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&/#3&'r#3*&'4 RÉNOVATION DE L’HÔTEL DE VILLE Le conseil municipal de Casselman a approuvé un nouveau plan d’étage pour l’hôtel de ville. En raison de l’embauche à venir de plusieurs employés, des tra- vaux de rénovation devront être accom- plis afin de pallier au manque d’espace à l’hôtel de ville et de s’assurer que tous les employés aient leur station de travail personnelle. – Charles Durocher SAVE EYE CARE The Nation council voted to support the Save Eye Care lobby that is gaining support among Ontario municipalities. The goal is to convince the provincial government to provide better funding support through the Ontario Health Insu- rance Program for eye care, including OHIP assistance with treatment for glaucoma and other diseases that affect
2022 BUDGET PLAN APPROVED FOR THE NATION
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
The Nation Municipality now has its 2002 budget plan ready. “There is still some work to be done,” said Mayor François St-Amour during a phone interview following the December 13 council session. He noted that municipal staff will now work on the bylaw and lists of tax rates for specific property categories to present to council early in the new year for approval before the official property tax notices are mailed out. 5IFUPUBMCVEHFUGPS5IF/BUJPOGPSOFYU year is about $64.5 million. That includes the $19.8 million operations budget portion that deals with regular day-to-day expenses for programs, services, salaries, and other items. The capital works portion of the budget amounts to about $44.7 million. During the past several weeks of budget review and revision, the original draft report had projected a possible tax increase of three per cent or more to the 2022 budget. %VSJOHUIFMBTUSFWJFXTFTTJPOJO/PWFNCFS council asked administration and finance official to try and redue the potential tax increase to 2.5 per cent. The final budget approved on December 13 includes a two-per-cent tax increase. That means that the owner of an average resi- dential property in the municipality, including house and land, valued at $264,000, will pay $40.03 more in property taxes next year. Other residential property owners may see
La municipalité de Nation a maintenant son plan budgétaire pour 2022. Le conseil a approuvé le budget, qui comprend une augmentation de trois pour cent des taxes, lors de sa dernière session de l’année, le 13 décembre. —photo d’archives
vision. – Gregg Chamberlain CHRISTMAS EVENT SUPPORT
higher or lower increases in their municipal property tax bills depending on the value of their properties. Commercial and other types of property owners will also see different increase amounts for their properties depen- ding on the value and category of property. Mayor St-Amour noted that the capital works portion of the budget includes two “very big” projects that account for almost half of next year’s capital plan expenses. One is completion of the water and wastewater treatment plant project for Limoges, and the other is finishing the water mainline connec- tion between the villages of Limoges in The /BUJPOBOE$IFOFZ JO$MBSFODF3PDLMBOE The connection is part of the agreement The
/BUJPOIBTXJUIUIF$JUZPG$MBSFODF3PDLMBOE for becoming part of the city’s water supply service system. The roadwork portion of the capital works portion of the budget also amounts to $5.7 NJMMJPO5IF/BUJPOIBTTJODFSFDFJWFEDPOàS - mation from the province of several hundred thousand dollars more in infrastructure aid for road repairs. Council and staff will discuss what to do with that extra money in January. Possible options are to put the extra funding towards existing road projects and help reduce next year’s tax increase or use the money to deal with other small road projects on the municipality’s priority list.
The Nation council approved a $500 donation to the Conseil des parents de l’école de St-Isidore to assist with the costs for a December 22 Christ- mas event for local families. – Gregg Chamberlain DON POUR LA DÉFILÉ Le conseil de La Nation approuve un don de 500 $ au Club Optimiste de St-Isidore pour aider à couvrir les coûts du défilé de Noël du 5 décembre que le groupe organise dans le village. – Gregg Chamberlain
THE FIREHOUSE RECEIVES A DONATION FROM THE FIREHOUSE
La caserne de pompiers de Russell a reçu une subvention de Firehouse Subs - photo d’archive
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CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
launcher rescue device. i8FSFTPUIBOLGVMGPSUIFTVQQPSUGSPN Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, and our local Firehouse Subs restaurants in Ottawa & Orleans,” said Fire Chief Bruce "SNTUSPOHi5IF8JMMJBNTHFBSESZFSXJMM properly dry bunker gear and allow faster turnaround time for the gear to be back in TFSWJDF5IF3FT2NBYMJOFMBVODIFSSFTDVF device will allow for a safer and more timely approach to saving victims in a water and rescue emergency. Both pieces of equipment will benefit the community and the health and safety of our firefighters”. Since 2015, the FSPSFC has awarded over 260 such grants to public safety organi- zations across Canada. To donate and learn more, visit any Firehouse Subs restaurant, or donate online at CanadaHelps.org.
Critical lifesaving resources were allo- cated to Russell Village firefighters by Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada. The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foun- dation of Canada (FSPSFC) has named the 3VTTFMM'JSF%FQBSUNFOUBTB SFDJQJFOUPG its 2021 grant. Funding in the amount of $10,712 has CFFOHJWFOUPNBLFUIF7JMMBHFPG3VTTFMM safer than ever when local firefighters receive a call-out to a local home or business or are asked to help support other fire departments with their emergency calls. The money will be used to purchase a 8JMMJBNTHFBSESZFSBOEB3FT2NBY MJOF
Horaire de collecte des ordures ménagères et du recyclage pour Noël 2021 Il n’y aura pas de changement d’horaire. Waste and recycling collection Christmas 2021 There will be no change in schedule.
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