Your Local Journal - Dec. 17th, 2015 by Your Local Journal

It’s the most budgeted time of the year… See inside for regional budget reports Vol. 13 No. 46 December 17, 2015

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Following two of their ‘educators’ along Main Road in Hudson yesterday, December 16, and all decked out in their red and yellow security jackets while carrying little bags of non-perishable food or other household items that so many take for granted, youngsters from the Treehouse Child Care Centre were welcomed at the town’s Fire Station for their Christmas Basket Fund. Including proud parent, Tanja Bruns, and her twins, Ava and Loen. (See story on page 19).

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Vaudreuil-Dorion Treasurer and Director of Finances Marco Pilon presents the 2016 budget which will see residential property taxes increase an average of 0.74 per cent across the city.

Property taxes increase an average of 0.74 per cent for Vaudreuil-Dorion homeowners John Jantak Your Local Journal

Residential property taxes in Vaudreuil-Dorion will increase an average of 0.74 per cent in 2016 it was announced during a presentation of the city’s 2016 municipal budget that was adopted at a special council meeting on Monday, December 14. For homeowners, the 0.74 per cent increase represents an average hike of $14 for a house evaluated at $309,000, said Marco Pilon, the city’s Treasurer and Director of Finances who presented the budget to a packed council chamber as about 30 residents sat and listened to the presentation.

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The increase takes into account the city’s new three-year property tax valuation role for 2016, 2017 and 2018 that was undertaken by the Municipalité Régionale de Comté (MRC) de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, which resulted in the average home price previously assessed at $280,000 rise to an average of $309,000 – an increase of 9.8 per cent from the previous triennial period. As a result of the property valuation increase, the city lowered the mill rate that is charged to property owners from 0.6690 cents per $100 of valuation in 2015 to 0.61 cents per $100 in valuation in 2016. Continued on page 26

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St. Lazare asked to rein in spending Council adopts property tax increase over four per cent John Jantak Your Local Journal

With residential property taxes in St. Lazare set to increase by an average of 4.1 per cent, some residents are calling on town council to curb its spending after its 2016 budget was unanimously adopted during a special council meeting on Tuesday, December 15. For homeowners, the 4.08 per cent hike for properties connected to the

“A lot of people were upset because they weren’t informed beforehand,” said Irrera. “You’re missing 17 signatures. I can go door-to-door and ask people that didn’t sign the registry if they would want to. There are a lot of people that feel we don’t need to spend that $10 million right now.” Grimaudo dismissed Irrera’s proposal saying that even if more than 500 signatures were collected on a petition and presented to council, it would not supersede the results of

We have to stop looking backwards in St. Lazare. We have to look forward. And this is what this council does; this council is always looking forward. This is not the type of council that is making decisions and looking to get re-elected in 2017. – St. Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo

town’s sewage system and 4.86 increase for properties not connected to the sewage system, will raise property taxes by about $120 based on a house evaluated at $370,000, roughly the same increase as in 2015, said Mayor Robert Grimaudo. Resident Paola Irrera, who has lived in St. Lazare for the past five years, told council that while she understands that certain aspects of the town’s infrastructure need upgrading, she feels the town should cut back on the scale of its proposed new town hall which is tentatively slated to cost $10 million. Irrera added that while the town is proceeding with the project because it fell 17 signatures short of reaching the required 500 that could have resulted in a referendum to determine whether the project should go ahead, she is willing to collect signatures on a separate petition to show council that there is significant opposition to the new town hall.

the official legally binding registry signing and have no bearing on the project. “She can go ahead with a petition,” said Grimaudo. “It’s a democracy. A petition is easy. You’re going to go and get the signatures from people who don’t want the project. The people that come here and ask these types of questions, and they’re legitimate questions, they usually have a beef.” Despite the cost and scope of the town hall project, Grimaudo insists it’s a necessity. While there has been vocal opposition at recent council meetings, he said many residents support the town’s proposal, even though it could result in the mayor and six councillors not being re-elected in the next municipal election in 2017. “The reality is we have a lot of people sending us emails and comments that we need to go forward,” Grimaudo added. “We have to stop looking backwards in St. Lazare. We have to look forward. And this is what this

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St. Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo listens to citizen’s questions after adopting its 2016 budget that will see property taxes increase 4.08 per cent for properties connected to the town’s sewage system and 4.86 for properties not connected to the sewage system.

council does; this council is always looking forward. This is not the type of council that is making decisions and looking to get re-elected in 2017. “Our council is here to make the hard decisions and sometimes they’re decisions that might lose you an election,” Grimaudo added. “But they’re the hard decisions to make.

Nobody sitting behind this table is making decisions saying, ‘I want to be re-elected.’ They’re making the decisions they’re making because it’s good for the population of St. Lazare. They have the people’s needs in mind first. I don’t have a self-centred council.” Continued on page 21

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EDITOR’S CORNER

Just my opinion The Town of Hudson’s decision to take legal action against those deemed to have defamed or harassed town employees on social media platforms aims, ostensibly, to protect the elected councillors and administrative staff who have been working within admittedly difficult parameters of late. And while no one is advocating for an online character assassination of any member of public office, a cooling off period is in order before the lawyers, pens poised and calculators running, pounce on anyone who has exercised their democratic right under our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. While harassment on any level cannot be condoned, defining the line between hate speech or libel with that that is considered an offense suitable for litigation becomes precariously subjective. The social media platform used may be more modern day but the very act of being able to question, and indeed even criticize, elected officials in a free and open democracy has been around for years and ought not be subject to undue censorship. All sides are responsible to keep the conversation lively, fair, and to keep it going. But the very threat of legal action can serve to gather up all opinions and plop them onto a very slippery slope.

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Help solve the puzzle of the mystery photo featured each week taken somewhere in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges or West Island region. Featured photos pertain to a story in this week’s newspaper. Winners get bragging rights and their names printed in the paper. Send your answers to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca. Congratulations to Hudson-raised Montreal resident Stephen Petrie who was the first reader to correctly identify last week’s Puzzled? photo taken at the front entrance to Hudson’s Town Hall. The Puzzled? feature is also available on our website www.yourlocaljournal.ca.

Dear Editor: editor@yourlocaljournal.ca Dear Editor, On Dec. 13, 2015, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) held a by-election for a commissioner. The advertisement to come out and vote for “Team Angela Mancini” (chair of EMSB) included this sentence: “The Couillard government is attacking the English community by eliminating our democratic right to vote to elect our School Board Commissioners.” After spending about $50,000 for this unnecessary election, the EMSB could only garner an 8.01 per cent voter turnout. The $50,000 could have been used to hire one teacher or two integration aids to help ‘special needs’ students. The following day, Dec. 14, the Lester B. Pearson School Board held a ‘Major School Change” meeting to decide which schools to close and/or merge because of declining enrolment. One reason given for this decline is that Quebec’s English schools are not allowed to accept English-speaking students from other countries. However, as was recently stated in a major university study, about 25-30 per cent of students who are eligible for English instruction, attend private or French schools. Meanwhile, we learn later that day, the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA), whose vice-president is LBPSB chair Suanne Stein Day will be holding a news conference Dec. 16 to not only continue its claim that Bill 86 is a threat to minority-language education rights, but also go over, “… the impact the proposed changes will have on the English speaking minority.” The QESBA newsletter says: “community leaders from far and wide are being mobilized for this event.” More dollars! For the record - again, Bill 86 has nothing to do with the language of instruction. Bill 86 is all about school governance. Let’s take a closer look at the draft bill.

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First: The bill focuses on student achievement as its primary aim by giving more decision-making power to parents, teachers, principals and support staff. It is these people who are closest to the student, and as evidence points, the closer the decision-maker is to the student, the higher likelihood of improved student success. Also, consider a feature of the bill, which calls for a ‘resource allocation committee’ manned primarily by school principals. This committee will certainly maximize aid for ‘special-needs’ students. Second: By ditching school board elections, which, by extension, gets rid of costly anachronistic elected school boards, the bill eliminates problems dealing with poor democracy, ethics issues, and the general lack of accountability involving finances. The new structure also lends itself to finally end school board secrecy. Third: Unfortunately, the QESBA is being disingenuous by continually whining that the bill tramples on constitutional minority-language education rights. That is not so. The bill does provide an option for elections, “with voting being done online.” There is no “attack” Lastly, the bill, simply put, forces the Anglophone and Francophone education communities to catch up to the 21st Century by streamlining the bureaucracy. For sure, the upcoming hearings of Bill 86 will point out the need for some tightening of rules. Once that’s done, there is no reason, with our high-tech communication tools, that Quebec will not have a public school system second to none. Chris Eustace Pierrefonds

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OPINION

DIANE PIACENTE

A hard pill to swallow Louise Léger-Villandré, you have pleaded guilty to the charges brought against you by the Crown; charges of fraud and breach of trust and of falsifying documents. You perpetrated these crimes while in your role as the highest level employee in the Town of Hudson, your home town. At your sentencing hearing, the judge will likely be lenient given your age, no prior criminal convictions and the low probability of reoffending (what organization would give you a job with access to money?) or maybe not. Nevertheless, if you prove to be a model prisoner, which is likely, you might be released after serving only part of your sentence. You will have been deemed “rehabilitated” and set free to re-integrate into society. People might say, “justice has been served” but has it? Perhaps you think because yours was a white collar crime that was victimless, but from my point of view, you victimized the 5092 citizens of Hudson. Countless hours have been lost and taxpayers’ money has been, and continues to be, spent untangling the mess you left behind. The results of your actions will linger for years to come. The money that you misappropriated could and should have been invested in the town’s infrastructure and community. Residents will be required to pay more taxes. Former mayors, town councillors, employees, volunteers and all the dedicated souls who trusted you have had their reputations questioned simply by association. You damaged all that they had accomplished. You undermined public confidence in elected officials and the administration, and the confidence of voters is not easily won back. You shattered many relationships, some going back decades. You have threatened the very existence and legitimacy of the town. How can any length of incarceration possibly compensate for these transgressions? As a first-time councillor, I was very proud to serve the residents of Hudson. I held you in high regard as did many others; after all, you had dedicated 43 years of your working career to the town and your knowledge of municipal regulations and procedures was considered second to none. By exploiting our trust and confidence, your deeds have managed to destroy any further motivation that I have to serve in public office. A fraud is a deliberate action meant to deceive. It is an action hidden from view and when it is perpetrated by someone who is so well-respected in the community, the wounds run so much deeper. Today may be a vindication of sorts, an indication that we did the right thing by informing the authorities of our suspicions, that justice usually does prevail. Hopefully, our unique and special town can start to heal and move in a more positive direction. Diane Piacente Former Town Councillor and Interim Mayor 2009-2013

