The Municipality has closed public access to all its municipal buildings. However, municipal employees continue to work either by telework or at Town Hall. All departments continue to offer their services by adapting to the new measures.

A second ministerial by-law was adopted on April 27^th amending several provisions in force concerning municipalities, in particular with regard to meetings, sessions of council and assemblies of members or the holding of a secret ballot . 

Meetings, sittings or assemblies of members may be held by any means that permits members to communicate immediately with each other.

In addition, meetings to be held in public must be publicized as soon as possible by any means that allows the public to know the substance of the discussions among the participants and the result of the deliberations of the members. Municipalities can meet this requirement in a number of ways, for example:

• An audio recording;
• An audio-visual recording;
• Detailed minutes.

 
Visit the Council Meetings page for details on upcoming meetings.

Yes. Council decided to cancel interest and penalties on outstanding tax account balances. The cancellation applies for the period extending from March 13 to July 1, 2020. Should the situation persist, council will assess other options for easing the tax burden for residents. Details.

Cancellation of interest and penalties does not apply for transfer duties. 

You can make your tax account payment online at your banking institution. You must select the Chelsea taxes supplier and add your registration number.

The other way is to make the payment by sending a cheque to the Municipality of Chelsea by mail or by depositing it in the mailbox at the visitors' entrance of Town Hall.  

Municipal committee scheduled for April were cancelled. Since the beginning of May, meetings of certain committees are held by videconference. Visit our committee page for details. 

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH) is asking all municipalities to cancel or postpone all forms of consultation that they must hold and that require the presence of citizens, such as public consultation meetings, referendums or record keeping. These measures are intended to minimize the risks of spreading COVID-19 that could result from holding a public meeting attended by a significant number of people.

To find out if this decision has an impact on your active application with the Municipality of Chelsea, please contact Caroline Jean, Coordinator, at 819 827-1124 ext. 255 or at c.jean@chelsea.ca .

All public consultations related to the revision of the Chelsea Master Plan will take place as planned, but adapted to web platforms.

For more information, visit this special MAMH website.

Garbage, recycling and compost collections are maintained according to the usual schedules for each sector.

The directive to limit outings also applies to residual materials: citizens must keep their returnable containers at home and postpone travel to ecocentres and other drop-off points.

In order to protect the workers who continue to provide the waste collection service, we ask all residents to respect the following instructions:

• Soiled tissues, masks, wipes and gloves must be placed in closed bags and then in the garbage bin.
• The handles of all bins must be disinfected before and after collections.

The workers in charge of collecting residual materials take the necessary measures to ensure their safety and to maintain this essential service. However, we ask for everyone's cooperation.

These guidelines may evolve and be updated in the coming days.

Public Works remains open to take requests. You can contact them by phone at 819-827-1160 or by e-mail at travauxpublics@chelsea.ca.

Yes, we are only accepting permit applications online submitted at the following email address: permis@chelsea.ca.

Since the employees of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department work from home, here are the new procedures adapted to the current situation:

• Until further notice, we are only accepting permit applications online submitted at the following email address: permis@chelsea.ca;
• Please include all the relevant documentation in PDF form (11X17 maximum size for construction plan). Incomplete applications will be rejected;
• The application fees are now required to be paid by check through mail. It is also possible to leave the check in a drop box, located just left of townhall’s main entrance, on the side of the main parking lot. The payment must be made to the Municipality of Chelsea. No cash, credit card or debit payments will be accepted;
• In certain cases, we will inform you of the amount due subsequently;
• No permit application will be processed before its payment has been received;
• Once issued, we will forward you the permit and all the important documentation by email;
• The processing time remains unchanged.

For more information, we invite you to contact us via email at permis@chelsea.ca.

Please note that we do not receive application over the phone.

No, the processing time remains unchanged.

Yes, the Municipality of Chelsea's drinking water maintains exemplary water quality by complying with the requirements of the provincial standards of the Drinking Water Quality Regulation. Our expert operating firm ensures daily operations at the plants and in the system while performing the necessary microbiological analyses to ensure water quality compliance at all times.

No. The water sample collection service is cancelled until further notice.  

As of May 5, the Library offers you the possibility to borrow up to 25 documents in security with a contactless document loan service.

Details.

For the moment, the activities are cancelled. 

The parks are always accessible, however, the modules and playgrounds are preventively closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In addition, the soccer fields, basketball and baseball fields and the skatepark are closed. Access to the community toy play chests and neighborhood book exchange boxes is also prohibited.

The Municipality applies the government-issued rule regarding public service employees. Municipal employees returning from a trip outside the country will be in confinement and will telework for a period of 14 days.

We invite residents to consult the self-care guide put online by the Government of Quebec. This guide is intended to help each person make the best decisions for themselves and their families.

Anyone who thinks they may have COVID-19 is invited to call 819 644-4545 or 1 877 644-4545 to make an appointment.

Stay tuned for updates by checking this page regularly. You can also subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of the home page and follow us on Facebook.

In addition, we invite residents to keep informed of the measures issued by both levels of government by consulting their official websites.   

• Government of Quebec
• Government of Canada

We invite you to visit the Transcollines website to be informed of any changes.