SRDC NEWS
- 2016-06-10
- WATERFRONT VISION - PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE - JUNE 22, 2016: 7PM
- Ekistics Plan+Design is helping Summerside to plan for the next 25 years of its waterfront and dow...Read More
- 2016-06-09
- EXPLORING ATTRACTS
- Adventure Canada aims to deliver unique experiences of culture, history, and natural wonder, and suc...Read More
- 2016-05-20
- VECTOR UPGRADES CAPACITY WITH NEW ENGINE TEST CELL
- Trevor Hogan sat behind a shiny new control panel Wednesday morning, with all kinds of monitors, but...Read More
- 2016-01-19
- SUMMERSIDE GROUP PLANNING WATER TAXI, UPGRADES TO HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE
- There are plans afoot to introduce some unique attractions to the City of Summerside’s waterfront. ...Read More
News Archives
- 2016-06-10
WATERFRONT VISION - PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE - JUNE 22, 2016: 7PM
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- 2016-06-09
EXPLORING ATTRACTS
Adventure Canada aims to deliver unique experiences of culture, history, and natural wonder, and succeeded by berthing the Ocean Endeavour at the Port of Summerside during its "Mighty St. Lawrence" tour. ...
- 2016-05-20
VECTOR UPGRADES CAPACITY WITH NEW ENGINE TEST CELL
Trevor Hogan sat behind a shiny new control panel Wednesday morning, with all kinds of monitors, buttons and switches arrayed in front of him. ...
- 2016-01-19
SUMMERSIDE GROUP PLANNING WATER TAXI, UPGRADES TO HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE
There are plans afoot to introduce some unique attractions to the City of Summerside’s waterfront. ...
- 2016-01-15
RFP DEADLINE EXTENDED: SUMMERSIDE WATERFRONT/DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
The Request For Proposal scheduled to close today has been extended to close at noon, Friday, January 29, 2016. ...
- 2015-10-01
LAUNCHPAD PEI - FREE CONSULTATIONS FOR STARTUP BUSINESSES
Grant Thornton and BDO Canada will be providing free consultations for startup ...
- 2015-06-25
VECTOR AEROSPACE ATLANTIC
Vector Aerospace Atlantic announced today that it is renewing its lease in Slemon Park for another 15 years. ...
- 2015-06-19
SUMMERSIDE FARMER’S MARKET ADDING SECOND DAY OF OPERATIONS STARTING JUNE 25
Christine Gallant, owner of Sweet Things and a vendor at the Summerside Farmers Market, sets up a pop up shop at the Lefurgey Cultural Centre. Gallant is excited that the market is adding a second day of operations for the summer. ...
- 2015-06-17
A NEW PILOT PROGRAM IS COMING TO THREE OAKS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
The Summerside Regional Development Corporation Ltd. says the new project will help address the growing demand for information and technology employees. ...
- 2015-06-02
SPINNAKERS' LANDING OPENING JUNE 12
Every spring for the past 22 years has been a blur of activity for Barb Hunter. Hunter owns The Deckhouse Pub on Summerside's Spinnakers' Landing, and this is the time of year when shes busy getting things cleaned up and ready to go for the busy tourist season. ...
- 2015-04-10
HAIRFAX ATLANTIC - MONCTON BASED HAIR RESTORATION OPENS ITS FIRST PEI LOCATION IN THE HOLMAN CENTRE
Libby Heaney still remembers how she felt when she looked at the photos taken at her son’s wedding. Heaney’s hair was so thin on the top of her head it made her feel self-conscious. She was 55 years old at the time ...
- 2014-12-17
SUMMERSIDE – PLANS ARE MOVING AHEAD TO PREPARE AN AREA AT SPINNAKERS’ LANDING IN DOWNTOWN SUMMERSIDE
Two buildings have been removed from an area between the tourist shops and the Eptek Centre to open up space for a proposed 21-unit condominium project slated for the city’s waterfront. ...
