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Keep PEI clean and litter free
2023-08-03
Island residents and visitors are being reminded to properly dispose of garbage and keep Prince Edward Island beautiful, clean and litter free, as part of a new campaign.
Prince Edward Island is known worldwide for its natural beauty, but litter can damage our ecosystems, endanger wildlife and...
18 groups receive funding to battle climate change
2023-07-18
Islanders are hard at work coming up with innovative ideas to adapt, mitigate and raise awareness about climate change, with help from provincial funding.
The Climate Challenge Fund has provided $1 million annually to help organizations develop innovative solutions to address climate change,...
Generous gift of heritage property leaves legacy for family and all Islanders
2023-06-16
Before he died, the late Dr. John Andrew and his wife, Dr. Christine Andrew realized they would be the last of their family to live on their 12-acre heritage property of Andrew’s Mills.
“It was something we had to think about,” Christine said.
Known locally as Wright’s Creek and Andrew’s Pond,...
Government releases Irrigation Strategy and approves Water Act regulation change
2022-06-03
Government committed to the development of a sustainable irrigation strategy last summer when enacting the Water Act. The strategy was written in collaboration with stakeholders and with input from Islanders. The final document is now being released.
In the spring of 2021, a new draft amendment of...
Province offers free water testing for well water
2021-12-30
The province is offering Islanders free well water testing beginning January 1, 2022.
Islanders with residential well water will be able to access free bacterial and general chemistry testing for their drinking water.
Bacterial testing is encouraged at least once a year and general chemistry...
Island schools happy with new bike racks received through active transportation project
2021-10-07
Several Island schools received a total of 60 new bike racks that were ready for students when the school year started this fall.
The project was triggered when the provincial Active Transportation (AT) Fund working group put out a call to all schools and 21 responded saying they needed new bike...
More regulation changes to protect the environment in PEI
2021-09-10
A change to regulations under the Environmental Protection Act means a new program will be in place in the province to collect and recycle agricultural plastics.
Prince Edward Island will be the first province in the Atlantic region with a regulated extended producer-responsibility program (EPR...
Eastern Kings Wind Farm receives provincial approval subject to conditions
2020-09-02
Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change Natalie Jameson approved the Prince Edward Island Energy Corporation’s Eastern Kings Wind Farm project under the Environmental Protection Act, subject to 17 conditions that include ongoing monitoring of the impact to the environment.
“This...
Photos taken from the air will map entire Island landscape
2020-07-16
Flyovers to photograph every square metre of Prince Edward Island will take place between July 15 - September 15 and the photos will be used in the Corporate Land Use Inventory to develop a new map of the province.
This work occurs every 10 years. The data, once assembled and analyzed, will...
Agreement to grow protected areas and urban forest
2020-07-02
Islanders will see more protected greenspace in the Hillsborough Park area as part of an agreement to offset construction impacting the Royalty Oaks protected area.
“We engaged with residents of Hillsborough Park and surrounding communities, as well as local conservationists and watershed groups...