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&/#3&'r#3*&'4 OPP GUN AMNESTY AT MID-CAMPAIGN The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have safely secured dozens of weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, midway through a month-long Gun Amnesty campaign. As of April 16, 2018, there had been 218 gun amnesty calls in Prescott-Russell, 42 of which were received through the online reporting option on the OPP website. Since the launch of the gun amnesty, 267 items were recovered through appointments made with OPP officers. These included restricted, prohibited, replica, and vintage weapons. Just over 5,200 pieces of ammunition were surrendered during this period. The gun amnesty will be in effect until Monday, April 30, 2018 for any Ontario resident who wishes to voluntarily surrender unwanted or illegally-owned firearms, weapons, accessories, or ammunition. – Michel Lamy
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Local operators of subsidized housing in the Prescott-Russell region will get a bit of extra financial compensation for their services. The United Counties of Prescott-Russell council (UCPR) approved a recommendation from administration for a one-dollar increase, in the per diem subsidy that domiciliary hos- tel operators receive from the counties, for each person living in a designated subsidized housing unit. /JDPMF/PSNBOEBOE/PSNBOE5SFNCMBZ of the Prescott-Russell Private Residence Association (PRPRA) presented counties council with the subsidy increase request, EVSJOHUIF.BZDPNNJUUFFPGUIFXIPMF session. The PRPRA asked for a $1.50 increase in the per diem. The association represents 34 operators
Nicole Normand (au centre) et Normand Tremblay (absent de la photo) de l’Association des résidences privées de Prescott-Russell (ARPPR) ont demandé au conseil des comtés, le 9 mai, une augmentation de la subvention quotidienne accordée aux exploitants de logements sociaux à faible coût dans la région. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
of subsidized housing facilities in the region, whose clients are mostly seniors and others living on fixed incomes. The per diem subsidy provided through the counties social services department helps cover the cost of rent and services for the clients. /JDPMF/PSNBOEUPMEDPVOUJFTDPVODJMUIBU the main reason for the subsidy increase request is because of the new minimum wage rates for Ontario, which took effect FBSMJFSUIJTZFBS/PUHFUUJOHUIFQFSEJFN increase would mean PRPRA members might have to look at either cuts to some of the services for their clients, or a rental rate
increase to deal with their own increased operation costs. Anne Comtois-Lalonde, UCPR director for social services, told council that a one-dollar increase to the per diem would be «reaso- nable» within the limits of her department’s 2018 operation budget. The UCPR and PRPRA could then meet for later discussions about including a further fifty-cent increase UPUIFQFSEJFNJOUIFCVEHFU Counties council accepted Comtois-La- londe’s suggestion for a one-dollar increase to the PRPRA, per diem for its members, with the increase taking effect this July.
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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca 1-"/5"(&/&54$)00-1301&35:'034"-& building and grounds to neighbouring school districts, Alfred-Plantagenet Township, and the province.
A For sale sign is now posted on the front of the main building of Plantagenet Public School. The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) closed the elementary
Robert Backstrom, UCDSB business su- perintendent, explained that all parties had six months from when the district declared the property surplus to submit a bid “at fair market value.” The UCDSB listed
school last September and transferred all its student population to Rockland Public School as part of a district-wide efficiency review of its school and maintenance facilities. The UCDSB then
La propriété sur laquelle se trouve l’ancienne école publique anglaise de Plantagenet est à vendre.
the property for public sale at the beginning of April. Backstrom noted there is one potential buyer. 8IFO UIF GPSNFS school building and
declared the building and grounds surplus to its needs during the September 2017 board NFFUJOHBOEGPMMPXFE&EVDBUJPO.JOJTUSZ protocol by first-purchase option for the
grounds are sold, the money will go into the UCDSB’s building fund for present and future improvements at other district facilities.
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