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Motorcycle enthusiasts are outraged by what they call 'unfair profiling and harassment' they claim they suffered at the hands of the Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) during the Harley Davidson Expo Show.

A delegation of about 50 motorcyclists attended a recent Hawkesbury council meeting to voice their anger and frustration at the way they were allegedly treated by police during what was supposed to be a fun-filled weekend.

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.

The recent departure of eight medical doctors has had a drastic impact on the Centre de santé et de la services sociaux (CSSS) d'Argenteuil Hosital in Lachute.

It has resulted in the imminent closure of five hospital beds and the probability of more temporary infrastructure cuts in the future as the hospital embarks on a desperate recruitment campaign aimed at attracting doctors to the rural hospital.

There aren't many locations in Hawkesbury where pedestrians can legally and safely cross the street.

A discussion about the town's plans to carry out road work on McGill Street and improve traffic lights at the intersections of Main Street East, John and William streets turned into a debate about the town's lack of legal crosswalks.

Public works director Gerald Campbell acknowledged the fact that the town has very few legal crosswalks and that is something he would like to remedy.

The Dalkeith Historical Society's high hopes for St. Paul's Chapel may be dashed.

According to historical society spokesperson Frances Fraser, the society finds itself at a crossroads after a recent meeting with the Alexandria-Cornwall Catholic Diocese during which the chapel, which is the last remaining historical building in the small community, was the topic of discussion.

Tana Silverland is on a mission to help orphaned children.

On Thursday, April 25, Silverland's journey brought her to the Vankleek Hill Lion's Club, where she sat down for coffee and donuts with the Lion's Club members and recounted some of the most remarkable moments of her journey.

ALEXANDRIA - A horrible fire that killed a mother and her three children in Alexandria last August is being called an accident by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

Sarah Cholette, 22, and two of her children, three-year-old Chloe and eight-month-old Jacob, died in the early morning fire on August 12.

Motorists and residents will be asked to bear with six months of construction along Highway 34 later this year, as a small stretch between Main Street and Hillview Crescent will be subject to reconstruction.

An engineering team from Genivar presented the details of the $2.37-million project to local council members and the public on Monday, April 23.

Teenagers in the region are being bullied, struggling with mental health issues and experimenting with drugs, alcohol and tobacco, according to a report released by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) on Thursday, April 19.

According to Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, chief medical officer of health with the EOHU, the Youth Risk Behaviour survey was administered to more than 3,509 students in grades seven to 12 in the EOHU's catchment area.

A total of 49 schools across the region participated in the survey, which was administered from November 2010 to March 2011.