Buddhist nuns’ request to build dorm buildings moves on to Three Rivers council for approval [Video]

A request by a Buddhist organization to build two new dormitory buildings for nuns on their compound in eastern P.E.I. will move on to Three Rivers council for approval, despite continued opposition to the development from some area residents. 

A group of five nuns from GWBI, the Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute, attended the town planning board’s meeting Thursday night to explain the project. 

The application comes at a time when the province has ordered the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission to investigate the land holdings of both GWBI and the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society (GEBIS), an organization of Buddhist monks living on the Island. 

Residents who spoke against the nuns’ dormitory development at the meeting expressed concern over the fact that council could approve the expansion at a time when the IRAC investigation has not finished. 

“I would have thought that the municipality would have suggested to the applicant …