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Small call tests fire department protection strategy GREGGCHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca sessment and has half a dozen areas within the entire city area marked as PES sites be- cause of a variety of factors that demand a full turnout of fire crews for a call.
BOURGET Le Partage de Bourget on Laval Street is open Thursday, 1 to 8 p.m., Friday, 1 to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pro- ceeds aid the Bourget food bank CLARENCE CREEK The Clarence Creek Skating Club hosts a registration session for the 2012-2013 sea- son. Registration accepted for preschool, CanSkate, adults, STARSkate, and CanPow- erSkate programs on Aug. 15, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Clarence Creek Arena. The club is of- fering power-skating sessions to ringuette and hockey players. For information phone Nathalie at 488-3236 or Natalie at 3443. CLARENCE-ROCKLAND The Clarence-Rockland Women’s Soccer group is taking names for the summer/fall season which begins Aug. 19 and finishes Oct. 27. Registration cost is $80 per player and includes end-of-season banquet at- tendance. Games are Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. For more informa- tion phone Manon at 835-1826. Clarence-Rockland Public Library hosts Children’s Story Time for ages 2 to 5, 10 a.m., every other Tuesday at the Bourget branch and every Wednesday at the Rock- land branch. Register by phone to 446-5680 or at the library branches. CUMBERLAND The Cumberland Farmers Market is every open every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, until mid-October, at the R.J. Ken- nedy Community Centre on Dunning Road. NATION Like to knit, crochet or do crafts? Join the Crazy Crafters Club every Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Église Baptiste Évangélique Church, 2074 Route 500 inWest Forest Park. Some charges may apply each month de- pending on the activity. Free coffee and tea. PENDLETON Do you need a Faith Lift? Please join us this Sunday at the Riceville-Pendleton United Church, 2080 Concession 10, for an inspirational 10 a.m. worship service this Sunday. A social hour follows. For informa- tion go to www.riceville-pendletonunited- church.ca or phone Margaret at 524-5285 or Ray at 673-2125. PRESCOTT-RUSSELL Alcoholics Anonymous Prescott-Russell holds its regular meetings onWednesday, 8 to 9 p.m., at the Résidence Quatre Saisons, 760 Station Street, Plantagenet. For more information phone Pierre at 673-4743. ROCKLAND Friday Night Dart League, starts Sept. 7 at Knights of Columbus Hall on Giroux Street. Play starts 7:30 p.m. so please arrive at the club at least 15 minutes earlier. Cost $5 each night with a $5 membership fee for the sea- son. For details phone Dan at 446-9017. La Friperie de Rockland at 2815 Chamber- land Street is open Thursday and Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. New clothing lots arrive each week. All profits go to the Rockland food bank.
In the case of the Rockland Variety call, the store is part of the older portion of the town of Rockland in a block where the buildings are bunched close together with very little space separating them. This kind of situation makes it easy for a fire to “jump” fromone building to another if it is not soon brought under control. A PES call demands as many trucks and crews respond as possible to either bring the original fire under control fast or at least contain it and keep it from spreading.
Rockland | It seemed like such a small fire call that Wednesday morning but residents who stood around on the street watching wondered about all the fire trucks and other emergency vehicles that showed up in front of the Rockland Vari- ety Store. A little do-it-yourself repair work in back of the variety store July 11 resulted in an accidental fire igniting. Soon after the fire report went out, all three district stations in Clarence-Rockland and other emergency units responded with a total of 11 trucks parked outside the store on Laurier Street. Part of the building block was cordoned off and Laurier Street traffic detoured onto St-Jean Street or one of the other cross streets further down. Fire fighters had the situation under control within half an hour and the building vented of smoke. No one was injured and there was minor damage as
a result of the fire. Rockland District Station Chief Luc Chayer explained later that the large number of ve- hicles responding to what seemed to be a minor fire call is a result of the department’s pre-planning strategy for dealing with parts of the City of Clarence-Rockland that are designated as “potential extreme situation” locations (PES). The plan is under continual review and as-
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Notice to all private landlords, owners of apartment buildings, interested in renting affordable housing units The Social Housing Division of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell Social Services Department is presently searching for landlords who are renting one, two or three bedroom units and are interested in participating in the Rent Supplement Program. This program consists of subsidizing part of the rent of low-income tenants who are living in theWestern region of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell – Clarence, Rockland, Embrun, Russell, and Casselman. Interested landlords are asked to consult the United Counties of Prescott and Russell website www. prescott-russell.on.ca/en/social-services/social- housing , choose the Rent Supplement link for a more thorough explanation of eligibility criteria.
Avis aux locateurs privés, propriétaires d’édifices locatifs, intéressés à la location de logement abordable La division du Logement social, département des Services Sociaux des Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell recherche des locateurs ayant des unités d’une chambre, de deux chambres ou de trois chambres à coucher intéressés à participer au programme de Suppléments au loyer. Ce programme consiste à subventionner une partie du loyer des ménages à faible revenu pour la région ouest des Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell – Clarence, Rockland, Embrun, Russell et Casselman. Les locateurs intéressés sont priés de consulter le site web des Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell www.prescott- russell.on.ca/fr/services-sociaux/logement-social , choisir le lien Suppléments au loyer pour une explication plus complète des critères d’admissibilité.
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The Social Housing division reserves the right to accept or reject any request.
Pour de plus amples renseignements concernant le Programme d’investissement de logement abordable en Ontario (PILAO), veuillez communiquer avec Isabelle Péladeau, coordonnateure de projets, au 613 675-4642 au poste 6501 ou par courriel au ipeladeau@prescott- russell.on.ca.
For additional details abou t this Investment in Affordable Housing Program for Ontario (IAH) please contact Isabelle Péladeau, Projects Coordinator at 613 675-4642 extension 6501 or by e-mail at ipeladeau@prescott- russell.on.ca.
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