Your Local Journal - December 8th, 2016 by Your Local Journal

Thursday, December 8, 2016

VOL. 14 NO. 45

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Piping up Hudson resident June Kendall, citing her love of community, waterways, and the environment, chained herself to the fence gate of the Valero Energy dock at the Old Port of Montreal on Monday, December 5, and was arrested along with five other Greenpeace protestors all of whom will appear in court to face as yet unspecified charges in January. (See story on page 7). “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel

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Hydro-Québec ﬁnally removes tree leaning atop St. Lazare power line John Jantak Your Local Journal

Hydro-Québec responded promptly to a St. Lazare citizen complaint about a birch treetop that had been resting on an electrical line for four months and resolved the situation on December 1, less than 48 hours after being informed by Your Local Journal two days earlier. Technicians arrived at resident Richard Masys’ property last Thursday for an assessment as promised by Sandrine Brindejonc, a Hydro media representative for the Estrie and Montérégie region. What Masys didn’t expect was that the problem would be resolved to his satisfaction the same day. The tree was pruned and other intertwined branches were removed on the spot, one week earlier than planned. Masys said he first told Hydro about the tree August 1, but his request for service went unanswered. Two subsequent requests made directly to Hydro road crews in the area were also apparently not answered, according to Masys. Aside from being frustrated about Hydro’s apparent inaction, he worried that that a freezing rain or heavy snow storm would eventually bring down

the line which was already bending from the strain of the tree top, and cause an unnecessary power outage. Brindejonc confirmed that Masys called Hydro to report the matter but an apparent miscommunication between both parties meant that information provided at the time was insufficient to do a proper assessment. As soon as Masys’ situation was reported along with photographs of the offending tree, Brindejonc looked into the complaint immediately and promised to resolve the matter. Hydro also apologized for the incident and said its primary aim is to always provide excellent customer service. Masys reported his success to Mayor Robert Grimaudo during question period at the Tuesday evening council meeting. “Last month I mentioned to you the tree that was been sitting atop the hydro wire. You guys told me you couldn’t do anything. It took a journalist to call Hydro who sent a representative down.” Grimaudo replied that Hydro’s quick response to this specific incident doesn’t reflect the overall difficulty most people and entities like the Municipalité Régionale de Comté (MRC) de Vaudreuil-Soulanges have dealing with the utility, adding that it still took four months to resolve Masys’ situa-

tion. “I sent your information to the attention of the MRC which is also involved in the Hydro- Québec dossier in Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Your situation is a true example of how Hydro is uncooperative and how difficult they are to deal with. The MRC is aware of it,” said Grimaudo. “This issue affects all St. Lazare residents,” Grimaudo added. “HydroQuébec are an entity unto themselves and unfortunately whether you’re a municipality or an individual, there’s very little that can be done except to put extreme pressure on them. As you saw in the Your Local Journal article last week, we have been putting pressure on them and so has the MRC. I’m glad your problem is resolved.” Two weeks ago, MRC Prefect and Très-Saint-Rédempteur Mayor Jean Lalonde held a press briefing with journalists to discuss Hydro’s unique autonomy and lack of customer accountability. “I think that Hydro has too much power now,” said Lalonde. “I feel for the citizens of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. There are people in our municipalities that have been waiting for one year and more to get services. We’re trying to get an explanation from Hydro because it’s not normal to have these

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St. Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo told resident Richard Masys that despite Hydro’s apparent quick action to remove a tree top resting atop a power line, it still took four months to respond to Masys’ initial complaint on August 1 before the power utility recently took action.

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Public scrutiny A certain level of frustration must be reached when the head of a Regional County Municipality representing almost 150,000 people pens an open letter chastising the operations and customer service of a monopoly that, by definition, has no competition. (See page 6). Hydro-Québec has been called to task by the head of the VaudreuilSoulanges Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) for its reported sloppy handling of a municipal construction project and excessive delays in delivering services to new clients. What’s more, the utility giant enjoys immunity from the very ombudsman safety net – the Protecteur du citoyen – set up, ostensibly, to protect the consumer and end user. Why is that? And why should schools and school boards, along with municipalities, and some public corporations also enjoy the same amnesty? While terms like ‘corporate accountability’ and ‘social responsibility’ get much ink and pixels, especially in light of proposed pipeline projects, users of all institutions that are propped up by the public dollar should have a form of independent recourse if they feel the products delivered and services rendered are substandard. No public institution should enjoy the privilege of freedom from scrutiny from the very customers paying for the services.

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Reflections along the Viviry Creek were captured recently by Vaudreuil-Dorion resident Dale Gatehouse. Do you have a photo taken in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region you’d like to submit as a Photo of the Week? Send it to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca. Due to the popularity of this feature, we’ve had many submissions and will feature them all on our website at www.yourlocaljournal.ca/photo-of-the-week.

Dear Editor: editor@yourlocaljournal.ca Hydro-Québec response Dear Editor, I wish to take this opportunity to thank Your Local Journal for the write-up of December 1, 2016, re: removal of dangerous tree in St. Lazare and especially to your journalist, Mr. John Jantak, who went the extra mile to contact HydroQuébec with this situation. Within hours the problem was resolved and the tree was taken down. Not many journalists are this dedicated to report and follow up on situations. Thanks again and keep up the good work. Richard Masys St. Lazare Politically correct calendar? Dear Editor, I must have received a dud copy of the 2017 Hudson calendar in the mail . . . there’s not a single holiday mentioned in it. Christmas isn’t to be seen; Hanukka isn’t there; New Years, Mothers’ and Labour Days are conspicuous by their absence; St. Patrick’s Day, Remembrance Day, Canada Day and St. Jean-Baptiste . . . what’s up? Are we so caught up in Political Correctness that we daren’t mention major religious festivals in a simple calendar? Somebody messed up, invested town money, and missed the mark. I hope there’ll be a recall and a complete and proper edition will be issued. Meanwhile, if anyone’s in need of a spare copy, they can scrounge mine from the recycle bin. Nelson Wells Hudson

For LBPSB to move forward - Chair Suanne Stein Day must go Dear Editor, Among the troubling issues surrounding the mysterious ethical breaches admitted by Lester B. Pearson School Board chair Suanne Stein Day, was the spreading of “salacious gossip” concerning administrators and school principals. As a former teacher who worked with many principals, and as parent and now grandparent , I have known many of them since the board’s inception in 1998. All of them have worked hard to build their reputations and careers. Stein Day is clearly not suited to be chair of the Pearson board. She should do the right thing and move on to another career. Chris Eustace Pierrefonds Thank you Finnegan’s Dear Editor, I wish my letter to be a public Thank You note to the Aird family for the hospitality they offer every Saturday, from May to October, at Finnegan’s Market. The institution is a welcome constant in the socio-cultural seesaw of the Hudson scene. Personally, furthermore, year after year, from the very beginning, with a 10-year interruption while I was absent from Hudson, I found innumerable bits of detritus that became the base and the inspiration for numerous artifacts reflecting and celebrating a narrative inspired by the heteroclite kaleidoscopically changing fauna, public, and dealers at Finnegans. Andrea Maria Coda di San Grato Hudson

Hudson’s economic future depends on property development James Armstrong Your Local Journal

Hudson’s budget for 2017 will be presented at a special town council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 21, at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre at 7 p.m. followed by a public consultation concerning changes to planning, zoning, and subdivision by-laws for the Mayfair housing development project. Mayor Ed Prévost made the announcement regarding the 2017 budget during his remarks at the town council meeting held Monday, December 5. “We realized we were hired to clean the swamp,” said Prévost as he gave a retrospective on the past three years of his and council’s leadership. “A lot has been done, but there is more to be done, unfortunately,” he said referring to a culture of entitlement he said needed to be curtailed. He noted that by year three there was a reduction in debt, tighter management controls, and a better revenue stream. “This year is difficult to predict. It could be an epic year,” said Prévost. His comments that property evaluations had gone up raised some questions. It was Director General Jean-

Pierre Roy who clarified the situation that they have decreased. In conjunction with a population level that remains relatively static and cost of services that continues to rise, the mayor said, “The only viable solution is to develop property. A lot of property development projects have been sidelined for 10 years or more.” He added cutting back expenses would not create a major increase in revenue. Council adopted the first projects of three by-law modifications to accommodate the subdivision of 12 lots on Mayfair Street in the Hudson Valleys development. The proposed changes will permit the construction of semi-detached dwellings with certain conditions attached such as the maintenance of buffer zones and that changes be made to a dangerous curve on Mayfair Street. The failure of the town to withhold Federal and Quebec payroll deductions at source during the period of time that Louise Léger-Villandré was DG was also part of the agenda. A voluntary disclosure of the error by the town to both levels of government resulted in payments by the town for its share of unpaid fees. The employees

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Hudson resident Richard Grinnell reported his petition asking for a town-wide referendum on the purchase of the private property surrounding Sandy Beach has garnered significant support.

of the town were also assessed for unpaid income tax and the town is now attempting to assist them with the issuance of revised T-4 documents. “Some employees, not all, will have to pay more income tax between 2009 and 2012, maybe with penalties and interest,” said Roy adding, “It is not an agreeable situation. They are victims of Mme. Villandré, as was the town.” He clarified further, that once Villandré pleaded guilty to the charges against her, it was clear that the employees were not responsible for the deductions at source problem.

