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All Wrapped Up and Ready to Go; Volunteers Turn Out to Help LGH

Volunteers Make Things Happen in the Community! Once again, enthusiastic West Islanders... » Full Story

Volunteers Make Things Happen in the Community! Once again, enthusiastic West Islanders participated in the annual Holiday Wrapping Project at Fairveiw Shopping Centre to benefit the Lakeshore General... » Full Story

Post-Christmas Wrap-up: Volunteers Make Things Happen in the Community!

Volunteers Make Things Happen in the Community! Once again, enthusiastic West Islanders... » Full Story

IT'S A WRAP! Volunteers Lend a Hand at Annual LGH Holiday Wrapping Project

Volunteers Make Things Happen in the Community! Once again, enthusiastic West Islanders... » Full Story

INTERNET CAFÉ 2009: FREE COMPUTER COURSES FOR SENIORS

INTERNET CAFÉ 2009: FREE COMPUTER COURSES FOR SENIORS Are you interested in the basic functions of... » Full Story

INTERNET CAFÉ 2009: FREE COMPUTER COURSES FOR SENIORS Are you interested in the basic functions of a computer, how to chat with your family and friends, and how to send an email with photos? Once a... » Full Story

INTERNET CAFÉ 2009: FREE COMPUTER COURSES FOR SENIORS

INTERNET CAFÉ 2009: FREE COMPUTER COURSES FOR SENIORS AT VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND HEADQUARTERS Are... » Full Story

INTERNET CAFÉ 2009: FREE COMPUTER COURSES FOR SENIORS AT VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND HEADQUARTERS Are you interested in the basic functions of a computer, how to chat with your family and friends and how to send an... » Full Story

TAI CHI CLASSES FOR SENIORS AT VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND LOCATION

TAI CHI CLASSES FOR SENIORS AT VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND LOCATION 1, RUE DE L’ÉGLISE,... » Full Story

TAI CHI CLASSES FOR SENIORS AT VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND LOCATION 1, RUE DE L’ÉGLISE, SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BELLEVUE, QC H9X 1W4 It is a fact that those who practice tai chi have a longer, more active life than... » Full Story

Cartoon Illustrator Teaches Conservation to Youths

Kurtis Miller is a fine arts painter, published illustrator who believes in order to voice your opinion... » Full Story

Kurtis Miller is a fine arts painter, published illustrator who believes in order to voice your opinion you must have a platform for people to know you exist. ... » Full Story

Lindsay Place students serve turkey at Old Brewery Mission

'You don't understand the feeling you get from helping people in need,' 17-year-old says

“You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame.... But you’re gonna have to serve... » Full Story

“You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame.... But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.” – Bob Dylan Seventeen-year-old Gabriel Benovalid stood behind the kitchen sink at... » Full Story

L.O.V.E., RE/MAX CADIBEC & VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND: A WINNING RECIPE!

L.O.V.E. & C& VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND A WINNING RECIPE!! How can L.O.V.E. make a... » Full Story

L.O.V.E. & C& VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND A WINNING RECIPE!! How can L.O.V.E. make a difference? L.O.V.E.’s (Leave Out Violence) goal is to raise awareness that one person's... » Full Story

L.O.V.E., RE/MAX CADIBEC & VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND: A WINNING COMBINATION!

L.O.V.E. & C& VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND A WINNING RECIPE!! How can L.O.V.E. make a... » Full Story

L.O.V.E. & C& VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND A WINNING RECIPE!! How can L.O.V.E. make a difference? L.O.V.E.’s (Leave Out Violence) goal is to raise awareness that one person's... » Full Story

L.O.V.E., RE/MAX CADIBEC, VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND: A WINNING RECIPE!

L.O.V.E. & C& VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND A WINNING RECIPE!! How can L.O.V.E. make a... » Full Story

L.O.V.E. & C& VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND A WINNING RECIPE!! How can L.O.V.E. make a difference? L.O.V.E.’s (Leave Out Violence) goal is to raise awareness that one person's... » Full Story

L.O.V.E., RE/MAX CADIBEC, VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND: A WINNING RECIPE!!!

L.O.V.E. & C& VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND A WINNING RECIPE!! How can L.O.V.E. make a... » Full Story

L.O.V.E. & C& VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND A WINNING RECIPE!! How can L.O.V.E. make a difference? L.O.V.E.’s (Leave Out Violence) goal is to raise awareness that one person's positive actions... » Full Story

Sunshine Academy Grade 6 Girls Raise Money for Rosie Animal Adoption

When they heard that Rosie Animal Adoption was having financial difficulties and might have to close,... » Full Story

When they heard that Rosie Animal Adoption was having financial difficulties and might have to close, Ashley, Emily, Rita and Yasmeen decided to help. They started planning the fundraiser in mid-November and raised... » Full Story

Memories of the Holidays: Movie was magical

Heidi I’m sitting on the burgundy couch impatient for the movie to begin. My baby brother, Al,... » Full Story

Heidi I’m sitting on the burgundy couch impatient for the movie to begin. My baby brother, Al, races his new Dinky Toy truck on the velvet upholstery. I hear chopping, scraping and quieter stirring sounds... » Full Story

Seniors' homes get certified

Provincial government wants to ensure all meet same standards of care and safety

Imelda Landry loves living at Apple Hill, a seniors home in Baie d’Urfé. “The food is not what... » Full Story

Imelda Landry loves living at Apple Hill, a seniors home in Baie d’Urfé. “The food is not what it would be if I were cooking,” Landry, 96, said jokingly, “but that’s only natural.” Apple... » Full Story

Lakeshore Tigers win novice tourney

Team captures title in Buckingham

The Lakeshore Tigers captured the prestigious Buckingham Provincial Novice Tournament on the weekend –... » Full Story

