“It’s very spacious and modern,” said Deputy Chief Mario Villeneuve, regarding the main impression that he and other firefighters have about their new station.Construction work on the new Station 3 for the Clarence-Rockland Fire Department occupied the past couple of years after final design and budget approval for the project. The building design also includes an annex for the new Rockland ambulance station.
Catégorie : Vision (Clarence-Rockland)
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Véhicules électriques et cinéparc à la Ferme Drouin
Le 5 septembre prochain, les propriétaires de véhicules électriques et hybrides sont conviés à une soirée hors du commun : du cinéma en plein air, dans leur véhicule électrique, sur une ferme de Casselman.
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Regional economic recovery plan launched
Carole Lavigne, economic development and tourism director for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR), announced the Prescott-Russell COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery Plan (RERP). The 14-page document outlines the strategy that the UCPR and its eight member municipalities can use to help local and regional economies recover from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Suspected drowning near Rockland
Russell County OPP received a call aft 5 p.m., August 22, from the Ottawa Police Service, asking for their help in locating a senior described as “distraught”.
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Noyade soupçonnée près de Rockland
Le 22 aout, à 17h, la Police provinciale
de l’Ontario (PPO), détachement de Russell a reçu un appel du service de police
d’Ottawa, demandant leur aide pour localiser une personne âgée décrite comme
«désemparée».READ AN ENGLISH VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE
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Éclosion dans un foyer collectif de Cheney
La déclaration officielle est le
résultat d’un cas confirmé de COVID-19 parmi les employés. Le foyer, géré par
l’organisme à but non lucratif Valoris Prescott-Russell, est situé sur le
chemin Russell.READ AN ENGLISH VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE
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MP surprised but supports proroguing of Parliament
“If the COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t hit,” said Drouin during a Thursday (August 20) phone interview, “I would have said it was a bad move.”
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Wardens caucus lobbies for economic priorities
This year’s Association of Ontario Municipalities (AMO) conference August 17 to 19 was in virtual form as delegates met via electronic teleconference with provincial ministers and other government officials, including members of the NDP caucus which leads the Official Opposition.
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Nouvelle tentative pour abaisser l’âge du vote à 16 ans
Si le projet de la sénatrice McPhedran est adopté, approximativement un million de jeunes citoyens obtiendront le droit de vote à travers le pays. Le Canada deviendrait alors l’un des rares États dans le monde, avec notamment l’Autriche, l’Argentine, le Brésil, l’Équateur, le Nicaragua et Malte, à permettre à ses citoyens de voter dès l’âge de 16 ans lors d’élections nationales.
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Summer drought conditions ease up
The South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) reported that the low water condition for three areas of the watershed has changed from Level 2 to Level 1. Those areas include the Lower South Nation, Bear Brook, and Castor River subwatersheds, which cover Russell Township, The Nation Municipality, Casselman, Clarence-Rockland, and Alfred-Plantagenet Township.
