Community Living Prince Edward

06/21/2026

Wishing dads near and far a very happy Father's Day 2026!

06/15/2026

Update on Negotiations and Labour Disruption – June 15, 2026

Community Living Prince Edward (CLPE) is now in the fourth week of a labour disruption involving OPSEU Local 448. We recognize that this disruption is affecting not only the people we support, but also their families, our employees, and the broader community. Our priority remains bringing this disruption to an end through a fair and negotiated settlement.

Throughout this labour disruption, CLPE remains focused on its foremost responsibility: ensuring the wellbeing of those who rely on our services and support. We returned to the bargaining table at our initiation, but unfortunately, our proposal was not accepted by the union.

Advocacy Efforts
OPSEU’s Worth Fighting For Campaign clearly indicates that this strike is about provincial funding for a Bill 124 remedy and sustainable funding. CLPE continues to advocate strongly for increased government investment in developmental services.
We have signed a joint letter with OPSEU calling on the provincial government to provide the funding necessary to address workforce pressures and strengthen supports for people with disabilities. We will continue to advocate for sustainable funding that benefits both the people we support and the employees who provide these essential services.

Respect for the People We Support and the Community
While we respect the right to strike, we remain deeply concerned about picketing activities that have taken place outside the homes of people receiving support. The privacy, and emotional well-being of people are being negatively affected by large demonstrations outside their homes. We do not believe it is appropriate for people we support to become the focus of picketing when funding decisions are made by government.

Many other OPSEU locals currently engaged in labour disputes have chosen to direct their advocacy efforts toward employer offices, government locations, and elected officials rather than the homes of vulnerable people. This approach demonstrates respect for the rights, dignity, and well-being of the people they support. Local 448 can make the same choice by directing its efforts toward locations that influence funding decisions rather than the people we collectively care about. We respectfully call on Local 448 to end picketing at people's homes and/or work collaboratively with us to establish a mutually agreed-upon picketing protocol.

We also recognize that many of our community partners and local businesses are being negatively impacted by picketing and protests in public spaces. As an organization, we have long relied on the goodwill and collaboration of our partners to create meaningful opportunities for the people we support, including employment, volunteerism, recreation, and valued social roles within our community.

We are concerned about the impact this disruption is having on these important relationships, as well as on local businesses and the broader community. Once again, we respectfully encourage Local 448 to focus its advocacy and picketing efforts on those responsible for funding and public policy decisions rather than on community partners who have consistently supported the people we serve.

Moving Forward
CLPE remains committed to continuing discussions with the union and to advocate for the resources our sector needs to restore stability for the people we support, their families, our employees, and the broader community.

06/11/2026

FYI

Stay tuned for this insights-packed conversation coming next Tuesday, June 16!

There aren’t any statistics on exactly how many Canadians who have a disability live in rural and remote parts of the country.

And almost two-thirds of all the municipalities in Canada, are remote.

There are some distinctly different challenges for people who have a disability in remote and rural comunities compared to urban cities.

Tune in to Episode 43 of our podcast and learn about them.

We’ve got the perspective from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and from Fredricton, New Brunswick in Eastern Canada. Both areas are remote, in fact almost 50% of New Brunswickers live in rural areas.

Don’t miss this conversation with:

–Denise McKee, Executive Director of The Northwest Territories Council on Disability
–Shelley Petit, Chair of The New Brunswick Coalition of Persons With Disabilities





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06/11/2026

FYI

The County is currently developing a Youth Engagement Strategy and is hosting a series of engagement sessions to help shape the plan. They are seeking input from young people aged 14–29 and want to hear directly about what's missing or hard to access in Prince Edward County.

There are three upcoming opportunities for youth to get involved and share their perspectives:

June 17 - Ameliasburgh Town Hall (5-7pm)
June 18 - Picton Town Hall (5-7pm)
June 22 - Virtual (5-6pm)

Contact Ashley Steward at [email protected] for more information.

06/08/2026

🏳️‍🌈Celebrating Pride month and inclusion for everyone!

