CALEB NICKERSON
OTTER LAKE Sept. 14, 2020
On Monday night, less than ten members of the public met in the Raymond Johnson Community Centre in Otter Lake for a consultation on MRC Pontiac’s Draft Strategic Vision Statement.
The document was first released in February and consultations were supposed to . . .
get underway earlier in the year, but were delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. The hall in Otter Lake was set up in accordance with public health guidelines.
The evening was led primarily by the MRC’s Land Planner Alexandre Savoie-Perron, who is the lead bureaucrat on the file, as well as MRC Warden Jane Toller.
Participants were asked to submit their feedback on the strategic vision statement, which is divided into nine themes, ranging from forestry and tourism development to land use planning and public transportation. The vision statement is the follow up to the Vision 2020 statement, and lays out the MRC’s goals for the next 20 years. Other consultations down the road will also include discussion of the 2030 strategic plan as well.
The full text of the Draft Strategic Vision Statement is available on the MRC’s website.
The consultations will take place as follows (starred meetings will also include consultation on the 2030 Strategic Plan):
Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at the L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet Municipal Hall
*Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. at the Campbell’s Bay RA
Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in Bristol at the Jack Graham Community Centre
*Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in L’Isle aux Allumettes at the Harrington Community Hall (The meeting will also be available on Facebook Live)
Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Danford Lake at Bethany Hall
Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Fort Coulonge Knights of Columbus Parish Hall (The meeting will also be available on Facebook Live)
*Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Shawville United Church Parish Hall (The meeting will also be available on Facebook Live)
Monday, October 5 at 7 p.m. at the Mansfield-et-Pontefract Town Hall
Tuesday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rapides des Joachims Town Hall
The consultation period will run until October 13, 2020. During this period, any citizen or organization can send comments to MRC Land Planner Alexandre Savoie-Perron at a.sperron@mrcpontiac.qc.ca or 819-648-5689 ext. 211.
Alternatively, citizens can also mail their responses to 602 Route 301 North, Campbell’s Bay (QC) J0X 1K0 or send them by fax to 819-648-5810.
