The Canadian Party of Quebec, a fledgling provincial movement that has yet to elect a representative to the National Assembly, unveiled a slate of 21 candidates who will run in this fall’s provincial election at its annual convention in Pointe Claire last Saturday, including three candidates who will run in the West Island.
Crown prosecutors had hoped to send Dollard des Ormeaux resident Philippe Clément-Laberge to prison for 30 months for threatening to kill Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, but last Thursday, a Quebec Court judge instead sentenced him to 150 hours of community service.
John Abbott College says support from several municipalities and local organizations has provided much-needed momentum as it seeks government assistance in renovating the arena on its campus.
Despite seeing a small drop in rental prices in the last six months, Pointe Claire had the second-highest rental rates in Quebec last month, according to the latest statistics released by Rentals.ca.
It appears that every corner of the country has caught World Cup fever, and the West Island is no outlier. Fans of various ages have been gathering in pubs and watch parties to witness the beautiful game being played by the world’s best players these past weeks.
Can we talk about e-scooters for a moment?
June 20 will certainly be one of those days that become woven into the history of a community.
There are moments when we’re reminded we live in a civilized world, with genuinely thoughtful intellectuals, whose concern for the future of humanity is paramount. Those reminders are, sadly, infrequent these days as we navigate the chaos and dystopia of politics, economics and daily life.
The summer solstice is almost here. And if it were a thousand years ago or so, every farmer and gardener would be busy right now, preparing to observe the most important moment of their year.
Weird, stupid, funny, intense and historically inaccurate are not the words they recommend using in TV reviewer school, and yet these are all good reasons to check out the latest batch of viewing highlights. Settle in. Probably get a drink. Maybe call your therapist. And then definitely press ‘Play.’
Nearly a month after the West Island branch of the REM was put into service, commuters who are eligible to park at the Kirkland station say the cost of parking is preventing them from opting to use the new light rail system.
Despite being the demerged suburb with the largest population in the West Island, the needs of commuters in Dollard des Ormeaux have largely fallen on deaf ears when it comes to accessing the Des Sources REM station, city officials say.
