible for Prince Edward Island Business Development Inc., presented awards today to Roberta Brothers and Nicole Balderston, winners at this year's PEI Craft & Giftware Buyer's Market. During the… |
| Movie of the Week Begins Shooting in Prince Edward Island
A made for television movie tentatively entitled Mrs. Ashboro's Cat will be shot in Prince Edward Island this winter. The movie is a co-production between Shaftesbury Films of Toronto and Cellar Door Productions of Charlottetown. Pre-production, including site location, has already started.… |
| Community and Cultural Affairs Announce Changes to Increase Emphasis on Recreation and Sport and Culture and Heritage
The Honourable Elmer MacFadyen, Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs today announced administrative changes to recognize the importance of both culture and heritage and sport and recreation to the province. Effective today, the former division of Culture, Heritage, Recreation and Sport will… |
| Prince Edward Island's 2003 Visitors Guide Ready To Go!
The Prince Edward Island 2003 Visitors Guide is printed and ready for distribution to visitors planning to choose Prince Edward Island as their vacation destination for the coming season. Tourism PEI Minister, Jeffrey Lantz noted that this year's guide is especially attractive with a whole new… |
| Term Sheet Signed for Natural Gas Project
Development and Technology Minister Mike Currie announced today that all the partners in the project to bring natural gas to Prince Edward Island have now signed a natural gas term sheet. A term sheet is the foundation for a Firm Gas Sales Agreement. The term sheet includes the basic terms and… |
| Electronic Notices Prove Popular with Library Patrons
Prince Edward Island Libraries are using technology to advance services to users with tremendous success. In the past year, the library has used the Internet to send more than 20,000 notices to patrons notifying them that requested books are available or that they have books overdue. The… |
| Ministers of Labour Meet in Quebec City
The Honourable Elmer MacFadyen, Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs and PEI Minister responsible for Labour recently returned from a federal/provincial/territorial meeting of Ministers of Labour in Quebec City. Among the areas of discussion were labour co-operative agreements related to… |
| Infrastructure Funding Supports Water Project in Stratford
The Canada-Prince Edward Island Infrastructure Program has committed funding toward an emergency project recently completed in the Town of Stratford, which restored access to clean drinking water to 81 homes by connecting them to the municipal water system. The project, which involved the… |
| Attorney General Announces Appointment to the Council of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island
Honourable Jeffrey E. Lantz, Attorney General today announced the appointment of George Cantelo as a lay member to the Council of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island. The appointment was made by Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to the Legal Profession Act, Section 7(1). "It is my… |
| Municipal By-Election – Advance Polls
Advance Poll for the February 10, 2003 Municipal By-Election in the Town of Cornwall will be held at the Cornwall Civic Centre, 29 Cornwall Road. Advance Poll hours: Monday, February 3 to Saturday, February 8 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Elections will be held in the open ward for two councillors and… |
| Program Helps Island Companies With Quality Opportunities to Compete on a Global Level
A new program designed to encourage Island companies to develop and implement improved productivity, quality food and safety or environmental management was launched today. The Quality Improvement Support Program will benefit companies who want to pursue trade and export opportunities and improve… |
| Trail Permits Now Available at Access PEI
Trail permits for snowmobilers are now available at Access PEI locations across the province. The permits are required before snowmobiles are allowed to use the Confederation Trail. In announcing the availability of the permits, Development and Technology Minister Mike Currie noted, "We recognize… |
| Premier, Minister and MLAs Examine Progress at New Hospital
Premier Pat Binns, and Health and Social Services Minister Jamie Ballem, along with Members of the Provincial Legislature, toured the construction site at the new Prince County Hospital earlier today. The Premier advised that the facility is the single largest government investment in the… |
| Petroleum Pricing Adjustments
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission announced today that wholesalers have been authorized to increase the prices in their dealer and consumer schedules by 4.9 cents per litre (cpl) on gasoline, 4.7 cpl on diesel, and 5.3 cpl on furnace and stove oil. Effective February 1, 2003 the average… |
| Province Adopts New Wetland Conservation Policy
The province's 29,600 hectares of wetlands have a new measure of protection with the adoption of A Wetland Policy for Prince Edward Island. Minister of Environment Chester Gillan announced the new conservation policy today. While wetlands are already protected under the Environmental Protection Act… |
| Grain Elevators Have Barley For Sale
The Prince Edward Island Grain Elevators Corporation has a supply of feed grade barley in its inventory which it is offering for sale at fair market prices. This week's price is quoted at $170 per metric tonne, and it is also offering to custom quote on feed grain requirements. Bookings are now… |
| PEI Company Offers English as a Second Language on the Web
ESL Finance, an innovative company that will teach English as a Second Language through the Internet, is opening its head office in Charlottetown. Support for the company was announced today by Shawn Murphy, Member of Parliament for Hillsborough on behalf of the Government of Canada and by Prince… |
| Technology PEI Attracts Banff Television Foundation To Manage International New Media Festival
Technology PEI, the Banff Television Foundation and the Atlantic Digital Media Festival Society announced today that the Banff Foundation will take over the ownership, organization, management and production of the annual International New Media Festival. The Festival was held last year for the… |
| Minister Pleased with Honeywell's Centre of Excellence in PEI
Michael F. Currie, Minister of Development and Technology says he's pleased to learn that Honeywell has selected PEI as a site for its Centre of Excellence. Honeywell announced yesterday its Prince Edward Island facility has been selected as a Centre of Excellence for repair and overhaul of large… |
| Province Appoints Species At Risk Advisory Committee
The Government of Prince Edward Island has appointed the first Species at Risk Advisory Committee to help protect the province's endangered, threatened and vulnerable species. In announcing the appointment of the committee today, Minister of Environment Chester Gillan said members have been given a… |