Lachute, QC

Virginia police are searching for Lachute fire chief Pierre Morand after housekeepers at the Quality Inn in Hillsville, Virginia found a note allegedly left by a little girl.

Hillsville Police Department investigator James Alderman told The Review that on Thursday, November 29, a hotel housekeeper in Hillsville found a note that police say appeared to be written by a child by the name of Jasmine Hines.

On the day The Review met with veteran air-force pilot John Watson and his wife, U.S. Air Force nurse Shirley-Marie Sineath, at their home in Lachute, it was 50 years to the day that the world almost ended.

The couple recounted what it was like living through the fear that surrounded the country, and indeed the world, during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Stationed at the Cape Canaveral base in Florida, Watson worked covertly on special assignments involving the U.S. space program and he said he felt very isolated from Canada during the crisis.

The child actors ranged in age from four-year-olds to teenagers and they featured such budding talents as William Lépine, who played the iconic role of Peter Pan, opposite Joannie Lacroix as Wendy and Johanne Desr

The Lachute United Church is preparing to start a new chapter of its existence.
Thanks to a $3.1 million grant from the Quebec Ministry of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women the goal of transforming the historic church into a regional library is one step closer to reality.

The City of Lachute has been working on the expansion of its municipal library since 2009 when council proposed an expansion of the Jean-Marc Belzile library which is located on Main Street in Lachute.

Firefighters in Wentworth-North got more than they planned for on Sunday, March 20, when they responded to a fire alarm that quickly escalated into a critical situation involving a suicidal gunman who allegedly told firefighters he intended to die in a shoot-out with police.

Wentworth-North Fire Chief Jason Neil spoke exclusively with The Review on Monday and he explained that his team was responding to a routine fire intervention for an alarm at 351 Chemin du Lac Farmer that escalated into a top-notch scenario no one was expecting.

It's been three months since Argenteuil MNA David Whissell resigned his position as provincial deputy, leaving behind an empty seat in the National Assembly - and an impending election.

According to Melanie Cayer, spokesperson for the Liberal riding office in Lachute, the election must be called within six months of Whissell's resignation. Alternatively, Premier Jean Charest may choose to call a general election, which is rumoured to be happening sometime this fall.

In the meantime, Lachute native Lise Proulx has emerged as the next Liberal candidate for Argenteuil.

It's been two months since MNA d'Argenteuil David Whissell resigned as the region's provincial deputy and the clock is ticking for new candidates to step forward and express an interest in replacing him.

However, when The Review contacted each of Quebec's official political parties, the results were the same: no candidates have yet been named for the riding.

Two years after hitting the real estate market with a $949,000 price tag, the Lachute United Church and a portion of its property has been sold to the city for just one dollar.

According to Rev. Georgia Copland, the dwindling group of parishioners could no longer afford to maintain the historic red brick building and keep up its costly repairs.