A public information meeting regarding the Sandy Beach project was approved for sometime in late February or early March 2017. Resident Richard Grinnell reported during the first question period that he has collected 700 signatures in support of a town-wide referendum on whether or not Hudson should purchase the privately owned property pertaining to the Sandy beach project. In his opinion, there is a definite interest in preserving the land.

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THE SOAPBOX CARMEN MARIE FABIO

History repeats I could sympathize with a recent news report of a woman in Oregon who called police after her neighbour wouldn’t stop whistling the 1990s song ‘Closing Time’ by a one-hit-wonder band named Semisonic. And it’s not so much that his choice of song was irritating, it was the sheer repetition of the tune that reportedly drove her to tell him to “shut up” and an altercation ensued resulting in the police being called. After raising three kids, I empathize completely as I have a very short tolerance to anything that gets repeated… repeatedly. While things like drum kits and electric guitars don’t bother me (even if they’re not played well) looping electronic sounds are enough to make me rip out the batteries and, if necessary, hide the offending toy until the following drop-off at one of the donation bins with hopes that the future owner’s mom has more patience than I. A gift from my middle son last Christmas was the book ‘Musicophilia’ by neurologist Oliver Sacks exploring the brain’s relationship with music and sound. In it, Sacks takes an in-depth look at earworms, those insidious aural parasites that infect our brains, often when we least suspect it. Sacks says the phenomena is a clear sign of the sensitivity of our brains to music that, like almost all popular songs, is based on repetition. Though I’ve tried replacing my own earworms with tricks like musical substitutions (counterproductive), chewing gum (doesn’t work) or relaxing (yeah right, I’d be relaxed if I didn’t have a frickin’ earworm) nothing, so far, has done the trick. I have memories of attending concerts at the old Montreal Forum on the corner of Ste. Catherine and Atwater. After the final encore played and the curtain had gone up, it was only ‘bad’ music (meaning something of our parents’ generation) loudly piped in that would get us up out of our seats and out of the building. Music as a weapon of significant force is, apparently, not new and last year it was reported that South Korea, in retaliation for an attack by North Korea that killed two of its soldiers, blasted K-pop (K for Korean) music to the north in an attempt to get under its enemy’s skin. A quick Google search on the topic reveals a litany of other examples of music genres being foisted on an unsuspecting victim. The poor souls held captive at Guantanamo Bay were subjected to repeated rounds of Skinny Puppy until the band intervened by launching legal action against the US Government. And the British navy reportedly used snippets of Britney Spears’ hits ‘Baby One More Time’ and ‘Oops, I Did it Again’ to scare away Somali pirates, capitalizing on their supposed hate of western culture. Its efficacy was noted by an officer who said, “As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as quickly as they can.” It’s that time of year when, at least for me, it’s not the crowded malls, the parking lots, or the pressure to have a perfect holiday that get to me. Rather, it’s the earworms of the Little Drummer Boy, Rudolph, Frosty, and partridges in pear trees, barely faded from last year, that are enjoying a cerebral resurrection and threatening to drain the joy out of the season. Repeatedly.

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OPEN LETTER TO HYDRO-QUÉBEC Hydro-Québec must respect Quebecers: their customers and preferred shareholders It is on behalf of the Mayors of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC that I ask members of the National Assembly to review the complaints process at Hydro-Québec and to subject the Crown Corporation to the mandate of the Protecteur du citoyen. We need a profound change in this corporation which prides itself on being the leader in Quebec economy, being a leader on an international scale, but ignoring a fundamental element: their privileged customers and shareholders, Citizens of Quebec. A recent experience of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM has revealed important shortcomings that we must denounce for our 150,000 citizens. It took almost a year of work to obtain electrical connection to our new head office. During this year, we experienced all kinds of ups and downs, such as having to start the file over again as administrative changes led to a loss of our records. However, we were good players with Hydro-Québec – we even moved our building a few meters and assumed the related costs because the Crown Corporation could not move the poles in the required time. Our problems were finally resolved through the intervention of our provincial elected representatives. Any supplier who acted in this way would have been dismissed immediately. However, due to Hydro-Québec’s monopoly, we had to deploy a lot of energy for a simple electrical connection. It is not the quality of the work of the employees on the ground that we question, but the entire administrative structure that has undermined our connection process and has entailed additional costs. Unfortunately, this case is not isolated. Our municipalities regularly

meet with citizens facing problems with Hydro-Québec. This is the case, for example, in the town of NotreDame-de-l’Île-Perrot, where a citizen had to wait two years before getting an electrical connection. Citizens have no recourse to HydroQuébec because, in addition to having a monopoly, the latter enjoys a special status since it is not subject to the mandate of the Protecteur du citoyen (Québec Ombudsman). In 2015 and 2016, more than 400 citizens contacted the Protecteur du citoyen to file a complaint against Hydro-Québec. It is unacceptable for a Crown Corporation such as Hydro-Québec to benefit from such status when even the Minister of Natural Resources is subject to the mandate of the Protecteur du citoyen. Currently, to file a complaint with Hydro-Québec, you must contact Hydro-Québec which acts as judge in the complaints against it. To pursue the complaint further, you must contact the Régie de l’Énergie and take heavy legal steps with the assistance of a lawyer. This situation must end. The council of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC is asking the elected members of the National Assembly to act now to protect citizens against an abusive monopoly and give them the rights and services they deserve. Provincial elected officials are also responsible for thoroughly reviewing Hydro-Québec’s processes so that the Crown Corporation can respond to its clients’ baseline demands in an appropriate time. No public agency or institution should be able to ignore citizens in our democratic system. Jean A. Lalonde, Prefect of the MRC of Vaudreuil-Soulanges

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2009 during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and protesting that Canada was Long-time Hudson resident and not doing enough in this regard. Greenpeace activist for the past de“It always seems to happen in cade or so, June Kendall was back the winter when it is freezing cold,” home on Quarry Point Tuesday, Delaughed Kendall who takes her incember 6, after spending six hours volvement with Greenpeace very serichained to a fence gate and another ously. nine in a jail cell in downtown Mon“I will always be there for them treal following her arrest the previous when they need me,” said Kendall. “I day. really believe in what they are doing Kendall was one of six activists who and we share the same values and prishowed up at 6 orities. The Canaa.m. at the Valero dian government I will always be there is docks in the city’s constantly east where tanker backing up the oil for them when they need ships are loaded and fosme. We share the same industry with bitumen sil producers infrom Alberta’s values. stead of investing oil sands in what money in devel– June Kendall she describes as opment of renewan extremely well able energy. And planned protest that achieved its goal. we believe this to be wrong.” Namely, to raise greater public As for her day that began chained awareness of the need to stop pipeto the gate at the docks, Kendall exlines so as to protect our water and plained. “We got there early so that climate. vehicles entering the dock would not Said Kendall in an exclusive interbe able to automatically raise it elecview with Your Local Journal, “This tronically without sending us up with pipeline is extremely dangerous and it. When the police arrived, they were just a few miles from where we live incredibly polite and very courteous here in Hudson. Imagine what the imbut didn’t have the right size cutters pact would be on both our waterways for the chains. That gave us some extra and environment if there should ever time to get our point across.” be a spill or leakage for whatever reaOnce freed around 11.30 a.m., Kenson. dall was taken to the station where “Particularly in the winter when she was processed, patted down, and it could be under the ice. By the time checked for possibly anything metal they get to cleaning it up, it could be that she could be carrying, before beanother four or five months. It simply ing placed in a cell where she would has to go!” remain until about 9 p.m. While specific charges are not yet “The police could not have been known, Kendall - together with her more respectful,” she said. “But I five fellow activists, including two wasn’t going to make it too easy for who climbed onto pipe infrastructure at the port unfurling a giant banner will be going to court accompanied by a Greenpeace lawyer on January 16 to have a trial date set. This is an experience she has been ANNUAL CHRISTMAS through before on behalf of GreenCOLLECTIBLE AUCTION SALE! peace including when she and fellow activists were arrested on the roof of Saturday December 10th the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa in Your Local Journal

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Back home on Quarry Point, June Kendall, along with fellow protestors and a Greenpeace lawyer, will be going to court on January 16.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Est, par la présente, donné par la Greffière, aux personnes habiles à voter ayant le droit d’être inscrites sur la liste référendaire de la Ville d’Hudson

Is, hereby, given by the Town Clerk, to all qualified voters entitled to have his or her name entered on the referendum list of the Town of Hudson

SÉANCE DE CONSULTATION PUBLIQUE

PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING

Règlement no 678 MODIFIANT LE RÈGLEMENT NO 525 CONCERNANT LE PLAN D’URBANISME Le Conseil de la Ville d’Hudson a adopté, lors de sa séance du 5 décembre 2016, le projet de règlement no 678, modifiant le règlement no 525 concernant le plan d’urbanisme, visant, principalement et décrit de façon sommaire, à créer une aire de très basse densité résidentielle (H1-1) dans le projet les Vallées d’Hudson.

