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Name change for Grenville-sur-la Rouge?

In 2014, the new council and the adminis- trators decided that it would be bene"cial for the municipality to focus on promoting the natural assets and beauty of the region through a revived and more upbeat brand image. Dropping the Grenville name would also help forge a new identi"cation and truly separate the municipality from the Vil- lage of Grenville. “In our opinion, the Red River is the top tourism and recreation attraction in the region and we just completed a public consultation on the vocation of the Rouge corridor,” added Jean-François Bertrand. “The municipality wants to review and mo- dernize its image and it is essential to exa- mine the subject of the name before doing anything.” The municipality would like to exploit the new name to its advantage and groom its economical development and promotion around it in 2015. While nothing is set in stone and citizens will have the opportu- nity to discuss the implication of the name change, the municipality thinks it would be a huge leap forward for recognition and promotion. “We want to turn the page and launch a new image to attract investors and contrac- tors”, concluded the general director.“When dealing with the government and other organizations, we still hear about the pro-

STÉPHANE LAJOIE stephane.lajoie@eap.on.ca

GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE | At its Decem- ber 9 Grenville-sur-la-Rouge municipal meeting, council announced that it will go forward with the procedure to o!cially change the name of the town to Munici- palité de la Rouge. «A request for the name change will be sent to the Minister of Municipal A!airs and Land Occupancy”, said general director and secretary treasurer, Jean-François Bertrand. “Right now, we’re not changing the name per se, but only proposing a name change to the Commission de toponymie, which will examine the case. After that, citizens will be able to voice their opinion and the Minister will then take the decision to change the name or organize a referendum on the subject.” The name change would be an opportu- nity for a fresh start for the municipality and would "nally put to rest the ever existing confusion between the Village of Grenville and Grenville-sur-la Rouge. “The Commis- sion will make a formal recommendation on whether it’s acceptable or not”, said mayor John Saywell. We’re opening the pro- cess and will see from there.”

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Grenville-sur-la-Rouge wants to put the river front and center to promote its economical and development strategies.

blematic past of the municipality and we want to go past that and start fresh on a new base.” Changing the name wouldn’t a!ect pos-

tal operations and people would have time to switch business cards and addresses over time without hassle.

De la rivière à la bouche

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Dans le cadre de leur cours d’études sociales, les élèves de la 4e année de l’École élémentaire catholique Paul VI se sont rendus à l’usine de "ltration des eaux de Hawkesbury. Lors de leur visite, ils ont appris comment l’eau de la rivière des Outaouais était coagulée, décantée, "ltrée et désinfectée. Les jeunes visiteurs ont pro"té des explications des employés municipaux Martin Perron et Michel Giroux et ont été ravis de leur accueil. Ci-dessus, les élèves, Vincent Chao et Jérémy Pharand lors de la visite.

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