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Gradual bridge reopening welcome news for Vaudreuil-Dorion John Jantak

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Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon said he’s glad the provincial transport ministry will begin to reopen the Île-auxTourtes Bridge in phases beginning May 31, a move that should help to slowly ease the traffic nightmare that has plagued the city and other municipalities in the eastern Vaudreuil-Soulanges region since its abrupt closure last week.

The gradual reopening will take place in four phases. On May 31 there will be one lane open on each side. On June 7, there will be two lanes open in the direction with the most traffic with one lane open in the opposite direction. By June 14, two lanes will be open each way and

by June 21 the bridge will completely reopen.

“I’m very happy to see there’s an evolution,” Mayor Pilon told The Journal. “I was asking to see if it would be possible to at least open one lane in each direction and this is exactly what happened.

I’m not happy about the problem. It will be tough for the next week. I’m just happy things are moving forward,” he said.

Nightmare situation Pilon described the traffic situation in his municipality of just over 40,000 residents as a nightmare, saying it’s especially hard on schools, delivery personnel, and people who have to travel to work every day.

“It’s not everyone who can take public transport and the train. It’s not easy.

Even people who leave their homes earlier are still stuck because there’s traffic already at 5:30 in the morning. After the pandemic, I thought we were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. We didn’t need this at all,” said Pilon.

The mayor is calling on residents to remain optimistic, saying the situation will gradually begin to improve, albeit slowly, as repairs are made to the bridge.

“I can’t say anything more than to please be patient. As a town we’re doing what

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we can,” said Pilon.

“We cancelled all public works projects on our main roads because we don’t want to add to the traffic problems. We’re doing what we can as a municipal government and I think the provincial government is doing the best it can. It’s not easy and we have to find a solution for the next time,” Pilon added.

An open letter Pilon sent to the Transport Minister François Bonnardel and published on The Journal’s Facebook page last week illustrated the level of anger felt by the mayor of the largest town in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region. It elicited dozens of reactions, comments, and shares from frustrated residents.

Highway 20 completion For Pilon, an important part of the overall solution to help prevent a similar situation from occurring is for the province to seriously consider moving forward with the long awaited completion of Highway 20 through the Dorion sector.

“I hope they will cut the bullshit with this file and begin to do something to finish the road,” said Pilon. “They should stop doing feasibility studies. There have been at least two or three studies dealing with environmental issues. The road is there. The land is there. It’s been expropriated. They can begin to work on it next week if they want. Everything is there and the plans are done.”

The mayor doesn’t blame the current government for the situation on Highway 20 because of their short tenure in power, but Pilon reiterated that the completion of Highway 20 through ÎlePerrot and Dorion would help to prevent future traffic chaos and finally complete the national highway.

Feedback from MNA Marie-Claude Nichols Liberal MNA Nichols issued a communiqué May 26 saying she’s disappointed construction of the new bridge will not begin until 2024. “The obsolescence of

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Quebec Transport Minister François Bonnardel said crews worked throughout the May 22 – 24 long weekend to establish a repair plan to allow for the partial reopening of the 56-yearold structure.

this bridge, which is key to the region, has been known for long time,” she said.

Nichols also pointed out that the Minister of Transport knew about the compromised rods on the structure for 25 days.

“This period of almost a month should have served to prepare a clear action plan, offering concrete solutions to the 80,000 daily users of this bridge. However, the minister did not take action until the bridge was closed, to the dismay of everyone in the region.” Nichols echoed Pilon’s sentiment that the Highway 20 bypass would have alleviated this current situation and that despite the Liberal Government’s plans to begin work on the Île-aux-Tourtes replacement, the CAQ government postponed it three years.

“Our region has been completely forgotten by the CAQ government. We have structuring projects, motivated local elected officials and concrete solutions, but no collaboration from the government of François Legault. It is disappointing and disheartening for the growing population of our region.”

Hudson/Oka Ferry Though the ferry crossing between Hudson and Oka remains operational, road signs indicating their presence have been covered up with orange plastic, reportedly at the request of the town to try and avoid traffic congestion. As ferry users pointed out on social media, GPS and other navigational apps will still direct motorists to the ferry.

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A bridge too far Frustrated, congested, overheated, livid… choose your adjective. The cost incurred over the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge fiasco – aside from the cumulative repair and maintenance – is inexcusable. There is no way the amount of money poured into that structure over the years has made good fiscal sense in terms of the function it is expected to serve – allowing safe and fluid access to one of the largest growing territories in the province.

Transport Minister François Bonnardel’s cavalier attitude of the colossal situation (human error – oopsie!) is typical of one who has not sat through hours of gridlock traffic trying to get to a medical appointment with a parent/child/dog in the car or just trying to get home from a job that doesn’t allow for remote working.

How much faith are we supposed to have in such crucial infrastructure repairs that have been going on almost as long as the bridge has been in existence?

In Quebec, there’s a convenient website offered to anyone wishing to dig for a swimming pool, fence post, or tree planting called Info-ex. com. Homeowners and landscapers can avoid puncturing an underground gas line or electrical conduit by consulting the site prior to working.

Now, one would assume that before any construction or engineering work that involves drilling into a structure designed to ensure the safety of the tens of thousands of taxpaying motorists on a daily basis, one would know exactly what they were drilling into.

Social media is exploding with talk of class action lawsuits and the vitriol is understandable.

Not only are we squandering precious time in traffic, wasting gas, and polluting the environment, we’re paying police officers to stand at every major intersection to try and direct hordes of drivers at the end of their emotional tether.

News that a gradual reopening of the Île-auxTourtes will occur in roughly a week does little to assuage our trepidation. Like COVID-19, the new normal will be vastly different from its predecessor.

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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.

Saint-Lazare resident Steve Dennison has a new neighbour – Mama Robin decided to build a nest in a newly purchased hanging flower pot. When she’s out of the nest, Steve quickly snaps a few pics and is happy to report that all four eggs have hatched.

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 Bravo Dear Editor, Bravo to Mr. Frank Hicks for his excellent rebuttal to Mr. Paul Kauler’s skewed statistics regarding the effect of the COVID-19 epidemic (Letter to the editor, May 13).

We were astonished to learn that COVID is a predominantly mild disease for the majority of the population. Try telling that to the 161,513,458 cases (and still counting) victims of this deadly virus. In addition to that, we firmly believe that it is this type of thinking that is causing a very sharp decline in the USA for vaccination.

Again, has all the common sense been bred out of us when we believe such nonsense?

With thanks, Roy and Linda Styker Hudson First-class treatment in Hawkesbury Dear Editor, Last Thursday I woke up feeling not great thinking I was having a heart issue and called my favourite doctor, Len Welik. After hearing my concerns he quickly told me to get ‘my butt’ to the Hawkesbury General Hospital to get the necessary tests. Tory, my wonderful wife of 53 years, said get in the car (and this time I listened to her!) and off we went.

