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Hudsonites safe
and sound following
Ottawa shooting…
Scout’s
honour
PHOTO BY STEPHANE HOGUE
Following a recent ad in Your Local Journal on the part of local Scouts prepared to do manual jobs around the community to help fund their camps and activities, one telephone call to the Cavagnal
(Hudson) Group of Scouts was all it took. And before you knew it, some 30 Scouts, siblings, parents, and Leaders - including Stephane Hogue - showed up at Hudson Town Hall lending a hand to
take out the annuals and trim perennials, planted by a volunteer group of residents this past summer.
“A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.” - Robert Baden-Powell
YO U R L O C A L J O U R NA L
Shooting in Ottawa hits planned premiere of
Spitre Dance at Canadian War Museum
Hudsonite writer-director Clint Ward optimistic that the show will go on despite lockdown
James Parry
Your Local Journal
As Your Local Journal went to press,
with the Parliament Buildings and
central Ottawa under lockdown yesterday following shootings - including
that of a soldier symbolically standing
guard at the War Memorial - Spitfire
Dance, written, directed and starring
three Hudsonites , was all set to have
its first full performance at the Canadian War Museum today (Thursday,
October 23).
But when the War Museum too was
locked down during final rehearsal and
everyone asked to vacate the building by 5 p.m., playwright and director,
Clint Ward, told Your Local Journal
that this morning’s performance - if indeed it is held - will be a continuation
of that rehearsal. Hopefully with three
shows in front of an audience to follow
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through October 26.
Said Ward earlier in the afternoon,
“While it is tragic what has happened,
we are right now in rehearsal and are
looking forward to our first of three
performances at the Museum before
opening at Hudson Village Theatre on
November 5.”
Added Ward, “Given the circumstances - and we really don’t know
what’s going to happen in the next few
hours - we may not have a large audience. But there’s a saying in the world
of theatre that, despite all obstacles,
the show goes on. And that is exactly
what we are planning on doing, unless
notified otherwise.”
They were notified just minutes
later.
Texted cast member, Karen Cromar,
“They called in the army. It’s been very
scary here.
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Hudson residents Glen Bowser and Karen Cromar had to interrupt their planned performance
in the the play Spitfire Dance in Ottawa October 22 following the shooting incident that took the
life of a guard at the National War Memorial and left the city in lockdown.
T H E
P A G E
T H R E E
S T O R Y
Pilon announces trafc relief measures
and a caution to home buyers
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
Traffic issues dominated a portion
of the October 20 Vaudreuil-Dorion
council meeting with the announcement that motorists will be able to
use both sides of the St. Charles Avenue overpass at Highway 40 by midDecember, at least temporarily until
next spring, and a cautionary note to
home buyers considering purchasing
a house near major thoroughfares and
industrial zones.
Mayor Guy Pilon said motorists who
have had to contend with weeks of traffic along St. Charles Avenue south of
raised during question period after a
homeowner who bought a house six
months ago on Jacques Plante Street
complained about the noise coming
from vehicle traffic along Boulevard de
la Cité des Jeunes and asked whether
the city would consider erecting a
sound barrier to stifle the noise.
Pilon refused the request saying the
onus is on each homebuyer to carefully research not only the immediate
neighbourhood where they plan to
purchase a house or a condo, but to
take the time to consider the proximity
of the property to major transportation
corridors and industrial zones before
making a purchase.
“I’ve lived on Cité des Jeunes all my life and in the last
10 years, it has become almost 100 per cent busier. It’s a
boulevard. It’s doing what it was designed to do, to keep
traffic off the smaller residential streets.”
– Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon
Highway 40 will soon get significant
traffic relief because the reconfiguration and reconstruction of the avenue
and connecting arteries are proceeding ahead of schedule.
The rapid progress of the project
permitted the city time to devise a contingency plan that will allow the entire
structure, including the western part
of the northbound section of the span
that is currently under construction, to
be used in its entirety throughout the
winter and into early spring, said Pilon.
The plan, which was approved prior
to the council meeting by Excavation
Loiselle – the contractor overseeing
the project – involves paving the northbound section with a temporary coat
of asphalt that will be removed in the
spring when construction will resume
to complete the overpass.
Pilon explained that that it is too late
in the season for Excavation Loiselle
to install the required membrane because the process has to be done above
a certain temperature which is why
construction to complete the bridge
will only restart next spring when the
weather gets warmer.
Rather than leaving the two vehicle
lanes on the northbound side closed
all winter, Excavation Loiselle agreed
that the city’s proposal was a viable
temporary solution that will help to
alleviate traffic congestion from exiting westbound traffic off of Highway
40 during the peak weekday afternoon
rush hour period.
A bicycle path – also located on the
northbound side of the span – will remain closed all winter and open only
after construction is completed.
The issue of traffic noise was also
He politely suggested that the
homeowner plant some trees behind
her house as residents who bought
houses in the development on the east
side of Boulevard de la Cité des Jeunes
did several years ago, and stressed that
under no circumstances would the city
erect a sound barrier.
“We cannot put up a barrier just
because someone bought a house on
Jacques Plante,” Pilon told Your Local
Journal. “Cité des Jeunes is there and
people know that it’s going to be enlarged eventually. People can come to
the town and we’ll show you the plans
that were made about seven years ago.
“No one told them to move there,”
added Pilon. “We will do what we can,
but there will always be noise on Cité
des Jeunes. I’ve lived on Cité des Jeunes
all my life and in the last 10 years, it has
become almost 100 per cent busier.
It’s a boulevard. It’s doing what it was
designed to do, to keep traffic off the
smaller residential streets.”
In July, residents living in a condominium project along Forbes Street
complained to council about how the
noise from regular tractor trailer traffic
coming and going from a nearby cardboard processing facility was adversely
affecting residents’ quality of life and
asked for the city to consider finding
an alternate route to the plant.
Council also declined the request
saying it is strictly the responsibility of
the home purchaser to do their homework to make sure they are making the
right purchase in the right neighbourhood.
PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon announced at the October 20 council meeting that both sides
of the new bridge over Highway 40 will be open to traffic throughout the winter until next spring
when the northbound side of the span will be closed again to complete the final phase of the
project.
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Canadian shot heard
‘round the world
It’s been a horrifying day where we
once again find ourselves in a state of
shock and on heightened alert with all
the physical and emotional baggage
associated with news that another
public shooting has robbed us not
only of a fellow Canadian but of our
tenuous peace of mind. In a world of
24-hour instant media access replete
with the never-ending loop of bumpy
footage of police action in the Ottawa
shooting aftermath, we’re reminded of both our vulnerability and the
knowledge that if someone is truly focused on causing harm, very little can
be done to stop them.
While details are sketchy, it’s known
that the body count could have been
significantly higher were it not for
quick interventions of law enforcement. And while we should draw some
reassurances from this, we’re generally left feeling cold and wondering how
to fix, address, or even identify what’s
gone so horribly wrong to lead to this
type of event that has introduced the
terms ‘lockdown’ and ‘radicalized’
into our everyday lexicon.
The temptation certainly exists to
increase surveillance, beef-up military and law-enforcement presence,
and allow more in-depth personal
screening all in the name of public
safety, but to what end?
The answer has to be intervention
at the human level before the weapon
can ever be picked up.
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Dear Editor,
I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to Your Local Journal and to the Hudson
community in its support of my animal fundraising initiative whereby my ‘Garage Sale’ was the
vehicle to raise funds.
James Parry certainly focused on the ‘raison
d’être’ giving a wider public awareness of the
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plight of homeless and neglected animals. Hopefully our lawmakers will continue on the initiatives already taken by The Town of Hudson .
Your support and focus has been most important in this battle.
Thank you,
Joelle Panchyshyn
Hudson
Hawa deects unsubstantiated accusations
regarding temporary Exit 41 access road
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
While many Ste. Anne de Bellevue and off-island residents may be
pleased that the city opened a temporary road to access southbound Boulevard des Anciens Combattants from
Exit 41 along the westbound Highway 40 service road, some residents
are taking Mayor Paola Hawa to task
for apparently misleading the public
about the traffic situation at the interchange.
The matter led to a testy exchange
between Hawa and resident Michel
Belleau who raised the issue during
question period at last week’s council
meeting on Wednesday, October 16,
accusing the mayor of lying to the public regarding the severity of the traffic
situation on the boulevard which also
connects to Chemin St. Marie.
Belleau said that reports in regional
newspapers including one published
in the September 11th edition of Your
Local Journal in which Hawa told
council at the time that the temporary
road will prevent further accidents
from occurring because drivers will no
longer have to make an illegal U-turn
at the bottom of Chemin Ste. Marie to
access southbound Boulevard des Anciens Combattants, are not true.
Hawa said several accidents occurred at the U-turn in the past threeand-a-half years because of the closure
of the original access ramp in early
2012. Belleau disputed Hawa’s assertion and said that a recent call he made
to Police Station 1 revealed that no accidents were reported in 2013 and that
one injury accident occurred earlier
PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
Ste. Anne de Bellevue Mayor Paola Hawa said that recent personal attacks made against her by some residents during recent council meetings
may lead to procedural changes to prevent people from using the forum to grandstand and make unsubstantiated derogatory comments towards
council members.
plaints made by area residents.
The police officers involved in the
ticketing operation also noted that
since the opening, the road safety aspect for motorists who use the interchange has greatly improved, added
“It’s as if they don’t see the difference between asking a
question as part of a democratic process and insulting
someone personally, so where do you draw the line?”
-Ste. Anne de Bellevue Mayor Paola Hawa
this year on Boulevard des Anciens
Combattants near the fire station.
In an interview with the Commander of Police Station 1, Richard Thouin
told Your Local Journal that it’s impossible to provide accurate statistics
on the number of accidents that may
have happened at the U-Turn because
minor incidents do not have to be reported to the police.
“If it’s a small accident, the drivers
will resolve the situation themselves
by filling out a joint accident report,”
said Thouin. “The only time police are
called is if there are injuries or if the
cars are badly damaged and impeding
the flow of traffic.”
Thouin said that police have been
on location several times to issue dangerous driving tickets to motorists who
made illegal U-turns at the bottom of
Chemin Ste. Marie before the temporary road was opened last month
because of safety concerns and com-
Thouin.
For Hawa, question period in Ste.
Anne’s is no longer about residents
asking questions and getting an answer from the mayor or councillors –
it’s about a small group of citizens who
are using the forum to ask questions,
and then follow up with unwanted
commentary and unsubstantiated accusations if they don’t like the answer
they receive.
“That’s the conundrum,” Hawa told
Your Local Journal. “I firmly believe
that everybody has the right to speak
and everybody has the right to receive
an answer. I even said citizens are welcome to ask any question they want,
but these accusations and insults
which is turning question period into
a mockery of democracy, has to stop.
“At one point, Mr. Belleau stood up
and said, ‘You’re a liar. You’re misleading people. I’m going to work to get
you off council.’ Those are not ques-
tions; those are attacks, personal attacks. It’s as if they don’t see the difference between asking a question as
part of a democratic process and insulting someone personally, so where
do you draw the line?”
Hawa said she may decide to follow
Beaconsfield’s lead and limit the number of questions citizens can ask. Last
November, new elected Mayor Georges Bourelle limited question period
at Beaconsfield council to 30 minutes
and each resident is allowed to ask
only one question.
Bourelle imposed the new rules
to prevent a similar situation from
occcurring during his current mandate, as happened regularly during the
administration of former Mayor David Pollock when the question period
would often degenerate into heated
debates with police presence requested on at least two occasions.
