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Province releases August tourism numbers
Old Home Week
Tourism is a vital industry in Prince Edward Island that provides over 7,000 full-time equivalent jobs for Islanders and accounts for seven per cent of provincial GDP.

Figures released today by the province show tourism performance for the month of August was very similar to the same month last year with growth in bridge traffic, cruise ship and motor coach visits.

Ringing in 2014
PEI 2014
(L-R): PEI 2014 Executive Director Penny Walsh McGuire; Charlottetown Mayor Clifford Lee; busker Kobbler Jay; and Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Henderson.

The PEI 2014 New Year’s Eve Opening Celebrations will kick off on New Year's Eve with a free, family-friendly outdoor event and an indoor, ticketed concert headlined by Juno Award winning artist Johnny Reid.

Recognizing our heritage
Historic lighthouses
(L-R): Souris Marina/Lighthouse Manager Eric Gallant; PEI Lighthouse Society President Carol Livingstone; and Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Henderson.

Heritage designations awarded to fifteen lighthouses across Prince Edward Island today will help ensure they will be preserved as an important part of the Island’s history for years to come.

Prince Edward Island Convention Centre open for business
PEI Convention Centre
Premier Robert Ghiz (centre), Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Henderson (far left), and Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Minister Robert Vessey join various officials in cutting the cake at the official opening.

The new $24 million Prince Edward Convention Centre has officially opened for business on the historic Charlottetown waterfront. The new 35,000 square foot facility will support the Island's growing meetings and convention sector.

One Book One Island 2013
One Book One Island
Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Henderson (centre);French Library Services Coordinator Lori MacAdam (left); and Literacy and Public Services Librarian Rebecca Boulter.

Island: the Collected Stories by Canadian author Alistair MacLeod has been chosen as this year’s selection for One Book One Island, a campaign to encourage reading and literacy with Islanders.

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