Well, when you arrive at the Quebec- Ontario border there is a road block at mile marker 2, which I will forever remember, manned by a contingent of Ontario Provincial Police officers.

As we pulled up the young (everyone looks young when you reach my age!) a lady officer says to my wife, “Ma’am, you are driving on a flat tire, pull over there please. Where are you going?”

My wife told her we were rushing to the hospital as her husband is not well. One of the officers, as big as Paul Bunyan but his name was Matthew, told us to get in his big police truck and that they would watch over our car, and off we went blazing along Highway 417 to Hawkesbury.

While we went speeding by all other traffic, me in the back of the truck where the handcuffed guys are put, we learned our new best friend Matthew was originally from Saint-Leonard, eastern Montreal, but joined the OPP, now lives Ottawa, and patrols the Casselman, Ontario area. He gave us his cell number and told us to call him as soon as we learn what the issue is and NOT to worry about the car. We arrived very ‘expeditiously’ at the Emergency Door of the HGH met by a wheelchair, by someone in what looked like a space suit.

We were “sanitized and questioned about COVID.” Continued on page 6

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Grimaudo will not seek re-election as Saint-Lazare mayor John Jantak

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Robert Grimaudo will not run for another four year mandate as mayor of Saint-Lazare in the upcoming municipal elections slated for early November.

After months of speculation Grimaudo made the announcement exclusively to The Journal during an interview at his city hall office.

The mayor cited family issues and the pressure it puts on his availability to adequately perform his mayoral duties as the main reason why he will not seek re-election. “I have decided it may be time to change the pace of my life,” said Grimaudo. “Many things can change in the next six months, but as it stands now, I will not be running again in November.”

Partial list of achievements Grimaudo was first elected in the spring of 2012 and has been mayor for almost 10 years. When asked what his biggest achievements were during his tenure as mayor, he replied, “I don’t

think there are big or small achievements. I think that everything a council does to improve the wellbeing of its citizens and the community is an achievement,” he said.

“There’s the purchase of the Parc nature Les Forestiers and having a real fire station and town hall. But the real important ones are things like Le plan directeur en Environnement and all the regulations that are in place to protect the environment. It’s important to remember that the decisions we make today will affect future generations,” said Grimaudo.

Future development and the environment Future development, water, and the environment are the main issues that will dominate the council agenda in the years to come, said Grimaudo. “If we’re going to continue developing SaintLazare, it has to done in a way that is sustainable and we need to continue protecting as much of the forests and wetlands as possible,” he said.

“People need to change their atti-

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Saint-Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo during an interview at his city hall office told The Journal he will not seek another four year term as mayor of the municipality.

tudes as well, so for example, watering a lawn should never be permitted at any time of year. As a society, we need to change our way of thinking for the good of future generations,” Grimaudo added.

Citizen interactions When asked what he will miss most about being mayor, Grimaudo said it’ll be the ordinary daily contact he has with his residents. “As odd as this may sound, going to the local grocery store to buy a litre of milk and winding up talking for an hour to people because they want to talk about different things,” he said.

“It’s the human contact I have with

my citizens who always have a question or a suggestion that is a great part of the job. As you know, I have a serious dislike of social media and I’m not very active on any platform. I think we give too much importance to social media,” he added.

On the flip side, Grimaudo won’t miss dealing with the sense of entitlement that certain residents have.

“Thankfully, they are in the minority but they take up a lot of our energy. A city is made up of many people with many needs, but we must never forget that we cannot please everyone and sometimes we lose sight of that.

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THE SOAPBOX CARMEN MARIE FABIO

Fallen angels It started over 20 years ago, first with a giraffe, then an elephant, and the final insult was the hippopotamus. During a brief period of unemployment, I kept my idle hands busy crafting rural mailboxes for us and our neighbours in the shapes of wild animals using leftover wood and paint from our ongoing renovation projects. And within weeks of installing them at the end of our street along the now defunct postal delivery route, the giraffe had his wooden legs ripped off and the elephant, with feet made of PVC tubing, was decapitated. The purple hippo hung on valiantly for another week before, as I left for work one morning, I found that it was completely gone, removed from the supporting base. At that point, I threw in the towel and re-installed my ugly, rusted metal mailbox.

I was reminded of the mailboxes recently when, during a conversation with my mom who had just moved into a seniors’ facility asked, “What happened to my St. Francis of Assisi statue?” Received as a gift from a friend, the two-foot tall stone figure of the patron saint of animals and the natural environment had stood sentry in her garden for years. In the downsizing of her move that saw me inherit all manner of household items I really didn’t need, St. Francis ended up on my front lawn, nestled into a small plot of perennial shrubbery, next to a vintage birdhouse and some driftwood from Lake St. Louis, and then promptly forgotten about.

“It’s sitting out on my lawn,” I told my mom as the little voice inside my head began to ask when I had really actually last seen it.

As soon as I hung up, I grabbed the flashlight and headed outside to double-check and Francis was nowhere to be seen.

A fury that initially hatched two decades ago reignited as I determined that once again, I had become the target of what was likely a teenage prank and though the mailboxes were hardly works of art, they were cute enough that cars used to stop at the end of the street to let their toddlers look at the colourful animals. Grudges, like spite, are not to be underestimated.

I debated filing a police report (overkill) or launching a social media campaign (backfire potential) and instead, just left a note for my husband asking him to keep an eye out for it on his early morning run.

A few years ago, I received a police report from a West Island SPVM station advising residents that police had located a trove of 31 stolen garden statuettes and figurines in Alexander Park. The report went on to describe how many victims of the thefts may not have noticed their gnomes were homeless and were invited to contact police to see if they were amongst those recovered.

I had visions of St. Francis of Assisi bound and gagged, waiting for an unknown ransom to return him to his spot on my lawn, guarding the animals and environment of suburbia. I thought of Leopold, the garden gnome who was kidnapped (gnomenapped?) from his Victoria, BC Home and photographed in myriad worldwide locales on a seven-month odyssey before being dropped off at his home replete with a hardcover chronicle of his travels.

I awoke the next morning to the mystery solved – Frank’s concrete base had crumbled from prolonged exposure to the elements and he was lying in a shrub, face down in the mud.

“He’s still there,” read my husband’s note in response. “He’s resting. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz....”

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Good jobs close to home with Atlantic Braids Jules-Pierre Malartre

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In these days of globalization where most manufacturing jobs are moving overseas, it’s particularly encouraging to see local enterprises that still thrive to produce quality Canadian goods while offering good manufacturing jobs to residents.

