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Hudson’s 2014 ďŹ nancial statement reects auditors’ concerns James Armstrong Your Local Journal
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MRC making the earth move Terrasse-Vaudreuil Councillor Jean-Pierre Brazeau (left), Pincourt Mayor Yvan Cardinal, L’Île-Perrot Mayor Marc Roy, Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot Mayor Danie DeschĂŞnes, St. Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo and VaudreuilDorion Mayor Guy Pilon watch as MRC Prefect and Mayor of Très St. RĂŠdempteur Jean Lalonde (centre), throws a shovel full of earth during a sod-turning ceremony to mark the start of construction of the new MRC headquarters on Harwood Blvd. in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Tuesday, May 3. See story on page 7. “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.â€? - Alan Cohen
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The Town of Hudson received its 2014 audited financial statement April 22, 2016, from the accounting firm Goudreau Poirier without an accompanying letter of opinion due to its findings of serious deficiencies and allegations of fraud. Extracts from the long-awaited and promised audit were presented at the regular council meeting held Monday, May 2, by Treasurer and Director of Finance Serge Raymond. Councillor Ron Goldenberg summed up Raymond’s presentation. “What you might have missed was the surplus for the year of $770,000,� Goldenberg said, noting it was due to a reduction in operating expenses. The surplus was then used to reduce the 2013 deficit of $1,754,939. “We haven’t solved all of our problems by a long shot but we are headed in the right direction,� said Goldenberg. Continued on page 5
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St. Lazare grandparent complains about high day camp fees for non-resident grandchildren John Jantak Your Local Journal
A St. Lazare policy that requires grandparents who want to pre-register their non-resident grandchildren into the town’s day camp program to pay fees three times higher than is charged for resident children raised the ire of a grandparent who complained about the matter to Mayor Robert Grimaudo during question period at the Tuesday evening council meeting, May 3. Maureen Rodrigues, a St. Lazare resident for 31 years, said that there PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK was no problem when she recently St. Lazare council was criticized by resident Maureen Rodrigues over its policy of charging grandparents more than three times the cost to pretried to pre-register her three grand- register their non-resident grandchildren at its summer day camp. children at Parc nature Les Forestierstold council. “I’ve been paying taxes “I understand your situation,” Griallow her to register her grandchildren de-Saint-Lazare Day Camp in Les all these years and have not benefitmaudo added. “We can’t regulate by as residents. Cèdres, but was shocked when she ted from it. Why can we not have the exceptions. If there are changes that Resident Elizabeth Rozon took up discovered that it would cost her $250 same principle and rule as Hudson, will be made in the future, we can look Rodrigues’ plight and criticized counfor each child to be enrolled for a one which allows grandparents who have at it. Right now, this situation has been cil for allocating $350,000 for this year’s week, five day period. non-resident grandchildren to pay the brought to council’s attention and at Festival au Galop on top of the almost St. Lazare parents pay $80 for their same rates as residents?” this time with where we are with regis$600,000 that was spent last year to first child, $75 for their second child Grimaudo said there are taxes that trations, council decided not to make host the event while a grandparent and $70 for their third for the same one go towards the functioning of the day changes.” who has financial difficulties cannot week, five day period. As a St. Lazare camp, but said that overall it’s a selfThe mayor’s response didn’t satisfy register her non-resident grandchiltaxpayer who has made regular contrifinancing operation primarily geared Rodrigues. “This discrepancy between dren for day camp because of the cost. butions to the day camp over the years towards St. Lazare parents and their the $80 and $250 to me is unfair,” Ro“Mrs. Rodrigues is here complainthrough her taxes, Rodrigues argued children. drigues told Your Local Journal afing that her grandchildren can’t go to that her grandchildren should be able “The policy is very clear in that St. terwards. “It’s totally unrealistic with summer camp,” said Rozon. “Why are to use the day camp at a more reasonLazare residents have the priority for three children to have to pay this you nickel and diming children? I just able cost despite not being town resithe day camp and when the registramuch. To me that’s unacceptable. Befeel you’re throwing our money away dents. cause of the relaand the council is acting with no reRodrigues said tionship (with her spect whatsoever to the taxpayer.” she never used Why are you nickel and diming children? I just feel you’re grandchildren) Grimaudo replied that despite the day camp throwing our money away and the council is acting with no rethey (the city) Rozon’s constant public criticism of when her children could have made the cost associated with staging the spect whatsoever to the taxpayer. were growing up a half-way point Festival au Galop, the event will con– St. Lazare resident Elizabeth Rozon and would even in the cost.” tinue because of its prestige which be willing to pay a Councillor Pawill eventually bring financial returns slightly higher fee but told council that tion period is completed, non-resimela Tremblay tried to further clarify to the town in the long-term and that having to pay more than three times dents can register their kids,” said Grithe town’s position saying that the perRodrigues’ situation will be again rethe cost is unfair, especially since she’s maudo. “There is a fee difference and son who registers their children is usuviewed by council. been indirectly contributing to the day its principle is that it’s the parents who ally the parent or legal guardian and camp through her taxes. pay through their taxes who have the suggested that Rodrigues consider ob“I am treated as a non-resident and priority. taining legal guardian status that may have to pay higher fees as a non-resident which I can’t afford,” Rodrigues
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Uncommon sense Two extreme stories of school safety issues were front and present in the media this past week and though neither occurred in our region, it’s in every parent’s best interest to take notice. The case of a 16-year-old honour student in St. Hubert who was expelled for accidentally leaving a pocket knife in his backpack after completing chores on the family farm is overkill in itself. Taking into account the fact the boy has never had disciplinary issues in school and is a straight-A student adds a special layer of incredulity to the mix. The school board’s own appeal’s process, predictably, ruled against the student and its only concession for him to continue his education to prepare for provincial exams is tutoring, sequestered from his peers. The fact that he and his family have lost $1400 in cancellation fees for a student trip to Europe is the final insult. Contrast this with the case of a 10-year-old Pointe-aux-Trembles boy who was recently stabbed in the eye by a fellow classmate – with a pencil. The victim’s parents went public with their frustrations, saying they had approached the board prior to the incident complaining their son was being bullied but to no avail. The stabber was suspended, but not expelled. Should all pencils be banned from schools? Staplers? Glue sticks? If a student truly wants to cause harm, no rules and unwieldy policies will suffice. Like good parenting, judicious law enforcing, and logical policy making, broken rules come with extenuating circumstances and punishment cannot – and should not – be applied in a vacuum devoid of common sense. Almost makes one wonder for whom the stringently enforced rules are written to protect.
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A little over a decade ago, ground broke on the Parc de la Canadière terrain located next to Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in Vaudreuil-Dorion to install water park equipment as part of its $1 million city-wide improvement budget. A number of municipalities in the region have opted to use the same equipment that continuously recycles and reuses the water and does not require constant lifeguard surveillance as a pool would.
Dear Editor: editor@yourlocaljournal.ca Dear residents of Hudson, It was a rainy Sunday so I thought I’d have another look at the Hudson Strategic Plan on the Hudson web page. Every time I do I get bogged down with the charts, the colours, the jargon about creating a culture and art center, opening up the Yacht Club to the public, creating a waterfront restaurant (they must not know about The Willow Place Inn), boat rentals, bus tours, 100,000 visitor a year on roads that can’t handle the present traffic, graphs telling me Hudson is going to make money on this plan not spend it, 260 feet of commercial dock space with electrical hookups, bike rentals, certified planning firms to be hired to link the town to the water, a new ‘state of the art’ cultural and artist center with a restaurant (rumour has it located in Jack Layton Park!), our Mohawk heritage, an organic farm and on and on, I wonder what is so wrong with quaint, quiet, beautiful Hudson. How can this be happening? It says in the plan that it is the result of the input of 203 citizens at a public meeting almost two years ago. Do 203 people really represent the ideas and will of the other 4,797? Does Hudson really need a Strategic Plan of this magnitude and cost? Are we in such bad shape, or do we just need some nice, paved roads, a few trees and sewer and water to those that don’t have it? I’m not even sure if the residents of Hudson get to vote on whether or not they want to go ahead with the plan, spend $7 million, add more employees to the town roster, and forever change the
fabric of Hudson. It just seems we are going way too fast for such a huge undertaking and that perhaps we all need a little time to digest the plan, understand how it works - and if it works - and then vote democratically whether or not we want to proceed. I urge all of the residents of Hudson to petition the council and administration to put a complete stop to anything that has to do with the Strategic Plan until we have had at least a year’s worth of public meetings held at least once of month so we can collectively discuss the future of Hudson and come up with a plan that is truly democratic. The Strategic Plan will affect the town of Hudson for the next 100 years. What’s the big deal with spending another year to make sure that everyone is on board with the plan and that it is indeed ‘our plan’ and not the plan of a few? Please attend the meeting on May 12th at the community center hosted by the council to discuss the Strategic Plan and voice your opinions. Kind Regards, Richard Grinnell Hudson Dear Editor, Amongst the jumble of ill-conceived, extravagant, and unnecessary projects in Hudson’s new Strategic Plan, the construction of an Arts Centre at Jack Layton Park must surely be at the pinnacle. This proposal would not only add more traffic and disruption to an already crowded “nature reserve” but would appear to be illegal on its face. Continued on page 11
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Continued from page 1 As of December 2014, the deficit was $1,059,822 compared to $1,754.939 in 2013. The auditors themselves explained the lack of a letter of opinion in the written introduction to the audit. They said during the audit procedure they found “serious deficiencies in internal control” coupled with the fact that, “allegations of embezzlement have been brought to our knowledge and judgment to this effect was made.” The issue of what was happening with the balance sheet was raised during question period. “Because of the allegations and judgment of fraud, they (auditors) will not express an opinion for the next two or three years,” responded Goldenberg. “They were not necessarily comfortable with the veracity of the
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District 1 Councillor Ron Goldenberg (left) said the 2014 financial statement revealed the town has not yet solved its financial problems but that the situation is improving.
