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HUDSON, ST. LAZARE // VAUDREUIL-DORION, RIGAUD, PINCOURT, ĂŽLE-PERROT, N.D.I.P. & SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BELLEVUE

PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK

Resident wants road signs reinstated Following a decision by the Town of Pincourt to remove two stop signs at a pedestrian crosswalk on Cardinal-LĂŠger Boulevard

between 8th Avenue and Mon- seigneur-Langlois Avenue, area dangerous for residents. See story resident Pierre Giasson has not on page 5.

“Government’s ďŹ rst duty and highest obligation is public safety.â€? - Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Small property tax increase in Vaudreuil-Dorion

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EDITOR’S CORNER

Go Greta, go! Stepping far outside the Vaudreuil that Time magazine this week named cli 9 Person of the Year, the youngest recipient J ]O^ history. Though the decision is bound to rankle the Climate Change Deniers/Flat= J $ ! ! j " % $ )q ! ! more educated people failed. Why? By " ! D when she began taking one day a week V ! ! " ; students gradually adopted her methods 1 KOO OOO as the largest protest in Canadian history. Schools were closed for the day, public transport was free, and the city was ! the march. 6 ! J $ J J ! for the future, rather than their immedi " 6 people, are backed into a corner and feel

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Pincourt will not restore pedestrian crosswalk stop signs John Jantak The Journal

The Town of Pincourt has said it will not reinstall a pair of stop signs at a crosswalk on Boulevard Cardinal-LĂŠger despite pleas made by area residents

… stored for safety reasons, during the December 10. Resident Pierre Giasson, who lives near the crosswalk on Cardinal-LÊger between Avenue Monseigneur-Langlois and 8th Avenue, said he was disappointed with the town’s response. H X vember council session, six days before

! X 18. H ! signed by 47 residents who live on the stretch of road asking for the city to keep the stop signs. Resident pleads with council Giasson pleaded with council on Tuesday to reconsider their decision, J D fore a serious incident occurs. He said many motorists didn’t bother to stop ! ! " X ! that they’re gone, Giasson said motor-

ists speed through the crosswalk even ! € " € lights indicates that northbound and southbound motorists must slow down and come to a complete stop because a pedestrian is using the crosswalk. But the lights are reportedly problem " ! € " # ! € ! able, said Giasson. ‘Someone is going to get hit’ Giasson added the town seems to D " H

D Q $ ! side of Cardinal-LĂŠger at the crosswalk and houses a self-service library, was named for a child who was hit by a car and killed in the vicinity about 45 years ago. Kerry Kenemy, who has a sevenyear-old child and also lives on Cardinal-LĂŠger about seven houses away from the crosswalk, agreed Giasson’s assessment. “It’s easy to say drivers aren’t re ! 7 Y The Journal % " 4E stand that. We’re not naive. We all drive. We all know the habits drivers

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Â… % noon rush hours. “At six, seven o’clock in the morning, it’s a constant line of cars. I used to ! 9 ! 7 said Kenemy. Provincial approval Mayor Yvan Cardinal said the stop signs were removed because they are meant for use primarily at intersec ! € ! Â… walk. Cardinal added that the city had received approval from the provincial Ministry of Transport to proceed with the stop sign removal. Giasson disputes the mayor’s claim, saying the Ministry of Transport is responsible for provincial roads and that the town’s roads are under municipal  "

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‘Crosswalk is safer now’ Mayor Cardinal maintains the crosswalk is safer now since the stop signs were removed because many people just rolled through the stops. He asserts

€ ! more motorists to stop. “With the yellow lights it indicates someone is in the crosswalk and drivers will have to be 7 " Pedestrians at the crosswalk also have a responsibility to check to make sure motorists stop at the crosswalk before they cross the street even when

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Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon displays a copy of the city’s 2020 budget that was presented during a special session of council at city hall on Monday, December 9.

Residential property taxes will rise three per cent in Vaudreuil-Dorion Individualized citizen portal will be implemented on city’s website John Jantak The Journal

Homeowners in Vaudreuil-Dorion will see their property tax bills increase by an % J 2020 budget was adopted during a special council session on Monday, December 9. For a house evaluated at $324,400 j j homeowners will see a $59 increase in their property tax bill next year. The —)OO ! increase from $0.6069 to $0.6251. The annual water tax rate remains the same at $275. Despite the increase, the city says its property tax remains reasonable and is in line with the consumer price index which amounted to 2.7 per cent as ; /)" J +O+O amounts to $86,593,802 – a 6.3 per cent increase from last year. Quality of services a priority “I want to point out that our spending is also increasing for one very obvious j we have more roads to clear snow, more 3 7 said Mayor Guy Pilon. 4 3 !

