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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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| School Boards To Elect Trustees
Nominations for candidates to offer for election as trustees for the Eastern School District, Western School Board and the French Language School Board are now being accepted. A total of 29 trustees will be elected to the three School Boards during School Board elections to be held on May 17, 1999… |
| Nominations For School Board Trustees
Nominations for the election of school trustees for the Eastern School District, Western School Board and the French Language School Board are now being accepted. The Eastern School District has been divided into eleven zones with one trustee to be elected from each zone for a total of eleven… |
| Organ And Tissue Donor Awareness Week Launched
Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week was officially launched in the province today by Health and Social Services Minister Mildred Dover. Minister Dover advised that the shortage of organs and tissues for transplantation has been a long standing issue of concern in PEI and across Canada. "For… |
| National Contests Launched To Honour Seniors
Two oral history contests to promote understanding between youth and seniors were announced today by the PEI planning committee for the International Year of Older Persons (1999). The national Legacy Collection contests encourage youth to interview seniors about significant events in the past… |
| School Board Elections Information Booklets
On January 12, 1999 the Honourable Chester Gillan, Minister of Education announced the date of the election of school trustees which will be held on May 17, 1999. Elections will be held to elect trustees for the Eastern School District, Western School Board and the French Language School Board. M… |
| Minister Supports Investor Education Week Through Distribution Of New Educational Aids For Investors
Educating investors for an increasingly complex investment world is the national focus of the second annual Investor Education Week, April 25 to May 1. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), comprised of the 13 provincial and territorial securities regulatory bodies, have organized events… |
| Eight New Wildlife Management Areas Proposed
The Provincial Government is poised to protect nearly 12,000 acres of land as new or additions to existing Wildlife Management Areas (WMA). New wildlife management areas are being considered at Dingwells Mills, Dromore, Grovepine-Big Brook, Martinvale-Corraville, Mount Hope, Mount Stewart, Saint-… |
| The Late R Howard Webster Honoured
Mitch Murphy, Minister of Technology and Environment, highlighted Earth Day today by announcing a parcel of land in the Durell Point area has been formally designated the Howard Webster Natural Area Reserve. The land was part of the old Dundas Farms operation of which the late Mr. Webster was… |
| Price increase
The Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission announced today that the price of domestic beer will increase effective May 1, 1999. The new retail price for beer will increase to $16.15 per dozen, an increase of $0.25 per dozen over last year. Included in the price is the $1.20 empty bottle… |
| Petroleum Pricing Adjustments
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission announced Thursday that applications for crude oil cost-related increases have been approved by the Commission. Ultramar Ltd., Imperial Oil Limited and Petro-Canada have been authorized to increase by 0.8 cent per litre, Shell Canada Products Limited by… |
| THE CAT Makes Great Cents!
North America's fastest car ferry, The Cat, which runs from Bar Harbour to Yarmouth, will be transformed into a floating travel fair for Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, May 14-16, in a high profile promotion to complement our 1999 marketing program for New England. Tourism PEI is inviting… |
| Provincial Golf Courses Open For Season
The Minister of Fisheries and Tourism, Kevin J. MacAdam today announced that the provincial golf courses will be ready and open for business Friday, May 7, 1999. Mill River, Crowbush, and Brudenell have come through the winter unscathed and Golf Links PEI, the agency that manages the courses,… |
| 911 Civic Addressing Has Started in Summerside
The Province of Prince Edward Island has entered the next stage of its 911 project by working in cooperation with the City of Summerside to verify the city's civic addresses to support full 911 implementation in July 2000. The Summerside phase of the civic addressing process follows a schedule… |
| PEI Heads To Rendez-vous Canada
Tourism PEI and tourism operators from Prince Edward Island will soon be heading off for Rendez-vous Canada 1999. This event is Canada's premier annual international tourism industry marketplace hosted by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada in cooperation with the Canadian tourism industry… |
| Lobster Marketing Mechanism Study
The Minister of Fisheries and Tourism, Kevin J. MacAdam released in the House today the final report of the Lobster Marketing Mechanism Study. The study was performed by Smith Green and Associates of Charlottetown. The study was undertaken to address concerns raised by some fishers concerning… |
| Prince Edward Island Participates In National Children's Agenda
Health and Social Services Minister Mildred Dover advised today that Prince Edward Island was active in developing the vision for the national children's agenda released today by the federal, provincial and territorial governments. The vision paper identifies four goals for a national children's… |
| Strait Cash Winner
Strait Cash, a promotion offered in Tourism PEI's "1998 Great Fall Getaways - Come Play this Fall" brochure has determined a winner for the Spring Golf Get-Away for Two promotion. Mr. Randy Mannette of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was the lucky winner of three nights accommodation; three rounds of golf… |
| Island Students Demonstrate Pride In Our Heritage At Provincial Heritage Fair
Students from across the province will be participating in the Fourth Annual Provincial Heritage Fair tomorrow, May 13, at the Confederation Centre of the Arts from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Fair is open to the public during these hours. Approximately 2,000 students, teachers and volunteers will… |
| Private Sector Expresses Interest in Developing the East Prince Health Facility
Five private sector teams responded to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for potential partners to develop the East Prince Health Facility. The RFQ closed May 11, 1999 at 3:00 p.m. The five teams who responded to the request were: East Prince Development Corporation East Prince Health… |
| "Focus On Resources" Nominated For National Award
For the second year in a row, the provincial government's community outreach program on cable television, Focus on Resources, has been nominated for a national award — The Golden Sheaf Award. The Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, which hands out the awards annually, nominated the program… |