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No place like “My New Home”
Dick Moore left Québec in 1969. The teacher and hobby farmer, who waxed poetic about a cow, student drivers and a mouse in the house, is enjoying retirement on Glen Robertson Road. They are among those who adopted Glengarry as their home and who show their roots in“Glengarry, My New Home: Immigra- tion to Glengarry County 1945-2012.” No less than 95 authors have told their stories in this the second such volume of journeys published by members of the Write It Now program, which started in 2005. The 383-page book is the result of a partnership between WIN Publishing of the Glengarry Encore Education program, based in Alexandria, and the Glengarry Historical Society. The blurb on the cover notes: “Since 1945 there has been a sig- nificant migration into Glengarry County. Young women followed Canadian servicemen as war brides; the Netherlands Farm Fam- ily Movement brought Dutch farmers; those “from away” farmed the land; employment opportunities beckoned; the Quebec po- litical situation created an exodus over the border; rural living, an ideal geographic location, retirement and a return to Glengarry roots attracted young and old to a new home in Glengarry.” Copies can be purchased from the Glengarry Encore Education office at 7 Main Street, Alexandria, selected retailers or by visiting www.glengarryencore.com for more information.
RICHARD MAHONEY richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
ALEXANDRIA | Mathilda (Pichie) O’ Con- nor remembers arriving in Canada from Holland as a baby in 1946. After crossing three provinces, her family landed in Kirk Hill. “There was no electricity, no running water and no indoor plumbing. The house was very old and required a lot of work to keep it tidy, but it was a place to live.” Allan McCuaig recounts a shorter jour- ney. “The four boys walked the family cattle across the border from Quebec to Ontario. It was October 11, 1951 when the McCuaig family relocated from Côte St. Patrick, Sou- langes County, to the 9 th Concession, Lan- caster Township, in Glengarry County.” The McCuaigs would establish a farm “in land mostly free of stones.”
Shop local project
AS OF JUNE 21 STRICTER RULES FOR MUNICIPAL POLITICAL FINANCING FOR A HEALTHY AND MORE TRANSPARENT DEMOCRACY, EVERYBODY – ELECTORS, CANDIDATES, AND PARTIES ALIKE – MUST RESPECT THE RULES OF THE GAME. RECENT MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL CHANGE THE EXISTING RULES. THIS SUMMARY EXPLAINS THE MAIN CHANGES FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 2013. Contributions The yearly maximum allowed contributions by a donor to each party, ticket candidate or independent candidate will henceforth be $300 in all municipalities . Candidates may also contribute an additional maximum of $700 for their own benefit or for the benefit of their party for the fiscal year of the election. Method of payment Any contribution of $100 or more must be made by personal cheque. Transparency All contributions of $100 or more, as well as the financial and election expenses reports of parties and authorized independent candidates will be posted on the Chief Electoral Officer’s website. Election expenses for municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more The ceiling for election expenses has been reduced by 30%, and their reimbursement by the municipality raised to 70%, in as much as the conditions are met. Offences New penalties have been provided for.
ROCKLAND | Now residents of Prescott- Russell can show their loyalty to local businesses and also earn themselves points for future purchases. Prescott and Russell Economic De- velopment and Tourism will launch the Prescott-Russell Priority Card (PRPC) pro- gram later this year in cooperation with all the chambers of commerce in the re- gion. The project is also getting a $35,000 funding boost from the federal govern- ment’s Eastern Ontario Development Program. PR Priority Card The PRPC program is a points-card sys- tem that businesses belonging to local chambers of commerce can sign up for to encourage their customers to do more local shopping in Prescott-Russell rather than going outside of the region to Otta- wa, across the Ottawa River to Montréal, or south of the border into the U.S. The PR Priority Card, which becomes available to consumers this fall, is a“loyal- ty points” program that allows cardhold- ers to earn “dollars” on their cards when purchasing goods or services at partici- pating businesses. Those PR Priority Card “dollars” can then be used for future pur- chases. The PR Priority Card will be valid at any business taking part in the program which is a member of a chamber of com- merce in the Prescott-Russell region. Besides encouraging more local shop- ping, the program also seeks to encour- age more businesses to become mem- bers of their local chambers of commerce and thus help make the chambers stron- ger and better able to lobby on behalf of their local business sector. GREGG CHAMBERLAIN GREGG.CHAMBERLAIN@EAP.ON.CA
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