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A 2021 Budget Focused on Roads and Economic Development

Champlain, February 10, 2021 – The Township of Champlain’s 2021 budget has been approved. On January 14, 2021, council voted to accept an investment of $6,078,660 in capital projects and $14,490,820 through the operating budget that provides the day-to-day delivery of services and programs to Champlain residents.

For 2021, the property tax rate is increased by 1.65%.

For a house with a property assessment of $200,000, the increase represents...

L’Orignal, December 17, 2020 – The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) are pleased to announce that it has agreed with VIA Rail Canada to a mutual contract amendment to extend the current lease of the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail for an additional six months, until June 30, 2021.

The purpose of the contract extension is to provide leeway for both parities to come to an agreement early in 2021 for the sale of the Prescott and Russell Recreational Trail (also known as the Montreal...

The Township of Champlain welcomes its new Director of Fire Services

Champlain, December 15, 2020. - The new Director of Fire Services, Ghislain Pigeon, whose hiring was approved at the December 10 municipal council meeting, first started on December 14. Mr. Pigeon fills the vacant position as Director since 2012.

Fire Chief of the Hawkesbury Fire Department from 2001 to 2015, the new Director of Fire Services began his career in administration of fire safety in the 2000s by sitting on various Ontario...