Government recently presented The Reach Foundation with a donation of $25,000 to assist them in setting up a bicycle refurbishing and recycling program. The Reach Foundation is a safe, stigma free environment for youth who are transitioning from mental health and addiction...
What is a high capacity well? Any well where 4 L/second or more of water is extracted is a high capacity well. What are high capacity wells used for? High capacity wells are used for drinking water supplies, aquaculture, food processing, irrigation for agriculture and golf courses, and various industrial or commercial uses. Does the government regulate high capacity wells? Yes, the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action permits the use of high capacity wells through the Groundwater Permitting Process. How many high capacity wells are located on PEI? There are over 300 high...
PEI’s minister responsible for forestry has issued a fire closure order that bans all fires in the province, including campfires, until further notice. The ban on campfires and bonfires includes fires on private property as well at provincial parks and campgrounds. Fines under...
Supporting more sustainable transportation in Prince Edward Island will help Islanders lower their impact on the environment, while encouraging more walking, cycling, and community transit. Encouraging the use of electric vehicles is part of the Sustainable Transportation Action...
For Sean Ledgerwood, the best part about driving his e-bike to work are the mornings. “The mornings are beautiful, fresh, crisp air.” Sean, an air and water monitoring supervisor with Environment, Energy and Climate Action, bought his e-bike last year and has been driving it back...
When the Free Heat Pump Program was launched in 2021, George and Marion Smith of Summerside did not think they would qualify. Their daughter Karen went online and applied for them, but at that time, her parents’ household income was just a bit over the limit to qualify. Since...
New coastal development in Prince Edward Island is prohibited until a coastal zone policy is developed. The environmental protection order on shoreline development prohibits new development in the buffer zone and associated erosion control activities in the watercourse and/or...
Search the status of permits and notification forms for an individual property or community. View all results by leaving the fields blank and clicking "Search." Details for each permit are available by clicking on the property IDs in search results. Watercourse, Wetland and...
Islanders are invited to attend one of three upcoming information sessions on the recreational trout fishery in the province. Staff members from the provincial government division of forests, fish and wildlife will share findings from their research and the results of past...
Where does the energy from this wind farm go? The power from the Wind Farm is sold to Maritime Electric for use by PEI customers only. Construction of the Wind Farm The Hermanville/Clearspring site was constructed after environmental and regulatory approvals were met, and...