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Federal New Democra�c Party (NDP) leader Thomas Mulcair (right) was in Hudson recently to oﬃcially endorse municipal elec�on candidate Bill Nash in his bid for Mayor of Hudson.

Mulcair endorses Hudson mayoral candidate Bill Nash John Jantak

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Tom Mulcair, leader of the federal New Democra�c Party (NDP), paid a special visit to Hudson to oﬃcially en-

dorse mayoral candidate Bill Nash who announced his bid for elec�on during an impromptu press conference at Jack Layton Park last Friday, September 22. “I am so proud to be here on the rst

day of his campaign because he’s not only an outstanding administrator both public and private, he’s also got a heart of gold,” Mulcair told Your Local Journal. ConƟnued on page 3

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Federal NDP leader lifelong friend of mayoralty candidate Regular council meeƟng aƩendee Even though he’s only lived in Hudson for four years, Nash feels he Continued from page 1 learned about the workings of the “This is the rare senior business- town and has regularly a�ended counman who has also worked �relessly cil mee�ngs. “I love this place and I with people who were the sickest of have the skills and experience to conthe sick and put in place an AIDS hos- tribute. The challenge of becoming pice that was second to none in Cana- mayor excites me. I’m aware of what da. This is the Bill Nash who’s been my the job entails. I’ve been cha�ng on friend since we were kids. That’s why and oﬀ with (Mayor) Ed Prévost who I’m so honoured to be here today on has been giving me very good advice. I know exactly what I’m ge�ng into,” the day of his launch,” said Mulcair. His support for Nash is more than he said. “The management of the town s�ll just endorsing a life-long friend, said Mulcair. “He’s a dear friend but also needs improvement. It s�ll hasn’t fully an incredibly capable guy. He’s worked recovered from the turmoil of the hard his whole life and I know he’s go- (Louise) Villandré years. There’s a lot of work to be done there and I can cering to bring straighttainly help with forward talk, I am so proud to be here that. Ed and his determination on the  rst day his campaign team did a great and openness to job bringing it this because he’s not only an outcouncil. And I will far. They’ve got standing administrator both be there beside the nances unpublic and private, he’s also him when he beder control which gins his door-togot a heart of gold. is a major accomdoor campaign,” – NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair plishment,” said Mulcair added. Nash. Private and Louise-Léger Villandré pleaded public sector experience guilty in December 2015 to six of 19 Nash is drawing upon his signicant criminal charges in rela� on to $1.1 experience in both the private and million that went missing from the public sector to lead the town. His 40-

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town between 1996 and 2013 during her role as Director General. Infrastructure upgrades Nash said the Town of Hudson has to start looking at upgrading its infrastructure. “The town has been let go. The maintenance needed hasn’t been done and we have to catch up. We have to catch up with the roads which will be a major undertaking. We have to catch up with Pine Lake and restore Hudson to the beauty that everybody remembers. I’m ready for the challenge,” he said. “I wouldn’t be si�ng

here if I wasn’t.” When asked why he’s endorsing Nash instead of Jamie Nicholls, the former federal NDP Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges who is also running for mayor, Mulcair said, “Jamie is a nice guy. I had the pleasure of si�ng with him in O�awa for several years. Bill is a lifelong friend and someone that I know to be a top-ight public administrator, businessman and well-regarded for his volunteerism. This is why I’m endorsing Bill.”

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year work career was focused primarily in the technology industry, mostly in senior management roles. His work history includes s�nts in research-anddevelopment and manufacturing for many start-up companies. Nash ended his career as a chief opera�ng oﬃcer. He has also sat on the board of the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) for ve years and spent 20 years as a volunteer and chairman of the Maison d’Hérelle AIDS hospice. “My experience at a board level at the SAAQ, with community organiza�ons, and with business has given me a very rounded management experience that I can bring to the role of mayor,” said Nash.

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Feeling the heat Unless you’ve been living under a nice cool rock somewhere, you know that fall came in like an inferno this year with unprecedented September temperatures right as we’re all se�ling into the new school year. And with freak weather phenomena becoming more norm than anomaly, we have to start paying closer a�en�on to ins�tu�ons that were designed for previous genera�ons and meteorological condi�ons. While most hospitals and government buildings are equipped to keep pa�ents and staﬀ comfortable regardless of the outside condi�ons, most public schools not only lack air condi�oning, they’re lucky to have a single electric fan in each respec�ve classroom. During a humid heat wave last summer, work crews at the downtown CHUM superhospital construc�on site walked out, ci�ng high temperature and poor air quality during a peak of a 36 degree humidex reading. We rang the bell this week hi�ng a humidex reading of 40. School boards take provisions to include scheduling windows to accommodate snow days. Sugges�ons raised this week on social media advoca�ng the inclusion of heat days make perfect sense in our evolving climate reality. Holding classes in extended degrees of discomfort is neither conducive to teaching nor learning and if educa�on ministers and school board employees conduct their business in a climate-controlled environment, in all fairness, steps should be taken to ensure that the same degree of comfort is available to the end users – the students and staﬀ.

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This gentle fellow stopped to pay a visit in the backyard of Notre-Damede-l’Île-Perrot resident of C.J. Maxwell recently. Do you have a photo taken in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region you’d like to submit as a Photo of the Week? Send it to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca. Due to the popularity of this feature, we’ve had many submissions and will showcase them all on our website at www.yourlocaljournal.ca/photo-of-the-week.

Dear Editor: editor@yourlocaljournal.ca PoliƟcal parƟes at the municipal level Dear Editor, As the 2017 municipal elec�ons loom closer, it is cri�cal that voters consider the impact of their vote especially when it comes to candidates that are part or members of poli�cal par�es at the local level. Most of the Canadian provinces don’t allow poli�cal par�es to exist at the municipal level – Quebec and BC being the excep�ons. The thought behind the ban is mostly associated with democracy – or the lack thereof – when your city councillor is bound by party lines and not by his or her role as a duly represented official elected to represent his or her cons�tuents. The role of a city councillor is mainly to listen, be available and when able respond to the issues, comments, and sugges�ons of the ci�zens of his or her district and act accordingly. Where is the democracy when an elected official will be forced to vote along party lines without taking into account the needs and requirements of the individuals they represent? In larger ci�es that have 50, 60 or more elected ofcials, there may be a role for poli�cal par�es but in smaller towns and ci�es that have nine or seven elected officials, poli�cal par�es have no democra�c purpose and should be avoided at all costs. Opt instead for strong independent candidates that can truly represent you at City Council. Paul Lavigne St. Lazare Clearing the waters Dear Editor, Two hot topics for the western end of VaudreuilDorion – roads and potable water – are slowly being cured or should we say moving towards a solu�on. Both problems depended on provincial involvement, nancially and legally. Both are coming to a head. In the last few days, heavy equipment started widening and removing broken asphalt on Route Harwood between Highways 20 and 40. This work should be totally completed by the end of the year. As to the second topic, potable water for three dis�nct areas - Hudson Acres, Tree Farm, and the Ritchie Development – the journey is beyond belief at the provincial level: MAMOT, MDDELCC, MTMDET, PRIMEAU and on and on! I sent le�ers to our town council as well as our provincial and na�onal representa�ves and then I had copies of this le�er delivered to just about everyone in these three sectors. On August 29, two good neighbours and I were asked to a�end a mee�ng that would deal only with the prob-

