Last updated on: April 24, 2025
Don't Be Fooled By The Smiley Face Moon and Other Celestial Claims Do you know what is one of my biggest pet peeves? That is, other than the morons who keep banging the glass behind the net at hockey games, and thank you ladies from not joining that club. One of my pet peeves is the internet 'stories' about how you will see something spectacular in the night sky like the alignment of the planets. This week's big claim that if you get up really early on Friday morning you will see the smiley face moon. Unless you are an early riser anyway, don't lose any sleep over this. And, if you are an early riser, save yourself some aggravation as it's nothing you haven't seen before. Social media is buzzing with the smiley face moon and using a picture like the one in the inset. The sky in the picture on the right is what you would really see at 06:00 on Friday April 25th if you have a perfect view to the east and of course the weather cooperates. You won't see the labels in the sky either and you might be hard pressed to see Saturn with the naked eye. Binoculars would maybe help. Venus however will be very bright as rises at around 5:30 about 15 before the crescent moon. Don't get me wrong. I have been fascinated by the moon and the stars since my first total solar eclipse in 1963. I watched and taped every episode of Carl Sagan's Cosmos and bought the books. I've wrestled telescopes and made futile attempts at taking pictures of the red moon. I am just fed up with the click bait of social media influencers who have to exaggerate everything to get your attention. You may say; 'Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing'. I say, the sky doesn't need the hype. It's the best show on earth and there's no monthly bill. If you are ever wondering what you are seeing in the sky, there is a great online tool at this link that will simulate the sky at anytime of the day from where you are on the planet. You can see the sky as it is now or change the date and time to see what is coming up. Actually, tomorrow's morning sky will pale in comparison to the morning sky on August 12th where Venus and Jupiter will appear very close together. That one will be worth getting up at 5am to see. Alexa, Set reminder for August 11th at 7pm. What's the reminder for? Get your ass out of bed at 4:00am tomorrow morning to see Venus and Jupiter rise together. I can't wait to see what the how the influencers will spin this one.
Rodney Habberfield - R.I.P. Rodney Habberfield sadly passed away on April 6th, 2025 at the age of 76. He leaves to mourn his wife Audrey and his daughter Kim along with family and many friends. Rodney was always there when someone needed a hand. He will be certainly remembered as the Canada Day train conductor for all the years he drove his train on the parade route and through the soccer fields. A celebration of life will be held at the Heritage Social Club on Saturday May 31st, 2025 at 1pm. The address is 503 Rue Cedar, Deux-Montagnes.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jerry
McGachy, age 71, on April 5, 2025. Jerry was a beloved husband, father,
grandfather, and friend, known for his kind heart, infectious laugh, and deep
love for his family. How Low Can You Go? (April 10 7:00am)Those of you that have been 'following' my rants about the Trump regime might remember that I mentioned that the Orange man's actions were tanking the market on purpose. I said it was all scheme for the wealthy to sell short and make up all the billions of dollars that they were 'losing' by the markets going down. Trump is 'playing' with the world economy to create havoc. I am giving him the benefit of the doubt that he can't be stupid enough to think that tariffs actually will do anything positive to the U.S. or the rest of the world. By the way, I don't believe that Trump is single-handedly doing any of this by himself. There is a well oiled 'caravan' of evil henchmen and sycophants behind him. Here are two predictions, one short term and one long term. In the next few days, we are going to hear of a lot of people close to Trump that have somehow made millions of dollars while 'normal' folk watched their life savings shrink on the actions of one man. There are some insiders (in the government) that moved a lot of their stocks to treasury bills just before the crash. We will find out that many of those will have gone back into stocks just before Trumps 90 day 'pause' on tariffs. He actually posted this on Truth Social in all caps; THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT. Less than four hours later, he announced the pause in tariffs. Now that he knows he can swing the international markets by over 10% in a day or two, what is going to happen in 90 days when we ride the roller coaster again? My prediction is that in the next few days there will be a lot of investigation of insider trading but the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) will do very little about it. The firing of two FTC Commissioners by Trump two weeks ago without cause is a little suspicious, no? My second prediction is more long term and is scarier. We saw last Saturday (April 5th), around 3 million people in 50 states rallying to protest the actions of the Trump government in a movement called Hands Off. If you want to read more about this movement, here is a link to a Wikipedia article so I don't have to explain it. If protests like this continue, Trump won't like it. I believe that these protests were all very peaceful. If however, these protests ever take a turn and become less peaceful, which is highly likely due to the opposite views of some Americans, trigger happy Trump will declare martial law. He will probably write it as Marshall Law until someone corrects him as he probably thinks that it comes from a new Marshall coming into town to clean it up. When will this happen? It depends. It could happen if ANY protest gets violent. It could also happen near the mid term elections in 2026 which could potentially stop the elections from happening. Who knows? Maybe in 2028, and that's how you get a third term. Just saying.
Florence Rankin (Née Goodfellow) - 1950 - 2025 April Fools My regular visitors know and expect that every April 1st I come up with an April fool prank or video like this one from a couple of years ago. My pranks are usually very topical and are about either the city, the province or something that is going on in the world. For the past few weeks, I have been trying to come up with something 'funny' but the way our current relationship with the US, any absurdity I could come up with, could potentially really happen with the Trump 'regime'. The attack on Canada and the 51st state rhetoric might have been laughed off at first but now it's very serious. A few months ago, I wrote that the America First policy would end up America Alone. It's starting to look a lot like that since Trump is basically attacking the rest of the world (excluding Russia and North Korea obviously). April this year will be no joke. If the tariffs go through on April 2nd, the economic 'war' will be in full swing. April will also be a critical month in Canada, with the election of a new leader that will have to (excuse the plagiarism) 'fight like hell or we won't have a country anymore'. Our fight with the U.S. will be tough economically and both countries will suffer. It doesn't look like anyone around Trump has the cojones to stand up to him and do the right thing. They are turning a blind eye to all that is going on. His oligarchs are immune to the stock market crash as, in the end, they will have made billions selling the market short. There is no other explanation why you would wilfully crash the market by creating so much uncertainty. Either Trump is fiscal genius or a complete idiot. I will let you decide although I have made up my mind. So, for that reason, I will let the April Fools continue to shatter the world as we knew it. It wasn't perfect, but the next 46 months (or more) of Trumpism will sink us into the abyss even more. Hopefully, Canada will choose the right person to keep us afloat in these treacherous waters. Are You Scared of Artificial Intelligence? I Am Now. As you know, I have been editing videos for quite a while now. To tell you how long I have been doing it, I used to edit using 2 VHS recorders to do my mixes. I 'graduated' to using computers about 22 years ago with a software called Pinnacle which, for the time, was pretty good for a 'hobbyist'. A few years ago I changed to a Cyberlink product called PowerDirector. I know that are much more sophisticated tools out there like Adobe Premiere but after years of using PowerDirector, I am not ready to switch as an old dog can only learn a few new tricks. I have a subscription to PowerDirector which means I get 'free' updates. I believe I started with version 13 of the product and am now at version 23. With each new version, comes new features and content. In the latest version, there was a tool called Image to Video AI. It is supposed to take a still image and turn it into a video. Just for fun, I used a still picture from 2023 of Myrna and I in Alberobello, Italy in front of the many trulli houses there. I submitted the picture to the software and less than 4 minutes later it told me the video was ready. I did this as a joke since I thought the result would look like a cartoon or something not believable. My jaw dropped when I saw the result. I quickly summoned Myrna to come and see this 'picture' we took. The look on her face was priceless. In an instant, we both realized that you could no longer believe our eyes when we see something on the internet. I tried it with another picture at the Whirlpool Rapids in Niagara Falls. The result was just as amazing. The potential to take a very innocent picture of two people, even strangers, and make them do something that looks like it happened is very scary. If there is a lesson to learn here is that you no longer can trust what you see unless it happens live in front of you. Take a look at the video by clicking on the image below.