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THE SOAPBOX CARMEN MARIE FABIO

Making a list… “If it doesn’t eat, keep it,” was my odd grandfather’s mantra so I guess genetics are to thank (or to blame) for some of the collections I, and my family, have amassed over the years and while a few – like my frog collection – are relatively benign, others are admittedly on the strange side. I’ve inherited an assemblage of different coloured antique glass telephone wire insulators that serve absolutely no purpose but look nice in the afternoon sunlight. Our collection of assorted bones and antlers quickly gets blamed on the kids if anyone asks, along with myriad assortments of seashells and rocks. Lots of rocks. I have an impressive selection of stickers gleaned from assorted fruits and vegetables that I amassed and painstakingly catalogued beginning in my early 20s, only stopping when my first son was born. And though the tooth fairy has duly paid out all she was contractually obliged to pay for in lost teeth, the collection of molars, bicuspids, and incisors remains hidden away in a secret compartment of a cabinet next to the cull of odd socks from the dryer. The contagion seems selective in that it’s only affected two of my kids in varying degrees. While my youngest has a litany of small bottles on one shelf and all kinds of cacti in what we call “The Magic Window” for its healing properties for ailing plants, another – from a young age – surprised me with his wont for collecting Buddha statues. We still have them all, from thumbnail sized to an almost foot-tall replica. I drew the line at buying the life-sized one. I have a collection of dog tags beginning from 1916 up to 1980, found in a box of discarded items from an old renovation site. The tags cover the life span of three dogs; the earlier ones made of brass before the town began using aluminum, all carefully stamped ‘Westmount Dog’ along with the accompanying year. It’s evident that after each dog’s passing, the owner waited for years, in one case two decades, before deciding to get another dog, then dutifully got him (or her) licensed each year. And while I know nothing about the owner, I’ve deduced they were good people, holding their dogs in the highest regard, based on the years they held onto their respective memories. My eldest, having taken a year off between high school and Cegep, is working as a commis aux fruits et légumes at a local grocery store and though the intellectual stimulation of the job is middling, he finds ways to make the work interesting, not the least of which is his collection of discarded grocery lists gleaned from empty shopping carts, and even the floor, at the end of his shift. While mostly mundane and pedestrian, they can contain unexpected humour, offering candid glimpses into the lives of whoever wrote them. I don’t know who wrote - along with avocadoes, and asparagus - to buy, “All of the live lobsters and several dozen small swords” but I take heart in the quirkiness of it. I hope they also collect bones, teeth, and rocks. Lots of rocks.

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Ste. Anne de Bellevue Mayor Paola Hawa is asking elected council members to reach a compromise in the best interests of residents in adopting its 2016 budget.

Ste. Anne de Bellevue scheduled budget meeting cancelled Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

Citing an insurmountable impasse within council, Ste. Anne de Bellevue Mayor Paola Hawa today announced that the scheduled Budget 2016 information session that was to be held December 15 has been cancelled. “Of course you cannot propose a budget if you cannot agree on what the budget is,” she told Your Local Journal. “One of the big hurdles to the operation’s budget is whether or not to cut one specific position within the administration,” Hawa said, declining to specify the exact position. “We are not a private company, we’re a municipality, and part of our responsibility is to provide quality service to our residents.” Hawa said that over the past two years, council has cut between $250,000 and $300,000 in salaries comprising full and part time positions and that any further cuts will have a direct detrimental effect on Ste. Anne’s residents. “It’s the law of diminishing returns,” she said. “At a certain point, we have to be responsible.” Hawa said even with the contested position being on the town payroll, the expected tax increase is significantly under the current rate of inflation.

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“There’s no financial incentive to be doing it. Why cut services when there is no return for doing so?” Hawa said it’s not the job of elected officials to micromanage the administration. “The political is there to set directives, set a policy, and a vision. If our vision is to spend less “X” spending, it’s up to administration to decide where to find “X” knowing what they do about how the city runs so services are not affected,” she said. “For the political to interfere in the administration and say, ‘we want that specific position,’ I don’t think is appropriate.” The Capital Works project that consists of infrastructure projects for both the southern and norther portions of the town, are also reportedly delayed, with the project in the north getting less support from council. “I believe both the north and the south should be treated equitably,” said Hawa of the town that, like many in the west island, is divided by a major highway. “The north has been neglected for way too many years, and it’s time it sees some money poured in. I cannot accept that the two different areas are treated differently.” A communiqué issued by the town late the afternoon of December 15 states, in part, “… As Mayor I will continue to work this week to find a solution to this situation so that we may reach a consensus for the 2016 special budget meeting scheduled for December 21. I invite all members of Council to consider reasonable compromise, first and foremost, in the best interests of all Ste. Anne residents. This said, it is unfortunate that the current situation requires that we cancel the public information session for the 2016 budget.” The situation needs to be resolved and the town’s budget approved before it issues tax bills by January 15, 2016. If not, Hawa said the cost to the town will be $63,000 a month in interest on its financial obligations to repaying Agglomeration expenses. “I can tell you, that is way more than what it would cost us to maintain that (contested) position.”

Slight property tax increase as Hudson Town Council approves 2016 budget James Armstrong Your Local Journal

An average single family home in Hudson will see a property tax increase of 1.17 per cent over 2015 rates according to the information presented by Treasurer and Director of Finance Serge Raymond at the special meeting held Tuesday, December 15, at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Center. The residential tax rate for 2016 is $0.6973 per $100 of evaluation and the commercial rate is $0.7473 per $100 of evaluation. The town has decided to discontinue the business tax and replace it with a non-residential property tax charged to the property owners. With expenses for 2016 projected at $12,053,290, Director General JeanPierre Roy said the increase of $61,000 in the amount paid to the Municipalité Régionale de Comté Vaudreuil-Soulanges (MRC-VS). Repair and maintenance of infrastructure including a three-year plan to replace street signs and repair roads have also added to the increase. Refinancing of the long-term debt was also part of the budget scenario. In 2015, debt reimbursement and capital expenditures totaled $1,213,419. The

Letters Continued from page 4 Au-delà de la charité La période des Fêtes, qui en est une de charité envers les plus démunis, ne devrait pas nous faire oublier une forme de générosité encore plus grande que la charité, celle de travailler à éliminer les écarts de richesse et de dignité entre nous. Ce serait en fait une bien grande marque de respect envers l’humanité que de travailler à éliminer la pauvreté et la misère ici et ailleurs en vue d’un monde juste, égalitaire et fraternel. Peut-être pourrions-nous en faire une résolution pour le Nouvel An 2016… et pour les années qui vont suivre. Bruno Marquis Gatineau Dear Editor, On the night of December 8, a small band of people gathered on the front lawn at Hudson Town Hall to celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Chanukah. The Chanukah story depicts resilience, a miracle, and light. Thanks to the initiative of Rabbi Labkowski of St. Lazare and the previous Hudson council and the continued support of Mayor Ed Prévost, lights were ignited atop the giant eight branch menorah standing beside a Christmas tree. Starting with one light, every night for the eight nights of Chanukah, an-

2016 budget indicates $976,710 for the same line items. “The long term debt is not scary,” commented Mayor Ed Prévost. “We are in relatively good shape.” DG Roy presented the three-year strategic plan for Hudson at the same meeting. The plan aims to have a $35,000 Mission Statement in place by March 2016 as the foundation for the projected expenditure of $25,422,706 over three years. Roy said not all of the projects in the strategic plan will be realized and that consulting residents is a major part of the process. The repair of the Fire Department ladder truck at $65,000 and the buy-back of rented fire trucks, at $768,806, and the construction of a new town hall for $5,825,000 are included in the total. Proposed expenditures for the Parks and Recreation department total $1,450,000 including a $75,000 skate park, a new wharf in Jack Layton Park for $635,000, plus $60,000 for toilets in the same park and $460,000 for trails and cycling paths. Projects for the Public Works department over the next three years are expected to total $7,492,700 including the Pine Lake dam project at $750,000, beautification of the core of Hudson for $1,275,000, and road repair resurfacing at $4,500,000. other light is added. As we stood there singing the blessings, regional history came to mind. My imagination wandered off to little-known stories about Jewish immigrants who lived in our region early in the twentieth century. What would they have said about an opportunity to light a public menorah? Imaginary voices responded, “I am grateful… Grateful, to have survived the atrocities in Europe during WW II. Grateful that, on the very roads they travelled as pedlars more than a hundred years ago, today stands a public menorah. Grateful that, beside the multi-coloured Christmas lights decorating Main Road in downtown Hudson, stands eight simple white flames carrying a message: Together we can light up the night. Light eradicates darkness. May we share only bright news in the year to come. Elaine Steinberg Vaudreuil-Dorion

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Hudson’s three year strategic plan presented by Director General Jean-Pierre during Tuesday evening’s special budget presentation prompted questions from the audience.

Residents questioned some of these proposed expenditures during the question period after the presentation. Comparing the cost of a new town hall to the population of the town, resident Helen Kurgansky questioned the reasonableness of the expenditure. The mayor replied the proposal of a new town hall originated with former DG Louise Léger-Villandré and is part of the long-term plan. “We have town services spread all over the place with everyone operating out of silos,” Prévost explained. Kugansky also questioned the Pine Lake dam amount that had been rejected by the residents during a loan by-law registry. Roy said that this was the only number available attached to a value for the project. He added that an operational committee would be created during the council meeting slated for 8 p.m. to pass the budget. “We will have a step-by-step plan with a timeline for March 2016… we will not do it at any cost,” said Roy. He also indicated that the town was interested in adding value to Pine Lake

for recreational use but did not elaborate on the details. Resident Larry Gray questioned the cost of repairing the ladder truck. Roy assured him that the vehicle in question is worth repairing and explained that the work involves proper certification that was not done correctly in the past. Marcus Owen asked for confirmation that the buy-out of leased fire trucks with a saving of $45,000 per year is better than continuing with the leasing plan. “We were told by the previous administration that leasing was the best way to go,” said Owen adding that all he wanted was an explanation of the decision. The treasurer replied that when the provincial government was asked about the purchase price of the trucks he was pleasantly surprised to learn that it was much lower than he expected. Raymond pointed out that it was cheaper to finance the purchase of the vehicles than to continue with the leases. Continued on page 15

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Sûreté du Québec Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot man who has not been seen since December 14 around 11 a.m. Claude Bruyère was last seen leaving an office on Boulevard de la Gare in Vaudreuil-Dorion. His vehicle was found in his driveway at his home on Richer Street in NDIP. He hasn’t been seen since and likely left on foot. People close to him have reason to fear for his safety. He stands about 5-feet, 6-inches tall, weighing about 175 lbs. He has salt and pepper hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was neatly dressed, wearing black pants and dark shoes. Any information that can help find Claude Bruyère can be communicated confidentially to the SQ at 1 800 659-4264.

