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Want to ask a question or send a comment? General email enquiries may be sent to info@wintertracadie.ca or you may contact any of the people listed below.
Board of Directors
Elected May 2018
George Coade – Chairperson, Suffolk
charliegeorge@pei.sympatico.ca
Clare Martin – Vice-chair, Millcove
ctamartin135@gmail.com
Esther Currie – Secretary, Suffolk
edejong.currie@gmail.com
Lowell Vessey – Treasurer, York
Cathy Corrigan, Blooming Point
winterstream@live.com
Jean-Paul Arsenault, Charlottetown
jean-paul_arsenault@hotmail.com
John Hughes, Corran Ban
hughesjohnvera@pei.sympatico.ca
Matt Steeves, Charlottetown
matt_steeves@hotmail.com
Ryan Winters, Cornwall
rwinters.pmp@outlook.com
Scott Stevens, Charlottetown
kscottstevens8@gmail.com
Coordinator
Sarah Wheatley, Suffolk
sarahw_82@hotmail.com
902-314-9293
Office location:
13977 St. Peters Road
Marshfield, PEI
(just across from the Suffolk Road)
Mailing address:
630 Suffolk Road
Dunstaffnage, PEI
C1C 0P6
Connect with us on Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrtbwa/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinterTracadie
Some of our most recent Facebook posts:
Attention birders in our watershed: We have some nest boxes designed for swallows which need a good home. We just want to know the location in our watershed that you choose for the box, to help with planning for any similar projects in the future. Boxes are constructed from rough pine and treated with solid coat green stain on the outside. The design features one side that acts as a door (after removing one screw) to allow for cleaning. Send us a message, or call Sarah 902-314-9293 to arrange pick-up.
Our silt control structure is working well - a double row of straw bales placed this year, and a single row of bales and a silt fence placed two years ago are holding back a 30cm deep pool of sediment at the bottom of a big potato field. There were a couple leaks to fix, but overall a huge amount of material kept on the field and out of the stream nearby.
Matt is standing on top of the newer bales.
An update on a wellfield project within our watershed.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-winter-river-water-supply-1.4888865
Charlottetown to shift pumping downstream to conserve river | CBC News
cbc.ca
The Charlottetown water and sewer utility is adjusting where it extracts water from the Winter River watershed to try to improve flow in the waterway.We are doing indoor projects today, including scanning old photos taken around the Winter River. Photos courtesy of Fred Johnston.
If anyone has a slide scanner, please let us know. We would love to digitize some old slides from this area too.
"Engaged and informed volunteers who are committed to protecting water quality are as critical to a successful water system as pumps and filters."
m.phys.org/news/2018-10-local.html
How monitoring local water supplies can build community
phys.org
Water insecurity is a touchstone for 2018. Our planet isn't running out of water, but various kinds of mismanagement have led to local water crises across the planet, directly threatening millions of people.Share on Facebook