Search
Displaying 1 - 10 of 72.
Results
Input invited on Plastic Bag Reduction Act
2019-09-05
Now that the, Plastic Bag Reduction Act, has been in place for several months, Islanders and businesses are invited to provide written comments and feedback online. The Act came into effect July 1, 2019, encouraging the switch from single-use checkout bags to reusable bags. The purpose of the Act...
Canada supports PEI to expand protected areas
2019-08-14
Islanders understand the importance of protecting wildlife and the natural environment. A new investment will create new protected areas, including the fourth largest provincially managed protected area in the Island. Funding through the federal Canadian Nature Fund will enable the province, the...
Partnership helps grassland birds in PEI
2019-07-15
The Province’s pilot grassland bird conservation efforts will benefit from additional funding over the next two years. Federal funding of $48,000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) program will be directed to the Island Nature...
Islanders invited to comment on water withdrawal regulations
2019-07-04
The public is invited to provide input on new draft regulations under the, Water Act, . These regulations will control water extraction and outline how much water can be drawn from wells, watercourses and wetlands. Brad Trivers, Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change, tabled the water...
PEI invests in climate change training
2019-07-02
Island professionals and recent graduates will benefit from training to understand and manage the impacts of climate change in their daily work through $625,000 in funding from the Province of Prince Edward Island. The training will be delivered by the University of Prince Edward Island Climate...
Prince Edward Island bans single-use plastic bags
2019-06-26
Islanders and businesses will start removing 30-million, single-use plastic bags from the waste stream each year to protect the environment when the, Plastic Bag Reduction Act, comes into effect July 1. The purpose of the Act is to reduce waste and environmental damage resulting from single-use...
Tick information session for outdoor enthusiasts
2019-06-19
PEI is currently considered a low risk area for Lyme disease, but if you find a tick attached to you, do you know what to do? Dr. Greg German, Infectious Disease Physician with Health PEI, will be one of the featured guests at a free educational event to help Islanders learn ways to protect and...
Islanders honoured for leading environmental change
2019-06-19
Some of the Island’s youngest and most experienced environmental leaders are being recognized for their work eliminating single-use plastics that spend a thousand years in the landfill as well as protecting the oceans and forests. This year’s Prince Edward Island Environmental Awards go to two...
Island forest firefighters bound for Alberta
2019-05-24
Five Island forest fire fighters are leaving for Alberta this weekend to help with the increasingly serious wildfire situation. Three members will join a joint Sustained Action team with wildfire fighters from New Brunswick. The other two are serving as a Fire Information Officer and a Strike Force...
Recreational fishing season opens April 15
2019-04-12
For many Islanders, the unofficial start of spring is the opening of the angling season on April 15. Fishing is an inexpensive and fun family activity, and more than 10,000 angling licenses are sold annually in Prince Edward Island. The number of people fishing is higher than this because children...