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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca CHAMPLAIN TOWNSHIP HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT PR TRANSIT The United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) is one of 40 regions in Ontario picked for pilot projects for regional public transit systems. The UCPR received $2 million for costs of the project, with $1.5 million targeted for the proposed PR Transpo system, to serve all eight-member municipalities and their rural areas. post the signs marking the 13 stops, and also dealing with winter maintenance of the stops. The UCPR brief also asked the township to provide transit tickets and pass sales service at the municipal office on Pleasant Corners Road. regular road maintenance. Other issues and being responsible for maintaining all of the suggested bus stop sites add to the staff XPSLMPBEBOEDPVMESFRVJSFCVEHFUJOHGPS possible extra overtime.
Champlain Township staff needs answers to some questions they have about the proposed public transit pro- ject for the Prescott-Russell region. “The pilot project for an inter-municipal transit system, as well as a transportation service for vulnerable individuals within the United Counties of Prescott-Russell, is a positive initiative,” stated James McMahon, Champlain Township public works director, in an August 6 brief to council. But he noted some concerns that he and other township staff have about the project. i8FIBWFSFRVFTUFEUIBUUIFDPVOUJFT make a presentation to council on this project at a special meeting,” he sated, “where they (counties staff) can address all PGPVSRVFTUJPOTBOEDPODFSOTu
Some proposed bus stop sites, McMahon observed, like the ones near the Beau’s Brewery on Terry Fox Road or at the municipal office on Pleasant Corners Road, are high- traffic areas with limited parking space available. Another concern with all the suggested sites, McMahon noted, is that people waiting for the bus will be exposed to the weather unless a proper bus shelter is provided.
McMahon noted that many of the suggested bus stop on the Vankleek Hill portion of the proposed Champlain Township bus route are located at sites that do not have sidewalks. The concern is about municipal liability for any accidents or injuries to residents going to and from any of those bus stops. Also, McMahon noted, township staff are busy during winter with
The remaining $500,000 will fund a community transportation service with the UCPR, in partnership with other local non- profit social service agencies. This service will focus on riders in rural areas who have mobility and other issues that make it difficult for them to use regular public transit service. Township staff received a brief from the UCPR on 13 suggested pickup and drop-off sites along the Champlain Township portion of the proposed PR Transpo routes. The brief stated that the UCPR will operate the transit service but asked the township to
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca COOL ADDITION AT SACHA’S PARK ALMOST READY “Mums were all there watching the workers,” Burroughs said, with a chuckle. “I think they’re pretty anxious for it (splash pad) to be ready.”
A cool new splash pad addition is almost ready at Sacha’s Park in L’Orignal. “It was planned for July and will be ready in July,” said Lisa Burroughs, Champlain Township parks and recreation director, adding that if weather delays some of the work, it should be ready before the end of August. The splash pad is the second phase for the Sacha’s Park project to develop an accessible neighbourhood park, which children and adults with mobility issues can enjoy, along with all other residents of L’Orignal and neighbouring communities. Burroughs said a notice, when the splash pad is ready to operate, will be posted on the township’s Facebook page. She noted, however, there was growing interest during the recent heatwave in the new recreation addition to the park.
The splash pad is the final addition to the park, which began as a memorial project of the Chenier family to honour Sacha Chenier, a local child with mobility issues. The family fundraised almost all of the money needed for the first phase of the project and received in-kind support from local businesses and TFSWJDF DMVCT GPS QMBZHSPVOE FRVJQNFOU and other materials. The township provided the site for the park and has since taken responsibility for its maintenance as a municipal park. Funding for the splash pad addition to the park is split between an $87,000 federal accessibility grant approved earlier this year and a $52,000 allocation in the township’s municipal budget through parks and recreation department reserve funds and other sources.
Le bureau municipal du canton de Champlain, sur le chemin Pleasant Corners, est l’un des 13 arrêts d’autobus suggérés dans la municipalité pour le projet de transport régional PR Transpo. Le personnel du canton, qui a des préoccupations au sujet de la responsabilité potentielle et des questions budgétaires liées au service de transport en commun, souhaite une rencontre avec le conseil municipal et les responsables du projet pour discuter de ces questions. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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Les enfants ainsi que les adultes de L’Orignal et de la région auront bientôt une nouvelle raison de visiter le Parc de Sacha. L’ajout d’un nouveau jeu d’eau au parc communautaire est presque prêt. La directrice des parcs et loisirs du canton de Champlain, Lisa Burroughs, a indiqué que les équipes d’installation ont travaillé sans relâche pendant la récente vague de chaleur pour installer le jeu d’eau avant la fin juillet pour le plaisir de tous. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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