In 2024, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion continues to promote a culture of public participation, as stipulated in aspiration 5 of the 2020-2025 strategic plan Inhabited by my city. It is therefore pleased to invite citizens to submit a project for the fourth edition of its participatory budget, between now and September 30.

Like last year, this participatory budget consists of a general component of $65,000 and a youth component of $10,000. The $25,000 Ecoprojects Community Fund will take place again next spring. This fund, as its name suggests, is dedicated to environmental projects. A total budget of $100,000 has been earmarked for citizen participation.

“The participatory budget is an initiative that allows citizens to familiarize themselves with the budgetary process. The citizen submits a project, and the city carries it out. The result is a wonderful collaboration between the citizens and the departments involved. Last year, we added a youth component to give 12- to 17-year-olds a voice in the process. I therefore encourage our citizens to participate in large numbers and to seize this opportunity to see a project dear to their hearts come to fruition,” declared Mayor Guy Pilon.

General component

Any citizen of Vaudreuil-Dorion aged 18 and over can submit a project, alone or as part of a team. Participation is on a personal, non-professional basis. Associations and corporations may not submit a project, as they have access to City subsidy programs. However, a citizen may submit a project and be supported by an organization or institution.

Youth section

This section is open to all Vaudreuil-Dorion residents aged 12 to 17, accompanied by an adult countersigning the form and supporting documents.

Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria, rules and participation form are available on the City's website under Information / Citizen Participation / Participatory Budget. The project submission period runs from August 27 to September 30. Selected projects will be put to the vote between November 4 and 22.

2023 edition

During the 2023 participatory budget, in the general section, four projects were selected from the eleven received. Citizens voted in favor of the Outdoor Training Modules project submitted by citizens Marc Chalifoux, Olivier Charbonneau and Martine Desrosiers. City teams are currently working with the three citizens to identify the general concept and the desired modules.

In the youth category, Alexandria Diardichuk-Marinakis' project, Jeunes artistes de Vaudreuil-Dorion : Paysages en fleurs (Young artists of Vaudreuil-Dorion: Landscapes in bloom), was the winner from among the four entries received.

The young citizen and urban artist Fluke, from the non-profit organization Kolab, began work on the mural, which will be painted in September on one of the outside walls of the filtration plant.Coordination committee

The coordinating committee is made up of representatives from the Communications Department, the Finance and Treasury Department, the Recreation and Culture Department, the Land Use Planning Department and the Engineering and Environment Department.

This committee will analyse the admissibility of projects according to the eligibility criteria, analyse the files and select the projects to be submitted to the citizens' vote.The winning project will be announced at the special budget meeting on December 9, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].