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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN news@eap.on.ca HAWKESBURY HAS NEW TEMPORARY CAO Hawkesbury council has appointed a temporary chief administrator while Dominique Dussault is on medical leave. Council approved a bylaw during its May 9 session, confirming Samuel Car- darelli, the town’s recreation and tourism director, as interim chief administrative Le directeur des loisirs et du tourisme, Samuel Cardarelli, a été confirmé comme directeur général (DG) intérimaire de Hawkesbury lors de la séance du conseil municipal du 9 mai. Il remplacera la DG Dominique Dussault, qui est en congé de maladie. officer (CAO). His appointment takes effect retroactive to May 4 and results from a closed session of council that day. The May 4 closed session of council took place more than a week after the April 25 regular session. During that meeting Dussault criticized council for not taking action to deal with the results of a harassment complaint she filed under the municipal Code of Conduct BHBJOTU.BZPS1BVMB"TTBMZJO/PWFNCFS 2020. Dussault’s complaint resulted in an investigation by then-Integrity Commis- sioner John Saywell who filed a report early in 2021. The report included recommended sanctions to the deal with the complaint. Last December Dussault also filed a $200,000 lawsuit against the mayor and the Town of Hawkesbury. Dussault told council during its April 25 session that she received a letter from the municipality stating that results of a remedial action investigation would be discussed but the subject was not on the agenda for the closed session part of the April 25 council meeting.
ROBERT LEFEBVRE SEEKS MAYOR’S CHAIR
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needs a wider vision of the future for the community that deals with issues like better management of household garbage to help extend the life of the municipal landfill j8FEPOUFWFOIBWFCBHMJNJUTMJLFPUIFS municipalities,» he said, adding that stricter attention to recycling will also be necessary. j8FOFFEUPIBWFB DPNQSFIFOTJWF SFDZ - cling strategy to be able to do our share and reduce the town’s ‘carbon footprint’.» Lefebvre noted that enhancement and expnasion of municipal greenspace, whether as neighbourhood parks or woodland and riverside walking trails, has become critical. He observed that during the past three years of the pandemic many residents spent more time at local parks and nearby nature trails for physical recreation and mental relaxation when all indoor and many outdoor recreation facilities were closed. Lefebvre indicated that Hawkesbury faces twin challenges as both a «bedroom community» for residents who may commute to either Montréal or Ottawa for corporate or government jobs and also as one of the MBSHFTUVSCBODFOUSFT JO&BTUFSO0OUBSJP outside of Ottawa-Orléans. The municipality has facilities of regional importance like Hawkesbury General Hospital but it needs to attract more commercial and industrial development to both expand its property tax base and also attract young families to the area. «Industry creates good jobs, with good TBMBSJFT BOECFOFàUT vIFTBJEj8FIBWF to think about the future of Hawkesbury.»
Robert Lefebvre has decided he wants to sit at the head of council for the Town of Hawkesbury. Lefebvre announced on his Facebook page that he will seek the position of mayor in the October municipal election. He filed his nomination papers Monday, May 2. «I believe that the experience as municipal councillor during the past four years will allow me to bring about a ‘positive and a progressive change’ as to the future direction of our town,» Lefebvre stated. «Also, my knowledge as the former clerk-treasurer of the Township of Champlain will enable me to unite the municipal council and its employees for the benefit of all of us.» During a later phone interview Lefebvre said that for the past year he has been considering making a bid for the mayor’s chair rather than run for reelection as a councillor for a second term. He described himself as a communicator and indicated that as one of his best assets along with his past experience in municipal affairs working for Champlain Township. «I’ve been living on the same street and in the same house since I was eight,” said Lefebvre, 67. “Hawkesbury is my town. I XBOUUPTFFJUNPWFGPSXBSE8FKVTUOFFE to communicate more.» Lefebvre agreed that economic growth and improving Hawkesbury’s existing infras- tructure are two critical issues for the next
mayor and council. He noted that future economic growth will depend having suitable commercial and industrial areas available for new investment. j8FIBWF UP MPPLBUPVU JOEVTUSJBMQBSL expansion,» he said, adding that the recent BEEJUJPOTPGUIF&DPMPNPOEPSFDZDMJOHQMBOU and the Artist in Residence distillery project have claimed the last remaining pieces of industrial park property. He also indcated that municipal council Le conseiller Robert Lefebvre a annoncé qu’il se présentera au poste de maire du conseil municipal de Hawkesbury lors des élections municipales d’octobre. —photo d’archives
APPROBATION DU MONUMENT À LA FRANCOPHONIE
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Un monument pour honorer le patrimoine francophone du canton d’Alfred-Plan- tagenet deviendra une future partie du parc Larocque dans le village d’Alfred. Le conseil municipal accorde son appui officiel au projet. La prochaine étape consiste pour le comité du monument à commencer à planifier un prélèvement collecte de fonds pour le projet et à travailler avec le personnel du canton sur les détails de l’emplacement final du monument dans le parc. L’automne dernier, France Lamarche a présenté au conseil une proposition visant à ériger un monument dédié à la francophonie au parc Larocque. La proposition suggérait qu’un site pourrait être désigné dans le stationnement du parc, près du trottoir longeant la rue Philippe. Le personnel du canton a été chargé de rencontrer Mme Lafrance et les membres du comité du monument mis sur pied par plusieurs citoyens qui militent en faveur du projet. Les deux parties se sont rencontrées en décembre 2021 et en mars 2022 pour discuter des détails et des réunions d’exa- men du site du parc ont eu lieu en février et en mars. La proposition finale sur laquelle le comité du monument et le canton se sont mis d’accord stipule que le canton restera propriétaire du site où le monument sera érigé, mais que le comité sera propriétaire du monument lui-même et assumera toutes les responsabilités juridiques et financières du projet.
Le service des travaux publics a déter- miné que l’érection du monument n’aura aucun impact sur les infrastructures souter- raines existantes et Hydro 2000 a également apporté son soutien au projet et a assuré le conseil municipal dans une lettre que le monument proposé n’aura aucun impact sur les lignes électriques existantes. Le person- nel du canton a également déterminé que l’emplacement du monument proposé n’aura pas d’incidence sur le travail de déneigement du trottoir ou du stationnement. Le comité du monument va maintenant commencer à travailler sur son plan financier. Le coût du projet est estimé à 250 000 $ et sa construction devrait prendre deux ans. Le parc Larocque dans le village d’Alfred sera le site d’un nouveau monument dédié au patrimoine francophone du canton d’Alfred- Plantagenet. — photo Gregg Chamberlain
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