“I don’t want to infringe on the
rights of people who have a legitimate
question, so what do you do?” asked
Hawa. “Some other council members
are saying this is not productive anymore. Question period should be an
intelligent exchange where we find
solutions together. That’s what it’s supposed to be about.”
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AMT train hits car in Terrasse-Vaudreuil
On Thursday, October 16 around
6:30 p.m. a Terrasse-Vaudreuil resident
crossing over the tracks at 3rd Avenue
found herself caught between the two
sets of tracks when the flashing warning lights came on and the safety barriers descended as another train approached. Though she was able to exit
the car and get to a safe spot, the train
rear-ended her vehicle as it went by at
a speed of 90 km/hr. The motorist was
on the level crossing when the flashing
lights were switched on announcing
the eminent approach of a train. Panicked, the woman reportedly made a
rash move and left her car on the railroad tracks. Fortunately, the driver was
able to quickly get out of her vehicle
and to safety before the train struck the
rear of the car at a speed 90 km / h.
“We were lucky this time,” said
Terrasse-Vaudreuil Mayor Michel
Bourdeau. “The woman panicked and
could have stayed in her vehicle. Also,
if the car was hit by a freight train, the
accident could have resulted in a derailment. Terrasse-Vaudreuil has just
under 2,000 residents, and over an
area of approximately 1.5 square kilometers. The area along the railway is so
densely populated. A train derailment
would simply disastrous for the people
of Terrasse-Vaudreuil.”
The level crossing was closed for
a few hours with traffic redirected to
the level crossing in Île Perrot Nord.
“As you know, the Municipality of
Terrasse-Vaudreuil is enclosed by two
level crossings and the Lake of Two
Mountains,” said Bourdeau. “When
a level crossing is obstructed, our
population is in a delicate situation.
If (emergency) services are urgently
needed in our area, response times
are longer. Moreover, given the length
of today’s trains, it may happen that a
stopped train is long enough to block
Spitfire
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We were supposed to have a show
at 5 p.m. for the political people including NDP Vaudreuil-Soulanges MP,
Jamie Nicholls, and other Members of
Parliament but they may not be able to
come. We are fine so far. They’re targeting the federal buildings and we are
in one.”
Minutes later, she added, “We are
being locked down. It (the shooting)
happened down the road from us
while we were singing on CTV. There
are still the rest of our shows to do. So
far it’s just tonight’s that’s been cancelled.”
Perhaps ironically, Spitfire Dance
- billed as a dramatic music entertainment - is set during the dark days
of World War II when even German
bombers failed to dampen the spirits
of Londoners and the shows went on.
And brave pilots sacrificed their lives
over the English Channel in the legendary Battle of Britain.
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PHOTO COURTESY VILLE DE TERRASSEVAUDREUIL
Nobody was injured in the October 16 event that saw a vehicle stopped between the two sets of tracks hit by a high-speed passenger train at the level
crossing in Terrasse-Vaudreuil. Town officials are calling on the government to make the notoriously dangerous crossing more safe.
both entrances to the municipality.”
Rail traffic has doubled in recent
years and automobile traffic has also
increased. “Public transit is gaining
in popularity every day. The TerrasseVaudreuil commuter station serves not
only our residents, but also those of
Pincourt, the nearest town. The parking lot is packed and buses are plying
their way throughout the day. The level
crossing at 3rd Avenue is busy and the
risk of accidents increases constantly.”
The Council of Terrasse-Vaudreuil
has tried repeatedly to emphasize the
urgency of the construction of an overpass at this level crossing. The Department of Transport (MTQ), however,
says it does not intend to move forward
with this project, preferring to wait for
the completion of Highway 20, a major undertaking that is not scheduled
But what is not so well known, as
meticulously researched and written
by Ward - who has had a lifelong love
of aviation, beginning with pilot training in the Royal Canadian Air Force
(RCAF) through almost 40 years with
Air Canada - is that women too dared
to fly the skies in an era when the ‘important’ flying was considered to have
been done only by men.
Thus, it turns the spotlight on the
largely untold history of such courageous and facinating women, including Jacqueline Cochran, Beryl
Markham, Amy Johnson, and Amelia
Earhart.
Says Ward, “I wrote Spitfire Dance
to honour the remarkable achievements of female aviation pioneers in
general aviation and wartime settings,
such as their crucial contribution to
the Air Transport Auxilliary during
World War II.
“It is a play about remembrance
that aims to inspire young Canadian
females to regard aviation as a career
choice, while providing everyone with
a nostalgic trip back in time that is especially fitting this year. Marking, as it
Thursday, October 23, 2014
to be on the MTQ agenda for years to
come.
“We explained (the consequences
of ) inaction to the MTQ. There are
some years, delegates from the same
ministry, accompanied by representatives of Transport Canada, met the existing council at the time. We were told
Terrasse-Vaudreuil has one of the most
dangerous level crossings in Quebec.
The risk of our municipality (being inaccessible during a train incident) also
concerned the highest office of both
levels of government,” said Bourdeau.
In order to solve this problem, the
MTQ had decided to install traffic
lights at the level crossing of 3rd Avenue. The lights were initially set up
in 2012 but remain inactive to date.
However, members of the Council of
Terrasse-Vaudreuil do not consider
this action as a solution.
“If the lights are put into service,
they will have the effect of increasing
the waiting time at the level crossing,”
said Bourdeau. “Motorists have finite
patience. They often have to wait ten
minutes before crossing when several
trains come and go, and this is not
uncommon. They will take more and
more risks at this already-dangerous
level crossing. The train accident
Dorion 1966 affected the people here.
Twenty-one young people died; everyone remembers the school bus that
was hit by a train. Will we have to wait
for such an event happen in TerrasseVaudreuil before finally having our underpass? The necessary expropriations
needed to build such an infrastructure
have already been made. The next step
is to move forward.”
PHOTO COURTESY SPITFIRE PRODUCTIONS
The play Spitfire Dance pays homage to female aviation pioneers who flew the planes in roles
traditionally filled by males.
does, the 200th anniversary of the Great
War and the 70th anniversary of the DDay landings at Normandy.”
Starring Karen Cromar, Glen Bowser, and music director Brian Jackson,
Spitfire Dance is brimming with renditions of well-loved songs such as The
White Cliffs of Dover, I’ll Never Smile
Again, Silver Wings in the Moonlight,
and Wonderful Amy in honour of British aviation pioneer Amy Johnson.
Following its run at the Canadian
War Museum, Spitfire Dance comes to
Hudson Village Theatre from November 5 through 9 and for tickets, which
are selling fast, go to www.villagetheatre.ca or call the Box Office at (450)
458-5361.
Compiled by Carmen Marie Fabio
[email protected]
West Island police files
Station 1 covering Baie D’Urfé,
Beaconsfield, Kirkland, Ste. Anne de
Bellevue and Senneville
In addressing the residents at the
October 20 Beaconsfield council
meeting, Station 1 Cmdr. Richard Thouin told attendees of a recent event
of public mischief known as ‘swatting’ in which a West Island teenager
placed a call to police September 27
falsely claiming he had an M-16 highpowered rifle and that he had just
killed his parents, forcing police to set
up a large safety
perimeter involving many officers.
The suspect surrendered as soon
as police arrived
and admitted it
was all a bad joke
with the ultimate
aim of filming the
event for eventual
upload to YouTube, a practice
Thouin said was
very popular south of the border. The
young man will face charges.
---------------------Police are issuing a warning about
a pair that goes door-to-door in Beaconsfield claiming to be chimney
sweeps. When the homeowner answers the door, the duo walks into the
home and while one typically distracts
the victim by engaging them in conversation, the second will take items
of value from the home. Police are advising the public not to let anyone into
your home, particularly if you don’t
have a fireplace chimney.
---------------------Despite a recent arrest made in
Beaconsfield following a spate of West
Island break and enters, police are
reporting more similar crimes. “We
made the arrest and found a suitcase
in the (suspects’) car containing belongings from some Beaconsfield
residents,” said Thouin. A subsequent
investigation revealed those arrested
were perpetrators of a number of the
region’s break and enter events but
other perpetrators remain at
large.
Const. JeanPierre Lévis reports four more
break and enters
in the Station 1
area in the past
week: the first
took place sometime
between
3 p.m. October
14 and 8:40 a.m.
October 15 on Mérineau Street in the
Timberlea area of Kirkland, the second October 17 between 5:45 a.m. and
10:25 p.m. on Denault Street in Kirkland, the third was also October 17 on
Kirkland’s Meridian Street between
6:55 and 11:30 p.m. and the fourth took
place October 18 between 3 and 8 p.m.
on Celtic Drive in Beaconsfield. In all
four events, suspects gained entry by
first cutting the homes’ alarm systems
through the telephone cables, and
then smashing the rear patio doors to
enter the homes. In two of the events,
they used bricks located in the yard to
break the glass. The homes’ bedrooms
were reported searched. The inventory of stolen items has not yet been
provided to police. Const. Lévis is urging the public not to leave any items
in their yards that could help thieves
access houses, including heavy implements to break windows or ladders,
barbecues, etc. that could facilitate
access to the second storey. Anyone
with information on this latest rash of
break-ins is asked to call info crime at
(514) 393-1133.
Station 3 covering Île Bizard, Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Ste. Geneviève
A quick-thinking security guard
contacted police October 20 at 2:49
a.m. after hearing footsteps overhead
while he was making a scheduled
trip to an automatic teller machine
near the corner of St. John Boulevard
and Anselme Lagigne Street. Const.
Daniel Maheu reports the suspects
forced their way into the bank building through a back door and broke
into the second floor where there are
both commercial establishments and
unoccupied suites. They fled the scene
before police arrived. Officers at the
scene found damaged doors, locks,
and windows. A number of suspended ceiling tiles were missing or damaged. Nothing was reported stolen and
though it’s speculated the suspects’
ultimate goal was to gain access to the
bank itself, no money was actually taken. Police also found a stolen vehicle
in the bank parking lot, a 2010 brown
Toyota Rav4 bearing the plate number
G19 FRL. The car was reported taken at
some point between October 12 and 14
from a home on Riviera Street in Pierrefonds. The vehicle was subsequently
towed to be examined by investigators.
A search of the area including the use
of the Canine Unit did not turn up any
suspects. The investigation is ongoing.
---------------------An SUV stranded on the tracks at the
Sunnybrooke commuter train station
in Roxboro near Hortie Street was hit
by a northbound AMT train October
14 around 2 p.m. The SUV was owned
by a 26-year-old Terrebonne woman
who had been applying pesticides to
area trees. The northbound train was
reportedly travelling around 50 km/hr
when it struck the vehicle sending it
50 metres down the track. No injuries
were reported.
Station 4 covering Dollard des
Ormeaux
A vehicle was set on fire October 16
around 1:10 a.m. on St. John’s Boulevard. Const. Leslie Potts reports the
2010 Honda Civic was parked in an
exterior parking lot of an apartment
building. A witness in a nearby parked
car saw the car in flames and called
police and firefighters. The vehicle’s
owner was informed of the incident.
Damages are limited to the car’s exterior. No suspects have been identified.
St. Lazare woman survives life-threatening fall
Carmen Marie Fabio
[email protected]
A St. Lazare woman is crediting
guardian angels and unbelievable
luck for her ability to survive a fall that,
though resulted in broken vertebrae in
her neck, did not leave her paralyzed
or even suffering any long term physical damage.
