Catégorie : Autres – Others

“We are having issues here and at other sites,” said Steven Hunter, a forester for the United Counties of Prescott and Russell’s planning and forestry department (UCPR). “And we’re not the only ones in Ontario having to deal with this.”

The February 14 All-Star game challenge in Metcalfe, between the East and West divisions of the National Capital Junior Hockey League (NCJHL), finished 7-3 for the West. But it was the end-of-season awards presentation that proved the real winning event of the night for two of Prescott-Russell’s member clubs in the NCJHL.

For the three Prescott-Russell clubs in the league, the quarterfinals series of games has the Vankleek Hill Cougars matched against the Gatineau-Hull Volant, while the Clarence Creek Castors face the North Dundas Rockets, and les Aigles de St-Isidore deal with the Bytown Royals.

Les Nats ont battu les Braves de Brockville 4-2 lundi dernier, mais se sont inclinés à domicile 5-2 vendredi, face aux Canadians de Carleton Place. Ils ont terminé le weekend du 21 février dimanche, sur la route, en battant les Bears de Smiths Falls 7-2.

Chris Harrison, a computer science studies teacher at Rockland District High School, wanted to offer students at the school, who were into computers, something a little more challenging for them. So he took one of the elective courses on computer programming, which is part of the Ontario education ministry curriculum, and “jazzed it up” a bit.

La députée de Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, désormais au rang des libéraux, s’est exprimée mardi dernier, lors de la rentrée parlementaire de l’assemblée législative de l’Ontario, pour dénoncer les coupes budgétaires du gouvernement Ford qui affectent le système d’éducation dans la province. La députée a énuméré une série de problèmes et de revendications soulevés par les enseignants et les parents d’élèves sur l’éducation francophone, tout en demandant des réponses au ministre de l’Éducation Stephen Lecce.

“Phase Six starts on Wednesday, February 26,” said Carolle Rose, union shop steward for the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) at Rockland Public School, during the afternoon picket session, last Friday, in Rockland, at the corner of Laurier Street and Laporte Street. “We have no clue yet what it is, but we were told we would get an email on Monday, what Phase Six is.”

La Conservation de la Nation Sud (CNS) organise une journée portes ouvertes, le 11 mars, à l’annexe de Limoges, au 139, rue Mabel, de 18h30 à 20h. L’objectif de cette rencontre est de fournir de l’information sur les cartes mises à jour des dangers potentiels pour les régions du ruisseau South Indian et du ruisseau Lavigne du bassin versant de la rivière Nation Sud.

Conflit familial

Une situation de conflit familial a donné lieu à de multiples accusations contre un homme de 39 ans de Casselman. La police a enquêté sur un incident domestique sur la rue Principale, à Casselman, le 2 février, en début d’après-midi. L’homme arrêté est maintenant accusé de méfait de moins de 5000$, de manquement à un engagement, de séquestration, de vol de véhicule à moteur, d’agression, de vol de plus de 5000$ et d’avoir négligé de fournir les nécessités de la vie. – Gregg Chamberlain

Police impersonator

Impersonating a police officer is one of the charges facing a 39-year-old Casselman man after police investigated a residential disturbance complaint, February 5. The man is also charged with making threats, breaking-and-entering, mischief over $5000 value, and general vandalism. He is scheduled for provincial court, in L’Orignal, on March 4.– Gregg Chamberlain

Shoplifting charge

A 76-year-old Russell woman is charged with theft under $5000 value following OPP investigation of a shoplifting complaint, January 29, at a store in Embrun. The woman is scheduled for a February provincial court appearance in L’Orignal.– Gregg Chamberlain

impaired charges

A sobriety check in a local restaurant parking lot, in Rockland, resulted in charges. A 32-year-old Rockland man is now charged with operation of a vehicle while impaired and while having a blood-alcohol level exceeding 80 millilitres, driving while having an open container of liquor in the vehicle, and driving with a suspended licence. He is scheduled for provincial court, February 26, in L’Orignal.– Gregg Chamberlain

The Ontario Municipal Act demands that people elected to sit on local councils have to attend meetings. But Russell Township council members are divided on the question of what happens when someone elected to sit on council makes a habit of missing meetings.

“It’s only been a concern one time,” said Councillor Jamie Laurin, referring to a past situation involving a former member of council who was often absent from regular sessions. “We really are wasting time on this when it’s never been a big issue. It makes no sense.”