Mayor's Annual Report - 2012 - City of Charlottetown

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January 2013Dear Resident,It is my pleasure to present to you the Mayors Annual Report for 2012.One of the things that makes Charlottetown such a great City is its people. Throughout the year, we take the opportunity tocelebrate and recognize numerous citizens of our City through the Natal Day awards, Veteran Recognition awards, Inclusionawards, volunteer awards and other special presentations. Feel free to contact me at any time should you wish to nominate orsuggest a citizen of our City for recognition. I understand that while bricks and mortar are important in a community, it is trulythe people that make our City so great.Speaking of bricks and mortar, Charlottetown is finding itself in the same position as many municipalities across this country inregards to its infrastructure system. In 2012, many improvements were made in our infrastructure program such as the SpringPark Combined Sewer Separation Project, street paving, creation of storm sewer systems, bike paths and many other projects.It’s no secret that there are many infrastructure needs in our City and City Council needs to find a balance to address all ofthese needs; we cannot do one project while compromising the other needs of our citizens.I believe we have found that balance in 2012 and I am committed to ensuring that this balance is maintained as we move forward.I want to recognize the contributions made by our federal and provincial governments in the past and assure you that Iam committed to working with them in the future to improve the quality of life here in Charlottetown.In closing, it has been a privilege and honor to serve as your Mayor. If, at any time, I can be of any assistance or you require anyinformation, please feel free to contact me at: 902-566-5548 or by email at: mayor@charlottetown.ca.Kindest regards,Mayor Clifford J. LeeCity of CharlottetownGuardian publisher Don Brander acceptedthe Key to the City from Mayor Clifford Leeat a special presentation to mark 125 years ofjournalism excellence and covering City news.Mayor Clifford Lee and Deputy Mayor Stu MacFadyen representedthe City and Council during National Child Day to recognize the UNDeclaration on the Rights of the Child and the UN Convention on theRights of the Child.World-renowned harness racing driver Wally Hennessey was presentedwith the Key to the City in recognition of his outstanding athleticaccomplishments, inspiring career, and for serving as an ambassador forthe Capital City.Page 1 • 2012 Mayor’s Annual Report
Economic Development, Tourism and EventsEconomic Development, Tourism and Events• Charlottetown hosted more than 200 events, withan estimated economic impact of $80 million. Highlightsof annual events include: the Charlottetown Festival,Spud Tournament, Summerfest, Old Home Week,International Shellfish Festival, Charlottetown ChristmasParade, Capital New Year in the Park, PEI Rocket events,Canada Day and Natal Day celebrations, and the HockeyDay in Canada festivities.• Through its sport tourism initiative - SCORE - the Cityhosted events such as the Canadian Wheelchair BasketballLeague Open Finals, Esso Cup, Legion Youth CanadianTrack and Field Championships, and U16 National SoccerChampionships.The Hockey Day in Canada festivities were held throughout the City. Thebanquet was one of the City’s highlight events of the year, and featured CBCpersonalities Don Cherry and Ron MacLean.• An Arts and Culture Task Force was established as part ofthe City’s Cultural Capital of Canada designation. Numerous cultural activities were held throughout the year. As a legacyproject, Art in the Open, which included live performances, creative installations and sculptures, was again a great success.• The City helped forge a new direction in tourism developmentwith funding assistance for Discover Charlottetown andMeetings and Conventions PEI, with which the City has astrong working relationship. The City also saw tremendousgrowth in cruise ship visitations, with over 50 cruise ship visits.The Charlottetown Christmas Parade was once again a huge success. Despitethe rain, crowds lined the streets and children enjoyed the lights and, of course,Santa’s float.• New companies in knowledge economy sectors, includingbiotechnology, IT and game development have chosenCharlottetown as their home.• The City has established new marketing, helped re-launchBizPal, and has taken a leadership role in dealing with thethreat of Federal job losses.• New developments have begun in the City, including there-development of the Kays Brothers building and thecontinued work on the new Convention Centre.The City participated in the Island’s biggest business-to-business tradeshowwhere it helped re-launch BizPal, an online listing of permitting and licensingto assist businesses. Economic Development Officer Ron Atkinson, left, andUtility Project Officer Ramona Doyle represented the City at the expo.2012 Mayor’s Annual Report • Page 2
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