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something locally.” The main item of interest for the regional conservation group is federal budget provi- sions to encourage more “donations of eco- logically sensitive land” to agencies like the SNC from local landowners. The 2014 bud- get promises to double the carry-forward period for such donations for income tax purposes. Right now the carry-over period for a property owner to claim such a donation for charitable purposes is five years. The 2014 budget would extend that period to 10 years. The SNC manages hundreds of acres of
forest and wetland habitat, some of it re- ceived as donations and legacies from local landowners. The federal budget provision means people with ecologically-sensitive or critical land that could benefit from the SNC’s land management and conservation program would have more flexibility in claiming their donation as a charitable tax write-off. “For some people, that’s very important,” O’Grady said. The federal budget also includes a $15 al- location over the next two years to extend the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program. This and other in-
frastructure-related programs dealing with natural heritage are of interest to the SNC. “We haven’t had a lot of federal money before,” said O’Grady. “That would be nice to have.” Most of the financial support for SNC’s infrastructure program to maintain the dams and dykes and other facilities along the South Nation River and its tributar- ies for flood control and monitoring have come from the province and municipali- ties within the watershed region and other private-sector or non-profit foundations with an interest in conservation and habitat management. One priority now for SNC is updating its floodplain mapping data which it provides local developers and municipal planning departments looking at potential new resi- dential or commercial/industrial develop- ment sites. SNC staff are working on updat- ing its floodplain information but some of the statistics are three decades old. “And we feel that floodplain mapping is very important,”O’Grady said. Another concern for SNC is future funding for some upgrades to dams and dykes along the river. The agency budgets each year for improvements and repairs but some of the structures are also as old as some of the floodplain mapping data. “It will become an issue maybe 10 to 15 years from now,” said O’Grady. Police service hot ticket item L’ORIGNAL | The rising cost for policing is not just a concern for municipalities in Prescott-Russell. It has become the hot ticket item all across the province. Warden Jean-Paul St-Pierre reported to his fellow mayors at the United Counties of Prescott Russell (UCPR) committee of the whole session Feb. 12 that the new OPP contract proposed for community police services was one of the top items for discus- sion during the January board meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). “Obviously this is a huge concern,” War- den St-Pierre said. The AMO has set up an OPP Billing steer- ing committee to deal with the issue and provide support and guidance for lobbying efforts with the OPP and the provincial gov- ernment on police service costs. The AMO will send an email to all its member munici- palities asking for feedback and details on policing needs and limitations in their com- munities to aid the subcommittee in its re- view and recommendations work. Policing cost was also one of the key is- sues included in a report to the AMO from the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus which St-Pierre chairs this year. www. editionap .ca Everything at your fingertips Tout au bout des doigts
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FINCH | At least one local agency has hopes of finding something good in this year’s federal budget. Dennis O’Grady, general manager for the South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC), is encouraged by the natural heritage por- tion of the 2014 federal budget. “There are a couple things in there,” O’Grady said during a phone interview. “We’re hoping that will translate down into
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