lem of potable water – an update. We requested that the results of that mee�ng be forwarded to all residents of the three districts by September 10. Lo and behold, within three days we had received the en�re info requested in both official languages. And so, we all hope to have potable water running from out water taps by the end of July, 2018. Bob Corriveau Vaudreuil-Dorion Dog aƩack Dear Editor, Two weeks ago in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, I witnessed a brutal a�ack by a pit bull on a spaniel (Your Local Journal, September 14, page 5). My husband and I were driving down the street when a dog came charging. We stopped and watched the pit bull run up to the rst dog. He then went across the street where a woman had her dog in her arms. The pit bull grabbed her dog by the leg and was pulling and writhing and growling. There was no way that they could dislodge the bi�ng dog. A lady had an umbrella and was hi�ng the pit bull. A young teenager was pulling at it, trying to get it off the spaniel. We watched in horror realizing that this pit bull was not going to stop its a�ack. I got out of my car and tried to nd something to hit the a�acker with to help somehow. The woman who owned the pit bull was unable to command the dog off – he just kept pulling and tugging at the dog’s leg while it was bleeding and yelping. A full minute passed before a man came out of his house and started shou�ng at the pit bull as he was running over. It s�ll hung on un�l the man physically pulled it off the spaniel. The pit bull then jumped up and was bi�ng the dog everywhere. The man pulled the dog off again but did not seem to be able to control him. Finally the man was able to pull the dog off and he took it into the house. I have heard of pit bull a�acks but never envisioned how very violent it was. We were all helpless un�l the owner intervened. I was sure that during this effort to save the spaniel from harm one of the ladies would be a�acked. We guided the owner of the spaniel to our car and drove her to the vet. It was the saddest thing I have ever seen, the owner placed the spaniel on the table and removed the leash from her dog. She was pleading for someone to help her poor dog (I learnt the dog’s name was Ozzy). A woman came into the room, checked the dog, and said she was taking Ozzy into see the vet. Moments later the vet informed the woman that the dog was dead. During the a�ack the pit bull must have clamped a major organ. ConƟnued on page 9

Hawa notes signiﬁcant achievements during her term as Ste. Anne’s mayor John Jantak

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Paola Hawa is hopeful Ste. Anne de Bellevue ciƟzens will consider the many benets the municipality has reaped during her current four-year mandate as she begins to campaign for a second consecuƟve term as mayor in the upcoming municipal elecƟon. “It’s a mandate that started with a lot of apprehension and challenges,” Hawa told Your Local Journal during an interview alongside the city’s boardwalk and canal on Tuesday, September 26. Ste. Anne’s Hospital transfer The transfer of Ste. Anne’s Hospital from federal to provincial jurisdicƟon which was completed this spring was just one issue which provoked ‘a lot of anxiety’, she said. “It resulted in us turning lemons into lemonade. “Instead of a possible $3 million loss per year (from lost tax revenue), we made up for it through transfer payments and also gained the land around the hospital which is valued at $3.8 million,” said Hawa. While she didn’t speculate what will be done with the adjoining land, Hawa said the city should consider future development that is complementary to

the hospital. “Ste. Anne’s Hospital is our economic engine and it has established itself as a centre of excellence in terms of geriatric care for other centres to follow. “We’re working very closely with the hospital. The West Island has one of the highest growing populaƟons of seniors on the island. We need to do something about that, not only to house these people, but also to provide the appropriate services the elderly need.” AgglomeraƟon readjustment Another signicant achievement is the revision in the method of calculaƟng the amount of money each demerged city on the island of Montreal has to contribute annually to the agglomeraƟon for the various services – such as re, police and water – that Ste. Anne’s receives. The modicaƟon resulted in a gain of $3.4 million annually for the city. “On an annual operaƟng budget, we were sending 54 per cent of our revenue directly to the city of Montreal to pay our share,” said Hawa. Both the hospital transfer payments and reformulaƟon of the annual expenditure to the agglomeraƟon will provide Ste. Anne’s with a signicant surplus next year, according to Hawa. “We’re in the best nancial situaƟon

probably in the enƟre history of Ste. Anne’s,” said Hawa. “It’s a huge relief. We’re probably looking at a surplus of close to $6 million in 2018. That’s unheard of in this city.” The unexpected increase in revenue may not necessarily result in tax relief for residents, said Hawa. “I’m not opposed to tax breaks but we need to look at the debt we have and try to pay that down. I also want to look at establishing reserves for infrastructure projects so that if we need to do something in a couple of years at a cost or $2 or $3 million, we don’t want to start taking out loans for the full amount,” she said. Green space preservaƟon The recent revision and adopƟon of the city’s Programme parƟculier d’urbanisme (PPU), which signicantly curbs development in the city’s North Sector and preserves a large swath of green space adjacent to the l’Anse a l’Orme nature park, is another important achievement which helps preserve one of the last remaining expanses of green space on the island, said Hawa. The preservaƟon of what Hawa considers to be an important eco-system for the enƟre West Island will help to maintain the city’s reputaƟon as being environmentally friendly and draw

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Ste. Anne de Bellevue’s Mayor Paola Hawa cites the nancial gains aƩained by the city from the transfer of Ste. Anne’s Hospital, the recalculaƟon of the amount of money contributed to the Montreal agglomeraƟon, and the preservaƟon of green space in the city’s North Sector as some of the reasons why ciƟzens should vote for her in the upcoming municipal elecƟon.

more tourists to the area. “Preserving this area is as important to us as Mount Royal is to Montreal and Stanley Park is to people in Vancouver. These three achievements came around with a lot of hard work and focus,” said Hawa.

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Danger zone With September close to wrapping up, we’re all rela�vely se�led into our new school year rou�nes save for the things out of the ordinary that keep life interes�ng – like an ongoing road construc�on project that throws a detour into my daily commute and an unprecedented heat wave that has us all (well, me anyways) whining for January. Those, and the fact that my son signed up for a couple of clubs that extend his day – and thereby my drive. “I’ve joined the archery club,” he told me. “Great,” I answered. “Twice a week at 7 a.m.” “That’s.... great...” Now, I love archery. It’s one of those things that I fell in love with as soon as I tried it, like billiards, high jump, and white wine. But not that early in the morning. “I guess this is how they weed out the serious par�cipants from those who just want to shoot at things,” I mused. “No,” my son replied. “We have those people too.” In my adolescence, I had a friend who lived in one of Montreal’s infamous apartments replete with a wrought iron staircase and all rooms located oﬀ one long hallway. I don’t know what made him think it would be a good idea to set up a target at the end of the hallway to prac�ce with his bow and arrow but I do know his neighbour was not as enthusias�c with this prac�ce when arrows began rudely piercing the drywall – nor were the police. Maybe it’s something that’s hardwired into us from our hunter/gatherer days. Most people I know who’ve tried archery are hooked on perfec�ng their form and grouping for overall, con�nued improvement. An archer at the top of his or her cra� shoots in a beau�ful uid mo�on. Unlike darts. I’ve never understood why anyone thought it would be a good idea to give drunken people sharp projec�les to play with but, like archery, in the absence of warfare, I guess we – collec�vely, as humans – needed to nd some good use for all those le�over weapons we’d created. This can be the only reasonable explana�on for things like javelin, fencing, and – if you’re old enough to remember before they were banned – lawn darts. I once worked with a fellow who had the best theory for why organized sports exist and have such a loyal following. “If we didn’t have them,” he said, “there’d be a lot more wars in the world.” Of course, he was also of the opinion that the reason you added your name as the top scorer of video games was so the government knew who to recruit as a ghter pilot in the event we need to fend oﬀ an alien invasion. I think that humans are inherently drawn to the allure of danger, boys in par�cular, and though I worry about them constantly, I talk myself down with the knowledge that my son is with a competent instructor and the kids are old and responsible enough. “What’s the other club you joined?” I asked him. “Rock climbing.” That’s.... great...