By-Law No 678 MODIFYING BY-LAW NO 525 CONCERNING PLANNING PROGRAM The Council of the Town of Hudson adopted at its December 5th, 2016 meeting, the draft By-Law no 678 modifying By-Law no 525 concerning the Planning Program which aims, mainly and described in summary, to create a very low residential density (H1-1) in the Hudson Valleys project.

Règlement no 679 MODIFIANT LE RÈGLEMENT NO 526 CONCERNANT LE ZONAGE Le Conseil de la Ville d’Hudson a adopté, lors de sa séance du 5 décembre 2016, le projet de règlement no 679, modifiant le règlement no 526 concernant le zonage, visant, principalement et décrit de façon sommaire, à créer la zone R-73 afin de permettre, dans la grille des usages et normes, la construction d’habitations jumelées et d’habitations unifamiliales.

By-Law No 679 MODIFYING BY-LAW NO 526 CONCERNING ZONING The Council of the Town of Hudson adopted at its December 5th, 2016 meeting, the draft By-Law no 679 modifying By-Law no 526 concerning Zoning, which aims, mainly and described in summary, to create the zone R-73 in order to allow, in the uses and standards table, the construction of semi-detached dwellings and single detached dwellings.

Règlement no 680 MODIFIANT LE RÈGLEMENT NO 527 CONCERNANT LE LOTISSEMENT Le Conseil de la Ville d’Hudson a adopté, lors de sa séance du 5 décembre 2016, le projet de règlement no 680, modifiant le règlement no 527 concernant le lotissement, visant, principalement et décrit de façon sommaire, à permettre dans la zone R-73 d’avoir une superficie minimale de 1400 m2 avec seulement un service : l’aqueduc ou l’égout.

By-Law No 680 MODIFYING BY-LAW NO 527 CONCERNING SUBDIVISION The Council of the Town of Hudson adopted at its December 5th, 2016 meeting, the draft By-Law no 680, modifying By-Law no 527 concerning subdivision, which aims, mainly and described in summary, to permit in the Zone R-73 to have a minimum area of 1400 m2 with only one service: aqueduct or sewer.

Les descriptions exactes de ces règlements peuvent-être consultées à l’Hôtel de Ville, au 481, rue Main, Hudson, du lundi au vendredi, entre 08h30 et 16h30. Ces projets de règlements contiennent des dispositions susceptibles d’approbation référendaire.

The precise contents and descriptions of said draft by-laws may be consulted at the Town Hall, at 481, Main, Hudson, from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. These draft by-laws contain provisions subject to approval by way of referendum.

Une séance de consultation publique sera tenue le

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MERCREDI 21 DÉCEMBRE 2016 À 20H30 pour ces projets de règlements, au cours de laquelle le Maire ou son intermédiaire expliquera les projets de règlements et les conséquences de leur adoption et entendra les personnes et organismes qui désirent s’exprimer.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 2016 AT 8:30 p.m. for these draft by-laws, during which the Mayor or his representative will explain the draft by-laws and the consequences of their adoption and hear any person or body wishing to express an opinion.

Les coordonnées de cette séance sont :

The coordinates for this meeting are: COMMUNIT Y CENTRE 394, MAIN, HUDSON

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Chickens invited to roost in Vaudreuil-Dorion John Jantak

complaints have been reported,” said Pilon. Residents will have to adhere to specific guidelines including obtaining a certificate of authorization to install a domestic poultry house. They will also have to follow proper sanitary procedures regarding the proper disposal of excrement and regular maintenance of the grounds. The city will follow up to ensure that chicken houses and yards are kept clean. The city will evaluate the initiative to determine its suitability after the by-law takes effect. “I don’t think there will be many people who will keep chickens but we want to try it out and see how it goes,” said Pilon. “If it doesn’t work out, we can always reverse our decision later. If we don’t get any complaints everything will be fine.” Pilon said that having chickens would benefit children who would learn how to feed them and collect their eggs. He added that while some people may question the rationale of having chickens as pets in an urban environment, it’s no different than the Vau-

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Vaudreuil-Dorion is preparing to adopt a by-law in the New Year that will allow citizens with private residences to keep chickens in their backyards, announced Mayor Guy Pilon at the Monday evening council meeting December 5. The by-law which is expected to come into effect in mid-January will allow residents to keep a maximum of two chickens in the backyards of their properties, said Pilon. Exceptions will be made for owners of larger properties in more rural areas who will be able to keep up to five chickens. No chickens will be allowed in condominiums or apartments and roosters are prohibited. The decision was made after a resident asked the city’s environment committee whether the municipality would consider allowing homeowners to keep chickens on their properties. “The committee checked about five towns in the province that allow chickens and no

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Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon said residents with private backyards will be able to keep up to two chickens on their properties in the New Year after council adopts a by-law in mid-January.

dreuil-Dorion homeowner who keeps two small pigs as pets. Snow removal snafu Snow clearing operations apparently hit a snag after all eight councillors reported that side streets in their respective districts were not plowed during Monday’s moderate snowfall. The issue was raised during question period when resident Robert Boisvert told council that the main roads were properly cleared except for the side

streets. Mayor Pilon said the city was aware of the situation and were trying to determine what caused the problem. Pilon said the reason for the unintended non-removal most likely had to do with a possible miscommunication between snow removal personnel and the dispatch service, adding that all the side streets were cleared overnight on Monday. Building maintenance contract A $137,000 building maintenance contract was awarded to Placement Potentiel, a West Island based non-profit adapted enterprise that provides stable employment opportunities to qualified and trained personnel with mild intellectual and physical difficulties. The one-year contract renewal expands the scale of maintenance services provided by Placement Potentiel to include all the municipality’s facilities. The city decided to renew its original contract which was awarded in early January because of the excellent service that was provided by the enterprise’s three employees throughout the year, said Mayor Pilon. As part of the contract renewal, Pilon said that qualified employees who live in Vaudreuil-Dorion would be given priority for newly created positions that become available.

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Timeshares: “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!” YLJ FILE PHOTO/CARMEN MARIE FABIO

After police named two local residents as ‘important witnesses’ in the double murder that took place December 1 in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Richard Hunt and Mélanie Binette were arrested four days later and charged with first degree murder.

Two charged in double homicide in Vaudreuil-Dorion Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

The two important witnesses who were sought in the December 1 double slaying that occurred on Montée Alstonvale in Vaudreuil-Dorion appeared before Judge Serge Boisvert in the Valleyfield Courthouse today and were each charged with two counts of first degree murder and murder using a prohibited firearm. Les Cèdres resident Richard Hunt, 38, and 28-year-old Mélanie Binette of Coteau-du-Lac are accused in the shooting deaths of 45-year-old Joseph Fluet and 38-year-old Steven Lamarsh. The maximum sentence for first degree murder is life in prison. Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers made the arrests the evening of December 3 in VaudreuilDorion and in St. Lazare. Police responded to a call of a man in critical condition last Thursday just before 1 p.m. found in a wooded area just below the corner of Moffat Street. He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead. A second

man was found later in the afternoon, also critically injured from gunshot wounds. He too was pronounced dead in hospital. People on Alstonvale reported hearing three shots around the lunch hour. Though various media reports said Fluet had criminal ties to the Rock Machine motorcycle gang, police will not verify this, other than to say he was “part of a biker gang.” Montée Alstonvale resident John Van Every, who’s lived there for 42 years, said the wooded area that extends east by almost two kilometres sees significant foot and vehicle traffic. “I noticed a car in the woods when I got home that day but it didn’t strike me as anything unusual,” said Van Every. “But when the police and canine units arrived, they went over right away, photographing the car and letting the dogs inside.” The car, described only as a small, dark vehicle, was towed away later that evening. Hunt and Binette are remanded in custody until their next court date.

Wyman Memorial United Church Hudson Pastoral Charge Christmas Services - 2016 at Wyman Memorial & Côte St. Charles United Churches Hudson Pastoral Charge Sunday December 11 -

Advent 3 Choir Candlelight Service

10:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Sunday December 18 -

4th of Advent. Worship Service

10:30 a.m.

Wednesday December 21 -

‘Blue Christmas’ Service at Côte St. Charles United Church

7:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Services: Family Celebration Service at Wyman Church

7:30 p.m.

Worship Service and Sacrament of Holy Communion at Côte St. Charles United Church. No service

11:00 p.m.

Worship Service. Carol Singing

10:30 a.m.