“I should be dead,” said resident Lin
Month. “I feel so lucky.”
Month said she has reason to believe she was pushed down the stairs
by an unidentified person who may
have snuck into the garage after the
door was opened via a remote control
unit. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) have
not confirmed this but said the matter
is under investigation.
Month credits the professional intervention, not only of her brother who
found her at the bottom of the stairs
and knew not to move her, but also to
the St. Lazare first responders rescue
team and the Valleyfield Hospital staff
who stabilized her before transferring
her to the Montreal General Hospital.
“My brother had come over to make
dinner for us,” said Month who lives
with her disabled husband. “He heard
the garage door open and close, and
then 10 minutes later, I was nowhere
to be found.” Month’s brother went to
investigate and upon finding his sister
lying at the bottom of the stairwell, he
immediately called 911. She remained
unconscious for the next 36 hours,
waking up a day and a half later in the
Montreal General.
Besides the single shattered vertebrae, Month also suffered bruised ribs
and a dislocated shoulder in the incident.
“Dr.Peter Jarzem saved my life and
screwed my neck all back together,”
she said, three weeks after the event.
Month also credits friend Monica
Grundmann for providing cold laser
treatments to help heal her many injuries including the surgical scar.
“My friends are still coming out of
the woodwork,” said Month, expressing her gratitude for everyone who
helped provide meals and care for
both her and her husband throughout
the experience.
Though Month suspects she’ll have
limited mobility in her neck, she remains upbeat following the experience. “I have no complaints,” she said.
“I am just so happy, to be alive, and to
not be a quadriplegic.”
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Memory’s ascent
As I picked up my eldest from an evening out with his
friends recently, I could pinpoint one of his stops before he
even told me where he’d been.
“Did you guys go for coffee?” I asked.
“Yup,” he said, though the distinct smell emanating off his
leather jacket pre-answered the question for him as he slid
into the car.
We define so many of our life experiences by scent and
some of our strongest recollections can be triggered by
smells, due to the brain’s olfactory receptors being part of
the limbic system responsible for memory and, reportedly, a
close neighbour of the amygdala which processes emotions.
For me an odd assortment of scents including Drum rolling tobacco, printing ink, and cine film splicing cement represent good childhood memories while they probably mean
very little to other people. Some smells hold universal repulsion like skunk and vomit (there are, of course, plenty more
but this is a family paper) whilst others are almost universally adored – fresh laundry from a windy clothesline and the
clean, almost metallic smell of winter that delicately sneaks
in on the kids when they come in from the freezing cold,
hanging around only long enough to make a lifelong impression.
An aroma can instantly transport us to a place and time,
dragging along many other associated feelings as carry-on
emotional baggage. I’m old enough to remember the debut
of the Christian Dior perfume named Poison, and how it
seemed so horribly out of place mingling with the smells of
the crowded Montreal metro system during a humid summer
of the late 1980s. The scent of Cavin Klein’s ‘Obsession’ has
seared, on my brain, the memory of a flighty but delightful
lab partner in Cegep chemistry class. And while the perfume
smell and the image of the big 80s hairstyle lingers on, her
name escapes me.
The brain is sometimes illogical in what it chooses to hang
on to.
Smell references permeate our lexicon and pepper our everyday conversations. It’s common newsroom practice to say
someone is ‘on the scent’ or to ask if something ‘passes the
smell test’ which, by the way, if one has to ask, then no, it almost always doesn’t.
Smells’ associations with the time capsules of our life experiences are not inextricable but the existence of one is lessened without the accompaniment of the other.
My morning arrival at the office is punctuated with a litany
of smells including newsprint, fresh paint, office carpet, and
the perpetual wafting from the coffee pot even though I never
touch the stuff myself. And the sensory experience is all part
of a package that would not have the same impact if doled
out in segregated individual portions.
It’s the sum of the contributing factors that define the
memory, and one that always tells my brain that despite the
challenges of the media, and the purported setbacks of the
antiquated delivery system, the office still has all the comfort
smells of home.
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YOUR LOCAL JOURNAL
Thursday, October 23, 2014
PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
Soulanges Liberal MNA Lucie Charlebois, the provincial Minister for Rehabilitation, Youth Protection and Public Health, announces a donation of $5,000 to the Bryan Liew Foundation during
a commemoration ceremony that unveiled a plaque and named the athletic track at Westwood
Park in honour of the former coach and runner, as St. Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo and Liew’s
widow, Elizabeth Harder look on.
Westwood Park athletic
track named in honour
of Bryan Liew
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
Family, friends, and politicians
gathered at Westwood Park in St. Lazare to pay homage to Bryan Liew and his
passion for running by commemorating a plaque and naming the athletic
circuit in honour of his memory at a
special ceremony on Sunday, October
19.
Mayor Robert Grimaudo was there
to officially unveil the plaque and dedicate the track, and Liberal Soulanges
MNA Lucie Charlebois surprised everyone by unexpectedly announcing a
donation of $5,000 from her provincial
discretionary fund budget to the Bryan
Liew Foundation.
Charlebois told Your Local Journal
that as Minister for Rehabilitation,
Youth Protection and Public Health;
she was making the contribution to
a reputable foundation that seeks to
continue promoting Liew’s personal
values of healthy living through regular physical activity and adopting positive lifestyle habits.
“I’m very happy to see Mr. Liew being honoured,” said Charlebois. “It’s
very important that we honour people
who are working for the community
as volunteers. It’s remarkable to see
someone who cared so much for the
health and well-being of others.”
The unveiling was part of an event
that also featured the first Bryan Liew
Run, a five kilometer race dedicated in
his honour, which take place annually.
The town contributed $5,000 to help
stage the race this year which was organized by local athletes Claudia Wagner and Dr. Patrick Lepage.
“Today we commemorate a dedicated athlete whose name will live forever in our community,” said Grimaudo. “Bryan Liew will remain for all time
in Saint-Lazare’s collective memory as
a runner with a big heart, an involved
citizen and an ultimate sportsman. So,
I’d like to unveil a plaque in memory
of Bryan, a St. Lazare athlete respected
by all.”
As the former coach for the Hudson/
St. Lazare Running and Athletics Club
and Westwood Junior High School
Athletics Club, Liew is highly regarded
for his spirit of giving tirelessly back to
the community through volunteerism,
and by promoting his passion for running and ability to positively influence
athletes of all ages across the region.
“Bryan wished for every runner
that he coached, whether you were an
adult runner or student runner, that
they achieve and accomplish their personal goals, that he pushed you to your
own personal running limit, that you
believed in yourself, that you counted,
that you ran for yourself, that every
runner enjoyed the running practice,
that you left your ego at home,” recounted family friend Karen Struthers
during a speech she delivered.
For Elizabeth Harder, the accolades
and commemoration were a fitting and
wonderful tribute to her late husband’s
memory that will enable his dream to
live on. Liew passed away from a heart
attack while asleep at age 42 in 2013.
“It’s a great honour for Bryan,”
Harder told Your Local Journal. “The
dedication of the track in his memory
is the ideal way to remember Bryan
because it’s the embodiment of everything he loved. He spent so much time
here and he so enjoyed it. I think of everybody here in the community, Bryan
used this track more than any single
person.”
Grimaudo also praised Charlebois’
continuing commitment to the town
and her charitable donation. “It’s like
Madame Charlebois is a member of
our community,” he said. “She feels
like she’s at home when she’s here and
we love her dearly. The fact that she’s
here and was able to contribute to this
event and help the Bryan Liew Foundation is just awesome.”
Province provides substantial nancial
subsidy for St. Lazare’s new re station
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
St. Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo
and Soulanges Liberal MNA Lucie
Charlebois scooped up a spade full of
sod and playfully threw it close to reporters’ feet during a press conference
to announce the start of construction
of a new fire station for the town that
will be partially financed through provincial subsidies, on Monday, October
20.
Of the $5 million pegged for the
project, the province will fund 55 per
cent of the cost through its five-year
Quebec Municipalities Infrastructure
Program (PIQM) said Charlebois,
Minister for Rehabilitation, Youth Protection and Public Health who made
the announcement on behalf of Pierre
Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs
and Land Occupancy.
“I am proud to announce our government’s financial support for a new
fire hall for St. Lazare,” said Charlebois.
“This will enable the town to ensure
essential services continue to be provided to the public from a building that
will meet today’s standards.”
The news of the provincial subsidy
was welcomed by Grimaudo who said
it will help to keep municipal taxes
low and enable the town to better prioritize other areas that will require infrastructure upgrades in the short and
long-term.
“It’s huge,” said Grimaudo. “It’s
great for our residents because we
would have had to absorb the entire
cost. Now we can budget just under
$2.5million
instead of $5 million. It means less
tax for citizens
and we can use
the money for
other infrastructure projects.”
The new stateof-the-art fire station will cover a
surface of about
1433 square meters and include
administrative
offices,
locker
rooms,
dormitories,
training
room,
kitchen
and parking for
emergency
vePHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
hicles and fire Daniel Boyer, St. Lazare Director of Public Security and Fire Services, watches as Mayor Robert Grimaudo and Soulanges
Liberal MNA Lucie Charlebois turn the sod at a groundbreaking ceremony to announce the start of construction of the
trucks.
Daniel Boyer, town’s new fire station.
Director of Public Security and
reality.”
of 44 members, five of whom are fullFire Services, was thrilled with the anBoyer said the fire station is estime staff, respond annually to about
nouncement saying the town’s emersential to provide the town’s growing
450 fire and emergency calls and 500
gency personnel are excited that they
population with adequate emergency
medical situations for a population of
will finally have their own dedicated
services. He noted that when the St.
almost 20,000 residents,” said Boyer.
facility. The town’s emergency services
Lazare began providing fire fighting
Grimaudo also noted the imporare currently housed in the municipal
services 30 years ago, the department
tance of the new fire hall which will
garage.
responded to 43 fire calls in 1984 for a
be completed and operational by fall
“It’s kind of an emotional moment
population of 5,000 residents.
2015. “We’ve been functioning with a
for me because I’ve been working for
Since then, the role of firefighters
fire station that was built 30 years ago
the past seven years to realize this
has changed significantly and perto serve 5,000 people,” he said. “It’s not
project,” said Boyer, a 22-year veteran
sonnel now deal with a wide range of
adequate. We have all the equipment,
with the town’s fire department. “It’s a
emergencies including vehicle accieverything we need; now we just need
project that my staff heard me talk a lot
dents and medical requests. “Current
the actual structure. We need to modabout. They’ve worked together with
figures show that the town’s emerernize so that we can serve the needs
the plans too and now it’s becoming a
gency personnel which is comprised
of our citizens properly.”
Beaconseld tweaks EAB by-law
Carmen Marie Fabio
[email protected]
In its continued attempt to minimize damage from the impending
onslaught of the Emerald Ash Borer
(EAB), the Town of Beaconsfield adopted By-law 720-101 at the October
20 council meeting, seeking to implement exceptional measures concerning ash tree pruning and felling.
“We’re making the by-law to clear
up what you’re entitled to do that
won’t constitute illegal tree cutting,”
said Director of Urban Planning Denis
Chabot who gave a short presentation
to illustrate what’s permitted under
the by-law. Cutting of more than 50 per
cent of the living crown of the tree or
more than 50 per cent of the root system would be considered ‘felling’ the
tree.
“Any other action having a causal
link with the death of a tree, including
the use of a toxic product (introduced
via) lesions in the bark constitute a
felling of the tree.”
