United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Local Politics 

Champlain council to ask environment minister to visit cement plant site, Action Champlain asks UCPR to waive $5,000 in legal costs

August 19, 2021August 26, 2021 James Morgan Champlain Action Champlain, cement plant, colacem, local government, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Champlain Township council has unanimously approved a resolution explaining the greenhouse gas emissions concerns about the proposed Colacem cement plant

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Local Politics News 

UCPR council discusses development charges study

July 5, 2021July 6, 2021 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell development charges, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) will be considering the introduction of development charges. At the June 9

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Local Politics News 

Transportation minister announces extra funding for PR-Transpo

June 28, 2021 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell Caroline Mulroney, funding, Minister of Transportation, PR Transpo, public transit, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

PR-Transpo is receiving extended funding from the Ontario government. On Monday June 28, Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney announced $975,000

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Local Politics News 

Champlain mayor asks for better signage near park, Casselman main street unlikely to be repaved in 2022

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 James Morgan Casselman, Champlain, Ontario, Prescott-Russell paving, playgrounds, roads, safety, signage, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell Public Works Committee has recommended extra signage be added to alert drivers to

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Local Politics News 

UCPR cool to pedestrian crossing improvements in Clarence-Rockland, roundabouts coming to Russell, traffic study recommended for Limoges

June 10, 2021 James Morgan Clarence-Rockland, La Nation, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Rockland, Russell Township development charges, pedestrian crossings, roads, roundabouts, traffic, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) is reluctant to install advanced pedestrian crosswalks along County Road 17, at

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Agriculture 

Partners plan to train agricultural workers in Prescott-Russell

June 9, 2021 Press Release Ontario, Prescott-Russell employment, farming, groupe convex, labour, Prescott-Russell Employment Services Centre, skills, training, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, workers

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) in partnership with the Prescott-Russell Employment Services Centre (PRESC) and Groupe Convex

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Local Politics News 

UCPR municipalities receive unexpected funds from provincial offences

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell municipalities, profit, provincial offences, revenue, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) has received an unexpected bonus from 2020 Ontario provincial offences revenue profits.

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News 

UCPR awards realtor tender to sell surplus land, Larose Forest bike trails closed to hiking

April 12, 2021April 18, 2021 James Morgan Clarence-Rockland, Hawkesbury, La Nation, Ontario, Prescott-Russell housing, land, Larose Forest, recreation, trails, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Surplus owned by the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) in Hawkesbury is about to go on the market.

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Health & Wellness Local Politics News Seniors 

Official launch of construction for new Prescott and Russell Residence

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 James Morgan construction, infrastructure, long-term care, Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure, Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, Prescott and Russell Residence, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Excavation began in early February, but an official, virtual, and figurative ground-breaking ceremony for the new Prescott and Russell Residence

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Education Health & Wellness News Top Stories 

Education and health jobs dominate Eastern Ontario’s 2020 Sunshine List

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 James Morgan Ontario, Ottawa, Prescott-Russell, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien, Glengarry Memorial Hospital, Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, paramedics, Prescott and Russell Residence, The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Upper Canada District School Board

On March 19, the Ontario government released the salaries of Ontario Public Service and broader public sector employees who were paid

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