“I learned how to swim as a little girl right here at the Dollard des Ormeaux Civic Center on Montreal’s West Island and it sure […]
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Riders Against Hunger hit the road for West Island food bank
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One by one, bikers rode out of the On Rock Community Services parking lot in Roxboro for […]
Montreal garden club celebrates 90th anniversary
From the front, the home in Montreal’s West Island looks prim and proper, but as you walk into Joanne Lajeunesse’s backyard, you find a nature […]
Could a popular West Island market soon be redeveloped?
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s the only market of its kind on the West Island. The Marché de l’Ouest has been […]
Some West Island mayors holding their breath over new Quebec flood zone maps
Some municipal officials like Doug Hurley, mayor of Montreal’s L‘Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève borough, saw the province’s draft flood zone regulations for the first time Wednesday. He, among […]
How ‘Mindfulness Day’ helps a West Island school deal with stress, anxiety
You won’t often find the hallways of Margaret Manson Elementary School quiet and some of the classrooms empty. But on Monday, the entire school took […]
Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire opens new temporary ER
Almost one year after an investigation into operations at the aging Lakeshore Hospital emergency department in Pointe-Claire revealed severe deficiencies, a new, modern, modular emergency […]
Fighting food insecurity in Montreal with handmade bowls
Spring was in the air Saturday, as people, young and old, gathered in Pointe-Claire to fundraise for a good cause. It was all part of […]
‘He’s already gone’: Montreal teen turns to writing after father’s death to cancer
For Tyler Szeremeta, speaking about the death of his father hasn’t always been easy. The 16-year-old Montreal teen lost him to cancer in December 2022, […]
Food insecurity a growing problem in Montreal’s West Island
Montreal’s West Island is considered one of the more affluent areas of the city but a little-known secret is that pockets of poverty also exist. […]