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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.

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.

With all members of Hudson council in agreement last week, the town signalled it will expand its natural land holdings in the Sandy Beach area, and purchase a privately owned residential lot along the waterfront for $1.3 million.

As the weather warms up and plants begin to grow, residents in Vaudreuil-Dorion are taking issue with a recent city bylaw, banning them from using potable water to water their lawns.

The small town of Vaudreuil sur le Lac has witnessed significant pushback by residents through the past few months over a proposed overhaul of its urban planning regulations, culminating with the town’s promise last month to pause the project and “return to the drawing board.”

A Les Cèdres woman who participated in the torture and killing of a young crypto influencer in 2024 by allowing the killers to use her basement for $3,000 is already a free woman, despite being sentenced last January to two years behind bars.

Like the Habs’ win on Sunday night, Hudson’s new town councillor Andrew Dumas is celebrating his win and looking forward to the next round.

Nearly six months after coming up short in her bid for mayor of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Karine Lechasseur announced that she is stepping down as head of the municipal party Inspire Vaudreuil-Dorion late last month.

Nearly two years after a female trucker was beaten unconscious during a shocking road rage incident on the Île aux Tourtes Bridge during long traffic delays due to work that limited the number of lanes open on the span, the victim will finally have her day in court when the case goes before a judge this summer as the suspect faces one count of assault causing bodily harm.

Nearly three weeks after his arrest, the Sûreté du Québec is urging potential victims of a Vaudreuil-Dorion massage therapist to come forward as police continue to build their case against him.

As Hudson council weighs its decision on whether to buy an additional lot in the Sandy Beach area, the owner of the land — who currently owes $1 million on the property — says the town should exercise its first right of refusal and purchase it for $1.3 million.

A dog in St. Lazare was been designated as “potentially dangerous” by the town council.

The team who publishes The 1019 Report  and The 1510 West hosted back-to-back food drives in recent weeks — one in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region and one in the West Island and — and collected about 700 kilograms of non-perishable items.

A noisy issue that has kept many residents up at night is being put to bed. Starting tomorrow, trains travelling through St. Lazare will no longer be required to blow their whistles at two level crossings adjacent to suburban neighbourhoods.

Starting next month, St. Lazare’s monthly town council meetings will include two question periods, providing an opportunity for residents to inquire about the resolutions raised at the meeting.

The three candidates vying for the open seat on Hudson council in the May 3 by-election all say the municipality’s small-town sense of community is at the base of why they want to be part of running the town, but each are focusing on very different issues as they make their pitch to voters living in the central village core.

What began with a raid on an Île Perrot construction company in early 2025 by the province’s anti-corruption unit ended last week with the company’s owner pleading guilty to ripping off the Town of Rigaud by signing a false affidavit in connection with a contract to conduct roadwork.

Cité des Jeunes Boulevard will be getting a major overhaul beginning this week, including the construction of two major round-abouts to accommodate easier traffic flow in anticipation of the opening of the new Vaudreuil-Soulanges Hospital.

Less than a month after taking formal title to seven lots in the Sandy Beach area, the Town of Hudson is considering expanding its waterfront holdings by purchasing an adjacent residential lot that is poised to be sold privately.

The population of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region has increased by 6.2 per cent in the last five years, with the largest city in the area, Vaudreuil-Dorion, seeing the biggest jump in the number of residents, according to the latest numbers released by the provincial government.

As the Town of St. Lazare gets set to begin work on a new $9.3-million park to provide a variety of recreational and sports facilities, municipal officials are asking residents to help choose a name for the planned public space.

Mounting pushback by car owners in the Montreal region against the tripling of vehicle registration fees received a boost last week when a petition was launched in the National Assembly by Vaudreuil MNA Marie-Claude Nichols.

The Sûreté du Québec is urging local residents not to fall victim to scammers posing as bank employees who call to claim that they are investigating fraudulent activities related to their bank accounts.

Mourners packed a Senneville funeral home last weekend to bid farewell to 15-year-old Eva De Wit-Blades, who died tragically March 20 when she was struck by two cars while trying to cross a busy street in Vaudreuil-Dorion.

The opening of this year’s Hudson Film Festival promises to be sweet!

When times are tough, when rising prices add to the financial pressures people struggle with, neighbours help neighbours. It is with that thought in mind that team who publishes The 1019 Report and The 1510 West have decided to host a food drive. In fact, we — along with our sponsors — are hosting two food drives. The first will be on Saturday, March 28, in the West...

JOSHUA ALLAN
The 1019 Report A bylaw aimed to prevent property owners in St. Lazare from letting buildings fall into disrepair has been narrowed in scope. Originally planned to apply to all buildings in town – including sheds, barns and detached garages – this legislation will now only apply to heritage buildings, commercial and industrial buildings, multi-residential buildings and buildings that have been vacant for more than three months....

JOSHUA ALLAN
 The 1019 Report After setting the issue aside last month amid pushback from residents, Ste. Justine de Newton town council last week adopted the updated MRC-wide nuisance bylaw, a move that comes after a month of voiceful opposition from many residents and a few councillors in the small village to a bylaw they claim does not reflect realities of a rural community. “I think the residents...

FREDERIC SERRE The 1019 Report A LaSalle man has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for sexually abusing six children, ages 5 to 11 in various regions of the province, including St. Polycarpe, St. Clet and Île Perrot. Forty-two-year-old Michael Michaud was also sentenced for being in possession of more than 45,000 photos and 11,000 videos of boys between the ages of 2 months and 8 years...

FREDERIC SERRE The 1019 Report The driver of a car that rolled over several times after veering off westbound Highway 40 on March 10 in Vaudreuil-Dorion managed to crawl out of the wreckage with only a few scratches, according to the Sûreté du Québec – something that surprised responding officers and firefighters when they reached the scene. The accident happened around noon when, for an unknown reason, the...

JOSHUA ALLAN
 The 1019 Report As communities along the proposed corridor for the planned high-speed train between Quebec City and Toronto grapple with what it will mean for them, residents in this region are invited to participate in virtual information sessions hosted by the crown corporation responsible for planning and operating this service. The meeting may be of special interest to residents of Rigaud and Pointe Fortune, as...

BRENDA O’FARRELLThe 1019 Report A demand issued last month by local political and business leaders to Santé Québec to outline its recruitment strategy to staff the new Vaudreuil-Soulanges Hospital has so far been met with silence, says the president of the region’s economic development agency. “It’s essential to get an answer from Santé Québec,” said Danie Deschênes, president of DEV Vaudreuil-Soulanges in an interview with The 1019 Report...

JOSHUA ALLAN
 The 1019 Report The start of spring is a time when many animals begin giving birth to offspring, but what should you do if one of these critters has chosen to create a den or burrow on your property to care for its newborns? The answer is simple, according to a wildlife rescuer who works in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region: “Just leave them alone.”“That’s the key thing...