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A section of Highway 34 between Main Street and Hillview Circle will be upgraded.
$2.3 million Highway 34 job
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In 2008 and 2009, the government spent
H AWKESBURY
about $5 million to improve the highway
between the two towns. About 7,500 drivers
Two sections of Highway 34 in
use the highway each day.
Patrick Golding, president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch no. 423 (centre), with
Hawkesbury and Vankleek Hill will be
Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn and MP Pierre Lemieux.
rebuilt thanks to a $2.29 million investment
by the Ontario government.
Vets fear impact of election
The province will spend $1.67 million to
upgrade the road in Vankleek Hill, from
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Main Street to the northern limits of town,
A LEXANDRIA
and $627,000 to overhaul the highway in
Hawkesbury, where it includes McGill
Street.“This investment made through the
Area war veterans fear that a federal election will bog down implementation of a new
Connecting Link program will help our
benefits package which now sits before the Senate.
community build safer roadways for our
The new veterans charter has been approved by the House of Commons and is now
families, while stimulating the economy
awaiting approval of the Senate.
through job creation,” says Glengarry-
However, if a federal election is called soon, enactment of the new benefits would be
Prescott-Russell M.PP. Jean-Marc
delayed by perhaps as along as a year. That was one of the concerns that veterans from
Lalonde.The Connecting Link program helps
Hawkesbury, Cornwall, Lancaster, Long Sault and Finch expressed during a meeting with
municipalities repair their roadways and
Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn and Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MP Pierre
bridges that connect two ends of a provincial
Lemieux last week in Alexandria. The Royal Canadian Legion has been pressing for the
highway. This is part of the Open Ontario
swift approval of Bill C-55 (New Veterans Charter) and Bill-480, which would remove the
plan to invest over $32 billion in
GST from poppies and wreath purchases. Any delay in enacting the new legislation would
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infrastructure to strengthen the economy.
be a disservice to Canada’s handicapped veterans, the legion has lamented. “We are
This is creating and sustaining over 300,000
fortunate to live in a peaceful and democratic country, and for this we owe our veterans,”
jobs. “Our Connecting Link program is one
said Blackburn. “Indeed, this country owes an undeniable debt of gratitude to our veterans.
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way we show our long-term commitment to
That is why, last fall, I announced an additional $2 billion to help our veterans. Veterans
Ontario’s rural and northern communities
Affairs Canada is also working to simplify its processes to make their lives easier.” Said
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and to the families who live there. These
Lemieux: “Veterans from Alexandria and the surrounding areas have made great sacrifices
investments mean safer roadways, economic
so we may live in the Canada we know today. With his presence, Minister Blackburn is
renewal and job creation,” says
giving them the recognition they deserve and is proving once again that our government
Robin Campbell
Transportation Minister Kathleen Wynne.-
is determined to listen and adapt its services and programs to their needs.”
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