NOTICE OF PROPOSALS

Rural Municipality of North Shore

TAKE NOTICE that the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (the "Commission") has received two propposals related to the Rural Municipality of Norh Shore, as well as the rural municipalities of Grand Tracadie and Pleasant Grove pursuant to section 15 of the Municipal Government Act, RSPEI 1988, c M-12.1 (the "Act").

PROPOSAL A - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH SHORE

The applicants propose to restructure the rural municipalities of North Shore, Grand Tracadie and Pleasant Grove to create the Rural Municipality of North Shore.

The Proposal states that existing municipalities and unincorporated areas which may be affected include Millcove, Suffolk, York, Union Road, Tracadie Cross, Harrington, and Brackley Beach.

The Proposal states that the estimated population of the proposed rural municipality is approximately 2,080 individuals.

PROPOSAL B - ANNEXATION OF PID 141135

The applicant Rural Municipality of North Shore proposes to annex a parcel of land (PID# 141135) totalling approximately sixty acres of land and owned by Roger MacLauchlan.The applicant requests that the parcel of land form part of the restructured Rural Municipality of North Shore proposed in Proposal A.

MAP OF AFFECTED AREA

The proposed rural municipality and the surrounding areas of both proposals are outlined in the map below. A full-sized version of this map can be found online at the Commission’s website at www.irac.pe.ca.

HOW TO SEE THE PROPOSALS

A copy of the proposals can be obtained by clicking here for Proposal A and here for Proposal B.

HOW TO OBJECT OR COMMENT

Any individual or municipality wishing to object to the proposals 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 Friday, August 10, 2018 at 3:45 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 Proposals, other than to object, may submit written comments to the Commission prior to Friday, August 10, 2018 at 3:45 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 11th day of July, 2018.

Posted: 2018/07/11