Your Local Journal - July 7th, 2016

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The truck stops here A tight turn onto Chemin de la Petite Rivière from route Harwood in Vaudreuil-Dorion around 6:30 a.m. July 5 resulted in a broken Hydro-Québec pole and a loss of electricity for some area residents and businesses. The intersection was closed until early evening as municipal public works and Hydro-Québec crews worked to replace the pole and restore electrical power. See more information on page 7.

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St. Lazare’s second Festival au Galop comes within budget John Jantak Your Local Journal

The second edition St. Lazare’s Festival au Galop that was held last weekend was deemed a resounding success by the town administration and came in within budget, said Mayor Robert Grimaudo at the Tuesday evening council meeting, July 5.

Despite concerns that were raised by some residents prior to the event that the town was squandering taxpayer dollars for an event that wasn’t necessary and would probably go over budget, Grimaudo told residents that cost of the festival didn’t exceed the $350,000 that was allocated this year and a complete breakdown of all expenses would be provided soon.

Controversy erupted last year when the final tally revealed that town spent about $575,000 to stage its first Festival au Galop when it was originally budgeted at $350,000. At the time, Grimaudo said the cost overrun was because the town hadn’t anticipated unforeseen additional costs such as printing banners and posters.

Since the town took care of all the unexpected incidental expenses related to the first festival, those additional costs will no longer factor into future events which is why this year’s event came within budget, said Grimaudo.

Resident Richard Masys, who asked Grimaudo at the June council meeting whether the town could provide a breakdown of expenses related to au Galop, again asked whether town would present a list of all the expenses related to this year’s event.

Grimaudo replied that the final numbers will be ready by next week and available to anyone who wants to see them. Serge Tremblay, the town’s Director General, also reiterated that this year’s festival came within budget.

One resident credited the town for finally putting St. Lazare on the map because of its decision to make au Galop an annual event. The official 2016-17 provincial tourist guide for the Montérégie region described St. Laza-

re as being one of the largest equestrian centres in the province and favourably promoted this year’s festival.

But another resident who complained about a $1000 increase in his property taxes over the past three years said the town was unnecessarily spending money on extravagant projects while retirees and people living on fixed incomes are struggling to make ends meet.

Grimaudo took the criticism in stride and while he didn’t reply directly to the comments, he maintains that as the festival continues to grow in popularity and stature, it will provide the town with an additional source of revenue.

“It’s a great event that represents our entire town,” said Grimaudo. “It brings people from the community together and it’s good for our economy.”

Even though the mayor and city administration were commended for their efforts in getting the festival off the ground, Grimaudo replied that it wasn’t just the council members who promoted the festival that made it successful.

Grimaudo credited everyone involved in its preparation and staging including the town’s blue collar workers, the show’s promoters and sponsors, and the various non-profit organizations that helped to make this year’s event a success.

Council resignation Denis Briard was spotted at the meeting but he didn’t sit behind his customary seat on council. The former District 4 councillor recently resigned his council seat in mid-June and watched the proceedings as an ordi-

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St. Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo said the second edition of this year’s second Festival au Galop that was held last weekend was a resounding success and came in within budget.

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When asked by Your Local Journal if he could provide any details regarding his surprise resignation, Briard replied

that he couldn’t for now but would reveal his reasons at a later date. The byelection to fill Briard’s vacant seat will be held on September 25.

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Going postal Potential interruptions in postal service have the ability to disrupt economic stability, upset schedules, and hurt small to medium sized businesses across Canada, the very businesses that make up more than half of Canada’s employers.

Small business owners are, by their very nature, resourceful and will likely find ways to circumvent any curveballs the postal worker disruption throws their way. But memories are long and loyalty, once compromised, is difficult to regain.

The union of postal employees claims Canada Post is falsely pleading poverty, saying the corporation boasted a profit in 2015, fed primarily by the uptick in package shipping borne of online shopping, a high-performing pension fund, and an increase in stamp prices.

Opportunity thrives in a vacuum and the threat of a lack of mail delivery already has utility companies recommending customers sign up for online billing as soon as possible.

Disrupting a service whose very existence is already threatened as an archaic business model will likely produce no winners once, and if, the pension and labour issues are resolved.

Once customers have found alternate and reliable service providers, they’re not likely to reinvest their loyalty of the businesses they’ve built to an unstable service provider.

Time for both sides in the labour dispute to take a closer look at what they stand to lose.

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Hudson resident Harry Brooks captured this view looking downstream from the Hudson Yacht Club June 29. Do you have a photo taken in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges or West Island region you’d like to submit as a Photo of the Week? Send it to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca.

Dear Editor: editor@yourlocaljournal.ca Being Gay in Hudson Dear Editor, The events in Orlando really hit home for me. It stirred up anger and sadness, and at the same time it reminded me that there are places, like our town of Hudson, where most LGBTQ folks have had an open and accepting place to live happily amongst their neighbors, clergy, doctors, teachers, friends and colleagues.

Since coming to Hudson in 1988, my partner and I have known incredible acceptance from a community that seemingly had not been very exposed to openly gay couples. I jumped in feet first and joined the local music club, where my partner and I were greeted with the usual, “you’re the first gay couple we’ve met” and there we began our lives in this warm and accepting community. In the 28 years we have lived here, we have made many amazing lifelong friends.

In the 1970s, when I came out, it was necessary to be very cautious about who you were. My personality allowed me to plough through all that craziness and by the time I was 17 I had marched twice on Parliament Hill fighting for gay rights, which at the time did not exist. I continue to be involved in the fight for gay rights.

Today we enjoy many benefits thanks to those who marched, fought, and died so that we could have what the rest of society has always taken for granted.

When Dolores and I were married 12 years ago, someone said to us, “it’s about time, what took you so long?” I guess some people didn’t realize that we weren’t allowed. A good friend of ours threw us a shower we will never forget. Over 100 people came and took part in their first ever wedding shower for a gay couple in Hudson! We had a most beautiful wedding in the Community Centre, where over 130 friends and family attended, showering us with love and acceptance. We were congratulated and blessed by all the clergy of all the local churches and people were applauding in the street in front of the community centre at the start of our ceremony.

I realize that many still struggle to accept LGBTQ folks but I know that society needs time to understand and integrate us. I hope that young LGBTQ

people will not be stopped by prejudice and misconceptions. My wish is that pride, rather than shame, will eventually prevail.

Compared to many places in the world, Canada is a great place to be if you’re gay and so is Hudson.

Rest in peace our dear brothers and sisters....

Louise Gauthier Hudson Acres Dear Editor, I am writing this to share my lovely afternoon at ‘Champs de Reves’ in St. Lazare last weekend something everyone should check out.

The weather was great, many families came to have a look and I am sure they will also tell everybody how lovely it is.

I read the first article in Your Local Journal and saved it to be sure to check it out. Then a lovely pamphlet arrived in the mail advertising their ‘grand Opening’ - what a lovely surprise.

The dream gardens are coming along, the sand sculptures are also looking good, and the lavender is lush.

Just think – this can become a beautiful venue for visitors to come to our “neck of the woods.”

I am writing this to draw readers’ attention and to tell more people about it and, of course, to go see it for themselves.

And to thank Mark Rassi for a great idea and wish him much success and good luck with this venture.

Sylvia Foliot St. Lazare Dear Editor, On Friday, July 8, the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) will be presenting a workshop at the annual Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) ‘Congress,’ being held this year in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The ‘Congress’ runs from July 7 to 9 and its theme is ‘Courageous Leadership’ with the title of the QESBA workshop being: “The Battle for Democracy & Minority Community Control in the Education System: A Lesson in Courageous Leadership.”

