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Delaying tactics – the second
in an ongoing series…
Ste. Anne’s transit on target
PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
Ste. Anne de Bellevue Mayor Paola Hawa took the opportunity at the January 19 council meeting to correct a misconception that mass transit would stop in the northern part of the city. See story
on page 5.
“Words are the source of misunderstandings.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Louise Léger-Villandré expected in court
to face fraud charges Thursday, March 26
Lawyer Maitre Robert La Haye presented with prosecution’s full disclosure yesterday, January 21
James Parry &
Carmen Marie Fabio
Your Local Journal
Stressing that legal proceedings
against former Hudson Director General Louise Léger-Villandré were still
in the “very early stages,” her lawyer,
Maitre Robert La Haye, will be back
in the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Courthouse on Thursday, March 26, for a pro
has previously said she intends to
plead ‘not guilty’ to the charges - was
not in court yesterday. La Haye said it
was not necessary for her to be there.
At the December hearing La Haye
said he had only received the file from
the prosecution within the last month
and was beginning the process of evaluation.
“Once I have studied this new document, I will now be sitting down with
“I only received the prosecution’s full disclosure this
morning. I now have to study and analyze it, discuss it
with my client, and determine how exactly we are going
to proceed from there.”
-Defense lawyer Robert La Haye
forma hearing at which his client will
officially plead either ‘guilty’ or ‘not
guilty’ to 19 counts of fraud.
This following a two-minute hearing in Courtroom No. 1 yesterday
(January 21) at which Léger-Villandré
was not present, as was the case with
her first scheduled appearance on December 10, 2014.
“I only received the prosecution’s
full disclosure this morning,” La Haye
told Your Local Journal outside the
courtroom. “It is an extensive file going
back as it does over so many years and
involving so many different charges.
“I now have to study and analyze
it, discuss it with my client, and determine how exactly we are going to proceed from there.”
Asked whether he was concerned
about having received the disclosure
that very morning, La Haye replied,
“Not at all. It is completely normal and
it is how the system proceeds.”
Outside the courtroom, Crown
Prosecutor Mathieu Longpré agreed
that it was indeed an extensive file that
included checking by accountants of
figures not made public to date.
Asked why Léger-Villandré - who
my client to fully prepare for our next
court date on March 26,” he said before
driving back to Montreal.
It was on October 9 last year that
Léger-Villandré, who held various positions in the town administration during her 43-year career including Town
Treasurer and Town Clerk, DG and, up
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Former Hudson Director General Louise Léger Villandré’s lawer, Maitre Robert La Haye leaves
the Salaberry Courthouse with the news that the case is convened until March 26.
until the time it was transferred out of
Hudson, was also responsible for the
municipal court, for which, according to current Mayor Ed Prévost, she
drew an additional salary even after its
transfer to Valleyfield. She was officially charged with the 19 counts, including defrauding the Town of Hudson of
$1.1 million.
This followed an extensive investigation by the Unité permanente anti-
corruption (UPAC) team, one that is
reportedly still ongoing, though to a
lesser degree.
“It’s a UPAC prosecution case and
the town is not party to it,” said Mayor
Prévost reached following yesterday’s
court date. “Our only part was supplying as much information as we could
find based on their requests,” he said.
“Our involvement ends there.”
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What, again?
There are words to describe the reaction to the Parti Québécois’ request
to Premier Philippe Couillard to resurrect the secular values charter from
the citizens who were just beginning
to recover from the insult to the intelligence of the charter’s last iteration
– ‘gobsmacked’ would be just one of
them.
Though it’s been jokingly referred to
through media – social and otherwise
– as the ‘Charter Lite’, it remains as offensive and incendiary as its original
meme, and watering it down makes it
no less repugnant.
A stunning political defeat was,
somehow, not enough to get the message across to the PQ that this is not
what Quebecers want and the fact that
it is even being brought up as a serious
topic for discussion is mind-boggling.
There’s another descriptive word.
In its revised pitch, the wearing of
overt religious symbols will be verboten by any newly hired government
employee, while existing employees
will have their freedom of expression
grandfathered, thereby creating a twotiered divisive workplace.
It may be a naïve assumption to
consider government is an accurate
reflection of its electorate but to be
told one has religious freedom anywhere within our society with the exception of government positions is a
blatant contradiction of democracy.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Dear Editor: [email protected]
Dear Editor,
I’m confused about Hudson’s mission. Years
and thousands of words have flowed over the issue of how to invigorate the downtown core of
Hudson, invite commerce, organize the main
street to enhance stores, and minimize offices
and residences.
Now I hear that The Source Health Store and
Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe are being closed down
(or relocated to undefined place?) to make way
for more residences.
Has the town given up on a commercial vocation for Hudson? If the people living on Main
Road need a mall-type hallway to get to the main
road, what would they go to the main road for?
Their meds?
The Source owner does not want to move. I
don’t know about Mr. Hicks. Both are probably
approaching the latter end of their careers. Why
not allow them gracefully to live out their days of
service to the public, adding to the colour and variety of Hudson and its shops, by disallowing this
eviction?
I sure hope the Hudson Council, despite the
financial challenges they’ve made public, still has
a heart.
Sandra Stephenson
Rigaud
Dear Editor,
A revelation at the Lester B. Pearson School
Board Executive Committee meeting of January
19, 2015, is yet another example of the disrespect
shown by the board toward its community.
The Lester B. Pearson School Board is responsible for the educational needs of the students
whose English-speaking parents have chosen to
send their children to the board’s schools, AND
for those who have decided to homeschool, as
long as they reside in the “territory served by the
board.”
The first paragraph of the Pearson board
“Homeschooling Policy” says so, and refers to
Article 15(4) of the Quebec Education Act, which
makes reference to “guidelines.”
Continued on page 7
STM dismisses resident complaint and afrms Ste. Anne’s
public transit commitment in north sector
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
A mistaken impression that the City
of Ste. Anne de Bellevue had no interest in maintaining public transit in the
city’s north sector was laid to rest at
the Monday evening council meeting
on January 19, after Mayor Paola Hawa
read aloud an email from a Société de
Transport de Montréal (STM) representative that stated a recent communication between a resident and the
STM was misinterpreted.
The issue was raised during question period at the previous council
meeting on December 8 when resident
Sandy Dolbel publicly stated that during a communication between her and
an STM employee that the employee
apparently said the city did not intend
to keep the bus service on the 419 bus
route that runs along Chemin Ste. Marie.
Hawa disputed the assertion made
by Dolbel at the time, saying the statement was false and inaccurate and that
the city has been consistently working
with the STM to find ways to improve
public transit in the north of the city,
including providing residents with an
enhanced collective public taxi service.
In a copy of the STM email dated
January 19 that was obtained by Your
PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) affirmed in a recent email dated January 19 that the City of St. Anne de Bellevue will maintain bus
service in its north sector in response to an unsubstantiated claim made by a resident during the December council meeting that the city did not
intend to keep the service.
Local Journal, STM representative Michel Tremblay who is responsible for
bus route planning and service, wrote
that there was probably a miscommunication between Dolbel and the STM
employee during a conversation they
had last November to address Dolbel’s
concerns.
“I spoke with the employee who is
a member of our division about the
conversation she had regarding bus
service on Chemin Ste. Marie,” Tremblay wrote. “She does not remember
the exact exchange but assures me
that she never said the mayor doesn’t
want public transit in the area. In fact,
it would have been surprising, considering we are actively working with the
city to develop scenarios to enhance
the bus and collective taxi service provided in the area.”
Tremblay also apologized to the city
for the misinterpretation, especially if
it caused anyone to question the city’s
intention to continue providing and
improving public transit in the city’s
north sector, and said the STM will be
more careful with its communications
to ensure a similar situation does not
occur in the future.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Continued on page 9
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Hawa casts deciding vote to retain
Ste. Anne’s administrative assistant
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
A resolution to renew the contract
for Ste. Anne de Bellevue’s administrative assistant prompted Mayor
Paola Hawa to cast the deciding vote
in favour of retaining the position. City
council split the vote evenly between
two councillors who voted in favour of
renewing the contract, and two others
who voted against the resolution during the Monday evening council meeting, January 19.
District 2 Councillor Ryan Young
and District 4 Councillor Daniel Boyer voted to renew the contract, while
District 5 Councillor Yvan Labelle
and District 6 Councillor Michel Boudreault voted against the renewal.
District 1 Councillor Dana Chevalier
and District 3 Councillor Andrée Deschamps were absent.
After the meeting, all the councillors present provided their viewpoints
to Your Local Journal as to why they
voted the way they did. For Labelle and
Boudreault, both agreed that the city
should have looked at other options
including using current personnel to
provide the required administrative
services instead of having a dedicated
person fulfill the responsibilities the
position entails.
“I think it’s a necessary position
but there is some rationalization that
we need to do first before committing
more tax dollars,” said Labelle. “We
need to do our due diligence regarding the hiring process before making a
commitment.”
Boudreault concurred with Labelle’s assessment. “I voted against it
because I think that before adopting
this contract, we should optimize the
staff we already have. I’m convinced
personally that there are a lot of people working at city hall who can do the
job the administrative assistant is doing. With the staff we have right now,
we don’t need that position,” said Boudreault.
But for Young and Boyer, the administrative assistant position is necessary
to ease the workload that both Hawa
and the city’s Director General Martin Bonhomme have to deal with on a
daily basis so they can concentrate on
their primary responsibilities in order
to ensure the city runs efficiently.
“The issue for me is that as much as
I want to streamline the administration at City Hall, I also want to be very
conscious of the fact that whenever we
all make a decision regarding keeping
or cutting a position, that in doing so,
PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK
Mayor Paola Hawa cast the deciding vote to renew the contract for the city’s administrative assistant at the January 19 council meeting after the four sitting councillors split the vote evenly.
District 2 Councillor Ryan Young and District 4 Councillor Daniel Boyer voted to renew the contract, and District 5 Councillor Yvan Labelle and District 6 Councillor Michel Boudreault voted
against the renewal.
we will not compromise the services
we provide to our citizens,” said Boyer.
“In this particular situation, when
you look at the money aspect, that’s
“I find it laughable that anyone would question the
need for an administrative assistant when you’re the
mayor of a town like Ste. Anne de Bellevue with a lot of
important dossiers and when you have to deal with different levels of government.”
Hudson
AVIS PUBLIC
À TOUTE PERSONNE QUI
DÉSIRE S’OPPOSER À
L’APPROBATION DU
RÈGLEMENT N o 653-2014
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO ANY PERSON WISHING TO
OBJECT TO THE ACTION
PROPOSED IN
BY-LAW N o 653-2014
Lors d'une séance du conseil tenue le 3 décembre
2014 le conseil municipal de la Ville d’Hudson a adopté
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le règlement n 653-2014 modifiant le règlement n 504
conformément à l'article 565 de la Loi sur les cités et
villes.
At a Town of Hudson Council Meeting held on
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December 3 , 2014, Council adopted By-Law N 653o
2014 modifying By-Law N 504 in accordance with
article 565 of the Cities and Towns Act.
L'objet de cette modification est de modifier le bassin
de population qui sera responsable pour le
remboursement des dépenses engagées relativement
aux intérêts et au remboursement en capital des
échéances annuelle d’un emprunt de $6,400,000 pour
l’amélioration de la distribution de la quantité et de la
qualité de l’eau potable pour le réseau municipal.
