Tara Kirkpatrick

After serving the community of Argenteuil for nearly 14 years as the deputy of Argenteuil, MNA David Whissell has stepped down from his post, effective immediately.

He tendered his resignation with the Quebec National Assembly on Friday, December 16.

In an exclusive interview with local media, Whissell said that his decision to resign was not an easy one - and one which he struggled with for months.

The Campbell Community Centre in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge will remain closed through the Christmas holidays an oil leak in the basement of the building on Monday, November 28.

According to library committee president Suzanne Champagne, extensive damages occurred after the oil tank in the furnace room leaked oil throughout the basement of the building, which houses a library and community centre.

Decontamination crews will be spending the next few weeks tearing out the floors, sub-floors and cement foundation, before pouring a new foundation and laying new floors.

Some residents in Argenteuil will soon be able to retire their dial-up connections and look forward to satellite internet.

The Quebec government announced Monday, November 28 it would subsidize the installation of Xplornet satellite internet receivers for residents living in certain rural areas.

It's not uncommon to find yourself lost in a vast woods where every tree and valley can look alike.

But it's not every teenager who can say that after losing his way, he proceeded to build an emergency shelter out of sticks and brush and find a safe place to await rescue.

That's exactly what happened to a 15-year-old boy from Sainte-Eustache, who became separated from the other 50 members of his cadet group during an October 1 orienteering session in the woods of Gore.

An apology has put an end to months of legal battles and an investigation into a complaint filed by Brownsburg-Chatham Councillor André McNicoll against Mayor Georges Dinel.

The controversy began during a municipal caucus meeting in late March, when Dinel allegedly accused McNicoll of leaking confidential information, verbally berating him and threatening the councillor with physical violence.

It was amidst great pomp and ceremony that veterans from across the region and soldiers from around the world traveled to Lachute on Saturday, September 10 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Lachute Legion and to share battle stories and tales of triumph and sorrow.

The piteous wail of hundreds of barking and crying dogs drowned out the noise of passing cars on Wednesday, September 21, as representatives from the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture and various animal-rights organizations gathered at a formerly vacant Ministry of Transport garage in Lachute.

The parties were there to discuss the seizure of more than 500 dogs, followed what is considered to be the largest puppy-mill bust in Canadian history.

More than 2,500 students were evacuated from Polyvalente Lavigne Secondary School on Wednesday, September 21 as nearly 100 firefighters battled a blaze that began in a rooftop ventilation unit.

According to Lachute Fire Chief Pierre Morand, the blaze was first reported at 10:25 a.m. after a construction crew working on the ventilation unit accidentally sparked a fire while welding.

The workers attempted to put out the fire, though it spread quickly along the roof located above the school's library. Fire alarms inside the school did not sound immediately, however, as the smoke and fire were located outside of the building.

A 28-year-old man from Terrebonne lost his life on Wednesday, September 7 when his Chevrolet Cavalier collided with an eastbound semi-truck and trailer heading in the opposite direction on Highway 50.

The accident occurred at about 2 p.m. when, for unknown reasons, the two vehicles collided near kilometre 269 on the highway, just outside of Lachute. The force of the 45-foot-long truck hitting the car had sufficient impact to cut the car nearly in half and caused the truck to catch fire.