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OPINION: What will this Rideau Lakes veto cost taxpayers?

Laurie Weir -
Township has spent $500,000 on paperwork for two projects that have gone nowhere fast LAURIE WEIR Raise your hand if you saw this one coming. Raises hand. Yes,...
Community

ANALYSIS: Bold leadership or democratic overreach? Rideau Lakes tests strong mayor powers

Laurie Weir -
LAURIE WEIR It wasn’t just a veto. When Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom blocked a long-planned office retrofit using Ontario’s new strong mayor powers, it sent...
Community

Mayor cites housing priorities in formal veto of Chantry retrofit bylaw

Laurie Weir -
LAURIE WEIR Mayor Arie Hoogenboom has released his formal rationale for vetoing the bylaw that would have sent the Chantry municipal office retrofit to tender,...
Community

Rideau Lakes Public Library presentation spurs input from council

Laurie Weir -
LAURIE WEIR The Rideau Lakes Public Library (RLPL) is turning the page on a new chapter, with the recent grand opening of its newly-minted Portland...
Community

Mayor drops veto bomb on Chantry office tender in Rideau Lakes

Laurie Weir -
LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom dropped a last-minute bombshell during his update at Monday’s Municipal Services Committee meeting, announcing that he had formally...
Community

Rideau Lakes calls on all Ontario municipalities to oppose strong mayor powers

Laurie Weir -
Council adopts amended motion, commits to leading coordinated legal and advocacy effort LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes Township has deepened its opposition to Ontario’s strong mayor legislation,...
Community

Q&A with Rideau Lakes by-election South Crosby candidate, Jonathan Carr

Laurie Weir -
LAURIE WEIR Residents in South Crosby Ward will head to the polls June 26 to choose a new representative on Rideau Lakes Township council. Four candidates...
Community

Q&A with Rideau Lakes by-election South Crosby candidate, Rob Hennessy

Laurie Weir -
LAURIE WEIR Residents in South Crosby Ward will head to the polls June 26 to choose a new representative on Rideau Lakes Township council. Four candidates...
Carleton Place

Transit study, new fines system, and food truck rules among key updates in Carleton Place

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HEDDY SOROUR Carleton Place council and committee meetings tackled a wide range of municipal matters this week — from early findings in a transit feasibility...
Carleton Place

Carleton Place moves ahead with water, wastewater plant expansion

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$123.5M project includes $10M contingency, U.S. imports subject to tariff risk HEDDY SOROUR Council has approved a $123.5-million (plus HST) contract for the expansion of the...
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