In today’s news roundup — The Embrun/Russell Terry Fox Run raised $17,776 this year, and was down in participants but up in volunteerism.
The Russell Township voter information letter instructs potential voters to contact the township office to provide a date of birth, but the small municipality southeast of Ottawa just announced that the instruction is an error. Voters will be able vote electronically or by telephone September 26 to September 30.
The City of Ottawa announced in its newsletter for rural residents that farms will be allowed to bring agriculture-related garbage to the Trail Road landfill free of charge in April and May, avoiding the three-bag garbage limit, and the Clean Up the Capital garbage pickup campaign is underway.
