The Russell Legion Hall, in Russell, Ontario, southeast of Ottawa, has been closed for three years due to a fire. Repairs are almost complete, but an occupancy permit had not yet been issued because of a few minor outstanding items. Regardless, the municipality granted the Legion permission to host the Remembrance Day service on November 11 and a Veterans’ dinner on November 9.
In other news, a 561-hectare area of the proposed Tewin subdivision in rural Ottawa at Carlsbad Springs has been recognized as a provincially significant wetland. This means development will not take place on the eastern edge of the lands owned by the developers, Taggart Group and the Algonquins of Ontario.
Finally, Santa Claus is visiting Embrun, Russell and Casselman in the next few weeks.
