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A real pain in the Ash… See stories on pages 6 and 7

Bounty hunter PHOTO BY CARMEN MARIE FABIO

Hudson Parks and Recreation Director Julia Schroeder is launching an initiative to have residents clean their properties of ragweed by offering a bounty on every kilo of the offending weed brought to her office at the community center with a special prize being offered to the winner. See story on page 3.

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Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

With ragweed season in full bloom, the Town of Hudson is launching an innovative way of inviting citizen involvement in clearing private property of the allergen by putting a bounty of $0.10 a kilo on the loathsome crop.

And Parks and Recreation Director Julia Schroeder has decided to make the payout even more interesting by upping the ante.

“I personally will offer $100 of my own money as a reward for the person who brings in the most ragweed by the cut-off date,” she said. Until September 14, residents are asked to bring the harvested weed, roots included, to the Parks and Recreation office at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre, 394 Main Road, where it will be weighed and paid. Plants must not have been treated with pesticides and dirt from the roots must be shaken clean.

A reader had contacted Your Local Journal earlier in the week highlighting the prolific ragweed growth along the shoulders of Cameron Street and asked how the town’s administration planned to deal with the presence of the weed on municipally owned property.

“The town will be having the sides of the local roads cut again (as we did

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Ragweed growing along Main Road in the 300 address vicinity prompted a resident to take this photo and ask the Town of Hudson to address the issue during this peak allergy season.

in June) to reduce any impact,” said interim Director General Duncan Campbell in an email.

Ragweed is typically most bothersome for hay fever sufferers between the beginning of August to the first frost and, according to the Quebec Lung Association, is found growing primarily along railway tracks, sidewalk edges, construction sites, and vacant lots. It is responsible for allergic reactions in approximately 17.5 per cent of the population.

Schroeder is asking homeowners to be vigilant of ragweed growing on their own property and, even if not taking part in the $0.10 challenge to either pull or mow the offending plant.

“It’s considerably more damaging to our health than the threat posed by wild parsnip, yet is not currently in the public eye,” said Schroeder. She adds it’s also an issue which involves our entire region, not just Hudson.

Schroeder will be spreading the word around town by hanging the old-western themed, bilingual posters, created

by Hudson resident Kelly Deegan at public locales.

“I have asked the AMT (Agence métropolitaine de transport) to clean up its right of way especially west of the Hudson station where the tracks are no longer operated,” wrote Campbell. “They have answered today (August 17) that they will start tomorrow.

Typically, rights of way are ripe with all sorts of weeds and certainly as we ask our residents to keep their properties clean, the AMT is no exception.”

This year, the contest is open to Hudson residents but Schroeder plans to challenge neighbouring communities in a friendly competition to take up the same initiative in coming years.

Contest is open until September 14 at 12 p.m. (noon) and the winner of the greatest haul of ragweed, plus the crisp new $100 bill – will be announced in the September 17 edition of Your Local Journal.

For more information, contact Julia Schroeder at julias@hudson.quebec.

IMAGE COURTESY KELS DEEGAN

A bilingual version of this old-western themed Wanted poster, created by Hudson resident Kels Deegan will soon be appearing on lamp posts and telephone poles around town.

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EDITOR’S CORNER

Puzzled?

Pick on someone your own size The villified community mail box has been the topic of much ink, or more aptly key-strokes, this week following Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre’s jackhammer stunt destroying the concrete base of a super mailbox installation in progress and Pierrefonds resident Claire-Marie Gagnon who decided to make her own symbolic protest by interrupting a planned installation at another proposed site.

It’s not that the boxes’ installation mean we won’t continue to get our snailmail – what’s left of it, anyways. Like most changes in life, our kneejerk reaction is to protest at the first inclination of something new that’s been imposed on our routines even if the end result is not a significant compromise.

So why the big protest and why has door-to-door mail delivery become such a hot-topic item compared to comparatively more pressing issues of economy and healthcare, just to name a few?

Perhaps we bristle with the same indignation as when we see hundreds of oil tanker cars on freight trains rolling through our communities. Or when, despite vocal protests and environmental studies, we continue to encounter everything from projected pipeline projects to property expropriation. At its most basic interpretation, it’s representative of an unfair fight and an imposition of will without the courtesy of, at the very least, a consultation.

Whether it’s Crown Corporations, institutions, or unions, it’s pretty easy to predict who’ll win on an uneven playing field.

When we’re kids, it’s called bullying.

When we’re adults, it’s called progress.

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PHOTO BY LAUREN MITCHELL

Welcome to Your Local Journal’s new feature challenging your eye – and memory – to identify a mystery locale from somewhere in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region. Each week will feature a photo that pertains to a story in the newspaper. We challenge you to identify where the photo was taken. Winners get bragging rights and their names printed in the paper. Send your answers to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca.

Congratulations to reader June Pederson who was the first among many people who correctly emailed to identify last week’s Puzzled? photo taken at Frank Hicks’ Ye Olde Curiosite Bouitque on Main Road in Hudson.

Dear Editor: editor@yourlocaljournal.ca Dear Editor, Thank you for your great article (Hudson road woes, Your Local Journal, August 13, 2015). I must say I take great exception to the claims by Mayor Ed Prévost and Duncan Campbell, the current Director General about drywall and construction debris being put in this area. It is evident that neither Mr. Prévost nor Mr. Campbell have ever seen any drywall or renovation debris in this area let alone walked in these woods. The residents always took good care of this area and would never permit anyone to dump “GARBAGE”. Mayor Prévost’s and Mr. Campbell’s comments imply that this is what the residents of Seigneurie Street must be doing. The claim that the town’s public security patrol has found this debris in the woods is a blatant fabrication, since the woods in this area are extremely difficult to access because of swamp, a twenty foot drop into a ravine and thick underbrush. I doubt our security patrol got out of their vehicle, let alone went into the woods.

As far as the cost goes, I assume that even though the town had these blocks in their inventory, the blocks and the stainless steel cable (not chain as quoted) had to cost the town money since they definitely were not a “donation.” I also believe that our town employees do not work on a volunteer basis and that our town vehicles run on fuel and not on air. All of this combined equals expense.

This shows that this administration dismisses our concerns and chooses to act blatantly and aggressively while implying that our street has been a garbage dump and issuing statements that are devoid of any truth or fact. I challenge anyone to show us the debris they claim is in the area that

has been “blocked” by this eyesore and abomination.

Name withheld at writer’s request Hudson Dear Editor, On behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion in Hudson, they wish to thank all the residents in the community who have been assisting them by providing bird seed to the ‘Feed the Birds’ project at the Vaudreuil Soulanges Palliative Care Residence Foundation.

The Legion last spring headed this project of the making and installation of bird feeding posts for the benefit of the residents, the families, the staff, and the volunteers.

These feeders bring much joy to all the patients who can view the birds feeding without having to leave their beds. If you wish to contribute bird seed to the Legion for this purpose, it will be very much appreciated. Bird seed can be dropped off at the Palliative Care residence, or at the Legion.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Gerry Foliot Hudson Dear Editor, Contrast this quote in YLJ, “The economy and the environment...are so intertwined that it’s dangerous to have that train of thought…” (that they are separate issues), with (on the same topic) “Additional policies are needed to stem worldscale human, societal and ecological catastrophes. ... Just a bit more of business as usual won’t turn it around.”

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Retaining wall repair on Quarry Point Road draws ood of complaints James Armstrong Your Local Journal

Reports of a large backhoe stationed in the water on the shore of Lake of Two Mountains at the edge of the property at 35 Quarry Point Road drew the attention of Town of Hudson Municipal Inspector Étienne Lavoie and Municipalité Régionale de Comté de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (MRCVS) representative Samuel Pépin on Wednesday, August 19.

“They were basically working in the lake,” said Lavoie in an interview Wednesday morning. When asked about the repercussions for that activity, Lavoie replied the short-term requirement is to return the shoreline in question to the state it was before the work began. “Right now, the work in the water is stopped,” said Lavoie adding, “They have authorization to continue repair work on the wall.” The wall in question is a pre-existing retaining wall that needed to be fixed and the owner has the proper authorization to make those repairs according to Lavoie. However, he said the conditions of the permit for the work had not been followed.

As of Wednesday morning, neither Lavoie nor Pépin were able to confirm who had made the decision to make changes to do work that was beyond the scope of the permit. “We don’t know who decided to do this,” said Lavoie, “but for sure this is not what was authorized.”

According to Pépin, the MRC-VS is concerned with what took place in the

Letters Continued from page 4 The second, with examples, is mine in Your Local Journal of August 13 and the first is Peter Schiefke’s in the same issue.

In preparation for December’s Paris climate change conference, the G7 has come out strongly with these intentions: Decarbonize the global economy over the course of this century; Sign a binding agreement with legal force; Strive to transform the energy sector by 2050; Aim to cut carbon emissions by up to 70% (from 2010 levels) by 2050; Develop a plan to mobilize $100 billion per year in climate finance for developing countries; Provide four times more insurance and protection to 400 million people most vulnerable.

Harper’s Canada has been opposed to this, like in international meetings leading up to December.

Liberals, New Democrats, what about you?

Richard Rothschild Hudson

PHOTO BY JAMES ARMSTRONG

Unauthorized work along the shoreline at a home being built on the shore of the Lake of Two Mountains prompts a work stoppage order.

water. They will be following the situation with the entrepreneur and the owner to be sure the situation is rectified and does not happen again.

“A work stoppage order has been issued by the MRC–VS”, said Hudson interim Director General Duncan Campbell when contacted later in the day. Campbell also confirmed that a tree had been removed from the

property without a permit and a ticket was issued for the infraction. “We will continue to monitor the situation,” he added.

