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with a smile, when he first decided to run for the village council. “I figured I could make a change, and I did,” he said, during a phone interview. Two years ago, Duval said, is when he began considering that his current term on council might be his last one. He feels he has accomplished all of the important things he wanted to do for his constituents and for the municipal as a whole and it is time to setp aside and let someone else get involved.
achievements for him. He credited the strong support of Dono- van Mahon, Doug Folkard, Doug Hall and Mac Hall, his fellow members on the arena committee back then for the teamwork involved in getting the project off the ground. One other achievement he was proud to be involved in was getting the water supply agreement signed between Vankleek Hill and the Town of Hawkesbury. At the beginning of the last decade, the village still depended on several wells for its water supply and those wells were either nearing capacity or in need of replacement. Duval noted that getting connected to the Hawkesbury municipal water system was a great benefit for Vankleek Hill then and now given that the cost for the mainline extension then was se réjouit de l’entrée en lice de Marc Bizaillon comme adversaire pour le poste de maire adjoint, soulignant que la concurrence, qui offre un choix aux électeurs, est une bonne chose lors d’une élection. Le programme principal de la campagne de réélection de M. Tranchemontagne met l’accent sur les moyens de rendre la municipalité plus prospère et capable de financer les améliorations d’infrastructure nécessaires, comme la nouvelle caserne de QPNQJFSTFODPOTUSVDUJPOÆ4BJOU&VHÍOF « Il y a beaucoup de décisions impor- tantes auxquelles je souhaite participer », a-t-il déclaré.
about $1 million. “At the time, many thought it was a lot at $1 million,” said Duval, as recalled all the council discussions and public meetings about the matter. “Looking back, it’s a good thing we did. It would have cost a lot more now.” -PPLJOHBIFBEUP/PWFNCFSBOEIJTMBTU council meeting, Duval expressed satis- faction with all he has accomplished as a councillor.
Looking back over the years that he has sat on council, Duval noted that there are many things that he is proud of being involved in for the benefit of the community. “Helping to build the new Vankleek Hill Arena,” he said is one of the main “If I could help people, I’d always help them,” he said. “I’ve worked with a lot of mayors, and it’s been a very good experience.” He chuckles when asked what he plans UPEPBGUFS/PWFNCFS “I’ll take it easy, I think,” he said. L’ADJOINT AU MAIRE DE HAWKESBURY EST BRIGUE UN NOUVEAU MANDAT GREGG CHAMBERLAIN nouvelles@eap.on.ca
Paul Emile Duval a décidé que ce sera son dernier mandat au conseil municipal. Satisfait de ses réalisations au service du village de Vankleek Hill, M. Duval est prêt à se retirer et à laisser la place à une autre personne pour représenter les résidents du village et du canton de Champlain. (Gregg Chamberlain, EAP)
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN nouvelles@eap.on.ca
Le Jacques Tranchemontagne a décidé de se pré- senter à sa réélection au poste d’adjoint au maire du canton de Hawkesbury Est. « C’est une belle communauté », a-t-il déclaré lors d’un entretien téléphonique. « Je pense qu’il est de mon devoir de me présenter à nouveau. » mois dernier, M. Tranchemontagne a siégé au conseil municipal pendant 11 ans au total, dont neuf ans en tant que conseiller et les deux der- nières années en tant que maire adjoint. Il
After about four decades on municipal council, Paul Emile Duval thinks it is time for him to retire from politics. Duval represented Vankleek Hill when the village was its own municipality and then later when the provincial municipal amalgamation processs in 1999 made it part of the new Champlain Township. He was “a young 45”, as Duval described himself
Jacques Tranchemontagne seeks a second term as East Hawkesbury Township’s deputy mayor. (Gregg Chamberlain, EAP)
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