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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...