- 2014-10-02
“MOVIN’ ON UP” COULD BE THE THEME FOR THE SUMMERSIDE OFFICE OF COX AND PALMER
“Movin’ on Up” could be the theme for the Summerside office of Cox and Palmer as the law firm takes up space on the fourth floor of the Holman building. ...
- 2014-05-05
VISION REVEALED
Waterfront plan showcases what city could look like decades from now ...
- 2014-05-05
WATERFRONT PLAN SHOWCASES WHAT CITY COULD LOOK LIKE DECADES FROM NOW
A crowd of more than 100 people showed up at the Loyalist Country Inn Thursday evening to catch a glimpse of a new vision for the City of Summerside’s waterfront. ...
- 2014-02-21
32 NEW IT JOBS AT A SUMMERSIDE-BASED COMPANY
The addition of up to 32 new IT jobs at a Summerside-based company will mean a move to a bigger location, says the company’s CEO. ...
- 2014-02-04
GREAT TURNOUT FOR CHAMBER MIXER - JAN. 30, 2014
The recent mixer held at the Holman Centre was a great success. The mixer showcased the IT sector and included representatives from Lot 17 Technologies, ITAP, PEI Local, Your Digital Coach, Xerox and other local IT companies. ...
- 2014-01-23
MIX & MINGLE DURING GSCC TECH WEEK!
Mix & Mingle During GSCC Tech Week! ...
- 2013-11-29
PORT CORPORATION WANTS PUBLIC INPUT ON THE FUTURE OF SUMMERSIDE WATERFRONT
The Summerside Port Corporation Inc. wants to know what residents would like to see on the city’s waterfront. The corporation is presently working on a 25-year development plan for the area’s expansive shoreline and it’s holding a public meeting to gather ideas. Dubbed a “visioning session” the meeting will be held Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Loyalist Lakeview Resort in Summerside. It will be lead by Ekistics Planning & Design. Everyone is welcome and is encouraged to bring their ideas forward, said Arnold Croken, president of the corporation. ...
- 2013-08-22
PROGRAMING WITH FRIENDS
SUMMERSIDE – When Michael Easter left P.E.I. to work in the computer technology field he never dreamed he’d ever come back. How could a little, out of the way, province that relied on traditional industries ever hold a future for a kid who craved all things tech, he wondered. Well, fate ended up having a laugh at Easter, because he recently moved his family back home to P.E.I. and has a job, in his field and that he loves, in Charlottetown. ...
- 2013-07-15
RADNET INC. ENJOYS SUCCESS IN SUMMERSIDE LOCATION
Los Angeles-based RadNet — the largest owner and operator of freestanding outpatient diagnostic imaging centres in the United States — was intent on expanding beyond traditional medical imaging into healthcare imaging IT and professional radiology service delivery. With 6,300 employees and some four million digital radiology and imaging procedures performed annually, the company chose to own and control the requisite software. As it searched for the finest product available, its attention turned to Prince Edward Island. “We started looking at some of the best systems in the marketplace and asked ourselves ‘who wrote this software,’” says Ranjan Jayanathan, RadNet’s chief information officer. ...
- 2013-07-04
P.E.I. TOP ISLAND IN NORTH AMERICA
Readers of Travel and Leisure Magazine have named Prince Edward Island the top Island getaway in continental North America and the fifth best Island destination in the world, says Minister of Tourism and Culture Robert Henderson. ...
- 2013-06-19
A WELCOMED VISIT
The Great Lakes Cruise Company`s the Yorktown cruises into Summerside Harbour, Monday morning. The vessel arrived in Summerside bringing with her 150 passengers and crew. It will return again on Sept. 11 and 25 and Saturday, Oct. 5. Renovated in 2009, the Yorktown was built in Florida in 1988 specifically for coastal cruising. It is 257-feet long, 43-feet wide with a draft of eight feet and able to manoeuvre in secluded waterways and visit small ports....
