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34-577: Union Road is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island , Canada. It is located in Queens County . Located in the township of Lot 33 , Union Road is one of several communities comprising a green belt surrounding the City of Charlottetown . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Union Road had a population of 213 living in 78 of its 82 total private dwellings,

68-488: A humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ) with warm but somewhat moderate summers. It has cold winters with heavy snowfall, with some maritime moderation compared to areas farther inland. The highest temperature ever recorded in Summerside was 33.7 °C (92.7 °F) on 15 July 2013. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −32.2 °C (−26 °F) on 12 January 1930. The Summerside Raceway

102-578: A change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 204 . With a land area of 10.33 km (3.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 20.6/km (53.4/sq mi) in 2021. This Prince Edward Island location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of rural municipalities in Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is the least populous province in Canada with 154,331 residents as of

136-589: A city no longer meet these requirements, the Minister of Fisheries and Communities may recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council to change the status of the municipality to a more appropriate status. Prince Edward Island has two cities. Charlottetown is Prince Edward Island's capital and largest city both by population with 38,809 residents and by land area with 44.27 km (17.09 sq mi). It forms

170-415: A mayor and a minimum of eight councillors. With general municipal elections occurring every four years, the next municipal election is scheduled for November 2022. Under the province's MGA , a municipality may incorporate as a town if has an estimated population of 4,000 or more but is less than 15,000, and a total property assessment value of $ 200 million or more, but is less than $ 750 million. Should

204-550: A population of 16,001 living in 7,097 of its 7,393 total private dwellings, a change of 7.8% from its 2016 population of 14,839 . With a land area of 28.21 km (10.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 567.2/km (1,469.1/sq mi) in 2021. The City of Summerside operates the only municipally-owned electric utility in Prince Edward Island. After buying Charlottetown Light & Power in 1918, Maritime Electric consolidated electric distribution on

238-557: A town no longer meet these requirements, the Minister of Fisheries and Communities may recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council to change the status of the municipality to a more appropriate status. Prince Edward Island has ten towns that are incorporated municipalities, which had a cumulative population of 32,632 in the 2021 census. The province's largest and smallest towns are Stratford and North Rustico with populations of 10,927 and 648 respectively. Three Rivers

272-429: Is Canada's first municipally owned and operated wind farm. On an average day the wind farm produces about 25% of the electricity for the entire city. At times when electricity usage in the city is low and the winds are high the wind farm has potential to produce more power than the city consumes. The city is a supporter of clean electric vehicles. As of September 2013 there are over 10 electric car charging stations in

306-435: Is Prince Edward Island's capital and largest municipality by population while Belfast is the largest municipality by land area. The smallest municipalities by population and land area are Tignish Shore and St. Louis respectively. Under the province's MGA , a municipality may incorporate as a city if it has an estimated population of 15,000 or more and a total property assessment value of $ 750 million or more. Should

340-545: Is Prince Edward Island's largest town by land area with 431.47 km (166.59 sq mi) and O'Leary is the province's smallest town by land area with 1.83 km (0.71 sq mi). Three Rivers is also the province's newest town, which incorporated as a town on September 28, 2018, through the amalgamation of the towns of Georgetown and Montague , five rural municipalities ( Brudenell , Cardigan , Lorne Valley , Lower Montague , and Valleyfield ), and portions of three adjacent unincorporated areas. Starting with

374-464: Is a standardbred harness racing track which is believed to be the oldest operating racing track in Canada, having opened in 1886. It is adjacent to Credit Union Place , the largest indoor sports facility in the province with a large hockey arena seating 4000, a bowling alley, a 25-metre swimming pool and other fitness and meeting facilities. Other attractions include the Harbourfront Theatre,

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408-495: Is based in Summerside, founded in 1953 by six dairies as a co-operative and owned by dairy producers. The outlying community of New Annan is home to the operations of Cavendish Farms , Prince Edward Island's largest private sector employer. Cavendish Farms maintains two large frozen foods processing plants in New Annan. Other outlying communities, such as Borden-Carleton have important employers for Summerside residents. Since

