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Le Chenail not happy with township decision

already been addressed. We met with you. We heard you. If we meet with you again it will be for things we have not yet discussed.” A presentation was made to the council by Lynda Clouette-Mackay, general director of Le Chenail regarding funding for reno- vations to Maison de l’Ìle on November 9 requesting LeMaison de l’Ìle be designated as a cultural centre. Mackay wanted to make an application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for a grant of $150,000 to make needed repairs and renovations to the building, however, the building must be a cultural centre. The board however had excluded the application to make it a tourist information office next

summer. «By going there with their tourist office, she (Mayor) is shooting us in the foot,” said Mackay. “We already offer the information to tourists.» A resolution was made by town council stating; ‘Be it resolved to authorize the Centre Cultural Le Chenail to submit a grant appli- cationwith the Ontario TrilliumFoundation for works described. Be it also resolved that the municipality will not be funding these repairs since it has already confirmed the required investments for the repairs of all stones inside and outside theMaison de l’Ìle scheduled for 2016-2017 from the Canada 150 grant and the Centre culturel Le Chenail

shall limit the repairs to the funding granted by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and that the works will have to be confirmed by council once the grant is awarded.’ Mackay sent a letter to the council re- garding her presentation to the council for November 9, which included minutes from council meetings stating Le Chenail had been made a heritage site, inspection reports, and engineering consultant reports, dating as far back as 1995. «We’re here to help,” said Batista. “Un- derstand that we are likely tomiss a chance to get a major grant that could save the tax- payers money.”

DIANE HUNTER diane.hunter@eap.on.ca

Speaking for Le Chenail, Grace Batista, resident of Hawkesbury and member of the board at Le Chenail wanted to know why Mayor Jeanne Charlebois, and the town council would not answer a simple question. “I don’t understand the bylaw for Le Chenail,” explained Batista. “You say that a decision has been made, but we do not yet have an answer.” “We are no longer receiving presentations for this,” explainedmayor Charlebois. “It has

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