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Short inaugural session for new council
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day to forego the traditional introductory speeches for the new council members that follows the oaths of o"ce. All members of the new council will make their introducto- ry remarks instead during the second spe- cial sitting in mid-December after the new mayor takes his oath of o"ce. Joining Laurin for another term on coun- cil is councillor Pierre Leroux. With them
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EMBRUN | Everything was kept to the es- sentials for the inauguration of Russell Township’s new council and the Russell Village Police Board.
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Le samedi le 6 décembre de 10h à 16h et le dimanche le 7 décembre de 12h à 16h
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Saturday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 7, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
New and returning councillors sworn in Monday: André Brisson (left), Jamie Laurin, Amanda Simard, and Pierre Leroux.
The half-hour special meeting Dec. 1 fo- cused on the swearing-in of the four coun- cillors and three police board trustees plus a declaration by councillor Jamie Laurin as the acting mayor for the township for December until the mayoral by-election is over later this month and a new mayor sworn in during a follow-up inaugural ses- sion of council. Councillor Laurin stated during a brief speech that he and the other members of council had agreed during their orientation sessions with administration earlier in the
are rookie councillors Amanda Simard and André Brisson. Taking their seats on the Rus- sell Village Police Board are Wendy McNally, Mike Miller, and Greg Rokosh. One other piece of business highlighted the Dec. 1 special session, with the pre- sentation of Russell Township Medals of Distinction to councillors Éric Bazinet and Calvin Pol, who are stepping down from council, and to Jocelyn St-Pierre, in the name of the latem Jean-Paul St-Pierre, who passed away suddenly last month prior to the October civic election.
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Open house on flood mapping The South Nation Conservation Authority manages #ood control for the South Nation River watershed. The agency hosts an open house Dec. 11 on #ood-map- ping issues for part of the watershed. The focus for the open house is on the John Boyce/Boundary Municipal Drain from Bank Street in the City of Ottawa to the inter- section of the Mitch Owens and Ramsayville Roads in rural Ottawa East and also the Osgoode Garden Cedar Acres municipal drain from Stagecoach to John Quinn Roads in rural Ottawa East. The two drains help manage #ood control for the City of Ottawa’s eastern rural sector and also for neighbouring communities in Russell and Glengarry counties. The #ood-mapping open house is from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Greely Community Centre. Area residents and other interested parties are invited to attend to o$er feedback. All information will help with updating o"cial plans and zoning schedules for future development.
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