Lives & Legacy

Every person’s life contains an incredible story – one that deserves to be well told.
Lives & Legacy offers the opportunity for family and friends to share these stories in a unique and personal way.

St. Lazare affordable housing plan advances

Plans for a 45-unit affordable housing project in St. Lazare are in motion, with the city hopeful shovels will be in the ground later this year to start construction, according to the mayor.

St. Lazare’s old-growth pines should be saved

A long-time resident of the densely forested Oakridge Road in St. Lazare is calling for a group of centuries-old white pines to be preserved as the private road is set to be municipalized as part of a development project.

Hudson woman gathers flowers for mother’s 106th birthday

It was the kindness and generosity of Hudson and St. Lazare residents that made Sophie d’Apollonia’s 106th birthday a happy one last week. Dozens of residents had reached out to daughter Silvia d’Apollonia the day prior, offering up bunches of flowers to gift to her mother for her special day.

Rigaud initiates water patrol to restrict non-essential water use

Facing a water shortage that has triggered the imposition of water restrictions since earlier this year, the Town of Rigaud is now stepping up measures as the summer months approach to encourage residents to limit their water consumption, and has hired a private patrol service to enforce the control measures.

Local officials push to keep express bus lines running

Officials in Vaudreuil-Dorion welcomed the decision by transit officials last week to continue operations for two popular bus lines until the end of the month, but say they will continue to push for the express service to continue for at least the next year.

Vaudreuil Sikh community hopeful to find new place of worship

When a Sikh place of worship was abruptly closed in Vaudreuil-Dorion earlier this month, members of the religious community were rocked, and left scrambling. But with assistance from city officials, they are now making progress in finding a new, more suitable location.

Exo aims to get you to W.I. REM

With the launch of the West Island branch of the REM light rail line less than two weeks away, the Exo public transit service unveiled its new bus network for the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region, which will include the creation of four lines that will bring commuters to and from the Anse-à-l’Orme REM station in Ste. Anne de Bellevue.