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Ministère des Transports du Québec discusses Île aux Tourtes bridge with community representatives Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

A December 15 information session between the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) and representatives of surrounding communities on the topic of the Île aux Tourtes Bridge, while closed to media, reportedly addressed concerns of both West Island and off-island communities in the structure’s immediate vicinity. “It’s more of a working meeting,” said MTQ spokesperson Mario St-

Pierre. “The MTQ is listening to the concerns of the elected officials in the region rather than informing them of specific information, but for sure, we’ll be discussing the future of the bridge.” The bridge, opened in 1966, is the second longest in Quebec and spans the Lake of Two Mountains between the Island of Montreal and VaudreuilDorion and is just four years younger than the beleaguered Champlain Bridge connecting Montreal to the south shore. Continued on page 21

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The fate of the Île aux Tourtes bridge, seen here in the distance, is yet to be decided by the Ministère des Transports du Québec but officials said despite the recent discovery of a crack, the structure is safe.

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Former Hudson DG Louise Léger-Villandré pleads guilty Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

After previously vowing she would not plead guilty, the Town of Hudson’s former Director General Louise LégerVillandré had an apparent change of heart and pleaded guilty December 10 to six of the 19 charges of fraud in the misappropriation of $1.1 million in municipal funds over a 17-year period. “The charges include breach of trust and four counts of use of a forged document,” said Crown Prosecutor Mathieu Longpré, confirming the forged documents comprised three cheques totalling $75,000 and the balance of the $1.1 million were under the fraud charges. There was a stay of proceedings on the other counts, thus halting further legal process. Longpré would not reveal any more details of the bargain. “I’m flabbergasted,” said Hudson’s Director General Jean-Pierre Roy who was present in the Valleyfield courtroom. Roy said the town is exploring other possible civil action against Léger-Villandré to recoup the town’s money and is hoping to have access to evidence taken by UPAC investigators. “From now on, we have a job to do,” said Roy. “At least now we know. She’s pleaded guilty so now it’s clear.”

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Former Hudson Director General Louise Léger-Villandré (right) leaves the Valleyfield court room with her lawyer, Robert La Haye, after pleading guilty to six of the 19 charges against her in the misappropriation of $1.1 million in municipal funds.

Léger-Villandré was arrested October 2014 following an investigation by Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC) investigators after the Town of Hudson administration discovered internal financial irregularities. She had worked for the town for 43 years holding positions that included Treasurer, Town Clerk, DG, and – up until the time it was transferred out of Hudson – was also responsible for the municipal court. Former Mayor Michael Elliott said

Jordan Taylor case remanded to February, 2016 Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

Despite charges that include driving while impaired and causing bodily harm, driving with a blood alcohol exceeding the legal limit, failure to stop for a police pursuit, and criminal negligence causing bodily harm, 23-yearold Hudson resident Jordan Taylor’s lawyer said his client will plead ‘not guilty’ at his scheduled February 26 court appearance. “The case was remanded to complete the Crown’s disclosure of the evidence,” said Taylor’s lawyer Philip Schneider December 14 at the Valleyfield Courthouse. “If I have the disclosure by then, we’ll probably take some kind of position on the 26th.” Taylor was charged following an accident on Cambridge Street in Hudson the evening of June 12, 2015, during which the car he was driving is alleged to have struck joggers Tina Lyon Adams and her friend Alique RemtullaLanglois, leaving Adams with severe

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Jordan Taylor’s defense lawyer Philip Schneider (left) and Crown Prosecutor Catherine Sheitoyan at the Valleyfield courthouse Monday, December 14.

injuries. Taylor was arrested and held in custody until June 17 when he was released on $10,000 bail. “(The police) met other witnesses and sent me statements of other witnesses,” said Schneider of the delay in the case. “I have every reason to believe that by the next date, we should have the complete disclosure in our possession.” Taylor was not present in the courthouse on Monday.

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he was not entirely surprised by the guilty plea and cited a number of financial irregularities that were revealed when the town hired a new treasurer, Sylvain Bernard, in June 2012. He soon discovered omissions in the at-the-source tax deductions of town employees’ pay cheques. Elliot also recounts that after the town’s municipal court was transferred to the Municipalité régionale de comté Vaudreuil-Soulanges (MRCVS) the court in Hudson continued to receive its monthly subsidies from the town’s coffers. “Nobody ever thought of closing the other account to which she was the only signature on that account. I don’t understand why the auditors didn’t pick that up. For 20 years, there was still money going into this account as court costs,” said Elliott. “Nobody questioned it. This allowed her, periodically, to write a cheque to herself. That’s basically what was happening.” Elliott added the fact that the town’s archives were in bad shape allowed for things to go missing without being detected. After discovering that a $300,000 town-issued cheque to a contractor for the water and sewage treatment plant had bounced, despite the town’s line of credit, Elliott phoned the bank president who revealed the town was two years behind in its auditing practice. “The bank had warned Madame Vil-

landré a couple of times but had never contacted me directly.” Blessed with hindsight, Elliott said he would have done things differently. “I’d known her for a long time and I trusted her,” he said. “I didn’t think she would screw the town since, for a small town, she was being very well-paid.” Current Mayor Ed Prévost said the guilty verdict is, “…another healing phase in the history of Hudson,” but said he’d decline commenting on what Léger-Villandré did, or didn’t, plead guilty on. Reached in Florida, former Interim Mayor Diane Piacente said she extended her thanks to the UPAC team for its, “excellent job and thorough investigation. Madame Villandré really had no choice but to plead guilty facing the evidence.” Neither Léger-Villandré nor her lawyer Robert La Haye would speak to reporters at the courthouse. Longpré would not confirm what type of sentence it would seek for Léger-Villandré, saying the decision will be made once all probationary reports are submitted. The maximum prison sentence for a fraud case is 14 years; though Longpré had previously told Your Local Journal the fact that she had no prior convictions would likely be taken into consideration. Léger-Villandré will be sentenced February 22, 2016.

Conservative Senator Jacques Demers crosses Áoor to sit as independent “I no longer felt part of a team,” says former legendary hockey coach James Parry Your Local Journal

Mention the name Jacques Demers in Quebec, and indeed throughout Canada, and the first image that almost certainly flashes through one’s mind is that he is a legend in the fiercely competitive world of hockey. Under whose stewardship, as coach, the Montreal Canadiens won their last Stanley Cup way back in 1999. Fast forward to August, 2009, when, to his total surprise and “great honour,” he was appointed by former Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, to sit in the Senate albeit with absolutely no link whatsoever to that other combative team in the nation’s capital, the Ottawa Senators. And, in what surely has to be a momentous third period in his professional life, Demers – who lives in Hudson with his beloved wife, Debbie - recently announced that he had resigned from the Conservative Party caucus to sit as an independent in the Red Chamber. In this exclusive interview with Your Local Journal, he explains why. YLJ: You obviously must have given this serious thought over the past few months. What, if anything, was the final straw as it were to cause you to cross the floor? JD: While I still firmly believe in the important role of the Senate and remain a Conservative, it is something that I have been contemplating for some time. I certainly didn’t get up one morning and suddenly say I’m out. People who know me know that I am first and foremost a team player. Also that I am not given to making impetuous decisions. The coach in me will always be there and the team will always be my main priority. So when I offered to help publicly support some Conservative candidates in the recent

federal election – something that I had done four and a half years earlier in both Quebec and Ontario when I travelled over 3,000 km at my own expense – I was told in no uncertain terms that my services were not required. Despite the fact that I was told I had done a good job last time around. Did I lose sleep over it? Definitely not. Politics is a tough, tough game. Like coaching in the National Hockey League. One day you are doing well with your team and are on top of the world. The next day, you could be gone. So I didn’t take it personally. But I did ask myself the question, am I still part of a Conservative team? The answer was a resounding no. And the coach in me came out. YLJ: Did the fact that the Conservatives lost the election have any bearing on your decision? JD: Not at all in a purely political sense. But making my decision easier was the fact that first and foremost I owed my allegiance to Stephen Harper who appointed me. While I am always loyal to my friends, and always have been, now he is no longer there. Having said that, however, while some other Conservative senators are not pleased at all about my decision, a lot of them have told me they are very happy for me for doing what I believe to be the right thing. YLJ: How did you feel when you first learned that you had been appointed to the Senate? JD: I considered it to be a real honour and a privilege. When you are someone who comes from a poor background, is limited in their formal education like me, and someone offers you such a prestigious post because they believe in you and feel that you can contribute something important, then it obviously gives you a good feeling. For personal reasons, I have always

tried to help disadvantaged children and young people as well as those who are functionally illiterate. And, while I didn’t know too much about politics as such at the time, I knew that these were specific areas that I could become much more involved with as a senator. YLJ: What have the past six and a half years been like for you in this regard? JD: Well, I’ve certainly learned a lot about politics! And it has been a real education, like being in university. As a professional coach, all you are really focused on is your team and the next game. As a senator, and having travelled to various parts of the world including Indonesia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as throughout Canada, I have come to learn so much about what Canadians are all about, what a great country Canada is, and how fortunate we are to live here. To be continued: In next week’s issue, Jacques Demers explains his priorities as an independent when the Senate reconvenes on January 25, 2016.

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Proud Hudsonite, Jacques Demers, shown here at the intersection of Cameron and Main this week, will sit as an independent Senator in Ottawa in the New Year.

