The following is distributed by the Department of Communities Land and Environment, courtesy of the Department of Environment and Climate Change Today, Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the four Atlantic Provincial Ministers of the Environment...
Recognizing that water is one of our province’s most precious resources, the provincial government has suspended any new development of bottled water until the Water Act has been introduced. “The province is committed to the protection of our water for future generations,”...
Students at Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside are this year’s winners of the Provincial Forest Envirothon competition. Envirothon is an annual science-based competition for North American high school-aged students that Island students have entered since 1999. Winning the...
Envirothon: Soils and Land Use Reference Materials
Premier Wade MacLauchlan announced that Charlottetown-Victoria Park MLA Richard Brown will serve as Government House Leader, effective immediately. “As Government’s longest-serving MLA, Richard Brown’s experience and knowledge are critical to delivering on our mandate to build...
Project proponents and the public will have a better understanding of how the provincial government conducts environmental assessments. Communities, Land and Environment Minister Richard Brown has introduced amendments to the Environmental Protection Act in the legislature that...
Government officials have confirmed a report of dead fish discovered in Hyde Creek in Cornwall late yesterday (October 10). The discovery was reported to the Cornwall and Area Watershed Group. Staff from the departments of Justice and Public Safety and Communities, Land and...
Managing a private woodlot can be a rewarding and fulfilling activity. However, it also takes time and money so most woodlot owners also harvest or sell forest products from their land to help them pay for their forest management goals and to provide income for other uses and...
About one half of PEI residents and business are serviced by central water supply or wastewater treatment systems, including systems that meet the needs of municipal and industrial customers, private developments or other establishments that serve the public. The requirements for...
A project is underway to identify farm practices that reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions on Island farms. The Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture has signed an agreement with the provincial Department of Communities, Land and Environment to conduct the project...