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Hudson’s Mayor Ed Prévost welcomed back to monthly council meeting James Armstrong Your Local Journal

Mayor Ed Prévost was warmly welcomed back to the regular monthly town council meeting held Monday, July 4, by Pro-Mayor Barbara Robinson and council members. He expressed gratitude to the active members of council who filled in during his absence. As he enumerated the functions they had carried out during his absence, Prévost said, “It made me realize the burden of the workload your council assumes.” Prévost said the gossip regarding his departure “politically and otherwise” is not going to happen. “I take this mandate seriously and continue to believe that I can make a difference with council’s support,” he said, adding he’s been kept up to date on town business by Director General JeanPierre Roy and council members.

The mayor’s prolonged absence has been due to health issues. “The key determinant has been, and will be, managing a dysfunctional liver,” he said noting that treatment has not been easy and required spending several days per week in hospital. Although Prévost remained at the table for the duration of the meeting, Robinson chaired the meeting. Council extended her mandate as pro-mayor until September when Councillor Deborah Woodhead will assume the role.

Prévost also commented on the ongoing process regarding 150 ethical conduct allegations brought against him by District 1 Councillor Robert Spencer.

“Two thirds of those allegations were the object of a special presentation by the prosecutor of the Quebec Municipal Commission,” said Prévost, adding the prosecutor recommended the allegations be thrown out for lack of proof. Prévost said a written judgment is expected soon regarding the prosecutor’s recommendation and the remaining balance of the allegations will be dealt with in October. He commented that litigation does not build a town and said it’s clearly evident the town has lost its focus on the ‘big picture’ of the strategic plan and Hudson’s future.

Robinson also addressed several strategic plan issues in her opening remarks, saying misinformation was being spread

on social media. “Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, but they should be certain that information is correct,” she said of the claim circulated online that council was planning to buy Hudson Yacht Club and put the town further into debt. “That information was misinterpreted,” she said. “As stated many, many times, the strategic plan is a vision based upon information, suggestions, and ideas provided from public consultations.”

Various budget costs associated with the proposed strategic plan came under fire during question period. The 300seat performing arts centre envisioned for somewhere on the waterfront is no longer on the table according to Councillor Natalie Best. “We have said that our strategic plan will evolve from the working groups that are formed,” said Best. “When we put together our plan, the idea was that it would be an arts and culture centre that will bring all of that together.”

She added the financial projections for a performing arts centre no longer applied. The mayor said there are now five citizen groups that will deal with how the strategic plan will evolve.

Petition to protect Sandy Beach Resident Daniel Gautier expressed concerns about population densification and property development in the area of Sandy Beach and Jack Layton Park. Gautier said concerned citizens have started a petition asking the town to hold a referendum on the subject.

He applauded the efforts of the Town of Rigaud for developing a protection plan for Rigaud Mountain and made the case for a similar plan for the waterfront area in question in Hudson. Gautier said the DG had referred to a development plan for the area during a conversation on a previous occasion.

Councillor Deborah Woodhead replied there are currently no plans for development in the waterfront area before the Town Planning Advisory Committee (TPAC) and that Sandy Beach is privately owned. It was explained by Councillor Nicole Durand that in 2001 the town had the opportunity to purchase the beach. The DG explained that he was referring to the 2001

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For the first time in several months, all seats were filled at Hudson’s town council table for the regular monthly meeting.

plans and not to anything current.

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THE SOAPBOX CARMEN MARIE FABIO

Stop, thief!

I once owned a cat who, for reasons unknown, was saddled with the moniker ‘Willard’ before we even met. And though my mother said it was an undignified name, not befitting a cat who sported a coat that so closely resembled a tuxedo, I countered that it looked like he was wearing white running shoes with said tux and that the name, like the cat, had character.

‘Willard’ it was.

He was my constant companion from my teen-aged years until my early 30s, sleeping wrapped around my neck most nights. Willard had the strange habit of coming up close to people’s faces in order to sniff their eyelashes. He was the only cat I’ve ever had who would ‘fetch’ a crumpled up piece of tin foil, repeatedly bringing it back every time I tossed it. Quiet and well-behaved, Willard didn’t partake in any mischievous hijinks, defying the reputation of the typical feline. He merely politely observed what was going on, reserving judgement, while sitting sentry at my side.

Shortly after I moved into a new first-floor apartment equipped with the bonus of backyard and a cute guy living across the hall, Willard began exploring the garden on his regular outings out the window, off the balcony, and into the grass.

And around the same time, the janitor hung a notice on the door to the communal laundry room reminding the building’s residents to be respectful of their neighbours as a number of clothing items had gone missing from the dryer.

“Someone swiped three pairs of socks from me,” pouted the cute guy. “I’m gonna call the cops.” Though I pointed out that the police probably had better things to do, he was undeterred and adamant that a criminal investigation was warranted.

The summer passed and though the laundry thief struck a number of times, he seemed to have a thing for the guy across the hall who, in my mind, had morphed from the ‘cute neighbour’ to the ‘whiny dude’ for his repeated demands that the police should be called in to find the thief.

As the cooler fall months approached, Willard’s access to the outdoors was curtailed by my regularly closing the window and one evening, I heard a muffled ‘miaow’ coming from the balcony. Opening the window, Willard tried to appear nonchalant as he walked into the apartment, clumsily clutching a pair of athletic socks in his mouth and dragging them down the hall.

I followed him, morbid fascination coupled with mounting dread, as he made his way to the single extra closet in my tiny, one-bedroom apartment.

And it was there, behind a cardboard box and tucked beneath an unused shoe-tree, that I discovered Willard’s dirty little secret – socks. Pairs and pairs of socks, none of them mine, dutifully collected and stashed away. It turns out the thefts never came from the laundry room at all, but from the slightly open window of the apartment across the hall.

I returned the socks to the now-scowling guy accompanied by the howling laughter of the janitor. And though it’s been many years since Willard has passed on into that great catnip patch in the sky, every lost sock in life reminds me that I can either react like a petulant child or look for the humour.

I’d rather laugh than cry.

Revisited. This column originally ran February 21, 2013

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Letters

Continued from page 4 The presenters of the QESBA workshop will be its Executive Director Marcus Tabachnick (former president of the CSBA & QESBA), and President Jennifer Maccarone. They will be joined by Vicepresident Suanne Stein Day, chairperson of the Lester B. Pearson school board.

The program says: “The workshop will discuss the traits of Courageous Leadership and how those traits translated into a cohesive, well organized, motivating campaign against Quebec government proposed legislation.”

This is in reference to draft Bill 86.

The government decided to scrap school board elections and, in turn, give greater decision-making power to schools.

Millions of dollars that went for elections, commissioner salaries, and expenses for conferences, under the pseudo guise of professional development, would be redirected to schools.

Of course, this action meant the aforementioned individuals would be out of work, and lose about $50,000 - $100,000 each annually.

The QESBA launched a scaremongering campaign, with the president saying she didn’t want her children to be used as “guinea pigs,” and vice-president claiming “children will suffer.” QESBA threatened to go to the Supreme Court declaring the bill was undemocratic and implying the Quebec government was anti-English, as if we were in Selma, Alabama, in the 1960s.

On the other hand, there were two English-speaking groups: “Parent Power in School Governance” and “Parents for a Democratic EMSB” who put up a fight, with letters to the editors, agreeing with the government, and so did the provincial French parents committee and French principals association.

But they were no match for the QES-

BA, with its unlimited financial resources for a scaremongering campaign, and a president who said she didn’t want her children to be used as “guinea pigs,” and vice-president claiming “children will suffer.”

