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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca MAYOR LEFEBVRE SEES BRIGHT FUTURE FOR HAWKESBURY said, referring to similar eco-centre setups in Québec and other jurisdictions.
SFWJUBMJ[JOHUIFUPXOT.BJO4USFFUEJTUSJDU Lefebvre noted there are many opportunities to attract new businesses into the downtown BSFB XIJDIXJMMBMTPIFMQTVQQPSUFYJTUJOH businesses by encouraging more people to shop downtown. He indicated that Le Chenail Boulevard can prove a great asset in that regard. The boulevard can serve as an alternate SPVUFGPSUSBGàDXIFOUIFUPXOXBOUTUP IBWFUFNQPSBSZDMPTVSFTGPS.BJO4USFFUUP allow festivals and other special events to take place that will also help promote the downtown as a place for people to go in Hawkesbury. “If we can create those kind of venues,” he said, “then they will also help attract other CVTJOFTTFTUPàMM WBDBOU TQBDFTUIFSFu .BZPS-FGFWFCSFJOEJDBUFEUIBU)BXLFT - bury council needs to encourage more resi- EFOUJBMEFWFMPQNFOU.PSFIPVTJOHBWBJMBCMF will encourage both more people and more businesses to relocate to Hawkesbury.
The mayor noted that Hawkesbury resi- dents have demonstrated their support for SFDZDMJOH#VUIFXBOUTUPFYQBOEPOXIBU the town is already doing in its efforts to GPMMPXUIF5ISFF3TPGFDPMPHJDBMSFTQPOTJ - CJMJUZ3FEVDF 3FVTF 3FDZMF .PSFEFWFMPQNFOUPGDPNNVOJUZHSFFOT - pace, including neighbourhood parks is also on Lefebvre’s to-do list during his mayoral mandate. “Our parks are important,” he said, noting how much more important Hawkesbury’s FYJTUJOHHSFFOTQBDFBSFBTCFDBNFEVSJOH UIFQBOEFNJDBTBTPVSDFPGJOFYQFOTJWF outdoor recreation use by many residents. Hawkesbury’s new mayor also looks forward to him and council “working closely” with the Hawkesbury Business Improvement Area Commission de la Zone d’amélioration DPNNFSDJBMFEF)BXLFTCVSZ #*"$0.;"$ on projects and programs to assist with
Hawkesbury’s new mayor foresees a bright and promising future for the town. “I think there are great things in the GVUVSFGPS)BXLFTCVSZ uTBJE.BZPS3PCFSU Lefebvre, during a phone interview prior to the Christmas break. .BZPS-FGFCWSFFYQSFTTFEDPOàEFODF that the new council will be able to work very well with administration on dealing with day-to-day issues for the municipality and also to develop programs and projects for both necessary and desired improvements for the town. 3FGFSSJOHUPUIFFOWJSPONFOUBMJTTVFT plank of his own election campaign platform, .BZPS-FGFCWSFJOEJDBUFEIFXPVMEMJLFUP see Hawkesbury develop its own eco-centre where residents can bring various items for recycling or reclamation. i*UTTPNFUIJOHUIBUFYJTUTFMTFXIFSF uIF
Le maire Robert Lefevbre envisage un nouvel avenir brillant pour Hawkesbury. —photo d’archives
MAYOR KIRBY WISHES FOR MORE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING HELP
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are able to care for themselves and who would like to live in an apartment.” The mayor hopes that either or both of the senior levels of government will include àOBODJBMBJEQSPHSBNTJOUIFJSGVUVSFCVEHFUT for rural municipalities seeking to develop small-sized senior retirement facilities. .BZPS,JSCZBMTPMPPLTGPSXBSEJO to the start of the Enbridge Gas natural HBTQJQFMJOFFYUFOTJPOJOUPUIF7JMMBHFPG Chute-à-Blondeau.
If East Hawkesbury Township Mayor Robert Kirby could have just one wish for the new year it would be more financial help from the senior governments for rural infrastructure needs. i*XPVMEMJLFUPTFFTPNFàOBODJBMIFMQ GPSSPBET u.BZPS,JSCZTBJEEVSJOHBQIPOF interview before the Christmas break. “I like to get some paving done a bit at a time every year. I’d also like to see our new community DFOUSFGPS4U&VHÍOFCVJMUu .BZPS,JSCZJTBMTPMPPLJOHBIFBEBUUIF issue of affordable housing for seniors. He sees that as an important topic for council and township administration to start thin- king about as the municipality’s population demographic of older residents increases. $PNQMFUJPOPGUIFOFX1SFTDPUU3VTTFMM 3FTJEFODFPO4QFODF4USFFUJO)BXLFTCVSZ should happen by the end of 2023 or 2024. The long-term care residence is operated CZUIF6OJUFE$PVOUJFTPG1SFTDPUU3VTTFMM
LE CONSEIL DES CUPR DEMANDE UNE RÉVISION DU SYSTÈME DE VOTE ENREGISTRÉ
6$13 BOEXJMMIBWFNPSFSPPNGPSNPSF occupants compared to the old facility on Cartier Boulevard. But even after the present Le maire du canton de Hawkesbury-Est, Robert Kirby, espère que les gouvernements provincial et fédéral fourniront davantage d’aide financière aux petites municipalités comme la sienne pour leur permettre d’apporter les améliorations nécessaires à leurs infrastructures. —photo d’archives
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