Blog, News & Events

Heading into the Civic Holiday weekend in Prince Edward County? Here’s what locals, visitors, and businesses need to know about traffic, reservations, beach capacity, and planning for one of the busiest weekends of the summer.

Celebrating Canada Day in Prince Edward County? Here’s what locals, visitors, and businesses should know about closures, beach planning, reservations, and navigating one of the busiest days of the summer.

Spending Good Friday in Prince Edward County? Here’s what locals, visitors, and businesses need to know about holiday closures, spring planning, and making the most of the long weekend.

From year-round farm stands to pop-up winter markets and preserved local foods, this guide explores how the County’s food community stays connected when the snow settles in.

The Committee of the Whole meeting on November 13, 2025 set direction on parks and recreation, water and wastewater capacity, sidewalk winter maintenance, and vehicle for hire rules, highlighting how the County is balancing growth, service limits, and long term planning ahead of decisions later in November.

November 13, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting, revealing clear differences by ward on parks planning, water capacity, sidewalk services, and taxi regulation, and how those positions connect to local priorities across Prince Edward County.

PEC’s Environmental Advisory Committee focused on capacity, climate action, and long-delayed policy work, with updates on grant funding, tree planting, and the restart of the Site Alteration Bylaw review.

PEC’s Environmental Advisory Committee focused on capacity, climate action, and long-delayed policy work, with updates on grant funding, tree planting, and the restart of the Site Alteration Bylaw review.

The Affordable Housing Corporation heard a detailed proposal from the Wellington Storehouse Food Bank to create a new food bank and community wellness hub on part of the Nile Street site.

PEC Council reviewed a Regional Water Supply Master Servicing Plan for the County’s small drinking water systems, weighing long-term costs, regulatory risk, and system viability.

Council debate on water and wastewater systems highlighted sharp tension between cost, risk, and regulatory limits.

PEC Council reviewed development charge reserves, parkland funding constraints, a new DEI strategic plan, and updated water and wastewater capacity figures that sharply define future growth limits.

PEC Council’s latest meeting highlighted growing frustration over stalled development projects, parkland rules that don’t fit rural realities, and long-standing uncertainty around water and wastewater capacity.

After the summer break, the Affordable Housing Corporation moved key Picton and Wellington projects forward, advancing plans for Disraeli Street, refining a Nile Street housing and food bank partnership, and approving governance updates to support upcoming funding and board recruitment decisions.

The Affordable Housing Corporation returned from summer break with rare consensus, advancing Picton and Wellington housing projects, confirming leadership roles, and launching board recruitment to keep long-watched files moving toward delivery.

The Environmental Advisory Committee returned from summer break with a packed agenda, digging into transit planning, climate adaptation funding, and practical ways to move climate action forward even as the Climate Action Plan remains delayed.

Councillors approve rural severances, reshape energy policy direction, and push forward planning bylaws while raising concerns about process and property rights.