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ARMLCPI	planArundel is funded in part by the Agricultural Rural Minority Community Planning Initiative which has been allocated funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food’s Canadian Agricultural Rural Communities Initiative (CARCI) and Canada Heritage’s Interdepartmental Partnership of Official Language Communities (IPOLC).
Agricultural Rural Minority Language Communities Planning Initiative Municipality of the Township of Arundel 2 Village Street Arundel QC J0T 1A0

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The Arundel Strategic Plan is being developed and implemented under the guidelines for the Agricultural Rural Minority Language Community Planning Initiative (ARMLCPI), an Initiative of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Department of Canadian Heritage (DCH) to support agricultural rural minority language communities across the country in the production of community development plans.

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List places you like to take your out-of-town visitors.

Be as specific as possible.

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Changes Caused by Internal Forces

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

List three places you avoid taking out-of –town visitors. Be as specific as possible.

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Some areas develop rapidly while others have remained the same since the 1950s. Using your knowledge of the area, list three places
in your community that are growing (new houses, strip malls, etc.) and three places that have remained relatively the same for the past 15 to 20 years. Please be as specific as possible.

Three places undergoing rapid development;

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Name three sites you consider public places, or places where
people can freely meet and discuss community issues.

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Three places that have remained relatively the same;

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Name three natural and man-made features that make your
community special and unique. Natural features include mountains, streams, and vegetation. Man-made features include streetscapes, architecture, and farmland. Be as specific as possible.

Natural Features

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Man-made Features

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Should there be areas in your community that are off-limits to development? If so, please list three of these places. Be as specific
as possible.

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Over the last 10 to 15 years, what three changes to the community have been caused by internal and external forces? Examples of external forces are federal/state policies and global competition. Internal forces are housing demands and changes in demographics.

Changes Caused by External Forces

1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

Communities can shape their future. They can decide where change should occur and at what rate. In the next 10 to 15 years, what areas in your community should be developed? List three areas you think are appropriate for development and the type of development that should occur on these sites. Be as specific as possible.

1. Area __________________________________

Type _______________________________

2. Area __________________________________

Type __________________________________

3. Area __________________________________

Type _____________________________________

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Plus&Minus Count

1.0 List places you like to take your out-of-town visitors.
Be as specific as possible.

1.1.1 Aerobic Corridor........................................ 2

Alfie’s...................................................... 4

Arundel Village......................................... 1

Arundel Provisions.................................... 1

Bark Lake................................................ 1

Beaven Lake............................................ 2

Buddhist Monastery.................................. 1

Calvaire.................................................... 4

Church..................................................... 1

Church Hill view........................................ 4

Golf......................................................... 4

Hiking, Bike and Ski Trails......................... 4

Mont-Tremblant........................................ 4

Montreal.................................................. 1

Municipal Park......................................... 1

Parc Omega (Montebello).......................... 1

Post Office............................................... 6

Run Away Creek Farm.............................. 2

Saint-Jovite (Mont-Tremblant)..................... 3

Tree Farm................................................ 6

1.1.2. Aerobic Corridor........................................ 2

Beaven Lake............................................ 1

Buddhist Monastery.................................. 2

Calvaire.................................................... 7

Countryside.............................................. 1

Ferme Chateauneuf................................... 1

Flanagan Hill view..................................... 1

Golf......................................................... 6

Legion..................................................... 2

Mont-Tremblant....................................... 10

Morgan Farms.......................................... 2

Municipal Park......................................... 1

Peche Pyane........................................... 1

Pine Ridge view........................................ 1

Post Office............................................... 3

Pont Prudhomme...................................... 1

Rink........................................................ 1

Rouge River Road..................................... 1

Run Away Creek Farm.............................. 1

Saint-Jovite (Mont-Tremblant)..................... 3

Saint-Sauveur........................................... 1

Serres Arundel......................................... 2

Teleglobe Scenery.................................... 1

Tree Farm................................................ 3

1.1.3. Arundel Golf............................................. 4

Buddhist Monastery.................................. 1

Calvaire.................................................... 9

Church Street view.................................... 1

Countryside............................................. 12

Crystal Falls............................................. 1

Farms...................................................... 2

Faucon Bleu ............................................ 1

Fish Pond................................................ 1

Mont-Tremblant........................................ 2

Montreal.................................................. 1

Municipal Park......................................... 3

Post Office............................................... 1

Rouge road to Brébeuf............................... 1

Rouge River.............................................. 2

Rouge Kayaking...................................... 2.

