The 22 projects to receive Rural Pact financing were announced at the last MRC Pontiac Mayors’ Council on March 22nd. Close to $403 000 will be invested into projects again this year thanks to the participation of several community and municipal partners. The CLD’s Rural Team comprised of three Rural Development Officers, Amy Taylor, Bernhardt Beaudry [read full story]
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 102012
The project started almost three years ago. At the time, several formative actions were underway in the Valley in terms of community and social development. It was agreed that a roadmap would be established and that all the players would have common goals. The purpose of this project is to develop a portrait of Outaouais [read full story]
Jan 112012
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), [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]
