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Champlain Township Is Looking for a Chief Administrative Officer

Township of Champlain, December 19, 2022 - The Township of Champlain is currently hiring a Chief Administrative Officer for the municipality. The position was held by Mrs. Paula Knudsen from 2014 to November 2021. The Treasurer, Kevin Tessier, has been filling in since as Acting CAO.

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) is the most senior, non-elected officer in the Township’s administrative structure and is responsible for the overall administration and operation of the Township. The CAO is...

New Council Gets Orientation Bus Tour and First-Hand Look at Champlain’s Key Issues

Township of Champlain, December 16, 2022 - The new Council of the Township of Champlain was given a tour of the municipal facilities on Thursday, December 15, led by the department heads and the Acting CAO, to discuss and demonstrate the various issues and future investments for the municipal facilities.

"The purpose of these tours, which began at Town Hall, is to allow the Department Heads to show the various municipal facilities and demonstrate the different issues and problems. It is also an...

Winter Maintenance

The Township is committed to working to achieve our goals to promote awareness and improve safety.  Below, you will find some helpful information to guide you through the winter season.

Driveway Winter Maintenance

Clearing the area to the right of your driveway (as seen in the diagram below “CLEAR AREA”), gives the snow on the plow blade a place to go and this should help to reduce the amount of snow that is deposited back into the end of your driveway.

The Township of Champlain would also...

Mayor Normand Riopel appointed as Warden of the UCPR for 2023

L’Orignal, November 23, 2022 – During the annual swearing-in ceremony held earlier this evening, Mr. Normand Riopel, Mayor of the Township of Champlain, was acclaimed Warden of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) for the year 2023. On the same occasion, the Mayors from the region were sworn in as Members of the Council for the 2022 to 2026 term.

As a politician who has been involved in the community for over 30 years and a former owner of a local hardware-fastener...

Book on Every Bed

For over 10 years, the Champlain Library has been providing children with a new book at Christmas through the “Book on Every Bed” campaign.

The Library is looking for donations of new books so that children whose families are recipients of Christmas baskets from the Vankleek Hill and L’Orignal Food Banks will wake up Christmas morning with a book on his or her bed.

If you would like to get in on the Christmas spirit by donating a new book to “A Book on Every Bed” please call the Champlain...