Geoweb and community planning in rural Quebec
The project, supervised by Renee Sieber and Peter Johnson, is based in the Municipal Regional Council of Acton Vale and focuses on the use of the Geoweb for creating a two way dialogue between citizen and government within a community development context. The Geoweb will be used to both provide government geospatial data to citizens and act as a forum for citizen input and response. Main issues include redevelopment of agricultural lands and water management. The project will run for three years and is funded via several provincial government agencies: agriculture (MAPAQ), natural resources (MRNF), municipal services (MAMROT), the MRC of Acton, and a specialized fund from the governmental services department (MSG). This project will form the prototype for all regions in Quebec.
*For more information on the MRC of Acton Vale, please take a look at the Portrait Socioeconomique. This document provides some valuable comparison between the economy and society of Acton Vale compared to other parts of the Monteregie.
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Project Members
McGill University
Dr. Renee Sieber
Dr. Elena Bennett
Dr. Peter A. Johnson
Serge Dupont
Agence Geomatique Monteregienne
Julien Belvisi
Ministere de l'Agriculture, des Pecheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ)
Evelyne Vouligny
Hugues St-Pierre
Ministere des Resources Naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF)
Luc Gravel
Dannick Venne