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08/29/2026

As summer draws to a close, be sure to check out "La Mère", Stratford's newest mural at Tea Hill Park.

07/21/2026

Wondering what's planned for Stratford's roads in the future?

A couple of weeks ago I shared the road work happening here this year. Here's the follow-up I promised, the bigger projects from the Province's presentation that are still a ways off.

The one that stands out is a new roundabout where Bunbury Road meets Rankin Drive and Hopeton Road. That junction comes together at an awkward angle today, and the roundabout is meant to smooth it out and take the guesswork out of who goes first. Bunbury Road would also be widened to two lanes eastbound through there, with the outside lane peeling off toward Hopeton or Rankin. That roundabout is also what unlocks the second phase of the Bunbury turn-signal work I mentioned last time, a second signalized left-turn lane once the wider road is in.

In 2027 there's a new set of traffic lights planned for Bunbury Road and John Joe Sark Drive, right by the new High School. It becomes a four-way signalized intersection, with a new left-turn lane off Bunbury and another off Duffy Road into John Joe Sark, and the existing turn lane back onto Bunbury stays as it is. Lights at a busy spot right by the new school should make it more orderly.

Finally on the TCH at Stratford Road, in front of the McEsso, the lanes are being reworked, the left-turn lane to Hopeton is being removed to make way for two through lanes and a dedicated right-turn lane. This will let cars turning right onto Stratford Road flow freely instead of being caught behind cars continuing on the TCH.

And two more intersections are still just under review, with no design drawn up yet, The Keppoch/Stratford intersection in front of the blue church, and Kinlock Road between the Sobeys and Home Hardware Parking lots.

These are further out than this year's work and the timelines can move, so the Department of Transportation is the best place to ask for specifics.

Anything here you're glad to see coming, or wish was happening sooner?

07/09/2026

"There is no housing crisis as the data now shows."

"If they preach that [high density is] environmentally friendly, it isn't."

"[Rezoning these neighbourhoods is] just going to encourage demolition of a lot of bungalows."

These are comments made by Stratford residents, as the Town takes feedback on its new Zoning Bylaw. This document will decide what kind of housing we're allowed to build for the next 10 to 15 years.

They're not wrong to speak up. It's their town too, they took the time to be heard, and a lot of what they raise is fair. But right now theirs is almost the only side council is hearing. The feedback so far is mostly people asking for less, fewer duplexes, fewer townhouses, bigger lots, slower growth.

So if you think Stratford needs more housing options and not fewer, homes an ordinary family could actually afford, that side has to speak up too. Because if you say nothing, silence gets read as agreement, and this is all council hears.

The town is taking written feedback until 11:59pm this Sunday, July 12th. It doesn't have to be long, even a sentence or two counts. You can comment at shape.townofstratford.ca/projects/official-plan or email [email protected].

If you want a Stratford young people can actually afford to stay in, this is the week to say so.

07/09/2026

07/08/2026

Could you afford to buy your own home in Stratford today?

A detached home now runs around half a million dollars. Even if you had the down payment saved, could you afford that? Put a solid 20% down and the mortgage alone runs somewhere around $2,300 a month, and the property taxes on a home like that add close to $5,700 a year.

And if you don't own but you'd like to, I'd guess it's affordability holding you back.

Stratford is updating its Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw right now. It can't force anyone to lower their price, but it does decide what kinds of homes are allowed to get built, and that has a lot to do with what you can afford. A townhouse sells for well over a hundred thousand dollars less than a detached house, and a stacked townhouse or a small apartment cheaper still. They're easier to maintain, too. That's the kind of home a young person can actually buy into, or an older neighbour can move to when the big house gets to be too much.

We don't see many of them for a simple reason, in most of Stratford you're not allowed to build them, a single detached house is about all that's allowed. The new plan could change that, and it's town council who makes the call.

Without these forms of housing, older people get stuck in large houses they cannot maintain, and young people are forced to live with their parents, or to leave Stratford to find something they can afford. A healthy housing supply should be diverse, offering all forms of housing so everyone's needs can be met.

I won't pretend zoning on its own fixes affordability. But if you'd like a real shot at owning a home here, now's the time to say so. The town is taking feedback until July 12th, at shape.townofstratford.ca/projects/official-plan or by email at [email protected].