numbers from 2013. It has nothing to do with the current operations,” he added. When the question was raised as to why the audit was not presented in its entirety, Raymond said the parts not included pertained to the transportation contribution to the Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport (CIT) de la Presqu’Île. According to Raymond, the complete audit would be available on the town website after the meeting. Pro-Mayor Barbara Robinson announced a summit meeting concerning the town’s strategic plan Thursday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre. “The strategic plan or vision is for the residents of the community and was developed from their input,” said Robinson as she encouraged people to attend. In other business, a call for tenders was issued for an engineering study of the Bradbury well where production has diminished by half. The result of the deficiency is a town-wide ban on watering, that includes automated watering systems, is now in force for an undetermined period of time. Details are available on the town website. The Town of Hudson is planning to municipalize all of the private roads in its territory. This will give the municipality legal control of the maintenance of all roads and the ability to upgrade them when necessary. The project began with a call for tenders for notary services to prepare the necessary legal documents for the transfer of private roads to the municipality. “Is it going to be expropriation, or a change
of ownership?” asked resident Daren Legault. Goldenberg responded that it would be by negotiation. Legault said there could be resistance in certain areas where road widths vary and property owners have become used to the situation. Goldenberg agreed that there would be difficulties. “It’s been ignored for a long time and it’s a situation that needs to be corrected,” he noted.
Le Pont/Bridging, the Hudson food bank, is moving to a new location in the basement of the new MediCentre at 465 Main Road. The move was precipitated by the sale of its previous home in the building that formerly housed the MediCentre at 98 Cameron. Council approved the allocation of funds to assist in the move with assistance from the Public Works Department.
Raising the Red Cross flag
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The Town of St. Lazare raised the Red Cross Flag below the city’s flag this past Tuesday afternoon, May 3, for a salute to the World Red Cross Day May 8 to commemorate the more than 150 years of humanitarian actions by the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement around the world. Representatives of the Town of St. Lazare, including Mayor Robert Grimaudo, elected councillors, and three Red Cross volunteers attended the ceremony to help raise the flag.
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THE SOAPBOX CARMEN MARIE FABIO
Table of condiments It was a case of canned peas on sale that last year cemented the realization that the idea of a bargain is more important to my husband than what is actually being sold. “I hate canned peas,” I told him. “It was a good price,” was the response I’ve heard more than once as, bless his heart, he weekly peruses the flyers for sales, comparing the sticker price with the database of grocery item costs that he somehow manages to keep in his brain. I thought he was cured after he was the one who ultimately ended up eating that haul but now he’s checking out the produce carts that surreptitiously appear at the back of the grocery store. The ones with one wonky wheel, filled with rejected fruit and vegetables, positioned on the Styrofoam trays in such a way to hide the bruises, the whole pulpy mass held together with plastic wrap. And so it was that I found myself on the weekend with his latest booty of contused pears, a dehydrated citrus selection, puckered peppers, and wounded eggplant. Now I have no problem with consuming produce that is not pristine and fully support the movement that prevents grocery stores from tossing out bruised and blemished fruit. My issue is more with the urgency of the situation – produce on life support must be cooked or consumed immediately. There’s no time to leisurely peruse recipes for eggplant parmigiana or breaded aubergine slices with kiwi-onion salsa. Those poor suckers needed intervention – stat. Taking advantage of the hot bed of coals on the barbecue, I wrapped the eggplant in foil for roasting with visions of smoky baba ganoush, feeling culinarily smug in knowing I even had tahini and garlic in the house. Shoving the cooked goopy mass into a Tupperware container to cool, I delegated the final production step to my son, telling him, “Just google it,” for the recipe. All was fine until the expletive-laden texts started arriving on my phone. Calling home, my exasperated son explained the tahini had separated into an oily layer and a non-Newtonian substance akin to concrete inside the container. “Does it come in smaller jars? Two pounds of it – why’d you buy two pounds of it?” he asked, his voice tightening. “It’s coming off in chunks and looks like wet sand. But thicker than wet sand. We don’t even eat that much baba ganoush!” So many of life’s lessons are learned only after the money’s been spent and if the fridge-full of condiments purchased that sit largely unconsumed is any indicator, I spend far too much money on what is essentially food accessories. Like most of life’s purchases, they seem like good ideas at the time, and the tahini incident forced me to take a closer look at the miscellaneous jars that had congregated in the rear upper right portion of the top shelf of the refrigerator. Using the same clothing rule of thumb that advises you to donate things you haven’t worn in a year, if you haven’t made sushi, pho, chicken satay, or vindaloo in the last 12 months, the contents should probably be emptied and jars and bottles recycled. Same goes for the garlic aioli purchased on a whim and the Swazi Fire Hot Sauce. My uncharted exploration unearthed three jars of bouillon, three flavours of mustard, two brands of ketchup, and something called Ploughman’s Pickle. It’s brown. I also discovered Cheez Whiz can go very, very bad. And, like the closet recently purged of a corporate wardrobe I no longer wear, or even want, I have a sudden glut of shelf space in the fridge. Time to go shopping. 6
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Vaudreuil-Dorion becomes ‘circus city’ as it gears up for annual Cirque festival Stephanie O’Hanley Special Contributor
Soon, the “Je suis cirque” signs will pop up all over the region. From June 23 to 26 Vaudreuil-Dorion will showcase its playful side with the 12th edition of the Festival International de Cirque Vaudreuil-Dorion. The Festival’s headliner, the circus troupe Flip FabriQue, will debut their Transit show at the Chapiteau Eugene Chaplin. “I think this will be an unforgettable show for most people,” France Lavoie, director of communications for Vaudreuil-Dorion, said during a press conference held April 29 at the city’s library. A small delegation from the city recently attended this year’s press launch for Montréal Complètement Cirque, an event happening at Montreal’s TOHU centre in July that includes Flip FabriQue, Lavoie said. “I want you to understand that this group is having its world premiere at Complètement Cirque in Montreal,” she said, noting Vaudreuil-Dorion residents will get to see the Transit show in the big top even earlier, making it truly the world premiere. “In Montreal tickets range from $15 to $45,” Lavoie said. “Here it will cost a lot less.” From May 1 to May 31 tickets will cost $12 for anyone 17 and under and $24 for general admission for Vaudreuil-Dorion residents and businesses. The special 20 percent discount is available only for Vaudreuil-Dorion residents and businesses who provide a proof of residence or business address. “We’re doing this to give back to the community,” said Mayor Guy Pilon. “People pay taxes...It’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ and of promoting the festival.” Tickets may be purchased in cash at the city’s library or at the Recreation and Culture Department’s counter, located on the second floor of the Centre Multisports on Boulevard de la Gare.
Announcement of Celeåation of life WILLIAM (BILL) C.E. SIMPSON 1940 – 2015
A gathering of family and friends old and new - is being held to celebrate the life and memory of Bill Simpson. On Monday, May 23, (Victoria Day) at Fritz (Farm) Community Centre, Baie-d’Urfé, 2:00 - 4:00 pm. There will be live music and light refreshments.
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Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon said this month the city is offering a 20 percent discount on tickets to the Flip FabriQue show as a thank you to its residents and businesses.
Show tickets are also available online at www.festivaldecirque.com but for a higher price Last November when Festival International de Cirque director and founder Yannick Gosselin announced he was leaving the festival, Gosselin put the city in charge of running it. By January city council had set up an organizing committee whose members include staff from various city departments. Because of Gosselin’s departure, this year’s edition will not include an international circus competition but the hope is to hold one in 2017. Pilon encouraged area businesses to become Friends of the Festival by providing financial support or volunteers. “We want to see more residents and businesses support the festival… the goal is to welcome as many people as possible.” The festival’s launch day, June 23, coincides with the Défilé Mozaïk parade and the city’s traditional fireworks and Fête nationale celebrations. “We’re really excited,” said Chloé Marcil, head of Vaudreuil-Dorion’s culture and community life department. “This is our sixth year. We’re taking advantage of this opportunity to link our parade with the Festival.” The parade’s theme, “Comédie, comédie,” has different cultural meanings and offers a chance to explore different identities, including mimes, masks, rare birds, airplanes, nature and more, Marcil said. More than 1,000 citizens are working with seven artists to create the event, which includes costumes, makeup, choreography and accessories. Participants so far include local dance, gymnastic, figure skating and taekwondo organizations, cultural organizations, a women’s centre and a high school. Before the parade people will be able to listen to music, enjoy refreshments or see a group show, such as a dance performance. After the fireworks, singer-songwriter Sylvain Cossette and musical guests Andrée Watters, Matt Laurent and Rosa Laricchiuta will entertain festival-goers as the city marks the Fête nationale.
Vaudreuil-Soulanges mayors dig in to announce new MRC headquarters’ construction
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Vaudreuil-Soulanges Prefect and Mayor of Très St. Rédempteur Jean Lalonde announces the official start of construction of the new MRC headquarters on Harwood Blvd in Vaudreuil-Dorion at a sod-turning ceremony held Tuesday, May 3.
