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New funding to support renewable energy in Island communities
2023-12-21
A new fund will help support community-based renewable energy generation.
The three-year $3.5 million Community Renewable Energy Generation (CREG) Fund is now open to applications from municipalities, Indigenous communities, and community groups.
“Residents know what is needed in their own...
Forest growth in PEI outpaced forest harvest
2023-12-20
PEI’s forests are projected to capture and store between 0.04 and 0.08 megatonnes of carbon emissions per year in the coming decades with the help of PEI’s 16,000 woodlot owners, according to the latest State of Forest Report.
The report covers PEI forest trends from 2010 to 2020. It gives...
Feedback shows Islanders are focused on clean, affordable and reliable energy
2023-12-18
Feedback received, through input from hundreds of Islanders and over 60 community, energy and environmental stakeholders about the future of energy in PEI, has been compiled in a new report.
The information gathered in the PEI Energy Blueprint - What We Heard Report will help inform an updated...
Building plans for Cleantech Innovation Centre unveiled
2023-12-12
Plans for the Cleantech Park in Georgetown, which include the Cleantech Innovation Centre (CIC), were made public today.
CIC will house the Cleantech Academy, a joint initiative between Holland College and UPEI. Students will work collaboratively with local industry to develop cutting-edge...
Join fellow Islanders and give rural transit a shot
2023-12-08
An experiment that started in April 2022 has become a way of life for Candy Handrahan.
The Surface Water Technician supervisor with the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action said she wanted to do her part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“To help the environment and to do my...
Residents invited to learn more about Cleantech Park
2023-12-07
Georgetown’s Cleantech Park is under construction and Islanders are invited to an open house to learn more about the project.
The open house will take place at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown on December 12, from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Plans for the park will be on display and representatives will...
Government receives recommendations on coastal development
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/government-receives-recommendations-on-coastal-development
2023-12-05
New recommendations on coastal policy will provide a framework for long-term coastal resilience in Prince Edward Island.
The Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI provided its Interim Coastal Policy Recommendations Report to government this week.
“I commissioned this...
New transit record, expanded routes for December
2023-11-24
The number of Islanders taking public transit continues to grow and routes are expanding during the busiest month of the holiday season to help people get around.
Transit PEI service is expanding to include a route from Souris and Georgetown into Charlottetown on Saturdays in December, along with...
Rural transit sees record month in September
2023-10-24
More passengers are taking public transit, thanks to affordable routes connecting rural communities across Prince Edward Island.
In September 2023, Islanders set a new monthly record with 11,633 one-way trips on rural transportation routes, a significant increase from the previous record of 9736...
Province reviews report on biomass heating
2023-10-18
The Forestry Commission has presented government with the first comprehensive review of the biomass heating sector in PEI.
As a first step to implementing the PEI Forestry Commission’s recommendations on biomass, the province will review and update its process for assessing proposed biomass...