Saturday December 24 -

Sunday December 25 Sunday January 1 -

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

Q: We are owners, since 2008, of a time-share property that we have never used. Is there a way of selling this without additional costs? Is there a legal way of just walking away? A: As for walking away or being able to resell, I would need to review your contract, representations made, and the applicable law. I will address timeshares in general and assume Quebec law applies. Legally, timesharing formulas are usually just a right of usage. You’re not the owner. Formulas vary and so do the gifts received for attending timeshare presentations. The idea of timeshares is reasonable. But they are often associated with merciless sales techniques. In addition, some companies feast on exaggerated profits and high annual fees alongside questionable quality of rooms or availability complaints. I once attended a timeshare presentation secretly being there just for the prize, not knowing I would have to work so hard for free tickets to Disneyworld. My interrogators tortured me with ‘open your soul’ questions, choking my repeated objections of having no money, and even invited an experienced higher-up to rehabilitate me. After escaping, I reflected on perhaps having avoided buyer’s regret at home. I’m surprised our Consumer Protection Act does not allow a 10day cooling off period to cancel for any reason given the high-pressure atmosphere around the signing of these contracts. Be that as it may, the law does permit contract cancellation if you demonstrate having been misled on a crucial point or that you were the victim of false representations to the point where you would have never signed the contract (subject to a 3-year limitation period from the date you should have realized there was a false representation). Since 1974, when the first US timeshares were devised, the operators of these businesses have won the majority of court cases in this province. Tightly worded, fine-print contracts, obfuscating money items, closing escape routes, tremendously favour sellers. In recent years, courts have applied legal principles with increasing vigour addressing the harm caused by those timeshare operators not dealing fairly. Here is my hit parade of judgments siding with timeshare purchasers. They don’t necessarily apply to your case but it’s a good start. They are: (Trudel v. Club Vacances Rena) - False reassurance that no additional fees after signing would ever apply. (Club Vacances Toutes Saisons in 2015) - Operators rented premises in a local hotel for the presentations. The judge characterized them as itinerant merchants, which is worth a chuckle, and applied the Consumer Protection Act’s right to cancel within 10 days of signing. (Lavoie v. Tenedoa) - Judge estimates contract language is ‘charabia.’ He ruled the claimants purchased services, like hotel services, not property, thus it was cancellable anytime, as a service contract. I wrote a column on cancelling service contracts on November 18, 2016. (Lavoie v. Club Privilege) Inexperienced couple on travel matters succumbed to high-pressure tactics. They came for the prize, a honeymoon trip and left with a 5-year contract. (Jean v. Club Vacances Toutes Saisons) - False representations on the availability of a particular room for 4 to 6 weeks a year in Florida. (Roberge v. Club Vacances) - False representations on access to Disneyworld and reservation fees. According to U.S. Consumer Reports, timeshares are ‘coming of age’ and becoming more consumer friendly and flexible. Interesting. Lets just hope some of those good companies replace the ones receiving bad press we have here in Québec. Please send your legal questions to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca Website of law office: vmaranda.com

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PARRYWINKLE JAMES PARRY Running the risk of sounding a tad catty and possibly losing some readers this week, I have been giving a lot of thought to PHOTO BY mankind’s - or MAURICE JEFFERIES should that read personkind’s? - love affair with cats. And not just because it was recently raining cats and dogs for days on end. To be perfectly honest, I just don’t get it! I mean, sure I like them. Other people’s that is. And just for the record, my beautiful Sunshine and I have kind of adopted three of our neighbours’ felines - Nelly, Billy, and his Calico sister - who are regular visitors to our garden. Which, they in turn, have adopted it as their own private hunting reserve. Tracking down and, every once in a while, killing a mouse, vole, squirrel, or little birdie. Why, I’ve even watched them jumping for butterflies and grasshoppers, albeit without success. But the passion that cats generate on the part of so many in our community simply boggles my mind! --------------BUILDING FELINE FENCES Just last week on YLJ’s Facebook, for example, we ran a story with pic of Chloé, a beautiful long-haired cat that went missing on November 25. Within a matter of hours after being posted, it had come in for some 500 hits. Total to date, almost 6000. Then there was the very well-intentioned lady I met recently who told me she was seriously thinking about proposing to the Town of Hudson that a by-law be introduced banning cats from being allowed outdoors during peak migratory periods of our feathered friends in our region when they

kill thousands just for the fun of it. Millions across Canada evidently. Venture the theory that it is perhaps Mother Nature’s way of culling aviation populations and you are met with a look of incredulity, at best, and total disdain at worst. And while mainstream media has been focusing on President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to build a wall at the U.S. border with Mexico - okay, now perhaps a fence on some stretches - comes word that on Hawaii’s Big Island they are actually constructing an 8 km-long fence to keep cats away from Mauna Loa, the world’s biggest volcano. Home to the endangered Hawaiian Petrel, a seabird that breeds only there. Was just digesting this when I discovered that cat fences are nothing new. Evidently, they have been building them in Australia and New Zealand for years in an all-out war on cat predators decimating bird populations. One of them in Australia being a mind-numbing 42 kilometres long! Oh yes, and Montreal has just introduced a new controversial by-law that has cat lovers not exactly purring as it requires their felines to wear a collar for identification purposes – just like dogs – unless they are microchipped, and that when they stray from home, their owners will be ticketed by animal-control officers. Sheesh. Upon reflection, I think I’ll stick with my pet goldfish, Goldie. Who never goes outside as a threat to others, has never been to a vet, and who just swims around as happy as Larry. Oops. Billy, get away from Goldie!!! Ah, too late. Time to buy another one! --------------COUNTING BIRDS - Still on our feathered friends, just a heads up that on Tuesday, December 27, one and all are invited to participate in the 76th edition of the Hudson Christmas Bird

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Full of Christmas cheer and selling volunteer-baked goodies at the recent Christmas & Craft Sale at St. Thomas Aquinas Church are (from left to right) Josette Mallette, Muriel Baggott, Florence Paquette, and Antoinette Chevrier.

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Count which sees volunteers fanning out, or even staying at home, in a 24 kilometre circle centered at Cooper Aviation’s St. Lazare Airfield for a one-day tally. Intrigued to discover from Jean Demers, the count’s compiler since 2012, that said circle is divided into 17 parts and that at least 50 volunteers are needed for each specific territory. Explains Jean, “People at home can count birds at their feeders from the warmth of their houses. Volunteers in the field usually start at 8 in the morning and cover the territory they are assigned. They then count all the birds they see and of every species on their tally sheets and at the end of the day, usually around 4 p.m., they meet with me and give me their tally sheets so they can be all compiled. And the feeder watchers do the same.” This final data is then entered in a big database managed by The Audubon Society which, if you check out their website audubon.org/historychristmas-bird-count, you will see that they have actually been going on since 1900 and that they occur all over the Americas, Europe, and some even in Asia. To participate, contact Jean who can be reached at cbchudson2@gmail. com. After all, they do say that birds of a feather... --------------DOG DAYS OF WINTER - And lest you think that I am not paying due diligence to pet pooch lovers in Hudson - which again, I adore as long as they are someone else’s as walking them in freezing rain or a blinding snow storm and scooping after them is not exactly my cup of tea - bumped in to busy pet photographer, Steve Thomas, earlier this week. Complete with different cameras, back-lighting, umbrellas, and diverse apparatus worthy of a glossy magazine fashion shoot, he had just left the home of Ozzie and Linda Voortman on Quarry Point and was on his way to another client nearby. Said an elated Linda, “Steve is able to capture the very essence of your pet. And we are thrilled with the way he was able to portray our four-legged family member, Winston, and froze him in time.” See photo right and if you would like to know more, give him a buzz at (514) 378-1211. Winston, incidentally, is a Pug. A breed descended from dogs first imported to Europe from China in the 16th century and once popular during the Song Dynasty, believe it or not. Which brings me to another topic dear to my heart dear readers, martial arts and full contact Karate. Nah, just made that up. But needed the segue! --------------NEW KARATE KID - For I just learned that after six years of study and training in Quebec, Florida, and Bangkok, Hudsonite Matt Levine hubby of former town councillor, Diane Piacente - has just received his Black Belt and official certification in martial arts from 7th Degree Black Belt holder and former Full Contact Karate World Champion, Réjean Major.

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Our neighbour’s Calico cat atop our car in the driveway early one morning last week obviously taking a break from whatever she does the rest of the day.

A great achievement by any stretch of the imagination. “But what’s so special in Matt’s case?” you might be asking yourself. Well, get this. Matt is approaching 70. Just a year younger than me and I get worn out just watching a movie starring the late Bruce Lee. (See story on page 17). --------------A CORRIE CHRISTMAS - In closing, a shout out to all fans of Coronation Street. On Saturday, December 10, starting at noon, the Hudson Coronation Street Appreciation Society (HCSAS) will be hosting its 12th Annual Christmas Dinner with turkey and all the trimmings. This time at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #115, 56 Beach Road, Hudson, and when the colour theme, as always, will be red and gold. If you love the show but are not a member of HCSAS, no problemo, you will be more than welcome, but seats are limited. For more info or to confirm your presence, give me a buzz at (450) 458-7154 or email me at the address below. And that’s a Christmas wrap! E-mail: creation@videotron.ca

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Winston, the pet Pug of Ozzie and Linda Voortman, posed perfectly for this portrait now framed and hanging on the wall of their Quarry Point home.