MRC-VS representative Simon Richard supplied some details of the work stoppage order. “The work that was done went beyond the authorization of the original permit,” said Richard. He explained the situation also

involved the Ministère du Développement durable, Environnement et Lutte contre les changements climatiques Québec because the unauthorized work involved the lakebed. According to Richard, the MRC and the province will look at lifting the work order stoppage once the affected area is returned to its former state.

Dear Editor, There were two significant events held last weekend: a wedding and a school board by-election. Let’s link the two.

First: the school board election held in the Quebec City area cost the taxpayer $50,000 or, put another way, $203 for each of the 246 electors with a turnout of only 1.36 per cent.

The result solicited this comment from the press attaché of Education Minister François Blais: “This is the reason we are depositing a new bill this autumn, to revitalize school democracy.” Naturally, this is something the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) strongly opposes.

Second: last Saturday media-mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau married his longtime companion Julie Snyder. The wedding reminded me of the QESBA’s report to the Canadian School Boards Association, at its ‘Congress’ held last month in Saskatchewan.

The report claimed a recent poll in the ‘Journal de Montréal’ newspaper, which it referred to as the ‘National Enquirer of the North,’ is the reason the government decided to do away with school board elections.

Apparently, the paper took a poll

concerning board elections, in which 80 per cent of respondents said to do away with them because they are no longer relevant in our high-tech world.

The association states the government is swayed by “populist politics” rather than be concerned with student success and the future of Quebec education.

Moreover, the QESBA found it necessary to state “the paper is owned by the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Quebec National Assembly, Mr. Pierre Karl Péladeau!” (www.cdnsba. ca) Making disparaging inferences about a newspaper and its owner to justify its own raison d’être, the QESBA does nothing to show cause for its costly existence to the taxpaying public.

Equally significant to this letter, which deals primarily with democracy matters, is the fact that both the present chairperson (Suanne Stein Day), and past chairman of the Lester. B Pearson School Board (Marcus Tabachnick) are, respectively, Director and Executive Director of the QESBA. Incidentally, both of whom have banned me from participating at Public Question Periods (present ban now

21 months) - indeed, true menaces to democracy.

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Ste. Anne hires consulting rm in effort to bring in more tourism visits CARMEN MARIE THE SOAPBOX

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Gremlins I blame a solar flare. Or an electromagnetic pulse. Or pretty much anything else for the fact that I, and those around me, have been hit with a spate of mechanical and/or electronic failures that started with the little flap that holds the soap in place in my dishwasher door and went on to cause a one-day delay in the publication of Your Local Journal for the first time in its almost 12-year history, save for a few holidays.

“What’s wrong with the washing machine?” my son asked not long after the dishwasher part came off in my hands. “It’s making a funny noise.” While the exact chronology of events escapes me, I know that they spanned about a week in which, besides the two aforementioned appliances, also infected the fan on my convection oven, the screen on my laptop, a smart phone whose intelligence is impeding all my efforts to get the screen to rotate, a seized front derailer on my bicycle, and a left rear wheel that fell off my husband’s rollerblade while we were in the east end of Montreal. Okay, technically the last one didn’t happen to me but I’m sure I had something to do with it.

While the ensuing incident that resulted from a brand new bicycle rack carrying three bikes being installed onto a 2006 suspension of a Toyota carrying the five of us is worthy of a column in itself, I’m happy to report no one was killed and the sparks never made any connection with the fumes from the gas tank.

The whole streak culminated with the worst possible scenario at the worst possible time – ten minutes before going to press, some godforsaken electronic device crashed resulting in the loss of a week’s worth of work.

One would think that swearwords and screaming were involved but what I remember more is holding myself and rocking back and forth while humming tunelessly, trying to comprehend what had just happened. We then did what most people do in times of crisis – we ordered pizza.

To make a long and confusing story – one punctuated with frustration and a sick stomach feeling – short, we finally headed home only to regroup with the entire YLJ team the following morning to redo the paper. Fueled with even more pizza and buoyed on by our wonderfully supportive and understanding advertisers, the product hit the stands a day late, and a little bruised, but proud nonetheless.

I thought the coast was clear until I bumped into a friend in Hudson last Friday and asked her how it was going. I slowly backed away when she told me about a plumbing issue at her home that resulted in sewage backing up in all four of her bathrooms. Apparently my reach had extended.

It’s a week later. My dishwasher and washing machine are complaining, but still functioning, much like myself. I have increased counter space with the loss of the convection oven and I’m told the data on my laptop is recoverable.

Things are looking better but I think it’s going to be a long time before I get the craving for pizza again.

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John Jantak

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Ste. Anne de Bellevue council adopted a resolution at the monthly Monday evening session August 10 to hire a consulting firm that will study the city’s tourism aspect in order to prepare a report providing recommendations on how it can boost the number of visitors.

Four of the six municipal councillors voted for the resolution in which a contract valued at just under $21,000 was awarded LJM Conseil. District 1 Councillor Dana Chevalier and District 6 Councillor Michel Boudreault voted against it because they felt other issues should take precedence such as developing the city’s northern industrial areas first.

“I think the priority should be on the industrial side,” Chevalier told Your Local Journal after the meeting.

“I feel it’s not time right now to focus on the tourist aspect. There are a lot of great events happening in Ste. Anne like the Farmer’s Market. They’re doing an excellent job and the tourism industry seems to be doing really well right now.”

Boudreault shared Chevalier’s sentiments that the town should focus its efforts primarily on building up its industrial area. “I’m not totally against the proposal; it’s just that right now we have other priorities. I’m not personally ready to spend $20,000 on the report,” said Boudreault.

For Mayor Paola Hawa, the issue isn’t so much about how Ste. Anne can attract more tourists, but what the city can do to bring more commerce into the village to help revive its flagging southern downtown core. She would also like to somehow unite the city’s very distinctive northern, central and southern areas, into one complete tourism package.

“This is an area where we need specific help,” Hawa told Your Local Journal. “With our partnership with Tourisme Montréal, in order for them to be able to help us, we need to present a marketing strategy. We need someone to be able to focus on this exclusively

PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK

Ste. Anne council voted in favour of hiring a consulting group hired to prepare a report and recommendations on attracting more visitors will help to promote the city’s diverse attractions in its northern, central and southern districts. District 1 Councillor Dana Chevalier and District 6 Councillor Michel Boudreault voted against the resolution.

and take care of it.”

Due to the unique geographic layout of the city that is divided by two major highways, the 20 and 40, visitors are mostly unaware that the northern area features nature parks and the Ecomuseum Zoo, the MacDonald Campus Farm and aviation museum in the central district, and the downtown village in the south.

Hawa said part of the goal of the tourism study is to bring all three of the city’s unique aspects into one complete package so that when people visit the Ecomuseum Zoo or Morgan Arboretum, they can later visit the other attractions in the centre of the city or in the village, and vice-versa.

As part of its strategy, the city will hold its first Naturellement Ste. Anne event on September 12 that will showcase the city’s geographic diversity.

“What we’re trying to do is to show people that there is more to Ste. Anne than just the boardwalk,” said Hawa.

“We want to show people that you can spend an entire day with the family in Ste. Anne visiting all the attractions.”

Hawa added that despite the two dissenting votes, council also adopted a resolution to hire the consulting firm Groupe CAI Global to provide a report on how the town should approach attracting new industrial companies to set up shop in the city’s northern district.

Beacons eld EAB treatments ahead of projected goal Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

With the presence of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) now being reported in both the Vaudreuil-Soulanges and West Island regions, Beaconsfield administrators report a higher than expected number of residents taking advantage of the discounts offered to purchase TreeAzin treatment for their Ash trees.

“We’ve estimated (there are) 8100 Ash trees on private property with 7000 having a trunk diameter of over 15 centimetres,” said Beaconsfield Director General Patrice Boileau. “Our

tender was to get 10 per cent of those 7000 trees. At the present time, we’ve had request for over 1100 trees,” said Boileau of the initiative’s 16 per cent treatment request as of the August 10 deadline.

Boileau said objective to reach the comparatively low percentage of privately owned trees was debated with the decision being based on the idea that awareness will continue to grow in the community, particularly as the presence of the bug becomes more evident.

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MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges takes aggressive action after EAB spotted John Jantak Your Local Journal

trees, and what property owners can do to prevent the encroachment of the pest further west into its territory.

Residents living throughout the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region are being advised to keep watch over their Ash trees after the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was discovered in the municipality of L’Île-Perrot last Wednesday, August 12.

The advisory was issued by the Municipalité Régionale de Comté (MRC) de Vaudreuil-Soulanges to all 23 towns and cities under its jurisdiction in an effort to combat the spread of the destructive insect and to ensure it doesn’t gain a foothold in the region.

To make the public aware of situation, the MRC also launched a new website devoted exclusively to the Emerald Ash Borer at http://agrile.mrcvs. ca/accueil which provides complete information about the insect, photographs to help people identify Ash

While the MRC is taking a proactive approach to prevent the spread of the borer further into its territory, MRC Communications Director Simon Richard said each municipality is devising its own individual strategies to deal with the problem.

“The first thing we want people to do is to be able to identify what an ash tree looks like so they can determine if they have any growing on their property,” Richard told Your Local Journal. “ Richard said some of the telltale signs that an ash tree may be infested with the EAB include dry dead leaves on its lower branches and holes in the bark that when peeled back may reveal trails where the insects have begun burrowing into the tree.

EAB treatments Continued from page 6 “Some people are going to wait until the EAB is closer before treating their trees. We’re probably in year one of the bug,” said Boileau. “The next three years will be very important to treat the trees if you want to have a certain opportunity to preserve them.”

Boileau said the earlier the trees are treated, the better the chance it has against the insect that burrows under the bark and feeds on the vascular tissue responsible for carrying water and nutrients to the upper canopy of leaves. Ash trees currently make up about 20 per cent of the town’s trees on public and private property.

