Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, chief medical health officer for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), tried to clear up some of the confusion about the mandatory masking rule for Eastern Ontario during his July 23 teleconference with media. He emphasized that the sole responsibility of businessowners is to make sure their staff wear masks or face shields while at work and to make sure that their customers know about the mandatory masking rule.
Catégorie : Tribune-Express (Hawkesbury)
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Search-and-seizure for drugs in Hawkesbury
Martin Bernier, 56, of Hawkesbury, is charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, and Brigitte Myre, 55, of Champlain Township, is charged with possession of drugs.
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Calypso water park still closed
Officials for the popular water theme park in Limoges were hoping Calypso would be part of the Stage 3 reopening of more businesses in Eastern Ontario that takes effect midnight Friday, July 17, but the provincial government has decided that amusement parks and water parks will remain closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Get out and go fishing for free
Ontario’s annual “fish for free” season for families is extended to July 19 and the South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) is promoting several of its own conservation areas and other popular fishing sites that it helps maintain with municipal partnerships.
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Wanted : Eric Vining
The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad (ROPE) is looking for Vining, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breach of his statutory release conditions.
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Locals only at L’Orignal Beach
Champlain Township council approved a resolution during a special teleconference session July 9 to restrict access to L’Orignal Park and its popular beach and boat launch facility to local residents until further notice.
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UCDSB hopes for budget surplus
Jeremy Hobbs, business services superintendent for the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB), presented trustees during a teleconference session with a preliminary analysis of the district budget situation for the 2020-2021 school year. Hobbs noted that the current pandemic situation is creating an unexpected challenge in drafting the budget.
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Uncertain future now for PR Transpo service
The future for the PR Transpo project was one of the main topics for discussion during the June 24 session of the United Counties of Prescott-Russell’s (UCPR) economic development committee. Warden Pierre Leroux, who sits on all of the UCPR’s advisory committees, expressed concern about whether the regional transit system will prove financially viable.
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Police hit the beach
A complaint about recent rowdy behaviour at the park prompted Champlain Township council to approve a proposal by Mayor Normand Riopel and Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Burroughs for a temporary beach patrol program at the park.
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Warp-speed Internet service wanted
“If we can’t get the required speed, we can’t contribute to reinvigorating the economy,” said Stéphane Parisien, chief administrator for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR), explaining the need for The Gig Project that the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) is developing.