{"id":99526,"date":"2024-03-24T12:15:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T16:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=99526"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:57:12","slug":"russell-council-allows-public-discussion-on-question-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/politique\/russell-council-allows-public-discussion-on-question-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Council Allows Public Discussion on Question Period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scheduled for the upcoming council meeting on March 25, Russell Township municipal council and administration are preparing to discuss council\u2019s controversial efforts to eliminate Question Period at its meeting and replace it with another way to engage with residents.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Russell Township Council are returning to the subject to give public the opportunity to bring their opinions and ideas about the municipalities future direction on public engagement policy, according to a press release from the administration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe are dedicated to upholding the principles of open dialogue and active engagement with the community we serve,\u201d states the public notice posted on the Russell Township website. The township encourages public engagement to bring \u201cdiverse perspectives\u201d to add to the discussion, and considers the input \u201cessential\u201d to reflect the needs of residents.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI am looking forward to it,\u201d said Mayor Pierre Leroux when asked about his thoughts on the upcoming council meeting. \u201cI do have some thoughts and ideas, as I&#8217;m sure other members of the Council will as well.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The discussion is set to take place on Tuesday, March 25, beginning at 6 p.m. at 717 Notre Dame Street, Embrun.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scheduled for the upcoming council meeting on March 25, Russell Township municipal council and administration are preparing to discuss council\u2019s controversial efforts to eliminate Question Period at its meeting and replace it with another way to engage with residents.\u00a0 Russell Township Council are returning to the subject to give public the opportunity to bring their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":99527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politique"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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