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Council Meeting Highlights – November, 2024

Council Meeting Highlights - November, 2024

Each month, the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent will share with you the highlights of the Council meeting to better inform the population about the work of the MRC Council.

Administration

Canada Post Strike

The MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is aware of the impact of the postal strike on our population. Federal stakeholders have been contacted to remind them of the essential role played by Canada Post in our isolated communities, and the lack of alternatives for this service.

Municipal Infrastructure Funding

Bringing public infrastructures up to standard is a major budgetary issue for our small municipalities, and existing programs do not meet the realities of our territory. The MRC Council has therefore asked MAMH to find solutions adapted to our region.

Protected Area

The MRC Council has agreed to support, by resolution, a citizens’ initiative aimed at creating a biodiversity reserve in the eastern sector of the Lower North Shore. This is the first step in a process of analysis that will continue over the next three years, giving the various parties concerned an opportunity to express their views.

Attractiveness in Healthcare

Aware that healthcare workers from our region are too often disadvantaged when it comes to remoteness bonuses and other benefits, the MRC has called on those in charge of the healthcare system to rectify this situation.

Economic Development

The MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent announces the next call for projects for components 3 and 4 of the Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) for the year 2025:

  • January 31, 2025

Promoters are invited to submit their projects in advance to facilitate processing.

For all inquiries :

info@mrcgsl.ca / 418 787-2020

Next Council Meeting : January 22, 2025

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Temporary Suspension of Component 2 of the Regions and Rurality Fund

Temporary Suspension of cComponent 2 of the Regions and Rurality Fund

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The MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is announcing the temporary suspension of programs related to Component 2 of the Regions and Rurality Fund.

This component has allowed the MRC to invest more than $7 million in businesses and organizations on its territory since 2020.

The temporary suspension of FRR2 is necessary to ensure that the MRC can meet its sectoral and salary commitments until the envelope is renewed in 2025.

The following funds remain available:

  • Signature Innovation Program – FRR3
  • Vitalization Program – FRR4
  • Cultural Agreement 

The FRR2 financial agreement will be renewed on April 1, 2025, and you can contact one of our agents if you have a project requiring financing.

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Council Meeting Higlights – October, 2024

Council Meeting Highlights - October, 2024

Each month, the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent will share with you the highlights of the Council meeting to better inform the population about the work of the MRC Council.

Administration

7.2 Million Invested!

Component 2 of the Regions and Rurality Fund has resulted in an investment of $7,259,410 in the economic development of the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent since April 1st, 2020. In order to respect our sectoral and salary commitments, financial assistance granted through this fund will be temporarily suspended. The new terms and conditions of the program will be communicated at a later date. The other components of the RRF remain accessible.

Community Outreach

Our team will be visiting communities at the end of October. Public meetings will be held in Tête-à-la-Baleine (October 29 in the morning), in La Tabatière (October 29 in the afternoon) and in Saint-Augustin (October 30 in the afternoon). Details of these meetings will be announced in the coming days.

Emergency Measures

The Council of Mayors adopted a resolution expressing its dissatisfaction with the Sûreté du Québec’s Emergency Measures Department’s handling of recent emergencies. By taking this position, we hope that emergency procedures will be reviewed and improved to meet the needs of our territory.

Economic Development

Each month, the MRC Council receives applications for financial assistance from local promoters. This month, nine (9) projects were submitted and accepted under the following funds:

  • Rural Development Fund (RDF);
  • Entrepreneurship and Economic Diversification Fund (EEDF);
  • Structuring Projects Support Fund (SPSF).

For a total grant amount of  $170,798.23

For all inquiries : info@mrcgsl.ca / 418 787-2020

Next Council Meeting : November 27, 2024.

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Council Meeting Higlights – September 2024

Council Meeting Highlights - September 2024

Each month, the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent will share with you the highlights of the Council meeting to better inform the population about the work of the MRC Council.

