Meet Charlottetown mayoral candidate Mitchell Tweel

Municipal Election Day coming up next Monday and in the lead up we've been hearing from the candidates running to be mayor in PEI's two cities. Tonight Mitchell Tweed tells us why he wants to be the mayor of Charlottetown. He spoke with our Cody McKay. My name is Mitchell Tweed. I'm running for mayor of the capital city of Prince Edward Island and I'd be honoured and grateful to be the mayor of this great city. What are the three priorities if two or three that stand out to you the most as you go into 2026 to 2030? Infrastructure is critically important. I think the city is behind in infrastructure when you consider the last five, ten years, the increase in population growth here in our city. Our city's not built for all this traffic. We have a tremendous amount of work to do in terms of bringing our infrastructure up to today's standards to be able to be able to effectively accommodate all of this traffic. I've talked to many residents that are frustrated with the log jams and the congestion of traffic and that is a huge priority. Many people that are moving to our city are looking for new recreational facilities. They're looking for new venues. They're looking for new amenities and we need to work with these different organizations and our senior staff in Parks and Recreation to be able to prioritize and to look at the type of facilities that people are coming to expect. Now you're a long-time councillor, but this time running for mayor. So why the switch and why are you the right person to lead the city? I looked at what's been happening the last four to eight years and I felt we can do much better. We can do a whole lot better. Everything from transparency to openness to what the priorities for the city of Charlottetown should be. I was not in favor of some of the projects that we took on that I didn't think were priorities for our city. So I'm not one to sit on the sidelines. My father told me, if you think you can do better, then roll up your sleeves and go to work. It's the same thing with my mother. You know, my mother's still a business person and she's 86 years of age, so very fortunate to have the type of guidance and the teaching and parents that I have and that's what motivates me.