Chelsea Council prepares for US tariff threat
Reuel S. Amdur
At its meeting of February 4, Chelsea Council pressed the Ministry of Education to give priority to the construction of a new French elementary school. The need has been evident for some time.
The meeting authorized the Director General to negotiate various arrangements. She was authorized to negotiate the renewal of the agreement with La Fab. It gave her like authority to come to agreements with hockey arenas, in accord with the Association du hockey mineur des Collines and Loisir sport Outaouais.
Mayor Pierre Guénard called attention to Winter Fun Day, February 23, to include cross-country skiing on the Voie Verte, family activities in parks, and folk-dance workshops. Details are available on the Chelsea website.
Guénard also articulated a policy on municipal purchasing in response to the Trump tariff threat. Chelsea gives preference to purchasing locally. Beyond that, preference is provincial and finally Canada-wide. This policy is not in accord with concerns that have been made about interprovincial trade barriers. A policy addressing that concern would be to eliminate all preferences within Canada.
