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Supporting Small Communities – Private Members Bills

October 26, 2018 by Brad Trivers 2 Comments

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It is clear that the Municipal Government Act targets small communities.  Small municipalities are targeted for amalgamation and/or dissolution. Unincorporated communities are targeted for annexation. In Spring 2018 the entire Liberal caucus voted down my Private Members Bill (Bill 111). Bill 111 would have given unincorporated communities a voice in the amalgamation process. Bill 111 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Communities, Featured, Municipalities

Lack of Unincorporated Voice in Municipal Restructuring – A Flow Chart

April 12, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

For most people, reading through legislation like the large Municipal Government Act is not the easiest way to understand what the current municipal restructuring process actually is.  Dave Pizio from the Rural Municipality of Greenmount-Montrose prepared the following flow chart to illustrate the current municipal restructuring process as legislated by the Municipal Government Act. I […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Municipalities Tagged With: Municipal Government Act, Municipal Restructuring

Bill 111 – Giving Unincorporated Islanders A Voice

April 9, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NO. 2) - Bradley G Trivers

I have introduced a Private Members Bill (PMB) called “An Act to Amend The Municipal Government Act”.  The purpose is to change the act to ensure that Islanders living in unincorporated areas are consulted and have a legislated voice when it comes to proposals and recommendations to annex them.  The main changes are: When preparing […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Municipalities Tagged With: Municipal Government Act, Spring 2018

Community Leaders – Thank You

April 9, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

Community Leaders - Members Statement - Brad Trivers - April 6 2018

Members Statement: Community Leaders April 6, 2018, Brad Trivers, MLA District 18 Rustico- Emerald Mr. Speaker, it is my absolute pleasure to rise today and salute the leaders in our communities. Mr. Speaker, community leaders are often volunteers – members of service organizations like the Women’s Institute, Lions Club, and Rotary Club – or church […]

Filed Under: Blog, Communities, Featured, Municipalities Tagged With: community, leaders, Municipal Government Act

Amalgamation Questions

October 6, 2016 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

Brad Trivers amalgamation-questions

Recently a local community leader posed these questions to me about amalgamation: 1) Will our property taxes stay the same after an amalgamation? 2) Will there still be a community council after amalgamation? 3) How many people do we need to make amalgamation to form a community Is it 3000-5000? 4) Will the councilors be […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Land, Municipalities Tagged With: amalgamation

Consultation policies of Dept of Environment and Dept of Transportation?

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Millvale April 1 2016

Question stemming from the Maritime Electric new substation and power transmission line on Smith Road / Millvale Road / St. Mary’s Road: “Dept of Environment and Dept of Transportation are the departments involved – what are their consultation policies? Do you think it matters whether these projects are in incorporated or unincorporated areas?” Resolution (in […]

Filed Under: Land, Municipalities Tagged With: planning

Amalgamation and Annexation – FOIPP for Presentation – Seriously?

April 1, 2016 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

CLE Presentation slide - tax comparison - Jan 29 2016

UPDATE – The presentation with audio was published to YouTube on April 4, 2016: It is no secret that the Premier’s mandate to the Minister of Communities, Land and Environment includes implementing the recommendations of the Handrahan Report of the Task Force on Land Use Policy.  It also includes reducing the number of municipalities on PEI via […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Land, Municipalities Tagged With: FOIPP

Will community name on tax bill impact annexation and amalgamation?

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A farm outside of the Town of North Rustico is officially in the community of “Rusticoville”, but on the tax bills it lists “North Rustico” as the community.  If/when annexation of this farm is pursued does this community label will mean that it will become part of the Town of North Rustico more easily? Will the “community” listed on a […]

Filed Under: Communities, Land, Municipalities Tagged With: annexation

Community identity will be lost in amalgamation

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Amalgamation of small unincorporated communities into a new or existing town or municipality will cause the individual communities to lose their unique identities. References The Eastern Graphic – Jan 27, 2016 – The challenge is to expand and maintain a sense of place “The Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities wants to make it easier […]

Filed Under: Communities, Land, Municipalities Tagged With: amalgamation, identity

New street light on Autumn Lane

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A new street light was requested in August 2015, to be placed on Autumn Lane near the new condominium complex.  This request has been approved by both the Town of North Rustico and Maritime Electric.  The issue is that no action has been taken yet.  Request is to escalate this request so that the street light […]

Filed Under: Municipalities Tagged With: Autumn Lane, North Rustico, street light

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