The County of Prince Edward is developing a plan to manage and protect its built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes.
A built heritage resource is a building, structure, monument, installation, or any manufactured remnant that contributes to a property’s cultural heritage value or interest.
A cultural heritage landscape is a defined geographical area that may have been modified by human activity and include features such as structures, spaces, archaeological sites, or natural elements that are valued together for their interrelationship, meaning, or association.
Protecting and enhancing Prince Edward County’s cultural, heritage and natural assets for the future is a key objective within the municipality’s Strategic Plan 2023-2026. In addition, the municipality’s Official Plan states that the municipality will identify cultural heritage resources while ensuring their conservation, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement as part of the community’s ongoing evolution.
Council directed staff, when it adopted the Official Plan in 2021, to prepare a Cultural Heritage Master Plan to help guide staff and the development community in this area.
Throughout the process of developing the Cultural Heritage Master Plan, the municipality and consultant team will seek input from the community, knowledge keepers, and all relevant stakeholders. Visit the Have Your Say page to learn more. While there, you are encouraged to identify areas on a map where you think cultural heritage landscapes exist and explain the heritage value of these areas.
A virtual open house will be held on Thursday, October 3 from 6-8 pm to introduce the project. Click here to sign up. As the project progresses, additional in-person meetings will occur. You can receive project updates by subscribing on the Have Your Say page.
If you have questions, please contact Scott Pordham, Policy Coordinator, Development Services, at 613.476.2148 extension 2024 or spordham@pecounty.on.ca.