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When completed by early 2017, the new MRC headquarters will also house the region’s municipal courtMayors from throughout the Muhouse which is currently located in a nicipalité Régionale de Comté (MRC) rented mall space on rue Dutrisac, and de Vaudreuil-Soulanges took part in the Centre local de développement a sod turning ceremony that officially (CLD) de Vaudreuil-Soulanges which launched the start of construction of operates on the second floor of an ofthe new MRC headquarters that will fice complex near Highway 40. be built on the south side of Harwood Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon Blvd near the corsaid the location ner of Route de of the new MRC It’s a new start. This headquarters on Lotbinière in Vaudreuil-Dorion on is the perfect project that Harwood marks Tuesday, May 3. official start will showcase our revital- the Jean Lalonde, of the city’s maMRC Prefect and ization program over the jor urban revitalMayor of Très ization plan Sur next few years. St. Rédempteur, Harwood that -Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor said the new $5.5 will slowly transGuy Pilon million structure form the major marks the start of artery into an ura new beginning for the organization ban-style commercial and residential as the municipal governing board that green zone. represents the 23 Vaudreuil-Soulanges “Some buildings have already been municipalities prepares to consolidate renovated on Harwood but this is the its operations into one central locafirst concrete project with a completetion. ly new building,” said Pilon. “It’s a new Your Local Journal
start. This is the perfect project that will showcase our revitalization program over the next few years” He added that the centralization of MRC services and close proximity to the Highways 20-30-40 road network and easy access to public transportation systems will provide easier access to the new headquarters and bring in more people. “For us it’s a big plus and this shows the reality of what we want to do here, a mix of residential, commercial and institutional buildings.” said Pilon. “There will be more announcements to come in the next few weeks and months.” The consensus among all the mayors who attended was that having one location will provide easier access to services. “It will be very nice to have all the staff and resources in one building,” said L’Île-Perrot Mayor Marc Roy. “Right now we have to go to three separate buildings if we want to see someone. Soon everyone will be in the same place and that will be amazing.” Lalonde said the architectural design of the building will showcase the region’s agrarian roots. “Our aim is to make sure this building reflects not only the identity of Harwood Blvd, but of the entire region,” he said. “The building will integrate Pots-
dam stone, legendary within the MRC, and pay tribute to the agricultural heritage of Vaudreuil-Soulanges,” added Lalonde. “We have also made sure this building will integrate the MRC’s cultural and environmental values.” Vaudreuil provincial Liberal MNA and former Mayor of Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot Marie-Claude Nichols said the announcement was a long time in coming and reflects the region’s growing dynamism as an increasing number of people move into the area.
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Montée Cadieux closure results in significant detour
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The April 29 news that the two-lane Montée Cadieux overpass traversing Highway 30 in Vaudreuil-Dorion between Route Harwood and Jean-Lesage Street is closed indefinitely has a number of area residents expressing dismay about the detour and lack of information on when, or whether, it will be reopened. “We presently don’t know,” said Ministère des Transports du Québec Spokesperson Isabelle Buisson. “The bridge was closed as a preventative measure following an analysis carried out last week.” Buisson said inspectors found an important zone of concrete was compromised and delaminating from the freeze-thaw cycle in which the interior rebar has rusted and expanded. They then ordered the structure closed immediately. “The analysis is necessary to determine the next step,” said Buisson, indicating it’s premature to project a date for a repair or replacement. There is currently no metal screening affixed to the bridge’s underside with which to contain falling concrete, an interim solution seen on many of the province’s concrete elevated roadways.
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“We will be carrying out regular inspections, particularly during seasonal temperature changes, to determine the risk of falling concrete fragments,” said Buisson, “and if it’s determined that the metal security grill is needed to contain the delamination, it will be installed.” The closure means motorists trying to head westbound from Vaudreuil sur le Lac must double back onto Highway 40 from Joseph-Carrier Street and St. Charles Avenue which has already seen an increase in traffic flow following the opening of the new Costco outlet.
Justice on the frontlines of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa comes to Hudson James Armstrong Your Local Journal
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Mariam Malindwa, a community group leader from Uganda, was one of many participants in the 2013 People’s Tribunal held in Vancouver, B.C.
rights violations and the remedies required by law. Grandmothers are the primary caregivers for children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Meade, a long-time volunteer with the local Grannies group, is excited to be chosen by the SLF for a two-week trip with 11 Grannies from across Canada and Australia to Zambia and South Africa. Continued on page 10
Pridham’s is honored to include with this estate auction several pieces of period furniture & antiques from the Estate of Leonard Dupuis. Mr. Dupuis was a well known antique collector in Eastern Ontario & QC. Proceeds from the Dupuis Estate will benefit the Historical Society of Argenteuil County. This sale includes: art by Graham Norwell, Geneva Jackson (niece of A.Y. Jackson), David Brown, Bernard Childs & Crawford Slack, sterling jewellery, a monumental Gorham sterling bowl, Pine armoire in original paint, matching pair of Chippendale style corner cabinets, Mtl Butcher’s Block, an English 6 feet tall pond sailboat c. 1930s, oddities & objets de vertue, folk & native art, pair of ormolu candelabras, lamps, chandeliers, exquisite St. Louis France crystal, Wilhelm Wolff & several good Persian carpets – 400 lots.
Still life, Geneva Jackson
The documentary film African Grandmother’s Tribunal from the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) will be shown at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre in Hudson Saturday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Hudson’s Grannies Aid for Africa group, the film focuses on the 2013 People’s Tribunal held in Vancouver, B.C. that provided a public arena for African grandmothers to voice their human rights claims. “The SLF invited women leaders from the African grandmothers’ community to come and speak about the human rights issues that impeded their lives,” said Dolores Meade, the MC for the Hudson film event. “Women don’t inherit property in many African countries,” said Meade. “Sexual and physical abuse of children and women is frequent even though there are laws against it,” she added noting that the victims are often reluctant to confront their abusers and press charges. The 2013 Tribunal, according to a recent press release, provided a forum where judges identified the human
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A Promise for Prom hoping to reach out to larger clientele Lauren Mitchell Special contributor
A Promise for Prom is an organization started by Lou Anne Hood with the help of her partner Liz Gallagher in the hopes of relieving some of stress involved in buying a prom dress for girls who might not be able to afford one. After a sleepless night due to constant thoughts of how she could pull this off, she made the final decision to launch the non-profit organization dedicated to renting out prom dresses to teenage girls. “As soon as I made the Facebook page, within the first day, I already had five dresses donated to me”, said Hood, recounting how she began. “Within the first week, I had over 100. Within the first month, over 300.” Today, she has over 1300 dresses stored in her basement in her home, with sizes ranging from 0 to 28. She’s also collected 150 suits for boys. Hood took it upon herself to completely transform and decorate her unfinished basement in her Rigaud home to become a fitting room and stockroom for all of the clothing and accessories she has collected over the 12 months since she began this initiative. “People have been looking for this, they’ve been wanting this,” said Hood. “I put it on Facebook and it hit fast, and I wasn’t ready. I thought it would
be a gradual process.” A Promise for Prom has grown tremendously in its short time of being an active organization, as now Hood provides more than just dresses for the girls who are going to prom, by offering the use of items like makeup, nail polish, jewelry, shoes, and clutches. She even works to try to get services by makeup and photography professionals for the girls. Hood and Gallagher act as consultants, making suggestions of dresses their clients may like and giving feedback to them once they’ve tried it on. Realizing there was a huge need for PHOTO BY LAUREN MITCHELL this service, and already having outfit- Lou Ann Hood and Liz Gallagher help teenage girls try on different prom dresses in the baseted more than 20 girls within the past ment of Hood’s home, which was redesigned to resemble a fitting and showroom. year, Hood wants to expand the rentals may not have the means to buy a new wedding dresses.” of dresses for not only prom but also dress to donate a sum of their choice to Hood wants girls, boys, women and for other semi-formal or formal occathe organization and rent a dress as an men to know that there are alternatives sions. alternative. when money gets tight, and that she is “We have dresses, suits, and tux“The program will always exist for there to guide them through whatever edos for all occasions,” said Hood. the graduates,” said Hood. “That’s occasion for which they need to look “Come to us, rent from us, instead of what I built, that is my passion, that is their absolute best. spending hundreds of dollars to buy a my dream, but if you have a wedding, To reach Promise for a Prom, dress that is going to sit in their closet.” a hot first date, any occasion that you email homeharmony@bell.net or at Hood still cherishes the initial idea need semi-formal to formal, we really www.facebook.com/apromiseforprom of prom being the number one focus have a bit of everything. I even have of the project, but would also love to invite anyone the World Aids Conference in August 2006, the who would like SLF organized a gathering of grandmothers from to get ready for Canada and Africa to share ideas, knowledge, an event and who Continued from page 9 needs, and resources. Out of this meeting, a partnership of Canadian and African grandmothers “We will be visiting community-based orgawas created. It provides support for immediate nizations funded by SLF as well as attending a needs such as nutritious food, health care, transconference of community leaders in Durban, portation, home visits, adequate housing and South Africa,” said Meade. She said the foundabedding, school fees, uniforms and supplies for tion supports initiatives originating with African orphans. Longer-term needs are also met such community organizations rather than supposed as parenting and business skills, micro-credit solutions imposed from the outside. The Durban grants, bereavement counseling, HIV awareness conference will bring together women from urtraining, counselling, and grandmother support ban and isolated rural areas. “We are there to take groups. notes and listen, not to make a presentation,” said Tickets for the screening of the film are availMeade. The volunteer Grannies from Canada and able at the Pure Art Boutique, 422 Main Road, Australia are required to pay their own travel exHudson or by calling Gisela Marler at (450) 458penses. 0897. The cost is $20 each and includes a recepGrannies Aid for Africa is part of the Grandtion following the film. All proceeds benefit the mothers to Grandmothers movement launched Stephen Lewis Foundation. on International Women’s Day in 2006. During
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned to all citizens of the municipalities of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, that Regulation number 228 entitled “ Règlement d’emprunt décrétant des travaux de construction et d’aménagement du pôle civique à Vaudreuil-Dorion, d‘une dépense et d’un emprunt de 5 315 777 $ ” was adopted at the regular council meeting of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges held on March 30th, 2016 and was approved by Le Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Occupation du territoire on April 22nd, 2016. You may consult it at the offices of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges located at 420 St. Charles Avenue in Vaudreuil-Dorion, as well as at the offices of local municipalities. GIVEN AT VAUDREUIL-DORION, this 25th day of April in the year two-thousand and sixteen (2016).
