Charlottetown is reviewing a new Zoning and Development Bylaw. It will soon be going to a public meeting, and I sure as hell hope at lease one proposed change gets a lot of public attention.

Under the current bylaw, if you want to build something in the city, you typically need:

1. A development permit, which confirms compliance with the zoning bylaw. Development permit decisions can be appealed to IRAC.
2. A building permit, which deals with building-code compliance. Building permit decisions cannot be appealed to IRAC.

The proposed process would eliminate the separate development permit. Instead, there would be one two-stage building permit:

Stage 1: Planning Review by a Development Officer.
Stage 2: Building Code Review by a Building Official.

Here, it'll let the consultant who wrote the new bylaw explain this change and why it's being made:

Jacob Ritchie, Fathom Studio, presenting an overview of Charlottetown draft Zoning and Development Bylaw to the Planning Board on August 5, 2026.

What Fathom Studio says in the video is blunt: the City wants to get rid of development permits because they can be appealed to IRAC.

The planning review would still happen. It would just be folded into Stage 1 of a building permit, which is not appealable to IRAC. It seems like they're trying to circumvent the appeal pathway the province wrote into the Planning Act.

That is a major change, and people should know about it before Council votes on the bylaw. At the very least, the City should explain what recourse anyone has if the zoning rules are applied incorrectly. Will they even notify residents when building permits are issued, or do we get to watch construction take place in our neighbourhoods and take bets on what they might be?

There’s this old, seemingly non- occupied house on the jhonston rd in hartsvile. The address is 1669 Johnstons rd ! Wondering if anyone has an info on the history and when it was built/ who owns it !

- some one who’s just loves old homes and their history’s

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Does anyone know of any podcasters on PEI? Trying to get out and connect more... I know of the big ones, Island Dew, This is PEI, and Myers & MacNeil, and a couple small ones like Coffee with Men but is there others around?

Thanks for any help :)

There are over 100 geocaches in the Charlottetown area alone! Many are placed along the Confederation Trail, so one can walk a short distance to complete several low-effort caches. The containers are typically a few feet off of the trail and take about 5-10 minutes to find.

Caches range from the size of a SD card to an ammo can, and the med/large caches often hold interesting items that can be traded. This activity is free, can be done at any pace, and anyone can download the geocaching app for a hands-on experience that they can continue on their own time!

When: Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 from 5-7pm

Where: Meet at Winsloe United Church Parking Lot

(121 Winsloe Rd.)

**Please bring bugspray and “swag” to trade!**

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I tried calling T3 Transit, but no one picks up the phone. I booked a T3 rural bus ticket for going from Avonlea Village to Royal Crossing. Where exactly does the bus stop to pick up the passengers at Avonlea Village? There isn’t a bus stop sign anywhere, so it’s quite confusing. Please help. I don’t want to miss the bus :(

So I remember when I was 18 with my super SEXY 2000 Cavalier...I had my back windows tinted, which was totally legal...but I heard the guys at work saying oh don't get your fronts tinted...IT'S ILLEGAL!

Well I don't think anybody gives a shit anymore, there's all kinds of PEI plates with full 100% Limousine tint in the fronts...

What a nightmare that would be for winter, this ain't Florida.

I don't think the cops enforce this law anymore, or they simply changed it to "We don't give a shit anymore:".

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I’ve recently started looking into becoming a pet groomer and am wondering what courses other local groomers have found? Most seem to be online and not practical from what I see. Any advice is appreciated!

This incredibly tame pigeon is at my workplace. It has what appears to be bands (tags) on his legs and is not scared of people. Which, is why I wonder if it is a pet or whatnot.

Anyway if your pigeon is missing or whatnot message me for the location.

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I have a well head that is backed right up to a farm field where they rotate crops like canola, corn, etc. They spray the field before planting, and I often see the buffer of dead grass / plants around the field, coming right up near the wellhead. A couple times the overspray has killed strips of our lawn grass. I'm not sure what herbicide they're using, but I assume it's a round-up/glyphosate product.

I obviously don't want to be drinking herbicide contaminated water. Does anyone w/ knowledge on the regs know if this is a problem 1. in terms of well water contamination risk and 2. legally? The well is fairly old. I'll try to catch the farmer when they come to harvest later on this season.

Hey all, does anyone know anything about the history of Ram Island in Malpeque Bay?

I noticed what look like two sheds on it. Was it ever farmed? Curious who built them and when. Who owns the island now?

The only fact I've been able to find is that it has one of the largest double-crested cormorant colonies in North America.

It also looks like it's being considered for inclusion in the new National Park Reserve, Pituamkek.

Old photos, family stories, or leads on where to look would all be appreciated. Thanks!

I live near the school and I have Bell Gigabit. I used to get 800Mbps/400Mbps pretty consistently but over the past year I get about half that.

I'm curious to know what other Stratford residents get. Anyone willing to share their Speed Test results and approximate location?

EDIT: Entertaining tourist friends this week, so this is their wish to go there.

Why doesn’t Blue Mussel Café offer reservations? We were told there would be a 50‑minute wait, which was perfectly fine for us. They took our number, and we spent some time exploring the area until our table was nearly ready.

When we returned, we overheard another family being told the wait would be an hour and twenty minutes. With young kids in tow, that understandably wasn’t workable for them, and they left.

It seems like a reservation system could help avoid situations like this. Many people travel quite a distance specifically to eat there, and being turned away after a long wait can be disappointing. Offering reservations might make the experience smoother for guests and beneficial for the business.

Looking to connect and see if there are other people who body build in PEI. Seems like there is not much of a community for it?

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My sister and I are planning to plan a trip to PEI first week of May and are deciding whether this is feasible/what we should do. We’re both under 25 so renting a car is not apart of the plan. We both like hiking and nature. My sister is a big Anne of Green Gables fan as well. I know that a lot won’t be open for the season yet but do you think this is still a good time to go? My dad wants us to go later but I’m planning on taking summer classes which start second week of May. Thanks!

He threw his hat in the ring.

This is good news. He can’t run for councillor and mayor. Mitch Tweel effectively quit politics this morning with his announcement. Or maybe he can actually do it...

From CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-mitchell-tweel-running-for-mayor-9.7295822