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RUSSELL QUESTION PERIOD CANCELLATION DRAWS A CROWD
GABRIELLE VINETTE gabrielle.vinette@eap.on.ca
On Monday, members of the Russell Township council addressed an unu- sually large gathering of residents in the council chambers concerned about the possible cancellation of council meetings’ question period. During the Feb. 26 council meeting, the councillors and mayor deliberated on the proposed amendment of the procedural by-law 2021-127, specifically focusing on Item 10.3.11, regarding the removal of the Township’s 15-minute Question Period during council meetings. Councillors were considering eliminating the questions period, a unique feature of Russell Township’s council procedures, in the hopes of creating a more fruitful process for hearing residents’ concerns. The original concern surrounding the utility of question period was brought forward during the Feb. 12 council meeting by Councillor Mike Tarnowski. He explained that in his opinion, questions period has not served its intended purpose and instead allowed for residents to air grievances aimed at under- mining staff than constructively contributing to the business within the council. “It does little to support principles of open and accessible government,” Tarnowski said. “I know it has become common in the last year that some people they will send a question on the agenda of the day to administration ahead of time to several LA PRESSE CANADIENNE Un nouveau sondage mené par l’agence d’évaluation du crédit Equifax suggère que les Canadiens sont de plus en plus préoccupés par les vols d’identité et les fraudes sur les prêts. Le sondage montre que 74 % des répon- dants croient que ces «fraudes à l’identité» font augmenter leurs primes d’assurance automobile. Ils estiment en fait que cette criminalité croissante fait peser un fardeau sur leurs finances personnelles. &RVJGBYBGàSNFRVFEFTSÊQPOEBOUT croient que les difficultés financières pour- raient avoir poussé des gens à commettre des vols d’identité et des fraudes, en parti- culier dans le secteur automobile. Les résultats du sondage suggèrent que la proportion de vols d’identité dans les fraudes automobiles a doublé depuis 2019, les établissements de prêt garantis étant particulièrement vulnérables à ces usurpations. Carl Davies, responsable de la fraude et
Le Conseil de Russell a reporté la décision de supprimer la période de questions jusqu’à ce qu’une politique d’engagement du public puisse être mise en œuvre. (Gabrielle Vinette, EAP)
different people and try to get some answers. They then come up to the table and ask the same question after the administration has provided answers,” said Mayor Pierre Leroux, underlining how question period could be used to confront city administration staff. “There are other ways (to do it), if people aren’t happy with the answer of the administration, they can contact members of the council and discuss the item.” Residents come out in numbers During Monday’s council meeting, which
normally sees two or three residents in attendance, more than 60 people filled the seats and standing room at the back of the chambers to listen in on the council’s decision regarding its question period. Council ultimately chose to defer the EFDJTJPOVOUJMB1VCMJD&OHBHFNFOU1PMJDZ can be implemented. The deferral allows Council to better consider the consequences of removing the question period and provide alternative solutions for public engagement. The regular 15-minute question period
will remain on the agenda until then. Council reminds residents that they will only address questions, not statements or comments, and they must pertain to an agenda item, and asked residents to maintain respect towards the Council and administration. Council and staff can be reached through the Russell Township’s website where email addresses and phone numbers are publicly available.
LES CANADIENS SONT PRÉOCCUPÉS PAR LES «FRAUDES D’IDENTITÉ», SELON UN SONDAGE EQUIFAX
que l’automobile, posant des défis impor- tants aux prêteurs et aux consommateurs. Il ajoute que l’augmentation des taux de fraude à l’identité montre le besoin urgent de mesures de sécurité renforcées et d’une plus grande vigilance dans tous les secteurs. &RVJGBYBJOUFSSPHÊ$BOBEJFOTÄHÊT EFÆBOTFOUSFMFFUMFGÊWSJFS-F sondage comporte une marge d’erreur de 2,5 points de pourcentage, 19 fois sur 20.
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HALF-LOAD LIMITS COME EARLY TO UCPR
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Municipalities across the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) have kicked off half-load season, a week earlier than the previous year. 4UBSUJOH8FEOFTEBZ 'FC IBMGMPBE limits will be in place for the vast majority of the UCPR, limiting truck weight to five tonnes per axle on all municipal and county roads. Limits in Clarence-Rockland, Russell Town- ship, Champlain Township and Hawkesbury all
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