The purpose of this amendment is to modify the
population base who will be responsible for the
reimbursement of expenses pertaining to interests and
reimbursement in capital at the annual due dates of the
loan of $6,400,000 for the improvement of the
distribution, quantity and quality of the municipal
potable water network.
Ce règlement doit, pour entrer en vigueur, être
approuvé par le ministre des Affaires municipales et de
l’Occupation du territoire.
To enter into force, this By-Law must be approved by
the “Ministre des Affaires municipales et de
l’Occupation du territoire”.
Toute personne qui désire s'opposer à l'approbation du
règlement par le ministre doit le faire par écrit dans les
30 jours de la date de la présente publication, à
l’adresse suivante :
Any person wishing to object to the Minister’s approval
of this by-law must do so in writing within 30 days of
the present publication at the following address:
Centre de gestion documentaire et du registraire
10, rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau
Québec (Québec) G1R 4J3
Centre de gestion documentaire et du Registraire
10, rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau
Québec (Québec) G1R 4J3
La révision de ce règlement peut être faite à l’Hôtel de
Ville, 481 Main, Hudson, durant les heures régulières
qui sont de 08h30 et 12h00 et entre 13h00 et 16h30,
du lundi au vendredi.
This by-law may be reviewed at the Town Hall, 481
Main, Hudson, during working hours which are from
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., from
Monday to Friday.
Donné à Hudson
ce vingtième jour de janvier
deux mille quinze
Given at Hudson
this twentieth day of January
two thousand fifteen
– Ste. Anne de Bellevue District 2 Councillor Ryan Young
one thing, but when you consider our
citizens, I feel it wouldn’t be beneficial for that position to be eliminated,”
added Boyer. “This particular position
is important because it provides ad-
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ministrative support for the mayor and
for the Director General as well. The
administrative assistant also fields a
lot of calls that come in from citizens.”
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According to Young, the position
was first established during the tenure
of the previous mayor, Francis Deroo,
to help offset the mayor’s and director
general’s workload in order to allow
them to focus exclusively on the important municipal issues that predominate their time.
Young added he’s not aware of any
municipality on the Island of Montreal
that doesn’t have an administrative assistant and said it’s imperative that the
city maintain the position considering
its diverse mix of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional properties.
“I find it laughable that anyone
would question the need for an administrative assistant when you’re the
mayor of a town like Ste. Anne de Bellevue with a lot of important dossiers
and when you have to deal with different levels of government,” said Young.
“The mayor is also very active in a
lot of different committees and commissions such as the Agglomeration
of Montreal,” Young added. “I also
wouldn’t want to waste the Director
General’s valuable time doing things
that an administrative assistant could
do.”
Compiled by
Carmen Marie Fabio
[email protected]
conditions pending charges of possession and trafficking.
Off Island police files
West Island police files
Sûreté du Québec covering the
Vaudreuil-Soulanges area
Station 1 covering Baie D’Urfé,
Beaconsfield, Kirkland, Ste. Anne de
Bellevue and Senneville
On January 20, investigators from
the Vaudreuil-Soulanges West SQ
detachment in St. Clet arrested four
young adults and a teenager in connection with an armed robbery that
took place in Les
Cèdres last November 17. Sgt.
Bruno Beaulieu
reports three men
aged between 19
and 20, a young
woman aged 18,
and a 17-year-old
girl remained in
detention
until
they
appeared
in the Valleyfield
Court January 21.
The suspects are accused of physically
accosting the victim in the parking lot
of his residence and stealing a large
sum of money before fleeing in a vehicle.
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A 15-year-old male student was arrested in Hudson at Westwood Sr. High
School late last week for manufacturing and selling an unknown amount
of a drug described as a derivative of
methamphetamine. The drug sample
obtained by police is currently undergoing analysis at an external laboratory to determine its exact components.
The young man has been released with
Letters
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Let’s reel back to the regular Council meeting of December 15, 2014. In
attendance were about 50 parents who
homeschool their children. They were
accompanied by their representative
from the ‘Home School Legal Defence
Association.’ (www.hslda.ca).
Basically, parents complained that
they were left out of a consultation
process involving home schooling. The
representative mentioned they did not
like the way “they were being treated”
by the board.
They claimed their “correspondence to the board was unanswered,”
and in their dealings with other groups
“the LBPSB was the hardest to work
with.”
Fast forward: At the Executive Committee meeting of January 19, a commissioner asked the board what was
happening with the ‘Homeschooling’
dossier.
I was stunned to hear the board say
A residential break-in occurred at
some point between January 14 at 7
p.m. and January 16 at 12:52 a.m. on
Aumais Street in northern Ste. Anne de
Bellevue. Const.
Jean-Pierre Levis
reports the homeowners arrived
to find their rear
patio door broken and signs of
footprints in the
backyard snow
leading to and
from the house. A
number of rooms
in the home had
been searched.
Stolen items are still being determined
but include an unspecified amount of
cash.
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Two men in their 50s tried to break
into a Baie d’Urfé business on Morgan
Street near Highway 20 January 17 at
10:40 p.m. The pair reportedly used a
crowbar in their unsuccessful attempt
to force the doors open. The duo fled
the scene in a grey SUV in the direction
of Morgan. Police are analyzing video
footage of the incident and the investigation is ongoing.
there was no follow-up for the homeschoolers, as it was not contacted further by the association. But there was
no need for further contact; the ball
was clearly in the board’s court.
The Pearson board webcasts its
regular council meetings but not its
Executive meetings.
To fully appreciate the seriousness of the aforementioned, view the
December15 webcast from the 30-36
minute mark. Listen to the homeschool spokespersons speak about
this issue, which deals with, among
other things, the Charter of Rights, the
Quebec Education Act and the Youth
Protection Act. Matters that, at times,
could influence a child’s future.
Moreover, listen to the Central Parents’ Committee Report and its ‘List of
Priorities.’ At the 1.39 minute mark,
the first priority is:
“To improve communication to
(and from) parents for the entire parent population.” (www.lbpsb.qc.ca)
Indeed!
Chris Eustace
Pierrefonds,
Station 3 covering Île Bizard, Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Ste. Geneviève
Cold and icy conditions led to a
three-vehicle accident January 15 in
which two people were transported
to the Lakeshore General Hospital. Const. Daniel Maheu is reminding motorists to be careful following
a two-car fender-bender January 15
just after 5 p.m. near the intersection
of Woodland and Chestnut Streets in
Pierrefonds. After one of the drivers
slid into the intersection due to road
conditions ending up in a snowbank,
her husband arrived on foot to help
push her out. While he was in front of
the vehicle, another approaching car
encountered the same slippery patch
and slid into the woman’s vehicle,
striking her husband and the back
bumper. The woman in the stuck car
suffered neck pain, her husband knee
injuries.
Station 5 covering Dorval and
Pointe Claire
Police arrested a Montreal North
man January 12 for fraud at a financial institution in Dorval. Const. Hélène Jubinville reports a 34-year-old
white male presented himself to the
teller around 10 a.m. asking to make
a deposit and transfer a large amount
of money with the intention of buying a truck. When the teller presented
him with the appropriate documents,
he printed his real name in block letters. Upon realizing what he’d done,
he crossed it out and wrote in a fake
name. Finding this odd, the teller
called 911. The suspect fled the scene
but was later intercepted and arrested
by police.
Information sought
PHOTO COURTESY SÛRETÉ DU QUÉBEC
Vaudreuil-Soulanges East Sûreté du Québec police are looking for a woman who allegedly stole a wallet while in a bulk food store located on Boulevard de la Gare in Vaudreuil-Dorion December 29 around 12:45 p.m. After taking the wallet, she reportedly
concealed it under her arm while paying for her purchases at the cash. She’s described
as white, aged either late 30s or early 40s, with long brown hair. Anyone who has information to identify this person is asked to contact the central criminal information at
1-800-659-4264.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
YOUR LOCAL JOURNAL
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Charlebois encourages
smokers to participate in
the Quit to Win Challenge
John Jantak
Your Local Journal
Micro-community
The microwave oven in our office is centrally located so
that it becomes both a gathering spot for conversation and a
drop-off point for whatever is being offered to share amongst
coworkers. And while it’s usually food, we’ve had a number of
more unusual inedible offerings, most recently a box of unwanted costume jewellery from a shipment of manufacturer
samples from an advertiser. And one time a box of gluten-free
crackers that, incidentally, also do not qualify as food.
The microwave has been home to an assortment of paperback books for sale as a fundraiser for a coworker’s daughter
who was heading off on the adventure of a lifetime with her
high school class, helping to build homes and a schoolhouse
in Peru, and has been the point of purchase for myriad packaged treats or tchotchkes for one school benefit or another.
But by far, the greatest amount of foot traffic to the spot has
been generated by chocolate. There is currently an assortment
of bars for sale (another fundraiser) including sea-salted and
caramel filled milk chocolate alongside a bag of cinnamon
pretzels dipped in white chocolate. Small bars of individually
wrapped dark 65 % cocoa bars have been known to show up
as peace offerings after internal interpersonal conflicts. Hey,
we’re all human.
A leftover chocolate cake migrated to the kitchen freezer
only to be slowly consumed by my youngest every time he
visited the office. Kids have negligible freezer-burn standards
when it comes to chocolate.
What journalism lacks in remuneration is balanced by
swag, including (some would say ‘especially’ including) food.
Though I have difficulty consuming food that shows up from
unknown sources, particularly if I’ve received nasty email in
the same week, it doesn’t happen all that often. Only the kosher ramen and assorted biscuits, still wrapped in the cellophane and pretty red ribbon delivered anonymously, sits unconsumed in my office.
At a request to send someone to cover a press conference
for the Agence Metropolitaine de Transport (AMT) the attaché was very earnest in asking if there were any dietary requirements to be considered before I interrupted. “Écoute,”
I assured him. “Les journalistes mangent presque n’importe
quoi.”
I’m blessedly fortunate to work in an environment where
our microwave trading-post has literally exchanged everything from soup (homemade) to nuts (yeah, packaged) but,
more importantly, re-establishes our micro-community that,
for the most part, shares respect and friendship in the form of
emotional and physical sustenance along with learning a little
more about each other’s lives in the process.
The recent booty that arrived was a particularly remarkable
haul – an overflowing bowl of Lindt multi-flavoured chocolates absconded from our sales coordinator’s daughter who
had procured them – at retail minus 30 per cent – thanks to
her new job.
Admittedly the complaints of unwanted calories and dental
bills contributed to the sharing decision but no matter, we’re
all consuming the windfall with our eyes wide open and happily, and willingly, accepting of the consequences.
In the words of the gift’s bearer, “If I’m going down, I’m not
going down alone.”
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YOUR LOCAL JOURNAL
Thursday, January 22, 2015
With the start of the New Year, many
people make resolutions to adopt
healthier lifestyles by exercising regularly, eating more wholesome foods
including fruits and vegetables, and
quitting smoking. But as the weeks
pass, their initial commitment and
enthusiasm begins to wane and many
people begin to revert back to their old
negative patterns and habits, especially when it comes to the cigarettes.
For Lucie Charlebois, the provincial
Liberal MNA for Soulanges who is also
the Minister for Rehabilitation, Youth
Protection and Public Health, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and adopting
positive habits and attitudes are essential for a person’s overall well-being,
especially for people who are determined to butt out their addiction to
cigarettes for good.
