Drummondville, QC
City in Quebec
Canada
Drummondville, QC implements first participatory budgeting process for public projects
Residents learned what projects qualify for the public ballot during four virtual workshops. City officials reviewed proposals and worked with applicants to refine their ideas. Qualifying projects require up to $300,000 CAD in initial funding, operate for at least three years, and can be implemented within two years of approval. Every Drummondville resident aged 12 and older will cast online ballots to award up to $450,000 CAD for the most popular projects.
Drummondville, QC
Canada
Drummondville, QC develops interactive tools to reduce the amount of bulky items in landfills
The Manage Your Trash (Gère Ta Poubelle) tool lists the items allowed in brown, gray, and green waste bins. Users can type items into the search bar to find appropriate disposal options. Drummondville also produced an interactive video that shows what happens to a chair when it is donated or sent to the landfill. A click of the mouse switches the chair's fate from landfill waste to a new owner at a resale shop.
Drummondville, QC
Canada
Drummondville, QC coordinates public works and incident notifications through Infocitoyen portal
Infocitoyen can be personalized to a user's preferred notifications after registration. Automated emails, text messages, and calls are available for events ranging from boil-water advisories to traffic accidents. Drummondville residents follow snow removal progress and parking restrictions on the portal's interactive map. The Infocitoyen main page contains a timeline of current incidents, weather warnings, and public works projects.
Drummondville, QC
Canada
Drummondville, QC conducts smart bin tracking in residential areas for optimal collection schedule
The pilot created two cohorts of 700 households each to track waste collections over successive summers. One group received weekly collections and incentives for reducing produced waste. The second group had their bins collected every three weeks. Each household's waste bins featured sensors that tracked rollout timing and fill levels. Drummondville designed the pilot to determine if the default schedule of every three weeks was preferable to weekly collections.
Drummondville, QC
Canada