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Planning begins for a new residence
Lesmaires et l’administration des Comtés unis veulent obtenir des réponses aux nombreuses questions concernant l’avenir de la Résidence Prescott-Russell. Mais il faut d’abord que la province approuve les fonds pour les futurs travaux de planification. see another location in either Prescott or Russell county, depending on the number of living units required, which is also subject to provincial approval. “If you rebuild it, the (approval) process is very easy,” he explained. “If you build it elsewhere, the process is more complicated.” Parisien noted it could help the counties to consult with administration at Hawkes- bury &District General Hospital (HGH) for their expertise in facility planning, given the recent expansion for HGH.
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United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR). Parisien gave counties council a verbal summary, during its March 8 session, of discussions, he and his staff had with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care during the recent Ontario Good Roads As- sociation (OGRA) conference. The focus of the discussion was the Residence, and what kind of help the UCPR can expect from the province to either upgrade the aging facility or build a new seniors’ retirement care home. “In the end, if we are approved by mi-
nistry, the UCPR fronts the whole cost of the construction,” Parisien said, adding that the counties could then apply, later, to the province for partial reimbursement. “These details need to be confirmed,” he mentioned . For now, Parisien noted, there is a plan- ning assistance fund of up $250,000 that the counties can apply for while it is continuing its research. He added that the UCPR still has to decide whether it would be better to build on the existing Residence site or
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Both themayors and administration for the counties have lots of questions they want answered about the future of the Prescott- Russell Residence. But first they need to get the province to approve funds for future planning work. “The first thing we have to do is apply for this $250,000 (planning) funding,” said Sté- phane Parisien, chief administrator for the
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