The FQM passing through the Pontiac

The FQM passing through the Pontiac

The new president of the Quebec Federation of Municipalities (FQM), Jacques Demers, along with directors of the FQM, were in the Pontiac yesterday afternoon as part of the Rendez-vous du Président, to discuss different issues with the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller and other leaders in the Pontiac.

The association, which aims to defend municipal autonomy, has among other things addressed the issues of the services of the Sûreté du Québec, the law surrounding the protection and management of wetlands, local roads and the provincial budget, tabled last Tuesday.

Our journalist Élizabeth Séguin attended the meeting and was able to get comments of the new president of the FQM, Jacques Demers who speaks of the importance of local decision making and local services;

Mr. Demers also praised some items in the liberals provincial budget ;

Among the administrators of the FQM was Chantal Lamarche, MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau’s Warden, who identifies with the realities of the MRC Pontiac.

She would like to team up with Jane Toller in the near future to set up new joint projects. Ms. Lamarche was not the only representative of the Outaouais. The mayor of the municipality of Ripon dans la Petite-Nation, Luc Desjardins, was also at the meeting.

The meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, allowed the new president and the administrators of the FQM to see the realities of the MRC Pontiac in order to be able to move forward projects in the MRC.