As a former smoker herself, Charlebois acknowledged that quitting
smoking is one of the most difficult
challenges anyone can undertake.
She reluctantly admitted to Your Local Journal during a recent telephone
interview that she regularly struggled
with her own decades-long addiction
to cigarettes but successfully managed
to kick the habit almost 10 years ago.
That was when current Liberal Premier Philippe Couillard, who was Minister of Health and Social Services from
2003 to 2008 under former Liberal
Premier Jean Charest, introduced legislation in 2005 that officially banned
smoking in bars, restaurants and other
indoor public venues, said Charlebois.
To help smokers keep their resolution to quit for good and maintain
their abstinence from cigarettes permanently, Charlebois is encouraging them to participate in the annual
Quit to Win Challenge, a program and
website that since 2000, has dedicated
itself exclusively to providing information and resources to help people stay
on track with their commitment.
“Quitting smoking is a real challenge,” said Charlebois. “I know because I smoked for about 30 years and
I know personally how hard it is to quit
smoking. But I managed to quit and if
I can do it, anyone else can too, especially if they stay committed and use
the information and resources on the
website.”
Charlebois said the Quit to Win
Challenge website is loaded with information on how a person’s health will
improve dramatically in a few short
weeks after butting out their last cigarette, and how to deal with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that
often results in many well-intentioned
people throwing in the towel only to
start smoking again.
In addition to devising a personalized strategy and setting a quit date,
the Quit to Win Challenge website also
recommends that smokers organize a
personal support group comprised of
family and friends who will encourage
and motivate people who want to quit,
to stick to their commitment despite
the initial difficulties they will encounter.
“Since it’s my responsibility to help
promote public health, I recommend
that people use this site because it provides important information and strategies that will help smokers quit,” said
Charlebois. “The best approach to take
is to do it one day, or even one craving
at a time. The most important thing for
everyone to remember is that it is possible to quit smoking.”
As an added incentive, all smokers
who register for the Quit to Win Challenge will have the opportunity to win
one of two trips to a tropical destination provided they remain smoke-free
for at least six weeks beginning on
March 1. Other prizes and incentives
are also available.
For more information, visit the Quit
to Win Challenge website at http://
www.quitchallenge.ca/en.
Beaconseld council pay raise invokes
citizen feedback
Carmen Marie Fabio
[email protected]
News that Beaconsfield elected officials voted at the last council meeting December 16 to increase their remuneration by 40 per cent – the first
increase implemented in the town in
almost eight years – has been met with
mixed reaction by residents and invoked an ongoing email debate.
“The base rate for the mayor is
$46,000 and for each councillor it will
be $15,333.33,” said District 3 Councillor Wade Staddon of the taxable portions of council’s salary. “For the nontaxable portion, it would be $15,787
for the mayor and $7666.67 for each
councillor.
“One of the points to be made is
looking at comparable cities in the
area, we’re still about the second lowest,” said Staddon. “Of 22 cities across
the province, the new proposal would
put us in about the middle.”
Council cited examples of salaries
from other city councils with similar
population counts including Dorval,
Kirkland, and Westmount.
“We should evaluate, every year,
how much the salaries should be adjusted, based on inflation,” said Mayor
Georges Bourelle at the December
meeting, “rather than wait for five or
Public transit
Continued from page 5
“That entire situation was ridiculous,” Hawa told Your Local Journal.
“I’ve been working on this file for the
past three years. I brought in the public
taxi service on weekends. It’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination,
but it’s more that has been done in the
past 12 years.
10 years.”
One resident at the meeting asked
what parameters were used to compare the salaries of elected officials
of various cities. “There’s a big divergence in (cities’) industrial footprint
that we can’t really compare,” to which
Staddon countered no two cities are
exactly alike.
“Right now, people are struggling,
as we all know,” said a meeting attendee. “You all got into this position
knowing exactly what your remuneration was.”
District 4 Councillor Pierre Demers
acknowledged it was a sensitive topic
and did an informal comparison with
other cities of comparable size. “Under the current format, it costs each
resident about $0.84 to have a councillor sit up here,” he said. “What we’re
proposing brings it up to $1.18. We’re
right in the middle even after this significant adjustment. But the fact is,
it’s two raises over 18 years.” Demers
said going forward, the salaries would
be adjusted on a yearly basis to make
them more reflective of reality. “This
job is not the same one that it was 25
years ago.”
The discussion continued into 2015
through an email exchange initiated
by resident Gilles Perron who further
tion prompted Hawa to contact the
STM immediately afterwards to find
out exactly what was said by the STM
employee that Dolbel had spoken to.
“I called the STM and spoke to Mr.
Tremblay who we’ve been dealing with
since the new council was elected over
one year ago and asked him what was
going on because your employees are
telling lies.
“Mr. Tremblay did his investigation
and the email that he sent yesterday
“When it was stated publicly that, according to the
STM, I didn’t want public transit service in the north,
that was an outright bloody lie.”
– Ste. Anne de Bellevue Mayor Paolo Hawa
“I’ve been hammering away at improving public transit in the north for
the past three years,” added Hawa. “So
when it was stated publicly that, according to the STM, I didn’t want public transit service in the north, that was
an outright bloody lie,” Hawa added.
Dolbel’s unsubstantiated accusa-
which I read aloud at council, with an
apology from the STM, basically said
that the resident twisted the words of
the employee who also confirmed that
we’ve been working very hard on this
file,” added Hawa. “I did not want the
lie to stand.”
PHOTO BY CARMEN MARIE FABIO
In an analysis of the salaries of elected officials in 22 comparably-sized cities, Beaconsfield
will rank about halfway when the 40 per cent salary increase is approved.
questioned the increase citing Beaconsfield’s limited commercial tax
revenue combined with the city’s significant number of seniors on fixed incomes. “At the provincial level we are
seeing some austerity measures being
imposed,” he wrote, “and even some
higher fees for many services.” Rather
than allow for the 40 per cent increase,
Perron is advocating a 10 per cent increase per annum over the course of
the current council’s mandate.
Resident Tom Paterson pointed out
it’s a well-known fact that public service has never paid well and suggested
the matter of raises for council be put
to a public vote.
Beaconsfield Citizen Association
(BCA) President Al Gardner said the
BCA would abstain from taking an official position on the topic other than
to echo then sentiment that any municipal remunerative increase should
be decided at the provincial level.
Council will vote on the resolution
February 23.
Hudson
AVIS PUBLIC
À TOUTE PERSONNE QUI
DÉSIRE S’OPPOSER À
L’APPROBATION DU
RÈGLEMENT N o 654-2014
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO ANY PERSON WISHING TO
OBJECT TO THE ACTION
PROPOSED IN
BY-LAW N o 654-2014
Lors d'une séance du conseil tenue le 3 décembre
2014 le conseil municipal de la Ville d’Hudson a adopté
o
o
le règlement n 654-2014 modifiant le règlement n 505
conformément à l'article 565 de la Loi sur les cités et
villes.
At a Town of Hudson Council Meeting held on
rd
o
December 3 , 2014, Council adopted By-Law N 654o
2014 modifying By-Law N 505 in accordance with
article 565 of the Cities and Towns Act.
L'objet de cette modification est de modifier le bassin
de population qui sera responsable pour le
remboursement des dépenses engagées relativement
aux intérêts et au remboursement en capital des
échéances annuelle d’un emprunt de $14,800,000
pour la construction d’un système d’assainissement
des eaux usées comprenant une partie du traitement
sur une partie du territoire de la Ville d’Hudson.
The purpose of this amendment is to modify the
population base who will be responsible for the
reimbursement of expenses pertaining to interests and
reimbursement in capital at the annual due dates of the
loan of $14,800,000 for the construction of a
wastewater treatment system including a treatment
plant for part of the territory of the Town of Hudson.
Ce règlement doit, pour entrer en vigueur, être
approuvé par le ministre des Affaires municipales et de
l’Occupation du territoire.
To enter into force, this By-Law must be approved by
the “Ministre des Affaires municipales et de
l’Occupation du territoire”.
Toute personne qui désire s'opposer à l'approbation du
règlement par le ministre doit le faire par écrit dans les
30 jours de la date de la présente publication, à
l’adresse suivante :
Any person wishing to object to the Minister’s approval
of this by-law must do so in writing within 30 days of
the present publication at the following address:
Centre de gestion documentaire et du registraire
10, rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau
Québec (Québec) G1R 4J3
Centre de gestion documentaire et du Registraire
10, rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau
Québec (Québec) G1R 4J3
La révision de ce règlement peut être faite à l’Hôtel de
Ville, 481 Main, Hudson, durant les heures régulières
qui sont de 08h30 à 12h00 et 13h00 et 16h30, du lundi
au vendredi.
This by-law may be reviewed at the Town Hall, 481
Main, Hudson, during working hours which are from
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., from
Monday to Friday.
Donné à Hudson
ce vingtième jour de janvier
deux mille quinze
Given at Hudson
this twentieth day of January
two thousand fifteen
___________________________________________
Vincent Maranda
Greffier / Town Clerk
Thursday, January 22, 2015
YOUR LOCAL JOURNAL
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Duo Fortin-Poirier
Steve Ambler
Special contributor
The Duo Fortin-Poirier (piano fourhands) will perform an eclectic program of works by Poulenc, Bizet, Grieg,
Liszt, Piazzolla and Corigliano at the
third concert of the Hudson Chamber Music Series’ 32nd season taking
place Sunday, January 25, at 4 p.m. at
St. James Church Hall, 642 Main Road,
in Hudson.
The Duo Fortin-Poirier features
pianists Amélie Fortin and MarieChristine Poirier. The pair has been
heralded as one of the most promising
piano four-hands duos of its generation. They completed graduate degrees
at the Université de Montréal studying
under Jean-Eudes Vaillancourt and
Paul Stewart, winning several awards
and grants individually before making
their debut as duettists in 2008. The
duo has given many concerts in Canada as well as abroad. The two pianists
were winners of grants from the Office
Franco-Québécois pour la Jeunesse
(2005), the Conseil des Arts et Lettres
du Québec (2009-2010), and the Canada Arts Council (2011-2013). They
were first-prize winners at the Concours de Musique Clermont-Pépin,
the Festival de Musique du Royaume
and the Canada Music Competition.
At the international level, they were
finalists in the Concours International
de Piano à 4 mains de Valberg (France,
2009) and in the Liszt 200 Chicago International Piano Duos Competition
(2011). Their interpretation of John
Corigliano’s Gazebo Dances merited
a special mention from the jury at the
International Grieg Piano Competition in Oslo (2010). Vingt doigts et un
piano, their first CD, was released in
November 2013. It has been broadcast
on Ici Radio-Canada Première, Espace
Musique and Radio Classique Montréal and Radio Classique Québec.
The program includes a wide selection of pieces, some of which are available on the duo’s CD. Poulenc’s Sonata
for piano four-hands is one of a group
of early chamber works characterized
by their brevity, mischievous wit and
their strong jazz influence. Bizet’s Jeux
d’enfants is a set of 12 miniatures written late in his life (1871). Bizet orchestrated five of the pieces to create his
well-known Petite Suite. Grieg’s Deux
pièces symphoniques are transcriptions for four-hands of the second and
third movements of his Symphony in C
Minor, a youthful work linked in style
PHOTO COURTESY DUO FORTINPOIRIER
Twenty fingers and one piano - Amélie Fortin and Marie-Christine Poirier bring their unique
talents to the Hudson Chamber Music Series’ 32nd season January 25.
lively, quirky 20-minute work written
in 1972. Originally scored for full orchestra, it adapts itself well to the fourhands version performed here.