" 6 J ! 7 Q " J R cling, and police service from the SÝretÊ du QuÊbec (SQ). Infrastructure upgrades € R for some projects that were undertaken

ing for a new drinking water pipe con H ! ‡O 2 de Lotbinière and Avenue Saint Jean< $ water pipe under Boulevard de la CitĂŠdes-Jeunes and several bike path links.

3 Vaudrin Academy on Avenue ÉmileBouchard which it is currently leasing to the Commission scolaire des Trois-Lacs. 3 ! coming years. #

Several major projects will be launched in 2020 including an analysis of outdoor signage especially at the en 0 in the Harwood Boulevard area. There has also been a lot of discussion over the past few months about the strategic ! " An amount of $250,000 has been set aside to implement some of these projects. Selected projects will be announced early in 2020. ! $ 3 ! !

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Mechanics in training at the West Island Career Center (WICC) in Pierrefonds were given a boost last Thursday by the Spinelli group of automo " ! !

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MOVIES IN REVIEW

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FOR THE BIRDS

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Birds fascinate and delight us by per " ( € on their own power and they do it in so many ways – eagles soaring on high; swallows swooping for insects; geese exploding en masse from the water; owls veering silently through the forest; $ € D hearts; hummingbirds hovering up and down, back and forth, side to side. Hummers have always struck me as envoys of a distant and mysterious world, as indeed they are. Most of the 300-plus hummingbird species live in the New World tropics and are creatures j 4Š D gems with feathers,â€? as one ornithologist describes them. Only one species lives in eastern North America, the Ruby-throated hummingbird. Like bees,

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*O ! " Larger birds seldom hover and never so adroitly. Hovering requires special  ! even for hummers, the energy cost is j )O energy used for perching. As your mother may have told you, the energy cost of producing and raising

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V " 2 of the Ruby-throats discovered migra abundant resources for breeding here in the north – while most other hummers tropics. This migratory strategy mainly

2 they get no help from males in building nests, brooding eggs, or feeding young. And the males are completely unchivalrous at the feeders, since every hummer thinks it must keep other hummers away from its own source of nectar. On the other hand, the females are not easily pushed around: at 3.5 grams, they are on average 14 per cent heavier than the males. (3.5 grams is the weight of two Canadian dimes). Ruby-throats exploit a wide range of habitats. They nest in our farmlands and ! € ! for nectar. Surprisingly, they also nest in the Appalachian forests south and east 1 ! forests north and west. Hummers bene

! sapsucker, a woodpecker that drills rows of small holes in the bark of trees so as to drink the sap. The hummers drink from these sap wells and eat the insects that are also drawn to the sap. Every spring, two Ruby-throats re ! % ! ! R ferent. The Big Short deserves top spot on this list not just for its high quality as J " We, as a populace and viewing public, are now more educated and knowledgeable than any in history and we can iden ! D what has it accomplished? Companies have a stronger hold on society than ever before, and it seems like we are all Steve & J ! to get anybody to care about our worries, only to have them fall on deaf ears. As this decade comes to an end, we can only hope for change. If not, by 2029, we ! % $ "

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turn to our feeders. At least, that’s how it seems – there’s no way to tell for sure if they are the same ones from previous years, though they seem familiar with " claim and defend his territory. When a female arrives, he goes to great lengths

D D " ; he performs a spectacular ‘diving display’ with high-speed swoops up and down in a big U. I’ve seen this only once so far, and it’s quite a show. Of course,

D D ! bright-red throat. As with various other birds, this colour appears only when the light strikes from a certain angle. It’s a ‘structural’ colour like the colours one sees on a soap bubble or DVD. On cloudy days, the male looks as if he has a black beard. In midsummer more hummers appeared at our feeders. Because hummers chase each other away we rarely ! was hard to tell how many youngsters had arrived. % !

the nights got chilly. Ruby-throats migrate to southern Mexico, and some go down into Central America as far as Costa Rica, travelling thousands of kilometres. $ D $ /O ! " € by stages around the edge of the Gulf of 1 R ! € "

food shortages along the coastal route, but it also means staking everything on a single throw. Flying far over open water is risky for a bird with such a high metabolic rate (here in the north, hummers @" =R makes it possible to go long distances. Even so, nasty weather in the Gulf could kill a great many hummers. There is evidence that hummers await favour ! $ V" D known of how they navigate, but they ! ! " H ! ! so far over land and sea is a mystery.

