Support for the 211 Platform

The 211 platform, which groups together information on social and community services in the different regions of Quebec, will be updated to better present and promote the services offered on the North Shore in both French and English. The MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent will contribute financially to the effort, in partnership with the other MRCs on the North Shore and Centraide.

Network Coverage – Municipality of Gros-Mecatina

The MRC is supporting the municipality of Gros-Mécatina in its request to improve mobile phone coverage on its territory. The municipality is asking the government and the industry to analyze the areas where cellular coverage is insufficient and to explore different solutions to address the issue.The Council of Mayors of the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is evaluating the possibility of adopting a by-law allowing the election of the warden by universal suffrage. The warden is currently elected by and among the mayors of the MRC’s municipalities. The decision will be taken at a later date by the MRC’s elected representatives.

CEDFOB: Research Project

The Centre d’expérimentation et de développement en forêt boréale (CEDFOB) is working on a project to study the possibility of using residues from the North Shore forest industry (high-density pellets) to increase the energy available on the Lower North Shore’s autonomous power grid. For example, the heat created by the use of these forest residues could be used to heat greenhouses, thereby contributing to the region’s food self-sufficiency.