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Vaudreuil Volkswagen oﬃcially opened its doors at its new loca�on, 29 Cité-desJeunes Boulevard in Vaudreuil-Dorion on Tuesday, September 19. It was a gala event with a guest list that included Mayor of Vaudreuil-Dorion Guy Pilon. “We are very happy for them. They are a good partner for the town, they understand what Vaudreuil-Dorion wants,” he said no�ng that the company brings quality jobs to the area. Client saƟsfacƟon “It’s really about the people,” said Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. President Maria Stentström as she congratulated concessionaires Jean Lanctôt and Gilles Pilon on their magnicent new white frame dealership. “We always want our clients to feel like they are members of our family,” she added emphasizing that customer sa�sfac�on has always been the keystone of Volkswagen philosophy. “This is one of the best Volkswagen dealerships in Canada,” she said no�ng that it is well placed for easy access from the highway and well designed to provide

customer service. Jean Lanctôt, in his opening remarks, described the signicance of combining the white frame architectural concept with a highway loca�on. “The rst white frame dealership beside an autoroute was built in 2011. It was an immediate success,” stated Lanctôt adding that as sales more than doubled at that loca�on, it became necessary to increase staﬀ. Design and locaƟon Vaudreuil Volkswagen’s new white frame facility follows that pa�ern. The 38,000 square foot building situated parallel to Highway 40 is expected to surpass the original prototype. Customer service is the rst priority in the design of the building. Designed for customer service With 18 service bays, 5 vehicle esthe�cs areas and 2 spaces allocated for delivery of purchased vehicles to clients, the white frame architectural concept is focused on func�onality and accessibility. Ample storage space for seasonal �res has been allocated for clients that do not have storage space at home. e-Golf The all-electric e-Golf, the rst 100%

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Danie DeschĂŞnes seeks ďŹ rst full term as mayor in Notre-Dame-de-lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x17D;le-Perrot John Jantak

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Danie DeschĂŞnes pledged to conĆ&#x;nue serving her consĆ&#x;tuents and maintain the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family-friendly policy if re-elected to serve her ď&#x192;&#x17E;rst full fouryear term as mayor in the upcoming municipal elecĆ&#x;on in Notre-Dame-delâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x17D;le-Perrot (NDIP). DeschĂŞnes was ď&#x192;&#x17E;rst elected mayor

during a by-elecĆ&#x;on in June 2014 aĹ&#x152;er former Mayor Marie-Claude Nichols won the provincial elecĆ&#x;on two months earlier. Nichols resigned aĹ&#x152;er being reelected in November 2013 to assume her role as provincial Liberal MNA for Vaudreuil. Gained experience While she may not have completed a full-four year mandate, DeschĂŞnes said the experience she gained during the

past three-and-a-half years helped her acquire the necessary experience and skills to conĆ&#x;nue fulď&#x192;&#x17E;lling the requirements needed for the posiĆ&#x;on. She added being re-elected would ensure an uninterrupted transiĆ&#x;on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel more conď&#x192;&#x17E;dent in this elecĆ&#x;on,â&#x20AC;? DeschĂŞnes told Your Local Journal during an interview on September 26. Being a councillor for one full four-year term before I became mayor helped a lot because I learned about what was

going on in the city and how to manage it.â&#x20AC;? She became a District 1 councillor in 2009 and was re-elected in 2013. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been very involved in the last four years,â&#x20AC;? said DeschĂŞnes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a person that likes to know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in each ď&#x192;&#x17E;le and to have the council involved in decision-making so that we can have a clear vision to accurately communicate whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed from our municipal employees.â&#x20AC;? ConĆ&#x;nued on page 19

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Continued from page 4 Arriving home, I saw the owners of the pit bull were outside with Public Security. I told them Ozzy had died. I asked the elderly woman why she owned a dog she could not control. She was visibly shaken and her son told her not to tell her grandchildren inside the house that the spaniel had died due to the pit bull’s violent a�ack. I found this so ironic that his children were in the house with an animal that just killed another living being. I worry for their safety a�er witnessing this dog’s behaviour. I was surprised at his nonchalant reac�on to what had just occurred. I sent an email to the city. They came to my house but said there was no ac�on (besides municipal nes) they could take. If I saw the dog unmuzzled, I should report it. I now carry a weapon when I walk with my two-year-old granddaughter who lives just a few doors from this violent pit bull. I know a�er witnessing this dreadful scene that I would not be able to protect her without a weapon. This pit bull is s�ll around and much of our community is scared. Next �me it will be a human being that dies. Linda Schreindorfer Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Public insƟtuƟons merit public scruƟny Dear Editor, Prior to the Council of Commissioners mee�ng of the Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) held September 25, 2017, a complaint was led regarding the removal from the board’s site of all documenta�on of three recent major ‘Consulta�ons.’ The consulta�on reports dealt with the ‘Budget,’ ‘Major School Change’ and the ‘Code of Ethics for Commissioners.’ Indeed, very important stuﬀ. Where are our tax dollars going? What schools are closing? Are commissioners behaving ethically? The LBPSB is a public body; the Educa�on Act dictates that school boards launch consulta�ons when necessary. The idea behind these consulta�ons is to obtain responses/opinions on ma�ers that concern the community at large. It is from these responses that informed decisions are made. The withdrawal of these documents is akin to erasing the Pearson board’s history. The board should repost them. Equally disconcer�ng is the fact that the Pearson board, a member of the Quebec English School Boards Associa�on (QESBA), has again via its directors, Ac�ng chair Noel Burke and Commissioner Frank di

Bello, were not at all helpful at the meeting concerning informa�on sought on QESBA’s $1,000,000 budget. The Pearson community pays over $200,000 toward this secre�ve associa�on as it con�nues to formally refuse to disclose any nancial statements. As someone who has followed Quebec’s educa�on scene for several years, sad to say, ma�ers regarding school board openness and accountability are certainly not improving. Chris Eustace Pierrefonds Urban sprawl versus wildlife Dear Editor, Here we go again. We big brained ignorant Homo sapiens. How do we live with animals that have a super sense of smell and get excited by an en�cing garbage bin? How do we live with an animal whose claws are strong enough to break a screen and whose claws are clever enough to open a fridge? Unfortunately not in awe of you some of us want to control you. We don’t delight in your agility and beauty. We forget you have a family and babies. We forget you are protec�ve of your family and have to support them. We want to get rid of you. We want to exterminate you. We think nothing of pu�ng down poison. We think nothing of drowning you. Yikes I cry! Alas, alack! Now we are in a phase of mushrooming urban sprawl (Vaudreuil-Soulanges) entertaining more and more people. That means more people who appear to have lost their contact – or never had the privilege of contact – with nature. How to alert people to the importance of retaining the fauna and the ora that belongs to the planet? How to restore to people how more refreshing and relaxing the place where not, as per G. M. Hopkins, “all is seared with trade; smeared with toil; and wears man’s smudge and shares man’s smell: the soil is bare now, nor can foot feel being shod.” Does the government have to step and ne? That seems to work… People don’t like to lose their money. Least of all to the government. Children are curious. They nd beauty in a stone. They take insects as pets. They see the wonder in a spider’s web. They love the an�cs of a squirrel. They have the respect for the planet. Oh, to remember that �me. This le�er was prompted nally by walking up in La Minerve where nature runs rampant. Thanks to Tim, Luc and Chris�ne, Lyric

