PROPOSED WARD BOUNDARIES AND NAMES

COMMENTS WELCOMED!

The Electoral Boundaries Commission is proposing the ward boundaries shown on the maps below for each of the six wards. The Commission is also proposing both English and Mi’kmaq names for each of the wards. The proposed names are as follows (Tap Blue Letters to Access Maps):

Rural Municipality of West River Wards Boundaries

Ward #1– RINGWOOD
                   MAQTEWE’K JUPU’JIJ  (Black Brook)

Ward #2– STRAITVIEW
         KWITNEY WALNEY  (Canoe Cove)

Ward #3– ELIOT RIVER
                   JI’KA’WE’KATIK  (The Place Where Bass Are Plentiful)

Ward #4 – SOUTHSIDE
                  PITA’Q JIPU’JIJ  (Long Small River)

Ward #5– STRATHGARTNEY
                   MAQTEWE’K KWESAWEI  (Black Point)

Ward #6 – THE HILL
                 UNIKANSUK  (Portage Trail)

Each ward is to be within 10% of the average of all the wards or 410 electors (i.e. between 369 and 451 electors).  A full report from the Commission will be made to the Council at its May meeting.

There are three ways in which to provide comments. 

By email at electoralcommissionwr@gmail.com
By Hand Delivered Mail marked CONFIDENTIAL to the Municipal Office at 1552 Rte. #19, New Dominion
By Phone:  902-566-5584

Questions should be directed to either the email address or the phone number above.

Your comments are welcomed by the Commission up to THURSDAY, MAY 6^th  OR directly to the Council up to THURSDAY, MAY 13^th .
The Electoral Boundaries Commission.

   Funded by the Department of Fisheries and Communities through the Transitional Funding Agreement between the Government of Prince Edward Island and the Rural Municipality of West River.