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Hawkesbury’s Marché Lacroix destroyed by Saturday afternoon fire, owner appreciates support from community

May 23, 2020May 25, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment fire, Marché Lacroix

UPDATED AT 10:47 p.m. on 05/24/2020 Fire destroyed a landmark business in Hawkesbury on Saturday afternoon. Marché Lacroix, a popular

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Illegal drugs seized in Hawkesbury this morning

May 22, 2020 Louise Sproule Hawkesbury 0 Comment

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has seized illegal drugs in Hawkesbury. At approximately

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SQ issued 105 traffic tickets during the long May weekend

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Louise Sproule Quebec 0 Comment

Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers from MRC d’Argenteuil were conducting checks during the long weekend and more than 105 infractions

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This week’s speeding record: driver was doing 145 km/hour in a 50 km/hour zone

May 21, 2020 Louise Sproule La Nation, Russell Township 0 Comment

During the week of May 11 to May 17, 2020, officers with the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial

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Forest fire in Brownsburg-Chatham, Québec ban still in effect, rules vary in Ontario municipalities

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 James Morgan Alfred-Plantagenet, Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Casselman, Champlain, East Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury, La Nation, North Glengarry, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Quebec, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry 0 Comment burning, campfires, fire departments, forest fires, open fire, permits

The ban on all open fires remains in effect throughout most of Québec, including the MRC d’Argenteuil and Laurentides region. 

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Police in Argenteuil make sure boy’s birthday was not forgotten

May 13, 2020 James Morgan Argenteuil, Quebec 0 Comment autism, birthday, celebration, children, Sûreté du Québec

It was a happy birthday after all for a boy from Argenteuil. Noah Dubé turned 11 on May 11.  Noah

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Four speeders stopped in Grenville, Brownsburg area

May 12, 2020 Louise Sproule Brownsburg-Chatham, Grenville 0 Comment

Four charges of driving at excessive speeds happened in nearby Quebec last week. Shortly after 11:15 a.m. on May 8,

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Online fundraiser continues for paramedic who lost house to fire

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment COVID-19, fire, fundraiser, Manon Diotte, paramedic

Friends of a local paramedic who recently lost her home to fire are raising money to help her get by

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OPP seize drugs and press charges in Hawkesbury

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment charges, Crime, illegal drugs, OPP

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized illegal drugs from a home in Hawkesbury on April 30. Shortly before 4 p.m.

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Major drug seizure by police in Lachute and Brownsburg-Chatham

May 1, 2020 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Lachute, Quebec 0 Comment Crime, drugs

Officers from the Sûreté du Québec’s (SQ) North Shore Organized Crime Coordination Team, investigation department, and patrol officers from the

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