Community Connections - A Bi-Monthly Publication Community Connections is a local newsletter that has been going strong since 2012. Apparently bi-monthly can mean twice a month or every 2 months. In this case, the 32-page newsletter comes out every 2 months. The physical copy can be found in various locations through Two-Mountains and area but if you can't be here, there is a pdf version available on their website. The get to their site, simply click here. There is also a link to all the community sites on top of my calendar page. Kudos to the team at CC for their dedication. They are Editor in Chief, Dave Byers, Copy Editor, Gordon Wetmore, Sports Editor, Bobby Fordham, Advertising Manager, Martin Hensen and Website Manager, Willy Speekckaert. There are also many other contributors to the content. The mayor, Denis Martin, always has a message to the community which is now very important that our official Deux-Montagnes city website can no longer be published in English due to bill 96. This issue even has an article by me on page 9. So if you can't get a hard copy of CC, you can always come to my calendar page and see what is happening in the area.
The Tariff War Has Started Well the tariffs went through as planned. Canada has responded in kind and the war with no winners has started. The stock markets all over the world have reacted and have dropped anywhere from 1 to 2.5%. They will continue the downward slide as this whole situation is causing uncertainty. Canada will suffer but Americans may suffer more. Our social safety nets are much better than in the U.S. and with all the cuts to services there, they will certainly feel worse in the long run. Meanwhile the 1% will get promised tax breaks that will sink the American government deeper in debt than ever. The other factor in creating uncertainly is the obvious comradeship between Trump and Putin and the fiasco that took place in the White House on Friday. The new world order will put Russia, China and potentially North Korea and Iran at the top of the food chain. Ok, maybe not North Korea or Iran. Aligning yourself with the likes of Putin definitely changes the meaning of the 'free world'. Putin is playing Trump and Vance Justin Trudeau's best before date has passed, but I found that today he spoke for most of Canada. We will always have our own Canadian MAGA's just as there are still people claiming that the earth is flat. Trudeau's message to Americans probably fell on a lot of deaf ears. He tried to stroke Donald's ego by calling him a smart guy but with a very dumb idea. To Canadians, he told us it would be hard but to stick together and stay strong. With a federal election coming in the very near future, who knows who will be in charge. Who will have the courage and skill to stand up to Donald Trump. Right now, each and every Canadian has to do their share to get through this. You don't have to only buy Canadian. Our olive oil isn't that good. Just make sure you don't buy American which will be very easy in places like liquor stores as they are actually moving American products off the shelves. Many of you have cancelled trips to the US. I know some people who have sold their winter homes in Arizona and Florida and will alter their wintering destination for next year. As Trudeau said, nobody wants this but with lunatics running the show down there, we have no choice but to fight for our freedom and democracy. I watched an Interesting conversation with David Frum, a political commentator and former speech writer for George W. Bush. He was born in Toronto and is the son of the late Barbara Frum, who worked at the CBC for years. This 30 minute conversation is a very good view of what's going on now and how we got there. Grab a beverage, sit back and listen to this very informative talk. I learned a lot listening to this and will watch it again as it really does explain a lot of things. Click on the image below.
Canada Wins a Small Battle On Thursday, we all held our collective breaths for a few hours waiting for the outcome of our national team against our 'sport' enemy to the south. Our heroes, McDavid, Marner and Binnington to name a few came through and eked out a win. The Canadian flag was raised and the anthem was proudly sung, on key, unlike at the opening of the game. Chantal Kreviazuk, bless her heart, was concentrating on her very appropriate lyric change but somehow forget the melody of our cherished national anthem. Perhaps she was listening at the spattering of boos coming from the stands or maybe she was still in shock, as I was, when Wayne Gretzky was announced as the honourary captain of Team Canada. That is a story on to itself but the 'Great One' should have sat this one out and just watched the game from Mar-A-Lago with his buddy Mayor Lardo. Don't get me started on Wayne, but nein nein on 99 fine wine forever. I can't even imagine how I would have felt if Canada had lost this game. Personally, I have never felt this invested in a game ever. Maybe in 1972, as a 16 year old watching the final game in a classroom at LTM, I felt that as much then, but I wasn't worried that Russia was planning an invasion of Canada. Our win against Team USA won't do anything to stop the Orange Air Bag from bad mouthing Canada but at least he didn't get this chance to gloat. Now, he'll not only want us for our water, oil and minerals, he will want us to bolster his team in the next winter Olympics. I am happy that Justin Trudeau 'tweeted' a short message after the win: You can't take our country — and you can't take our game. A message short enough for the Trump attention span. Right wing media went crazy saying that 'we' haven't won a Stanley Cup since 1993. Do they know that their teams are 'littered' with Canadians? They also have Gary Bettman to thank for Canadian teams not winning cups (my own conspiracy theory). Like I say in the title, although to Canadians this was a huge win, it is but a small battle in our struggle 'against' the US, specifically Trump and his cronies. We must keep up the fight which, in the end, may be easier as America self-destructs under the incompetence of its elected government, its insane cabinet appointments, the human chainsaw that is DOGE and the spineless Congress and Senate who letting this happen to save their jobs and pensions. Trumps actions and his love of dictatorship, including of himself, is not sitting well on the international stage but somehow he is blind to it. He claims that respect for the U.S. from the rest of the world is on the rise. It's quite the opposite. He was the laughing stock of the world during his first term. This time around, he is dragging the country down with him and I guarantee that he and his rich buddies won't be going down with the ship. America First will soon become America Alone. Now back to the game. Postmedia (National Post) has published a 7 page 'special celebratory collection of pictures and words and moments from the game' called the Canadian Revenge. It's a great read and it captures the event quite well. You can access it at this link and save it for a keepsake. Click on Image below for a look at the Score for the Cure Ball Hockey Tournament This site is now on a Canadian Host. The migration of my website has now been done. It wasn't easy and if you know about domain pointers and add-on domains and all kinds of other technical stuff, you will realize that the migration is not always smooth. Anyway, since you are seeing this, welcome to my Canadian hosted website. I mentioned that I will save over $1000cad over the next 3 years just for hosting. That's not all I will be saving. For example, my domain name used to cost $24usd per year which translates to around $34cad. On the Web Hosting Canada site, my domains are now costing just over $18cad per year. To be honest, I was a little sceptical at first on whether I could trust another company to host my site. And I was dreading the cutover as I thought there would be downtime and that things wouldn't work anymore. The support team at WHC was really good and sometimes had to be a patient with me. It's all working now and I have to say that I learned a lot in the process. My site may eventually get a new look but so for now it will remain the same. I got my old software (FrontPage) to work again. My emails are transferred over too. All in all I am a happy camper and feel good about supporting a Canadian company.
