NOTICE OF PROPOSAL

Greater Three Rivers Area Municipality

TAKE NOTICE that the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (the "Commission") has received a proposal to establish the Greater Three Rivers Area municipality (the "Proposal") pursuant to section 15 of the Municipal Government Act, RSPEI 1988, c M-12.1 (the "Act").

BACKGROUND

The applicants propose to establish the Greater Three Rivers Area municipality. Existing municipalities and unincorporated areas which may be affected include the incorporated municipalities of Brudenell, Cardigan, Georgetown, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, Montague, and Valleyfield, and the unincorporated communities in the Cardigan, Georgetown, and Montague Fire Districts, as outlined in the map below.

The proposal states that the estimated population of the area that may be affected is approximately 7,500 individuals.

HOW TO SEE THE PROPOSAL

A copy of the proposal can be obtained by clicking here.

HOW TO OBJECT OR COMMENT

Any individual or municipality wishing to object to the proposal can do so by submitting Form MGA-MR-2 (Objection to a Proposal to Establish, Restructure, Dissolve a Municipality) (the "Objection Form") to the Commission prior to Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. 

The Objection Form can be obtained by clicking here or at the Commission’s office located on the 5th Floor of the National Bank Tower, 134 Kent Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. 

Any individual or municipality wishing to comment on the Proposal, other than to object, may submit written comments to the Commission prior to Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.  

The Objection Form or any written comments may be submitted to the Commission by email at proposal@irac.pe.ca or forwarded to:

Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission
P.O. Box 577
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L1
Attn: Jonah Clements

If the Commission determines that a public hearing is necessary, then a Notice of Hearing will be published by the Commission in accordance with section 17 of the Act.

DATED at Charlottetown, this 19th day of April, 2018.

Posted: 2018/04/19