Little surprise that the first day of the fall sitting of the PEI legislature focused on the situation surrounding the Community Outreach Centre in Charlottetown. Both the Opposition Liberals and Third Party Greens grilled the government about the Outreach Centre. The Opposition Liberals said the King Government’s oversight of the Centre has been a tragic mishandling that’s created tension in the neighbourhood and impacted area residents and students in the nearby schools. The Greens questioned what Government expected would change by doing little else other than moving the service to another nearby area of the city. Premier King responded to the questioning by saying his government is working as fast as it can to relocate the Centre. Government wants to temporarily relocate the Centre to Park Street next to the emergency shelter. That relocation plan is dependent on the City approving a zoning variance.
As the Community Outreach Centre was the focus inside the Legislature, outside the Legislature and the Coles Building, it was the focus of a rally organized by the group ‘People for Safe Neighbourhoods and Communities.’ The group called for the immediate closure, not relocation, but closure of the Community Outreach Centre.
