"$56"-*5 4r/&84 MICHEL LALONDE SEEKS THIRD TERM ON CHAMPLAIN TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
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Champlain Township are in good condition and safe for both residents and municipal employees is also important for Lalonde. He also wants to ensure that the next council and future councils maintain the policy of public transparency in all dealings that affect local services and residents. He cites his four decades of experience as both a municipal employee and a councillor as one of his strengths in addressing those issues. “I am a person who listens to taxpayers,” IFTBJE iBOE*LOPXJUTIBSEUPQMFBTF everybody, but I try to do my best to help
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C’EST LE TEMPS DU HOMARD. IT’S LOBSTER TIME.
Michel Lalonde a terminé son deuxième mandat au conseil municipal sous la direction du maire Normand Riopel et brigue un troisième mandat. M. Lalonde souhaite participer à la résolution finale de plusieurs projets d’infrastructure et de développement en cours dans la municipalité. (Gregg Chamberlain, EAP)
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Michel Lalonde is going for his own political hat trick by seeking relection for a third term to Champlain Township council. “I never doubted that I was going to be running,” said Lalonde, during an interview prior to his preparation to file his nomination papers. Lalonde first decided to seek a seat on township council when the proposed Colacem cement plant expansion was a major issue in the community. He was one of many residents opposed to the proposed expansion because of the potential impacts on air quality for neighbouring areas and increased traffic congestion on County Road 17. “I wanted to be more involved in this,” he said, explaining why he first ran for election BTPOFPGUIFUXP8BSEDPVODJMMPST During his first reelection bid in 2022, -BMPOEFTXJUDIFEGSPNSFQSFTFOUJOH8BSE UP8BSEGPSUIF7JMMBHFPG-0SJHOBMXIFSF he lives. His main reason for seeking a third term is that he wants to be involved in the work of council and municipal in the final resolution of a number of issues. i8FIBWFTFWFSBMQSPKFDUTUIBUXFWF started,” he said, citing as an example the Memorandum of Understanding between Champlain Township and Hawkesbury regarding future commercial and industrial development of lands along County Road 17 that border both municipalities. “I want to be there for finishing them,” said Lalonde, “and also for starting new ones.” Local recreation services and facilities in his village ward are also high on his priority MJTU'JSTUJUFNPOIJTiUPEPuMJTUGPS-0SJHOBM JTTFFJOHUIBUSFOPWBUJPOTTUBSUPOUIF-"CSJ community hall. Second on his list is getting a proper-sized outdoor skating rink set up in the village.
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