Joannie Rochette makes appearance at Pierrefonds rink
Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette, left, signs an autograph for Emily Fauchon on Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Quatre Glaces in Pierrefonds during the Quebec summer figure skating championships.
View ArticlePoliticians remember last mayor of Roxboro; Ovide Baciu’s funeral set for...
Former Roxboro mayor Ovide Baciu is being remembered as a devoted municipal leader with good sense of humour as well as a mentor. Baciu, who was battling cancer, died Aug. 5 at the Lakeshore General...
View ArticleBurning car snarls traffic in Pointe-Claire
Fire destroyed a woman’s car near the intersection of Highway 40 and St-Jean Blvd. in Pointe-Claire on Wednesday afternoon. Montreal Police constable Hélène Jubinville from Station 5 said the woman’s...
View ArticleWest Island Jewish Community Centre to close
The West Island Jewish Community Centre in Perrefonds-Roxboro will close Oct. 31. YM-YWHA interim executive director Ethel Smith said a combination of factors led to the decision, including a decline...
View ArticleLac St-Louis girls’ peewee baseball team crowned provincial champs
The Lac St-Louis peewee girls’ baseball team has been crowned provincial champions. The girls captured the gold medal in a 18-11 win against Bas St-Laurent at the provincial tournament held in Montreal...
View ArticleLachine man charged with hit-and-run, impaired driving after crashing into...
A Lachine man is facing impaired driving and hit-and-run charges after an accident that occurred shortly after midnight Monday morning. Police received a call about a crash at the corner of l’Acadie...
View ArticleWoman in stable condition after car rolls over on Highway 13 near airport
A woman is out of danger following a single-car accident on Highway 13 near Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Sunday evening. The car rolled over in the accident, which occurred on the...
View ArticleGeorge Gate was a creator of swimming champions
We gathered a decade ago, by the dozen, for an afternoon cocktail to honour Canadian aquatics pioneer George Gate on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Stories were told, the truth even more...
View ArticleVisitation and memorial for pioneer swimming coach
Visitation for legendary swimming coach George Gate takes place at Rideau Memorial Gardens, 4275 Sources Blvd., in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9...
View ArticlePierrefonds-Roxboro part of Montreal-wide piano concert
Artists sitting at 25 upright pianos in outdoor locations all over Montreal play the same song at the same time on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at noon — and the piano on the terrace outside the Pierrefonds...
View ArticleDDO teen returns triumphant after grueling Montreal-Toronto run
What did you do on your summer vacation? Sixteen-year-old Akshay Grover from Dollard-des-Ormeaux ran 503 kilometres to Toronto. And he did it in 13 days. Grover’s goal was to raise $10,000 for the...
View ArticleHistoric farmhouse gets a name
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue has approved an official name for a farmhouse with local historical significance in its north sector. Last week, council voted to formalize a moniker for the heritage property...
View ArticleTown should not have paid councillor’s legal fees: Quebec
Despite a letter from the Municipal Affairs Department’s complaint commissioner stating a Kirkland councillor should have paid his own legal fees regarding a defamation lawsuit filed against a blogger,...
View ArticleBeaconsfield faces legal costs over denied access to information
Beaconsfield is expecting to absorb up to $2,000 in legal fees to deal with an appeal of access-to-information requests launched by a resident seeking mayoral documents dating from the previous...
View ArticleWest Island film director will see first film premiered at Montreal film...
The stars have aligned for Patricia MacDowell. The West Island’s newest film director has just learned that her first feature-length film, Sweeping Forward, will debut at the Festival des Films du...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Retreads keep the charm of classic songs alive
Just when you might have been thinking Quebec couldn’t surprise you any more, you hear Félix singing “Every Day I Have the Blues,” a number made famous by B.B. King. I heard it on International Public...
View ArticleBorough to name park chalet after Baciu
The Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough wants to rename a park chalet after Ovide Baciu, Roxboro’s last mayor. Baciu, who was 65, died Aug. 5 after battling cancer. Plans to name the Roxboro Park chalet as a...
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Dorval homeowner is big on small
Natalie Woodburn-Heron’s whole house is smaller than some people’s walk-in closets. When she stands in her living room and stretches out her arms, she can almost touch the walls on either side....
View ArticleSenneville’s urban plan to go to public register Sept. 17
Senneville’s new master urban plan, with a keen focus on a 59-acre lot recently purchased by a developer, must face a Sept. 17 register before it can come into force, the small town confirmed Monday....
View ArticlePearson school board’s budget dips into the red for first time
Faced with funding cuts from the province, the Lester B. Pearson School Board has for the first time in its history tabled a deficit operating budget. On Monday, Pearson commissioners adopted the...
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