It’s official – the town of Hudson will dedicate a new waterfront park to the memory of favourite son Jack Layton. “It was decided at a caucus meeting last week,” said Hudson Mayor Michael Elliott, ...

The Town of Hudson hosted the inauguration of Jack Layton Park on Saturday, June 23. Among the guests were members of the former New Democratic Party leader’s family, including his widow, Olivia Chow.

The town of Hudson, Que., west of Montreal, has inaugurated a park in honour of the late Jack Layton, former leader of the federal NDP. Layton, who was originally from Hudson, lost a fight with cancer ...