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&/#3&'r#3*&'4 REFUSAL CHARGE A Champlain Township woman will face court next month after she was accused of refusing to provide an alcohol test following a car crash. Police said the 58-year-old refused standard testing and then resisted officers after they arrived at a single-vehicle crash on Valley Street, North Stormont on Thursday afternoon. Judith Wilcox was charged with resist peace officer and failure of refusal to comply with demand and will face court in Cornwall on February 11. – Stephen Jeffery RED REQUEST Alfred-Plantagenet Township will apply to the federal Regional Economic Development (RED) program for funding aid to hire an economic development officer. Council approved sending the RED application during its January 19 meeting. The position, if the funding is approved, will be for a one-year contract term. – Gregg Chamberlain TAX DELAY Champlain Township ratepayers have been given one month’s extension to pay interim tax bills this year. The bill, which ordinarily was due at the end of February, would not be due until March 31 under the change approved at this month’s council meeting. In a statement, the township said the extension would “give homeowners a break after the holiday season”. – Stephen Jeffery NEW SNOW TRUCK Hawkesbury council approved a recom- mendation from administration for a contract with Francis Canada Truck Centre Inc. of Ottawa, for purchase of a made-to-order snow truck in time for the 2022 winter season. The six-wheel truck, when it is assembled and delivered, will feature a snowplow, a salt-and-sand box, and spreading equipment, It will also have a four-season box for use around the municipality outside of the winter period. The company was the sole bidder for the contract at $253,000, excluding HST. Purchase funds will be included in the 2021 municipal budget. – Gregg Chamberlain
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The provincial government will provide more than $3 million to municipalities to help them with the road work and other infrastructure needs. Ontario Infrastructure Minister Laurie Scott announced January 25 financial aid for municipal infrastructure needs through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF). The goal of the $200-million fund is to assist municipalities with their critical repair and upgrade work for local roads, bridges, sewer and water systems. “COVID-19 has created (financial) chal- lenges for everyone, including our municipal partners,” stated Scott in her announcement, adding the fund helps address “critical infrastructure” and also “strengthening local economies, creating jobs, and laying the foundation for our long-term recovery.” The program addresses infrastructure needs in rural regions. OCIF money goes to communities with populations under 100,000. Prescott-Russell will receive a total of $3,052,851 in OCIF funds, with the United Counties of Prescott-Russell getting the largest grant amount of $718,078. The next three largest amounts are $653,336 to Hawkesbury, $633,517 to Russell Township, and $591,090 to the City of Clarence-Rockland. 5IF /BUJPO .VOJDJQBMJUZ XJMM SFDFJWF
Les municipalités locales recevront une aide financière provinciale supplémentaire pour les projets d’amélioration des infrastructures grâce au Fonds ontarien pour l’infrastructure communautaire. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
of Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry receiving $965,532. The largest amounts of OCIF fun- ding go to South Dundas Township with $418,782, South Glengarry Township at $333,052, and South Stormont Township BU /PSUI%VOEBT5PXOTIJQXJMM SFDFJWF XIJMF/PSUI(MFOHBSSZ 5PXOTIJQHFUT BOE/PSUI4UPS - mont Township $119,052.
$417,421, while Alfred-Plantagenet Township gets $296,569. OCIF funding for the Municipality of Casselman amounts to $183,318, while Champlain Township SFDFJWFT BOE&BTU)BXLFTCVSZ Township $56,261. Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry OCIF total funding for the Stormont- Dundas-Glengarry region amounts to more than $2.6 million, with the United Counties
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East Hawkesbury residents will now be able to participate more in their community’s business during the pan- demic after the first successful use of the municipality’s new virtual meeting setup. “It went well,” said Luc Lalonde, township chief administrator, during an interview following a public meeting for a review of
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Le canton de Hawkesbury-Est a réussi le premier test de sa nouvelle organisation de réunions virtuelles avec une réunion publique le 25 janvier sur les révisions proposées aux lignes directrices des règlements municipaux de zonage. L’administration espère que le système sera prêt afin que les résidents puissent suivre les réunions du conseil municipal en direct pendant la pandémie sur leur ordinateur personnel. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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revisions to the municipal zoning bylaw guidelines. The January virtual meeting was by invitation only for individuals or groups who had any concerns or questions about the proposed revisions to the bylaw. The municipality promoted the event through its website. Anyone who wanted to take part in the virtual meeting phoned in advance of the date with their request and were given the online link needed to attend. There were three participants from the public for the event, which Lalonde noted was a good turnout. “That’s more than we usually get in the council room for meetings,” he said. Questions from the public gallery during the January 25 event concerned the
definition of a hobby farm and whether the revised zoning bylaw guidelines would allow dog kennel operations in the township. Com- ments about the virtual meeting setup were positive, Lalonde noted, and a second review meeting of the revised zoning guidelines will take place later in February. Lalonde is optimistic about the new virtual meeting setup for use in allowing township residents to watch council mee- tings in future. He indicated that a link will be available on the municipal website on the date of council meetings so that anyone can watch the proceedings live without having to ask for an invitation. The virtual meeting will also be available for later viewing for anyone unable to watch the session on the date when it is scheduled.
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