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Hudson crime writer Trevor Ferguson’s take on Vaudreuil-Dorion double murder Stephanie O’Hanley Special contributor

Hudson resident Trevor Ferguson uses the pseudonym John Farrow for his crime novels featuring SergeantDetective Émile Cinq-Mars and draws praise for his depictions of the turf war between the Hells Angels and the Rock Machine biker gangs. “I’ve had RCMP higher-ups for my book City of Ice, for instance, say ‘that’s how it is if you want to know what it’s like with the gangs, it’s pretty accurate’,” said Ferguson. “It’s part of what I do. But it’s not like I’m writing non-fiction where I’m trying to get all the facts lined up and using those people. I’m fictionalizing what is the background story.” With news that one of the two men fatally shot last week in a field behind a home on Montée d’Alstonvale in Vaudreuil-Dorion was identified as Joseph Fluet, a reported member of the Rock Machine biker gang, what does Ferguson think? “It doesn’t surprise me that stuff goes on out here that does in the city,” he said. “We’ve known that the whole area, like Vaudreuil-Dorion, has certainly had their share of grow-ops and that sort of thing so it’s not a surprise that the biker gangs operate at least a

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Hudson crime novelist Trevor Ferguson, who writes under the pen name John Farrow, is in the early stages of writing a new Émile CinqMars novel about biker gangs, particularly the Hells Angels. He says while he wasn’t surprised about recent criminal violence nearby in Vaudreuil-Dorion, a double murder was still shocking and unexpected.

little bit out here. “It’s always a shock when there’s a double murder, certainly, and that’s unexpected for a community like this,” Ferguson said. Continued on page 13

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What a difference a day makes! On Sunday, December 4, for Hudson’s Santa Claus Parade along Main Road, the sun was shining and there was not a snowflake in sight. The following morning, plows were out in force clearing an overnight snowfall. But, as always, the Christmas spirit was well and truly alive for the parade which drew not only local residents but visitors of all ages from throughout

the region. Many of them decked out in festive fare to applaud the marching bands and company floats. There was exceptional participation this year on the part of the Shriners complete with six trains and their always-a-hit mini cars. The parade also showcased community groups, mascots, ponies and horses and, of course, Santa himself to the delight of youngsters who, together with their parents, lined the route from Côte St. Charles to Cameron in eager anticipation. (See more photos on our Facebook page).

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Continued from page 12 He doesn’t want to speculate on the motive for the double murder and has no idea if it has anything to do with a biker gang turf war. “In terms of where it is, they’ve arrested two people, they have a kind of criminal background; the people who are dead have a criminal background. Once again, it’s a case of criminals killing criminals. We don’t know what’s behind that but it’s just an ongoing story. It does influence my book writing the way that these battles continue and I can continue to explore it in fiction.” As for the Rock Machine and Hells Angels, Ferguson predicts, “there’s probably going to be quite a bit of violence in the coming year or so.

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Continued from page 5 The payment of $86,563.11 to Dunton Rainville S.E.N.C.R.L. for legal fees elicited chortles of laughter from members of the audience. Councillor Ron Goldenberg reported the total amount paid out in legal fees for 2016 has risen to $395,000. During question period, resident Véronique Fischer asked why the town had hired outside legal counsel for the repatriation of private roads when they already have a lawyer on staff. “Yes, I am a lawyer

“The Rock Machine is coming back,” he said. “The Hells Angels, their term is up in prison and so they’re both coming back at the same time. The Rock Machine was sort of folded into another group called The Bandidos but the there was a big murder of eight people in Ontario and about five or six years ago people started wearing the Rock Machine patch again so it’s coming back as an entity.” Ferguson said police were surprised when they started seeing the Rock Machine patch again. “It means they’re regrouping, reforming and that’s always dangerous of course. “Nobody wants it (criminal violence) anywhere but I am writing,” he said of a new Cinq-Mars book he’s working on about the Hells Angels. “The book I’m doing now is once again about the gangs. It reinforces that it’s an ongoing problem, for sure.” but because someone in this room made a complaint to the Ministry (Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Occupation du territoire), we had to have outside counsel,” replied Roy. He added that cost was in the vicinity of $2000 with the result that the town discovered that for certain lots on private roads the 2014-2015 Eco Tax should not have been applied. Council approved a motion to retroactively abolish the tax for the lots in question. Council formally approved Laura McCaffrey as the Arts, Culture and Communications Coordinator. The Mayor also welcomed Cassandra Comin Bergonzi as the new Town Clerk.

Historic hose tower comes down

Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

Despite eleventh hour efforts at preventing its demolition, the hose tower that perched atop Ste. Anne de Bellevue’s Town Hall for 80 years has met its fate. Steps began last week to begin the dismantling process of the iconic structure after it was deemed by a majority council vote as being too expensive to repair and maintain. The matter went to vote three times with Councillors Francis Juneau, Daniel Boyer, Yvan Labelle and Michel Boudreault support-

ing its demolition while Mayor Paola Hawa and Councillors Dana Chevalier and Ryan Young opposed it. Reportedly used not only to dry the canvas fire hoses of the time, the tower once also served as a broadcast centre to sound the alarm for area fires and emergencies, and to warn the town’s kids of the nightly 9 p.m. curfew. Hawa invoked a ‘right of reconsideration’ in October to give the subject another 30 days of reflection and when the vote remained in favour of the tower’s removal. A Go Fund Me campaign fell short of the amount needed to restore the tower.

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Hudson Fire Department report September, October, and November, 2016 Assistant Chief Daniel Leblanc Special Contributor

In the month of September, the Hudson Fire Department (HFD) responded to 12 medical calls and 19 fire calls. For October, we responded to 26 medical calls and 15 fire calls. November saw us respond to 23 medical calls and 12 fire calls. In September, our medical team was on standby for three events including the Labour Day Regatta at the Hudson Yacht Club on the 3rd, the Juvenile Arthritis Family Day on the 11th and the Terry Fox Run on September 17th. Residential house visits were also completed in that month. If you received a door hanger and want us to pass by to verify your smoke detectors please call or email the contact info for an appointment. If you received an “avis de non conformité” and have corrected the issue on the notice, please call or email to confirm so that we can close the dossier. October had our prevention department busy with preparations for prevention week and school evacuations. The HFD went to all schools and preschools to talk to the children about fire safety and evacuation procedures for the home. We also completed another year of the “Grande évacuation.” The HFD drove around the town and sounded the sirens to simulate a smoke detector go-

ing off in your home. As the trucks drove by, the families were asked to practice their evacuation exercise with all family members. This is always explained to the children in the schools the week before and they are always excited to see us drive by. This year, we had approximately 70 families participate in the exercise and hopefully we will get a better outcome next year. October 15 was an open house at the fire station. This was a planned event throughout Quebec and was a great opportunity for all the towns to promote fire prevention. On the morning of October 30, we conducted our tanker shuttle exercise. This exercise consisted of shuttling water in an area of town that is not protected by hydrants. This was closely monitored by an external agency which is affiliated to all insurance companies. Our last updated insurance ranking was in 1996 and was well overdue. We are happy to announce that we were successful in our evaluations and this will help adjust the insurance ratings for our citizens. Our firefighters were out on Halloween night with some of the fire trucks making sure the streets were safe for our kids out trick or treating. On November 6, we took part in the Remembrance Day parade. Each year, the parade leaves from the IGA parking lot and ends at the legion for a celebration. One of our most important events

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every year is the Manoir Smoke Detector inspection. Once a year, all firefighters go to the Manoir and verify each detector in every apartment and throughout the building. The yearly Fireman’s auction was on November 28. This event is organized by Tania Ellerbeck and her Royal LePage team, with the help of Le Pont/Bridging food bank and The Village Theater. They have been a great supporter of our Christmas basket campaign for 39 years now and, without their help, we would not be able to help as many families as we do now. This year, over $14,000 was raised and would like to thank all involved for the generous donations.