Shop Canadian - It Might Save You Tons I have had the same host for my website for the last 21 years. As you can see, and how it was highlighted in the recent Global TV news piece, my website still looks like the old kind of website. I am still using Microsoft FrontPage to edit my pages. FrontPage was part of the MS suite but was discontinued in 2003 which coincidentally is the year my domain name was registered. Every time Windows is upgraded, I am afraid that my copy of FrontPage will stop working. If you know me, I am not averse to change but I know this software very well and for the current format of my website, it's all I need. For the last 21 years, my host was a company out of Massachusetts called StartLogic. Another coincidence is that FrontPage was developed in Cambridge Mass. Anyway, my web hosting was to expire on March 22nd of this year. I got an email that I would be billed for the next 3 years at almost $900usd or over $1,200cad. This was quite an increase but I was told I could negotiate the price the day before my payment was due. In other words, If you don't like our new offer, you basically have one day to find another host and migrate your site. The search for a new host began and with our new incentive to shop Canadian, I looked at Canadian companies first. After a few searches I decided to call the people at WHC (Web Hosting Canada) to investigate to migration process and also the cost. Within a few seconds, I was connected to someone, Jasmine, who answered all my questions. A couple of days later, I called her back and she set the migration process in motion. Within a couple of days, the migration was complete however my domains are still pointing to my old servers in MA. The entire process is not easy and I learned a lot as the tools on the new hosting site are completely different. I mentioned that I have more than one domain. Other than the domain name 2mopaul.com, I have 3 other ones that point to small websites that I maintain. I believe that I can have 10 domain names with my current plan. In the end, the total bill for the next 3 years of hosting from a company that happens to be located in Montreal is $174 in 'real' Canadian dollars, a saving of almost $1000. The incentive of shopping Canadian, in Canadian dollars at 15% of the cost will be well worth the effort. That being said, the transfer of this domain name is scheduled for Monday, February 17th. If all goes well, you, the visitor will notice nothing. On my end, I will be adapting to a new way of updating my site, if my trusted FrontPage no longer works. AND with the new tools I will have at my disposal, I may change the look of my site and enter the 21st century. While I'm on the shop Canada subject I will make this point. Since we live fairly close to the border as most Canadians do, it was often tempting to hop over to Plattsburgh to do some shopping. Until the insanity stops in the U.S.A., this household will not be crossing the border to experience the insanity first hand. People always brag of how little they paid for something when they have bought stuff cross border. Why is it that they always neglect to quote how much they actually paid in Canadian dollars? With the dollar hovering at 70 cents, the savings are very limited and the 3 hours to get there and back might not make the trip worthwhile (except for turkeys, maybe). Unfortunately, other than an already reserved trip to the US next September, we will not be taking any trips south of the border for a while (maybe 8 years if the king decides to stay in power). The value of our dollar is making our boycott of American travel easier but we have enjoyed our times in various parts of the US. Donald Trump is lying when he says that Canada is taking advantage of America. It's only normal that trade is a little lopsided considering our vast difference in population. Also, his threat of 'invading' Canada in one way or another is not sitting well with us and most Canadians. Until the insanity stops, we will be spending our money locally and in places where we are not the enemy.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Paul Frank Bedard at the age of 72 in Fort Myers, Florida. Paul was predeceased by his parents, Frank Geffroy Bedard and Barbara Dawn (Johnstone) Bedard, as well as his grandparents, Hazel Ruthford Johnstone, Harry Johnstone, and Charles Edouard Bedard, Lila Annie Heslop Bedard. He was a loving father and grandfather who was affectionately given—and kept—the name “Bug,” a sweet nickname bestowed upon him by Matt that stayed with him for the rest of his life. He is survived by his two sons, Mathieu (Li Mei) and Francois (Synsine), as well as his four grandchildren—Evianne, Norahly, Liam, and Logan—who lovingly called him “Grampa Bug.” Paul also leaves behind his brother Barry (Judy) and his sisters Sandra (Rick) and Danielle (Dave), along with his nieces and nephews: Amanda (Kyle), Geffrey (Sarah), Kelly (Jack), Alyssa (Nicole), Jordon, David, Gavin, and Clara, many of whom remembered him as “Uncle Wally World” or “Uncle Bug.” A proud alumnus of Loyola University in Montreal, Paul embarked on a successful career as an entrepreneur before retiring in Florida, where he forged lasting friendships with his neighbours and community.
A celebration of Paul’s life and interment will take place this
spring in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada. In lieu of flowers, donations in Paul’s name can be made to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation: heartandstroke.ca.
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Geoffrey Bulcock on February 4th at the age of 72. Geoff is survived by his parents Charles Davies and Jean Hancock, his children Maylenna and Michael, Geoff's partner Claire and her family, his grandchildren Orrin, Mikayla, Ameliah, Lya and many friends. Geoff loved to laugh and loved to make people laugh even more. Whenever you bumped into him he had a new joke to tell. He will be missed. UPDATE: Due to the weather there is a change in dates. A celebration of Geoff's life will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, February 22nd at the Heritage Club, 503 Cedar in Deux-Montagnes.
