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Energy efficiency help for low-to-middle income Islanders
2019-07-12
Eligible Islanders can get free help with energy efficiency in their homes and apartments.
Through efficiencyPEI’s Winter Warming program, an efficiencyPEI tradesperson will help with air sealing measures and free energy efficient items and services such as the installation of a programmable...
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...
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...
Nominations open for environmental awards
2019-03-20
Islanders who make outstanding contributions to protecting and enhancing the environment deserve to be nominated for an environmental award.
The Prince Edward Island Environmental Advisory Council is inviting nominations for the annual Environmental Awards. There are three award categories:...
Canada invests in PEI’s first level 3 electric vehicle fast chargers
2019-03-11
Canada's climate plan is working for our planet, and it is working for Canadians. Electric and alternative fuel vehicles play a key role in our low-carbon future. As Canadians continue to make greener choices, our government is delivering more options for them to drive where they need to go while...