Resident Ike Partington asked the
city to exercise flexibility when applying the by-law. “What looks like a dying tree to one person might just be a
really good pruning to another,” she
said, “and maybe you need to wait a
season.”
Following the August 18 tabling of
By-law 720 and the ensuing September 22 EAB public consultation sessions, council tabled By-Law 720-101
this week in which some previous
points are clarified and modified.
Changes include the removal of
clause 5.16.9 compelling any ash tree
owner who suspects an infestation
to notify the city. “The fact is,” said
Chabot, “it’s very hard to identify an
infected ash tree.”
Council is also relaxing the timeframe restrictions on trimming, pruning, and felling trees in construction
zones as well as allowing any ash tree
measuring less than 1.5 metres in
height and with a trunk diameter of
less than 15 centimetres to be felled
without a certificate of authorization.
The start date of the time period
prohibiting the pruning, trimming,
and felling of an ash tree has been
changed from March 31 to March 15,
ending on October 1. “This matches
the date of the (Montreal) agglomeration so it’s just a minor modification,”
said Chabot.
Continued on page 19
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
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MAURICE JEFFRIES
D
id you ever see that classic episode of Fawlty Towers when proprietor Basil
(a.k.a. John Cleese) - upon learning
that German guests would be checking
in - instructed his staff not to mention
The War? And then proceeded to make
every xenophobic gaffe in the book,
including goose-stepping around the
dining room? Insensitive? Perhaps.
Funny? Hysterically!
Was reminded of this the morning after our issue came out last week
when I realized I had screwed up again
on this page as some regular YLJ readers - obviously chuckling at the same
time - were all too quick to point out
both over the phone and in emails.
And all because I had written that
81-year-old Nancy Farnum, together
with 96-year-old Doris Blaize, had
thrown the first stones at the official
launch of Hudson Curling Club’s 50th
season at The Legion. Celebrated on
Saturday night, incidentally, with a
great roast beef ‘au jus’ dinner cooked
up by Barb Robinson.
Of course, it wasn’t Nancy I meant
to mention. It was her Mom, Eileen.
But in structuring the column in mind
- yes, believe it or not I actually do that
- I had just received an invitation from
Nancy to attend this past Saturday’s
closing of her 2 Barn Owls barn for the
season behind her boutique in Hudson Mews on Main where it is business as usual.
I guess the thought of partaking
in the proffered nibbles, music, and
mulled wine caught my imagination.
But as I was typing, I kept telling myself, don’t mention Nancy in the curling report. Don’t mention Nancy.
Which, of course, I did!
Must say that both ever-young Eileen and her obviously much younger
daughter thought it a hoot. Laughed
Nancy, “Hahaha. I have to say that I
am getting many compliments on how
great I look for my age. I’m thinking of
putting margarine into jars and selling
it as a miracle cream. And I’ll give you
half the profits!”
So if the aggrieved parties can
chuckle at my goof, come on guys. Give
me a break. And the next time I screw
up on this page - which I certainly will
- let he or she that is without a gaffe in
their lives cast the first stone. Ouch!
---------------------CHEQUING IN - Still at Hudson
Legion Branch #115 on Friday evening, just prior to a scrumptious salmon supper served up by Chef Eric,
assistant to manager Joan Hughes,
cheques totalling $3500 - from the
2014 Poppy Fund - were presented to
three very important local worthwhile
causes by Poppy Chairman and 1st V.P.
of the Hudson Legion, Eric Connor.
Namely, La Passerelle Women’s Shelter, Le Pont-Bridging Food Bank, and
NOVA. (See photo).
With this year’s campaign all set to
begin on Friday, October 31, prior to
Remembrance Day on November 11,
it is surely worth remembering that
every dollar you donate is in turn donated to help improve the quality of
life for others in time of need!
---------------------WINGING IT IN STYLE - Speaking of Remembrance Day - the timing could not be more perfect for the
Canadian premiere of a brand new
dramatic musical show opening at Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum today
(Thursday) through Sunday prior to
coming to Hudson Village Theatre on
November 5 through 9.
It’s titled Spitfire Dance. It’s produced, written, and directed by Hudsonite Clint Ward and stars fellow
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROD HODGSON
Hudson Legion Poppy Campaign Chairman, Eric Connor, Veronique Girard of La Passerelle
Women’s Shelter, Carol Laws of Le Pont-Bridging Food Bank, and Judy Tellier (head nurse) and
Peter Lang, President of NOVA (Adult Day Centre), thank all who contributed to helping them
help others.
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YOUR LOCAL JOURNAL
Thursday, October 23, 2014
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Brian Jackson, Karen Cromar, and Glen Bowser take a break from rehearsing Spitfire Dance
opening at Hudson Village Theatre on November 5.
Hudsonites, Glen Bowser and Karen
Cromar, together with music director
Brian Jackson, distinguished Canadian conductor, organist and pianist.
It tells the largely untold story of the
courageous and fascinating women
who dared to fly the skies before and
during the dark days of World War
II in an era when the ‘important’ flying was considered to have been done
only by men.
I was privileged to have been invited to a rehearsal in Hudson last
week. And I have to tell you. There’s
an expression in the media and show
biz that an important story, one that is
not just news for a day, has legs. Meaning that it will continue to be covered
or shown to capture the public’s interest and imagination for some time to
come. This is one such story. Except
instead of legs, it has wings. And most
impressively so! See story on page 2.
On a personal note, may I respectfully suggest that you reserve your ticket for this memorable flight into the
past, as soon as possible, by calling the
HVT Box Office at (450) 458-5361. It’s
a winner. And, after all, even in a 140seat theatre seats are limited!
---------------------THE GIFT OF THE GAB - And now,
imagine you have flown across the sea
to Ireland. And maybe at the closing
of the day, someone there asks if you
would like to trek up a steep, winding,
narrow pathway to a ruined castle and
agree to have your body stuck and held
horizontally - your head facing upwards - through a small gap in the wall
below the battlements to kiss a stone
that for over 200 years has been equally lip-smacked by millions of others
from all over the world. And pay good
money for it to boot.
All seeking, according to lore, to
gain the gift of eloquence. Or, in the
more common vernacular, the gift of
the gab.
Well, Hudsonite, Diane Piacente
- there for a whistle-stop one-week
tour with her hubby, Matt Levine,
and despite the fact that she has a fear
of heights - simply couldn’t resist it
seems.
For it was the fabled Blarney Stone
at Blarney Castle about five miles
northwest of Cork to which world
statesmen, literary giants, and legends of the silver screen have joined
the millions of ‘pilgrims’ climbing the
steps to kiss it in hope of said reward.
Intrigued to learn that there are
those who claim that the stone is
Jacob’s Pillow, brought to Ireland by
the prophet Jeremiah. Others claim
it to be the deathbed pillow of St. Columba who died on the Scottish island
of Iona. Some say it may be a stone
brought back to Ireland from the Crusades behind which David hid on
Jonathan’s advice when he fled from
his enemy, Saul. Why, ‘sure ‘n begorrah’, there are even those who claim it
is the stone that gushed water when
struck by Moses. Go figure!
Regardless of the veracity of such
loquacious claims, as Diane told me
upon her recent return and obviously
tongue in cheek, “Upon kissing it, I
could immediately feel the eloquence
washing over me.” And how can you
possibly top that? After all, I have never
kissed said stone to date. Nor do I have
any plans to do so soon. Although a future revisit to Ireland and particularly
to the quaint little town of Courtmacsherry is certainly on my bucket list!
---------------------ANOTHER YEAR OLDER IF NOT
WISER - Let’s see. What else has been
happening on the social scene this
past week? Oh yes, celebrated a surprise, brilliant, albeit belated, birthday brunch on Sunday organized by
my beautiful Sunshine in friendly and
most convivial company in PointeFortune. It was mine. So I’m not going
to dwell on it further. Except to say that
this was a truly memorable occasion.
On the way home, Mireille and I
drove over Mount Rigaud to catch figuratively speaking - the last of the
fall leaves. Stopping at Auberge des
Gallant for a quick post-prandial drink
around the fireplace. What a transformation since our last visit there. And
all perfectly positive. Check it out for
yourself next time you are out that way.
And that’s a wrap!
E-mail: [email protected]
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Terry Girouard, show here on the mic at a recent fundraising gala in Hudson, looks forward to
the launch of the new station that will be on the air the first week of November.
New Hudson-based radio
station The Jewel 106.7
to begin broadcasting
next month
James Parry
Your Local Journal
It’s official. The new Hudson-based
radio station, The Jewel 106.7 - covering the western off-island area, Île Perrot, areas on the north shore around
Oka, and the extreme West Island - will
begin on-air testing the first week of
November.
This according to Carmela Laurignano, Vice President and Radio
Group Manager, Evanov Communications Inc., who told Your Local Journal
in an exclusive interview this week,
“This is a standard procedure that involved Industry Canada, meaning that
we test the power, reach, and quality of
our sound as licensed.”
off by the Canadian Radio-television
and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a technical change
to CHSV-FM Hudson-St. Lazare, an
all-music station that it first approved
almost two years ago. The most recent
application was made because the
Bell tower the station had originally
planned on using in Hudson had run
out of space and would have required
expensive upgrades to support The
Jewel 106.7.
As a result, Evanov proposed moving to a Rogers-owned tower on Chemin Ste. Angélique in St. Lazare even
though it meant a power increase from 500W to 1420W - so as to still cover Hudson. Despite objections from at
least two radio stations who saw it as
“It took a little while. But we are really looking forward
to launching our new station that will both inform and
entertain residents in the communities we serve.”
-The Jewel 107.7announcer Terry Girouard
Added Laurignano, “The testing
phase will last about a month during
which time our listeners can begin to
enjoy our music. The full programming
grid will roll out as soon as the on-air
testing is completed and we are certified to begin regular format.”
As for the exact location of the new
studio in Hudson, this will be revealed
as Evanov gets closer to the official
launch around the Christmas period,
says Laurignano.
The news follows the recent sign-
competition in the same region, the
CRTC gave the green light to The Jewel
106.7 on September 18 this year.
Said Terry Girouard, media consultant and on-air announcer at The
Jewel 107.7 in Hawkesbury, “It took a
little while. But we are really looking
forward to launching our new station
that will both inform and entertain residents in the communities we serve.”
Added Girouard, “Our format will
be very similar to the one we launched
with The Jewel 107.7 in Hawkesbury in
2008”.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Best in baseball
PHOTO COURTESY JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE
John Abbott College Islanders men’s baseball team win the first ever RSEQ CEGEP
baseball championship Saturday, October 11, in Longueuil.
In the semi-final against Lionel-Groulx the Isles fell behind 3-2 after 2 innings before
scoring 5 runs in the top of the 3rd to cruise to a 7-3 win.
Supported by a stellar defensive game, Scott Grafton threw another complete game
victory (3 earned runs, 4 strikeouts and 3 walks)
Offensively, catcher Matthew Chiz-Majeur went 3 for 4, Brendon Watt was 2-4 with a
double, Chandler Philippas was 1-3 with a triple and Kyle Hazel 2-3 with walk.
In the finals, the Islanders played the host team, Edouard-Montpetit. Shane Mullen
was given the ball for the Islanders and he did not disappoint. He pitched a complete
game as the Islanders went on to win by a final score of 10-0. Chiz-Majeur went 2 for
3 for the Islanders in the win and was once again defensively strong behind the plate.
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YOUR LOCAL JOURNAL
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Oct 19th thru 25th
The pros and cons of social media
marketing for small business
Stephanie O’Hanley
Special Contributor
Do small businesses need a social
media presence? Does social media
marketing matter?
