Prom fairy godmothers ready to rent gown collection
Some of the volunteer models participated in a photo shoot last week to help showcase the many dresses collected by A Promise For Prom. (Photo by: Kristina Edson) Liz Gallagher (left) and Lou-Anne Hood...
View ArticleConcert bands bring home hardware
Westwood Sr. Senior Concert Band members won a gold medal last week after participating in the MusicFest Canada National Competition. (Photo courtesy of Westwood Sr. High School.) Two concert bands...
View ArticleElderly Vaudreuil-Dorion man wants city to reverse decision to demolish house
Peder Mortensen, 81, wants the city to stop proceedings aimed at having his Vaudreuil-Dorion home demolished. (Photo by: Kristina Edson) Online crowd funding, petition support mounting Peder Mortensen...
View ArticleNostalgia musical review show opening HVT summer season
The Hudson Village Theatre will kick off its summer season next week when it opens the 60’s Spotlight Show, running from May 25 – June 5. The show just wrapped a successful run in Cambridge, On. Show...
View Article’60s nostalgia show fronted by powerhouse vocalist
David Rodenburg, (left) Cheryl Lescom and Matt Segriff sang lead vocals during a rehearsal for the May 26, 2016 Hudson Village Theatre’s summer season opener, “60’s Spotlight” a nostalgia based musical...
View ArticleSaint Lazare teen receives sweet birthday gift
Alexis Ciarallo was gifted a domesticated beehive for her 15th birthday last weekend. (Photo by Kristina Edson) 5,000 bees making themselves at home One Saint Lazare neighbourhood is really buzzing...
View ArticleL’Île-Perrot singer helping raise funds for cancer walk
Relay for Life underway Friday Ruth Damas, a professional singer fromL’Île-Perrot, will perform “Closer to the Angels” Friday during the kick off to the 2016 Relay for Life. Proceeds from song...
View ArticleYoung Hudson author launching debut historical novel
Hudson author Leah Lindeman will launch her first novel Saturday at St. James Church in Hudson. (Phototheque) A budding Hudson author will launch her first book Saturday at St. James Church. And Leah...
View Article“The Ladies Foursome” delightful diversion
The Norm Forster comedy “The Ladies Foursome”, starring Susan Glover, Shannon Hamilton, Mary Harvey and Eleanor Noble, debuted last week at the Hudson Village Theatre. It will run until July 10....
View ArticleMontée Cadieux now open
The Montée Cadieux overpass in Vaudreuil-Dorion may reopen ahead of schedule if the weather cooperates. (Kristina Edson) Update: The Montée Cadieux overpass in Vaudreuil-Dorion was officially reopened...
View ArticleSaint-Lazare au Galop Festival starting Friday
Last year’s first au Galop Festival drew more than 10,000 visitors to Saint Lazare during its run. The 2016 festival will get underway on July 1 and run until July 3. (File photo) *Update: The Knights...
View ArticleAll-inclusive weekend event bringing kid out in adults
The second annual The People’s Games, billed as an adult’s only playground, will get underway this weekend at Parc Historique Pointe du Moulin in Notre-Dame-de-L’Île-Perrot. (Photo courtesy of The...
View ArticleStudents running to Washington D.C. for cancer research
The White House Runners include John Abbott College students Akshay Grover, brothers Mathieu and Marc-André Blouin, and Aidan Yardley-Jones, a student at Dawson College. (Photo courtesy of John Abbott...
View ArticleAu Galop Festival goes off without a hitch
A rider in the Knights of Valour medieval jousting tournament performed during the July 2 show in Saint-Lazare. (Kristina Edson) The second annual Saint-Lazare au Galop Festival went off without a...
View ArticleVillage Theatre AD thriving during second summer
Hudson Village Theatre Artistic Director Matthew Tiffin is happy to be back in Quebec, which he considers his true home. (Kristina Edson) Loving chance to showcase classics with a twist Matthew Tiffin...
View ArticleHumanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner to speak in Hudson
Dr. James Orbinski headlining Pre-StoryFest event Dr. James Orbinski has received impressive, momentous awards and accolades during his career, but it his unrelenting mission to reinvent...
View ArticleLavender field newest destination garden experience
Lavender in the new field is at peak bloom now. (Photo Kristina Edson) Mark Rassi, owner of Champs de Rêves plant nursery, has created a destination garden and lavender field inspired by ones he saw at...
View ArticleHudson Music Festival celebrating 10th year
Many of the artists who will be featured during this summer’s Hudson Music Festival gathered Thursday when the 2016 lineup was unveiled. (Photos Kristina Edson) Multiple musical genres showcased Blair...
View ArticlePlace Dumont Festival ready for second round
A second annual urban party organized by the town of Vaudreuil-Dorion will take place at Place Dumont on Aug. 25, beginning at 5 p.m. Officials say they are closing the summer season with jazz and DJ...
View Article“The Double” final show in summer lineup
Viktor Lukawski and Adam Paolozza star in The Double, the final show in the Hudson Village Theatre summer line-up. (Photo courtesy of the Hudson Village Theatre) The curtain will rise this week on the...
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