Administration

Land Management
Each MRC is required to revise its Land Use and Development Plan in line with the government’s land use planning guidelines. To facilitate this work, the Quebec government is allocating a sum of $207,918 over 3 years to the MRCs to help them comply with these guidelines.

Fire Safety Plan

In July, the MRC adopted a resolution launching the development of a Fire Safety Coverage Plan. To this end, we appointed Marie-France Brisson as coordinator.

Tourism Promotion

The council of the MRC has decided to join Tourisme CôteNord in the 2025-2027 Marketing Campaign to promote our territory with video capsules. Our financial participation amounts to $20,000 out of a total cost of $1.4 M.

Economic Development

Each month, the MRC Council receives applications for financial assistance from local promoters. This month, twelve (12) projects were submitted and acceptedunder the following funds:

  • Quebec Social Initiatives Fund (FQIS);
  • Rural Development Fund(FDR);
  • Structural Projects Fund (FSPS);
  • Concertation Fund, Trade and Business (FCCE).

For a total grant amount of $301,933.52.

For all inquiries : info@mrcgsl.ca / 418 787-2020

Next Council Meeting : October 16, 2024.

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Hiring of a coordinator to advance the completion of Route 138

Hiring of a coordinator to advance the completion of Route 138

Chevery, September 19, 2024 – The MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is continuing its efforts to accelerate the completion of Route 138 by hiring Mr. Glen McKinnon as coordinator for the development of Route 138.

The coordinator’s main role will be to establish working relationships with all players involved in the completion of Route 138. He will be called upon to forge links with the various levels of government, as well as with local, regional and Newfoundland players, in order to promote the advancement of this crucial project for our region.

The mandate will also include keeping the communities of the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent mobilized, organized and informed in order to maintain political pressure on the various levels of government.

“The issue of completing Route 138 is not progressing quickly enough. A dedicated coordinator for this file will maintain political pressure so that the government prioritizes the completion of Route 138 on the Lower North Shore” says Gladys Driscoll Martin, warden of the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and mayor of Saint-Augustin.

Source : Mrs. Gladys Driscoll Martin
Warden
418 787-2016
info@mrcgsl.ca

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Call for projects for the Northern Initiatives Fund

Call for projects for the Northern Initiatives Fund

The Société du Plan Nord is launching a new call for projects for the Northern Initiatives Fund.
 
This financial assistance program is designed to support and promote projects that foster :
 
  • The growth of northern communities;
  • Promotion of the northern territory;
  • Solutions developed through applied research.
 
Deadline : October 9th 2024

Additional informations : https://shorturl.at/WV4IE

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Municipality Week 2024

Municipality Week 2024

Each year, Municipality Week is an opportunity to put the spotlight on the municipalities, their role, their work, the people involved and the democratic life associated with them.

Through the services they offer and the initiatives they deploy, municipalities are at the heart of citizens’ daily lives. Whether it’s for community services and projects, park and street maintenance, economic development or water infrastructures, municipal institutions play an important role.u, les institutions municipales jouent un rôle important.

The MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent wishes to highlight the essential work carried out by municipal organizations, their employees and elected officials. Our Lower North Shore municipalities have to manage complex challenges with limited resources, and we’d like to take this opportunity to recognize their ongoing efforts.

Essential Services

A municipality is responsible for managing a number of essential services, such as water supply, waste management and municipal road maintenance. These services are mainly financed by municipal taxation, and are provided in compliance with applicable standards.

Economic Development

Municipalities play a key role in regional economic development. Through their decisions, the awarding of contracts and their leadership, municipalities exert an influence on economic development. On the MRC Council, mayors are also involved in decisions concerning the management of financial assistance funds administered by the MRC.

Political Voice

To ensure the progress of local affairs and the consideration of territorial realities, municipal administrations are in regular communication with other levels of government (elected officials and civil servants). This political representation helps to make our reality and issues known to provincial and federal partners.

Local government

In addition to providing essential services, municipalities have also become true local governments, taking on new responsibilities and responding to citizens’ expectations. They are often called upon to play an important role in community development, maintaining local services and supporting non-profit organizations.

