Environment Press Release 

One tree at a time: More than 136,000 trees planted by SNC this spring

July 5, 2019 Submitted Prescott-Russell 0 Comment

South Nation Conservation (SNC) has planted more than 136,000 native trees and shrubs this spring planting season across its 4,384

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Local Business Technology Top Stories 

Mobile coverage gets $142-million boost from federal, provincial government and Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus

July 4, 2019July 9, 2019 Louise Sproule Prescott-Russell, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry 0 Comment

On Thursday, July 4, funding for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network’s mobile broadband project was announced in St-Bernardin. The federal

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Agriculture Business Food & Drink Local Business News Top Stories 

Prescott-Russell moving ahead with plans for agri-tourism route

July 2, 2019July 9, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment agriculture, food, tourism

There will soon be an official path to follow for road trippers seeking to experience the agriculturally-based tourism attractions Prescott

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Fibre Argenteuil plans to make connections by 2021

July 2, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Quebec 0 Comment communications, Fibre Argenteuil, fibre-optic., internet, MRC d'Argenteuil

Rural Argenteuil will soon be getting the fibre it needs. Fibre Argenteuil was officially launched on June 27 in Lachute. 

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Community Building Educational Environment Press Release 

SNC makes a splash at local elementary schools with Stream of Dreams

July 2, 2019 Submitted 0 Comment

Three more schools from across South Nation Conservation’s (SNC) jurisdiction have colourful aquatic murals installed on schoolyard fences to inspire

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UCPR council learns about turning trash into fuel

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment environment, fuel, Sustane Technologies, UCPR council, waste

Imagine fueling your truck with garbage.  A Nova Scotia-based company is turning garbage into fuel products, and representatives of it

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First Place Plastic Welding puts repair ahead of recycle

July 2, 2019 Barbara Lehtiniemi 0 Comment

The oft-cited three Rs of reduce, reuse, and recycle overlook an important fourth possibility: repair. First Place Plastic Welding of

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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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Economy Local Business Press Release Top Stories 

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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Agriculture Environment Local Business 

Wet, cool weather complicates crops

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment berries, crop insurance, fruit, grain, planting, vegetables, weather

The unusual spring weather has slowed strawberry season and is likely to affect some vegetables as well. According to fruit

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