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Counties will host municipal affairs minister
United Counties of Prescott-Russell coun- cil committee of the whole session. Ontario’s Municipal Affairs and Hous- ing Minister Linda Jeffrey is stopping by Prescott-Russell on May 23 during a tour of Eastern Ontario. The counties council is confirmed for a face-to-face session with the minister during her travels but the
amount of time available is not very long so Stéphane Parisien, administrative director, has advised the council members to focus on the priority themes of financing, infra- structure, and social housing and related needs. “I would suggest we have a ‘counties pic- ture’,” said Parisien, regarding issue topics, “and then some local ones as well.” “Infrastructure is essential,” said Mayor Claude Levac of Casselman, with other mayors on counties council echoing his thought. “Infrastructure,” said Mayor Gary Barton of Champlain Township. “That’s the bottom line for us.” The Nation’s mayor wants to make sure senior care issues get a spotlight during the meeting with Jeffrey. “Social housing for seniors is a key priority for me,”said François St-Amour.“We have an aging population.” He also listed the ongoing dispute ru-
ral municipalities have with the provincial government over the farm tax issue. East Hawkesbury Mayor Robert Kirby added nat- ural gas access for his community onto the list of possible discussion topics. He noted that his municipality is the only one in all of the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) which does not have natural gas as a home heating option for its residents. Other topics listed for possible discussion with the minister include extending the provincial gas tax subsidy to all Ontario mu- nicipalities and not just those with a public transit service, the rising cost for policing service, and restoring municipal autonomy over zoning, including those involving al- ternative energy. The Green Energy Act that the McGinty Liberal government brought in gave the provincial energy board the power to allow exemptions from the usual municipal zoning review process for alter- native energy projects approved through the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program. Rider Multi-Tech Inc. Property Maintenance x Grass Cutting & Trimming x Yard Maintennaance x Aeration x Seasonal Clean Ups x Mini-Excavation x Stump Removal (max 1’ diameter) x Snow Removal
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