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Pilot project that provides community meals for P.E.I. seniors extended another year
Prince Edward Island is once again funding community meals for seniors after a successful start to its pilot project last year, the province's minister of social development and seniors says.
Charlottetown police offer free tuition to some cadets amid nationwide policing shortage
Four police cadets will have their tuition covered by a new sponsorship program being offered through Charlottetown Police Services, in an effort to guarantee some will take jobs with the city when they graduate, the interim police chief says.
P.E.I. making 'exceedingly slow' progress on child advocate recommendations, report says
The province's progress toward improving support for neurodiverse students in Prince Edward Island schools has been 'exceedingly slow,' says the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate.
New federal disability support program gets mixed reviews from advocates in P.E.I
Prince Edward Islanders with disabilities could get up to $200 a month through a new federal government benefit.
More transparency needed around P.E.I. code of conduct violations, federation says
The Federation of P.E.I. Municipalities says changes should be made to balance privacy and the public's right to know when it comes to people violating municipal code of conduct regulations.
Preventative measures can reduce tick risk on P.E.I., experts say
With summer around the corner, experts are reminding Prince Edward Islanders to stay vigilant about tick safety.
P.E.I. coroner's office investigating 55-year-old man's death in Charlottetown park
The Prince Edward Island coroner's office is investigating a death at Joseph A. Ghiz Memorial Park in Charlottetown on June 4.
2-ferry service between N.S. and P.E.I. is set to resume for the season Sunday
The ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia will have two ships in rotation for the busy tourist season starting Sunday, June 15.
Maritime farmers get access to new warning system for fungal disease
Scientists on Prince Edward Island have created a new warning system to help Maritime farmers avoid a costly disease called fusarium head blight, which can decrease grain yields while contaminating the crop with toxins.
Province offers to buy P.E.I. potato wart index fields, take them out of agricultural production
Prince Edward Island is launching a new program to buy up fields where potato wart has been found in the past, hoping to stem any spread of the market-damaging disease.