For Byron Biggs, an expert with
CEDEC’s Small Business Support,
which connects small businesses
across Quebec to expertise and research, the answer is yes.
“It’s a very cost-effective way to promote your small business,” said Biggs,
CEO of Mayday Global Solutions.
Though the use of the platforms is
free, Biggs cautions, “it always costs
you either time or money. Either you
know how to do it and you do it yourself
and you have to make time to promote
yourself in the major platforms like
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, [and]
YouTube.” If a business lacks time and
social media know-how, Biggs recommends paying someone to do it.
“You need to know which [platform]
adapts to the nature of your business,”
Biggs said. “If you target businesses,
probably LinkedIn is better for you.
If you target the general public, Facebook definitely is a good way to promote yourself.”
Different social media let businesses adapt their marketing strategies to
can upload videos about their restaurants and manufacturing companies
can use YouTube to showcase their
manufacturing process, he said.
“You can use Instagram for pictures,” Biggs said. “You can make a
storyboard on Pinterest about your
company. It’s very well appreciated
“You can use Instagram for pictures. You can make a
storyboard on Pinterest about your company. It’s very
well appreciated by customers. Facebook allows you
to build relationships.”
- Small Business Support expert Byron Biggs
different markets and targets, Biggs
said. YouTube lets businesses upload
videos and, “if you’re a consultant you
can do small videos about different
topics that you master.” Restaurants
by customers. Facebook allows you to
build relationships.”
Another plus of social media is
the number of people businesses can
reach and target, Biggs said. “If you’re
a restaurant in Vaudreuil-Soulanges,
you can run a strategy on Facebook
and target specifically people only in
Vaudreuil-Soulanges. You can also
measure in a very precise way the return on investment of that strategy.”
Handing out 10,000 flyers in Vaudreuil-Soulanges, “you wouldn’t know
how to calculate how many turned out
to be customers or how many turned
out to be potential customers [or]
how many read this flyer,” Biggs said.
But social media platforms, especially
Facebook, offer “a lot of metrics saying
how many people have seen your ad,
how many people clicked on your ad
and how many people from which area
and almost from which street. That’s
very important for every small business to know where your customers
come from and where exactly you’re
doing better and where you have to
stop doing marketing because it’s not
going well.”
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Straightening • Hair Color Expert •
Colour, Lightening, Highlights, Toner
• Massotherapy: Therapeutic Swedish
Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Exfoliation and Body wrap
Open since 2011, Salon Mauve is
conveniently located at 3187 Boul.
Harwood in Vaudreuil-Dorion. Call
(450) 510-011 to book your appointment.
Advertorial
One-stop shopping in
Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury Centre is a small shopping plaza with big dreams. Located
on Main Road in Hawkesbury, Ontario, it brings the charm of a small town
indoors. The group of business owners
who have shops in the mall take great
pride in the fact that they represent
small independent business. Their
dream is to bring their customers the
best and most unique products while
providing personalized, friendly and
attentive service. These aspirations are
not lost on their customers. Ghislaine
Berry, manager of Top Mode, feels that
their customers appreciate the service
they receive at Hawkesbury Centre and
thinks it is a big part of the reason their
customers keep coming back again
and again. When you visit Hawkesbury
Centre you are greeted with a smile
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and made to feel welcome. Shopping
there never feels intimidating or overwhelming the way it can in big box
stores. Staff members go out of their
way to make sure that your shopping
experience is pleasant.
The range of products and services
to be found at Hawkesbury Centre
make it a great place to shop. Whether
you are looking for a bite to eat, a great
new outfit, tasteful lingerie, beautiful
jewellery or a special gift, Hawkesbury
Centre has what you need...and since
you can even get your hair and nails
done while you are there, why go anywhere else?
Hawkesbury centre is located at 250
Main St E, Hawkesbury and they can be
reached at (613) 632-4317.
Oct 19th thru 25th
Advertorial
A Tremendous Thank-You from Centre Décor Hudson
Besides being in business for 50
years, besides having the best paint,
products, prices and services, there is a
person behind Centre Décor Hudson.
I have poured my heart into serving
this community for the last 14 years: at
Hudson Hardware as the Paint and Décor Manager (or PB according to Jack)
for nine years; at Hudson Music Club
as set designer and painter; at Hudson
Village Theatre as scene painter and
set designer, and at The Hudson Players Club as the same, much more, and
recently President.
I don’t mention any of these for
accolades; I’ve had those. I mention
them so that you know how grateful
am to finally find my space in the world
and this community. After having the
most difficult personal year ever, this
community has rallied, well-wished,
popped by, shopped and supported
Centre Décor Hudson, ‘The Wee Paint
Shoppe’ and myself in fantastic numbers. Shopping local has meant more
this year than any other year, and I’m
sure I’m not alone amongst Hudson
merchants to notice this.
On the cusp of a great Benjamin
Moore promotion of ‘Buy One gallon
of Regal, Get One Half Off ’, I felt it completely appropriate to thank every one
of you for the role you have played in
this amazing year; be it family, friend
or foe, casual shopper or hardcore
renovator, old pals, colleagues, new
friends and clients, local artists (who
are Hudson’s backbone along with
great merchants by the way) I, from
the absolute depths of my soul thank
you for this amazing opportunity to
make my childhood dream of living in
the country and having my own store
a reality. Without all of you, this would
not have happened.
2015 marks five years I’ll have been
in business, a milestone I’m told. I look
forward to being able to say thank you
to each of you.
Lea Durocher, ‘The Paint Faerie’
Advertorial
Maitre Charle: Refined
clothing for every occasion
Maitre Charle offers men’s clothing
ranging from suits to sportswear, making every occasion classy. Located at
365 Main Street East in Hawkesbury,
the store has been offering services
such as selling suits, sportswear, and
accessories, and providing clothing
rentals since 1977. The store offers
services such as ‘Made to Measure,’
tailoring and special orders, tending
carefully to each and every customer.
They offer designer clothes from Biella,
Cohen, Jack Victor and Kenneth Cole
for their formal wear and Point Zero,
Marco, Report, Matinique and Cotton
Reel for their jeans and sports shirts
collection.
François Joanisse, the store’s ad-
ministrator, says that what stands out
the business from others is the quality of service that clients receive. “It
is a personalized service that we offer
to our customers,” he said. “We have
many different collections that we offer in the store. If I have a customer
that is looking for something in particular, and I don’t have in it the store, I
will call up companies to see if I could
get it. I’ll do my best to try and find it
for him.” The store has also recently
received a new collection, and is ready
for the fall.
For more information about Maitre
Charle and their services, visit http://
www.maitrecharle.com
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Oct 19th thru 25th
Advertorial
Redwood Country Day Camp
– A home away from home!
Redwood Country Day Camp offers everything you would ever want
from a summer day camp – swimming,
sports, creative arts, nature – and much
more. On 27 private acres of spacious
fields and forests in Vaudreuil-Dorion,
near Hudson/St-Lazare, with facilities designed exclusively for use by its
campers, the Redwood experience is
the closest you can get to a sleep-away
camp with all the advantages of a day
camp.
Campers swim twice a day, with
swim instruction every morning and
general swim in the afternoon in four
heated outdoor pools. Redwood’s two
waterslides, right on site, are a real hit,
carefully designed to provide an exciting and safe water slide adventure.
Campers, aged 4 to 13, also participate in over 20 exciting sports, creative
arts and nature activities, with instruc-
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tion and new skills taught at each activity. A counselor-in-training program is
offered for ages 14 and 15.
Together with amazing activities
and facilities, Redwood’s emphasis is
on hiring the best staff possible, keeping the groups small, and giving the
children close attention. The highest
standards of supervision are maintained, with the head staff averaging
at least seven years of experience at
Redwood with experience as teachers
as well.
Check out the new Redwood website
– www.redwooddaycamp.com - to find
out about all the activities offered as
well as a camp newspaper that shows
you the magic that happens at Redwood every summer! And don’t miss
the early registration discount being
offered until October 31st, 2014.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Advertorial
Lunetterie Vista:
Clearly Different
Lunetterie Vista is a small business
located at 1867 Chemin Ste. Angélique in St. Lazare dedicated to filling your prescription accurately and
in style. Their services include selling frames, contact lenses, and sunglasses, doing eye exams and trimming lenses. They customize the lens
according to your prescription and
trim the lenses to fit the frames you’ve
chosen. They offer frames of famous
brands that include Oakley, Ray-Ban,
Dior, Gucci and many more. Sunglasses are also offered for prescription or non-prescription, also having
a wide range of designer brands. They
also offer hard, soft, and tinted contact lenses. Their expertise focuses
on the correction of nearsightedness
(also known as myopia) and farsightedness (also known as hyperopia) by
completing an eye-exam and finding
PHOTO COURTESY LUNETTERIE VISTA
the right set of glasses for you. The
business’s website informs you about
how the eye works, how to take care
of your eyes and first-aid treatment in
case something may happen to your
eye. Lunetterie Vista doesn’t only focus on helping you medically, but
also aids in helping you find the right
pair of glasses.
For more information on Lunetterie Vista, visit their website at http://
www.lunetterievista.com
OPEN HOUSE, Sun., 2 – 4 p.m.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY!
$1,175,000
$1,400,000
Jason Allan
Real Estate Broker
GROUPE SUTTON
DISTINCTION INC.
514-972-4446
N.D.I.P. Agricultural property ideal for
agro-tourism farm, fruit tree nursery, u-pick,
vineyard, farmers market and more! Build
your family home and work where you live!
#17224241
Lee Thompson
Real Estate Broker
RE/MAX
ROYAL JORDAN INC.
450-458-4530
Hudson Valleys. 105 Rue d’Oxford. Luxurious
stone residence with 4500 sq. Ō. of living
space. Three Įnished levels, 4+1 bedrooms,
4+1 baths. Views onto The Falcon! #17947438
$559,900
Kyriakos Karelas
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot. 22, Rue Lucille-Teasdale.
MagniĮcent oversized 2013 4 bedroom 2 bathroom
bungalow. Completely bricked home featuring 9
feet ceilings, open air concept, dream kitchen with
granite counters and island. Huge Įnished basement.
#13628303
OPEN HOUSE, Sun., 2 – 4 p.m.
$519,000
Robert Léger
Real Estate Broker
GROUPE SUTTON
DISTINCTION INC.
514-220-1271
Pincourt. 209 Rue des Mélèzes.
Immaculate property. Private backyard.
Large 3-season solarium. Move right in!
#19825497
$474,900
Kyriakos Karelas
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
$344,900
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
Pincourt. 1123 Rue du Suroit. Very aīordable 2008 built
CoƩage featuring 5 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms in sought
out area of Pincourt. Open air concept. Great opportunity for a
large family. Master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in. BeauƟful hardwood Ňoors throughout. Finished basement with 2
bedrooms, playroom & full bathroom. Unistone driveway. Huge
wood deck with spa. #16307334
$409,900
Kyriakos Karelas
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
Pincourt. Impeccable 3+1 bedroom 2 bathroom open
concept coƩage in sought out area. Central Heat pump/
AC. Hardwood Ňoors on main level. Large kitchen.
Finished basement with family room & wood Įreplace,
bedroom and bathroom with shower. #23984925
NEW LISTING
OPEN HOUSE, Sun., 2 – 4 p.m.
OPEN HOUSE, Sun., 2 – 4 p.m.
