Environment

Tuesday July 23, 2013

Is Confederation Trail a big money maker?

The Atlantic Canada Trails Association has released the results of a study on the economic impact of the Confederation Trail in PEI. More than 400 surveys were collected representing 910 trail users from St.Peter's, Hunter River and Kensington. We spoke to Jane Murphy, president of the Atlantic Canada Trails Association.

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Categories: Environment, Recreation/Outdoors

Friday July 12, 2013

Japanese Knotweed - An Invasive Plant

Crews were working in Bonshaw today to try to control an invasive plant. Japanese Knotweed isn't native to PEI and it chokes out other vegetation. Megan Harris is the coordinator with the West River Watershed Group. She met up with the CBC's Brian Higgins on the riverbank to discuss the project to tey and eradicate the Japanese knotweed.

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Categories: Environment

Friday May 17, 2013

The 7th Annual Dandelion Festival - Stratford

The 7th Annual Dandelion Festival takes place in Stratford this coming Monday. Karen Mair Marion spoke with Marion Copleston with the PEI Environmental Health Coop and Tracy Brown, who's with the Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association. On Monday, the Hall workshops begin at 10 AM and the music, facepainting and food gets underway at 12:30 PM.

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