May 1, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, May 1, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: Making Equality a Federal Issue 2) National Pharmacare May 1: Coverage of Contraceptives, Diabetes Medications, and Blood Glucose Test Strips 3)...
Apr 30, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
It was a politically important week this week in Canada, with a federal election on April 28. Because the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women has a provincial mandate, we haven’t often been active during federal elections, except pointing to other...
Apr 24, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, April 24, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: Earth Day Edition 2) Proudly Canadian Celebration at Founders’ Food Hall & Market! 3) The Bog Tours 4) Call for Nominations! Reconciliation...
Apr 24, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
Earlier this week, April 22 marked Earth Day, so we looked back through the Advisory Council on the Status of Women archive to 2008, when the International Women’s Day “Together in Courage” committee honoured women leaders in environmental activism....
Apr 17, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, April 17, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: Equality Day, April 17 2) 9th Annual Spring Atlantic Maker Market This Saturday 3) The Silent Jingle 4) ASTRA: Training in Trauma-Informed...
Apr 16, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
Did you know? April 17 is celebrated as Equality Day in Canada, and this year is the 40th anniversary of the milestone it celebrates: the coming into force of equality provisions, including gender equality rights, in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On...
Apr 10, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, April 10, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: Council’s 20th Anniversary Year 2) Women and Gender Diverse People’s Health Hub 3) Federal Candidate Debates and Forums on Social Issues 4)...
Apr 9, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
This week, a flash back to Council’s 20th year, 1995. Here’s a fascinating summary of the Council’s recommendations over the span of 1995, taken from annual reports. The Chairperson of the Council that year was Anne Nicholson, who continues her...
Apr 3, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, April 3, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways – Caroline’s Milestone Year 2) Donation to the Summerside Library Comfort Cabinet 3) Spring Market this Saturday at Kool Breeze Farms 4) Wills...
Apr 3, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
We are asking each current staffperson with the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women to choose a milestone year to reflect on among these “50 Ways to Achieve Equality” posts. Today’s significant year is selected by Caroline Galloway, who has been working with...
