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Counties treasurer looks ahead to restful retirement
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
for her hard and meticulous work. All the mayors on the council accepted, with stifled tears in a few cases, the news of her departure at the end of the year. But not without each of themfirst offering up praise for her hard work and dedication during her years as the counties’ financial director. Close to two dozen of Lepage-Gareau’s family and friends stood at the back of coun- cil chambers to applaud as she received recognition and credit for her service to the counties of Prescott and Russell. During a later interview, Lepage-Gareau summed up themajor tasks ahead of her and her finance department colleagues before she says her final good-bye. First priority is putting together the 2016 budget for coun- ties to approve before the end of the year. “Also a 10-year planning budget guide,” she said, adding that the report compiles all the assets that the UCPR has in the way of infrastructure, properties, and other re- sources.” As far as her own immediate plans for retirement are concerned, Mrs. Lepage- Gareau knows what she anticipates themost. “The first thing I want to do is be withmy family,” she said, smiling.
One last budget to shepherd to completion for the counties and that is it for Louise Lepage-Gareau. The womanwho has managed and guided all the budget planning and other financial affairs for the United Counties of Prescott- Russell (UCPR) will take her leave at the end of the year to begin a well-earned retire- ment. News of her impending retirement was received, at the counties council June 24 meeting, with amixture of grateful applause and sad regret at her departure. “This is quite the event,” said Stéphane Parisien, UCPR chief administrator, as he presented counties council with the official verbal notice of Louise Lepage-Gareau’s retirement. Parisien to her right andWarden Kirby on her left, Lepage-Gareau presented her official retirement notice during theWe- dnesday regular session of counties council. Lepage-Gareau joined the UCPR’s finance department in 1980 and, over the years, her job has involvedmuch of the counties’ major budget planning and other financial affairs. Parisien noted that she has proven a dedi- cated teamplayer and well-known and liked
Standing with UCPR Chief Administrator Stéphane Parisien to her right and Warden Robert Kirby on her left, Louise Lepage-Gareau presented her official retirement notice during the June 24 regular session of counties council.
Upper Canada school board okays new budget port its focus on “teaching for learning” des- pite a $1.5 million deficit situation, which is allowed under the education ministry guidelines for school district budget plans. The 2015-2016 budget has a $4.5 million total gap in its special education revenue because of theministry’s decision to reduce high-needs funding for the Upper Canada district by $3.5 million over 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school terms. The new budget includes a multi-year plan to return the UCDSB to a balanced budget status. the needs of all students.” He noted that the board’s priority remains teaching and learning in classrooms. The 2015-2016 budget includes expense ad-
One EasternOntario school district has its budget ready for the next term. The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) approved its 2015-2016 budget during the final week of school. The budget report to the board noted that the next term’s financial planwill reflect an expected drop in revenue of about $7.4million for the UCDSB. Board Chairman Jeff McMillan stated in a news release that the new budget will strengthen the UCDSB’s finances and sup-
justments that maintain a focus on student achievement while limiting the risk to ser- vice disruption, and also addressing the special needs funding reduction situation.
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