Democratic Life

In addition to providing essential services, municipalities have also become true local governments, taking on new responsibilities and responding to citizens’ expectations. They are often called upon to play an important role in community development, maintaining local services and supporting non-profit organizations.

 

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Public Notice – Extraordinary Sitting of the Council of the MRC on July, 23rd 2024

Public Notice - Extraordinary Sitting of the Council of the MRC on July 23rd 2024

SPECIAL NOTICE is given by the undersigned General Director and Secretary-Treasurer of the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent than an extraordinary sitting of the Council is convened by Karine Monger, General Director, and Secretary-Treasurer, in accordance with article 152 of the Municipal Code, to be held on July 23rd, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., and that the following topics will be considered:

1. Opening of the meeting;

2. Resolution 2024-07-25
Reading and adoption of the agenda;

3. Administration;
                3.1 Resolution 2024-07-26
                Financial report 2023 – Presentation by Mr. Jean Lelièvre, chartered accountant;

                3.2 Resolution 2024-07-27
                Auditor’s offer 2024;

                3.3 Resolution 2024-07-28
                Service offer – Route 138 Development Coordinator;

                3.4 Resolution 2024-07-29
                Tourism Development Agent – Posting and selection committee;

                3.5. Resolution 2024-07-30
                Travel authorization – Cruise project;

4. Closing of the meeting.

Given at Chevery, this 19th, day of July, 2024.

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Targeted support for Quebec’s economically vulnerable RCMs

Targeted support for Quebec’s economically vulnerable RCMs

The MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is one of the areas targeted by the new Canada Economic Development (CED) measure for the regions of Quebec.

Types of projects targeted : Projects must generate concrete economic spin-offs that will have a positive effect on the revitalization of these RCMs.
 
Examples of eligibles projects :
  • Launch and growth of businesses working mainly at the local or regional level.
  • Development and improvement of assets (tourism offering and other fixed assets related to local economic development) and planning of economic diversification initiatives.
  • Establishment of collective equipment in the heart of industrial zones that may contribute to economic development or community dynamism and become factors that attract.
  • Support to structure a local ecosystem that meets the needs of these businesses, stimulates collaboration among economic players, and fosters an entrepreneurial environment conducive to innovation and growth.
For SMEs :
  • Financial assistance of up to 75% of authorized costs.
  • This amount is generally repayable, without interest and without guarantee. Repayments begin two years after a project ends.
  • On an exceptional basis, non-repayable assistance below $100K may be considered, if certain conditions are met.
For NPOs :
  • Non-repayable financial assistance of up to 90% of authorized costs.
 
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Call for Projects to Promote Québec Culture

Call for Projects to Promote Québec Culture

The Ministère de la Culture et des Communications announces that Component 3 (Implementation of digital creativity projects in Quebec’s public spaces and cultural venues) of the Call for projects to promote Quebec culture will be open from August 19 to October 3, 2024.

Objectives of Component 3
• Support the development of digital creativity projects by Québec creators and businesses
• Increase the reach and accessibility of Quebec digital creativity projects to a variety of audiences in public spaces and cultural venues throughout Quebec’s administrative regions
• Contribute to the growth and development of Quebec’s digital creativity sector
• Contribute to the appropriation and frequentation of public spaces and cultural venues by the population of Quebec

Component 3 supports :
• An innovative digital creativity project, i.e. a project involving the production of a new digital creation designed specifically for the public space or cultural venue managed by the applicant;
• An existing digital creativity project, i.e. a project to host, in one or more new venues, a Quebec digital creation that has already been presented in a similar form, in Quebec or elsewhere.

Eligible applicants: non-profit organizations, cooperatives, municipalities, First Nations public authorities.
Applicants must also be responsible for managing the occupation of a public space (e.g. neighborhood, park, etc.) or a cultural site (e.g. library, museum, heritage site), and use Quebec digital creators.

👉 Additional information : https://shorturl.at/tDi6E