Lives & Legacy

This was the scene on Main Road last Saturday afternoon at the site of the Hudson-Oka ferry, as motorists looking to cross the Lake of Two Mountains were met with a barrier, as the service— which had finally opened a few days earlier —  had been halted again for the weekend. The once popular ferry service has been closed all summer, opening on Aug. 5, albeit with only one ferryboat in service during limited hours. It was closed again last Friday, with the owner posting on social media that his ferry captain was ill. Late last week, the owner issued a public call to hire a ferryboat captain. The service reopened Monday. The confusion and lack of communication from the ferry owner, Philippe Daigneault, has left ferry users frustrated, with many lashing out on social media. Daigneault could not be reached for comment. You are unauthorized to view this page.

Hughes, the now former CEO of the Old Brewery Mission, Montreal’s largest emergency shelter, replaces Marie-Claude Nichols.

After rejecting a recommendation from Transport Quebec to restrict right-hand turns on red lights at an intersection on Cité des Jeunes Blvd. in St. Lazare last month, the town’s municipal council last week reversed course and voted in favour of banning the manoeuvre, citing the need to protect pedestrians and cyclists.

Vaudreuil MNA Marie-Claude Nichols will not be seeking re-election in this fall’s provincial vote.

A group of homeowners in Vaudreuil sur le Lac is hoping to convince at least 121 residents of the small town to sign a register later this month to block the municipal council’s plans to buy a wooded area. But the residents are not opposed to the purchase — they simply  object to the price, a figure they claim is much higher than the market value based on the town’s own assessment commissioned last year.

The owner of the Hudson-Oka ferry announced yesterday that service on the lake crossing will be reinstated today — although only one ferry will be in operation.

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.

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.