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T H E
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S T O R Y
Ste. Anne’s imposes 3.5 per cent
residential property tax hike
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
Most Ste. Anne de Bellevue homeowners will see their property taxes
rise by 3.55 per cent next year, while
owners of buildings with six or more
rental units will have to endure a five
per cent tax increase, as city council
approved its 2015 municipal budget
during a special public session at Centre Harpell December 16.
Details of the budget, which was
presented by the city’s Director General Martin Bonhomme during a public information session last Thursday,
December 11, that revealed the city
has total revenue shortfall of $855,000
for 2015.
Almost two-thirds of the revenue
loss is attributed to provincial transfer
payment cuts and loss of revenue from
potable water consumption at John
Abbott College and the McDonald
Campus of McGill University due to a
reduction in the province’s fiscal pact
contribution to the municipality.
The city is also trying to make up
for an increase of almost $150,000 to
the Montreal Agglomeration. The total
cost of Ste. Anne’s contribution to the
agglomeration next year will be just
under $10 million, which represents
55.3 per cent of the city’s $17,767,551
budget for 2015. For homeowners, the
3.55 per cent property tax rise translates into an increase of $134 for a
home evaluated at $378,500.
To make up for the loss of revenue,
Mayor Paola Hawa said the city had to
make some difficult choices including
cutting back on funding to some annual events such as the Magie de NoГ«l
and to organizations such as the SociГ©tГ© de dГ©veloppement commercial
(SDC), while trying maintain direct essential services for residents.
“Obviously, people are concerned
about the cuts to events, but I think
the people understood why – that it’s a
PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
Ste. Anne de Bellevue Mayor Paola Hawa replies to a resident’s question about the 2015 municipal budget during a special information session at
the Harpell Centre last Thursday, December 11.
must-do under the circumstances with
the reality of our financial situation,”
said Hawa.
The city also increased the potable
water consumption rate to $80 for the
initial 100 cubic metres with a subsequent $0.80 charge per cubic metre on
additional usage. This news prompted
one resident to complain that the fee
represented just another tax hike that
would have to be borne by residents
and the city should do more to transition to a system based on individual
consumption.
“The city doesn’t control the water
tax,” Hawa told Your Local Journal.
“It’s an agglo responsibility so we’re at
their mercy for a large portion of that.
What everybody has to keep in mind is
that even with the increase, the city is
still subsidizing water.
“If we were to charge the entire
amount it costs the city, it would be
substantial,” Hawa added. “We’ve
inched it up over the past few years to
get to more of a user-pay type of scenario, but I think we’re still subsidizing
45 per cent of the total cost.”
Several residents said the city could
have cut its expenses further if Hawa
had kept her election promise to reduce the number of administrative
employees at city hall. Hawa said that
some personnel cuts had been made
and that 16 staffers remained, but the
figure was disputed when residents
said the city’s organizational flow chart
showed over 20 personnel.
For the SDC, the funding cut expected from the city will not have
an impact on the organization’s operations provided Ste. Anne fulfills
its obligation to continue collecting
SDC member fees as stipulated in the
city’s by-laws, said spokesperson JeanClaude Provost.
Among the numerous projects
planned for 2015, $2.75 million has
been set aside for the configuration
and construction of a new T-intersection that will reconnect Boulevard des
Anciens-Combattants north to Chemin Ste. Marie at the westbound Highway 40 service road interchange. Another $2 million has been earmarked
for major infrastructure work on Garden City Avenue.
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One man’s
trash
Kudos to the Town of Hudson for
following in the footsteps of at least 50
other cities across Quebec in reducing
residential garbage pick-up to once
every two weeks in the colder season,
thereby implementing not only a financial benefit to the town’s strapped
coffers but also forcing residents to
more closely examine their waste
disposal practices.
The associated costs revealed by
Mayor Ed PrГ©vost for monthly garbage
collection (see page 8) for a town
with a population of 5000 are especially mind-boggling when financially
transposed to neighbouring, larger
towns. Do the math – garbage collection is becoming a luxury.
Many of us can remember when
garbage pick-up was twice weekly and
year-round. Each new evolution of
waste-disposal management in terms
of pick-up schedules and recycling
programs was met with the predictable grumblings, resistance, and final
acceptance as residents adopted new
habits and, hopefully, recognized the
environmental efforts being made.
The weekly garbage pick-up should
not be reinstated once the warm
weather rolls around. The concept of
fortnight decomposition taking place
mere steps from one’s home is bound
to impart a better lesson in composting and recycling than any financial
incentive.
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Dear Editor: [email protected]
Dear Editor,
It was with considerable dismay that I read the
letter from Naomi Henshaw that was published
in the December 11 edition of Your Local Journal. Although the Town of Hudson is flat broke,
primarily due to mismanagement by prior administrations, handed down tax burdens from
our cash-strapped provincial government, and
alleged criminal activity, the current administration is to be commended for the action it is taking to provide good management to pursue any
alleged criminals.
I agree that new and innovative ways are required to set a course for the future of our small
town, however, I cannot agree with Henshaw’s
suggestion to become a real part of the francophone community. It is not apparent how this
would lead to a future of prosperity and diversity,
as she claims. Most of the francophone municipalities in Quebec are NOT prosperous, largely
due to various laws passed by our provincial government. So much for prosperity! Also, she seems
oblivious to the obvious. Either she does not realize that Quebec laws presently in force to protect
the French language and culture are based on an
alleged threat from the English community and
are designed to eradicate the English language
and culture from this province or she places little
or no value on the English presence in this province. So much for diversity! (So much for freedom
of choice, new outside investment, new business,
new immigrants, etc. etc. too.)
Hudson is at a crossroad. Do we want a unilingual QuГ©bГ©cois town, or bilingual Canadian
town?
On the one hand, there are people who are
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prepared to give up their rights as Anglophones
and to become a real part of the francophone
community, possibly by having the Town of Hudson join up with a neighbouring community, as
Ms. Henshaw seems to propose.
On the other hand, there are those who wish to
retain their rights as Canadians and the bilingual
status the town currently enjoys. A merger may
even be a viable proposition if it results in a town
with a legal bilingual status. The Town of St. Lazare could possibly regain its recently lost bilingual
status through such a merger.
If legal bilingual status is to be preserved, Hudson should continue its development in such a
way as to attract like-minded people to live here,
while preserving its rural atmosphere. By-laws
should be reviewed to ensure that new construction is in keeping with our rural atmosphere. The
influx of new residents would help to alleviate
the town’s financial problems and revitalize the
commercial centre (and maybe even attract more
tourists too.)
In order to attract such new residents, the
town could launch a publicity campaign promoting Hudson as a great place to live. The rewards
of such a campaign will go a long way towards
alleviating Hudson’s problems, at the same time
making it an even more beautiful place to live.
Perhaps good PR could be generated with a website promoting Hudson highlights such as the Village Theatre, the Yacht Club, Jack Layton Park, the
numerous nature trails, the commuter trains to
downtown Montreal, and maybe even Pine Lake.
H.D. Reilly
Hudson
Havre du Lac campground owner takes
legal action against Vaudreuil-Dorion
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
The owner of the proposed Havre
du Lac campground on rue Meloche
just off rue LotbiniГ©re has taken legal
action against the City of VaudreuilDorion after council scrapped the
project at the December 1st council
meeting.
Diane LГ©vesque, an entrepreneur
who also owns and operates HГґtel
Balto – a boarding facility for dogs and
cats – told Your Local Journal during
an interview last Friday that she was
disappointed with council’s decision
to stop the project.
The most troubling aspect for
LГ©vesque is that the revamped Havre
du Lac campground was unanimously
adopted by all 15 members of the city’s
urban planning committee in August
2013, and that all the work and the
$700,000 she has spent to finance and
promote the project has ostensibly
been for nothing.
LГ©vesque said that when her aunt
and uncle previously operated the
campground, there were spots for 43
trailers. The revamped campground
would have hosted 31 spots for motorized camper vehicles or caravans, with
an additional spot reserved for visitor
parking. A tent site would also have
been located on the east side of rue
Meloche along the waterfront directly across the street from the caravan
campground.
For the residents of Meloche who
only learned about the scale of the
project after several mature weeping willow trees were cut down at the
campsite mid-October, 31 trailer spots
were still too many. Area residents
joined forces and presented a petition
at the November 17 council meeting
asking the city to stop the project.
Mayor Guy Pilon told a small group
of residents present at the meeting
that the petition would have no bearing on whether the city would decide
to cancel or proceed with the project
because the city was already looking
PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
Diane LГ©vesque, the owner of the Havre du Lac campground in Vaudreuil-Dorion is taking legal action against the city after the municipal council
stopped the project from proceeding.
into certain aspects that apparently
weren’t in line with the proposal that
was originally presented and accepted
by the city’s urban planning committee.
Lévesque said she’s complied with
all provincial environmental ministry
requirements regarding plans to revamp the septic system and potable
water piping that will connect to each
motorized caravan. She is also contesting the $16,000 fine imposed by
the city for cutting down the 32 mature
trees on her property without obtaining a municipal permit, saying the
contractor came ahead of schedule
because of weather concerns which
didn’t give her enough time to apply
for the permit.
LГ©vesque contends that even without the permit, Weeping Willows are
not allowed in Vaudreuil-Dorion and
had to be removed for the project because their invasive root system can
easily damage water pipes and septic
tanks.
The city’s decision means that
LГ©vesque had to let go of six employees who were promoting the project
and the city would lose an additional
source of tax revenue. She said the
purpose of her legal action is to recoup
the $700,000 already invested including money spent for the manufacture a
model caravan that prospective buyers
could visit before making a purchase.
Instead of arbitrarily cancelling the
project, LГ©vesque said she would have
preferred to have worked with the city
to see if there was anything she could
have done to change things. She noted
that the concept of the campground
was that the caravans would remain
on site throughout the winter and only
be occupied by their owners from early April until late October.
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Paper trail
I already know the upcoming holiday season will include
the requisite shortbread, downtime with my boys, days on end
spent wearing pyjamas, at least one road trip, spiced rum, and
hopefully, copious amount of sleep. But another seasonal tradition comes in the form of the bundle that arrives via courier on
my doorstop containing a number of newspapers from across
small towns in Ontario as, once again, I have the privilege of being a judge in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association
(OCNA) Better Newspaper Competition.
There’s a definite reassuring factor in just how many entries
the judging competition involves and while the English weekly
newspapers may be a minority in this province, our counterparts in the rest of Canada represent respectable numbers and
are an affirmative reminder that residents still care greatly about
their towns and neighbourhoods, and, by extension, their community newspapers.
While a town’s geographic location often differentiates its issues from ours – lobster trap problems don’t present the same
importance here as they do in Atlantic Canada – the heart of the
stories share a commonality of small-town theme, whether political, educational, or, best of all, human interest.
My kids watch, bemused, as I sit in my pyjamas (drinking
spiced rum and eating shortbread) and enter data into a spreadsheet of newspaper article grading criteria. And if an article
makes me burst out laughing or start to blink back a tear, even
better. I’ve gotten to know people’s stories in small communities from across Canada, from the young newlyweds who photographically document their lives wearing Star Wars storm trooper masks to all the perks a small town benefits from by having a
medical marijuana facility set up shop in their midst. I honestly
had no idea you could make cannabis butter.
Earlier this year I joined the International Society of Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) where moral, ethical, or pretty much any
dilemma you can imagine encountering as a newspaper editor
will elicit advice and guidance from community paper editors
from around the world.
Situations range from suggestions on how to handle a reporter meltdown, to protecting unnamed sources, to the latest, and
one of the more unusual, an editor at a Texas newspaper whose
local police chief reportedly offered to release information to her
in exchange for sexual favours. Responses and advice came from
as far away as Ireland and South Africa and the lessons gleaned
along the way are worth more than could be gained in a semester studying international journalistic law.
While we’re continually reminded by naysayers that the newspaper industry is dying, we all still chug along putting out our
weekly publications and whether we can chalk it up to denial,
stubbornness, or sheer stupidity, one thing is certain – people
care much more about having their names in a physical newspaper than they do about being posted on Facebook or a blog. I like
to think it’s a primal factor that recognizes the physical nature
and loyalty of the medium– there is no deleting or unlike-ing a
newspaper article.
Far from infinite, it will yellow with age, become more fragile,
and ultimately tear just like the rest of us. And maybe that’s why
we hold it just a little bit closer.
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PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
Pincourt council adopted its 2015 budget at a special session on Tuesday evening, December 16,
that will see residential property taxes rise by just over two per cent.
Pincourt residential
property taxes
increase 2.2 per cent
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
Pincourt homeowners will see their
property tax bills increase by 2.2 per
cent next year after the town adopted
its 2015 municipal budget at a special
council meeting held at the OmniCentre on Tuesday, December 16. The
increase translates into $58 more for a
house evaluated at $227,556.
The mill rate, which represents the
amount of residential property tax
charged for each $100 of valuation rose
.0326 cents, from 0.7385 cents in 2014
to 0.7711 cents for 2015, an increase
of 4.41 per cent. One significant decrease was a reduction in the potable
water consumption fee which dropped
from $203 to $179 and was attributed
to residents reducing their water consumption.
Mayor Yvan Cardinal said his administration came up with a good
budget that’s in line with the annual
inflation rate and lower than the tax in-
creases imposed by other municipalities. “It’s a good budget because we’ve
tried to minimize the tax increase for
our residents as much as possible,”
Cardinal told Your Local Journal.
“It took a serious effort from all our
different departments to come up with
a reasonable budget when we take
into consideration all the increases
we received, $1.5 million dollars in
increased expenses whereas the budget is only increasing by $292,000 (to
$20,491,800),” said Town Manager Michel Perrier.
