Documentation
June 2011 Edition – Complete draft
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A first step towards the dynamic use of the territory of our rural communities
During the year 2010, the Brome-Missisquoi region drafted a development plan for agricultural zones (PDZA) that established a land use strategy focused on the development and the vitality of rural communities. As well, in the spirit of the PDZA, the Brome-Missisquoi MRC, in cooperation with the 21 municipalities in the territory, undertook reviews under the framework of part 1 of article 59 (application regarding a collective approach) of the Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities (LPTAA).
This effort aims to recognize the non-agricultural nature of certain sectors located in agricultural zones, and give the power to allow the construction of new residences to fill vacant spaces, and this, without adding additional constraints on agricultural activities. These sectors, where one sees a concentration of residential uses in an agricultural zone are called destructured tracts of land. After many months of work, the Brome-Missisquoi MRC and the municipalities identified 185 destructured tracts of land located in agricultural zones.
Last May, the MRC presented a request to the Commission de protection du territoire agricole (Quebec’s agricultural land use commission, or CPTAQ) so that it could analyze the proposal to allow destructured tracts of land.
It is therefore following the analysis of these proposals by the interested parties that important negotiation sessions between representatives of the CPTAQ, the Union des Producteurs Agricoles, the MRC and the municipalities of Brome-Missisquoi were held on June 2nd and 3rd.
At the end of the second day of negociations, the parties reached an agreement in principle on 172 of the destructured tracts out of 185. Of the 172 tracts accepted, 28 of them were divided into two or three sub-tracts in order to better reflect the on-site reality of these areas. Over the course of the coming weeks the CPTAQ, the Union des Producteurs Agricoles and the MRC will carry out a cartographic validation and specify the standards and criteria that will apply to the construction of new residences.
Over the next few weeks, the CPTAQ will write up its preliminary orientation and its final decision is expected before the fall. After that the MRC must draw up an Interim Control Bylaw in order to bring this decision into effect. These new clauses are expected to come into effect by the end of 2011.
Without being able at this time to reveal the actual number of new residences that could be built within these destructured tracts, it can be said that this effort will allow us to welcome hundreds of new families to the magnificent countryside of Brome-Missisquoi, and this, without putting increased pressure on the milieu and agricultural activities.
For more information on this issue, contact Francis Dorion, assistant director general and director of the land use management service at 450-266-4900, extension 237.
The MRC Warden and for other elected officials jump into the unknown for good a cause
On Saturday, June 18 the Warden of the Brome-Missisquoi MRC and mayor of the town of Cowansville, Arthur Fauteux, made a parachute jump accompanied by five other elected officials, including Joseph Hüsler, Mayor of Farnham, Pauline Mercier-Laguë, Farnham town councillor, Ghislain Vallières, town councillor in Cowansville and Marie-Claude Cabana, a town councillor in Bromont. The goal: To raise funds for the Association des personnes handicapées physiques de Cowansville et région (the Cowansville and region association for the physically handicapped, or APHPCR) which wrapped up its universal accessibility campaign. The president of the APHPCR was also among those who made the leap! Mr. Fauteux and the other elected officials were proud to raise funds for this important cause and he said that “… the experience of skydiving is amazing and you would be ready to relive the experience.” Go to the APHPCR site.
Get away; follow the turtle and its QR code in Brome-Missisquoi!
Follow the turtle that has escaped to Brome-Missisquoi! The CLDBM tourism team recently carried out a charm campaign to promote the region and its attractions through a new promotional video.
This promotional video will be on permanent display at the Maison régionale du Tourisme (Exit 68) as well as at the Bromont and Sutton tourist information bureaus. At the request of the Brome-Missisquoi Centre local de développement (CLD), filmmaker Pierre l’Espérance produced this film, which offers a window on the tourism activities in the region. “ We wanted to produce a video that would provoke an emotional response among those who see it,” explained Line Brault, tourism coordinator at the CLD.
The magnificent images of countrysides and people doing various summer and fall activities were set to a piece of music composed and played by Mr. L’Esperance. It shows, for example, the experience of the waterslides in Bromont, a winery on the Wine Route or just wandering the streets of Knowlton to shop, or Frelighsburg during the Festiv’Art. It creates a sense of wellbeing, peacefulness and a desire to experience this art of living filled with simplicity and happiness. A video about the winter’s landscapes and activities will be released this coming December.
In order to make this video more accessible, the campaign will soon be presenting cards with a QR code used by smart phones, the new trend in advertising! This code will bring visitors directly to the new video.
The famous turtle, which is very common in the region, is being used as a “teaser” in the campaign. The turtle, which evokes a sense of calm and serenity, will also be included on the Brome-Missisquoi tourism web site in several strategic locations!
The Brome-Missisquoi industrial Zone in the LOCATION CANADA magazine
Within the framework of the communications plan of its strategy to attract foreign investment, the Brome-Missisquoi CLD has made a highly recognized advertisement. The advertisement is aimed directly at potential investors and puts the spotlight on the four niches that now make up the industrial identity of the region.
The promotional campaign also includes banner ads that will appear for a year on the Internet site of Location Canada. The CLD’s Internet site will also undergo changes as a part of this campaign shortly!
Les Rosés en fête until the end of June !
This summer, think green and grasscycle !
ARTISTS, ARTISANS, ORGANIZATIONS - REGISTER IN THE NEW ONLINE CULTURAL DIRECTORY
OPEN DOORS DAYS in the wineyards on July 2 and 3
$17,500 from the social economy fund for the Ferme de la colline du chêne
$32,500 from the social economy fund, the young promoters fund and the Fonds de soutien aux territoires en difficulté
Tania Szymanski, rural development and social economy counsellor at the CLD and Mr. Jean-Philippe Demers from Sutton en haut.
6 vignobles et cidrerie de la région gagnants à la Coupe des Nations 2011 (in French only)
La Fête du chocolat, un beau bilan et 10 000 $ du Ministère du Tourisme (in French only)
Sutton - A lively mountain - even during Summer!
Three awards for Mont Sutton from l'Association des stations de ski du Québec
The aquapark at Ski Bromont is open
2011 Missisquoi Museum Opening
Céramystic, un événement culturel unique au Québec (in French only)
Domaine Les Brome just launched its sparkling wine. Discover it today at Domaine Les Brome. (in French only)
Cinq bourses jeunesse de participation au Forum International de l'économie sociale et solidaire 2011 (in French only)
Construction sur le boulevard Bromont (in French only)
Moving ? Don't know what to do with your large residential items? Come to the Ecocentre!
Procès-verbal du conseil des maires du 17 mai 2011 (in French only)
2010 CLD ANNUAL REPORT – READ IT ONLINE (in French)
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