Atlantic Braids has been part of the local industrial landscape for half a century. From its plant on the Ontario border, it produces top-quality cordage for the global market.

“We manufacture cordage for various industries in North America and across the world,” says Patrick Santeusanio, Vice-President of Atlantic Braids.

“Everything we do is made locally. We make it in-house using special technology and people. We make cordage for tree climbers, the utility industry – Hydro workers, the marine industry for mooring lines, performance sailing lines. We even make cordage for the entertainment industry, including Cirque du Soleil.” Atlantic Braids’ products can be found anywhere, in most industries and across the world. All produced here by local workers.

“We’ve been very fortunate to experience significant growth over the past couple of years and we are expanding our facility. We’re adding a third shift. We keep investing in the company,” Patrick adds. Atlantic Braids is recruiting at the moment so it’s the perfect opportunity to join this local team of experts in their field. “We purchased a lot of new machines, so we need operators.”

Atlantic Braids added a new building to its facility in the recent past, but since the company is always looking to grow,

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Continued from page 4 I assume because we arrived in an OPP vehicle we got a little priority. The receiving nurse just happened to be from Hudson.

After many, many thorough tests and ‘body punctures’ the diagnosis was dehydration and a high sugar issue for which I received treatment and all improved quickly for which I thank the wonderful team at the HGH. Meantime back ‘at the ranch or mile marker 2’ the OPP officers, true to their word, looked after our car watched over the very dependable CAA chap who fixed our tire issue... and advised my wife the car was okay now.

A close friend from Rigaud very kindly helped my wife retrieve the car where she was warmly welcomed by the officers while I was getting injected with life improving liquids.

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it’s already thinking of further expansions. “We’re talking about doubling the size of our facility,” Patrick explains, “so with that come more machines, more people, more shifts.” This means more job opportunities for people looking to join this great team as well as opportunities for advancement, now and down the line. Working at Atlantic Braids is not just a job, it’s a career path to financial and professional fulfillment.

“Our company culture is very familyoriented,” Patrick says. “We take care of our people. We provide a good, safe and fun work environment.” As a true community member, Atlantic Braids has been providing quality manufacturing jobs to generations of local residents.

Also, being so close has the advantage of eliminating the numerous issues of an increasingly difficult commute to jobs outside the immediate region. The company is also ISO-certified and takes health and safety very seriously.

They need to fill several positions at the moment, including machine operators, splicing technicians, coating technicians, material handlers, and warehouse personnel. Patrick invites anyone interested in any one of these positions to apply as soon as possible. Atlantic Braids is definitely on the move, and it’s a great place for your next career path.

If you would like to apply for a job at Atlantic Braids, visit the company’s job opening page at atlanticbraids.com/ job-openings. Manufacturing is still alive in Canada for people who want to apply their skills in a team atmosphere to produce top quality goods. It’s a chance for local workers to be part of a team whose work makes a difference across the world.

ful fellow human beings?

Well, for the HGH staff, Tory and I will continue to give our donations to a wonderful, efficient organization there for our wellbeing.

For the great, friendly, helpful, and efficient officers of the OPP manning the ever memorable ‘Mile marker 2’ we drove there with temperatures at 30C or 90F, with a big cooler full of water, soft drinks, cookies , and lots of ice, which was all well received.

My wife, and me in particular, thank you all so very, very much!

Tory and Bill McEwen Hudson Kudos to Karen Dear Editor, I was simply writing to let you know how much I have enjoyed the recent column in your paper by Karen Simmons. Hope she continues to keep us entertained and enlightened.

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Palliative care demystified Carmen Marie Fabio

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What does the term ‘palliative care’ mean to you? Some might envision dark and scary hallways with institutional hospital-green walls and the astringent smell of antisceptic in the halls all punctuated by the beeps of medical machinery.

In reality, the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Palliative Care Residence (VSPCR), located in Hudson, is bright and airy with sofas, plants and a piano in the reception area. Artwork hangs on the walls along with close-up framed photos of butterflies outside each patient’s rooms and the beds are all covered with handmade quilts donated by the Hudson

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Each patient gets to sleep under a handcrafted quilt, courtesy of a donation by the Hudson Village Quilters.

Village Quilters. There is laughter to be heard and the delicious aroma of Thai beef curry with sesame-ginger rice wafting through the halls on the day of The Journal’s visit – that day’s lunch menu.

Unless you’ve been there, the VSPCR is likely everything you weren’t expecting.

“There’s also often the smell of cookies baking,” said Director of Nursing and Clinical Services Daphne Lamoureux.

“Patients are welcome to walk around the residence as they please. It is really like a home environment.”

The VSPCR is surrounded by lush greenery on land originally donated by the Parsons family and from the large windows in each room, there’s a view of the birdfeeders which are also visited by squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons and once even a family of wild turkeys. Volunteers mow the lawn and keep the birdfeeders stocked year-round.

The average stay of a patient is roughly 16 days and though the staff is trained to maintain a therapeutic relationship, Lamoureux said there are definitely patients they get attached to.

“We’re able to do so much good for their end of life care, there are so many positive aspects of our work,” she said.

“It’s really living life to its purest and fullest, even at the end.”

Director of Operations and Volunteer

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(Left to right): Geneviève Chaput, Medical Director; Susan Bednarski, Director of Operations and Volunteer Resources; Christine Boyle, Executive Director; Nathalie Blanchet, Director of Philanthropic Development; and Daphne Lamoureux, Director of Nursing and Clinical Services are part of the dedicated team who keep things running smoothly at the VSPCR.

Resources Susan Bednarski said she’s often asked, ‘How can you be there? It’s such a sad place.’

“But it’s not sad,” she countered.

“There are going to be sad moments but the experience is actually so rewarding.”

Bednarski said volunteers go through a 12-hour training process including discussions of their beliefs on death and dying. “We want them to understand what the vision and mission is here.” For anyone not comfortable with patient care there are always other volunteer opportunities, whether it’s kitchen, clerical, or fundraising.

Besides medical staff and volunteers, Psychosocial Coordinator Laura Lindner accompanies families and patients during the end-of-life journey and follows up weeks later to see how surviving family members are doing. Group support, formerly done in person, has been

relegated to a Zoom platform for now, and has proved to be so successful it’s been offered to the community at large three times a week.

“Anyone who’s grieving or who’s isolated can take part,” said Lindner.

“Grief doesn’t pause. You still need human contact.” Support themes include ‘Recreating your identity after a loss’ and ‘Finding your place again in a family unit.’ Suicide is also a topic discussed as people are feeling very lonely during the pandemic and the many stages and types of grief are also explored.

