Bill Tierney: In an election year, November in for a honeymoon
November is really deeply dark and disturbing. If anyone is going to feel sad, this is surely the month for it. After all of October’s municipal excitement, everyone is catching breath, winners and...
View ArticlePolice ticket West Island motorists who fail to respect Move Over law
Montreal police have an issued a warning to West Island motorists that Quebec’s relatively new “move-over law” applies in urban settings and not only on highways outside of the city. Police say they...
View ArticleFormer Pierrefonds councillor pleads guilty to election fraud
After initially fighting the charges, former Pierrefonds-Roxboro municipal councillor Bert Ward pleaded guilty Wednesday to electoral fraud, a case stemming from campaign payments made in 2009. Ward...
View ArticlePierrefonds man faces charges of criminal harassment of two minors
A Pierrefonds man faces charges of criminal harassment of two minors after he was arrested in Kirkland on Thursday. Howard Krupp, 67, was formally arraigned on the charges before a Quebec Court judge...
View ArticleDangers of PCBs still lurking: new fears raised about leaks like the one in...
Montrealers angry over the illegal storage of banned industrial coolants in their backyard now have more reason to be concerned about the recent discovery that PCBs were leaking into West Island...
View ArticleFour South Shore men arrested for Pointe Claire robbery
Four men have been charged with theft under $5,000 after police spotted them loading up a white pickup truck with stolen goods after hours at a Pointe Claire store. The arrests were made Nov. 19 at...
View ArticleYoung dancers organize fundraiser for Philippines relief
Brandon Lising, 9, and his sister Lauryn, 7, are calling on all dancers to help raise funds for relief efforts for the victims of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. With the help of dad Marvin Lising...
View ArticleLoud explosion-like noise heard across Off-Island, West Island
What was that boom? Hudson and St-Lazare were rocked briefly by the sound of an explosion around 8 p.m. Tuesday, but the source of the big boom remains a mystery. Officials in the Off-Island towns, as...
View ArticleLoud sound heard across region Tuesday night still a mystery
What was that boom? What was that flash of light? And where were they coming from? Hudson, St-Lazare and towns farther afield – including many areas of the West Island -were rocked briefly by the...
View ArticleDorval, Pointe-Claire water plants to be under Montreal’s control
Montreal will take control of the Dorval and Pointe-Claire water treatment plants as of 2014. At the request of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Montreal is preparing the transition to take...
View ArticleBorough set to pocket $75,000 for subdivision of waterfront lots
The Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough will collect about $75,000 in park fees as part of a subdivision of waterfront lots that will pave the way for three high-end single-family homes to be build by a...
View ArticleAMT to demolish Beaconsfield homes to make room for parking
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is demolishing two Beaconsfield homes it had purchased for a total of about $830,000 last year. AMT officials announced the homes on Woodland Ave., which date to...
View ArticleChurch to be converted into seniors home in Pierrefonds-Roxboro
The Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough has redefined some institutional zoning rules to allow for the conversion of a former convent into a private seniors residence. The property in question, on Julie St. on...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Expect bared teeth over water fluoridation issue
Now there’s a new anxiety at this end of the West Island. We’re worrying about our teeth. Particularly the teeth of those in th 0-25 age category. Without Pointe-Claire’s fluoridated water, will they...
View ArticleCrowd greets CP’s Holiday Train with cheers in Beaconsfield
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train’s stopped in Beaconsfield on Tuesday,Nov. 26, kick-starting the annual season of giving and bringing smiles to the faces of West Islanders, young and old. By 6:30...
View ArticleWestbound Vaudreuil-Hudson train delayed by incident near Lachine
A man was in critical condition after being hit by a westbound Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter train in Lachine on Thursday afternoon. The man was struck near 12th Ave. and Norman St. in Lachine. “Doctors...
View Article3 erotic massage parlour operators – including one in Dorval – to be charged...
The operators of three erotic massage parlours – including one in Dorval – will be in Montreal court on Friday afternoon to face charges of keeping a bawdy house and procurement. Officers from the...
View ArticleWith the Coach: Lorne Rubin
With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local coach. Coach: Lorne Rubin, 42-yearold financial planner who lives in Dollard-des-Ormeaux Team: Dollard peewee A Centennials Years...
View ArticleCar drives through home’s front door in Dollard-des-Ormeaux
An accident could have had disastrous consequences in Dollard-des-Ormeaux early Sunday. According to Montreal police, a 25-year-old woman lost control of her vehicle, which went through the front door...
View ArticleResidents oppose Hydro tree-cutting near Bois-de-Liesse and Saraguay parks
Hydro-Québec has begun cutting down more than 70 trees near two north-end nature parks despite objections from local residents. The utility says the trees pose a risk to high-power transmission lines...
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