- 2013-03-18
FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS ANNOUNCE INVESTMENTS IN HARBOURFRONT THEATRE
The Harbourfront Theatre will soon embark on a project to accommodate the permanent location of the local Visitor Information Centre, and to undertake exterior infrastructure improvements, thanks to contributions from the federal and provincial governments. The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), the Honourable Robert Henderson, PEI Minister of Tourism and Culture, along with officials from the Regional Cultural Event Centre Inc. (Harbourfront Theatre) today announced funding and project details. ...
- 2012-06-21
STUDENT HOUSING MEETING
Homeowners, property owners, developers and anyone else with a room to spare will have an opportunity to take part in a plan to provide accommodations for students enrolling at the new Holland College Summerside Waterfront Campus. Arnold Croken, executive director of the Summerside Regional Development Corporation (SRDC), along with representatives from Holland College, will be hosting a public information session next week to outline the accommodation needs students will have. ...
- 2012-05-11
IMPACT EXPO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
The expo was organized by the Innovation Technology Association of P.E.I. (ITAP) and provided students with insight into career opportunities in the IT field. This expo, however, had an added component, e-health, a growing sector on Prince Edward Island. ...
- 2012-04-24
HOLLAND COLLEGE RAMPS UP RECRUITING EFFORTS FOR SUMMERSIDE IT TRAINING
The college’s Computer Information Systems (CIS) course in Charlottetown is expanding to the new Summerside Waterfront Campus in time for the September opening. The program held an information session at the Holman Centre, which houses some e-health companies, over the March Break with the aim of recruiting students. While the session was hampered by a snowstorm, CIS program manager Natalie Mitton is optimistic that the course will attract a full complement of 20 students for its inaugural year in Summerside. ...
- 2014-02-25
NEW LINK-WAY GIVES NEW LIFE TO THE HOLMAN CENTRE
It used to be part of Summerside’s downtown street system in the early 1900s, and now part of the Holman Building has been transformed into a thoroughfare once again. Members of city’s business community had the chance to tour the building’s new “link-way” on Thursday at a Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce business mixer. The corridor, which connects the Holman Building’s south entrance with a doorway onto Water Street, was completed partly because of requests from downtown business owners. ...
- 2014-03-21
HOLLAND COLLEGE OFFERS NEW E-HEALTH PROGRAMS
Innovation and Advanced Learning Holland College is diversifying its program offerings to meet the human resource needs of the growing e-health sector. The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, and Minister Allen Roach, PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, announced investments today in a new e-Health Training and Industry Support Centre which will be established to provide skills training and industry collaboration. ...
- 2011-12-14
SRDC EYEING UNDERUSED BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN
Arnold Croken, general manager of the SRDC, said that while no purchases of properties are in the offing right now, several have potential including the Harbour Quay building on Harbour Drive. ...
- 2011-11-22
DAVID PERRY NAMED THE 2011 RECIPIENT OF THE PREMIER'S MEDAL FOR INNOVATION
In presenting the award, Premier Robert Ghiz said Perry is a leader in the e-health sector on Prince Edward Island "This award not only recognizes his leadership and commitment to innovation in the IT and e-health sectors but to continue providing services in collaboration with RadNet," the premier said. ...
- 2011-09-09
ISLAND-BASED IT COMPANY BEGINS TESTING ON NEW BUSINESS SOFTWARE INNOVATION PEI
A company known for its innovative business software products is launching its newest application in Summerside, says Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning Allan Campbell. ...
- 2011-09-09
ADL - BUSINESS AS USUAL
It's business as usual in the wake of a devastating fire Saturday that destroyed a third of Amalgamated Dairies Ltd.'s distribution facility at Read's Corner. Company CEO and general manager Jim Bradley said orders would be filled as usual and delivered on time even after the fire gutted a section of the building, destroyed stock and caused an estimated $5 million in damage. ...
- 2011-08-25
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Restoring the lustre of what was once Summerside's most thriving retail centres is a daunting task. Just ask Arnold Croken, general manager of the Summerside Regional Development Corporation, which was tasked with reinventing the Holman Building four years ago. The first task was renovating the building, which was originally constructed in 1857, into a modern, 100,000 square foot office centre. That is, until the Holman Building's first tenant came calling earlier than expected. ...
