Committee Policy:
MRC Pontiac Committee Policies
| Title of Committee | Mandate | Members (MRC representatives and citizens) |
|---|---|---|
| Human resources committee (HR) | Establish a procedure to deal with issues concerning non-unionized employees (C.M. 2017-03-09) | Maurice Beauregard, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, Colleen Larivière and Karen Daly-Kelly. |
| Pontiac Emergency Services Committee | Coordinating table of the various regional public safety stakeholders, bringing together, among others, fire departments, pre-hospital emergency services, police services and other stakeholders to optimize the coordination of resources devoted to public and road user safety. The committee meets at least twice a year. | Julien Gagnon (MRC), two representatives from the Sûreté du Québec, Patrick Bertrand, Brigette Bibaud (MTQ), Martin Kingsbury (MTQ), Daniel Ladouceur (CPO), Denis Chaussé, Larry Perry, Kevin Kluke and Glynn Fleury. |
| Fire Safety Committee (CSI) | The mandate of the Fire Safety Committee is to ensure that the actions provided for in the Fire Safety Cover Plan will be carried out by the Fire Safety Services and the participating municipalities according to the planned schedule. The committee meets every 2 months. | Brent Orr, Alain Gagnon, Colleen Larivière, Gilles Dionne, Serge Newberry, Warden or pro-warden, DG or assistant DG of the MRC Pontiac, Lee Laframboise, Roger Lavoie, Glynn Fleury, Gaetan Fortin, Fernand Roy, Kevin Kluke, Larry Perry, and Sarah Bertand. |
| Public Safety Committee (CSP) | The purpose of the CSP is to involve elected municipal officials in maintaining a safe living environment. It ensures a follow-up on the police services offered by the Sûreté in the MRC or the equivalent territory while creating a privileged communication link between the Sûreté and the clientele it serves (Description taken from the SQ website). | Jim Gibson, Maurice Beauregard, Serge Newberry, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, Alain Gagnon, John Armstrong, Donald Gagnon, and two representatives of the Sûreté du Québec. |
| Agricultural advisory committee (two year mandate) | Its mandate is to study, at the request of the council of the MRC or the community or on its own initiative, any question relating to the development of the agricultural territory, the practice of agricultural activities and the environmental aspects related to the development of this territory and the practice of these activities. | Brent Orr, Bob Griffin, Rita Payne, David Gillespie, and Ana McBride. |
| Follow-up committee, Agricultural Zone Development Plan (PDZA) | Ensures the implementation of the PDZA and closely monitors the recommended actions such as the organization of services in agriculture, assistance in the establishment of the next generation of farmers and support for the development of new sectors. | Brent Orr, John Armstrong, Michel Léonard, Genevieve Grossenbacher, Scott Judd, MAPAQ representative and Marc Hudon. |
| Investment committee (CI) | It applies the politique d’investissement commune (Common Investment Policy) with due regard to sound portfolio management. It ensures that the promoter has the internal and external resources to support and advise him. | Jane Toller (Warden), Émile Vallée, Connie Gutoskie, Stéphane Labine, Robert Soulard, Nicole Thompson and Karim El Kerch. |
| FRR analysis committee Component 2 : Support for the local and regional development competence of the MRCs | The committee's mandate is to analyze the projects submitted under the program of structuring projects (projets structurants) to improve living environments. | Doris Ranger, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, Christopher Siefried, Stéphane Labine, Mireille Alary, and Guylaine Marcil. |
| Multiresource committee (management of TPI’s) | The committee has an advisory role with respect to the following matters: Planning the development and use of intra-municipal public lands identified in Schedule 1 of the land management agreement; planning the development of the territory and analyzing the conformity of proposed development projects; and the use of the Fonds de mise en valeur des terres publiques intramunicipales (Intra-municipal Public Land Development Fund.) | Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, Maurice Beauregard, (cultural seat), Jane Toller (Warden), Michel Léonard, Martin Boucher, Rhonda Perry, Pierre Rolin, Paula Armstrong and Cyndy Phillips (MRC Economic Development). |
