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Dear perrotdamoises and perrotdamois,

The spring season will bring new things to Notre-Dame-de-L’Ile-Perrot. As soon as the weather improves, work will begin for the development of a segment of the bicycle path along the Saint-Joseph Nord Boulevard. Many local citizens were asking for bicycle paths on our territory. We met your expectations. Furthermore, more segments will be added in the years to come and our paths will be linked to other paths in other cities to the great satisfaction of the cyclists. Work will soon begin work on the expansion of the Don-Quichotte Boulevard and we anticipate to add a bicycle path that will join the Saint-Joseph Nord Boulevard. In the last edition of this newsletter, I spoke to you about city council’s intention to “Go Green” and support related projects.


M. Serge Roy, mayor

Not only environmentally friendly projects but projects that would improve the quality of life of our citizens. It is by taking into consideration these two changes that we will set up a public transit system to serve the citizens of our city. After conducting a survey, we decided to put in place two bus routes that will run from the months of May to September. We will then evaluate the number of users and make changes if appropriate according to the needs of the public transit users.

Many are worrying about the fate of the Parc historique de la Pointe-du-Moulin (Pointe-du-Moulin historic Park). There have been rumours that the park would close its doors. These rumours are unfounded. The Park will remain open. However, the current park administrators would like to drop the animation portion which means not having a host to greet visitors at the park and explain the operation of the mill and its history. We want to keep this part of animation that makes its reputation an enviable one. We are currently examining solutions with the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)
(Society for the development of cultural businesses) that is responsible for its administration. We hope to arrive at an interesting solution. One thing is certain, this park will not close. I hope that I have succeeded in putting an end to rumours of park closure.

Another project that is growing faster than anticipated is the construction of a multi functional complex in our city that would include and arena with a skating rink. A private developer approached the city to promote this project. This consultation process will allow us to establish our priorities and establish a master plan that will guide our decisions regarding the development of leisure for the city.

Many other projects are in the making. Training of volunteers is important before getting involved in an activity. We are now looking for the best piece of land available for the construction of a fire hall. In cooperation with the MRC (Regional municipality des collines), we will set up in the coming months the 311 telephone service to enable citizens to have access to municipal services at all times in case of emergency. This service will reduce the number of calls to the 911 service which is strictly for medical emergencies.

I hope you had a great winter and took advantage of the amount of snow to have fun. Spring is here with its road work and development which is necessary. Many are concerned about the work on the Pont Galipeau (Galipeau Bridge) which makes it difficult for entering and leaving Ile-Perrot and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. With the MTQ (Quebec department of transport) and the other municipalities on Ile-Perrot, we are working on different scenarios to minimize the inconveniences resulting for this important construction work for the safety of all its users,

Yours sincerely,

Serge Roy, mayor