In this episode, Mayor Lee Patterson and Communications Officer Marie-Eve Morency discuss highlights from the most recent Council meeting and other key topics. Click on the image ⬆️ to watch the video. THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026, AT 7 P.M. AT CENTRE LAC-BROME. | Participatory Meeting on the Village Core | Do you want to take part in the strategic planning for the future of the village core in the Knowlton sector? You are invited to a participatory consultation and discussion session where you can share your ideas and help enhance the future vision for the village core. Date: April 23
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Centre Lac-Brome Registration is required to participate! Register here | Your requests and reports can now be submitted online in just a few minutes. Available 24/7, the Citizen Portal lets you avoid making a trip, making a phone call, or sending an email. You can submit a service request, file a report, and track the progress of your file. Click here to access the portal | | Rehabilitation of Fulford Road: A Public Information Session Scheduled for May | You are invited to an information session about the Fulford Road reconstruction project, one of the Town's most significant road infrastructure investments. Learn about the project details, work schedule, planned improvements, including bike paths, and have the opportunity to ask your questions. 📅 May 7, 2026
⏰7 p.m.
📍Centre Lac-Brome (Buchanan room) | | Our Public Trails: Share Your Feedback! | The Town of Brome Lake has approximately twenty kilometres of trails shared daily by walkers, cyclists, runners, and many others. To ensure the safety of all users and promote harmonious coexistence on this network, the Town Council has filed a notice of motion for the adoption of By-law 2026-09 regarding public trails. This new by-law aims to regulate authorized modes of transportation, establish speed limits, and define rules for courtesy and safety, including reduced-speed zones and specific rules for crossing bridges. Your opinion matters! Before its adoption, the draft by-law is open for public consultation. We invite you to read it and share your comments using the online form below. Consult the by-law | Expected Traffic Disruptions on Allard Road | In May, Hydro-Québec will be carrying out work on its distribution network, including along a section running beside Horizon Boulevard and Allard Road. The work will improve the capacity and resilience of the electrical grid and ensure better service quality. During the work, traffic will alternate on Horizon Boulevard and Allard Road. In the event of a traffic disruption, traffic control personnel will be on site to ensure the safety of road users. | | Work will be carried out from Monday to Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except in special circumstances. For more information, contact Hydro-Québec’s Info-Project Line at 1-866-388-1978. | Second Draft Project 596-20: Referendum Approval Process Underway | On April 7, certain provisions of Draft By-law 596-20 to amend Zoning By-law 596 were adopted, as they did not obtain the minimum number of signatures required by law to be submitted to the referendum process. Other proposed provisions will, however, be subject to a register, a preliminary step prior to holding a referendum. The register will be available on Friday, April 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Centre Lac-Brome. Below is the list of provisions subject to a register, the affected zones, as well as links to the public notice and the corresponding draft by-law. | | Provision | Details | Zone(s) | Distinct
Bylaw | | 1 | Section 2, amendment to the definition of “Building height (in metres)” | Entire
territory | 596-21 | | 2 | Section 2, amendment to the definition of “Site Occupancy Percentage” | Entire
territory | 596-21 | | 3 | Section 4, amendment to the “Minimum Side Setback” | UV-4-I12 | 596-22 | | 4 | Section 4, amendment to the “Maximum Percentage Occupancy of a Main Building” | UV-4-I12 | 596-22 | | 5 | Section 4, amendment to the “ Maximum Percentage Occupancy of a Main Building" | UV-14-J13 | 596-23 | | | Pothole Repairs Are Ongoing! | Our Public Works team is continuing its work on the road network to repair potholes. To avoid overwhelming staff at Town Hall reception, we ask that you report urgent cases only. You can do so online through the Citizen Portal. In addition, spot repairs are being carried out on the Town’s gravel roads. | | These targeted interventions will correct the most deteriorated sections and ensure the safety of road users in the short term. Once this repair period is completed, a full grading operation will be carried out on all of the Town’s gravel roads to improve their overall condition uniformly. Please note that progress will depend on weather conditions. We will do our best to complete the work as quickly as possible. Thank you for your cooperation! | Pool Inspections: What You Need to Know | Did you know that the Gouvernement du Québec has granted an additional grace period to owners of pools installed before November 1, 2010, to comply with the Residential Swimming Pool Safety Regulation. They now have until September 30, 2027, to do so. Pools installed since 2010, as well as those that will be installed in the coming months, must already comply with the regulation currently in force. That is why municipal inspectors will soon be resuming inspections of outdoor residential pools to ensure compliance.