Hudson AVIS PUBLIC

PUBLIC NOTICE

est, par les présentes, donné:

is, hereby, given that:

QU’à la séance extraordinaire du Conseil de la Ville d’Hudson, tenue à la Maison Halcro le 25 septembre 2017, le règlement suivant fut présenté et adopté:

At the special meeting of the Council of the Town of Hudson held at the Halcro Cottage, on September 25th, 2017, the following by-law was presented and approved:

RÈGLEMENT NO 693-2017 SUR LA DÉLÉGATION DE POUVOIRS À CERTAINS FONCTIONNAIRES DE LA VILLE D’HUDSON

BY-LAW NO 693-2017 ON THE DELEGATION OF POWERS TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF HUDSON

Ce règlement peut être consulté à l’Hôtel de Ville, 481 Main, Hudson, durant les heures régulières qui sont de 08h30 à 16h30, du lundi au vendredi.

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 4:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday.

Donné à Hudson Le 28 septembre 2017.

Given at Hudson On September 28, 2017. Mélissa Legault - Greﬃère / Town Clerk

and Muse. L. Ramsay L’Île-Cadieux Urban sprawl versus wildlife 2 Dear Editor, In early September on Mayfair Street, between 20 and 40 trees were cut down on a housing development in Hudson. Yes, of course we are talking about private ownership. However we are talking about a legal impera�ve and a moral one. At the moment the tree by-law states that one must have a permit to fell trees larger than a 10-inch diameter. With the new Director General, there is hope that the by-law will be changed to a much smaller diameter. The property about which I spoke has had every tree removed. I measured the diameters today. Some are very large. In any case it is not only by measuring a diameter of a tree that we know the age. There are many factors including, height, etc. It was unnecessary to remove all of these trees. The property directly adjacent on the west side has many trees on it. This house was built between two and three years ago. The builder (or owner) felt it was morally impera�ve, not to men�on aesthe�cally benecial, to keep as many trees as possible. The ne for not ge�ng a permit to cut down a tree is $300. If you build a $1,000,000 home… small change, really, even if you cut 30 trees illegally. The original homes built on Alstonvale Street have many trees on them, my own included. Some of the newer homes on Vipond Street have houses which were built on landll. Trees were removed and because the ground becomes sodden during rainy periods, the ‘replanted’ trees die. The original houses on the north end of Vipond have many trees on each property. There is no knowledge or intelligence re: the plan�ng of trees. Trees, like people, do be�er in a community. To take down 50 to 60 trees and salve your conscience, or the town’s, by plan�ng 10 trees is absurd. I look out on what is le� of a beau�ful wood. It is home to birds, tree frogs, Cicadas, voles, mice, yes even raccoons and skunks and one or more adventuresome fox. The leaves rustle as if singing.

Only a fool would remove that. Frankly, I don’t know how the town makes its judgement. What I do know is that trees are disappearing, unnecessarily. Sincerely Cathryn McNamee Hudson Successful Treasures in the Aƫc Dear Editor, Hudson’s Greenwood Centre for Living History would like to send a huge thank-you to everyone who made our Treasures in the Aƫc event such a success. The funds this event raises for the ongoing maintenance of Greenwood’s historic house and gardens are so important and we are deeply grateful to the many people who ensured that this could happen again this year! Enormous thanks to all the volunteers who took part in the day’s events: Julia and Richard Curry for their enormous effort in managing all the vintage sale items, not only on Saturday but all year; Audrey Gray for taking care of all the appraisers and more; June Kendall, Georgia Jared, Fran de Lallo, Carol Durham and Monique Verdier for their extraordinary eﬀort in crea�ng more than 50 mile-high apple pies (and scones too); Hudson’s Le Verger for their kind permission to use their kitchen; St. James Church; Barb Gibb and her team and all the wonderful student volunteers of Westwood High School; Donna Seaman and Ka�e Miller for baking scones; and Liz Rozon and her team for keeping all the workers fed. Grateful thanks to Darryl Seaman, Jane and Mike Havard, Bailey O’Farrell, George Wall and all the volunteers who ensured the day went without a hitch. And very special thanks to the appraisers who made our ‘an�ques roadshow’ such a success: Robert Carr and Lois Tani, Kevin Colgan, Peter McDonald, Maureen TrudelDecelles and Norm Decelles, Willem de Freitas and Susan Ravdin, Victor Isganaitas and Roberto Menard. And a huge thank-you to all the people who came out to our event and took part in some way. Your support of Greenwood is so very much appreciated. Sincerely, Terry O’Shaughnessy & Audrey Wall The Greenwood Centre for Living History

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PUBLICATION ET AVIS DE DÉLIVRANCE DU CERTIFICAT DE CONFORMITÉ DU RÈGLEMENT NUMÉRO 692.1-2017 (Art. 137.15 de la Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme, c. A-19.1)

PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY OF BY-LAW 692.1-2017 (Section 137.15 of an Act Respecting Land Use Planning and Development c. a-19.1)

Le 7 août 2017, le conseil municipal de la Ville d’Hudson a adopté le règlement suivant :

On August 7th, 2017, the Council of the Town of Hudson adopted the following by-laws:

• RÈGLEMENT No 692.1-2017 VISANT À MODIFIER DE NOUVEAU LE RÈGLEMENT 526 CONCERNANT LE ZONAGE – USAGE SPÉCIFIQUE PERMIS - C-27

• BY-LAW NO 692.1-2017 TO FURTHER AMEND ZONING BY-LAW 526 - SPECIFIC PERMITTED USE - C-27

La Municipalité régionale de comté de VaudreuilSoulanges (MRC) a délivré le certiﬁcat de conformité au schéma d’aménagement requis par la loi, le 21 septembre 2017 (H 2017-09). Cette date marque donc l’entrée en vigueur du règlement numéro 692.1-2017. La révision de ce règlement peut être faite à l’Hôtel de Ville, 481 Main, Hudson, durant les heures régulières qui sont de 08h30 à 16h30, du lundi au vendredi. Donné à Hudson Le 28 septembre 2017.

The regional county municipality of VaudreuilSoulanges (RCM) has issued the certiﬁcate of conformity with the land use plan as required by the law on September 21st, 2017 (H 201709). This date indicates the coming into force of By-Law No 692.1-2017. This by-law may be reviewed at the Town Hall, 481 Main, Hudson, during working hours which are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday. Given at Hudson On September 28, 2017.

