United Counties of Prescott & Russell

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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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27.08.2024
The EOWC Advocates for Regional Priorities at AMO 2024 Conference

The Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) represented the region’s 103 rural and small urban municipalities during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s (AMO) 125th Conference, held in the City of Ottawa from August 18 to 21, 2024.

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20.08.2024
The Desjardins Ontario Credit Union Donates $30,000 to the Prescott-Russell Residence Foundation

The Desjardins Ontario Credit Union donates $30,000 to the Prescott-Russell Residence Foundation. The funds will be allocated to the Foundation’s fundraising campaign, Lift Me Up.

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19.08.2024
Nominations Can Now be Submitted for the 10th Edition of the Prescott and Russell JP St. Pierre Award

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell are inviting their residents to submit nominations for the 2024 Prescott and Russell JP St. Pierre Award.

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