He's Gone Too Far As you may have seen in the past, this website usually stays politically neutral, as I have kept my views to myself. This morning (February 2nd) Donald Trump has posted something that can't be ignored by Canadians and should be a shock to many Americans. Trump posted that he does not need any of Canada's resources and that without USA's massive subsidies, Canada ceases to exist as a viable country. Quote 'Harsh but true! Therefore, Canada should become our Cherished 51st State. Much lower taxes, and far better military protection for people of Canada - AND NO TARIFFS. He also mentioned that tariffs will remain and even increase until Canada cedes to the USA. The Orange Putin has gone too far this time. To my neighbours in the US, do you stand by this pathetic dictator? I know most of you don't but forgive me if I no longer want to support your economy. Our Canadian dollar is already suffering at below 70 US Cents and this attack on Canada could make matters worse. Trump doesn't understand international relations. He loves the way dictators bully their way into other territories. I will stand with all Canadians to fight fight fight against this bullying. We are fighting back, so hopefully we can have another David versus Goliath result. Heritage Club Super Bowl Party - Sunday February 9th The Heritage Social Club is hosting a Super Bowl viewing party on Sunday February 9th. Doors open at 3:00pm. Kitchen opens at 5:00pm, with Chilli ($3), Hot Dogs ($2) and 8 Chicken Wings ($10). Kick off is at 6:30 featuring the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the Philadelphia Eagles. Call the HSC at 450 473-5429 or click here for the poster of the event. 16th Annual Score for the Cure Ball Hockey Tournament This is the first step to launching the 2025 Drive for the Cure. The event is taking place next Saturday February 1, 2025. A day to be enjoyed with friends and family, while raising funds for research into Cancer which has touched, does touch and will touch us all in the future.
The entry to the Klimas Recreation Centre is free and is located at 254 Regent
Street in Two Mountains, Click
here for the map. Thanks to Richie’s families sacrifice and work for hosting
and allowing us to take over their property for the day. Click here to view some of the action form last year's tournament.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our mother Bonnie
Anderson Fraser. She passed of a sudden heart condition in Saint-Eustache QC on
December 31st 2024, at the age of 79. Bonnie was born on Oct 12th 1945, in
Montreal, Quebec. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Fred; father Eric,
mother Gladys, brother Neil and sister Pam. She is survived by her loving
partner Jim; children Janet (Frank), Andrew (Bianca), Cory (Serge), Diane;
sisters Gwen (Art) and Jill; her grandchildren Auston, Dahlia, Jeremy, Cody and
Zoey; and many loving extended family and friends. Brian Duff - R.I.P.
A celebration of Brian’s life will be held on Saturday January 25th, from 4pm
to 7pm at Windsor Tavern, Main Street Vankleek Hill. Garbage and Recycling Changes in Two-Mountains AND Quebec. On January 1st, a new recycling system in Quebec was put in effect. The city had to make changes to its schedule partly due to these changes. Instead of 4 sectors, the city is now divided into only 2 sectors for garbage, recycling and compost pickup. Also, the large garbage is now on the 4th Wednesday of the month as opposed to the 3rd Thursday inn the past. To view the city website article describing all the changes, please click here. It is loosely translated from the uni-lingual French version and you will get a pop-up saying not to submit from the English. Just answer Got it.
On December 9, 2024 Stephen Moore, son of the late Peter and Josephine Moore,
passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones at Oak Ridges Hospice in
Port Perry, Ontario. Steve “Papa” is survived by his spouse Kim, two children
Dana (Steve) and Robert (Katrina), alongside his three beautiful grandchildren
Jo, Brayden and Sienna.
Click here to view his online obituary. This Site Makes the News A month ago, Dan Spector of Global News interviewed me for a piece that he said would run on the news on a slow news day. It aired on Friday during the 4 newscasts. In case you missed it, click the image below to see the piece that is really well done despite me being in it. Below is a link to a video that with pictures of the people who have passed on this year. They all are connected to Two-Mountains in one way or another. A 1968 View from Atop the Deux-Montagnes Water Tower Seeing John Edkins pictures in Facebook from when he climbed our water tower in the late 60's inspired me to see what the same view looks like now, more than 50 years later. The video below will show you how much the city has changed since the building of the water tower.
A message from Fiona and Andrea Becker Dear friends, We are extremely saddened to announce that Heinz passed away yesterday after a short illness. He died peacefully with both of his daughters by his side. We are extremely thankful to have been able to hold his hand until his last breath. We will hold a service and reception in his honour at the All Saints Church, 248 18e avenue, Deux-Montagnes, this Wednesday, December 18 at 11 am. Please join us and help us spread the word. All are welcome.
With love,
Mary Jane Hepburn - 1950-2024
Mary Jane Huffman Hepburn, 74, of North Platte, passed away
peacefully on Nov. 29, 2024, at Linden Court. Mary was born on July 21, 1950, in
North Platte, Nebraska, the daughter of George Huffman and Lorena (Jergensen)
Huffman.
James William Upton - 1949-2024 It is with great sadness that the family of James “Jim” William Upton announce his passing at age 75, on November 19, 2024, in Fort McMurray, AB. Jim was born March 28, 1949, to George and Betty Upton in Montreal, Quebec. Jim is survived by his wife of 45 years, Lilly: his children: Sheryl, Trevor (Arielle), and Tara (Matt); his beloved grandchildren: Taegan, Caprice, Holly, Coraline, Cassidy, Brooks, Lana, Daemon and Melissa; his brothers: Bob and David; and sister, Margaret. He was best known to many by his faith, big heart and sense of humour. Jim, or “Jimmy” as he was called in his younger years, lived all his childhood in Two Mountains, Quebec. As a child he was active in the Catholic Youth Organization, involved in scouting and hockey. In his early twenties, Jim joined the Canadian Armed Forces, serving two years in the Arctic as a Communications Research Technician (where he first met his future wife, Lilly). After his military service, his training as a Mining Technician led Jim to work for a mining operation in Sudbury, Ontario. An industrial accident cut his initial mining career short when a rock fell and crushed his hip. He had emergency surgery where he received an artificial hip. While rehabilitating from surgery, Jim reconnected with Lilly, and in 1979 moved to Fort McMurray where they were married. Jim then went on to have a dedicated career at Suncor Energy for 33 years. Despite his bad hip, Jim remained active in his life, with countless bike rides and working on projects around his home, his yard or the Church. He had an interest in old automobiles, reading war and spy novels, and going for a drive with a coffee while listening to CBC radio. Watching wildlife and exploring around the next corner pleased him. He was deeply involved with the Catholic Church, as well as the Knights of Columbus for 31 years, in senior leadership roles, and a Fourth Degree Knight, becoming an Honorary Life Member. He spent endless hours mowing the church lawn or shovelling snow at the church, in addition to planting his beloved Manitoba Maple tree which is still flourishing in front of St John the Baptist Catholic Parish. He also spearheaded projects like the recycling of the fence boards at the pre-demolition of Willow Square for funds towards the church, and Bible distribution program for young Catholic students. Jim loved his family wholeheartedly, and together, Lilly and Jim celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary this past October. In later years, Jim cherished opportunities to travel with Lilly on a pilgrimage to Italy, a Baltic cruise and visiting with his siblings on the east coast. Jim always enjoyed going for drives with Lilly and loved helping those less fortunate by giving food or monetary gifts. He acted in accordance with Mother Teresa’s saying, “If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one”. Even with his mobility issues, he remained positive and never complained about his circumstances. His kindness always shone through, and he always maintained his great sense of humour. Jim was easy to talk to, and many sought guidance from him. He touched lives in a way that will never be forgotten by those around him.
