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Eight-storey, 158-unit apartment building coming to Charlottetown
After three years in development, the Port House project in Charlottetown has final approval from city council. The eight-storey, 158-unit apartment building first came to the city as a six-storey structure in 2021. It was approved by the city, but a ...
Montague, P.E.I., woman loses everything in house fire
Rose Butler was knitting in her living room when a fire broke out in her bedroom on March 24 at her home in Montague. Although it had already damaged some parts of the bedroom, she didn't notice the smoke until her boyfriend, Tim McQuaid, detected ...
P.E.I. schools are asking international students to pay more in tuition deposit after federal cap
A federal temporary cap on international student visas means P.E.I. post-secondary institutions are making tough and strategic decisions now. Both Holland College and UPEI are asking international students who apply to pay more for their tuition ...
Ontario engineer avoids jail for forgery offence in P.E.I.
An Ontario engineer who changed the date on an expired professional stamp and then used it to approve structural designs for a condominium building project in P.E.I. has avoided a jail sentence. On March 25 in P.E.I. Supreme Court, Justice Nancy Key ...
Municipalities need larger share of taxes collected, P.E.I. municipalities tell province
For years, the municipal tax rate in Charlottetown has stayed flat, but as the city population grows, the strain on services has outpaced the tax base. Inflation, too, has stretched Charlottetown’s finances. The mayor and council, though, show little ...
P.E.I.'s tourism industry sees growth this winter as efforts to expand tourism season continue
P.E.I.'s tourism industry is working to make snow drifts, snowshoeing and Jack Frost as popular as sand dunes, walks on the beach and Anne of Green Gables. And that effort is starting to pay off with some success in extending the lucrative season ...
Xplore making progress and surpassing commitments on rural P.E.I. high-speed internet expansion
Xplore Inc. says it has made significant strides in improving high-speed internet access across P.E.I., surpassing its targets for connecting homes. Thanks to an expansion project, over 20,000 Islanders now have download speeds of up to 100 Mbps ...
P.E.I. youth sentenced for arson offences
A youth has been sentenced for his role in four arsons that occurred in Stanhope and Donaldston over a two-day period in November. The youth appeared in Youth Justice Court in Charlottetown on March 27 by video. The youth, who cannot be named under ...
P.E.I. waste management grant increased to nearly $3 million, more than double 2023
The P.E.I. government will pay nearly $3 million to keep the cost of home waste removal cheap for Island residents this fiscal year. Island Waste Management Corporation (IWMC) has been awarded a $2.95 million grant following an IRAC approval to ...
Journalists at The Guardian nominated for Atlantic Journalism Awards
SaltWire’s Logan MacLean, based at The Guardian in Charlottetown, has been named a finalist for the 2023 Atlantic Journalism Awards Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award, as well as two other honours. MacLean and Guardian videographer Tristan Hood are in ...
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