Collaboration in PEI & NFLD

Welcome to Municipal Affairs.

This spring, municipal leaders from across Atlantic Canada—mayors, deputy mayors, wardens, and more—convened in Saint John, New Brunswick for the Atlantic Mayors’ Congress. Against a backdrop of growing cross-border trade tensions between Canada and the United States, the theme of this year’s gathering was clear: collaboration.

From large urban centres to small rural communities, leaders came together to confront shared challenges, explore common ground, and chart a course forward for their municipalities.

Municipal Affairs was on the ground at the Congress, speaking with Municipal Leaders from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the province of Prince Edward Island at the heart of local governance—asking why they came, what they hoped to achieve, and what collaboration truly means in today’s municipal landscape.

On the final day of the congress, we spoke with Charlottetown Mayor Philip Brown about what collaboration means for his community and how it takes time and patience to get it done correctly.

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For Dan Kutcher, the Mayor of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, said that attending the congress can bring about positive change in the community by speaking with municipal leaders from across Atlantic Canada.

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As someone who has been attending the congress for years, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador Mayor Craig Scott said that the congress is a great way to meet with mayors and CAOs to discuss the shared similarities across the region..

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Back in Prince Edward Island, Stratford Mayor Steve Ogden was in attendance and spoke to about the key takeaways from this year's congress.

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Finally, we spoke with the Executive Director of the Atlantic Mayors' Congress, Craig Pollet, about this year's gathering and his thoughts on the three-day convention.

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