WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has just called on municipalities to apply for grants for demonstration projects to encourage more women to be involved in municipal politics; and
WHEREAS a group of women from Prescott-Russell have set up the «Leadership féminin Prescott-Russell » (LFPR) in order to increase female representation within municipal councils and decision-making authorities in the region; and
WHEREAS the LFPR proposes to create group of elected females from each of the 8 municipalities as advisors to the project and also approach the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) in order to ask that they lead this demonstration project for the municipalities within their jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS Municipal Councillor, Diane Choinière, is ready to act as an advisor to this project, support this project and promote it for the Council of the City of Clarence-Rockland;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Clarence-Rockland appoints Councillor Diane Choinière to represent the City on this group; and
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City supports the LFPR in their approach to ask the UCPR to lead the demonstration project for the municipalities within their jurisdiction; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the LFPR.