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UCPR mayors unhappy with proposal to hike education development charges

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO), development charges, education, property tax, taxation, UCPR council

United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) council reacted sharply at its May 8, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting

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Lemieux says Conservatives will end carbon tax, respect rule of law

May 21, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment Conservative Party of Canada, federal election 2019, Pierre Lemieux

Pierre Lemieux believes Glengarry-Prescott-Russell voters want change. The Conservative Party of Canada candidate is campaigning like the next federal election

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MRC d’Argenteuil gives and receives grants

May 21, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Quebec 0 Comment Chambre de commerce et d’industrie d’Argenteuil, funding, grants, Halte-camping Les Chutes des Sept-Sœurs, Municipalité régional du Comté (MRC) d’Argenteuil

Money is coming in, and money is going out at the Municipalité régional du Comté (MRC) d’Argenteuil. At the May

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Support is strong for expanded public transit, according to UCPR survey

May 21, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment public transportation, survey, ucpr

Survey says! is the familiar line from the TV game show Family Feud, and a survey on public transit recently

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Speed limit formalized for Bangs Road, resurfacing for part of Nixon Road

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 Louise Sproule Champlain, Vankleek Hill 0 Comment

Champlain Township will be posting speed limit signage on Bangs Road, setting the speed limit at 60 kilometres per hour,

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Back to the drawing board for medical marijuana manufacturing plans in Brownsburg-Chatham

May 18, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec 0 Comment council, industry, medical cannabis, zoning

More joint discussions are going to take place before a medical cannabis production project goes ahead in Brownsburg-Chatham. In April,

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Three major infrastructure projects get provincial nod

May 17, 2019 Louise Sproule North Glengarry, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment

Funding for three major local infrastructure projects was announced by the province on May 14. The estimated total eligible costs

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Hawkesbury council sends by-law to increase mayor’s salary back for changes

May 14, 2019 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment hawkesbury council, mayor salary

Efforts to increase the salary of Hawkesbury’s mayor by 53 per cent are on hold. On May 13, council voted

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Hawkesbury council holds off on hiring consultant for Chenail Island plans

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 James Morgan Hawkesbury 0 Comment Chenail Island, Confederation Park, hawkesbury council, waterfront

Hawkesbury town council is taking a cautious approach when it comes to plans for Chenail Island and Confederation Park. At

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Municipalities point to counties official plan for municipal tree canopy and vegetation policy

May 13, 2019May 14, 2019 Louise Sproule Alfred-Plantagenet, Champlain, Clarence-Rockland, East Hawkesbury, La Nation, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment

He says. She says. Although municipalities are pointing to the tree and natural vegetation policies contained in the United Counties

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