Other than residents preferring to live on a bus-free street, I fail to understand the justification for complaints about a proposed new bus route on Montrose Avenue in western Beaconsfield (“Beaconsfield residents oppose new bus route,” The 1510 West, Jan. 28). Although neither of the articles on this subject I have read in the paper describe the full new proposed bus route, I assume it is to provide a direct...
The Societé de transport de Montréal should reconsider its plan to reroute the 211 bus, which will no longer go all the way to John Abbott College in Ste. Anne de Bellevue once the REM light-rail service in the West Island goes into service. Providing reliable, direct public transit for students — one of the STM’s client cohorts — should be a priority. And a bus route that...
Those who keep up with John Abbott College sports may recognize a few names in this year’s winter Olympics. Three alumni and one current student have been in Italy this past week competing in the world’s most prestigious sporting event. The Islanders alumni in this year’s Olympics includes Aurélie Moisan, a 21-year-old snowboarder from Baie d’Urfé. Moisan finished 12th in the Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom on Sunday. After...
City requests installation of red-light camera, redesign of interchange The City of Beaconsfield is asking provincial authorities to install a red-light camera and conduct a complete redesign of the Highway 20 interchange at St. Charles Boulevard, citing a steady rise in traffic volume and a pattern of accidents, including a fatal crash last fall. City council adopted two resolutions last month — one to formally request the provincial...
A dog tied to the door handle of a Hudson church overnight last Sunday in minus-25-degree weather is safe after a dramatic rescue effort by the West Island SPCA, the Sûreté du Québec and a team of construction workers who discovered the frightened animal when they reported to the church for work early Monday morning. “We were contacted by the Sûreté du Québec regarding a dog that had...
Nine days after the dramatic arrest of three individuals who police believe are behind a drive-by shooting in Pierrefonds, an investigation is still ongoing to determine what, if any, charges they will face. Half a dozen Montreal police vehicles raced to an address on Ste. Anne Street near Wilfred Boileau Street at about 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 2 after multiple 911 calls were received about gunfire. Arriving at...
Baie d’Urfé, Senneville, Pointe Claire seeing biggest increases West Island municipalities will be paying almost 13 per cent more to the Montreal agglomeration council this year, with the towns of Baie d’Urfé, Senneville and Pointe Claire seeing the biggest increases, according to figures compiled by The 1510 West. Taxpayers in Baie d’Urfé have been hit with the largest percentage increase — a whopping 33.7-per-cent hike — while property...
58,000 to be within 10-minute walk of stop In preparation for the highly anticipated opening of the West Island branch of the REM this spring, the Société de transport de Montréal last week unveiled its plan for a redesigned bus network, including many modifications to the West Island routes. The changes will see the creation of nine new bus lines, as well as modifications to 24 existing lines...
The only homeless shelter in the West Island saw its busiest days since opening last weekend as it was quickly pushed to capacity, with several people turned away, as a polar vortex pushed freezing temperatures to their lowest so far this winter. The Ricochet Centre in Pierrefonds-Roxboro took in more than 100 individuals in need of shelter, but was forced to turn away about 50 more due to...
But lags behind Montreal, Vaudreuil The City of Pointe Claire ranked 94th on the Top 100 list of best cities for renters in 2025, according to a survey compiled by The Globe and Mail — well below Montreal and even off-island Vaudreuil-Dorion. In fact, the ranking also positioned Pointe Claire 19th out of the 20 cities in Quebec to make the list, which surveyed prices and other metrics...
s the West Island REM line nears its launch slated for this spring, Beaconsfield’s mayor says he will keep a close watch on service levels offered on the existing Exo train line. Though there are currently no plans to reduce services to the commuter train line that runs through the south sector of the West Island, from Montreal to Hudson, Mayor Martin St-Jean said his administration will be...
Beaconsfield residents are intensifying efforts to block public transit buses from being rerouted along a narrow residential street as part of a plan to provide commuter service to the Kirkland REM light rail station, saying the artery cannot safely accommodate the large vehicles. An online petition calling on the City of Beaconsfield and the Société de transport de Montréal to prohibit bus traffic on Montrose Drive — between...
