Lives & Legacy

Every person’s life contains an incredible story – one that deserves to be well told.
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Husband charged in fatal St. Lazare accident

The husband of a popular St. Lazare florist killed last November after she was run over by a car near her home now faces serious criminal charges after a lengthy Sûreté du Québec investigation led to his arrest at his St. Lazare residence early last Wednesday morning.

Top MRC official handed pay cut

The top elected official of the MRC of Vaudreuil-Soulanges has been given a pay cut, a move that slashes his base salary by just over 21 per cent — or $32,405 — reigning in his annual remuneration to $119,595.

Liberals name candidate in Soulanges

With a promise to make sure that the residents of the provincial riding of Soulanges will be seen and heard in the National Assembly, the Quebec Liberal party unveiled its candidate for the riding yesterday — Olivier Bertin-Mahieux.

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.

Expect traffic snags as overpass gets overhaul at Exit 26 off 40

Major repair work on the Daoust overpass at Highway 40 — one of the main entrances to the Town of St. Lazare — began this week, narrowing the access route and contributing to rush-hour traffic slowdowns that are expected to continue until September.

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.

International scam suspects arrested in Vaudreuil, Île Perrot

Two residents — one from Notre Dame de l’Île Perrot and one from Vaudreuil-Dorion — were among seven individuals rounded up by the RCMP and the Sûreté du Québec earlier this month and who now face extradition to the United States for their alleged involvement in a so-called grandparent scam that netted a criminal organization of $21 million.

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.

Mom at centre of massive search for abandoned child released

The mother of a three-year-old girl who was found not criminally responsible of abandoning the child on the side of an Ontario highway last June — a case that triggered a massive three-day search throughout the Vaudreuil-Soulanges area — has been released from a psychiatric hospital and now resides at a halfway house.