The workshop will conclude by highlighting “the absolute need for courageous leaders,” which means to maintain school board commissioners with pay.

The presentation is billed as a “Lesson on Courageous Leadership.”

Hardly.

As a retired teacher, an education activist for many years, I would characterize the real lesson is about cowardly leadership in the English education community and the poor example this leadership sets for our youth.

The QESBA refers to “The Battle for Democracy.”

Considering the ban imposed on me

by Chairperson Stein Day preventing me from participating in Public Question Periods for over two-and-a-half years that’s a disgrace.

Chris Eustace Pierrefonds Dear Editor, It’s a joke! The town of St. Lazare has just posted a sign on the local postal kiosk in Saddlebrook thanking the residents for helping to keep the premises clean.

A good move, however as it stands now the postal kiosk is a total disgrace.

It is dirty, rusted posts, broken sidewalks, broken windows, and badly in need of paint.

Nothing has ever been done to it since it was built sometime in the 1980s. Who is responsible for this?

If it is not the city, then perhaps they should contact Canada Post and get them to look after this location and then ask the residents to help keep it clean.

Gerry Foliot St. Lazare

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Vaudreuil-Dorion library expansion will include facilities for cultural activities John Jantak Your Local Journal

Vaudreuil-Dorion is proceeding with plans to expand its library, announced Mayor Guy Pilon at the July 4, Monday evening council meeting.

The mayor made the announcement after a resident asked council whether a recent media report stating that the expansion would cost around $10 million was accurate. Pilon said the cost was exaggerated and the figure proposed by the city is much less.

“The total cost of the library expansion will be about $7 million,” Pilon told Your Local Journal. “This includes a $3 million subsidy from the provincial government but we’ll have to follow certain criteria to get the full amount.”

The region’s two provincial MNAs, Marie-Claude Nichols (Vaudreuil) and Lucie Charlebois (Soulanges) both announced the provincial subsidy for the city’s library during a press conference last week as part of an overall list of investments that are being made by the provincial government in the region.

The library expansion goes beyond creating more space to house books and audio-visual material, said Pilon. Its overall scope is to broaden the

range of services offered to residents by providing rooms where groups and organizations can stage and host various cultural and social activities.

Pilon added that the term ‘library’ is becoming antiquated throughout Quebec as more facilities start to expand their range of services to include cultural events. “We want to create spaces where people can come together and participate in different activities,” said Pilon.

Before the expansion begins, the city will determine whether it will add a second floor, but the most viable option would be to build a ground floor extension because there is already ample vacant space adjacent to the current building which is located on Jeannotte Street, said Pilon.

“First we have to decide what we want,” said Pilon. “Then we’ll have an architect prepare a concept and design. When the library was originally built, it was designed to allow for an expansion on the left side of the building.”

When the architectural plans are finalized, work on the expansion could begin by late 2017 or early 2018, said Pilon.

Cartier Street sidewalks After almost 40 years, residents

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Mayor Guy Pilon said the city is currently in the planning stage for an extension that will be built to the library on Jeannotte Street.

living on Cartier Street between Boulevard Cité-des-Jeunes and Leclerc Street will finally have sidewalks and storm drains built after a resolution was adopted to proceed with the infrastructure work.

Pilon said that for some reason, the work was never done when the street was originally built and it’s now time to complete the project.

“It’s a small street and it has to be

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Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Sgt. Ingrid Asselin said nobody was hurt in the July 6 accident that occurred in the early morning hours at the corner of Chemin de la Petite Rivière and route Harwood in Vaudreuil-Dorion. Though traffic was initially allowed through the intersection following the accident, it was closed when Hydro-Québec trucks arrived to replace the damaged wooden pole and restore electricity. Access to Chemin de la Petite Rivière was reopened around 7 p.m.

done,” said Pilon. “Now we’re finalizing something that should have been done 30 or 40 years ago. It hasn’t been a real frustration for the people who live there, but over the years they’ve been asking us to do something and now we’re going to do it.”

The infrastructure work will be done this fall and completed in about three weeks at a cost of about $350,000, said Pilon.

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Rigaud warning residents about EAB door-to-door advertising Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca

The City of Rigaud has issued a warning to its residents following a door-to-door campaign in which a private company is leaving leaflets at area homes advocating the treatment of ash trees against the invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) insect that has been detected in the West Island and Vaudreuil-Soulanges regions.

The official-looking paper resembles a municipal-issued notice of infraction with the header, ‘Warning to residents’ and stating that inspectors carrying out a census in the neighbourhood found ash trees on homeowners’ properties where the leaflets were left.

“These are not municipal notices,” said Mayor Hans Gruenwald Jr. “We definitely do not approve these advertisings of any kind.”

The EAB is highly destructive and can kill untreated ash trees within two to three years after burrowing un-

der the layer of bark and feeding on the vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients to the leaves in the upper canopy. It’s estimated the insect has killed over 100 million ash trees in North America since 2002. The City of Montreal announced in April that it would be spending $18 million to fight the insect as well as plant new trees.

The insect that has no natural predators in this part of the world was first detected in the Municipalité régionale de comté Vaudreuil-Soulanges (MRCVS) in 2015.

Gruenwald said the insect’s presence has been detected in Rigaud but unlike some other towns that are taking an aggressive stand against the insect by requiring treatment with insecticide, Rigaud is not currently requiring its residents to take immediate preventative measures. Gruenwald said the issue is complicated and ventured success is not guaranteed unless everybody takes the same course of action in treating their trees. “It’s like spraying for mosquitoes,” he said. “If

the neighbour doesn’t do it, there’s no point.

“I can’t tell people what to do on their private property,” he continued.

Even on public terrain, he said the town has not begun preventative treatments. “When it’s a clear-cut situation, we’ll act, most likely cutting the tree in order to prevent the disease from spreading.”

With the presence of Mont Rigaud’s vast canopy of trees, treatment whose prices can range from approximately

$65 to $200 per tree annually, depending which insecticide is used, would be cost prohibitive. “If it was an issue of one tree on one property, I would have a different approach.”

Gruenwald is advising residents who suspect they may have an infected ash tree to hire a forestry expert to certify whether or not the tree is, indeed, infested with the insect.

For more information on the EAB, consult http://agrile.mrcvs.ca/accueil.

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West Island police files Station 3 covering Île Bizard, Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Ste. Geneviève Three vehicles were vandalized overnight June 25 - 26 on Harry Worth Street in Pierrefonds. Const. Daniel Maheu reports the respective owners of a 2004 Hyundai, 2001 Honda, and a 2008 Buick awoke June 26 to find significant scratches on their vehicles.

There are no suspects and no evidence at the scene.

••• There have been more reported cases of the iTunes Card fraud. A suspect who claims to be working for Revenue Canada will phone the victim claiming they owe up to $5000 due to errors on their tax returns between 2008 and 2014 and that the police are looking for them. The victim is then instructed to purchase a number of iTunes

cards and is even told to act quickly as the police are in pursuit. The suspect in this case was told to buy 25 cards worth $100 each. Though the clerk at the Apple Store refused to the sell the cards and tried to warn the victim it was a scam, the plaintiff was still afraid and purchased them at another location. Police are reminding residents that Revenue Canada does not phone people for outstanding taxation issues and does not ask for payment in iTunes cards.

Station 5 covering Dorval and Pointe-Claire Police officers patrolling on bicycle arrested two suspects for drug possession June 30 around 4:15 p.m. on SaintJoachim Avenue in Pointe-Claire.