| | In the meantime, the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation has made a practical guide (in French) available to help you assess whether your installation is compliant. If you have already made the necessary corrections or if your assessment using the Ministère’s online tool shows that your pool is compliant, please inform the Urban Planning Department as soon as possible at urbanisme@lacbrome.ca. Supporting documents will be required. Thank you for your cooperation in helping ensure everyone’s safety! | Burn Permit: Remember to Apply in Advance | With the return of warm weather comes the start of the open-air burning season. But what exactly is an “open-air fire”? It refers to any fire burning freely or likely to spread uncontrollably. Pyrotechnic devices (fireworks), as well as equipment that produces sparks or embers, such as welding tools, are examples. SOPFEU reminds the public that in spring, dead grass is highly flammable. A few hours of sunshine combined with a bit of wind are enough to significantly increase the risk of fire. | | Please note that it is strictly prohibited to burn polluting materials, waste, pallets, or construction debris. A burning permit is mandatory and must be requested online at least 48 business hours before the planned fire date. Apply for a Burn Permit | Open House Evening - Living in Harmony With Nature in Brome-Missisquoi | Do you own a property that includes a forest, a wetland, or a shoreline? Nature is at your doorstep — and it needs you. The MRC Brome-Missisquoi invites you to a friendly and FREE evening. You will learn how to care for your natural areas, live in harmony with local wildlife and plant life, and help support biodiversity in our region. It’s a great family outing for Earth Day. For full details and to register, click here. | | Extension of the Ban on Transporting Certain Wild Animals | The ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte aux changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs is extending the ban on transporting certain wild animals while they are alive. This ban, extended until June 6, 2026, applies to raccoons, striped skunks, grey and red foxes, as well as coyotes and their hybrids. This measure has been implemented to help curb the spread of raccoon rabies. The risk of spreading rabies by moving or relocating animals is very high in Estrie and Montérégie due to rabies cases detected in these regions since December 2024. | | Even if an animal appears healthy, the disease may be in its incubation period, and the animal could develop symptoms several weeks or even several months after being infected. To learn more, click here. | | | Council Meeting Centre Lac-Brome Details | | | | Shredding Day Centre Lac-Brome
Details | | | | Family Fun Day Carke Terrace Details | | | A Cleaner Summer at Douglass Beach: New Measures to Manage Canada Geese | As many of you have noticed over the seasons, the presence of Canada geese at Douglass Beach causes a few inconveniences: significant droppings on the lawn and a decline in bathing water quality. That is why the Town of Brome Lake will be implementing, in the coming weeks, several bird-deterrent measures to prevent them from stopping to rest and feed at the beach. - A net delimiting the grassy area, equipped with gates to allow you to access the beach easily;
- Kites shaped like birds of prey, which mimic the geese’s natural predators;
- Flashing lights that disturb them at night.
Your cooperation is essential for these measures to work: ✅ Use the designated gates to pass through the net
✅ Close the gate behind you each time you go through
✅ Do not climb over or go under the net
✅ Leave the installations in place — they are fragile and essential for the system to work properly
✅ Do not feed the birds Together, let’s make Douglass Beach an even more welcoming place this summer! | Boat Cleaning Station Opening Soon | The self-service boat-washing station is scheduled to open on Friday, May 1. This essential service will allow you to ensure that no invasive species are present on your watercraft, trailers, and equipment when launching. Location and Access - Address: 704 Lakeside Road
- Self-serve service – simple and convenient: 24/7 access for your convenience
| | Pricing - $20 for visitors with motorized watercraft, and free for residents with a permit sticker
- Free for everyone for non-motorized watercraft
Permit sticker applications are currently underway. The fastest way: complete your application online through the Citizen Portal. | Shredding Day and Collection of Obsolete Electronic Devices | Get rid of your obsolete electronics and old documents safely and securely! This event is open to residents and small businesses. When: May 16, 2026
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Centre Lac-Brome Details: - Free activity
- Limit of 15 boxes of documents per person for shredding
- Important: delete all personal information from your electronic devices
| | As part of International Earth Day, Conservation Lac Brome invites the local community to come together for a large-scale community cleanup of ditches within the Brome Lake watershed. 📆 April 25, 2026
⏰ from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
📍Carke Terrace To make participation easy, CLB will provide garbage bags, gloves, and a limited number of reflective vests. Click here to register. | | Family Fun Day Join us for a fun-filled day at Carke Terrace on May 31st!
Cancelled in case of rain. - 1:30 p.m – 2:30 p.m.: Percussion and dance workshop led by Saya
- Paddleboard and canoe rentals
- Interactive and educational animal workshop led by Éducazoo
- Fire truck
- Inflatables
- Ninja Warrior Parkour
- BBQ and popcorn
- Face painting
- Community organizations booths Parking For the event, Bondville Street will be converted to one-way traffic between Saint-Jude and Beach Hill streets, allowing parking on the newly freed lane. | Our brand new bike patrol program is launching this summer and we need you! We're looking for motivated volunteers to join our very first bike patrol team!  What is the patrol's mission? - Promote safe and respectful trail use
- Inform and guide users
- Encourage positive interactions between walkers, cyclists, families, visitors, and residents
- Act as ambassadors
- Provide safe assistance in case of an emergency or incident
To learn more and submit your application lacbrome.ca/cycling-patrol | Espace des petits pas Offered free of charge by the Town of Brome Lake, Espace des petits pas welcomes children aged 0 to 5 in an unsupervised motor-skills play area. Saturdays and Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Centre Lac-Brome. No registration required. | | Volunteer Portal Volunteers play a key role in the well-being and vitality of our community. The Town of Brome Lake is proud to announce the launch of a new web page dedicated to volunteering. This portal allows local organizations to post volunteer opportunities and helps residents easily find ways to get involved. Visit lacbrome.ca/en/volunteering for details. | | | | |
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