Tickets will be available at the door
(adults $25, seniors $20, students $15,
children under 14 free). For more information please phone (450) 4585107 or (450) 458-4088. More information on the group’s 32nd season can
be found at http://www.hudsonchambermusic.ca/. See http://duofortinpoirier.com/ for more information about
the duo.
to Mendelssohn, Schumann and the
Danish composer Neils Gade. Fantaisie sur la sonnambula by Liszt captures the bel canto flavor of Bellini’s
opera. Histoire du tango by Astor Piazzolla is one of the Argentine composer’s most famous tango compositions.
He wrote the work in 1986 for flute and
guitar. It has been adapted and performed for many other combinations
of instruments including piano fourhands. It attempts to convey the history of the tango in four movements.
John Corigliano’s Gazebo Dances is a
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Is there a gambling problem in your family?
Gam-Anon might help parents and friends of compulsive gamblers. For information, call (514) 484-6666 or
1-866-484-6664 (Toll Free). Email: www.gam-anon.
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Église Ste-Trinité, 145 Avenue St. Charles, VaudreuilDorion.
Hudson
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YOUR LOCAL JOURNAL
Thursday, January 22, 2015
AVIS PUBLIC
PUBLIC NOTICE
est, par la présente, donné par Vincent
Maranda, Greffier, que :
is, hereby, given by Vincent Maranda, Town
Clerk, that:
À la séance extraordinaire du Conseil de la
Ville d’Hudson, tenue à la maison Halcro,
le 7 janvier 2015, le règlement suivant fut
présenté et adopté:
At the special meeting of the Council of the
Town of Hudson held at Halcro Cottage, on
January 7th, 2015, the following by-law was
presented and approved.
RÈGLEMENT No 661-2015 MODIFIANT LE
REGLEMENT NO 656-2014 CONCERNANT
LA TARIFICATION ET COMPENSATIONS
POUR L’ANNÉE 2015
BY-LAW NO 661-2015 AMENDING BYLAW No 656-2014 CONCERNING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UTILITY RATES
AND TARIFFS FOR 2015
La révision de ce règlement peut être faite à
l’Hôtel de Ville, 481 Main, Hudson, durant les
heures régulières qui sont de 08h30 à 12h00
et 13h00 à 16h30, du lundi au vendredi.
This by-law may be reviewed at the Town
Hall, 481 Main, Hudson, during working hours
which are from 8:30 a.m. to 12h00 and 1:00 to
4:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday.
Donné à Hudson
ce vingtième jour de janvier
deux mille quinze
Given at Hudson
this twentieth day of January
two thousand fifteen
Vincent Maranda
Greffier
Vincent Maranda
Town Clerk
Hudson’s 6th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
all set to roll along Main Road March 21
With volunteer organizers pulling out all the stops to make it the biggest and best ever
James Parry
Your Local Journal
Downtown Hudson may be covered
in white right now but on Saturday,
March 21, it will surely be 50 shades of
green when thousands of residents and
out-of-town visitors from throughout
the region will line Main Road cheering on the 6th Annual St. Patrick’s Day
Parade. And, according to organizers,
it promises to be even bigger and better than ever.
Said chief organizer, Jim Beauchamp, in an interview with Your Local Journal over a pint of Guinness at
Cunningham’s Pub earlier this week,
“The volunteer committee, which has
been working so hard over the past six
months to bring the parade back once
again - the very day before Montreal’s
famous parade along Ste. Catherine
Street, is very excited this year as applications for floats have been coming
in at a feverish rate. And we are pulling
out all the stops to make this parade
the best one yet.”
Added committee member, Gary
McKeown, “We consider our parade to
be the much younger brother of Montreal’s which has been going on for
over 175 years now, but it has grown
every year since Jim and I, together
with Jason Allan and Andrew Dumas,
came up with the idea at Cunning-
ham’s Pub and with the support of the
town pulled it all together in just a few
short weeks.”
At that time, they were hoping to attract some 30 floats and representative
groups in the parade. There were over
60. Including the Black Watch pipes
and drums, The Shriners of which
McKeown is a member, marching
bands, community groups, and a dazzling display of theme floats celebrating everything Irish and Celtic.
Said Beauchamp, “Regarding participants, one of the things that we are
particularly proud of is the fact that
we have been able to attract a lot of
groups who were coming to the region
anyway to join in the Montreal parade.
It’s all on the same weekend and they
realized that they could be seen here
by many people and their children
who would not necessarily drive in to
the city with its big crowds and parking
problems.”
Once again this year, there will be
the crowning the Queen and her Court,
the naming of Hudson’s Irishman of
the Year and a high profile Grand Marshall, with official dinners and receptions, as well as private parties, hosted
in various locations around town.
“These are extremely important elements of the celebrations,” said Beauchamp, “as, right from the outset, we
wanted merchants and restaurants
Extended hours of operation
at the CIT La Presqu’Île
Service Centre
In a continued effort to improve the service offered to users of regional public transport,
CIT La Presqu’Île announces that as of Monday, January 19 the service center located at 4
rue St-Michel in Vaudreuil-Dorion will be open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. representing a nearly 30
per cent service increase. The CIT La Presqu’Île is the transport agency serving the towns of
Hudson, Île Perrot, Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot, Pincourt, St. Lazare, Rigaud, and VaudreuilDorion. For more information visit www.citlapresquile.qc.ca.
PHOTO BY DAVID MAY OF MAY’S STUDIO
Sure and begorrah, these little leprechauns all decked out in green and orange enjoying Hudson’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade last year will surely be back again for the 6th annual parade on
March 21.
here to benefit from the parade with
so many people in town. And many of
them for the very first time.”
Members of the volunteer organizing committee, in addition to
Beauchamp and McKeown, are Mike
Klaiman, Ken Doran, Patrick O’Grady,
Frank Hicks, and Tom Whelan. The
parade will get underway at 1 p.m.
from the corner of Côte St. Charles
and Main Road. It will continue along
Main before turning right on Cameron
where it will end in front of the reviewing stand at Cunningham’s Pub.
For further information, go to www.
hudsonparade.com or www.facebook.
com-hudsonparade.
Hudson
AVIS PUBLIC
À TOUTE PERSONNE QUI
DÉSIRE S’OPPOSER À
L’APPROBATION DU
RÈGLEMENT N o 655-2014
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO ANY PERSON WISHING TO
OBJECT TO THE ACTION
PROPOSED IN
BY-LAW N o 655-2014
Lors d'une séance du conseil tenue le 3 décembre
2014 le conseil municipal de la Ville d’Hudson a adopté
o
o
le règlement n 655-2014 modifiant le règlement n 554
conformément à l'article 565 de la Loi sur les cités et
villes.
At a Town of Hudson Council Meeting held on
rd
o
December 3 , 2014, Council adopted By-Law N 655o
2014 modifying By-Law N 554 in accordance with
article 565 of the Cities and Towns Act.
L'objet de cette modification est de modifier le bassin
de population qui sera responsable pour le
remboursement des dépenses engagées relativement
aux intérêts et au remboursement en capital des
échéances annuelle d’un emprunt de $12,100,000
pour le traitement des boues de lavage des filtres et le
bâtiment de filtration.
The purpose of this amendment is to modify the
population base who will be responsible for the
reimbursement of expenses pertaining to interests and
reimbursement in capital at the annual due dates of the
loan of $12,100,000 for the treatment of filter backwash
sludge and the filtration building.
Ce règlement doit, pour entrer en vigueur, être
approuvé par le ministre des Affaires municipales et de
l’Occupation du territoire.
To enter into force, this By-Law must be approved by
the “Ministre des Affaires municipales et de
l’Occupation du territoire”.
Toute personne qui désire s'opposer à l'approbation du
règlement par le ministre doit le faire par écrit dans les
30 jours de la date de la présente publication, à
l’adresse suivante :
Any person wishing to object to the Minister’s approval
of this by-law must do so in writing within 30 days of
the present publication at the following address:
Centre de gestion documentaire et du registraire
10, rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau
Québec (Québec) G1R 4J3
Centre de gestion documentaire et du Registraire
10, rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau
Québec (Québec) G1R 4J3
La révision de ce règlement peut être faite à l’Hôtel de
Ville, 481 Main, Hudson, durant les heures régulières
qui sont de 08h30 et 12h00 et entre 13h00 et 16h30,
du lundi au vendredi.
This by-law may be reviewed at the Town Hall, 481
Main, Hudson, during working hours which are from
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., from
Monday to Friday.
Donné à Hudson
ce vingtième jour de janvier
deux mille quinze
Given at Hudson
this twentieth day of January
two thousand fifteen
___________________________________________
Vincent Maranda
Greffier / Town Clerk
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MAURICE JEFFRIES
A
n on-line petition to save
an ‘historic’ cobbled street,
houses, an iconic pub,
corner shop, medical centre, and a
clothing factory from demolition has
been launched on the West Island
and throughout the region in a bid to
thwart developers’ plans to construct
condos, prime office space, and upscale shops there.
Never heard of it? Then you are
obviously not a fan of the British TV
show, Coronation Street, which has
been running on the telly across the
pond for almost 65 years now and is
watched by millions worldwide. And
for whom the street, and the people
who live there, have become like an
extended family invited in to their
homes five nights a week, and even
on Sunday morning for two and a half
hours if you miss an episode, courtesy
of CBC Television.
---------------------CORRIES UNITE! - I know, you
might think this is crazy. After all,
we’re talking about a TV show. And
the characters - including Ken Barlow
who has been with the show since the
very first episode - are played by actors
who are paid very well, thank you very
much.
The street itself - in the fictional
town of Weatherfield and actually set
in Manchester - and the buildings are
merely the backdrop against which
their daily lives unfold. Complete with
births, weddings, passionate affairs,
and even murders. All focused around
Britain’s best known pub, The Rover’s
Return. All of which still exist at a new
multi-million dollar set built in nearby
Salford Keys last year.
“So why all the fuss and call to arms
to save it?” you are probably asking.
Because fans worldwide contend it
should be preserved and developed as
a major tourist attraction that would
enable them to walk the cobbles, have
a pint in The Rover’s, and check out the
houses where such legendary characters as Jack & Vera Duckworth, Hilda
& Stan Ogden, Ena Sharples, and Jack
& Annie Walker once ‘lived.’
Something that, until quite recently, was possible as discovered by Ste.
Anne de Bellevue resident, Doreen
Croll, during a recent visit to England
to visit family and celebrate her brother Raymond Rouse’s 70th birthday.
“Visiting the old set was a marvelous
and most magical experience,” Doreen
told me this week. “And pretending to
pull a pint at the Rover’s Return, getting a glimpse behind the scenes, and
walking the famous cobbles, was certainly one of the highlights of my trip.