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West Island police files Station 3 covering Île Bizard, Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Ste. Geneviève A catalytic converter was removed from a vehicle in Pierrefonds with a saw April 24 at some point between
3:15 and 11:45 p.m. Const. Daniel Maheu reports the car was parked on du Buissons Street when the owner discovered the theft. Made primarily from aluminum, catalytic converters are often targets for thieves who resell them to metal dealers. ••• A number of thefts from inside vehicles parked overnight on Riviera Street were reported last week. Police are again reminding residents not to leave items of value in parked cars.
A document shredding operation to counter identity theft Citizens and non-profit organizations in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region are invited to take advantage of a document shredding operation that will take place Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the following three Caisse Desjardins service centres: Coteau-du-Lac, L’Île-Perrot and De la Gare in Vaudreuil-Dorion.
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Continued from page 4 The proposed centre is within the 20year flood plain, according to the town’s own maps (Plan 6 to Bylaw 525, the Planning Bylaw). The town, under the general law, has no authority to change or ignore the 20-year rule. No building may be erected in the flood zone, according to the town’s own by-law (By-law 526, Zoning, s. 705 ff ). Therefore it is illegal to build the centre where planned. Moreover, the proposed site is designated “Contaminated Land” on the Town’s same Plan 6 (it was formerly an underground fuel oil storage depot). Is this really where we want our adults and children to enjoy the arts? And there is more. Assuming parking is needed, the Zoning By-law states that all parking lots must be “well-drained” (in the middle of a swamp in the flood zone?) and covered with “concrete, asphalt or interlocking bricks” (Bylaw 526, s.515). The town is already in contravention of its own by-law, as the parking lot now at the park is not covered as required, but is rather a mixture of mud, gravel, potholes and dust. The town would now have an unpalatable choice - continue to violate its own
Shredder trucks owned by specialized firm Iron Mountain will be on hand to destroy your personal documents securely as part of this fraud prevention operation. Documents may include credit card offers, credit cards, financing offers, insurance forms, personal cheques, income tax returns, receipts, bills, statements and by-law or construct a vast and costly sea of concrete. And so, a new Arts Centre to be built on contaminated land in the High-Velocity flood plain, in blatant violation of the town’s own by-laws, and with parking nightmares - Is this really what the residents want and need? Or, should we not clean up our finances and governance, restore and improve our basic infrastructure, and stop pretending to be something we are not? Yours truly, Graham Nesbitt. Hudson Open letter to MP Peter Schiefke Remember me? At the April 23rd climate meeting at the Willow Inn I’m the guy who complimented you on your “passion” for a cause that seems dear to your heart. I should have added that one could make the case that this passion is misguided. Allow me to explain. First, you had advertised in the April 21st edition of Your Local Journal that the climate change conference was in honour of Earth Day. Need I point out that Earth Day has no relation at all to the “climate change” issue that seems to preoccupy so many politicians? Earth Day has everything to do with pollution and caring for the environment; “climate change,” on the other hand, is a controversial, politically-charged issue that is concerned with
Off Island police files Sûreté du Québec covering the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region A 45-year-old St. Zotique man was arrested in a licensed establishment for possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. Sgt. Bruno Beaulieu reports that following the arrest, a
search at the man’s home revealed approximately 150 grams of a substance resembling cannabis resin, 130 grams of a white powder resembling cocaine, and over $850 in Canadian money. The man appeared April 29 at the Valleyfield Courthouse to face charges of breach of conditions and possession of narcotics with the purpose of trafficking. He remains in custody pending further proceedings.
anything else showing your name, date of birth, address, credit card number or social insurance number. Sûreté du Québec officers from the Vaudreuil-Soulanges division will coordinate the operation and will take the opportunity to inform citizens about good practices for avoiding becoming a victim of fraud. Employees from the Caisse Desjardins de Vaudreuil-Soulanges will also be handing out protective envelopes for contactless smart payment cards.
Each year, thousands of people are victims of identity theft. Thieves can obtain personal information in many ways, including garbage cans and recycling bins, which are gold mines for them. Using a stolen identity, a thief can commit financial crimes that can be very damaging to the victim. The Document Shredding Day is a joint initiative of the Sûreté du Québec de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Iron Mountain and Desjardins Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
distributing enormous sums of money to governments and organizations and individuals with the right connections. Second, “climate change” is a misnomer. Earth’s climate has been changing for hundreds of millions of years and will continue to change for hundreds of millions of years to come. Decades ago climate alarmists warned of global cooling and an imminent Ice Age. Then in an about-face that must have been embarrassing to any scientists who had signed on to the global cooling movement, suddenly global warming became the cause du jour. Then, when it became obvious that neither trend was likely to persist, the same alarmists invented the term “climate change.” What will it be next? Third, even if Earth’s climate is “changing,” there is absolutely nothing that Canada and Canadians can do about it. In the global context, Canada is a bit player. Our geography is big, but our population is small. We could take every car and truck off the road and shut down every manufacturing plant and farm and close any and every enterprise that emits any greenhouse gases at all, and still we could not make a dent in global emissions. Sure, we could set an “example,” but at what cost? And to what avail? If you’re going to spend untold millions of dollars of taxpayer money, spend it wisely and efficiently, not on a fool’s errand that makes
eco-activists feel good. Fourth, what’s all the fuss about carbon dioxide? CO2 is not toxic, it is not poisonous and it is not a pollutant. In fact, it is absolutely essential to life on Earth. Demonizing CO2 is like pointing to the sky and saying, “Look! The sky is blue; we have to do something about it.” Fifth, many scientists claim that there is too little CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere, that we are literally starving our planet of a life-giving nutrient. Why do we only hear one side of the issue all the time? Is it because billions of dollars of “green” subsidies are being thrown around and vested interests want a seat on the gravy train? As I’ve been saying for years, to identify the perp, follow the money trail. Hint: The United Nations, the most corrupt organization on the planet, was the first to seize and frame the initiative on the global climate issue. Sixth, why does global warming only have a down side? Why the hysterics about a one or two degrees rise in global temperatures when such a rise would be a boon to agriculture and help feed the planet’s burgeoning population? It’s time we had an adult conversation. I resent being lectured to by powerful interests with a political agenda. Respectfully yours Barry Jackson St. Lazare
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NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned to all citizens of the municipalities of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, that Regulation Number 167-18 entitled “ Règlement modifiant le schéma d’aménagement révisé ” came into effect on March 29th, 2016.
NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned to all citizens of the municipalities of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, that Regulation Number 167-17-1 entitled “ Règlement modifiant le schéma d’aménagement révisé ” came into effect on March 31st, 2016.
You may consult it at the offices of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges located at 420 St. Charles Avenue in Vaudreuil-Dorion, as well as at the offices of local municipalities.
You may consult it at the offices of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges located at 420 St. Charles Avenue in Vaudreuil-Dorion, as well as at the offices of local municipalities.
GIVEN AT VAUDREUIL-DORION, this 2nd day of May in the year two-thousand and sixteen (2016).
GIVEN AT VAUDREUIL-DORION, this 2nd day of May in the year two-thousand and sixteen (2016).
RAYMOND MALO Assistant Executive Director
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Mom’s the word Carmen Marie Fabio Your Local Journal
As we prepare to fête the mother of all yearly observances Sunday, May 8, let’s bear in mind just how much importance the concept of motherhood carries, not only in literary and cinematic lore, but also in everyday life. The power of the maternal bond and ensuing protection instinct is not only
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an occasion for flowers, chocolate, and breakfast in bed (not that those things should be excluded, however) it’s a force to be reckoned with. Don’t mess with a Mama Bear. We know now, more than ever, the power of Mother Nature and defer to the knowledge gleaned in life – known as experience – the mother of wisdom. Continued on page 15
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ard to b e lieve that it was almost 25 years ago this very month that I was released from PHOTO BY the former Royal MAURICE JEFFERIES Victoria Hospital after spending 12 weeks or so trussed up like a BBQ chicken with a badly busted pelvis. This following a serious accident - not of our making, I hasten to add - when our car was concertinaed from behind by a truck during a blizzard on slippery Highway 40. My beautiful Sunshine escaped, bashed and bruised, but virtually unscathed. I woke up three days later to find screws through my knees with weights attached to… Well, you get the picture. Suffice to say that I was bedbound for the duration, unable to even turn over. I later learned that had I been hit just a fraction harder, it was highly possible that my spine would have been shattered and I would never walk again. So much for that theory. As not only was I walking following intensive physio but, a few months later, I was even digging in the garden! --------------SIMBA COMES TO VISIT - Why am I mentioning this? Because I recently received an e-mail from Blyth Mackay - now living in Kingston, Ontario - mentioning that she and four other Hudsonites and all RVH ‘graduates’ were planning on reuniting on Monday of this week for a very special lunch at the Beaconsfield Golf Club. Would I be interested in mentioning it in this column? She asked. You bet your sweet bippy Blyth. For while there are many who are all too quick to criticize our medical system and its practitioners, I have nothing but praise for the guys and gals on RVH’s East Wing who literally nursed me back to good health. With the utmost professionalism, patience, and a wicked sense of humour. I remember, for example, late one evening when - still trussed up - I received a phone call from a friend of Mireille and I, wondering whether
I was up to receiving a visit from her and my pet cat. Strange indeed since we did not have any feline pet and cats were not permitted in the hospital. Intrigued, I pleaded with the head night nurse that such a visit would boost my morale. “Okay, but make it fast,” she whispered. “And don’t mention it to anybody in the morning.” I didn’t have to. Within hours, it was the talk of the hospital. You see our friend was then public relations director of Hemmingford Park Safari and, that evening, she had been promoting at a local shopping mall together with Simba, a four-month-old baby lion. Yup, my ‘pet’ turned out to be a lion cub, albeit on a leash, that she paraded along the hallway to my room. Where it immediately jumped on the bed and started licking my exposed screwstudded knees! Patients in other rooms were going nuts. “There’s a lion loose!” they were screaming. “Call the police!” Within minutes, little Simba was being portrayed as a giant man-eater escaped from a local zoo. The night staff didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and needless to say, it was a lightning visit and certainly one of the highlights of my stay at RVH. Nor were any of the staff disciplined. Although I did get a few funny looks for the next few days. Visited Simba a few years later. Crikey Mick, she could have taken off my leg in one bite! --------------TUCKED IN TIGHTLY - Not sure what was on the menu at the golf club on Monday, but I do know that Blyth, a graduate in 1952, drove through to meet and reminisce with Louise Wibe (1946), Diane Macaulay (1954 and now living in Maxville, Ontario), Marge Crombie (1965), and B.J. Leverette (1956). Unfortunately, B.J. was unable to make it as she, a member of the graduating class of ‘56, will be celebrating her big 50th with other classmates later this month. As was Marge who had to attend another important function that simply made her presence impossible. Said Blyth who, I was intrigued to learn first started Source Natural Foods in Hudson back in 1979 in what is now the Facade boutique and who
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Reminiscing about their time at the old Royal Vic, former nurses and all from Hudson, Diane Macaulay, Blyth Mackay, and Louise Wibe, shared a wonderful reunion - and many memories at the Beaconsfield Golf Club earlier this week.
