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16 Prescott-Russell students receive job succession scholarships

July 2, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment employment, Employment Services Centre, Job Succession Scholarships, post-secondary education

Staying close to home pays for 16 local grade 12 graduates. The Employment Services Centre announced the 2019 recipients of

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Official announcement of two immigration pilot programs with a focus on Hawkesbury

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 Louise Sproule Hawkesbury 0 Comment

On Friday, June 28, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MP Francis Drouin, was at the Centre Culturel Le Chenail with Paula Assaly – Mayor

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Flooding can force fluctuation in property values and prices

June 18, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell Flooding, market, MPAC, property value, real estate

Natural disasters like the flooding experienced along the Ottawa River this spring can have an effect on the real estate

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UCPR embarks upon new economic development strategy

May 29, 2019May 28, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell business, economic development, economic growth, employment

Phase one of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) Economic Development Strategy is underway and counties council was

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Ontario announces $71 million to boost broadband coverage in region

May 17, 2019May 21, 2019 Louise Sproule Prescott-Russell

If you live in Eastern Ontario and are among those affected by the lack of reach and capacity of mobile

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Permanent layoffs announced at Ivaco, Trump steel tariffs blamed

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 James Morgan Champlain, L’Orignal, Ontario, Prescott-Russell Ivaco Rolling Mills, layoffs, steel, tariffs, USW

There are 50 full-time job losses on the way at Ivaco Rolling Mills in L’Orignal. According to a press release

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Report identifies challenges and solutions for doing business in Prescott-Russell

March 7, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell business, business retention and expansion, economic development, Opportunités Prescott-Russell Opportunities, UCPR council

Information in a new report explains what is being done—and what needs to be done to keep businesses in the

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Confusion leads to more conversation about proposed medical cannabis production plant in Brownsburg-Chatham

March 4, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec AAA Trichomes, Hydro-Québec, infrastructure, medical cannabis, municipal council, planning, zoning

More time is needed for discussion with residents before zoning changes go ahead to allow a new medical cannabis growing

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Alexandria Chamber of Commerce struggling, others in region experiencing growth

March 4, 2019March 5, 2019 James Morgan Alexandria, Argenteuil, Hawkesbury, North Glengarry, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Quebec, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, Vankleek Hill Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, chambers of commerce, Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie d'Argenteuil, Hawkesbury Chamber of Commerce, Maxville Chamber of Commerce, Vankleek Hill Business and Merchants Association

Chambers of commerce or business associations are what bind local businesses together through their common interests. The future of the

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Petition to the government for high-speed internet in rural areas

February 27, 2019 Submitted Ontario

A petition is now in circulation to communicate clearly to the Government of Canada that high-speed Internet is a priority

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