06/05/2026

Announcement: The CLPE Golf Tournament will be held September 10. We have rescheduled our annual Time For Nine, Wine And Dine Golf Tournament. Our charity event will now take place on September 10, 2026 at Wellington on the Lake Golf Course. Sincerely, Community Living Prince Edward

06/02/2026

NEWS: Community Living Prince Edward and OPSEU Local 448 issue joint letter to Premier Ford urging the delivery of immediate funding to help end strike.

Dear Premier Ford,

We are writing to urge you to deliver immediate funding to help end this strike and ensure that the people supported by Community Living Prince Edward can receive the support of their skilled and dedicated workers and can resume participation in their community.

Across developmental services, agencies like Community Living Prince Edward are facing growing pressures: waitlists are growing, support needs are becoming more complex, and it is increasingly difficult to recruit and retain dedicated staff. Funding levels are not keeping up with operational realities or growing demand for services.

A skilled and dedicated workforce is essential in ensuring that individuals with disabilities and their families receive the care and support they need. Many agencies are struggling to retain or recruit staff, which has a direct impact on the quality of care and support that people receive.

Cost-of-living pressures are also placing significant strain on these dedicated workers and agencies who provide care and support in many roles and capacities. Many workers are facing personal financial crises, including increased debt, reliance on overdraft, and food bank dependence.

We are calling on your government to deliver immediate funding for a Bill 124 remedy, along with sustained and dedicated investments in community and social services.

Without additional dedicated funding, agencies are unable to deliver meaningful wage increases for workers while also keeping pace with growing operational pressures and increasing demand for services. The cost of inaction will be far greater – for workers, for people with disabilities and their families, and for the long-term sustainability of these critical services.

Sincerely,
Susan Treverton, Executive Director, Community Living Prince Edward
Jason Sweet, Bargaining Chair, OPSEU Local 448

05/28/2026

Community Living Prince Edward continues to respond to the ongoing labour disruption that began on May 25, 2026, at 12:01 a.m., following unsuccessful collective bargaining negotiations with the local OPSEU union representing many of our employees.

From the outset of this process, our focus has remained on the health, safety, and well-being of the people we support, while also recognizing and respecting the legal right of unionized employees to participate in the collective bargaining process and lawful strike action.

As an organization that supports people in their homes and communities, we made difficult but necessary decisions in recent days to temporarily relocate people receiving services. These decisions were made out of concern for the safety, and privacy of the people we serve after we were unable to secure clear picketing protocols that would ensure there would be no picketing activity at or near people’s personal homes.

Given recent labour disruption activities involving OPSEU unions in other parts of the province and locally, we believed it was critical to take proactive steps to address the disruptions caused by unlimited picketing (particularly by people who are not our employees) at the homes of people we support. We maintain that people’s homes must remain safe and that private spaces should never become the focus of labour activity.

We welcome and share the union's public messaging that has now focused on dignity and respect, values that are deeply aligned with the work of Community Living Prince Edward and the broader developmental services sector. We want to acknowledge the impact this situation is having on everyone involved, including our employees. We value the dedication, and care that CLPE employees bring to the people we support every day. We remain committed to working collaboratively and respectfully with union leadership as picketing activities continue.

Throughout this labour disruption, Community Living Prince Edward leadership have remained on site and available around the clock to ensure continuity of care and support with people we serve.

Community Living Prince Edward remains hopeful that a resolution can be reached through respectful dialogue and continued collective bargaining efforts.

05/22/2026

Community Living Month is a time to celebrate how . We appreciate that connections in our community make a BIG difference!

We sincerely thank supporters, volunteers, employers, advocates and many more community connections who help us champion inclusion every day here in PEC!

05/22/2026

💚💙Advocacy means a lot - especially during May is Community Living Month! Thank you to Emilie Lewis for voicing your local insights during the 2026 Day at the Legislature.

It was a pleasure welcoming Emilie Lewis and representatives from Community Living Prince Edward to Queen’s Park as part of their advocacy day.

Emilie is a strong voice for inclusion and accessibility in the Bay of Quinte, and I appreciated the opportunity to hear more about the ways that we could better support individuals with disabilities and the organizations that help them thrive in our communities.

Thank you to Community Living for the important work you do every day and for bringing advocates from across Ontario together at Queen’s Park.