Funeral Wake -
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Thursday, December 5, 2024 -St. John the Baptist Catholic
Parish 3 Hospital Street Fort McMurray, AB Click here for his online obituary and tribute book.
A Construction Boom in the City Below is a video that shows some of the progress of the various construction sites on our town. Three of those projects involve infrastructures such as the retention basin and Centennial park which will eventually give access to the riverfront beside the Legion. A few more projects involve multi-unit projects that have started in order that the city keeps up to mandated densification around the 2 REM stations. Two-Mountains will profit from having 2 light rail stations within its borders but the down side is the fact that we are forced to have a certain amount of units per hectare within walking distance of each of these stations.
Christmas Market - Saturday
November 30th - 10pm - 3pm
Two-Mountains
Makers will be holding their annual
Christmas Market on Saturday, November 30th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4korners,
1650 Oka Road Deux-Montagnes. This is one of their biggest events of the year.
Join them for a day filled with live music, face painting, henna and Christmas
crafts! Unveiling of the Remembrance Monument at Hillcrest Cemetery - Lest We Forget
On Sunday November 10th at 1pm, the unveiling
of the new memorial monument was done at the beginning of the Memorial Day
ceremony.
The monument was erected earlier in the year
and contains names of veterans who have passed away on one side while the other
side is etched with a peaceful scene and the Hillcrest name. The monument was
blessed by Reverend David Hart. All the names were
read by Veteran Richard Rochette, Dan Dion and Frank Hutchison. To see pictures
of the proceedings, please click anywhere on the picture below.
A Wyder Cup Video
A Devastating Fire at Two
Mountains' condo
Click the above to see a picture montage of Rollie Fiset that was shown at his celebration of life on October 12th. Ron Kesseler's Happy Gang Golf Tournament to Live Another Year After another great year on the golf course, the happy gang boys and girls decided that the tournament will return in 2025 following a unanimous vote. This year's event went on in near perfect weather. The winning team, Randy Emerson and Bob Coll, came in with a scorching minus 9 score while there was a two way tie for second place at -7. The team of Mike Mckeown, Jamie McKeown and Mike Lunny shared second place with team Angelo Saracusa, Pascal Morin and Martin Lauzon. The highlight of the day for the second place team was a hole-in-one by Angelo on the 4th hole that was playing at around 150 yards today. The consensus for the 68 golfers that attended this year's event from as far as Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Ontario, was to carry on the tradition that has been an autumn staple since 1985.
Roland John 'Rollie' Fiset -
1960 - 2024
Rollie is survived by his wife, Tina Duncan, his children Matthew
(Daniela), and Kelly (Mike) and his grandchildren Avery, Lucy, Lily, Arya and
Lincoln. He also leaves behind his siblings Gregory (Debbie), Louise (Ron) and
Geoffrey (Anita), along with his many nieces and nephews.
Click here for his online obituary.
Bruce Maynard - 1959-2024
In Saint-Eustache on August 23, 2024 at the age
of 65, passed away Mr. Bruce John Maynard son of late Mrs. Beverly Mc Garr and
of late of Mr. Robert J. Maynard. Click here for his online obituary
Wyder Cup Revival A Great Success A tradition that started back in 2002, the Wyder Cup was back last weekend after an absence of 5 years due to COVID. Actually, this was the first year that Canada was back in force. The format in the past was always a Canada/USA rivalry, but due to the dwindling number of Canadians as a result of the weak dollar, the format was changed considerably. This year, the 9 ladies captained 8 threesomes and 1 foursome in a competition that stretched over 2 days. Team Captain Myrna Goyetche and her two golfers Dave Johnson and Kyle Brindamour took the honours with 115 points. There was a 3 way tie for second place at 107 points but the tie breaker would be the team closest to the pin on the 18th par 3 hole. A shot by Team Captain Casey Rose to within 10 inches from the hole sealed second place with her 2 golfers, Paul Goyetche and Randy Emerson. The 2 teams in 3rd and 4th place were captained by Susan Wall and Sharon Wall. Susan's team included Brandyn Griffin and Bob Coll while Sharon had Fran Wall and John Blakeney as team mates. In all, we had over 30 people participate in this year's edition. A video of some of the action will be available in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, pictures of all the Wyder Cups since 2002 including 2024 are available at this link. 40th (and maybe last) Annual Happy Gang Golf Tournament Scheduled For Sunday September 22nd
The 40th Annual Ron Kesseler 'Happy Gang" Tournament is a go. As you
may know, Ron has moved to the greener pastures of Ontario but will return to
hold his perennial golf tournament once again for one last hoorah (unless there
is a vote to hold another one. This year, again, it will take
place at the Oka Golf
Course. It's a 10:00am shotgun start on
Sunday September 22nd, 2024
and we ask you to arrive between 8:30 and 9 to register and prepare for the
start. The price this
year is $65 which includes golf, cart and a $20 prize 'pot'. If you would rather
walk, the price will be reduced slightly.
To entertain young and old, a
host of street activities are planned: inflatable games, bumper cars, face
painting, mini-golf course, characters, photo booth and more! Take part in the
festivities on Oka road, between 12th and 16th Avenue. Calvin 'Cal' Switzer Atkin - June 3, 1931- July 21, 2024
To view his online obituary, please click here.