Kyriakos Karelas
Pincourt. Very large 4 Bedroom 2 Full Bathroom Cottage. Huge lot of 8,859 sqŌ with no rear neighbours.
Kitchen with central island. Hardwood Ňoors on main
Ňoor and master bedroom. Gas propane Įreplace in
family room. Huge Įnished basement with a possiblity
of a 5th bedroom. #19033937
$339,900
Kyriakos Karelas
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
Pincourt, 51 8e Avenue. Gorgeous 3 Bedroom 2
Bathroom bungalow on a quiet street close to lake.
Private 12,108 sqŌ lot. Inground heated salt water pool.
4 season extension. Huge master bedroom. Finished
basement. Very large garage. A must see! #28874744
$337,000
Zsolt Fischer
Real Estate Broker
GROUPE SUTTON
DISTINCTION INC.
514-816-0729
Saint-Lazare. Spacious 2+1 bedroom
bungalow in highly sought aŌer Sandbrook. PrisƟne condiƟon and move-in
ready! #13335840
OPEN HOUSE, Sun., 2 – 4 p.m.
$309,900
Kyriakos Karelas
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
Pincourt. Very large 5 bedroom 2 full bathroom split
level. Many important upgrades over the years. 2
kitchens allowing for two family occupancy or extra
revenue. Large kitchen with lunch counter island open
to dining and living room. Large solarium. Wood stove.
#21391369
$297,500
Anita Lasis
Real Estate Broker
GROUPE SUTTON
DISTINCTION INC.
514-655-4116
N.D.I.P. 1200 Boul. Perrot. 1996 Bright 2+1 bedroom,
1.5 bath spacious coƩage with garage & private A/G
pool. Sundrenched living room with cathedral ceilings, Įreplace, hardwood Ňoors. Main Ňoor laundry,
master + walk-in. NEW PRICE! #18492628
$279,900
Kyriakos Karelas
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
Pincourt. Large 3+1 BDR 1 Bath + 1 powder room split
level bungalow with garage. Large Įnished basement.
Family room with gas propane Įreplace. Huge 3 Ɵer
wood deck and spa. Large private backyard. Many
upgrades: new windows, doors, heat pump, furnace,
gas Įreplace. #21029428
NEW PRICE!
$274,000
Zsolt Fischer
Real Estate Broker
GROUPE SUTTON
DISTINCTION INC.
514-816-0729
Vaudreuil-Dorion. Bungalow, 2+1
bedrooms. Can easily become 2+2.
Good sized rooms. Great deck & yard!
#18820629
$259,900
Kyriakos Karelas
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
425 Rue des Merles, Pincourt. 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom
and 2 powder room townhouse with garage. Bathroom
with therapeuƟc bath and seperate shower. Wall
mounted A/C. Professionally Įnished fenced in backyard. Large Įnished basement with family room and
powder room. A real gem! #20273773
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Angelito Ilagan
Real Estate Broker
GROUPE SUTTON
DISTINCTION INC.
514-882-9626
Vaudreuil-Dorion. Brand new 2 bedroom condo oīering a unique modern
lifestyle close to everything. Parking,
indoor storage, I/G pool. #9576259
$181,900
Kyriakos Karelas
Real Estate Broker
KYRIAKOS KARELAS INC.
GROUPE SUTTON DISTINCTION INC.
514-602-7653
Pincourt. Garden level 2 bedroom open condo. Backs
onto golf range, no rear neighbours! Double sink
kitchen,lunch counter open to dining room. Large paƟo.
Luxurious bathroom. Wall mounted A/C. 2 exterior
parking spots. Shed. #20896178
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PHOTO COURTESY JANICE GILSIG
Vaudreuil-Dorion residents Janice Gilsig and husband Jack Gray just returned from a trip
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2014
HUDSON
SAINT-LAZARE
Hudson Valleys
105 Rue d’Oxford
$1,175,000
Lee Thompson
514-594-4846
Re/Max Royal (Jordan) Inc.
2466 de la Symphonie
$469,900
Donna Brazeau
450-458-5365
Royal LePage Village
Hudson Inc.
107 Selkirk
$449,000
Patrina Schulz
514-953-1647
Royal de Montreal 2010 Inc.
2632 Equestrian
$423,900
Patricia Wright
450-458-5365
Royal LePage Village
Hudson Inc.
66 Elm
$379,000
Margaret Lagimodière
450-458-5365
Royal LePage Village
Hudson Inc.
3831 de la Sucrerie
$319,000
Diane Laflamme
450-458-5365
Royal LePage Village
Hudson Inc.
2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM
3015 Bugle Call
$269,000
Gail Meili
514-969-4134
Royal Montréal Inc.
NÔTRE DAME DE
L’ÎLE PERROT
1200 Boul. Perrot
$297,500
Anita Lasis
514-655-4116
Groupe Sutton
Distinction Inc.
PINCOURT
209 Rue des Mélèzes
$519,000
Robert Léger
514-220-1271
Groupe Sutton
Distinction Inc.
51 8e Avenue
$339,900
Kyriakos Karelas
514-602-7653
Groupe Sutton
Distinction Inc.
SAINTE-ANNE-DEBELLEVUE
65 Garden City
$364,900
Tina Dolce
514-941-8462
L’Expert Immobilier Inc.
Vaudreuil-Dorion gym
raises over $5000 for
Special Olympics
YLJ FILE PHOTO/CARMEN MARIE FABIO
Beaconsfield has amended its Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) by-law as it prepares for the imminent
arrival of the insect to the town’s vast population of ash trees.
Beaconsfield
Continued from page 9
The town also removed the onus of
the residents assuming the cost of hiring an inspector with debarking, a process necessary given the EAB’s habit of
burrowing under the bark. “Once the
tree is down, we will do the debarking
ourselves.”
The costs associated with asking the
town for a certificate of authorization
to fell an infested ash tree, if confirmed
by the City Inspector, will now be reimbursed by the town.
“One thing we removed from the list
of refused material at our (municipal)
yard is lumber,” said Chabot. “Without bark, it doesn’t have any danger of
transmitting the EAB.”
Following citizens’ request to have
a replacement program for their prop-
erties, the town is allowing residents
to fell a maximum of two ash trees per
year.
“In the case of a property with several ash trees, the felling of up to one
fifth of all the ash trees will be permitted.” The usual terms of certificate issuance applies and each felled tree must
be replaced, but with a tree other than
ash. This replacement process does not
apply to trees with a diameter of less
than 15 cm. The planting of ash trees
within the boundaries of the town will
no longer be permitted.
Private forest property owners will
be required to have a certificate of
authorization to manage the trees on
their lots with the felling of a maximum of 30 per cent of the tree volume
over a 10 year period. Any contravention of the lot management prevision
is subject to a minimum fine of $750,
plus costs, with repeat offenses being
doubled.
PHOTO COURTESY SARAH LEBLANC
The event CF|24 raised $135,000
across Canada for the Special Olympics Foundation and the gym Cross
Fit De La Cité (https://www.crossfitdelacite.com/home.html) located
in Vaudreuil-Dorion raised $5039,
putting them in seventh place of the
19 participating gyms in Canada.
CrossFit de la Cité had two Special
Olympics athletes join them to do the
first workout: Lina Baldoni and Philip
Frégeau. Pictured above are all the
athletes who took part in the CF|24
challenge.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Dance Battle for
Bridge to Burundi
The Westwood Bridge to Burundi
Project invites you to join us for the
first-ever Dance Battle for ‘Bridge to
Burundi’ being held Saturday November 1, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The project is a student-run initiative of Westwood Senior High School
in Hudson, whose goal is to build, staff
and supply schools in Burundi in central Africa and is entering its sixth year
of operation. It was conceived by Westwood students at a Student Life camp
in response to hearing the story of one
of their French teachers, Jean-Claude
Manarakiza, who was born in Burundi, lost both his parents in separate
outbreaks of genocide, and was able
through sponsorship and dedication
to get an education outside the village
and build a career in teaching.
The success of the project has been
due to the involvement of the entire student body and community at
Westwood. Thanks to your generosity ‘Bridge to Burundi’ has built seven
classrooms educating Grades 1 to 6
and three more classrooms are in the
process of being built. They have also
focused on the village’s infrastructure
and further developing their community for sustainability. We’ve also assisted them in developing a community CO-OP where the villagers gather
together to learn certain trades (i.e.:
beading, sewing) to better support
themselves and to give back to their
community and have provided them
with a flour mill, sewing machine, livestock, clean running water piped in
from the mountains, solar panels and
a medical centre that is expected to be
completed this year.
In addition to education, our plan
for this year is to expand our focus and
efforts to help further develop their
agriculture, farming techniques and
health.
Westwood Senior High School is located at 69 Côte St. Charles, Hudson.
For more information, consult
h t t p : / / w w w. b r i d g e - t o - b u r u n d i .
org and http://www.facebook.com/
pages/Westwood-Bridge-to-Burundi/108664129177944
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ANTIQUES
CAT CARE
ABRACADABRA
You are going
on
vacation
and you need a
trusted person
to take care of
your cats? Nataly
turn your hidden
treasures into ready
cash. International
buyer wants to purchase your antiques,
paintings,
china,
crystal, gold, silverware, jewellery, rare
books, sports, movies, postcards, coins,
stamps, records.
514-501-9072.
APARTMENT
FOR RENT
3 ½ apartment
for rent. Ideal location in center of Hudson Village. Appliances included. Dec
1 occupancy. $695
per month. No pets,
please. Call 450-4581144.
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Labelle is available
for Hudson,St-Lazare
area. Call 514-6058237.
CASH FOR
CARS
Cash for cars
10 years or
older. Call Jeff
514-941-7421.
COMMERCIAL
SPACE FOR RENT
Ground floor
commercial
space available
for rent in downtown Hudson…
407 (1,756 sq.ft.),
411A (558 sq.ft) &
411B (1,114 sq.ft.)
Main Road. Can
be rented as one
space or subdivided to suit your
business… Very
bright,
ample
parking,
A/C,
alarm, attractive
courtyard, ideal
for retail, restaurant or professional office. Call
450-458-1125 for
further information.
Two small offices Main road
near Cameron in
Hudson. $175 and
$250 per month
respectively. Immediate. Flexible.
514-677-7696
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.
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service@wolftech.
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514-923-5762
DAYCARE
Subsidized
English home
daycare. One
spot available immediately. Babies
welcome. Don’t
miss out on this
great opportunity.
Call now 450-4511037.
Garderie milieu familial/
home
daycare. 2 places
availabl.
7.30/
jour .Educatrice
diplomée .bilingual. Programme
educatfis. Repas
equilibré. Grand
aire de jeux extérieures.
Rigaud,
near exit 17 ,Pres
sortie 17 Josee
514-433-5039
ACCOUNTANTS
ESTATE SALE
70 years of collecting tons of
antiques, collectibles, tools and
haute couture clothing sizes 6-10. If you
don’t see it, ask us,
we probably have it
and its for sale. Saturday Oct 25 rain or
shine 14 Woodland,
Hudson.
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info & DVD: www.
NorwoodSawmills.
com/400OT. 1-800566-6899 ext:400OT.
son Tires. Used one
season. $400. 514705-8760
FRENCH
TUTOR
French
Tutor,
experienced reSTEEL BUILD- tired
teacher.
I N G S / M E T A L Available for high
Mini-Excavation B U I L D I N G S school, cegep, &
of any kind (10 60% OFF! 20x28, adult students. Hudyears
experi- 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, son/Saint-Lazare area
Grading, 50x120,
ence).