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of the car that revealed several other drugs, Ziploc bags, and scales. The two face charges for drug trafficking. Police found Alprazolam (Xanax), marijuana, and amphetamines worth about $2000. Both suspects are 20 years of age, one a Pointe-Claire resident and the other from Île-Perrot.

Off Island police files Sûreté du Québec covering the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region Four people were arrested for pos-

session of counterfeit currency after they attempted to make a purchase with fake $100 American bills June 29 at a business in Île-Perrot. Sgt. Bruno Beaulieu reports the suspects were intercepted around 4 p.m. on Grand Boulevard. Three men, aged 21, 24, and 27 from Montreal, Laval, and Longueuil respectively appeared at the Valleyfield Courthouse to face numerous charges including fraud, attempted fraud, and possession of counterfeit currency. A woman arrested at the same time was released with a promise to appear in court at a later date.

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Article 3 : Performance of dentures on implants We will often hear someone say: “Well, I can eat anything with my dentures; it’s just that I get heartburn from time to time. It must be my stomach”.

One would think that all that needs to be done is to get the food down to the stomach, and then, digestion starts. In fact, the Ćrst step of digestion starts with the action of our teeth combined with the mix of saliva which contains enzymes that work to break down the food. Well chewed, those nuts taste so great.

Phase 1: In our mouth, teeth and saliva Phase 2: Stomach Phase 3: Digestive Tract While chewing, a denture wearer will press hard on his (or her) gums. At a certain point, the pain is too much and they have to let go. Food not chewed right will go to the stomach and then a lot of acid will be needed to digest those big chunks often leading to heartburn, acid rećux, constipation, etc. Even though denture teeth are like natural teeth in terms of shape, size, as well as hardness, the gums simply cannot stand the pressure needed to cut. Implants do not rest on gums; they are imbedded in the bone like real natural teeth. They provide true chewing power without pain. A few weeks after having dentures on implants, the masticatory force will be multiplied by three. From that moment, we can say that the food is being cut and chewed, not just swallowed.

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In a cooking mishap that could’ve had a much different outcome, the Hudson Fire Department responded to an alarm July 4 at 12:17 p.m. at a home on Place Darling.

Crews arrived to find light smoke exiting the rear of the building. Upon entry to the house a pot of eggs was discovered forgotten on the stove.

Had this home not had a central alarm system the homeowners could have found themselves returning to potentially much more damage than a burnt pot.

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PARRYWINKLE JAMES PARRY Following this past long weekend and as we head into the dog days of summer, thought we might take a walk on the wild PHOTO BY side this week, MAURICE JEFFERIES dear readers. And no, I’m not talking about a trip out to Park Safari Hemmingford or Granby Zoo. For although we might not have any zebras or tigers here in Hudson, we sure do have a lot of wild critters that are thriving right now in every sector of town.

--------------IT’S A ZOO OUT THERE - And I’m not just talking about kamikaze squirrels dashing across the streets willy-nilly with some drivers, perhaps instinctively, breaking hard to avoid squashing them. Raccoons and their new cubs are everywhere. Spotted one mom with three youngsters in tow scooting up a drainpipe in the ditch in broad daylight on Elm Street just yesterday.

On Saturday, I watched a young fox square off against a big tabby cat on Main Road near Finnegan’s before it retreated ignominiously into the bushes on the other side. A couple of hours later, he, or she, was still there looking all lost and forlorn.

Meanwhile, down in Quarry Point - chipmunk heaven since heaven knows when - it would appear that they are out in record numbers scurrying everywhere. Hungry groundhogs and their new families are having a field day in some veggie gardens in Como. Skunks and their baby kits have been spotted scouting and scavenging for scraps in the village centre. And reports of ravenous rabbits continue to reach me following the story I wrote on this page a couple of weeks ago about the bunnies who had set up home in the garden of Don Kerbyson and Terry Hasenhundel.

But wait, there’s more. For I do have it on good authority that jaguars, cougars, mustangs, wildcats and broncos, could well be seen in town in the coming days. That’s right folks. But absolutely no cause for alarm!

--------------AUTO SHOW RETURNS - For they are also the names of cars. And with the 2016 Hudson Auto Show back in town this Saturday, July 9, anything is possible. The theme this year? ‘Back to the Future’ featuring, as it will, vintage vehicles - some almost a century old as a nod to the history of the automobile, as well as a look to the future with those featuring the newest technologies of energy efficient, hybrid, and electric models.

“We are aiming to break the previous record of almost 250 cars on display,” Joseph Eletr, president of the show’s organizing committee told me earlier this week. “If it’s cool, has four wheels and an engine, you will find it at our Auto Show.”

The mission of which, he added, is to create a vehicle - don’t you just love that pun? - “to showcase all that is special about summer weekends in Hudson. Including our merchants, restaurants, vibrant village hospitality, scenery, community spirit, and sense of fun.”

Moreover, all proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Palliative Care Residence on Como Gardens. Said Joseph, speaking on behalf of the entire committee, “We really appreciate the opportunity to support them in their ongoing care for those facing the greatest challenge of their lives.”

--------------SUPER SOAP BOX DERBY - To this end, organizers have added new facets of the show to appeal to a much wider audience of all ages. Including the first Annual Hudson Soap Box Derby that promises to be a focal point of the day and a definite crowd pleaser on Cameron from Lakeview to St. Jean.. With three categories, comprising Junior, between eight and 11 years of age, Teen 12 through 17, and Senior 18 and older.

“The spirit of the derby is one of positive, fair, and honest competition, team building, and community pride,” said Joseph. “It is organized and staffed by volunteers and, as such, it is important that all involved work together to ensure a pleasant and memorable experience for all, participants and spectators alike. And all carts competing

had to meet very specific guidelines in terms of construction and safety requirements.”

All heeded to the letter by five local restaurants and pubs that will be competing to win the chequered flag in their category albeit in friendly spirit and, again, pardon the pun. Namely Cunninghams Pub, Château du Lac, Restaurant Mon Village, Chez Biggs, and Auberge Willow Inn. Says Jim Beauchamp of Cunninghams, “I think it’s a genius idea. A great event for families. Brings back the old days. Love it completely!”

Vehicles participating in the Auto Show will be parked along Main Road beginning from Restaurant Sauvé westward through the village. And in order to help transform the town centre into a pedestrian mall for the day, Cameron will be closed from Main to St. Jean for the duration of the show.

Said Joseph, “We have to thank the Town of Hudson for their permission to close the road, provide space to display the show vehicles, set up pavilions, and even loan out some of their outdoor tents and furnishings.

The closure will greatly contribute to the street fair atmosphere and facilitate guest access to our exhibitors’ and vendors’ booths.”

Volunteer emcee will once again be TV reporter and radio personality, Mark Shaloub, who says he is delighted to be part of such a community event in aid of a great cause. And for more info on the show, go to its website at HudsonAutoShow.ca. See you there?

--------------BRAVO CHLOE - Meanwhile, if you have been dropping by the Hudson Farmer’s Market at the corner of Selkirk and Main on Thursday afternoons these past couple of weeks, you may have seen - and almost certainly heard - a young talented violinist playing her heart out. And, as it is known initially in the U.K., busking. Playing music or otherwise perform for entertainment in a public place for voluntary donations.

Her name is Chloe Mitchell, she lives in Hudson, she is a student at Westwood Senior Campus, she has been studying and playing the violin since the tender age of five, and she is there because she wants to help repay her parents for making it possible for her to attend - for the second year in a row - a musical camp this summer.