After a long battle with Cancer and its complications, Steve Jenkins, formerly of Two-Mountains, passed away on July 16th, 2024. Steve was an excellent athlete and was very active in Two-Mountains soccer. His love of playing soccer also brought him to coach many girl's soccer teams. Steve will be missed. More details to follow.
On her own terms, Florence "Flo" Williams passed away peacefully at Brockville General Hospital Palliative Care on July 7 surrounded by loved ones. She fought a tough battle to the very end, but her fourth cancer was one too many. Daughter of the late Gerald and Kathleen Champagne of Two Mountains, she leaves behind her beloved husband, Kevan, daughters Jessica (Scott) and Charlotte, and the granddaughters she cherished, Reese and Navy. Those who knew Flo knew her strong personality and drive. She loved to share a story over a meal with family and friends. She had an innate ability for turning a mundane event into a three-part miniseries, always captivating her audience. She had a love of gardening and travel, but above all, loved the precious time she shared with her granddaughters. She had a strong moral compass that guided her professional and personal life; who has not heard her motto, 'don't lie, cheat or deviate the system and we will be the closest of friends?' She touched so many people in many different ways and will leave a lasting memory with all. As per Flo's wishes there will be no ceremony but consideration of donations to BGH Palliative Care is greatly appreciated. Our love forever Flo. Click here for her online obituary.
Record Crowd For Two Mountains
Canada Day Celebration
Agapé Garage Sale - Saturday July
13 - 9am -3pm Agapé Deux-Montagnes is having a garage sale July 13th. 9am to 3pm at the maison du citoyen 202 Henry Dunant.
Agape helps the community by providing food vouchers every month for the needy.
Mr. André Ouellet started this non profit organisation over 30 years ago and we need your help to keep it going.
You can rent a table for $25.00. For more info; 450 473 7450 Construction or Rainwater Pumping Station and Retention Basin at Central Park begins.
Why is this needed?
(Translated from city website) When the
lake level is high and the storm sewer network is unable to fully evacuate the
rainwater naturally towards the lake (by gravity), the new pumping station will
take over to redirect the water to the lake using submersible pumps.
He leaves to mourn his wife, his children Scott (Carole), Tracy and Shawn (Rosanna), his grandchildren William and Nathan, his granddog Ellie, his grandcat Charlotte, his sisters: Barbara (Colin), Sandra (late Ross) and Jill (Mike), his brother Ronnie (Thelma), nieces and nephews, and many relatives and friends. Visitation: Saturday June 29 from 9:00 to 11:30 - Ceremony at 11:30 at Salons Funeraires Guay, Saint-Eustache.
Donation can be at Muscular
Dystrophy Canada.
Passed away at the age of 83
May 29th 2024. Joe Dubuc 1933 - 2024
Joseph studied at TEC Engineering. He was a proud veteran of the Air Force Reserve's Education Branch of RCAC, where he achieved the rank of Major. He was also the Regional Director of the Air Cadet League of Canada, Quebec Provincial Committee. Joseph's dedication to his country and military service was admirable. Joseph's career spanned various industries, where he made a significant impact. He worked as an aircraft mechanic at Canadair & Air Canada, draftsman at Canadair, and was the President/CEO of WINDORWAL, a successful company he founded. Joseph was a talented craftsman, and his love for building parade floats and characters made him a renowned personality in Montreal and City of Two Mountains. In appreciation to his dedication to the community, on July 1, 2021, he was given the honour of Parade Marshal in the annual Two Mountains Canada Day festivities He was the First Vice President of the Two Mountains Lions Club. He also served as the In Vice-Commander, Sergeant at Arms & Historian at the Royal Canadian Legion Pinellas, Florida. Post 144. Joseph was awarded the first-ever Legion Exceptional Service award, which is another testament to his dedication to serving his community. In his later years, Joe enjoyed writing poetry for all his family & friends for every life event. He has two published books sold on Amazon. "Poems To My Family" & "In Memoriam".
In his personal life, Joseph
was very creative, a talented craftsman, generous, possessed great leadership
skills, a great sense of humour, and was loyal to his family and friends. All
who knew him will miss him. If you are on Facebook it is very likely that you have received a friend request from someone that you are already friends with. This is because someone has copied your friends profile and has created a brand new profile and has sent out friend requests to try an trick. Someone may even have copied your profile including your picture and has tried the same thing. When this has happened, the actual person actually posts that they have been 'hacked' and to not respond to friend requests. If this has happened to you, you have not been hacked therefore there is no need to panic and change your password. You have been spoofed and someone who has received your 'fake' friend request may have already reported it to Facebook. Facebook has worked to stop people from doing this by making sure that someone could not copy a name and profile exactly. The 'spoofers' have just added a couple of letters or numbers at the end of your name to bypass the Facebook check of alike profiles. So if you get a friend request with a name that looks a little fishy, simply deleted and block and you can even report it. Facebook will usually delete the profile fairly quickly. There are other 'real' people that you don't know that will send you friend requests. There may be a real person behind this profile but it probably not someone you would want to be friends with and the picture is probably not of the person. This is called Catfishing. People trying to impersonate someone in order to get your money. These people are very good at developing your trust in them and they out to get something from you. On the subject of hacking: That is much more serious. This means that someone (or some computer program) has guessed you password and has actually logged on to your account. If this has happened to you, change your password immediately. You should also be using Multi-factor authentication to prevent people from logging in without your knowledge. It complicates things a bit but it might save you many headaches. To learn more about MFA or 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) you can click here.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of George King of Brighton, ON. Beloved husband of 53 years to Etta (Butt). Loving Father to Scott (Tyler), Lori (Rob), Tammy (Nick), Tracie (Eric) and Justin (Nancy). He will be greatly missed by his 9 Grandchildren and 5 Great Grandchildren as well as his sister and brothers and many nieces and nephews. George left this world peacefully, surrounded by his family as per his wishes. He has requested for his final resting place to be back home with his parents on Bell Island, NFLD. The entire King family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to Dee and Katie along with the rest of the staff at the Belleville Intensive Care Unit. Your compassion and support mean the world to us. At George’s request, cremation has taken place. No funeral service will be held.