The $1.2 million budget shortfall
that the town had to absorb this year
is the culmination of reduced transfer
payments from the provincial government and increased contributions to
municipal government bodies such as
the CommunautГ© MГ©tropolitaine de
MontrГ©al (CMM) and the Agence de
MГ©tropolitaine de Transport (AMT).
Continued on page 8
Jamie Nicholls to run for second term
as NDP MP for Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Acclaimed by the party at his own Christmas party in Hudson last week
James Parry
Your Local Journal
With the news that he had just been acclaimed
his Party’s official candidate on the eve of an election year, NDP MP for Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Jamie Nicholls, welcomed guests from throughout
the riding at his own special holiday party at St.
Mary’s Parish Church Hall in Hudson on Friday
evening.
Said Nicholls, to much applause, “I am honoured and delighted to go in to the upcoming
election, no later than October, as your candidate
to represent you in Ottawa to the very best of my
ability. Where I will not only be open to new concerns of voters in the riding, but will also continue focusing on three specific topics that are very
dear to my heart and that, I know, is equally true
of so many residents in our region.”
These comprised, he told Your Local Journal,
rail and pipeline safety in the context of environmental security and ecological integrity, including a greater transition to renewable
energy.
Also arts and culture and their economic role
in minority language communities such as Anglophone communities in Quebec, and Francophone communities in other provinces.
Plus the development of the local economy,
including local food production and support to
small and medium businesses.
Nicholls acknowledged, however, that this
time around, he will be calling upon those who
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Immediately following his acclamation in Hudson Friday evening, NDP Member of Parliament Jamie Nicholls
(second from right) takes time out for a pic for Your Local
Journal with his family.
share in his concerns and believe in the NDP for
both active and financial support in the upcoming campaign.
“At the last election,” he laughed, “I basically
had the support of my family and a handful of
helpers and I went from door to door on my orange bicycle. But this time it’s important that we
come together throughout the campaign and rally the troops.”
Nicholls stressed that while he is looking forward to the upcoming campaign - whenever it
officially starts - it will certainly not be a “dirty,
mud-slinging” one. “Politics doesn’t have to
be that way,” he added. “’Instead, it should be a
question of working together as a community for
the betterment of our community. Something
positive. All too often, politics comes across as
something negative. And that is certainly not my
vision.”
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New temporary garbage pick-up schedule for Hudson
residents starting in January through April
Commercial zone will continue to have twice-weekly service
James Parry
Your Local Journal
While it will be business as usual
in the commercial sector in the centre
of town, early in the new year Hudson
residents will begin having their garbage picked up once every two weeks as opposed to the current once a week
- until the end of March.
Depending on which sector of the
town you live in, this will be effective as
of Monday, January 5, and Thursday,
January 8, according to Rod Hodgson,
the Town’s Coordinator of Waste Management, who told Your Local Journal
this week that the measure is temporary and will revert back to regular service at the beginning of April when a
new contract comes into effect.
Explained Hodgson, “The Town’s
current contract with Robert Daoust
& Fils Inc. expires December 30. It
has, however, been extended for three
months over the winter during which
time the town will go out for tender for
the following three-year period.”
When reached at his home, Mayor
Ed PrГ©vost said the interim bi-weekly
pick-up will serve as an experimental
period in order to determine if resi-
PUBLIC
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given by MylГЁne Blais,
Assistant Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, undersigned,
that a resolution regarding the initiation
of a comprehensive review process of its
Waste Management Plan was adopted
by the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges
in accordance with the Law on quality of the environment. A copy of the
resolution has been forwarded to the
В« MinistГЁre du DГ©veloppement durable,
de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre
les changements climatique В» as well as
to the municipalities surrounding or serviced by a disposal facility located within
the territory of implementation..
Hereafter the municipalities of the territory of implementation, ie:
Coteau-du-Lac; RiviГЁre-Beaudette; SaintZotique; Les Coteaux; Saint-Clet; SainteJustine-de-Newton;
Pointe-Fortune;
Saint-Polycarpe; Sainte-Marthe; Rigaud;
Saint-TГ©lesphore; TrГЁs-Saint RГ©dempteur.
For more information, please contact the
undersigned.
Given and signed in Vaudreuil-Dorion,
this Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014.
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dents actually need weekly garbage
pick-up. “This could become a yearround practice,” he said.
PrГ©vost said the savings to the town
over the next three months will be just
shy of $4000 a month, from $27,930
down to $23,975, plus applicable taxes.
PrГ©vost expects the savings to be higher once the new contract is signed.
Some time in March next year,
Hodgson said, new 240-litre green
bins will be delivered to all homes to
be used for garbage collection, adding,
“We had hoped to have our kitchen
waste program beginning around the
same time with 45L brown bins but
this has been delayed.”
Pincourt
are using what they call regional facilities in Montreal, such as the Botanical
Gardens or museums. It amounts to a
contribution of over $300,000 a year.”
With 93 per cent of its revenue generated exclusively from residential
property taxes, resident Isabelle Germain asked what the town would do to
try to raise revenue from other sources
in order to alleviate the financial pressure placed on homeowners.
Perrier replied that while more
commercial tax revenue will come
from the two new big-box hardware
stores that opened in 2014, the gain
will unfortunately be offset by less revenue from the Faubourg de L’Île shopping plaza because of a drop in the valuation role. The town is continuing to
work with Faubourg representatives to
try to rejuvenate the ailing plaza which
has about 20 closed store fronts.
The town is also striving to lure
other businesses to set up shop in its
commercial district south of Highway
20, especially at southeast intersection with Boulevard de I’Île where 1.2
million square feet of prime real estate
is available for commercial development, said Cardinal.
Resident Antonio Pellegrino complained that constant tax increases
from all levels of government and
higher living costs have depleted many
people’s financial resources to the
point where they cannot give anymore
and asked why the town didn’t use its
accumulated $2 million surplus to impose a tax freeze.
Cardinal said that while the town
could have used its surplus, it would
have been a short-term solution that
would eventually result in a substantial tax increase after the funds were
completely exhausted within a one- to
two-year period.
When Pellegrino asked why the salary expenditure for the town’s employees increased by over nine per cent for
2015, Perrier replied that outstanding
contracts were ratified with unionized
employees this year and that it was
necessary to increase salaries for the
town to remain competitive with other
municipalities that use a higher pay
scale.
Continued from page 6
STARTING OF THE REVIEW
PROCESS OF THE WASTE
MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE MRC
DE VAUDREUIL-SOULANGES
MylГЁne Blais
Assistant Executive Director and
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Driver Etienne Fortin and Michael Lauzon of Robert Daoust & Fils Inc. which, with the exception of two three-year contractual periods, has been
picking up garbage throughout Hudson since 1966.
Perrier said the town doesn’t mind
contributing to the AMT because of
the commuter train service it provides
even though he’s uncertain whether
the town actually receives the level of
service they pay for, but bristles at having to pay the CMM simply because
off-island residents drive to Montreal
to visit the city’s landmarks.
“That’s another government decision to incorporate us into contributing financially to the wealth of Montreal,” said Perrier. “The reason they’re
giving us is that basically our citizens
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Pre-emptive approach to policing
Carmen Marie Fabio
[email protected]
Focusing on using precautionary communication rather than repression measures once kids get into
trouble, Station 1 police are expanding their presence and outreach work
into the community, most notably into
the region’s 26 elementary and high
schools.
“We’re community relations officers,” said Const. Giovanni Di Legge of
himself, colleague Const. MГ©lanie Allard, and long-time socio-community
officer Const. Jean-Pierre Lévis. “Our
role is to be in the schools, to educate
the kids, to communicate with them,
and to do prevention.” The officers’
outreach programs also extend to area
seniors’ facilities and Neighbourhood
Watch programs.
“I’m very happy to partner with the
citizens of the region,” said Station 1
Cmdr. Richard Thouin, outlining work
the officers at the station - that covers the largest geographical area of all
the 33 Service de police de la Ville de
MontrГ©al (SPVM) satellite stations on
the Island of Montreal – have done
in conjunction with neighbourhood
watch projects, first in Kirkland following the November 2 elections, and
more recently in Beaconsfield. “Like I
often say, security is a shared responsibility - it’s not just the job of the police.” The Station 1 territory extends to
Senneville, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, and
Baie d’Urfé.
Thouin also stressed the importance of calling 911 as many residents
maintain a perception of not wanting
to disturb police with minor incidents
and instead rely on municipal public
security patrols. This can lead to significant lag in response time as the process of the call itself, coupled with the
information vetting process, will continue to incur delays. If the matter is
deemed to require police intervention,
precious time is already lost. “When
people call 911, we have analysts who
ask important questions including
(determining) if the person is breathing, is he awake, if it’s a burglary, is it
in progress, etc.” Calls are then triaged
in an order of priority from 1 to 7 and
statistics obtained from 911 calls give
the force a better ability to allocate resources in planning their operational
budgets.
Di Legge said almost 85 per cent
of police work done at the station is
classified as repression in the form of
tickets issued for traffic and municipal
infractions and arrests. By heading out
into the community and particularly
the schools to discuss everything from
Halloween security to cyber-bullying,
officers are seeking not only to reach
the kids but also to change the mindset of parents.
“We want them to say, �Why aren’t
they in the schools more?’ rather than,
�Why are they at the school?’” Police
say since the beginning of the school
year, they’ve been working with area
school administrative bodies to ensure
their presence is well-known, both
through personal visits and via the
schools’ respective websites and social
media platforms.
Di Legge cites success achieved in a
similar program in his nine years as a
socio-com officer in Ville Lasalle, specifically after a change in the municipal loitering by-law.
“Some students were selling drugs
and being implicated in fights,” said
Di Legge. Following the 2006 loitering
by-law change and the spread of social
media, police recount high school related crime rates dropped significantly
as a direct result of the newly implemented by-laws that saw tickets issued
for fines starting at $118.
While most schools have welcomed
the socio-community officers into
their midst, Di Legge admits some others have presented a challenge.
“Some principals want to be in control,” said Di Legge of the resistance the
team has encountered. “Others have
agreed to having people from the community, including the CLSC nurses,
the police officers, and public speakers
including anti-drug advocate and former NFL team member Alvin Powell.”
While elementary school discussions
centre on basic safety and security issues, the turbulent teenage years often
bring in high-risk behaviours that can
lead students into situations involving
drugs, taxing, bullying, and theft. “We
talk about the consequences,” he said,
describing to the kids what will happen should they be arrested for an infraction. The officers pass by the area
schools on a weekly basis, checking in
with administrators to see if there are
any issues requiring police intervention.
Di Legge said the greatest welcome
is extended to the police by the kids
themselves. “They love it,” he said, describing how at the end of police presentations, the kids often surround the
officers to speak with them. “If we have
kids surrounding us, we know we’ve
done a good job. We know that we’ve
PHOTO BY CARMEN MARIE FABIO
Station 1 Community relations police officers Const. MГ©lanie Allard (left) and Const. Giovanni
Di Legge (right) join Cmdr. Richard Thouin in outlining the station’s approach to connect with
area elected representatives, senior citizens, and particularly students within its territory.
gotten through to them.”
Di Legge said that since the 2012
implementation of Law 56 requiring
schools to report cases of bullying and
intimidation to the provincial ministry and to parents, reports are mandatory, “... to the point where police
must be involved.” Though criminal
harassment must be defined as acts
repetitive in nature, Di Legge said by
the time police have been called, the
incidents have typically already been
ongoing.
“All parents would love to see a �Big
Brother’ or �Big Sister’ in the school,”
he said, “so that when situations arise
involving bullying, intimidation, and
harassment, somebody’s there to deal
with it and to give feedback to a parent.”
Officers also regularly drop in at
area seniors’ facilities and in 2015 will
be implementing its �Coffee with a
Cop’ project seeking to widen the accessibility and communication with
the force by stopping in at area restaurants to sit down and engage with the
local population.
“We’re part of the community,” said
Di Legge. “We’re here as a legal resource, so use us.”
$5,325
Thursday, December 18, 2014
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Minor tax increase for Rigaud in 2015
James Armstrong
Special Contributor
The annual budget for 2015 was
presented, proposed and approved
by Rigaud municipal council at two
consecutive special meetings held the
evening of Tuesday, December 16. Totaling $11,680,256, the 2015 budget is
$265,356 higher than last year’s.
Taxation rates for 2015 were also
approved. The base rate for 2015 is
$0.63 per $100 of evaluation. Because
of changes in the transfer payment of
provincial sales tax to the municipalities, a base rate of $0.01106 per $100 of
evaluation in addition to the amount
of $0.03143 per $100 of evaluation levied in 2014. “In our case, it represents
$92,000 per year,” said Mayor Hans
Gruenwald Jr. in an interview earlier
this month. According to the mayor, in
some cases, some individuals will see
a reduction in property tax because as
the debt for sector specific projects is
paid, rates decrease accordingly.
The budget sees increases in the cost
of snow removal, road maintenance,
the cost of running the parks and the
swimming pool, garbage collection,
and streetlights. “It’s an increase in
taxes of about $0.02 per $100 of evaluation,” Gruenwald Jr. pointed out, noting that half of the increase covers the
shortfall in transfer payments and the
other half is for increases in the daily
running of the municipality. It also
PHOTO BY JAMES ARMSTRONG
Rigaud town council passed its 2015 budget on Tuesday evening, December 16, with a minor increase in property taxes
includes the 3 per cent increase that
is part of the collective agreement the
town has with its unionized workers,
according to the mayor.
