Climate change consultation
consultations, beginning with a meeting Wednesday night.
A planning group led by the Environmental Coalition of P.E.I. (ECO-P.E.I.) has been working with P.E.I. members of Parliament to plan riding-level consultations on the topic.
The first consultation will be hosted by Malpeque MP Wayne Easter and ECO-P.E.I. today, 7-9 p.m., at the Hunter River Community Centre. The event starts with a meet and greet starting at 6:30 p.m.
Individuals and organizations with practical, specific ideas and information to contribute to the national strategy are invited to make presentations of up to five minutes at the consultation. All are welcome and encouraged to come whether or not they wish to make a presentation. Those who wish to present are asked to contact Robin Moore at wayne.easter. c1c@parl.gc.ca.
Proceedings will be recorded and fed into the federal information-gathering process. For more information, visit letstalkclimateaction.ca. In addition, the provincial government is inviting Islanders to provide input on a climate change mitigation strategy for P.E.I.
An introduction to the topic is now available online with questions to be considered when providing feedback. This strategy will tie in aspects of the energy strategy but will be a broader consideration of various aspects of climate change.
Online consultation will run throughout July with a draft strategy being released for public review and input later this summer.
A year after former Egmont MP Gail Shea committed money to upgrade harbours in West Prince, her successor, Bobby Morrissey, has confirmed the funding is now in place.
Morrissey announced $5.3 million in Small Craft Harbours funding this week for the repair and maintenance of harbour infrastructure at four ports in his riding.
The work at Skinners Pond will involve the construction of a rock breakwater extension on the west side of the entrance to the harbour.
The funding will also allow for upgrades to be carried out this year in Tignish, Alberton, and Milligan’s Wharf.
All four projects, he said, are ready to go to tender.
There is no breakdown on how much funding has been committed to each of the harbours, he said, as that might influence the tendering process.
The removal of a deteriorated wharf, extending the main wharf, and dredging the harbour basin at Milligan’s Wharf will be the first major work carried out at that port in years.
In Northport, the outer section of the middle wharf in Alberton Harbour will be reconstructed.
The north block was reconstructed last winter.
For Tignish, Small Craft Harbours has approved dredging of the channel and construction of a new marginal wharf along the north side of the channel between Judes Point and Tignish Harbour.
“This is an ongoing project that was started a number of years ago,” Morrissey said.
“It has evolved and changed at each different phase.”
Morrissey acknowledged there are still other harbours in his district in need of attention and suggested Seacow Pond will be at the top of his list for next year, as it requires reconstruction of the original north breakwater.
He said priorities have also been identified for Howard’s Cove and Fishing Cove as well as more work needed at Skinners Pond.