Microsoft does not make house calls: Police warn
West Islanders are being warned of a telephone scam in which fraudsters have been posing as Microsoft representatives and gaining access to personal computer files and debit card numbers. Police say...
View ArticleVideo: RCMP Musical Ride attracts big crowd under sunny skies
The RCMP Musicial Ride put on three shows open to the public in Pierrefonds-Roxboro on Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, attracting big crowds.All performances were held at a temporary 10,000-seat stadium set up...
View ArticleOct. 14 is deadline to make changes to voters list for school board elections
If you find yourself registered on the voters list for the Commission Scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys for the Nov. 2 school board elections and want to make a switch, you have until Tuesday, Oct. 14....
View ArticleMan dies in house fire in Beaconsfield
A 50-year-old man died Tuesday morning in a fire that started in the basement of a two-storey, single-family home in Beaconsfield. Montreal firefighters were called to the house at 103 Beacon Hill Rd....
View ArticleDigital board marks Desjardins’ generosity
Motorists travelling eastbound on Highway 20 in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue this week will have noticed a new electronic billboard visible from the campus of John Abbott College. The new billboard displays...
View ArticlePierrefonds-Roxboro sets 2015 budget at $35 million
Albert Kramberger special to THE GAZETTE A divided Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough council Monday evening tabled a $35-million operating budget for 2015, which comes with a minor hike in charges for local...
View ArticleNew cemetery for Senneville set to open in 2015
A new cemetery is being developed just off the Highway 40 service road in Senneville. A one-storey, 15,000-square-foot building is currently under construction as part of the Belvedere Cemetery and...
View ArticleKirkland insists on Highway 40 link for new north-south boulevard
Albert Kramberger special to THE GAZETTE With indications from Montreal and Transport Quebec officials to the contrary, Kirkland council fired off another resolution demanding a new Highway 40 overpass...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Community Resource Centre’s better than Google
Just when I thought George Nydam had vanished into a Caribbean heat haze, I bump into him in Valois’s converted railway station. In case you’ve not heard of him, Nydam founded and ran West Island...
View ArticlePatient sues Lakeshore General, two doctors
A former patient and her family are suing the Lakeshore General Hospital and two of its doctors for damages. Tara Lawson, a resident of St-Lazare, along with her children, common-law husband and...
View ArticleYoung boy critically injured in accident in D.D.O.
A five-year-old boy was in critical condition in hospital on Tuesday night and an eight-year-old girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries after an accident in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. The car was...
View ArticleChild’s foot run over by school bus in Lachine
A school bus ran over the foot of a 6-year-old child Friday morning in Lachine. The student was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. The accident happened at 7:20 a.m. at the corner of 32nd...
View ArticlePointe-Claire mural honours canoe club
A mural commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Pointe-Claire Canoe Club will be revealed Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. The nautical-themed mural was created by the artists collective A’shop. The initiative is...
View ArticleDollard diner featured on Food Network Canada’s You Gotta Eat Here!
You might want to fast for a day before reading this. Jukebox Burgers in Dollard-des-Ormeaux takes comfort food to a whole new height with menu items like the six-tier Tower Burger. So extravagant are...
View ArticleBarbara Lewis sings her love for Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell
Barbara Lewis is back where she feels the most comfortable. On stage. The adult-contemporary singer from Île-Bizard launches the St-Columba-by-the-Lake Church concert series in Pointe-Claire with her...
View ArticleKirkland hopes to slow speeders with humps
Based on traffic studies, Kirkland will deploy more speed humps to deter what is deemed to be excessive speeding by motorists in park zones. Last week, city council gave the green light for two new...
View ArticleNaming rights sold on Baie-d’Urfé’s new sports dome
THE GAZETTE A deal has been reached for the naming rights for the new privately-run sports dome in Baie-d’Urfé. Philipp Schumacher, who heads Scitec Management Inc. which operates the...
View ArticleGroup home’s location raises neighbours’ concerns about safety
A group home for intellectually handicapped adults that set up recently in Roxboro is stressing out residents who live nearby who question the care being provided. And they have raised concerns about...
View ArticleBill Tierney: ‘Concertation’ could be something you hear a lot of soon
R ussell Williams, that most popular and dynamic of our recent West Island MNAs who served us for 15 years, was back in the West Island last week. This time, he wasn’t lobbying and harassing some...
View ArticleLester B Pearson School Board chair candidates debate Monday
The three candidates for chair of the Lester B Pearson School Board will go head to head to head during an invitation-only debate at headquarters, Monday, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The debate will be...
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