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ALFRED | Le Collège d’Alfred veut rester autonome et ne veut pas discuter d’un partenariat possible avec le collège agri- cole anglophone de Kemptville. «La pérennité du Collège d’Alfred sera fondée sur une gestion autonome du Col- lège au sein de la communauté locale et sur une étroite collaboration avec les par- Une vision autonome pour le Collège d’Alfred tenaires externes», estime Tom Manley, président du Conseil communautaire du Collège d’Alfred.
d’Alfred une institution rurale et fran- cophone, unique et irremplaçable, avec une portée canadienne et internationale, axée sur les domaines de l’agriculture, l’agroalimentaire, l’agroforesterie, l’agro- tourisme, les bio-ressources, et l’entre- prenariat rural.» Le Conseil communautaire a récem- ment inauguré son site Web, le www. conseilalfred.ca, qui sera le point central des dialogues, des informations, et des ressources concernant le renouvellement du Collège d’Alfred. Le conseil lance aussi un concours public pour proposer et dessiner un logo afin de représenter le Conseil communautaire du Collège d’Alfred. Toutes les propositions seront acceptées via le nouveau site Web.
«Il faut également trouver notre cor- ridor d’excellence, a précisé M. Manley. Compte tenu du fait que nos nouveaux partenaires, le Collège Boréal et La Cité, offrent une très vaste gamme de pro- grammes de formation, nous pourrions être tentés de faire du Collège d’Alfred un collège communautaire de succur-
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge needs a plan, says councillor hopeful
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progress as the other councillors.” While insisting that he is not a “yes man,” Duff says consensus- building is important. ”I can’t see me impeding movement in the municipality just to make my opinion known. My style is if I think something is wrong, let’s talk about it.” Some taxpayers believe that council ought to have appointed Gorman to the post,
GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE | Ken Duff pledges that in his bid for the vacant Grenville-sur-la-Rouge councillor seat, he will not promise to fix roads. Like everyone else, he recognizes that the municipality’s roads require repairs, but he is also aware that improving roads is a standard elec- tion campaign promise. “People have heard that so often, nobody believes it anymore,” remarks Duff. He and Louise Gorman are running in the May 4 by-election to fill the number 5 post, which became avai- lable when Raymond Larose died January 1. The condition of the mu- nicipality’s main arteries, the Kilmar, Avoca and Scotch Roads, range from “not so bad to horrible,” he remarks. The Rouge, which was hit by a landslide last year, is an“emergency,” he adds. However, it is pointless to discuss road work before priorities and costs have been determined. “I don’t know what the solution is, but I knowwe can’t do anything without a master plan. We need to draw up a plan that will tell us how much this will cost and how we are going to pay for it. We have to be frank with people. If you want your road fixed, this is how much you will you have to pay for it.” In a rare move, GSR council recently endorsed Duff as the “ideal candidate for the commu- nity,”with Mayor John Saywell relea- sing a statement that Duff had “the unconditional support of council.” Saywell wrote: “He speaks and lis- tens in both languages. He is in- volved in his community. He shares the same vision of cooperation and RICHARD MAHONEY RICHARD.MAHONEY@EAP.ON.CA
Having with municipalities in Ontario and Québec, Duff hopes that if he is elected, he can improve the municipality’s planning process. Vice-president of the Vankleek Hill Business and Merchants Association, Duff believes that the municipality can develop a long-term economic development strategy that would include eco- tourism and initiatives to help Highway 148 businesses deal with the impact of the completion of Autoroute 50. Duff, who turns 64 in May, says that the former council had a “we know what is best” attitude and “employees were not empowered.” It is important that citizens get the message that “the town actually cares about you.” “I am not a politician. I am a citizen who wants to work for the community, makes sure the place is run properly and that taxpayers get value for their tax dollar,” said Duff. worked
noting that she had sought a seat in the November elections. In the race for the number 4 seat, she got 325 votes compared to 620 for winner Sébastien Gros, and 251 for incumbent Alain Carrière. Duff says he did not seek election because “I was worried that there was a risk of the factions being there after the election. I did not want to be part of that process.” He now wants to join council “because it appears to be working together on common goals.”The municipality had stagnated and “a lot of money was wasted” because the former council was divided, he says. “The former council had no plan; it dealt with every issue as it popped up.” A Craig Lake resident for 37 years, Duff, who operates his human resources consulting business out of his Vankleek Hill home, rejects suggestions that he is an outsider. “That is a bit of a stretch. I live in the municipality fromMay toNovember. There are some snowbirds who don’t spend as much time here.”
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