Our offices are open between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

When a waste and recycling collection day falls on a statutory or civic holiday, the collection is made one day later than usual during that specific week.

Please note that Monday February 15th, 2010 was a Holiday "Family Day".

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Regular Council Meeting
Meeting date:          Monday, March 8, 2010
Time:                      6:00 p.m. (in-camera session)
                              7:00 p.m. (open to the public)
Location:                 Gaston R. Patenaude Hall 
                              717 Notre-Dame Street, Embrun ON

To view the agenda, please click on this link.

Planning Advisory Committee
Meeting date:          Monday March 29, 2010        
Time:                      7:00 p.m.
Location:                 Gaston R. Patenaude Hall 
                              717 Notre-Dame Street, Embrun ON

To view the agenda, please click on this link.

OFFICIAL PLAN OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday February 17, 2010
4:00pm-7:00pm

The first draft of the Official Plan is now available for download. All are invited to attend an open house to review and comment on this first draft.

Comments should be submitted prior to March 12, 2010 at 4:00pm to Dominique Tremblay, Planning Director by email at dominiquetremblay@russell.ca or by dropping off written comments to the Planning Department, 717 Notre Dame Street, Floor 1, Embrun, Ontario KOA 1W1.

All comments will be reviewed and incorporated, as necessary, into a new draft to be released in April. A formal public meeting under the Planning Act will subsequently be held at which time the public will be invited to attend and provide additional comments.

The French translation of the Draft Official Plan will be available from the Township of Russell website (www.russell.ca) within the next few days.

Vacant Land Analysis Report

As part of the preparation of the Draft Official Plan, a Vacant Land Analysis Report was prepared in order to evaluate future growth potential on vacant lands in the villages of Embrun, Russell, Limoges, and Marionville, and the 417 Industrial Park. The findings of this report have helped to shape the Draft Official Plan.

Vacant Land Analysis Report - Final Draft October 29, 2009

• H1N1 Immunization Clinics
• General questions about H1N1

The Township of Russell is committed to consistently provide a high level of service to consumers, to provide a safe, high quality and sufficient quantity of drinking water to consumers, to maintain and continually improve on the Drinking Water Quality Management System implemented at Public Utilities, and to comply with applicable legislation and regulations. 

To view this notice, please click on this link.

To view the study, please click on this link.

Petition from residents interested in being connected to the sewage system

At its March 9th, 2009 Regular Council Meeting, Council acknowledged receipt of a petition from residents in the Village of Embrun who expressed their interest in being connected to the Embrun Sewage System.  The petition was provided to the Public Utilities department to obtain an estimate of the costs.