Lives & Legacy

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Hudson defers vote to ban swimming at Sandy Beach

Setting aside legal advice on a move viewed by many residents as unpopular, Hudson council last week deferred voting on a motion to ban swimming at Sandy Beach, effectively stalling the town’s ability to fine swimmers until at least the end of August.

The 1019 Report Brenda O’Farrell

Could it all, in the end, come down to spilled milk?

In a world that is being engulfed in wildfires, where a war in the Middle East has no conclusion in sight, where artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize economies, where middle-power allies are learning to flex their economic clout, where tariffs have become the economic baseball bat carried by a bully looking to extort lunch money from everyone in the schoolyard, where grift and gangsterism in the White House is put on full display like it is just part of the gilded faux-fashion of the Oval Office, would it be that outlandish to wonder if the crumbling relationship between the U.S. and Canada will come down to milk?

Biggest federal investment ever

Described as “the largest federal investment ever made in Vaudreuil,” the Canadian government announced a $211-million contribution to the construction of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Hospital earlier this month.

Housing prices drop in first half of 2026

After hitting record-setting levels last year, housing prices in Vaudreuil-Soulanges have cooled somewhat in the first half of 2026, with the region emerging as the only area in Greater Montreal where the median selling price has dropped, according to the latest data from the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers.

St. Lazare council defeats e-scooter motion

St. Lazare Mayor Geneviève Lachance invoked her power of veto last week after a majority of the town’s council refused to support a resolution to formally begin the process of looking into how the municipality could — or even should — regulate the use of electric scooters and other personal motorized mobility devices, a topic that has generated much public discussion this spring as the popularity of these devices has soared.

The 1019 Report Brenda O’Farrell

Election showcasing many to be simply political hacks

We have always known that politics are politics. But when you see the slithery cold quality that frequently shades the practice of public service up close, it strikes a blow, and raises the question: Would it be so hard to do better?

9 road deaths in region in 2025

A total of 371 people died on Quebec’s roads last year, according to the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec’s Bilan routiere 2025 released last month — with nine of these fatalities recorded in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region.

Hudson takes first step to rename Sandy Beach

Renaming Sandy Beach is one of the issues the Town of Hudson is soliciting citizen input on as it develops a conservation plan for the waterfront space it acquired earlier this year.

Fréchette makes stop to announce St. Lazare housing project

Touting it as an example of cooperation between all three levels of government, while also framing the announcement in an election-campaign-style framework to showcase the CAQ’s focus on the housing crisis, Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette headlined the official unveiling of an affordable housing project in St. Lazare last week.