24 March 2026
The start of spring is a time when most animals begin giving birth to their litters, but what should you do if one of these critters has chosen to create a nest or burrow on your property to care for its newborns?
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24 March 2026
One of the West Island’s top music festivals is returning for its 13th edition next week and will feature an eclectic mix of artists, groups and genres.
11 March 2026
Describing the move as petty and ill-timed, the president of the English-speaking community advocacy group TALQ is critical of the Office québécois de la langue française’s plan to launch another survey on how retail workers greet customers, especially in predominantly English-speaking areas of Montreal.
11 March 2026
West Islanders will be seeing an increase in the number of trains travelling along the REM line in the coming weeks, according to the consortium building the light-rail service, as testing of the line to the west end of the island enters its final phase before its official launch.
11 March 2026
In a brief outdoor ceremony last Friday that harkened back to a period in Pointe Claire history that evoked a simpler and more carefree time, a horrible tragedy that claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy was commemorated, providing a community an opportunity to come together and giving a family a sense of closure.
11 March 2026
After parting ways with its top civil servant two months ago, the City of Pointe Claire is this week launching the formal process of hiring a new director-general, said Mayor John Belvedere.
11 March 2026
With the weather warming up, authorities are advising West Islanders not to walk on Lac St. Louis after a woman fell through the ice in Lachine on Monday afternoon and drowned.
11 March 2026
That statement is usually uttered as a threat. Or, at the very least, as a warning: Be careful because we are not just listening, we will judge you. Proceed with caution is the underlying message.
11 March 2026
There's something about having old friends come to stay that makes you look at your own house differently. You suddenly notice things. Like the fact that the guest room has slowly become a storage facility for mismatched lamps and horse show ribbons. Or, that the “good towels” you promised you would keep for company are now threadbare survivors of the last bathroom renovation.
11 March 2026
Andrew Caddell In winter, Canadian “snowbirds” normally fly somewhere south. But with my family’s boycott of the United States, and the turbulence in Mexico, it made more sense to fly west instead of south. So, I have spent the last few weeks in the spring-like setting of Victoria, B.C., where walking or biking can be done on clear streets, and the golf season never ends. Then, because I...
11 March 2026
The success and headlines generated by Canada’s curling teams during last month’s Winter Olympics is a step toward further growing curling culture in Quebec, say those involved in the sport. And the curling clubs in Baie d’Urfé and Pointe Claire Curling Club, the largest of its kind in the West Island, are noticing the increase in interest, especially among younger players.
11 March 2026
The municipal election in Dorval last fall was the first time in 20 years since two registered municipal parties had gone head-to-head with a full slate of candidates. And when the votes were all counted, Dorval emerged as the only demerged West Island municipality with a city council made up of officials from two different parties. Would opposition parties be able to work together in a relatively small...
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