Local CFDC receives funding to assist female entrepreneurs
A Prescott-Russell agency is leading the way when it comes to coaching and training women in business in rural, francophone
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Politics
Counties support effort for gender parity on municipal councils
A group trying to boost the number of women in municipal politics in Prescott-Russell is getting the endorsement of united
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UCPR council discusses what to do with plastic waste while province announces changes to recycling program
While local municipalities deal with how to manage a growing backlog of plastic waste, responsibility for recycling programs in Ontario
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Arched bridge project over Grenville Canal will not happen due to high bids
The MRC d’Argenteuil Council announces that it is obliged to abandon the project to build a bicycle bridge (arched bridge)
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Feds, province fund local bridge and culvert replacements
The federal government is providing $1.5 million and the Ontario government is contributing $1 million for a new bridge in
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Champlain Township has questions about proposed inter-municipal transit system
Champlain Township council agrees that there are a lot of “unknowns” when it comes to the United Counties of Prescott
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Union displeased about elimination of school support positions by UCDSB
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) union is warning that an Upper Canada District School Board decision to lay
Read moreNew hires at Champlain Township
There are three new hires in the works at Champlain Township. One new hired would be someone to assist local
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Further engineering work approved for Lachute library
Another step in constructing Lachute’s new public library is now on the books. At its August 5 meeting, city council
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La Nation settles architecture fees, hires economic development manager
La Nation council has settled on a price for the plans of the new sports complex in Limoges. At a
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