Mélissa Legault - Greﬃère / Town Clerk Thursday, September 28, 2017

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PARRYWINKLE JAMES PARRY Wow, what wonderful wacky weather these past couple of weeks. And here we are, as of a few days ago, officially into fall. Who would have ever thunk it? --------------CARPE DIEM - Lawns s�ll being mowed. Perennials, usually as dead as doornails right now, s�ll blooming. Conver�bles s�ll cruising. Shorts, sandals, PHOTO BY MAURICE JEFFERIES short-sleeved shirts, sunglasses, and halter tops s�ll in vogue. Bags of ice selling like hot cakes at local stores. Air condi�oners whirring. And the occasional vee of Canada Geese ying in the wrong direc�on overhead in cloudless robin-egg blue skies obviously equally confused as we are down here below. Ah, don’t you just love it? And to quote the immortal words of the Roman poet, Horace, wri�ng in 23 BC, ‘Carpe diem.’ Okay. So I’m obviously not speaking for everyone. But hey, we really didn’t have a summer and there’s always a seemingly interminable frigid winter ahead of us. When thoughts will turn to snow clearing, bundling up and for some - my beau�ful Sunshine and I included – listening to blazing logs crackling in the replace while reading a good book or whatever! --------------NEW GALLERY IN TOWN - It will be a winter, incidentally, that will also see a new year-round art gallery here in Hudson with the official opening at 448 Main Road this Saturday, September 30, of Galerie Plus, the brainchild of Bert and Heather Markgraf who have long been an integral part of the performing arts and cultural scene in our fair hamlet. In fact, the dynamic duo founded the Hudson Village Theatre (HVT) some 25 years ago under a tent near Mon Village Restaurant with Heather going on to become its rst ar�s�c director in the train sta�on where it is now housed while Bert was the rst president of the board of directors. Both have been in shows put on by the Hudson Music Club and Hudson Players Club, work on StoryFest, and Heather s�ll runs Theatre Panache and produces shows with a local avour such as Phoebe’s Gi� recently and the three The Riversmead Affair sequels of dinner theatre a few years back in which I had the pleasure of playing the part of Sir James to a rave review. And the fact that I wrote the review myself had absolutely nothing to do with it! --------------EXPANDING LOCAL ARTS SCENE - So why now an art gallery? Explains Heather, “The Hudson area has about 100 ac�ve ar�sts and a lot do show at the annual exhibi�ons of the ar�sts groups and about a dozen or so are on the Studio Tour each year. Beyond that, many exhibit outside Hudson and some have galleries that sell their work elsewhere. Ours will provide them with a quality se�ng to exhibit and sell their pain�ngs right in the heart of the village and we will be featuring one or two local ar�sts at a �me changing them every few months.” Adds Bert, “While helping expand the Hudson arts scene, we will also be exhibi�ng and offering for sale Markgraf Prints created by my parents, Peter and Traudl, which were very popular in the 80s and 90s. Since they passed away, however, these have been in storage but we don’t think this is a good place for them. Rather, we think Peter and Traudl would have wanted them seen and distributed to people who like them.” Way to go guys. I’m sure they would be very proud of you both! --------------FOR FRANÇOISE - In closing, a reminder that Lorne Ellio�’s hilarious The Fixer-Upper opens at HVT tomorrow night (Friday, September 29) with another performance on Saturday. It is his rst play ever staged there, it’s a hoot starring Hudsonite Karen Cromar and Kyle GregorPearse, it has received rave reviews elsewhere in Canada, and all proceeds from the show will be going to Nova Hudson in memory of Lorne’s beloved wife, Françoise Doliveux, who passed away in June. For reserva�ons, call the HVT PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY Box Office at (450) 458-5361 or go Taking a coffee break from se�ng up their Galerie Plus which opens this to villagetheatre.ca. weekend, Bert and Heather Markgraf See you there? are looking forward to expanding Hudson’s ar�s�c scene in the heart of the And that’s a wrap! village. E-mail: crea�on@videotron.ca

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

PHOTO COURTESY SYLVIE GAGNIER

Ember-Leah, Ashley-Maria, and Colton Reed photographed in their garden on the eve of a pres�gious free concert in Valleyeld this Sunday, October 1.

Three young Hudson virtuosos and budding stars on stage in Valleyﬁeld Super siblings win prestigious Classival 2017 prize in ensemble music category James Parry

Your Local Journal

They say that a family that plays together stays together. And this is certainly true of the Reed-Manuel family in Hudson. This Sunday, October 1, the Reed Trio - comprising Colton on viola and his sisters, Ember-Leah, a violinist, and Ashley-Maria playing cello and all of whom have been making music together since they were s�ll in primary school - will be performing in concert

�on with the Johann Sebas�an Bach Musikschule, all three have nothing but praise for their parents Michelle Manuel and Doug Reed. Says Ashley-Maria, “Through their encouragement, faith and pa�ence, they are so suppor�ve of us. They are seless in giving of their �me, be it driving or just listening to us to give a hand. We would not be where we are today in the music world without their love and support and we thank them from the bo�om of our hearts.”

Through their encouragement, faith and pa�ence, they are so suppor�ve of us. They are seless in giving of their �me, be it driving or just listening to us to give a hand. We would not be where we are today in the music world without their love and support and we thank them from the bo�om of our hearts. - Ashley-Maria Reed

in Salaberry-de-Valleyeld as winners of the Classival Grand Prix 2017 in the category of ensemble music. While this most talented and dedicated trio, under the direc�on of Joan Milkson, has par�cipated to date in several pres�gious events including the Ottawa Chamber Music Fes�val, has been a nalist at last year’s Canadian Chamber Music Compe��on, and played in Vienna, Austria, in 2015 in collabora-

It’s a free concert being staged starting at 2 p.m. at the Chalet of the Delpha-Sauvé Park as part of the Journées de la Culture and it will also be starring two young violinists from another family, Jessie and Yu Kai Sun, as well as a brilliant young pianist Jiajia Li winner of the Prix Jeanne d’Arc Ouellet in the 1114 year old category. For more info, go to www.classival.org.

Locals rally to support Mexican migrant worker who lost everything in recent earthquake Champs de Rêves seasonal gardener returns to his family September 28 James Parry

Your Local Journal

Every spring for the past ve years, Mauricio Mendoza has bid his wife and ve children in Mexico a fond farewell to head north to Vaudreuil-Soulanges for six months working as a gardener with other fellow Mexicans at Champs de Rêves garden centre in St. Lazare. He sends money back home and, while he enjoys his stay here, is always looking forward to being reunited with his family. This year is diﬀerent as he has no home to go back to. It was totally obliterated in the earthquake that struck Mexico just days ago. And while his family is safe and now living under a tent outside the pile of rubble, Mendoza has lost literally everything - his house and all the family’s possessions. What he does have, however, is the posi�ve and hear�elt support of several people in our local community who - as of this week - are doing all they can to help him rebuild his life and that of his family in Morelos, Mexico. People like St. Lazare resident, Elaine Wright, who rst broke news of his plight on social media a�er learning about it from her business partner, Emilie Latour, who works weekends alongside Mendoza at the gardening centre. Said Wright in an exclusive interview with Your Local Journal, “When I was watching the news of the earthquake on TV, I felt so powerless. I wanted to help but I didn’t know how. And then I learned about Mauricio and I felt compelled to help this family.” Her pos�ng on Facebook caught the a�en�on of another St. Lazare resident of Mexican origin, Alejandra Maldo-

PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY

While sad at what awaits him in Mexico, Mauricio Mendoza (4th from leŌ back row) together with his fellow Mexican migrant gardeners Isidaro Paulino and Cavlos Medina Cruz (centre and whose homes have not been destroyed) says he is thankful for the support of St. Lazare residents Alejandra Maldonada (leŌ) and her children; Elaine Wright (third from leŌ), as well as Champ de Rêves owner Mark Rassi (third from right), ClemenƟna Garcia and Emily Latour.