Patients’ comfort Special attention is paid to the patients’ comfort – the quilts, each with a VSPCR newly adopted dragonfly pattern stitched into the surface, are just part of the deal.

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With the COVID-19 pandemic changing virtually everything in our lives so far, many students will not get to enjoy the rite of passage that is graduation, the culmination of so much hard work.

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.

We will run a full-colour graduation keepsake in the

mid June 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 as of Friday, May 28th 2021 at: www.yourlocaljournal.ca.

Anyone graduating is eligible, whether from elementary school, secondary school, Cegep, or university. And wearing the grad hat is completely optional.

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KELLY’S KEYBOARD A MILLENNIAL’S VIEWPOINT

KELLY MIYAMOTO

Take a look, it’s in an e-book I was a big reader as a kid. I’ve always loved getting lost in a good book, stepping from our world into the world of a story.

Around the time when e-readers were becoming the new big thing, I remember thinking that printed books were superior. Something about the weight of a book in your hands, the turn and the smell of the pages, being able to see and feel your progress as you make your way to the last chapter… I figured that no e-book could ever match up. But it’s been over a decade since e-readers really blew up. My views have changed a bit.

Sure, print has its appeal. Being able to physically touch and interact with a book can make it easier to create a more unique and ‘real’ connection with that book and its story. No signal, power, or charging requirements. The reliability of physical copies. Book lovers can fill their bookshelves with everything they’ve read on display.

And then there’s the nostalgia factor. Younger generations today grew up surrounded by technology that was constantly changing. Books are a comforting medium. Just as we escape into stories, the act of reading a book can be its own sort of escape within our day. Considering how much time we all spend in front of screens, printed books are an opportunity to get away from them for a little while.

But e-books have their own draws. I fell out of reading as I got older, but I’ve picked up the habit again. Part of that has been through the benefits of e-reading.

The obvious one is portability. Whether on an e-reader, smartphone, tablet, or computer, thousands of titles can be accessed instantly on one device. No need to wait for an order or a trip to a bookstore. The cost is often lower for e-books and many are out there for free. Libraries also typically offer e-books to borrow. Even if you decide to invest in an e-reading device, any avid reader could save money in the long run.

E-readers have the advantage of customization. Fonts, font size, colour, brightness adjustments to reduce eye strain… however you want your pages to look is up to you.

Bookmarks, highlighting, notes, and built-in dictionaries are all useful features, especially for those who don’t like marking printed books.

E-books - and audiobooks too - can also be more accessible to people who have particular physical, visual, or cognitive difficulties that make reading printed books harder.

Apparently millennials and Gen Z prefer printed books.

I’m not sure what tips the scale. Could be any of the benefits of print, could be any of the things that made me look down on e-books before giving them a chance. Well, I’ve come around. E-books have their own merits and I’ve had no trouble connecting with their stories.

There’s room for every kind of reading. As always, it comes down to preference, so go with what works best for you. Just don’t knock it until you try it!

Happy reading!

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One of the many serene features of the lush landscape surrounding the residence is this rock garden featuring a gurgling waterfall.

Palliative care

Continued from page 7 “These are not hosptial sheets,” said Executive Director Christine Boyle. “We have blue, purple, pink, all colours to go with the quilts.” Additional comforts include air conditioning, a mini-fridge, WiFi, cable television, and extra seating or even cots for family members who want to stay over.

Other creature-comforts include the ‘Mimi-warmer,’ so named for a former patient who adored having warm blankets. When Mimi’s family observed the staff continually running to the dryer to accommodate her request, they all chipped in to purchase a multi-tiered industrial blanket warmer for the residence to keep.

There is a music room, a playroom for children, a game room, and the ‘Grand Salon’ for parties. Patients’ beds can be wheeled outside on summer days to take in the sunshine and enjoy the rock garden fountain. There are occasional pet therapy visits and the staff described an elderly gentleman whose cat came to the residence with him, sleeping on his bed to the very end. The cat was later adopted by one of the staffers. Even a horse has made a visit after one patient expressed a desire to ride one. Not only did Lamoureux grant the woman’s wish, she actually walked her own horse into the residence to meet all the patients.

The menu, prepared by Saint-Lazare resident Chef Michael Lang, changes on a daily basis and he’s open to meeting any culinary requests.

“People have brought in wild game, or steaks. If someone wants filet mignon for a final meal, we’ll get it for them.” After 10 years in the cooking industry with the last two spent at the VSPCR, Lang said he loves the work and welcomes the challenges of the varied requests.

Why work in palliative care?

“That’s a big question,” said, Medical Director Dr. Geneviève Chaput (whom everyone calls ‘Gen’). “I’ve always been interested in making sure the therapeutic relationship between a patient and a person who’s lucky to offer service is at the center of the care. You can see the person rather than just seeing a patient – that’s what we’re about in palliative care.” She described the importance of integrating all aspects of a person’s life into the end-of-life care services.

Chaput, whose practice deals primarily with cancer patients and end-of-life care, said the biggest misconception of the field is that palliative care means

‘death.’ “Yes, there comes a time when everybody’s life will end. The field is not only associated with the process of dying but people come to the residence, first and foremost, to live, to laugh, and to leave a legacy. When family members come back later to share memories, that’s when you know you’ve done your job as a team. Yes, that includes the death of a loved one, but it is way beyond somebody passing away.”

Chaput said a sense of humour is an important part of the job and that it helps to open a dialog with patients and family members. “The vast majority of people I get to serve appreciate the openness. It’s about normalizing and validating the process of death. When you offer that safety and make jokes, it’s always very humbling when you reach a point when someone says, ‘Okay Gen, when it’s my time, make sure I don’t suffer when I croak.’ They make jokes and it becomes a safe dialog. The discussion is no longer distressing but rather comforting.”

Boyle highlights that the team is fully committed to ensuring a patient’s pain management and it is done incredibly well. “Most people aren’t that afraid of dying,” said Chaput, “they’re afraid of suffering.” Again, the humour is evident when Chaput tells them, “Well, that sounds pretty reasonable. We have the same agenda.”

What does palliative care need?

‘Funding’ is the immediate answer from everyone questioned. “If you don’t have the funding, you can’t fill the mandate,” said Chaput. “Especially in the context of the pandemic which has changed the landscape of medicine in general, we need to raise more awareness of what palliative care is, in the population at large and also in the healthcare field. Everybody deserves what we call in medicine, ‘A good death.’

We’re all born, we’re all going to pass away. Death is inevitable and when you look at the percentage of access to endof-life care, we have our work cut out for us in terms of advocacy.”

Chaput acknowledges that, there is indeed sadness involved in her job. “It hurts when we lose someone we love.

But there’s so much happiness in the residence, so much vibrancy, that it really is a celebration of life. We make a big deal when people are born; passing is a beautiful opportunity to make memories that will last forever.”

