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Russell mayor wants sit-down session with school board
has a “D” rating with the South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) over the lack of natural tree cover in the municipality. The SNC’s latest survey of the township indicated it has 12 per cent natural tree cover compared to the estimated 30 per cent minimum needed for a sustainable urban woodland environment. Mayor St-Pierre told council he is trying to arrange for an informal meeting with the UCDSB to determine if there is a compromise option possible to resolve the situation.
residential use. First the district has to have the lands rezoned from Institutional to Residential. The ministry regulations also require the UCDSB to offer first chance at acquiring the two lots to any of the other school districts operating in Russell Township, to the municipality itself, and to either the provincial or federal governments. If none of those parties express interest in the land, then the UCDSB can go ahead with requests for “third-party outside sale” offers. Jacqueline Wyss, representing Craig Street homeowners opposed to the sale of the land, expressed concern that residential development means cutting down the existing four dozen mature trees on the wooded lots and further reducing Russell Township’s natural tree cover. “There are people who think this land would bemore beneficial to the community as it is,”Wyss said, adding that it could serve as an outdoor nature lab for the school’s science classes. The UCDSB has offered $3200 in lieu of parkland space under the municipal regulations for rezoning applications. The money would go towards planting 2100 seedlings elsewhere in the township and the school district has also offered to help support a local treeplanting project to replace any trees cut down on the two lots at the rate of three seedlings for one tree. Wyss expressed appreciation for the offer but noted that it does not suit the neighbourhood’s needs for shade trees.
“Cutting them down and planting three, even three little ones (each), is not the same thing,” she said. “Every tree counts.” Coun. Craig Cullen also expressed disappointment about the school district’s treeplanting offer. “Planting trees five miles away doesn’t improve quality of life in the (original) neighbourhood,” he said. Cindy Saucier of the township’s environmental advisory committee, told council that Russell Township already
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RUSSELL | The future for some land near the Russell Public School is a focus for concern. The school district wants to sell the land for possible residential development while neighbouring residents want it left as is for the sake of the trees. Russell Township Mayor Jean-Paul St- Pierre wants to have a meeting with officials from the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) to see if there is a possible compromise solution to the situation. “I think there are other options here I would like to pursue,” said Mayor St-Pierre during township council’s Feb. 4 committee of the whole session. Council listened to delegations from the school district and Craig Street area residents. Both sides had already stated their positions during a past meeting of council’s planning advisory committee. Both the committee and the municipal planning department provided reports of their findings on the subject. The UCDSB is going through a process allowed under Ontario’s Education Act for disposal of property deemed“surplus to the needs of the school district.” Two wooded lots that are part of the Russell Public School site are classified as surplus and the UCDSB wants to offer them for sale for potential
a conclu que le cas en était un d’offense criminelle. L’étudiant, âgé de 16 ans, devra comparaître à la cour de l’Orignal. Un mois chargé pour la PPO ANNIE LAFORTUNE ANNIE.LAFORTUNE@EAP.ON.CA
Dans la semaine du 21 janvier dernier, la Police Provinciale de l’Ontario (PPO) a enregistré 22 collisions dans la région. De ces accidents, un véhicule de transport étudiant a été accidenté à Russell, sur l’avenue Parkland. Un étudiant a été légèrement blessé et le conducteur fautif s’en est tiré avec une sévère contravention. Drogue à l’école Le 23 janvier dernier, le Constable Dimov a répondu à un appel concernant une affaire de drogue à l’École secondaire catholique Embrun. La direction de l’école a avisé la police qu’un étudiant avait été pris avec de la drogue sur lui. L’officier dépêché sur les lieux a procédé à une enquête et en
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