Saint-Jovite (Mont-Tremblant)..................... 2

Scenic Outlooks....................................... 1

Serres Arundel......................................... 3

Tennis Court............................................. 1

Tree Farm................................................ 3

Teleglobe................................................. 1

1.2.List three places you avoid taking out-of –town visitors. Be as specific as possible.

1.2.1 Alfie’s...................................................... 1

Arundel Provisions.................................... 2

Arundel Village......................................... 2

Beaven Lake & Creek................................ 1

Boyer Garage........................................... 2

Gravel quarries......................................... 1

Junk Yards............................................... 8

Rockway Valley........................................ 2 Rouge River Road........................................... 1

Serres Arundel, rear.................................. 3

Teleglobe................................................. 1

White’s Road........................................... 6

1.2.2 Alfie’s...................................................... 2

Arundel Village......................................... 1

Arundel Provisions.................................... 2

Beaven Lake and Creek............................. 2

Boyer Garage........................................... 1

Lachute................................................... 2

Legion..................................................... 1

Library..................................................... 1

Serres Arundel Street area........................ 1

White’s Road........................................... 1

1.2.3. Alfie’s...................................................... 3

Boyer Garage........................................... 2

Boyer Farm.............................................. 1

Junk Yards............................................... 4

Provost Junk areas................................... 1

Rockway Valley........................................ 1

Teleglobe................................................. 1

White’s Road........................................... 1

1.3.Name three sites you consider public places, or places where people can freely meet and discuss community issues.

1.3.1 Arundel Citizens’ Home............................. 1

Arundel Provisions.................................... 4

Beach, Court Road................................... 1

Church..................................................... 3

Garage Boyer........................................... 2

Huberdeau, Salle municipale...................... 1

Huberdeau Bridge Park............................. 2

Legion.................................................... 10

Library................................................... 13

Municipal Office........................................ 2

Municipal Park........................................ 10

None....................................................... 1

Post Office............................................... 4

Rink........................................................ 1

School..................................................... 1

Tree Farm................................................ 2

1.3.2 Aerobic Corridor........................................ 1

Alfie’s...................................................... 1

Arundel Provisions.................................... 4

Bar Au Bons Vivants................................. 1

Calvaire.................................................... 1

Church..................................................... 5

Garage Jean Brosseau.............................. 1

Golf Course.............................................. 1

Legion..................................................... 5

Library..................................................... 4

Municipal Office........................................ 3

Municipal Park......................................... 3

Post Office............................................... 3

School..................................................... 1

Ski Trails................................................. 1

Tennis Courts........................................... 1

1.3.3. Arundel Provisions.................................... 5

Church Halls............................................ 7

Alfie’s...................................................... 1

Post Office............................................... 1

Garage Jean Brosseau.............................. 1

Legion..................................................... 2

Library..................................................... 1

Mont-Tremblant........................................ 1

Municipal Office........................................ 4

2.0 Name three natural and man-made features that make your community special and unique. Natural features include mountains, streams, and vegetation. Man-made features include streetscapes, architecture, and farmland. Be as specific as possible.

