Golf course plan has P.E.I. Watershed Alliance calling for more protection for wetlands [Video]

An environmental group is raising concerns about how some wetlands are being filled in while a new golf course is being built in Summerside, but a spokesperson for the developer says everything is being done with proper authorization.

The golf course is part of the Ocean View Resort project, which involves infilling 27 acres of wetland.

Heather Laiskonis, the executive director of the P.E.I. Watershed Alliance, said she found out about the development permit from a member of the public.

“A concerned citizen called us. They weren’t sure who to direct their question to so they called us and I did a little digging,” she said.

“The citizen called because they had seen a huge amount of red silt flowing into the estuary, and there was a functioning little pond where all the local waterfowl were gathering and the silt filled in so much in this little area that the …