Starting January 3, 2024, Island residents with an annual household income under $100,000 may be eligible for a free heat pump. Property value limits have also been removed so that even more Island households are eligible for the program. “With over 7,000 free heat pumps...
A new fund will help support community-based renewable energy generation. The three-year $3.5 million Community Renewable Energy Generation (CREG) Fund is now open to applications from municipalities, Indigenous communities, and community groups. “Residents know what is needed in...
In a situation in which the drinking water in a residence is found to contain unacceptably high levels of bacteria, the occupant is advised to follow the recommendations listed below: Safety Recommendations 1. Drinking Water and Food Preparation Bring all drinking water to a...
PEI’s forests are projected to capture and store between 0.04 and 0.08 megatonnes of carbon emissions per year in the coming decades with the help of PEI’s 16,000 woodlot owners, according to the latest State of Forest Report. The report covers PEI forest trends from 2010 to 2020...
Feedback received, through input from hundreds of Islanders and over 60 community, energy and environmental stakeholders about the future of energy in PEI, has been compiled in a new report. The information gathered in the PEI Energy Blueprint - What We Heard Report will help...
Feedback received through input from hundreds of Islanders and over 60 community, energy and environmental stakeholders about the future of energy in PEI has been compiled in this PEI Energy Blueprint - What We Heard Report.
The French Language Services Act (FLSA) came into effect 10 years ago in Prince Edward Island on December 14, 2013. The Act is based on the principle of aligning the service priorities of the Acadian and Francophone community with the service capacity of government. When the Act...
Hon. Gilles Arsenault, Minister Responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs issued the following statement on Acadian Remembrance Day: “Today on Acadian Remembrance Day, we honour the lost lives of Acadians who were displaced in the 18th century. In 1758 and 1759, over 3,000...
Plans for the Cleantech Park in Georgetown, which include the Cleantech Innovation Centre (CIC), were made public today. CIC will house the Cleantech Academy, a joint initiative between Holland College and UPEI. Students will work collaboratively with local industry to develop...