nado who’s scheduled to take the very same September 28 ight as Mendoza, taking him back to Mexico and helping out as best she can. Said Maldonado, “When I read what Elaine had wri�en about Mauricio, obviously it touched right deep into my heart. I know where he comes from. I come from there too. And it’s like life put us right in front of each other for me to get involved personally and help him out from the beginning of his return home, un�l he gets to see his ve kids and his wife.” Added Maldonado, “This is not a ma�er of na�onality, not at all. I mean, I can perhaps understand be�er than many because I know what my people

are going through, I lived there for 27 years, and all my family is s�ll there. “It’s a ma�er of helping someone in need, someone who’s suﬀering, and who needs help to get up again. I would help anyone in need with my eyes closed if I could. No ma�er the religion, sex, beliefs or whatever. It’s a ma�er of being human, being considerate, and pu�ng yourself in other peoples’ shoes. Like Elaine, I’m just glad I can help him out in whatever way we can.” As is the case with Champs de Rêve owner, Mark Rassi, who told Your Local Journal, “Mauricio is such a good guy and an excellent and conscien�ous gardener. People perhaps don’t realize how much migrant workers like him

sacrice in being away from home for so long to provide for their families. He has become part of our family here, and right now he and his family really need our help. ” Through an interpreter, Clemen�na Garcia, Mendoza told YLJ, “I know that my family is safe in Mexico but I did not have any news about them un�l two days a�er the earthquake. I was so worried and I was very sad. But now I am happy that my friends here in St. Lazare are ready to help us. It is something that we will never forget.” If you wish to get involved go to www.gofundme.com/rebuild-mauriciosfamily-home or call Elaine Wright at (514) 831-2663.

Edith de Haerne launches candidacy for a second term in Rigaud

PHOTO COURTESY EDITH DE HAERNE

Edith de Haerne is pleased to announce her candidacy for a second term as Rigaud City Councillor in Dis-

trict 3. A well-known ci�zen of Rigaud, de Haerne has earned her spot on the City Council by safeguarding the mandate from her predecessor on behalf of all ci�zens while ini�a�ng some of her own. During her recent tenure as City Councillor, de Haerne has been very ac�ve in her community by par�cipa�ng in numerous local events both in �mes of celebra�on and hardship. De Haerne con�nues to maintain her posi�on as President of the Business Associa�on of Rigaud (AGAR). She has been on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vaudreuil-Soulanges for three years. Equally, in her desire to bring con�nued awareness to sustainable development,

she is an ac�ve Member of Comité 21 Régional Vaudreuil-Soulanges. De Haerne’s desire to lead the charge towards improving infrastructure in Rigaud is an important priority that she will ac�vely pursue. She also adds, “I have had the chance to try the posi�on of City Councillor with a

16-month mandate. I now know that I can represent my fellow ci�zens and that I s�ll have a lot to give to our beau�ful city.”

AVIS DE DEMANDE DE CHANGEMENT DE NOM Prenez avis que Rebecca Segall, dont l’adresse du domicile est le 2287, rue des Érables, Saint-Lazare, Québec J7T 3L6, présentera au Directeur de l’état civil une demande pour changer son nom en celui de Rebecca Segall Cernik. Cet avis a été rempli et signé à Saint-Lazare, le 18 août 2017 par Rebecca Segall. Thursday, September 28, 2017

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Dance your way to better heart health (NC) A diagnosis of heart failure can be devastaƟng, especially for those without a support network. But it turns out dancing — whether it is ballroom, tap or line dance — might be a key to living beƩer and longer. According to Dr. Gavin Arthur, senior manager of Promote Recovery at the Heart & Stroke FoundaƟon, keeping acƟve at any age is important, but for people with heart failure, it is even more so. Just be sure to check with your doctor rst. “Choosing physical acƟvity that has a social component is parƟcularly great for people living with heart failure. Of-

ten people who are diagnosed with this disease can experience isolaƟon and depression,” he explains. “Being involved in a group acƟvity can help strengthen social and emoƟonal connecƟons, an important aspect of taking control of this condiƟon.” That’s why heart failure paƟent Jerry Alfonso has made line dancing his passion. “I started because I wanted to be doing something in the evening. I learned a few dances, then one thing led to another and now I teach several classes every week,” he says. “I reach out to people to get up and exercise and while they

come and dance with me I try to talk with them and encourage them to eat a healthy diet.” Alfonso’s enthusiasm is infecƟous, and now his classes range from beginners through to advanced line dancers. He knows that having a strong support network can be a safety net for people living with heart failure, and encourages everyone — whether you are living with heart disease or just looking to keep ac-

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Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard the myths. Older workers are less producďż˝ve; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re unwilling or unable to learn new skills; they avoid new approaches and new technologies; they have failing memories and arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worth invesďż˝ng in since theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re likely to leave a job and are focused on reďż˝rementâ&#x20AC;Ś. In fact, research shows all of these statements are completely untrue. Es-

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

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Apple iPhone 6S Plus, Rose Gold, 16GB (Unlocked) for sale. Includes charging cord and wall plug-in. Asking $525. Please contact Lauren at 514-806-9486.

125 - FOR RENT New 4½ condo for rent, Hudson, hardwood floors, granite counters, dishwasher, indoor parking, available immediately, $1300/month. 4½ nouveau condo à louer, Hudson, planchers bois franc, comptoirs de granite, stationnement intérieur, libre immédiatement, 1300$/mois, 514-9848081, 819-425-4483, nancy@vertdeveloppement.com (171005) Semi-basement 2 bedroom apartment in the heart of Hudson. $750/month. No pets. All appliances included. Available immediately. Please call 450-458-0406 or 514-6979396 (170928) HUDSON. Immaculate 4½ condo in quiet cut-de-sac, near centre. From October 1, short or long term. First 2 months only $900 per month. Then $1300 per month. Tel.: 450-458-5975 (170928) A-Frame Coach House for rent in St. Lazare, 675 sq. ft., available October 1, 2 bedrooms, living room, eat-in kitchen, rear and front balconies on second floor, garage, laundry room and storage area at ground level. $900/month plus utilities. 450-458-5777 (170928) 3-bedroom home in Hudson village. Freshly renovated and new kitchen ceramic and floors. Fenced backyard, circular driveway, finished basement and a beautiful solarium. Central Vac, clothes chute and Jacuzzi tub. Grass cutting / snow removal included. $1250/month. Pet friendly. Available. 514993-3552 (171012) A large 4½ apartment in St-Lazare. Available November 1. $875/month including utilities. 514-927-3417. Ask for Jamie. (171005) OFFICE SPACE for rent on 2nd floor of Place Cameron in Hudson. Clean, modern and bright. Available in October. Please call 514-608-4958 or email placecameron. hudson@gmail.com to arrange a visit. (171005)

PRIME HUDSON COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT. 60 Cameron (next to the Dépanneur Shaar & Bank of Montreal). 1500 square feet in a high traffic area with plenty of parking. Please call 514-608-4958 or email placecameron.hudson@gmail.com to arrange a visit. (171005) 2½ (one bedroom) in a garden cottage, near Hudson, secluded, own entrance, access to garden, fridge and stove included, available immediately 450-458-3381 (171005)

150 - SERVICES LES PAVAGES JW is offering 20% off all sealcoating applications! The season is coming to an end, and just a few weeks left to get your driveway sealed before our harsh winter begins. Téléphone: 450206-1460 Courriel/email: lespavagesjw@ gmail.com (171012) Masonry Services, Stonework on stairs, walkways & walls. Foundation repair & parging. Call Pat 450-458-7925 (171005) 18