- 2011-07-21
LOCAL UPGRADE PROJECTS HERALDED
Residents and visitors of Summerside are benefitting from new trails and walkways, better roads, upgrades to the heritage park, enhanced water and sewage services, and better protection to their shorelines, thanks to investments made under the Building Canada Fund and Build PEI. The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and La Francophonie, Prince Edward Island Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, the Honourable Ron MacKinley, His Worship Basil Stewart, Mayor of Summerside and Mr. Ron Barrett, President of the Summerside Regional Development Corporation, recognized the completion of the projects today. ...
- 2011-07-21
TUBE FAB IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Late last year, the aerospace technology exporter began the process of consolidating five businesses into Summerside's industrial park. Although Tube-Fab won't be fully operational until this December, some machinery is in place so the company can begin making aircraft parts within the next few weeks. As Chairman and CEO Kirk Foley explained Wednesday, Tube-Fab will need the help of skilled Island workers sooner rather than later. ...
- 2011-06-22
HOLLAND COLLEGE - DOWNTOWN SUMMERSIDE
Holland College is expanding its operations in downtown Summerside with a $9.4-million renovation to the Waterfront Mall creating the Holland College Summerside Waterfront Campus. The project is a partnership between the college and the federal and provincial governments. The federal government, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will be investing $1 million to assist with the renovations. The province, through the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning, is also investing $1 million to the project. Friday's announcement confirmed months' long speculation that Holland College had purchased the mall and created a wave of excitement for the revitalization of the city's downtown core. Michel O'Grady, vice-president of Holland College, sees the campus and its Summerside location as a perfect fit. ...
- 2011-03-03
EHEALTH SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE OPENS IN SUMMERSIDE
RadNet, Inc., the largest owner and operator of freestanding outpatient medical diagnostic imaging centres in the United States, has opened a new software development centre in Summerside, says Innovation and Advanced Learning Minister Allan Campbell. ...
- 2011-01-14
WORKERS GAIN SKILLS WHILE RENOVATING SUMMERSIDE LANDMARKS
Workers gain skills while renovating Summerside landmarks A group of unemployed Islanders will have the chance to develop construction skills while redeveloping Summerside properties under a new SkillsPEI program, says Allan Campbell, Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning. Under a job experience partnership between the Summerside Regional Development Corporation (SRDC) and the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning, up to 10 people will be hired for a 14-week work term and given the chance to work on important business projects including the Holman Building and the Water Street incubator mall.“By working with experienced supervisors from the construction industry, these program participants will have the chance to acquire construction skills including carpentry, electrical work and bricklaying,” said Mr. Campbell. “We expect that for many of the program participants this experience could be the beginning of a career in the construction industry.” “Based on previous experience with similar projects, we are pleased to partner with the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning on this new initiative,” said Arnold Croken, General Manager of SRDC. “The project will provide participants real hands-on experience in their selected trade of choice while at the same time demonstrate their interest, desire and skill to future potential trades employers. ...
- 2010-11-04
HOLMAN CENTRE LIGHTS UP!
The Holman Centre has a new look. New signage illuminates the glass tower and is clearly visible to those travelling towards Summerside along Harbour Drive. The Holman Logo is reminiscent of the architectural design of the building which can be seen in the arching style of the 'H', 'm' and 'n'....
- 2010-07-08
AT THE MARKET
Fiddler Jason Campbell of Park Corner spent Saturday morning entertaining visitors to the Spring Street Farmer ’s Market. Saturday was the second anniversary of the market, which is located in the Holman Building, and a large crowd showed up to support local vendors....
- 2010-04-08
ENABLE HEALTHCARE CANADA INC.
The Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island, announced today a joint investment that will assist Enable Healthcare Canada Inc. to establish operations in Summerside. Thanks to the Governments’ support, the company will open a new development and support centre, benefiting customers who will use “MDnet,” a web-based system that aids doctors in their practice management. ...
