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The members of Dorval city council are set to vote themselves a raise, a move that will push Mayor Marc Doret’s annual compensation from the city to $116,095, representing a 5-per-cent increase, and provide councillors with a 9-per-cent pay hike, pushing their annual remuneration to $48,467.

In fact, a major study unveiled at the UMQ conference May 13 estimates that deficit now stands at $49.7 billion. But what is more astonishing is that it predicts this shortfall will almost double in the next decade, reaching $94.5 billion by 2036 — a level that qualifies for the title of a fiscal crisis.

In a local effort to control invasive plant growth, Baie d’Urfé plans to enlist the help of a unique team of landscapers — ones with a real appetite for this kind of work.

A tragic drowning incident at a residential pool in Lachine a year ago that claimed the life of a young mother and her 3-year-old son could have been prevented if more resources were available for families — especially immigrants — looking to sign up their children for swimming lessons, a coroner’s report suggests.

In a last-minute deal struck last week between the operators of the REM and Cadillac Fairview, 300 free parking spaces have been made available for users of the light rail commuter train service.

Automobile SX, a sprawling used car dealership in Dorval, is still cleaning up after an arson attack early Monday destroyed at least a dozen vehicles and caused heavy damage. The incident is now in the hands of the Montreal police arson squad.

The operators of Canada’s largest military cemetery say they are hopeful for the future of the grounds, following repeated commitments in recent weeks from the federal government ensuring the cemetery’s continued survival.

0 West – Local Journalism Initiative When an ice storm knocks out power or when heavy rains cause flooding, residents of Baie d’Urfé know who to call — members of the Baie d’Urfé Rescue Squad, a volunteer group that has been providing crucial help when it’s needed most.

The City of Pointe Claire has hired a new director-general — Gilles Girouard, a municipal civil servant who has a long employment history with the municipality.

There were 100 swimmers. They ranged in age from their mid-20s to 91. And it took them five hours, 53 minutes and 54 seconds. And when it was all done, the Pointe Claire Masters swim team had accomplished what they set out to do — set a new world’s record and submit their feat to the Guinness Book of World Records.

With the prospects of yet two more studies on the ecological and public benefit of preserving Pointe Claire’s Fairview Forest expected to be delivered in the coming months, the grassroots group that has been pushing for the wooded area to be preserved as a natural space is continuing to beat its drum in an ongoing campaign to galvanize support to save the woodlot from development.

A 36-year-old motorcyclist clocked by police driving 160 kilometres per hour on Highway 40 in Dorval early Saturday morning has been fined $3,268.

Montreal police arson investigators are looking into a fire that caused extensive damage early Monday morning to a building on St. Regis Blvd. in Dorval.

Beaconsfield residents whose homes are equipped with wood-burning fireplaces or stoves must declare these devices to the city by this fall, if they haven’t already done so. Residents with these devices have until Sept. 30 to file a declaration form with the city.

Heavily armed RCMP officers quietly stormed an apartment building at 55 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe Claire last Thursday as the sun was rising and took away a man in handcuffs — one of seven raids in the Montreal region conducted that morning at the request of American law enforcement authorities as part of a massive three-year investigation into a West Island-based gang of scammers targeting elderly American citizens through a so-called $21-million grandparent scam.

How does a homeless person in need of access to mental-health care access the system? Finding an answer to that question is what the West Island’s only homeless shelter is doing in May.

The body of 18-year-old Choui, a student at Cégep Gérald Godin, was located less than a kilometre east from where he and a fellow student, 17, fell through the ice on the afternoon of March 26 after leaving classes at the college.

A Lachine woman convicted last year of participating in the gruesome murder of her boyfriend inside her best friend’s home in 2021 was hoping she could serve a reduced sentence at her residence, but instead, a Quebec Court judge has sent her to prison for two years.

Casting his first tie-breaking vote of his new mandate, Pointe Claire Mayor John Belvedere last week signalled his supported for a zoning change that will allow a 249-unit residential building that could be as high as 12 storeys on the site of the former Bar B Barn restaurant at the intersection of Sources and Brunswick boulevards.

West Islanders are excited about next week’s launch of the Anse-à-l’Orme branch of the REM, according to a cross section of residents surveyed by The 1510 West earlier this week. And although a few concerns linger — like worries about parking and reliability — most are eager to try the new light rail commuter service.

The City of Pointe Claire is limiting on-street parking in the sector immediately around the Fairview REM station, a move designed to ensure the area is not overwhelmed by commuters looking to access the new light-rail service leaving their vehicles on these streets.

Less than a month remains before the launch of the West Island branch of the REM, but parking options for future users of the Fairview-Pointe-Claire station still remain unclear.

A popular martial arts centre owner is behind bars and facing serious criminal charges following a savage hammer attack inside his home in Ste. Anne de Bellevue last week that left his daughter — a Montreal police officer — severely injured.

McGill University cut the ribbon on a spacious greenhouse at its Macdonald Campus in Ste. Anne de Bellevue earlier this month, calling the new facility an encouraging step forward in the school’s agricultural and environmental research capabilities.

The City of Dollard des Ormeaux signalled its interest in acquiring five properties within its territory last month by voting to approve registering a right of first refusal on the sites, a move that gives the municipality the option to buy the properties if ever they are put up for sale.