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English board chair opposes law eliminating school boards in Québec

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 James Morgan Commission scolaire de la Rivière du Nord, Education Governance Act, Québec government, school board elimination, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board

Under Québec’s new Bill 40, or School Governance Act, public school boards no longer exist. The boards are being replaced

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Casselman putting a ban on plastic bags and drinking straws

February 24, 2020February 25, 2020 James Morgan Casselman, Ontario, Prescott-Russell environment, plastic drinking straws, plastic shopping bags, waste reduction

Effective January 1, 2021, shops and restaurants in Casselman will no longer be allowed to give customers single-use plastic shopping

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Economy Politics 

New economic development officer for Clarence-Rockland

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Louise Sproule Clarence-Rockland

The City of Clarence-Rockland has announced that Alexandra Riel is its new Economic Development Officer. She will assume her new

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Champlain council endorses gender-parity organization

February 20, 2020February 21, 2020 James Morgan Champlain, Ontario, Prescott-Russell gender equality, Leadership Féminin Prescott-Russell (LFPR), municipal government, Violaine Tittley., women

The politics of gender parity were on the agenda when Champlain Township council met on February 12. Hawkesbury Mayor Paula

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UCPR considering new tax deferral program for infrastructure projects

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell development, infrastructure, PRAP, taxes, ucpr

A new approach to encouraging infrastructure projects and new development was at the top of the agenda when the United

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Business News Politics 

Councillor suggests regulating Uber, town ponders pot interest

February 18, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell cannabis, hawkesbury council, Lyft, taxi cabs, Uber

Cabs and cannabis were among the items discussed when Hawkesbury town council met on February 10. When Clerk Christine Groulx

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Hawkesbury wants to add housing to improvement plan

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell affordable housing, community improvement plan

The Town of Hawkesbury is looking into expanding an urban renewal plan to include affordable housing. At the February 10

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Cost of Lachute library goes up, MRC spends on transportation services

February 18, 2020 James Morgan Argenteuil, Lachute, Quebec bus shelters, cycling, Lachute council, library, MRC d'Argenteuil, Route Verte, transportation

The cost of restoring a former church for Lachute’s new public library has risen significantly. According to Carl Péloquin, the

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Francophone teachers picket in Hawkesbury, strike day for all public schools on February 21

February 17, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell AEFO, labour, Ministry of Education, strike, teachers

Thursday, February 13 was a strike day for students French-language public and Catholic schools across the region. In Hawkesbury that

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Desjardins not committed to provincial Liberal nomination, but wants open process

February 17, 2020February 18, 2020 James Morgan Clarence-Rockland, North Glengarry, Ontario, Prescott-Russell Amanda Simard, election, Glengarry-Prescott and Russell, Guy Desjardins, nomination, Ontario Liberal Party

The Mayor of Clarence-Rockland is downplaying rumours he will seek the provincial Liberal nomination in Glengarry-Prescott-and Russell for the next

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