The 2011-2012 MRC Pontiac Rural Pact Call for Projects has now been launched. The closing date is March 15th, 2012 and selected projects will be announced at the end of March 2012.
MRC developmental projects involving several municipalities and/or priorities will be highly prioritized. The main orientations are Tourism, Social & Community, Culture, Agriculture (transformation), Forestry (transformation), and the Environment. The Success Factors have been determined as Maintenance and Development of Infrastructure, Educational & Training Offer, the Consolidation of Governance and Networks as well as Sustainable Development. The Priorities and Success Factors are based on the results of the MRC/CLD/SADC Strategic Planning exercise, Vision Pontiac 2020.
Any registered non-profit organization, non-financial cooperative or municipality that has a project respecting the above orientations and priorities is welcome to apply. Amy Taylor, Mélanie Pieschke and Bernhardt Beaudry comprise the Rural Team and look forward to answering questions, meeting with potential promoters and distributing the application forms, which are available here:
The MRC Pontiac’s Rural Pact has been in place since 2001 and has been the springboard for such innovative community projects as the Pontiac’s first Youth Migration Officer, Place for Youth, TransporAction, the Maisons des Jeunes, Fibre Picanoc Broadband High Speed Internet, Pontiac in Motion as well as many more.
The CLD Pontiac is a para-government economic development agency providing technical and financial assistance to entrepreneurs and residents of the MRC Pontiac. Its offices are located at 602 Route 301 in Campbell’s Bay, QC in the MRC Building. The phone number is 819-648-5689 ext 121, and the internet address is www.cldpontiac.qc.ca.
