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for residents. Upgrades to themain parking lot setup at 1020 Cartier Boulevard were done along with sidewalk replacement at the main entrance of the building to make access easier for people with wheelchairs, walkers, or canes. Other accessibility improvements in- cluded replacing corridor handrails, im- proving lighting in corridors and residents’ rooms, widening doors, and providing adjus- table-height tables in the kitchen and activity room areas. Further facility upgrades are planned for next year. RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL • INSTITUTIONAL • PRE-ENG. BUILDING • DESIGN BUILD • PROJECT MANAGEMENT • FULLY BILINGUAL 613 446-5188 814, St-Joseph Rockland, ON K4K 1L5
"e United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) continues tomove ahead onmee- ting provincial standards for equal acces- sibility for all residents, including those with mobility problems. UCPR administration presented coun- ties council with an update report on the counties $ve-year accessibility improvement plan. Almost all capital works accessibility improvements for counties facilities sche- duled for 2015 will be done by year’s end, except for the asphalt work and sidewalk curbing at the UCPR building at 2169 Laurier Street. More planning is needed because of a lack of space in the existing parking lot area. Next year, the UCPR public works de- partment plans to install audio pedestrian crossing signals to aid the visually-impai- red at its County Road 3 and County Road Saisie importante de drogue à Clarence-Rockland Le Bureau des crimes organisés, unité des drogues, amis lamain sur une importante quantité de plants, d’huiles et de feuilles de marijuana dans la Cité de Clarence- Rockland. Jennifer Major, 35 ans, de Clarence- Rockland, a été arrêtée le 28 septembre dernier et accusée de produire du cannabis, de possession de substance illégale (huile de cannabis) et de possession de plus de 30 grammes de cannabis. Matthew Wiersma, 32 ans, de Clarence-Rockland, a également été arrêté le 28 septembre et accusé des mêmes méfaits. Tous deux ont été relâchés avec promesse de se présenter à la Cour de Justice de l’Onta- rio, à L’Orignal, le 18 novembre prochain. Bourget ambulance station delayed Plans for starting work on an ambulance station for Bourget are postponed to next year. The United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) 2015 bud- get included an allocation in its capital works por- tion for work on setting up a village ambulance station in Bourget as part of the UCPR ambulance service setup in the City of Clarence-Rockland. Michel Chrétien, UCPR emergency services direc- tor, reported to the counties’ emergency services advisory committee that the project has to be delayed. The 2015 budget funds for the project will go into a holding reserve fund for use next year instead. – Gregg Chamberlain
10 intersections in Embrun and Vankleek Hill, and begin renovation work tomake the counties’ building at 28 and 36 Court Street in L’Orignal more accessible to people with mobility issues. At the Prescott-and-Russell Residence
for seniors, installation was completed of a new $re sprinkler system throughout the building along with sliding doors with an automatic door opener for the living room main entrance access, and pull cords to replace the emergency call button setup
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