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want to get the citizens more involved in the decisions of council.” Mayor Lafleur noted that one of his prio- rities early in the new year is to fill the one empty seat remaining on village council after newly-elected councillor Johanne Sirois announced, two days after the October 22 municipal election, that she would have to step down for professional reasons. “And after that, it is very simple,” said Lafleur. “I want to work closely with the DPVODJM8FIBWFBMPUPGQSPKFDUTUPEPu He listed discussions with Hawkesbury & District General Hospital about getting a satellite emergency room setup for the village as one priority for 2019. Other goals include bringing the new wastewater service
New Year’s resolutions for both the new and re-elected mayors in Prescott- Russell focus on dealing with local high- priority items for their communities and developing closer ties with constituents. Mayors Paula Assaly of Hawkesbury and /PSNBOE3JPQFMPG$IBNQMBJO5PXOTIJQBSF the “new kids on the block” in the eastern QBSUPG1SFTDPUU3VTTFMM/FJUIFSPOFPGUIFN IBTUIPVHIUBCPVUBQFSTPOBM/FX:FBST resolution but both have given lots of thought to what they resolve to do as soon as they can in January. “I hope to build a tight relationship with our non-profit organizations and the business community, and with the community as a XIPMF uTBJE.BZPS"TTBMZi5PNFJUTWFSZ
Mayor Normand Riopel: Champlain Township
Mayor Paula Assaly: Hawkesbury
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Mayor Robert Kirby: East Hawkesbury
Mayor Stéphane Sarrazin: Alfred- Plantagenet Township
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project, designed with the help of the Uni- versity of Ottawa, online and working by December this year. Western mayors /PXUIBUMBTUZFBSTFMFDUJPOJTàOJTIFE and their new councils sworn in, the three veteran mayors in the western part of
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Mayor Daniel Lafleur: Casselman
with Mayor Desjardins eager to see a solu- tion to the current dispute that the United $PVOUJFTPG1SFTDPUU3VTTFMM 6$13 IBTXJUI UIF$JUZPG0UUBXBPWFSUIFMBUUFSTDPOUJOVFE SFMJBODFPO6$13BNCVMBODFTGPSFNFSHFODZ call situations in Ottawa. Also key to Mayor Desjardins is seeing progress on getting senior government fun- ding commitments for the future four-laning PGUIFIJHIXBZMJOLCFUXFFO3PDLMBOEBOE Orléans. i8FWFHPUMPUTPGXPSLUPHFUEPOF u TBJE.BZPS'SBOÉPJT4U"NPVSPG5IF/BUJPO Municipality. He cited economic development plans for the municipality, confirming details for a water supply agreement with the City PG$MBSFODF3PDLMBOE XPSLJOHPOBOFX wastewater system for the community, and looking at a major recreation improvement project for the Village of Limoges on the list of priorities for him and his new council. i*NMPPLJOHBUBEWBODJOHTPNFLFZàMFT u TBJE.BZPS1JFSSF-FSPVYPG3VTTFMM5PXOTIJQ adding that his list includes settling the &NCSVOMJCSBSZCSBODIJTTVF
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