Author Archives: Derrick Scott

St-Hubert Express Rockland-Hawkesbury Join Inclusive Dining Initiative For Autistic Individuals
The StHubert rotisserie restaurants in Hawkesbury and Rockland will be joining, this Sunday, April 12, a project aimed at making dining rooms more inclusive for people on the autism spectrum. Starting...
Derrick Scott Apr 08, 2026

Former Clarence-Rockland Mayor Marcel Guibord Has Died
The former mayor of Clarence-Rockland, Marcel Guibord, died on April 1 at the age of 78. He led the municipality from 2010 to 2014. The City lowered the flags at City Hall to half-mast for a week to m...
Derrick Scott Apr 08, 2026

Eastern Ontario Hospital Dealing With Deficit
Nearly half of Eastern Ontario's hospitals have been in deficit in recent years. Some survive on short-term bank loans, with high interest, which worries experts. Despite the addition of $1.1 billion ...
Derrick Scott Apr 08, 2026

PM Defends Alto High-Speed Rail Project
Mark Carney defends the high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City, saying it would create more than 50,000 jobs and generate more than $35 billion for the economy. However, the project i...
Derrick Scott Apr 08, 2026

Road Work On 14 KMs Of Highway 34 Is Planned
Rehabilitation work will take place in 2026 on 14 kilometres of Highway 34, between the southern limit of Hawkesbury and the Highway 417 interchange south of Vankleek Hill, according to the Ontario Mi...
Derrick Scott Apr 07, 2026

Hydro 2000 In Alfred Wants To Purchase Its Building
Hydro 2000 wants to purchase the building it leases from Alfred to establish its head office and operations centre on a long-term basis. The municipal company is asking for the support of the Alfred-P...
Derrick Scott Apr 07, 2026

Another $290,000 Goes To Prescott And Russell Residence
Prescott and Russell Residence will receive $290,000 in additional provincial funding for the first six months of the year to help recruit patient attendants. This assistance is intended to meet the s...
Derrick Scott Apr 07, 2026

Ambulance Response Times Improving In The Region
The Prescott-Russell Ambulance Service reports an improvement in its response times thanks to a new 911 call prioritization system, implemented in April 2024. According to Director Marc-Andr Priard, t...
Derrick Scott Apr 07, 2026

Developers Say The 17 Is Holding Back Growth
Clarence-Rockland real estate developers say County Road 17 is holding back economic and residential growth because of its limited capacity and insufficient reliability. Before the UCPR council, a rep...
Derrick Scott Apr 07, 2026

Satellite Offices In Our Region For Federal Government Employees?
The United Counties of Prescott-Russell are calling on the federal government to create satellite offices for public servants in the region to mitigate the effects of the return to the office. The mot...
Derrick Scott Apr 07, 2026