Each TreeAzin treatment costs approximately $5/cm in trunk diameter and must be applied every two years

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The typical D-shaped trail is the tell-tale damage caused by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).

for the life of the Ash tree; however Boileau said between the years eight and 12, if a nearby infestation has been detected, surrounding trees may require yearly treatments.

The town treated its approximately 1000 Ash trees lining the streets this year at a cost of $200,000 and will be treating its estimated 1500 trees growing in parks and public areas in the coming years. The town also plans to begin felling trees that are smaller than 15 centimetres in trunk diameter this fall.

“To replace all the (town owned) Ash trees in Beaconsfield would cost almost $6 million,” said Boileau, speculating on the potential result if the town hadn’t acted. “Probably by the year 2020, we’d have to put $6 million on the table to replace them because as soon as the tree is infested, it’s dangerous,” he said, describing how the infestation results in the structural integrity of the tree being compromised.

“It’s not like oak trees that can stand up for years even when they’re dead.”

Cut-off for the Ash tree treatment is August 31 as the insect is no longer as mobile and its reproductive period has ended for the season.

For more information, consult http://www.beaconsfield.ca and scroll down to the Emerald Ash Borer button.

If the EAB is spotted and especially and if there is damage to any Ash tree, Richard advises residents contact their respective municipal officials to report the situation as soon as possible and to find out what specific action is required in accordance to the preventive strategy adopted by each individual municipality.

One possible preventive method to keep trees from becoming infected is to apply the biological insecticide TreeAzin around the base of the tree.

The insecticide is applied by a certified arbourist at a cost of about $200 per tree with a 40-centimeter diameter trunk.

The West Island municipality of Beaconsfield instituted this aggressive preventive approach late last summer to keep the EAB from gaining a foothold in its community after it received a 20 litre donation of TreeAzin to treat trees on its public lands.

The worst case scenario is that homeowners will have to cut down infested trees at an estimated cost of $700 per tree, a potentially expensive proposition if a property has several trees on site which is why the MRC is taking a proactive approach to make people aware of the EAB. The EAB is a non-native, invasive

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Kelly Tree Service technician treating an Ash tree with TreeAzin on a Hudson property in early August. The destructive insect has now been spotted in many places throughout the Vaudreuil-Soulanges and West Island regions.

and destructive insect from Asia that apparently found its way into Canada from imported ash wood products in 2011 and has been spotted in some West Island municipalities.

The MRC also hosted a public information session about the EAB on Tuesday evening August 18 at the Opticentre de Saint-Jean-Baptiste that featured Hélène Godmaire from the Conseil québécois des espèces envahissantes. Godmaire presented an overview of the problem and recommendations on how to prevent an EAB infestation.

After 38 years in business, it’s time to pass the torch. I would like to thank all those who supported me during these past years. Joe Petosa now has the opportunity to continue this service for the community, as the new owner. Again, thanks to one and all, Dan Bain.

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Hit Radio-Canada TV show La Petite Séduction lming in Hudson September 26-27 Residents from throughout Vaudreuil-Soulanges invited to participate on camera James Parry Your Local Journal

One of the hottest French-language TV shows in the Radio-Canada summer line-up – with over 1 million viewers per episode across the country – is all set to turn the spotlight on Hudson in a one-hour show to be broadcast next spring.

It’s called La Petite Séduction and its format has proven to be a winner not only with the audience, but also with the small towns throughout Quebec, such as Hudson, which garner major national exposure promoting their tourism, artistic and cultural attractions to potential new visitors.

The show invites a Quebec celebrity to discover a local village by showcasing all its charms, products, special locales, and of course, its inhabitants and its national broadcast provides the community an opportunity for viewers from coast to coast to watch. To date, more than 180 villages have hosted the Petite Séduction team. The townsfolk of Hudson will have to entice La Toque born theatrical and film actress Maude Guérin, though the means through which it will be done remain a guarded secret.

Host and animator, Dany Turcotte, together with a popular and highprofile Francophone ‘vedette’, will be in town the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27 for two days of filming.

And in what amounted to a giant casting call, the Radio-Canada team was at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre earlier this week outlining the project and inviting local residents

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Nicolas Pedneault, Hudson’s Director of Culture and Tourism (centre), together with the team of La Petite Séduction, met with local residents and businesspeople Monday evening inviting them to participate in the weekend filming on September 26 and 27.

to participate on camera in what will be five different segments.

Each will be set in a different location in the community and will include such landmarks as the Hudson Village Theatre, Hudson Yacht Club, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Le Nichoir, Jack Layton Park, Auberge Willow Inn, and Sauvé’s Restaurant.

Organizers are hoping that at least 500 people will sign up for the shoot and, ideally, many more.

Explained Nicolas Pedneault, Hud-

son’s Director of Culture and Tourism, “This is a wonderful opportunity for our little town of Hudson to promote itself in a positive way to a national audience. And the fact that we are celebrating our 150th Anniversary makes it even more special.”

Added Pedneault, “Hudson has so much to offer visitors at all levels. And the Radio-Canada team, which is always looking for towns and locations that are really out of the ordinary, approached us indicating they would like

to feature us. They subsequently met with Town officials last Friday and it was a go.”

While the show itself will spotlight Hudson, Pedneault stressed that everyone living in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region is welcome to participate on screen and that, to sign up, or to learn more, he can be contacted at (450) 458-6699.

Jules-Pierre Malartre contributed to this story.

Time travel through Hudson on a visual history tour James Armstrong Your Local Journal

Moments in time, imaginative memories, historical recreations and more play a role in the current exhibition at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Center. La Mémoire de Hudson a Travel Through History is a visual arts celebration of 150 years of Hudson’s yesterdays created by 15 local artists.

Fifteen themes or subjects were chosen earlier in the year and assigned to artists Christine Cousineau, Céline Poirier, Daniel Gautier, Élyse Turbide, Heather Dubreuil Gisèle Lapalme, Gilbert Lessard, John Goodger, John Vazalinskas, Judith Harvey, Marie-Ève Lauzier, Mona Turner, Pauline Vohl, Shernya Vininsky and Susan Snelgrove.

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gust 2. The subject matter of the works focus on places and people, sometimes well known, that are part of the town’s past. “That’s about the history of golf,” he said in reference to the abstract titled Le temps du Golf by Élyse Turbide.

As Gautier continued the tour of the exposition, he pointed out the Ottawa River and Lake of Two Mountains have played an important role in the development of the town once divided into three entities; Como, Hudson and Hudson Heights. Two works focus on nautical and related themes. The first, Gisèle Lapalme’s The Steamer ‘The Empress’ docked at Hudson wharf early 1800 and Susan Snelgrove’s Nautical Pleasures. The latter work is a collage of water activities and river transportation with the focal point on the original Hudson Yacht Club depicted in grey tone oils.

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Layers in Time by Heather Dubreuil is one of the 15 works of art portraying Hudson history on display at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Center on Main Road.

To the beat of his own drum St. Lazare resident credits determination and positivity for success in cancer battle Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

Crediting the power of positive thinking and the support of both his family and medical team, St. Lazare resident Paul Frederick has every intention of beating the Stage 4 metastatic renal cell carcinoma he was diagnosed with in June – so certain even his business cards bear the title ‘Cancer Killer’ in small letters underneath his name.

“I’m doing great, all things considered,” said Frederick after recently returning home from an ‘Ultimate Drum Camp’ held in Orford. Having worked in the percussion industry for over four decades, Frederick maintains his ties to the drumming community, “…to keep the doors open for what may come down the road.”

While Frederick describes his personal battle plan against his own cancer diagnosis as being right on track, his long-term goal sees him wondering how to repay what he describes as incredible good fortune in securing the medical experts at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital and current treatment plan with oncologist Dr. Jennifer Friedmann.

Frederick has been involved with

both The Rhythmic Arts Project (TRAP) founded by career musician and drummer Eddit Tuduri serving special needs youngsters, and Drums for Cures, an initiative of Scott Swimmer that hosts global drumming events raising awareness and funds in support of cancer education and research.

“I’m also trying to work on my battle-plan to help encourage them,” he said.

While Frederick navigates his way through what he describes as unchartered medical waters for something “untreatable and incurable,” he is far too busy making plans to wallow in any negative thinking. “What the medical profession is telling me and what I’m telling them are two very different things.”

Frederick said despite the flaws in our medical system, the people working within the everyday financial constraints and staffing limitations are still managing to do excellent work. “In general, human nature is to try and do good things and that’s what is driving them.”

Indeed, it was Frederick’s positive outlook that brought him to the offices of Your Local Journal in July, asking for a copy of a photo that had run on the June 18 YLJ West Island cover, de-

picting two construction excavators attacking the decommissioned overpass at Exit 41 in Ste. Anne de Bellevue. He then had his son Photoshop the names of the medications onto each machine to visually and symbolically reinforce his battle.

“This is strictly because I want to reinforce all the positive things that are happening in Oncology departments these days,” he wrote in a follow-up email. “I am convinced that the positive vibe of the people working in the system is having as much of an effect on cancer patients as are the miraculous new drugs and therapies, and want to do what I can to help.”

Still in the experimental stage, Frederick doesn’t know how well the medication treating the cancer that has now spread to his lungs is working but refuses to even entertain any thought otherwise. “People with a positive attitude and strong support group have more success battling cancer than people who don’t. I’m really trying to reinforce anything that I really feel is moving things in the right direction.”

For more info on the two drumming organizations listed above, see http:// www.traponline.com/ and http:// www.drumstrong.org

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Paul Frederick says he’s making remarkable progress during his treatment and credits a positive attitude and strong support network as much as the treatment he’s been receiving at the Jewish General Hospital.