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Racoons, with or without their cubs, are everywhere in Hudson.

readers, yet another heartwarming example of what makes our little town so special!

--------------QUIRKY QUESTIONS - That being said, speaking as I was earlier about kamikaze (divine wind) squirrels, thought the following observation by local wag, Jane Kirkland, most appropriate. Namely, why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets? Beats me!

Some of her other questions, for which I also certainly don’t have answers. Why, why, why, do we press harder on the remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

Whatever happened to Preparations ‘A’ through ‘G’? Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard? And why do banks charge you a fee due to insufficient funds when they already know you are broke?

Haven’t a clue Jane. But I do look forward to seeing you again at the monthly luncheon of the Hudson Coronation Street Appreciation Society this Sunday, July 10, at Auberge Willow Inn, 208 Main Road, when the colour theme will be all shades of peach and coral, as well as orange. Go figure! And where there will be some very special Corrie-related prizes to be won all donated by CBC TV in Montreal which, of course, screens Coronation Street five nights a week as well as an omnibus recap on Sunday mornings. For more info on the luncheon, call (450) 458-7154.

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Health and Wellness Fun and fitness in perfect harmony Jules-Pierre Malartre Special contributor

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Park Rising is a festival featuring a full weekend of outdoor and indoor yoga and fitness classes suitable for all − from fitness enthusiasts and experts to people who are merely curious and interested in improving their fitness level. Park Rising is more than just a fitness program; it’s a community outreach initiative that will feature a unique mix of exercises, special nutritional events, and live music acts in the heart of Hudson Village.

Park Rising promotes a holistic and balanced lifestyle through various practices, including yoga, nature meditation, music, and more. The goal is to promote inner peace and foster our relationship with the environment while nourishing our bodies.

“More and more festivals and events like these are taking place,” says Alexander von Huene, owner and operator of Physical Park and the creator and driving force behind Park

Rising. “There is one in Mont-Tremblant called Wanderlust Tremblant.

The Hudson Street Fair is taking place the last weekend of July. Park Rising will be running at the time of the Street Fair. The idea is that − at the time of the festival − people start exploring the town, the outdoor areas, like the parks, and so on. So what we are doing ultimately is recreating a situation like Wanderlust Tremblant, but we are also adding the element of fitness.”

The classes will be offered at Studio 462 in Hudson, but weather permitting, the classes will be relocated to local Hudson parks. So it’s a way for people to get outdoors and do healthful things.

The classes will combine fitness exercises with other pleasurable experiences. For example, the ‘Quiet Sensory Meditation’ class will be offered at local Hudson Kaito Coffee Roasters where the participants’ session will be enhanced by the aroma and experience of coffee being brewed in a ceremonial manner. Coffee, after all, doesn’t always have to be about caffeine and stimulation. It can also have

a calming and grounding effect that makes it a perfect match for meditation.

Other events are being added to the festival, including a BBQ hosted by The Main Kitchen, live music events and a smoothie event, making Park Rising a true community event that promotes wellness as well as community spirit. “We’re engaging other businesses to come onboard,” Alex adds. Other partners so far include Auberge Willow, Château du Lac, and Que de Bonnes Choses.

Come raise your spirits July 29, 30 and 31 and experience the first edition of what is sure to become a yearly fitness and community tradition.

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Playing for donations to help her attend musical summer camp and thank parents for their support James Parry Your Local Journal

It is the dream of virtually every aspiring musician to one day play in a people-packed prestigious venue with tickets sold out in advance.

For her part, 15-year-old Chloe Mitchell, who has been studying the violin since the tender age of five, is quite happy to be performing on afternoons this summer, on the grass, at the weekly Hudson Farmer’s Market at the corner of Selkirk and Main. Playing pieces by Mozart, Handel, Bach, and the lesser known French born Baroque composer and violin virtuoso, Senaillé.

As for tickets? Forget it. Her performances are free. Although donations - no matter how small and dropped in to her empty violin case - would be most welcome. Why? Because as she told Your Local Journal this week, “For the second year in a row, I’m attending a musical camp for two weeks as of this Sunday (July 10). And while my parents, Debbie and Geoffrey, have already paid for me to be there, as they did last summer, I would like to pay

Damien, Québec, Mitchell will not them back some of the fee and thank only be studying violin but she will them for their kindness and support.” also be learning how to play with a full And what better way, she added, string orchestra comprising other stuthan playing at the market for donadents. As a member of the West Island tions that vendors and visitors might Junior Symphony Orchestra for the like to give? “Every cent will be going past three years and recently having to my parents,” said Mitchell, a student auditioned successfully to play with at Westwood Senior. “Not that they are the Senior Symphony starting this asking for anything at all but it is just fall as one of its youngest performers, something I would like to do.”

Mitchell cannot wait.

Why the market? Explained Mitchell, who studies violin in Vaudreuil-Dorion with Luciné Balikian, “Living in Hudson, I know the market well.

It’s just a short walk from my home. It’s a beautiful setting under the trees. And it gives me a chance to practice before a live audience.

PHOTO BY JAMES PARRY It’s marvelous.”

Under the trees at the Hudson Farmer’s Market, violinist Chloe MitchWhile at Camp ell delights vendors and visitors alike while welcoming donations to Musical Père help her continue her studies and help repay her parents back for their Lindsay in St. funding and support.

Upon her return, she says she will be at the market continuing to play for donations. And organizers, and regular visitors, could not be more pleased.

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Summer family fishing fun around the West Island and Off-Island

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If your kids are too old for camp or you’re looking for a summer activity for the whole family, fishing may be the ticket.

“First of all, you’re outdoors,” said Dan Edmonds, who with his daughter co-owns Lauzon Chasse Et Pêche in Île-Perrot.

“The kids aren’t in the room twiddling their thumbs on their Nintendos. “Second of all, fishing is quite exciting,” Edmonds said, pointing out children are thrilled to

catch any fish, no matter the size.

“Years ago coming right up to the early 1900s right up to about the 60s and 70s where the Ottawa River meets the St. Lawrence was one of the best known fisheries in the world,” Edmonds said. “There are more species of fish to be caught out there, it’s unbelievable. And people from all over the world came into Montreal to fish here.”

Today he said people fish less than they used to. The economy played a part and, “now the problem on this island (Île-

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Perrot) is we don’t even have a decent ramp,” Edmonds said. As well, recently the owner of Chez Aumais, a local all-season fishing gear and equipment supplier in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, became ill and his family doesn’t want to continue the business, which has been in the community for over 50 years, he said.

Edmonds, who grew up in Île-Perrot, said fishing died out for a while because kids preferred to spend time playing video games. “Everybody had a fishing rod when I was a kid. Today, maybe one out of a hundred kids has a fishing rod.”

Getting kids out of the house and fishing is key to keeping the sport alive. “The kids are our future,” he said.

“The Ottawa River all the way up to Hudson, there’s some fantastic fishing spots there,” Edmonds said, specifying that the waters “right around Île-Perrot” where the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers meet contain more than 70 species of fish.

In Lac St. Louis common fish include

perch, Largemouth and Smallmouth bass, walleye dory, pike, muskie and sturgeon, Edmonds said. “Walleye is probably one of the best eating fishes we have in this pond.”

The Quebec government requires that adults obtain fishing licences. “The kids don’t really need a licence because they can fish off their parents’ licence,” Edmonds said.

Small fishing stores sell fishing licences and offer personalized advice, Edmonds said. “At our store, my staff and I we want the people to go out and catch fish. If you don’t have a boat (and) you want to fish off a shore we can recommend some spots and what to use at those particular places to increase your luck.”