2.1 Natural Features

2.1.1. Arundel Valley.......................................... 3

Beaven Creek........................................... 4

Beaven Lake............................................ 6

Crystal Falls............................................. 1

Farms...................................................... 1

Forests.................................................... 1

Lake Caribou............................................ 1

Lakes...................................................... 4

Mountains, Hills........................................ 1

Mont-Tremblant........................................ 2

River-Lake System.................................... 3

Rouge Valley.......................................... 13

Rouge River Falls...................................... 1

Rouge River Ox-Bow (Horseshoe)............... 1

Rouge River Rapids................................... 1

Route 327 to Saint-Jovite........................... 1

Tree Farm .............................................. 9

2.2.2. Aerobic Corridor ....................................... 3

Beaven Lake............................................ 7

Crystal Falls............................................. 3

Deer grazing............................................. 2

Farmlands................................................ 1

Gray Valley.............................................. 1

Lakes...................................................... 1

Lake Caribou............................................ 1

Mont-Tremblant........................................ 1

Mountains, Hills........................................ 7

River-Lake system.................................... 1

Rouge Valley.......................................... 11

Tree Farm................................................ 1

View from Weir Hill................................... 1

White’s Road View................................... 1

2.2.3. Animals................................................... 1

Arundel Village......................................... 1

Beaven Lake............................................ 1

Church Street view.................................... 1

Farmlands................................................ 2

Mont-Tremblant........................................ 1

Mountains, Hills........................................ 4

Lakes & Creeks ....................................... 2

Rouge Valley............................................ 4

Run Away Creek Farm.............................. 1

Ski Trails................................................. 1

Tree Farm................................................ 1

Weir Mountains........................................ 1

2.2.Man-made Features

2.2.1. Aerobic Corridor........................................ 4

Crystal Falls Church................................. 1

Bridge to Huberdeau................................. 3

Buddhist Temple....................................... 2

Calvaire.................................................... 7

Churches................................................. 1

Farms...................................................... 2

Golf......................................................... 5

Historic Architecture................................. 1

Miller’s Garage......................................... 1

Mont-Tremblant........................................ 2

Mont-Tremblant Village.............................. 1

Morgan Farms.......................................... 1

Municipal Hall........................................... 1 Municipal Park............................................... 2

Stuart Farm.............................................. 2

Post Office............................................... 9

Rouge Railroad Bridge............................... 1

Skating Rink............................................ 1

Tennis Court............................................. 1

Tree Farm................................................ 4

Teleglobe................................................. 3

2.2.2. Aerobic Corridor........................................ 2

Buddhist Temple....................................... 2

Bridge to Huberdeau................................. 2

Calvaire.................................................... 3

Churches................................................. 4

Crystal Falls............................................. 2

Farms...................................................... 1

Golf......................................................... 1

Houses.................................................... 1

Municipal Park.......................................... 2

Post Office............................................... 2

Rink........................................................ 1

School..................................................... 1

Mont-Tremblant........................................ 2

Tree Farm................................................ 1

X-Country Ski Trails.................................. 2

2.2.3. Aerobic Corridor........................................ 1

Victorian style houses............................... 2

Church..................................................... 1

Farmlands-Buildings................................. 1

Golf Club.................................................. 4

Municipal Garage...................................... 1

Park........................................................ 1

Post Office............................................... 3

Teleglobe................................................. 1

Tree Farm................................................ 1

3.0 Over the last 10 to 15 years, what three changes to the community have been caused by internal and external forces? Examples of external forces are federal/state policies and global competition. Internal forces are housing demands and changes in demographics.

3.1 Changes Caused by External Forces

3.1.1 Arundel Seniors’ Home.............................. 1

Aerobic Corridor........................................ 2

Bill 101.................................................... 1

Employment Increase................................ 1

Families new............................................ 1

Farm Decrease......................................... 1

Farm Subsidies Reductions......................... 1

Fields gone wild........................................ 1

Golf Courses............................................ 1

Green Zone Regulations............................ 2

Housing Demand Increase......................... 1

Maplewood Closing................................... 2

Mont-Tremblant Development..................... 6

MRC....................................................... 2.