| Forestry committee | The committee's objective is to support the development of a forest resource industry in the RCM's territory, particularly through the revitalization of the forestry sector. In addition, it allows the RCM to obtain a better understanding and a fairly accurate picture of the situation prevailing among organizations, entrepreneurs and processing plants in the forestry sector. (C.M. 2019-01-23) | Jane Toller (Warden), Colleen Larivière, Maurice Beauregard, David Rochon, Gilles Dionne, Cyndy Phillips (MRC Economic Dev.), Jason Durand (MRC Director of Territory). and six citizen members. |
| PPJ committee | Its mandate is to study the issue of a PPJ multi-use trail. (C.M. 2019-04-24) | Maurice Beauregard, Gilles Dionne, David Rochon, Sandra Murray and Debbie Laporte. |
| Youth Council | The objective is to give a voice to youth and to work on priorities to make the Pontiac a more dynamic region for youth. | Jane Toller (Warden) and thirteen citizen positions. |
| îles Lafontaine committee | The mandate of this committee includes the evaluation of the feasibility of a national park project at the Lafontaine Islands, the creation of a strategy for the development of a national park at the Lafontaine Islands if the results of the feasibility assessment are positive and collaboration with stakeholders and community members. (C.M. 2019-11-23) | Donald Gagnon, Maurice Beauregard, Alain Gagnon, Alice Meilleur Pieschke, and Cyndy Phillips (MRC Economic Dev.) |
| Tourism committee | Meets 4 times a year to discuss tourism in the Pontiac, future marketing strategies and Pontiac tourism businesses and services. | Gilles Dionne, Lynne Cameron, Debbie Laporte, Chantal Lair ( MRC tourism), Adam Thompson, Jessica Forgues, and a TIAC representative |
| Advisory Committee for Revision of the Land Use and Development Plan | The Advisory Committee is responsible for attending the public consultation meetings and participating in the development work of the Strategic Vision Statement, of the Strategic Development Vision 2030, and of the revision of the Land Use and Development Plan 2040. | Brent Orr, John Armstrong, Serge Newberry, Colleen Larivière, Doris Ranger, Donald Gagnon, Gilles Dionne, Debbie Laporte, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, and Jane Toller (Warden). |
| Territorial Marketing Decision-Making Committee | This committee has the mandate to make decisions on positioning, branding and communication strategy for the MRC's ongoing territorial marketing project. | Jane Toller (préfète), Bernard Roy (MRC DG),Maire Winston Sunstrum, Mairesse Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, Cyndy Phillips (Directrice au développement économique), Colleen Jones (Conseillère Stratégique en Communication), Commissaires en développement économique (4), Représentant employeur (CISSSO), Représentant employeur (secteur foresterie), Représentant employeur (secteur éducation) |
| Analysis Committee for the Regional Art Collection | This committee has the mandate to establish calls for projects, review submissions and make recommendations on the procurement of the MRC Pontiac. | Lynne Cameron, Alain Gagnon, Representative of the cultural community, representative of the community of artists, representative of the general population. |
| Flood Prevention Task Force | The purpose of this group is to allow concerted action by various key players working together to prevent spring flooding. This is not a standing committee, but a task force that meets on an ad hoc basis as needed. As provided in the resolution establishing the group, various individuals with subject matter expertise may be invited to participate. | Jane Toller, Gilles Dionne, Jim Gibson, Winston Sunstrum, Debbie Laporte, Maurice Beauregard, André Fortin (Pontiac MNA), William Amos (MP for Pontiac), André Boisvert, Dan Poole. Participating external resources and their representatives: -Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board (Manon Lalonde, Michael Sarich) -Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec / Ministry of Public Safety (Denis Bélanger, Éric Leduc) -Hydro-Québec (Alain Paquette) -Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec / Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (Martin Ferland) -Ontario Power Generation (Jordan Hughes, Kurt Kornelsen) |