To learn more about the VSPCR or if you would like to volunteer, consult www.mspvs.org. To see more photos from The Journal’s visit, please see our Facebook page.

Legion News Rod L. Hodgson

PHOTO BY NICK ZACHARIAS

A friendly invitation written on a storage bin was enough to entice Westwood Senior High School students to enjoy an outdoor diversion at a time when COVID-19 still won’t allow for team sports.

Resident nets a win with students Nick Zacharias

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Students at Hudson’s Westwood Senior High School got a surprise gesture from a local resident and have shown their appreciation in kind. This winter, Rebecca Collett moved into a home that borders on the well-travelled walkway (known to locals and students alike simply as ‘the path’) that starts from the back fields of the school property and connects Crescent to Oakland. It’s a spot that’s sometimes been reputed (depending on whom you ask) as the place where students would go to get up to things they might not want teachers to know about, but Collett decided to see if she could do something about that reputation.

A big score “I thought, ‘I’m just going to stick a basketball net and a ball out there and see what happens’,” said Collett.

She said she wasn’t sure what the result would be, but there were a lot of teens hanging around the path without much to do, and litter was becoming an issue. “These poor kids!” she said.

“With all the COVID-19 restrictions they can’t stay inside at lunch, they can’t have sports teams, they can’t really go anywhere and they’re constantly getting chased away from places, so I just thought I’d try inviting them instead.”

She put an old net she had next to the path, along with a bin full of basket-

PHOTO BY NICK ZACHARIAS

Resident Rebecca Collett installed the basketball net and said the response from the students has been phenomenal – even leading them to pick up all the litter in the area.

balls and a friendly hand-written invitation: “Friends, neighbours and WWSR (West Wood Senior), please enjoy a game while passing by!”

Net result Students picked up on the invite immediately, and Collett was thrilled to see dozens stopping by for impromptu games from the first day. “I’m ecstatic about it. I look forward to seeing the kids having fun every day.” Not only

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Well we do not have much on the agenda this week. However, we will be getting more info in the coming weeks about reopening and of course we will keep you up to date.

One important note is getting a parking pass from the Town of Hudson. There has been a recent influx of people using the CC/Legion parking lots and heading towards the Sandy Beach.

If you are a Hudson resident, you would have received a note from the town on how to apply for a parking pass for Jack Layton Park and the Beach Road.

This will soon be in effect for parking at our lots as well. It is free and when we open it will be necessary to have the year pass or a day pass that will be available at the CC front desk and possibly our bar as well. Please look into it, the day pass is not yet available but will be when we and the CC reopen next month. It will save you a ticket!

Sadly there will be no D-Day luncheon once again this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. It is unfortunate but those are the facts these days. We know of just one living D-Day veteran left and that is former Legion Br. #115 President Ian M. Walker and he is out in Okotoks, Alberta now. Peter B. Hughes of Hudson was a D-Day plusone veteran and a regular attendee of

that, but the teens showed their gratitude by picking up all the litter in the area. “They’re clean, respectful and so grateful,” she said. “They came and cleaned up the whole path and there hasn’t been a speck of litter since. They come and hang around on their breaks and they’re so polite and they always say thank you when I’m outside – one girl even came by and offered to bring me flowers.”

Community spirit A lot has changed at the school over the years – according to their website, at one point it became necessary to erect a fence to prevent cattle from meandering into the yard. The cattle aren’t around anymore but the small-

PHOTO COURTESY ROD HODGSON

Our Vimy Oak has survived the winter and is doing very well this spring after being fertilized and watered.

our luncheons and is doing fine.

We will be making donations to various veterans’ support groups, local cadet corps, Old Brewery Mission, Manoir Cavagnal, student bursaries etc. over the next few weeks from monies received during our annual Poppy Campaign. Thank you for your continued annual support.

Lest we forget…

town charm is still strong. When Collett put out a call on Facebook asking if anyone had older basketballs they could part with, many in the community responded loving the idea. Said Collett, “Sauvé’s Restaurant even came by and donated four brand new basketballs – they were so nice.”

Principal Dion Joseph and Vice Principal Mike Stewart took a walk out one day to see the setup and thank Collett for being so welcoming, but for Collett, seeing the teens have fun is all the thanks she needs. A teacher at the school told Collett that a student had pointed the net out to her and said with obvious gratitude, “Miss, look – some stranger put this here, for us!”

PUBLIC NOTICE Postponement of sale of properties for non-payment of taxes NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned, that the sale of properties for non payment of taxes for the municipalities of : Les Cèdres, Les Coteaux, RivièreBeaudette, Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Saint-Polycarpe and Saint-Télesphore scheduled for Monday, June 14th at 10:00 a.m. is postponed to Thursday, September 16th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at 280, Harwood Boulevard, VaudreuilDorion, Québec.

This decision was made in order to take advantage of reduced measures to hold the sale more easily.

GIVEN IN VAUDREUIL-DORION, on this 20th day of the month of May in the year two thousand twenty one (2021).

GUY-LIN BEAUDOIN Executive Director and Secretary/Treasurer Thursday, May 27, 2021

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Even once vaccinated, you still need to protect yourself.

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

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KICK IN THE ARTS

BRIAN GALLAGHER

Put a little love in your heart Jackie DeShannon wrote that song in 1968. Relevant then, relevant now. Other songs from that era such as ‘Get Together’ by the Youngbloods, ‘Lean on Me’ by Bill Withers and so many others preach the same message of love, kindness, and peace.

As Elvis Costello wrote and sang a decade later at the end of the 70s: “And as I walked on through troubled times, my spirit gets so PHOTO BY STEVE GERRARD downhearted sometimes. So where are the strong and who are the trusted? Where is the harmony, sweet harmony? Because each time I feel it slippin’ away, it just makes me wanna cry. What’s so funny ‘bout peace, love and understanding?”

Need more of this, beautiful people. We need more sweet, sweet harmony. With all of the trials and tribulations and stresses put upon us and testing us during these last 15 months – globally and locally – the one thing we all need and could all practice is some peace, love, and understanding. Right on Elvis. Nothing funny about that one bit.

One of the places we could use a whole serving of this is on social media. And maybe with a Lovin’ Spoonful of restraint sprinkled on top. More and more I see folks everywhere reaching out, crying out, or simply asking for some understanding of a situation they might need an ear or a shoulder to lean on. And more and more, sadly, I see people using the safety net of social media to make fun of, take task of, or simply ridicule people who are voicing concerns they might have or perhaps are simply asking for suggestions to rectify a problem they may be dealing with.