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n this e v e r- i n creasingly PC world - and I’m not talking about the Progressive Conservatives nor PHOTO BY Personal ComMAURICE JEFFERIES puters but rather Political Correctness – wouldn’t it be wonderful to just let your hair down and boo the baddies and hail the heroes at the top of your lungs and to your heart’s content? In a public space, with like-minded individuals of all ages from tots to seniors, without being pilloried in the media, and without fear of ridicule or being arrested? And no, I’m not talking about a Donald Trump rally. Well, it is possible. And right here in Hudson from December 17 through January 10. Thanks to that great British tradition, the Christmas Pantomime. In which men dress up as women, women as men, the punnier the jokes the better, and in the words of that great American lyricist, Cole Porter, just about anything goes! Yup dear readers, it that’s time of year again at Hudson Village Theatre which, for the past eight years, has been staging Quebec’s only Panto for more than one or two shows with a cast and crew of about 80 from Hudson, St. Lazare, and the West Island and a reputation for putting on hilarious performances that the entire family can enjoy. --------------A JOLLY ROGER GOOD TIME This time around - and giving the word crew a whole new twist - it is the tale of Peter Pan, the little mischievous boy who can fly and who never grows up. And his adventures in Neverland – no relation to the late Michael Jackson by the way - with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, the Mermaids, and the dastardly Captain Hook and his scurvy crew of pathetic pirates aboard the Jolly Roger sailing the seven seas in search of … Well, whatever.

Sat in on a non-costumed rehearsal earlier this week. And, tell you folks, I was hooked! Why Peter Pan? I asked director Glen Robertson between scenes. “Because I think it is so well suited to the holiday season and they both bring out the child in us. And I love a Panto that appeals to all ages.” As a director of Pantos, Glen – who studied professional theatre at Dawson College in the late 70s, worked professionally for many years after that, and who moved to Hudson two years ago – comes with impeccable credentials. His production of Cinderella on the HVT stage also two years ago and complete with a live band, sold 95 per cent of seats at the little theatre down by the railway tracks! Asked about the specific challenges involved in directing a traditional Panto as opposed to a straight play production, he obviously didn’t have to think twice. “It’s the broad range of people involved, keeping everything organized, and fitting a lot of people who have been rehearsing since midSeptember two or three times a week onto a small stage.” People such as the musicians, who are on stage throughout the performance, comprising Roy Vuorela on drums, guitarist Andrew McCafferty, bass guitarist Tristan Peirce, also alto saxophonist Sophie McCafferty and tenor saxophonist Noah Amyotte, as well as Sasha Aiken on keyboards. With set design by Lea Durocher, costumes by Tina Struthers, choreography by Kerwin Barrington, and under the musical direction of Andrew McCafferty, Peter Pan – sponsored by Hudson’s very own British food emporium Clarence & Cripps on Cameron - promises to be a winner for the entire family this festive season. And with seats selling faster than hot cakes, may I respectfully suggest that if you are planning on taking it in, don’t wait until you get a day older! For reservations, call (450) 458-5361 or go online at hvtbox@videotron.ca. And please do remember to boo and cheer to your heart’s content. The cast

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The Panto, Peter Pan, shown above in rehearsal, opens tonight Thursday, December 17, for an extended run throughout the festive season at Hudson Village Theatre.

and crew will love you for it! --------------CARDS WITH A CAUSE - And now to another festive tradition that sadly at least in my book and attributable to computers - seems to have gone out of style for so many in recent years. The actual writing and sending by mail good old-fashioned Christmas cards. Well, it’s not too late. And if you are looking for some really original cards – created right here in our neck of the woods - then do I have a suggestion for you! Once again, talented and most multi-faceted artist, Sebastian McKinnon who lives in Rigaud, has designed six beautiful seasonal images on blank cards that continue the moving yearly Christmas story that some may know as The Moon’s Daughter and When Starlight Falls. All of which directly support the One School for All initiative giving the gift of education to young students in Peru through the Pure Art Foundation’s Children Contribution program This truly magical set of cards, which sells for $10 with every cent donated through the Foundation to keep over 300 students there in school each year, is accompanied by a special story written by his younger brother, Liam currently enrolled in a Global Conflict Studies program at Ottawa University – who told me that this year in particular, with the world coping with a refugee crisis, there is heightened community awareness to the plight of children all around the globe. You can find your set of cards at the Pure Art Fair Trade Boutique, 422 Main Road in Hudson, or at www. pureart.ca where you can view the complete set of cards. You will be amazed! --------------ROCKING ON - And speaking of Sebastian McKinnon, as I write this, just learned that he is currently back in Newfoundland scouting locations for his next project. A feature film currently titled The Sad Prince and to be shot entirely on the Rock inspired by his previously-released trilogy of short films that he and his brother, Ben, directed. Namely, Kin, Salvage in which myself and fellow Hudsonites Robert Kemerer and Peter Williamson were honoured to be part of in acting roles, and Requiem in which the late Ian

Lauchlan, and my former Panto buddy on three occasions, made his final acting appearance. Derek Montague - a fellow journalist albeit provinces apart and writing for the Western Star newspaper - caught up with Sebastian in Corner Brook this past week. And in a major article, he wrote, “He has produced three short films during his career in multimedia. But there is nothing small about the ambitions for his next project - a feature film to be shot entirely in Newfoundland. His previous three films are artistic pieces, with no dialogue. And through the stunning visuals and moving musical score, it’s up to the viewer to interpret the meaning of each film.” Added Derek, “The Sad Prince is based on the story and characters of the first short in the trilogy, Kin, which seems to take place in a medieval-type world, complete with an armoured knight riding a white horse.” Said Sebastian, without any pretense or hubris of any kind, “I want to do for Newfoundland what Lord of the Rings did for New Zealand.” And you know what? I truly believe he will! The trilogy of short films, by the way, is available on YouTube, and has more than 100,000 views combined to date. Check it out. You will be truly gobsmacked! --------------WINGING IT IN STYLE - As me and my beautiful Sunshine certainly were Saturday evening , December 12, at the first-ever performance of the stellar 306 Maple Leaf Wing concert band here in Hudson at St. James’ Anglican Church Hall conducted in inimitable style by Bren Besner in an initiative first proposed by church and band member, Karrie Smith, and immediately endorsed by the St. James Women and numerous volunteers. With a much applauded program ranging from stirring marches to new arrangements of traditional Christmas songs and carols to Gershwin’s American in Paris, jazz renditions of classics, and even the Overture for Winds by Mendelssohn, it was simply spectacular. And I do hope that it will become a new annual tradition in 2016 and for many more years to come! And that’s a wrap! E-mail: creation@videotron.ca

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Turning a strike day into a learning opportunity Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot resident hosts mock election for students Stephanie O’Hanley Special Contributor

A strike day last week forced parents of students attending Lester B. Pearson and Commission scolaire des

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Trois-Lacs elementary schools to find something for their children to do. Instead of sitting at home watching TV, about 30 parents and children, including homeschoolers, gathered at the Paul-Émile-Lépine Community Cen-

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Ainsley Cabana (Neevee the Caribou) helps a voter in the line as Shaw’s daughter, Zahra Yagoub (Desneiges the Polar Bear) casts her ballot

tre in Île-Perrot December 9 to hold a mock federal election. Children representing five Arctic animals - Charlie the Raven, Desneiges the Polar Bear, Max the Walrus, Neevee the Caribou, and Sam the Wolf, sat on chairs below posters of each animal mascot. “Does everyone have their voter registration card?” asked Amanda Shaw, the event’s organizer. While children from babies to those aged 11 attended, this actual voting was done by those aged three or older. “Today we have five candidates who are running for office,” said Shaw. “The office they are running for is to represent our group.” “They’re going to run?” asked a little boy. “They’re going to run for office, which means they’re going to try to win the election to represent us,” said

Shaw, who carefully explained the voting process step by step. Shaw, a Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot resident who recently started homeschooling her three children, told Your Local Journal she got the idea of hosting a mock election after she saw a link on Facebook for free teaching materials. To her surprise, Elections Canada sent a kit with “gorgeous materials,” including giant election posters, a ballot box and voting screen, 35 activity booklets and a CD of campaign songs for each of the animals. “I thought I was just doing it for my kids,” she said. “It had so much material I decided to do something with it.” Shaw’s friends and acquaintances happily accepted her invitation and the community centre offered a room free of charge. Continued on page 29

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The Turtle Pond Lane Gang comprising three generations of the Elliott family featuring young drummer Finlay took part in the annual St. Mary’s Carol sing with much applause.

Hudson Continued from page 7 The proposed 2016 budget, rates and tariffs were passed during the second council meeting of the evening. Council approved the payment of $95,457.37 for payroll deductions at source that was in default of payment from 2009 to 2012. The mayor explained that since the town voluntarily reported themselves to the provincial government, there was some leniency given in the amount of time they were given to pay the arrears.

In other business, council passed a resolution creating a committee responsible for negotiating a contract with unionized employees. The previous contract expired October 28 2014. When questioned about the work done regarding the collective agreement earlier in the year by consultant Judy Sheehan, the mayor replied that her work was well done and will be used by the committee. The loan by-laws for the purchase of fire fighting vehicles and paving and resurfacing of roads were deferred to another council meeting.

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To take time… Is it still necessary to describe the violence and hate that is spreading around the world? Man’s ego is hanging on to false values and feeds itself on whatever it can. Without putting our heads in the sand, wouldn’t it be wiser to share good news without sponsoring them?

And what better example than our kids... We forget that they can teach us more than we think if we take time to be present and really listen to them. They only ask for love and attention so they can blossom and teach us simplicity, forgiveness and tolerance. We will not ﬁnd these values in books, by listening to the news or on the internet but simply in the joy of being present with them. They will remember mostly our presence and attention rather than the mountain of gifts they might receive.

