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The Community Paramedicine Program has a new home at the North Leeds Paramedic Station. In 2021, the LGPS Community Paramedic Program enrolled 777 clients.

The highlights of the regular United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Council Meeting held on Thursday, March 24, as well as the Committee of the Whole and Joint Services Committee (JSC) meetings held earlier this month, are listed below. Counties Council Approves 2022 Budget Ontario Renovates and Secondary Suites to increase Affordable Housing In-person Council Meetings will commence in April Upcoming meetings Media inquiries: Deanna Clark, Economic Development Officer/media releases United Counties of Leeds and Grenville 32 Wall Street, Suite 300, Brockville, ON, K6V 4R9 613-342-3840, ext.

A 15-bed shelter and programming for youth at risk of being homeless will receive additional support from a new provincial funding program. The Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, announced today another $177,000 to total $1.

The provincial government is chipping in for a new $13-million investment by Willows Agriservices to build a new feed mill. On Wednesday, local MPP Steve Clark announced the Delta-based farm input supplier would be creating a new feed mill to provide more products for livestock and poultry.

As hopes grow that COVID-19 is receding for good, leaders are looking to a sustained future for a Brockville plant initially built to address the pandemic. Read the full story.

Modernizing through Human Resources Transformation Provincial investment supporting modernization efforts The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville is committed to providing employees and job seekers with the online service experience they expect in a digital age. In support of this objective, the Counties is transforming its Human Resources Department to capture efficiencies through streamlined processes and the use of technology.

The highlights of the regular United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Council Meeting held on Thursday, February 24, as well as the Committee of the Whole and Joint Services Committee (JSC) meetings held earlier this month, are listed below.

As part of the four-lane widening of County Road 43, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville is undertaking tree removal from 200m west of County Road 44 to 220m east of Colonnade Drive in Kemptville. There are no anticipated road closures associated with this work.

Community-building champions Cathy Sheppard and Ken Watson are this year’s recipients of the Bill Thake Memorial Economic Development Leadership Award. The winners were announced today at the 13th annual United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Economic Development Summit held virtually via live webcam.

Leeds and Grenville has grown by 3.5 per cent since 2016 to bring it to a population of 104,070 residents, according to the 2021 federal census.