Alcide Bernard has been appointed mayor for the Rural Municipality of Wellington. No candidates were nominated for the position of mayor for Wellington for the November municipal elections. Communities, Land and Environment Minister Richard Brown has authority under the Municipal...
The province is providing the PEI Watershed Alliance with $2 million so that individual member groups can apply for project funding. The funding will go to the Alliance and individual member groups will apply to the Alliance to receive the funding. The intent is that the new...
New grants of up to $100,000 per project are available to help develop emerging clean technologies through the Emerging Concepts and Technologies (ECT-PEI) Clean Technology Challenge. As the province works toward its net zero goals, researchers and entrepreneurs are invited to...
The Forestry Commission has presented government with the first comprehensive review of the biomass heating sector in PEI. As a first step to implementing the PEI Forestry Commission’s recommendations on biomass, the province will review and update its process for assessing...
The provincial government is providing $5 million to support 27 new active transportation projects in communities across Prince Edward Island. The Active Transportation Fund has supported projects that encourage more walking and biking since 2020, resulting in over 100 new active...
The Government of Prince Edward Island is working with the UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation and the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering to assess Georgetown as PEI's first net zero community. The first step is to understand how Georgetown uses...
The Prince Edward Island government is working with The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) ("Lion"), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, to be first in Canada to use these vehicles to respond to disaster-related power outages. Using...
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...
Islanders understand the importance of protecting wildlife and the natural environment. A new investment will create new protected areas, including the fourth largest provincially managed protected area in the Island. Funding through the federal Canadian Nature Fund will enable...
Environment, Energy and Climate Action Annual Report for 2022-23