Catégorie : Tribune-Express (Hawkesbury)

  • LPAT hearing finished on Colacem cement plant project

    LPAT hearing finished on Colacem cement plant project

    “Thank you all for your submissions,” said Nicholas Robinson, chairman for the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) overseeing the hearing on Case PL170756, which concerns the proposed Colacem cement project east of L’Orignal. “And to everyone in the community.”

  • Contractor signed for new PR Residence project

    Contractor signed for new PR Residence project

    The United Counties of Prescott-Russell council (UCPR) approved a bylaw authorizing an agreement between the UCPR and Kanata-based Hein Construction. The bylaw was approved during a special session of the UCPR council on December 17. Chief administrator Stéphane Parisien told council that his department had been waiting for the provincial government to approve the final selection of Hein Construction as the project’s general contractor.

  • A gift to help provide shoeboxes full of hope

    A gift to help provide shoeboxes full of hope

    “COVID-19 has affected many segments of our population,” said Josée Bériault, a member of the EXIT Realty Matrix Brokerage in Hawkesbury. “This year, in the spirit of the holiday season, EXIT Realty Matrix Brokerage partnered with EXIT Realty Corporation International and its Spirit of EXIT Dollar-for-Dollar matching program in support of La Maison Interlude’s Shoebox Project, to raise awareness and also remind women in distress that they are not alone.”

  • Prescott and Russell Residence COVID outbreak ends

    Prescott and Russell Residence COVID outbreak ends

    The Hawkesbury long term care home was the site of the deadliest outbreak in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU). From the official declaration of the outbreak on October 9 to its end on December 21, more than 170 cases were detected.

  • $3 million in storm water, sewer upgrades for L’Orignal

    $3 million in storm water, sewer upgrades for L’Orignal

    Federal, provincial and municipal funding for the project was announced on Friday, December 18. As part of the improvements, about 450 metres of new storm sewer will be installed, while another 250 metres of undersized sewer would be replaced. An additional 450 metres of watermain would be installed and 450 metres of sanitary sewer would be relined, while fire hydrants, valves, manholes and catch basins for storm water run-off would be built.

  • Extra COVID rules for large retailers after complaints  

    Extra COVID rules for large retailers after complaints  

    In addition to controlling numbers of patrons inside a store, retailers will be required to post and enforce a maximum number of patrons for each individual department. The Section 22 order will come into force on Saturday, December 19 from 12.01 a.m. after numerous complaints to the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) about inadequate line and crowd control inside large multidepartmental stores.

  • UCPR and VIA Rail extend PR Trail deal

    UCPR and VIA Rail extend PR Trail deal

    The United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) and VIA Rail have agreed on a six-month extension of the existing lease arrangement for the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail (PR Trail).

  • Alfred-Plantagenet 2021 budget review begins

    Alfred-Plantagenet 2021 budget review begins

    “We have to get started on this project,” said Councillor Ian Walker, during the December 9 review session on the draft 2021 municipal budget.

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    Le conseil prépare son budget pour 2021

  • Christmas in the orange zone possible as COVID cases surge

    Christmas in the orange zone possible as COVID cases surge

    The provincial government announced on Friday that the orange “restrict” levels will be implemented in the EOHU region, which includes Prescott-Russell, Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and the northern portion of Akwesasne. The changes came into force at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, December 14.

  • Orange alert: restrictions for Eastern Ontario from Monday

    Orange alert: restrictions for Eastern Ontario from Monday

    The provincial government announced on Friday that the orange “restrict” levels will be implemented in the EOHU region, which includes Prescott-Russell, Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and the northern portion of Akwesasne. The changes will come into force at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, December 14.

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    L’Est de l’Ontario passera au niveau d’alerte orange dès lundi