is the mom of Blair Mackay, co-organizer of the Hudson Music Festival, “Regardless of our graduation year, we all worked hard and trained well with knowledge and values that have no doubt stayed with us throughout our lives. Fast forward to 1971, the last year of on-site hospital training and the first year that John Abbott College opened on the Macdonald College Campus. “Working in the registrar/admissions office - a director of nursing yet to be hired - I found myself welcoming the first nursing class to the campus. But what went through my mind that memorable day was, ‘Oh! They will never know the wonderful days of residence life at the hospital, where so many close and lasting kinships were formed!’” Laughed Diane when asked what she will always remember about her training, “The rigorous rules that all bed sheets were to be tucked in tightly. No wrinkles. I really felt sorry for the patients who were trapped. Until the head nurse, who many patients will never forget, made her rounds!” Certainly never had that problem Diane. And only glad she wasn’t there the night Simba came to visit! --------------BATHWATER BABY - Still on a health and hygiene kick, did you know that back in the 1500s, baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water? That the man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women, and finally the children? Last of all, the babies? By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, ‘Don’t throw the
baby out with the bathwater.’ Neither did I! --------------CATS AND DOGS - And how about this? Back then, houses had thatched roofs, thick straw piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place to get warm, so all the cats and other small critters - including mice and bugs – lived up there. When it rained, it became slippery and sometimes they would all slide and fall off. Hence the saying, ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.” What’s more, there was nothing to stop things from falling in to the house which posed a real problem for the bedroom, where bugs and other droppings could mess up one’s nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. And that’s how canopy beds came into existence! Beneath the roof, the floor was dirt and only the wealthy had something other. Ergo, the saying ‘dirt poor.’ However, the wealthy too had their problems in that their slate floors would get slippery in winter when wet and so they would spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing. As winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you actually opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. Hence, a ‘thresh hold.’ Now come on. Don’t you feel better for knowing that? I certainly do and thanks to Marcel Braitstein for sharing this titillating historical - if not hysterical - trivia with me! And that’s a wrap! E-mail: creation@videotron.ca
Hudson AVIS PUBLIC est, par la présente, donné par Vincent Maranda, Greffier, que: Le règlement suivant a été adopté:
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Wyman Memorial United Church book sale volunteers (at right), Marion Gaetano, Loney Montemagno, and Peggy Shutler (seated) welcome at the cash counter Andrea Pittaro of Hudson and Brenda Wilson of St. Lazare who were among the hundreds snapping up book bargains at the two-day sale that raised almost $1,600 for local and other worthwhile causes this past weekend.
PUBLIC NOTICE is, hereby, given by Vincent Maranda, Town Clerk, that: The following by-law was adopted:
RÈGLEMENT NO 645 MODIFIANT LE RÈGLEMENT DE ZONAGE No 526 aux fins de modifier certaines normes de la grille des usages et normes pour la zone REC-41
BY-LAW No 645 MODIFYING BY-LAW No 526 CONCERNING ZONING in order to modify certain standards of the Uses and Standards Table for Zone REC-41
Ce règlement a reçu l’approbation de la MRC VaudreuilSoulanges par la résolution portant le numéro 15-11-25-24 ainsi que par le certificat de conformité (H 2015-01) requis par la loi.
This by-law was approved by the MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges by the resolution number 15-11-25-24 and by the compliance certificate (H 2015-01) required by the law.
Ce règlement peut être consulté à l’Hôtel de Ville, 481 Main, Hudson, durant les heures régulières qui sont de 08h30 à 12h00 et 13h00 à 16h30, du lundi au vendredi. Donné à Hudson Ce 18 avril 2016
This by-law is available for consultation at the Town Hall, 481 Main, Hudson, during working hours which are from 8:30 a.m. to 12h00 and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday. Given at Hudson This 18th day of April, 2016
Vincent Maranda Greffier / Town Clerk
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Happy Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day
Continued from page 12 To tell a lie after having sworn on your mother’s grave is an unforgiveable offense but if you’re accused of being a Mama’s boy, or tied to her apron strings, then the strength of your mettle is being questioned. The mothership is the place to which the fleet returns and the mother lode is known as a rich source of something of value. As threatened by Ripley in the original Alien film franchise, “I’ve got access to Mother now, and I’ll get my own answers, thank you.” Frank Zappa’s backup band ‘The Mothers of Invention’ metamorphosed into ‘The Grandmothers’ in the 1980s, ostensibly in knowing what a good thing they had going for them. Like most things of worship and awe, mothers can also invoke a sense of fear with metrophobia beign the fear of motherhood, tokophobia the fear of pregnancy and giving birth, and, perhaps the mother of them all, Pentheraphobia - the fear of one’s mother-in-law.
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Celebrate all your mothers (and grandmothers) this Sunday, May 8.
Take some time this weekend to pay hommage (femmage?) to moms everywhere for their love, wisdom, ferocity, and power. Mom will love you for it.
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Home/Spring Projects
The English Gardener Thinking inside the box James Parry Your Local Journal
PHOTO BY GREG JONES
Sometimes in gardening, no matter how big or small one’s actual garden may be, it pays to think inside the box.
A window box, that is. Boxes that can change a plain window of any home, patio, or balcony into a focal point that provides added beauty when viewed from a curb-appeal perspective outdoors or from inside the house to enjoy just for oneself, family, and visitors. It’s a gardening feature that is said to have an ancient history in Europe with
the earliest reports of window boxes being recorded back to Roman times when, in the first century B.C., wealthy households began to cultivate mini cottage gardens planted in terra cotta window boxes for their food, medicine, and religious uses. Over time, however, it seems that box plants and flowers became more decorative and less functional. A trend that continued throughout the following decades when they then took on various individual stylistic forms throughout Europe - particularly in England, Italy, France, Ireland, Germany, and Holland - before being brought to North America and Canada by early set-
tlers. In essence, of course, window boxes are merely plant containers attached to one’s residence. A narrow container in myriad components today comprised of wood, plastic, terra-cotta, concrete, or even metal. Each easy to plant while presenting its own challenge in terms of selection and maintenance. What’s more, that selection can be chosen specifically for full sun - the best - semi-sun, and partial shade. For while many blooming plants thrive with several hours of bright sunlight, Continued on page 19
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With spring finally here you can start working on your yard and this may include having to clear up a dead tree, remove a tough stump or trim some tall trees. And though you may enjoy doing your own yard work, some jobs are better left to professionals. While anyone equipped with a chainsaw can claim to be a tree cutter, you should only trust professionals when it comes to such dangerous jobs. After all, why would you want to risk life and limb, your property and the health and safety of the people doing the actual cutting by hiring amateurs? “We’re professionals. There are a lot of ‘tree guys’ out there who buy a chainsaw and call themselves arborists,” says Patrick Creyf, owner of Trees and Beyond. No actual company name, inadequate equipment, no insurance... those are only some of the dead giveaways that you are not dealing with pros. “They all contribute to make it a bad experience for the customer,” Patrick adds. They may cost less, but would you take a risk to save a few dollars? It may end up costing you more. “Either you pay now or you pay later,” Patrick says. “You may as well do it right the first time around and not have to worry.”
