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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
le bâtiment vieillissant ne peut plus faire l’objet d’une simple mise à niveau ou d’une réhabilitation. De plus, il ne répond plus aux normes structurelles attendues aujourd’hui pour une caserne de pompiers municipale. Le rapport de M. Potvin recommande d’inclure 50 000 $ dans le budget de 2023 pour le coût des plans architecturaux d’une nouvelle caserne de pompiers pour le village. Il y a 42 000 $ de fonds non dépensés pour les travaux d’immobilisations dans le budget 2022 qui peuvent être transférés au plan budgétaire 2023. Il resterait donc 8 000 $ à allouer. Le conseil a approuvé la recommandation et a également demandé au personnel du canton de voir s’il était possible de conclure un accord de partenariat sur le projet avec les Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell (CUPR). Les CUPR se sont associés à la Cité de Clarence-Rockland pour la construc- tion de la nouvelle caserne de pompiers du village de Bourget, qui est devenue à la fois une caserne municipale et une station d’ambulances des CUPR.
Le coût d’une nouvelle caserne de pompiers pour le village d’Alfred et la façon de la payer occupent l’esprit du conseil et du personnel du canton d’Alfred-Plantagenet, alors qu’ils com- mencent à planifier le budget municipal de l’année prochaine. L’administrateur en chef Michel Potvin a présenté au conseil une liste d’éléments prioritaires pour les discussions sur le bud- get préliminaire 2023, lors de la séance du conseil du 29 novembre. La caserne de pompiers du village d’Alfred était le cinquième élément de la liste. «La caserne de pompiers d’Alfred est dans un état de désuétude depuis plusieurs années, indique le rapport de M. Potvin. Deux tests de qualité de l’air montrent que certaines parties du bâtiment ne sont pas sûres ou adaptées à l’utilisation.» Une inspection technique effectuée plus tôt dans l’année a permis de déterminer que
The Village of Alfred needs a new fire station and Alfred-Plantagenet Township council and staff are working on ideas for building a new station. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
EOHU WARNS FLU HITTING YOUNG CHILDREN HARD
CHAMPLAIN TOWNSHIP WANTS TINY HOMES
The flu shot is the best protection against the flu and is recommended for those who are at high risk of complications, especially children ages six months to five years old. Families with babies under six months are recommended to all receive the flu shot, as babies under six months cannot get the shot themselves and are at an even higher risk of complications. The flu shot is available free of charge to anyone six months and older who lives, works, or attends school JO0OUBSJP «Children have generally been spared UIFXPSTUFGGFDUTPG$07*% CVUUIFáVJT EJGGFSFOU uTBJE%S1BVM3PVNFMJPUJT &0)6 chief medical health officer. “Sadly, the flu can be very dangerous for children, and this year it has been particularly severe and arrived earlier than usual. Booking an appointment to get the flu shot for you and your child is one of the best things you can do to help keep them healthy and out of hospital.” Aside from the flu shot, measures for protecting against the flu are similar to QSPUFDUJOH BHBJOTU $07*% 8FBSJOH B mask in indoor spaces, washing the hands with soap and water, disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, sneezing and coughing into the elbow or sleeve, and staying home if a person feels sick are all ways to protect BHBJOTUCPUI$07*%BOEUIFáV If a child has severe symptoms and ill- ness from the flu, do not hesitate to seek medical attention, including going to the emergency room. The flu shot is available through pharmacies and health care provid- FST BOEUIF&0)6BMTPPGGFSTUIFáVTIPU at its offices to children under five and their household members by appointment. The &0)6JTBMTPTDIFEVMJOHBTFSJFTPGáVJN - munization clinics. For more information on the flu and the flu shot, please visit IUUQXXX&0)6DB
La grippe frappe particulièrement les jeunes enfants cette année. -photo d’archives
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit is advis- ing residents that the flu is hitting young children especially hard this year. 5IF&BTUFSO0OUBSJP)FBMUI6OJU &0)6 JT warning residents of the severity of flu infec- tion in young children amid rising hospital BENJTTJPOOVNCFST5IF&0)6SFNJOET residents about the importance of receiving the flu shot The flu is a seasonal illness that can cause severe symptoms and complications in some people, and this year’s flu strain is putting more people in the hospital than ever. Local hospitals are currently seeing more cases of the flu and respiratory syncytial WJSVT 347 UIBO$07*% JOCPUIDIJMESFO and adults. Children under the age of five are more at risk of severe complications due to their developing immune systems and small airways, and pediatric hospitals in the area are seeing surges in critical admissions of the flu and RSV.
Le canton de Champlain cherche à attirer des entrepreneurs pour construire des mini- maisons afin de répondre aux besoins en matière de logement et d’offrir à un large éventail de personnes la possibilité de devenir propriétaires. -photo Antoine Messier
ANTOINE MESSIER antoine.messier@eap.on.ca
are also advantageous for seniors, who otherwise may have trouble taking care of a two-story family home. Tiny homes, unlike trailer parks, are fixed houses with founda- tions. They are also built with higher quality material and are made to be spacious and compact. Champlain Township is at the start of the planning phase of this project. The township has not yet found a contractor to invest in the township and build a subdivision of tiny homes. The township would also require bylaw changes to allow smaller buildings, under 425 square feet, to be built in the township.
The Township of Champlain is looking to attract contractors to build tiny homes within the municipality to facilitate housing needs and offer a broad range of people the opportunity to own. i8IBUXFXBOUJTBTNBMMDPNNVOJUZ XJUIJOBDPNNVOJUZuTBJE.BZPS/PSNBOE 3JPQFMi8FDPVMEIFMQZPVOHGBNJMJFTBOE elderly people. It’s big enough for a young couple who want to start owning and might not be able to afford 400 to 500 thousand dollars for a house.” Mayor Riopel noted that tiny houses
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