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]
The volet II program is back !! Do you have a development project in a forested area suitable for forestry or tourism/recreation ? Does your project contribute to economic development and job creation ? Can this project be completed by March 31, 2012 ? If so, please make an appointment with Mélanie Pieschke at: CLD [read full story]
Photo: Danielle Belec The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife, and Minister responsible for Plan Nord, Mrs Nathalie Normandeau, announced on May 24 the renewal of the Volet II Program (Development of Forest Resources). Volet II supports protection, enhancement, and forest resources development initiatives. “This program contributes to job creation and the [read full story]
The MRC Pontiac will hold the 5th edition of the Tree and Forests Festival on Friday, May 20th at DR SE McDowell school gymnasium at 89 Centre Street in Shawville between 10 am and 4 pm. During the event, various species of softwoods and hardwoods will be given away to visitors. Whether to spruce up [read full story]
MRC Pontiac promoters responded to a recent call for projects in the governmental Forest Resource Development program (Volet II), whose objectives are to support tourist and recreational, forestry, wildlife, and environmental projects in forest areas. A selection committee conducted an independent and confidential assessment of the applications submitted for the 2010-2011 program based on the [read full story]
