Lindsay Place returns to football field with a big win
After a 14-year hiatus, the Lindsay Place High School boys’ football team played its first competitive game last Friday evening. And the Eagles returned to the gridiron with a big 41-14 win over the...
View ArticleSqueaky Wheels: Eastbound Highway 20 bus lane won’t take space from cars
Q. Rush-hour traffic is already bad on Highway 20 in Lachine. Now they’re going to add a bus lane. How exactly will it work — are they taking a lane away from cars? A. No, buses will travel in a new...
View ArticleCost of Pierrefonds-Roxboro pool increases by almost $1 million
The estimated cost of a new pool to be built in Pierrefonds-Roxboro has increased by almost $1 million, from $4.3 million to $5.2 million. The borough plans to open the pool, which will replace the...
View ArticleReaction mixed to Angell Woods development Plan B
A proposed Plan B solution to limit development in Angell Woods received mixed reviews as about 150 residents and conservationists packed a three-hour information meeting in Beaconsfield on Monday...
View ArticleSuzanne Korf: Tale of two elections
I have lived both in Pointe-Claire and in Montreal. Depending on your lifestyle, each has its advantages and disadvantages. If you live close to the city, you don’t need a car. You have easy access to...
View ArticleBill Tierney: How do you know if you embody Quebec values?
It suddenly feels like fall. As I was pruning my apple tree, which has happily been feeding pedestrians in the street alongside our house, I thought about how glad I am that we now have a composting...
View ArticleBeaconsfield grocery store robbed of beer and wine on Labor Day
An undetermined amount of wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages were stolen from a Beaconsfield supermarket on Labor Day, one of the only handful of days grocery stores are closed during the year....
View ArticlePierrefonds holds registers to determine future of Gouin Blvd. condo project
Two public registers are being held today, September 11, to decide the fate of a proposed six-storey condo development on Gouin Blvd. in Pierrefonds-Roxboro. Eligible residents have until 7 p.m. to...
View ArticleDonations collected for Yorkshire terriers rescued from commercial breeding...
Towels, fleece blankets, cleaning supplies, pet beds and money are now being collected for 90 dogs seized Sept. 3 from a large scale commercial breeding facility in the Montérégie. Primarily...
View ArticlePierrefonds-Roxboro residents block rezoning for condo project; Council to...
The future of a six-storey condo project in Pierrefonds-Roxboro will be decided by a referendum or cancelled outright, after almost twice the required number of residents turned out on Thursday to sign...
View ArticleProperty valuations in West Island jump 10 to 27 per cent
West Island single-family homes increased in value ranging from 10 per cent in Senneville to 27 per cent for the seasonal cottages on Dorval Island, according to the new three-year property valuation...
View ArticleMayors of demerged municipalities oppose proposed Charter of Quebec Values
Mayors of demerged municipalities on the island of Montreal have unanimously announced their opposition to the proposed Charter of Quebec Values. The 15 mayors belonging to the Association of Suburban...
View ArticleSingle-family home valuations up 10-20 per cent
While single-family home valuations have increased on average between 10 per cent and 20 per cent in West Island municipalities, slightly under the Montreal agglomeration average, a sweeping equivalent...
View ArticleA letter from an Angell Woods landowner to the people of Beaconsfield
For 25 years I lived in a town that included within its borders a beautiful piece of greenspace. We hiked, walked our dogs, and skated on the pond. I fully understand that the residents of Beaconsfield...
View ArticleFans line up for P.K. at Kirkland Provigo
Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban drew a crowd of fans to the Provigo store in Kirkland on Sept. 10 for an autograph session. Here are a few photo highlights. To scroll through the photographs,...
View ArticleRiviere-des-Prairies fecal coliform 300 times acceptable level
Water in the Riviere-des-Prairies off the shore of Pierrefonds-Roxboro last week had almost 300 times the maximum level of fecal coliform the city’s water authority considers acceptable. Samples from...
View ArticleW.I. leads Montreal in home ownership, average income: survey
West Island households are much more likely than those in the city of Montreal to own their homes, show figures from the 2011 National Household Survey, released last Wednesday. Across the West Island,...
View ArticleSQ officer arrested for alleged intimidation of Beaconsfield officials
Wednesday’s arrest of a Sûreté du Québec constable involves a piece of land that the police officer recently managed to flip for a considerable profit, The Gazette has learned. The constable, Peter De...
View Article2 arrested after third failed arson attempt on Lachine pizzeria in 10 days
Two men in their 20s were arrested and will be questioned after an apparent attempted arson early Thursday at a restaurant near the Lachine General Hospital, police said. Constable Daniel Lacoursière...
View ArticleDon Macpherson: Letter sent by W.I. Liberal MNA helps revive issue of party’s...
For Philippe Couillard, this has already been his worst week as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. On Monday evening, Radio-Canada television reported that the Liberal party’s Montreal headquarters...
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