And I got a real kick out of the fake
snow they had falling on the tourists
at the Corrie set throughout our all
too brief stay there. It would be a real
shame to see it all torn down as there
is no way that the new set will be open
PHOTO COURTESY REBECCA CROLL
Coronation Street fan Doreen Croll, second from right, watches her brother Raymond Rouse
pull a pint behind the bar of the legendary Rover’s Return pub with family members Rebecca,
Sophie and Helen Denton looking on while enjoying a recent tour of the cobbles and the old set
in Manchester, England.
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to visitors in the future.”
Must say that I wholeheartedly
agree. But then, you might say that, as
president of the Hudson Coronation
Street Appreciation Society, which,
for the past 10 years, has been getting
together for lunch the first Sunday of
every month at the Auberge Willow
Inn and of which Doreen is executive
secretary, I’m biased.... So be it. And
while I’m not particularly optimistic,
I’m definitely signing the petition. And
you can too if you wish by going to
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englandmanchester-30769951. ‘Corries Unite!’
is the rallying cry. And hands off our
cobbles, I say. Sheesh, fair does my
head in it does!
---------------------SONGS OF FREEDOM - Meanwhile, with Black History Month fast
approaching, delighted to learn that
this February will mark the 5th Anniversary of the West Island-based Overture with the Arts’ (OWTA) Songs of
Freedom (SoF) school tour that has
been officially recognized in Ottawa
by the Canadian Race Relations
Foundation for “building awareness
and understanding of Canadian values
that are reflective of Canadian diversity.”
This will also be the second year
that the offshoot, Songs and Stories
(S&S), continues to enliven Black history for Montreal and region elementary school students through music
and inter-active singing and storytelling.
Says OWTA’s founder and executive
director, Akilah Newton, who lives in
Dorval, “This really is a banner year
for us offering, as we do, special events
and several free arts programs for kids
from low income families and we are
constantly working hard to expand the
popular Black History Month tours in
both content and outreach.”
Adds Akilah, “We cracked Western Canada this year - a real feather
in our cap to celebrate SoF’s fifth anniversary - and for the second time
this past fall, we took our program to
England and Germany. New this year,
we created a sequel for schools we’ve
already visited that want us back but
need new material. I’m ecstatic that
in only five years of touring, our small
West Island-based outfit now extends
far beyond Quebec’s borders.”
All three initiatives, she says, will
tour Montreal throughout February
as well as travel to Central and Western Canada in such cities as Ottawa,
Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton and
possibly Vancouver.
---------------------TALENT AND CHARISMA - Part of
the success of the program, winner of
the 2014 Montreal Community Cares
Award for ‘exceptional community involvement and contribution,’ is
unquestionably due to the talent and
charisma of the presenters. Namely,
Jonathan Emile, Tamara Brown, and
Akilah’s twin brother, Omari Newton,
a successful actor/playwright/rapper
now living in Vancouver who will animate in Western Canada while Jonathan concentrates on Quebec and
Ontario.
Says Akilah, “I’m really lucky to
PHOTO COURTESY BARBARA FORD
Celebrating the 5th anniversary of her West
Island-based Overture with the Arts, Akilah
Newton (far right) was all smiles at the 2014
Montreal Community Cares Gala with former
Mets and Expos player as well as TVA sports
analyst, Derek Aucoin, and Mary Deros,
member of the Committee for Culture, Heritage & Sports, Social Development and Montreal Diversity.
have these artists working with me.
Without exception, kids react positively almost the instant they step on
stage or into a classroom. They are
just naturally warm and approachable
and they really know their material.
By the end of the presentations, even
the shyest students are participating
in what is essentially a history lesson.
Everyone is chatting excitedly, sharing
experiences and asking questions. It’s
incredibly rewarding.” ---------------------VIDEO GOES VIRAL - Fascinated
to learn that Jonathan’s street cred has
definitely skyrocketed with the recent
release of his music video, Heaven
Help Dem, featuring hip-hop artist
Kendrick Lamar, going viral almost
immediately after it hit the web. Singer-songwriter and 2011 Grammy nominee Jonathan, who grew up
on the West Island, and who writes
socially conscious lyrics to expose, enlighten and uplift, has dedicated it to
Fredy Villanueva and other victims of
violence.
Still in his 20s, he has had his fair
share of hardship over the years. His
own battle with a rare form of cancer
while still in his teens helped shape a
role model that students look up to and
respect. He admits, “It’s a whirlwind
month but I love it. When you see how
engaged the students become, you
realize the importance of what you’re
doing. There’s a lot more at stake. And
by March 1st we’re exhausted. But it’s
so worth it.”
Of that there can be little doubt.
And a big bravo to one and all for helping make a big difference in so many
kids’ young lives!
And that’s a wrap!
E-mail: [email protected]
Join a book club with a twist
take action to help other people in the
same kind of situation.
And their reading will be informed
by a discussion guide specially-prepared for book club members. According to Amnesty, it’s a unique combination.
“At its heart, our organization has
always been about individuals taking action to protect the human rights
of other people at risk,” says David
Griffiths of Amnesty International
Canada. “Our book club is very much
in this tradition.”
It’s free to join as well, and every
month participants receive the current
month’s book recommendation, a
discussion guide
including background information and discussion questions,
an action case
on a current human rights issue,
and notification of next month’s book.
More information is available at amnestybookclub.ca.
your local journal
(NC) Book clubs are popular because readers like to share their
thoughts about the books they’ve read,
and discuss the ideas or themes with
other people. Recently the human
rights organization, Amnesty International, launched a book club with a
unique twist— it offers participants a
special opportunity to make the world
a better place.
What makes this book club so special, says Amnesty, is that after people
read the book, they have the chance to
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YLJ around the world
PHOTO BY JUNE POMEROY
From the YLJ Around the world archives, Andy Bulatovic takes some time out of his downtown Philadelphia sightseeing to stay in touch with the news back home.
NEWS from Branch 115
There are just a few updates for
your calendar this month. Let’s start
with last week’s cribbage results. There
were only six tables that played for the
wine prizes. First place went to Susan
Heuff with 120 points, in second place
was Bob Lacombe with 104 points and
finally in third place was Maxine Bredt
with 103 points. Thanks to everyone
who came out in the severe cold. The
next crib game will be held Friday,
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March 20, with lots of door prizes to be
won.
Robbie burns night is upon us this
Saturday January 24 at 6 p.m. The
menu is roast pork ($25). There is lots
of entertainment including live music
featuring Becky Fletcher who will partner up with some of the talent from the
Salty Dog band. Everything gets underway at 6 p.m. sharp. RSVP at (450)
458-4882. The next Pub Quiz is scheduled on Wednesday, January 28, at 8
p.m. There will be no Friday night dinner until February 13 due to the Legion
Provincial curling finals being held the
last week of January. Please come out
and cheer on your favourite Hudson
team from January 28-Feb. 1.
Le Pont / Bridging receives donation
from Hudson Masonic Lodge 98
John Manning
Special contributor
One of the best qualities of residents
of the town of Hudson is their willingness to support their local charities.
Le Pont Bridging, a local food bank
that has been in existence for 18 years,
is one of those very important charities. Every month during the year, Carol
Laws and her team of eight dedicated
volunteers help feed approximately 30
needy persons, families and children
who live in Hudson and neighboring
communities.
“So little information is known
about our work,” said Laws. “We receive phone call requests or we follow up based on local knowledge. We
make up our food content packages
based on these needs and we then encourage our clients to come and make
a pick up, but if this is not possible, we
can also make deliveries.” Carol continued by saying, “The cash contributions that we receive are important as
well, because we use that money to
purchase fresh groceries, especially
milk and vegetables for the children.”
On Friday, January 2, Carol Laws
the founder and President of Le Pont
/ Bridging, came to Hudson Masonic
Lodge # 98 to receive a cheque for
$1,200 from Very Worshipful Brother
Michael Keys the Worshipful Master
during 2014. In her reply Laws stated,
“We are so grateful for this contribution and the ongoing support that we
receive from local groups and private
contributors.”
Each year the master of Hudson Lodge chooses a charity that the
Brethren support by their monthly attendance, their social events, and their
unending generosity, so it was very fitting that Mike Keys nominated Le Pont
/ Bridging as the lodge’s charity during
his term of office in 2014.
We believe that Hudson’s Masonic
Lodge still has a particular place in the
history of the Town of Hudson and its
surrounding area. It is good to see that
men of good will are still attracted by
our lodge and its generous Masonic
precepts, that of offering a non-religious, non-political, fraternal organization, which offers personal growth
and a new spiritual base.
Hudson Lodge will be having its annual Curling Bonspiel Dinner on Saturday, January 31, at Whitlock Golf and
Country Club, 128, Côte St-Charles,
Hudson Heights. We welcome your
attendance and for more information
please call Graham Campbell at (450)
458-2181.
PHOTO BY JAMES ARMSTRONG
Carol Laws (center) accepts a donation on behalf of Le Pont / Bridging from Very Worshipful
Brother Michael Keys (left) and Worshipful Brother Lyle Ball (right) at Hudson Masonic Lodge
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College Bouget students in solidarity with Raif Badawi
On January 13, Saudi writer and
blogger Raif Badawi was celebrating
his 32nd birthday. Badawi was granted
political asylum in Quebec in 2013. In
2008 founded the website “Free Saudi
Liberals” in which he campaigned for
a legal liberalization of Saudi Arabia
was accused of apostasy and insulting
Islam. He has been jailed since June
2012, sentenced to 10 years in prison
and 1,000 lashes.
The Amnesty Committee of
Rigaud’s Collège Bourget hosted a
lunch time event to make more than
150 birthday cards signed by students
and staff. These cards were then sent to
the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in hopes
they make it to show Badawi their support while he’s trapped in a Briman
prison in Jeddah.
PHOTOS COURTESY COLLÈGE BOURGET
Secondary 4 Collège Bourget students Katherine Gagné, Anne Claire Bouchard-Roberge and
Marie Gosselin, are members of the school’s Amnesty International Committee (Left).
Political cartoon (right) created by Secondary 5 student Raphaël Chantigny.
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PHOTO BY ROBERT STEINER
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de Vaudreuil, celebrated her 100th birthday in fine form December 19 with family members
by her side.
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Mustangs on a winning streak
Marc C-Gaudet
[email protected]
Olivier Knight-Rouleau performed
a two-goal game and led the Vaudreuil
Mustangs to a convincing 7-3 win over
the Lachine Maroons last Sunday afternoon, January 18. Knight-Rouleau
picked up his ninth and 10th goal of
the season. And the Mustangs held
onto their eighth spot in the QJHL with
40 points after 38 games.
The Maroons opened the scoring when Keven Auger beat Jeffrey
Turcotte in the fifth minute. Emeric
Hudon tied the game by tallying his
39th goal at 10:49. A little more than
five minutes later, Samuel Desjardins
pushed the visitors in a 2-1 lead after
20 minutes.
The Mustangs exploded in the middle frame with five unanswered goals.
Etienne Salvasil (25th and 26th), Alexis Roy (6th), the newly-acquired from
Ste. Agathe, Knight-Rouleau (9th)
and Samuel Cyr-Ledoux (5th) sent
netminder Antoine Dagenais to the
bench. Brady Labrecque replaced him.
The Mustangs took a commanding 6-2
lead after 40 minutes.
Knight-Rouleau picked up his second goal of the afternoon, and Antoine
Masson scored the last goal of the afternoon. Final score: Maroons 3, Mustangs 7.
