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Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning

Receiving its mandate from the province's Planning Act, the branch serves as the designated policy centre within government for land use and development on Prince Edward Island. The branch assists individuals and organizations, both within and outside of government, in an effort to achieve sustainable development in the province. Relevant legislation includes the Planning Act and the Lands Protection Act.

• Vacant Position
  
  • Dale McKeigan
    Manager, Provincial Planning (Acting)
  • Patrick J Carroll
    Senior Provincial Planner (Acting)
  • Erin Kielly
    Provincial Planner

Municipal Affairs serves as a primary liason with municipalities and municipal interest groups on all municipal matters. Municipal Affairs maintains the legislative framework that provides for the existence of municipal government and specifies their duties and powers. It is responsible for providing timely advisory services on most aspects of administration, operations, governance and municipal land use planning. Relevant legislation includes the Municipalities Act, The Charlottetown Area Municipalities Act, City of Summerside Act, and the Planning Act.

• Samantha J Murphy
  Manager, Municipal Affairs
  • John Chisholm
    Senior Municipal Officer
  • Stephen Mutch, CA
    Financial Municipal Officer
  • Kevin Coady
    Municipal Officer

Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning (MAPP) has been assigned lead responsibility for implementing the Report of the Commission on Land and Local Governance, which was released in January 2010. MAPP will coordinate internal government efforts in this regard and is responsible for developing and implementing a work plan and public engagement strategy for the 40 recommendations contained in the Commission’s report. www.gov.pe.ca/landandlocalgovernance

• Christine MacKinnon
  Director, Implementation
  • Evan MacDonald
    Planner

This page last updated Thu Oct 3 8:54:01 2013.