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Awards

Bruce H. Yeo Award

FPEIM President Bruce MacDougall (right) presents the Bruce H. Yeo Award to Geoff Baker, CAO, Town of Kensington.

The Federation of PEI Municipalities (FPEIM) is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2022 Bruce H Yeo Memorial Award is Mr. Geoff Baker, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Kensington. The award was presented by FPEIM President Bruce MacDougall, during the Federation’s 65th annual general meeting, on April 25th at the North Shore Community Centre.  The award was established in memory of FPEIM’s first president to recognize outstanding contributions to municipal government in Prince Edward Island.

Mr. Baker has been serving the Town of Kensington as CAO since 2007. His leadership and advice to the Town Council played a major role in the Town’s population growth, as well as in the municipal boundary expansion that brought 106 properties into the Town. He is also responsible for managing the design, development and construction of a new business park in the Town of Kensington, which is currently under construction. His clear and professional advice has helped guide the Town Council’s work to ensure it efficiently governed and transparent to the public.

On receiving the award, he said, “I am honoured to receive this award that I get to share with a great team of people. I have been very fortunate throughout my career in Kensington to work with many progressive Mayors and Town Councillors and a highly competent team of people that has allowed our municipality to strategically grow and develop.”

Mr. Baker is a true community and municipal leader who has contributed immensely to the cause of local governments in Prince Edward Island. He has not only played a vital role in enacting the new Municipal Government Act, but also has been pivotal in the municipal revenue-sharing negotiations with the Government of PEI. Geoff has supported smaller municipalities by providing guidance and sound advice on local governance and administration. His professionalism and commitment to municipalities exemplify outstanding leadership in local government.

FPEIM is thrilled to have Mr. Geoff Baker join the list of proud recipients of the Bruce H Yeo Memorial Award.

Past Winners of the Bruce H. Yeo Award
2022Geoff Baker, CAO, Town of Kensington
2021Peter Meggs, former Councillor, Town of Cornwall
2020late Ralph Thompson, former Commissioner on Land and Local Governance
2019David Dunphy, former Mayor, Town of Stratford
2018Councillor Terry Bernard, City of Charlottetown
2017Mayor Clifford Lee, City of Charlottetown
2016Late Wade Williams, former Deputy Mayor, Town of Georgetown
2015Former Mayor Michael Farmer, Town of Stratford
2014Deputy Mayor Stu MacFadyen, City of Charlottetown
2013Chairperson Terry McGrath, Community of Hunter River
2012Mayor Richard Collins, Town of Montague
2011CAO Robert Hughes, Town of Stratford
2010Chairperson Faye Fraser, Community of Murray Harbour
2009Councillor Irene Dawson, Town of Cornwall
2008Deputy Mayor Steve MacDonald, Town of Stratford
2007Mayor Basil Stewart, City of Summerside
2006Harry Gaudet, former Administrator, City of Charlottetown
2005Dianne Dowling, Administrator, Community of New Haven-Riverdale
2004George MacDonald, former Mayor, City of Charlottetown
2003Brenda MacDonald, Administrator, Resort Municipality
2002Mayor Gerald McCarville, Town of Kensington
2001Noel Wilson, former Chairperson of the Community of Cardigan
2000Kingsley Lewis, Provincial Public Servant
1999George Likely, Provincial Public Servant
1998Don Smeltzer, Executive Director, MMTDB
1997Phil Wood, Planner

Gilbert C. Bell Award

This award is granted by the Federation of PEI Municipalities to a full-time undergraduate student at the University of Prince Edward Island who exemplifies an interest in a career in Public Administration by obtaining the highest mark in Political Studies 311 (Canadian Public Administration) in the academic year.

Award Recipients
2018Dustin Jewell
2016Ross Grant MacEwen
2015Christian Gallant
2014Travis William Gordon
2013Janet E. McQuaid
2012Lindsay Handren
2011Holly MacInnis
2011Ian Ritchie
2010Shelley Louise Cole-Arbing
2010David L. Ellis
2010Christina Ann Fontaine
2009Timothy Joseph Cullen
2008Susan Jayne Frizzell
2007Mike Patrick Keliher
2006Christopher W Gillis
2005Lauren Heather Perry
2004Stefanie Anne Moore
2003Sjors Reijers
2002Heather Cox Diamond
2001Barbara A Mayhew
2000Kent Myron Turner

Municipal Achievement Award

The City of Summerside has won the 2023 Municipal Achievement Award for its innovative Sunbank project.

The annual award from the Federation of PEI Municipalities recognizes a member municipality for outstanding commitment to improving the quality of life of residents.

Summerside Deputy Mayor Cory Snow, left, accepts the 2023 Municipal Achievement Award from FPEIM Vice-President Rodney Mann

The City of Summerside’s Sunbank project is a $66-million solar power farm that will add more than 21 megawatts of green energy with 10 megawatts/28 megawatt-hours of battery storage to the city’s energy portfolio. The project resulted from a partnership with Samsung Renewable Energy.

“The completion of the Sunbank project, coupled with existing investment in wind energy, will see Summerside become 70 per cent net zero this fall — which is a benchmark for Canadian municipalities,” says Deputy Mayor Cory Snow, who accepted the award on behalf of the City of Summerside. “We are honoured to receive this recognition.”

The Sunbank project not only adds to Summerside’s green energy portfolio. It has helped attract new business and jobs, retain investment in the community, contribute to the clean tech sector in the province, and create a greener place for residents to live and work.

“The City of Summerside is an environmental leader,” says Rodney Mann, vice-president of cities and towns with the Federation of PEI Municipalities. “The Sunbank project illustrates how partnerships, hard work, and vision can create more sustainable communities. We congratulate Summerside’s municipal leaders and staff for their commitment and success.”

The 2023 Municipal Achievement Award was presented at the Federation’s annual general meeting in the Town of Souris.

 

YearMunicipal Achievement Award recipient
2023City of Summerside
2022Rural Municipality of Tyne Valley
2021no award presented
2020no award presented
2019no award presented
2018City of Charlottetown
2017Community of Hunter River
2016Town of Stratford
2015Town of Stratford
2014No award presented
2013Community of Tignish
2012No award presented
2011Community of Murray Harbour
2010Community of Victoria, Town of Stratford
2009Community of Kinkora
2008Community of Miltonvale Park, City of Summerside
2007Resort Municipality
2006Community of Tyne Valley
2005Community of Tignish
2004Town of Kensington, Town of Cornwall
2003Resort Municipality
2002Community of O'Leary, City of Charlottetown

 

Other Awards

  • Sustainable Community Awards
  • Government of PEI – Environmental Award
  • IPAC Awards

Mission Statement

• to promote and foster effective, efficient, and accountable municipal government in Prince Edward Island;
• to present, as a strong and unified voice, the interests of its member municipalities;
• to guide and assist member municipalities in enhancing their overall operation and decision-making processes; and
• to guide and improve provincial and federal legislation, programs, and policies that reflect and impact upon municipal interests.

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