Pointe-Claire to invite private consulting firms to devise plan for village
Pointe-Claire is moving ahead on its plan to revitalize Pointe-Claire Village, the historic heart of the city, which like other West Island commercial hubs has been struggling. City officials will...
View ArticleSte-Anne-de-Bellevue farmhouse a heritage site
While Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue council has ratified a cultural heritage citation for the Braerob farmhouse, Mayor Paula Hawa says the dilapidated building’s future is still uncertain. Council recently...
View ArticleMcMurchie’s failed defamation lawsuit costs city $92,000
At final tally, it seems Pointe-Claire will have reimbursed just more than $92,000 to former mayor Bill McMurchie for a failed defamation lawsuit he launched against two newspapers that had been...
View ArticleMeet the busiest choreographer in town
Choreographer Steve Bolton has had a busy year. Along with managing his popular 8 Count Dance Complex in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Bolton completed his second season as choreographer for TVA’s La Voix — the...
View ArticleSuzanne Korf: A little tech can actually help your cottage vacation
I recently returned from vacation. One of the things I always loved about going to my rustic little cottage by the sea is that I have no Internet, no phone and no television. It is a time to disconnect...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Like the bike path? You can thank Martin Houde
If you’re cycling over Highway 40 in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, tunefully named autoroute Félix-Leclerc in memory of Quebec’s great chansonnier, you’ll probably be glad to get up off the busy north-south...
View ArticleCatch local council meetings online soon
Residents of Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Pointe-Claire will soon be able to follow their respective municipal council meetings live via the Internet. Renting equipment, including three cameras and...
View Article23-year-old arrested after high-speed police chase on Highway 20
A 23-year-old driver was arrested after speeding along Highway 20 west at over 150 km/hour, trying to evade police and finally crashing into two squad cars early Thursday morning in the West Island....
View ArticleWest Islanders to be among first to lose home mail delivery in 2015
West Islanders will be among the first to lose their home mail delivery early in 2015. Door to door delivery of mail will be converted to community mailboxes at street corners in Dollard-des-Ormeaux,...
View Article70,000 addresses in Montreal area to lose mail delivery in 2015: Canada Post
Canada Post plans to cut door-to-door mail delivery service to several communities on the island of Montreal and the South Shore early next year, the Crown corporation said Thursday. The corporation...
View ArticleFormer Roxboro mayor Ovide Baciu dies at age 65
A former mayor of Roxboro has died. Ovide Baciu, who was the last mayor of the town of Roxboro from 1990 until the municipality merger with the city of Montreal in 2002, died Aug. 5. He was 65. “It is...
View ArticleOnline gaming buddies meet face-to-face for first time
Justin Soliman and Cliff Pfleger met three years ago playing Minecraft online. At first, the gamers communicated via typed text and stuck to their online tags — rawinstinct16 and xxxwootxxx,...
View ArticleDeveloper makes new bid to demolish Pointe-Claire house
The victory celebrated by a group of residents who opposed the demolition of an old house in their Pointe-Claire south neighbourhood, may be short lived. This week, city officials confirmed they have...
View ArticleStars Above:Hazy glow of the Milky Way visible in August
August tends to be some of the best times to glimpse the ghostly glows of the mythical Milky Way galaxy in the late night sky. The best place to observe its faint band of light is away from light...
View ArticleBorough approves renos and upgrades
The Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough approved several contracts to launch just over $3 million worth of renovation and infrastructures upgrade projects for parks, its library to community centre. Eight...
View ArticlePointe-Claire to fund noise barrier study; Plan is to deflect Highway 20...
Pointe-Claire is defraying part of the cost of a feasibility study to determine if there are more cost-effective materials that can be used to construct a noise barrier along the south side of Highway...
View ArticlePointe-Claire wants Highway 40 overpass at Jacques Bizard corridor;...
Pointe-Claire is insisting that Montreal and Transport Quebec prioritize the construction of a new Highway 40 overpass as part of any extension of Jacques-Bizard Blvd. from Pierrefonds-Roxboro. Last...
View ArticlePierrefonds offers support for RCMP Musical Ride; horse show set for September
The Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough is, once again, offering its support for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride, which has upcoming shows set for the George Springate Sports Centre. Last week,...
View ArticleBill Young: Enjoy French pastry and English tea
Last month, I waxed lyrical about the charming Café Cakes par Haute Couture confectionary that opened recently in Hudson by the effervescent Jessika Menard. However, I should point out that Menard’s...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Pilgrimages provide a chance at transformation
Pilgrimages are not for the light-hearted. Nor the leaden-footed. In the best of all possible worlds, they are not just a mid-winter trip to Cuba, although at a stretch you can make a pilgrimage out of...
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