Prince Edward Island.

• Author: Johnston, Marian
• Position: Legislative Reports - Brief article

Fifth Session of the Sixty-fourth General Assembly

The Fifth Session of the Sixty-fourth General Assembly opens on November 12, 2014, with the Speech from the Throne delivered by Lieutenant Governor H. Frank Lewis. It has been more than three decades since a General Assembly on Prince Edward Island went into a Fifth Session. The Fifth Session of the Fifty-third General Assembly opened on March 1, 1978.

The Fourth Session of the Sixty-fourth General Assembly will be prorogued on November 8, 2014.

Legislative Assembly to Move in Early 2015

In mid-October it was announced that the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island will be vacating Province House, its home since 1847, in early 2015 in advance of extensive conservation work on the building. The work to conserve Province House is anticipated to last three to five years.

The Legislative Chamber will be relocated to the Hon. George Coles Building, adjacent to Province House on Richmond Street in Charlottetown. The administrative, security and press offices will also be located in the Coles Building. The Office of the...