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MADD Canada honours Minister Vessey for combating impaired driving
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Robert Vessey with MADD Canada National President Denise Dubyk (left) and Gregg Thomson (right), MADD Canada national board chairperson.
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Robert Vessey with MADD Canada National President Denise Dubyk (left) and Gregg Thomson (right), MADD Canada national board chairperson.

MADD Canada has chosen Minister Robert Vessey as recipient of the Citizen of Distinction award for his work on last winter's Impaired Driving Summit and the legislation that followed.

New licence plate available
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Robert Vessey and Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles Dwayne Stride install the first of the province's new license plates.

The province's new, single license plate is now available for purchase at any Access PEI location. Islanders have one year to display the new plate on their vehicles.

Nearly 4,500 Islanders pledge to “practice safe text”
Practice safe text
(L-R): Hot 105.5 FM hosts Zack Bell, Matt MacLeod, and Megan Coady join Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Robert Vessey to draw the winning name for an iPad from the list of pledge takers.

Nearly 4,500 Islanders have pledged to not send text messages while driving as part of a summer long public safety partnership between the Province of Prince Edward Island, the Insurance Bureau of Canada and Hot 105.5 FM.

Share the road with cyclists, now and always
Gran Fondo
Cycling PEI's first-ever Gran Fondo riding event will bring more than 200 cyclists to island roads from August 23 to 25.

With the heart of vacation season here and a three-day road bicycle event approaching, drivers should be particularly aware of cyclists on our roadways, said Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Robert Vessey.

Beware of purchasing flood-damaged vehicles
Flood-damaged vehicles
As many as 100,000 vehicles may have been damaged in the recent southern Alberta funding.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal is reminding the public not to purchase flood-damaged vehicles because they cannot be registered or operated in Prince Edward Island.

 











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