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commute to work and for our kids to go to school. We need options and public transportation for Vaudreuil-Soulanges is just totally inadequate,” Lachance added.

The current commuter rail service cannot accommodate any more trains because the rail lines are owned by CN and CP, according to Lachance. “We’re really stuck right now being dependant on the bridge and Highway 20 and both roadways are not adequate for the population. We need a proper public transportation system. It’s ridiculous that we have 87,000 cars that use the Île-auxTourtes Bridge daily,” she said.

Nightmare scenario The closure of the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge also brought into focus the nightmare scenario that caused complete traffic chaos not only in Saint-Lazare, but also in neighbouring Vaudreuil-Dorion and the four municipalities on Île-Perrot and other areas throughout the region.

“It also interfered with our garbage collection because the landfills are located on the Island of Montreal. Not only were the lives of commuters inconvenienced, it also affected our lives on many different levels. It had a major impact on everyone,” said Lachance.

“It really shows the lack of attention that Vaudreuil-Soulanges has gotten the past few years. We know the completion of Highway 20 is a project that the government has been talking about for many years now. Promises were made and they’re still in the reviewing stages so there’s no commitment in terms of transport for this region,” she added.

Highway 20 completion project Liberal MNA for Vaudreuil, MarieClaude Nichols, issued a communiqué June 1 echoing the traffic concerns and calling for the CAQ government to address the Highway 20 completion project.

In its current state, the highway changes to an urban boulevard once it traverses the Galipeault Bridge. Any blockage becomes further convoluted by a series of traffic lights on Harwood Boulevard.

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The recent traffic debacle in Vaudreuil-Soulanges that was sparked by the unexpected complete closure of the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge May 20 has prompted Saint-Lazare municipal Councillor Geneviève Lachance to call on the provincial government to consider including the REM light rail commuter as part of a complete public transportation infrastructure solution when a new bridge is eventually built to replace the current structure.

As part of her request and commitment to get the REM to be built as part of the new Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge infrastructure, Lachance submitted a petition request to Soulanges MNA Marilyne Picard regarding bringing the REM to Vaudreuil-Soulanges so that she can present it to the National Assembly.

“I’m waiting for her answer to see if she’s willing to present it for us,” said Lachance. “After that, I will need everyone’s help to spread the online petition so that everyone can sign it. I believe that we’ll have more success if we unite as a community and send a strong message,” said Lachance.

‘Bridge disaster’ In a recent Facebook community page post, Lachance wrote, “In light of the bridge disaster, an alternative mode of transportation has become a necessity for all of us in Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

We can’t be fully dependent on this bridge again. It’s clear that this region needs the government to start paying attention to us when it comes to road infrastructures and public transit (REM)”.

The issue of bringing another alternative form of public transportation to the region is something that Lachance has been advocating since 2019. “We were promised that the structure of the new bridge would be strong enough to include a light train system but now they’ve changed their minds and it’s no longer included as part of the project,” Lachance told The Journal.

Transport solutions needed “With the closure of the bridge, it brought to light the need for some kind of other solutions for transportation.

We can’t solely depend on this bridge to

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Local voices are mobilizing in calling on the provincial government to extend the REM commuter train to the off island region and to complete the Highway 20 project in order to mitigate further traffic debacles like those experienced last week following the emergency Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge closure.

as 2021, but the current government decided to postpone the start of the work until 2024. In this context, we can therefore expect to relive episodic closings.

However, it is inconceivable that the population of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region will find itself repeatedly held hostage. We must quickly put forward fast and lasting solutions that will allow our growing population to move freely.”

Nichols said that despite repeated requests to address the Highway 20 completion project, the Transport Minister’s only suggestion was that additional lights be placed on Harwood to increase safety.

As reported in The Journal May 20, the Ministry will install new traffic lights

at the intersection of Highway 20 and Rue Bellemare which also houses the local Sûreté du Quebec police detachment on the north side of Harwood Boulevard.

“It will make traffic even tougher than it is right now,” said Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon.

“The route is defined, the land is expropriated and social acceptability is evident,” Nichols’ communiqué continues. “All that’s missing is the minister’s agreement.

“This project is important for our region. I therefore invite you to make your voice heard by signing the petition for the construction of the Highway 20 bypass at the following link: https:// tinyurl.com/3yfawehy

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How many more?

In the same week when the coroner’s inquiry into the circumstances leading up to the death of Joyce Echaquan wraps, we also learn of the unthinkable discovery of at least 215 bodies of Indigenous children, some as young as three, located in a mass grave near a former residential school in Kamloops, BC. Half-mast flags and the usual ‘Our thoughts and prayers are with you’ platitudes from the Prime Minister don’t begin to assuage the pit in the stomach upon hearing the news.

For years, most of us looked down upon the well-documented racist treatment of Black people in the United States with a misguided sense of superiority. Aren’t we the ones who proudly laid claim to the Underground Railroad which helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom in Canada? Aren’t we the ones who bragged that we welcomed Jackie Robinson to the Montreal Royals baseball team while American leagues were still segregated?

Thought we were better – but we weren’t.

The last Canadian Residential School closed in 1997 – a scant 24 years ago.

We went through elementary school, high school, even Cegep and university never learning, until recently, about terms like ‘The Sixties Scoop’ of the mass removal of Aboriginal children from their families, stripped of their cultural heritage, language, and identity.

What’s sometimes presented as a misguided attempt to save the children from impoverished situations misses the bigger picture – that the odds stacked against Indigenous families’ parenting abilities were caused by the very institutions which intervened.

To hear of an unmarked grave of just one child whose life was cut short by systemic and sanctioned racism is heartbreaking.

To hear of 215 bodies – and possibly counting – who have lain undiscovered for decades while we all believed we were above this, is unbearable.

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Photo of the week

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Our Photo of the Week contest rolls on. We had such a high volume of participation last year and are pleased to continue the tradition.

