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PEC’s Heritage Advisory Committee advanced key files during a wide-ranging virtual meeting, including the relocation of the Indigenous Cultural Sculpture, creation of a Remembrance and Commemoration Task Team, and recommendation of heritage designation for the Morrison Point (Kerr Farm) complex.

PEC Council’s heritage committee advanced multiple long-standing files, including the relocation of the Inuksuk, creation of a veterans commemoration task team, Indigenous heritage representation, and new heritage designations.

The Council opened its June 10, 2025 meeting with a lengthy closed session before moving into a public agenda filled with community announcements, deputations, and key policy decisions. This covers closed session outcomes, proclamations, public art policy approval, summer transit enhancements, and early motions that set the tone for later votes.

Committee members, residents, and project representatives debated public art procedures, heritage impacts of the Drake Devonshire expansion proposal, and the future of Heritage Conservation District signage and community engagement in Prince Edward County.

Committee discussions focused on heritage safeguards, draft film policy, property designation, and planning the 2025 Ontario Heritage Conference. Key decisions support heritage protection and local economic benefits.

Committee discussions covered heritage safeguards, draft film policy, property designation, and planning the 2025 Ontario Heritage Conference. Decisions support heritage protection, economic development, and clear rules for filming in Prince Edward County.

The meeting highlights accessibility in public art, zoning bylaw updates, sidewalk patio concerns, accessible parking gaps, and the committee’s focus on training and outreach.

Committee members highlight enforcement gaps, advance public art planning, clarify cemetery responsibilities, and emphasize living heritage through restoration, digitization, and oral history work.