Now that is not undermining or diminishing the good intents of kind-hearted people who commiserate, contribute, and console. Thankfully those traits can still be found on display but there seems to be a growing percentage of ‘posters’ who are using their keyboard to crap all over the situation that someone is struggling with. As my dear departed mother would say, “If you don’t have anything good to say, then just shut the hell up.” Mom was nothing if not succinct.

In the 90s REM wrote “When your day is long and the night, the night is yours alone. When you’re sure you’ve had enough of this life, well hang on. Don’t let yourself go, ‘cause everybody cries. Everybody hurts, sometimes.” All of this music from the last six decades rings even truer today. So many people are isolated, overburdened, under pressure and over-stressed. We don’t know what our brothers and sisters are going through dear readers.

Just as no one really knows the pain you are experiencing. And if they feel the need to reach out over the World Wide Web then shouldn’t the appropriate response always be peace, love, and understanding?

I promise to take this lesson and hold it to my heart moving forward as much as I am sending it out into the universe for you to read today, tomorrow, or whenever you want to take the time to sit down with this little column. Let’s all try to find our own way to compassion instead of criticism, benevolence instead of bigotry, recognition instead of rancour. Because if we don’t, brothers and sisters, then watch out ‘cuz ‘Instant Karma’s gonna get you.’

I’ll leave you with the 1969 message from the 5th Dimension…

“Let the sun shine in, open up your heart and let it shine on in.

When you are lonely, let it shine on in. You got to open up your heart and let it shine on in. And when you feel like you’ve been mistreated, and your friends turn away, just open your heart, and let it shine on in.”

From the bed-in on the first floor of the west wing of the bungalow here on Crooked Tree Corner, Sociable.

Grimaudo Continued from page 5 Someone once said, ‘The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few,’” the mayor said.

Why announce it now?

Grimaudo thought it only fair to announce his decision far in advance of an election to make it easier for those who wish to run for the office. “I know some competent and caring people who would like to run for mayor and it’s only right to give them time to organize themselves for a mayoralty election,” he said.

Pondering what’s next Grimaudo is also thinking about his future, saying he will never retire.

“It’s not in my nature to stop working.

I have a few small work things that will come into play in the fall, but nothing with a serious employment commitment. As I said, there will be a major change in the pace of my life,” he said.

“Certain personal family situations will keep me busy. I may go back to coaching. We’ll see,” said Grimaudo.

“I’m also a grandfather now and becoming a grandfather changes your perspective on many things, so I look forward to being an active part of my granddaughter’s life.”

What’s Forrest Gump’s password?

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The history of CPE Treehouse Centre de la Petite Enfance (CPE) Treehouse opened its doors in May 2001 and welcomed 68 children and their families. Although we have continued to grow and change over the years, we hold fast to the vision of providing the highest quality of educational childcare services. It is the leadership, dedication, and unfailing love of young children that helped shape our Treehouse into the exceptional early learning centre we know and love today.

We thank the dedicated parents and Board Members who have given their time and skills whenever needed.

We recognize the unique contribution the community has had over the past 20 years, and are extremely thankful for all your support.

To the Hudson Firefighters who taught our children fire safety, the volunteers at the War Memorial Library and Mrs. Vipond who helped foster the love of reading; Mrs. Oswald who shared her beautiful property and made every end-of-year picnic cele-

bration memorable and, of course, the exceptional individuals at the Community Centre who inspired us to become active members of our town.

We must also acknowledge our hardworking and enthusiastic professionals who commit themselves each and every day to nurturing, encouraging, challenging and loving our children. To our exceptional educators, both present today and who have come and gone these past 20 years, you have been and continue to be the bedrock from which Treehouse grows.

We celebrate the last 20 years of Treehouse; the children and families who have walked through our doors and touched our lives. We know that it is these priceless memories that make CPE Treehouse the exceptional childcare centre it is today. We eagerly look forward to our next 20 years; forging new partnerships, nurturing current alliances and continuing to foster the harmonious development of our children.

The Centre de la Petite Enfance (CPE) Treehouse

celebrating 20 years in the community!

Thank-you to everyone for your support!

416 Rue Main, Hudson QC • 450-458-2334

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Pawsitively purrfect pets

Fall Colours

Refuge Balto welcomes 119 rescue dogs

Carmen Marie Fabio

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What do you do when you board dogs and the world stops traveling for over a year? You turn your high-end hotel into a dog-rescue organization bringing in strays from as far away as Mexico and placing them up for adoption.

That’s what non-profit Refuge Balto owner Diane Lévesque and her team have been doing and on May 15, they welcomed 119 dogs that arrived in the early morning hours at Trudeau Airport – the biggest dog shipment the customs’ agents said they’d seen to date.

The dogs were then transported to the Vaudrueil-Dorion location on a bus and two horse trailers owned by Balto.

“I’ve been rescuing dogs since 2010,” said Lévesque, herself the ‘mom’ of 21 dogs and two cats at her house, all of who enjoy home cooked meals every day. While Levesque could previously have the strays from Mexico accompany travelers back to Montreal on their ticket as their pets – thereby saving transport costs – that ended with the border closure so she pragmatically decided to charter an airplane to keep the rescue missions going.

Transport logistics Along with fellow rescuer Patricia

Giguere who handles most of the paperwork and interviews, they purchased a software program to allow them to figure out the maximum number of carriers they could fit inside the airplane to transport as many dogs as possible cost effectively on a flight.

“With information from the Mexican rescuers, we were able to double up some cage occupancy,” said Lévesque of the many rescued dogs who existed in packs and got along well together.

The exceptions were the two Saint-Bernards who, because of their size, took up an entire cage each.

Canine costs Lévesque is a businesswoman with a background in real estate and, despite her love of animals, recognizes this venture cannot be a money-losing operation. Costs in the canine rescue include the flight, Mexican and Canadian duty, vet bills in both countries, cage rental, transportation from the airport, and sending the empty cages to Mexico.

Even though the cages were on loan, free of charge, sending them to Mexico cost in excess of $6000.

The cost of adopting a dog from Balto is higher than most local rescue organizations but is reflected in the health and wellbeing of their canine charges.

PHOTO BY CARMEN MARIE FABIO

Tired from the long journey but very comfortable in a new four-poster bed, this fellow had just woken up from an afternoon nap.

PHOTO COURTESY DIANE LÉVESQUE

Diane Lévesque (left) and Patricia Giguere at the Trudeau Airport May 15 welcome the arrival of the plane from Mexico carrying the rescued dogs.

Lévesque notes that many would-be adopters have been spoiled due to local animal rescue organizations’ tight margins and opted to offer a canine adoption service without having to mortgage her home or depend solely on public donations and fundraisers.

