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Awards

Bruce H. Yeo Award

FPEIM President Bruce MacDougall virtually presents the Bruce H. Yeo Memorial Award to Peter Meggs at the 2021 FPEIM virtual annual meeting on April 26, 2021.

The Bruce H. Yeo Award was established in memory of FPEIM’s first president, to recognize outstanding contributions to municipal government in Prince Edward Island.

The Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities is pleased to announce that the 2021 Bruce H. Yeo Award recipient is former Councillor, Peter Meggs, Town of Cornwall.

Peter Meggs served on the Cornwall Town Council for 13 years.  He recently retired to move to Ontario with his wife Linda to be closer to family. Peter has served as the Chair of Planning Board as well as Deputy Mayor and in most recent years he was the Municipal Services liaison. Peter was always prepared for any meeting and was a strong voice of reason. He has a very tactful way and tries very hard to see every issue from various points of view. Peter is very diplomatic and always had the best interest of the Town in his mind when making any decisions. He was very open minded and could take or give advice depending on the situation. During his time on Council, Peter saw many large projects come to fruition including: increased development, the construction of the Cornwall Bypass, the Active Transportation Trail along Main St, the reconstruction of the Cornwall Civic Centre, the Terry Fox Sports Complex and Town Hall just to name a few.

Peter had a passion and was a big advocate in bringing the transit system to Cornwall. He believed that everyone should have access to reliable transportation and could be seen riding the transit into Charlottetown most days as he headed to the gym or a meeting and of course, getting to know the others on the bus. Peter was an integral part of building a strong Diversity and Inclusion presence in the Town in partnership with the PEIANC and the PEI Connectors programs. Peter strongly believed that every resident was an important part of our Town and that engaging our new residents was key to making them feel that Cornwall was their home.

 

Past Winners of the Bruce H. Yeo Award
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

Councillor Kevin Ramsay, City of Charlottetown, accepts the Municipal Achievement Award from FPEIM President, Bruce MacDougall

The Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities initiated the Municipal Achievement Awards to recognize a municipality that has demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality of life

The 2018 recipient of the Municipal Achievement Award is the City of Charlottetown.  In 2010, the City of Charlottetown adopted its first Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) after extensive community consultation. This was the beginning of a journey towards becoming a more sustainable city. The plan emphasized the four pillars of sustainability – environment, economy, society and culture.

The City then hired a Sustainability Coordinator and began implementing the plan. It undertook several initiatives, including providing sustainability micro-grants, planting over 18,000 trees, lighting the Confederation Trail and translating the City’s welcome guide into five languages.

In 2016, the City began a community consultation process to update its Integrated Community Sustainability Plan. The new ICSP was adopted in 2017 and focuses on ten key themes of community sustainability: Water; Energy; Transportation; Food; Healthy Economy; Infrastructure and the Built Environment; People & Places; Arts, Culture and Heritage; Active Healthy Living; and Nature.

Since the City started down this path in 2010, one of the main areas of achievement has been energy efficiency. The City has also made huge strides in water conservation, and it made significant gains in community engagement and education around sustainability issues. The work being done brings people together and gets them working towards a collective goal.

 

YearMunicipal Achievement Award recipient
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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