Here's the live stream of the ALL-PARTY LEADERS' FORUM ON THE ENVIRONMENT. Only 2 parties, Greens and Conservatives specified actual amounts of $$ they'd commit to investing in non-profit sector of which watershed groups fall within. This was good news considering the largest management area on PEI (Southeast Environmental Association), is the only group that does not (and has not for +15 years) receive its full allocation of funding from the Province. That essentially means that we don't get funded to work in 2 of our major watershed areas which equals the size of Cardigan and Boughton watersheds. If we have not been to your area to do any work, it is because we do not receive funding to do so. In fact, under the current funding formula, we are losing ~$22,000 each year because the formula allocates only $0.79/ha for the SEA Region and $1.09/ha for the rest of PEI.
If this is something that concerns you, I recommend that you ask the Liberal candidate running in your area why, after 15 years, SEA still is not receiving it's full allocation of funding and ask what are they going to do to make sure that your area gets funded. As well, get a commitment from the other candidates that they will ensure that SEA receives its full allocation of funding so that the whole of the SEA Management Region is covered. To find out if your community is included in the SEA Region, please go to the list at the end of this post.
Here's a quick breakdown of how the Province has funded the 3 groups in King's County area for the past 15 years*:
SEA (73,139ha / 13% of PEI) - $333,150 - largest area covered on PEI
Souris (54,502ha / 9.6% of PEI) -$926,117 - 2nd largest area covered
Morell (35,599ha / 6.3% of PEI) - $609,278 - 5th largest area covered
*numbers based on information from the Province. It is interesting to note that for the first 12 years of the Watershed Management Fund, SEA received a mere $94,300, Souris received $663,212 and Morell received $429,873.
Wade MacLauchlan, Dennis King, Peter Bevan-Baker, Joe Byrne Lawrence A. Millar, Jim Evans, Jim Aquilani, Heather Jamieson, Chantale Ansems, John Neil Clarey
SEA includes: Boughton, Cardigan, Brudenell, Montague, Valleyfield, Sturgeon, Murray River, and Murray Harbour watersheds and the communities within our area include:
Boughton River:
Albion Cross
Annandale
Bridgetown
Dundas
Forest Hill
Glenfanning
Howe Bay
Launching
Little Pond
Poplar Point
Primrose
St. George’s
Strathcona
Upton
Cardigan River:
Cardigan
Cardigan North
Cardross
Degros Marsh
Georgetown
Georgetown Royalty
Glenfanning
Head of Cardigan
Launching
Lorne Valley
St. George’s
Brudenell:
Brudenell
Georgetown
Georgetown Royalty
Greenfield
New Perth
Roseneath
Union Road
Montague-Valleyfield:
Montague
Lower Montague
Bellevue
Brooklyn
Brudenell
Caledonia
Glenmartin
Grandview
Greenfield
Head of Montague
Heatherdale
Iona
Kilmuir
Lewes
Lyndale
Newtown Cross
Ocean View
Valleyfield
Valley
Victoria Cross
Sturgeon:
Albion
Alma
Brooklyn
Cambridge
Commercial Cross
Gasperaux
Glenmartin
Kilmuir
Lower Montague
Milltown Cross
Murray Harbour N.
Panmure Island
Pembroke
Peter’s Road
St. Mary’s Road
Sturgeon
Whim Road
Murray River:
Abney
Alliston
Caledonia
Cambridge
Glenwilliam
High Bank
Hopefield
Iris
Mount Vernon
Murray Harbour
Murray Harbour N.
Murray River
Peters Road
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It was a gorgeous day to see lots of families out for our 2019 winter frolic fundraiser. This event is put on every winter to help break-up those crisp days of winter while encouraging people to get out and see what the season has to offer!! We welcomed over 145 people and want to express our gratitude to those who came out to support this community event. Looking forward to even more activities next year!!!! ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank-you to Kathy J. Ehman with the Eastern Graphic Reporters for coming out to our 3rd Winter Frolic Fundraiser this past Saturday and writing up this great story that can be found on page 10 of this week's Graphic. 😁 ... See MoreSee Less
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