Edmonds notes though there’s no limit on what you can spend, fishing does not need to be an expensive sport.

“Basically if you have a line, a hook and something on a hook, you’ve got a good chance of catching a fish.”

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Imagine discovering a garden where Tulips and Peonies are growing side by side PHOTO BY GREG JONES in rich profusion where rare Blue Himalayan Poppies soar well over 3-feet high. Where huge 2-foot high Lady’s Mantle, with leaves the size of dinner plates, jostle for space with an amazing array of alpine plants, all blooming at the very same

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Continued from page 16 Namely Kathy Conway and Jacques Nadeau, and Eve and Alan Law, who have been raving about it ever since.

And having checked out the Akureyri Botanical Garden on the computer, I can understand why.

There are currently over 430 native species on display and, in total, there are about 7,000 species, subspecies, and varieties in the 3.6-hectare spread created as a park back in the early 1900s, “…for adornment for the town and as a recreation place for the inhabitants.”

Said Conway, “When we arrived at

our hotel, we asked how to get there.

The desk clerk made it sound as though it was not much of a garden but worth a look and a walk through. When we got to the main gate, we were surprised that there was no admission fee but we noticed that the plantings near the gate were an odd combination of flowers and perhaps he had been correct.”

Added Conway, “And then we walked in and we were gobsmacked.

Totally amazed and astounded. Such a variety and all blooming at the same time. And the amazing thing was that we had to keep telling ourselves where we were. Just south of the Arctic Circle, in the Land of the Midnight Sun. Where, as opposed to the summer, in mid-winter there are only about five

PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHY CONWAY

Blue Himalayan Poppies soar above a garden fence 50 km south of the Arctic Circle in Akureyri, Iceland.

hours of effective sunlight.”

To learn more about this amazing botanical garden, and for some pics, go to its website at www.lystigardur. akureyri.is. I promise you too will be

gobsmacked!

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

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Continued from page 5 Return of an absent councillor Councillor Spencer was present at the meeting and said his protracted absence from council and caucus meetings were

due to a change in his career. “This past year I started teaching at Rosemont Technology Centre” said Spencer, explaining most of the classes are in the evenings and when his teaching schedule conflicted with town meetings, he had chosen to teach. Spencer said he would attend as many council meetings as possible.

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Resident Bill Nash queried Spencer during the second question period as to his motivation for making the allegations against the mayor. Spencer declined to answer because the process is continuing. Nash replied he wasn’t asking for details but wanted to know what Spencer’s objectives were in making the allegations. Spencer replied only that his reasons were contained within the complaint. When pressed further by Nash, he responded that he wanted the Québec government to know about them.

When asked by Nash about his continued presence as a Town Councillor, Spencer said that was up to the residents of District 1. “I have a responsibility to serve the residents who voted for me for council… I have a responsibility to serve on council to the best of my ability,” said Spencer. He pointed to his years of experience as a councillor, his knowledge of municipal affairs, and that serving on council is a part-time position. “I think it is the residents of Hudson, the residents of District 1, who have a say in this, as to whether I continue as a councillor or not,” Spencer said adding if residents thought that he could not adequately represent them they should let him know and he would act accordingly. He also

said it’s not up to the councillors or DG to determine who sits on council, referring to an agenda item dealing with his absences that was removed.

During the question period, several residents expressed their support for Spencer commenting he should be granted similar respect for his absence as other elected officials.

Tension between Spencer and other councillors became apparent when he raised a question regarding a resolution read by Best. She replied that if he had attended caucus meetings he would know what the resolution was about.

In other business, council approved the sale of property for unpaid taxes as of December 31, 2015. The auction will take place Thursday, September 22, at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre at 11 a.m.

During his opening remarks, the mayor announced that the official opening of the new Le Nichoir building would be on Thursday, July 7. Upon verification with Le Nichoir, YLJ has learned that the official opening is postponed until a later date. The annual open house will take place on the Le Nichoir grounds Saturday, July 30.

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Discover your local Businesses!

Come in for a perfect cuppa Jules-Pierre Malartre Special contributor

Hudson is one of the very few towns that can boast having its own authentic tea room. Since it opened its doors seven years ago, Mlle.

Clifford’s Floral Emporium & English Tea Room has become a cultural and social landmark in the town. Its timeless elegance, welcoming atmosphere, menu of homemade treats, selection of antique teacups and teapots, and wide range of teas has conquered the hearts of the region’s tea connoisseurs.

The community adopted Mademoiselle Clifford the moment it opened for business in 2009. It’s one of those not-so-hidden gems that are treasured by the community. Current owner Sari Medicoff is celebrating the one-year anniversary of her purchasing Mademoiselle Clifford’s this month. “The community has welcomed me with open arms when I took over from Linda Clifford last July,” Sari says with a smile.

Continuing to please the existing clientele is foremost on Sari’s mind. “I assured the community that I wasn’t going to change what my predecessor created.

It’s a great and novel concept, and the clients enjoy it. I put my own touch to it, but I pretty much left the concept the way it is, and the clients enjoy that very much.”

Sari loves tea, but she likes serving people even more. “I love making people happy. I feel like I’m inviting people

into my living-room and feeding them.”

Mademoiselle Clifford is renowned for the freshly baked scones and other homemade goodies. “Scones, soups, salads... everything is homemade, and I like to joke and tell clients that everything we serve is calorie-free,” Sari says, laughing.

“We have a very large assortment of imported teas. They’re quality teas, not fast-food teas. People get to choose by the aroma. Tea is a lot like wine, so the aroma is very important.”

Once the tea is chosen, clients get to choose their teacups from two walls of cups. “Everyone is attracted to something, usually from their childhood or something nostalgic, and that’s the novel part of what we do,” she said of the teacups that are a key ingredient of the Mademoiselle Clifford tea room experience. “People love that. Some have their favourites; others will choose different cups every time. Coming here is the authentic British High Tea experience.”

Sari is very proud of the beautiful collection of tea cups amassed over the years, all porcelain and bone china, and all donated from personal collections by family members, friends and clients, all of them antiques.

“We have clients that have been coming since the tea room opened its door.

We have new clients coming in every day. Our demographics are quite varied. Tea has become important in the world and now we have little girls coming in and who want to have tea parties.

We even have men come in who love it

just as much as women do.”

Mademoiselle Clifford is also a full floral shop. “We do large floral and walkin floral business, and we deliver in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges area. We also do weddings and bridal showers.”

Mlle. Clifford’s Floral Emporium & English Tea Room is located at 60 Cameron Street in Hudson. You can visit its website at www.mademoiselleclifford. com or call (450) 202-7673 for more information.

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

Piano Piano Piano Fine tuning $88. Regulation, voicing, repairs, all makes and models, any condition. Grands and Upright pianos. Keep your piano tuned, enjoy music. quebecpiano@gmail.com, text or call 514-206-0449 (160901)

ALL RENOVATIONS. CUSTOM DECKS, SCREENED-IN PORCHES, GAZEBOS, SHEDS & PERGOLAS, SIDING, FRAMING, GYPROC, WINDOWS, DOORS, FLOORS, STAIRS, BASEMENTS, KITCHENS, BATHROOMS. FREE ESTIMATES. JONATHAN 514-402-9223 RBQ 5688-2244-01

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

Kiln-dried kindling for sale. Half-cubic foot, 10 lbs. minimum per bag. $7 per bag. Mix of hard and soft wood. Free delivery on the island of Île Perrot. Delivery on Thursdays and Sundays. Help support teenage enterprise.

