Another difficult meeting took place last night (February 3) for the elected officials of the MRC Pontiac. This extraordinary meeting was to focus on two different files, namely the Bio-Parc and the possible use of the CN corridor for snowmobilers and ATV riders. The tight vote provoked questions about the presence of Alice Meilleur Pieschke, the deputy mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet, who replaced the absent mayor Serge Newberry.

The meeting was to come back to the resolution concerning the bio-park. Clarifications were requested from the Director General of the MRC, Bernard Roy, regarding the process and technicalities of this resolution

The vote divided 9 against 9, the Warden used her veto to voted against the resolution. The mayors wanting to support the resolution to put the bio-park project forward questioned the presence of Alice Meilleur Pieschke. Without the vote of the deputy mayor of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, the resolution would have been adopted without needing the vote of the Warden.

Questioned by CHIP 101.9 following the meeting, Jane Toller let out a meaningful laugh and reaffirmed her position. As she mentioned, just like at the most recent meeting, it is probably in a few days that we will have more details on the outcome of the vote.

The staff of the MRC Pontiac will therefore ask the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing if the vote of Ms. Meilleur Pieschke can be counted. A response is expected shortly. Remember that the bio-park project is planned to take place on the grounds of the former “Smurfit-Stone” factory located in Litchfield.