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A relatively wealthy town, Hudson is known for its large, turn-of-the century houses, many of which border the Lake of Two Mountains. A ferry from Hudson takes cars across the lake (a widening of the Ottawa River) to the village of Oka.
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The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; French: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, it became the largest and oldest corporation in Canada, and now owns and operates retail stores across the country. The company's namesake business division is Hudson's Bay, commonly referred to as The Bay (La Baie in French).
Hudson is an off-island suburb of Montreal, with a population of 5,411. It is located on the south-west bank of the lower Ottawa River, in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality. Situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of downtown Montreal, many residents commute to work on the Island of Montreal.
In 1900, most Canadian newspapers were local affairs, designed primarily to inform local partisans about the provincial and national political scene. The publishers depended on loyal partisan subscribers, as well as contracts for public printing controlled by the political parties.
HISTORY. Exploring the Rich History of Hudson, Quebec: A Small Town with a Big Story. The earliest known inhabitants lived across the river in the area that is now known as Oka. They were indigenous people of the Algonquin nation. Later, they moved out, and the Mohawks of the Iroquois Nation took over and made the settlement of Kanehsatake.
