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ALEXANDRIA, February 19, 2019 – Kasia Olszewska is the new Municipal Planner for the Township of North Glengarry. Ms. Olszewska was the successful candidate in the competition for this position, which opened last December. She will be assuming responsibility for her position and joining the Township’s Building Department on February 19.
Ms. Olszewska is relocating to this area from London, Ontario, where she had been working as an urban planner for Zelinka Priamo...
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2019 Municipal Budget approved with no tax increase
 
 
ALEXANDRIA, February 13, 2019 – North Glengarry’s 2019 municipal budget will accomplish Council priorities of smart spending, repairs and maintenance to roads and bridges, and community development, and aims to do so without an increase in taxes.
A special council meeting was held on January 22 to allow Council to debate the budget and set priorities for the coming...
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ALEXANDRIA, February 4, 2019 – At the ROMA Conference in Toronto on January 28, Jamie MacDonald, North Glengarry Mayor and Warden of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, met with Ontario  Education Minister  Lisa  Thompson, to discuss the need for a rural education strategy. Mayor MacDonald was accompanied by North Glengarry’s Deputy Mayor Carma Williams, North Glengarry Councillors Brenda Noble, Jeff Manley and Johanne Wensink,...
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ALEXANDRIA, January 30, 2019 – Off-duty volunteer firefighter Tristan Shannon was on his way home from Ottawa on Friday, January 25, when he spotted a plume of smoke in the distance. Shannon was driving eastbound on Highway 417, near Vars when he spotted a burning vehicle by the side of the road.
“I thought the vehicle was just overheated, but as I drove past it to park on the shoulder of the road, I could see flames shooting from the car,” said Shannon,...
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ALEXANDRIA, January 14, 2019 – Starting in January, the Township of North Glengarry will be changing the structure of its Committees of Council. To increase efficiency and facilitate debate, Council will be adopting a new “Committee of the Whole” structure.
“Switching to a Committee of the Whole will help us to better facilitate the decision-making process of Council. It will cut down on the number of committee meetings that staff and council attend...
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