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The excavators’ brand name Deere have been Photoshopped to read ‘Nivo’ and ‘Ipi’ reflecting Nivolumab and Ipilmumab, two experimental cancer-fighting medications being taken by St. Lazare’s Paul Frederick.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned, to all citizens of the municipalities of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, that : • The regular council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm has been moved to Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

• The regular council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. has been cancelled.

GIVEN AT VAUDREUIL-DORION, this 12th day of August in the year two-thousand and fifteen (2015).

MYLÈNE BLAIS Assistant Executive Director and Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Thursday, August 20, 2015

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s many regular readers of this column may have discerned by now, I am an unabashed afficionado of Coronation Street. That British docu-drama - OK, a soap opera - created by Tony Warren for what he hoped would be at least six episodes on the telly. Now celebrating its 60th anniversary this September, broadcast in countless countries around the world, and screened here on CBC Television five nights a week with a re-cap omnibus of all five episodes showing Sunday morning from 8 a.m. on.

Unless, of course, there is something less important going on - at least in the mind of Corrie fans - such as the Olympic Games, live coverage of a Federal Election, or the Stanley Cup playoffs!

Anyway, all of which is to say that as Founder and President for Life – don’t you just love that humbly hubristic title that I gave myself? - of the Hudson Coronation Street Appreciation Society founded 10 years ago and with members from throughout VaudreuilSoulanges, the West Island, and even Greater Montreal converging on Auberge Willow Inn the first Sunday of every month, I was gobsmacked to learn this week that someone I have known for years, and a Hudson firefighter, no less, is a bigger nut than I am. A Closet Corrie, you might say.

But in the nicest sense, of course!

--------------SUMMER SUPER FANS - I mean, how many people can boast an original colour painting of the iconic pub, the Rover’s Return, on one full wall of their kitchen-dining room with an orange cat that always appears in the opening sequence together with a couple of the late Jack Duckworth’s pigeons on the roof ?

Well, recently-engaged Brent Nolan, his fiancé Shannon DeVouge, and their four children aged seven

to 14, Emerson, Sydney, Dylan, and Townsend – who live on Harwood certainly can as evident in the photo below. All are such diehard fans that they never miss an episode, either live or recorded for future viewing.

To say that I was impressed is putting it mildly. And it certainly impressed the folks at CBC TV last week when this fab family entered a contest on the station’s Facebook page inviting ‘Summer Super Fans’ of the show to explain why they loved it while perhaps providing some photographic evidence to back it up.

I can only imagine the judges’ reaction when they saw the wall which identifies the landlord as Brent Nolan and features a special plaque honouring Shannon for ‘Best Pub Food’. Suffice to say that Brent and the gang are now the proud owners of a Coronation Street swag bag complete with a Carla Conner notebook and coffee cup with show logo and, of course, bragging rights forever!

--------------A GIFT OF THANKS - How did the painting come about? “It was a complete surprise,” explained Brent, until about three months ago with the Hudson Community Patrol and now with the Town’s Public Works Department. “The artist is Samantha Taylor, a very good friend of ours, who before returning to England after staying with us for a while said she wanted to do something nice for us. I was painting the kitchen at the time, mainly white, and before we left for work that day, I mentioned that she might have some ideas for brightening it up.”

Added Shannon, who has operated her own daycare centre in Rigaud for the past 12 years, “When we came home from work that evening, there it was. In all its glory. We were absolutely dumbfounded and loved it immediately!”

How did Brent first become a fan?

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In front of their giant kitchen-wall original painting of the iconic Rover’s Return, Corrie fans Brent Nolan, his finacé Shannon DeVouge, and their children, together with good friend Amanda Cheply , are all smiles for the YLJ camera.

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Vignoble Cote de Vaudreuil owners, Serge Primi and Christiane Sainte-Onge, together with Madeleine Tourgeon, president of Regroupement artistique d’Autour de nous, launch the 4th edition of Art at the Vineyard overlooking Harwood.

“As a teenager, my Dad, Don - who still watches the show religiously - broke his leg and he was stuck at home with an old black and white TV set and the CBC. He discovered Coronation Street and was soon hooked. As a kid, I hated it. Full of boring old British people and a drab, dreary street. Now I wouldn’t miss it. I mean people are always jumping in and out of bed with one another, there’s the occasional murder, and it’s dealing with topics such as bullying, hoarding, drug abuse, gambling and depression. Oh yes, it’s also very funny!”

Funny you should say that Brent, because I couldn’t have put it better myself. Although I must say that the humour has been a tad lacking in recent months.

And Shannon? “I never watched it before I met Brent six years ago. But then we were at the Hotel Fairmont in Montebello and I was in the shower when… ” Ah, but that would be a spoiler folks so I can say no more!

--------------HUDSON HISTORY REVISITED - Still on paintings, the Greenwood Centre for Living History on Main Road recently very gratefully received a gift of three oil paintings by artist, John Charles Pinhey, whose works are to be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the McCord Museum.

Making them even more special is the fact that they were delivered to Greenwood by the painter’s 99-yearold granddaughter, Juanita Snelgrove, and there are many venerable Hudson connections.

One of the paintings called, The Mower, for example, depicts the late Marnie Clarke’s grandfather, Frank Clarke, scything the land that Le Nichoir now resides upon. In 1898, Pinhey built a house known as Wolfenden in Hudson Heights, complete with a studio although, sadly, the building was destroyed in a fire.

The two other canvases show familiar Hudson scenes, with one identified as showing Mount Victoria titled Landscape with Farm House in the Distance. And the third is titled Stone Bridge on the Raquette River.

According to the Centre’s assistant executive director, Terry

O’Shaughnessy, when Juanita visited Greenwood this past July to deliver her grandfather’s paintings, it was discovered that she had been a close friend of Phoebe Hyde who bequeathed the Greenwood property to the Canadian Heritage of Quebec (CHQ) in 1994. As well as being a distant relative of the Delesderniers family who resided at Greenwood in the 1800s.

And you can see these three canvases of John Charles Pinhey at Greenwood during the upcoming final two weeks of its summer season. Greenwood’s final Sunday Home and Garden Tour for this season, incidentally, takes place on Sunday, August 30 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. when guided house tours are followed by tea and goodies on the porch. How simply delightful and oh so civilized!

--------------SUPER SCULPTURES - And now from paintings to sculptures. No less than 122 of them, to be exact, and all for sale. Fifty-seven of them on permanent display outside and the others on display under a big tent. All created by 32 distinguished sculptors from throughout Quebec and now showcased at the beautiful award-winning Vignoble Cote de Vaudreuil on Harwood, as part of the 4th edition of Art at the Vineyard hosted by owners Serge Primi and his wife, Christiane SainteOnge.

This in addition to a visual art exhibit each weekend from now through September 20 by some 40 local painters, photographers, and artists working in mosaics and ceramics, as well as potters, jewellers, and textile handicrafters also under the big tent.

This is one exhibit not be missed folks. Admission is free and Serge and Christiane invite you to take along your own picnic with plenty of chairs and tables available as well as their award-winning wines for your added enjoyment.

The vineyard is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tours are available on both Saturday and Sunday. The address is 2692 Harwood and for more info, call (450) 424-1660 or go to www.cotedevaudreuil.com. And see you there!

And that’s a wrap!

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Everyone is a winner with Bingo Ladies The Musical at Hudson Village Theatre Brilliant production and perfect summer fare worthy of eyes down for a full house James Parry Your Local Journal

Perhaps hard to believe today, and not too long ago at that, Bingo was the name of the game for tens of thousands of thrill-seekers and wannabe winners throughout Quebec. And indeed Canada. This was before govern-

ments began actively promoting their own multi-million-dollar programs on TV and in retail outlets to such an extent that it makes oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head spin.

Considering that it was once considered to be illegal. And on-line poker is readily available on the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;puter.

But no such problem with Bingo.

Armed with their own markers and

daubers, and often with lucky mascots in tow, the Bingo brigade with a few bucks in their pockets would flock to community and church halls, and even to more professional so-called Bingo Palaces, for a flutter on bounc-

ing balls and different coloured cards.

With part of the proceeds, however miniscule, going to a designated local worthwhile charity.

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PHOTO BY MICHAEL GREEN PHOTOGRAPHY

For Laura Caswell as Sandi, hope springs eternal that she will not only win a game or two but also the heart of Bingo caller Lou played by Mark Allan.

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Who says litterless lunches can’t be fun?

Stephanie O’Hanley Special Contributor

Your child’s school has a waste-free lunch policy. Or maybe you’re feeling uncomfortable that much of what you’ve put into lunch boxes heads to the landfill.

You can save hundreds of dollars packing every aspect of your child’s lunch on your own.

If you’re looking for litterless alternatives to a throwaway lunch, there’s plenty of choice available at specialty stores and places that sell back-toschool supplies.

Monkeys, cows and owls are just a few of the creatures decorating lunch

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kits designed for little people. Inside a colourful insulated bag you’ll find a tray divided into compartments that encourage independent eating. The bags are easy for toddlers to open and close.

Whether you splurge on an imported Bento box from Japan or take home a North American variation for an older child, you’re embracing one of the most popular lunch boxes around today.

The boxes come in all sorts of patterns and sizes, including Lego shapes, cat designs and Matryoshka dolls (Russian nested dolls). Available in colourful plastic, wood or metal versions, many include inner containers that can be rearranged or removed. The design, with dividers for different foods, is visually appealing and makes putting a lunch together fun.

Another Asian-style lunch box you may want to try is made of stainless steel, with stackable cases so that each case in the stack holds a different part of the lunch.

Some lunch boxes don’t look like lunch boxes at all but are purse-style clutches and totes in bright colours and patterns. The stretchy neoprene bags are insulated and often come with reusable containers.

If you’re using an insulated lunch bag and need reusable containers, you’ll find a variety of space-efficient and creative options. Some kits have nesting plate/bowls and lid/ bowls and sporks (spoon and forks in one), while others have stackable components.