Municipal Policies..................................... 1

Out-migration of youth............................... 1

Political Considerations............................. 1

Population increase, permanent................. 4

Property Values........................................ 2

Road conditions, bad................................ 1

Schools................................................... 1

Shopping-Purchasing Patterns................... 1

Tourism, increase..................................... 1

Transportation.......................................... 1

3.1.2. Anglican Church Hall................................. 1

Arundel Senior Citizen’s Home................... 1

Forest Clear Cutting.................................. 1

Download of provincial budgets ................... 1

Elderly departing....................................... 1

Employment increase............................... 4

Environmental Rules................................. 1

Families, young, increase........................... 2

Highway Construction Ceased................... 1

Housing / Land needs............................... 2

Job Shortage............................................ 1

Language Laws........................................ 1

MRC........................................................ 1

Municipal Policies..................................... 1

Population increase, permanent................. 1

Restrictions in White Zones....................... 1

School..................................................... 1

Traffic Increase......................................... 1

Tremblant Development............................. 3

3.1.3 Agricultural Zoning Regulations.................. 1

Beaven Residence.................................... 1

CLSC...................................................... 1

Employment increase............................... 1

Families, young, increase........................... 3

Housing .................................................. 2

Land Shortage.......................................... 1

Language Laws........................................ 1

MRC........................................................ 1

School at AES......................................... 1

Recycling................................................. 1

Tremblant development negative economic.. 1

3.2.Changes Caused by Internal Forces

3.2.1 Aging of population................................... 3

Baby Boom.............................................. 1

Church Hall.............................................. 1

Employment increase............................... 2

Employment Opportunity Restricted........... 1

Families, young, increase.......................... 4

Families, French....................................... 1

Farming Decrease, (no more dairy)............. 4

Funeral Parlour.......................................... 1

Historical Society..................................... 1

Housing Demand...................................... 1

Maplewood Closing .................................. 1

Population increase, permanent................. 1

Reforestation destroys views...................... 1

Strict Laws............................................... 1

Tremblant development.............................. 1

Tennis Courts........................................... 1

3.2.2 Employment increase............................... 2

Employment Opportunity Restricted........... 1

Families, young, increase........................... 2

Farm Closing ........................................... 1

Hotel, none.............................................. 1

Housing By-laws....................................... 1

New Residents......................................... 1

Seniors’ Residence without services........... 1

Tourist Attractions few............................... 1

Xmas Tree Plantations.............................. 1

Zoning Regulations................................... 1

3.3.3 Aerobic Corridor........................................ 1

Building Boom.......................................... 1

Families, young, increase........................... 2

Funeral Parlour......................................... 1

Restaurant, none...................................... 1

4.0 Some areas develop rapidly while others have remained the same since the 1950s. Using your knowledge of the area, list three places in your community that are growing (new houses, strip malls, etc) and three places that have remained relatively the same for the past 15 to 20 years. Please be as specific as possible.

4.1 Three places undergoing rapid development;

4.1.1 Aerobic Corridor........................................ 1

Bark Lake Creek....................................... 2

Farming Techniques different..................... 1

Fire Department........................................ 1

Golf......................................................... 4

Harrington Valley...................................... 1

Housing................................................... 5

Mont-Tremblant....................................... 14

Morgan Farms.......................................... 2

None....................................................... 4

Pine Ridge Road....................................... 2

Rouge River Road..................................... 1

Run Away Creek Farm.............................. 1

Saint-Jovite Village.................................... 1

Seniors’ Apartments................................. 1

Serres Arundel......................................... 7

Summer Homes....................................... 1

4.1.2. Anglican Church....................................... 1

Barkmere area.......................................... 3

Farms, specialised................................... 1

Enterprise Gilbert Miller............................. 2

Golf......................................................... 5

Housing................................................... 4

Harrington Valley...................................... 1

Mountain Road......................................... 1

Mont-Tremblant Village.............................. 1

Municipal Hall........................................... 1

Peche Payne........................................... 2

Run Away Creek Farm.............................. 3

Saint-Jovite Village.................................... 1

Saint-Sauveur........................................... 2

X-Country Trails........................................ 1

Tree Farm................................................ 1

4.1.3. Entreprise Gilbert Miller............................. 1

Food Stores............................................. 1

Housing................................................... 1

Lachute................................................... 1 Municipal Park............................................... 4

Run Away Creek Farm.............................. 1

Pine Ridge Road....................................... 1

Saint-Adèle.............................................. 1

Saint-Jovite ............................................. 1

Saint-Sauveur........................................... 1

School..................................................... 2

Serres Arundel......................................... 4

Tree Farm................................................ 1

White’s Road, Beaven Lake Road.............. 1

4.2.Three places that have remained relatively the same:

4.2.1 Arundel Village....................................... 10

Arundel Provisions ................................... 1

Arundel Citizen Home............................... 1

Arundel Town Hall (Municipal Building)........ 2

Everything................................................ 1

Churches................................................. 2

Farms, many............................................ 2

Garage.................................................... 1

Forests.................................................... 2

Lakes...................................................... 1

Population................................................ 1

Rockway Valley........................................ 2

Roads...................................................... 1

Route 327, 364......................................... 1

Route 327 North, Crystal Falls Road........... 1

School................................................... 11

Skating Rink............................................ 2

Seize Îles................................................. 1

Tennis Court............................................. 1

Weir........................................................ 1

White’s Road........................................... 1

Villages- Arundel Huberdeau Weir.............. 1

4.2.2. Arundel Provisions ................................... 4

Arundel Residence.................................... 1

Arundel Town Hall (Municipal Building)........ 2

Arundel Village......................................... 1

Farms...................................................... 1

Legion..................................................... 1

Library..................................................... 1

Rouge River whitewater............................. 1

School..................................................... 1

Town Centre............................................. 4

Tree Farm................................................ 2

Weir........................................................ 3

White’s Road........................................... 1

4.2.3. Arundel Provisions ................................... 4

Arundel Town Hall (Municipal Building)........ 2

Churches................................................. 1

Green Lake.............................................. 1

Harrington................................................ 1

Post Office............................................... 2

School..................................................... 1

Serres Arundel......................................... 1

5.0 Should there be areas in your community that are off-limits to development? If so, please list three of these places. Be as specific as possible.

