On December 1, 2022 I asked the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action about shoreline protection, and he committed to a moratorium on new buffer zone development until a comprehensive policy is in place. Read the full transcript in the PDF file: Hansard-1 December 2022 page 21 of 29. Also see text of […]
Climate Change Adaptation and Shoreline Protection
On November 22, 2022 I asked questions about climate change adaptation and shoreline protection. I started off asking for a follow up on post-Fiona shoreline clean-up, which was stalling. I was assured by the Minister of Communities & Fisheries that shoreline clean-up was happening. I asked about funding to protect public beaches as we adapt […]
Hurricane Fiona Shoreline Clean-up
On November 1, 2022 I asked about efforts towards Hurricane Fiona Shoreline Clean-up on the north shore of PEI. I wanted to make ensure clean-up would be done in an environmentally sensitive way. Also I wanted to find out if clean-up would be done on private land. Read the full transcript in the PDF file: […]
The PEI PC Environmental Legacy
The PEI PC Party has a strong history of taking action to protect the environment. It is because of the policy of the PC Party, and the actions that PC governments have taken, that no carbon tax is needed on PEI. We need to continue in the footsteps of past PEI PC governments, especially when […]
Water Discussion – Native Council of PEI
On the afternoon of February 25, 2018 the Native Council of PEI directors invited me to their quarterly meeting to discuss various issues surrounding water on PEI in my role as official opposition critic for Communities, Land & Environment. We discussed several topics. Below is a short summary including links to various resources that we […]
Northern Pulp Effluent vs Niagra Falls
Northern Pulp Treated Effluenct Discharge ~65,000 cubic meters per day http://northernpulp.ca/environment/key-performance-indicators/water/ Niagra Falls Average Flow Rate ~2400 cubic meters per second = 207,360,000 cubic meters per day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls COMPARISON – Niagra Falls vs Northern Pulp Effluent Discharge It takes 3,190 days, or about 9 years, for Northern Pulp to discharge the amount of effluent […]
Sea Level Rise on PEI
It is an unfortunate fact. Our Island is shrinking because of erosion and sea level rise on PEI. Dr. Adam Fenech and researchers from the UPEI Climate Change Lab will be at The Eagle Nest in North Rustico on February 20th at 6:30pm to discuss “Our Incredible Shrinking Island”. It will be both an information […]
Geothermal Energy on PEI
Brad, you said, “I believe that in the very near future with advances in power storage it will be feasible for communities to generate all of their own electricity through clean renewable means – like wind, solar and hydro. Government needs to plan for and proactively work towards a future of inexpensive locally produced clean […]
It’s Unanimous – Release the Water Act
During public consultations, environment Minister Robert Mitchell committed to bringing the Water Act to the floor of the legislature in the spring 2017 sitting unless “political reasons” did not allow. Unfortunately, the Water Act was not brought to the floor for review and debate in Spring 2017. Presumably the “final” version of the Water Act […]
Home Energy Audits
Did you know that the PEI government will pay half the cost of a home energy audit for your home? It costs $300 and they will pay $150. Just contact HouseMaster Inspection Services to book your home evaluation. Find out all the details on the PEI government website by clicking here. PEI Home Energy Audit […]
