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The following item was discussed at Special Council Meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Interim Financing A resolution was passed to allow the Town to obtain short term financing of $2,500,000 to finalize the purchase of the Community Campus lands through a...

The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, June 14, 2021, and at the Special Council Meeting held on Thursday, July 15, 2021.

On Monday, July 12, Charlottetown City Council voted to launch a new residential energy efficiency and renewable programming, ‘Switch Charlottetown’, aimed at addressing the climate change emergency. The Switch programs, which will also be adopted later this month by the Towns of Stratford PE and Wolfville NS as ‘Switch Stratford’ and ‘Switch Wolfville’ respectively, represent Canada’s first multi-provincial energy efficiency and renewable program operating under a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing Model.

The 2021 Canada Day plans in Stratford are going to look a lot like they did in 2020. With COVID-19 restrictions still in place, the Town of Stratford has been working on a Canada Day lineup that feels much like it did last year. The recent discoveries of children in unmarked graves on the grounds of former residential schools will also be acknowledged in the plans.

For Immediate Release: June 18, 2021 During National Indigenous History Month, the Town of Stratford is proud to install six signs in our community to acknowledge and appreciate the history of our community as a Mi'kmaq summer camping location. The installations are now complete and include the following:

For Immediate Release: June 11, 2021 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. More...

For Immediate Release: May 28, 2021 The following items were discussed at Special Council Meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

For Immediate Release: May 13, 2021 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.

For immediate release Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, April 29, 2021 — The Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island, the City of Charlottetown, and the Towns of Stratford and Cornwall are making investments in public transit that will improve the transit user experience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while building a strong foundation for a sustainable economic future.

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2021 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

At a special council meeting held today, Stratford Town Council passed resolutions to adopt the 2021/22 Town operating and capital budgets, and the 2021/22 Utility operating and capital budgets. The budget includes the implementation of the second phase of previously announced tax increases from the 2020/21 budget. These increases allow for the balancing of the operational budget with an $800 surplus anticipated. There will be no increase to the Stratford Utility Corporation’s water or sewer rates in the 2021/22 budget year.

The Town of Stratford launches its 10th annual resident survey. The survey deadline is April 16, 2021. All residents are encouraged to provide their feedback to council and staff of the Town of Stratford through the survey.

Leading up to the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Sunday, March 21, the Town of Stratford encourages all residents, and the wider Island community, to show support in the fight against racism by adding the Facebook frame #PEIAgainstRacism to their profile picture.

For Immediate Release: March 11, 2021 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 via Zoom due to the Province of PEI circuit breaker in place at the time.

At a virtual public meeting held on Monday, March 8, 2021, Councillor Gail MacDonald, Chair of Finance and Technology, presented residents with the draft 2021/22 Town of Stratford budget.

With the upcoming decommissioning of the Town's Waste Water Treatment Plant, the waterfront land will now be available for public use — this is a very exciting time for our community to plan for and develop this special area into a lasting legacy. This beautiful piece of waterfront at the foot of the Hillsborough Bridge overlooks the Hillsborough River and across to neighbouring Charlottetown, and holds the potential to become a vibrant, welcoming public space and a prominent gateway to the Town of Stratford.

The Town of Stratford Wastewater Delivery System is almost complete. The Town’s wastewater is now flowing to the Charlottetown Pollution Control Plant and, once adequate time is elapsed to ensure there are no issues, the final decommissioning of the existing lagoons will begin this spring.

For Immediate Release: February 12, 2021 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Residents have one additional week to respond. New deadline is Friday, January 29! Don't miss out on your chance to have a say in the Town's future!

It may soon be easier for homeowners and business owners in the municipalities of Stratford and Charlottetown to access financing for energy efficiency retrofits and renewable energy generation, as well as for climate change adaptation, such as flood-proofing and lead water line replacement.