Dunk River News Today

New research being spearheaded out of P.E.I. is helping Island farmers make better decisions around when to irrigate their crops — and some say it could not come at a better time.

Officials with P.E.I.’s Environment Department laid out a bare-bones plan Thursday for how water could be shared among various users — including farmers — once the province’s moratorium on new high-capacity irrigation wells comes to an end.

Posted: May 08, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 8 comments Judy Clark of Charlottetown got her hands on this beautiful bouquet of spring mayflowers. (Submitted by Judy Clark) If youre like many Islanders, youre getting out for more walks during these COVID-19 days. Want to find the earliest spring wildflowers during your strolls? Here are some suggestions, from P.E.I. biologist Kate MacQuarrie. "I love this time of year when things come out," she said.  MacQuarrie does not encourage pic...

An incident last summer where water was drawn for irrigation from the Dunk River in central P.E.I. during a drought would not be allowed under the new Water Act, says the province’s manager of water and air monitoring.

Posted: Apr 08, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 8 The availability of water for farm irrigation has been a hot issue in Prince Edward Island recently, with a new Water Act about to come into effect on June 16. This photo shows the Dunk River in central P.E.I.(John Robertson/CBC)

P.E.I.s new Water Act wont protect rivers if province still allows pumping during droughts, group says A P.E.I. water protection group is raising concerns that the Water Act might not improve things if the province goes against its own rules, as it did approving farmers use of surface water for irrigation from the Dunk River during a drought last August. Social Sharing