The HFD Christmas Baskets have started and we will continue to collect non-perishable goods, as well as toys for the kids, until Wednesday, December 21. Donations may be dropped off at the Hudson Fire Department, 529 Main Road, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. We welcome you to call or email us to ensure that we are here. For any specific enquiries on the baskets, please ask for Adrian or Dawn. Thank you in advance for your generosity and have a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season. Contact email: hfd@ville.hudson. qc.ca. Phone: (450) 458-5190

The T.E.A.M. that keeps getting stronger

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Left to Right: (back row) : Grand Master Sami Mazraani, Gabby Cote, Sarah Longlade, Connor Wood, Olivia Wood, Austin Brown, Xander Derix, Elinda El-Hendi, Kaitlyn Ip, Emma Gonsalves. (Front Row) : Serena Dutkiewicz, Nathan Ip, Sierra Dicerni, Zachary Johnson, Gavin Simpkin, Kiefer Gonsalves, Anthony Patone

18 MEDALS FOR ST-LAZARE TAEKWONDO Kim Tetley-Gerard Special Contributor

On Saturday, November 19, 18 athletes from St. Lazare Taekwondo attended a competition in Montreal. The annual tournament hosted by Dando welcomed over 950 participants at Centre Claude Robillard. Coached by Master Andre Zaraa, Grand Master Sami Mazraani and Kim Tetley-Gerard, the athletes brought home a total of eight gold medals, six silver medals and four bronze medals. Gold medalists included first-time competitors Serena Dutkiewicz (yellow belt green stripe, U9), Gabrielle Cote (yellow belt green stripe, U11) and Sarah Longlade (yellow belt, U13). Emma Gonsalves (yellow belt green stripe, U13) also brought home gold. Seasoned fighters and gold medallists include Elinda El-Hendi (green belt blue stripe, U11), Gavin Simpkin (blue belt, U9), Austin Brown (red belt, U13) and Connor Wood (green belt blue stripe, U11). First time competitors and silver

medallists include Sierra Dicerni (yellow belt green stripe, U9), Nathan Ip (yellow belt, U7) and Anthony Patone (yellow belt, U11). Silver medallists also include Olivia Wood (green belt blue stripe, U9) who won her first fight 5-3

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The first weekend of December marked the last regional tournament for the Vaudreuilsur-le-Lac Taekwondo school and no better way than ending the 2016 year by bringing home nine Golds, three Silvers, and one Bronze medal. This tournament was the very first for 5-year-old Tyson, bringing home a hard-fought Silver medal with his teammates cheering him on the sidelines. Demonstrating that with unity and collaboration Together Everyone Achieves More in the most difficult circumstances. In picture; Stephanie, Luca, Catherine, Alexandre, Carina, Vincent, Chloe, Thomas, Raphael, Anthony (coach), Tyson and Nicholas (coach) *not in picture and also competing Andrea and Erica.

but lost a close second fight 0-2. Nathan Lukacs (blue belt, U9) also won his first fight 4-2, but lost his second fight 0-6. Bronze medallists include athletes in the U11 category: Kiefer Gonsalves (green belt), Zachary Johnson (yellow

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Now pushing the age of 70 and when it comes to health and wellbeing for so many ‘seniors,’ Hudsonite Matt Levine makes no secret of the fact that he finds exercising regularly pretty boring while making it so easy to get distracted. Which is why, for the past six years, he has been pushing himself to the extreme limit following in the footsteps of martial art legend, the late Bruce Lee. And who just recently received his

Black Belt and official certification in that combines the essential elements martial arts in the discipline from 7th of kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu, Karate, and ChiDegree Black Belt nese Gung Fu. holder and former Explained It’s a passion and emoFull Contact KaraLevine in an extional investment for me and te World Champiclusive interview on, Réjean Major. with Your Lowe love to see others getting But there’s cal Journal this involved. more to the story. week, “It’s a pas–Matt Levine Over the years sion and emotional investment he has trained for me, allowing me to be at my best and studied – in Quebec, Florida, and both physically and mentally. It makes Bangkok – what is known as Jeet Kung one fit, strong, and keeps you healthy. Do or JKD, a multi-disciplinary style It can also be a release valve to vent frustrations when coming up against something harder or tougher than oneself. And it enables one to feel calm in stressful situations.” Added Levine, “Martial arts training also keeps you coming back working towards a goal. And it’s fun socially. In fact, most folks who participate are friendly and not in the slightest aggressive. It is a passion that we enjoy and we love to see others getting involved.” Stressing that achieving a Black Belt is a goal but by no means an end, Levine added, “It is only an indication that a person has reached a certain level of competence, a first stop arrived at through lots of hard work and dedication. For example, my trainer, Réjean Major is a 7th Degree master and is now

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After six years of commitment, Matt Levine (left) receives his Black Belt and official certification from former Full Contact Karate World Champion Réjean Major.

working on obtaining his 8th. Simply another step in the voyage.” Asked about his own future plans, Levine says he hopes to have his 2nd Black Belt Degree within a year. “You don’t have to be muscular or even strong to get involved,” he told YLJ. “Of course, some forms are best left to the younger set and most disciplines can be practiced at any age. But Jeet Kung Do certainly works for me.”

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The Drakkar de Vaudreuil-Dorion competed in Storm the Centre at the Bell Sports Complex on December 3 for a chance to “Be the Habs” for a day and finished in an impressive third place. The competition saw nine teams lace up their skates for a Skills Gauntlet. Teams took part in drills for accuracy shooting, puck control, shootouts, and average team speed. Congratulations to all on a great performance. Team members are: (1)Hugo Lefebvre, (30) Xavier Guimond, (29) Felix Cyr, (8) Charles Raymond, (26) Simon Huard, (28) Olivier Huard, (35) Alexis Leblance, (4) Alexis Poulin, (3) Thomas Hong, (22) Julien Arsenault, (37) Collin Corriveau, (23) Benjamin Lacasse-Maurice, (12) Alexis Malboeuf-Boyer, (27)Jacob Lambert (5) Frederic Levesque, (10) Adamo Di Re, (24) Darius Bartlett.

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Une séance extraordinaire du Conseil se tiendra au Centre communautaire Stephen F. Shaar, le mercredi 21 décembre 2016 à 19h00. Lors de cette séance, les délibérations du conseil et la période de questions porteront exclusivement sur le budget ou sur le programme triennal d’immobilisations 2016-20172018, conformément à l’article 474.2 de la Loi sur les Cités et Villes.

A special meeting of the Council will be held at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre, on Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. At said special meeting, the Council deliberations and the question period shall deal exclusively with the budget or the 2016-2017-2018 triennial capital expenditures program, in accordance with Article 474.2 of the Cities and Towns Act.

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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 free events, non-proϔit, and community based groups. BEACONSFIELD A talk on the Evolution of the Telephone given by Ken Lyons will take place Saturday, December 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Briarwood Presbyterian Church Hall, 70 Beaconsfield Blvd. Cost is free. No reservations required. The talk will cover the invention of the phone, the early versions, and how they were an early form of Facebook, their technology, the areas served by the Pointe-Claire central office, extracts of the first telephone directories and a live demonstration of 1940s switching equipment. Many photos and images will be projected. This Saturday, join us at 5 p.m. to celebration our loved ones with Nova West Island. You could benefit from the Thrift Shop for Nova’s 50% sale in all stores to buy gifts for the holidays! Saturday & Sunday, December 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Buy a light in memory of/ in honor of a loved one. Minimum donation: $5 per light. Join us for the outdoor tree lighting ceremony Saturday, December 10, at  p.m., 447 Beaconsfield Blvd., and enjoy a draw, hot chocolate, sweet treats, songs and more! For more information call (514) 695-8335. All proceeds for Nova West Island. DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX The Feztival of Trees takes place December 8 to 11, a 4-day public event where local businesses and organizations donate fully decorated Christmas Trees (artificial) that are displayed and raffled off one-by-one to the public. Each tree winner will receive their very own uniquely decorated Christmas tree, plus all the gifts contained in or under the tree. Values will range based on decor and gifts chosen by each Tree Sponsor. All funds raised by the Feztival of Trees cover the operating expenses of the Karnak Shrine Centre incurred over the course of the year. Join us at 3350 Sources Boulevard. More info at info@feztivaloftrees.com. HUDSON Greenwood Centre presents an Old Fashioned Christmas with stories, carols, fiddles, mulled cider and home-baked goodies. Join us Sunday, December 11, at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Tickets: $15. Available at Boutique Pure Art, 422 Main Road, or by calling Greenwood at (450) 4585396. www.greenwood-centre-hudson.org

The Town of Hudson hosts Breakfast with Santa Saturday, December 10, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Community Centre, 394 Main Road. Join the mayor and councillors as they serve up breakfast. Santa and his elves will be there and this year the Westwood Senior Band will be performing from 11 a.m. to noon. Cost for residents is $4 for adults, $2 for children 2 to 10 years old. Non-residents are welcome, cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children 2 to 10 years old. An Evening of Christmas Readings will be presented by the Hudson Players Club. For many people this 30-year-old tradition signals the start of the festive season. Tables decorated with fresh pine and candles, mulled drinks and goodies prepared by the club members and, of course the readings, all chosen and read by the talented members of the club and reflecting the season. The date: Friday, December 9 at St. James’ Church Hall, 642 Main Road. Doors open at 7 p.m. for 8 p.m start. All are welcome. For more info call Mary at (450) 458-4185. PINCOURT CASCA Vaudreuil-Dorion will be holding an adoption day Saturday, December 10, between 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 cascavaudreuil@ outlook.com or visit 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. STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE ‘A Gift of Light, New Reflections

on an Old Story’ is the 6th in a series of successful road shows given at Union Church. As with previous shows, it features a diverse selection of music and images in a highly integrated 90-minute presentation, including an 18-voice choir, soloists, and an instrumental ensemble. Come join us for an exciting and thought-provoking event, and experience this old and familiar story in a new way. Saturday, December 17, 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 18, 2 p.m. Union Church, 24 Maple Street. Tickets $25. Part of the proceeds go to support displaced Syrian refugees. For info and reservations, contact Jan Langelier at (514) 453-7103 or langelier.jan@videotron.ca. DivorceCare For anyone struggling with the effects of separation or divorce. Begins Tuesday, January 10, 7 p.m. Pre-registration required, $25 for materials. St. George’s Church, 23 Perrault Avenue. More info at (514) 457-6934 or www.divorcecare.org. The Sainte-Anne Singers present ‘O Nata Lux,’ featuring music that celebrates the promise of light in the midst of darkness including three settings of the text ‘O Nata Lux’ by Thomas Tallis, Morten Lauridsen, and Guy Forbes. Concerts take place Saturday, December 10, 8 p.m. at Union Church, 24 Maple Avenue, and Sunday, December 11, 3 p.m., at St. Mark’s Church, 865 Lakeshore, Dorval. The group is proud to announce the launch of their 30th anniversary CD, ‘Nuits d’hiver,’ a collection of Christmas and winter-themed music. For more information, visit www. sainteannesingers.org.