In other business, council also renewed the lease for the current town
hall at 33 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Ouest
until the end of June 2016. Construc-
tion of the new town hall is slated
to begin late next year. Council also
decided to move forward on the file
concerning the non-payment of municipal taxes by the Aires de Services
Rigaud, the relatively new rest stop at
Exit on Highway 40. “My preference
was to sell the property for non pay-
ment of taxes,” said the mayor, “ but I
was told we couldn’t because the provincial government is involved.” The
mayor also pointed out that the town
is only allowed to recover the most
recent three years of unpaid property
taxes. Anything older than three years
is reportedly unrecoverable.
Campground
had originally been proposed. One aspect that concerned the city when the
issue was raised during the November
17 council meeting had to do with the
fact that the lots that would house the
mobile campers would be sold to prospective buyers.
Pilon said at the time that this con-
travened the purpose of a mobile
campground which is to only rent
trailer sites for the length of time people stay at the campground and not to
house caravans permanently on lots
that would be owned by individual
buyers.
Continued from page 5
Cairine
Jephcott-Hunt-Flis
June 30, 1935 – December 13, 2014
It is with profound sadness that we
announce the sudden passing of
Cairine: Caring sister, beloved wife,
dear mother, kind grandmother, and
devoted friend. Predeceased by Charlie
Hunt, Bob Jephcott, and Barbara
Kimpton, she leaves behind her
husband Jerry Flis, her children and
grandchildren: Debbie Hunt [Brad]
(Mike, Jordan, Rebecca, Caitalin);
Robin Hunt [Sue] (Julian, Dylan, Jessie,
Graham); and Christine Hunt-Lima
[Noah] (Ethan).
This would allow the owners, mostly retirees who vacation at similar
campsites in Florida over the winter,
the flexibility to use another mode of
transportation instead of driving a caravan back and forth. She said the demographic of this group of retirees distinctly shows that they always return to
the same campsites each year.
Mayor Guy Pilon couldn’t comment
specifically on the legal action except
to say that certain aspects of the current project were not in line with what
She will be missed by her two surviving
sisters: Kathy Warren [Norman] and
Sue Jephcott, as well as by her many
nieces and nephews. Cairine’s love of
life, people and her garden was only
surpassed by the love she held for her
Savior, Jesus Christ.
“Blessed in the eyes of the Lord is the
death of His saints.”
Service will be this coming Saturday,
December 20, 2014, at one o’clock, and
held at
the Hudson Community Baptiste
Church, [located at 3141 Cote StCharles, St-Lazare, QC. J7T 2H8].
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
YLJ FILE PHOTO/CARMEN MARIE FABIO
Thirty-two mature trees were cut down to accommodate the proposed Havre du Lac project,
raising the ire of the residents living on Vaudreuil-Dorion’s Meloche Street.
New town hall, ГЂre station and garage mark
new Rigaud mayor’s Àrst year in ofÀce
James Armstrong
Special Contributor
Hans Gruenwald Jr. was elected
mayor of the Municipality of Rigaud
November 3, 2013 and one year later,
a major infrastructure project to build
a new town hall, a fire station and a
municipal garage, has received the approval of the Rigaud’s citizens and the
provincial government.
During an interview in early December 2014, the mayor commented
on the legal process involved in the
required changes to lots of land in the
center of town. “We have to make one
large lot out of several smaller lots for
the new town hall,” he said, adding,
“It’s a very complicated process.” A
special public consultation concerning the issue is scheduled for January
7, 2015.
“We went through a very important learning curve on how things are
done,” said Gruenwald Jr. referring
to himself and the new members of
the town council. “To me, the biggest
challenge is to bring the council closer
to the citizens,” he added. “The true
result of the Charbonneau Commission is the loss of citizen confidence
in municipal politicians,” he pointed
out, noting that a very small number
of municipalities have a problem. “Everything seems to take so long when
we do something,” said the mayor,
“and that’s an irritant for many citizens. However, in Rigaud, we seem to
be moving at the speed of light.” Gruenwald Jr. was referring to the province’s immediate approval on the loan
by-law for the infrastructure project.
As to the reason why the province
moved so quickly, the mayor suspects
there are fewer projects on the provincial table due to recent cuts in transfer
payments to municipalities and the increase in the download of responsibilities. He takes a positive stance on the
situation. “This could work out well for
Rigaud,” he said, explaining that fewer
municipal construction projects in the
near future could reduce costs. “People bidding on our contracts will be
PHOTO BY JAMES ARMSTRONG
Rigaud Mayor Hans Gruenwald Jr. (center) seen here with Yvan Lecompte (left) President of the Club d’Âge d’Or and Yves Pelletier (right) thanked
them for their volunteer efforts in organizing Rigaud’s first Salon des Aînes.
sharpening their pencils,” he added.
Gruenwald Jr. is taking a very �no
nonsense’ approach to managing
projects. “If something doesn’t make
sense then we are not going to do it,”
he said, giving as an example, the recent cancellation of the Г‰cocentre
project. Although that project comes
under the purview of the MunicipalitГ©
RГ©gionale de ComtГ© de VaudreuilSoulanges (MRC V-S), the long-term
maintenance costs would have fallen
on the shoulders of the municipality. The revised plan is to include a
satellite Г‰cocentre in the new municipal garage construction program.
“We went from a $3.1 million project
down to a $750,000 project. We have
adjusted, and we will have expansion
capabilities without destroying half of
the building,” he said. He pointed out
Rigaud is planning for upcoming development by calculating future needs
with a factor of 1.5 times the needs of
the current populations in all projects.
The importance of communication
plays a big role in the new mayor’s
life. “I spend time with the Club d’Age
d’Or,” said Gruenwald Jr. of the local
AVIS PUBLIC
senior population. The municipality supported the first Salon des AГ®nes
organized by Yves Pelletier and Yvan
Lecompte. The once-monthly �Coffee
with the Mayor’ on a Saturday morning has proven to be successful in both
languages with the most recent English session attracting about 20 participants.
Long-range vision and planning
also plays a role in Gruenwald Jr.’s first
year in office. He sees the municipality as the next area for development in
the MRC V-S after Vaudreuil-Dorion.
In terms of supporting new business,
there are changes happening in the
town. “The CLD will be operating under a new name under the MRC,” he
said. “The CLD is an important component in nurturing new businesses,”
he added, though recognizing this can
create a handicap for an already existing enterprise on the opposite side of
the street. His solution is to create a
new industrial commission for Rigaud.
“We are requesting candidates for our
own industrial commission composed
of several citizens and town councilors with a part-time commissioner,”
Hudson
he said. The commissioner’s mission
will be to identify what already exists
in the town’s industrial parks and then
determine complementary industries
and business that can be invited to the
town.
Currently, Rigaud has three industrial sectors, Parc Industrial Doctor
Oscar Gendron, Parc Industrial Séguin, and Parc Industrial de la Coopérative. “I have plenty of people inquiring about coming to Rigaud,” said
the mayor. “They are attracted by the
price of the land, the quality of life in
Rigaud and the services we have to offer,” he said. “We have the mountain,
the ski hill and one of the biggest municipal parks in the area.”
In terms of vision, Gruenwald Jr.
points to the mayor of Varennes, Martin Damphousse as an example of
how a municipality can develop. The
town of Varennes purchased a parcel
of land from Hydro-QuГ©bec and later
sold half of it for a considerable profit.
“They (Varennes) don’t need to apply
for loans to build what they need,” said
Gruenwald Jr. He said Rigaud is capable of doing the same thing.
PUBLIC NOTICE
est, par la présente, donné par Vincent Maranda, Greffier
is, hereby, given by Vincent Maranda, Town Clerk
DEMANDE DE DÉROGATION MINEURE AUX DISPOSITIONS DU
RГ€GLEMENT DE ZONAGE
REQUEST FOR A MINOR DEROGATION FROM THE PROVISIONS
OF THE ZONING BY-LAW
Lot 1 833 634 343 Green Lane
Lot 1 833 634 343 Green Lane
Le Conseil de la Ville d’Hudson, lors d’une séance qui se tiendra au Centre communautaire, 394 Main, le lundi
12 janvier 2015 Г 19h30, statuera sur une demande de dГ©rogation mineure pour un immeuble portant le
numГ©ro 1 833 634 du cadastre du QuГ©bec, portant le numГ©ro civique 343 Green Lane, aux п¬Ѓns:
d’autoriser que la marge de retrait avant pour un garage détaché en cour avant soit de 34.00 mètres c’est-à -dire
36.16 mètres de moins que la marge minimum permise de 70.16 mètres établie par l’article 801 g) tableau 7 du
règlement de zonage numéro 526 de la Ville d’Hudson;
Le tout tel que montrГ© sur le plan B 5514-5, minute 15 506 datГ© le 15 dГ©cembre 2014, prГ©parГ© par Claude
Bourbonnais, a.g.
Toute personne intГ©ressГ©e peut se faire entendre devant les membres du Conseil relativement Г cette demande,
lors de la sГ©ance du Conseil municipal du 12 janvier 2015.
The Council of the Town of Hudson, at a meeting to be held at the Community Centre, 394 Main, on Monday,
January 12th, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. will rule on a request for a minor derogation for an immovable bearing
number 1 833 634 of the official cadastre of Quebec, bearing civic number 343 Green Lane, for the purpose of :
DonnГ© Г Hudson, ce quinziГЁme jour de dГ©cembre, deux mille quatorze
Vincent Maranda. Greffier
Given at Hudson, this п¬Ѓfteenth day of December, two thousand fourteen
Vincent Maranda. Town Clerk
Authorizing that the main front setback for a detached garage in the front yard be 34.00 meters
that is 36.16 meters less than the permitted setback of 70.16 meters established by the article 801 g)
Table 7 of the Town of Hudson’s Zoning By-Law No 526;
As shown on plan B 5514-5, minute 15 506, dated December 15th, 2014, prepared by Claude Bourbonnais, a.g.
Anyone wishing to be heard by the municipal Council in relation to this application may do so at the Council
meeting to be held on January 12th, 2015.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
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MAURICE JEFFRIES
tional Startup Festival founded four
years ago by Montrealer, Phil Telio,
that sees aspiring startup companies
looking for financial backing compete
against one another in an elevator.
“How it works,” Becky told me, “is
that these companies have got to make
their pitch to potential investors in the
time it takes for the elevator to go up
and down. It’s all part of a worldwide
startup contest known as the Elevator
World Tour that runs literal elevator
pitches in some of the world’s most
iconic buildings.”
o think, Christmas Day is just
postpone our planned move-in as
To date, these have included Toa week away. And I haven’t
virtually nothing was moving on the
ronto’s CN Tower and the Azrieli
heard The Little Drummer
roads. And certainly not the company
Tower in Tel Aviv, with upcoming
Boy once. Not that I’m complaining,
that we had hired to transport all our
events being planned in New York,
mind you!
furniture and stuff.
Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Berlin and
While some love it, to my ears it’s
Undaunted, however, Mireille, mySantiago.
equally as depressing as Ravel’s Boself, and her dear old Mom, Adrienne,
Said Becky, “We are absolutely
lero which, I suspect, classical radio
were determined to celebrate Christthrilled that the first European stop on
announcers only play when they need
mas Eve in our new home in a village
the tour is in one of the most exciting
a bathroom break or want to pop out
where we didn’t even know a soul.
cities in the world in perhaps the most
for a sneaky smoke. In fact - whatever
And so, we packed a picnic hamper
iconic building in the world. There will
the orchestra and the particular verfull of all kinds of goodies – including
be up to 100 aspiring entrepreneurs
sion - I also suspect that some of the
Champagne and a couple of bottles of
competing for investment prizes of up
musicians actually fell asleep while
vintage wine – plus warm blankets and
to $100,000 from a team of angel and
recording it but nobody noticed and
three sleeping bags – and headed out.
seed investors.” Bon voyage Becky and
bothered to wake them up. Ah, just call
Stopping at a gas station just off the
please do keep me posted!
me Parrynoid!
highway along the way to stock up on
---------------------kindling and logs for the fireplace, be---------------------SACRE BLEU! – Speaking of pitchfore wending our way along the lake
A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS EVE
es, was fascinated to learn that the Eito the village. All lit up with Christmas
- No, I’m more of a Silent Night, Silffel Tower was originally supposed to
lights
and
looking
for
all
the
world
like
ver Bells type of guy. Even Away in a
be in Barcelona. But believing that it
a
scene
out
of
a
festive
fairy-tale.
Manger still chokes me up. And, after
would end up looking like an eyesore,
Once the fire was roaring and we
the long-demised �Gentleman’ Jim
the city rejected Gustave Eiffel’s plans
were comfortably ensconced with
Reeves, Bing Crosby remains my faand he was forced to re-pitch the projcandles everywhere, we listened to
vourite caroling crooner. Even if there
ect elsewhere. Fortunately, he found
Christmas carols on a transistor raare those who say - including his own
a home for his idea in Paris where the
dio,
while
partaking
in
a
royal
repast
family - that he was a real miserly son
Tower would serve as the main archand exchanging gifts and counting our
of a Scrooge in real life!
way for the 1889 International Expoblessings. Not a stick of furniture in the
Yeah, even without chestnuts roastsition. Unfortunately, however, many
house. But tell you, dear readers, it was
ing round an open fire Г la Nat King
Parisians weren’t enamoured with it
truly
magical.
And,
as
I
say,
one
that
Cole - and one of my beautiful Suneither and it was savaged by critics in
we
shall
never
forget!
shine’s favourites - it’s an emotional
the media. One of whom actually deSheesh. Just hope Santa can keep
time of the year. One that Mireille
scribed it as a �metal asparagus.’
up the pace until Wednesday night
and I have been celebrating together
Also intrigued to discover that the
when, hopefully, he will come down
for exactly 40 years now. And without
iron structure was never really meant
our
fi
replace
in
front
of
which
we
celeever having lost any of the magic that
to stay up for very long and was acbrated our first Christmas 40 years ago!