Instead of a paper napkin, how about a cloth napkin in a gingham pattern? And instead of Saran plastic wrap, why not wrap up sandwiches and snacks with a colourful, washable wrap that can double as a place mat?

By thinking outside the lunchbox, school lunches can incorporate both fun and innovation for the child while removing the environmental footprint of all those disposable wrappers.

PHOTO COURTESY KGB DANCE STUDIO

Dancers of Vaudreuil-Soulanges in the spotlight This was a dynamic year for the dancers of KGB Dance Studio. Not only were some of them chosen to dance at Just-For-Laughs Festival on the LotoQuebec stage, but also 26 dancers went to the world-famous Broadway Dance Center in New York City to train in different styles of dance. This wonderful trip was organized by KGB Dance Studio. The dancers were recognized at the morning show well known by all, Good Morning America, they were asked to do some dance moves.

All the dance teams that competed won several prices. One of our Hiphop competition team named SWAT, including girls aged 7 to 12, were cho-

sen to participate at the Dance World Cup in Whistler B.C. Congratulations to Rosalie Tanguay, the first student in the dance study program with the ChĂŞne-Bleu Highschool at KGB Dance Studios, who was selected by Montmorency College to pursue a career in dance.

Finally, the year-end show named Funkytown was a huge success due to all the passionate dancers and KGB Team. It was the first multimedia show presented at this theatre.

The fall session is almost here. For more information, consult our website at www.studiodansekgb.com

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Leprohon’s new book captures Québécois cultural heritage through the eyes of an artist Stephanie O’Hanley Special Contributor

St. Lazare resident Louis Leprohon says he never expected to write a book about Quebec painter Marcel Dargis.

During a July 12 talk at the Greenwood Centre for Living History, Leprohon, a lifelong art lover and collector, says about 25 years ago he and his wife Mary saw Dargis’s colourful works in a small art gallery and bought a couple of paintings.

“We always make it a point to get to know the artist who we buy paintings from so that we can relate to what they’re trying to do, what they’re trying to express,” Leprohon said.

After getting to know Dargis, whom he calls, “ the most important Québécois naïve artist since Arthur Villeneuve, the doyen of naïve art in Quebec,” Leprohon realized the pein-

Bingo Ladies Continued from page 12 Sometimes more than once a week, depending on their dedication – some might even call it addiction – to the game believed to have been taken back to England by British soldiers returning from troubles in India in Victorian times. Apparently, they had played it to while away the time when not otherwise actively or pro-actively engaged. Bingo being an Indian word for ‘Got it!’

At least that’s the story I once heard and have never been given reason to doubt it.

Well, there is certainly no doubt in my mind at least that Hudson Village Theatre has certainly ‘Got it’ this month with one of the funniest, brilliantly staged and performed, and most moving musicals I’ve seen in years. And a winner in every sense of the word.

The creation of playwright-composer-lyricist, Grant Tilly, and directed by

tre-raconteur was telling a story about a specific period in Quebec history, the period known as la grande noirceur, the Duplessis era. “I said, ‘My God, this is really important’,” Leprohon recounted. “That’s what led eventually to trying to document what he was telling through his art. It started as a small project to leave him some form of a legacy that he could give to his children and his grandchildren and somehow it mushroomed.”

Available in French and English, Leprohon’s book, Québécois culture through the eyes of an artist, 1935 to 1960; Marcel Dargis – artist and storyteller, offers an historical perspective of Dargis’s art and paintings. The selfpublished book includes colour reproductions of 126 of Dargis’s 750-plus paintings, and snapshots of Dargis’s recollections of life in a rural, FrenchCanadian, Catholic parish. It focuses Elizabeth Gilroy – both of whom were in the audience on opening night last week – it is titled Bingo Ladies The Musical running through August 30.

First staged in its complete form at the Port Stanley Theatre Festival last summer to rave reviews, let’s set the scene, again a winner by set designer, Jo-Anne Vezina and superb accompaniment on piano by Meredith Zwicker.

It’s Friday night at the Bingo hall and the gloves are off.

Carol, a middle–aged waitress (played by Elinor Holt) desperately needs to win to pay off her sizeable debts. Her best friend, Sandi (Laura Caswell) tags along because she’s entertaining romantic ideas about the Bingo caller, Lou (Mark Allan) whose still grappling with the loss of his lifelong dream to front a rock band. And rounding out the quirky cast is Irene (Mary Pitt) a cantankerous septuagenarian know–it–all, oxygen tank in tow, who always wins.

How far are these diehard Bingo fans willing to go to win the big jackpot? Or even just four corners to cover the price of their card?

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Louis E. Leprohon (left) stands with Marcel Dargis in front of Dargis’s paintings at the recent visit to Greenwood Centre.

on five major themes in the paintings: family life, social life, religious life, traditional Québécois tales and legends,

and logging scenes in the Mauricie.

Continued on page 23

Ah, but that would be telling. Suffice to say that each cast member is simply superb in their role with solo voices and harmonies to match. Spot-on timing with surprises galore. And, without giving the game away, all may not be as it appears with dear old Irene!

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Legion News The days are getting shorter which means we are getting closer to curling season. Now is the time to suggest to your neighbours or friends about joining the best curling club around.

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Le Nichoir begins next phase in Wild Bird Conservation Project Lauren Mitchell Special contributor

It’s been two years since Hudson’s Le Nichoir Wild Bird Rehabilitation Centre unveiled its plan to build a multipurpose main building beginning with a multi-unit aviary. In 2014, they introduced phase two of the plan by announcing a new environmental education program for children. Last Friday, August 14, Le Nichoir held a groundbreaking ceremony in celebration of the commencement of the third and final phase, which involves starting construction on the Clarke Sydenham Nature Reserve.

“The reserve is located just adjacent to us, so we are neighbours with it,” said Susan Wylie, Executive Director of Le Nichoir. “It’s 40 acres of conservation land. So essentially we are located on two acres and there is over 40 acres that is touching our property owned by nature conservancy named the Clarke Sydenham Nature Reserve. A couple of years ago, the property was given to Hudson and we have a 99-years renewable lease.”

Staff members and elected officials gathered together as they planted their

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(Left to right): Susan Wylie, Executive Director of Le Nichoir; Nathalie Zinger, Regional Vice-President Nature Conservancy of Canada; MarieClaude Nichols - Liberal MNA for Vaudreuil; and Jean Lalonde, Prefect of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC, break the ground for the new Clarke Sydenham Nature Reserve at Le Nichoir in Hudson.

shovels to officially break the ground where the new building will stand in 2016. The ceremony was held in the presence of Vaudreuil Liberal MNA

Marie-Claude Nichols, VaudreuilSoulanges NDP MP Jamie Nicholls, Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC Prefect Jean Lalonde, Hudson Mayor Ed Prévost Mayor, Vaudreuil-Soulanges CLD General Manager Julien Turcotte, Nature Conservancy of Canada Regional Vice-President Nathalie Zinger, and Le Nichoir cofounder Lynn Miller, as well as representatives from partner organizations and individual supporters of Le Nichoir.

The new building will house the rescued wildlife throughout all seasons, as opposed to having to relocate the birds during the harsh Canadian winters. The building will allow Le Nichoir to continue its mission of rehabilitating birds in the region and remain open to the public for emergency response services. The new building will also house a multifunction classroom facility for children to be able to experience an on-site environmental educational program. It will also provide an intern program to students of wildlife biology

and environmental studies.

The design and construction of the building are equally as important as the purpose for the building, Le Nichoir ensures not only the safety of the structure for the birds but the quality of the design. The architectural plan was created by Studio MMA in Montreal whose goal is similar to those of the wildlife rehabilitation centre as they have created an environmentally responsible architecture. The construction managers at eSpace Construction Inc. also promise a sustainable construction project, in order to handle the four-season requirements.

Le Nichoir is happy to report that the original barn rehabilitation centre that has been standing since 1837 will continue to be used as a storage unit rather than being removed from the property. Wylie said it has been a part of Le Nichoir’s history, and will stand as a testament to its history.

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Art Expo Continued from page 8 Espionage, secrecy, and danger are part of the Hudson story in the persona of secret agent Sonya Butt d’Artois depicted in a work by Marie-Ève Lauzier.

Born Sonia Butt in 1924, she joined the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II at the ripe age of 19 where she met her husband-to-be, Guy d’Artois a 26-year-old paratrooper from Montreal. Upon her return to England in 1944, she was awarded for her work as an operative behind the lines in France. The couple was married in 1944. Part of their post-war life in Canada was spent in Hudson raising six children. Sonya died December 21, 2014 at Lakeshore General Hospital at the age of 90.

Once known as Pointe à Cavagnal, the town attained the name Hudson after by George Matheson opened a new post office and named it after his wife Eliza’s maiden name. A profile portrait The Young Eliza rendered by Céline Poirier commemorates the town’s namesake as a young woman contemplating her life in a new land.

“There was a lot of glass production here due to the quality of the sand deposit,” said Gautier of the post-glacial Champlain Sea. “It furnished glass for windows across Canada, oil lamps and the glass insulators that carried the

Leprohon Continued from page 19 Dargis, now 87 and still painting, grew up in Cap-de-la-Madeleine in the parish of Saint-Lazare, not to be confused with the Town of St. Lazare.

During the late 1930s, 40s and 50s, Leprohon said, Quebec was “very conservative, very nationalistic and the Catholic Church played a very dominant and important role in the everyday life of the people of the parish, French-Canadians, essentially.”

Stories in Dargis’s paintings recall the first 34 years of his life, a time Dargis calls his happiest years. “If you look at what happened in his parish, you can apply it to any parish in Quebec,” Leprohon said.

“It would appear that everything they did, they tried to find an excuse to have

wires on the telegraph poles,” he added, pointing to a still-life work Reflections by Judith Harvey.

