Another busy week draws to a close. Here's what's been in the news in Vaudreuil-Soulanges over the past few days.

Over 20 minutes to get out of a residential area

The replacement and rehabilitation of water and sewer pipes on Sauvé street in Les Coteaux is causing many headaches for local residents.

The fire departement Pincourt/ Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot hosts a unique specialized training course   

The  fire departement Pincourt/ Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot  hosted a very special training course this weekend. In all, some 50 firefighters from Vaudreuil-Soulanges and beyond took part on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Pincourt snow dump, just a stone's throw from the fire station.

Coteau-du-Lac to spend $235,530 on 3,000 brown bins   

At their regular meeting on Tuesday, August 8, Coteau-du-Lac's elected officials ratified the purchase of approximately 3,000 240-litre brown wheeled bins for a maximum amount of $235,530. 

Supporting Dek Hockey and its athletes one sip at a time   

Entrepreneurs from the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region join forces to get young and old moving. Last August, the Association de Hockey Balle du Suroît (AHBDS) and the Association de Hockey Balle du Suroît Junior launched BLAST, a logo, an image and a sense of pride. 

A pollinator-friendly and therapeutic garden in Saint-Lazare

A garden consisting entirely of plants attractive to pollinators was recently established at the Équi-Libre therapeutic riding center in Saint-Lazare, as part of a project to integrate native plants and fight against the disappearance of our endangered pollinators.

The Soup Festival charms once again

Some 3,000 people took to the grounds of Parc historique de la Pointe-du-Moulin on Sunday, September 10, for the latest edition of the Soup Festival. 

Vaudreuil-Dorion Walmart evacuated while police intervention

At around 5 p.m. last Monday, the Sûreté du Québec intervened at the Walmart superstore on boulevard de la Gare, in Vaudreuil-Dorion, in response to a call reporting the presence of a suspicious individual inside the store. The intervention required evacuation of the store.

Saint-Clet adopts a revised version of its municipal family policy   

On August 26, Saint-Clet's elected officials unveiled a new version of the municipal family policy. The document, which first saw the light of day in 2013, has undergone a facelift in recent months, and the revamped version now includes some twenty objectives and forty actions.

Internet voting: Saint-Lazare wants to take part in the pilot project

For the next municipal elections in 2025, Ville de Saint-Lazare could take part in the Internet voting pilot project piloted by the Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ). 

The Lessard-Ringuette clan continues its learning journey 

In 2020, Vicky Ringuette and her husband Alexandre Lessard decided to make a crazy dream come true: sell their home in Saint-Clet, leave their jobs behind and hit the road in their new home: a converted school bus. Interview with the family, who have now clocked up almost 100,000 kilometers and spent over 1,000 days in their home on wheels. 

Jacob et Tristan Roy : results at the Prince Edward Island championships

Jacob and Tristant Roy, two young Vaudreuil-Dorion residents, took part in the National Field Lacrosse Championships held in Prince Edward Island over Labour Day weekend. Here are the results for the U17 and U19 teams.

Nursing assistant charged with fraud for supplying false vaccine passports  

Mélissa Cuillerier, a nursing assistant who worked for the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de la Montérégie-Ouest (CISSSMO), has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud. The accused, a single mother, launched a social networking campaign to raise $5,000. 

Upcoming by-election in Coteau-du-Lac   

Residents of Coteau-du-Lac's District 3 will be going to the polls in the coming months. At the end of the regular meeting on Tuesday, September 12, municipal councillor David-Lee Amos tendered his resignation, effective immediately.

Saint-Clet welcomes its first community fridge   

For the past few weeks, the Municipality of Saint-Clet has been home to a community fridge, a project set up by the organization Les Garde-Mangers Partagés de Vaudreuil-Soulanges. The fridge is located on the balcony of the church at 615 Route 201. 

 Pincourt: Natalia is Canada's top Paralympic tennis athlete

Born in Poland, she developed cancer at the age of 7, which took 4 years to cure. She immigrated to Canada when she was 12. Today, Natalia Lanucha, from Pincourt, speaks perfect French, holds two bachelor's degrees, is starting a master's degree in psycho-education and is Canada's top wheelchair tennis athlete. What an inspiring career! 

Justin Lafleur ends BMX season on a high note   

Coteaulac's Justin Lafleur, 12, rounded off his 2022-2023 season in fine style when he took part in the Coupe Québec on September 9 and 10. The young athlete and BMX enthusiast finished on the top step of the podium in his category, in addition to placing in the top 3 of the season's final cumulative rankings. Interview with the man himself.

Les Coteaux to plant 260 native trees on its territory this autumn    

This autumn, the Municipality of Les Coteaux will be planting 260 native trees in its parks, helping to preserve its environment and replace trees felled that were diseased or dead due to the emerald ash borer epidemic.

Coteau-du-Lac moves ahead with library expansion project   

Coteau-du-Lac's elected officials took advantage of the regular municipal council meeting held on Tuesday September 12 to take a concrete step forward on the Jules-Fournier municipal library expansion project. 

Rigaud's Quincaillerie Home Hardware recognized as "Best Home Hardware Store" in Quebec 

Home Hardware recognized its Rigaud branch as the best Home Hardware store in Quebec at its Homecoming event on September 13.

Coteau-du-Lac spends over $3 million on a ladder truck with basket   

At their regular meeting on September 12, Coteau-du-Lac's elected officials awarded a contract to L'Arsenal Thibault et Associés for the purchase of a new ladder truck with basket. The expenditure approved by the elected officials exceeds $3 million. 

A couple from Vaudreuil-Dorion dominate the opening night of the 2023 Fall Classical Internationals 

2023 Canadian pair champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek of Chicago, USA and Maxime Deschamps of Vaudreuil-Dorian, Que., dominated the first night of competition on Thursday at the 2023 Autumn Classic International taking place in Pierrefonds, Que., finishing their short program more than 12 points ahead of the reigning world champions from Japan with a score of 71.90.

Sainte-Marthe honors seven municipal employees   

The Municipality of Sainte-Marthe took advantage of Municipality Week, which ends this Saturday, September 16, to honor some of its employees. What do they have in common? More than 10 years of service or involvement in the small town nestled in the heart of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. 

Parking limited to 90 minutes in downtown Coteau-du-Lac

The elected officials of the City of Coteau-du-Lac want to limit parking to a maximum of 90 minutes in two sectors of its territory. At least, that's what they hinted at at the regular meeting held on Tuesday, September 12, in a notice of motion tabled to this effect.