Christmas brings.
tually offered for scrap metal. It was
I will never forget our first here in
---------------------only spared when it proved useful to
our little hamlet of Hudson. Living on
GOING UP IN THE WORLD - Not
the French Army which found that its
Nun’s Island in one of the only two
sure where Becky Croll, who lives
984-ft. height was �parfait’ for a comhigh-rises there at the time, we bought
in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, will be on
munications tower. Go figure!
our home here in the month of NoChristmas Eve. But I do know for sure
---------------------vember. On impulse and right out of
that on January 21 she will be the City
JUST TEA-SING – Meanwhile,
the blue following a brief visit to the
of Lights at the most iconic and treaseems I created a bit of a tempest in a
town a few weeks earlier.
sured monument in Paris, the Eiffel
tea cup - with at least one YLJ reader
It was all white three weeks later
Tower.
– with my mention recently of the ruwhen snow blanketed the town. Deep
For Becky will be there playing a key
mour that a new British Tea Emporiand crisp and even. Obliging us to
role in what is billed as the Internaum serving High
Tea with cucumber sandwiches
and scones may
be opening in our
area soon.
Chastising
me, albeit with a
chuckle I hope,
Mary
Jefferies
e-mailed me the
following.
“No,
no, no James.
That is Afternoon
Tea as served at
The Ritz!
“High Tea, as
you should know
PHOTO COURTESY ADAM LEBLANC
coming from the
Ste. Anne de Bellevue resident Becky Croll (second from left) takes time out for the camera between competitive elevator
North of England
rides by startup companies in Tel Aviv this time last year with
was a meal of the
Pamela Perrotti, Katherine Johnsen, and Phil Telio.
T
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PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS
I was duly chastised last week for the decidedly un-British faux pas of mixing up Afternoon Tea and High Tea in my bit about the
rumoured new British Tea Emporium in our
�burg. I offer my apologies, with pinky daintily
extended.
workingman served between 5 p.m.
and 7 p.m. and consisted of a hot dish
plus bread and jam and cakes washed
down with copious cups of strong
tea. This was typical of the North and
Scotland. Years ago all the restaurants
along Princess Street would serve Afternoon Tea from 4 p.m. and High Tea
from 5 p.m.”
Added Mary, “Google this if you
don’t believe. I get quite irate when
I hear cucumber sandwiches and
scones called High Tea. Must be getting old and cranky!”
Not at all Mary. You are absolutely
right. Mea culpa. And I certainly didn’t
go to Google to verify. Your word is as
good as gold as a cup of Gold Peak
tea with me! In my defence, all I can
say is that in Middlesbrough, where I
grew up, we didn’t have a Ritz. Come
to think of it, not sure if we even had a
hotel. And everyone in our neighbourhood – when post-war rationing was
still in force and I was just knee high
to a grasshopper playing in a bombedout wasteland - was so poor that we
shared our communal cup of tea once
a week on a first-come, first-served basis. Milk and sugar was a luxury!
---------------------IDIOTIC MEN - And besides, everyone knows that we men are inherently idiots. At least according to a
team of British researchers - at Newcastle University no less and also in
the North - who in the prestigious British Medical Journal recently expounded on what they have dubbed the Male
Idiot Theory.
With apparently nothing better to
do - and presumably in between copious cups of tea - they examined gender
differences in �idiotic risk-taking behaviour’ among Darwin Award nominees over the past nine years.
Gobsmacked to learn that this
award actually commemorates those
who die in accidents involving �astonishingly stupid methods.’ And that past
winners have included an Iraqi terrorist who mailed a letter bomb with
not enough stamps on the envelope.
When it was returned, he opened it
and it exploded in his face. Ouch. Oh,
yes, there was also the guy who died
after hitching a shopping cart to the
back of a train!
And on that note, think it’s time for
a revitalizing, refreshing cup of cha.
Even though it’s only noon!
And that’s a wrap!
E-mail: [email protected]
Hudson Film Society launches
Celebrate Hudson Competition
Open to all movie-makers, both professional and amateur, for screening in June 2015
James Parry
Your Local Journal
Calling all film-makers. In celebration of its 10th Anniversary next year that just happens to coincide with the
Town of Hudson’s 150th - the Hudson
Film Society (HFS) revealed plans this
week for its first-ever Short Film Competition. Open to everyone, profes-
ies and who are big fans of the diverse
Festivals that we screen at Hudson Village Theatre throughout the year.”
Added Ward, “Looking for something special to celebrate our anniversary, and that of the town, we suddenly thought, why not our very own
film contest focusing on the town and
community where we live and which
we love?”
“The contest is really is open to anyone. Particularly the
youth of our town and schools and colleges in the region for
whom cinema is really the art form of the younger generation.”
- Hudson Film Society President Clint Ward
sionals and amateurs alike, for public
screening on June 4, 2015, and a total
of $2000 in prize money.
The only limitation, explained HFS
president Clint Ward in an exclusive
interview with Your Local Journal, is
that the film respects the theme of the
contest, Celebrate Hudson, and does
not exceed 10 minutes from opening
scene to conclusion of credits. Also
that the entry format is DVD and that
it is in English because the contest is
their contribution to a province-wide
English cultural festival called Arts
Alive.
Said Ward, “Not only has Hudson
been the shooting location for many
major Canadian and Hollywood films
over the years, but it is also home to
many people involved in the business,
as well as people who just love mov-
In addition to a high profile film
personality with a Hudson connection, who will act as honourary president in judging the entries and who is
still to be named, judges will comprise
Ward and members of the HFS executive committee. Namely, John and
Inga Lawson, Michael Whelan, Carol
de SГ©vignГ©, Simon Lagimodiere, Peter
Mundie and Helen Kurgansky.
Asked who is eligible to enter the
competition, Ward didn’t need a second take. “If Jean Marc Vallée (the
Quebec director of such critically-acclaimed films as Dallas Buyers Club,
C.R.A.Z.Y., Young Victoria and the
soon-to-be-released Wild) wanted to
come out here with a camera crew and
shoot a film about Hudson, we would
welcome him with open arms.
“But it really is open to anyone.
PHOTO COURTESY CLINT WARD
Photographed on Sunday, December 14, for Your Local Journal while screening a film to be
possibly included in their DocFest next year are the Hudson Film Society’s (front row, left to
right) Michael Whelan, Helen Kurgansky, Carol de Sevigny, (and back) John and Inga Lawson
and Clint Ward.
Particularly the youth of our town and
schools and colleges in the region for
whom cinema is really the art form of
the younger generation. There is so
much talent out there in our local high
schools and colleges and this competition presents a wonderful opportunity
for them to get involved and maybe
win one of the awards while having
their film shown on a big screen right
here in their very own community.”
The prize money - $1000 for Best
Film and two Special Awards of $500
each – is being generated entirely by
the HFS itself with no municipal or
government grants whatsoever.
Finished films must be submitted
by May 4, 2015, in order to be eligible
for the contest and for further info go
to www.hudsonfilmsociety.ca.
PUBLIC NOTICE
REGULAR MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR 2015
NEWS from Branch 115
The Christmas season is quickly
winding down. There was a good turnout for �Winnies’ Christmas office party last Friday and all who participated
had a great time. The Hardy Rocks
Christmas lunch took place yesterday
and Sandy did her usual magic producing a scrumptious lunch.
Crib night is tomorrow (Friday, December 19) at 7:30 pm. Come out and
play for turkeys. There will be lots of
door prizes to be won.
Membership is proud to announce
the winner of a complimentary membership for 2015, drawn from all the
early bird members. The winner is Doris Elliott. Just in case you may have
forgotten the 2015 membership fees
are due now.
New Year’s Eve is almost upon us so
if you need a place to go, we have the
venue for you. Entertainment and lots
of great friends await you. The cost is $5
per member & $10 for non-members.
Please reserve now at (450) 458-4882.
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to everyone from your Legion Executive and staff.
Lest We Forget
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that the regular meetings
of the Conseil intermunicipal de transport de la Presqu’Île, for the
year 2015 will be held on the following dates:
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February 5th 2015
April 16, 2015
June 18, 2015
September 10, 2015
October 29, 2015
December 3, 2015
They will be held at 7:00 p.m. at 2555, Dutrisac in Vaudreuil-Dorion
in the Council Chamber of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion.
Given in Vaudreuil-Dorion, this fourteenth (14th) day of December
two thousand and fourteen (2014).
Manon Charest, CPA CGA
Managing director and Secretary-treasurer
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Students of l’École Val des Prés in Saint-Polycarpe had the chance to participate in activities surrounding today’s Francoderole. A play on the words
Francophone and Banderole (banner), The Francoderole is the largest work
of art in the world created by Francophone children.
Over 90,600 children from more than 458 primary schools and Francophone
communities in seven Canadian provinces and four US states have already
added to La Francoderole since 2002.
This gigantic artwork that is the height of a six-storey building and covers the
area of a hockey rink is too large to be displayed in most arenas.
Mme. Charlebois helped the l’École Val-des-Prés students create their own
mural that will remain in their Saint Polycarpe school as a souvenir.
This project was made possible thanks to the collaboration of
Children, School Val-des-PrГ©s (Sacred Heart Pavilion) also realize a mural
that will remain in the school of St. Polycarp as a souvenir.
This event was made possible thanks to the collaboration of Lucie Charlebois,
MNA for Soulanges and Deputy Minister for Rehabilitation, the Youth Protection and Public Health. Ms. Charlebois also participate in the realization of
this work of art.
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Hudson
Annual Christmas
Tree Collection
Beginning Monday January 5th, 2015
the Town of Hudson will begin its annual
collection of Christmas Trees. Please place
your Christmas Tree by the edge of the
road on the eve of your regular garbage
collection day and your tree will be
collected the next day.
Starting on Monday, January 5th and
Thursday, January 8th the regular
garbage collection schedule will be
switching to once every two weeks
in both residential sectors while the
commercial zone will continue to operate
with the normal twice a week collection.
This NEW SCHEDULE will be only for the
winter months of January, February and
March 2015.
For more information you may contact
the Town of Hudson’s Waste Management
Coordinator, Rod Hodgson, at
450-458-5347 ext. 207.
Spirit of the season on the way to the
Ste. Anne’s Veterans Hospital
Thanks to the generosity of the local community and Hudson Legion Branch #115
James Parry
Your Local Journal
Thanks to the generosity of the local community, members of the Royal
Canadian Legion Hudson Branch #115
delivered two full car-loads of gifts and with more to follow - to the Ste.
Anne’s Veterans Hospital in Ste. Anne
de Bellevue this week. And organizers
of the annual Veterans Christmas Gift
Drive could not be more delighted.
Said Linda Eames of the Legion’s
Executive, “Santa was so happy to deliver the gifts and a big heartfelt thank
you to our caring community and all
those who answered the call. Including the management and staff at Pharmacy Brunet in Hudson, as well as
Your Local Journal for generously offering to promote our drive at no cost
whatsoever.
“These gifts go a long way to ensuring that the Veterans, including younger veterans of the Canadian Forces and
the RCMP receiving rehabilitation for
post-traumatic stress disorder following active duty, enjoy the festive season. For which they too are extremely
grateful.”
Among the many gifts received
were coats, flannel pants, pyjamas, TShirts, slippers, socks galore, mittens,
hats, scarves, and an array of much
needed toiletries. Plus puzzles, CDs,
art supplies, books and, of course, lots
of chocolates and candies. Consideration was also made for the 20 or so
female Veterans in Ste. Anne’s, like
hand-knitted scarves, crochet items,
and scented products.
Said Eames, “The residents in Ste.
Anne’s Veterans Hospital come from
all over Canada. And while some have
relatives close by and all are able to
Skype with their loved ones, Christmas
is a difficult time of year to be apart
from their families. Even with cell
phones and laptops, however, the generosity of the local community goes a
long way.”
A drop-off box is located just in-
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Sorting and Christmas wrapping donated gifts to the Ste. Anne’s Veterans from the community
at Hudson Legion Branch #115 this week were Neil Tomiuk, Alex Timm, John Dalgarno, Linda
Eames, and Mike Divine.
side The Legion at 56 Beech Street,
Hudson, and further donations will be
welcomed up until this Saturday, December 18, with members of the Le-
gion’s Executive presenting all gifts to
Ste. Anne’s Volunteer Department for
distribution to individual Veterans in
plenty of time for Christmas Day.
One for the books as Hudson War
Memorial Library supports 10 local causes
Cheques presented in the true spirit of gift giving at Christmas
James Parry
Your Local Journal
For 10 local charitable organizations and worthwhile causes - and as
it has done for many years now - The
Hudson War Memorial Library which
is totally self-funded through memberships, donations, and sales at the
Bunker Shoppe in the basement and is
run entirely by volunteers, played Santa this week with the presentation of
cheques as its way of saying thank you
for all that they do for the community.
In presenting the cheques, library
co-chairs, Elizabeth Dawe and Donna
Seaman, explained that this show of
support results from some 40 cents
on every dollar raised throughout the
year in excess of its own needs in order
to continue going to help others.
Recipients comprised The Alzheimer Society represented by Susan
Allvey, Angels of Hudson - Marcus
and Linnea Owen, Nazareth House Averil Robinson (in conjunction with
Angels), Hudson Historical Society Frank Hicks, and Hudson Poppy Fund
- Donna Atwood for Peter Stephenson
who was unable to attend in person.