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The English Gardener Cyclamen like butterflies alighting James Parry Your Local Journal

Everything comes in cycles, they say. But for me, potted plants called Cyclamen are eternal and PHOTO BY GREG JONES have never gone out of vogue ever since they were first introduced here in Canada and North America from the Mediterranean re-

gion from Greece to Syria. A truly spectacular plant with flowers 10 to 12 inches high poised like butterflies about to alight on the perfect leaves that overlap one another just a bit to create a seemingly-solid base that is a joy to behold. With blooms ranging from red, rose, and purple to white – sometimes blotched, sometimes ruffled – it surely makes for a great gift at this time of year. Or just to enjoy in one’s own home over the next few weeks. And perhaps even longer if your house is not too over-

heated. Given our incredible winter so far, with no snow and record setting temperatures more akin to Vancouver than here, little fear of that right now. But more about that later. You may be fascinated to learn that Cyclamen is actually a member of the Primrose family and is the only one that grows from a corm-like tuber. Also that it is scentless and that the principal species grown, Cyclamen persicum giganteum, is the result of years of cultivation, breeding and selection. And now back to temperature. There is no question that, regardless of the species, any plant located in a warm room will soon wilt from heat rather than from lack of water. Ergo, it is best to locate your Cyclamen in a cool spot 12 to 15 degrees C in a semi-sun location with the soil being kept evenly moist at all times. Also, faded flower stems and drying leaves should be pulled from the plant rather than cut. And here’s a tip that I’ve found works. Since it is desirable to keep the water away from the corm which is usually half in and half out of the soil, watering is best accomplished by partial submersion of the pot in a pan of water at room temperature while excess water should be removed from the saucer to avoid root damage. To prolong the life of your Cyclamen, when flowering is finished - usually by early March, if not sooner – prune away some of the older, outside leaves and remove it from its pot. Then carefully remove most of the soil and all dead roots. Before pruning back, just a bit,

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Eternal Cyclamen are a joy to behold at this special time of year.

the heavy healthy roots and repotting in a one size smaller pot, keeping the corm half in and half out of the potting soil. New growth should begin to appear in about four to five weeks. When the root ball fills the pot, move on to the next larger size pot. And after the last frost, you can pop it in to the garden to over-summer, as it were. Just make sure you sink the pot in the soil to within one inch of the rim while protecting it from excessive heat by locating it in a semishaded place. And don’t forget to bring it back inside before frost returns once again. Speaking from experience, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But hey, what have you got to lose by trying? And besides, if it doesn’t pan out, you can always buy another plant – or more – next year. After all, Cyclamen are eternal! Until next time! E-mail: creation@videotron. ca

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned to all citizens of the municipalities of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, that Regulation Number 225 entitled “ Règlement numéro 225 concernant les modalités de l’établissement des quotesparts 2016 des dépenses de la MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges et de leur paiement par les municipalités ” was adopted at the regular council meeting of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges held on November 25th, 2015. You may consult it at the offices of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges located at 420 St. Charles Avenue in Vaudreuil-Dorion, as well as at the offices of local municipalities. GIVEN AT VAUDREUIL-DORION, this 11th day of December in the year two-thousand and fifteen (2015). MYLÈNE BLAIS

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Treehouse shares the gift of giving with Hudson Fireman’s Basket Fund James Parry Your Local Journal

In what is now considered to be a Hudson tradition at this time of year – even though it goes back just a few years and many of the participants are for the main part younger than four years old – a lot of local families in need at this time of year will be receiving welcome gifts of food and non-perishable items this Christmas. Thanks to the Treehouse Child Care Centre which yesterday, December 16, delivered their gifts to the Hudson Fire Station to share with others less fortunate. Said Sylvie Roy, educator and assistant administrator of the centre that opened 15 years ago, “Since day one and right from the get go, it was very important for us that the children who came to Treehouse understood that there were youngsters and their families who were not so fortunate living right here in our community. And that it was important to give the joy of giving.” Parents, staff, and volunteers continue to support this wonderful initiative with major deliveries being made to the fire station earlier in

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Captain Adrian Bonnemayers and his fellow Hudson firefighters and Community Patrol officers welcome youngsters at the Hudson Fire Station on Main Road from Treehouse who were there, through their donations, to help make Christmas a little merrier for local families in need.

the day. Said Captain Adrian Bonnemayers, “It’s heartwarming to see that these youngsters – our next generation – understand what we are trying to do

through our annual Christmas Basket campaign. To help make everyone’s holiday season a little better for those who are not so fortunate for whatever reason. And maybe only for

a while until they are back on their feet and, maybe in turn, follow the example of all at the Treehouse Child Care Centre.”

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St. Lazare Continued from page 3 The town’s continuing focus on upgrading its aging infrastructure was also highlighted in its triennial program for 2016, 2017 and 2018, with one major project aimed at bringing water and sewage services to Duhamel, Frontenac and Radisson Streets near Boulevard Cité-des-Jeunes and Chemin Ste. Angélique. The town will also spend $800,000 over the next two years to repair the well in Saddlebrook and another major project will couple all the individual wells throughout the town to the main aquifer on Ste. Angélique to

ensure there is uninterrupted flow of water to all districts. “If something was to happen in Le Chanterelle for instance, we can close one valve and open another valve and people will have water again,” said Grimaudo. Overall, Grimaudo said he was proud of the town’s 2016 budget. “It’s a good budget,” he said. “It’s based on infrastructure and it’s been like that since 2012. Every budget that I’ve been involved in is infrastructure-based. “I said it tonight that I don’t want to wake up 20 years from now and have somebody say, ‘They should have fixed it back then’. Everything will get fixed and that’s why again, most of the money in this year’s budget is infrastructure based.”

Bridge Continued from page 9 Following a scheduled MTQ inspection of the bridge September 28, a crack was found in the eastbound lane. “The condition of the bridge had degraded and the MTQ took the decision to lighten the load on a portion of the bridge beginning December 4,” St-Pierre said. The speed limit on the eastbound side has also been reduced from 100 km to 70 km/hr. St-Pierre said dealing with the crack had become a priority and the MTQ engineers took the steps to reduce the weight on the outermost lane. “We don’t yet have the schedule but it

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St. Lazare council adopted its 2016 budget at the special meeting held December 15, 2015.

will be repaired.” When asked about the possibility of replacing the bridge, St-Pierre said the MTQ is considering the options. “We don’t know if we’ll do a reconstruction or extensive repairs. We’re in the process of studying the situation. In the meantime, we’ll be carrying out the necessary maintenance. The bridge is safe for traffic.”

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KILN-DRIED KINDLING FOR SALE Half-cubic foot, 10 lbs. minimum per bag. $7 per bag. Mix of hard and soft wood. Free delivery on the island of Île Perrot. Delivery on Thursdays and Sundays. Help support teenage enterprise. Contact:

ileperrotkindling@gmail.com

MASONRY

MOVING

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4, winter tires, on mag wheels (235/60R/17), radials for Mercedes Benz GLK350, very little used. Asking $1,000. Also bedroom and dining room furniture, electric stove, sofa and tables. Call for price: 514-695-3172. (151217)

Experienced senior gentleman seeking part-time work as a caregiver. English speaking with workable French. References available. Please call Barney at 450-458-6660.

Couture Le Mieux. Seamstresses without appointment. 2 locations to better serve you: 1051 avenue St-Charles, Vaudreuil-Dorion, corner of chemin de l’Anse, one minute away from Costco (450218-6899) and 140 avenue St-Charles, Vaudreuil-Dorion (450-218-6400). Pants hem $10, alterations of all kind, clothing modifications, curtains, gazebo, tarps and pillows. Custom made curtains, valances and roman shades. Fabric sales as well as sewing supplies. All of our prices include taxes. (151217)

Snowbird Express. Experienced driver available to drive your car and luggage to and from Florida while you take a relaxing 3-hour flight. In operation since 1988. References available. Call 514-865-1648 (1512117)

Dry firewood. Stacking and kindling available. Very reasonable. Dan: 514.291.1068 (151217)

Kiln-dried kindling for sale. Half-cubic foot, 10 lbs. minimum per bag. $7 per bag. Mix of hard and soft wood. Free delivery on the island of Île Perrot. Delivery on Thursdays and Sundays. Help support teenage enterprise. Contact ileperrotkindling@gmail.com Dry Hard Wood - $90/Cord. Semi-Dry Hard Wood - $80/Cord. Delivery Charges Extra. Please call Yves at 514-708-4518 (151222) Central Vacuum Cyclo Vac Model E103, reconditioned with new motor, 3-year warranty included $395. Central Vacuum Ultralux Johnny Vac, new, 10-year warranty $529. Special: 30 or 35 foot Hose kit with 24V on/ off switch, 3-year warranty $140. Aspirateurs Hudson. 450-458-7488

4 Ford Ranger 16 inch Steel Rims - $80. 4 Original Toyota Plastic Hubcaps from an ’06 Camry - $100. Call 514-865-1648 (160114)

125 - FOR RENT OFFICE FOR LEASE FOR PROFESSIONALS

690 sq/ft. Prime location Great opportunity Heart of Beaconsfield Easy access. Off Woodland Exit Competitive leasing rates For more information, call: 514-774-7179 (151217)

House for rent, 2 + 1 bedrooms, 1 big bathroom. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher, freezer, pool table, wood stove, kitchen table and 6 chairs included. Available February 1st. $1020/month. Long-term and short-term leases available. Call 450-4582351 (151222) 3 bedroom condo for rent in St. Lazare. Great location, walking distance to the park and village. Main floor with a fireplace and all appliances, A/C, large patio. Utilities extra. Short or long-term. Available February 1st. $1350/month negotiable. 514-884-9788. (151222)

3 bedroom house in St-Lazare. Furnished or unfurnished. Appliances included. Garage and finished basement. Central Vacuum. 514949-3128 (151222) St-Lazare, Luxury Detached Cottage (1989) 4 + 2 bedrooms, 3 + 1 bathrooms, very private and serene setting, in-ground pool, 22,000 sq/ft lot. $3,000/month. Will also consider to sell at $599,000. Call Pat Arya 514-916-3246 Royal de Montréal Inc. (160114)

Attention Snowbirds. 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Fort Lauderdale condo for rent. Walking distance to Lauderdale by the Sea and all amenities. Wi-Fi, Jacuzzi, huge pool, tropicalstyle gardens, nightly activities. 3-month minimum rental. Available immediately. Call Manuela 514-418-3583. (151222)

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ALL RENOVATIONS & CONSTRUCTION, FREE ESTIMATES. FRAMING, PLASTER, WINDOWS, DOORS, FLOORS, STAIRS, CERAMIC TILING, PAINTING, BASEMENTS, KITCHENS, BATHROOMS. EXPERIENCED WORK. RBQ 5688-2244-01 JONATHAN 514-402-9223