Hudson resident Gwen Connors writes, “This Eastern Bluebird caught our attention by coming right up to our window then spending an unusual amount of time in close proximity to the house. It flits from bird feeders to birdbath to lantern handles as if perching for a photo shoot when normally it keeps a fair distance away from our view.”

Following the same format as last year, photos will not be limited to the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region and we will be offering three prizes at the end of the year - $200 for first place, $100 for second, and $50 for third.

Interested? Send your entries to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca. We will showcase all submissions on our website at www.yourlocaljournal.ca/photo-of-the-week.

Dear Editor: editor@yourlocaljournal.ca Lies, statistics, and civics Dear Editor, I’m glad The Journal published the letter from Paul Kauler and even gladder to see the pushback from readers (May 13 and 20). As many have observed elsewhere, the world has been struggling not only with a viral pandemic but also a pandemic of misinformation. The letter from Kauler gives us a chance to discuss this nonsense and consider why it is harmful.

Kauler uses numbers in tricky ways to argue that COVID-19 is not dangerous, that its effects on the general population are trivial. Let me start by agreeing with him just to expose how this nonsense works. According to mortality data for the USA (published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), COVID-19 caused 377,883 deaths last year. Divide that number by the 330 million total US population and you get a death rate of 0.11% – that is, about a tenth of one percent. So that means COVID-19 was a trivial problem, right?

Not so fast. Total deaths were 3.36 million, which means that a puny one percent of the US population died last year. So death in general is a trivial problem? The leading causes of death in the US for 2020 were heart disease (690,000 deaths) and cancer (598,000), with COVID-19 in third place.

Would Kauler argue that public support for cancer research has been misguided, a waste of taxpayer money? Before COVID-19 came along, accidents were in third place among leading causes of death.

Would Kauler argue that road safety regulations are mean-spirited and pointless infringements of his freedom? That’s what he’s suggesting about health policies designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 infections.

Let me tell you what I see in the US mortality data for 2020. In late December, near the peak of the third wave, COVID-19 was killing about 20,000 people per week. Other causes of death totalled a bit less than 60,000 per week, so more than a quarter of all deaths in the US were due to COVID-19 at that point. And this does not include all the people who lost their health or loved ones due to the virus. More to the point: without safety measures

such as lockdowns, social distancing, mask wearing, etc., COVID-19 infection and death rates would have been much higher, then and now – to the point that hospitals in the US and elsewhere would have broken down from unmanageable case loads.

Many parts of India are now suffering from exactly this consequence of slovenly public health policies. Around the world, millions would have died from otherwise treatable diseases and conditions because hospitals and healthcare systems would have been unavailable. And let’s not forget that the virus mutates rapidly (as viruses have long been known to do), taking advantage of every local and national failure of public health. Decide to warehouse seniors under the care of poorly paid attendants? Bingo, there’s a COVID-19 variant for you. Decide to allow huge public gatherings with no sanitation measures? Bingo for the next variant.

Kauler suggests that freedom is at stake, that we’re losing freedoms more significant than the lives of old folks and impoverished minorities (those who’ve born the brunt of this pandemic). But let’s recall that the freedom to move around on the streets, for example, is hedged by all sorts of restrictions: on who can drive, what they can drive, where and how fast, etc. A century ago, such restrictions were not deemed essential for public safety, but now they are.

Well before 2020, medical researchers saw the threats posed, in a global economy, by viruses similar to COVID-19, but politicians balked at investing in prevention. Political leaders gave no thought to supporting vaccine production here in Canada, nor to the production of protective gear: masks, sanitary wipes, etc. Remember when that gear became suddenly unavailable?

How long will it take before we all agree that we need to think ahead and prepare for the next pandemic? How long before we learn from experience, before we’re ready to deploy the sorts of policies that minimized COVID-19 deaths in places like New Zealand and the Atlantic provinces?

Donald Attwood, Hudson Continuned on page 7

Community acknowledges horrors Nick Zacharias

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The front steps of Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church in Hudson have been covered in children’s shoes placed by members of the community in a visceral display of recognition for the recently discovered bodies of 215 Indigenous children buried in a mass unmarked grave at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. It’s a display that’s been echoed in front of churches and on Canadian government properties across the country as people come to grips with the grisly discovery – yet another piece of evidence showing just how far the horrors went in a chapter that for many years the Canadian government, and to this day the upper echelons of the Catholic church, have preferred to be silent about.

In the period between the 1880s and the closure of the last ‘Indian Residential School’ in Saskatchewan in 1997, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families, under orders from the Canadian Government and the Indian Act of 1876. They were sent, some as young as three years old, to be ‘civilized’ in boarding schools far

from their home communities. Once at the schools, the majority of which were operated by the Catholic Church, the children suffered physical, psychological, and sexual abuse on a massive scale. An estimated 3,200 to 6,000 children died at the hands of the residential schools, though numbers are far from complete as records are vague and discoveries such as that of the mass grave on May 27, 2021 are only now coming to light.

Community shows support “It’s not like it wasn’t known that terrible things happened,” said Hudson resident Betty Marok, referring to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of 2015, “but this is so horrific, something has to be said, there has to be acknowledgement.” She noticed a few pairs of shoes on the church steps soon after the news broke, and it occurred to her that many more people might want to show support who don’t have access to childsized shoes. In their positions as volunteers with the Bunker (the charitable second-hand store in the basement of War Memorial Library on Elm in Hudson) she and fellow resident Faye Louch decided to do something about it.

“We set up a table in front of the IGA to talk to people about what happened and to offer free children’s shoes for any-

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Saint Thomas parish priest Marceliano Serrato Herrera said the shoes are an expression from the people of the community and will remain for the foreseeable future.

one who wanted to place them at the steps of Saint Thomas,” said Marok. She said she was both surprised by the number of people who didn’t seem to know about the history, and heartened by the number of people, especially young people, who stopped to talk about it and who took the trouble to pick up a pair of shoes and walk them to the church steps in memory of the lost children.

