Investments announced in Prince Edward Island infrastructure May 26, 2021 Maryam Farag
Upgrades have been announced to the women’s unit of the Provincial Correctional Centre in Miltonvale.
The new 22,000-square-feet addition is funded by the Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island to create a 22-cell secure housing area. This area will accommodate for increased program support spaces, improved kitchen and staff facilities, and a new health services area that will separately serve male and female populations.
“The women’s addition to our provincial correctional centre is much more than simply increasing the bed capacity,” said Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Justice and Public Safety. “It is a modern space for female offenders, designed with them in mind, to encourage healing and increase access to programs that can help them prepare for their return to Island communities. These offenders have unique needs and having this important corre
The federal and provincial governments are spending a combined $10 million for upgrades to the women’s unit of the Provincial Correctional Centre in Miltonvale, P.E.I.
From: Infrastructure Canada
Today, Honourable Wayne Easter, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Justice and Public Safety; and the Honourable Natalie Jameson, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, announced funding for upgrades to the Women’s unit of the Provincial Correctional Centre in Miltonvale.
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Today, Honourable Wayne Easter, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Justice and Public Safety; and the Honourable Natalie Jameson, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, announced funding for upgrades to the Women’s
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Education Minister Natalie Jameson said the province is on track to have counsellors in every school by the fall.(John Robertson/CBC)
A Liberal MLA from western P.E.I. wants the government to do more to recruit and retain school counsellors in rural areas.
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