Media Releases

The Town of Stratford is pleased to announce that we have signed purchase and sale agreements with two property owners to purchase approximately 170 acres of land for the planned Stratford Community Campus. The property is located between the Stratford Business Park and the Bunbury Road as shown on the attached map.

The Province of PEI and the Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) have implemented a precautionary measure to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19. As of Friday, November 20, non-medical masks will be required in all indoor public places, including at the Stratford Town Centre.

The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, November 12, 2020.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 2, 2020 The Town of Stratford invites Stratford residents, family, friends, and visitors to honour our veterans at the 15th Annual Stratford Remembrance Day Ceremony on Wednesday, November 11th. This year the ceremony will be held virtually on the Town’s Facebook page. “The Town of Stratford is proud to honour our veterans, particularly this year which marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War,” stated Mayor Steve Ogden.

For Immediate Release: October 28, 2020 Today the Town of Stratford released the results of its 9th Annual Resident Survey. Each year residents are asked their opinion about topics including their overall health, satisfaction with the Town, knowledge of the Town’s initiatives and programs, and resident habits and activities in areas such as energy savings and environmental stewardship. Additionally, each year a series of questions are asked on specific topics of interest to the Town of Stratford which this year were around tree protection and transit.

The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

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. Throughout October there will be a number of ways for residents to be a part of the conversation and planning for the future of this area.

Today at Tea Hill Park an interpretive panel was unveiled telling the story of the location’s direct connection to a milestone in Canadian aviation history. The land, which today is home to one of the Town of Stratford’s community parks, was 90 years ago the departure point for the first Canadian transatlantic flight.

The Town of Stratford today launched ‘Stratford Spirit’, a program designed to acknowledge the community spirit within the Town. Through this new program, residents are asked to identify other residents in the community who complete a good deed, in whatever shape, way or form they determine to be worthwhile, and are deserving of thanks for doing so.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2020 The Town of Stratford is pleased to provide residents with a virtual tour of the Town’s newly opened Stratford Emergency Services Centre. This video will take residents through the spaces in the building as well as allow them to learn more about the building itself and how it benefits the various tenants.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2020 The Town of Stratford is eagerly anticipating the reopening of the gymnasium and fitness centre located within Stratford Town Center. The area has remained closed to the public since COVID-19 emerged in March.

For Immediate Release: September 10, 2020 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

For Immediate Release: August 13, 2020 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.

Work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, August 4th to sandblast and paint the pedestrian underpass in Stratford, PE which runs under the Trans Canada Highway. This project is expected to take approximately four weeks to complete and during this time, no pedestrian access will be available along this section of trail in the town. Residents will be required to use the intersection of the Trans Canada Highway and Stratford/Hopeton Roads to cross the Trans Canada Highway in this vicinity.

Adding a little more to your daily walk or run in one stretch of Stratford just got a little easier. Over the past week, the Town of Stratford have added 18 full body exercises to nine benches along a popular stretch of trail in the Town.

The Town of Stratford is thrilled to learn that the active transportation lane on the Hillsborough Bridge has been moved up by three years and will now be completed in 2020.

The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, July 8, 2020.

With Canada Day just a week away, the Town of Stratford today released their route for the ‘Celebrate Stratford Motorcade’. The motorcade will leave Stratford Town Centre at 12 noon, heading across the Trans Canada Highway and up Kinlock Road...

Last updated on June 18, 2020

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2020 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held virtually through Zoom on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.