Municipal Life

Great news for the next edition of Festival de la Soupe! We are very pleased to announce that Chef Michael Ho, a finalist from the 2023 season of “Les Chefs!”, will be the guest of honor at the Festival, which will take place on Sunday, September 8, from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Parc historique de la Pointe-du-Moulin. The participation of such a renowned chef highlights the growing prominence of this wonderful event in Vaudreuil-Soulanges and beyond our region.

For our July meeting, which we had to hold indoors due to the risk of thunderstorms (and, of course, not a single drop of rain fell…), we had a brief agenda. As much as possible, we avoid presenting projects that have a major impact on residents during the vacation period, but of course, municipal realities often require us to move forward with certain issues.

We could not let the recent announcement of the significant increase in the vehicle registration tax, which will affect all municipalities within the CMM, including Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, go without comment. In our region, and especially in the 19 rural municipalities of the CMM, public transportation is inadequate, making car travel a necessity for moving around the area. In this context, using the vehicle registration tax to fund the development, operation, and maintenance of the public transportation network is a blatant inequity. By resolution, the council therefore requests the exclusion of the 19 rural municipalities from the vehicle registration tax due to the lack or minimal service of public transportation in our area and calls for a review of the public transportation financing model. We believe the revised financing policy should be based on user-pays principles that include cities outside the CMM.

The annual online water meter reading campaign will return from July 15 to August 15. Please provide this information through the form available on the City’s website during this period. It only takes a few minutes and greatly simplifies the administrative process for our Financial Services team.

Finally, I invite you to join us for Notre-Dame en famille this Saturday, July 13, from 10 AM to 4 PM at Parc des Éperviers . We have prepared a vibrant carnival-themed celebration for you. The weather forecast is excellent, and we look forward to seeing you there!