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Tutoring available for Mathematics, at any level, in French or English by experienced retired math teacher. Have helped many St. Lazare and Hudson students achieve high marks in their final exams. Call Astrid 514646-1528 (h), 514-441-5327(c) (171005) FRENCH as a Second Language (FSL) by experienced teacher in Adult Education. Oral and written communications, any level, private or groups. Also tutoring. Saint-Lazare and vicinity. Please call 450455-8067 (171005) DOG WALKING. Don’t have time to exercise your furry friend? I am a young, energetic adult male, and I would love to help you out. If you live in St. Lazare, Hudson, Rigaud or Vaudreuil, please call/text Josh at 514-952-0522 (171012) Central Vacuum and Canister Vacuum Cleaners. Sales and repair of all brands. SEBO Vacuum Cleaner $398 and up. (Electrolux, Filter Queen, Kenmore and Central Vac). New Central Vac with bag, hose, accessories $675. Other brands available from $329 and up. Repair and service of all central vacuum systems. Parts and bags (all makes). Biodegradable cleaning supplies. Toilet paper $31.95/48 rolls. AspirateursHudson.com 67 McNaughten, Hudson, Quebec 450-458-7488 Local Experts in matters of Bankruptcy and Insolvency since 1994. First Consultation Free. Available Nights & Weekends. Solid reputation for Reliability, Honesty & Integrity in our field of Expertise. Blumer Lapointe Tull & Associes Syndics Inc. www.blumerlapointetull.com. 514 426 4994 Registered Gun Smith. We buy new and used guns, restricted and non-restricted. 514-453-5018

Hudson / St-Lazare Junk Removal. We want your junk! Don’t bring appliances, BBQ’s, batteries, electronics, to the eco center. We’ll pick them up for free. We clear houses, garages, barns, businesses, etc. Bilingue. Please call Chris 450-458-7518 (171012) Piano Lanco - Experienced local piano technicians offering quality tunings and skillful repairs. Improve the sound and touch of your piano with hammer voicing and action regulation. info@pianolanco. com 514-770-7438 Renovate and restore your decks, screened-in porches, gazebos, sheds & pergolas before the big freeze! Siding, framing, gyproc, floors, stairs and basements. Free estimates and plans. RBQ 5688-2244-01. Jonathan 514-402-9223 Piano Lessons by well-liked, experienced female teacher. McGill graduate. Classical, traditional and fun music. All ages and adults. Call Bennedikte 514-912-0145 (171019)

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¿Moving? All jobs. Reliable, reasonable, fully equipped. Local and Ontario, Maritimes, USA. 35 yrs experience. Call Bill or Ryan FRENCH TUTOR, experienced retired teacher 514-457-2063. available for high school, CEGEP, and adult Local Handyman, Fall clean-up, gutter students. Hudson and St-Lazare only. For info cleaning, change light and plumbing fixtures; please call 450-458-7458 (171012) soffit ventilation work, aluminum and vinyl repairs, screen repair and adjustment, caulk- All your indoor and outdoor painting ing around windows and doors, door hang- needs including power washing and gutter ing and handles; equestrian experience, farm cleaning. Specializing in pre-sale touch-ups. work. Good with animals. Gary 514-502- Seniors discounts available. Stefan 514-9721435 or Mike 514-453-4541 (171026) 5512 (170928) Looking to buy cars with problems, preferably 2007 and older, but can be newer. Pay you the fairest price. Or can make house calls and fix problems – normally 1/2 to 2/3 price of average garage. Jimmy 514-506-1644 (171005)

Hedge and shrub trimming and planting, tree pruning and removal, stump grinding, gardening, yard clean-up. Grass cutting and sod. All exterior maintenance and general landscaping. Sean 514-9919674

**MTL LANDSCAPING** - Grass Cutting. Spring and Fall Clean-Up. Hedge, Shrub & Tree Trimming. Punctual & Reliable. Myles Truax 514-929-3315 (170928)

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

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Jacques Harvey Piano School. Experienced, qualified teacher offers piano lessons to beginners or advanced students. Children and adults are welcome. Call 450-455-1544.

Lawn Maintenance business: Hedge trimming, lawn cutting contracts, landscaping, sodding, fall clean-up, trim bushes/trees, also top soil and seed lawns. Good rates. Call 514-884-5959 (170928) Paul’s Painting, including renovations, big and small. Tiling, flooring, custommade decks, cement repair. Call 514-9005839 (170928)

175 - WANTED A Military Collector looking for medals, flags, swords, uniforms, documents, helmets, hats, all related war memorabilia WWI, WWII, Canadian/German or others. Antiques, collectibles, aviation, nautical, coins, badges, maps, signs. Please contact Patrick 450-458-4319, patrick148@ca.inter. net, 2760A Côte St-Charles, St-Lazare, Reni Decors (171116) $ Buy car for scrap. Running or not, 24/7. www.scrapvehicule.com Call 514-951-4203

200 – CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT Highly Experienced Bookkeeper - To start immediately. Must be proficient in Simply accounting (Sage 50) and in all aspects of accounting and completely autonomous. For distribution company in Ville St-Laurent. Please e-mail C.V. to Irotexjobs@gmail.com (170928) RECHERCHE / NOW HIRING - Distribution company in Ville St-Laurent is looking for an experienced and take charge Customer Service / Office Admin person. Full-time. Please e-mail C.V. to Irotexjobs@gmail. com (170928) Je suis à la recherche d’une nounou pour aider à la maison du Lundi au Vendredi, 4 heures par jour. J’habite Rigaud, les enfants ont 6 et 9 ans. Pour plus de détails s’il vous plaît me contacter. yrodrigue@remax.net (170928)

Delivery Staff needed for evening shifts. Great job for students. Call Lee’s Pizzeria at 450-458-0311 or bring in your C.V. (170928) Qualified Educator wanted for replacement work with young children up to 5 years old. You will be required to pass a police verification report and hold a current first aid certificate. Forward your CV to treehouse@qc.aira.com or call 450-4582334 (170928) Friends for Mental Health (FMH), a nonprofit located in Beaconsfield, helps families and friends find new paths for living with mental illness. FMH is seeking an Executive Director. If you are interested, please check out our website at www.asmfmh.org/jobopportunities-executive-director/ (170928)

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Continued from page 8 Resolving problems Among her accomplishments is successfully resolving with the landslide issue in the Les Palissades de l’Anse au Sable luxury home development. The city will begin work to stabilize the shoreline and surrounding slopes this winter if all goes well. “All the plans are being prepared and we’re very happy about that. It’s been an ongoing issue for a few years now,” said Deschênes. Help will also be made available to residents who were affected by the spring oods along por�ons of the waterfront this year. Work will be done to redene land behind proper�es that were affected by crea�ng a downward slope to provide proper water-runoff away from houses and adding large boulders along the waterline. Family-friendly acƟviƟes As a family-friendly municipality, the

opening of Parc des Éperviers in May is another milestone for the city as it con�nues to enhance its range of outdoor facili�es for families, said Deschênes. “This park has been planned since the last elec�on and we delivered on our pledge. It came in within budget and within the �meline we set for it. We’re also proud that we’ve invested in all our parks and cycling paths. We like people to come here and enjoy the view,” Deschênes added. Quality of life The one important factor that all ci�zens appreciate is the quality of life and various ac�vi�es that are geared to people of all genera�ons through the con�nued enhancement of its family plan, said Deschênes. In addi�on to the tutorial service that began with the start of the new school year, the city will also be providing an exercise fun day each Sunday that will allow parents to drop oﬀ their children while they run errands. “Parents are busy and they have things to do. Our job

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Deschênes. “People don’t want condos here and I agree with that,” she said. “We’re slow-paced when it comes to developments. We’ll keep building nice houses one at a �me.”

