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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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| Campaign Urges Islanders to Shop for Christmas on PEI
The Honourable Mike Currie, Minister of Development and Technology, has announced his department's second annual Shop for Christmas on PEI campaign. The campaign began last year. It consists of advertisements urging Islanders to stay in the province to do their Christmas shopping. "By doing their… |
| Minister of Education Provides Update on Implementation of Age of School Entry Changes
The Honourable J. Chester Gillan, Minister of Education today announced the implementation schedule for changing Prince Edward Island's age of school entry cut-off date from January 31 to August 31. The new cut-off date for age of school entry was announced in the Speech from the Throne on… |
| Local Hospice Group Receives Charles Linkletter Award
Dr. Allen MacLean, Board Chair for the East Prince Health Annual Meeting, has announced that the 2002 recipient of the Charles Linkletter Brighter Futures Award is the East Prince Chapter of the Hospice Palliative Care Assocation of PEI. The announcement was made at the * East Prince Health Region… |
| Community Development Bureau Funds Local Projects
The Honourable Mike Currie, Minister of Development and Technology, today announced funding for three projects through the province's Community Development Bureau. The Bureau funds initiatives which are identified by local communities as important to their development and sustainability. The… |
| New Addition at Miscouche Consolidated School Officially Opened
The new $2.2 million addition to Miscouche Consolidated School was officially opened today by students, staff, parents, Western School Board representatives and government officials. "Our government is committed to providing a high quality education to all Islanders. In addition to the very best… |
| PEI Food Products Get a Sales Boost for Christmas
Prince Edward Island food processors are getting a sales boost this holiday season thanks to the new Superstore in Summerside. The Atlantic Superstore in Summerside is selling PEI Product Gift Baskets throughout the Holiday Season. Consumers can choose from one of three baskets which include… |
| Premier Binns Comments on the Romanow Report on the Future of Health Care
Premier Pat Binns offered official reaction to the final report on the Commission on the Future of Health Care in a statement in the Legislative Assembly today. "Mr. Romanow is to be commended for the excellent quality of the report and the extensive consultation process he arranged to engage so… |
| Premier Binns Comments on the Romanow Report on the Future of Health Care
Premier Pat Binns offered official reaction to the final report on the Commission on the Future of Health Care in a statement in the Legislative Assembly today. "Mr. Romanow is to be commended for the excellent quality of the report and the extensive consultation process he arranged to engage so… |
| Province and UPEI Launch Year Two of the Save Program
A unique partnership between the Government of Prince Edward Island and UPEI is moving into its second year of paring co-operative education students with local volunteer organizations. The Honourable Elmer MacFadyen, Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs, today announced that applications… |
| Tourism Revenues Exceed $350,000,000!
Tourism Minister, Jeffrey Lantz announced to the members of the Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island (TIAPEI) that the 2002 tourism season broke all revenue records with a grand total of $352,917,941 for the period May to October 2002 – an increase of 7.5 percent over 2001. The… |
| Petroleum Pricing Adjustments
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission announced today that wholesalers have been authorized to decrease the prices in their dealer and consumer schedules by 1.8 cents per litre (cpl) on gasoline, 3.1 cpl on diesel, and 3.2 cpl on furnace and stove oil. Effective December 1, 2002 the average… |
| Trade Team PEI: Ireland Trade Mission a Huge Success; Gearing Up For Chile
Figures released today on the impact of the Trade Team PEI mission to Ireland clearly demonstrate the trade mission's resounding success. Survey results from the eight Island companies who travelled to Dublin from October 5 to 12, 2002 show that revenues of over $4.6 million are expected within the… |
| Department Receives Results of Water Sample Analysis
The Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment has received results of water sample analysis from 22 homes in Alberton. The testing was conducted as a precautionary measure after the chemical dichloropropylene was detected in a well adjacent to a strawberry field where two fumigants were… |
| Minister Deighan Takes Concerns of Island Fishers to Federal Minister
The dispute over the lobster boundary line off North Cape, herring seiners fishing close to shore in the eastern end of the province, and the impact of invasive species on the aquaculture industry were among the key issues Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Greg Deighan raised during a one-on-… |
| Participating in a Trade Mission to Ireland Has Led One Island Manufacturing Company on a Road of Success
As a result of a trade mission in the fall of 2001 to Ireland, led by Premier Pat Binns, Charlottetown Metal Products (CMP), a leading manufacturer of shellfish processing systems, recently signed its ninth contract in Ireland. Charlottetown Metal Products (CMP) is finishing work on a $350,000 crab… |
| PEI Healthy Eating Alliance's Healthy Eating Strategy Announced
A new healthy eating strategy was announced today by the PEI Healthy Eating Alliance to improve the eating habits of children and youth in Prince Edward Island. This Alliance includes interested individuals and representatives of government and non-government groups. Over the next three years, the… |
| PEI Healthy Eating Alliance's Healthy Eating Strategy Announced
A new healthy eating strategy was announced today by the PEI Healthy Eating Alliance to improve the eating habits of children and youth in Prince Edward Island. This Alliance includes interested individuals and representatives of government and non-government groups. Over the next three years, the… |
| Province Appoints First Poet Laureate
The Honourable Elmer MacFadyen, Minister Responsible for Culture and Heritage today announced the appointment of Prince Edward Island's first Poet Laureate, Dr. John Smith. "Our province has a long literary tradition and a part of that tradition is how we express ourselves in poetry," says Minister… |
| Shea Tables An Act to Amend the Highway Traffic Act in Legislature
Transportation and Public Works Minister Gail Shea today tabled a bill in the Legislature which will enhance government efforts to improve safety on Island roads. "These measures which I've tabled today have been developed in response to concerns from citizens, groups and communities. It's my hope… |
| PEI Human Rights Commission Marks Human Rights Day
December 10, 2002 is International Human Rights Day and marks the 54th anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On this date in 1948, 48 countries signed the Declaration, which outlines political rights, civil rights, equality rights, economic rights, social… |