Residents fight to save mature forest
A mature forest straddling the border of Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Dollard-des-Ormeaux that is now slated for development, has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing battle for the West Island’s...
View ArticlePublic property auction cancelled in Pointe Claire. All outstanding back...
Pointe Claire has cancelled its public auction of properties whose owners owe back taxes, which was scheduled for Thursday, June 6. All owners who had outstanding bills have stepped forward and settled...
View ArticleJudge refuses release for Dorval boy, 13, charged in brother’s killing
The mother of a 13-year-old charged with fatally shooting his older brother in January was in tears Thursday when a judge ordered that the boy stay detained until his trial. Youth Court Judge Dominique...
View ArticlePollock will not seek re-election in Beaconsfield
David Pollock has decided to not seek re-election as Beaconsfield’s mayor. Pollock, who will complete his mandate in November, decided to make his decision public through the city’s June newsletter...
View ArticleSte-Anne to collect organic waste from John Abbott, McGill campuses
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue has agreed to pick up organic waste — and the subsequent tab — at John Abbott College and McGill University’s Macdonald campus. On Monday, city council awarded a $11,700 contract...
View ArticleNumber of West Islanders get picked in QMJHL draft
A number of West Island midget hockey players had their names called out during the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft held Saturday in Chicoutimi. The first player picked from a West Island-based...
View ArticleWith the Coach: Shan Dellah
With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local coach. Coach: Shan Dellah, 43-year-old Pierrefonds resident who works as an engineer at UPS Team: Pierrefonds Mosquito B and...
View ArticleWeather probe to be installed in Pointe-Claire park
A state-of-the-art weather probe will be installed at a Pointe-Claire park as part of a pilot project being organized by researchers at the Meteorological Service of Canada. The federal agency has been...
View ArticleBeaconsfield mayor won’t seek re-election
Beaconsfield is assured of having it’s third mayor in as many terms after the Nov. 3 municipal election. David Pollock announced last week that he won’t seek re-election after serving one term as...
View ArticleBill Tierney: If you plan to run for mayor, read Peter Trent’s book
If you’re planning to run for mayor of your town this November, and it would be nice if you were a female candidate, you should think about reading Westmount Mayor Peter Trent’s recent municipal...
View ArticleTown takes heat for keeping most of reports on condemned overpasses from public
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue and its mayor are refusing to make public any cost projections or recommendations made by engineers that were apparently used to justify closing Highway 40 overpasses in March 2011...
View ArticleCanadian Olympic soccer star in Pointe Claire
Canadian Olympic soccer player Rhian Wilkinson was in Pointe Claire on June 11 to meet local young players. The event at Terra Cotta Park was supposed to include a clinic for about 140 players ages...
View ArticleHighway 40 service road at St-John’s Blvd. reopened after brief closure due...
The Highway 40 service road at St-John’s Blvd. as well as the overpass have reopened after a brief closure on Thursday afternoon because of debris falling from the overpass. Transport Quebec closed the...
View ArticleOntario teams pulling out of Lac St. Louis soccer tourney over turban ban
This story has been updated. Due to the contentious issue of the Quebec Soccer Federation’s stance to prohibit players from wearing turbans, about 20 teams from Ontario have pulled out of a Lac St....
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Young soccer players ‘extremely disappointed’ over pull-out from tournament
The standoff between the Canadian and Quebec soccer associations over a ban on players wearing turbans and patkas has forced 20 Ontario teams to cancel travel plans for a tournament in Montreal this...
View ArticleJohn Abbott’s class of 2013 graduate under sunny skies
John Abbott College hosted its 2013 convocation in an outdoor ceremony in the CEGEP’s main oval in Ste. Anne de Bellevue on Thursday, June 13. Just under 400 graduates received their diplomas. Please...
View ArticleVeterans hospital to become geriatrics centre
The Veteran’s Hospital in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, will become a centre for geriatrics care when it is transferred to the province on Sept. 30. Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney announced Friday the...
View ArticleMenchie’s distinctive plastic spoons stay put
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt in Dollard-des-Ormeaux has been given the all-clear by the Office québécois de la langue française to continue using its English-only colourful, plastic spoons. The distinctive...
View ArticleWest Island dancer puts moves on Los Angeles
Were you a fan of the NBC series Smash? Watched America’s Got Talent or The Voice recently? Did you tune into the Much Music Video Awards last month? If so, you would have seen West Island dancers in...
View ArticleKirkland signage gets makeover
The town of Kirkland is streamlining its speed-limit signage. The town’s speed limits remain the same, but the way they are posted is changing. Speed limits are 40 km/h for residential streets, 30 km/h...
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