Church reaction Pope Francis, asked as recently as 2017 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to offer apologies for the Catholic church’s role in the residential school abuses, has thus far refused. On the more Canadian level, Saint Thomas’s website shares a letter from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops which expresses ‘sorrow’ but stops short of acknowledging any responsibility or offering an apology.

The letter does however say that, “Hon-

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Betty Marok (Right) and Faye Louch set up a table in Hudson on June 1 to raise awareness about the bodies of 215 Indigenous children found at a former residential school in BC, and to offer free shoes for people to place on the steps of the local Catholic church in a statement of condemnation for the atrocity that’s been repeated across the country.

ouring the dignity of the lost little ones demands that the truth be brought to light.”

Locally in Hudson, Saint Thomas parish priest Marceliano Serrato Herrera was more direct.

“We are very, very sorry,” he said.

“The Indigenous people were here first, and we are sorry for what happened.

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Vaudreuil-Dorion wins digital communication award Town will feature an upcoming digital art exhibit John Jantak

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The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion has won a feather of excellence in the Digital Communication/Sites and Applications category for its Mozaïk Network project at the l’Association des communicateurs municipaux du Québec (ACMQ) gala which took place on May 27 and held in virtual format.

The competition competition highlights the iniini� tiatives of municipal and paramunicipal communicators across Quebec. Its objective is to recognize the professionalism of its members, to promote the best achievements, and to foster development of the profession.

Mozaïk network Launched in the fall of 2019, the Mozaïk network is the place for the dissemination of all cultural initiatives in

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Continued from page 4 Trashy Beach – New nickname for this splendid park...

Dear Editor, This week alone, while on my 6 a.m. walks through the Sandy Beach Park, horror... anger... sadness... at what was witnessed: 1 Monday a.m. � tin trash cans with removable lids chained to every tree in Jack Layton Park... This defaces the entire park. Not to mention those horrible Porta Potties that made their appearances not too long ago. The once beautiful, peaceful park has turned into a cheap rest area. We also live alongside forest inhabitants who are easily accommodated for spreading trash. Not their fault at all. We’re just making it easy for them.

2 Tuesday a.m. – Two camping tents on Sandy Beach with clothes lines and bicycles occupied by people who obviously don’t know how to read! Beautiful! All park rules broken. How come no one saw them before my neighbour and I did? Walked home and called it in to the Hudson patrol, I did not have my phone with me while at the park. Unfortunately, they had probably skipped town by the time patrols got there.

3 Thursday a.m. – All rules broken again!

Oka beach party situation happened right here as well, under our noses, on Sandy Beach the night before. Videos of this party of a few hundred young people were circulating. The beach was TRASHED. Chairs, towels, open food containers, underwear, socks, bottles, cans, cigarette butts, fire pits, you name it. Everything was left behind. Ran home to get my camera, by the time I got back, someone had started making small stacks of trash. Talked to the fire department on the way back. Left a message with city hall, onto voice mail, of course.

Considering the epic summer of 2020, we should have learned that a certain type of humans don’t care much for anything. These same people trash our

PHOTO COURTESY THE ARTIST STÉPHANE DAIGLE PHOTO COURTESY VILLE DE VAUDREUIL-DORION

A user of the Mozaïk network, described as the place for the dissemination of all cultural initiatives in Vaudreuil-Dorion, both those from the city and of its organizations.

Vaudreuil-Dorion, both those from the city and of its organizations. It brings together all the activities on a single platform – jesuismozaik.com – in addition to offering a citizen newspaper, videos, and podcasts with a cultural flavor.

“It’s a joy not only for the Commuparks, left wide open for them. How about bringing in park entrance security? We already pay for this, downstream, by hiring contractors to pick up trash and manage incidents once they took place. How about managing by prevention, upstream, before this happens?

Cap park visitor numbers, charge a token fee to enter, etc. Let’s make Sandy Beach a zero footprint park – you bring garbage? You take your trash back with you.

Why don’t we choose to be wardens of this splendid peace of nature simply because it is beautiful?

Shouldn’t that be enough? Our epoch grooms us to think of everything (I mean everything!) in terms of return. When I hear debates about protecting splendid, historical Sandy Beach, we have to listen to a litany of human�serving arguments. How about letting this sanctuary be, for its beauty, peace, inhabitants?

Mayor Nicholls, in a town meeting I attended chaired by the former administration, I remember you going to the mic and asking Mayor Prévost, ‘Do you want to be remembered as the mayor who bulldozed Sandy Beach?’

What happened? It’s as if you all said parley to the contractor, with no battle – nothing. When you put in relentless time and effort, anything is possible – part of Mont Rigaud was bought to prevent development. Thank you Adrian Burke and the entire group for your dedication and work towards the conservation of Sandy Beach.

Nathalie Labreche Hudson Thank you Dear Editor, To that young lady, riding her skate board on Rue Pine last Thursday, May 27, around lunch time, who had the thoughtfulness to put on her mask when we crossed paths while I was pulling my granny cart along – THANK YOU! Always impressed by the young.

Monique Bélec Hudson

Though the Natura digital art exhibition has yet to be unveiled, above is just a sample of works produced by the three participating artists, (left to right) Stéphan Daigle, Diane Collet, and Philippe Corriveau.

nications Department, but also for the city to win this feather of excellence,” said Vaudreuil-Dorion Communications Director France Lavoie. “The Mozaïk Network is a large�scale project on which our teams from the communications department and the culture division have worked in collaboration with cultural players from Vaudreuil�Dorion and very talented entrepreneurs.”

