The owners of an average home in Ste. Anne de Bellevue will see their property taxes go up about 8 per cent this year, according to the municipality’s $27.2-million budget for 2026, which was approved Monday evening. That means the tax bill for an average single-family home – now valued at $733,162, according to the new valuation roll – will be $4,906. The same house on the previous...

Town sees agglo payment jump a whopping 30% The average homeowner in Baie d’Urfé can expect to see an increase of about 5.4 per cent on their municipal tax bill this year, according to the city’s $35.5-million 2026 budget. For an average single-family home valued at around $1.32 million, this would come out to approximately $5,630, which represents an increase of $290, or about 5.4 per cent, compared...

Only demerged city to see drop in agglo payment Beaconsfield residents will see a 3.9-per-cent increase in their municipal taxes this year, according to the city’s $65.4-million budget adopted last week.The owner of the average single-family home, valued at $1.1 million will have a total tax bill of $7,544. This is up $283, or 3.89 per cent more than in 2025. The property taxation rate for 2026 is...

Agglo fees climb 17%, account for more than half of budget FrienHomeowners in Pointe Claire will see their municipal tax bills go up by an average of 3 per cent this year, according to the city’s $210.1-million budget — marking the first time in the city’s history that its annual spending has topped the $200-million mark. The jump in spending — which represents a 9.7-per-cent increase compared with...

Homeowners in Kirkland will see a property tax increase of 2.9 per cent this year, after town council approved an $80.2-million budget for 2026 earlier this month. For the owners of an average house, valued at $927,505, that represents a tax bill of $5,482 — or $152 more compared with last year. The total includes an annual water charge of $90, which is unchanged from 2025. The residential...

Pointe Claire resident Samantha Singh, who was known for 10 years by her colleagues as a low-key, dedicated and polite Concordia University graduate program coordinator, will spend the next four years behind bars for her involvement in a scheme to distributed drugs and illegal weapons throughout the province. She was sentenced last Friday in a Quebec City courthouse, along with two of her accomplices, all of whom pleaded...

Friends and ball hockey teammates of Dollard des Ormeaux financial planner Omer Naek are expressing shock over news that he has been fined for defrauding three clients of $225,000, including two who had died. Naek, 34, faces a $100,000 fine for his misdeeds after an investigation by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), which oversees investments and mutual fund dealers. “I’m very sad to hear about his swindlings,”...

Coyote sightings are not uncommon in the West Island, especially this year, so experts are assuring residents not to be alarmed if they spot them more frequently during the daytime or overhear their barks, yips and howls more often in nearby woods. This is normal coyote behaviour as they enter their mating season. Wildlife specialists are sharing tips on how locals can respect these wild canines by keeping...

A new year kicks off what some refer to be “rent increase season” – a time when renters receive notices from their landlords about upcoming increases to their monthly rent. But this year, with changes to how landlords can calculate rent increases going into effect, a West Island tenants’ advocacy group is encouraging renters to get familiar with their options if they believe the new asking price is...