Pros make all the difference. Proper equipment, full training and insurance are the staples that differentiate Trees and Beyond from the amateurs. Trees and Beyond’s staff have all received a 9-month training program given by an arborist school. The company has all the job-specific equipment to take on any job, and it also holds the full $2 million liability insurance now required by law, on top of CSST coverage for its staff. “What is important for the customer is to make sure the guy is legitimate. He needs insurance; he also needs CSST coverage for his employees. Those are two papers you have to have and be able to show your customers. If he doesn’t have those, and a guy gets hurt, or something gets damaged and he runs away, you are liable,” Patrick warns. Using Trees and Beyond ensures you don’t need to worry. It’s a name that people have come to rely on. “Ninety percent of my clients are returning customers or referrals,” Patrick says. Respect of the client’s property is also one of the cornerstones of Trees and Beyond’s reputation. “The way your yard looks, it will be exactly the same − if not better − when we leave.” Trees and Beyond is on stand-by at all times for an emergency. “We don’t triple the price because you had the bad luck of having a tree fall on your
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Shave2Save Dentistry triples its goal The importance of dental care Dr. Benoit Thivierge Special contributor
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 5 billion people worldwide suffer from dental cavities, making it the most spread bacterial infection. It is reported that in Quebec, 20 per
cent of the population suffers from severe gum and bone line disease that can lead to the loss of teeth. An estimated 35 per cent of the population suffer from a moderate form of the disease. Early signs of periodontal disease can be found in more than 50 per cent of people. Continued on page 25
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The phenomenal success of the third annual Shave2Save fundraising event hosted by the Hudson Fire Department (HFD) resulted in $27, 065, wildly exceeding initial expectations. “Fifty-one heads shaved or donations of hair,” said organizer Andrew Dumas. “I was completely proud and floored by the kids who rose above the peer pressure of the importance of hair to make the sacrifice for this cause.” “I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Andrew, Sheena Purcell, Brent Nolan, Shannon Lee Devouge, our awesome crew, all the head shaving volunteers, and all of our supporters throughout the day on another great Shave2Save event,” said HFD Assistant Director Daniel Leblanc. “This was our third year and we blew our goals out of the water. I cannot express enough how lucky we are to have such great people in our community and within our fire department.” The presentation of the funds to the Canadian Cancer Society will take place at the Hudson Fire Department, 529 Main Road, Monday, May 9, at 7 p.m.
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A reason to smile According to the WHO, an edentulous patient fulfills the definition of physical impairment because important body parts have been lost. The World Health Organization also considers full loss of teeth as a handicap because significant changes are needed in order to compensate for such deficiencies. It also considers the situation as a disability because the patient is limited in performing two basic tasks of life: speaking and eating. There also has been an economic impact: the WHO determined that millions of work hours are missed each year worldwide because of oral diseases. In Quebec, 30 per cent of the population does not go to the dentist for regular checkups. Our population has a higher rate of edentulous patients, highest than any other occidental country, and 50 per cent more cavities than our Ontario neighbors. The numbers are getting better cavities have gone down by 40 per cent between 1980 and 2000. The challenges of dentistry are evergrowing and changing. Prevention is key to maintaining a good oral health. Early onset of cavities or periodontal disease can be managed and treated. Dental research has led to better materials that perform better in the oral environment. Over 40 per cent of people over age 65 in Quebec still have teeth.
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Lawn Maintenance business: Landscaping, sodding, flower beds, fences/decks (wood), grass cutting contracts, spring/ fall clean-up, trim hedges, bushes, trees. Good rates. Sign up early and receive a 10% discount on lawn contracts. Call Herb 514-884-5959 (160512) Moving Service, local, trailer rentals. Call Colin: 514-850-9948 Masonry Services, Stonework on stairs, walkways & walls. Foundation repair and parging. Call Pat 450-458-7925 (160512) FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING Injection Classique, repairing foundation cracks and leaking basements since 1992. Epoxy & Polyurethane Injection, Interior/ Exterior French Drain, Sump Pump Installations, Form Pin, Seam Leaks. 10 year transferable Guarantee. Call 514-421-7138 or visit us online at www.injectionclassique.com RBQ #5604-0975-01 (160623)
Cleaning School For: The inexperienced/experienced wishing to have 5-star references; full-time/part-time positions available. Must have: Pride and ambition to be the best; students/retired, hard worker. 450-458-0251 (160505)
Alexis Massage Therapy Clinic, 49 Carson, D.D.O. Certified and registered massage therapy since 1993. For deep tissue and sports therapy, athletic injury, back pain, shoulder pain, leg pain. Helpful for depression and stress. For information call or text 514-5594970(160519) Spring is here! Do you need motivation decluttering or downsizing? I can help you plan and organize your closets, cupboards, basement, etc. Available 7 days/ week, day or evening. Call Nicole 514-9723277. Thank You Beaucoup! (160505)
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In Memoriam
Lindsay, Dr. Elizabeth Ann Peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2016 at the age of 70 years. Loving mother of Tomas McIntyre (Lindsay) and the late Erin. Proud grandmother of Alexa and Beckett. Sister of Rob (Arlene). She will be missed by Bruno, by her extended family and many close friends. Elizabeth will be fondly remembered for her love of dance and music. Family and friends are invited to visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa (at O’Connor) on Saturday, May 7th from 1:30 p.m. until time of Memorial Service in the Chapel at 2:30 p.m. Those wishing may make donations to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada (bcsc.ca) or the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (cbcf.org).
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Couture Le Mieux. Seamstresses without appointment. 2 locations in VaudreuilDorion: 1051 avenue St-Charles, corner chemin de l’Anse, one minute from Costco (450-218-6899) and 140 avenue St-Charles (450-218-6400). Alterations of wedding, bridesmaid and graduation dresses. Pants hem $10, alterations of all kind, clothing modifications, curtains, gazebo, tarps and pillows. Custom made curtains, valances and roman shades. Fabric sales as well as sewing supplies. All prices include taxes.
Start-up company seeks office / retail / work space in St-Lazare / Hudson area. Minimal square footage, ground floor location is required / small garage door preferred. Call 514-409-1817 or e-mail awesome80mc@gmail.com (160512)
184 Cameron, Hudson; Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7; 8am – 6pm. Tools, lawn mower, generator, gardening tools, fishing accessories, downrigger, toys, antiques, clothing, bedding, quilts, crafts, 150 frames, stuffed birds, kitchen utensils. Over 1000 items. Everything must go! (160505)
1992 Lincoln 192,000 km. V-8 auto, fully equipped, used for weddings, second owner, electric roof. Invested $12,000. Must sell (illness) $2250 Cash. 514-453-7468
PUT YOUR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE IN OUR HANDS. Mowing, General Lawn Cleanup, Edging, Shrub Trimming and Removal, Lawn Fertilization. Tyler 514-2365377 (160505) The Right Cut Lawn Service is the right choice for your lawn care. Spring and fall clean-up, mowing, fertilizing and lawn repair. Gutter cleaning. Hudson/St-Lazare area. Free quotes. Call Patrick 514-9479143 (160505) Cleaning Lady. Sparkling cleaning with passion. Honest, hard worker. I go the extra step to treat your home with the utmost respect. Every two weeks. Please call after 6 p.m. References available. 514633-1661 (160505) Royal lawncare. We offer professional landscape services such as lawn mowing, tree planting, hedges, gardening and more. Excellent service at competitive prices! Free Estimate! Call 514-222-8368. Royalawncare@ hotmail.com (160505)
Piano Tuning - Experienced local piano technician offering quality tunings and skillful repairs. Improve the sound and touch of your piano with hammer voicing and action regulation. Marc Lanthier 514770-7438 info@pianolanco.com Gardening services available. Shrub trimming and planting, garden planning, preparing and planting. Weekly or bi-weekly garden maintenance. Sally 514-804-9674 (160519) Too busy to get things done around the house. Spring is around the corner!! Let us help you organize your closets or any space. M&M Team – Organizers Free estimate. 514-994-5416 (160505) A+ Lawn Mowing, starting at $35, Mulcher + Trimmer, Local Bilingual University Student, Deals for Neighbours, Leave message / Tonte de gazon A+, à partir de 35$, broyeuse + bordure, étudiant universitaire bilingue, offres pour les voisins, appel Nathan 514-773-1283 (160505)
200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT TAXI SAINT-LAZARE/HUDSON. Chauffeurs Demandés / Drivers Needed avec/ with experience. Temps Plein / Full-time ou fermeture de bar / bar closure. ***PAYER EN ARGENT CHAQUE JOUR***PAID CASH DAILY***. Appelez / Call: Claire: 450802-6222 / Daniel 450-921-2132 entre/ between 9h00 – 17h00 (160526)
Moving Sale: Washer, dryer, fridge, stove, portable dishwasher. All appliances made by Viking. Couch and rocking chair, Fisher stereo system mounted in cabinet, 2 x wall-mounted wall speakers 13in x 7.5in, Shaw satellite dish, small step ladder. 450-458-7193 (160512)
325 - AUTOS FOR SALE Mercedes S550 – 2007 AMC Package. White, panoramic roof. 144,000 km. Mint condition. $24,500. Call 514-216-9217.
