Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

The County Foundation does its work in and from the traditional territory of Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. These peoples agreed to mutual sharing obligations and responsibilities as stewards of the land and water. We recognize that these are now our shared obligations working in partnership with our current neighbours, the Mohawk Bay of Quinte peoples.

Report production

Anne VanVlack, Vital Signs Coordinator

We would like to express our gratitude to all those who have supported us in bringing this report to life:

The Vital Signs Review Team that provided feedback and insights during the process:

• Dominique Jones ED, Linda Conley, Jane Lesslie, Sarah Moffatt, Gwen Benjamin, Teri McNair

The community organizations and individuals who gave generously of their time and knowledge.

Data is drawn from both quantitative and qualitative primary and secondary sources. Statistical data was gathered from a variety of sources at the national, provincial, and municipal levels, as well as from studies conducted by community and regional organizations. For this report, statistical data primarily comes from Statistics Canada unless otherwise noted. Reference sources are listed below.

From the wealth of data surveyed and the input of our Advisory Committee, we carefully chose our areas of study and selected indicators for them based on:

• availability and consistency of data

• reputation and reliability of the source

• how current the data was

• relevance to our community

• suitability of the data to be tracked for future comparisons.

Information that is specific to Prince Edward County (PEC); combined with Hastings County (HPE); or with Lennox and Addington County (PELA) is indicated throughout.