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

19-year-old man arrested in Vaudreuil-Dorion

A 19-year-old man was arrested shortly before 5 a.m. on Monday, following a short chase on Highway 40 West.

River protection continues for another year at the Haut Saint-Laurent ZIP Committee

The Haut Saint-Laurent ZIP Committee (HSL ZIP Committee) has received $130,500 in funding from the St. Lawrence Action Fund (SLASF), via its St. Lawrence Marine Biodiversity Program (SMBP) and thanks to the financial support of the Quebec government under Advantage St. Lawrence, the provincial maritime vision. This investment will enable five (5) projects to be carried out over the course of 2023-2024.

Le Sapin du Petit Bonheur retires after 16 years

The Sapin du Petit Bonheur organizing committee has decided to retire after 16 years, due to a lack of new talent. The event was launched in 2007 by students in the management course at CÉGEP de Valleyfield, before becoming a non-profit organization in 2011. 

Child abuse in family daycare: parents deplore lack of response from authorities

The parents of a child who was allegedly abused in a family daycare setting complain that the DPJ is not following up on the case, three months after the events. Interview with the parents of the now one-year-old child.

Closure of a portion of Chemin Saint-Dominique in Les Cèdres

Since the morning of Monday, October 23, a portion of Chemin Saint-Dominique in Les Cèdres has been closed to traffic due to road deterioration. 

The Barbra Streisand Foundation behind Pincourt's Eric Ruel's Je vous salue salope

Still playing in cinemas across France, Pincourt film producer and distributor Eric Ruel's documentary Je vous salue salope is making its U.S. debut.

Used sports equipment collection from November 1

From Wednesday, November 1, the Centre sportif Soulanges will be taking part in a community initiative. Until December 1, the non-profit organization will be collecting donations of field hockey and figure skating equipment. Interview with Vincent Lemieux, director of the non-profit organization mandated to manage the Saint-Polycarpe arena. 

A posthumous exhibition for artist and co-founder of Le Nichoir, Denise Paquette

Painter, pianist, teacher and, above all, passionate about birds, Denise Paquette will continue her work with Le Nichoir, the organization she co-founded in 1996, even after her death.

Patrick Bousez and Pierre Séguin keep their positions as prefect and substitute prefect

On Wednesday, October 25, the council of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges unanimously re-elected Patrick Bousez, mayor of Rivière-Beaudette, as prefect of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

Chemin Saint-Dominique: complete closure until spring 2024

On Monday, October 23, the Municipality of Les Cèdres was forced to close a portion of Chemin Saint-Dominique due to major signs of deterioration in the structure of a culvert located near civic address 950. We spoke to local general manager Jimmy Poulin to find out more about what happened next. 

Composting platform: citizens gather in large numbers at MRC meeting

Like the October 5 meeting, nearly fifty citizens from Saint-Télesphore, Saint-Polycarpe and surrounding areas attended the Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC council meeting held this Wednesday, October 25. 

A new brand image for Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Vaudreuil-Soulanges   

In the late afternoon of Thursday October 26, some thirty people gathered at the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Vaudreuil-Soulanges to witness the unveiling of the organization's new brand image.

Chemin du Fleuve aux Cèdres: three solutions to correct sagging roadway

In August 2022, the Municipality of Les Cèdres noted that a section of Chemin du Fleuve had subsided. Nearly fifteen months later, Néomédia takes stock of the situation with local general manager Jimmy Poulin.   

Security surveillance around an elementary school in L'Île-Perrot

A suspicious individual was reportedly seen loitering around the elementary school François-Perrot in L'Île-Perrot on Thursday.

Two Sainte-Marthe elected officials honoured by the FQM 

Two Sainte-Marthe elected officials were honored at the latest congress of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités du Québec (FQM), held at the end of September.