Popular vote: Municipality in the spotlight 
Vote now for the municipality that has distinguished itself most over the past year through its contribution to the economic vitality of its locality. The municipalities in the running for the 2017 Municipalité en lumière award are: Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Saint-Damien and Saint-Donat.
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The award recognizes the contribution of a Matawinie MRC aboriginal municipality or reserve to the economic development of its community. The call for entries closed on April 5, and municipalities were asked to present their main economic initiative of the year. The winner will be announced at the May 17 Matawinie businesspeople's rotating dinner. Voting closes May 2 at 4 p.m. Limit of one vote per person.
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, for its active participation in the Salon Expo Habitation
The municipality participates in the Salon Expo Habitation to attract families and promote its housing developments. Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare is a municipality on the move - with a total of 8 housing development projects on its territory. Each project comprises from 6 to 40 lots!
This first participation in the Salon Expo Habitation de Montréal in February 2017 was a resounding success. The municipality, the project's prime contractor, rallied 4 of the 8 housing development promoters under a single objective: enhancing the municipality as a whole. Our goal was to make Sainte-Marcelline better known to visitors, and to promote its various services, cultural and leisure activities, as well as the factors that could encourage young families to settle here. Find out more
Saint-Damien, for the creation of the Corporation de développement de Saint-Damien
As part of its development plan, the Municipality of Saint-Damien has set up the "Corporation de développement de Saint-Damien inc.. (CDSD)" mandated to :
- Promoting Saint-Damien
- Supporting local economic development
- Promote and support business start-ups and development
- Promote the growth and development of recreational tourism and resort activities
The municipality provides the CDSD, from its local development fundThe CDSD's Board of Directors is made up of seven members, including four elected municipal officials and three representatives of the Damien community.
Several projects were carried out thanks to this collaboration: Directory of municipal businesses and services, "ICI Saint-Damien INFOS" signage, electronic community bulletin board, ICI Saint-Damien.com project. Find out more
Saint-Donat, for its own retail brandthis "inhabited nature park
Saint-Donat has developed its own trademark, a unique approach in Quebec and Canada. By officially becoming an inhabited nature park, Saint-Donat puts nature and the environment at the heart of its economic development. Local businesses can obtain Inhabited Nature Park certification and in turn become brand ambassadors.
Once certified, companies will receive a certification kit. This enables the newly certified company to obtain the necessary items to promote its ambassador status to the community and its business clientele. The kit contains the certification, the inhabited nature park ambassador credo, the mayor's attestation and promotional items such as stickers and web banners for social networks and websites. Find out more