Latest News and Notices
The Hawkesbury Public Library will be closed from noon on March 16 until April 5
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To ensure the health of our staff and patrons, the library will be closed until April 5.
During this temporary closure, we are taking several steps to support you as much as possible.
If you have books currently on loan, please hold onto them. Our book drop will not be available while we’re closed. You will not incur any late fees and any outstanding library fines will not accumulate during this time. Any outstanding library fines will not accumulate during this time.
We continue to work closely with the Town and health officials and are committed to keeping you up to date as things evolve and change.
Online services still open
All our online resources will still be available, 24/7 and can be accessed remotely using your library card. Visit www.bibliotheque.hawkesbury.on.ca to download eBooks, audiobooks and magazines and use our online resources.
Contact EOHU
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The EOHU is taking your calls about COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) 7 days a week from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
613-933-1375
1 800 267-7120
(Emails are monitored Monday to Friday during regular office hours. Please provide a phone number where you can be reached during the day).
We answer requests for information from residents of the counties of Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott, Russell and the City of Cornwall.
Testing for Covid-19
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Please note that testing for COVID-19 is not done at any of the EOHU’s locations. If you’re currently experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough and/or difficulty breathing), please call your healthcare provider, Telehealth Ontario at 1 866 797-0000, or the Health Unit at 613-933-1375.
Preventive closure of the entire Sports Complex
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Following the Eastern Ontario Health Unit directives, the Town of Hawkesbury wishes to notify the public of the preventive closure of the entire Sports Complex (multi room, halls, arena and swimming pool) starting Saturday, March 14, 2020 until a date to be decided later. This preventive action follows measures announced today by the Ministry of Health, which aim to curb the spread of Covid-19. These are precautions to ensure the health and safety of all Hawkesbury’s citizens, although no cases have been announced to date.
New partnership
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New partnership to jumpstart rural Ontario community’s efforts to bring homes to its residents.
Town of Hawkesbury will conduct pre-development work with the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) in an effort to relieve mounting pressure on residents caused by a lack of affordable housing.
ARDN_Hawkesbury_Sustainable_Housing_Initiative_Press_release.pdf