442-592: Is from families just wanting to go sail out on the ocean, and catch some fish to sell to a market, or bring home. Notable sporting events held by Summerside include: Summerside was home for three years to the fictional Anne Shirley of the Anne of Green Gables series by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne resides in the town while principal of Summerside High School, in the book Anne of Windy Poplars . Summerside has one radio station licensed to it, FM 102.1 CJRW-FM , which plays an adult contemporary format. CJRW

476-625: Is the opinion of the Minister of Fisheries and Communities that it would be in the public interest. The province's lone resort municipality – the Resort Municipality of Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico – was established by order in council in 1990. The 2017 MGA prevents creation of any new resort municipalities. Prince Edward Island has two cities, ten towns, fifty rural municipalities and one resort municipality, which are distributed across three counties – Kings , Prince and Queens . Charlottetown

510-733: Is to patrol, with the Summerside Police Department, the provincial Route 1A and Route 2 highways which pass along the east and north sides of the city. For elections to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island , Summerside is covered by Summerside-Wilmot and Summerside-South Drive . For elections to the House of Commons of Canada , Summerside is covered by Egmont . Summerside has seven English public schools: four elementary, two junior high, and one senior high school. The English Language School Board has an office in

544-698: The 2021 census and is the smallest in land area at 5,681.18 km (2,193.52 sq mi). Prince Edward Island's 63 municipalities cover 34.7% of the province's land mass and were home to 73% of its population in 2021. These municipalities provide local government services to their residents in the form of fire protection, municipal planning services, and emergency measures planning. The remaining unincorporated areas have no local government. Municipal statuses in Prince Edward Island are cities , towns , rural municipalities , and resort municipalities . Under Prince Edward Island's Municipal Government Act (MGA), which came into force on December 23, 2017,

578-552: The Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Slemon Park business park (formerly a military airbase, CFB Summerside ) hosts a concentration of several aerospace and transportation companies in former military buildings; StandardAero (formerly Vector Aerospace/Atlantic Turbines) repairs and overhauls Gas Turbine aircraft engines, Testori Americas produces interiors for aircraft and mass transit surface vehicles, and Honeywell manufactures and repairs parts for aircraft. Amalgamated Dairies Limited

612-721: The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club, the Summerside Golf & Country Club, the PEI Sports Hall of Fame and Spinnakers' Landing. The city has redeveloped several waterfront industrial sites, abandoned by the railway and marine terminal during the 1990s, into new parkland. A major reconstruction of the west end seawall has resulted in a new waterfront boardwalk for residents and visitors. The former post office on Summer Street

646-630: The International Fox Museum. The Summerside City Council is governed by a mayor and eight councillors who represent geographic areas called wards . The current mayor is Dan Kutcher. The Summerside Police Department is responsible for law enforcement within the city. The East Prince Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is located in North Bedeque , southeast of the city, however its only responsibility

680-657: The Summerside Electric Commission has its own diesel engines at the Harvard Street Generating Station which can operate for several days independently of NB Power's supply, it is only used in exceptional circumstances such as when the NB Power or Maritime Electric transmission grids that feed the city are interrupted. They also run their engines on the last day of every month, for maintenance reasons and they sell that power back to NB Power. In 2007

714-552: The amalgamation of Brackley and Winsloe South on December 15, 2017, and then the MGA coming into force eight days later on December 23, 2017, Prince Edward Island had 58 communities that became rural municipalities. On September 28, 2018, three amalgamations reduced the total amount of rural municipalities to 50. As of the 2021 census, the province's largest and smallest rural municipalities are West River and Tignish Shore with populations of 3,473 and 64 respectively. Starting with

