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

planArundel Part Three: Strategic Plan –Tools
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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.

Plus&Minus Charts

The Plus&Minus Charts show preference, in percentages on pie graphs. The response was free: the respondent wrote in his or her choices. There was no survey bias in naming some items and not others. What was included as a response depended on the understanding and preference of the respondent.

1.0 Places you like to take out-of-town visitors
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Calvaire	20	12.42%
2	Mont-Tremblant	16	9.94%
3	Countryside	14	8.70%
4	Golf	14	8.70%
5	Tree Farm	12	7.45%
6	Post Office	10	6.21%
7	Saint-Jovite (Mont-Tremblant)	8	4.97%
8	Serres Arundel	5	3.11%
9	Municipal Park	5	3.11%
10	Aerobic Corridor	4	2.48%
11	Alfie’s	4	2.48%
12	Hiking, Bike and Ski Trails	4	2.48%

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1.2 Places you avoid taking out-of-town visitors.
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Junk Yards	21	41.18%
2	Local Restaurants	6	11.76%
3	Local Stores	4	7.84%
4	Arundel Village	3	5.88%
5	Beaven Lake & Creek	3	5.88%
6	Rockway Valley	3	5.88%
7	White's Road	3	5.88%

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1.3 Public places, or places where people can freely meet and discuss community issues.
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Library	18	15.79%
2	Legion	17	14.91%
3	Church	15	13.16%
4	Arundel Provisions	13	11.40%
5	Municipal Park	13	11.40%
6	Municipal Office	9	7.89%
7	Post Office	7	6.14%

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2.1 Natural features which make your community special and unique
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Rouge Valley	28	22.95%
2	Tree Farm	21	17.21%
3	Beaven Lake	14	11.48%
4	Mountains, Hills	12	9.84%
5	Beaven Creek	4	3.28%
6	Crystal Falls	4	3.28%
7	Farmlands	4	3.28%
8	Lakes	4	3.28%
9	Mont-Tremblant	4	3.28%
10	River-Lake System	4	3.28%

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2.2 Man-made features which make the community special and unique.
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Post Office	11	11.70%
2	Calvaire	10	10.64%
3	Golf	10	10.64%
4	Aerobic Corridor	7	7.45%
5	Churches	6	6.38%
6	Bridge to Huberdeau	5	5.32%
7	Municipal Park	5	5.32%
8	Tree Farm	5	5.32%
9	Buddhist Temple	4	4.26%
10	Farms	4	4.26%
11	Historic Architecture	4	4.26%
12	Mont-Tremblant	4	4.26%
13	Teleglobe	4	4.26%

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3.1 Changes Caused by External Forces
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Mont-Tremblant Development	6	7.79%
2	Families, young, increase	5	6.49%
3	Housing Demand Increase	5	6.49%
4	Population increase, perm.	5	6.49%
5	Employment increase	4	5.19%
6	MRC	4	5.19%
7	Tremblant Development	4	5.19%
8	Schools	3	3.90%

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3.2 Changes Caused by Internal Forces
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Families, young, increase	8	19.05%
2	Farming Decrease, (no dairy)	5	11.90%
3	Employment increase	4	9.52%
4	Aging of population	3	7.14%
5	Employment Opportunity Restricted	2	4.76%
6	Funeral Parlour	2	4.76%
7	Maplewood Closing	2	4.76%
8	Strict Laws	2	4.76%

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4.1 Places undergoing rapid development.
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Mont-Tremblant	15	15.31%
2	Serres Arundel	11	11.22%
3	Housing	10	10.20%
4	Golf	9	9.18%
5	Run Away Creek Farm	5	5.10%
6	Bark Lake Creek	4	4.08%
7	Municipal Park	4	4.08%
8	None	4	4.08%

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4.2 Places, which have remained relatively the same.
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Arundel Village	15	18.75%
2	School	13	16.25%
3	Arundel Provisions	9	11.25%
4	Arundel Town Hall Building	6	7.50%
5	Weir	4	5.00%
6	Churches	3	3.75%
7	Farms, many	3	3.75%

5.0 Areas that should be off-limits to development?
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Green Zone Land	16	26.67%
2	Skating Rink, Tennis Court	12	20.00%
3	Post Office	9	15.00%
4	Golf Course	4	6.67%
5	Forests	3	5.00%
6	Shorelines	3	5.00%
7	Farmland under production	2	3.33%
8	Flanagan’s Farm	2	3.33%
9	It Depends	2	3.33%
10	Streams and Lakes Shores	2	3.33%

6.0 Should be developed in the next 10 to 15 years.
Item	Place	Frequency	%
1	Maplewood Lot Community Centre- Restaurant	12	17.14%
2	Municipal Park Areas Games, Sports, Child & Toddler Recreation	11	15.71%
3	Skating, Tennis Area: Phone, Toilet, Water	11	15.71%
4	Aerobic Corridor Maintain	4	5.71%
5	Housing	4	5.71%
6	Organic Farming	3	4.29%
7	Sports & Recreation Centre	3	4.29%
8	Youth Centre	3	4.29%

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