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THINGS TO SEE AND DO To submit your “Things to See and Doâ€?, send your information to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca before Tuesday noon. All announcements should include dates, times and addresses. Publishing priority is given to charities, non-proďŹ ts, volunteer events, animal rescue organizations, and community/church groups.

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Come join us for a community candlelight Christmas carol sing-in with the 20-member Stonehaven Orchestra and Singers taking place Friday, December 13, 7:30 p.m. in the hall at St. James & " E !

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The Journal - Local Matters HUDSON

Open Houses Sunday, Dec.15th, 2019 2:00PM to 4:00PM

97 Rue Pine $389,000 Gail Meili 514-969-4134 Charisma Realty Inc.

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2000 Rue de la Haute-Ville $324,000 Tania Ellerbeck 514-791-5367 Royal LePage Village Hudson

233 Rue Letourneau $549,000 Helen Henshaw 514-703-8981 Royal LePage Village Hudson

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SECTIONS 100- For Sale 125- For Rent 150- Services

175- Wanted 200- Careers/Employment 225- Financial Services

View, submit & pay your ad before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, online at www.yourlocaljournal.ca or e-mail: classifieds@yourlocaljournal.ca

450 510-4007

250- Real Estate Sale 275- Garage/Moving Sale 300- Miscellaneous

325- Autos for Sale

$24.95 until it sells (max. 3 months)

350- Legal

1 week $15 2 weeks $20 3 weeks $25

100 - FOR SALE

150 - SERVICES

150 - SERVICES

175 - WANTED

Dry Firewood. Stacking and kindling available. Very reasonable. Dan: 514-291-1068

SINGING LESSONS. Private or SemiPrivate. In my home (St-Lazare). Sing the songs you love! Call Morgan. 514-6071308 References available.

APPLE MAC SUPPORT since 1983 Variable rates Initial hour free ** Preventive maintenance ** Upgrades Troubleshooting Bootable backups System analysis & Advice terry@cloudbyteconsulting.com www.cloudbyteconsulting.com 450-853-0534

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 (200316)

24 pieces of English cottage wear. One piece or whole collection for sale. Tetley tea folks. Many unique pieces. Both collections are very rare and are from England. 5-piece silver plated tea service from England. English silver. Please call for a viewing at 450-2021205 (191212)

125 - FOR RENT Lakefront ski cottage for rent in Laurentians for February and March 2020. $1700/ month. Perfect little ski lovers paradise chalet in St-Adolphe D’Howard. 5 minutes to Mont Avalanche, 15 minutes to Ski Morin Heights and Mont St-Sauveur, and 20 minutes to SteAgathe-des-Monts. 2 bedrooms, sleeps 6, 1 ½ bathroom. New kitchen and new bathroom. Internet, satellite TV, propane stove. All in a beautiful, quiet, winter wonderland. Cross X country, snow shoeing, ATVing all within 10 minutes. Please call 450-458-1534 for information and pictures.

150 - SERVICES Need a ride? Airport, any medical appointment or just shopping. Call Scott at 514-5918918 (191219) ROOF SNOW REMOVAL. LOUER UN MARI. FOR FREE QUOTE CALL or TEXT 511-717-0832 (191219)

200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT

Experienced cleaning lady with spots available weekly or bi-weekly or as needed. Hard working, reliable and trustworthy; references available. Call Janine at: 514-464-6762 (191219) ASPIRATEURS HUDSON VACUUM. Canister and Central Vacuum Cleaners. Sales and repair all brands. SEBO Vacuum Cleaner, 10 year warranty $398. (Electrolux, Filter Queen, Kenmore and uprights; other brands available, $75 and up). New Central Vac with bag, hose, accessories $579 and up. Repair and service central vacuum systems. Parts and bags (all makes). Biodegradable cleaning supplies. Toilet paper 500 sheets $36.95/48 rolls. Sharpening scissors, knives and gardening tools as well. 67 McNaughten, Hudson, Quebec 450-458-7488 “MAN WITH A VAN” MOVING. Whole house. Small moves, too! Quebec/Local/ Ontario. Experienced/Equipped. Please leave a message 514-605-3868 MIKE THE MOVING MAN. ¿Moving? All jobs. Reliable, reasonable, fully equipped. Local and Ontario, Maritimes, USA. 35 yrs experience. Call Bill or Ryan 514-457-2063.