More info at (514) 457-6934. www. griefshare.org. VAUDREUIL-DORION Help Montreal kids who will not have a family Christmas. H~OM is once again collecting new gifts to be brought to over 4000 kids in Government care in Montreal area aged 0 to 18 years and the deadline has been extended. Every year, hundreds of kids and teenagers under the supervision of Centre Jeunesse de Montréal don’t have the chance to rejoice during the holiday festivities for many reasons including: their family is financially unfit, family crises, abandonment of the children at rehabilitation centres, parents unable to pick up their children for an outing or a family celebration, and so on. Bring all gifts unwrapped to H~OM by December 10 at 3187 Route Harwood where they’ll be put into gift baskets and distributed to the kids. Presents can also be dropped off at Salon Mauve evenings Tuesday to Saturday. An Open House is taking place at Yogalogy Barn Sunday, December 11, 105 Kerr Street, from 12 to 4 p.m. discussing therapy for mental health, stress, trauma, pain, relaxation, anxiety and depression. H~OM Yoga Center owner Helene Couvrette will be on site to talk about her specialty; Yoga Therapy for physical issues, as in chronic pain and rehabilitation of back, knees, hips, shoulders and neck as well as stress management.

GriefShare 13 week seminar and support group for those going through loss and grief following the death of a loved one. Begins Tuesday, January 10, 7 p.m. Pre-registration required, $25 for materials. St. George’s Church, 23 Perrault Ave.

The Turtle Pond Lane Gang, Together Ensemble, Greenwood Ceilidh and James Armstrong & Friends invite everyone to St. Mary’s Annual Christmas Carol Sing at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 273 Main Road, Hudson on Saturday, December 17th at 4:00 p.m. Bring your own instruments and bells and join in the singing and fun! Complimentary cookies, fruit juice and sherry will be served. Your free-will offering to help defray our costs would be welcome! Thursday, December 8, 2016

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SPECIAL - FIREWOOD: Dry firewood $80/cord (hardwood), minimum 6 cords (delivery included); 8 – 10 cords firewood (16 foot lengths) $500 per load (delivery included). 514-708-4518 (161215) In house Xmas craft sale, 2602 Côte St. Charles, St. Lazare. Open Saturdays and Sundays, starting November 26 to December 18, 10am – 5pm. Lots of handmade ornaments, interior and exterior flower arrangements, decorated wreaths and more. Closed December 4. (161208) Blizzak WS80, 4 new winter tires on Dodge Caravan rims, size 215/70/R15 $300. Dunlop Graspic DS, 4 winter tires on Hyundai rims, size 195/60R/15 - $100. Rovelo RWT-768, 4 winter tires, size 195/65R/15 -$100. 514-946-1395 (161208) 2009 Kawasaki quad ATV KFX450 fuel injection. 4 studded tires and 4 snow tires included. Very nice condition. Asking price $3900. 514-996-6965 (161208) Side-by-side General Electric refrigerator with ice maker and water supply, Frigidaire stove and Westinghouse convection oven. All are in good working condition. $650 for all three. 514-668-9718 (161215)

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Jacques Harvey Piano School. Experienced, qualified teacher offers piano lessons to beginners or advanced students. Children and adults are welcome. Call 450-455-1544. Cleaning Services available weekly, biweekly or as needed. Attention to detail with a strong work ethic. Call for a free estimate. 450-458-8098 (161222) SINGING LESSONS. Private or SemiPrivate. In my home (St-Lazare). Sing the songs you love! Call Morgan. 514-6071308 References available. Vacuum Cleaner. Sales and repair of all brands, 40 years in service (Electrolux, Filter Queen, Kenmore and Central Vac). Central Vac Electron with bag, hose, accessories $675. 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. Biodegradable cleaning supplies. Toilet paper $31.95/48 rolls. AspirateursHudson.com 67 McNaughten, Hudson, Quebec 450-458-7488 MEDIUM, PSYCHIC, SHAMAN, EXORCIST. Natural born gift. No cards or gimmicks. Clairvoyance & guidance. Contact of deceased. Shamanic energy treatments for pain & disease. Removal of ghosts, spirits & demons from homes, offices & people. Jarred Shaman Medium 514-621-6261 www.jarredshamanmedium.com (161215)

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Give your horse a Christmas present. Call Lancaster Equine Massage Certified. 1-613330-0637 (161208) Handyman / Renovations. Reliable. Over 25 years experience. NO JOB IS TOO SMALL. I do bathrooms, kitchens, ceramics, wood floors, plumbing, etc. Free estimate. Patrick 450-206-0588 (161208) Ivan’s Garbage Removal will remove renovation debris and junk from houses, sheds, garages, basements. Also old fences, decks and balconies. Available 7 days per week. Call: 514-804-8853 Handyman/Contractor, reliable, 20 years experience. Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, cement work/repairs, decks. Structural experience. No job too big. Discounts for future contracts. Derek 514898-4392 (170202) Local Handyman, change light and plumbing fixtures, soffit ventilation work, aluminum and vinyl repairs, caulking around windows and doors, door hanging and handles, gutter cleaning, yard cleaning, raking leaves, automotive repairs, equestrian experience, farm work. Good with animals. Gary 514502-5512 (161222)

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CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS. Mystery writers may submit their best Police procedural whodunit short stories, between 6000 and 8000 words. Only one piece accepted. Current pay is $0.05/word for accepted stories with a $400 maximum. For additional information, Jean Bissonnette bissonnettejean7@gmail.com A Military Collector looking for medals, flags, swords, uniforms, documents, helmets, hats, all related war memorabilia WWI, WWII, Canadian/German or others. Antiques, collectibles, aviation, nautical, coins, badges, maps, signs. Please contact Patrick 450-458-4319, patrick148@ca.inter. net, 2760A Côte St-Charles, St-Lazare, Reni Decors (161215) Family of five (no pets) is looking for a house to rent in or around Hudson. 3 - 4 bedrooms. 514-501-3197 (161215)

200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT COUTURIÈRE demandée / Usine vêtements pour dames située à St-Clet. Temps plein. Équipe dynamique et environnement agréable. SEAMSTRESS position available / Ladieswear factory in St-Clet. Full time. Great team work! Experience sur/on Plain, Overlock & Coverstitch. Email CV à/to sylvienerondesign@gmail.com (161215)

225 – FINANCIAL SERVICES I am a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 25 years of professional experience looking for new contracts to fill my week. I work mainly with entrepreneurs and small businesses. My services include GST/QST returns, Payroll, Full Cycle Accounting. 514797-8916 (161208)

250 - REAL ESTATE SALE Panoramic views, Covey Hill. 4 new box stall barn. Dressage ring, pasture, year round carpenter shop, 5 arpents, historic house, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, needs TLC, commute to Montreal 35 mins., $239,000. Patrick Pietry, Royal LePage Extra Bkr. 450802-7200, 450-829-2653 (161208) Largest Cortland Apple Producer in Quebec, located in St. Antoine Abbé. 70,000 bushels, with buildings. 140 acres. Patrick Pietry, Royal LePage Extra Bkr. 450-802-7200 or 450-829-2653 (161208) Maple Bush, 8,000 taps, plus 200,000 board feet of Red Oak, in Havelock. 140 acres. Patrick Pietry, Royal LePage Extra Bkr. 450-802-7200 or 450-829-2653 (161208) Exceptionally large and spacious intergenerational waterfront home, 3 bedrooms upstairs and finished intergenerational apartment with private entrance with additional 3 bedrooms. Many updates, beautiful views of Lake St. Louis. Large balconies, pool, across from Quinn Farm. MLS# 10921315 Call 514-835-6762 (161222)

