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Local fire chief knows it’s important to be FireSmart
When Jason Woodbury heard about the FireSmart™ Canada program, he jumped at the chance to be a part of it. Jason, who is the Fire Chief in Miscouche, is also a former member of the Nova Scotia Forestry Department and knows better than most how important it is to be FireSmart...
Forest fire season begins
With active forest fires in other Canadian provinces, the provincial Forests, Fish and Wildlife division is reminding Islanders that PEI’s wildfire risk season runs from March 15 to November 15 each year. Residents planning on burning brush outdoors must check for burning...
FireSmart
Burn restrictions and the fire weather index is updated daily at 2pm on the Burning Restrictions page. What is FireSmart? FireSmart Canada leads the development of resources and programs designed to empower the public and increase neighbourhood resilience to wildfire across...
Forestry Commission wants feedback from Islanders
Islanders are invited to fill out a new survey on forest policy. Towards A New Forest Policy – a discussion paper by the Prince Edward Island Forestry Commission contains 13 key issues related to forestry including the future of a legislative framework, sustainability of biomass...
Province receives Forestry Commission discussion paper
The Forestry Commission has presented government with a discussion paper about a plan for developing forest policy to carry Prince Edward Island into the future. The discussion paper, Towards A New Forest Policy, contains 13 key topics related to forestry, including the future of...