Ste-Anne considers new option to replace Highway 40 overpasses
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Mayor Francis Deroo says while negotiations with Transport Quebec are ongoing, a “T” interchange is an option being considered to replace two Highway 40 overpasses that were closed...
View ArticleFilling potholes in the suburbs not a problem
Montreal’s asphalt crisis is now over, as city councillors voted to award a contract to a consortium of seven companies, three of which have been mentioned during the Charbonneau Commission hearings...
View ArticleFrench eBooks arrive at Beaconsfield Library
A French eBook program called Prêtnumérique will be launched at the Beaconsfield Library, Tuesday, April 23. An information session about how to download books will be offered during the launch, which...
View ArticleReplacing popular airport bus ‘can’t be justified’
Replacing the 747 airport express bus with “collective taxis” would quadruple costs, exacerbate traffic, and increase greenhouse gas emissions, Montreal’s transit authority says. But Louise Harel’s...
View ArticleDrug ring busted in Montreal – including parts on western end of the island
A police operation is under way Wednesday aimed at breaking up a crime ring that dealt drugs, sold weapons, committed fraud and practised intimidation. Officers with the Montreal police started...
View ArticleInspection of water distribution network in Pointe Claire and parts of DDO...
An inspection of the water distribution network in the industrial park of Pointe Claire and parts of Dollard des Ormeaux is underway and will continue until May 10. The inspection will cause a drop in...
View ArticleKirkland resident spending day being pampered as she prepares to meet Oprah
Kelly Nickerson’s going to have a hard time topping this year’s birthday present. That’s because Thursday is her birthday — and she’s going to meet Oprah Winfrey. And that has got to be the all-time...
View ArticleRealtor makes offer for heritage landmark
A local real estate agency has made an offer to acquire the former post office in Pointe-Claire Village, a landmark at the corner of Lakeshore Blvd. and Cartier Ave. Canada Post shut down its outlet at...
View ArticleCouncillor questions $20,000 investigation; Beaconsfield pays $40K total in...
The cost related to a private investigation and some security measures following the assault of a Beaconsfield civil servant last fall are being questioned by the councillor heading the city’s finance...
View ArticleSuzanne Korf: Parking tickets are big business for the city
Summer is around the corner and with the joys of the warm weather comes the nightmare of construction and traffic. Not only does it take longer to get most anywhere in the city, it is often really...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Luc Henrico was director general with a hard hat
I’m not an avid reader of obituaries. It’s not my favourite literary genre. I always feel a bit morbid taking too much interest in the obit section of the paper. When I do, I find myself checking the...
View ArticleNew generic drug distribution centre opens in Dorval
Pharmascience Inc., one of Canada’s leading makers of generic drugs, has opened a new distribution centre in Dorval. The state-of-the-art facility will enable the Montreal-based company to export more...
View ArticlePolice called to Ste. Anne’s Hospital to deal with knife-wielding patient
A 53-year-old male outpatient at Ste. Anne’s Hospital, has been charged with assault with a weapon after uttering death threats while being treated at the Ste. Anne de Bellevue veterans’ hospital. The...
View ArticleMNA sounds alarm after aboriginal youths were detained in Dorval hotel
Three aboriginal young offenders were detained in a Dorval hotel for a few days recently while a youth protection official from Northern Quebec scrambled to find them a bed in a youth detention centre...
View ArticlePierrrefonds man convicted on child-porn charges to face court again
A Pierrefonds man on probation for possessing a large collection of child pornography at his home where his wife ran a private daycare has been ordered to return to court for allegedly using a computer...
View ArticleRCMP seeks help locating fugitive believed to be in Pierrefonds area
The RCMP is asking the public to help them locate a wanted fugitive who escaped from a halfway house last fall and may now be in the West Island. The RCMP are after Dave Ouellette, a white,...
View ArticlePolice chase ends with arrest near Sources Blvd.
A 46-year-old Laval resident who led police on a vehicle chase early Friday eastbound along Highway 20 was taken into custody about 15 minutes after he was reported to have fled a convenience store...
View Article118 Beaconsfield High students in Boston area today; holed up in hotel as a...
As the city of Boston continues to be in lockdown on Friday afternoon following an overnight shootout with police that left one of the suspects in the marathon bombings dead and the other the focus of...
View ArticleSpring has sprung at Macdonald College, award-winning crops will feed McGill...
Spring onions are growing at Macdonald College in Ste-Anne-de Bellevue and, within days in the greenhouse, tomatoes, peppers and asparagus will join them. Although few suburban gardeners have started...
View ArticleRaising money for charity runs in the family
For years, Janet Harris, the owner of a local art studio has been holding annual fundraising events in support of West Island charities. Next week, she passes the torch. Harris’ 29-year-old daughter...
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