Harold Galley (1927 – 2024)
Harold is survived by his sister Catherine. He is predeceased by his sister Noreen (Armand, deceased) and brothers William (Fran, deceased) Michael (Dot, deceased), Jimmy (Shirley, deceased). Harold worked for the Canadian National Railways for 40 years. The family will receive condolences on Monday, June 3rd 2024, from 10am at Holy Family Parish, 1001 Oka Road, Deux-Montagnes. A mass will follow at 11am. There will be a celebration of life for Harold at the Legion Branch 185, 141 Grand-Moulin at 1:30pm Click here to view his online obituary. Here is a preview of the videos that I will try to edit in the fall of 2024
Peter Aldersley On Thursday, May 2nd, after a courageous battle, Peter passed away peacefully at home with his wife and sons holding his hands. Aside from the deep sense of loss felt by his wife Kiley (nee Philp), and cherished sons Aiden and Kieran, he also leaves to mourn his mother, Roxanne Bradshaw (nee Purdon), his sisters Paula (Roger) and Nancy (Larry), and his nephews Eric and Gregory. He is predeceased by his father, beloved uncles Jimmy and Charlie, and best friend Eugene (Gino). Peter will be greatly missed by his many friends; most friendships having lasted several decades.
Peter spent most of his youth
in Laval West, St.-Eustache, and Two Mountains. He graduated from LTM in ’73.
His family spent most summers in Maine at Hermit Island Campground, and these
were some of Peter’s fondest memories growing up. He eventually settled in
Pointe-Claire.
Peter loved to golf, play
bridge, listen to all kinds of music, and collect antique guns. He had a huge
passion for classic cars, motorcycles, and boats. He’s owned and restored too
many to try to mention. He passed on this love to his oldest son, Aiden, and was
so proud to be here to see him start his mechanics program a few weeks ago.
Peter was a true “Jack of all trades” and master of many! He could fix anything
and had an engineer’s mind for solving things out of the box. His youngest son,
Kieran, attacks problems in the same manner, and Peter truly admired this about
him.
Alexander Reid Niven 1927
-2024
It is with great sadness that
we mourn the passing of our father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle on
April 1st. Predeceased by his wife of nearly 50 years, Effie, we hope that they
are dancing once again.
Click here to view his online obituary.
We Are Back From Away
Once again, you may have noticed a lull in the action on this website. Other than the weather being so so and the abundance of rain, there hasn't been too much going on. That's not the reason for the lack of updates. You may have suspected that we were away. You were right. We are just getting back from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. We kept a daily log of our activities and posted numerous pictures. Video's will be coming in the next few months as we saw a lot of interesting and had some exciting encounters with wildlife. To access our log and pictures, you can use this link until we put the link on our travel page.
Claude St-Laurent, spouse of
Mrs. Lyne Châteauneuf,
passed away In Rosemère on March 28, 2024, at the age of 72, . Click here to view his online obituary.
In lieu of flowers, donations
to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
Possible Major Changes in
Future Eclipses The pandemonium surrounding full solar eclipses has had scientists studying ways of making this event a little more predictable and possibly more frequent. The current NASA project to the moon involves landing close to the south pole of the moon. One of the main reasons for this target is the presence of massive amounts of water (in the form of ice) inside craters that never are exposed to the sunlight due to the angle of the sun. You might ask, why not go to the north pole instead? The answer is complex but there are a few reasons. The first being that the craters on the south pole are deeper and probably contain more water ice. As you know, water is H2O and the Hydrogen contained there can be used as a propellant if split from the Oxygen and recombined resulting in massive amounts of energy. A good example of this is the current development of the Hydrogen fuel cell, with hopes to push the Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) to the side as the anti EV lobby would have you believe. That's a discussion for another day but the potential energy 'stored' on the south pole of the moon is what is of interest to scientists and this is where project Selinas is born. This project is named after the Greek goddess of the moon, Selene. Firstly, you must understand that the current orbit of the moon around the earth tilts at about a 5 degree angle as compared to earth's orbit around the sun. For example, if these orbits were on the same plane, we would get a lunar eclipse at full moon every month as opposed to currently only once or twice a year. Solar eclipses are just as common but are only seen by a small percentage of the earth surface as the moon is much smaller than the earth. The Selinas project plans to reduce this 5 degree angle slightly by mounting rockets to the south pole of the moon and, using Hydrogen propulsion, change the path of the orbit of the moon. It has been calculated that for every 10th of a degree of deviation, the occurrences of eclipses would increase by about 10%. The ultimate aim is not to bring this angle to 0 as this could have unwanted side effects. Too many solar eclipses could cause the earth to cool down slightly which some global warming experts see as a last resort for cooling the planet. Another factor in the calculation is that the earth tilts at about 23.5 degrees. This would allow the eclipses to be spread out more equally across the planet depending on the time of year. One caveat is that we are becoming more reliant on solar energy. More frequent eclipses could impact the electrical grid. One school of thought is to try to control the eclipses' paths to avoid shading huge solar energy arrays on earth to mitigate this problem. This April 8th eclipse already has triggered discussions that the electrical grid might suffer failure and that we shouldn't rely on the sun to power our planet. Have those same people heard of clouds or night time? Most people reading this won't see a direct effect of this as Project Selinas' is not estimated to go live until 2045 at the earliest. The real benefit will be reaped by our grandchildren's children that will be able to gaze at these phenomena through their virtual reality contact lenses. Click here for a visual representation of the Selinas Project which should make the viability of this effort very clear.
What to Expect of the April
8th Solar Eclipse from Two-Mountains North America is getting ready for a great celestial show. If you are reading this, it is the last one in your lifetime unless you want to travel somewhere to see it. Deux-Montagnes is only a few kilometres away from the path of totality but it doesn't mean it won't be something special. The sun will be 99.8% covered here for a few seconds. It will be dark enough to see Venus lower in the sky at about the 5 o'clock position. The actually time of the eclipse is from around 2:25 to 4:35 with the peak at 3:27:27. Of course, if the skies are cloudy, all you will observe is about five minutes of nighttime and the rest will feel like twilight. If you want to experience totality you only need to make you way to Old Montreal where the sun will be entirely hidden for one minute and 25 seconds. If you were to go a little further south like Lacolle, for example, you would extend the darkness to almost 3½ minutes. The map on the right shows you just how close we are to being in the full shadow of the moon (red dot is Deux-Montagnes). If you want to see other places in Québec where the eclipse will be seen, check out the interactive map on this site. No matter what, the only time you can look directly at the eclipse without proper eye protection is during totality you might be able to peek at it at 99.8% but I wouldn't chance it for longer than a few seconds. The city was offering free glasses on Monday March 25 at 1pm at the library but they went fast. If you can't get a hold of glasses, the safest way to view any solar eclipse is with a easy DYI pinhole projector. This link has the instructions on how to make one. On Monday morning, March 25th at around 2:00am, the full moon was passing in the earth's penumbra. It's called a penumbral lunar eclipse. It wasn't much of a show as the moon simply got a little dimmer. It was just the moon getting ready for April 8th.
