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Municipal and Land Use Planning Secretariat

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 public and private individuals and organizations, both within and outside of government, in an effort to achieve sustainable development in the province. General responsibilities include the preparation of management plans for Special Planning Areas, and the approval of subdivisions containing more than five lots. Relevant legislation includes the Planning Act and the Lands Protection Act.

• Jack Saunders
  Manager
  • Dale McKeigan
    Senior Provincial Planner
  • Patrick J Carroll
    Provincial Planner
  • Erin Kielly
    Intern
  • Jordan Walker
    Intern

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 and consulting 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
  • Municipal Officer
    Vacant position
  • Patricia McPhail
    Senior Policy Officer
  • Kevin Coady
    Intern
  • Jonathon Smith
    Intern
  • Sherilyn Fraser
    Intern

The Municipal and Land Use Planning Secretariat has been assigned lead responsibility for implementing the report of the Commission on Land Use and Local Governance which was made public in January 2010. The Secretariat 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
  Manager, Implementations

This page last updated Tue Nov 23 15:18:36 2010.