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Counties council honours “gentleman” warden
United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR). Each one had a favourite memory about St- Pierre to share with his family who attended the Wednesday morning session Oct. 22. “Our sympathies are with you,” said René Berthiaume of Hawkesbury, addressing the St-Pierre family. “We’ve enjoyed JP’s compa- ny, we’ve enjoyed working with him, for the wonderful person he was. We thank you for sharing him with us.” “It was with great sorrow that I learned of his passing,” said Clarence-Rockland’s Mar- cel Guibord. “He was calm and a very dedi- cated person, full of energy.” “The good times we shared, we’ll never forget,” said Robert Kirby of East Hawkes- bury. “He never got rattled, and he always handled every situation professionally.” “He was a good friend,” said Mayor Jean- Yves Lalonde of Alfred-Plantagenet Town- ship. “JP was a good neighbour to Casselman, and a good friend,” said Claude Levac, Cas- selman’s mayor.“He had a vision of Prescott- Russell, a vision that all municipalities
should find their niche. He was a very good listener.” “I feel privileged to have known JP,” said Mayor François St-Amour of The Nation municipality. “He made us better politicians and better human beings.” “JP has changed our lives,” said Stéphane Parisien, UCPR chief administrator, on be- half of the counties staff. As this year’s presiding warden, St-Pierre’s mandate would have ended after Novem- ber with the selection and swearing in of a new warden during the December inaugu- ral meeting for the 2015 counties council. By unanimous agreement of his fellowmayors, St-Pierre’s seat as warden will remain vacant for the remainder of his term in the post as a memorial. During all remaining counties council meetings until December’s inaugu- ral, the other mayors will choose someone to act as chair for the session. The annual warden’s banquet, scheduled for Nov. 8, will continue but, Parisien noted, it will now become a testimonial evening to commemorate Jean-Paul St-Pierre.
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L’ORIGNAL | A minute of silence began the official start to the last meeting of the counties council before the October elec- tion. It was the start of an hour-long tri- bute to the late Mayor Jean-Paul St-Pierre of Russell Township. “We have lost a dear friend,” said Gary Barton, as the mayor of Champlain Town- ship fought and failed to hold back tears. “A beloved colleague, and an excellent leader.” Barton opened the list of verbal tributes and reminiscences from Prescott-Russell’s municipal leaders about their fellow mayor and presiding warden for this year over the The warden’s chair (right) at the United Counties of Prescott-Russell council table will be empty until the December’s inaugural meeting in memory of Jean- Paul St-Pierre.
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Carole Lavigne has a lot of experience in farming and and business, which will come in handy with her new job as the new economic development and tourism director for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR). Lavigne has been the UCPR’s project officer for the department since 2006 and her appointment as successor to Sylvain Charlebois, who retires at the end of the year, was confirmed during the Oct. 22 counties council session. Lavigne operated her own dairy farm for more than 20 years in the Hammond-Cheney region of Clarence-Rockland before turning to the wine-making profession, starting up both her own winery and a pick-your-own- fruit orchard in the Bourget area. She later became a business consultant at the Prescott-Russell Entrepreneurship Centre before her initial posting with the UCPR. Other related experience she brings to her new assignment includes a certificate in economic development from the University of Waterloo, and being co-founder and first president of the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network, co-founder of the Ottawa Valley Grape Growers Association, and a certified chocolatier. She has also sat on the boards of directors for Groupe Convex, the Eastern Ontario Transport Commission, and the Eastern Ontario Training Board.
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