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Please join us in celebra�ng the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Bahá’í Faith. ‘The Earth is but one country and mankind its Ci�zens.’ Saturday, October 21, 2 to 4 p.m., 205 Fairhaven Street. We look forward to the pleasure of your company. More info at ca.bahai.org/. Bridge will resume at St. Thomas Church, 413 Main Road, October 5 from 9 to 11:45 a.m. Instruc�ons will be given to beginners and intermediates in small groups and there is also a duplicate room. For info and registra�on (beginners) call Louise Deslauriers at (450) 458-1923. Cost $2 a week (coﬀee and snacks). Greenwood’s StoryFest 2017 opens in Hudson this week. Don’t miss Monia Mazigh October 1 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hall (273 Main Road), Lee Maracle, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Hudson Village Theatre (28 Wharf Road), Daniel Levi�n, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre (394 Main Road), and Mary Walsh, October 8 at 2 p.m. at Hudson Village Theatre. Tickets: $15. Fes�val pass: $100 ($150 value). Available at Bou�que Pure Art (422 Main Road) and online at greenwoodstoryfest.com. Come to St. Mary’s Pasta Dinner at the Church Hall, 261 Main Road in Como, Friday, September 29, at 6 p.m. for an enjoyable evening of fellowship. Adults $10 and children under 10 years $5. RSVP with Elsie at (450) 4585226. All welcome.

CASCA Vaudreuil-Dorion will be holding a cat adopƟon day Saturday, September 30, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., at Faubourg de l’Île Shopping Centre, 101 Cardinal-Léger Blvd. For informa�on regarding our adop�on days, contact cascavaudreuil@outlook.com or visit www. cascaorg.ca. Please note that adop�on 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 A Rummage & Bake Sale is being held Saturday, September 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Valois United Church, 70 Belmont Ave. Sale of used clothing, books, kitchenware, jewellery, linens, toys and games. Bake Table with home-baked goods. Tea Room serving tea/coﬀee & muﬃns. More info at www.valoisunited.ca. ST. LAZARE On Sunday, October 8, more than 40 four-legged companions, as well as 40 handlers, are expected to take part in the second edi�on of Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Paws for Hope, a fundraising ac�vity that helps save more lives, one step at a �me. The event will take place at Guides Canins, 1200 Montée Poirier, a proud local partner of the CCS. Last year, the event raised more than $10,000. To par�cipate, each walker must collect dona�ons before the event on behalf of their dog and turn up (rain or

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The full line-up of authors for Greenwood’s annual October literary fes�val StoryFest is always an exci�ng list of the best of Canada’s extensively talented and diverse wri�ng scene—and this year is certainly no excep�on. Tunisian-born Monia Mazigh (Hope Has Two Daughters, Mirrors and Mirages, Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar) will open StoryFest 2017 on Sunday, October 1 at Hudson’s St. Mary’s Hall, followed on Tuesday, October 3 by Lee Maracle, a poet, the Tradi�onal Cultural Director of the University of Toronto’s Indigenous Theatre School, and author of several works including Memory Serves: Oratories, Celia’s Song, Ravensong and Bobbi Lee. Award-winning scien�st, musician, record producer and author (with three books that have made the #1 Bestsellers list), Daniel Levi�n, is up

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Greenwood Continued from page 20 The week will close with another much-anĆ&#x;cipated guest on Saturday, October 14, when mulĆ&#x;ple awardwinning novelist Lawrence Hill (Book of Negroes, The Illegal) appears at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre. Freelance journalist Ian Howarth (Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Radio: When DJs and Rock Music ruled the Airwaves) will open the third week on Tuesday, October 17, at Hudson Village Theatre, followed by a Travel: Memoir Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Workshop with Laurie Gough on Saturday, October 21, at the Greenwood Centre for Living History. On Monday, October 23, StoryFest will be screening the ď&#x192;&#x17E;lm Testament of Youth (with a maĆ&#x;nee and evening showing), and on Tuesday, October 24, acclaimed editor and raconteur Douglas Gibson will be discussing his career as one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most proliď&#x192;&#x17E;c editors - perhaps most famously of Alice Munro - as well as discussing Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ď&#x192;&#x17E;nest oral and wriĆŠen storytellers, at Hudson Village Theatre. Closing StoryFest for another year will be novelist Beth Powning whose bestselling The Sea Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wife and

new novel, A Measure of Light, have garnered much criĆ&#x;cal praise. This closing event will be held on Sunday, October 29, at Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall. All in all, StoryFest 2017 is simply not to be missed. FesĆ&#x;val passes are $100, represenĆ&#x;ng a total value of $150â&#x20AC;&#x201D;an amazing deal! The three-hour Travel: Memoir Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Workshop is not included in the pass and costs $60

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The U12MAA St-Lazare Hawks won the silver medal in the 40th ediĆ&#x;on of the presĆ&#x;gious â&#x20AC;&#x153;InternaĆ&#x;onal de soccer Jean Yves Phaneufâ&#x20AC;? held in Granby. The team reached the gold medal match having won its 5 games versus teams from Laval, the South shore, and the Quebec-city region. This is the 2nd consecuĆ&#x;ve Granby ď&#x192;&#x17E;nals appearance for the team. The boys were not able to overcome a resilient Terrebonne team in the ď&#x192;&#x17E;nals, but played very well and showed their quality throughout the tournament. CongratulaĆ&#x;ons for another excellent season boys!

The family of St. Lazare resident Ă&#x2030;Ć&#x;enne Chevrier are celebraĆ&#x;ng his placing in the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in RoĆŠerdam, Holland September 17. Ă&#x2030;Ć&#x;enne arrived 43rd out of 125 parĆ&#x;cipants, in the category of men aged 40 to 44. The triathlon course included: Swimming 1500 metres, cycling 40 kilometres and running 10 kilometres. CongratulaĆ&#x;ons Ă&#x2030;Ć&#x;enne for your courage and determinaĆ&#x;on during this triathlon in RoĆŠerdam. We are proud to have been able to aĆŠend this beauĆ&#x;ful and great performance. Your parents, Louise and AndrĂŠ Paul and your sister Anne-Marie.

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Up for adoption Regal Ralf

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A�er nine years, we here at Your Local Journal say a sad farewell to Rodney Lorica, our Ar�s�c Director who leaves us to pursue a new entrepreneurial venture closer to his West Island home. We’ll miss his unappable nature, his sense of style, his foodie obsessions, and his sidekick Pako, the Staﬀordshire terrier with the big goofy heart. Rodney, we wish you all the best on your latest endeavour and thank you for all you’ve helped the newspaper to be. With love from your YLJ family.

Hi, my name is Ralf. I am a handsome guy who was born in March, 2012. I have been sterilized and vaccinated. I was outside, stray and really hungry. I crossed paths with someone and I knew that she had seen me. I followed that person and yup, she brought me home to feed me. My fur was ma�ed and unkempt... grooming isn’t a priority when you’re on the streets looking for food and trying to stay safe from macho tomcats and wild animals. I was shaved and very soon, I will look spectacular. I already do as a ma�er of fact! I love to cuddle and I always want to be pe�ed. I purr up a storm when I receive love! I don’t enjoy being picked up and would

PHOTO COURTESY CASCA

be happiest in a home without other pets and without young children. Have you no�ced my extraordinary eyes? For more informa�on about me, please contact Casca at (514) 706-2287 or by email at cascavaudreuil@outlook.com.

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