As modes of transportation developed, the steam locomotive became an important part of Hudson life during the 19th century. Gilbert Lessard’s La Gare de Hudson contrasts the immensity of the engine with stature of the now iconic station.

Gautier pointed to Christine Cousineau’s Hommage à Norman McLaren. The Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director appears to be peering directly into the camera with a background of stylized filmstrips.

Wars have also played a tragic role in Hudson’s history attested to by Mona Turner’s Storms of War Homage to Hudson’s Veterans. A storm cloud sweeps a flock of Canadian geese across an open sky toward an unknown destination.

On an agricultural note, John Goodger’s Old Joe illustrates the importance of the dairy farming in Hudson. Old Joe was the prolific star of Dr. Thomas Bassett Macaulay’s Holstein herd at Mount Victoria farm. One of Macaulay’s legacies was making the Holstein into a successful dairy breed from his farm. In a similar vein, Daniel Gautier’s representation of the famous bull takes a head-on point of view against a background of forceful red.

As to particular well-known places in Hudson, Heather Dubreuil’s aptly named Layers in Time gives a new per-

spective on Greenwood House. Once the private home of Como’s early settlers, it now serves as Greenwood Centre for Living History providing space for telling the story of Hudson and a home base for the popular annual StoryFest event. “These are all pieced, each one is sewn to the next,” explained Dubreuil. “This one is hand dyed,” she said, “and some of it is stamped with text. The whole thing has a history – its built on layers of history.”

Thirteen out of 15 of the artists who produced the works for the exhibition are members of Artistes Hudson Artists.

This year, the organization is celebrating its 65th Anniversary. “We are the oldest English language artists’ organization in continuous existence in Que-

bec,” said Jane Wright. Recently elected as the organization’s president, Wright expressed her displeasure as to how La Mémoire de Hudson a Travel Through History was handled by the town. She brought her concerns regarding the lack of publicity for the vernissage to the last town council meeting. According to Wright, the town has not responded to date to her concerns raised at the meeting or to subsequent emails. Wright and members of Artistes Hudson Artists are hoping the town will purchase and install proper hanging hardware in the main hall of the community center so the exhibition can continue beyond the end of the month.

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a celebration, to get together as a family and enjoy life,” Leprohon said. Few families owned cars so people walked to work and to one another’s house, extended families and communities were close-knit and people enjoyed getting together, he said.

“Many people now have no concept of what happened in those years,” Leprohon said. “It was called la grande noirceur because those who were left of centre did not like the Duplessis government and were very negative about that whole period. But there are some good things that happened.... Through (Dargis’s) art you’re left with the question, at the end, was there really a need for all that change?”

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L.L., L., D.D.N. 1576 C Ste. Angélique, St. Lazare Ph. (450) 455-2323

Affiliated BRUNET 1771 Ste. Angelique, St. Lazare Ph. (450) 424-9289

OPTICIANS

Lunetterie Vista

Greg Lothian, B.Sc.,CAT(C), CSCS

1867 E Ste. Angélique, St. Lazare Ph. (450) 455-4500

Professional strength coach & Low back/ injury reconditioning therapist.

Become strong & injury free!

514-867-5684 mifitpro.com

BOOKKEEPING

IMMIGRATION

Brazolot Migration Group

Business and Personal Accounting Services, Tax Preparations & Filings Ph. (514) 730-5966

35 Wharf Road, Hudson, QC (450) 458-2186 info@brazolotgroup.com

to play with him. If you think you can help, please contact John at (514) 694-5850.

• We are desperately looking for male volunteers to help out in our Youth Engagement matching project, which matches volunteers with individuals with intellectual disabilities to help break their social isolation.

We are looking for soccer players, coffee drinkers, chess players, etc. If you think you can help, please call John at (514) 694-5850.

• A very soft spoken Francophone man with a moderate intellectual disability living in a mostly Anglophone residence in Roxboro is looking for a friend to chat with. The volunteer will have to be patient as the gentleman requires additional time to complete his tasks. If you think you can help, please call John at (514) 694-5850.

Jean-Pierre Boyer

FITNESS & INJURIES

Bryan Todd, B. Comm (Acct.)

DENTISTS

some time. This lovely lady is very well educated and has lost her motivation. The ideal female volunteer advocate could be of assistance to help her gain some confidence and encourage her to enjoy the outdoors again as well as some small shopping activities and social support. For more information, please contact Tommy at (514) 694-5850.

• A 71-year-old gentleman with mobility issues is looking for a male volunteer advocate to assist him with running some simple errands. This gentleman is very sociable and has a good sense of humor. For more information please contact Tommy at (514) 694-5850.

• A young man in his early 20s with Asperger’s Syndrome, living in Beaconsfield, is in need of a volunteer to help him socialize. He loves to play Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) and would benefit from having someone

PSYCHOLOGIST

Sylvi Lafontaine Psychologist

450.458.0944

ORTHODONTISTS

Dr. Amy Archambault Dr. Paul Morton Your Local Specialists in Orthodontics

3206, boul. de la Gare, Suite 160 Vaudreuil-Dorion (450)218-1892

sylvi.lafontaine@videotron.ca Bilingual Services • Cdn & US trained

drs. Martina Kleine-Beck Psychologist 514.265.1386 martinakb _ 58@ hotmail.com

Dr. Don Littner & Dr. Morty Baker 472B Main Rd, Hudson Ph. (450) 458-5334

DENTISTS

Dr. Aileen Elliott 1710 Ste Angélique, Saint Lazare

PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SERVICES

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Sandy Farrell, Davis Facilitator Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD & Learning disabilities can be corrected. www.dyslexiacorrection.ca (450) 458-4777

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CLASSIFIEDS

SECTIONS 100- For Sale 125- For Rent 150- Services

175- Wanted 200- Careers/Employment 225- Financial Services

100 - FOR SALE Black wall unit with 3 sections and glass doors, $100. Grey kitchen table with 4 chairs and leaf insert, $50. Green kitchen table with 4 chairs and leaf insert, $90. Black coffee table with light grey design, $40. One black end table with light grey design, $30. Laminated beige 2 door armoire with selves on one side and a side to hang clothes on the other, $75. Black computer desk, $40. Central vac Electrolux for sale, 2 yrs guarantee, $275.

Call 450-458-7488 Dry firewood. Stacking and kindling available. Very reasonable. Dan: 514.291.1068 TICON 30 Sailboat, Beautiful interior, very roomy and well designed. Shoal Keel - draft 3’ - 11” . Great for the Hudson region. Asking $22,500 please call April 514-894-1025 Yellow snow scoop $25. Super furnace electric space heater $15. Electramart space heater 1500 watts $25. Viking portable dishwasher $50. Panasonic 19” color TV $25. Yardmaster lawn mower $25. Call 450-458-7193 Home sale Saturday September 5 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Glamorous home selling excess furniture, collectibles, carpets, lots of great things. 92 Alfred Desrochers, N.D.I.P., left on chemin du Moulin, second house from water.

125 - FOR RENT Saddlebrook beautiful cottage 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bathrooms, double garage, nice quiet wooded lot. 3 fireplaces $2150 per month.

Available for September / long term. Call 514-865-0385 Home in the heart of Hudson. Cottage 3 floor including jaccuzzi tub, central vac, laundry shoot, closed backyard. Circular driveway. $1200 per month - short or long term.

514-993-3552 Small 2 Bedroom home in Hudson. Includes fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer/ dryer, central vac and jaccuzzi tub. $950 per month. Call 514-993-3552 Apartment for rent in central Hudson. 2 bedrooms, living room, dining room, large storage, all appliances, two parking spaces, immediate occupancy. $900 per month.

Telephone 450-458-5774 Cell 514-894-2303 Pincourt 5th Ave. 4 1/2 1st floor condo style apt. Clean, includes, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave, vertical blinds and parking. Near all services. Available November 1st 2015. $790 a month 514-453-7534 Village location, bright basement Apt for one or two. $700 per month. Including all utilities. No smoking, no pets. Call 450-4584195

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$15 $20 3 weeks $25

325- Autos for Sale $24.95 until is sells

350- Legal

150 - SERVICES

150 - SERVICES

175 - WANTED

APPLE MAC SUPPORT since 1983 Variable Rates Initial Hour Free – Upgrades Troubleshooting Bootable Backups System Analysis & Advice terry@cloudbyteconsulting.com – www.cloudbyteconsulting.com 450-853-0534

Moving Service, local, trailer rentals.

Call Colin: 514-850-9948

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, 450-458-4319 or email patrick148@ ca.inter.net. 2760A Cote St-Charles, StLazare, Reni Decors (next to Mon Village)

Ivan’s Garbage Removal will remove renovation debris and junk from houses, sheds, garages, basements. Also old fences, decks and balconies. Available 7 days/ week. Call 514-804-8853.

SINGING LESSONS - Ages 7 to 17. Private or Semi-Private. In my home (StLazare). Sing the songs you love! Call Morgan. 514-607-1308 References available.

Vacuum Cleaner. Sales and repair of all brands, 40 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

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

Painting, Power-washing, Gutter/Window cleaning, Seniors Discount. Call Stefan: 514266-1602.

Masonry Services. Brickwork. Stonework.Foundation. Tuck Pointing. Cement Finish. Construction IJS RBQ 56993546-01 www.constructionijs.com Fast Courteous Local Service 514-262-3320

French lessons can be given in your home by a trained expert in Linguistics for all.

Levels from beginners to advanced French.

