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County Council Media Release - January 27, 2021

Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 07:25 PM

Here are the highlights from the regular Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 27.

Council Designates Child Care Mitigation Funds: Council has approved an allocation of mitigation funds to support child care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 The recommendations were made in a report presented to the community services committee earlier this month and include using $500,000 to assist licensed child care providers with costs not covered by Safe Restart Funding in 2020. It would...

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County Council Media Release - January 14, 2021

Posted on Friday, January 15, 2021 08:30 AM

Media Release: Lanark County Council Highlights - JAN 13, 2021

Here are the highlights from the regular Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Council Takes Steps to Address Housing Crisis: Council has approved five recommendations following a special community services committee meeting that updated councillors on the growing housing crisis for precariously housed individuals.

 Housing Manager Shawna Stone provided an overview to councillors outlining the increasing needs and...

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Media Release - County Council

Posted on Wednesday, December 09, 2020 09:02 AM

Dec 9, 2020

Here are the highlights from the regular Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Budget Approved: The 2021 Lanark County budget – themed “Challenging Times” – was approved with an estimated 1.9 per cent tax increase. The overall budget increased by 3.4 per cent, with an estimated assessment growth of 1.5 per cent reducing the tax increase. The county will collect $37 million from property taxpayers this year, up from $35.8 million last year. Estimated gross expenditures...

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Media Release - Community-Based Early Years and Child Care Capital Program

Posted on Friday, December 04, 2020 10:40 AM

Community-Based Early Years and Child Care Capital Program

Dec 4, 2020

The Town of Carleton Place and Lanark County are pleased to announce that the expansion and renovation project for Francis Street child care centre is now complete. The ribbon cutting ceremony is taking place on Friday, December 11, 2020.
The Ontario government through the Community-Based Early Years and Child Care Capital Program (CBCP) provided over 2.9 million dollars for this project. The CBCP funding allowed for an additional...

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Lanark County Media Release - Inaugural

Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2020 08:29 PM

Lowry sworn in as 2021 Lanark County Warden

Dec 2, 2020

Councillor Christa Lowry (Mississippi Mills Mayor) was sworn in as Lanark County’s 2021 warden at the inaugural meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Councillors attended an in-person meeting with safety provisions for COVID-19 in place to allow them to vote by secret ballot.

Lowry was nominated by Councillor Rickey Minnille (Mississippi Mills Deputy Mayor), who said he does not take making the nomination lightly. He said Lowry has made her four-year...

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