Also La Passerelle’s Veronique Gerard, Vauldreuil-Soulanges Palliative
Care Foundation - Julie-Anne Lambert, Nova - Peter Lang, Le Pont-Bridging Food Bank - Carol Laws, Hudson
Fireman’s Christmas Basket Fund Adrian Bonnemayers, and Greenwood
Centre for Living History -Audrey Wall.
Speaking for many in attendance
and enjoying tea and cookies following the presentation, Hicks put it this
way. “Our town may be going through
a rough time right now on so many
fronts, but our community and volunteer spirit is as strong as ever. And
everyone here at the Library is positive
proof of that. We thank you most sincerely.”
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Hudson War Memorial Library co-chairs Elizabeth Dawe and Donna Seaman share in a photo
around the Christmas tree following the presentation of thank-you cheques for what they contribute to the community year round.
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Local rugby team hosts food and toy drive
Lauren Mitchell
Special contributor
At the young age of 20, Alex Langevin has started an annual food and
toy drive with the help of his sports
team, the Beaconsfield Rugby Football
Club. When in a discussion of how to
promote their rugby team, Langevin
suggested a fundraiser involving a
food and toy drive. President of the
club Scott Laws, Vice President Tim
Quinn and secretary Vanessa Vallieres
decided to help him with finding the
drop off location and advertising the
event with flyers.
People can bring clothing, nonperishable food items, and toys for
ages 2-12. The toys will be going to the
Montreal Children’s Hospital, the food
collected will be going to Le Pont/
Bridging Food Bank in Hudson, and
the clothing will be donated to Share
the Warmth on St. Fortune Street in
Montreal. Pet food can also be donated for homeless people who have
dogs and cats. Toys will be dropped
off anonymously at the hospital, keeping the magic of Santa Clause alive. All
donations will be dropped off the following day, with the entire rugby team
distributing the donations in person.
Since both Langevin and Laws are
originally from Hudson, he believes
giving the donations to Le Pont/Bridging is a good way to give back to the
community that they grew up in.
It is not only the men’s rugby team
that is participating, as the woman’s
rugby team will also be taking part in
the drive. His rugby team has been
a huge support in the making of this
project: “I have always thought of
starting an event like this, but I could
never do it alone,” Langevin said. “Being a part of my rugby team, my second
family, gave me the spark to start what
I have always wanted to do, which is
to give to those less fortunate than us
and will appreciate anything they can
get. With the help of my team, we can
accomplish this goal not only this year,
but years to come.”
Langevin said he hopes to make
the drive an annual event, and make it
bigger every year. He also attends Concordia University, and plays rugby for
the Concordia Stingers and hopes to
incorporate them in future Christmas
fundraisers.
Langevin said one of his biggest inspirations in doing this project is his
parents who were always about giving,
not receiving. “My message for those
reading this article is to appreciate the
PHOTO COURTESY ALEX LANGEVIN
Some of the Beaconsfield Rugby Football Club members in cluding (left to right) Malcolm Baird,
Corbin Mcgee, Scott Warcup, Joey Van Der Sluys, Scott Laws, Nik Chizenski and Dimitrious Fotiou are hosting their charitable toy and food drive December 20 at Le Club West Island.
gifts you receive every day, appreciate your loving family and give back
to those who deserve the things that
we are grateful to have. Not everyone
in this world can have a warm meal,
wear a new shirt or play with a new
toy. For the people in my community,
I want people to feel the joy of giving
to someone less fortunate than us, because their smile and tear in their eye
knowing that they can eat for Christmas will put a smile on your face and
warm your heart up. There is no other
better feeling than making someone
else happy.”
The drive will be held Saturday December 20, from 3-9 p.m. at Le Club
West Island located on 205 Alton drive,
in Beaconsfield.
For more information, please call
Alex Langevin at (514)618-5834 or email him at alexandrelangevin94@
hotmail.com
Giant menorah lit up outside Hudson
Town Hall in celebration of Chanukah
Symbolizing universal message of religious freedom in our community and throughout Canada
James Parry
Your Local Journal
In celebration of Chanukah, the
Festival of Lights, and in the presence
of many families and their children,
Hudson Mayor Ed PrГ©vost lit up a giant menorah outside the Town Hall
on Tuesday night. One of an estimated
15,000 public menorahs worldwide
including several on the West Island
and throughout Montreal including
Hampstead, Cote St. Luc, Westmount,
Dollard des Ormeaux, and a giant one
in Place D’Armes in front of the NotreDame Basilica.
Hudson’s emotional ceremony,
organized by the The Chabad Jewish
Community Centre of St. Lazare and
Hudson together with the Town of
Hudson, was conducted by Rabbi Na-
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chum Labkowski, who told Your Local Journal, “This menorah serves as a
symbol of Hudson’s dedication to preserve and encourage the right and liberty of all its citizens to worship freely,
openly, and with pride.
“Specifically in Canada, a nation
that vigorously protects the right of
every person to practice his or her religion free from restraint and persecution, the menorah takes on profound
significance, embodying both religious and constitutional principles.”
Said Nancy Kohen, who watched as
the menorah was lit on Main Road, “I
want my kids to grow up with pride in
their Jewish heritage and a feeling of
equality and self-confidence as a Canadian. And Chabad’s Chanukah menorahs are arguably one of the most
important developments ever to help
Thursday, December 18, 2014
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Rabbi Nachum Labkowski (right) welcomes Mayor Ed Prévost, outside Hudson’s Town Hall for
the lighting of the menorah in celebration of Chanukah.
my child’s education.”
Throughout the province of Quebec, Chabad will be presenting scores
of Chanukah events and celebrations
in the coming days, including not only
public menorah lightings, but also giant ones made out of ice and Lego
blocks, parades, latkes parties, huge
dreidel houses, and Chanukah wonderlands.
All to recall the victory more than
2,100 years ago of a militarily weak but
spiritually strong Jewish people who
defeated an enemy that had overrun
ancient Israel and sought to impose
restrictions on the Jewish way of life,
prohibit religious freedom and force
the Jewish people to accept a foreign
religion.
For more information, call the
Centre at (450) 510-2203 or go to www.
jewishstlazare.com
Thursday, December 18, 2014
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Optimist Club of St. Lazare.
Area children also met with Father
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Exclusive interview with The Beat Breakfast
Lauren Mitchell
Special contributor
On Tuesday, December 16th, my
morning started off by waking up at
5:30 a.m., the same time The Beat
Breakfast goes on air. I headed towards
downtown Montreal at 6 a.m., Place
Bonaventure being my destination. I
arrived by 7 a.m. and was given a tour
of the Cogeco Diffusion’s offices, where
The Beat and multiple other stations
broadcast. I observed the show for
about an hour, and this was my experience:
Paul Awad, producer of the morning
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show, was the first member I met from
The Beat Breakfast. He showed me his
studio that had multiple monitors and
large soundboards, and kept close to
a pair of headphones. He oversees every minute of the program as monitors
displayed the plan of the show, what
song was coming up next and what
segment they were going to do. One of
the many things Paul would do is turn
on a white light in the recording room,
that would flash as a warning that they
would be going on air in about 30 seconds. He would then turn on the red
light, which now meant that the announcers were live and it was their cue
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to turn on their microphones.
After a little while of observing the
production of the show, Paul introduced me to Cat Spencer, Sarah Bartok
and Samy Lupo, best known as Stuntman Sam. I sat down in the studio with
them and watched as they talked live
on radio. Cat took calls from listeners
involving pet peeves, how to handle
Holiday shopping, and also the Beat
Birthday Challenge. Cat and Paul answer the phone lines and ask questions to see if the caller qualifies as a
good on-air candidate. They need to
check for things like cell phone reception and also try to get a sense of the
caller’s personality. It is important that
the caller is energetic and is suitable
for live radio.
They will ask for the person’s number if they think they could use their
opinion for future topics. I also discovered that some segments from the
show are recorded live to tape, such as
the Beat Birthday Phone Scam.
I was then introduced to Natasha
Hall, the news and traffic reporter. Her
studio is separated from the other announcers since her job requires her
own space.
Continued on page 21
PHOTO BY ANTOINETTE DELLI COMPAGNI
St. Lazare resident and Your Local Journal contributor Lauren Mitchell (third from right) spent
the morning of December 16 hanging out with the crew from The Beat 92.5 (left to right) Stuntman Sam (Samy Lupo), producer Paul Awad, traffic reporter Natasha AimГ©e-Hall, hosts Cat
Spencer and Sarah Bartok .
Beat Breakfast
Continued from page 21
I was then introduced to Natasha
Hall, the news and traffic reporter. Her
studio is separated from the other announcers since her job requires her
own space. She has two different monitors that show over 40 different traffic
cameras, a computer to keep an eye
on her Twitter feed for the latest news,
and a newspaper at her desk. She told
me that it was difficult working in the
same studios as the others as Cat has
to answer phone calls from listeners
about miscellaneous topics while Natasha has to answer calls about traffic
tips.
The team is very close - when
they’re not on air, they often poke fun
at each other. After the show was over,
I had a chance to speak with all of the
crew. I got to ask them silly questions
like “If you could all switch jobs for one
day, who would switch with who?” or
“What audience do you imagine when
you talk live on air?” I have to say my
favourite answer came out of this question: “Can you all tell me in one word
what you love most about your jobs?”
Sarah was the first one to say laughing,
and everyone couldn’t help but agree.
I also asked the question, “Stuntman Sam already has his nickname,
but what would yours be?” in which I
got great answers. Cat was named the
�Gentle Giant’, and �Dad’ was even a
suggested nickname. Cat has been
in the radio business since he was 17
years old, so everyone sees him as
the father figure. Sarah was called the
�Smart Aleck’, because she tells it like
it is. Natasha went along with Sarah’s
nickname and got nicknamed �Smarty
Pants’ as she talks about the news, and
finally Paul took on the title of �Captain’
because he is the leader of the show.
This experience brought me closer
to the announcers I listen to daily and
I’m happy to report they all genuinely
like each other and are just as funny
off-air as they are on-air.
For more information see our facebook page.
Hudson
New Garbage Collection Schedule for
January, February and March 2015.
Beginning on January 5th, 2015 the Town of Hudson will begin a new garbage
collection schedule for the residential sections of Hudson. The commercial
section will maintain its current regular collection schedule of twice per week.
For the eastern and western sections of Hudson garbage
will be collected once every two weeks.
The first collection will be on Monday, January 5th for the eastern region
then the next will be on January 19th and so forth.
The first collection will be on Thursday, January 8th for the western region
then the next will be on January 22nd and so forth.
This new schedule will be in effect until the end of March 2015.
Beginning April 2nd 2015 a new three year garbage collection contract will
come into operation.
For further information you may consult the Town of Hudson’s web site at
www.ville.hudson.qc.ca
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Alternative decorating ideas for a
unique and green Christmas
Stephanie O’Hanley
Special Contributor
No traditional Christmas tree? No
problem! Here are some fun ideas for
an alternative Christmas tree. We’ve
also included D.I.Y. decorating suggestions for a unique and eco-friendly
Christmas.
1. Christmas card tree. Arrange
and tape cards to a wall in a Christmas
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tree shape. Attach a star above.
2. A book tree. Stack your books in
the shape of a Christmas tree. Add a
string of lights. A variation: wrap your
books in green wrapping paper before
piling them up.
3. Wine cork Christmas tree. At
least 50 natural or synthetic wine corks
can make up a tabletop tree, so you
may need to ask friends and family for
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PHOTO COURTESY SARAH BURNELL/FLOURISH & KNOT
PHOTO COURTESY STEPHANIE O’HANLEY
A simple door decoration uses nature’s natural seasonal décor of pinecones.
Don’t toss that collection of old wine corks –
repurpose them for a one-of-a-kind holiday
creation.
donations. Buy an 11-inch paper craft
cone (styrofoam isn’t as environmentally friendly) and use a glue gun to
attach the wine corks. A second layer
will cover the gaps. Pin on decorations
and put a star on top.
4. Plant stand-ins. A bushy potted
rosemary plant brought indoors for
the winter makes a fine faux Christmas
tree. You can also find rosemary plants
pruned to resemble pine trees for sale
in some grocery stores. A sturdy houseplant can also work as a substitute tree.
Just add ornaments and lights.
5. Put a bare tree branch or pruned
evergreen boughs in a festive pot.
Decorate.
6. A wooden ladder makes a beautiful Christmas “tree” when dressed up
with lights, ornaments and garlands.
7. Ornament tree. A blog called not
martha shows you how to make a gorgeous Christmas tree ornament mobile you can hang like a chandelier.
8. Make a live pine or fir tree
wrapped with its roots balled in burlap
your Christmas tree. Follow the nursery’s care instructions and keep your
tree in an unheated area after Christmas so you can plant it outdoors in
the spring. Or buy a potted dwarf pine
tree you can grow
indoors
yearround and enjoy
for many Christmases.
9.
Popcorn
and Cranberry
Garlands.
Already have a
traditional
cut
Christmas tree?
Use nylon thread
and a needle to
string unbuttered,
popped popcorn
into a garland.
Or craft a garland
out of fresh cranberries or combine popcorn and
cranberries.
10. Door dГ©cor. On her Flourish & Knot blog,
ГЋle Perrot resident
Sarah Burnell tells
you how to make
a beautiful and
simple door decoration with pine
cones, ribbon and
a bell.
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doesn’t venture out often would
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provide some social and emotional
support through regular visits. She
walks with a walker. She is a smoker
and does have a cat. For more information, please call Marla at (514)
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• An elderly British woman in Dorval
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need of a female volunteer advocate
to provide practical support such
as accompaniment on outings. For
more information, please call Marla
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• An elderly Pointe Claire woman
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home. For more info, please call
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• A woman in her late 50s living in a
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Tuesday would be preferable. She
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phone Yolande at (514) 694-5850.