Contact ileperrotkindling@gmail.com Two white wicker chairs plus a white wicker planter and a small white wicker table - $250. All are in excellent condition with no marks, stains or chafing. 450-4580216 (160707)

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Available August 1. Great location. $1800/ month. Call 450-458-5618 (160811) House for rent, Hudson central, 2 + 1 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, open concept, ideal for couple or single professional, no pets, references required. 514-909-4553 (160714) Brightest 4½ in Hudson, upper duplex, windows on 4 sides with balcony to the south, high ceilings, recent construction, quick occupancy, no smoking, no pets. 514238-2417 (160714) Rooms for rent in large home in St. Lazare. Furnished. All utilities included. Access to kitchen, laundry, backyard and in-ground pool. Parking available. $325 - $400/month.

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Ivan’s Garbage Removal will remove renovation debris and junk from houses, sheds, garages, basements. Also old fences, decks and balconies. Available 7 days per week. Call: 514-804-8853 Local Experts in matters of Bankruptcy and Insolvency since 1994. First Consultation Free. Available Nights & Weekends. Solid reputation for Reliability, Honesty & Integrity in our field of Expertise. Blumer Lapointe Tull & Associes Syndics Inc. www.blumerlapointetull.com. 514 426 4994 Registered Gun Smith. We buy and sell used guns. 514-453-5018 ¿Moving? All jobs. Reliable, reasonable, fully equipped. Local and Ontario, Maritimes, USA. 35 yrs experience. Call Bill or Ryan 514-457-2063.

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Handyman/Contractor, reliable, 20 years experience. Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, cement work/repairs, decks.

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Piano Tuning - Experienced local piano technician offering quality tunings and skillful repairs. Improve the sound and touch of your piano with hammer voicing and action regulation. Marc Lanthier 514770-7438 info@pianolanco.com

Looking for a photographer, but don’t want to pay for a professional? We are local photographers that will come to your event and take photos for you. Call 514-213-7416 (160811)

Can take care of your farmette during your absence. More than 10 years experience around horses and farm animals. Call 514-974-8890 (160811)

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yves514.wordpress.com/ If you believe that a picture is worth a thousand words, then take a look at this website and see all the ways you can express yourself through a home renovation. 514-779-6618 (160811)

CONDO / BUNGALOW ST. LAZARE. BEST of both worlds! 4 large bedrooms, 2.5 baths, one floor. Private treed lot. LOW maintenance. 2 Years old. Move IN. Beautiful and sunny. Vendor out of town. Many extras.

Agents invited. $314,000 or best offer. 450424-1588 (160714)

1993 Buick Riviera, black with tan leather interior, 100,000kms, good condition, never winter driven, $3000. 450-458-4232

1992 Lincoln 192,000 km. V-8 auto, fully equipped, used for weddings, second owner, electric roof. Invested $12,000. Must sell (illness) $2250 Cash. 514-453-7468

175 - WANTED $ Buy car for scrap. Running or not, 24/7. www.scrapvehicule.com Call 514-951-4203 A Military Collector looking for medals, flags, swords, uniforms, documents, helmets, hats, all related war memorabilia WWI, WWII, Canadian/German or others.

Antiques, collectibles, aviation, nautical, coins, badges, maps, signs. Please contact Patrick 450-458-4319, patrick148@ca.inter. net, 2760A Côte St-Charles, St-Lazare, Reni Decors (160901)

200 - CAREERS/EMPLOYMENT Pierre Enos Moving looking for mover, helpers and labour. Call Pierre Enos 514386-1278 (160811) Crème Brûlée Hudson Restaurant, Boulangerie, Pâtisserie, Café, looking for an experienced cook and waitress, full-time and part-time positions available. Please send CV to mnassif@videotron.ca, 450202-0861, or pass by 429 Main Road, Hudson with CV (160714) TAXI SAINT-LAZARE/HUDSON. Chauffeurs Demandés / Drivers Needed avec/ with experience. Temps Plein / Full-time ou fermeture de bar / bar closure. ***PAYER EN ARGENT CHAQUE JOUR***PAID CASH DAILY***. Appelez / Call: Claire: 450802-6222 / Daniel 450-921-2132 entre/ between 9h00 – 17h00 (160707) URGENT: Couture Le Mieux recherche couturières temps plein et temps partiel avec expérience sur machine industrielle pour altérations de vêtements. Couture Le Mieux is looking for full-time and part-time seamstresses with experience on industrial sewing machines for clothing alterations. 450-218-6400 (160707) Centre Floral Hollandia is looking for an employee, part-time, with experience in floristry and customer service. Requirements: bilingual, artistic talent, works well with others, good personality. Must also be available some weekends and holidays.

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Breakfast Cook, full-time/part-time; Line Cook, full-time/part-time; Servers, full-time/part-time. Send CV to dunnshawkesbury@gmail.com or call 514865-4464 (160707) Le Nichoir is looking to hire a full-time office coordinator for approximately 30 weeks starting July 13. Applicants must be on unemployment insurance and bilingual to be eligible. Send your resume to Susan Wylie at susan@lenichoir.org (160707)

275 – GARAGE /MOVING SALE “Sidewalk/Garage Sale” July 8 and 9, 9am - 4pm. CPNA, 3100 Harwood Blvd., #40, Vaudreuil (exit #28 off Hwy. 40) behind “Cité B-B-Q”: Hospitality Grade Guest Room Furniture (Floor models), 4-cup coffee makers, variety of lamps and lighting, upholstery fabric, other items. 450-4244607 (160707) Multi-family garage sale, not to be missed! 113 Charleswood, Hudson. Decor items, pool cover, antiques, etc. Starts at 7am, Saturday, July 9 only. Cancelled if rain (160707)

325 - AUTOS FOR SALE Mercedes S550 – 2007 AMC Package.

White, panoramic roof. 144,000 km. Mint condition. $24,500. Call 514-216-9217.

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 2003 Kia Rio, Automatic, Green, new all season tires, very clean, 121000kms, $2,500 2003 Kia Rio, Standard, Silver, very clean, 172000kms, $2,200 both 4door.

514-773-0394 2009 VW Rabbit, 2.5 litre, gas, 5-speed manual transmission, black, heated seats and mirrors, AC, power windows, locks, mirrors, sunroof and fog lights. 130,000 km. $9,600 Call 514-886-1008 2006 Mazda 5 GT, 5-speed manual, silver, 187,000kms, mostly highway driving, A/C, sunroof, good car, $2500. Call 514-212-2463 Honda Civic Reverb 2 door, silver, 2005, manual, A/C, 6 CD player, brakes, brake pads, discs and bearings done late 2015, 288,000kms, great little car. Recent oil change and transmission fluid. 4 winter tires – 2 years old, $1800, 514-261-7043

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Canadian Tire Vaudreuil-Dorion Looking to hire full time mechanics with certificate of qualification We offer competitive salary and benefits.

Send your CV by fax to 450-424-5446, in person to 50 boul. de la Cité-des-Jeunes, Vaudreuil- Dorion or by email to cantire.vaudreuil.emploi@hotmail.com Only eligible candidates will be contacted.