Importance of culture “This recognition by our peers salutes our efforts. A huge thank you to the municipal council, which believes in the importance of culture by supporting projects that promote it in our community,” Lavoie added. Among the main collaborators of the Mozaïk Network is the firm Les Manifestes, which

PHOTO COURTESY THE ARTIST DIANE COLLET

PHOTO COURTESY THE ARTIST PHILIPPE CORRIVEAU

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KELLY MIYAMOTO

Generation What?

There’s a new phrase in town – ‘Geriatric millennial’.

Since hearing it, I’ve been thinking once again about these descriptors and categories we have for different age groups. ‘Geriatric millennial’ has come onto the scene and stirred up ongoing discussions over what defines any given generation as well as the ‘micro-generations’ within each of them.

Many of these mini definitions often have to do with the oldest and youngest members softening the dividing lines between one generation and the next. Or at least being unique enough to require their own smaller categories. An umbrella term I’ve heard here and there is a ‘cusper,’ for anyone born in these fringe years who may have a mixed set of traits.

‘Geriatric millennials’ is yet another expression for a specific age group, this time for millennials out there born between 1980 and 1985. The term came up in an article exploring the positives of what this age group brings to a workplace, particularly their skill in bringing all things ‘analog’ and ‘digital’ together. Essentially they’re described as the bridge between the ‘old’ and the ‘new’. But that’s not what readers ended up focusing on.

Before I even looked up its definition, I figured there would be some negative response out there regarding the choice of adjective. The use of ‘geriatric’ was met with some criticism and a lot of jokes. There weren’t many big fans of being associated so broadly with the negative connotations about age and its impact on our health and wellness.

It’s ironic. Millennials - currently mid-20s to early 40s - have been insisting for so long that their title wasn’t just another word to describe teenage years. Now the oldest are suddenly being referred to as geriatric. Some responded and proposed terms like ‘original,’ ‘seasoned,’ or ‘elder’ millennials instead.

Micro-generations exist all over, but millennials are a particular case. We’re so defined by having grown up during a time when technology was changing the world intensely quickly, so it’s no wonder there are significant differences and smaller trends.

Sometimes all of these distinctions can be a bit much. It seems like every other week we have fresh silliness floating around over who made fun of whom over one generational fad or another. Or, in this instance, about a new label being not quite as appealing to those being described.

But trends and differences do exist between age demographics. The years we grow up in are a huge part of determining who we become and it’s good to recognize how these larger factors shape us. Having well-defined terms lets us identify, understand, and communicate who we are. Though maybe ‘geriatric’ wasn’t the best choice of words.

I was born right at the very end of the typical range of years associated with the Millennial generation. I guess that puts me in the ‘Zillennial’ overlap between Millennials and Gen Z. I won’t dive in here to what that says about my individual mix of generational traits, but I appreciate there being space for those who fit somewhere in between.

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Canadian troops on Juno Beach. The buildings were used by the landing craft as a guide as they approached the beach. They are still standing and are well known landmarks along the Normandy coastline. We landed at Juno Beach while the British and Free French landed at Sword and Gold Beaches and the Americans landed at Omaha and Utah Beaches.

Legion News Rod L. Hodgson

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Well the five new posts and 21 memorial plaques have finally been installed at Place Vimy. Mike Elliott, John Dalgarno and I put them in May 27 and, following that, the new memorial plaques dedicated to veterans of the Boer War and World Wars I & II and Peacetime were installed after the five posts were solid.

Thank you to all of you who have made a special contribution in the memory of a loved one who had served in the various armed conflicts since 1900. At the moment we have no remaining room for any more plaques.

This is a special plaque as it honours a very well-known man from Como – Milton Robinson. He served with the Royal Canadian Dragoons and was one of just three men from Hudson who served in the South African War (Boer War) along with 8,369 other Canadians. The other two were James Halcro and James S. Hodgson. Another future resident of Hudson Heights, Dan Gurden, served with the British Army. When Milton came back home the Village of Como presented him with a beautiful gold watch. He also received the Queen’s Medal with five clasps as his Regiment had seen action in five different battles during the war. Milton later became a well-known farmer in the eastern part

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This is a special plaque as it honours a very well-known man from Como – Milton Robinson.

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of Como with his son Graham. The latter also served as the Mayor of Como in the late 1950s.The other man mentioned on this plaque was Milton’s brother-in-law from Hudson Heights.

Next Sunday, June 6, will be the 77th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the Normandy coast of France. Many residents and future residents of Hudson were there that day – on land, sea and in the air. The flag outside the Legion will be lowered to half mast for the duration of the day in memory of them and the 15,000 other Canadians who landed that day. Nine hundred and sixty Canadians would be killed or wounded on what is often referred to as ‘The Longest Day.’ The sea operations were known as ‘Operation Neptune’ and the land operations as ‘Operation Overlord.’

The Executive Board will be holding a meeting June 9 and one of the most important discussions that will take place that evening will be our reopening. This column and a general email to members will keep you all up to date on when, if, and how we will proceed over the next few weeks. Please be patient.

Lest we forget…

One of our members, Corporal Martin Tanguay, is a member of Les Fusiliers MontRoyal and this photo shows him on board a Griffon helicopter where he is a door gunner.

He is currently attached to RCAF 438 Squadron from Saint-Hubert out at CFB Suffield in Alberta. Martin is also a firefighter in SaintLazare. Quite a career! He is one of a few our Legion Br. #115 members who are currently serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Merci Martin pour votre service pour Canada.

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A partial solar eclipse photographed through a Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera with a 560 mm objective and filter.

The Naked Eye Jules-Pierre Malartre

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Over the past few years, amateur astronomers have been spoiled when it comes to eclipses, whether it’s the lunar or solar variety. And Mother Nature has decided to send one more our way before the end of the pandemic to help us deal with the stress of, hopefully, the last stretch of this difficult period.

