Another eventful week is coming to an end. Here's what's been in the news in Vaudreuil-Soulanges over the past few days.

Quebec invests over $240,000 in three schools

Three schools in the Soulanges riding will be receiving financial assistance from Québec for their schoolyard embellishment projects.

The outdoor workspaces are back in Vaudreuil-Dorion

The outdoor workspaces were very popular in 2022. The Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion will once again be making them available to citizens for the summer. Available now, they are located at the library, Parc Le 405 and Parc de Bel-Air, with Wi-Fi and electricity.

Mischief at Parc Bédard in Saint-Lazare: at least $3,000 in damages

On June 27 and this weekend, Parc Bédard in Saint-Lazare was the scene of mischief. In recent months, at least ten incidents of mischief have been committed there, according to an e-mail from the town to Néomédia.   

A fine performance by Team Québec in softball this weekend

Team Québec softball players at Michel-Martin Park in L'Île-Perrot finished their tournament with a perfect record. Throughout the weekend, they went undefeated, winning all but one of their games, which ended in a draw. Interview with U23 team coach Normand Cotnoir.    

16 millions to expand École Virginie-Roy

The Centre de services scolaires des Trois-Lacs (CSSTL) has been granted $16 million in funding for expansion work at Virginie-Roy elementary school in L'Île-Perrot.

A new recreation area at Cité-des-Jeunes high school    

June 21 marked the inauguration of a portion of the schoolyard at Pavillon Lionel-Groulx on the campus of École secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes in Vaudreuil-Dorion. 

A country invitation with Roch Voisine at Saint-Lazare

Roch Voisine will celebrate Ville de Saint-Lazare's equestrian heritage on August 19 as one of the highlights of Festi Ouest.

CMM densification requirement could double Saint Lazare's population

Saint Lazare's population could almost double from its current size of 22,773 to 42,313 residents according to densification proposals from the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM), Mayor Geneviève Lachance told Néomédia. 

Redevelopment of the former Koa campground: a divisive project

At the regular meeting of the Coteau-du-Lac municipal council on Tuesday June 13, elected officials were asked to vote on the first draft of By-law URB 299.3. This bylaw covers the land between Highway 20, the Soulanges Canal right-of-way and Route 201.

Over $2 million to resurface Route 342 in Pointe-Fortune

Saint-Clet citizens aren't the only ones "fed up" with potholes. In Pointe-Fortune, one resident exasperated by the state of Route 342 is denouncing the situation and criticizing the small town's inaction on the issue.