Ridgewood Golf rejuvenated NEWS newsroom@eap.on.ca The Ridgewood Golf Club in Fournier has been rejuvenated with the overhaul of greens and the acquisition of brand new range balls. Owners Ronnie and Betty Seguin have transformed the club by rebuilding 11 greens at the nine-hole executive course lo- cated at 4402 County Road 10, Fournier. Established 13 years ago, the club appeals to a broad range of golfers, attracting players of all ages from near and far. In fact, golf enthusiasts from the immediate region as well as Ottawa, Cornwall and Embrun have discovered the course. For example, buddies who live in Ottawa and Montréal find the club’s location, halfway between the two cities, to be a perfect spot for golf get-togethers. Featuring a kitchen with a chef, the clubhouse can accom- modate family and company tournaments, and a wide variety of social functions, weddings and parties.
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“We need a plan”
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On The Go Challenge It’s time to lace up your shoes and get moving with the On the Go 2013 challenge which starts May 6. Take the challenge and you could win a $ 100 gift certificate to a sports equipment store as well as a Green Food Box filled with nutritious fruits and vegetables every month for an entire year. The contest is open to everyone 18 and over who lives or works in Stormont, Dun- das, Glengarry, Prescott, Russell, or Corn- wall. Registration is free and will take place between now and May 6. Visit www.eohu. ca/onthego for more information and to register. Council agreed to have administration start looking at what consultant firms might be available and suitable for doing a master plan strategy for The Nation. Coun. Bourgeois-Desnoyers also suggested that the Community Futures Development Corp. of Prescott-Russell might have ad- vice and aid available on the subject. THE NATION | Mayor François St-Amour went to visit the YMCA in Rockland. He came back with the goal of getting The Nation its own master plan for recre- ation. “It’s a very beautiful setup,” Mayor St- Amour told the rest of The Nation council during its April 22 meeting. The mayor agreed with observations from other council members that there are some obvious differences between the City of Clarence-Rockland and The Nation municipality. The former has a larger pop- ulation and more commercial and some industrial development while the latter is a rural community for the most part. But the mayor argued that a recreation master plan for The Nation could be part of an overall economic development plan for the municipality. He noted that last week he received an email notice from the Asso- ciation of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) about a new grant program, the Places to Grow Implementation Fund, which could help The Nation with some of the costs for developing such plans. Funding applications under the plan are capped to a maximum of $100,000 allowed, if approved. But the application period for grants runs from April 2013 to March 2014. Council members spent another 20 min- utes discussing options for getting master plans done, whether just for recreation or as part of a larger overall economic devel- opment strategy. All agreed that public consultation was key and Ward 3 Coun. Danika Bourgeois-Desnoyers wondered whether an online forum could be part of the public consultation process. Mayor St-Amour stated that council members needed to decide now if they all agreed and supported the idea of having a master plan designed for the community. He noted that now the provincial govern- ment demands each municipality have an asset management plan in place for their areas when they apply for future provin- cial infrastructure and other development aid grants.
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