- 2010-04-08
HOLMAN CENTRE - ENABLE HEALTHCARE CANADA INC.
Enable Healthcare Canada Inc. has received nearly $700,000 in federal and provincial aid and has an option for over $600,000 in labour wage rebates from the provincial government for bringing its operations to the western capital. Enable Healthcare provides electronic health records and medical practice management systems to physicians on a subscription basis. ...
- 2009-09-10
NEW FIRM SETS UP IN HOLMAN BUILDING
The historic Holman building in downtown Summerside will be the home of a new company focused on providing remote patient monitoring systems. Medical Devices & Diagnostics (MDDx) uses wireless monitoring technology to provide real-time, remote medical diagnostic monitoring and reporting services between cardiovascular patients and their health-care providers. The company, created by Pearl Capital Group of New York, is expected to employ up to 20 people in Summerside within two years. Premier Robert Ghiz said, "This innovative company complements our government's innovation and economic development strategy, 'Island prosperity: A Focus for Change'. ...
- 2009-09-09
FIRM PROVIDING REMOTE PATIENT MEDICAL MONITORING SETTING UP IN SUMMERSIDE
Coun. Brent Gallant, chairman of the city’s economic development committee, stands outside one of the construction areas at the historic Holman Building in downtown Summerside. The building will be the home to the MDDx Corporation e-Health Centre of Excellence operation as well as the provincial Department of Education. Transcontinental Media photo SUMMERSIDE — The historic Holman Building in downtown Summerside will be the home of a new company focused on providing remote patient monitoring solutions. Medical Devices & Diagnostics (MDDx) uses wireless monitoring technology to provide real time remote medical diagnostic monitoring and reporting services between cardiovascular patients and their health-care providers. The company, created by Pearl Capital Group of New York, is expected to employ up to 20 people in Summerside within two years. “The government of Prince Edward Island is pleased to welcome MDDx Corporation to the Island business community,” Premier Robert Ghiz announced Wednesday. ...
- 2009-06-10
MINISTER CONGRATULATES SUMMERSIDE MAYOR BASIL STEWART
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- Hon. Carolyn Bertram, Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour issued congratulations to Summerside Mayor Basil Stewart following his election as President of the Canadian Federation of Municipalities (FCM) in Whistler, British Columbia this weekend. ...
- 2009-06-05
PRINCE COUNTY BENEFITS FROM GOVERNMENT FUNDS
In Charlottetown Thursday, Gail Shea, Egmont MP and federal Fisheries minister, and P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz announced federal and provincial funding worth more than $64.2 million for Island infrastructure projects. That spending includes a shot in the arm for a number of projects here. ...
- 2009-03-27
EUREKA RANCH WORKSHOPS
“I’m looking for the grandmother in Tignish who’s got a great idea who I can make wealthy,” Hall said. “Islanders are ingenious, I know this. So Islanders that have a great idea and have never thought of what else they could do with it should come.” ...
- 2009-01-07
LAUNCHPAD BUSINESS INCUBATOR OFFICIALLY OPENS IN SUMMERSIDE
A provincial program aimed at attracting and supporting new businesses focused on information technology is expanding to downtown Summerside. The Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning has officially opened new office space for LaunchPad PEI in the historic Holman Building on Water Street. Richard Brown, Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, says the new LaunchPad facility will support small business development in Prince Edward Island’s growing information technology sector. ...
- 2008-11-14
IT FIRMS LOOKING AT SUMMERSIDE
Some IT companies have expressed interest in coming to Summerside. But they want to know they’ll find workers. ...
- 2008-11-05
ISLAND IN THE STREAM
THE DISCUSSION HAS TAKEN an unexpected turn, and Robert Ghiz pauses, as if to hold his breath. For the better part of an hour, the youthful, effusive Premier of Prince Edward Island has been extolling the virtues of his government's new plan to reshape the economy of Canada's smallest province. He has spoken cheerfully and animatedly about the Island's thriving bioscience, information technology and aerospace industries. He has talked about establishing "a disciplined course of action, making the public sector" more orderly and accountable and working together "as a single community on big goals and new ideas". ...
