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Serge Lalonde earns
Diamond Jubilee medal nomination
municipalities across the country and the
Gregg Chamberlain
past for his community service. This year
provincial and territorial governments to
P LANTAGENET
may become one of the highlights of Serge
nominate people as candidates for one of
Lalonde’s life though as he and hundreds
4000 commemorative Diamond Jubilee
of other Canadians become a special part
He is one of the senior statesmen on
medals in honour of their years of
of the Diamond Jubilee Anniversary for
Alfred-Plantagenet Township council
outstanding community service during the
Queen Elizabeth II.
and has received several honours in the
60yearsthatQueenElizabethIIhasreigned
The federal government has asked
over the Commonwealth. Alfred-
Plantagenet Township council has named
Coun. Serge Lalonde as the municipality’s
Alfred library study
choice for a Diamond Jubilee medal but his
fellow councillors kept the nomination a
Community Development Corp. (PRCDC)
Gregg Chamberlain
secret from him until their resolution vote
for a $15,000 grant towards the cost of a
A LFRED
during the June 18 council session.
feasibility study on the library project. The
“Mayor Lalonde mentioned it to me just
study will include developing a
before the meeting,” said Coun. Lalonde.
communication plan and a business
While fundraising efforts continue to
“It’s quite an honour for the nomination.”
presentation prospectus along with a
provide Alfred village residents with a
Deadline to submit the names of lead
marketing strategy to help the township
newer, bigger, better public library in
candidates and alternate nominations for
when it applies to other funding sources for
their community, a business plan is now
Photos Richard Mahoney
the Diamond Jubilee medals is Aug. 1. The
the project.
in the works to help the project along.
While the use of pesticides has
federal government, and the Federation of
Alfred-Plantagenet Township has an
“It (library project) is evolving,” said
Canadian Municipalities which is
decreased over the years, some
agreement with the Prescott-Russell
Marc Daigneault, chief administrative
assisting in the nomination collection
roadsdepartments,suchasthosein
officer, regarding the need for the study.
process, will announce later in the year the
Prescott-Russell and Stormont-
“You are looking at a project that is worth
final list of Diamond Jubilee Medal
maybe half a million dollars.”
Dundas-Glengarry,stillresorttothe
recipients.
$155,000 for 60
As of the end of spring the township had
applicationofchemicalstocontrol
Coun. Lalonde has served four terms on
$100,000 confirmed in funding support for
unwantedvegetation.Thepractice
township council in addition to
the library project. The municipality is also
is not always a popular one,
summer jobs
representing his area on le Conseil des
working with la Cité collégiale on
écoles séparées françaises catholiques de
however.
architectural concepts for the facility that
Prescott-Russell (CESFCPR) from 1978 to
The federal government is providing
the library committee will review and
1997, including a term as CESFCPR
$155,000 to create 60 summer jobs for
critique. The proposed new library will be
president. He sits on the Prescott-Russell
a 3000-square-foot building to start, with
students inGlengarry-Prescott-Russell.
Recreation Trail group (PRRT) and has
future expansion potential up to 6000
Inannouncingthefunding,MPPierre
also served as PRRT president. He is a
square feet as the village grows and user
Lemieux related that students will be
foundingmember of both les Chevaliers de
numbers increase. The township is looking
Colomb de Plantagenet (conseil 6716) and
working inmany areas such as tourism,
for a site, with services, that is at least 24,000
le Club de Lions de Plantagenet, served
arts and culture, assisting seniors and
square feet in size to accommodate the
more than 40 years as a volunteer member
those with handicaps.
building and parking area.
of the Plantagenet Fire Department. His
other community service postings include
president of the Plantagenet Anniversary
Plantagenet 1812 – 2012
Committee, during which time he helped
organize “the biggest St-Jean Baptiste
Parade between Ottawa and Montréal” in
1977.HehasbeenpresidentoftheChamber
of Commerce for Plantagenet and
Plantagenet-North, recreation committee
president, and been a long-time and active
member of the Glengarry-Prescott-Russell
Liberal Association.
Past awards Lalonde has received for
United Way
INVITATION to attend the bicentennial celebration of the village of Plantagenet
his community service include le Prix
INVITATION à la célébration du bicentenaire du village de Plantagenet
Alfred Évanturel from l’Association
allocates
communautaire franco-ontarien (Prescott-
Russell), le Prix Émeritus during the 2009
Gala de l’Excellence de Prescott-Russell,
$177,250
and the Premier’s 2009 Volunteer
Appreciation Award from Premier Dalton
McGuinty.
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Le jeudi 5 juillet 2012 Chemin Jessup’s Falls
Thursday July 5th 2012 Jessup’s Falls Road
At this year’s annual general
meeting of the Prescott-Russell
branch of Centraide/United Way
$177,250 was allocated to local
10:00: Celebration at Chesser cemetery: Dignitaries and descendants (entrance by Jessup’s Falls Road, west of the former cheese factory 11:00: Chesser Park presentation (county Road 9 between the two bridges) 11:30: Light lunch served PARKING AVAILABLE AT BOTH SITES Your presence will be greatly appreciated at this commerative event for the foundation of the village of Plantagenet. This event is organized by the Township of Alfred & Plantagenet in partnership with the members of the Chesser Cemetary committee.
10h00 : Célébration au cimetière Chesser : Dignitaires et descendants (entrée sur le chemin Jessup ouest près de l’ancienne fromagerie) 11h00 : Dévoilement du Parc Chesser : (chemin de comté 9 sur l’île entre les deux ponts) 11h30 : Goûter léger et dégustation STATIONNEMENT DISPONIBLE AUX DEUX ENDROITS Bienvenue à cet important événement pour commémorer la fondation du village de Plantagenet. Célébration organisée par la Municipalité d’Alfred et Plantagenet en collaboration avec les membres du comité du cimetière Chesser.
community organizations.
Agencies receiving financial
support for 2012 are : 100% Actifs,
Good Neighbours Food Bank, the
Everyday is Earth Day.
Bourget Food Bank, the Canadian
Mental Health Association, Carefor
Health and Community Services,
Centre d’alphabétisation Moi,
j’apprends, Centre Novas-CALACS
francophone de Prescott-Russell,
L’Orignal Food Bank, Maison
InterludeHouse, La clinique juridique
populaire de Prescott-Russell, the
Hawkesbury Central Food Bank, Le
Phénix, La Société franco-ontarienne
de l’autisme, Prescott-Russell
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Marie-Josée Gauthier, secretary-
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