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Province partners with Canadian Home Builders’ Association of PEI to help reach net zero
2022-01-21
The province is working alongside the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of PEI (CHBA-PEI) to provide training to Island builders. Training sessions will help builders learn important information on how to build more efficient homes. The four-day training will be held virtually from Monday,...
Province provides Watershed Alliance with $2 million in funding
2022-01-12
The province is providing the PEI Watershed Alliance with $2 million so that individual member groups can apply for project funding. The funding will go to the Alliance and individual member groups will apply to the Alliance to receive the funding. The intent is that the new money will allow...
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...
Climate Challenge Fund supports Island innovation
2021-11-12
Fourteen groups will receive over a million dollars through PEI’s Climate Challenge Fund to help Islanders adapt to climate change, develop new technologies and opportunities, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in innovative ways. The goal of the Climate Challenge Fund is to empower people of...
Government offering free heat pumps to low income Islanders as province moves towards Net Zero goal
2021-11-05
Beginning December 1, the Government of Prince Edward Island will offer qualified low-income Islanders a free heat pump. This will assist in eliminating the need for fossil burning heat sources in residential homes. “We are working to make it easier and more affordable for Islanders to invest in...
Government launches new online coastal flood maps to help Islanders adapt to climate change
2021-11-04
During today’s sitting of the PEI Legislature, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, Steven Myers announced the launch of a new online mapping tool to help businesses, not for profits, government and all Islanders identify their vulnerability to coastal flooding and take appropriate...
Province releases Climate Change Risk Assessment
2021-10-27
During today’s sitting of the PEI Legislature, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, Steven Myers released the recent Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA). The CCRA looked at the following climate hazards on Prince Edward Island: Coastal erosion Post tropical storms Heat waves Heavy...
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...
Registration open for free annual hunting workshop
2021-09-03
Islanders can register for the annual Provincial Hunting Workshop taking place Saturday, September 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Trap & Skeet Club in Mount Albion. The free workshop is open to all ages and experience levels and provides helpful tips and safety training. During the event,...