- 2008-10-20
MARKET KEEPS GOING
Ranald MacFarlane says the farmer's market has kept him in the pig business. MacFarlane and his wife Melanie offer "Pleasant Pork" at the Spring Street Farmer's Market in Summerside Saturdays. ...
- 2008-09-03
FROM HERITAGE BUILDING TO HIGH-TECH CENTRE
When he brings visitors through his workplace, Dave Perry can't help but give a personal history: “I always say, 35 years ago when I was a kid, that's where I spent all my Saturdays – playing in the toy department,” he says, referring to a section of the building. “That's what it was.” ...
- 2008-08-13
TO MARKET TO MARKET TO BUY LOCAL PRODUCE
There were no mixed reviews from the critics at the Summerside Farmers’ Market. Shoppers and vendors alike still had a good taste in their mouths at the recent grand opening, five weeks after the doors first opened. Not only does the market offer locally produced food and crafts, it’s also quickly becoming a favourite meeting place for area residents. ...
- 2008-08-12
CITY'S NEW MARKET ATTRACTS PATRONS
The Spring Street Farmers' Market Co-operative performed to capacity during its recent grand opening event. With several successful Saturday morning openings already tallied, the future of the market is promising. If patron numbers are the only gauge, the market has been a resounding success, but the vendor attractions have been growing steadily as well. Suppliers of fresh produce and meats are complemented by on-site specialtyfood options, craft creators and more. Kids can occupy themselves at the play station, friends can sit in the café to catch up on their week, and one might even be tempted to visit just to listen to a musical busker for a tune or two. Michelle Nash, operator of Breakfast and Beyond, is a first-time operator serving up hot, fresh pork sausage-ona- bun, southern barbecue sandwiches and smoothies. She also sells pot pies and free-range chickens raised on her hobby farm. ...
- 2008-07-31
RIS DEVELOPMENT GROUP IN PEI HAS BECOME A GLOBAL SUCCESS STORY
SUMMERSIDE, PEI – It always surprises people when they find out that a team of software engineers in Canada’s smallest province is winning large-scale contracts around the world for their advanced healthcare systems. The Carestream Health group, in Summerside, PEI, has emerged as a leading developer of Radiology Information Systems (RIS). Earlier this year, it was recognized for its success, winning an award for ‘fastest market penetration’ from high-tech market researcher Frost & Sullivan (www.frost.com). Recently, the group snagged as customers all of the health trusts in Scotland, and it’s now supplying the RIS for the leading-edge Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles, Calif. – one of the top acute-care hospitals in the United States. Overall, it now has a base of 600 organizations that are using its RIS worldwide, including 20 sites in North America. The crew in PEI provides ongoing service and support, and conducts leading-edge R&D from the island, working hand-in-glove with the company’s PACS team in Israel and archive developers in France and Rochester, N.Y. For its part, Carestream Health is based in Rochester, where it was spun-off from Kodak. ...
- 2008-07-22
FARMER'S MARKET A BIG HIT
We visited the New Farmer’s Market at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning and we were extremely surprised by the open, airy, uncluttered, well co-ordinated tables.Vegetables, eggs, cheese, meats, breakfast buns, coffee, crafts and much more.It reminded us of the markets we visited in Elmira, Ont., although on a much smaller scale. ...
- 2008-07-07
OFF TO MARKET WE GO...
Summerside - It was one-stop shopping for local fruits, vegetables, art, crafts and many things in between on the weekend. Saturday was the opening day of the Summerside Farmer's Market, located in the basement of the Dominion Square building on Water Street. Vendors were in many of the available spaces, and a large crowd throughout the morning seemed receptive to the concept. ...
- 2008-05-17
FARMERS' MARKET TO OPEN DOWNTOWN NEXT MONTH
SUMMERSIDE - A farmers' market will take root in the Holman Building. ...