The Mustangs demolished the
Kahnawake Condors with a score of
5-1, on Tuesday evening, January 20,
at the Vaudreuil Arena. The Condors
opened the scoring when Julien Simounet beat goalie Jeffrey Turcotte.
Cedric Lachapelle tied the game at
7:08, and 38 seconds later Cedrick
R-Thibault gave a 2-1 lead after 20
minutes. Alexandre Gauthier had the
lonely goal of the second period. In
the third, Emeric Hudon registered his
40th goal of the season and Mathieu
Amyot sealed the win. The Mustangs
shot 46 times on the excellent netminder Francis L-Mayer.
The Mustangs will now visit the Inouks in Granby this Friday night, January 23, and the Cobras on January 25.
Two very important games as those
two teams are right behind the Mustangs in the QJHL standing.
PHOTO COURTESY VAUDREUIL MUSTANGS
Olivier Knight-Rouleau scored his ninth and
10th goal of the season as the Mustangs continue a run of victories.
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Former civil aviation pilots circle and
land in Hudson
Hudsonite Maxine Bredt, recently returned from Italy, receives standing ovation
James Parry
Your Local Journal
Driving in from throughout the region, some 30 former airline pilots
‘landed’ at Restaurant Mon Village for
brunch in Hudson on New Year’s Eve
to reunite, reminisce, and swap tall
tales of when they literally flew around
the globe in the world of civil aviation.
All members of Retired Air Pilots
of Canada (RAPCAN), with a number
of them in their 70s and 80s, who get
together once a month year round
and always at Mon Village, many were
joined by their family members for a
great afternoon in convivial company.
Said RAPCAN board member, Fred
Devaux, “Our get-togethers are always
something that we look forward to.
And while our membership has naturally become less over the years as we
are all getting older, the tradition continues.”
Added Hudsonite Jack Folkins,
who helped organize the brunch to-
gether with fellow Hudsonite, Clint
Ward, who retired in 1992 after almost
39 years with Trans Canada Airlines
which later became Air Canada. “This
year we were particularly delighted to
welcome two very special ladies as our
guests on the eve of a new year. Maxine
Bredt and Carole Couchman.”
Bredt, approaching 95 years old and
a former nurse who recently returned
from the re-union celebrations in Italy
where she served in World War II and
where she went back wearing her original ‘battle dress’ uniform from over 70
years ago, said she was honoured to
have been invited.
Said Bredt, whose late husband Bill
was a proud member of RAPCAN, “I
will never forget this visit to Italy. Visiting the cemeteries where so many
young men from Canada are now resting in peace. And meeting so many ladies who just couldn’t believe I could
still fit in to my original uniform.”
In her much applauded address to
members, Couchman - a senior tech-
PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY
Maxine Bredt, shown here with Fred Devaux, is obviously all pumped as she recounts her recent
visit to Italy while wishing one and all a Happy and Peaceful New Year.
nical officer with the Montreal-based
International Federation of Airline
Pilots Association (IFALPA) which
represents working pilots as opposed
to retirees – had nothing but praise
for RAPCAN. A non-profit organiza-
tion whose purpose is to maintain and
continue close friendships and associations of its members, to promote their
general welfare, and to assist the transition of active pilots into retirement.
How Mindfulness improves relationships
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difficult relationships, the goal
Raymond James Ltd.
is to listen and
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learn. The twist is
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that we’re listenE: [email protected]
ing not just to the
other person, but
also to ourselves.
It’s not uncommon for our inner dialogue to
Stephen
Schettini
Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund.
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say one thing and our behavior to say
another.
The most complicated thing we do
in life is to interact with people. To
create good business relationships,
make friends and be loved we need to
suppress knee-jerk reactions in order
to establish trust and avoid trouble.
We also need to be honest and not
fake. We practice this and get better at
this balancing act, but it’s an ongoing
process; we never get it perfect.
Sometimes it’s hard to be entirely honest about underlying feelings even with ourselves. We have
the ability to put a face on anything,
and tend to use it as a matter of convenience. That’s when relationships
grow strained. The way my friend
spoke to me the other day upset
and baffled me. I tried to answer his
question literally, to explain what I’d
learned about relationships, but he
only became more incredulous. If I’d
been listening to myself I would have
realized that I was being defensive.
If I’d really been listening to him I
would have realized that the question
had nothing to do with what I know
or don’t know. It wasn’t even really a
question. He was expressing a frustration or bias of his own.
There’s so much nonsense spoken
about forming perfect relationships,
finding your soul mate and exercising
power over others. However, the very
existence of that conversation means
it’s an issue.
Two people shouting at each other
hear nothing. It’s a pointless exercise, yet some people don’t just do it
sometimes, they do it routinely with
colleagues, friends and family. All
relationships take on habitual patterns; sometimes those patterns are
dysfunctional, even toxic. Returning again and again to conflicted relationships and strained silence is a
strange comfort zone that no other
animal on the planet would likely put
up with. We humans are a strange lot.
That strangeness lies is the ability to separate our reactivity from our
thoughts. It can be bad, but it can also
be good. We can modify our behavior,
though whether get it right or not depends on the role models we grew up
with, the effort we put into improving
ourselves and the wisdom we bring to
it. Mindfulness meditation is a threefold approach to behavior modification using ethics, intelligence and
concentration. The goal is to become
less reactive and to act more thoughtfully. That’s not just good for relationships; it opens up an entirely new way
of relating to ourselves and to life.
Stephen Schettini’s Mindful Reflection™ workshop on ‘Relationships:
how to make them better,’ begins in
Hudson on Thursday February 12th.
For more information visit www.thenakedmonk.com or call Caroline at
(450) 853-0616.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
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COMPUTERS
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GUNSMITH
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
Registered
Gun Smith.
Large 3 bedroom apt. 5
AT T E N T I O N
SELF-MOTIVATED ENTREPRENEURS
We buy and sell
used guns.
514-453-5018
ANTIQUES
ABRACADABRA
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.
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
Two floor open
concept studio
apartment for
rent. Prime location in center of
Hudson Village. Includes 1 full bathroom & 1 powder room. Large
private backyard
with screened in
porch. Immediate
occupancy. $985
per month.Heating included. Call
450-458-1144.
Large 2 bedroom apt. in
the heart of Hudson. $895 / month.
Available Mar 1.
Call Jamie 514927-3417.
minutes
from
St-Lazare Village,
5 minutes from
Hudson Village.
$850 / month,
heat
included.
Available Feb 1.
Call Jamie 514927-3417.
H u d s o n ,
bright new 4
½ , private entry, 2 bedrooms,
large living room,
adjoining kitchen
w. large pantry.
Space for laundry
appliances (stackable). Appliances
optional. $950 /
month. No smoking. No pets. Call
514-238-2417.
- Build an income
in the Health and
Wellness Industry
by operating a
Mini-Office Outlet from home.
Free online training. Visit www.dianepartenza.com
to see if this is a fit
for you.
CAT CARE
You are going
on
vacation
and you need a
trusted person
to take care of
your cats? Nataly
Labelle is available
for Hudson,St-Lazare
area. Call 514-6058237.
BANKRUPTCY
Local
Experts
in matters of
Bankruptcy and
Insolvency since
1994. First Consultation Free. Available
Nights & Weekends.
Solid reputation for
Reliability, Honesty &
Integrity in our field
of Expertise. Blumer
Lapointe Tull & Associes Syndics Inc.
www.blumerlapointetull.com. 514 426
4994
ACCOUNTANTS
YLJ
Supplying
your
VaudreuilDorion,
St-Lazare,
Hudson and
West Island
Regions
COLLECTIBLES
WANTED
A
Military
Collector looking for medals,
flags,
swords
and
uniforms,
pins, documents,
books, helmets,
hats, all related
war memorabilia.
WWI, WWII, Canadian/German or
others. Also looking for antique
items, collectibles
of all kinds, aviation and nautical items, coins,
badges, maps, old
signs. Top dollar
paid. Please call
Patrick, 514-2344323 or email [email protected].
net. 2760A Cote
St-Charles, St-Lazare (next to Mon
Village)
COMPUTER
SERVICES
Wolftech Inc.
Since 2004.
PC/Laptop repair,
sales and services.
Custom
system
builds. Software/
hardware
upgrades, virus –
malware removal
Data
recovery,
network and internet troubleshooting. Pick up or
In-home service.
Very competitive
rates.
Windows
and other software tutorials.
HTTP://wolftech.
ca
service@wolftech.
ca
514-923-5762
EXCAVATION
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Mini-Excavation
of any kind (10
years
experiGradence).
$$$$$$$$$$$
DO YOU NEED
MONEY? TILL
ing, French drains,
spreading of top soil
and stone, driveways
etc. ... RBQ and insurance. Ben 514-8385922.
YOUR NEXT PAY
OR GOVERNMENT
CHEQUE
UP TO 500$ CALL
FOR APOINTMENT
514-508-6969. /.
450802-7365.
/514-222-9354
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Bedroom
suite, 8 drawer dress, 4
drawer
tall
boy, 2 night
tables,
1
queen headTwoboard.
STEEL BUILDI N G S / M E TA L
BUILDINGS
FARM FOR
SALE
$$$$$$$$$$$
tone light /dark
brown color. Excellent condition.
Asking $450. Call
450-458-0380.
St.
Eugene,
Ontario,
76
acres
farm
land, Plus 2 sev-
FOR SALE
MAG WHEELS
(Set of 4). RTX
ered lots approximately 7 acres
each of cleared
land. Please call
613 674 2628.
FIREWOOD
FOR SALE
Dry
firewood.
Stacking and kindling available. Very
reasonable.
Dan:
514.291.1068
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS?
Drowning in debt!
Stop the harassment.
Bankruptcy
might
not be the answer.
Together let’s find a
solution - Free Consultation. Bill Hafner
- Trustee in Bankruptcy. 514-983-8700.
MONTREAL
AREA
ONLY
SAWMILLS from
only $4,397. MAKE MONEY
& SAVE MONEY
with your own bandmill - cut lumber any
dimension. In stock
ready to ship. Free
info & DVD: www.
NorwoodSawmills.
com/400OT. 1-800566-6899 ext:400OT.
Interior window shutters
with
functional louvers
and hinges.
MDF
construction, lacquer finish, cream colour.
9 at 21-23” wide
by 64” high.
3 at 27-28” wide
by 66” high.
$20 each or $200
for the lot. Call
(514) 346-3234.
60% OFF! 20x28,
30x40, 40x62, 45x90,
50x120,
60x150,
80x100 sell for balance owed!
Call 1-800-457-2206.
www.
crownsteelbuildings.
ca.
HEALTH &
WELLNESS
Baron
15”
Mag
Wheels with Kumho
P185/65R15 All Season Tires. Used one
season. $400. 514705-8760
Commit to losing the right
kind of weight.
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Community
Newspapers Ascan
sociation)
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place your classified
ad into 24 weekly
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like the one you are
reading right now!
One phone call does
it all! Call Marnie at
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Visit: www.qcna.org.
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this
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HELP WANTED
Looking for a
professional
dishwasher.
Must have experience. 20hrs per
week. Please call
450-458-0098 ask
for Scott or Chiara
#1 high speed
for
internet $32.95/ Looking
Abso- nanny in St-Lazmonth.
lutely no ports are are,
part-time
blocked. Unlimited evenings
and
downloading. Up to weekends, salary
11Mbps download
and 800Kbps upload.