• A woman in her early 60s living in
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For more information, please phone
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• A bilingual Pierrefonds woman in
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PHOTO BY BRIGITTE LEGAULT
Mathieu Belanger-Hudon is in full action against the Montagnards last Friday night, December 12.
Quebec’s Junior Hockey League
The Vaudreuil Mustangs slipped in a two-game losing streak
Marc C-Gaudet
Special contributor
There is no good time to lose a hockey game, but the Vaudreuil Mustangs
missed two excellent opportunities of
climbing higher in the QJHL standing.
They dropped their two contests and
fell into the seventh spot with 15 wins
and 4 OT losses in the first 33 games.
First, they travelled to Ste. Agathe to
play the Montagnards on Friday, December 12. The Montagnards humiliated them 7-5. And two days later they
hosted the St. Leonard Arctic who disappointed them 7-5 in their home ice
on Jeanotte Street.
Last Sunday afternoon, December14, the Mustangs battled hard
against the Arctic. Emeric Hudon
pushed the Mustangs when he scored
his 31st goal in the 11th minute of play.
Forty-eight seconds later, Matthew
Valente tied the game and in the 19th
minute of play Cedric Lachapelle propelled the Mustangs in a 2-1 lead after
20 minutes.
In the middle frame, Charles Ouimet brought the two teams into a
2-2 deadlock. More than three minutes later, Etienne Salvail scored and
pushed the �Stangs in a 3-2 lead. But at
11:12 Andy Friaz-Perron tied the game
at 3-3 after 40 minutes.
BUON NATALE!
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In the ninth minute of the last
frame, Samuel Landry moved the
Mustangs in a 4-3 lead. But the newly-acquired Arctic Jesse Robert, from
Valleyfield Braves last week, whipped
his new team into a 5-4 lead with two
goals in a span of two minutes and 11
seconds. Pietro Iannitelli increased
that lead at 16:01. Alexandre Gauthier
tried to bring the two teams closer but
with 17 seconds left on the clock, Massimo Lo Russo sealed the win in scoring an empty-netter. “Those guys are
our black sheep, they fight very hard
against us,” commented Emeric Hudon
after the game. Mustangs’ netminder
Mathieu Belanger-Hudon allowed six
goals on the 28 pucks he faced. At the
other end, Sebastien Dube-Rochon
blocked 22 of the 27 shots he faced.
Last Friday, December 12, the Mustangs visited the Montagnards in Ste.
Agathe. They enjoyed a very interesting time as they took a 3-1 lead in the
opening frame Even if Antoine Venne
opened the scoring for the Montagnards in the first minute, 35 seconds
later, Alexandre Gauthier tied the
game. Before the end of the initial period, Alex LafreniГЁre and Etienne Salvail pushed the visitors in the lead.
The Mustangs blew that lead early
in the second period when Samuel
Landry tallied at 2:47 and more than
four minutes later, Etienne Salvail carried the visitors into a comfortable 5-1
lead. The first 27 minutes of the game
belonged to the Mustangs. In the 11th
minute of the middle stanza, Philippe
Venne reduced that lead. Six minutes
later Antoine Venne recorded his second goal of the night and the Mustangs
led 5-3 after 40 minutes.
In the last frame, the roof of the
arena fell on the Mustangs’ heads. As
early as the 18th second, Zachary Beaudoin brought the two teams closer.
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At 5:20 Gael Lubwele tied the game.
In the 12th minute, Anthony Patriarco pushed the Montagnards in a 6-5
lead and with 47 seconds left on the
clock Joel Caron secured the win. “We
worked very hard the whole 60 minutes, the referee started to give us undeserved penalties in the third period,
so we lost the momentum. We didn’t
deserve those penalties,” said Emeric
Hudon after the game.
Now, the Mustangs will prepare to
face the Montreal-East Rangers in a
home-and-home doubleheader. This
Friday, December 19, they will visit
the Rangers, and two days later, on December 21st, they will entertain those
Rangers at the arena on Jeanotte Street
at 3:30 p.m.
Sports and studies
PHOTO COURTESY VAUDREUIL MUSTANGS
The Vaudreuil Mustangs are very proud to support their players in their school successes.
This is why they will give out a monthly $200 bursary to the player who had the best results.
For November, Mathieu Amyot received that honour from Etienne Leduc (left). Amyot is a
2nd year student in Nature Science at Valleyfield College.
YLJ Around the world
registrations
for Winter activities
Saint-Lazare Community Centre
(1301 Rue du Bois)
Thursday, January 8
from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
For all available activities
Recreation and Community life booklet
www.ville.saint-lazare.qc.ca/en/liaisons
PHOTO COURTESY SANDI PRÉVOST
Bride and groom, Shelley Hawkins and Chris Shadbolt, residents of Vaudreuil-Dorion, and
their two children, family and friends (56 in all) enjoyed a truly joyous wedding celebration
November 27 in Cuba. Beautiful bride, beautiful beach, just a tad too much breeze!
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Murdock family running for dad,
Lakeshore dialysis facilities
Fundraising goal set at $5,000 in support of Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation
Special to Your Local Journal
As many West Islanders gear up for
a holiday season that won’t be complete without a cornucopia of treats,
indulgences, and goodies, a Beaconsfield man is having visions of his son,
daughter-in-law, and granddaughters
running long distances in his honour
dancing in his head this holiday season.
Beaconsfield resident Harold Murdock, who is experiencing late-stage
kidney failure, gets dialysis treatments
three days a week at the Lakeshore
General Hospital, and his family has
been so impressed by the care he has
received there that they have embarked
on an ambitious fundraising project
– the end goal is $5,000 – called Dollars for Dialysis that will be earmarked
to further upgrade the hospital’s hemodialysis facilities. His son Danny,
now residing in North Carolina, will
run alongside his eldest daughter Brittany in the �Walt Disney World �Dopey
Challenge,’ on four consecutive days in
early January in Orlando. The pair will
run in five- and 10-kilometre races,
followed by a half-marathon (21.1 km)
and a full marathon (46.2km) on Jan. 7
through 11. Danny’s wife Kathryn and
youngest daughter Heidi will also run
in the five- and 10-kilometre events,
while the couple’s middle daughter
Vanessa will run in the five-, 10- and
21.1-km events – and they’re doing it
all to honour Harold Murdock, and the
care he has received at the Lakeshore
General Hospital. It’s truly a family affair, Danny said.
“It’s not just the person going
through kidney failure that is truly
impacted. It’s all of them who are the
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closest. It’s to honour my father, who
is the ultimate fighter and overcomes
one battle after the next and has taught
our family and our children that you
never give up in life, even on its darkest days. It is for my mother, who without complaint gets up and takes Dad
very early each dialysis morning and
wheels him into the hospital,” he said,
adding that their perseverance, as well
as that shown by his sister Debra, who
lives in Kirkland and is taking care of
spearheading the fundraising and accounting, has served as an example for
his children as well.
“(My mom) has taught us and our
children about commitment, and finally it is for my sister. She holds things
together, keeps the family moving forward and without her I don’t know
what I would do or how we would ever
deal with this reality. She has taught all
of us about selflessness.”
Were it not for the Lakeshore General Hospital hemodialysis facilities
in Pointe Claire, patients like Harold
Murdock would be forced to spend
hours on the road going to and from
the West Island to hospitals in the
downtown core and further for regular
dialysis appointments, which can take
up to four hours at a time.
Debra Murdock said the excellent
care her dad has received courtesy of
the Lakeshore – and the fact that patients like him can receive the care
they need close to home, in their own
community, is a great reason to keep
on working to upgrade the facilities.
“As you can imagine, going on a dialysis machine four to five hours a day,
three days a week, dramatically changes the life of the patient and the family.
So it’s a great relief to have the Lake-
Thursday, December 18, 2014
PHOTO COURTESY LAKESHORE GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
This unique family will be running 78.8 km in four days in an effort to raise $5,000 for Dollars
for Dialysis, a Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation fund that is earmarked to upgrade the
dialysis facilities at the hospital early in the New Year.
shore General Hospital Dialysis clinic
so close to home and staffed with so
many wonderful, caring doctors, nurses and technicians,” she said.
Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation managing director Heather
Holmes praised the Murdock family’s
commitment to community health
care, saying their dedication to helping
improve the quality of patient care at
the Lakeshore General Hospital makes
them role models in the community.
“Their perseverance is just incredible. When illness impacts an individual, it affects their entire family, and
the Murdock family has taken on this
challenge together – and they’re taking
concrete steps to improve the facilities
for every patient like Harold Murdock.
That’s truly inspiring,” she said.
For more information on the
Dollars for Dialysis Project, please
visit the Lakeshore
General
Hospital
Foundation online at
fondationlakeshore.ca/dollarsdialysis-2/, or call
(514) 630-2081.
We Wish You a Merry Solstice
Stephen
Schettini
Special contributor
Chr istmas
is an ancient
festival
but
the twelve-day
celebration
around
the
winter solstice
is not a Christian invention.
It used to be the Pagan Yule—also a
twelve-day feast—and before that,
who knows? It’s a natural holiday for
all cultures. There’s the Roman Saturnalia, the Chaomos of the Kalash
Kafir people and the Asian Dõngzhì, to
mention just three.
The solstice is most significant in
lands close to the poles, where the days
grow noticeably shorter and growth
ceases. It’s easy to imagine our ancestors gathered around the fire, feasting
on stored produce and looking to the
heavens for signs of the lengthening
day. It’s a time to celebrate.
Today’s enlightened cultures are
less connected to the cycles of nature.
We’ve blotted out the dark with electricity, and have all but lost our intimacy with the circling night sky, the
phases of the moon and the mystery of
the cosmos.
CECI N’EST PAS UN
CONTENANT
The commercialization of Christmas pulls us in quite another direction, leaving us as likely to feel stressed
and lonely as reflective and loved. It’s a
time when family squabbles burst into
the open and the joy of giving is overshadowed by the anxiety of whether
it’s enough. It takes effort to get into
the Christmas spirit.
What sort of effort, however, isn’t
obvious. Most of us just want to be
happy, but find ourselves gritting our
teeth at the thought of Christmas. Why
can’t we just count our blessings and
be of good cheer?
Maybe Christmas has become crass,
but that’s not all there is to it. It’s religious too, but that’s still not all there is
to it. We may have lost touch with the
natural emotions of the winter solstice,
but because tradition brings us together we celebrate nonetheless, and it still
resonates.
At this time of year I take the time
to turn off the lights, step into the crisp
night and look up. I can’t imagine any
human being untouched by the sight.
It’s a blunt reminder of our smallness
and impermanence, that we’re fragile, mortal and united in our need for
love and fear of death. The vastness is
a reminder to live, breathe and reflect
on questions without answers, the way
we once did as children. Our routine
hardships will still be waiting for us af-
CECI N’EST PAS UN
EMBALLAGE
PHOTO COURTESY DREAMSTIME
ter twelfth night, but there’s freedom in
knowing that we’re not alone, and that
there’s more to life than fixing things.
This is a time to return to the simple
contemplation of our small place in
this big world. It doesn’t solve our perennial problems, but it does put them
in perspective.
CECI N’EST PAS UN
IMPRIMÉ
Stephen Schettini hosts The Naked
Monk blog and will teach a new Mindful Reflectionв„ў workshop starting February 5th, entitled Relationships & How
to Master Them. More info at www.thenakedmonk.com, or call Caroline at
(450) 853-0616.
CONTENANTS
EMBALLAGES
ET IMPRIMÉS
C’EST TOUT
CE QUI VA
DANS LE BAC
POUR TROUVER LE POINT DE CHUTE DE
TOUT CE QUI NE VA PAS DANS LE BAC
RECREER.CA
Le placement publicitaire de la présente campagne s’inscrit dans le cadre de la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement (chapitre Q-2) et de la réglementation relative.
Les journaux assujettis sont tenus de contribuer en espaces publicitaires Г leur juste part.
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ATTORNEY
COMPUTERS
FRAMING
GRAPHIC DESIGN
SALES - new & refurbished units
REPAIRS - CONFIGURATION
SYSTEM UPGRADES - NETWORKS
(450) 424-6205
www.pc-teck.com
E-mail : [email protected]
590 Ave. St-Charles Vaud-Dorion
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
NOTARY
Mtre. Kim Isings
B.Sc., P. Eng, B.C.L., L.L.B., D.D.N.
MOVING
NOTARY – NOTAIRE
CONSEILLÈRE JURIDIQUE –
LEGAL COUNSEL
SpГ©cialist(e): Successions
DÉMÉNAGEMENT
P. ENOS MOVING
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
PACKING & STORAGE
ONE ITEM OR WHOLE HOUSE
LICENSED & INSURED
61 Cameron, Bureau 220
Hudson QC J0P 1H0
Tel : 450-458-0007 Fax : 450-458-0168
Tel: 450.458.4857
Cell: 514.386.1278
Your Local Journal
Pierre Enos
PHOTOGRAPHY
RENOVATIONS
[email protected]
OPTICIAN
REAL ESTATE
RENOVATIONS
ROOFING
TREE SERVICE
VENTILATION
WHERE’S YOUR CARD?
(450) 510-4007
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
ANTIQUES
BANKRUPTCY
CAT CARE
Experts
ABRACADABRA Local
turn your hidden in matters of
treasures into ready Bankruptcy and
cash. International Insolvency since
You are going
on
vacation
and you need a
trusted person
buyer wants to pur- 1994. First Consulta- to take care of
chase your antiques, tion Free. Available your cats? Nataly
paintings,
china,
crystal, gold, silverware, jewellery, rare
books, sports, movies, postcards, coins,
stamps, records.