“If a person is serious about adoption, they’ll have to pay the fee that a dog costs,” she said. “The $1475 price includes sterilization, deworming, microchipping, up-to-date vaccinations, veterinary check-up, as well as covering the airline transportation and associated costs. Some of the grooming is provided on a volunteer basis by Donna Piché from Wags and Whiskers.

Despite the costs, Lévesque said there’s no shortage of potential adoptees and Balto’s pre-screening process is designed to ensure the dogs and future owners are a perfect match. “We don’t allow the dogs to go with just anybody. Saving is the easy part. The biggest responsibility comes with placing the dog – you want to be sure the dog is going to a good home.”

“It’s important for us that when they leave, we’re going to know that in 10 years, the adoptive family still has the

dog and if he falls ill, they’re going to pay for it.”

Life of luxury A tour of the Balto Refuge revealed happy and relaxed dogs, ranging in size from Chihuahuas to the aforementioned Saint-Bernards. The facilities are clean, odour-free, and most dogs have a room with a four-poster bed, a window, and a flat-screen TV. Despite having roughly 200 volunteers to help with daily operations, Lévesque also has a paid staff of 12 that monitors the dogs’ security and wellbeing 24/7. “I can’t say to the volunteers, ‘You’re working 40 hours this week.’ It’s not an obligation – they’re volunteers.”

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May is Pet Cancer Awareness Month

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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 live in a condo building and I love to be outside in the summer and enjoy the sun and weather with my dogs on the front lawn sometimes while working. I do have a balcony, but I barely get any sun there. Recently I got an email from our condo president saying that it makes the other people living in my building uncomfortable when I sit on the front lawn with my dogs. How would I go about this to make everyone happy including my dogs?

Sincerely, Sun deprived Dear Sun deprived, While living in a condo or an apartment certainly has its advantages, it also comes with a fair share of disadvantages. I live in a condo myself and it isn’t always easy to get people to see eye to eye. Not everyone has the same idea of what’s important and what is appropriate, and while I’m sure that you don’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable you also have the same right as anyone else who lives there to enjoy the property.

Assuming your dogs are not aggressive and that you’re not letting them run loose I think your first step should be to get a copy of your lease or of the condo rules and regulations. What are the rules regarding pets? If there’s no rule stating pets are not allowed to use ‘common areas’ then I think you don’t technically have a problem.

You could also ask the condo president for the name of the person who made the complaint. I suspect there are probably only one (maybe two) people who feel this way. Perhaps if you were able to address the issue directly you might be able to introduce your dogs to the people in question and ease their worries.

Until you find a more permanent solution simply find a spot that’s a bit out of the way and try to use the same spot all the time. That way, if someone is genuinely nervous of your dogs, they’ll know where to watch for you and even avoid crossing paths with them if that’s what they choose. ******* Dear Karen, My mother lives in a seniors’ residence and has felt lonely since COVID. I am the only remaining relative in the province and she relies heavily on me. I would Skype her every day for the first year, and since then I have seen her a couple of times because I was allowed.

But that’s not enough. My mother expects me to call her every day and visit once a week. I have told her many times I have a family of my own and a job and find her requests too demanding. Last conversation we had, she told me she wished she had had a daughter. I am devastated. I’m doing what I can. What do I do?

Dear Devastated, As people get older, they seem to lose their filter don’t they? I’m sure your mom doesn’t really mean that she wishes she had had a daughter; she’s just trying to get your attention. And it seems to have worked!

Perhaps it’s frustration over losing her independence but I honestly think it has a lot to do with loneliness and boredom. As we age even the simple pleasures in life such as going out for a walk can suddenly become a challenge. Imagine how frustrating that must be.

There really is no easy solution to this so my best advice is to continue doing what you can and know that you are doing your best.

Visit and call as much as you can. Be patient. And try not to judge because one thing I know is that we’re all headed in the same direction!

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Bridge

Continued from page 3 Traffic back to normal in Ste. Anne’s The traffic situation in Sainte-Annede-Bellevue has returned to normal after measures were put into place to help alleviate a gridlocked nightmare that affected the municipality after the Île-auxTourtes Bridge closure last Thursday.

“All the mitigation measures we put in place with the MTQ and SPVM are working out really well,” said Mayor Paola Hawa. “I’m relieved. We’ve got police cars on our territory, there are short cuts that have been blocked, and trucks are being diverted away from Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants. Yesterday afternoon the village was like it is on a Christmas morning. It was free and clear and traffic was flowing. I’m very pleased,” she told The Journal.

Nightmare in Saint-Lazare Saint-Lazare Mayor Robert Grimaudo also described the situation in the municipality as a nightmare that has caused gridlock on the main roadways leading into and out of the town, especially on Boulevard de la Cité-des-Jeunes.

“It’s too bad it took something like this for the provincial transport ministry

PHOTO BY NICK ZACHARIAS

Even though the Hudson/Oka Ferry is still operational, roadside signs directing motorists to the ferry dock on Hudson’s Main Road have been covered up with orange plastic in an effort to mitigate traffic congestion.

and Quebec City to see the importance of the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge. The disaster and inconvenience the closure has caused is evidence of the importance of that span,” said Grimaudo.

“It’s a nightmare everywhere. Let’s face it. This is a three-lane bridge in each direction that carries a lot of vehicles. Its closure is very serious. I appreciate the fact the government has moved quickly but they never took this bridge seriously and the proof is that we know it’s at the end of its life.”

Summer is better at Redwood Jules-Pierre Malartre

Special contributor

Redwood Country Day Camp is celebrating its 47th anniversary this year as it gears up for another fun summer. With COVID-19 vaccinations in full swing, Redwood looks forward to making sure your children get the most out of the warm season in the most secure environment possible.

Camp Redwood is unique in the area.

“We’re a private day camp on a 27-acre property in Vaudreuil,” says Camp Director Joetta Hausmann. Children won’t get bored for lack of space, and Redwood’s programming is just as vast, including everything kids could hope for, from four outdoor swimming pools and two water slides to a rock-climbing wall and an arts program. A music program is also being added this year. The camp is open for children ages four to 13. Redwood is also very invested in preparing the next

generation of camp counselors with its training programs for teens aged 14-15 and over. The camp also offers the Redwood Adventure Club, a unique location for all your venues where friends and families can come together to celebrate any event in an idyllic setting and in total safety.

Redwood is a regional staple that’s been part of the community for nearly half a century. Children come back year after year. Parents who once went to Redwood as campers are now sending their own children because they want them to enjoy the same experience they did—and there couldn’t be a better testimony to the positive impact and the quality of Redwood’s programming and staff.

Registration for Summer 2021 is now open. You can find out more by visiting the camp’s website (redwooddaycamp. com) or Redwood Adventure Club’s website (redwoodadventureclub.com).

