Power outage affects thousands in Cornwall area
Maritime Electric says it has now restored power to thousands after a morning outage in the Cornwall area, west of Charlottetown.
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Maritime Electric says it has restored power to thousands of customers after an outage in the Cornwall area, west of Charlottetown.
The power went out at about 9:30, and the utility s outage map showed more than 6,300 customers without electricity as of 9:40.
The affected area was west of the North River, down to the Argyle Shore and west to Emyvale and DeSable.
Latrobe Valley community asks if electric vehicle factory will ever be built
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SEA Electric executive chairman Tony Fairweather, Harriet Shing, Daniel Andrews and Ben Carroll at the 2018 announcement that electric cars will be built at Morwell.
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Community members in Latrobe Valley want clarity about whether an electric vehicle factory will go ahead, more than two years after it was announced ahead of the 2018 Victorian state election.
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The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced a deal with SEA Electric to build the factory and create 500 jobs ahead of the 2018 election
People in western Prince Edward Island are being warned to take care on the roads Tuesday, with police and plow dispatchers saying surfaces are slippery and visibility often limited.
Federal, provincial funds allocated to climate change projects on P.E.I.
Prince Edward Island is getting 50 new Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations, with the federal and provincial governments and Maritime Electric footing the nearly $600,000 bill.
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The Wind Energy Institute of Canada will receive $100,000 from the province to create a climate monitoring facility, according to a list of grants revealed Thursday.(Wind Energy Institute of Canada)
Prince Edward Island is getting 50 new Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations.
The federal government announced $250,000 for Maritime Electric to do the work, as part of a series of announcements Thursday on funding for climate change projects.
Feds invest $250K in new EV chargers across Prince Edward Island
Federal funding is provided through Natural Resources Canada s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program
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The Chevy Bolt will look to catapult EVs into the market market. they’re slated to go into production later this year. PHOTO: General Motors
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI The Government of Canada announced a $250,000 investment for Maritime Electric to install 50 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers across Prince Edward Island (PEI).
“Canadians want greener options to get to where they need to go. We’re giving it to them,” said Seamus O’Regan Jr., minister of Natural Resources, in a prepared statement. “This is how we get to net zero by 2050.”