514-501-9072.
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
Two floor open
concept studio
apartment for
rent. Prime location in center of
Hudson Village. Includes 1 full bathroom & 1 powder room. Large
private backyard
with screened in
porch. Immediate
occupancy. $985
per month.Heating included. Call
450-458-1144.
Nights & Weekends.
Solid reputation for
Reliability, Honesty &
Integrity in our field
of Expertise. Blumer
Lapointe Tull & Associes Syndics Inc.
www.blumerlapointetull.com. 514 426
4994
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
AT T E N T I O N
SELF-MOTIVATED ENTREPRENEURS
- Build an income
in the Health and
Wellness Industry
by operating a
Mini-Office Outlet from home.
Free online training. Visit www.dianepartenza.com
to see if this is a fit
for you.
COLLECTIBLES WANTED
A Military Collector looking for medals, flags, swords and uniforms, pins, documents, books, helmets, hats, all related
war memorabilia. WWI, WWII, Canadian/
German or others. Also looking for antique
items, collectibles of all kinds, aviation
and nautical items, coins, badges, maps,
old signs. Top dollar paid. Please call Patrick, 514-234-4323 or email patrick148@
ca.inter.net. 2760A Cote St-Charles, St-Lazare (next to Mon Village)
ACCOUNTANTS
KARAVOLAS BOILY, CPA INC.
Taxes and Accounting
438 Main Road, Hudson
Tel : 450-458-0406,
ATTORNEY
Aumais Chartrand
100 boul. Don Quichotte, bureau 12
L’Ile-Perrot, QC J7V 6C7
Ph: 514-425-2233 ext. 229
[email protected]
BOOKKEEPING
Bryan Todd, B. Comm (Acct.)
Business and Personal Accounting
Services, Tax Preparations & Filings
Ph. (514) 730-5966
Labelle is available
for Hudson,St-Lazare
area. Call 514-6058237.
CHRISTMAS
CRAFT FAIR
Christmas Craft
Fair
Charity
Event. Friday Dec
19th from 7-9pm &
Saturday Dec 20th
from
9:30-2pm.
260 McGill Street,
Hawkesbury.
1
Canned Good or
0.50$
donation.
Supporting 18 local
Moms.
CLEANING
SERVICES
A Special Christmas Gift for the
extraordinary
person in your
life. Sylvie Farmer’s Professional
Cleaners
offers
a new service:
“one-shot cleaning” for house,
garage, basement,
seasonal, etc. Call
for free estimate:
514-972-8237.Pet
and house sitting
available. Sylvie
Farmer wishes all
of her clients Season’s
Greetings
& Best Wishes for
the New Year.
COMPUTER
SERVICES
Wolftech Inc.
Since 2004.
PC/Laptop repair,
sales and services.
Custom
system
builds. Software/
hardware
upgrades, virus –
malware removal
Data
recovery,
network and internet troubleshooting. Pick up or
In-home service.
Very competitive
rates.
Windows
and other software tutorials.
HTTP://wolftech.
ca
service@wolftech.
ca
514-923-5762
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
Customer
Service Position available
with E-commerce
Fashion Brand in
Hudson. Experience with e-mail
and
Facebook
support. $15.00
per hour. Full or
part time. Contact:
Graham 514-9804848 / graham@
holyclothing.com
EXCAVATION
FIREWOOD
FOR SALE
Dry
FOR SALE
firewood. SAWMILLS from
only $4,397. MAKE MONEY
& SAVE MONEY
Stacking and kindling available. Very
reasonable.
Dan:
514.291.1068
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS?
Drowning in debt!
Stop the harassment.
Bankruptcy
might
not be the answer.
Together let’s find a
solution - Free Consultation. Bill Hafner
- Trustee in Bankruptcy. 514-983-8700.
MONTREAL
AREA
ONLY
FOR SALE
DENTISTS
Dr. Don Littner & Dr. Morty Baker
472B Main Rd, Hudson
Ph. (450) 458-5334
FITNESS & INJURIES
Greg Lothian, B.Sc.,CAT(C), CSCS
Professional strength coach & Low back/
injury reconditioning therapist.
Become strong & injury free!
514-867-5684 mifitpro.com
IMMIGRATION
Brazolot Migration Group
35 Wharf Road, Hudson, QC
(450) 458-2186
[email protected]
JOIN THE PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
450-510-4007 [email protected]
Memory foam
for double bed,
GARBAGE
REMOVAL
Best Quality. All
Shapes & Colours
Available. Call 1-866652-6837. www.thecoverguy.ca.
MAG WHEELS QCNA (Quebec
(Set of 4). RTX C o m m u n i t y
Baron
15”
Mag Newspapers AsWheels with Kumho sociation)
can
P185/65R15 All Season Tires. Used one
season. $400. 514705-8760
Mini-Excavation #1 high speed
of any kind (10 internet $32.95/
Absoyears
experi- month.
Grad- lutely no ports are
ence).
ing, French drains,
spreading of top soil
and stone, driveways
etc. ... RBQ and insurance. Ben 514-8385922.
60% OFF! 20x28,
30x40, 40x62, 45x90,
50x120,
60x150,
80x100 sell for balance owed!
Call 1-800-457-2206.
www.
crownsteelbuildings.
ca.
never
used,
in
original packaging.
$200.00
450-458-7940
blocked. Unlimited
downloading. Up to
11Mbps download
and 800Kbps upload.
Order today at www.
acanac.ca or call toll
free 1-866-281-3538.
place your classified
ad into 24 weekly
papers throughout
Quebec - papers just
like the one you are
reading right now!
One phone call does
it all! Call Marnie at
QCNA 514-697-6330.
Visit: www.qcna.org.
NOTARIES
Jean-Pierre Boyer
L.L., L., D.D.N.
1576 C Ste. AngГ©lique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 455-2323
OPTICIANS
Lunetterie Vista
1867 E Ste. AngГ©lique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 455-4500
ORTHODONTISTS
Dr. Amy Archambault
Dr. Paul Morton
GUITAR
LESSONS
STEEL BUILD- HOLIDAY GIFT
I N G S / M E T A L C E R T I F I C AT E
B U I L D I N G S SPECIAL: ASSESS-
with your own bandmill - cut lumber any
dimension. In stock
ready to ship. Free
info & DVD: www.
NorwoodSawmills.
com/400OT. 1-800566-6899 ext:400OT.
The LoanProvider HOT TUB (SPA)
.com 750$ Loans Covers. Best Price,
Approved in 1 Hour.
No Credit Check.
1-866-442-8284.
FOR SALE
Ivan’s
Garbage Removal
will remove renovation debris and
junk from houses,
sheds,
garages,
basements. Also
old fences, decks
and
balconies.
Available 7 days/
week. Call 514804-8853.
GENERAL
HELP
TEAM LEADERS
REQUIRED
to
direct production
of hand assembly
products in Vaudreuil-Dorion.
Afternoon
shift
available.
Start
$13.50/hr.Must be
able to read, write,
speak English and
meet/exceed production quotas.
Email resume, cover letter to
careers@
portablepackaging.
com.
MENT PLUS 4 HOURS
OF GUITAR LESSONS,
TAILORED TO STUDENT, ONLY $100.00.
CONTEMPORARY
BLUES A SPECIALTY.
CALL DOMENIC FOR
DETAILS:
438-2891467.
HOUSE FOR
RENT
Hudson-Furnished, Brick
cottage. 2+Bedroom. 2 Bath. Medium to long term.
$1850
/month.
Telephone & Cable-Extra.Call 450763-2232.
HOUSE
CLEANING
Cleaning
available.
lady
Excellent references.
Call Sharon:
450-424-6593.
YLJ
Supplying your
VaudreuilDorion,
St-Lazare,
Hudson and
West Island
Regions
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
drs. Martina Kleine-Beck
Psychologist
514.265.1386
martinakb _ 58@ hotmail.com
PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES
Are you feeling overwhelmed?
Marianne Birch BSW, MSW,
OTSTCFQ Member
Anxiety Issues, Self-Esteem, Substance
Abuse & Behavioral Concerns
514-240-2692 [email protected]
Your Local Specialists in Orthodontics
3206, boul. de la Gare, Suite 160
Vaudreuil-Dorion (450)218-1892
PHARMACIES
Marilou Leduc
Affiliated BRUNET
1771 Ste. Angelique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 424-9289
PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Sandy Farrell, Davis Facilitator
Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD & Learning
disabilities can be corrected.
www.dyslexiacorrection.ca
(450) 458-4777
Thursday, December 18, 2014
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MOVING
ВїMoving?
All
jobs.
Reliable,
reasonable,
fully
equipped. Local and
Ontario, Maritimes,
USA. 35 yrs experience. Call Bill or
Ryan. 514.457.2063
OFFICE SPACE
FOR RENT
PHOTOGRAPHY
WORKSHOPS
PIANO
LESSONS
PIANO FOR
SALE
RUST
PROOFING
Two Small offices or studios. Main Road
Photography
Wo r k s h o p s
in St-Lazare!!
Jacques Harvey
Piano School. Ex-
Professional
Rustproofing. Marty Auto
near Cameron in
Hudson. $175 and
$250 per month
respectively. Immediate. Flexible.
Possibility of 3
more professional
office spaces. Call
514-677-7696
Learn,
make
friends, have fun
while you master the tricks and
tools to bring
your photography to the next
level. Now taking
registrations for
the Winter 2015
season!!
More
info at
1926 Knabe
Grand Piano,
6’ 4”, Mahogany exterior.
MUSIC LESSONS
Music lessons for Christmas! Piano,
perienced, qualified
teacher offers piano
lessons to beginners
or advanced students. Children and
adults are welcome.
Call 450-455-1544.
ThePhotoAdventure.
com
singing lessons from a qualified professional
with over 20 years experience. Adults and
children. Various styles. 450-424-1072.
YLJ
Supplying your Vaudreuil-Dorion, St-Lazare,
Hudson and West Island Regions
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
New
hammers.
Wonderful sound.
Includes
36”
bench.
Professionally evaluated
at $10,500. Selling
for $5,000. Call
450-458-4848 or
514-938-1816.
Body. 84 Bellevue,
Hudson, 450-4581148.
SERVICES
Cleaning services available. Efficient, reliable. Good
references.
Please
call 450-202-0600
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
SERVICES
SERVICES
PA I N T I N G PLASTERWALLPAPER .
V a c u u m
Cleaner. Sales
and repair of
all brands, 27
LET HANS AND
MICHAEL DO IT.
40 YEARS EXPERIENCE. CALL:514262-3329 or 514549-1330.
Brunet Renovation for all
your
home
general
repairs. Renovation big or small
,drywall paint,
Bathroom ,basement years of
experience. Call
Sylvain 514-5922173.
All
renovations
and
construction.
Free
estimates.
Framing, plaster,
windows, doors,
floors,
stairs,
ceramic
tiling,
painting.
Basements, kitchens,
bathrooms.
Experienced work.
Jonathan:
514402-9223.
RBQ
5688-2244-01.
Handyman.
Painting, installing
fixtures, locks,
and
most
household
jobs. Ask about
senior discount.
Call John the
Handyman- 514623-5786
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years in service
(Electrolux, Filter
Queen, Kenmore,
Samsung and Central Vac) Special
on Hoover Central
Vac
w/standard
kt at $399. (other
brands avaialable
from $329 and up.
Repair and service of all central
vacuum systems.
Parts and bags (all
makes). Small appliance repair. Carpet cleaner rental
available.
NEW:
Oreck Excel air purifiers $329.
Aspirateurs Hudson.com
67 McNaughten
Hudson, Quebec
450-458-7488
C A R P E T
CLEANING also
sofas, mattresses,
interior of vehicles, and other.
613-675-2428
work done Saturday & Sunday
only.
Computer, Pets,
Odd Jobs. Friendly
Hudson Nerd available for computer repairs, help with pets,
shopping & jobs
around the house.
Call Robin 514-2343780
AUTOS FOR SALE
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. 514218-2776
1996
Camry,
Toyota
190,000
km. 4 door sedan,
fully loaded, new
disc brakes & exhaust. Extra clean.
Asking $1,225. Call
514-652-7020
AUTOS FOR SALE
AUTOS FOR SALE
Kia
Sportage Mercury
VilLX 2009 with lager minivan
Convenience Pack- 1995. 275,000 km.
age, (4WD), manual,
136,000kms,
very
good condition, never accidented, new
4 season tires, towing hitch inc., asking
$8,900 neg.,
450-424-4308
Still registered and
roadworthy. Needs
winter tires. $999.
Call or text Martin
514-346-3234.
Mazda 3 for sale,
Mazda ProtГ©gГ© 2006, charcoal-black,
5-speed AC,
5, 2003, 5 doors, 4-door,
159,000 km, $3495.
manual
transmis- (514) 941-5320
sion, A/C, 171,000
km. Runs well. Asking $1,675. Call 450Mazda3 2006, 4
458-0581 (evenings),
door, manual, sun438-822-6875 (cell)
roof, fully loaded
with AC 159, 000km.
1999
Lumina Includes 4 winter
LS – 103,000km. tires used 1 season.
Original Owner-Non Asking $ 3400. Also
Smoker.A/C,
ABS, selling 4 summer
Cruise Control & tires with mags askTowing Hitch. 4 new ing $450. Call or text
Winter Tires on Rims. 514-690-5463.
Excellent Condition –
$ 1,500. Call Frank at
450-458-8699.
