CALEB NICKERSON
CAMPBELL’S BAY April 17, 2019
At MRC Pontiac’s monthly council of mayors meeting on April 17, Economic Development Director Danielle Newman gave the mayors a rundown of the Territory Development Fund (FDT) projects that had been given the green light.
The FDT comes from an agreement between the MRC and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Roads and Land Occupancy with the aim to create jobs and revitalize certain sectors. Municipalities, non-profits and co-ops are able to apply for funding. This call for projects had a budget of $200,000, and was targeted at “growth generating projects.”
After the recommendation of the FDT’s Structuring Project Analysis Committee, the MRC approved funding for the following projects:
Jardin Éducatif/Fab Lab (Summer coding camp): $36,000
Norway Bay Municipal Association (Renovations for Centennial Park): $9,000
Municipality of Chichester (Upgrades for waterfront): $14,000
Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract (Renovations for park): $12,000
Friends of St-Joseph’s Manor (10 room expansion project): $70,000
Coop Solidarité de Plein Air l’hélianthe (Outdoor activities for handicapped people): $5,000
CDC Pontiac (Action plan for community health) $10,000
Chapeau Recreation Association (Improvements for park): $5,000
Harrington Community Centre (Improvements for community centre): $5,000
Pontiac Tourism Association (Renovation of tourism signage): $4,000
Municipality of Bryson (Upgrades for waterfront): $2,000
Municipality of Bristol (Redevelopment of Norway Bay public beach): $24,000
Table Aînés retraités du Pontiac (Consolidation and innovation of Seniors Network): $3,000
Municipality of Grand Calumet Island (Projector for community dinners): $1,000
Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière excused herself from the vote due to a conflict of interest, as she is the Director General of one of the organizations receiving funding.
Campbell’s Bay Mayor Maurice Beauregard requested that the applicants who weren’t chosen receive a letter explaining why their projects weren’t approved, which was agreed to.
