The MRC Pontiac, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the CLD Pontiac, have created a Cultural Development Fund with $17 000 available. Its objective is to support community projects that increase the number of cultural activities and events, improve the communication and promotion of cultural activities and events, participate in the animation and [read full story]
May 102012
MRC Pontiac launched a $17,000 Culture, Communications and Heritage fund to help municipalities and organisations promote local cultural events. Resulting from the MRC and CLD’s Cultural Development Agreement with the Ministry of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, the fund aims to support projects that: Increase the number of events, festivals and cultural activities; [read full story]
Feb 222012
After 12 years of operation, the historic Bryson House launched a new Internet site, www.brysonhouse.org. The website highlights the multiple functions of the house as a museum, an archive centre and a tea room, and also hosts a calendar of events. “The calendar will make it easier for the public to find out what’s happening [read full story]
Nov 152011
It has already been two years since the CLD, the MRC and the SADC organized public consultations and workshops to develop the Vision 2020’s Action and Strategic Plans. These meetings between the citizens of the Pontiac and our partners have greatly helped us to lay the foundation of this approach and to understand the perceptions [read full story]
Aug 082011
Pontiac homeowners who want to renovate their historic home could receive help from an architect. In order to maintain the architectural characteristics of the Pontiac, the MRC and CLD will pay for the expense of an architect to help the owners of historic houses in planning renovations projects. The architect will call the owners to [read full story]
