Don’t expect shoreline development ban to end soon, P.E.I. environment minister says [Video]

It will be years before a provincial government moratorium on Prince Edward Island coastal development is lifted, according to an update provided Wednesday in the legislature.

The temporary prohibition was announced in December 2022 after concerns were raised about stone armouring put in place around a vacation home being built in Point Desroche on the Island’s North Shore. 

The province is now in the process of developing shoreline protection plans for 17 areas covering every part of the Island’s coast.

Environment Minister Gilles Arsenault said the first of those plans won’t be ready until the end of 2027. In the meantime, the restrictions will stay in place. 

“We want to make sure we get it right and we’re not going to rush into any final decision,” Arsenault said. 

“I think it’s a reasonable timeline, and people seem to be connecting with my department if anything needs to occur if they …