Please call 514-893-7471

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 Fun, loving, subsidized English home daycare has place available immediately for children 18 months plus. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. Call now 450-4511037 L’Entreprise NS Cleaning would like to welcome the new residents of Hudson/St lazare. We offer the services of helping you with the organization of your new home or the simple cleaning of it. We do also clean homes on a regular basis. Please contact Professional NS Cleaning at 514-972-8237 Rénovations Générales. Gyproc, plâtre, joint, peinture, céramic, cuisine, salle de bain, douche, plancher. Divisions sous-sol, plancher flottant, bois franc. Patio paysagement. Denis 514-220-1410 MAN WITH A VAN” MOVING whole house.

Small moves, too! Quebec/Local/Ontario. Experienced/ Equipped. Mike The Moving Man: 514-605-3868.

Jacques Harvey Piano School. Experienced, qualified teacher offers piano lessons to be- Exterior home & yard services. Hedge & ginners or advanced students. Children and shrub & tree pruning, stump removal and adults are welcome. Call 450-455-1544. forest clean-up. Gutter cleaning and repairs.

Gardening, planting & general landscaping.

Call Sean 514-991-9674

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Masonry Services, Stonework on stairs, walkways & walls. Foundation repair & parging. Chimney repair . Call Pat 450-458-7925 Cleaning lady with 10 years experience.

Friendly, efficient with good references.

Please call Liane at 514-290-5321

Painter - Mark Griffiths Painting Company.

Interior / Exterior. 30 years Experience, References, Free Estimates. Local, Trustworthy.

514-442-4992 ¿ Moving? All jobs. Reliable, reasonable, fully equipped. Local and Ontario, Maritimes, USA. 35 yrs experience. Call Bill or Ryan.

514.457.2063 Registered Gun Smith. We buy and sell used guns. 514-453-5018 Handyman / for small jobs. Call John: 514623-5786 Cleaning lady, 20 years experience. Attention to detail, glowing references. Choice of one day per week - one time per month.

Please leave message 450-458-0251 L’Esprit en Paix residential and commercial cleaning now offering painting and handyman services. We supply all our own products and equipment with regular or all natural products. Call for a free estimate! 438-832-2803

200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT TAXI SAINT- LAZARE/HUDSON. NOUVELLE/NEW ADMINISTRATION. Chauffeurs Démandés / Drivers Needed. REQUIS /REQUIRED: CLASS 4C + / “POCKET NUMBER” ***PAYER CHAQUE JOUR***PAID DAILY*** .Appelez / Call: Daniel 450-921-2132 / Claire: 450-802-6222 entre/ between 9H00-17H00 Looking for a General Mechanic for work on gas trucks, small equipment and machines. Full-time, steady work, 40 hours/week; good wages, starting immediately. Please call Jim at 514-945-8852.

Looking for evening/weekend receptionist to perform light office duties.

The candidate must be bilingual, possess a good telephone manner, work well with the public, and be flexible. Please send your CV to cindy@royaljordan.com Nous cherchons une receptioniste pour le soir/week-end pour effectuer des taches legeres du bureau. Le candidat(e) doit être bilingue, posséde une bonne maniére au téléphone, bien travailler avec le public et faire prevue de souplesse.

S.V.P. me répondre par courriel a cindy@ royaljordan.com Over night child care needed. Must drive approx 2 to 6 times a month. Vaudreuil area.

514-730-8831 Motivated, open-minded, coachable entrepreneurs wanted. Learn to build your own online business in the Health and Wellness industry. No need to quit your job. Flexible hours, free training. Visit www.dianepartenza.com. See if it’s a fit for you.

Full / Part-time help packaging baked goods.

Good manual dexterity, flexible. Please email your cv or info to info@tuttigourmet.com Experienced part-time help needed for well established lawn care company. Must know how to use a whipper. $12 - $15 per hour. Call 514-884-5959

175 - WANTED

250 - REAL ESTATE SALE

Foreign car parts, we pick up your scrap vehicles. Purchase and selling. Please call 514-577-3720. Ask for Michael.

Farm for sale St-Eugene, Ontario 613-6742628. 78 Acres with House and buildings for $1.1 000,000

$ Buy car for scrap. Running or not. 24/7. www.scrapvehicule.com Call 514-951-4203

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250 - REAL ESTATE SALE

325 - AUTOS FOR SALE

Private sale of house, Village of Hudson on Pine, 2 bedroom cottage-style house, central village, hardwood floors, 1 1/2 bathrooms, large lot. Asking $279,000. Call Dwight Tobin 514-983-7164

325 - AUTOS FOR SALE

1996 Honda Civic Si with multiple modifi- Mercedes S550 – 2007 AMC Package. cations: JDA B16A SIR II, cams, Exedy clutch, White, panoramic roof. 144,000 km. Mint conJDM ITR S80 LSD trans. w/short shift, urethane dition. $24,500. Call 514-216-9217. engine mounts, Sparco quick release steering wheel, Sparco seats w/Willans 4 pt. harness, 1997 LINCOLN MARK VIII - “The last pretty LinNeuspeed sport springs w/Koni front shocks, coln”, 158,000 km, summer tires on nearly new frt/rear strut bars, stainless brake lines and original mags, winter tires on old mags, 2 door, 275 - GARAGE/MOVING SALE much more. $6500 or best offer. 514-218- Intech Aluminum 4.6 litre 4-cam, 32 valve V8, Multi + Family Garage Sale. Something for 2776 280 hp, 4 speed automatic, colour teal metallic everyone! 51 Beach in Hudson. August 22nd $2,500. Tel: 450-458-5541 and 23rd 9am to 3pm. Rain date August 29th Kia Sportage LX 2009 with Convenience 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL, Lease Take Over, 9am to 3 pm.

Package, (4WD), manual, 136,000kms, very 67,000 kms, Black, Leather package , 22 good condition, never accidented, new 4 months remaining @$325/month. View on Multiple family garage sale on Maple season tires, towing hitch inc., asking $8,900 Leasebusters.com ID #140741. Call 514-220Street in Hudson. Sat. Aug 22nd 8am to neg., 450-424-4308 3398 2pm. 10 Sites from 80 Maple to 122 Maple J0P 1J0. Furniture, kitchen items, childrens Ford Ranger 1998 Black. 298,000kms, good clothes, toys & books, sports equipment, condition, 2 sets of tires, (4 X 4 not working).

Mazda 3 for sale, 2006, charcoal-black, boating items, lighting, CD’s, books, linens, $1750 or best offer. 450-458-7906 4-door, 5-speed AC, 159,000 km, $3495. (514) games, antiques, prints, a bathtub and 941-5320 much more. Rain date Aug 29th 8 to 2.

Mazda Protégé 5, 2003, 5 doors, manual transmission, A/C, 171,000 km. Runs well.

Garage sale, 308 Main Hudson, August 2005 Saturn VUE - Black 185,000 km-great Asking $1,675. Call 450-458-0581 (evenings), 22nd and 23rd, 9am to 4pm. Furniture, condition-$2500 or best offer. Call 514-717- 438-822-6875 (cell) kitchen and bathroom sinks, antique win- 6256. dows, wood beams, books, cassettes, LPs, 2003 Kia Rio, Automatic, Green, new 200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT 4 winter tires on rims 215/65/R16, tea set, all season tires, very clean, 121000kms, Nikormat 35 mm camera with 50 mm lens, $2,500 2003 Kia Rio, Standard, Silver, very comic books etc. clean, 172000kms, $2,200 both 4door.

514-773-0394

325 - AUTOS FOR SALE

2009 Chevrolet Malibu 2LT, grey/green, 98300 km, no Montreal winters, excellent condition, well-equipped, 6 speed transmission, great gas mileage, sunroof, leather/ suede seats, $8700. 450-458-7863 1992 Mercedes 300 SL convertible. 162,843 Km’s … Hardtop, new: soft top, battery, compressor A/C . 6 cd disc player, cassette player.

Not winter driven, mint condition. $15,000 Call 450-458-5995

2006 Mercedes CLS500, never winter driven. 86,000 Kms, very clean $24,000 Silver, negotaible. Please call Ray at 514-668-9718 1991 Mercedes SL500. Hard and soft roof, never winter driven. 136,000 kms, black to black very clean. $10,000 negotiable. Please call Ray at 514-668-9718 Silver Chrysler LHS 2000 with 267,000 kms. Highway driven only to Florida, Very clean, all electric. 3.5 engine with a V-6 $1700 Please call 450-458-7488

1964 Cadillac Sedan de Ville. Excellent condition. 82,000 original miles. Rebuilt motor.

Numbers match. Appraised at $17,000 asking price $10,000 or best offer. Call 514-6264770

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.

Chevrolet Suburban 2010 -LT- White. Model 1500, 4x4. 60,000 km. Mint Condition, Like New. $30,000. Call 514-216-9217.

94 Mustang GT. Black coupe $7,800 must sell. Please call 514-996-6965

360-LOST

LOST MALE (NEUTERED) CAT

Name: Zeus Extremely friendly. White with orange markings on head, back and tail.

July 27th, 2015.

Close to Hudson Palliative Care Residence (Como Gardens and Shepherd Circle) REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN. Any Information, please contact:

Lianne: 514-825-0732

200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT

Couvre-Planchers Couvre-Plancher Pincourt Pincourt is looking for a sales person. Must have experience in dealing with the public. A basic knowledge of the different types of floorings that exist is highly recommended. Being able to calculate surface area and convert measurements is a must. Any type of decorating/designer experience is a plus. Organized, works well with others are expected. Language skills: French and English. Availability: full or part time, including Thursday and Friday evenings and weekends.

tapispincourt@hotmail.com

Fax: 514-453-3271 200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT

1999 black Honda Civic CX hatch back.

Mercedes CLK 320 - 1999 - Convertible, Sil- Manual. 270000 km. Rusty but runs great. ver. 208,000 KM. $6,900. Call 514-216-9217.