60x150, only. For info: 450french drains, spreading of top soil and
stone, driveways etc.
... RBQ and insurance.
Ben 514-838-5922.
FIREWOOD
FOR SALE
Dry
80x100 sell for balance owed!
Call 1-800-457-2206.
www.
crownsteelbuildings.
ca.
HOT TUB (SPA)
firewood. Covers. Best Price,
Stacking and kin- Best Quality. All
dling available. Very Shapes & Colours
Available. Call 1-866reasonable.
Dan: 652-6837. www.the514.291.1068
coverguy.ca.
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
QCNA (Quebec
Community
F I N A N C I A L Newspapers Ascan
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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
Bryan Todd, B. Comm (Acct.)
Business and Personal Accounting
Services, Tax Preparations & Filings
Ph. (514) 730-5966
ATTORNEY
Aumais Chartrand
100 boul. Don Quichotte, bureau 12
L’Ile-Perrot, QC J7V 6C7
Ph: 514-425-2233 ext. 229
[email protected]
FOR SALE
EXCAVATION
BOOKKEEPING
KARAVOLAS BOILY, CPA INC.
Taxes and Accounting
438 Main Road, Hudson
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
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.
458-7458.
GARAGE SALE
Garage sale Saturday October
25, rain or shine.
Household contents,
unique
furniture,
sofas, distinctive accessories. 136 Como
Gardens,
Hudson.
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call (438) 824-7703.
INTERNET
#1 high speed
internet $32.95/
Absomonth.
GARBAGE
REMOVAL
MATH TUTOR
Ivan’s
Garbage Removal
Retired mathematics teacher
with many years
of successful tutoring of students
will remove renovation debris and
junk from houses,
sheds,
garages,
basements. Also
old fences, decks
and
balconies.
Available 7 days/
week. Call 514804-8853.
HOUSE FOR
RENT OR SALE
IMMIGRATION
MOVING
Hudson 2 bedroom cottage- ¿Moving?
All
style
house, jobs.
Reliable,
central village, hardwood floors, large
yard, includes washer, dryer, stove, fridge
and parking.Unfurnished. No dogs. Currently available. Call
Dana 514-774-1194.
reasonable,
fully
equipped. Local and
Ontario, Maritimes,
USA. 35 yrs experience. Call Bill or
Ryan. 514.457.2063
LANDSCAPING
MOVING SALE
Hedge
trimming & repair, Three piece livset,
shrub & tree ingroom
pruning, stump sofa, love seat
forest
&
recliner,
removal, landscaping, sod, aerating,
topsoil, seeding &
yard clean-up. Also
gutter cleaning and
roof repairs. Call
Sean 514-991-9674
lutely no ports are
MASONRY
blocked. Unlimited
downloading. Up to
SERVICES
11Mbps download
Stonework
on
and 800Kbps upload.
Order today at www. stairs, walkways
acanac.ca or call toll & walls. Foundafree 1-866-281-3538. tion repair & parging.
Chimney repair . Call
Pat 450-458-7925
Brazolot Migration Group
35 Wharf Road, Hudson, QC
(450) 458-2186
[email protected]
in the St. Lazare,
Hudson areas is available. At any level. In
English or in French.
Please call Astrid at
514 646 1528.
green velour material $350. Will sell
seperately. Carpet,
sea foam & beige
floral motif 8’ x 11’,
never used $60. Roller blind, scallopped
hem, ivory, 64 1/4 “ x
70”, never used $25.
All negotiable. Call
450-458-0372.
PHARMACIES
Marilou Leduc
Affiliated BRUNET
1771 Ste. Angelique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 424-9289
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
NOTARIES
Jean-Pierre Boyer
L.L., L., D.D.N.
1576 C Ste. Angélique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 455-2323
OPTICIANS
Lunetterie Vista
1867 E Ste. Angélique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 455-4500
drs. Martina Kleine-Beck
Psychologist
514.265.1386
martinakb _ 58@ hotmail.com
PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Sandy Farrell, Davis Facilitator
Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD & Learning
disabilities can be corrected.
www.dyslexiacorrection.ca
(450) 458-4777
JOIN THE PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 450-510-4007 [email protected]
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
SDC  HUDSON COORDINATOR /
POSTE DE COORDINATEURCOOR
DINATRICE
The Hudson Societe de Developpement Commercial (SDC) is
looking for a part-time coordinator. Some
of the responsibilities included are communicating with the membership, working closely with the Board of Directors,
as well as acting as liaison with the Town
and/or special events. Please contact Patrick O’Grady for additional details [email protected] or (438)-882-9174.
La Société de Développement Commercial d’Hudson est à la recherche d’un coordinateur/coordinatrice à temps partiel.
Quelques-unes des responsabilités seront
de maintenir la communication entre les
membres, travailler de près avec les membres du conseil d’administration et servir
de lien avec la ville pour événements speciaux. Pour plus d’informations, contacter
Patrick O’Grady au [email protected] ou (438)-882-9174.
MOVING SALE
SERVICES
Saint-Lazare,
2713 rue du
Bordelais,
corner of Nice,
V a c u u m
Cleaner. Sales
and repair of
all brands, 27
on Fri, Sat., & Sun.
Oct 24,25,26. From
10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p. Leaf blower,
Tiffany-style light
fixture, furniture,
clothing, shoes,
fragrances. Near
Evergreen School.
RENOVATIONS
Brunet Reno-
vation For all
your home general Renovation big
or small ,drywall
paint, Bathroom
,basement years
of experience
Sylvain
514-592-2173
SERVICES
Handyman.
Painting, installing
fixtures, locks,
and
most
household
jobs. Ask about
senior discount.
Call John the
Handyman- 514623-5786
Handyman,
all household
repairs and
cleaning, exterior
pressure
washing, gutter
cleaning, roof repair, junk removal.
For free estimates
call Jeff 514-9417421.
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
YLJ
Supplying your
VaudreuilDorion,
St-Lazare,
Hudson and
West Island
Regions
STORAGE
RENTAL
TREE SERVICE
Two 12 ft x
24 ft garage
spaces with
separate locking doors located off of Hwy 201
near Hwy 40. $300
each,
monthly.
Call 450-458-6672.
TRUCK FOR
DELIVERY
Pick-up truck
available
with two men
to move heavy
items, construction material. 18
years experience
moving. Call Jeff
514-941-7421.
Services Arbor
Pro. CERTIFIED
ARBORIST. Pruning, Crown Restoration/Reduction,
Risk Assessment,
Tree/Shrub
Removal,
Stump
Grinding, Hedge
Trimming.
Fully
Insured/Free Estimates. Emergency
24H.
514-7148733. www.arborprotreeservice.ca
WANTED TO
BUY
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
FIREARMS. All
types wanted, 2004 Mercedes
estates, collections,
S430,
4matic,
single items, military.
We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer.1.866.960.0045.
www.dollars4guns.
com
TUTOR
SAT / SSAT Tutoring - I WILL HELP
YOU ACE YOUR SAT/SSAT JUST LIKE I DID!
I am a Stanford university student now
living in Hudson and have a deep understanding for the exam concepts and tricks
that will help you score higher. I am free to
meet you in my home in Hudson. Will tutor
1-3 sessions @ $50 per hour session.Education: Stanford University- Physics and
Math major, St. Paul’s High School, New
Hampshire-Summa Cum Laude Perfect
score- SAT,SSAT. Contact me on Facebook
@ Matthew Tappert or telephone 450 4586607.
110,000 km, fully
loaded, immaculate
condition,
winter
tires, reduced for
quick sale. Asking
$10,700. Call 438994-8522
Mazda Protégé
ES 2001. Silver, 4
AUTOS FOR
SALE
AUTOS FOR
SALE
AUTOS FOR
SALE
A Lexus 1996 Mercury
Vil- 2003 Camry SE
Special.
minivan V-6, built in JaNew lager
brakes, battery and 1995. 275,000 km. pan. All equipped,
charger.
Rimmed
mag
Michelins/
4summer/ 4 winter.
Black leather upholstery. Some rust.
Worth $2,000. Discount for cash. Call
450-451-4518.
Kia
Sportage
LX 2009 with
Convenience Package, (4WD), manual,
136,000kms,
very
good condition, never accidented, new
4 season tires, towing hitch inc., asking
$10,200 neg.,
450-424-4308
2007
Chrysler
Sebring Ltd, red,
beige leather interior, 182 K, clean,
good condition. 3.5
liter engine, 6 speed
automatic,
fully
equipped.
4,500$
firm. 450-424-2155
sunroof, leather interior, safety equipment. Snow tires on
rims. Original owner,
non-smoker. Dealer
maintained,
hwy
driven, 186,000 km.
Volvo 1999 S70 Excellent condition.
Turbo 5 Auto- $6,500 negotiable.
matic, sun roof, mag Call 450-458-2566.
wheels, Winter tires
2003 Kia Rio,
on rims. $1500.00 call
Automatic,
450-458-7271
Green, new all
Mazda Protege, season tires, very
clean, 121000kms,
LX, 2001, 4-Door
$2,500
Red, grey interior,
2003 Kia Rio, Stan168000km,
A/C,
dard, Silver, very
Manual
Transmission, sun roof, mag
clean, 172000kms,
wheels,stereo, 4 win$2,200
ter tires on rims.$975.
both 4door. 514Tel: 514-694-7651
773-0394
Still registered and
roadworthy. Needs
winter tires. $999.
Call or text Martin
514-346-3234.
Mazda 3 for sale, 2006, charcoal-black,
4-door, 5-speed AC, 159,000 km, $3495. (514)
941-5320
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
door, manual transmission. One owner
225,000 km., still
runs well. New Toyo
winter tires on rims.
$750. Call 450-5100933 (evenings).
Need to sell your car?
Place it here!
Call: 450.510.4007 or email:
[email protected]
BREAKFAST / LUNCH
FUSION
Restaurant Café Campagne ~
3673 Harwood, Hudson (450) 4588204 ~ Breakfast daily from 7:00 am,
lunch from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm ~
Specialty teas, chocolates & gifts.
Carambola Café ~ 72 Cameron Ave,
Hudson, (450) 458-0098
Lunch 11:00am to 2ish and Supper
5:30pm to 10ish. BYOB. New menu.
Tapas - style dining available.
Want to join the Restaurant Directory?
Call: (450) 510-4007
Send stories and/or photos about your events
to:
[email protected]
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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19 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.
BEACONSFIELD
1. Don’t miss ‘WW I 1914-18
Western Front Photos and Objects’
exhibition taking place November 6
to 30 at the Beaconsfield Library, 303
Beaconsfield Blvd. Vernissage will be
held Thursday, November 6 from 7 to
9 p.m. For more information, consult
the Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society at shbbhs.ca.
DORVAL
2. An Eating Disorders Conference will be held Monday, October 27,
starting at 6 p.m. with a free Autumn
Buffet (in partnership with L’Équipe
Entreprise) then at 7 p.m. – Conference: Eating Disorders (in partnership
with Anorexia and bulimia Quebec
(ANEB). 750 Dawson Avenue. Please
confirm your presence to: Friends
for Mental Health (514) 636 6885 or
[email protected].
HUDSON
3. A used book sale will be held
at Wyman United Church, 513 Main
Road, Friday, October 24, from 6 to 9
p.m. and Saturday, October 25, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.
4. The Como Lending library
annual general meeting will be held
Monday, November 3, 9:30 a.m. at St.
Mary’s Church Hall, 273 Main Road.