June 2021 will be a great month for astronomers since it will host an annular solar eclipse. A solar eclipse is a rather rare occurrence to begin with; only about one in five or six New Moons will produce a solar eclipse – whether it’s partial, annular, or total. In a total solar eclipse, the disk of the sun is fully obscured by the moon. In an annular solar eclipse, the moon is too far away to completely cover the sun’s disk; the sun therefore appears as a bright ring around the darkened disk of the moon.

It is a striking astronomical event worth seeing at least once in one’s lifetime.

Unfortunately, the path of the 2021 eclipse does not fully favour our area.

We will not be able to witness the full natural magnificence of the annular solar eclipse, but we will still be able to observe a partial eclipse. A total solar eclipse is a rare event in any area because totality exists only along a narrow path on the Earth’s surface traced by the moon’s shadow—or its umbra in more technical terms. But we are still lucky, because our area falls under the moon’s penumbra, an area where a partial solar eclipse can be seen. In Montreal, the face of the sun will be eclipsed by 78.9 per cent, which is close to what we will

Community Continued from page 5 It is a part of our history and we have to keep on, we have to apologize, the church is asking for investigations because we have to talk about what happened and we don’t want to repeat it.”

As for more substantive reparations, Herrera said they have to wait to hear what comes from those responsible

witness in our area.

Please keep in mind that even though you will only be able to witness the solar eclipse partially, the danger to your eyesight is still the same as during a full solar eclipse – i.e, the danger is extremely high! Permanent, irreversible damage can be done to your eyes if you gaze directly at a partial solar eclipse.

Visit the website of the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium at espacepourlavie.ca/en/ how-safely-observe-sun to find out how you can safely observe the partial solar eclipse next week. You don’t need expensive gear to observe the eclipse safely. Pinhole projection is possibly the safest (and cheapest) method. You can find out how to build your pinhole projection eclipse observatory on the Planetarium’s website.

Here is a quick timeline of the June 10 partial solar eclipse – around 11:15 a.m., the moon will ‘touch’ the edge of the sun. This is the beginning of the eclipse.

(You should already be using any one of the safe methods recommended for observing the event at this point.) Around 11:50 a.m., the eclipse will reach its maximum. This is where the moon is closest to the centre of the sun. By 12:46 p.m., the moon will bid the sun farewell. This will be the end of the partial eclipse.

An annular solar eclipse is not unlike a total solar eclipse except for the added goodie of a thin, glowing ring of the eclipsed sun circling the darkened moon. It is a striking astronomical event, and it’s well worth the time and effort of making or procuring the limited and simple equipment you will need to observe it safely from your backyard.

higher up in the church organization. As for the shoes, they shouldn’t be going anywhere for a while.

“The shoes are an expression from the people of this community,” said Herrera. “It represents something for the people, and we can leave them.” He said he hopes that people will remember the good things the church has done in the community while recognizing the bad and waiting to see how the larger church will respond.

No, beautiful people, I have not all of a sudden come to my senses and decided to become an honest man, returning to the real world to make an honest living, nor am I even thinking about doing an honest day’s work… honestly (see what I did there?... me neither). I was just borrowing a line from the 1976 Rose Royce hit ‘Car Wash Song.’

Catchy little tune don’t you think? Are you PHOTO BY STEVE GERRARD singing it in your head right now like yours truly? Yeah, you are.

I recently saw a post from one of my working musician friends who was quite pleased to finally be able to post a list of his June roster of solo music shows. Although in years past this list would be quite impressive covering most of the dates in a month with a wide spectrum of venues; this year, in the time of COVID, his list looks decidedly different and a wee bit ‘lighter.’ Instead of pubs, show bars, private events and halls, it was comprised of a park, a sidewalk show and yes, an ice cream shop.

Now that is ingenuity. That is dedication. That, my friends, is thinking outside the proverbial box. I like it. The man is finding ways to keep the music alive and keep putting Ramen on the table.

You know what they say – when life gives you lemons, make gin fizz cocktails!

So the moral of this story? Well to be truthful, dear readers, I kind of lost that up there about sentence number three while humming the chorus in my head. But the point is that we are all now motoring full-steam ahead into the second summer of COVID (wouldn’t it sound nicer and make us feel better if we made it sound more like an expensive French Perfume? Let’s start calling it ‘Covide’) and obviously we have all had to adapt. Adapt our plans, our travel and vacation itineraries, our spending habits, our jobs, our trips to the SAQ, our lives. So how have you adapted? When you look back to the summer of ’19 how different were you than you are today? How was your daily life different? Do you feel that you have changed personally? Your habits, your perspective, your outlook, your priorities? So many questions (six by my count), right? I’ll bet nobody out there in Readerville expected this Spanish Inquisition. Next I’ll bring out ‘The Comfy Chair’ and you’ll all be in real trouble. Actually, if you aren’t a Monty Python fan, that one went right over the castle wall with ‘la vache.’ I apologize.

Arguments are one door to the left. Okay – STOP IT Gallagher!

The point is – like my excellent musician friend – we have all had to adapt in many ways to the last 15 months of life with ‘Covide.’ I commend each and every one of you for continuing to do your best to make do and get by; not just for yourselves but for your families, your neighbours and hopefully for the people you meet in everyday life who are all also dealing. Let’s make the best of the summer of ’21 and keep spreading the message of “peace, love and understanding.”

So I’ll leave you and all my musician friends who are trying to make something happen this summer with some of those words of wisdom from the always groovy Rose Royce – comin’ at you straight from the streets of LA back in the steamy summer of ’76: “Come summer, the work gets kinda hard. This ain’t no place to be if you planned on bein’ a star, no, no. You might not ever get rich but let me tell you, it’s better than digging a ditch. Let me tell you, it’s always cool, and the boss (or benevolent editor) don’t mind sometimes if you’re at the pool”.

From the sunny poolside patio on the rooftop terrace of the 1½ storey at Crooked Tree Corner, where the music is hot, the margaritas are cool and the livin’ is easy here in the ‘hood that is west downtown Shangri-La – Sociable!

