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Mayor reflects on past year for East Hawkesbury upheaval in staffing at the township office, “because of retirements and other compli- cations.” All the vacant positions have been refilled now.
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Mayor Kirby noted one bit of good news on the staffing situation. Ron Symington, the township’s veteran building inspector, has offered to postpone his official retirement plans to help the new building inspector settle into the position and familiarize him- self with the municipality and its residents. “Which is very much appreciated,” said Mayor Kirby. “He (Symington) will be missed. He got along well with the people. In his 10 years with us, I did not have one single complaint about that man.” Looking ahead with the start of 2018, Mayor Kirby sees securing senior govern- ment infrastructure grants as a leading prior- ity again. “We’re hoping to get some grants,” he said. Upgrades to the septic systems for the villages of Saint-Eugène and Chute-à- Blondeau are on the top of the capital works program for the township.
The mayor also hopes to see the muni- cipal office setup upgraded with upgraded computer equipment and software. Such an investment will help better manage town- ship business. Troy Carkner seeks third council term
The year 2017 had its good times and bad times for East Hawkesbury Township ac- cording to Mayor Robert Kirby. “It was a big year,” saidMayor Kirby dur- ing a January 5 phone interview. He added that the municipality received close to $1 million in provincial government funding for the Grande Montée road repair project. “That’s completed now,” he said.TheMill Street rehabilitation project also benefitted from $100,000 in senior government infra- structure support mentioned Mayor Kirby. The biggest downside for themunicipality was at the township office when the chief ad- ministrator resigned. Later, he recalled, two other senior staffmembers retired. “It’s been a nightmare,” saidMayor Kirby, regarding the
Le maire Robert Kirby dit que le canton de Hawkesbury Est a connu de bon et de mauvaismoments en 2017 et qu’il envisage maintenant l’avenir et espère de bonnes nouvelles pour les plans d’améliorations communautaires en 2018. —photo archives
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Troy Carkner se portera à nouveau candidat comme conseiller du quartier 1 (Vankleek Hill) au conseil du canton de Champlain. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Troy Carkner will seek another term on Champlain Township council. “A lot of people have been asking me,” Carkner said during a January 3 phone interview. “Me personally, if the election was tomorrow, my name would be on the ballot certainly.” This would be the third term for Carkner as one of the two representatives for Ward 1 (Vankleek Hill) on council. The other Ward 1 seat is now open as Paul Emile Duval, its incumbent councillor, has declared that he will seek the mayor’s seat in the 2018 fall municipal election. Mayor Gary Barton has confirmed he will not run for re-election. Carkner, who works as an Air Canada mechanical engineer, expects to file his nomination papers during the May period candidate declarations. He already knows what his main campaign platform issue is. “We have got to stick to putting money into our roads,” he said. “That is key. That is our biggest need. We have to keep up on that.” There are also other projects within his own ward that Carkner would like to pur- sue if money becomes available. He noted, however, that after going through the annual budget process every year during his past two terms, he knows that the townshipmust keep dedicating a good portion of its capital budget tomaintaining existing infrastructure and improving on it when possible. “Other- wise we will have problems,” he said.
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