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Ford Freestar minivan 2004, white, 4.2 litres, 132,000kms, 5 door, 4 seater, rear tinted windows, electric doors and windows, A/C, rust proofed, good condition, new brakes and discs, new spark plug wires, 4 winter tires, $2900. 450-458-7488 Hyundai Accent 2002, 1.5, automatic, blue, winter tires, good winter car, $800. 450-458-7488 BMW 325i, 2004, sport wagon, low mileage, 124,400km, metallic silver gray, fresh maintenance, very good condition. 4 winter tires. Best offer. 450-458-7081 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan Comfortline, 4-motion, Automatic. Panoramic sunroof, carrier support bars. 17” mags plus 16” winter mags. 163,000 kms. Fully serviced, top condition, new front brakes. White gold with tan interior. $10,800. 514-714-7363 2006 Mercedes CLS 500,Silver, never winter driven. 86,000 kms, very clean, $18,000 – negotiable. Call Ray: 514-668-9718. 2002 Saturn SL1, 4 door sedan, 1.9L OHV 4 cylinder engine. Silver with charcoal interior and CD radio. Winter tires installed, summer tires available. 54,000km. Asking $2500. Repeat, 54,000km. 450-458-1321 2005 NISSAN X-TRAIL. 200,000kms. One owner. New brakes - fully serviced all records available. Good summer and winter tires on rims. $4000 or best offer. 514-567-2428 1992 Lincoln 192,000 km. V-8 auto, fully equipped, used for weddings, second owner, electric roof. Invested $12,000. Must sell (illness) $1250 Cash. 514-453-7468

200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE • Salary: $11.50/hr. • Day shifts • Must have a car Contact Siham at 514-906-4811 selmellouki@talentcor.com

BMW 550I 2007 Mint shape, New tires/ brakes all around, fresh maintenance. Second owner sale, 173,000kms. $9950. Fully equipped. View on Kijiji. Call 514-742-2779 MG Midget MkII 1964 Red. 120,700kms, 1098cc, 1 litre, 56Hp, 4 cylinder. Hard and soft top, 4 new tires, new battery and suspension blades, tape player. A pleasure to drive and in very good condition. Ready for summer. $10,500. 514-528-8703 2009 White Saturn Outlook, 8 passenger, 120,000kms, good condition, $9500. 438-8788587 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. 514-979-1603

Honda Civic Reverb 2 door, silver, 2005, manual, A/C, 6 CD player, brakes, brake pads, discs and bearings done late 2015, 288,000kms, great little car. Recent oil change and transmission fluid. 4 winter tires – 2 years old, $1800, 514-261-7043 1997 Ford Cobra Mustang SVT. Good condition. Triple black. New clutch. New tires. New magnaflow mufflers. Asking price $9500. 514-996-6965 2009 VW Rabbit, 2.5 litre, gas, 5-speed manual transmission, black, heated seats and mirrors, AC, power windows, locks, mirrors, sunroof and fog lights. 130,000 km. $9,600 Call 514-886-1008

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Prenez avis que Abdelkrim-Khouna, dont l’adresse de domicile est le 379 rue de Verchères, Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2B7, présentera au Directeur de l’état civil une demande pour changer son nom en celui de Abdelkrim Khouna Filali et pour changer son nom en celui RaniaKhouna et, en sa qualité de père, pour changer le nom de Rania-Khouna en celui de Rania Khouna Filali, dont l’adresse de domicile est le 379 rue de Verchères, Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2B7 de Manal Khouna en celui de Manal Khouna Filali dont l’adresse de domicile est le 379 rue de Verchères, Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2B7 Cet avis a été rempli et signé à Greenfield Park, le 5 décembre, 2016 par Abdelkrim-Khouna.

In Memoriam

Wilfrid Bradley 1922-2016

Hudson À l’Hôpital Ste-Anne, dimanche le 27 novembre 2016, est décédé Monsieur Wilfrid Bradley, époux de feu Madame Constance Léger et conjoint de feu Madame Yvette Lepage. Il était le père de Michèle, Francine (Jean-Marc Beaulne) et Louise (Normand Marleau). Il laisse aussi dans le deuil ses six petits enfants, ses deux arrières-petits enfants, parents et amis. La famille tient à remercier le personnel de l’Hôpital Ste-Anne (T8 et 3B) pour les très bons soins prodigués durant les dernières années. La famille vous acceuillera à l’église Saint-Thomas d’Aquin, 413 rue Main à Hudson, samedi le 17 décembre à 10h, les funérailles suiveront à 11h. Au lieu de fleurs, un don à la Maison de soins palliatifs de VaudreuilSoulanges ou à l’organisme de votre choix serait apprécié

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In Memoriam

MALARTRE, Jeanine-Dora (born Rozon) 1936-2016

Born in Rigaud, March 19, 1936, died in Salaberry-deValleyfield, August 4, 2016. Survived by her husband of 59 years Julien-Réal Malartre and her children Bruno-Richard Malartre and Jules-Pierre Malartre as well as her brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. At the age of 80 and on the eve of her 60th wedding anniversay, Jeanine-Dora passed away at l’hôpital du Suroît in Salaberryde-Valleyfield following a long illness. Her husband and two children were at her bedside at the moment of her passing. Jeanine-Dora will be sorely missed by her family, friends and the numerous people she helped and touched through her charity work throughout the years. There will be visitation Saturday December 10, 2016 at F. Aubry & Fils Inc. Funeral Home, 52 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Street East, Rigaud from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. followed by a religious ceremony at the Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud Church, 4 Saint-JeanBaptiste Street East, Rigaud. In lieu of flowers, donations to the SPCA would be greatly welcomed.

Evaleen Whittaker

(Dolores)

(O’Shaughnessy) 1922 – 2016 As a resident of the Extendicare Port Hope for the past several years, it was there that Evaleen Whittaker passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 24, 2016, at the age of 94. Evaleen was born in Morrisburg on April 20, 1922 to her parents Cephrenus and Georgina O’Shaughnessy (nee Watson). Evaleen is survived by her children Stephen (Karen) of Nobleton, Joey Whittaker (James Shellhammer) of Idaho and Debra Whittaker (Gary Robinson) of Mountain, her ten grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and her brother Garnett O’Shaughnessy (Doris) of Cornwall. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Carl Whittaker, and her cherished siblings Eileen, Greta, Maud, Dwain, Lee, Dorothy, Marion, and Audrey. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Evaleen was a vibrant, sophisticated, woman, who was active in her Hudson Heights, Quebec community. Although she will be greatly missed by those she left behind, she will always be fondly remembered for her joyous family gatherings, her creative eye and artistry for aesthetic, her elaborate gardens and for the caring relationship she shared with her beloved. A private family funeral service was held at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg, on Tuesday, December 6th at 11 a.m. Interment followed at New Union Cemetery, Williamsburg. Donations to the Alzheimer’s Society would be gratefully acknowledged by the family. Online condolences may be made at marsdenmclaughlin.com.

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Why is it called Mistletoe and not Mistlefinger? Or Mistlelip for that matter? Which would seem PHOTO BY GREG JONES more appropriate as it is surely synonymous with kissing at this festive time of year. But I got to thinking about this conundrum when a reader recently asked me where she could buy a Mistletoe plant to give as a gift to loved ones this Christmas. I barely had the heart to tell her that there are in fact some 1,300 Mistletoe species worldwide and none of them are actual plants that can be potted and grown indoors. For they are all parasites growing on trees and shrubs. And in fact, the genus name of North America’s Oak Mistletoe - by far the most common species in our neck of the woods -is Phoradendron, Greek for ‘tree thief.’

As we all know, smooching under sprigs is a well-known holiday tradition, dating back to 18th century England when it became part and parcel of Christmas celebrations thought to have first become popular among servants before being taken up by the middle classes. Apparently, according to the custom, men were allowed to steal a kiss from any woman caught standing under the sprig and refusing it was considered to be bad luck. There’s also a story that the guys or gals were instructed to pick a single berry with each kiss and, once they were all gone, get promptly back to work or whatever! But long before all this happened and dating back thousands of years, Mistletoe was considered to be a symbolic herbal cure-all for myriad health problems and complaints. Ancient Greeks, for example, were known to use it as a cure for everything from menstrual cramps to spleen disorders. And the Roman naturalist, Pliny

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Hudson Mayor Ed Prevost (second from left) welcomes families and youngsters at the switching on of the town’s Festival of Lights outside the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre.

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On Friday, December 2, the Hudson Merchants’ Christmas Market took place complete with an Ugly Sweater Contest, raffle, and festive bag piper along with the Festival of Lights that took place right outside including candles, choir, carols and free hot chocolate. On Saturday, December 3, the St. Thomas Aquinas Ladies Auxiliary hosted their Christmas & Craft Sale. For more photos, see our Facebook page.

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Well, Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have come and gone in big box stores and shopping malls throughout the region, but the little town of Hudson was chock-a-block full of shoppers this past week at various volunteer-run Christmas bazaars and sales held in churches and the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre.

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In Anglo-Saxon, ‘mistel’ means ‘dung’ and ‘tan’ means ‘twig,’ hence, ‘dung-on-a-twig,’ later to become pronounced as we know it today. Not that the birds actually ate the white berries and pooped them later. Rather the berries contained just one sticky seed that would attach itself to their feathers or the fur of other mammals that bumped into them to be carried to a new growing site on a nearby tree.

At which point, once the seed landed on an appropriate host, it would send out roots to penetrate the tree and draw on its nutrients and water. Unfortunately, because of its parasitic nature, some of these trees would become infested and die prematurely. But, on the positive side, they became havens for nesting birds and little critters that would go on to perpetuate that life cycle. Something to think about perhaps when you catch - or give - a sneak kiss under the Mistletoe this Christmas! Until next time. E-mail: creation@videotron.ca

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