CHARLOTTETOWN – Feb. 11, 2025 – The provincial government’s economic development agency, Innovation PEI, recently confirmed that it will return as a Platinum-level sponsor of the 2025 Entrepreneurs Gala hosted by the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of PEI. As one of the evening’s major sponsors, the agency will present the 2025 Social Economy Business Award. The sole finalist in this category is the Abram-Village Handicraft Co-operative. Gala coordinator Alecia Arsenault recently met with Cory Deagle, the provincial Minister of Economic Development, Innovation, and Trade, responsible for Innovation PEI, to personally thank him for the sponsorship. This annual bilingual entrepreneurial recognition event will take place on Saturday, March 22, at the Village musical acadien in Abram-Village. Gala tickets are on sale until March 14 at the Wellington Rural Action Centre, by phone at 902-854-3439, or by email at marthe@rdeeipe.org.