- 2008-04-14
MAJOR FUNDING EARMARKED FOR HEALTH CARE IT
The provincial government is spending $7 million on a new facility that should be a worldwide leader in health care information technology, developers say. ...
- 2008-04-11
PROVINCE SAYS $200-MILLION PLAN WILL CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS
With a splashy 70-page full colour book called “Island Prosperity — A focus for Change’’ the P.E.I. government launched a five-year, $200-million development strategy it says will create hundreds of new jobs. The strategy focuses on four key economic sectors: bioscience, information technology, aerospace and renewable energy. At the heart of the strategy is the creation of a $30-million Island BioCommons Research Park most likely to be located near UPEI. ...
- 2008-04-10
INNOVATION CENTRE FOR INTER-OPERABILITY STANDARDS
Arnold Croken, General Manager of Summerside Regional Development Corporation expressed on behalf of the Board of Directors and management, excitement and appreciation for the commitment by the Provincial Government to assume the lead role in establishing a facility that will house simulation software/hardware testing facilities for vendor solutions in a clinical healthcare environment. This testing facility will address the issue around standards and will provide the North American Health Services Industry a vehicle to test innovative software options earlier in the development and testing phases. ...
- 2008-04-08
FARMER'S MARKET READY TO TAKE FLIGHT IN DOWNTOWN
Work on a farmer's market for the downtown could begin within a week, according to Arnold Croken. He's the general manager of the Summerside Regional Development Corporation (SRDC). ...
- 2008-04-07
EXCITING NEWS FOR SUMMERSIDE
Ron Barrett, President of Summerside Regional Development Corporation expressed on behalf of the Board of Directors and management, excitement and appreciation for the commitment in Friday’s speech from the throne that the Department of Education will be moved to Summerside. ...
- 2008-03-06
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SYSTEMS
Management and Board members of the Summerside Regional Development Corporation (SRDC), conducted a tour in November 2007, of the historic Holman building with Gerald Keddy, parliamentary secretary to Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Minister Peter MacKay and Richard Brown, PEI’s Development and Technology minister. ...
- 2008-01-11
GEOTHERMAL WELLS GETTING CONNECTED
Visitors walking along the south side of the Holman's building this week, close to the Confederation Trail, might have done a double-take once they caught a glimpse of workers and heavy equipment digging trenches in which to lay fibreoptic and telephone cables. Workers are also connecting geothermal wells to the building. The work is part of ongoing renovations at the Holman building, also known as Dominion Square. Workers with Precision Mechanical, Hansen Electric Ltd., and Waugh's Construction should be finished within a couple of weeks....
- 2007-10-17
SEAWALL REPAIR PROJECT SET TO BEGIN
Engineering work is underway on much needed seawall repair by the Access P.E.I. building and Jubilee Theatre but plans to reclaim land in that area for parking spaces for the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club have been changed. Arnold Croken, president of the Summerside Regional Development Corporation, the group spearheading the project, said plans are moving ahead to repair the seawall and increase parking for the yacht club. ...
- 2007-08-15
SRDC LAUNCHES NEW SITE
SRDC launched its new site today, reflecting the exciting new City of Summerside brand. Since the early 1970s SRDC has had a significant impact on the course of development in Summerside. SRDC has left an indelible footprint on the City of Summerside by strategically developing the waterfront as a design landmark. SRDC is responsible for much of the development that has taken place on the waterfront and adjoining land, which helped advance the economic development goals of the City of Summerside....
- 2007-02-07
NEW GENERAL MANAGER
Arnold Croken of Summerside was recently appointed as General Manager of the Summerside Regional Development Corporation. The President, Gardiner MacNeill is pleased to welcome Arnold and noted the many accomplishments achieved by the Summerside Sustainable Tourism under the guidance of Mr. Croken as Executive Director and is pleased with Mr. Croken’s leadership to date, towards the fulfillment of SRDC’s renewed mandate to promote development that will benefit our community and the Province....