Sewage upgrade delayed
$10,500,000 from the Ontario government to
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cover its share of the $35 million upgrade of
H AWKESBURY
the Main Street plant.
The federal and Ontario governments are
A $35 million overhaul of the
covering $22 million, or about two-thirds, of
Hawkesbury sewage treatment system is
the project.
running behind schedule with construction
According to the $35,226,250 estimate
now slated to begin in the spring, about six
presented to the town, actual construction of
months later than anticipated.
the new sewage treatment facility would
The original timeline called for work to
cost $28,181,000, while engineering fees,
begin in September of last year and the new
based on a 12 per cent cut, would total
facilities to be completed by the fall of 2013.
$3,381,720 and project administration (3%)
However, preliminary work has taken
would cost $845,430. The estimate includes
longer than expected, notes the town’s chief
a ten per cent contingency fund, or $2,818,100.
administrator, Normand Beaulieu. Now the
The former town council had
plan is to call tenders “soon” and for
unsuccessfully contended that the Ontario
construction to begin once winter has ended.
government ought to have provided more
The municipality has taken out a loan of
than a third since the plant, built in 1971, was
already defective when it was transferred to
the town in 1994.
It's easier to be green
Although a sum of $6.8 million was spent
on the plant in 2005, the investment did not
resolve all of the station’s defects, which
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is encouraging everyone to collect bottle
include inadequate sludge storage and the
H AWKESBURY
caps of all sorts. The caps will be used by
inability to handle storm water, which results
students to create an artistic project that will
in raw sewage entering the Ottawa River
promote recycling.
during heavy rains.
A composting challenge is one of the
It is also important that caps be removed
The town was fined $12,500 in 2008 when
projects the Ligne Verte and the Citoyens
from containers before they are deposited in
it admitted that the plant had contravened
responsables de Hawkesbury are
blue boxes. Caps are made from a different
provincial environmental laws.
undertaking this year.
type of plastic than containers so they must
In partnership with Cooter Muck, a
be recycled separately. Plus, caps on bottles
Vankleek Hill firm that has developed
can be a safety hazard for workers at the
Compostgénie seeds , the organizations are
325, rue Régent Street Hawkesbury, Ont. 613 632-2867
R.A.R.E. recycling centre in Alexandria.
challenging area residents to take up
When the materials are compressed, caps
composting. The recycling of kitchen and
left on bottles can become dangerous
yard wastes is one of the most effective ways
projectiles.
of reducing the volume of materials that
Caps can be brought to Recycle-Action,
RYE BREAD PAIN DE SEIGLE $ 1 90 450g Reg./Rég. $ 2.65
LARGE - GROS CROISSANTS ¢ 60 EACH/CHACUN
ends up in landfill sites and beside roadways,
1588 Aberdeen St., the Hawkesbury Public
notes Bonnie Jean-Louis, coordinator of Ligne
Library, CAP, at 511 Main St. East. Look for
Verte and Les citoyens responsables. More
the Cruchons J.U.G.S. containers where caps
information on the Compostgénie seeds is
can be deposited.
available at www.compostgenie.com.
For more information, call 613-632-2457
La Ligne verte will be visiting merchants
or visit www.citoyensresponsables.net.
to respond to questions and to speak of this
You can also learn more about the
interior composting method, which is
environmental organizations by dropping
particularly attractive to apartment dwellers
by the Hawkesbury Public Library where an
and people who simply do not want to trudge
exhibition has been set up.
Reg./Rég. 75¢
out to a compost pile in the middle of winter.
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With the Centre d’apprentissage et de
St-Isidore arena re-opens
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the Alfred agricultural college, la Ligne verte
S T -I SIDORE
The St-Isidore arena has been re-
opened following the completion of
structural repairs to the facility.
The arena had been closed January 12
after an inspection discovered several
damaged beams. In preparation for the
installation of solar panels on the arena
roof, The Nation undertook an inspection
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of the structure, which must be done every
five years.
The municipality was advised by an
engineering firm to close the building to
the public to ensure nobody would be
injured. The damaged beams are being
reinforced with steel. Built in 1961, the
arena has been undergoing a $1.9 million
overhaul which includes the construction
of two wings. This project has been financed
by the municipality and the federal and
provincial governments.
New chair
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C ORNWALL
School board trustee Todd Lalonde has
been named the new chair while
Champlain Township Mayor Gary Barton
is the new vice-chair of the Eastern Ontario
Health Unit’s Board of Health.
At the same time, Stormont-Dundas-
Glengarry warden and South Dundas
Mayor Steven Byvelds is the new municipal
representative.
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Todd Lalonde, a board member since
2008, succeeds Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger
as chair. Lalonde represents Glengarry
County and Cornwall on the Catholic
District School Board of Eastern Ontario.
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