The register for the Tourist Accommodation Establishment By-law 1251-23 was held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 29, 2023. The number of signatures required for the by-law to proceed to a referendum vote was 313, but only 79 residents signed. Since the number was not reached, by-law number 1251-23 is deemed approved by those eligible to vote and will be sent to the MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais for final approval.
See the public notice for the official results.
Counting method
In order to validate the method of counting signatures for this by-law, the municipality obtained an external legal opinion to confirm that it was in compliance with applicable laws. Section 534 of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (L.R.Q., c. E-2.2) specifies that " la personne habile à voter ne peut faire qu’une demande de scrutin référendaire" and thus each signature in the register must be counted only once.
For more information on tourist accommodation, residents are invited to send their questions to urbanisme@chelsea.ca or to consult the page intended for this purpose.