5.1.1 Arundel Village......................................... 1

Flanagan’s Farm....................................... 2

Forests.................................................... 1

Golf Course.............................................. 3

Green Zone Land.................................... 14

It Depends............................................... 2

No Limits................................................. 1

Open Spaces........................................... 1

Post Office............................................... 1

Public Spaces.......................................... 1

School Area, near..................................... 1

Shorelines............................................... 2.

Skating Rink, Tennis Court........................ 6

Swail’s Corner.......................................... 1

Zoning Regulations, as per........................ 1

5.1.2. Farmland under production........................ 2

Forests.................................................... 1

Green Zone Land...................................... 1

Land Speculation Development.................. 1

Post Office............................................... 5

Residential areas...................................... 1

Shorelines................................................ 1

Skating Rink, Tennis Court........................ 5

Stuart Preserve......................................... 2

5.1.3. Forests.................................................... 1

Foreign Money......................................... 1

Golf Courses............................................ 1

Green Zone Land...................................... 1

Post Office................................................. 3

Skating Rink, Tennis Court........................ 1

Streams and Lakes Shores....................... 2

6.0 Communities can shape their future. They can decide where change should occur and at what rate. In the next 10 to 15 years, what areas in your community should be developed? List three areas you think are appropriate for development and the type of development that should occur on these sites. Be as specific as possible.

6.1.1 Arundel Seniors’ Home.............................. 2

Area Parks, playgrounds.......................... 1

Beaven Lake & Creek – clean.................... 1

Close Alfred’s Beach................................. 1

Community Centre.................................... 1

Develop Non-Farm land............................. 1

Housing................................................... 3

Walking Path along Creek-River shore........ 1

Organic Farming....................................... 3

Retail Outlets in Village............................. 2

Skating-Tennis pavement........................... 4

Skating-Tennis Add Toilet & Water............. 5

Skating-Tennis Add Public Phone.............. 2

Industry (on abandoned farmland)............... 1

.... Maplewood Parking Lot Community Centre- Restaurant............................................... 8

Tourist Hotel at Golf Course....................... 1

Municipal Park Child Recreation Areas....... 2

Municipal Park Toddler Recreation Areas.... 1

Municipal Parking (Maplewood).................. 1

Sports & Recreation Centre....................... 1

X-Country Trails........................................ 1

Youth Centre............................................ 2

6.2 Arundel Valley Equestrian Community........ 1

Dam creek-Julia Stuart’s farm and road....... 1

Farm Markets........................................... 1

Forestry ops. Restricted............................ 1

Housing on abandoned farmlands............... 1

Tourist Hotel at Golf Course....................... 1

Insect Control........................................... 1

Maplewood Parking Lot Community Centre- Restaurant............................................... 3

Municipal Control of Light Pollution............. 1

See: Help Preserve our Night Sky

Municipal Park Games, Sports.................. 1

Municipal Park Toddler Recreation Areas.... 2

Municipal Park Maintenance...................... 1

Municipal Roads improvements.................. 1

Recreation Centre..................................... 2

Riverfront Condos...................................... 1

Seniors’ Bilingual Care Centre.................... 1

Skate Board Park..................................... 1 Skating-Tennis Add Public Phone.................... 1

Skating-Tennis Add Toilet & Water............. 1

6.3 Aerobic Corridor Maintain.......................... 4

Arundel Village Gentrification..................... 1

Parking Lot (Maplewood area).................... 2

Public Transport....................................... 1

Retail Outlets in Village............................. 1

River Front Condos................................... 1

Senior Care w. understanding-humanity...... 1

Sidewalks................................................ 1

Tree Farm – make a reserve...................... 1

.... Maplewood Parking Lot Community Centre- Restaurant............................................... 1

Municipal Park Toddler Recreation Areas.... 1

School Recreation Centre.......................... 1

Ski Hill..................................................... 1

Youth Centre 1

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