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term as the Ward 3 representative on coun- cil. Challenging him for the post is Carl Gri- mard. Coun. Guy Félio announced earlier this year that he will not seek a second term as the Ward 5 representative. Instead voters will have three candidates to chose from in October between Gérard Bertrand, André J. Lalonde, and François Montpetit. Guy Desjardins is stepping down as coun- cillor for Ward 6 as he makes a run for the
mayor’s chair in October. Competing to re- place him now are Luc Thivièrge and Krysta Simard. Incumbent Coun. Diane Choinière seeks a second term on council. Challenging her for the Ward 8 seat is Serge Dicaire. Desjardins is the sole registered candidate for the mayor’s post in this year’s municipal election. Incumbent Mayor Marcel Guibord told the media during past interviews that he does plan to run for re-election but so
far has not yet filed his nomination papers. Incumbents for two of the four district school boards which include Clarence- Rockland have declared their re-election in- tentions. Both Jean Lemay of le Conseil sco- laire de district catholique de l’Est Ontarien and Caroll Carkner of the Upper Canada District School Board filed their nomination papers in February this year. All candidates have until Sept. 12, 2 p.m., to file their nomination papers.
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Almost all of the wards in the City of Cla- rence-Rockland will now feature choices for voters in the October civic election. Michel Levert has filed his nomination papers to challenge incumbent Coun. René Campeau for the support of voters in the Cheney-Hammond area of Ward Seven. Campeau announced early in the year that he would seek re-election. Claude Vachon will challenge former Rockland mayor and MPP Jean-Marc Lalonde for theWard 1 seat. Vachon filed his papers this week. Levert’s and Vachon’s entries bring the total number of registered candidates for councillor seats in Clarence-Rockland to 156now spread among the eight wards. OnlyWard 4 voters have a single choice so far on the October ballot. Yvon Simoneau is the sole declared candidate forWard 4, once belonging to Raymond Serrurier before his resignation. Jacques Archambault now sits as the ward’s appointed replacement coun- cillor but has not yet announced plans to run for the seat on the October ballot. Mario Zanth and Alain Bernard are the two declared candidates for Ward 2. Incum- bent Coun. André Henrie has not yet an- nounced if he will run for re-election. Coun. Bernard Payer is trying for another
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FINCH | Anyone interested in learning more about the South Nation River wa- tershed and also helping protect it should consider joining StreamWatch. The South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) has several opportunities to become involved in the StreamWatch Program, star- ting with the June 12 clean-up bee along the banks of Findlay Creek in Ottawa. Parti- cipants should bring work gloves and hand tools. SNC staff will have some tools and also garbage bags available at the starting site. "It’s all about incorporating volunteers into keeping an eye on stream health," said Phillip Duncan, SNC fish and wildlife tech- nician. "In getting residents closer to the streams through the program, we help ge-
nerate greater interest in the wellbeing of those water courses." The SNC plans to have more Stream Watch projects scheduled in communities throughout the watershed region during the summer. On the list are Shields Creek in the Greely area, and several tributaries of the Castor River which flows through Rus- sell Township. Individuals or groups interested in beco- ming involved in Stream Watch can email Duncan at pduncan@nation.on.ca for de- tails and schedules or phone toll-free to 1-877-984-2948, extension 292. Not all Stream Watch projects involve shoreline cleanup. Activities also include treeplanting to help protect and enhance the riverine habitat for fish, animals and wa-
terfowl, and monitoring work which helps the SNC build its database on the state of native fish populations. Stream Watch volunteers also help with identifying problems for fish migration in local rivers and streams, possible bank ero- sion hazards, and the abundance of plants and other creatures in the water. "The aim is to collect valuable data regar- ding the physical and biological aspects of a given stream," Duncan said, noting that the watershed measures 4200 square kilo- metres. "It’s too much for South Nation staff to get done without the help of area residents," he said, adding that consistent monitoring is critical for the success of watershed plan- ning, management and reporting.
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