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The surveillance camera images are shocking and dramatic — from the moment the masked suspect enters the Sonic gas station convenience store in St. Lazare last Saturday evening armed with a rifle to the instant when 65-year-old Daljeet Singh suddenly grabs the barrel of the gun, initiating a struggle, a shot going off and the confrontation spilling outside with the suspect, suddenly unmasked, fleeing.

30 of 250 MDs secured so far BRENDA O’FARRELLThe 1019 Report - Local Journalism Initiative The new Vaudreuil-Soulanges Hospital will open its doors in the summer of 2028 with less than half of its needed staff hired, according to a spokesperson with Santé Québec Montérégie-Ouest. And so far, only 30 doctors of the 250 required have been contracted. “On the medical side, 12 per cent of the required...

Farmers and municipal representatives in a small corner of the 1019 region are sharing their concerns about the proposed Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project, which they fear could see farms in Pointe Fortune and Rigaud cut off by the new train line.

Residents of the Town of Vaudreuil sur le Lac have blocked the proposed purchase of a wooded area, as 207 signatures were collected on a register Monday, Mayor Mario Tremblay confirmed yesterday.

St. Lazare’s popular Festi Ouest is returning for its fourth edition later this week. Lovers of all things country are invited to gather in Bédard Park from Aug. 21 to 23 for three days chock-full of western-themed activities, snacks, amusement park rides and lots of country music.

As the use of electric scooters has seen a dramatic increase in popularity this summer in St. Lazare — generating much public discussion about safety — and while the town’s municipal council could not agree on whether to formally request its public security committee to explore how municipal officials could regulate the use of these personal motorized devices in July, the Sûreté du Québec last week began flagging...

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...

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.

The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion will name its new refrigerated outdoor ice rink after Léo Dufour, a 22-year-old resident who died while hiking in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State in 2024.

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 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.

What began as a leisurely family motorcycle ride last Friday afternoon in St. Télésphore ended in tragedy when two of the bikes collided, resulting in the death of a man in his 50s and serious injuries to another rider.

Police are crediting an off-duty nurse who was at the right place at the right time with providing a swift response to a 65-year-old pedestrian struck by a car while trying to cross an intersection in Rigaud on Sunday morning. The woman suffered minor head injuries.

Two spectacular fires on westbound Highway 20 in Les Cèdres on Saturday afternoon resulted in the destruction of three vehicles, including a large motorhome, creating a traffic nightmare that briefly prevented police and firefighters from reaching both fire scenes.

The latest wave of tariff threats from the U.S. against Canadian goods is being met with calm rather than alarm among the business community in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region, a reaction that is in stark contrast to the first wave of economic sanctions invoked by the Trump administration last year.

It is very likely that a swath of wooded land near a quiet neighbourhood in Vaudreuil-Dorion could become the site of a new residential development, residents were told during a public meeting organized by the city last week.

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.

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 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...

Plans are in the works for the popular Montreal-based Bixi bike-sharing service to expand to Vaudreuil-Dorion next summer, a move that will mark the service’s first expansion into the 1019 region.

Residents of a quiet cul-de-sac in Vaudreuil-Dorion are worried a nearby forested piece of land could soon be turned into a large residential development, similar to what had been blocked seven years ago.

The town of Les Cèdres last week completed the installation of a temporary pumping system to direct wastewater from about 250 homes into its municipal sewer system, finally ending the practice of dumping it into a waterway.

The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion will breathe new life to its former library, announcing it will turn into a new cultural centre.

Why do we keep trying to jam square pegs into round holes?

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.

The small town of Terrasse Vaudreuil has been making headlines across Quebec, Canada and the globe this past month, following its novel move to recognize the rights of trees on its territory.

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.

Xavier Villeneuve, an 18-year-old standout hockey defencemen from Les Cèdres, experienced last month what most young players can only dream of — hearing his name called at the annual NHL Entry Draft.

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.

JOSHUA ALLANThe 1019 Report – Local Journalism Initiative After approving, and then postponing the funding to create much-needed additional space for municipal office workers in the small town of Pointe des Cascades, the provincial government recently announced it finally will be providing financial assistance leading the municipality to finally move forward with its plans. The Quebec government made good on its commitment to fund the lion’s share of...

Details are emerging of an undercover operation by Montreal Police that has landed an Île Perrot man in jail for selling two illegal weapons and luring a teenager to help him commit the crime.

A 31-year-old man from Vaudreuil sur le Lac was in a Montreal courtroom late last month where he pleaded not guilty to charges related to an impaired driving incident in April 2023. A date for his trial was set, but he remains in custody as he also faces charges related to another drunk-driving accident in October 2024 that left a Pointe Claire woman severely injured.

Last December, when municipal officials across the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region were approving budgets for 2026, many town officials aimed to keep tax increases roughly around the 3-per-cent-rate-of-inflation range, while the MRC council approved a budget that included a 10-per-cent spending hike. That increase by the regional authority translated into a 15.6-per-cent jump in the amounts billed to the 23 towns in the territory.

In real estate, “location, location, location,” is the saying used to list the three most important factors in determining a property’s value. This could be especially true with the much-anticipated opening of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges hospital next year, as proximity to the health-care hub appears to be already boosting property prices in the region, say veteran real estate brokers.

The 1019 Report’s Frederic Serre won a provincial community newspaper honour last weekend, winning the award for Best Editorial Cartoon.

Many questions remain a week after two young men perished in Coteau du Lac while fleeing Sûreté du Québec in a speeding BMW that slammed into a river near Highway 20. Because the deaths are related to a police intervention, the case is under investigation by the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) and the Montreal Police Department.

As opposition to a proposed high-speed train line from Quebec City to Toronto mount in a number of rural towns in Quebec and Ontario, officials in Pointe Fortune and Rigaud are demanding officials with the Crown corporation that aims to build the rail line answer questions about how their territories will be affected.

Vaudreuil-Dorion’s annual Festival de cirque will mark its 20th edition later this month, celebrating acrobatics, dance, juggling, street art and many more features of circus-inspired performances.

Amid growing concerns about pedestrian safety in Rigaud’s village core, the town is planning to install overhead flashing lights at crosswalks later this summer, with more safety measures to potentially follow, said Mayor Charles Meunier.

The MRC of Vaudreuil-Soulanges is asking Quebec’s Health Ministry and Santé Québec to change how 911 calls are treated in this region — returning to allowing local fire department first-responders to be dispatched when a call for medical help is made.

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.

The lawyer for a couple who recently won a $62,500 settlement against a landlord in Hudson for a so-called ‘reno-viction’ scheme says it’s the highest penalty she has ever seen handed out by a rental board judge in the 25 years that she’s been practising law.

Saddle up! This Saturday, St. Lazare will celebrate its fourth annual Horse Day — a celebration of the majestic animals that have long been part of the town’s identity.

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.

A man from Vaudreuil sur le Lac facing criminal charges in a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a Pointe Claire woman in 2024 remains behind bars as he awaits trial this month — not for this case but another crash in 2023, where he has been charged with impaired driving causing injury.

A resident of St. Zotique who worked as a firefighter in Vaudreuil-Dorion between 2018 and 2022, as well as in Coteau du Lac, is facing serious sex charges involving an underage victim, but will continue to be employed by the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal until his case is decided by a court of law, according to a spokesperson with the City of Montreal.

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.