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Let’s work together to keep respecting health measures so we can protect each other.

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ADVICE FROM THE HEART

KAREN SIMMONS Welcome to our advice column featuring The Journal’s own Karen Simmons who brings a mix of life experience, common sense, and a loving heart to any situation.

Have you got a dating issue? Family problem? Unresolved friendship issues? Just ask Karen.

Send your questions confidentially and anonymously to karen@yourlocaljournal.ca ******* Dear Karen, I have a very affectionate cat that has taken to jumping on my bed in the middle of the night to groom my head. I woke up to wet sandpaper on the side of my face! When I went to look in the mirror, I looked like Cameron Diaz in There’s Something about Mary. Why is my cat suddenly doing this?

Sticky hair Dear Sticky hair, As annoying as it is that your cat has taken to disturbing your slumber, you should know (and probably do know) that the fact that your cat is licking you is a sign of affection. She’s telling you that she loves and trusts you. The bad news here is that there are also a few health issues you should be concerned about when it comes to your cat licking your face. Firstly, a cat’s saliva may contain parasites and bacteria, and when your cat licks your face the bacteria and parasites can be transferred to you. And let’s not forget that cats use a litter box. As clean as most cats are, there’s still a chance that feces could be transferred to you through licking as well.

The interesting thing to me is that your cat has started behaving this way when it would appear she wasn’t doing this previously. Is there some reason why she might be feeling lonely or insecure? Has something changed in her environment that could be contributing to this change, perhaps a new pet or any other kind of change within the household? If you think this might be the case I would simply try and spend more time with her during the day to reassure her. As far as changing her behaviour I think you’ll just have to be patient and ignore her when she does it. If she’s not getting anything from it then chances are she’ll just give up and go away. Eventually she should stop doing it entirely and if that fails, there’s always the old spray bottle trick!

Up for adoption Twinkie, who was born April 21, 2016, has not had an easy life. He was found in the winter with cuts and scrapes all over and limping. He was brought to the vet where he was vaccinated, sterilized and his paw was taken care of. When he first arrived at his foster parents’ house, all he did was hide in a cubby hole and hiss. Now he is a cuddle bug! He loves long petting sessions and will constantly purr. He is not aggressive at all and loves to talk and make cooing sounds. He is constantly trying to hang with the other

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cats in the house, but unfortunately for him they are too independent. He still gets scared sometimes when we try to pick him up or when strangers try to pet him.

For more information regarding Twinkie, please write to us at cascavaudreuil@outlook.com

Up for adoption Kishmish, a two-year-old male mixed breed, was one of many strays in India who spent his life moving from one location to another until he was attacked by a pack of dogs. After that, his new home was under a car. A Good Samaritan brought him to a boarding kennel until she was able to send him to us at her own expense. Kishmish requires an experienced guardian who will see that he has obedience training and socialization. He is possessive of his space and extremely selective of his dog friends. He can’t live with cats or anything smaller, and would do much better as your only pet. Kish-

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mish isn’t a candidate for dog parks.

If you think you have what it takes to give him the new life that he deserves, fill out the form and ask for Kishmish.

For more information on Kishmish or any of the other dogs available for adoption, go to www.animatch.ca.

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******* Dear Karen, What is the proper etiquette for dating these days in terms of payment? I’ve been off the dating scene for so long and the pandemic added another year to that. Now that I’m tentatively thinking of asking out a lady acquaintance, I’m getting nervous about not knowing current dating protocols. Is the man still expected to pay for everything? Would a woman be insulted if I suggest we split the bill 50/50?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Single and confused Dear Single and confused, Great question! Let me try and answer this question from the perspective of a woman who is also trying to navigate the post pandemic dating scene…

My take on this is that most women would not be insulted by a man offering to pay on the first date. If I’m being honest, and whether or not it’s a popular thing to say, I think that most of us expect it, but you really need to do what works for you. Personally, if I go on a date and I know that I have no intention of seeing the person again I won’t allow them to pay. If, on the other hand, I do hope to see the person again I’ll allow them to pay and say, “Next time it’s on me!”

I’ve always felt that the perfect first date is going for coffee or maybe breakfast at the most. This way the investment of both time and money is minimal. And if it goes well you have the rest of the day ahead of you to do whatever you like!

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Welcome to our feature showcasing and celebrating the many companion animals we have in our region.

Meet Obie, a Bishon/Shih Tzu mix and his ‘little’ sister Winnie, a nine-month-old SaintDane, pictured with their dog mom Kate from Hudson.

Obie is definitely the friendliest dog. He loves all people and dogs. He is also a huge foodie. Winnie loves to be the little dog of the family and stretch out on your lap. She will always leave a little slobber present for you. She loves to play fetch with sticks. Winnie definitely is not aware of her size so watch out when she runs!

If you’d like us to feature your pet in our weekly section – dog, cat, rabbit, horse, lizard, possum (possum?) etc., send us a photo of you and your pet together, along with a short description, to editor@yourlocaljournal.ca.

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Spectacular stone home overlooking the Lake of Two Mountains. This home offers 3+2 bedrooms, 3-car garage, 3+1 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, home office, walkout basement with family room, bar area and gym, and generator. Professionally landscaped backyard, saltwater cement pool, and the most stunning sunset views!

Walking through the front door, you’ll experience your first ‘wow’ moment. The bright and spacious open-concept main floor features 18-foot tall windows with breathtaking views of the yard and lake. Then you’ll notice the soaring two-storey stone fireplace in the living room, and you’ll realize this is just the beginning of the incredible features in this designer home.

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514-791-5367 a soaker tub. The family bathroom and second floor laundry room were also renovated in 2015. Moving down to the walkout basement you’ll find the mancave with hot water-heated wood floors, gym, family room with a gas fireplace and bar. There are two more bedrooms and a full bathroom on this level. French doors lead to the garden and pool area.