Music Lessons for Christmas. Give someone the experience of learning how to sing or play piano. Experienced teacher. All ages and levels welcome. 450-424-1072. (151217) APPLE MAC SUPPORT since 1983 Variable Rates Initial Hour Free – Upgrades Troubleshooting Bootable Backups System Analysis & Advice terry@cloudbyteconsulting.com – www.cloudbyteconsulting.com 450-853-0534 Woftech Inc. Since 2004. PC/Laptop repair, sales and services. Custom system builds. Software/hardware upgrades, virus - malware removal. Data recovery, network and international troubleshooting. Pick-up or In-home service. Very competitive rates. Windows and other software tutorials. HTTP://wolftech.ca services@wolftech.ca 514-923-5762 Local Experts in matters of Bankruptcy and Insolvency since 1994. First Consultation Free. Available Nights & Weekends. Solid reputation for Reliability, Honesty & Integrity in our field of Expertise. Blumer Lapointe Tull & Associes Syndics Inc. www.blumerlapointetull.com. 514 426 4994 Piano Tuning, local Fine tuning $88. 514-206-0449 Piano Piano Piano (160114) Moving Service, local, trailer rentals. Call Colin: 514-850-9948 Registered Gun Smith. We buy and sell used guns. 514-453-5018 (151222) ¿Moving? All jobs. Reliable, reasonable, fully equipped. Local and Ontario, Maritimes, USA. 35 yrs experience. Call Bill or Ryan 514-457-2063. Painter - Mark Griffiths Painting Company. Interior / Exterior. 30 years Experience, References, Free Estimates. Local, Trustworthy. 514-442-4992 (151217) Nanny/Babysitter Available – 54 year old empty nester available to babysit your children. Evenings/Weekends. Early Childhood Educator for 5 years. 514-569-1644

Experienced local piano technician offering quality tunings and skillful repairs. Improve the sound and touch of your piano with hammer voicing and action regulation. Marc Lanthier 514-7707438 info@pianolanco.com (160114) Jacques Harvey Piano School. Experienced, qualified teacher offers piano lessons to beginners or advanced students. Children and adults are welcome. Call 450-455-1544. Handyman/ for small jobs. Call John: 514623-5786. (160211) SINGING LESSONS - Ages 7 to 17. Private or Semi-Private. In my home (StLazare). Sing the songs you love! Call Morgan. 514-607-1308 References available. Vacuum Cleaner. Sales and repair of all brands, 40 years in service (Electrolux, Filter Queen, Kenmore, Samsung and Central Vac). Special on Hoover Central Vac w/standard kt at $399. Other brands available from $329 and up. Repair and service of all central vacuum systems. Parts and bags (all makes). Small appliance repair. Carpet cleaner rental available. NEW: Oreck Excel air purifiers $329. AspirateursHudson.com 67 McNaughten Hudson, Quebec 450-458-7488 Cleaning ladies available, weekly, biweekly or occassionally. 20 years of experience with same clients. All have: attention to detail skills good work ethics motivated by perfection glowing references Call and leave message 450-458-0251 (160114) Encounter/Rencontre Avec/With MEDIUM Channeled Universal Messages Messages Universelle Canalise Love/Light/ Hope L’Amour/Lumière/Espoir 2016 Group Format Groupe. Limited Seating/Espaces Limitées. Info 444.i.resource@gmail.com

175 - WANTED LATERAL FILING CABINET, 5 drawer, legal file size with lock. Preferably one that doesn’t make me swear when opening and closing it! Call 514-594-2055. In-home mature caregiver required 3 days per week, 24 hours per week in Valleyfield. Please call 1-450-373-2798. (151217) $ Buy car for scrap. Running or not, 24/7. www.scrapvehicule.com Call 514-951-4203

200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT Full-Time Nanny Needed. Care of two Young Girls 4 and 5 in Hudson. Flex time, mornings, evenings and weekends. 40 Hours/Week. Starting immediately. Call Graham 514-980-4848 or email graham@ holyclothing.com (151217) Dépanneur Shaar is looking for a bilingual cashier for SUNDAY MORNING & MONDAY EVENING shifts. Please drop off your C.V. at 58 Cameron, Hudson. (151217)

250 - REAL ESTATE SALE House for sale. 82 Pine, Hudson Village. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. $279,000 negotiable. Available now. 514-983-7164

325 - AUTOS FOR SALE Ford Ranger 1998 Black. 298,000kms, good condition, 2 sets of tires, (4 X 4 not working). $1750 or best offer. 450-458-7906

2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL, Lease Take Over, 67,000 kms, Black, Leather package , 22 months remaining @$325/month. View on Leasebusters.com ID #140741. Call 514-2203398 1978 Cadillac Sedan De’Ville blue, 138,000 km, 4 door, not winter driven, asking $2,900. Call 514-684-3715 1992 Lincoln 192,000 km. V-8 auto, fully equipped, used for weddings, second owner, electric roof. Invested $12,000. Must sell (illness) $2250 Cash. 514-453-7468

2009 VW Rabbit, 2.5 litre, gas, 5-speed manual transmission, black, heated seats and mirOdd Jobs / Home Maintenance. Hudson / rors, AC, power windows, locks, mirrors, sunSt-Lazare / Vaudreuil area. Call for quote. JB roof and fog lights. 130,000 km. $9,600 Call 514-886-1008 438-338-3990 (160114) (151222)

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Rigaud Oldtimers Hockey Report

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Garcia’s White tramples Miller’s Blue White captain Fernando ‘Take No Prisoners’ Garcia’s pre-game speech clearly whipped his charges into a foaming frenzy as they surged to a runaway 7-0 lead before coasting to a snoozy 8-4 win last week. Big game for defensemen Jacques Boudreau and Marc Emond who both tallied as well as Ryan ‘The Rocket’ Van Rees and Chris Paul. A painful night for Blue who were hopefully soothed with a few chilled post game libations.

A special thank you to all our clients, past and present for your conÀdence in us. We look forward to serving you once again in 2016. From all of us at Pascal Paving...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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In game two Mark Edward’s undermanned Gold dug really deep and spanked Brochu’s cocky first place Red 4-3. A great team effort with key markers to Steve Wiggins and Coach Edward. Huge output as well from defenseman turned center Craig ‘Alex Delvecchio’ Gordon and legendary backstop Al Smith. ROHA X-mas Charity Fund Raiser event this week! ‘Till next week…

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned to all citizens of the municipalities of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, that Regulation Number 195-3 entitled “ Règlement numéro 195-3 modiﬁant les règlements numéro 195, 195-1 et 195-2 ” was adopted at the regular council meeting of the MRC de VaudreuilSoulanges held on November 25th, 2015. You may consult it at the offices of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges located at 420 St. Charles Avenue in Vaudreuil-Dorion, as well as at the offices of local municipalities. GIVEN AT VAUDREUIL-DORION, this 11th day of December in the year two-thousand and fifteen (2015). MYLÈNE BLAIS

Assistant Executive Director and Assistant Secretary/Treasurer

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Hudson - $339,000 This comfortable 3 bedroom bungalow is situated on a quiet street in Hudson. You can walk to everything. It sits on a 13,763 square foot lot in the heart of the village. Features: living room, dining room, kitchen, family room, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and separate garage. Paul & Diane Laflamme (514) 793-4514

Hudson – $730,000 Pristine 84 acres in the heart of Hudson, on rue Butternut, adjacent Como Golf Course including 12 acres cleared, and 72 acres of forest and trails. Ready to realize your farming dream.

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Hudson - $799,000 Look no further for a classic waterfront house in Hudson. Built in 1988, completely renovated top to bottom in 20122013, this is a lovely family home. Situated on terrassed landscaped grounds, with in-ground pool, you have a lovely view over your property of the Ottawa River. Helen Henshaw (514) 703-8981 www.helenhenshaw.ca

St-Lazare - $439,000 Spacious and bright Saddlebrook family home. Full finished basement with possible 2 extra bedrooms and play room. Gorgeous screened porch built in 2014. Easy access to highway.

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Rigaud – $1,375,000 A truly beautiful waterfront home...on the one of the best Lake front properties in Rigaud. Look up and down the lake from most rooms in the house with a large deck and stone wall giving direst access to the shore. Lovingly maintained inside and out by the original owners this home is in move-in condition. Margaret Lagimodière (450) 458-5365 Cell (514) 781-5611

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St-Lazare - $339,000 This 2 storey home is located on a 15,992 sq ft lot in Chaline Valley. This spacious home has 3 finished levels & it features a living room, dining room, kitchen, main floor FMR, finished playroom, 4 BDR, 2 full bathrooms. The backyard is private & there is an above ground pool. Paul & Diane Laflamme (514) 793-4514 St-Lazare - $183,750 Bright, move-in condition 2nd floor condo, minutes to all amenities in St-Lazare village. 2 large bedrooms floating floors, gas fireplace in living room. Open concept dining room and living room. Private balcony off of dining room. Two parking spaces, Murale A/C, plus storage cabana. Walking distance to park and shopping. Paul & Diane Laflamme (514) 793-4514

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325 - AUTOS FOR SALE

2003 Kia Rio, Automatic, Green, new all season tires, very clean, 121000kms, $2,500 2003 Kia Rio, Standard, Silver, very clean, 172000kms, $2,200 both 4door. 514-773-0394

“1999 Chrysler Cirrus LX Sedan, Amethyst, Very good working condition, Automatic, P.S., P.B., P.W., P.L., P.M., Cruise control, A.C., Tilt Steering, Pioneer stereo, C.D. with remote. 230,260km. Asking $765. Neg. Please call 514918-4274”

Honda FIT SPORT, Blue 2007. Winter & Summer TIRES / Well Maintained / SUPER on Gas / Fits LOTS / NO Rust / Very CLEAN, 200,000km Still Lots of Life Left! Asking $4400! 514-730-1702

2009 Chevrolet Malibu 2LT, grey/green, 98300 km, no Montreal winters, excellent condition, well-equipped, 6 speed transmission, great gas mileage, sunroof, leather/ suede seats, $8700. 450-458-7863

Kia Sportage LX 2009 with Convenience Package, (4WD), manual, 136,000kms, very good condition, never accidented, new 4 season tires, towing hitch inc., asking $8,900 neg., 450-424-4308 1996 Honda Civic Si with multiple modifications: JDA B16A SIR II, cams, Exedy clutch, JDM ITR S80 LSD trans. w/short shift, urethane engine mounts, Sparco quick release steering wheel, Sparco seats w/Willans 4 pt. harness, Neuspeed sport springs w/Koni front shocks, frt/rear strut bars, stainless brake lines and much more. $6500 or best offer. 514-2182776

Vaudreuil-Dorion Continued from page 2 The city’s water tax remains unchanged at $275. The city’s projected revenue increase for 2016 amounts to $68,725.083, a 5.3 per cent increase from the $65,247,379 that the city projected for 2015. “I’m very happy with the budget,” Mayor Guy Pilon told Your Local Journal. “We wanted to make this year’s increase as small as possible. It’s a very good budget and I’m sure the residents will be very happy with it because when you take all the services we provide, people get good value for their money.

