MontrealNewsTwo people seriously injured after collision in Brownsburg-ChathamBy The Canadian PressPublished: July 28, 2024 at 2:17PM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved MontrealNewsMan, 35, dies after being run over by backhoe in the LaurentiansBy The Canadian PressPublished: August 21, 2024 at 9:55PM EDT You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Mar 07 It has been a sad week in the small city of Lachute approximately 60 miles from Montréal A funeral was held on Friday morning for 13-year-old Océane Boyer Her body was found by a rural road in the nearby town of Brownsburg-Chatham on February 26 was arrested by police on February 27 in Montréal He was subsequently charged with first-degree murder and made his first court appearance on February 28 Sénécal was reported to be acquainted with Boyer’s family it’s a horrible and tragic situation that has shaken our community,” said Lachute Mayor Carl Péloquin Flags were at half-mast outside all city buildings for the following week baker Félix Marcoux said the murder was a tragedy for the whole community He did not know Océane but knew her older sister and one of her cousins when he was in high school Micheline Boucher of nearby Vankleek Hill Ontario knew Boyer and her family when they had trailer sites side-by-side at a local campground generous with her time at camping," said Boucher The school was open again the next day and the school district had provided a team of counsellors for staff and students needing support Mourners released balloons into the sky in memory of Océane Boyer on March 1 Photo: James MorganOn the morning of March 1 hundreds of people made their way to the place along Chemin de Horrem in Brownsburg-Chatham where Boyer’s body had been found the previous Wednesday and many more gathered to show respect and comfort each other Three chartered school buses brought mourners from the youth center in Lachute and many more followed in private vehicles Caroline Sarrazin and her father Francis Boyer were extremely emotional as they exited a car and made their way through the crowd to the white cross with Océane’s photo on it beside the wooded road and others placed flowers and stuffed toys by the cross music played over a loudspeaker atop a parked car and the crowd released balloons into the sky in remembrance of Océane She collapsed to the ground and another woman standing nearby screamed at a high volume and then began to cry loudly The single Québec provincial police officer and a police cadet present told the crowd to clear the area and leave rural road was barely passable due to the long line of parked cars and buses that extended along it and nearby Route 327 People began to shout at others to leave and gradually they listened Others took control and directed traffic on the highway More police officers and an ambulance were waiting in the parking lot of a nearby lumberyard.