Sprinkler system with a dedicated artesian well.

This magnificent home offers luxury living in a country setting. Signing and occupancy can be more flexible. Owner would be happy to rent back until May if possible.

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Samantha Robinson

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Ingredients 1 Kg. (2.2 pounds) white potatoes Note: Boil whole potatoes in their skins for 40-50 min before you begin gnocchi assembly 250g (2.5 cups) pastry flour 1 medium egg 1/2 teaspoon salt Sauce 1 Kg. (2.2 pounds) diced canned tomatoes 450g (1 pound) mozzarella, if you can find it use the one made with buffalo milk, otherwise cow’s milk 3 garlic cloves 100g (1 cup) grated parmigiano reggiano Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Equipment 2 pots (1 for the gnocchi and 1 for the sauce) 1 large bowl 1 wooden spoon 1 fork 1 knife 1 potato masher Instructions 1. Put the potatoes in a pot with water and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling, cook for 30-40 minutes, depending on the size of potato and variety (check with a fork).

2. In the meantime, prepare the sauce: finely dice the garlic and put it in a

pan with some extra virgin olive oil.

Allow it to brown just a little, then add the diced tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes, adding salt and pepper to taste.

3. Dice the mozzarella and set aside.

4. When the potatoes are cooked, remove from the hot water and let them cool. Peel the potatoes, then mash them and mix with the flour, egg and a pinch of salt.

Note: Do not knead the dough, just mix the ingredients. If the dough is too wet, add some flour. Remember the more flour you add, the harder the gnocchi will be once cooked.

5. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C (390°F) and put some sauce in a casserole dish.

6. Sprinkle the table with flour, take a piece of dough and roll it out with fingertips to obtain strands, 1.5 cm thick. Then cut them into pieces and roll them on to a fork.

7. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the gnocchi in batches. When they come to the surface they are cooked. Drain them and then place the gnocchi in the casserole dish.

8. Add the sauce and mozzarella, and then sprinkle on some parmigiano reggiano. Repeat the process until all the gnocchi is cooked.

9. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven until the top is browned.

10. Buon Appetito!

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The renovated kitchen offers a sixburner Wolf gas stove with BBQ grill and industrial ventilation fan, two ovens plus a warming oven, a Sub-Zero fridge, built-in Miele coffee machine, a massive island, a huge pantry, a bar area with wine fridge and gorgeous granite counter tops. The large dinette opens onto a fabulous screened porch with access to the backyard. The large formal dining room with coffered ceiling and Juliette balcony is perfect for hosting guests. The main floor office is stunning, with high ceilings and incredible windows. It has a walk-in closet for tucking away your office equipment.

The family entrance, also renovated in 2015, has a large mud room with walk-in closet and connects to a spacious threecar garage. The sweeping staircase leads upstairs to three spacious bedrooms, all with walk-in closets. The master suite features a gas fireplace, a large walk-in with wood built-ins and centre island.

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Tips for keeping your house fresh in a hot real estate market Nick Zacharias

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How you decorate your home is all about you – it’s about creating a place that’s your own and where you feel happiest. While adorning your space is a matter of personal choice, there are also always trends and fashions in the world of home décor, and with experts saying that we’ll sell our properties on average once every seven years, it’s worth making sure your design ideas don’t wind up making your home look dated and less attractive a few years down the road.

Making your space your own while staying fresh “Every 10 years things are changing drastically in style and colour,” says Normand Roy, a certified residential and commercial real estate broker with Via Capitale, “so I advise people to go a little bit soft with design and ideas for things like tiles and fixtures so they have something that’s durable and won’t look out of date in a short time.”

Roy brought up some obvious choices that may have looked stylish at the time but wound up aging homes later on.

“Think of the 1980s style where people loved pastels but now if you see a house with a pink toilet you think, ‘not a good idea.’” While something might be trendy when you’re renovating, you should ask how it might look to you (or a potential home buyer) five years from now – in many cases the answer is it won’t look nearly as good as when you first did it.

Current trends “Things are a lot more minimal now than back in the day,” says Roy. “Less is more.” He emphasizes that many are backing away from of bold colours and crowded spaces, and opting instead for white walls and clean simple trim, and allowing choices for relatively spare furnishings and accents to be the things that show their personal touch.

While this look, just like those that came before, is bound to change it is definitely something that can be adapted to

suit trends or shifts in personal preference down the road without breaking the bank.

A question of budget “If you have a small budget the easiest thing to change (and to get a great return on your investment) is paint colour,” says Roy. Colours are easy to refresh without breaking the bank, so if you spend money on more durable design features like simple tile and neutral fixtures, then changing the look with colour down the road won’t mean a massive overhaul that could cost you dearly just to keep your home from looking out of style.

Says Roy, “Buyers are looking for things that are low maintenance and that last. Tiles in the bathroom or kitchen are more expensive, but if you have something that’s durable it’s worth it in the long run.” Items like tiles that come in wood tones for flooring mean you can live in a house, even with pets or small children or lots of plants, without having wear and tear show up so quickly that you feel like you have to start over for your home to look presentable in a few years.

Setting priorities “What people see first is the front of the house, and if you have a really big budget that’s an important thing to think about – we’re talking structural things like the roof and the front façade,” says Roy, but that isn’t necessarily a thing you have to do. If your budget is more in the

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Keeping it light and airy allows potential buyers to view your home as a blank canvas – one they can customize to their own liking.

medium range, the next big places for updates are kitchens and bathrooms.

And if your budget isn’t in the tens of thousands but rather the thousands or less, the best ‘bang for your buck’ can be had by focusing on clean fresh paint and fresh trim to make sure your house leaves a great impression.

“Right now with COVID and restricted movement, lots of people are focusing on spending their money on creating welcoming outdoor living spaces with things like gazebos and comfortable seating,” says Roy. “Whatever you do, the main thing is for your home to make people feel like it’s a place they’d like to relax and be comfortable in.” In today’s frenetic market, a welcoming and relaxing feel can be the edge that quickly turns a house from ‘for sale’ to ‘sold.’

