communautaire community link Le lien The Concert de Noël Présenté par le Choeur du Moulin de Rockland, en collaboration avec L’ensemble des Vents d’Ottawa le dimanche 4 décembre 2016 à 14 h à l’église Très-Ste-Trinité de Rockland. Les paniers seront passés pour recueillir vos dons. Pour information : Nicole Charbonneau, présidente 613 679-2317. Limoges Parade of Lights Saturday December 3rd, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. (Route: Mabel – Des Pins – Parc Rodolphe Latreille) Free hot chocolate will be handed out by the Limoges Optimist Club (Mabel and Main). Spectators please refrain from parking on Mabel and Herbert (from Limoges Rd to Main) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bingo annuel des fêtes GRATUIT Organisé par la résidence St-François le 8 décembre de 13 h 30 à 15 h, au 790 rue Principale à Casselman. Jouez gratuitement, prix-cadeaux à tous les bingos. Information : 613-764-2868 FREE Christmas Dinner Saturday December 17, 2016, 4:30-6:30 p.m., eat-in, take-out or delivered. St Mary’s Anglican Church, 139 Castor St., Russell. Open to all in the community. If you are a senior, a family, living alone, ill, grieving, or lonely, please join us. Call Janice 613-370- 0555 to arrange for delivery. Délicieuses tourtières maison à vendre Préparées par les dames bénévoles au profit de la paroisse St-Viateur de Limoges. Idéal pour le temps des Fêtes. Pour commander (avant le 27 novembre) : Lisette Bergeron 613-443- 5514, Huguette Vallières 613-443-5575 ou Lise Giroux 613-443-3495. Dîner communautaire de Noël Le jeudi 1er décembre 2016 à midi au Centre communautaire de St- Al- bert. Repas traditionnel de Noël suivi demusique par Gisèle Adam. Réservez avant le 29 novembre auprès de Pauline Adam : 613-987-2002. Dîner communautaire à Embrun Le jeudi 8 décembre à 11h au Centre J. Urgel Forget. Ragoût de boulettes, patates pilées, légumes, tarte au sucre. Réservations : Annette Sauvé au 443- 2175 avant le 5 décembre, 17h. Tirage 50/50 et musique de Noël avec Denis et Fern Brisson. Jeu de Noël avec Jessica. Souper fèves au lard et macaroni Organisé par les Chevaliers de Co- lomb d’Embrun le vendredi 9 décembre à 17 h. Repas par Traiteur Viau Catering. Gratuit pour enfants moins de dix ans accompagnés d’un adulte. Informa- tions : Donald Benoît : 613-443-6301 Souper-soirée de Noël Organisé par le Club de Danse de Casselman le vendredi 9 décembre 2016 au complexe J.R. Brisson. Souper à 18 h suivi d’une soirée dansante à 19 h. Réservations avant le 5 décembre : Guylaine au 613 764-5218 ou Gisèle au 613 764-5559
Mayor Barton becomes the warden again
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Mayor Gary Bartonwill need a bigger desk calendar next year. Besides being mayor of Champlain Township, Barton will also assume the duties of warden of counties council as mayor Guy Desjardins steps down from the post. It will be the second time for Barton as warden for the United Counties of Prescott- Russell (UCPR). Champlain Township’s mayor served a year’s termas warden for the counties in 2006. Right now he is pondering what some of his priorities will be as warden when he assumes the chain of office during next month’s inaugural session of counties council. “I’ve been thinking about that,” Barton said, during an interview following the end of the Nov. 23 UCPR session. “Obviously we need to finish getting the Highway 174 (situation) straightened out.” Barton referred to the past review of the future state of the connection between the City of Ottawa and the UCPR. Highway 174 from Orleans East to where it intersects at Canaan Road with County Road 17, out of the Town of Rockland, has been the focus of attention for many years. Both the federal and provincial governments have agreed that the connection needs upgrading to relieve traffic congestion and improve commuter traffic between the twomunicipal regions. A recent environmental assessment report on the 174/17 recommended four- laning the route fromRockland to the Trim Road intersection inOrleans, and expanding the existing four-lane section to six lanes between Trim Road and the Innes Road interchange. Barton also noted that finding a solution to the ambulance call problem that exists between the counties and the City of Ottawa will be another priority item for him as warden. The position of UCPRwarden alternates each year between the mayors in Prescott County and the mayors in Russell County. Mayor Guy Desjardins of the City of Clarence-Rockland served as warden for 2016 and he is looking forward to handing
Lemaire du canton de Champlain, Gary Barton, aura un horaire beaucoup plus chargé l’an prochain. En effet, M. Barton a été choisi la semaine dernière pour succéder au maire de Clarence-Rockland, Guy Desjardins, en tant que président des Comtés unis de Prescott-Russell. M. Barton a aussi occupé le poste en 2006. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
the gavel over to Barton and enjoying a bit more free time on his own calendar. “It’s been a busy schedule,” Desjardins said during a break in theWednesday night council review session of the Clarence- Rockland 2017 preliminary budget report. “But I have been enjoying the time I’ve had as warden.” One major highlight of the past year for Warden Desjardins is seeing both the federal and provincial governments reaffirm their support for upgrading the 174/17 link between Ottawa and Clarence-Rockland. “It’s a good achievement for me,” he said. Desjardins is also pleased with the results of the UCPR’s lobbying for more support fromQueen’s Park, for independent seniors living in the region. He and other mayors on counties council reviewed a provincial government letter confirming $3 million to support seniors’ assisted living, either in residential retirement manors or subsidized housing. Desjardins noted that independent living for seniors is both cheaper and better in the long run than seeing them end up hospitalized in long-term care facilities. “We brought this to the provincial government’s attention,” Desjardins said.
New ways to connect with WDMH’s diabetes team November is Diabetes Month and the Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH) diabetes team is here to support people living with dia- betes in our region. WDMH offers a variety of programs. The sessions are free of charge and patients can self-refer. Details about the diabetes education program can be found at www.wdmh.on.ca/diabetes. Meet the team, review session descriptions and read the diabetes newsletter. A brand-new feature is the diabetes calendar, which outlines when and where sessions will be held. Education sessions focus on everything from prevention of diabetes to living well with diabe- tes. Education is available on diet and exercise, weight control, and the use of insulin for blood sugar control. Physician referrals are not required to participate in the program. To register, call 613.774.2422, ext. 6765. “It is wonderful to be able to provide support to local residents,” notes Deirdre Cooke, a reg- istered dietitian and founder of the program. “Education is key in helping those with diabetes to live well and to stay as healthy as possible. We’re pleased to provide that education close to home.” If you would like to provide comments or sug- gestions about hospital services, please contact Cholly Boland, President and CEO, Winchester District Memorial Hospital at 613.774.1049 or by email at cboland@wdmh.on.ca. “It’s opening the light (of understanding) to them. It’s great savings for the government.” Desjardins noted that his successor will still have the future situation for Alfred College, and also the current argument with the City of Ottawa over ambulance call-outs to deal. Barton’s term of warden will also include the grassroots opposition to a proposed cement plant development for L’Orignal, and the legal wrangle, now, over the terms of the UCPR Official Plan which may or may not pave the way for a possible asphalt plant development in the Jessups Fall Escarpment area. “I will be supporting Barton during his time as warden,” Desjardins said, “just as he supported me.”
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