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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca Increased access to natural gas is another “hot” election issue to keep barns, coops, and other outbuild- ings warm for livestock during the winter season. The price for either heating source has continued to rise despite either govern- ment regulation efforts or changes in world supply sources.
A promise for increased access to natural gas as an alternative heating source could be one way to secure the “farm vote” in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell in the June provincial election this year. Réjean Pommainville, district 14 re- gional director for the Ontario Farmers Association (OFA), confirmed during a phone interview February 12 that natural gas would be a big benefit to the economic survival of farming for the region and for all of Ontario. “We (OFA) have been pushing for that for quite a few years,” Pommainville said. “We believe that if farmers had access to natural gas, they’d be able to compensate for other (operating) expenses.” Currently many farm operations in the GPR and other rural ridings in Ontario are limited to either electricity or heating oil
Pommainville noted that Alberta’s agri- culture sector has almost 100 per cent access to natural gas as part of the energy heating options for farm operations. In Ontario, he said, maybe 20 per cent of the province’s farming community has natural gas access as a possible cheaper heating option. “That would make a big difference to all Ontario farmers if they could have natural gas,” he said. Pommainville added that natural gas ac- cess could prove a factor that helps guaran- tee the survival of Ontario’s farming sector. “If a rural area is prosperous,” he said, “the whole province will be prosperous.” Grant Crack, the incumbent Liberal MPP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, agreed dur-
Les agriculteurs aimeraient avoir accès au gaz naturel comme solution de rechange à l’électricité ou au mazout pour chauffer leurs granges, leurs poulaillers et autres dépendances. L’accès au gaz naturel pour les agriculteurs pourrait être un enjeu pour pour les candidats de la circonscription de Glengarry-Prescott-Russell. —photo d’archives
ing a recent interview that natural gas ac- cess is one of the important local economic development issues for the riding. He noted that the Wynne Liberal government has made a commitment to increase natural gas access for Eastern Ontario and other rural regions. “The (energy) ministry is well aware that in East Hawkesbury, they would enjoy hav- ing natural gas,” Crack said. “There are dis-
cussions underway with Enbridge (Natural Gas) for a practical business case. But there also has to be some (profitable) return to Enbridge, and that our own investments are also protected.’ We also tried to reach Amanda Simard, Progressive Conservative candidate for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, for her per- spective on this issue. Unfortunately, we had not heard back fromher by press time.
Nouveaux codirecteurs pour TPRP
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Mariève Desmarais and Éric Charlebois are the new codirectors of Tourisme Prescott- Russell Tourism(TPRP). Valérie Carter is the Promotions and Communications officer. —submitted photo
MICHEL LAMY michel.lamy@eap.on.ca
Forte d’un DEC en gestion des services de tourisme et voyages, Mme.Desmarais avait assuré une partie de la direction intérimaire à la suite du départ de l’ancien directeur général, Martin Lacelle. Éric Charlebois, quant à lui, agira au chapitre des communications avec les partenaires principaux. Il s’occupera également des demandes de subventions, de la gestion de projets et des événements divers. Finalement, il est disponible auprès des membres pour des fins de formation et de gouvernance. Valérie Carter complète l’équipe en agissant comme agente de communications et de promotion auprès du public et des médias.
Mariève Desmarais et Éric Charlebois sont les nouveaux codirecteurs de Tourisme Prescott-Russell Tourism (TPRT). Le conseil d’administration du TPRT a choisi de remplacer l’ancien poste de directeur général par deux postes de codirecteurs. Il s’agit d’un poste à temps plein pour Mme Desmarais et un poste à 2/3 de temps pour M. Charlebois. Mme Desmarais était coordinatrice des services aux membres depuis février 2012. L’organisme à but non lucratif compte plus de 100 membres qui ont pour but le développement touristique de la région.
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