Scholarship Information
Federation of PEI Municipalities - Gilbert C. Bell Memorial Award
Faculty of Arts
Criteria:
Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student who exemplifies an interest in a career in Public Administration, is majoring Political Science, and obtained the highest average in their previous year of study.
Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student who exemplifies an interest in a career in Public Administration, is majoring Political Science, and obtained the highest average in their previous year of study.
Background:
The first official meeting of the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities was held on Thursday, May 9, 1957, at the Charlottetown Hotel on Kent Street. This inaugural meeting was chaired by Mayor John D.Stewart of Charlottetown, and was called for the purpose of forming a "Union of Local Authorities" for the province of Prince Edward Island. The original members of the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities were the City of Charlottetown; the towns of Summerside, Souris, Montague, Kensington, Alberton, Georgetown and Borden; and the villages of Spring Park, North Rustico, Tignish, and St. Peter's Bay. Since its inception in 1957, the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities has grown to forty-one members. The Federation's Mission Statement indicates that it is to: promote and foster effective, efficient, and accountable municipal government in Prince Edward Island; present, as a strong and unified voice, the interests of its member municipalities; guide and assist member municipalities in enhancing their overall operation and decision-making processes; and guide and improve provincial and federal legislation, programs, and policies that reflect and impact upon municipal interests. In 1991, this award was established in memory of Gilbert C. Bell
The first official meeting of the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities was held on Thursday, May 9, 1957, at the Charlottetown Hotel on Kent Street. This inaugural meeting was chaired by Mayor John D.Stewart of Charlottetown, and was called for the purpose of forming a "Union of Local Authorities" for the province of Prince Edward Island. The original members of the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities were the City of Charlottetown; the towns of Summerside, Souris, Montague, Kensington, Alberton, Georgetown and Borden; and the villages of Spring Park, North Rustico, Tignish, and St. Peter's Bay. Since its inception in 1957, the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities has grown to forty-one members. The Federation's Mission Statement indicates that it is to: promote and foster effective, efficient, and accountable municipal government in Prince Edward Island; present, as a strong and unified voice, the interests of its member municipalities; guide and assist member municipalities in enhancing their overall operation and decision-making processes; and guide and improve provincial and federal legislation, programs, and policies that reflect and impact upon municipal interests. In 1991, this award was established in memory of Gilbert C. Bell
