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The motion before UCPR council notes that could have an impact on employment and income profiles for Prescott and Russell. Most residents whose jobs are in Ottawa prefer the more rural lifestyle of the Prescott and Russell region. The federal policy could reduce the chances of more Prescott and Russell residents working at high-paying federal government jobs if they have to travel to Ottawa to work, and there also may be fewer people living in Ottawa who work for the federal government considering moving to Prescott and Russell to live because of the extra costs and problems they would face with daily commuting. The motion noted that some of these residents may also be members of a community volunteer fire department and many are allowed to leave work when there is an emergency call. The concern is the federal back-to-the-office policy “may reduce daytime volunteer availability” if these volunteers are unavailable to respond because they are at work in Ottawa. UCPR staff are directed to present de- tailed report for UCPR council that includes recommendations on preparing “a concise regional impact summary”about the federal back-to-the-office policy, dealing with the effect on the regional workforce, poten- tial economic impact, effect on existing community services, including volunteer emergency services, and suggestions on how the federal government could modify its back-to-the-office policy to allow some flexibility for federal employees who live outside of Ottawa and other urban centres and have to commute to work. The UCPR will forward its resolution recommending a more flexible back-to- the-office policy to the federal treasury board, local and regional MPs, the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus, the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
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Now that the pandemic is over the federal government wants all of its employees back in their offices and the UCPR worries how that might affect people who live in Prescott and Russell but work in Ottawa. Casselman Mayor Geneviève Lajoie, with support from Russell Township Mayor Mike Tarnowski, introduced a Notion of Motion during the March 27 session of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell council (UCPR). The motion is tabled for discussion at the April session of council after all the eight mayors have had a chance to review it. The focus of the motion in on the federal government’s new workplace policy for fede- ral employees that takes effect this year. During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal employees were allowed to work from home if their jobs allowed that option, rather than be in their offices, to maintain the nation- wide lockdown and other public health mea- sures taken to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. Now the pandemic is over and the COVID-19 vaccine is available, so the federal government now wants its employees to return to their offices for their work. Lajoie’s and Tarnowski’s motion to UCPR council concerns the potential impact of the federal back-to-the-office workplace policy on Prescott-Russell residents who work in Ottawa and now face daily commutes to and from their workplace. These federal employees “face distince transportation realities” that include long hourly commutes to and from their workplace and home, dealing with traffic congestion during “rush hour” periods, and the cost of gasoline for the amount of commuting they have to do to get to work compared to federal employees who live in Ottawa and have public transit options they can use.
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The United Counties of Prescott and Russell is concerned that the federal government’s back-to-the-office policy for its public service now that the pandemic is over is unfair to federal employees who live outside of Ottawa compared to those who live in the city. (File photo)
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