We are sad to say Bob passed
away on March 12, 2024.
www.forevermissed.com/robert-joseph-hamon
DISCO
Dance Party Fundraiser for SERCAN We are inviting you to this event to have some fun and to raise money for MAISON SERCAN. So dust off your disco gear and come dance the night away to music of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s while supporting a great cause. It's all happening at the Heritage Social Club on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at 7:00pm. There will be a 50/50 draw and some other games to help raise money. Prizes for best dressed Female & Male.
Tickets are $20 per person
and you can get them by contacting:
Tickets will be on sale
commencing March 10, 2024.
Atlantic City Trip
A few weeks ago, we headed
north-east to a little place just north of Trois-Rivières for a little
ice-skating in the woods of the lost forest. Back in January 2011, wow I can't
believe it was 13 years ago, we went there to try out the trails. Really not
much has changed since our first visit except that it seems to have gotten more
popular. I spoke to the owner and he said that they have had up to 3000 people
on the same day. He also said that he gets a large percentage of visitors from
France and north east U.S.A. On the Tuesday we went there were three buses and
about 50 cars so it wasn't that busy. Their website says they have 15 kilometres
of skating trails. I would have to say that is a bit of a stretch as we tried to
skate every trail and only managed to records 10.5 kilometres in the 90 minutes
we skated. We did stop quite a bit to see and feed the animals there. 13 years
prior, we hand fed some chickadees. This time however, they did not come in for
lunch even though we had better snacks. Even if the length of the trails might
be exaggerated slightly, the ice conditions were really good despite the roller
coaster weather we have been having. The entire property is about 68 acres
(about 1500 by 200 metres). If all trails were open, I would say there are
7.5kms of trails which would translate to 15 kms if you measure in both
directions. Score For the Cure Ball Hockey Tournament Raises Record Amount The 15th annual Score for the Cure was held on Saturday February 3rd. The weather was perfect and miraculously the temperature cooperated to make the ice surface in the best condition in years. All 6 teams were competitive and there were even 2 shootouts to decide the winners of games. The final game also went into overtime to decide the eventual champions. A record amount of money was raised through team entry fees, raffles and donations for food and beverages. The video below shows some of the action as well as the winner and the record amount collected that will go to the M.U.H.C. Cancer research foundation. Thanks to all involved.
James Gordon Norris (92), Gord, died January
28th, 2024, at Southbridge Long Term Care Home, Cornwall, Ontario.
How To Get Around Bill 96 When
Online...but don't tell anyone Since Two-Mountains (or officially Deux-Montagnes) is not regarded as a bilingual city, as the threshold for this designation is 50% English, it can no longer provide their website or newsletters in English. I have to say that until Bill 96 was in force, the city did go out of their way to provide English services and documentation. Since June, the Quebec government told the cities that if they continued to pander to their English constituents that they would lose provincial funding for projects and could even be fined in addition. Some people call this blackmail. Of course, the city's hands were tied and they had to bow to the wishes of weasels in power. So for the 16% of the Anglos of Deux-Montagnes, the link to the city website (on the top of this page) will now actually filter the French only city site through Google Translate. Of course, there are a few translations that might not make sense but the AI around the translation has improved tremendously in the last few years. The results are sometimes funny but you should get the information you need if not a chuckle on how things turn out. Give it a try and let me know how it went. If you want to read my website in French, click here. It might take a few seconds to load because there is a lot to translate. I just ran across a CBC video on YouTube that shows the absurdity of the new language laws and the potential costs to the retailers when they have to comply to new rules by June 1, 2025. Again, this effort to 'save' the French language. It could cost millions that will end end costing us as consumers or having the chains just stop operations in Quebec. Click here to view the CBC video.
Score
For the Cure Ball Hockey Tournament - Saturday February 3rd The 15th annual Score for the Cure Ball Hockey tournament will be played this year to raise funds for Cancer research. The action starts at 8:30am goes on all day with 7 teams vying for bragging rights in a double elimination round robin. The entry to the Klimas Recreation Centre is free and is located at 254 Regent Street in Two Mountains, Click here for the map. There will be food and beverages available most of the day for free. A donation is encouraged. There will also be multiple raffles for gift cards and grand prize, a pair of Habs tickets in the Desjardins section (food included) for the Habs vs Dallas Stars. This fundraiser is in association with the Dan Klimas Drive for the Cure which has raised well over 1.45 million dollars over the past 22 years. This year's tournament will take place at the Rosemère Fontainebleau Golf Club on Thursday, June 27th. Click here for a video of a last year's tournament.
3rd Annual City Winter
Carnival A few years ago, the city took the reigns of the Winter Carnival from Lions Club and inaugurated the newly name L' Hivernale. Gone was ToMo, the long-time proverbial winter mascot and in with new furry, Renardo, a shout out to the foxes that were roaming our neighbourhoods. Admittedly, the ToMo bear was getting long in the tooth and the costume itself was a little thin for wear as I believe the original, more 'hefty' suit, had gone mysteriously disappeared. (due to global warming, I guess). For you people that are constantly pining over the good old days, the Two-Mountains Carnival had lost some of its lustre. The tri-dances and wineskins are a distant memory and although our brains would somehow love to re-enact some of those sleigh rides between venues, our bodies and internal organs wouldn't be up for the ride. The more tame carnival fare is now a 3pm to 10pm event where wineskins have been replaced by reusable cups to be filled with free hot chocolate. There will be a food truck with some food for sale. The entire event is held at Olympia Park. Since Bill 96 has removed all traces of English from the city website, this link will provide an AI translated description of the event from the French website. There are humourous translations like Strong in the Snow, instead of Snow Fort but the gist of the information can be understood. The good thing about the new format, is that the Sunday morning hangover is a thing of the past...or is it?
Yolande Martell, née
Charpentier, passed away in Deux-Montagnes, on January 22nd, 2024, at
the age of 96, wife of the late Mr. Joseph Adélard Martell.
'Flying' Over Two-Mountains
In St. Eustache, on January
12th, 2024, at the age of 82, passed away Mr William ''Bill'' Cameron, spouse of
Ms Yetta Syvret.
Rita (Langlois) Chibok -
1935-2024
In Saint-Eustache, on January
13, 2024 at the age of 88, passed away Mrs. Rita Langlois, wife of the late
Georges Chibok and mother of the late Stéphane.
Click here to view a video tribute on Facebook.
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