Piano Lanco - Experienced local piano technicians offering quality tunings and skillful repairs. Improve the sound and touch of your piano with hammer voicing and action regulation. info@pianolanco.com 514-7707438 Cleaning company seeking a cleaning person to join her team. Must have your own vehicle and a strong work ethic. Parttime and max 15 hours per week. For more information, please contact Deneise at (514) 865-1973 Handyman. Maintenance, repairs and minor renovations, indoor or outdoor. 30 years of experience. Donald 514-913-2881

$ Buy car for scrap. Running or not, 24/7. www.scrapvehicule.com Call 514-9514203

300 – MISCELLANEOUS Corrine Koleman’s bills will no longer be paid by Albert Renaud (191219)

325 – AUTOS FOR SALE Silver Nissan Versa 2007 with 227,000 km. One owner, new muffler, winter tires included. Good runner, small amount of rust. $1400. 450-458-0115 (200116) Volkswagen Jetta 2009. Good condition, 205,000 kilometres, manual 5 speed transmission. Grey-black interior with sunroof. Maintenance up to date, recent body work to address rust. Comes with 4 winter tires on rims + floor mats. Asking price: $3000. 514923-0940 (200116)

DÉNEIGEMENT/SNOW REMOVAL. HUDSON/ST-LAZARE. Walkways, stairs, front of garage. Trottoir, marche, devant la porte de garage. Information John Kiraly 514-8621141 or Mike Kiraly 403-370-4962 (200116) Horse boarding, lessons, and training available. Level 2 coach. Please call 613-3473235 or visit us at www.reithofrumke.ca Going away for the holidays? Need help with your pets? Call Uncle Dave’s pet services! In house dog sitting, dog walking, general care while you’re away. References available. Dependable. 514-813-2150 (200116)

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URGENT! IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY. 23YEAROLD FEMALE WITH YOUNG PUPPY AND SENIOR RABBIT SEARCHING FOR A FEMALE ROOMMATE. Vaudreuil-Dorion area. Close to all amenities; train, grocery stores, shops, etc. Must be ok with pets, no allergies. Rent is $525. 1 bedroom available (not furnished), 1 bathroom, appliances included and furnished. Split cost of Hydro & internet. Photos on Kijiji (Ad ID 1471685610). Text Lauren at 514-806-9486 or e-mail laurenmitchell2@gmail.com. 100 - FOR SALE NINTENDO 3DS XL FOR SALE. Purple galaxy colour. Like new condition, even have the original box. Comes with Hello Kitty travel case, clear Pikachu cover case, and 5 games (Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Party 100, Mario Kart 7, Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker). $200, negotiable. Perfect Christmas gift! Please contact Lauren at 514-806-9486 16

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Autonomous seniors’ home in Hudson

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

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Nursing care, palliative care, cancer care, foot care, family support, volunteer services and adult day centre. 465 Main Rd, Hudson, Suite 202 (450) 458-5727

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INVESTMENT ADVISOR

DENTISTS

Associate Investment Advisor Quenneville Walsh Private Wealth Management / Raymond James Ltd. 450-202-0999 mark.quenneville@raymondjames.ca

Dr. Diana Ponoran and associates

Ste-Angélique Dentaire 1763 Ch. Ste-Angélique, St-Lazare (450 )455-7924

Dr. Don Littner , Dr. Morty Baker & Dr. Natalie Liu New patients welcome 472 Main Rd., Suite I, Hudson 450.458.5334

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Maison des Anges Blancs Home for autonomous and semiautonomous seniors in Rigaud Home cooked meals, wheelchair accessible Family atmosphere in a country setting Contact: Brenda (450) 451-5100

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ENGINEER Peter Byrne, Consulting Engineer Building structural, foundation and waterproofing expertise, reports and expert testimony. 514 594 5140, peterbyrne@videotron.ca

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Holiday Gift

SALE Until December 31, 2019

15% off or 36 months interest free* on mattresses and bedroom, living room and dining room sets

20% off in store accessories*

TEAM TABLES

*Off regular prices

VARIOUS TEAMS AVAILABLE

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CON CONCORDIA NCORD DIA - Complete bedroom set (dresser, chest, mirror, 2 night stands, complete bed)

Boxing Week Promotion

BOXING WEEK!

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5 PIECE DINING SET

CAZIS RECLINING ROCKER

1 TABLE AND 4 CHAIRS

Reg. $649.95

WINNERS DELFINI

Reg. $1049.95

CAZIS ATLANTA RECYCLING SOFA

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$934.95 STERLING MARATHON 9 CUBIC FEET BAR FRIDGE IN RED OR GREY

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