MAYOR LEROUX OFFICIALLY RESIGNS TO TAKE THE NATION CAO JOB "$56"-*5 4r/&84
JOSEPH COPPOLINO nouvelles@eap.on.ca
Complicated time for The Nation The revelation comes after a controversial WPUFBU8FEOFTEBZT6$13DPVODJMNFFUJOH XIJDIHBWF5IF/BUJPOBQQSPWBMUPCVJME a 2,000-unit housing developement along $BMZQTP3PBE EFTQJUFUIFBENJOJTUSBUJPOT objections to the project. The UCPR council voted unanimously in GBWPVSPGUIFQSPKFDU FWFOUIPVHI-PVJT1SÊ - vost, UCPR director of planning and forestry, BOEUIF0OUBSJP.JOJTUSZPGUIF&OWJSPONFOU XBSOFE5IF/BUJPOUIBUUIFQSPKFDUXPVME EPVCMFNVOJDJQBMJUZTOFFEGPSXBUFSBOE water services. Leroux did not vote on the approval of The /BUJPOTNPUJPOCVUEJETQFBLGBWPVSBCMZPG the project during the meeting. -FSPVYTMBTUEBZBT.BZPSPG3VTTFMMXJMM be April 18.
TFMFDUJPOPG-FSPVYDBNFRVJDLMZBOEiBT a surprise.” Leroux has served as mayor of Russell since 2014 and was first elected councillor in 2010. During that time he has served on UIFCPBSEPGUIF&BTUFSO0OUBSJP8BSEFOT $BVDVTBOE4PVUI/BUJPO$POTFSWBUJPO #FGPSFSVOOJOHGPSFMFDUFEPGàDF -FSPVY owned and operated a convenience store in $BTTFMNBO 1JFSSF'JMT%ÊQBOOFVS7JEÊP *OEFTDSJCJOHIJTOFX$"0TRVBMJàDBUJPOT 5IF/BUJPO.BZPS'SBODJT#SJÍSFTBJE-FSPVY JTiBWFSZJOUFMMJHFOUNBO XJUIFYQFSJFODFu BOEiIFTBNBOXIPVOEFSTUBOETCPUI sides of the table.» i/PUNBOZQFPQMFIBWFUIFRVBMJàDBUJPOT IFIBTBUUIFNPNFOU uTBJE#SJÍSF BEEJOH BT-FSPVYIBTXPSLFEDMPTFMZXJUI$"0TBT mayor, he understands the administrative QPTUJPOiUISPVHIPTNPTJTu Leroux refused to answer questions regarding his appointment until after this edition of The Reflet was published.
The Mayor of Russell and Warden of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) officially resigned and was appointed as Chief Administrative Officer of The Nation municipality, fol- lowing a special closed session council meeting on Tuesday, April 2. Several sources independent of each other confirmed last week that Mayor Pierre Leroux had received the job offer and an announcement was expected to be made early this week. Leroux began contacting the mayors of the UCPR on Friday, March 29, to inform them he would be resigning from politics and taking on the new position. *OBQSFTTSFMFBTFGPMMPXJOH5IF/BUJPOT council decision Tuesday night, the munici- pality of Russell released a statement regar- EJOHUIF.BZPSTSFTJHOBUJPO JOEJDBUJOHUIBU -FSPVYTGPDVTXJMMCFiFOTVSJOHBTNPPUI IBOEPWFSuBOEiBTFBNMFTTUSBOTJUJPOu i*IBWFDPNQMFUFDPOàEFODFUIBUPVSBE - ministration and Council will come together,” stated Richard Godin, chief administrative PGàDFSPG3VTTFMMi0OCFIBMGPGUIF5PXOTIJQ I extend our sincere congratulations to Mayor -FSPVYPOIJTOFXBQQPJOUNFOUBU5IF/BUJPO Municipality.” Position open since January 5IF$IJFG"ENJOJTUSBUJWF0GàDFS $"0 QPTJUJPOJO5IF/BUJPOPQFOFEJO+BOVBSZ BGUFS+PTÊF#SJ[BSEBOOPVODFEIFSSFUJSFNFOU after six years in the role. 5IFKPCQPTUJOH NBEFBWBJMBCMFPO+BOVB - ry 4 stated the position offers a salary of $73.15 to $82.80 per hour, and the deadline GPSBQQMJDBUJPOTXBT+BOVBSZ5IFKPC posting has since been removed from The /BUJPOTXFCTJUF According to sources aware of the hiring QSPDFTTBU5IF/BUJPO UXPDBOEJEBUFT applied for the position, one internal and one external. Leroux did not apply for the position during the initial application window. 0OFDBOEJEBUFXBTTFMFDUFE IPXFWFS UIFZ turned down the position in early March. Another source indicated that the
La municipalité de La Nation a voté sur la nomination du maire de Russell, Pierre Leroux, au poste de directeur général. M. Leroux a officiellement quitté ses fonctions de maire de Russell mardi soir, le 2 avril (Photo d’archives).
With files from Antoine Messier and Gabrielle Vinette.
300 000 $ DE FINANCEMENT RÉGIONAL POUR LA MAISON INTERLUDE
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Le conseil des Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell a approuvé la demande de la Maison Interlude House (MIH) et Centretown Affordable Housing Development Corporation (CAHDCO) pour débloquer 300 000 $ du Fonds de secours pour les services sociaux. Ce financement, auparavant inaccessible, QFSNFUUSBÆ.*)EFSÊBMJTFSVOFÊWBMVBUJPO EFDMBTTF#QPVSTPOQSPKFUEF.BJTPO Interlude et de satisfaire aux exigences de MB4PDJÊUÊDBOBEJFOOFEIZQPUIÍRVFTFUEF MPHFNFOU 4$)- FONBUJÍSFEFEFNBOEF de financement. afin de permettre à MIH de DPNQMÊUFSVOFÊWBMVBUJPOEFDMBTTF#QPVS TPOQSPKFUEF.BJTPOEFEFVYJÍNFÊUBQFFU TBUJTGBJSFMFTCFTPJOTEFMB4PDJÊUÊDBOB - EJFOOFEIZQPUIÍRVFFUEFMPHFNFOU 4$)-
The UCPR has approved the request of Maison Interlude House (MIH) and Centretown Affordable Housing Development Corporation (CAHDCO) to release $300,000 in funding. (Left to right) Marie-Pierre D’Anjou, Head of Communications and Community Development at Maison Interlude, and Muriel Lalonde, General Manager of Maison Interlude. (File photo)
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