What do you think?

07/07/2026

Did you know Stratford has all kinds of hidden beaches?

For a town our size we're lucky to have so much shoreline, and tucked along it are these little beaches most people walk right past. This is one of my favourites. Do you recognize it?

If you want to find your own, my Parks & Shore Access map at www.stratfordmaps.ca shows where you can reach the water all over town.

07/06/2026

Wondering what road work is happening in Stratford this year?

Back in May the Province's Department of Transportation held a public presentation laying out the road and intersection projects planned for Stratford. I attended and asked for a copy of the slide show that was presented. Here's what's actually happening this year.

The storm sewer under Marion Drive is being replaced, an old undersized one swapped for a big concrete box culvert, with new drainage swales added. The existing sanitary sewer has to be moved to make room for it, so along with a Marion Dr detour of about two to three weeks, residents there can expect a temporary interruption to their wastewater service while that line is switched over. The upside is a system built to handle the heavy rain the old undersized pipe couldn't keep up with, which should mean less flooding in that area during big storms.

At Georgetown Road and Keppoch Road, Keppoch is being realigned to meet Georgetown at a better angle, with a new left-turn lane on Georgetown, the trail and sidewalk extended with a new crosswalk and flashing beacons, and the speed limit dropped from 80 to 60. Together the turn lane, the lower speed and the new crossing should make it a safer intersection to drive through and an easier one to cross on foot or by bike.

And at the turn-off from the Trans-Canada onto Bunbury Road, the first phase of adding traffic signals to the left-turn lane goes in this fall, which they say should be a fairly minor disruption. Signals there should make that left turn off the highway onto Bunbury a safer one, it's a tricky move to cross fast traffic today.

This is just what the Province presented, so for specific questions or details the Department of Transportation is the best place to ask.

I'll follow up with a second post on what's planned further out, the roundabouts and intersections still to come.

Anything here that affects your daily drive?

07/05/2026

Are you craving Gelato ?

Did you know a new Gelato store opened in Stratford recently? A follower told me about this place, and I am very thankful they did. My wife and I paid them a visit and the Gelato was very good!

A Lot O' Gelato is located at 14 St John Ave, between A&M snow removal and Earthform. They are right beside the Confederation Trail along the highway, so very accessible on foot or by bike. If you need an excuse to go for a walk or a bike ride, Gelato is a great one.

07/04/2026

Did you know a Stratford home sells faster today than it has, on average, over the last twenty years?

At a public meeting for the new town plan, a few people said there's no real housing shortage here, that homes just sit unsold. I wanted to see if that held up, so I dug through Stratford's home sales going back to 2005. Here's what I found.

In the mid 2000s a home took around three months to sell, and even over the twenty years since, the typical home has taken about two months. These days it's still quicker than that, 6-7 weeks, even with the market calmer than its 2021 peak. And the median sale price is now about $434,000, up from about $144,000. That is not what a town with too much housing looks like.

A vacancy rate got mentioned too, around 2.3%, offered as more proof we've built enough. But that's a low number and means the opposite. Around 3% is what's long been considered a balanced, healthy rental market, and the wider Charlottetown area, which includes Stratford, actually sits at 1.6% in CMHC's latest figures. That's a tight market with little for renters to choose from, not a loose one with rooms to spare.

I think what people are seeing when they point at all the "for sale" and "for rent" signs is real, it's just the opposite lesson. We don't have too much housing, we have too much of the wrong kind. There are plenty of expensive detached homes and high-end apartments, and very little at the attainable end. A home that sits unsold because it's priced at half a million isn't proof we've built enough, it's proof we've only built the expensive kind. And building fewer homes doesn't bring that price down, more competing supply does.

None of this is a knock at the folks who raised these issues, they're paying attention, which is what we want. But if we accept "there's no shortage" and decide to build less, we lock in exactly the problem we're worried about.

Decisions like this go to whoever speaks up, so if you want more attainable housing, tell the town before July 12th at shape.townofstratford.ca/projects/official-plan or email [email protected].

07/03/2026

Fullerton's Creek Conservation Park