Order today at www.
acanac.ca or call toll
free 1-866-281-3538.
TBN, bilingual an asset,
non-smoking.
Nick 514-469-0140.
DOULA SERVICE
NOTARIES
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
KARAVOLAS BOILY, CPA INC.
Tamar Dodenhoff CLD
Jean-Pierre Boyer
drs. Martina Kleine-Beck
Taxes and Accounting
438 Main Road, Hudson
Tel : 450-458-0406,
EnhancingYour Birth
Prenatal, full in hospital labour
support, & postpartum care
Free consultation (514) 799-7836
L.L., L., D.D.N.
1576 C Ste. Angélique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 455-2323
Psychologist
514.265.1386
martinakb _ 58@ hotmail.com
ATTORNEY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
OPTICIANS
Are you feeling overwhelmed?
Aumais Chartrand
Jeffrey Quenneville
100 boul. Don Quichotte, bureau 12
L’Ile-Perrot, QC J7V 6C7
Ph: 514-425-2233 ext. 229
[email protected]
BOOKKEEPING
Bryan Todd, B. Comm (Acct.)
Business and Personal Accounting Services,
Tax Preparations & Filings Ph. (514) 730-5966
DENTISTS
Dr. Don Littner & Dr. Morty Baker
472B Main Rd, Hudson
Ph. (450) 458-5334
Financial Advisor
Raymond James Ltd.
2870 Route Harwood, St-Lazare
450.202.0999
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
Lunetterie Vista
1867 E Ste. Angélique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 455-4500
ORTHODONTISTS
Dr. Amy Archambault
Dr. Paul Morton
Your Local Specialists in Orthodontics
3206, boul. de la Gare, Suite 160
Vaudreuil-Dorion (450)218-1892
PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES
Marianne Birch BSW, MSW,
OTSTCFQ Member
Anxiety Issues, Self-Esteem, Substance
Abuse & Behavioral Concerns
514-240-2692 [email protected]
PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Sandy Farrell, Davis Facilitator
Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD & Learning
disabilities can be corrected.
www.dyslexiacorrection.ca
(450) 458-4777
IMMIGRATION
PHARMACIES
Brazolot Migration Group
Marilou Leduc
JOIN THE PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORY
35 Wharf Road, Hudson, QC
(450) 458-2186
[email protected]
Affiliated BRUNET
1771 Ste. Angelique, St. Lazare
Ph. (450) 424-9289
450-510-4007
[email protected]
Thursday, January 22, 2015
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HOUSE CLEANING
SERVICES
HOUSE CLEANING
SERVICES
Sylvie Farmer’s
Professional Cleaners offers a new
Reliable clean- ¿Moving?
All
ing lady avail- jobs.
Reliable,
bi-weekable
reasonable,
fully
service: “one-time
cleaning”
for
house,
garage,
basement,
seasonal, etc. Call
for free estimate:
514-972-8237. Cat
and House sitting
available. Fifteen
years experience.
Experienced
cleaning
lady
for
available
long term on-going
house cleaning. Attention to details.
Honest and reliable.
Excellent references.
Hudson/Rigaud preferred. Please leave
message. 514-4458419.
ly,
morning
or
afternoon. $50 for
3 hours, $70 for 4
hours. Very meticulous.
Hudson/
St.Lazare/R igeau/
Vaudreuil area.
Please call 514-4326141
MOVING
equipped. Local and
Ontario, Maritimes,
USA. 35 yrs experience. Call Bill or
Ryan. 514.457.2063
HOUSE FOR
RENT
MUSIC
LESSONS
Hudson-Furnished, Brick
cottage. 2+Bed-
Music lessons -
room. 2 Bath. Medium to long term.
$1850
/month.
Telephone & Cable-Extra. Call 450763-2232.
Piano, and singing
lessons from a qualified
professional
with over 20 years
experience. Adults
and children. Various
style. 450-424-1072.
HOUSE TO SHARE
Hudson house to share, private 30,000
square ft. lot, heat, electricity, internet, central
air included, fully equipped and furnished.
$850 / month. Call Christian 514-803-0869.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
OFFICE SPACE
FOR RENT
PHOTOGRAPHY
WORKSHOPS
ROOM FOR
RENT
SERVICES
SERVICES
Two Small offices or studios. Main Road
Photography
Wo r k s h o p s
in St-Lazare!!
Bright
furnished
room
for rent, nonsmoker, female.
All
renovations
and
construction.
Wallpaper hanging,
removal,
painting, professional work with
near Cameron in
Hudson. $175 and
$250 per month
respectively. Immediate. Flexible.
Possibility of 3
more professional
office spaces. Call
514-677-7696
PIANO
LESSONS
Jacques Harvey
Piano School. Experienced, qualified
teacher offers piano
lessons to beginners
or advanced students. Children and
adults are welcome.
Call 450-455-1544.
Learn,
make
friends, have fun
while you master the tricks and
tools to bring
your photography to the next
level. Now taking
registrations for
the Winter 2015
season!!
More
info at ThePhotoAdventure.com
PRODUCTION
HELP
Team Leaders required
to
direct
production
of hand assembly products in Vaudreuil-Dorion.
Afternoon
and
day shifts available. Must be able
to read, write,
speak
English
and meet/exceed
production quotas. Email resume,
cover letter to [email protected].
Located in Ile-Perrot
private home. All
utilities
included.
Serious person only.
$375 / month. Call
514-902-0182.
SERVICES
PA I N T I N G PLASTERWALLPAPER .
LET HANS AND
MICHAEL DO IT.
40 YEARS EXPERIENCE. CALL:514262-3329 or 514549-1330.
Handyman.
Painting, installing
fixtures, locks,
and
most
household
jobs. Ask about
senior discount.
Call John the
Handyman- 514623-5786
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Free
estimates.
Framing, plaster,
windows, doors,
floors,
stairs,
ceramic
tiling,
painting.
Basements, kitchens,
bathrooms.
Experienced work.
Jonathan:
514402-9223.
RBQ
5688-2244-01.
Computer, Pets,
Odd Jobs. Friendly
Hudson Nerd available for computer
repairs, help with
pets, shopping & jobs
around the house.
Call Robin 514-2343780
Brunet Renovation for all
your
home
general
repairs. Renovation big or small
,drywall paint,
Bathroom ,basement years of
experience. Call
Sylvain 514-5922173.
Cleaners wanted in Vaudreuil
from 10:30 to 2:30
5days/wk $16.78/hr.
Call 514-651-6998
neighbourly pricing.
Call Manny at (514)
246-7341.
V a c u u m
Cleaner. Sales
and repair of
all brands, 27
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
FRENCH
TUTORING
French
Tutor,
experienced retired
teacher.
Available for high
school, cegep, &
adult students. Hudson/Saint-Lazare
area only. For info:
450-458-7458.
WE BUY GOLD
We buy gold jewelry. Receive
cash within hours. Confidential, local
and trustworthy. HIGHEST PRICES PAID. Inquire
about hosting a gold party! Call 450-458-5150
or 514-463-7537 or email:
[email protected]
Send stories and/or
photos about your
events to:
editor@
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NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE
AUTOS FOR SALE
NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A
CHANGE OF NAME
1996
Honda
Civic Si with
multiple modifications: JDA B16A
Take notice that JORDAN David Paccione domiciled
at 182 rue Maurice-Richard, Vaudreuil-Dorion,
Quebec J7V 0J6
will submit to the Directeur de l’etat civil, an
application to change his name to
GIORDANO David Paccione
This notice was made and signed at
Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC
on 11-December-2014 by JORDAN David Paccione
JOB OPPORTUNITY
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
AUTOS FOR SALE
Convenience Package, (4WD), manual,
136,000kms,
very
good condition, never accidented, new
4 season tires, towing hitch inc., asking
$8,900 neg.,
450-424-4308
Mazda Protégé
5, 2003, 5 doors,
manual
transmission, A/C, 171,000
km. Runs well. Asking $1,675. Call 450458-0581 (evenings),
438-822-6875 (cell)
2007
Pontiac Matrix XR ToyoTorrent. 5 Doors, ta 2007, 165,000
grey, 59,000 km. New
battery, block heater,
winter and summer
tires. $11,500 - negotiable. Call Erika: 450451-6157
1996
Camry,
km, good condition,
well maintained, includes winter and allseason tires. $5,250.
Call Mike:
450-458-8019
1999
Lumina
Toyota LS – 103,000km.
190,000
km. 4 door sedan,
fully loaded, new
disc brakes & exhaust. Extra clean.
Asking $1,225. Call
514-652-7020
AUTOS FOR SALE
Kia
Sportage Mazda 3 for sale,
LX 2009 with 2006, charcoal-black,
Original Owner-Non
Smoker.A/C,
ABS,
Cruise Control &
Towing Hitch. 4 new
Winter Tires on Rims.
Excellent Condition –
$ 1,500. Call Frank at
450-458-8699.
Mazda3 2006, 4 door, manual, sunroof,
fully loaded with AC 159, 000km. Includes
4 winter tires used 1 season. Asking $ 3400.
Also selling 4 summer tires with mags asking
$450. Call or text 514-690-5463.
4-door, 5-speed AC,
159,000 km, $3495.
(514) 941-5320
Acura
CSX,
2008, lady owner,
5 speed standard
transmission, 169600
km. Taupe on black
leather, Sun roof, AC,
Includes additional
snow tires on rims
ready to install
Upgrades in August
2014 include: New
battery,
Complete
rear brakes and rotor. Front brakes serviced, Front lower
control arms replaced, wheel alignment. No accidents.
Excellent condition.
$7,000.
514-9413409 / 450-458-4778
AUTOS FOR SALE
2003 Kia Rio,
Automatic,
Green, new all
season tires, very
clean, 121000kms,
$2,500
2003 Kia Rio, Standard, Silver, very
clean, 172000kms,
$2,200
both 4door. 514773-0394
2010
Chrysler
300 LTD 3.5 litre, 89,000 km . All
equipped, excellent
condition, sun roof,
leather interior, snow
tires. $13,900. Call
450-218-3564
Mazda 3 Sport
2007. Std. 97000
km. 4 door. Black.
Excellent condition.
$6,200. Phone or text
438-496-1299.
CARS FOR SCRAP
$ Buy cars for scrap. Running or
not. 24/7. www.scrapvehicule.com
Call 514-951-4203
Need to sell your car? Place it here!
Call: 450.510.4007 or email:
[email protected]
Thursday, January 22, 2015
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10 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
following dates: March 1, April 12, and
May 3.
1. The next Paws & Pray services will take place February 1, at 1
p.m. Paws & Pray features a service
of the Holy Eucharist where canine
companions and their guardians are
always welcome. This worship service
is devoted to the care of creation and
the right treatment of animals and is
offered in collaboration with the Companion Animal Adoption Centers of
Quebec (caacQ), a non-profit organization dedicated to animal welfare.
Services take place at Christ Church,
Beaurepaire 455 Church Street. For
more information please call (514)
697-2204 or email christchurch@
qc.aibn.com. Services are on the first
Sunday of the month at 1 p.m. on the
2. Robbie Burns Supper Night
will be held Saturday, January 24, cohosted by Christ Church, Beaurepaire
and Briarwood Presbyterian. Come
and join in the fun to celebrate the life
of this Scottish poet with traditional
food and dancing. Doors open at 6
p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are
$30 with a $20 tax receipt and are available by calling the Christ Church Beaurepaire office at (514) 697-2204. This
event will take place at 455 Church
Street, corner Fieldfare.