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MOVIE REVIEW MATT MILLER

Movies You Might Have Missed 52 week challenge edition Title: Starship Troopers (2018) Directed by: Paul Verhoeven Genre: Sci-Fi/Action/Comedy Available on: Netflix Weekly Challenge #19 – A Film ‘Set in the Distant Future’ Brief Synopsis: After graduation, Johnny Rico and his classmates join the Mobile Infantry to serve Earth, fight off alien bugs, and achieve the status of ‘citizen.’

Scores: 65% Rotten Tomatoes, 7.2 IMDb Review: “War,” director Paul Verhoeven famously said over the Starship Troopers DVD commentary, “makes fascists of us all.” With that prophetic quote, the Robocop and Basic Instinct director had hit upon a reality in 1997 that was about to become a lot clearer in the years to come. Starship Troopers is an incredibly unique film. A satirical sci-fi action flick, it imagines a world in the distant future in which Earth is under a central fascist command and is fighting a never-ending war against dangerous alien space bugs. Instead of being set in a dystopian future, Starship Troopers does something very interesting. While dystopian futures usually focus on the ‘voice of reason’, or an individual who realizes the dangers of the society they live in (picture Winston Smith in 1984 or Neo in The Matrix) instead, Starship Troopers offers us the unrelenting, unquestioned point of view of the powers that be. Our ‘hero,’ Johnny Rico, is a recent graduate from high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which looks decidedly more like a Californian colony than South America. Hopped up on rhetoric and propaganda (which the audience is shown as well), Johnny and his group of friends join the Mobile Infantry to fight the space bugs. We don’t know the reason for the war (although humans probably started it), nor do we know what the bugs want (no effort to communicate with them is made), just that they are the enemy and that they must be destroyed.

Despite the unbelievably cruel conditions humans are put through, both in society and in the army, their methods and goals are never questioned and Johnny never has second thoughts about his actions.

In fact, where most characters would have had an internal conflict, it only makes Johnny and company more determined and crueller in their response. While played for laughs, Starship Troopers is the most chilling of satires, showing a society in which the military-industrial complex has become the driving force of our species and where every aspect of society ties back into a bloody conflict.

If Starship Troopers can be criticized for one thing, it’s that its satire can be easy to miss. Labelled ‘too well made for its own good’ by the critic site A.V. Club, Verhoeven plays Troopers so straight, it’s easy to see how some overlooked the obvious red-flags. Adding to the confusion is that the author of the novel was making a point in favour of militarism, only to have Verhoeven completely flip the script. Many watching it (both familiar and unfamiliar with the novel) may have detected something askew (hence the mixed reviews), but weren’t really able to put their finger on it. While movies tend to ‘Americanize’ storylines, how many literally make the whole world’s population seem like an American colony? While many action movies play up the ‘patriotic duty’ of serving your country, how many movies show that military service is essential to achieve true ‘citizenship’ allowing you to vote, have children, and enjoy a privileged life? While we see body counts pile up in war movies, how many are so casually disregarded (and even encouraged) like in this film? By playing up all these aspects that we normally internalize subconsciously, Starship Troopers points out their inherent problems by showing a false utopian paradise in the bleakest of dystopias by giving the unfiltered point of view of one of its already corrupted citizens. More Triumph of the Will than Star Wars, this film is subversive anti-propaganda by incorporating propaganda’s main tenets, making us think of all the bias we absorb without thinking, just like the characters in the film.

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Up for adoption Hello, I’m Poker, a two-year-old black cat. I am vaccinated, sterilized and microchipped. I am a big strong feline, sometime clumsy but with a good heart.

I suffer from alopecia, which means I lack fur on my belly, rear end, and behind my legs. The veterinarian thinks it’s caused by nerves. But in case it’s due to allergies, I follow a special diet (Royal Canin – an allergenic dry food and hypoallergenic cans) and I take probiotics (Advanced GI) because I have sensitive bowels. I come from a house with too many cats. Although I won’t win any cat show, at least I am an active and communicative pet. I come when called, I go get the ball, and I sleep with you. Since I need a lot of attention, I would appreciate a playmate, another cat, rabbit,

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hamster or dog (even if I don’t know yet if I like them).

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact CASCA. cascavaudreuil@outlook.com

Up for adoption As unbelievable as it seems, Ophelia, a 12-year-old female Yorkie, was picked up as a stray and brought to the SPCA-Roussillon, where she remained unclaimed. She has a sweet, gentle nature and still enjoys going for a nice walk around the neighborhood. After that, she’s ready to relax and binge-watch Bondi Vet. If you think you’re the one to give this senior citizen her happily-everafter home, fill out the form and ask for Ophelia.

PHOTO COURTESY ANIMATCH

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

Refuge Balto Continued from page 13 Of the 119 canines that arrived, roughly 70 have been pre-adopted and Lévesque estimates the rest will be adopted within a two or three-week timeframe.

Lévesque and her team organize roughly three Mexican-based adoption runs every year and anticipate another in the early fall.

The dogs have settled in nicely, some in single rooms and others, who had already been living in packs, sharing a room. At the time of The Journal’s visit, it was just after lunch and many were hunkered down for their afternoon nap.

With the exception of one dog who had a lot to say, all were quietly relaxed, wellgroomed and freshly shampooed.

Change in values Lévesque has seen an increase in adoption demands since the outbreak of the pandemic and says she’s also seen a shift in people’s attitudes of what is important in their lives.

“We live in a ‘me-myself-and-I’ society,” she said. “A lot of people want the nice car, the house, the pool, the wide-screen TV… all financed. But animals bring something else and people are starting to realize what they’ve been missing.”

When not napping or eating, the dogs have a number of outdoor play areas dotted with chew toys. Laundry is done almost round-the-clock and on recent visit from a MAPAQ (Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec) inspector, he

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Refuge Balto owner Diane Lévesque takes time out from overseeing the settling-in of 119 rescue dogs from Mexico to sneak a cuddle with one of her charges.

joked that many human facilities don’t adhere to such high standards.

Veterinary care is done via ‘house call’ by Beauharnois-based Dre. Anick Mallette who visits accompanied by two technicians.

Lévesque is not asking for donations but interested readers could provide good-quality treats (like dried liver) and durable toys like Kong brand.

The Journal’s visit to the refuge was postponed in order to allow staff and volunteers to get some sleep following the 24-hour rescue operation.

“We had excellent teamwork,” said Lévesque, “and everything went very well with the coordination from the staff and the volunteers. The people here are happy, the dogs are happy…. Nothing is impossible when there’s good teamwork.”

For more photos and videos of the dogs’ arrival, consult our Facebook page.

Each vaccination brings us closer to this moment.

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