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ALFRED | Residents along Concession Four Road near the Des Atocas Bridge have to remember that it’s not a through road for awhile. But they’ll be happy with the results when a refit of the bridge over the creek is finished. The $1.5 million project has joint funding from the provincial government and Alfred- Plantagenet Township. The provincial share of 82 per cent comes from the Municipal Infrastructure Initiatives Investment fund (MIII) while the township’s share is part of the capital works budget. “Council is pleased to have this kind of support from the province,” said Mayor Jean-Yves Lalonde during the July 11 offi- cial launch of the bridge re-fit project. “This was a project that was urgently needed, as it was a security and safety concern.” The mayor and council approached pro- vincial government officials during the On- tario Good Roads Association conference (OGRA) earlier this year about possible fun- ding for the Des Atocas Bridge re-fit. The mayor pointed out that the bridge is seven BROCKVILLE | While students crammed on final exams or got graduation gowns in or- der, Upper Canada district school trustees had one key piece of financial business to finish up before they could look forward to their summer vacation break. UpperCanadaDistrictSchoolBoardtrustees (UCDSB) approved a $353 million operating budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year during their June 18 regular session. The board also approved $45.8 million earmarked for capital works projects over the summer season and regular school term. “The biggest thing this budget does is ensure quality and consistency in our pro- gramming and operations,” stated UCDSB Chairman Greg Pietersma in a news release. “It provides assurance for parents that scho- ols will be open, math and science classes will
Coun. René Beaulne (left) and MPP Grant Crack discuss some issues while attending the official launch of the Des Atocas Bridge re-fit project.
ding that the MIII funding helps to keep the township’s own budgeting needs in check and prevent large increases in the local pro-
perty tax rate. The bridge re-fit should be complete by the end of this October.
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ALEXANDRIA | Children will be looking forward to getting a special ticket from the Ontario Provincial Police again this summer. The“Wear it toWin”safety program is back for another season. The Stormont-Dundas- Glengarry OPP detachment has once again teamed up with Alexandria Dairy Queen, Alexandria Home Hardware Building Centre and Raage Skateshop to promote the im- portance of wearing a safety helmet this summer by providing a reward incentive to Glengarry youths who wear helmets when cycling and skateboarding. In an ongoing effort to foster positive relationships with youth, safe cyclists and skateboarders will be approached by SD&G ė! .ŏ%0ŏ0+ŏ3%*Ę based on their total student numbers. Any increases in the annual grant not accounted for through inflation are the result of increases in student numbers at district schools. The major portion of the UCDSB 2014-2015 operations budget goes toward staff salaries for teachers, principals, para-professionals and others. The allocation is $241 million for wages. Another $25 million in the operations budget goes towards transportation costs, with $34 million for operation and mainte- nance of school facilities, and $8.5 million for administration and governance costs. The next term’s capital works budget in- cludes plans for building and equipping two new elementary schools in Cornwall and Kemptville. Those schools will open in 2016. The budget also has allocations for school renewal work and improvements to meet the needs of the new expanded Full-Day Kinder- garten program. The 2014-2015 budget also includes $46
OPP officers on patrol and issued a “ticket” for making a safe choice. The ticket issued will act as a reward and redeemable for a Dairy Queen ice cream cone (Alexandria location only) also serving as a ballot for a chance to win a new bicycle and a fully equipped skateboard, which will be drawn in early September. Emily McBain, Manager at Alexandria Dairy Queen, Ron Aubin, owner of Alexan- dria Home Hardware Building Centre and Alain Lauzon, owner of Raage Skateshop, expressed the importance of educating and rewarding youth for their role in safety and are proud to be supporters of this initiative. The campaign runs throughout the sum- mer months, ending August 31. million in Special Education funding. That breaks down to $19.4 million for special edu- cation teachers and $17.7million for program assistants, along with $1.2 million for a new technology fund to help with student lear- ning. Other operation budget allocations in- clude: $2.9 million for human resources, $4.4 million for the director’s office, $5.4 million for information technology services, and $3.7 million for programming. There is also $90.3 million for facilities, divided between design and construction, and facilities operation and maintenance. “This budget reflects our philosophy that proper support for student learning is at the heart of everything we do,” stated Pietersma. “We are funding new school projects, enhan- cing the instructional skills of our teachers, and funding special education programming. All the kinds of efforts that allow students to learn and thrive.”
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