Creating jobs for Islanders - 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...
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...
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...
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...
If you know someone who goes above and beyond to protect the environment, nominate them for a Prince Edward Island Environmental Award. Nominations are open for this year’s awards until May 1 in three categories: individual, organization, and school. To nominate someone, download...
Prince Edward Island’s new energy strategy will create jobs, stimulate the economy, and put money into the pockets of Islanders. The 10-year plan aims to develop a stronger, more sustainable, and resilient province. It focuses on energy efficiency, conservation, and generating...
Government invites all Islanders to comment on the first draft of the proposed Water Act. Designed to protect the Island’s water resources and the ecosystems that support them, the draft legislation released today at Water Act was created after a thorough first round of...