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Ongoing coastal erosion can be measured by the steady loss of farm fences and the retreat of soft sediment bluffs. In some areas of western PEI, erosion rates have exceeded 50 cm per year. Erosion tends to remove segments of the coastline during individual storm events, rather than gradually. Loss of land along the coast restricts building, and use and enjoyment of the shoreline. In many areas, the only alternatives are protection measures, or retreat from the edge of the cliff.

Coastal Seawall Industries (CSI) offers a new alternative to traditional coastal protection methods on Prince Edward Island. Using a proven formula developed in Nova Scotia by engineer Graham Langley, Coastal Seawall Industries can provide a proven system of vertical metal beams, horizontal hemlock planks and specifically sized aggregate to engineer rigid coastal protection systems that will endure the coastal ice, rising tides and storm surges threatening the shorelines of Prince Edward Island.

This engineered shoreline protection system has been in use in Nova Scotia for the past 18 years.  The original installation in Pictou, Nova Scotia is still in place and working as designed to protect a piece of the Pictou coastline which is very similar to the coastline found here on Prince Edward Island.  After 18 years of installing coastal protection in Nova Scotia there now exists dozens of examples of this proven system at work. Built to be aesthetically pleasing, these systems can incorporate boardwalks, extended lawns and walking trails.

Coastal Seawall Industries located in O’Leary, Prince Edward Island recently completed a protection system for the West Point Lighthouse. The photos depict the severe erosion over the past few years of the delicate dune system and the importance of protecting the dunes of that area