Experienced part-time help needed for well-established lawn care company. Must know how to use a whipper. $12 - $15 per Chevrolet Suburban 2010 -LT- White. Model hour. Call 514-884-5959 (160512) 1500, 4x4. 60,000 km. Mint Condition, Like New. $30,000. Call 514-216-9217. Looking for gentle soul to care part-time for our 2 young children in our home and Mercedes CLK 320 - 1999 - Convertible, Silgeneral help around house. Must be non- ver. 208,000 KM. $6,900. Call 514-216-9217. smoker and have flexibility to work evenings and Saturdays. Must speak French. $14/hour Triumph TR6 1972, White, Very Good Condeclared, average 20 hours/week. 514-266dition, 77,000 miles. $7500 negotiable. Call 2246 (160505) 514-262-3320. Furniture warehouse needs general labourers, apply in person, back of 501 Harwood Boulevard, Vaudreuil-Dorion. Ask for Jeff. Tuesday – Friday, between 10am – 12pm (160519)
Customer Service Position available with E-commerce Fashion Brand in Hudson. Experience with e-mail and Facebook support. $15.00 per hour. Parttime. Contact: Graham 514-980-4848 / graham@holyclothing.com (160512) Busy Pizzeria and Fast Food restaurant in Vaudreuil looking for an experienced Cook and Waitress. Full-time and parttime positions available. Please send C.V.’s to nickinsogna@hotmail.com or pass by George Le Roi Vaudreuil (160519) Looking for a Nanny / Babysitter. 4 days per week, starting at the end of June. Someone preferably with a car. Please contact 514772-0381 (160512) Family in St-Lazare with 3 kids looking for part-time nanny in the morning and after school 3 days a week, approximately 20 hours. Must have a car to pick up kids at end of school day. Please contact 514979-7673 (160512)
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Bookkeeping Services Available for selfemployed, small and medium size business. 175 - WANTED Available to work out of my home office $ Buy car for scrap. Running or not, 24/7. or your business office. Quickbooks Software, References upon request - Please conwww.scrapvehicule.com Call 514-951-4203 tact for more details and free consultation npoliseno@outlook.com (160512) A Military Collector looking for medals, flags, swords, uniforms, documents, 250 - REAL ESTATE SALE helmets, hats, all related war memorabilia WWI, WWII, Canadian/German or others. ENERGY EFFICIENT Custom Built Antiques, collectibles, aviation, nautical, (2 years) BUNGALOW, ST. LAZARE. coins, badges, maps, signs. Please contact 1600sqft. Open House May 15, 2pm – 4pm. Patrick 450-458-4319, patrick148@ca.inter. 3 large bedrooms PLUS den; 2.5 baths. 3 net, 2760A Côte St-Charles, St-Lazare, Reni walk outs; half-acre private lot. Sunny all Decors (160901) day. Off Montée St. Robert. DuProprio #648096: $307,000. 450-424-1588 (160519)
Silver Chrysler LHS 2000 with 267,000 kms. Highway driven only to Florida, Very clean, all electric. 3.5 engine with a V-6 $1700 Please call 450-458-7488 BMW 535 i xDrive, 2010, 83,000 km, automatic, 4 door, blue, beige leather interior, sunroof, heated seats and steering wheel, GPS, Bluetooth, 2 sets of tires and rims, beautiful high performance car, very clean. 514-774-7428
2010 Civic 4 door, Automatic, Leather Heated Seats, Tinted Electric Windows, Mag Wheels, Titanium Brown, Dealer serviced, 175,000 kms, $6900. Leave Message 514-244-3035 Chevrolet Malibu LS sedan 2013 top condition, 77,175 kms, OnStar feature, 2 sets of tires on rims with steel mags. $10,950. 450458-0527
Kia Sportage LX 2009 with Convenience Package, (4WD), manual, 136,000kms, very good condition, never accidented, new 4 season tires, towing hitch inc., asking $8,900 neg., 450-424-4308 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL, Lease Take Over, 67,000 kms, Black, Leather package , 22 months remaining @$325/month. View on Leasebusters.com ID #140741. Call 514-2203398 MGB 1979. Hard top and Soft top. 4 new tires in 2015. Previous owner from Texas. Price: 6,000$. Call: 450 458 2903 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. 514-218-2776
Mazda 3 2008, 4-door sedan, automatic transmission, Aurora Blue, fully equipped, lady driver, highway mileage, fog lights and winter tires on rims, new battery, new brakes all around, new shocks, $3600. 450-455-5249 2000 Mercedes E320 4-matic with 167,000 kms. Gold metallic with tan leather interior. Sunroof + AWD. New brakes, shocks, ball joints, master cylinder, computer and radiator in last 2 years. Some rust on fender. $1250. 450-458-2754 2003 Kia Rio, Automatic, Green, new all season tires, very clean, 121000kms, $2,500 2003 Kia Rio, Standard, Silver, very clean, 172000kms, $2,200 both 4door. 514-773-0394 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 2006 Mercedes CLS 500,Silver, never winter driven. 86,000 kms, very clean, $18,000 – negotiable. Call Ray: 514-668-9718.
Legion News The final Pub Quiz for the winter season was held last Wednesday, April 27. Top score was held by the team called Leftovers and in second place was Syd. The result was $170 raised for the Terry Fox Foundation. Thank you for all those who participated each month. See you September 28 for the start of the fall season of Pub Quizzes. Tuesday night $3 hamburgers have been really popular so far and more are planned every Tuesday through the summer season. Friday night barbeques will begin May 13 and the menu that night will be steak. Please reserve as soon as possible at (450) 458-4882 as it’s sure to be a sold out
event. We are looking for volunteers to set up a great meal such as salmon, steak, chicken etc. during the summer. The sign up list is posted in the bar. There will be a Royal Canadian Legion contingent this coming Sunday, May 8, at St. James Anglican Church at 11 a.m. where they will help Padre Lt. Commander Bateman commemorate the end of the Battle of the Atlantic and V.E. Day. The Battle of the Atlantic was the hardest fought and longest battle of World War II, lasting from 1939-1945. Lest we Forget
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Sixty years ago the women of St. James’ Church launched what has become a great Hudson tradition, an opportunity to enjoy a lovely day in the country while visiting beautiful homes and gardens. Experience real Hudson hospitality and a scrumptious luncheon at St. James’ Church by the Lake of Two Mountains or at St. Mary’s church. Spring bouquets donated by friends and neighbours grace luncheon tables. This event, the St. James’ Church primary fundraiser, also benefits many other charities. The homeowners sought, and found, this beautiful private lot in the forest and fell in love with the area surrounded by golf and nature trails. Only a year ago, they finished their 2,650 sq. ft. bungalow built by local builder, Daniel Rodrigue and partner interior designer, Janice Duncan. Step inside and find yourself in a bright and open living space with 12-foot ceilings, large multi-pane windows, and doors that offer splendid views of the beautiful garden and extensive forest. Four large white columns with stone pillars welcome you to the gracious living room and open-concept gourmet kitchen with stunning corbels on the island and hood. A large custom-designed fireplace is a focal point in the centre of the living room area, flanked by two coordinating bookcases. All walls have been painted in a soft neutral colour and elegant oak hardwood floors can be seen throughout the house. Double and triple crown and cove mouldings are also used throughout the house. The gourmet kitchen is designed with entertaining in mind with a new country
style mixing cream wooden cabinets and dark granite countertops.The backsplash has lovely mosaic tiles in a variety of copper tones. An over-sized dark chocolate kitchen island has a double sink and the same rich granite countertop. A charming breakfast area to one side of the kitchen has French doors leading to the three season screened-in sunroom which is a cozy retreat with its wicker furniture. Note that the screens in the porch are automated and come with a handy remote control. The kitchen table has a Lazy Susan in the middle, a fun detail and handy for those who like to entertain. Don’t miss the dreamy walk-in-pantry with a large countertop and enough shelf space to store food for the entire Downton Abbey household. The adjacent dining room has a beautiful coffered ceiling with a tray ceiling that adds depth and visual interest. Double doors lead to the master bedroom with another splendid view of the forest. There is a large walk-in closet and a charming bathroom with double sinks, white granite countertop, an elegant freestanding double soaker bathtub and a large double walk-in shower with stunning Italian marble tiles in soft beige and gray tones. On the opposite side of this bungalow we find a home office, guest bathroom, spacious guest room and hobby room. Before you leave, be sure to check out the many special lighting fixtures throughout the house including the Swarovski pendants over the kitchen island that have been carefully chosen to match the style of the home.
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THINGS TO SEE AND DO
To submit your “Things to See and Do”, send your information to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca before Monday noon. All announcements should include dates, times and addresses. Publishing priority will be given to free events, non-profit, and community based groups. BAIE D’URFÉ Book the date! Rain or shine, there are many treasures to be found at the Alexander von Humboldt Garage Sale on Saturday, May 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come by and browse and while there, enjoy a delicious snack. AvH School is located at 216 Victoria Street, corner Normandy Street. BEACONSFIELD The Beaconsfield Garden Club holds its meetings every second Wednesday of the month. On May 11, Ken Taylor of Green Barn Farm will speak about ‘Changing your Garden (Detoxing) and Food Selection (Anti-Aging).’ The meetings take place (in English) at the Herb Linder Annex (next to the Beaconsfield Library), 303 Beaconsfield Blvd. Suggested arrival time is 7 -7:15 p.m. The session starts at 7:30 pm. Admission is free for members and fee for guests is $5. For more information consult www.beaconsfieldgardenclub.ca. DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX Fondation Village - helping seniors, will be hosting a fundraising Fashion Show Wednesday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Karnak Shriners Temple, 3350 Boulevard des Sources. Frank Lyman Design, Boutique Artizan and Salon Maxicolor DDO will be featured. Tickets are $25 and may be obtained ahead of time by calling (514) 294-5771 or (514) 631-6533. There will be a cash bar, music and light refreshments. HUDSON The Hudson Village Quilters is holding its biennial show. Over 50 handcrafted quilts will be on display at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre, 394 Main Road, Friday, May 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. (vernissage), Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. For information, contact hudsonvillagequilters@gmail.com. The Hudson Historical Society monthly meeting takes place Monday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. featuring ‘Creating a Heritage Centre’ presented by Michael Cooper. Michael is a long-time resident of Wakefield, Quebec, and the President of the Fairbairn House Heritage Centre. A retired educator, he has a lifelong interest in heritage, both preservation and presentation. His illustrated talk will show how a rather tired 1861 farmhouse, an original round-log cabin, a donated barn, and some timbers have been brought together to create a heritage centre, which was visited by 2,000 people from 22 countries last summer. Please join us for this very informative talk at StJames Church Hall, 642 Main Road. The Como Lending Library is pleased to announce the following additions to our collection for the month of May. Non-Fiction - Maggie Smith, Michael Coveney; Fiction - The Summer Before The War, Helen Simonson; Daughters of the Samurai, Janice P.
