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Lachute council rejects over-budget proposal for library roof

October 14, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Lachute, Quebec budget, council, Lachute, library, roofing

Lachute council has delayed deciding on parts of the city’s library construction project, but the plans are still on the

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La Nation brings down cost of Limoges wastewater work

July 30, 2019 James Morgan La Nation, Limoges, Ontario, Prescott-Russell budget, construction, cost, upgrades, wastewater

Municipal staff in La Nation have found a way to bring down the cost of upgrades being made this summer

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Road reconstruction and electronic agendas among Hawkesbury 2019 capital projects

March 4, 2019 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell 2019, bridges, budget, capital projects, roads, Town of Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury town council approved its 2019 budget in January, and that allowed municipal departments to get started early on capital

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UCPR council approves budget with 3.8 per cent tax increase

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell budget, government, Guy Desjardins, municipal, taxes, ucpr

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) has approved its 2019 budget. Counties council approved the 2019 budget estimates

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Hawkesbury water, sewer and garbage rates go up, councillor wants changes to voting system

February 4, 2019February 5, 2019 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell budget, Councillor Yves Paquette, hawkesbury council, sewer rates, voting system, waste collection rates, water rates

Property-owners in Hawkesbury will be paying a little more for municipal water, sewer, and waste collection services this year. Council

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Harrington to go ahead with garbage truck purchase, no referendum took place

February 4, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Harrington, Quebec budget, garbage collection, garbage truck, municipal council, recycling, referendum, waste

The Township of Harrington will soon have a new vehicle trucking away trash and recyclables from homes and businesses. Back

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Clarence-Rockland will use provincial gas tax for bus transit system, but amount falls far short of what is needed

January 21, 2019February 26, 2019 James Morgan Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Russell Township budget, Clarence-Rockland Transpo, Guy Desjardins, infrastructure, municipal government, Pierre Leroux, provincial gasoline tax, public transit

Two municipalities in Prescott-Russell are receiving transit funding from provincial gasoline tax revenue, but the exact projects the money will

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Hawkesbury council approves budget–and tax levy increase

January 15, 2019January 18, 2019 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell budget, hawkesbury council, municipal government, tax levy

The town of Hawkesbury has approved its 2019 budget. Council unanimously passed the 2019 estimates into law on Monday evening,

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Increased transportation costs put English school boards into deficit

November 19, 2018 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry budget, buses, Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, costs, Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario, transportation, Upper Canada District School Board

The wheels on the bus go round-and-round, but they cost a lot of money. Okay, well that isn’t how the

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Brownsburg-Chatham terminates seven new firefighters; council told to “Do your homework”

November 7, 2018 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec budget, council, firefighters, firefighting, municipal, study, termination, training, volunteer firefighters

Tension between Brownsburg-Chatham council and the town’s firefighters was high at the November 6 council meeting, held at the Louis-Renaud

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