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The Villager January 28, 2015 Page 17
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Council receives Forced Rd. petition development, agriculture, Hydro One cutting, disease and weather. Many of the Forced Road trees are over a century old and still vigorous. Another concern is that increased tree loss may negatively affect the ecosystem in the adjacent Tweed Conservation Area. Councillor Amanda Simard said Council will discuss options during the budget sessions to protect the landscape of the road, including heritage landscape designation. It is scheduled for repaving in 2017. The shape, width and style of Forced Road have changed little since the street was settled. It is a remnant of the first road in the area to be “forced"�through the forests and swamps from the St. Lawrence River to the Ottawa River, probably following an ancient trail.
Ice fishing was a very popular activity on Sat., Jan. 24, on the Castor River in Embrun. The ice fishing tournament is one of the events that are part of the Embrun Carnival which runs until Sat., Jan. 31. More photos and coverage on next two pages. Vetter photo
Last chance to be heard on landfill RUSSELL — Landfill proponents Taggart Miller Environmental Services and Golder Associates have submitted their final Environmental Assessment for the proposed waste facility at Boundary and Devine Roads, 1,700 metres north
Morewood resident wins $100K Lemieux gets new position TORONTO — Wallace Cinnamon of Morewood is celebrating after winning $100,000 with ENCORE on the Jan. 9 LOTTO MAX draw. “When I was heading home from work I stopped at the gas station,� recalled Wallace while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto where he picked up his winnings. “I paid for my purchase and decided to have my tickets checked.� The store employee scanned the tickets. “The words ‘Big Winner’ flashed on the screen. My wife started screaming.� “It didn’t hit me until now. It’s too good to be true!� concluded Wallace. ENCORE can be played in conjunction with most online lottery games for an extra $1. There is an ENCORE draw every day. The winning ticket was purchased at Louis’ Restaurant and Pizzeria on McArthur Avenue in Vanier.
SNC now reaches shore of Ottawa R. PRESCOTT-RUSSELL — At the request of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet, South Nation Conservation has expanded its 4,200-square-km jurisdiction to include the entire Township, within SNC boundaries. Prior to the municipal
vote and approval by the SNC board, about twothirds of the Township was already within SNC boundaries, now the final one third adjacent to the Ottawa River has been included. “It’s another indication that municipalities within Continued on page 18
Done with Ag and Agri-Food OTTAWA — Glengarry-PrescottRussell MP Pierre Lemieux has been shuffled from his job as parliamentary secretary to the Agriculture and Agri-Food minister into the same role with Canada’s new Veteran’s Affairs mininster, Erin O’Toole. The local MP is a 20year veteran of the Canadian forces, from which he retired as a lieutenant-colonel. This is his third parliamentary secretary stint, which started with Official Languages before he switched over to Agriculture and Agri-Food under Minister Gerry Ritz. Also trained as an engineer, Lemieux has represented G-P-R since 2008. Veterans’ Affairs Minister O’Toole, also a veteran, recently replaced the controversial Julian Fantino in the troubled VA portfolio.
of the Township of Russell border with Cumberland Ward in Ottawa. Now that the EA is submitted the public has until Feb. 20 to provide comments to the Ministry of Environment
(MOECC) by writing to project officer Lorna Zappone by mail, email to lorna.zappone@ontario.ca or fax 1-800-461-6290. Opponents to the proposed 500-acre site have
organized community meetings at the Bearbrook Community Centre tonight, Wed., Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Carlsbad Springs Community Centre on Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. — according to their website www.dumpthisump2.ca.
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Candice Vetter Villager Staff RUSSELL — Residents of Russell Township who oppose tree removal along Forced Road in the village of Russell presented a petition to Russell Township Council on Mon., Jan. 12. The petition was presented by Paula Hughson and Harry Baker and was signed by 78 per cent of the street’s residents as well as 62 other Russell area residents. They are concerned that the new Township Master Plan, which is in the works, will contain a provision to run a force main up Forced Road to service future development. That could result in cutting all along the historic, tree-lined avenue, which residents state would diminish the area in many ways. Russell Township has already experienced severe tree loss recently, due to
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