HUDSON
3. The first Rendez-Vous luncheon of 2015 will be held Tuesday,
January 27. Ron Hodgson will be the
guest speaker. Lunch will be served at
12:30 p.m. The price is $5.
4. Hudson Senior Travel Club.
Please join us for a Valentine’s Day
Lunch Wednesday, February 11, to
celebrate the beginning of a new year.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, January 26, at 9 a.m. at the Stephen F. Shaar
Community Centre, 394 Main Road,
Hudson. For information please call
(450) 458-6699.
NOTRE DAME DE L’ÎLE PERROT
5. The Centre Notre-Dame-deFatima will hold its second fishing
tournament January 24, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at Centre de pêche Ronald
Lauzon et fils (Anse-au-sable). It will
be followed by dinner at the center at
5 p.m. Join the team on ice where hot
dogs, grilled cheese, hot chocolate
and coffee will be provided. A minitournament for children will be held
from noon to 2 p.m. and there will be
more than $3000 in cash and prizes
to collect. In addition to spending a
beautiful day outdoors, your participation helps support the mission of the
Centre is to provide respite-hosting
services and holiday camps for people
with hearing loss or speech and youth
with intellectual disabilities, autism
spectrum disorder (PDD / ASD) or
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a multi-disability requiring support.
Reservation tickets and cabins Tickets
are on sale at the Centre Notre-Damede-Fatima and Centre de pêche Ronald Lauzon et fils. You can also book by
phone: (514) 453-7600 # 234. For more
information consult www.centrendfatima.com/tournoi-de-peche.
PINCOURT
6. On Saturday, January 31,
from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm, the Town
of Pincourt is inviting its residents
to Olympique Park at the corner of
Olympique Boulevard and Lussier Avenue for some winter fun. Winterfest
promises to offer an interesting and
varied program again this year including skating on the ice oval and hockey
rink, watching friendly hockey games
of the Île-Perrot Minor Hockey Association, go tubing, play snow volleyball or go for a ride on a horse-drawn
sleigh. Other attractions include inflatable games, pedal go-karts, mascots
and dog-sleigh rides. The more adventurous can even try the slackline. The
final decision concerning whether to
proceed with Winterfest will be made
the day before the event, based on site
conditions and the weather. If Winterfest is cancelled, it will not be postponed to a later date due to limited
supplier availability.
7. For the first time, an evening
event is scheduled on the Winterfest
program which is the P-Town Rapfest, organized by the Comité Action Jeunesse de Pincourt (CAJ). At
7:30 p.m., at the Desjardins kiosk, an
outdoor pavilion next to the OmniCentre, 10 competitors will compete
in a rap battle. The one who will deliver the best performance will win a
Scarlett Solo Studio Pack, an excellent
starter kit to produce music at home.
To end the evening, participants and
spectators will attend a performance
by Quebec rapper Farfadet and two
surprise guests. To attend the P-Town
Rapfest as a spectator, tickets are now
on sale for $5 at the Omni-Centre (375
Cardinal Léger Blvd.) and the library
of Pincourt (225 Pincourt Blvd.). Those
interested can also purchase tickets directly from the members of the CAJ.
PHOTO BY STEVE BAYNE
Jean-François McDonald will be providing
the musical accompaniment to the upcoming
Valentine’s Day celebrations at Maison Trestler in Vaudreuil-Dorion. See listing for more
details.
POINTE CLAIRE
8. 2806 Pointe Claire Army Cadets meets every Saturday from 8:45
a.m. to 4 p.m. in the basement of the
Pointe Claire Public Security Building, 399 Boulevard St. Jean Boulevard,
from September to June. Free for youth
from the ages of 12 to 18. Registration
every Saturday. Visit us at 2806cadets.
ca or call (514) 630-1321.
STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE
9. St. George’s Church is offering
the following courses and programs:
DivorceCare, every Tuesday from 7 to
9 p.m. until April 21, and animate:life,
once a month on Wednesdays from 7
to 9 p.m. Also, Alpha Parenting Course,
every Thursday starting March 5 from
7 to 9 p.m. The church is located at 23
Perrault Ave. For information about
these programs please contact our office at (514) 457-6934 or email office@
stg.church.
FURTHER AFIELD
10. This Saturday, January 24,
Arbor Gallery presents Pat Deacon, RSHom who has recently established her practice of Homeopathy
in Vankleek Hill. Deacon will share
information about the new dramatic
shifts and developments in homeopathy over the past 30 years as it moves
out of its “old box” to meet the needs
of patients in the 21st century condition. Arbor Gallery is located at 36
Home Ave in Vankleek Hill. “Interactive Talks with Interesting People”, the
Speaker Series at Arbor Gallery, starts
at 7:30 p.m. There is a $6/person admission at the door and refreshments
will be served. Bring your curiosity
and your questions. For further information, go to www.arborgallery.org or
phone (613) 678-5086.
War Horse rides
into town in support
of the birds
Fundraiser for Le Nichoir showcases
film of epic stage production by
Britain’s National Theatre
James Parry
Your Local Journal
It is the stirring heart-wrenching
story of a young boy’s beloved horse
that is shipped from the verdant English countryside in Devon to the battleravaged fields and trenches of France
and Germany at the outbreak of World
War I after being sold to the cavalry.
Caught up in enemy fire, the horse
serves on both sides of the war, and
survives an odyssey that leaves him
alone in no-man’s land. The boy, now
a young man, cannot forget his horse
and embarks on a treacherous mission
to find him and bring him home.
Such is the plot of War Horse, based
on the novel by Michael Morpurgo and
brilliantly brought to life in the National Theatre’s filming of its epic stage production filled with stirring music and
magnificent artistry. At its heart are astonishing life-sized puppets by South
Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company
which bring breathing, galloping, fullscale horses to life on the stage. Their
flanks, hides and sinews built of steel,
leather and aircraft cables.
On Saturday, January 31 - for two
screenings only and in High Definition (HD) - this critically-acclaimed
production will come galloping in to
Hudson Village Theatre courtesy of the
Hudson Film Society (HFS) as a fundraiser for the birds. More specifically,
for Le Nichoir Wild Bird Rehabilitation
Centre in Hudson, the only one of its
kind in Eastern Canada.
Says HFS president, Clint Ward,
“Since its first performance at the National Theatre in London, England, in
2007, War Horse has become an international smash hit, capturing the
imagination of over four million people around the world. And we are delighted to screen it here in support of
such a worthy cause.”
Explains Le Nichoir director, Susan
Wylie, “While we are still campaigning
to build a year-round treatment and
educational facility, money raised at
this specific fundraiser will go towards
PHOTO COURTESY CLINT WARD
Constructed life-style from steel, leather and aircraft cables and with the help of incredible puppeteers, War Horse has been seen by over four million people around the world.
helping us provide overall bird care
throughout 2015. Including providing
important employment opportunities
for summer students to gain hands on
experience with the birds.”
Screenings are at 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. and tickets at $20 are available by
calling the HVT Box Office at (450) 4585361 or by going to www.villagetheatre.
ca.
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Indoor Gardener
PHOTO BY GREG JONES
Amazing adorable Azalea. The gift that keeps on giving
James Parry
Your Local Journal
If, like me, you
received a beautiful Azalea from
Santa Claus over
Christmas, you
may well be wondering how best
to take care of it now that the holidays
are over.
Well to be perfectly honest, if you
are living in an overheated, dry house,
I respectfully suggest that you chuck it
out after the flowers have faded. However, if you have a cool sunny window
and a spot for outdoor growing during
summer, you can surely save the plant
to bloom again.
But first, a little background on a
plant that is a bestseller not only at
Christmas, but also Valentine’s Day,
Easter, and even as late as Mother’s
Day. It is, in fact, classified as a Rhododendron of which there are over 300
species distributed in the temperate
and cold regions of the northern hemisphere. And the genus is a member of
the Heath family known as Ericaceae.
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They are actually flowering shrubs
ranging in size from 1-foot high in pots
to tall bushes that can grow over 20feet high. And they are often grouped
as evergreen, semi-evergreen, or deciduous with one variety even growing
wild in the damp areas from Labrador
through Quebec into the New England
region. Azalea potted plants from the
florist, however, are not hardy and
should never be exposed to cold or
frost. It’s literally the kiss of death.
Rather, pop it near a window with
a temperature around 15 degrees C.
It should be kept uniformly moist and
mist spraying of the leaves will help
maintain that moist cool condition
conducive to promoting the best and
strongest growth.
After the last spring frost, you can
take it outside for the summer, planting the pot in the soil in a bright, sunny
area or in light shade while keeping it
well watered at all times.. But always
remember to bring it back in well before the first frost hits next winter. Ideally, it should bring you pleasure for a
few years to come.
Also remember that it is what might
be called a heavy feeder and will ben-
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efit immeasurably from a supplementary sprinkling with a treat of 20-2020 water-soluble fertilizer every two
weeks. That’s true of most of your indoor plants, by the way. But only every
two weeks and never more frequently
as you will be killing them with misplaced kindness!
CRYSTAL CLEAR - Speaking of
which, this is certainly not the case
with a Poinsettia - the profiled plant
in a column just before Christmas –
owned by Hudsonite and YLJ reader,
Crystal Coupethwaite. Who emailed
me with a wonderful story about the
specimen she bought at Costco in November, 2013.
Explained Crystal, “It was beautiful. I paid $19.99 which I thought was a
little expensive for my taste, but it was
big and beautiful. And I didn’t want to
spend $4.99 at Walmart for one that
would be dead in a week. As it turned out, this plant had a
hard time dying. A few green leaves
once in a while. Still, by spring, new
greenery showed up. I always kept it in
the house in the living room near light,
no sunshine, and kept watering the
poor thing, along with my Peace Lily
and Christmas Cactus.”
Added Crystal - and I’m fully in
agreement with her here - “I hate to
throw out something that is still alive.
So summer came along, it was still
green, and so I thought okay outside
you go, because two plants in the
house were enough.”
And so it sat alone on the deck,
sometimes with lots of sun and, if
lucky, watered by rain or from the hose
pipe. Said Crystal, “In October, it was
still growing green. I felt sorry for it
and brought it inside the house giving
it some sticks of food in the fall. In November, it started growing buds. And
in December, it had a full head full of
red flowers. Not hard red, but bright
blood red blooms with some greenery,
but not too much.
“Who knows, maybe another winter? So, who’s lucky? I guess I am, glad
it survived, and it’s giving us great
pleasure just looking at it every day.
Didn’t do a thing to it, just let it be itself.”
Bravo Crystal. And please do keep
me posted!
Meanwhile, until next time, have
fun in your indoor garden and keep
those questions coming. Who knows? I
may even have an answer!
Email: [email protected]
PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY
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$1,875 per month
$412,500
$274,500
$285,000
Fully renovated in excellent location, good visibility.
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430 and 440 Sylvio-Mantha #2, Vaudreuil-Dorion
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Commercial space
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Land – equestrian zoning
2 147 215 sq. ft.
Repossession in St-Lazare
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$1,229,000
$90,500
DEVELOPPERS: Superb residential lot to develop as
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Terrain Ste-Angélique, St-Lazare
$297,500
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