By Donald Attwood PHOTO COURTESY SHUTTERSTOCK When fed handouts such as bread, wild ducklings and goslings sometimes develop ‘Angel wing,’ an incurable deformation of the wing which decreases their chances of survival in the wild to zero. A few days ago, my sister and I sat at a picnic table on Sandy Beach in Hudson. It was a beautiful day, but unfortunately we were visited by a small group of ducks. These were mallards, mostly small in size, meaning they were youngsters hatc

By Matt Miller IMAGE COURTESY IMDB.COM Title: Feels Good Man (2020) Directed by: Arthur Jones Genre: Documentary Available on: Rent on Apple TV, YouTube or Google Play Weekly Challenge #30 – A ‘Recent Film Festival Winner’ Brief Synopsis: Feels Good Man explores cartoonist Matt Furie’s ‘Pepe the Frog’s’ journey from beloved internet meme to co-opted symbol of hatred by the Alt-Right. Scores: 95% Rotten Tomatoes, 7.6 IMDb Review: Chances are you’ve never heard of Pepe the Fro

PHOTO COURTESY ANIMATCH Emily, a three-year-old female Labrador mix, is sweet, friendly, calm, and has a great pair of ears. She is the mother of the "E" pups (nine of them). They have gone to their forever homes and now it's her turn. She's looking for a fun family who will give her good food, lots of exercise, take her to obedience classes, and include her when they go on their outdoor adventures. If that sounds like your family, fill out the form and ask for Emily. For mor

PHOTO COURTESY SHUTTERSTOCK Rather than being delegated to landfill, furniture and household goods still in useable condition can be put up for offer in the Town of Vaudreuil-Dorion’s community ‘Treasure Hunt’ coming up in September. The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion is pleased to announce the fourth edition of their treasure hunt. This activity aimed at giving objects a second life will take place on Saturday, September 18. Citizens will be invited, from 8 a.m., to leave furnitur

PHOTO COURTESY CASCA Moon and Skye were born on April 1, 2021. These sweet brothers are looking for their forever family together. They are extremely sweet and they love kids. They will come vaccinated, sterilized and microchipped. For more information about adopting both of them, please write to us at mysharonna@me.com

By Rod L. Hodgson PHOTO COURTESY ROD HODGSON Here is a classic photo from the 1960s of four of our great curlers from that era. Left to right are Jack Wilson, Jim Sloan, Don Rattray and Gus Cirko. We are not sure what the trophies in front of them are but it seems they did very well. Jim was still curling up into the mid-1980s and always wore a tie while playing! Beginning next week we will be open now on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and closed on Mondays an

Dear Editor, I would like the federal parties to stop bleating about the ‘struggling middle-class.’ I realize they are a powerful voting force and therefore an attractive target. My wife and I, with combined incomes, probably rank as lower middle-class. We have our financial struggles but we are still better off than many people in the world and, sadly, many people here in Canada. I gladly pay taxes as part of the social contract in this country and as such, I want to see it

By John Jantak PHOTO BY CARMEN MARIE FABIO Exo public transit services operator envisions the possibility of either keeping both commuter train stations on the Island of Île-Perrot operating or closing the Pincourt/Terrasse-Vaudreuil station and making the Île-Perrot station the sole hub to serve the entire island. The future of the Pincourt/Terrasse-Vaudreuil and Île-Perrot train stations is yet to be decided as representatives from Exo held a public consultation meeting on

By Carmen Marie Fabio THE JOURNAL FILE PHOTO/CARMEN MARIE FABIO The storied Château du Lac bar, which closed shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, will soon be reopening after being purchased by brothers Alex and Peter Mate who plan to retain its original cachet but will be polishing up the choice of some of the libations on offer. The historic Château du Lac bar and hotel on Main Road which closed in July, 2020 has been extended a lifeline by new owners Alex M

By John Jantak PHOTO BY CARMEN MARIE FABIO The vast expanse of land surrounding the Veterans Hospital in Ste. Anne’s will soon be home to a medical clinic and a seniors’ village. The new medical clinic and seniors’ village projects slated to be built on vacant land adjacent to the Ste. Anne’s Veterans Hospital are moving forward after two respective by-laws granting approval for the projects to proceed were adopted by council at the monthly meeting on August 24. Mayor Paola H