Ethics commissioner rules against conflict of interest allegations
Lester B Pearson School Board ethics commissioner Bernard Grenier has ruled that conflict of interest allegations against LBPSB chairman Suanne Stein Day are unfounded. Cindy MacDonald, Michelle...
View ArticleWallet disappears from unlocked car
A Pierrefonds resident forgot to lock his car doors and paid the price over the weekend. The victim, who lives on Pierre-Lauzon St., parked his white Pontiac G6 in his driveway at around 2 a.m., Sept....
View ArticleTelevision sets stolen from DDO store
Television sets and money were stolen from a business on St-Jean Blvd. in Dollard-des-Ormeaux during the night of Sept. 10. The break-in occurred some time between midnight and 11 a.m., said Montreal...
View ArticlePearson school board OKs deal for adult vocational centre in Laval
Faced with budget constraints imposed by the province, the Lester B. Pearson School Board hopes a new private-public partnership for an international vocational centre specializing in health care will...
View ArticleDemand pushes daycare expansion
While plans for town of Dollard-des-Ormeaux to construct a new building to house a daycare in William Cosgrove-Centennial Park have been delayed, the Centre de la Petite enfance Les Bois Verts is...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Scottish independence and the West Island
Josh Freed’s recent column in The Gazette on the upcoming Scottish referendum (being held tomorrow) was very funny. That is, if you like jokes based on stereotypical assumptions about Scottish...
View ArticleWoman groped in Dorval Gardens
West Islanders are being reminded to report any unwanted sexual advances to police after a woman was groped by an unidentified man while she was shopping in a Dorval shopping centre. The incident took...
View ArticleRound Two: Develop makes new request to tear down house in Pointe-Claire
It’s round two for 28 Fifth Ave., a 60-year-old Pointe-Claire bungalow that a developer wants to tear down and replace with two new bigger homes that neighbours fear will overshadow their quiet street....
View ArticlePointe-Claire residents to get a second mural
Work begins this week on a mural that will transform an exterior wall of the Pointe-Claire Canoe Club into a natural landscape showcasing Lake St-Louis and many of the water sports it makes possible....
View ArticleSenneville residents finally accept urban plan
Unlike a year ago, Senneville voters have acquiesced to a new master urban plan tabled by their town council. Since no residents signed a pubic registry held Wednesday, Sept. 17, there will be no...
View ArticlePolice asking for woman who may have been sexually groped at shopping centre...
West Islanders are being reminded to report any unwanted sexual advances to police after a woman was groped by an unidentified man while she was shopping in a Dorval shopping centre. The incident took...
View ArticleCLSC Dorval-Lachine to lose community worker
Staff at the outreach centre La P’tite Maison Saint-Pierre are pushing for the CSSS Dorval-Lachine to reverse its decision to abolish the job of community worker. For 23 years, CLSC Dorval-Lachine...
View ArticleYouth Protection workers increasingly busy in West Island
Eighty per cent of the reports of abuse, neglect and behavioural problems in the anglophone youth sector came from the western portion of the island, according to the latest statistics supplied by...
View ArticleWatercraft stolen from private dock
Two personal watercraft were stolen from a private dock off Cherrier St. in Île-Bizard some time between Sept. 4 and Sept. 6. Montreal Police constable Daniel Maheu from Station 3 said the owner...
View ArticleFree lights for bikes
Montreal police officers from Station 3 will be handing out free bicycle headlights and rear reflectors along with a guide to bicycle safety Oct. 2. The officers will be handing out the free equipment...
View ArticleDocumentary about Stewart Hall screens Wednesday
The inaugural screening of the documentary Stewart Hall — 50 Years of Creativity takes place at Stewart Hall, 176 Lakeshore Rd., in Pointe-Claire on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. The film, directed by...
View ArticleSte-Anne hopes to force owners to maintain village property
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue has filed a motion in court against the owners of a century-old building in the village with the objective of forcing them to maintain its condition. The town initiated legal...
View ArticlePointe-Claire sued over alleged plow damage
The owner of a rental property is suing the city of Pointe-Claire claiming a snowplow clearing the sidewalk clipped and damaged a balcony. Barry Sullivan, a Beaconsfield resident who owns the triplex...
View ArticleAnti-ash borer push backed by fines
Although some modifications to its draft bylaw will be considered, Beaconsfield will maintain a minimum $750 fine for anyone who contravenes the new regulations aimed at limiting the spread of the...
View ArticleAgglo tags Angell Woods for conservation
With the Montreal agglomeration’s pull, Beaconsfield Mayor Georges Bourelle assures residents that the contentious Angell Woods dilemma is all but resolved. A draft of a regional land use and...
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