Many new parts incl. timing belt, wtr pump and rad. 8 rims and tires. $1500 neg. Call Steffan after 4:00pm. 514-826-5539. or email steffanmarshall@hotmail.com

200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT

Parish Of¿ce Administrator for the Parish of Vaudreuil The Anglican Parish of Vaudreuil is currently seeking a quali¿ed person for the part-time position of Parish Of¿ce Administrator. The Parish comprises St. James’ and St. Mary’s Churches in Hudson, Quebec, serving Hudson and the surrounding communities.

The Parish Administrator will report directly to the Incumbent (Rector) and indirectly to the Corporations of each Church. He /She plays a key role in the day-to-day life of the parish community and its various ministries, taking responsibility for secretarial and administrative duties, which include: redirecting and handling all phone calls, emails or mail correspondence, creating / publishing all printed bulletins, notices and information to support the various Parish ministries, coordinating Hall Rentals, updating church accounts, and executing Website updates (appending photos, videos and printed data).

We require a high level of organizational skills, a demonstrated ability to communicate with the public in both English and French in a welcoming, tactful and helpful manner, a clear understanding of our policy of con¿dentiality, a keen problem-solving approach to issues, computer skills relevant to current of¿ce software, and an ability to work collaboratively on a team. The successful candidate will be asked to provide a current Police Record Check with Vulnerable Sector search completed within the last 12 months.

This is a part-time position of 18 - 20 hours spread over 5 part-days (Monday to Friday).

Remuneration and Bene¿ts to be discussed and will be commensurate with quali¿cations and experience. Please consider whether God is calling you to be a part of our Ministry Team.

For a job description, and / or to submit a resume, interested persons are encouraged to contact the Parish Of¿ce at 450-458-5897 or by email: of¿ce@parishofvaudreuil.com Thursday, August 20, 2015

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COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

THINGS TO SEE AND DO

To submit your “Things to See and Do”, send your information to editor @ yourlocaljournal.ca before Monday noon.

All announcements should include dates, times and addresses. Publishing priority will be given to non-profit and community based groups.

BEACONSFIELD The ninth annual Beaconsfield Pet Fair takes place on Saturday, September 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Centennial Park, rain date is Sunday, September 13. There will be 20 animal rescue groups with their adoptable animals on-site. There will also be dog training and agility demonstrations, the Parade of Adoptable Animals, blessing of the pets, face painting and lots of free giveaways make this a family event not to be missed. Montreal’s famous vegan food truck La Panthère Verte will be serving their tasty fare and Beaurepaire Village’s Miss Manitt’s Cafe will be serving specialty coffees and pastries. Proceeds will be equally distributed among the participating animal rescue groups. See you at the fair!

HUDSON After the unfortunate deluge on Canada Day, the free convert by La Voix finalist Matt Holubowski, and fireworks display, will take place August 22 at 7 p.m. at Jack Layton Park, 400 rue Halcro. Fireworks will follow at 9 p.m. See you there!

Don’t forget that Greenwood’s final Sunday Home and Garden Tours for the season will take place Sunday, August 30 at 1:30 and 3.30 p.m. Visit our historic house and gardens on the water, and meet artist Heather Dubreuil who has recently created a beautiful work honouring Greenwood (currently on display at Hudson’s Community Centre). Guided house and garden tours are followed by tea and goodies on the porch. $10 per person. The Greenwood Centre for Living History is located at 254 Main Road. For more information, visit our website www. greenwood-centre-history.org.

POINTE CLAIRE The Lakeshore Creative Stitchery Guild launches its new season with a coffee party Thursday, September 10, at Centre Noel Legault located at 245 ch Bord-du-Lac. New members are welcome. The guild offers needlework classes in various techniques for all levels, from novice to advanced, in weekly classes running every Thursday. We also meet Tuesday evenings twice a month. For info on guild membership and its program for 2015-2016, visit www.lcsg-gtal.ca or write to us at info@lcsg-gtal.ca.

STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE We invite parents of children between the ages of 0 – 10 years to attend a five week DVD seminar series every Thursday from October 1 to the 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. George’s Anglican Church. Course fee is $25. For more information call (514) 457-6934 or visit our website office@stg.church.

For anyone struggling with the effects of separation or divorce, we invite you to attend DivorceCare on Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. from September 15 to December 8 at St. George’s Anglican Church. Pre-registration is required. For more details, visit www.divorcecare.org. $25 fee includes a workbook. For more information call (514) 457-6934 or visit our website office@stg.church.

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Matt Holubowski will be performing in Hudson at Jack Layton Park. See listing for more details.

crafts and games. Special appearance

by Youppi!

ST. LAZARE This Saturday, August 22, come out and support the Women’s Softball Tournament’s Annual Charity Match against Team Stock in support of the ALS Society of Quebec at Bédard Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. BBQ and beverages will be sold. Raffle table and 50/50 tickets. There will be a kids’corner with

VAUDREUIL-DORION La Maison Trestler will be holding a concert by pianist Olga Trofanova and violinist Sergeï Trofanov on Wednesday, August 26 at 8 p.m. For information or reservations, call (450)4556290 or visit our website www.trestler. qc.ca.

Community tree planting Invitation from Soulanges MNA and Minister for Rehabilitation, Youth Protection and Public Health Lucie Charlebois

Saturday, August 29 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Beside the Sainte-Angelique cycling path Meeting point : Corner of Chemin Sainte-Angélique and Rue AlbertBeaulne - Parking on Rue Albert-Beaulne

Plant a tree with your family! Many prizes to win !

Light snack Bring your shovel!

Green line 450-424-8000 ext 248

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The English Gardener Pathways as cheap as chips James Parry Your Local Journal

‘Tis Sunday morning. After days of torrential rain bucketing down – badly bashing some of my tall perennials such as Phlox, Ornamental Grasses, and Jerusalem Artichokes while making watering unnecessary and mowing the lawn impossible - it is horrendously hot and humid. Almost tropical and far too torrid to be toiling in the garden.

Even though I’m only halfway through a quarter truck load of wood chips delivered last week to spruce up my meandering shady and woodland pathways. Cheap as chips, good for at least two years, all-natural, and the epitome of practical recycling. Ah well, I’ll get to it sooner or later. At least before the first snowflake falls!

Same for my plans to create a new…

Not sure what, to be honest. But it will surely come. For to quote the late great landscape designer, Vita SackvilleWest, “The most notable thing about gardeners is that they are always opti-

mistic, always enterprising, and never satisfied. They always look forward to doing better than they have ever done before.”

A little philosophically pedantic perhaps. But I really do believe that there is more than a grain of truth in that. In fact, a whole bushel-load, wouldn’t you agree?

Found that quote, by the way, in a gem of a book titled, A Gardener’s Bouquet of Quotations, written by a certain Maria Polushkin Robbins that I picked up for a buck at the Hudson War Memorial Library at 60 Elm Street at its monthly book sale. (For more info, call (450) 458-4814). Published in 1993 by Penguin Books USA Inc. then located on - get this – Hudson Street in New York. Go figure!

It’s a treasure trove, making for great reading when you just want to put your feet up and relax. Quoting, as it does, such great writers and passionate gardeners as diverse as Lewis Carroll, Louis L’Amour, Alice B. Toklas, Prince Charles, Henry David Thoreau, Ronald Regan, and Winston Churchill.

Plus, of course, William Shakespeare.

Although I do have the sneaking suspicion that it was his wife, Anne Hathaway, who did all the planting and

weeding at his cottage in Stratfordupon-Avon while he was swanning off penning plays and sonnets for posterity!

GOING BANANAS – Mentioned earlier that our recent weather has almost been tropical. Which brings me to a delightful e-mail I received from Your Local Journal reader, Elba Vasquez – who also happens to be the coffee roaster with Cafe Sol y Mar at the Hudson Farmer’s Market every Thursday afternoon.

Wrote Elba, “Reading your recent article and seeing the banana flower after more than 30 years brought back such good memories. Our adobe house in El Salvador was surrounded by all kinds of fruit trees, and the banana plants were grown right near our patio between orange trees. We used the leaves of the banana plant to make tamales, a traditional Latin-American dish. The leaves are used to wrap

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Hudson Farmer’s Market exhibitor, Elba Vasquez, checks out some bananas during a recent visit to her former home in El Salvador.

up the tamale dough for flavour and aroma and because the leaves are big and wide. This is one of the things that makes a good Salvadoran tamale.”

Continued on page 31

Meet us at the Market Hot, hot, hot with Gordz Regardless of the weather every Thursday at the Hudson Farmer’s Market at the corner of Main and Selkirk, Gordz Hot Sauce has been there since the very beginning every Thursday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.. An all-natural grower and producer of a unique line of hot sauces, who believe that they are the only ‘Seed to Bottle’ producer in Canada.

Their policy of growing as many ingredients as possible assures visitors to the market consistently fresh flavours, and their over 30 varieties of hot peppers guarantee something for every palate. From their mild Ha-

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banero-Nasturtium Jelly to their famous Hot Sauce, there is something to add a little zip to any dish.

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SUMMER FUN Gardener Continued from page 30 Elba went on to add, “My uncle Marce, who had his farm (finca) next to ours, had, among other fruits and a coffee plantation, a banana plantation in a valley. When I was growing up, I would walk to his house to play

with his younger daughter, who was my age, and I would see four or five racimos of banana hanging from their porch ceiling. And when they were ripened my aunt would go to the market to sell them and she would leave some for the family to eat.

“After the banana harvest, my uncle and one of his sons would chop up the banana plant but would leave

a foot and a half of the plant from the ground, so that it would grow again.

And the rest of the plant would be fed to his cows and a couple of bulls. The animals loved the banana plants because they are juicy and they would eat everything, leaves and all. The cows also eat mangos and grass, but I distinctly remember them eating the banana plants.”

What a wonderful story Elba. And

thanks for sharing it with our readers.

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Until next time, have fun in your garden. And watch out for those skeeters!

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