There is a small and growing tourist industry, near and on Lake Erie at the southern area of Wainfleet called Long Beach.

Wainfleet is also the home of the Marshville Heritage Village, a living history museum, recreating life in Ontario c.

A cranberry bush crown on the coat of arms is indicative of the natural flora in Wainfleet.

Two men stand on either side of the coat of arms: a Mississauga native who represents the tribe that settled a long Lake Ontario and a Franciscan Priest who represents Father Daillon, the first European among the priests that established the settlement in 1626–1678.

[5] Tony Dekker, singer/songwriter/guitarist for indie folk band Great Lake Swimmers, grew up on a farm in Wainfleet.