United Counties of Prescott & Russell

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25.11.2024
The Community Celebrates Mayor Riopel’s Year as Warden

On November 23, 2024, the UCPR held their annual Warden’s Banquet at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute. Mr. Normand Riopel, Mayor of Champlain Township, celebrated his second mandate as Warden in front of a full house.

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15.11.2024
The Hawkesbury Warming Centre Reopens for Winter

On November 18, 2024, Prescott-Russell Victim Services, in collaboration with the UCPR and other community partners, will officially reopen the Hawkesbury Warming Centre for the winter of 2024-2025.

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07.11.2024
Cobb's Lake Bridge reopens to traffic

The UCPR announce that the Cobb’s Lake Bridge located along County Road 2 (Russell Road) is now reopened to traffic.

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01.11.2024
Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Response to the Minister of Finance’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement

The EOWC welcomes the Ontario Government’s investment in municipalities and the services that they deliver as part of the 2024 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Building Ontario for You.

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23.10.2024
Construction of the New Prescott and Russell Residence Nears Completion

The UCPR are at the final stages of construction of the new Prescott and Russell Residence, which is under construction since the winter of 2021.

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09.09.2024
LA FRIPERIE de Hawkesbury Donates $100,000 to the Prescott-Russell Residence Foundation

The Prescott-Russell Residence Foundation is pleased to announce that LA FRIPERIE de Hawkesbury has made a major donation of $100,000 to its Lift Me Up campaign.

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05.09.2024
Six New Student-Run Small Businesses Launched in Prescott and Russell with Support from the Summer Company Program

The Prescott and Russell Entrepreneurship Centre and the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, enabled the start-up of six businesses during the summer of 2024.

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29.08.2024
Privileged and Lasting Connections at the Heart of the Friendship Agreement

Faithful to their Friendship Agreement ratified on August 30, 2012, the Councils of the MRC d’Argenteuil, the MRC de Papineau, and the United Counties of Prescott and Russell held their annual meeting on August 29th on the remarkable site of the historic Grenville Canal.

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