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Buying and Using Domestic (Home & Garden) Pesticides
2020-12-04
In Prince Edward Island, homeowners can purchase selected pesticides for home use. These are called domestic class pesticides. Two kinds of domestic class pesticides are sold in the province: , self select domestic pesticides:, These products contain lower risk active ingredients or require no...
Classes of Pesticides
2020-12-04
Any pesticide sold in Canada must be registered by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). When a pesticide is registered it is given a Pest Control Products Act number (or PCP number) that is unique to that product. Registered pesticides are also assigned to a ‘class’, depending...
Air Quality Monitoring
2020-12-04
What type of air monitoring does PEI do?, The quality of the air in PEI is influenced by two sources; the emissions we generate locally and those that come to us from provinces to the west and from the northeastern United States. To know what the current air quality is and whether there has been...
Prince Edward Island Environmental Awards Nomination Application Form
2020-11-18
Application form for a Environmental Awards Nomination.
Environmental Award Nominations
2020-11-18
Do you know someone who has worked hard to protect, preserve or enhance the environment? Does an individual or a school group deserve special recognition for their environmental efforts? Has an Island business or organization shown leadership in reducing their impact on the environment? Show your...
Nitrate Trends for Individual streams
2020-11-10
Individual nitrate-trend results for several Island streams in the long-term monitoring program.
Nitrate Concentrations in Island Streams
2020-11-10
Graph showing nitrate concentrations in 10 Island streams.
Long-term Nitrate Trends in Streams
2020-11-10
Land-use and long-term nitrate trends in Island streams.
Climate coordinators will help prepare the Island for a changing future
2020-11-06
Every provincial government department now has a designated climate change coordinator to help with the province’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and plan for climate change. “As an Island province, climate change touches every single one of us. Part of government’s vision is to see...