Everyone is welcome, refreshments
will be served. For more info, call Linda Cobbett at (450) 458-5100.
7. The next Rendez-Vous luncheon will take place November 4 at
the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre, 394 Main Road. The speaker will
be from Seniors Action Quebec. Lunch
will be served at 12:30. The price is $5.
8. Life drawing and painting Following the great success of our last
life modeling sessions, Association
Hudson Artists Association (AHAA) is
pleased to announce new Wednesday
modeling with Ginette Boutin November 5 & 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre, 394
Main Road. Cost $10. To register please
email Marie-Eve Lauzier at statuaire@
hotmail.com. This great opportunity is
open to all members of the community so call your friends and make an art
date.
9. A used book sale will be held
at Wyman United Church, 513 Main
Road, Friday, October 24, from 6 to 9
p.m. and Saturday, October 25, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.
PIERREFONDS-ROXBORO
10. The West Island Italian Association Artisan Fair will take place
Saturday, November 15, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at St. Michael and All Angels
Church, 15556 Cabot Street featuring
wind chimes, handmade greetings
cards, pet accessories, pottery, fused
glass jewelry, and cookies.
PHOTO COURTESY VILLE DE PINCOURT
The Town of Pincourt will welcome brave souls to its annual Halloween haunted house at the
Omni-Centre. See listing for more details.
the author of the children book “The
Groovy Granny”, as well as the screenplay titled “The Friends I’ve Never
Met”. For more information about this
meeting, please call the library staff at
(514) 425-1104, extension 6244.
POINTE CLAIRE
13. The Sweet Adelines will be
performing their annual holiday
show again this year with a different
twist from previous years with the addition of acting to their a cappella singing, It will be a busy stage with over 40
women singing and acting while feeling the Holiday spirit. Come see the
show Saturday, November 29, at Lindsay Place High School, 111 Broadview
Avenue. There is an early bird price
of $15 when tickets are bought before
November 20. Children under 12 get
free admission. A portion of the ticket
sales will go to the West Island Community Shares in support of the needy.
dishes, gift baskets, and books. Also
hand crafts including bird houses,
knitted items and Christmas decorations. Muffins, coffee, and lunch are
available. Proceeds go towards the
maintenance of the church building.
RIGAUD
17. Author, musician, and comedian Lorne Elliott will present a
reading of his published works with
a discussion to follow at the Rigaud
Library Thursday, October 30 as part
of the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s
Writers Out Loud Series. The Hudson
resident recently enjoyed a successful
production of his play The Fixer-Upper
in Prince Edward Island and he will
also make an appearance at the Toronto Book Fair next month. The Rigaud
reading is free and open to all. For
more information, contact the Rigaud
library at (450) 451-0869 #260 or www.
ville.rigaud.qc.ca.
PINCOURT
5. An opportunity to learn howto in the exciting world of fine craft. Be
it knitting, crochet, felt-making, textile
printing or dyeing, collage, appliqué,
colour, caning, papier-mâché, sewing, assemblage, or even food. Come
and join us – we are a new group representing a growing number of local
artisans and craft-practitioners who
design and make objects by hand, for
enjoyment, or by profession. We are
currently meeting on Mondays at the
Community Centre, 394 Main Road,
from 12 to 4 p.m. to have fun, exchange
ideas, share techniques and learn new
skills On Monday October 27, we will
be demonstrating felt-making, examining creative textiles and knitting
know-how for novices. For more information: hudsonfinecraft@hotmail.
com .
6. The Hudson Senior Travel
Club will be taking in a matinee performance of ‘Lights, Camera, Christmas,’ a musical show of favourite
songs at Upper Canada Playhouse in
Morrisburg, Ontario, on Sunday, November 30,. Lunch will be at the McIntosh Inn. Tickets are now available at
the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre, 394 Main Road. All are welcome.
For information call (450) 458-6699.
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11. Last year’s hugely successful
haunted house will be back this year
from 5 pm to 9 pm, at the Omni-Centre, 375 Cardinal Léger Boulevard. The
Recreation and Community Services
have decided to repeat the experience
this year by making a bigger, more
spectacular and terrifying haunted
house. A giant Dracula on stilts will
welcome the visitors at the entrance
of the Omni-Centre. Then, they will
be asked to pass through three thematic areas. The first, ‘The Zone of
Fear’, will test the courage of visitors
with its zombies and chainsaws. The
second area promises to be quite a
challenge for those afraid of spiders.
In the last area, the brave ones who
manage to enter the gorilla cage will
receive candy, strange noodles, apples
and bananas. It’s is recommended that
children under five years old be accompanied by an adult.
12. On Tuesday, November 4,
2014, book-lovers will have the chance
to meet the author and poet Heather
Grace Stewart for a public reading
and signature session, at the library of
Pincourt. The Pincourt resident published her debut novel, “Strangely,
Incredibly Good”, in June and is also
Thursday, October 23, 2014
14. The Stewart Hall Singers in
concert will perform Handel ‘Ode for
St. Cecilia’s Day’, Mozart, and seasonal
favourites. Concert takes place at Église Saint-Joachim, 2 rue Sainte Anne,
Pointe Claire Village. Saturday, November 22, 8 p.m. Tickets: (514) 6972952.
15. The Lakeshore Stamp Club
has started its 2014-2015 Season. The
Club meets at 233 Ste. Claire Avenue
in the Church of St. John the Baptist, on most Thursdays in the month.
There is the Bourse, twice monthly,
where members can buy World Wide
stamps and a discussion group where
presentations are made on a variety of
interesting philatelic topics once each
month. New members are welcome
- pay us a visit to see what we are all
about, maybe bring your Granddad’s
old Stamp Album and we will give you
a free evaluation. More details can be
obtained from our website at www.
lakeshorestampclub.ca.
16. A Christmas Bazaar will be
held Saturday, November 8, from 9:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Church of St. John
the Baptist, 233 Ste. Claire Avenue.
Come stock up on home baking, preserves, jewellery, fine silver and china
STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE
18. The Sainte Anne de Bellevue
Legion Hall will host an evening of
old time country dance Wednesday,
November 5, at 7 p.m. Musicians Bill
Gossage, Mike Bleho and Glen Roy will
perform along with professional dance
caller Pierre Savaria. Beginners are
welcome; no need to bring to a partner. Admission is $10 at the door, $8
for students. Open to all ages. 28 Ste.
Anne Street. For more info, call (438)
932-0612 or (514) 265-3083.
VAUDREUIL-DORION
19. The
Dorion
Evangelical
Church is hosting its annual Hallelujah Night play, complete with treats
and hot dogs on Friday, October 31,
at 6 p.m. The DEC Church is reaching
out to children and their parents to
share the gospel through the play The
Pirates Who Got Saved. After the play,
everyone is invited to stay for food, refreshments, and exciting games, all of
which are organized with a pirate-like
theme. The church is located at 490
Rue Chicoine, just across from the old
CLSC building.
Kafka’s Ape arrives on stage at
Hudson Village Theatre this Halloween
Written during World War I, the tale of a captured
simian turned into a celebrated variety show act
James Parry
Your Local Journal
Just in time for Halloween, and after
critically acclaimed performances in
various Quebec and Ontario locations
including two different venues at Stratford, Ontario, and a sold out show in
Dorval, Kafka’s Ape comes to Hudson
Village Theatre on October 31- November 1 as the last stop on its tour.
Based on Franz Kafka’s short story
A Report to an Academy – written during the darkest hours of World War I
– and adapted by director Guy Sprung
from the original German, it is a tale
of a captured simian turned into a celebrated variety show act. Upending
the notion of civilization and what it
means to be human in a world of routine inhumanity.
An unnerving satire on ‘otherness’
and the compounding growth of private military companies, it stars Howard Rosenstein as keynote speaker and
primate, Mr. Redpeter, in a theatrical
tour-de-force performance. While Alexandra Montagnese superbly plays
the silent role of Mrs. Redpeter.
In Sprung’s scathing and mesmerizing adaptation, Redpeter ends up as
a distinguished member of the ‘private
security industry’, one of the biggest
growth industries of the 21st century.
Says Sprung, “Kafka’s central thesis
in his satire on forced assimilation –
‘that other animals have a dignity and
a respect for Mother Nature and their
own species that Homo sapiens have
lost’ - has been nudged into the 21st
century.”
Continued on page 26
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Protect your roses now to enjoy – hopefully – next summer.
The English Gardener
PHOTO BY GREG JONES
Over-wintering your roses
James Parry
Your Local Journal
With
early
morning
temperatures dipping
to 2 degrees this
week, tempted to
say that I rose to the occasion in my
continuing quest to put my garden
to bed for hibernation over the winter. But I won’t. For that would be too
punny… if not funny.
But I am up against the clock, as it
were, if I’m going to do all that I can to
protect my roses that have bloomed so
magnificently this past summer.
Of course, despite my best efforts
year after year, there will always be casualties. Those that just don’t make it.
Indeed, some gardeners I know don’t
even bother any more. They leave
them exposed. And if they die, they
die. To be replaced next year like annuals.
Sorry, but with winter approaching,
the very thought sends shivers up my
spine. For not only are they expensive,
but - in my mind at least - they have
earned the right to live another year at
least because of all the pleasure they
have given us.
So here’s what I do. Bearing in mind
that it is not only important to insulate
the plant from the coldest temperatures, but also from drying winds and
unusually early warm weather in the
spring that may cause it to thaw prematurely.
If the weather has been dry - certainly not the case this fall in our neck
of the woods - I water deeply after the
first frost but before the soil freezes. I
cut back each stem or cane to a height
of about 18 inches and then, from
my compost heap, I mound several
spadesful of soil over the base and
above the bud union.
When everything is completely frozen, I add a liberal covering of raked
leaves from the garden and then cover
everything with a Styrofoam cone that
is not expensive and can be used for
several winters providing you store
them back in the garage or wherever
come spring. Oh yes, so as to prevent
the cones from blowing away should
strong winds arise, I always place a
house brick or log on top to batten
them down.
When the soil begins to thaw in the
spring, I gently start removing the soil
from the base of the plant. Don’t get
too eager, however, and start removing
the mound of soil and leaves too early,
as an unexpected cold snap can be
brutal - if not fatal - for the rose. And
always do it very gently and a little at
a time so as not to break off any buds
that were not there before when you
covered it.
And good luck. For as I say, there
is no 100 per cent guarantee that they
will survive. But hey, it’s surely worth
the effort isn’t it? And what a great
sense of personal satisfaction when
you see that rose bloom in all its glory
after months of snow, ice, and freezing
rain!
Although the season is rapidly
coming to a close for another year, until next time, have fun in your garden.
And now I’m off to the compost pile en
route to my roses.
Kafka
Tristynn Duheme. Creature make-up
design - that has to be seen to be believed - is by Vladimir Alexandru Cara.
And composer, video and sound designer is Nikita U.
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Adds Sprung, “When he first wrote
this short story, millions of human beings were coerced into an orgy of killing each other, proving Homo sapiens
to be vastly superior to gorillas and
chimpanzees when it came to mass
murder and genocide. Ironically, one
of the largest of the private military
corporations doing business with the
American government today is called
Academi, formerly known as Blackwater. In a sense, it still is a report to an
Academy”.
Asks the director, “Was Kafka able to
see into the future?”
Movement coaches Anana Rydvald
and Zach Fraser - also assistant director - helped the actors find the ‘ape’ in
themselves. Lighting design is by Eric
Mongerson, adapted for the tour by
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