At the most recent MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on April 17, council approved a resolution budgeting up to $86,400 for a project to promote agricultural products from throughout the Pontiac.
The funding was allocated as part of component four of the the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) (Support for Vitalization and Intermunicipal Cooperation).
Shanna Armstrong, the MRC’s Economic Development Commissioner for Agriculture, explained that the project seeks to create a central location to showcase agricultural products in the tourism display in the lobby at the MRC office, as well as installing a digital sign outside on Hwy. 148. She said that she hoped to see the project come together this year, but it would depend on the approvals process for the outdoor sign.
