Stress will rise for cancer patients in West Island in April
In an ideal world, cancer patients living in the West Island who need radiation therapy would go to the Lakeshore General Hospital. In the real world, the Lakeshore General Hospital does not offer...
View ArticleBaie-d’Urfé to study safety practices at StyroChem plant
Baie-d’Urfé is commissioning a study into the safety of chemical company StyroChem’s storage practices after one citizen who lives across the highway from the plant voiced his concerns that the company...
View ArticlePublic consultation for Pierrefonds-Roxboro condo project
A waterview condominium project being proposed for Aumais St. and Gouin Blvd. will be the subject of a public consultation at the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough council meeting March 3. Developer Oren...
View ArticleCentennial celebrations aim to pump new life into Roxboro’s mainstreet
This year marks Roxboro’s centennial and organizers of the old town’s 100th birthday party plan to use the event as a way to give local merchants a boost. Central to the plan is Centre Commercial...
View ArticleQuebec court rejects former Pointe-Claire mayor’s appeal
The Quebec Court of Appeal has rejected former Pointe-Claire mayor Bill McMurchie’s appeal in a defamation lawsuit he launched against two newspapers, including The Gazette. McMurchie’s appeal in the...
View ArticleBeaconsfield mayor says costs don’t equal services
Though idyllic Beaconsfield has just 19,500 residents and limited commercial activity, taxpayers in the suburban city will be dishing out close to $9 million in 2014 for police, fire and public...
View ArticleTenaquip project could cost Senneville up to $200,000
A proposed industrial project, which would be a tremendous boost to its tax base, will only take shape once Senneville spends up to $200,000 to resolve environmental/legal wrangles that led to the...
View ArticleDorval feels shortchanged by agglomeration services
Dorval pays the most of any reconstituted suburban municipality into the Montreal agglomeration, a staggering $72 million for 2014. The agglomeration, which is controlled by Montreal’s city council and...
View ArticleKirkland loses claim over flooded basement
Kirkland lost a damages claim filed by homeowners over a basement flooded by rainwater. A recent small claims court decision ordered the town to pay the owners of a home on des Lilas St. about $7,000...
View ArticleCouncil’s 20% pay raises ‘reasonable’: Kirkland mayor
Kirkland Mayor Michel Gibson said a proposed salary raise of just over 20 per cent for town council is justified and well deserved. The mayor’s salary will increase to $46,617 from the current amount...
View ArticleKirkland Oldtimers Hockey League raises thousands of dollars for local charities
The charity hockey tournament is over, the tallying is underway and the Kirkland Oldtimers Hockey League is expecting to top $40,000 in funds raised. The nine-day tournament, which ended February 16,...
View ArticleQuebec Court of Appeal rejects Brandon Pardi’s appeal
MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has rejected Brandon Pardi’s appeal of the case where he was convicted of reckless driving causing the death of three-year-old Bianca Leduc in Ile Perrot. Leduc...
View ArticleSpeculation mounts over Liberal candidates in local ridings
With two West Island Liberal MNAs announcing they won’t be seeking re-election for personal reasons, speculation mounts as to who will run for the party in Nelligan and Robert-Baldwin. Both seats are...
View ArticleSenneville outbid on attempt to buy golf course property
It seems Senneville’s conditional offer to the Canada Lands Company for a 59-acre parcel of land has been bested by another bid. The town submitted its offer about two weeks ago after the CLC hired a...
View ArticleWith the Coach: Dan Evans
With the Coach With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local coach. Coach: Dan Evans, 54-year-old Pointe-Claire resident who works at Pratt and Whitney Team: West Island...
View ArticleDouble gold for West Island hockey players; Beaconsfield natives on men’s and...
Though neither of them registered a point at the Sochi Games, two defensive stalwarts who grew up playing minor hockey in the West Island scored Olympic gold medals. “Two gold medals for the small town...
View ArticleNo tax hike in Kirkland in 2014
As part of its budget for 2014, Kirkland announced Monday it is keeping property taxes stable. The owner of an average home in the town, valued at $429,667, will have a municipal tax bill of $4,154,...
View ArticleProgress being made on Angell Woods dossier
Some small steps have recently been taken to preserve Angell Woods from development, noted Beaconsfield Mayor Georges Bourelle. On Monday, council voted to spend $5,900 to acquire a vacant lot near the...
View ArticleBill Young: Local individuals band together to keep animals safe
Have you heard the news? There’s a brand new SPCA in town, and even though staff are still wrestling with lastminute finishing touches, it’s already humming with activity. Why, as soon as you walk into...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Quebec’s rural political power lures in Couillard
At a recent powwow on the expansive and deserted shores of Lac-St-Jean, the Quebec Liberal caucus gathered to decide, finally, once and for all, just how much clothing and how many religious...
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