Big shoutout from little Dorval museum looking for volunteers
The Dorval Museum of Local History and Heritage is seeking bilingual volunteers to provide guided tours. No experience is necessary. If you enjoy history and working with the public, museum officials...
View ArticlePublic consultation on Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue farmhouse
The future of the Braerob Farm is the subject of a public meeting being held in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue later this week. The event is being hosted by the town’s local heritage council. The meeting takes...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm triggers flooding and power outages
A severe thunderstorm passed through the West Island on Tuesday afternoonn causing flooding, tree damage and power outages. Flooding was reported on Aumais St. in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, in parts of...
View ArticleTruck stolen from Pierrefonds and torched in Mirabel
A truck and trailer holding excavation equipment and tools were stolen in Pierrefonds-Roxboro early Monday. The victim parked the 2001 Ford pickup and attached trailer on Gouin Blvd. near Wilfrid St....
View ArticleRCMP officer creates costumes for Lyric Theatre
Karen Pearce is a costume designer. She is also an RCMP officer. It would be tough to find two worlds further apart than law enforcement and Broadway-costume design, but Pearce has found a way to...
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John Rennie High School on popular West Island garden tour
One of the West Island’s most popular garden tours has been adapted this year to include an unlikely new public partner – John Rennie High School in Pointe-Claire. For years, West Island Citizen...
View ArticleBeaconsfield resident wants day in court
When Robert Connors moved to Beaconsfield 10 years ago, he bought a basketball net for his three sons and set it up at the end of his driveway. His youngest son is in high school and still uses the...
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Readers offer photos of Tuesday’s severe thunderstorm
A cyclist churns through deep water after flash flooding from a severe storm turned streets into rivers and lakes in this view at boul St Joseph and Broadway St in Lachine Quebec, Tuesday, June 3,...
View ArticlePearson board plans $7.4 million in upgrades to a variety of schools
The Lester B. Pearson School Board is planning more than $7.4 million worth of upgrades to at least 17 of its school and adult education facilities during the summer months. Last week, school...
View ArticleWork crews race to open new pool by end of June
With summer just weeks away, it’s crunch time for workers preparing the new $5.2-million Valleycrest pool in western Pierrefonds. While no opening date has yet been set for the public pool,...
View ArticleMarla Newhook: Teen who violated dress code must be commended
Rules may be rules, but sometimes rules are made to be broken. I’ve held a lot of different beliefs over the course of the last few years, especially as my children grow into young adults. What I...
View ArticleBill Tierney: 2014 is a year of sad but triumphant anniversaries
The year 2014 is a year of remembrance. And you really can’t get away from how cruel and destructive the 20th century was. And how well Canadians managed to survive it. One hundred years ago, the First...
View ArticleQuebec budget: Infrastructure plan includes money for Dorval Circle, Sources...
In the budget, Quebec said it will start being more “transparent and realistic” about infrastructure projects. As a first step, its 2014-2024 infrastructure plan includes a list of all projects of more...
View ArticleQuebec budget: More study required on how to improve transit between West...
QUEBEC – For more than five years, a provincial agency has been studying how to improve West Island transit, yet Wednesday’s budget says more study is required into spotty service to and from downtown...
View ArticlePointe-Claire site of West Nile monitoring centres
The city of Pointe-Claire will be the site of two entomological monitoring centres as part of the provincial government’s plan to protect Quebecers against West Nile virus. In 2013, 32 cases of West...
View ArticleEmerald ash borer confirmed on West Island, municipalities respond
The game changers were two sickly ash trees, one discovered five weeks ago in Pierrefonds-Roxboro and the other cut down last week on Hymus Blvd. in Pointe-Claire. The West Island’s first two confirmed...
View ArticleDog owners in Beaconsfield, Baie-d’Urfé urged to update their licences
Dog owners in Beaconsfield and Baie-d’Urfé might want to check their dog’s collar. A city inspector in Beaconsfield has already started the process of visiting homes to update the list of registered...
View ArticleDevelopment, conservation put strain on water supply
Watering restrictions were announced last week in Dorval and other West Island and Off-Island municipalities are posting their particular restrictions on their websites. A heightened awareness of the...
View ArticleAvon files suit against Montreal, Pointe-Claire
Avon Canada has launched a lawsuit seeking about $25,000 in damages following a municipal water-main breakage in early January. According to Quebec Superior Court documents recently filed by Avon, a...
View Article2 developments in Pierrefonds-Roxboro get green light
The Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough has paved the way for two commercial development projects to proceed. On Monday, borough council unanimously approved site and architectural plans to allow for two...
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