P.E.I. NDP want to turn Fanningbank into provincial museum

As published in the Journal-Pioneer, Jan 13, 2015

CHARLOTTETOWN – Prince Edward Island’s New Democratic Party want to turn the Lieutenant Governor’s residence in Charlottetown into a provincial museum.

Party leader Mike Redmond said in a press release Tuesday that if enough NDP members are sent to the legislature in the upcoming provincial election, they would convert Fanningbank into a provincial museum by 2017.

“Islanders of all walks of life and thousands of tourists will enjoy a new provincial museum in an ideal location in our capitol city, in between Beaconsfield and Victoria Park,” said Redmond.

“If we make an objective of establishing the provincial museum at

Fanningbank by 2017 we will provide plenty of time to scale back

vice-regal operations and transition the family to new accommodations as is the case in some other provinces.”

Redmond pointed out that the Fanningbank mansion is open to the public from July until August, and is only used by the Lieutenant Governor’s family and office for the rest of the year.