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LOOKING TO HIRE Roofers and apprentice roofers With experience specializing in shingle installation

For information call 514-425-6748 Send your CV to sboyer@couvreurwestars.ca • By fax to 514-425-6753

MG Midget MkII 1964 Red. 120,700kms, 1098cc, 1 litre, 56Hp, 4 cylinder. Hard and soft top, 4 new tires, new battery and suspension blades, tape player. A pleasure to drive and in very good condition. Ready for summer. $10,500. 514-528-8703 1996 Honda Civic Si with multiple modifications: JDA B16A SIR II, cams, Exedy clutch, JDM ITR S80 LSD trans. w/short shift, urethane engine mounts, Sparco quick release steering wheel, Sparco seats w/Willans 4 pt. harness, Neuspeed sport springs w/Koni front shocks, frt/rear strut bars, stainless brake lines and much more. $6500 or best offer. 514-2182776

Kia Sportage LX 2009 with Convenience Package, (4WD), manual, 186,000kms, very good condition, never accidented, new 4 season tires, towing hitch included, asking $6400 neg., 450-424-4308 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL, Lease Take Over, 67,000 kms, Black, Leather package , 22 months remaining @$325/month. View on Leasebusters.com ID #140741. Call 514-2203398 MGB 1979. Hard top and Soft top. 4 new tires in 2015. Has overdrive. Previous owner from Texas.

Price: $5200 or best offer. Call: 450 458 2903

Mercedes CLK 320 - 1999 - Convertible, Silver. 208,000 KM. $6,900. Call 514-216-9217.

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

BMW 550I 2007 Mint shape, New tires/ brakes all around, fresh maintenance. Second owner sale, 173,000kms. $9950. Fully equipped. View on Kijiji. Call 514-742-2779

Chevrolet Malibu LS sedan 2013 top condition, 77,175 kms, OnStar feature, 2 sets of tires on rims with steel mags. $10,950. 450458-0527

2008 blue automatic 4 door Honda Civic Sedan DXG, fully equipped, 293,000kms, $4400. Call Nadia 438-995-8655

2005 Toyota Corolla XRS 5 speed manual, 249,000kms, silver, good condition, winter tires on rims, asking $3000 negotiable. Call 450-458-8862

2006 Mercedes CLS 500,Silver, never winter driven. 86,000 kms, very clean, $18,000 – negotiable. Call Ray: 514-668-9718.

2004 Ford Taurus, automatic, 127,000kms, good condition, 4 winter tires on rims included, $2000. Call George 514-895-7940

2011 Subaru Impreza 5 door hatchback.

16,000kms, like new, single owner. Red. Auto transmission. Winter ready, all-wheel drive, remote starter heated seat, block heater, battery warmer, plus 4 snow tires on rims. $14,000. 450-202-1067

In Memoriam

Robert Tisso It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Robert (Bob) Tisso at the age of 71. Robert passed away peacefully June 24, 2016 surrounded by his family. He will be forever missed by family and friends. He leaves behind to mourn his loving wife of 47 years Dawn Tisso (nee Tetro) cherished father to daughter Sara (Thomas) and son Scott(Susie) and a wonderful grandfather to Jacob, Dylan, Jordan, Skye, Tyler and Liam.

The family will receive condolences Friday July 8th from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Aubry et Fils Inc, 434 Main Rd. Hudson QC. J0P 1H0 (450) 458-7311. A private burial for the family will proceed at a later date. Special thanks to the Hawkesbury General Hospital and the caregivers at the Vaudreuil Soulanges Palliative Care Residence.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Palliative Care Residence, Foundation.

Penny, Walter F.

May 16th, 1929 - June 29th, 2016

It is with much sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dad, Walter F. Penny, after a life well lived, on June 29th, 2016 at the age of 87 in Pointe Claire, Quebec.

Loving and devoted dad to Brian (Karen), Kevin (deceased), Steve, Janet (Jean), Lesley (Sean) and grand children Jordan, Dylan, Maude, Félix, Sydney and Carly. Former husband to the late Jean Penny. Long time partner to predeceased Susan Hopkins. Brother to Shirley Graham of Toronto, Ontario.

Dad was a tremendously kind man with a great sense of humour and an incredible ability to open up his heart and make everyone feel welcome. As well as a hockey coach and driver to countless sporting events and recitals our dad was the President and CEO of St. Lawrence Cement for many years. He was a great dancer, an avid reader and a member of the Hudson Yacht Club, the Royal Oak Tennis Club and the Whitlock Golf and Country Club in his younger years.

We love you dad and you will be missed by all of the people you made smile.

Visitation and reception will be Wednesday, July 27th 2016 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Willow Place Inn 208 Main Road, Hudson, Qc. J0P 1H0 In Lieu of flowers all donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association or Kidsportcanada.

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THINGS TO SEE AND DO

To submit your “Things to See and Do”, send your information to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca before Tuesday noon. All announcements should include dates, times and addresses. Publishing priority will be given to free events, non-proϔit, and community based groups.

HUDSON Greenwood’s Pre-StoryFest 2016 presents writer and humanitarian Dr. James Orbinski, past president of Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders, Thursday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stephen F. Shaar Commu-

nity Centre, 394 Main Road. Refreshments available. Tickets $20, available at Boutique Pure Art, 422 Main Road, and online at www.greenwoodstoryfest.com.

STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE The Montreal Aviation Museum is

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having its annual Giant Garage Sale & BBQ Saturday, July 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. come rain or shine (inside), at the ‘Old Stone Barn’ at MacDonald Campus of McGill University. Lots of good stuff to rummage through. Visit our museum while you are here. BBQ and refreshments available. Free parking. Bring the whole family for a fun day. For more info and directions consult www.cahcccpa.com or call (514) 398-7948.

VAUDREUIL-DORION A sister trio will be performing violin classics at Maison Trestler. Despite their young ages, the Sun sisters are vir-

tuosos, having studied classical music from a young age at the Montreal Conservatory of Music. The recital takes place July 13, 8 p.m. at 85 chemin de la Commune. For ticket information call (450) 455-6290.

FURTHER AFIELD The Macdonell-Williamson House is hosting a ‘Rose & Stewart’ weekend July 16 and 17 featuring historical demos of a cobbler, laundry in the 1800s, butter-making, and much more. Join us at 25 rue des Outaouais in PointeFortune. For more info consult www. mwhouse.ca.

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Some 50 km south of the Arctic Circle in Akureyri, Iceland, visiting there recently with their fellow Hudsonite friends, Kathy Conway and Jacques Nadeau, Eve and Alan Law take time out from their busy sightseeing schedule to check out the latest news and happenings in Your Local Journal.

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It’s summer. And time to enjoy sweet and succulent locally-grown strawberries with cream. Come on down to the Hudson Farmer’s Market at the intersection of Main and Selkirk between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. this Thursday, July 7, for a free dish, while discovering the latest fresh and different produce of our local growers and vendors at the back of the parking lot under the trees.

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Au Galop deemed a galloping success GET MORE RUSH PER HOUR THE LEXUS SUMMER EVENT IS ON NOW

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St. Lazare’s second au Galop equestrian festival wrapped up Sunday, July 3, and organizers have deemed it a resounding success.

The highlight of this year’s event was the Knights of Valour, a troupe known for ‘extreme jousting’ described as, “… over 2000 pounds of charging horse, man and armour, the sport of princes come to life in the modern age.”

“This year, we also put a huge emphasis on traffic control and parking,” said Mayor Robert Grimaudo, acknowledging that those two issues were problematic at last year’s event.

“The sites were extremely busy,”

said Grimaudo who estimated over 4000 people were in attendance at the Knights of Valour show alone. “Both days (of the Knights of Valour) show were filled to capacity.”

The Town of St. Lazare said donations collected at the event totaled $4,318 for the Fondation de l’Hôpital du Suroît and $1,562 for the Centre équestre thérapeutique Marie Laurence.

“It was a very successful event,” said Grimaudo, “and with Canada’s 150th coming up, we already have ideas for next year.”

For more Knights of Valour photos, see our Facebook page YourLocalJournalVS

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