AUTOS FOR SALE
2003 Kia Rio,
Automatic,
Green, new all
season tires, very
clean, 121000kms,
$2,500
2003 Kia Rio, Standard, Silver, very
clean, 172000kms,
$2,200
both 4door. 514773-0394
2010
Chrysler
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equipped, excellent
condition, sun roof,
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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Call: (450) 510-4007
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Unique gifts for pets for this Christmas season
Lauren Mitchell
Special contributor
When thinking of getting a gift for
your pet for Christmas, the suggestions are always the same; a toy and
treats. But for this season, it’s time to
think creatively. This is a guide on what
unique gifts to get your pet, whether it
is a dog or a cat, most for under $20.
For dogs, there are many options to
choose from including personalized
ID tags to add a little more cuteness to
the collar, or a bow tie collar to show
his or her sense of style. A pet treat jar
is an adorable and convenient item
for your home displaying the treats
instead of stashing them away in cupboards. There are also options for personalizing the treat jar. A doggy toy bin
or basket is a great idea for all those
toys you’ve been getting him each
Christmas. Consider getting them a
new set of feeding and water dishes,
Nourish the body.
Fuel the spirit.
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and get rid of the old ones they’d been
using to add something new to your
kitchen. Speaking of water dishes, for
the person who likes to go hiking with
their pet, or travels a lot with them, a
great idea is to get a collapsible water/food dish making it easier to keep
them hydrated and fed.
For small canine traveling companions, a new pet carrier might just
be the thing you need. Small dogs
get tired very fast, so putting them in
a comfortable new carrier will help
them feel relaxed.
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8 THINGS TO SEE AND DO
COMMUNITIES IN ACTION
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.
HUDSON
KIRKLAND
1. Casting call - Hudson Players
Club will be holding open auditions for
their upcoming production, �No Sex
please, we’re British’ written by Alistair
Foot and Anthony Marriott, to be performed at Hudson Village Theatre in
early April 2015. Director Glen Robinson will be holding auditions Wednesday January 7th and Thursday January
8th 2015 from 7-9p.m. at Hudson Village Theatre, 28 Wharf Road, Hudson.
For further information please contact
the producer Diana Gausden (450)
458-4220.
2. The January Book Sale will
be held at the War Memorial Library,
60 Elm Street. Book sale starts at 2:30
p.m., Monday, January 5, and runs
until Saturday, January 10. Classics
are featured. For more information,
contact http://warmemoriallibrary.
blogspot.com.
4. A conference given by AWISH
(Arthritis West Island Self Help) in
English on Saturday, January 17 at 2
p.m. at the Kirkland Library, 17100
Hymus Boulevard. An overview of the
most common types of arthritis and
offer tips on the many ways one can
learn to cope and manage with the disease. Registration is required at (514)
630-2726.
POINTE CLAIRE
5. Stewart Hall Singers, a
45-voice community choir, Douglas
Knight director, is holding auditions
for Beethoven’s Mass in C. Monday
night rehearsals in Pointe-Claire resume Jan.12. Auditions: 514-630-0331
www.stewarthallsingers.ca
STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE
3. A display of antique toys at
the Hudson Museum continues to the
end of January. Come see a unique selection of comic books, toys, action figures, and dolls from bygone eras. The
museum is located at 541 Main Road
in Hudson and the display is open for
visits Saturdays and Sundays in December and January from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
6. DivorceCare every Tuesday
from 7 to 9 p.m. starting January 20,
2015 to April 21, 2015 at St. George’s
Church, 23 Perrault Ave. Anyone struggling with the effects of separation or
divorce is welcome to attend. Details
about DivorceCare can be found on
www.divorcecare.org. Each week we
will look at a different topic on the path
to healing so join us at any point in the
session. For more info, call (514) 457-
6934. The onetime fee is $25 and covers a workbook for each participant.
Please rsvp [email protected].
7. Sugar Sammy to headline
John Abbott College’s 7th Annual Islander Comedy Night January 24,
2015 at the Casgrain Sports Center
gym, starting at 8 p.m. - doors will
open at 7:15 p.m. The money raised
will help the 17 sports teams in the
department. Headliner Sugar Sammy
will be performing a 75 minute bilingual (French/English) show on the
JAC stage. The renowned Hollywood
Reporter named him one of Top 10
talents to watch in the world of comedy. Two opening acts are Massimo in
English and Stephan Poirier in French.
A canteen including pizza from Domino’s and a cash bar will be available in
the gym. Parking is free. It promises
to be a great night of fun and laughter.
Reserved seats $55. General admission $40. Tickets are available online at
www.johnabbott.qc.ca/sugarsammy
or call (514) 457-6610 Ext. 5322.
VAUDREUIL-DORION
8. Call for artists’ submissions
- La Maison Trestler invites all local
artists to submit their artwork to the
Exhibit/Art Sale titled �Entre-Nous.’
The artworks must be received at La
Maison Trestler Tuesday, January 6 or
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 from 10
a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
The vernissage will be held Thursday,
January 15 between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Pets
Continued from page 34
Disposable waste bags are more
convenient than carrying large plastic
bags. Some bags also come packaged
in a dispenser, so you can attach it to
the leash and walk comfortably. Instead of buying treats made in a factory, why not make your own treats
with a “Bake a Bone” dog treat maker
which is available on Amazon? If you
were planning to get something small
and affordable, many gift shops even
sell edible Christmas cards for dogs.
For cat lovers, there are similar ideas
like new feeding and water dishes and
personalized ID tags. But there are also
many different options. For example,
if you have a cat that loves to scratch
at the furniture, there is the �DJ Cat
Scratcher Turntable,’ which is essentially a turntable in which a record is
replaced by cardboard. This gift is fun
for the cat, but will probably be more
fun for you. Cats love to laze around
and play, so such things as a cat hammock and a cat tunnel will channel
your pet’s exploratory instincts. Cat
condos are also a great way for felines
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PHOTO BY CARMEN MARIE FABIO
A display of antique toys at the Hudson Museum continues to the end of January. See listing
for details.
The exhibit will end Sunday, March 1,
2015. Please include a brief artist CV,
typed on letter-sized paper. The work
of art must be framed of have finished
edges and cannot exceed the maximum dimensions of 36” x 36”, including the framing.Sculptures will also be
accepted. The artwork must be well
packaged and clearly identified. A
$10 participation fee will be required.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
should you have any further questions
at (450) 455-6290 or by email at info@
trestler.qc.ca. Please take note that La
Maison Trestler will be closed from
December 20 to January 4, 2015. Maison Trestler is located at 85 chemin de
la Commune. For more info contact
[email protected] or www.trestler.
qc.ca.
to nap in or to explore the dynamics
of the structure. For pampered cats
that like to keep warm during the cold
winter season, a heated cat bed is just
what they need. A last suggestion that
you were most likely told not to do as a
child, would be a treat maze in which
cats have to spin, wobble, and manipulate a holder in order to extract their
kitty treats. As children, you are told
you are not allowed to play with your
food. So let your cat express his or her
(and your) inner child with the treat
maze.
PHOTO BY LAUREN MITCHELL
Angus waits expectantly for one of many innovative gifts available for cats and dogs this
holiday season.
The Presbyterian Church of
Ile Perrot,
242-5th Avenue, Pincourt
invites you to;
Sunday, December 21st
Service and Children’s
Nativity Play-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, December 24th
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Dessert served at 7:00 p.m.
Candlelight Service at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 25th - Christmas Day Gathering
Breakfast served- Scripture readings and Carol singing-9:30 a.m.
For more information call the church: 514-453-1441
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The English
Indoor Gardener
PHOTO BY GREG JONES
Caring for Christmas Cactus all year long
James Parry
Your Local Journal
One of the
joys of an indoor
gardener at this
special time of
year is watching
one’s Zygocatus
truncatus come in
to bloom. Sometimes referred to as a
�crab’ or �lobster’ plant because the individual leaf links give the appearance
of a small clawed crab, we all know it,
of course, as the Christmas Cactus.
For, introduced as a pot plant in
North America over 150 years ago, it
is indeed a member of the cactus family, actually native to Brazil. And it got
its Christmas connotation because its
bright Fuschia-like flowers appear at
the ends of the branches in December.
Although, hybridization over the decades has resulted in a colour range in
pinks, reds, mauves and whites.
In the wild, the plant grows in the
high branches of the tropical forest
and like its neighbours - Queen of the
Night, Bromeliads, and Orchids - gets
nourishment and moisture through
aerial roots and the organic debris collected in the crotches of the trees it inhabits.
Without wishing to sound pedantic
but such plants - you may be intrigued
to learn - are known as epiphylets as
opposed to parasites. Since they merely live in the trees and not on the vital
juices of their host.
Now, come on. Admit it. Don’t you
feel better for knowing that considering you have one of your very own in
your home?
Back here on the ground - and
hopefully in a pot - it certainly remains the most popular and widely
grown member of the cactus family. I
have several of them - three of which
are quite humungous - that I have
nurtured and watched grow over the
years. And all of which, I place outside
in a half-sun, half-shade location during the summer before bringing them
indoors in the fall to overwinter.
It may be obvious, given the fact
that they grow in trees, but don’t overwater and certainly not on the same
watering schedule as your other in-
PHOTO BY CARMEN MARIE FABIO
The Christmas Cactus typically begins blooming as early as November extending well into the
early spring.
door plants.
Indeed, constant dribs and drabs of
water may eventually lead to the death
of the plant. So it is best to err on the
side of under watering until experience is gained.
And contrary to popular belief,
cacti do not thrive in sand alone. And
this is particularly true of Christmas
Cactus. An expert once told me that
an ideal soil mix would be three parts
leaf mold, one part builders’ sand, one
part well-rotted cow manure, and one
part good garden loam.
Never tried it out to be perfectly
Christmas Cactus candid and I didn’t
go in search of cow manure. Suffice to
say that I learned that the plant prefers acid rather than alkaline soil and
somehow I have found the right mix as
they are all not only still growing but
thriving.
And did you know that you can
make your own baby plants from the
ones you already have? Speaking from
experience, believe me it couldn’t be
easier. Come spring, take a cutting
from a joint. Set it aside on a shelf in a
cool, dry location until a callus forms
at the base. This should only take one
or two weeks. Then place it in a pot of
coarse, moist builders’ sand until roots
are formed. After which, just plant it
in a cactus soil mix that you can buy
already prepared at your local nursery or gardening supply store. There, I
gave my secret formula away!
Plant a whole bunch of them together, and presto. In a couple of years,
you will be ready to start all over again.
An added bonus, by the way, they are
essentially trouble free!
Until next time, have fun in your indoor garden and keep those questions
coming. Who knows? I may even have
an answer!
E-mail: [email protected]
A Merry Christmas at St. Mary’s
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
In a time-honoured tradition at this time of year, St. Mary’s Family Carol Sing in Hudson
-featuring the Turtle Pond Lane Gang and James Armstrong and Friends - was full of the
festive spirit on Saturday. When families from far and wide congregated at the parish hall
along with their own instruments and bells before welcoming Santa and partaking in complementary cookies, fruit juice for the youngsters, and sherry for their parents.
Em-ceed in inimitable style by Frank Royle, all decked out in formal tuxedo and top hat as
befitting a gentleman of Christmases past on such auspicious occasions, it was truly a joy
to behold.
Spotlighting, as it did, musicians Michael Elliott, his son Murray and wife Becky Fletcher
with their five-year-old son and little drummer boy Findlay, John Manning, Andrew Skowronski, John Matheson, and James Armstrong. Accompanied, on occasion, by the Children
of Together Ensemble.
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Vaudreuil-Dorion
Vaudreuil-Dorion
Vaudreuil-Dorion
Rigaud
$284,900 or $1,500 per month (12 months)
$1,700 per month (15 months)
$169,000
$347,500
Bold 2 bed & 2 bath urban condominium, concrete structure (9.5”
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Beautiful 4 bedroom house (the one above the garage can
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Renovated ground floor condo 1998. 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. 891 sq.ft. of living space. Condo fees $115/month.
Sought-after location. Wood п¬Ѓreplace in living room. Nice windows. Gorgeous view from the backyard onto forest and river.
Beautiful and affordable 1992 triplex. Revenues
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3185 Boul. de la Gare, apt. 207, Vaudreuil-Dorion
2661 Rue des Amarantes, Vaudreuil-Dorion
137 Boul. de la CitГ©-des-Jeunes, Vaudreuil-Dorion
14-16 de la Gare, Rigaud
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Coteau-du-Lac
St-Clet
$1,875 per month
Completly renovated, prime location, good visibility.
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$274,500
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Well maintained house offering 4 bedrooms. Master bedroom has walk-in
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102 5e avenue Pincourt
1762, du Bordeaux St-Lazare
27 Chasle, Coteau-du-Lac
13 Antoine, St-Clet
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Notre-Dame-de-L’Ile-Perrot
Rigaud
Vaudreuil-Dorion
$147,042 +taxes
2 brand new condos. Semi-basement, 2 bedrooms,
5 year new home guarantee. Gas п¬Ѓreplace. Last 2
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$274,500
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Recently constructed bungalow. Ideal for a small family and/or couple. Huge master bedroom. Finished basement with bedroom, family
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Large home with 3 bedrooms, master bedroom has a newly
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64 Iberville, Notre-Dame-de-L’Ile-Perrot
88 Ch. De la Pointe-au-Sable, Rigaud
440 Sylvio-Mantha #2, Vaudreuil-Dorion
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St-Clet
$297,500
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1200 Perrot, NDIP
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Commercial space in prime location on St-Charles in VaudreuilDorion. Net price is $15/sq.ft. plus administration fees and
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17-27 Henri-Petit, Rigaud
22 des Oliviers, St-Clet
2,147,215 sq.ft.
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