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News before 1996 is not available online.
Changes to the electric vehicle purchase incentive will make it easier for Islanders to buy the electric vehicle (EV) of their choice. Vehicles purchased at off-Island dealerships are now eligible for PEI’s Universal Electric Vehicle Incentive. The incentive has also expanded to...
Burn permits are not required anymore for domestic brush burning, but burning will only be allowed when there is the lowest possible fire risk. Outdoor burning is one way that Island residents dispose of small quantities of natural brush, cut grasses, leaves, branches and other...
Local experts have begun their work on advising government on matters about climate change. The ten members of the Net Zero Advisory Committee had their first meeting recently and spoke about how the local impacts of climate change are an increasingly prominent feature in each of...
Work has begun on the future home of clean tech innovation and education in Prince Edward Island. The Georgetown Clean Tech Park will be a 60-acre tax-free zone for clean tech companies. The park will be a destination that attracts companies, entrepreneurs and talent, all focused...
The province is now offering to buy land near buffer zones, watercourses or wetlands. The provincial government will buy land from owners at fair market price to support conservation, tree planting and/or reforestation activities through the Buffer Zone Acquisition Program. “We...
Starting Wednesday, Island residents with an annual household income under $75,000 will be eligible for a free heat pump. “The free heat pump program makes it easy for Island homeowners to help the province reach our nation-leading net zero goals. We’re closing in on nearly 3000...
Strong winds and extreme cold weather conditions are expected overnight and into the weekend. Heat pumps are very efficient at heating and cooling most of the time. Many of today’s heat pumps will operate in temperatures as low as -30°C, however some heat pumps may have trouble...
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...
A new forestry commission will help review the Island’s forest policy and legislation. “As we work to implement all the recommendations of the emergency forestry task force in the wake of Hurricane Fiona, our new forestry commission will help us with long term planning to...
Speaker, author, and award-winning innovator Søren Hermansen will deliver a public talk on building an energy positive Island. “Hermansen won the Goteborg award - known as the environmental version of the Nobel prize - for his work with sustainable energy and he inspired Samsø...