The operators of Canada’s largest military cemetery say they are hopeful for the future of the grounds, following repeated commitments in recent weeks from the federal government ensuring the cemetery’s continued survival.
The operators of Canada’s largest military cemetery say they are hopeful for the future of the grounds, following repeated commitments in recent weeks from the federal government ensuring the cemetery’s continued survival.
0 West – Local Journalism Initiative When an ice storm knocks out power or when heavy rains cause flooding, residents of Baie d’Urfé know who to call — members of the Baie d’Urfé Rescue Squad, a volunteer group that has been providing crucial help when it’s needed most.
The City of Pointe Claire has hired a new director-general — Gilles Girouard, a municipal civil servant who has a long employment history with the municipality.
Quebec's infrastructure deficit — the financial gap between the deteriorating condition of public facilities and the level of investment required to maintain, upgrade and expand them — has reached $49.7 billion and is expected to almost double to $94.5 billion in the next decade. That is the size of the bill that looms over the municipal landscape.
It is springtime in our little corner of the world. All the unmistakable signs are there. The leaves are out, the temperatures are pleasant, and the black flies and mosquitos are coordinating their assaults. This year there is an added bonus — the Habs are in the playoffs.
The viability of small towns hinges on proper population counts.
It was May of 1970, and my parents had moved us from the city to a West Island suburb where there were exactly two streets and a single connecting road. At the end of one of those streets was our bungalow, and it was there that I watched them begin their lives as suburbanites. It has to be said, there were stumbles.
Television is working hard to keep you occupied with escapism, supernatural twists and turns, and a good old-fashioned tear-jerker. Get comfortable. Here’s your new batch of small-screen premieres.
How does a society lose sight of the big picture?
There were 100 swimmers. They ranged in age from their mid-20s to 91. And it took them five hours, 53 minutes and 54 seconds. And when it was all done, the Pointe Claire Masters swim team had accomplished what they set out to do — set a new world’s record and submit their feat to the Guinness Book of World Records.
With the prospects of yet two more studies on the ecological and public benefit of preserving Pointe Claire’s Fairview Forest expected to be delivered in the coming months, the grassroots group that has been pushing for the wooded area to be preserved as a natural space is continuing to beat its drum in an ongoing campaign to galvanize support to save the woodlot from development.
A 36-year-old motorcyclist clocked by police driving 160 kilometres per hour on Highway 40 in Dorval early Saturday morning has been fined $3,268.