As plans resurface to demolish a centuries-old farmhouse in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, one town councillor is calling on residents to mobilize to preserve what he describes as a piece of the town’s architectural heritage.

After 52 years of serving up smoked meat sandwiches on rye around the clock, Chenoys deli on St. Jean Boulevard in Dollard des Ormeaux has locked its doors, as its owner has gone into bankruptcy.

West Island residents who watched their homes flood during heavy rains in June have spent much of the summer hauling debris from their basements and worrying every time they see rain in the forecast. Will it happen again, they wonder.

The number of West Island homeowners signing on to two class-action lawsuits following torrential rains in June that flooded streets and thousands of basements continues to grow.

If ever there was a West Island organization that held to the belief that persistence can eventually pay off, it would be the low-key, but diligent activists among the ranks of the Save Fairview Forest group — a band of pro-environment advocates who are preparing to mark their 300th consecutive weekly demonstration by the woodlands they are fighting to save from development in Pointe Claire.

A young Dollard des Ormeaux councillor who was first elected in 2021 but was defeated in his bid for re-election in last November’s municipal vote is among nine Quebec municipal politicians from across the province slapped with fines for violating electoral laws, according to a statement released by Elections Quebec this week.

A 61-year-old man is still in hospital, recovering from injuries he suffered after his car struck a tree in Pointe Claire last week.

The annual Beacon Hill Corn Roast has brought friends, family and neighbours together every September for more than 30 years. Anyone who has grown up in this neighbourhood in the northeast sector of Beaconsfield is familiar with the event.

While the nationwide average asking price to rent an apartment or condo has been falling year-over-year, Pointe Claire is one of few Quebec cities where the opposite is being seen. In fact, on a year-over-year comparison, the trend appears to be increasing slightly.