Jane Toller demande aux résidents qui ont emménagé dans le Pontiac de changer leur adresse

Jane Toller demande aux résidents qui ont emménagé dans le Pontiac de changer leur adresse

Dans une lettre ouverte publiée en anglais intitulé « Commit Yourself to the Pontiac! », la préfète de la MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, demande aux citoyens de s’engager pour le Pontiac.

Jane Toller affirme que le Pontiac est en train de se revitaliser, que la région obtient une croissance démographique importante, due entre autres à la pandémie et que la région peut profiter du bilinguisme et de sa proximité de l’Ontario. Par contre, elle demande aux résidents du Pontiac, qui possèdent toujours une licence de l’Ontario sur leur véhicule, de faire le changement pour modifier leur adresse et d’indiquer qu’ils sont véritablement des résidents du Pontiac.

“This reality is growing and, as the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, I choose to address it and to encourage all of the people that this concerns to please understand that the Pontiac needs you to identify yourselves as Quebec residents.”

Jane Toller demande la collaboration des résidents pour modifier le paysage sur les routes afin de voir d’avantage des licences du Québec. Jane Toller a rappelé que ceux qui décident de préserver une adresse en Ontario en payant leur impôt dans la province voisine augmentent le fardeau fiscal des résidents du Pontiac, en ne contribuant pas aux services de santé, au réseau de l’éducation et aux différents services offerts par le gouvernement provincial.

Lettre originale de la préfète Jane Toller

The Pontiac is being revitalized. We are enjoying a population boom, largely as a result of the pandemic. As noted recently in the Montreal Gazette, fifty percent of residents from large urban centres prefer to leave and find homes surrounded by nature. That is what the Pontiac offers…magnificent pristine wilderness! We have 42 percent of the land in the Outaouais and only 3.6 percent of the population!

We border Ontario and have always enjoyed a good relationship through common roots and history, forestry and agriculture. Pontiac is bilingual, which is another draw for residents from Ontario. For generations we have a large number of seasonal residents from Ontario who pay property taxes which we appreciate.

It has been brought to my attention that we also have a growing number of residents who spend more than six months a year here and some have made the Pontiac their permanent residence. This is wonderful and we welcome these residents who support our local businesses and contribute in our communities! There is an issue which is challenging! They are retaining their Ontario license plates and health cards. This hurts the Pontiac as our municipalities do not receive funding for these residents and it impacts our schools and healthcare facilities.

This reality is growing and as the Warden of the MRC Pontiac I choose to address it and to encourage all of the people that this concerns to please understand that the Pontiac needs you to identify yourselves as Quebec residents.

We have chosen the Pontiac with its many benefits and we all want the Pontiac to succeed and thrive economically. Now is the time to commit yourselves in a visible way and take the necessary action to join the community one hundred percent! I thank you in advance for taking this step to support the Pontiac!

Jane Toller
Warden MRC Pontiac