2006 Mercedes CLS 500,Silver, never winter driven. 86,000 kms, very clean, $18,000 – negotiable. Call Ray: 514-668-9718. 1964 Cadillac Sedan de Ville. Excellent condition. 82,000 original miles. Rebuilt motor. Numbers match. Appraised at $17,000 asking price $10,000 or best offer. Call 514-6264770 Mercedes CLK 320 - 1999 - Convertible, Silver. 208,000 KM. $6,900. Call 514-216-9217.

“I also want to acknowledge the tremendous work done by our administrators to keep our operating costs to a minimum and to opt for stability,” said Mayor Pilon. “We have one of the low-

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450 510-4007 325 - AUTOS FOR SALE Nissan X-Trail SE 2005, 165,000km. Looks great. Runs great. New Toyo winter tires on rims, summer tires on mags. Asking $5,200. Richard: 450-458-1497. 514794-4507. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu 2LT, grey/green, 98300 km, no Montreal winters, excellent condition, well-equipped, 6 speed transmission, great gas mileage, sunroof, leather/ suede seats, $8700. 450-458-7863 Chevrolet Suburban 2010 -LT- White. Model 1500, 4x4. 60,000 km. Mint Condition, Like New. $30,000. Call 514-216-9217. Triumph TR6 1972, White, Very Good Condition, 77,000 miles. $7500 negotiable. Call 514-262-3320. Mercedes S550 – 2007 AMC Package. White, panoramic roof. 144,000 km. Mint condition. $24,500. Call 514-216-9217. Mazda 3 for sale, 2006, charcoal-black, 4-door, 5-speed AC, 159,000 km, $3495. (514) 941-5320

high-quality services. Among the major projects listed as part of the city’s triennial projects for 2016, 2017 and 2018 is the completion of the city’s sewage treatment facility

I’m very happy with the budget. We wanted to make this year’s increase as small as possible. It’s a very good budget and I’m sure the residents will be very happy with it because when you take all the services we provide, people get good value for their money. - Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon

est tax rates in the region, yet despite this, we are able to provide all our citizens with a wide range of diverse and

and a planned widening of Boulevard des Cité-des-Jeunes near the junction with Highway 30 heading west towards

325 - AUTOS FOR SALE Mazda3 2006, 4 door, manual, sunroof, fully loaded with AC 159, 000km. Includes 4 winter tires used 1 season. Asking $ 3400. Also selling 4 summer tires with mags asking $450. Call or text 514-690-5463. 94 Mustang GT. Black coupe $5,800 must sell. Please call 514-996-6965 Ford Focus Wagon ZXW 2005. 218 000 kms, dark grey. Comes with 4 winter tires. $950.00 Call 450-218-2935 1992 Mercedes 300 SL convertible. 162,843 Km’s … Hardtop, new: soft top, battery, compressor A/C . 6 cd disc player, cassette player. Not winter driven, mint condition. $12,000 or best offer. Call 450-458-5995 Silver Chrysler LHS 2000 with 267,000 kms. Highway driven only to Florida, Very clean, all electric. 3.5 engine with a V-6 $1700 Please call 450-458-7488 Toyota Matrix 2010 in good condition. Standard, blue, 4 door hatchback. 113 000 Km. 4 extra tires on rims included. $6900. Contact 514-917-8696

St. Lazare. “While we have limited our operating expenses, we will continue to invest to improve the living environment of our citizens,” said Mayor Pilon. “We will develop a master plan for parks and green spaces including new bike paths and review our review our recreation and culture polices. This way we can better plan for investments in the future.” The city will also provide grants totalling $1.2 million to various groups and organizations. The detailed budget presentation is available on the Vaudreuil-Dorion website at http:// www.ville.vaudreuil-dorion.qc.ca/ nouvelles/budget-2016.html.

P R O F E S S I O N A L D I R E C TO RY ACCOUNTANTS

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

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Jeffrey Quenneville

Taxes and Accounting 438 Main Road, Hudson Tel : 450-458-0406,

Investment Advisor Raymond James Ltd. 2870 Route Harwood, St-Lazare 450.202.0999

ATTORNEY

FITNESS & INJURIES

Aumais Chartrand 100 boul. Don Quichotte, bureau 12 L’Ile-Perrot, QC J7V 6C7 Ph: 514-425-2233 ext. 229 andreaumais@bellnet.ca

BOOKKEEPING

Greg Lothian, B.Sc.,CAT(C), CSCS Professional strength coach & Low back/ injury reconditioning therapist. Become strong & injury free! 514-867-5684 mifitpro.com

IMMIGRATION

Bryan Todd, B. Comm (Acct.) Business and Personal Accounting Services, Tax Preparations & Filings Ph. (514) 730-5966

DENTISTS

Dr. Don Littner & Dr. Morty Baker

Brazolot Migration Group 35 Wharf Road, Hudson, QC (450) 458-2186 info@brazolotgroup.com

NOTARIES

472 Main Rd, Suite I, Hudson QC, J0P 1H0 Ph. (450) 458-5334

Jean-Pierre Boyer

Dr. Aileen Elliott

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OPTICIANS

PSYCHOLOGIST

Lunetterie Vista

Sylvi Lafontaine

1867 E Ste. Angélique, St. Lazare Ph. (450) 455-4500

ORTHODONTISTS

Psychologist 450.458.0944 sylvi.lafontaine@videotron.ca Bilingual Services • Cdn & US trained

Dr. Amy Archambault Dr. Paul Morton

drs. Martina Kleine-Beck

Your Local Specialists in Orthodontics 3206, boul. de la Gare, Suite 160 Vaudreuil-Dorion (450)218-1892

Psychologist 514.265.1386 martinakb _ 58@ hotmail.com

PHARMACIES

PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Marilou Leduc

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Volunteers sought for West Island Citizen Advocacy • A lovely 92-year-old lady living in Pointe Claire who speaks English and German is in need of a female volunteer to spend some time with her and accompany her on errands or outings periodically. She has a great personality and good energy. For more information please contact Tommy at (514) 694-5850. • A lovely 87-year-old lady living in Ste. Genevieve is looking for a female volunteer advocate for friendly visits and small outings. She enjoys having company and is always happy to have someone to speak with over a cup of coffee. She is a wonderful person to spend time with. For more information please contact Tommy at (514) 694-5850. • A 92-year-old lady who is legally blind is looking for a female volunteer advocate to help assist her with small errands. She is well traveled and enjoys being in good company. For more information please contact Tommy at (514) 694-5850. • An extremely sociable Kirkland man with an intellectual handicap is looking for a friendly volunteer

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to kick the ball around with or go dancing on Friday nights. If you think you can help, please call John at (514) 694-5850. • A bilingual woman, aged 60, living in Dorval would appreciate a female volunteer advocate who could accompany her on outings such as grocery shopping or to local appointments. She has a physical disability making it difficult to walk long distances. For more information, please call John at (514) 6945850 • A Pierrefonds woman in her 60s would benefit from a female volun-

teer to accompany her on outings. She is recovering from cancer and has some memory loss and balance issues. She is socially isolated and would enjoy someone to talk to and spend time with. For more information, please call Marla at (514) 6945850. • A Pointe Claire senior woman in her 80s would very much appreciate a female volunteer to accompany her on short walks around the building for some light exercise and perhaps help her get in and out of the

pool for the exercise classes. She has COPD and some mobility issues. For more information, please call Marla at (514) 694-5850. • We are desperately looking for male volunteers to help out in our Youth Engagement matching project, which matches volunteers with individuals with intellectual disabilities to help break their social isolation. We are looking for soccer players, coffee drinkers, chess players, etc. If you think that you can help, please call John at (514) 694-5850.

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ROBINSON – EDITH “DEE” (MILLER) 1924 – 2015 Middle ddl daughter d h off the h llate Jean ((Coltart) l ) and d Lloyd l d Miller, ll dear sister of the late Joan Courtois and the late Martha Evans. Beloved wife of the late Graham Robinson (2000), first and last love of David W. Casgrain (2006). Proud mother of Peter (Janice), the late Jamie (2009) and Jane (Jim). Much loved Nana to Melanie (Derek), Simon (Naomi), Elizabeth, Emily (Freddi), Graham (Saira) and Amelia (Jonathan). Great Nana to Ocean and Azalea, Nikolas and Olivia, Jasmine and Maya and her “Dolly” Isabella. Dee’s life was full of fun and friends met while golfing, curling and playing bridge. She represented Quebec Senior curlers in 1986 and received the Provincial tray from the L.P.G.A.in 1987. Bridge was a game she thoroughly enjoyed, as well as cribbage, played with the veterans at Ste. Anne’s Hospital. Please raise a drink or two in memory of Dee and live, love, laugh and be happy!! Visitation to be held at F. Aubry et Fils Inc., 434 Main Road, Hudson QC Friday December 18, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Memorial Service at St. James’ Anglican Church, 642 Main Road, Hudson QC on Saturday December 19, 2015 commencing at 2:00 p.m. with reception to follow. Donations, please, to NOVA Hudson (www.novahudson.com) or the SPCA.