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But you can commemorate your child’s achievement by submitting a photo and short write-up to The Journal for the low cost of $9.50 + tax.

We will run a full-colour graduation keepsake section in our June 17th issue.

Please submit a photo with the following information: • Student’s name • Which town they live in • Which school they would be graduating from • A few notes from the family, not exceeding 100 words please! Payable by PayPal or credit card.

Please submit on our website at: www.yourlocaljournal.ca.

Anyone graduating is eligible, whether from elementary school, secondary school, Cegep, or university.

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Title: Days of Heaven (1978) Directed by: Terrence Malick Genre: Romance/Drama Available on: The Criterion Collection, YouTube (rent) Weekly Challenge #20 – A “Film that won Best Cinematography” Brief Synopsis: After murdering his boss in Chicago, Bill flees with his lover Abby to the Texas Panhandle, where he hatches a plot to marry Abby off

to a wealthy farmer.

Scores: 92% Rotten Tomatoes, 7.8 IMDb Review: While watching Days of Heaven, mercurial director Terrence Malick’s second feature film after Badlands (and last picture for two decades until 1998’s The Thin Red Line), I am reminded of Grant Wood’s famous painting, American Gothic. You know, the one with the man and his daughter holding the pitchfork in front of a house. When Wood painted American Gothic during the early stages of the Great Depression in 1930, it was (and continues to be) seen as the quintessential image of early Americana. When watching Malick’s sophomore film, each frame seems intent on evoking the same feeling. Soaked in ‘Golden Hour’ lighting to give it a nostalgic, elegant glow and filmed in the gorgeously empty expanse of Montana and Alberta, Days of Heaven is breathtakingly beautiful. It is no exaggeration from famed critic David Thomson when he wondered if DoH was, “…the most beautiful film ever made,” and it unsurprisingly won Best Cinematography at the 51st Academy Awards.

While the plot of DoH is not as striking as its visuals, it is nonetheless compelling. Richard Gere, still a few years away from leading man status, stars alongside Brooke Adams and Sam Shephard as quick-tempered working-class laborer Bill, who is trying desperately to improve his lot in life.

After a dispute with his sadistic boss leads to a fight resulting in his boss’ death, Bill flees his steel mill job in Chicago with his lover Abby (Adams) and younger sister Linda for the Texas Panhandle to work as seasonal workers for a rich farmer (Shepard). When Bill learns that the rich farmer is dying, he convinces Abby to seduce him, hoping for them to marry to later inherit his fortune. But after the farmer’s health begins to improve, Bill’s plot begins to unravel. While Bill is cruel and abusive, his intent is understandable, and his actions work as a critique of the most ‘Americana’ of ideals – The American Dream itself.

A laborious and troubled shoot, Malick and his crew took much longer than expected to shoot and finish the film, going through many cuts before its release to theatres two years later. Malick removed so many scenes that he feared the plot had muddled, but after trying a bit of voiceover narration (provided by the young sister Linda), he found that it snapped everything into place. While some critics questioned this choice, claiming that the narration is leaned on too heavily, I think this critique misses the fact that Days of Heaven works largely as a silent film, relying on the incredible camera work to tell a story, with the narration acting like title cards you’d see in a Chaplin film. Much like Malick’s later works (Tree of Life, The Thin Red Line) images woven together force our brains to make sense of the story, making connections that are sometimes hard to explain just what it evokes. Sometimes it doesn’t work, but when it does, it can be an almost transcendent experience. While some may question its worth as a mode for entertainment, Days of Heaven more than makes up for this with its stunning imagery, and can be paused at almost any point to give the viewer the most beautiful picture. And, just like Wood’s American Gothic, the cliché is proven true yet again: A picture really is worth a thousand words.

Happy Pride Month! Join us in celebrating some of the best LGBTQ+ additions to cinema with next week’s challenge of ‘An LGBTQ+ Favorite,’ where we watch the 1994 Australian cult favorite, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Feel free to watch ahead on Hoopla or Amazon Prime. Happy streaming!

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Check out our BRAND NEW PODCAST, “Reelin’ in the Years”, where we reassess previous Academy Awards, hoping to dust off the gems and kick out the trash to find the snubs and flubs of Oscar Nights past. Available on Spotify and Google Podcasts, as well as the new website www.mmmovies.ca. As always, you can email me with any questions, concerns, suggestions, or feedback at LocalMYMHM@gmail.com PHOTO COURTESY IMDB.COM

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The project was carried out under a cultural development agreement between the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion and the provincial Ministère de la Culture et des Communications. The city was also a finalist in the Internal Communication category for its 2020-2025 strategic planning project intended specifically for actions to be carried out internally for the wellbeing at work of its staff.

Natura digital art exhibition Vaudreuil-Dorion is inviting its citi-

zens to visit the Natura exhibition which will take place in the park at 405 SaintCharles Avenue every evening from 8:30 p.m., from 4 to June 14. Three artists from Vaudreuil-Dorion – Diane Collet, Philippe Corriveau, and Stéphan Daigle – have created a digital work of art inspired by nature, which will be projected on huge canvases arranged in the park.

To do this, they benefited from the help of the staff of the Lab, the digital creation space located in the municipal library, for the completion of their projections. “Last year, we explored digital art as part of a project with the Société des arts technologiques,” said Chloé

Marcil, Head of the city’s Culture and Community Life division with the city.

“This is a new niche that allows our artists to practice their art in a different way. The current context lent itself well to such an outdoor exhibition. The enchanting site of the park was intended to host an exhibition bringing together movement, music and light,” added Marcil.

The recent lifting of the curfew will allow visitors to enjoy the site until 11 p.m.

Physical distancing must be respected at all times.

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