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Services help newcomers navigate the transition to rural community life

by Stella Shepard Moving to a new country can be very stressful to newcomers as they secure employment, find affordable housing and transportation, register their children in school, navigate the healthcare system, and face other challenges. PEI Community Navigators assists newcomers from other countries and Canadian provinces by creating inclusive and welcoming communities and assisting with […]

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Dreaming of travelling? Five easy ways Atlantic Canadians can bring the world into their homes virtually while waiting out COVID

Central PEI Community Navigator Peggy Miles is pictured with Nicole Yeba, who taught viewers how to make Congolese food through the Cooking with Culture classes the P.E.I. Community Navigators organization is currently holding. Miles said the idea behind the series is twofold: It provides a taste of travel when we’re all grounded due to COVID […]

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What is your immigration story?

By: Lindee Gallant I am so proud of my Dutch heritage. I love the food, the accent of my tiny grandmother, and did I mention the food? I could die happy with a never ending loaf of sprinkle sandwiches and spekulaas. My maternal grandparents moved to PEI in 1955, arriving via ship at Peir 21 […]

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