Scott Ferris didn’t see it coming. After two-and-a-half years, he was let go in January from his provincial government job as director of global trade services with Innovation PEI. Ferris was originally hired to run Sales PEI, but he said the project never really materialized. August 14, 2018 - by Terence McEachern - The Guardian/ The Telegram ... [Read More...]
Aug 16 2018
Aug 16 2018
Moving back home was worth the wait
Justin and Line Arsenault kept a long distance relationship going between Prince Edward Island and Western Canada for eight years, but now they’re back to raise a family and build careers in their hometown. The pair met at age 15 in Abram Village but were separated when Justin moved to Alberta for work when he was 18. August 13, 2018 - Government of PEI ... [Read More...]
Aug 16 2018
Meet Dean Martin: Bus driver, teacher, snow plow operator and chicken farmer – Slash Workers
Dean Martin opens the doors to a 1973 blue double-decker bus on one of the warmest days of the summer. Stifling heatwaves roll out of the interior, but when Martin emerges in his uniform he has a big smile plastered on his face. Under one of the short sleeves of his blue shirt, there's a large tattoo peeking out. August 8, 2018 - by Julia Cook - CBC PEI ... [Read More...]
Aug 15 2018
OPINION: Job vacancies abound for Islanders
by Sonny Gallant, Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning. In response to The Guardian’s editorial stating there are “too few jobs that appeal to young, well-educated and ambitious Islanders” in our province, I will start by listing a few of the jobs posted on the WorkPEI website today: architect, project manager, senior programmer analyst. . . August 15, 2018, The Guardian ... [Read More...]
Aug 15 2018
Picturing a future in video on Prince Edward Island
Craig Harris is using the skills he honed as an innovator and job creator in Vancouver’s “Hollywood North” to help frame the future of film and video on Prince Edward Island. As co-owner of video production company Furrow Content and operator of the new Knest Studio, Harris is determined to boost the Island’s evolving video industry. August 10, 2018 - Government of PEI ... [Read More...]
