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Island firefighters returning to British Columbia
2017-08-22
Four Prince Edward Island forest firefighters are returning to British Columbia to assist with the wildfire situation. The request for assistance from Prince Edward Island came from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. In response, the province’s Department of Communities, Land and...
Island firefighters return from British Columbia
2017-08-07
Now that he is back home, Nick Thompson is thankful for the experience he and his team gained while helping contain wildfires in British Columbia. Thompson was one of a dozen Prince Edward Island forest firefighters who left for B.C. on July 17 – 11 were part of a sustained action team with...
Officials investigating discovery of dead fish
2017-07-24
Officials have confirmed a report of dead fish in Campbellton. The fish were discovered and reported by the local watershed organization on Sunday afternoon and provincial officials responded immediately. Water, soil, vegetation and fish samples have been collected and sent for testing. Staff from...
Island forest firefighters bound for B.C.
2017-07-14
A dozen Island forest firefighters are leaving to help with the increasingly serious wildfire situation in western Canada. The 12 Islanders will depart for British Columbia on Monday, July 17 as part of a joint Prince Edward Island/Newfoundland and Labrador fire team. This is the largest contingent...
Feedback invited on climate change document
2017-06-06
Islanders are invited to comment online on the next phase of the province’s strategy to address the effects of climate change. Created by the University of Prince Edward Island’s (UPEI) Climate Lab, “Prince Edward Island Climate Change Adaptation: Public Input Document” is now available for public...
Watershed Alliance receives $2,000 for World Environment Day
2017-06-02
In honour of this year’s World Environment Day, the provincial government is providing $2,000 to the PEI Watershed Alliance for shoreline cleanup in June. This coming Monday, June 5 marks the annual celebration, which is hosted by Canada this year in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of...
It's more than just planting trees, and it's more than just a summer job.
2017-06-02
Katie Zember has always been more comfortable wading through fields and streams than sitting at a desk. The Holland College student plans to spend her summer making central Prince Edward Island a better place for fish and animals to live. She will enter her second year of the two-year Wildlife...
Macphail Woods restoration will continue for next 10 years
2017-05-30
More than 2,000 acres of King’s County forest will continue to be restored under the management of the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry project. The provincial government has renewed a license agreement with the Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island, the organization that supports the...
Licenses help protect Island wildlife
2017-05-11
Two types of licensing revenue will continue to help protect wildlife across Prince Edward Island. The Wildlife Conservation Fund financially supports groups working on projects that benefit wildlife and wildlife conservation, and in 2016 it funded 51 projects. It is supported through two revenue...
Island leads Canada in recycling and composting
2017-04-25
Prince Edward Island keeps more waste out of landfills – per person – than anywhere else in Canada. According to Statistics Canada’s 2014 waste-management survey, Islanders each divert an average of 429 kilograms of waste to recycling or organic processing – which is well above the Canadian average...