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748-451: The city signed a 20-year agreement with a private wind energy company to supply about 23% of its electricity from a private wind farm in West Cape . Construction started on a city owned wind farm in 2009 comprising four wind turbines, each capable of producing 3 megawatts of electricity. The wind farm became fully operational in late 2009 and was immediately tied into the city's power. This

782-421: The city with another 30 to be installed in the coming months. There are more charging stations per capita in Summerside than any other city in Canada. The Prince County Hospital , located in the city's north end, is the main referral hospital in the western part of the province. Island Emergency Medical Services operates two Advanced Life Support Paramedic Ambulances 24/7 from its base downtown. Summerside has

816-459: The city. The city also has one French public school operated by the Commission scolaire de langue française . Holland College , Prince Edward Island's community college system, maintains three facilities in Summerside; The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada is also located in Summerside. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Summerside had

850-467: The closure of CFB Summerside in 1990, the city has been aggressive in courting new business opportunities and has created an Economic Development Office for the purpose of encouraging investment in the city. CFB Summerside is now the location of the Summerside Airport . The Summerside area was at one time home to the world's largest concentration of Tame Silver Fox farms. This is highlighted at

884-414: The core of a census agglomeration that encompasses the middle of the island and is home to 78,858 residents, or 51% of the island's population. The province's second city is Summerside , which is located on the west side of the island. It has a population of 16,001 and a land area of 28.21 km (10.89 sq mi). Starting with the municipal elections in 2018 , the MGA enables cities to elect

918-446: The formation of a municipality can be proposed by the Minister of Fisheries and Communities, the council of an existing municipality, or a petition signed by 30% of the residents that would be the electors of the new municipality. To be eligible for city or town status, certain minimum estimated population and total property assessment value criteria must be met. If those criteria are not met, rural municipality status can be granted if it

952-487: The island. The company offered to take over the operations in Summerside, but backed down after citizens rejected various offers. The Summerside distribution grid has had an inter-connection with the Maritime Electric transmission grid since 1961. Similar to Maritime Electric, Summerside Electric purchases the majority of its electricity from NB Power . In 2008, 76.5% of its power was acquired from NB Power . Although

986-419: The municipal elections in 2018, the MGA enables rural municipalities to elect a mayor and a minimum of six councillors. With general municipal elections occurring every four years, the next municipal election is scheduled for November 2022. Prince Edward Island has one municipality holding resort municipality status. The Resort Municipality of Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico

1020-455: The municipal elections in 2018, the MGA enables towns to elect a mayor and a minimum of six councillors. With general municipal elections occurring every four years, the next municipal election is scheduled for November 2022. Under the province's MGA , municipalities that previously held community status under the previous Municipalities Act , which originally came into force in 1983, were carried forward as rural municipalities. With

1054-505: The next municipal election is scheduled for November 2022. If the population of the lone resort municipality reaches 2,000 electors, it may be incorporated as a different type of municipality pursuant to the MGA . Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside was officially incorporated as a town on April 1, 1877. On April 1, 1995, the Town of Summerside amalgamated with the incorporated communities of St. Eleanors and Wilmot . At

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1088-598: The same time, the amalgamated Summerside annexed portions of the Community of Sherbrooke and the Lot 17 township. It was PEI's second incorporated city, after the provincial capital of Charlottetown . Summerside is named for an inn owned by George Linkletter II, called Summer Side House . The largest single employer within the city is the Summerside Tax Centre , a Government of Canada agency which principally processes

1122-451: Was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1983. The former railway station, designed by architect Charles Benjamin Chappell and built in 1927, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007. The fish industry has also thrived recently and created a whole new division of tourism industry. According to 2016 demographics of the city, most of the tourism in recent years,

1156-422: Was established as a resort municipality in 1990. The province's MGA allows this resort municipality to continue yet prevents the establishment of additional resort municipalities in the future. Starting with the municipal elections in 2018, the MGA enables the province's lone resort municipality to elect a mayor and a minimum of six councillors. With general municipal elections occurring every four years,

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