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GATE/SECURITY (retirees encouraged) MAINTENANCE (in-house & grounds) HOUSE CLEANER BAR (bartenders, waiters, busboys/girls) CANTEEN/BBQ (cooks, grill cooks, service staff ) PLAYGROUND (animators) OFFICE RECEPTIONIST POOL (manager, lifeguards, instructors): Must have National, AWSI/WSI Certification • * JUNIOR SAILING (instructors) • * SENIOR SAILING (boatswain) * PROOF OF COURSES COMPLETED MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION

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Finding the right retirement home can be difficult, but Manoir Carillon has made that search easy by offering the best combination of everything you are looking for in the ideal senior citizens residence. Forget the cold feeling of governmentrun homes for the aged and the impersonal atmosphere of chain, franchise-like retirement homes owned by large corporations. When you walk into Manoir Carillon, you’ll feel like you’ve come home. The idyllic, green country setting overlooking the Ottawa River will charm you from the moment your car turns into the property’s driveway. Once inside, you will immediately see why so many other seniors have decided to call Manoir Carillon their home: The warm decor, friendly staff and community atmosphere all blend in to offer a warm, secure and peaceful surrounding that will convince you right away you’ve made the right choice. Unlike many other retirement homes, Manoir Carillon is owned and operated by a local physician, Dr. Giuseppe d’Ignazio. “It is an asset,” says Nathalie Thériault of Manoir Carillon, “because we have 24hour access to a doctor. He has a clinic in Hawkesbury, so he is in the region three times per week. We can therefore provide more care than other autonomous or semiautonomous retirement homes.” A more personalized, close-to-home approach to medical care is not the only thing that differentiates Manoir Carillon from its competition. You will really feel at home in any one of its 55 cozy rooms all equipped with their own private bath-

rooms. The Manoir is also renowned for the quality of its food and the thriving social life of its residents. Manoir Carillon offers a full program of social games and special events, including the ever-popular bingo and card games, but also other activities that you would not think to find in a retirement home, such as a vegetable garden maintained by its residents. “Some grow tomatoes, others grow lettuce. They really enjoy working in the garden in the summer,” Nathalie says. The Manoir offers regular outings to its residents. With the numerous attractions and shops in nearby Hawkesbury, the residents have plenty of choices when it comes to shopping and recreation. The medically and health minded staff and owner of Manoir Carillon also recognize the importance of fitness at any age. “Exercise programs are offered at least five times per week,” Nathalie adds. “It’s really important for the residents to exercise to keep up their muscles.” All those elements blend in to offer another level of excellence in caring for the elderly in a home-like environment. Manoir Carillon is home to a number of exceptional residents, including a sprightly centenarian who will soon celebrate her 105th birthday, a living testimony to the residence’s level of care. Manoir Carillon is located at 1988 Principale Street in Chute à Blondeau in Ontario. The friendly staff is looking forward to welcoming the Manoir’s new residents, and they will be happy to answer your questions when you call them at (613) 632-3434. You can also visit the Manoir’s website at manoircarillon.com.

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THINGS TO SEE AND DO To submit your “Things to See and Do”, send your information to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca before Monday noon. All announcements should include dates, times and addresses. Publishing priority will be given to non-profit and community based groups. BEACONSFIELD A Paws & Pray Christmas service for the entire family will be held December 20, 1 p.m. at Christ Church Beaurepaire, 455 Church Street (at Fieldfare), Contact (514) 697-2204, or christchurch@qc.aibn.com. Christ Church Beaurepaire and the CAAQ would like to invite you to a festive Christmas service where canine companions are welcome. We invite families to send Christmas pictures of their clan by sending photographs of their pet being naughty or nice. A montage will be viewed by churchgoers. Dogs must be on leash HUDSON The Hudson Film Society will showing the film ‘I’ll See you in My Dreams’ Monday, December 21, at Hudson Village Theater, 28 Wharf Road, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For more information visit our website at hudsonfilmsociety.ca or call Carol at (450) 458-1855. The 116th annual Christmas Bird Count in North America, and the 75th one held in Hudson, will take place Sunday, December 27. If you have feeders for the birds, please be sure they are full, because volunteers will be in your neighbourhood on that date to count all the birds present anywhere within a 24km circle, centered in St. Lazare. If you know your birds, you can count the birds at your feed-

Mock election Continued from page 19 Each candidate gave a speech for the mascot they represented but since many candidates were unilingual, Shaw’s daughter, Zahra Yagoub, delivered French or English versions of the speeches. When each child sang along with their animal’s campaign song, Shaw and Zahra joined in (Zahra also represented Desneiges the Polar Bear), singing and doing the gestures for each song. The mood was infectious when the campaign song for the final candidate, Sam the Wolf, played,

ers; we need the number of each species. In order not to double count, you need to take the biggest number of each species you see during the day. If you would like to participate in the field, please contact me and you will be teamed with other birders who will scout their assigned territory to count all the birds. You can send your observations to Jean Demers at: cbchudson2@gmail.com A book-signing of ‘The Chronicles of Philly Raccoon’ in which the author writes about his own journey exploring his neurological difficulties through the persona of a raccoon will take place December 19 at the Pure Art Boutique, 422 Main Road, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds from the book will go towards the Pure Art Foundation 2016 CAST project to help build homes in the slums of Pucallpa, Peru, where the author will be travelling next spring to volunteer in the initiative. The Hudson Historical Society monthly meeting will take place Monday, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. at St. James Church Hall, 642 Main Road featuring St. Lazare author Louis E. Leprohon discussing the work of Quebec artist Marcel Dargis. “Québécois culture through the eyes of an artist, 1935 to 1960. Marcel Dargis - artist and storyteller.” Please join us in what no doubt will be a very interesting talk about the significance of recording communal life using this art form. For more details about the book and the author go

with children excitedly howling along when they heard the lyrics “Everybody go aroo.” A potluck lunch offered candidates a chance to mingle and then it was time to vote. Shaw held up a ballot box. “It’s very important to show you that the ballot box is empty. We didn’t stuff the ballot box with votes for Max the Walrus. Alex is going to seal the ballot box so we can’t open it and stuff other votes in.” After Julia accepted Shaw’s I.D card, putting a sticker on it, Shaw took the initialed, folded ballot she received from Anna Lucia over to the voting screen. Many children seemed keen to

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The 116th annual Christmas Bird Count in North America will take place Sunday, December 27 in Hudson. If you’d like to be part of it, see listing for more information.

to ww.hudsonhistoricalsociety.ca NOTRE DAME DE L’ÎLE PERROT Quinn Farm Olde Fashioned Christmas Craft Fair - 2495 boul. Perrot, Notre-Dame de l’Ile Perrot December 19 & 20 - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 20 juried artisans, upstairs in the barn will offer their handmade crafts for your holiday shopping. Lunch available & wagon rides to the Christmas tree plantation. This fundraising event will benefit Le Tournant - Centre de crise et de prévention du suicide.

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follow Shaw’s lead and mark their ballots “with an X, check, or fill it in,” in secret. Children eagerly lined up to quickly cast their votes. As ballots were counted and names read out they cheered whenever they heard the name of their favourite mascot. Finally “Sam is the winner,” Alex announced. There were

Carol Service at Evergreen Anglican Community, 2503 Côte St. Charles, 10 a.m., Sunday, December 20, at the little church just up from the Ultramar station. Come and sing all the well-known carols!

no spoiled or rejected ballots. Though the other candidates were disappointed, there were plenty of cheers when Shaw placed a certificate in the hands of Gianluca Buonvino, the boy who played Sam the Wolf. For more photos of this event, see our Facebook page.

Wyman Memorial United Church Hudson Pastoral Charge Christmas Services - 2015 at Wyman Memorial & Cote St. Charles United Churches Hudson Pastoral Charge

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Sunday December 27 PHOTO BY STEPHANIE O’HANLEY

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CASCA Vaudreuil-Dorion and CASCA Soulanges will be holding an adoption day Saturday, December 19, be-

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From left to right: Nicolas Buonvino, his mom, Nathalie Humbert, Gianluca Buonvino (Sam the Wolf), Zahra Yagoub, Amanda Shaw and Noah Yagoub (in furry dog costume) howl and gesture during the Sam the Wolf campaign song.

tween 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., at Faubourg de l’Île Shopping Centre, 101 Cardinal-Léger Blvd. For information regarding our adoption days, contact us at: vaudreuil@cascaorg.ca or visit our website at www.cascaorg.ca. Please note that adoption fees are requested to help us with our vet bills and other costs associated with the wellbeing of the cats under our care.

4th of Advent. Worship Service ‘Blue Christmas’ Service at Cote St. Charles United Church

10.30 a.m 7.00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Services: Family Candlelight Service at Wyman Church

7.30 p.m.

Candlelight Service and Sacrament of Holy Communion at Cote St. Charles United Church.

11.00 p.m.

Worship Service. Carol Singing

10.30 a.m

A Warm Welcome to all! Minister: Rev. Kent Chown • 450-458-4912 - Church Office • admin@wyman-hudson.ca

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St. Lazare Inspirers Youth Leaders 2015 - From left to right: Deb McCafferty (Assistant Coordinator), Marco Tochijara, Josh Tochijara, Isaiah Lindeman, Tyler David, William Heron, John Charles, Carolanne Carr, John David Heron, Victoria Lindeman, Jeremiah Charles, Renée Legault (President St. Lazare Inspirers), Ty Cyr, Mick McCafferty (Coordinator). Over an eight week period, these young people honed their public speaking skills, taking part in impromptu speeches, prepared presentations and peer evaluations.

A toast to the Toastmasters Michael McCafferty Special contributor

Eleven young people graduated the St. Lazare Inspirers Toastmasters Club Youth Leadership Program after weeks of dedication preparing and improvis-

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ing speeches while mentored by members of St. Lazare Inspirers Toastmasters. Participants in the leadership program write speeches and receive peer evaluation directly after speaking, resulting in immediate real-time feed-

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back. Each session, Youth Leaders take on roles such as President, Vice President and Sergeant-at-arms learning to lead, organize, and run meetings using the rules of parliamentary procedure. The course follows the Toastmasters International Youth Leadership Program, known for its success enabling youth to grow more confident each week. Participants graduate with skills that will last a lifetime and a CV enhancing graduation certificate. Gaining strong speaking and leadership skills at a young age is a step towards a successful life, as these qualities are highly valued. “Toastmasters was a great help and push for me. At first, I was shy and

did not like to talk very much,” says 15-year-old Youth leader Josh. “However, after I took this course, I am now able to speak with a clear voice, come with a prepared speech, and learned how to listen to the speaker with an open ear. With these new skills, a great new world has been opened before me.” “I could not be more proud of our Youth Leaders,” says St. Lazare Inspirers President Michael McCafferty. “Over the past eight weeks I’ve watched eleven young people grow in confidence while having fun learning speaking and leadership skills that will last them a lifetime and will make their CVs shine.” St. Lazare Inspirers Youth Leadership Program was run at the St. Lazare Community Centre and the Hudson Youth and Community Center. To register for the winter session at the Hudson Youth and Community Center contact Donna Karpman at the community centre, (450) 458-6699, or Mick McCafferty, VP Education, St. Lazare Inspirers Toastmasters Club, (514) 616-5994 (email: mick@mickmccafferty.com).

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