With the Coach: Laurence Chapdelaine Pilon
Laurence Chapdelaine Pilon, a Senneville native who started sailing with her family when she was very young, instructs youngsters from 11 to 16 years of age on the finer points of manoeuvring...
View ArticleWith construction permit, Batshaw moves ahead with beaconsfield plan
With Beaconsfield council approving a construction permit on Monday, Batshaw Youth and Family Centres is set to build two of the nine units to house troubled kids at its Elm Ave. property this summer....
View ArticleMarla Newhook: Local music talents carving out a niche
The Montreal summer music scene has officially kicked off with the recent Montreal jazz fest, and music lovers have much more to look forward to in the coming months, including the Osheaga music...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Are you thinking of running for public office in November?
I suppose if you’re thinking of running for council in November, you need to make up your mind. Should you jump or shouldn’t you? Should you spin out the decision all summer, thinking you can kick into...
View ArticlePointe-Claire ordered to pay construction firm; Company sued after being left...
A construction company has successfully sued Pointe-Claire for damages after it was left out of a multimillion-dollar project to expand and renovate the city’s aquatic centre a few years ago. Last...
View ArticleStill fighting election fraud charges, Pierrefonds councillor Bert Ward says...
This story has been updated. Still fighting off election fraud charges, longtime Pierrefonds-Roxboro municipal councillor Bert Ward announced last week that he won’t seek re-election this fall. “My...
View ArticleBeaconsfield water polo coach takes over new challenge with Swimming Canada
Ahmed El-Awadi of Beaconsfield has been named the new CEO of Swimming Canada. A former Olympic water polo coach and executive director of Water Polo Canada since 2008, El-Awadi is expected to take over...
View ArticleWestbound Highway 40 from Kirkland to Ste. Anne to be closed for 4 months
Westbound Highway 40 between Kirkland and Ste. Anne de Bellevue will be closed for reconstruction and repaving work for four months beginning July 17, Transport Quebec has announced. From mid-July to...
View ArticleEcomuseum adds 6 baby raccoons to its exhibit
The Ecomuseum introduced its newest members to its wildlife exhibit – six baby raccoons. The 3-month-old masked critters were obtained by the zoo in Ste. Anne de Bellevue from a rescue service. Five,...
View ArticleBeaconsfield to let homeowners build their own sound walls along Highway 20
As a last-ditch effort after years of fruitless debate over a sound barrier, Beaconsfield is proposing a bylaw to allow residents to erect and pay for their own do-it-yourself backyard acoustic walls...
View ArticlePointe Claire swimming club to go all out at Summer Nationals, aiming for...
After months of hard training under a new head coach, several young swimmers with the Pointe-Claire Swimming Club are aiming to extend the West Island swimming club’s long and illustrious history right...
View ArticleZimbabwean sculptor Simon Chidharara returns to Beaconsfield to sculpt live
Zimbabwean sculptor Simon Chidharara is sculpting live at Centennial Park in Beaconsfield for the Shona African Sculpture event which runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily, through Sunday. The works of 35...
View ArticleClifford Lincoln signs books at Chapters in Pointe-Claire Saturday
Clifford Lincoln will be signing copies of his book Toward New Horizons (Shoreline Press) at Chapters Pointe-Claire, located in the shopping mall at the intersection of St. Jean Blvd. and Highway 40,...
View ArticleCar surfers slapped with huge fines and driver loses license
A car-surfing incident last weekend in Pierrefonds resulted in fines topping $1,200. Montreal police constable Daniel Maheu from Station 3 said a Honda with five occupants plus two individuals...
View ArticleBank robber wears surgical mask in DDO heist
A suspect sporting a Mohawk hair-do and a surgical mask robbed a bank in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on July 10. The suspect entered the bank on Sources Blvd. at around 2 p.m. and demanded, in English, that...
View ArticleRugby Canada holds junior clinic in West Island and raises money for Lac...
Rugby Canada is holding a junior clinic at École St. George in Senneville, at the edge of Ste-Anne-des-Bellevue, Friday from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The clinic is open to boys and girls in three...
View ArticleHealth studio investigated after posting questionable ads
Montreal police say they have taken note of a new health studio that has drawn the ire of some Pointe-Claire residents alerted to steamy online classified advertisements last week. Some posts found on...
View ArticleRezoning approved for another condo project on Pierrefonds’ backriver
The borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro has approved zoning modifications for three properties on Gouin Blvd. and Aumais St., paving the way for a multi-level condominium complex facing Rivière des...
View ArticleKirkland conducts traffic study before allowing redevelopment of old Merck site
Kirkland is conducting a traffic impact study near the former Merck campus, between the Highway 40 service road and Brunswick Blvd. just east of St-Charles Blvd. The city aims to have the most...
View ArticleSuzanne Korf: Rewarding loyalty is key
Remember the commercial where a bank manager is pictured with two children and he offers one child a toy pony and gives the other child a real pony? The voice-over then says that even a child knows...
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