Nimura and Fifteen Dogs, André Alexis; and Mystery - The Short Drop, Matthew Fitzsimmons and Far From True, Linwood Barclay. The library is located at 273 Main Road. The Vaudreuil-Soulanges Palliative Care Residence Foundation (VSPCRF) invites you to join its Community Garage Sale taking place Saturday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 90 Como Garden in Hudson (postponed to Sunday, May 15 if it rains). We have our permits and we supply the space and tables for free. All you have to do is register and bring whatever you wish to sell. We only ask that you kindly donate a percentage of your proceeds to the Foundation. The VSPCRF Community Garage Sale is on a first come first served basis. Please contact Barbara Firth at (450) 202-2202, Ext. 132 or bfirth@mspvs.org to reserve a table. Hudson Fine Craft presents Rites of Spring 2016 from May 6 to June 5, a collaborative event showcasing the creativity of artisans in the region in a monthlong event featuring quilt makers, textile artists, gardening tips, markets, workshops, exhibitions, puppet shows, feltmaking, and concerts. For a complete list of events, check the website at hudsonritesofspring.weebly.com. PINCOURT CASCA Vaudreuil-Dorion and CASCA Soulanges will be holding two adoption days Saturday, May 7, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., one at Faubourg de l’Île Shopping Centre, 101 Cardinal-Léger Blvd. in Pincourt, and one at Mondou’s, 22800 Dumberry Road, Vaudreuil-Dorion (near new Costco). For information regarding our adoption days, contact vaudreuil@cascaorg.ca or 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. POINTE CLAIRE The West Island Women’s Centre will hold the free seminar Exploring Dementia Tuesday, May 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. Join McGill Researcher Sherezad Abadi Perez, who will explore the natural course of aging as well as dementia and its impact on memory. Topics discussed include the link between overall mental and physical health and exercise and how to keep the mind active. The seminar will be held at St. Columba-bythe-Lake Church, 11 Rodney Avenue, (enter by the parking lot entrance on Vincennes). All of the seminars are free and open to the general public. Please call to register. Free childcare for preschool-aged children is also available, but you must register for this service by 3 p.m. the day before. Note you may not bring your child with you to the seminar room. For more information visit or call (514) 695-8529, or e-mail womenscentre@wiwc.ca.
B-747 pilot and author Steve Abbey who will be continuing his last presentation and focusing on the modern day airliner and those who operate them. Meeting starts at 11 a.m. in the Pointe Claire Legion Hall, at 365 St-Louis Avenue. A $5 voluntary landing fee is requested for a light lunch. Anyone interested in the history of civil or military aviation is welcome. For further information call Ron at (450) 463-1998. The Quebec Family History Society invites you to a lecture by Lorraine Gosselin on Exploring the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Quebec (BAnQ) website: A Treasure Trove of Information. The BAnQ website has millions of records of interest to genealogists, plus many more unexpected sources of information. Join us Saturday May 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 173 Cartier. Cost: $20 for Members, $25 Non-Members. Advance reservations required by phone at (514) 695-1502 or e-mail qfhs@bellnet.ca. STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE Every year the graduating students of the Visual Arts Program at John Abbott College put together an exhibition of their best work. The vernissage is a time for celebrating our graduating students’ accomplishments. Their work will be showcased at the vernissage Friday, May 6, from 7 to 9 p.m., everyone welcome. Show Hours: Saturday, May 7, through
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Tuesday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission Agora Gallery, Edifice Casgrain John Abbott College 21275 Lakeshore Road. The Sainte-Anne Singers, directed by Margo Keenan, invite you to Vox a celebration of the human voice singing in unaccompanied harmony. The concert offers a musical smorgasbord from Bruckner to the Beatles, including exquisite works by outstanding contemporary composers of Canada and Europe. Concerts take place Saturday, May 14, 8 p.m. at Union Church, 24 Maple Street and on Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m. at St. Marks’ Church, 865 Lakeshore Road, Dorval. Tickets are $20, $5 for children 12 years and under. The audience will be invited to a reception following the Saturday performance. FURTHER AFIELD The Lakeshore Concert Band presents its annual Gala Concert, ‘From Shadows to Light,’ Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m. at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal. This concert features music such as Capriccio Espagnol, Light Cavalry overture, Stardust and Harlem Nocturne. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students at the door, or $18 & $13 in advance. For more information call (514) 428-0636 or consult www. lakeshoreconcertband.ca.
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addlebrook! 4 bedrooms, 3+1 bathrooms, granite & wood kitchen, ¿replace, Brazilian hardwood, Stonehard garage Àooring & Prosalt walls, High, dry & bright ¿nished Bsmt with 7.1 home theatre & large open playroom with full bath. Walk to Bordelais nature bog, Evergreen & Westwood Jr. A MUST SEE!
On May 19, the Canadian Aviation Historical Society Montreal Chapter features as guest speaker Cathay Pacific
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LAC BROME
SENNEVILLE
$5,900,000 John Garino Real Estate Broker ROYAL LEPAGE ACTION
514-975-4096
21 ch Byers, Lac Brome. Outstanding 140 acre estate with fabulous views, swimming lake and exquisite gardens, 6 bdrm, 9 Įreplaces, guest house. MLS# 16422015
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$3,300,000 John Garino Real Estate Broker ROYAL LEPAGE ACTION
514-975-4096
340 ch Senneville. Incredible opportunity to purchase the last tract of waterfront land on Lake of Two Mountains. Approximately 15 acres/ 950 feet on the water. MLS# 9231298
$1,875,000 John Garino Real Estate Broker ROYAL LEPAGE ACTION
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$790,000 Sandy Cameron Sales Representative M. JEAN CAMERON REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BROKERAGE
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44 FOREST HILL ROAD, LONG SAULT, ONT. Arrowhead Estates - Custom built 3500 sq.Ō. 4br home with complete stone exterior, all kinds of upgrades and Įnish situated on a fully serviced lot in a custom built residenƟal area near Cornwall. MLS N0241
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4192 Ch. St Angelique, Saint Lazare. Equestrian center, beauƟful log home, best locaƟon in heart of St-Lazare. On trails, private, revenue, indoor arena, jumping & dressage rings, salt water pool, Įreplace and much more. MLS#17461714
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CENTURY 21 SHIELD 6400 LE DOMAINE, RR1, SUMMERSTOWN. REALTY LTD. Exquisite Waterfront Property with 2885 sq.Ō. BROKERAGE Extensive renovaƟons. Spacious entrance Independently Owned and Operated with skylight, SepƟc replaced 1989; dbl insul 465 Pit Street Cornwall, On. 613-930-1136 aƩ garage 31x26. 45 min. to Montreal. N0968
$448,000 Derek Scott Sales Representative PROPERTY GUYS #132313
613-331-0752
Glen Robertson. 2 storey with separate private Granny suite. TherapeuƟc indoor pool, easy maintenance. Bilingual school bus route. 10 minutes from Alexandria, 45 from West Island! Reduced for immediate occupancy. Realtor.ca #X3393420. Kijiji #1132040524
GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY!
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SEGUIN REALTY LTD.
613-676-0215
$399,900
General store, butcher shop, LCBO distributor & recent 10 seat diner with all accessories (2013), all in strategically located area. Live in the upper spacious apartment & have your own business downstairs. Call for info! M.L.S. M1256
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$359,000 Marc Leduc Real Estate Broker GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-795-0638
Rigaud. PresƟgious! BeauƟful large home with high-end Įnished throughout. Second Ňoor mezzanine overlooks kitchen. Possibility of bi-generaƟon. A must see! #12162718
Zsolt Fischer Real Estate Broker
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-816-0729
Saint-Lazare. Charming, budget friendly 4-bedroom coƩage close to nature trails and park. Finished basement. Private yard. MLS# 24280832
RECENTLY RENOVATED
$324,900 Lorraine Cédilot Certified Real Estate Broker
ROYAL DE MONTRÉAL INC.
514-953-9254
Vaudreuil-Dorion. Charming bungalow has undergone many renovaƟons since 2006. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, Įnished basement with separate entrance. Perfect for teenager! Great yard with spa! #22996400
$225,000
$285,000 Anita Lasis Real Estate Broker GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-655-4116
Pierrefonds-Roxboro. 17077 Rue Apple-Blossom. A 1958 3-bedroom split-level home on a 6600 sq. Ō. lot. Mostly hardwood Ňoors, 2014 electric furnace, central air, large greenhouse in the backyard. Located in quiet Hillside Gardens near Yuile Park. Close to shopping and transportaƟon. #20411023
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Très St-Rédempteur. Country living at its best! Spacious 3-bedroom home on large lot. Ideal for entertaining. I/G pool. Priced to sell! #13393649
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VAUDREUIL-DORION 434 Rue Graham $264,000 Amanda Keys 514-568-9631 EXIT Performa
Île-Perrot. Why pay condo fees? Ideal fro daycare or in-law suite. Spacious openconcept main Ňoor, Įnished basement, fenced yard with A/G pool. #17615722
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Île-Perrot. Wonderful bright 2-bedroom condo. Open-concept and spacious. Kitchen w/island and lots of counter space. Large storage area. #27267264
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UNITS STARTING AT:
$339,950 + tax 448 Main Road, Hudson
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday May 6-8th 10am - 6 pm You are personally invited to stop by for a coffee and let me introduce the Hudson Gables project to you.
• All corner units with large balcony • 2 bedroom /2 bathroom • Elevator • Underground Parking • Pet Friendly • Hardwood Floors • Quartz/Granite Counter Tops • 9’ Ceilings • Crown Molding
High-end condominium project right in the heart of our village. 12 LUXURY CONDOMINIUMS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF HUDSON VILLAGE - SPRING 2017
SALES OFFICE IS OPEN 12-5PM TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. INFO: 514.415.8777 HUDSONGABLESCONDOS@GMAIL.COM
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