Almost 1,500 homeowners in Dollard des Ormeaux and Pierrefonds-Roxboro who suffered flooding damage in the June 20 rainstorm have signed on to be part of two proposed class-action lawsuits filed in Quebec Superior Court last week, according to the lawyer spearheading the legal action.
Dollard des Ormeaux resident Charlotte Gibson is among the roughly 1,500 residents who have so far signed up to be part of the proposed class-action lawsuits alleging the City of Dollard and the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro did not do enough to mitigate the flooding damage caused by last month’s torrential rainfall.
Beverley Denobrega will never forget the early morning hours of July 13, 1992. As the sun was rising, two police officers knocked at her door in Pointe Claire. One of the officers cradled a damaged yellow Walkman portable music device. Denobrega recalls one of the officers asking her if the Walkman belonged to her 15-year-old son, Trevor.
An enormous sense of frustration, wisps of fear and fatigue, glimpses of disillusionment, strands of desperation and a few flares of anger were part of the emotional cocktail offered to members of Pointe Claire municipal council last week as homeowners — many of them forced to deal with a third incident of flooding in their homes in as many years — came armed with questions and suggestions about...
A total of 371 people died on Quebec’s roads last year, according to the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec’s Bilan routiere 2025 released last month, with six of these fatalities recorded in the West Island.
Has the excitement around this year’s World Cup spiked the interest in the beautiful game for more young West Islanders? Early signs say yes.
Just over 650 homes were sold in the West Island during the second quarter of 2026, which ended June 30, representing a significant drop in the number of transactions in all municipalities and boroughs in the region, according to figures released by the Centris.ca.
Details are emerging of a Montreal Police undercover operation that has landed an Île Perrot man in jail for selling two illegal weapons in Pierrefonds and luring a teenager to help him commit the crime.
The provincial election campaign is in full swing, but with the premier and the PQ leader refusing to have a debate in English, both are showing a lack of respect for the English-speaking community.
There’s something about summer that has a way of bringing old traditions back to life.
Since this past St. Jean Baptiste Day, I have found myself saying “I love Quebec.” I was born here and will more than likely die here. Proof of my affection for my home province is I left to explore Canada and the world from 1980 to 2020, then came back to stay.
And just like that, the first herbs of the garden are ready to be harvested.