The Lakeshore Tigers captured the prestigious Buckingham Provincial Novice Tournament on the weekend – but they had to go through another Lakeshore team to claim the top prize. The Tigers, coached by John... » Full Story

Holiday Helpers: Scouts and Volunteer West Island Support West Island Mission

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission The 246th Pioneer Scout Troop wanted to... » Full Story

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission The 246th Pioneer Scout Troop wanted to make a difference this holiday season. Volunteer West Island, the only volunteer recruitment organization in... » Full Story

NEW: Volunteer West Island and Scouts Join Forces to Help West Island Mission

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission The 246th Pioneer Scout Troop wanted to... » Full Story

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission The 246th Pioneer Scout Troop wanted to make a difference this holiday season. ... » Full Story

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission The 246th Pioneer Scout Troop wanted to... » Full Story

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission The 246th Pioneer Scout Troop wanted to... » Full Story

Volunteer West Island Links Scouts and West Island Mission The 246th Pioneer Scout Troop wanted to make a difference this holiday season. ... » Full Story

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Lachine man can't seem to stop stealing from cars

A 20-year-old Lachine man who was charged Dec. 28 with stealing items from cars was arrested Jan. 3 for the same offence. Montreal Police Constable Stéphane Hunault said the man was arrested at 1:35 a.m. on... » Full Story

Ontario driver robbed while at lunch

An Ontario man who stopped for a bite to eat at a Sources Blvd. restaurant was robbed by a couple who stole his car keys and then ransacked the inside of his vehicle. As well, the couple made off with the... » Full Story

Woman falls as purse snatched during drive-by robbery

A 70-year-old Roxboro woman fell to the ground when a thief grabbed her purse as the car he was in drove by her. Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu said the woman suffered minor injuries to her hands and... » Full Story

Road block set up in Beaconsfield to check for drinking and driving

Police set up a road block last week to check for drivers who had been drinking, and although three drivers were tested, none were arrested. Community relations officer Jean-Pierre Levis said the road block was... » Full Story

Award for tow truck driver

Tow truck driver Daniel Mc Cluskey received a certificate of merit from Montreal Police for his action last June which led to the safe recovery of a three-year-old girl who was in the back seat of a car that had been... » Full Story

Four teens arrested for early-morning break-in

Four young men were arrested last week for breaking and entering. A witness called police when he saw three men at the back door of a St Charles Blvd. company at 5:20 a.m. on Nov. 30. Another man was... » Full Story

Truck load of copper stolen in Dorval

A trailer filled with copper was stolen during an overnight break-in at a Dorval trucking company on Ryan St. The break-in occurred overnight on Nov. 15. The closure of the tractor-trailer was broken and... » Full Story

Cars in Baie d'Urfé targeted for break-ins

After a rash of attempted break-ins of cars, police are reminding residents to make sure their After a rash of attempted break-ins of cars, police are reminding residents to make sure their car doors are locked at... » Full Story

Five teens arrested for theft

Five teens were arrested after they were seen by a witness and a security camera breaking the window of a car on Nov. 3. The teens were seen squeezing under a fence around a parking lot on St. Germain St. at... » Full Story

Police serve up fundraising breakfast

Police will be serving up lots of bacon and eggs Nov.19 at a fundraising breakfast to help Sun Youth and Maison des Jeunes de Pierrefonds. “People will have a choice of four or five options on the breakfast... » Full Story

Police seek man on rape charges

Police are seeking a man on charges of beating and raping a 16-year-old girl last week. Montreal Police Constable Ann Mathieu said the girl was at a party at a friend’s house on Dawson Ave. in Dorval at about... » Full Story

Dead puppy found under porch

Police found a dead puppy under a Roxboro woman’s porch last week. Montreal Police Constable Leslie Potts said police received a call at 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 26 from a woman living on Gouin Blvd. West... » Full Story

Three people held up in bank parking lot

A request for “pot” quickly turned into a hold-up as three people were stopped in the parking lot of a bank on Dorval Ave. in Dorval last weekend. The three victims were walking to the bank on Sunday just... » Full Story

Driver aims for road construction worker

A road construction worker suffered injuries to his side last week when he jumped out of the way of a car that was aiming for him. Maheu said the worker, a 45-year-old Montreal resident, was redirecting traffic... » Full Story

Car theft ring busted in St. Laurent

Teens having a smoke are believed to have sparked a fire that brought down a barn outside a flower shop in St. Lazare earlier this month. Firefighters were called to Fleuriste St. Lazare, at 10:18 p.m. Oct. 10.... » Full Story

Sunglasses are the target of a Pointe Claire heist

A Pointe Claire optician had 150 pairs of sunglasses stolen last Friday night. It is not known how the thieves got into the store on St. John’s Blvd. ... » Full Story

Burning suitcase brings out the fire department

Firefighters were called to Garland St. in Dollard des Ormeaux last week when a burning suitcase was left in the middle of the road. The fire department was called at about 10:40 p.m. on Oct. 13 when neighbours... » Full Story

Police arrest two men in connection with grow house

Police have arrested two Montreal men in connection with a grow house in Pierrefonds. The owner of the house on Peron St., who was renting it out, was having problems with the tenant. On Oct. 14, he went... » Full Story

Pointe Claire man arrested for armed robbery

A Pointe Claire man was arrested and another man is being sought in connection with an armed robbery at a dépanneur on Sources Blvd. in Pointe Claire last week. The robbery took place last Friday just after... » Full Story

Graffiti artists tag Pierrefonds daycare

Police are looking for two boys who “tagged” a daycare on Gouin Blvd. in Pierrefonds last week with graffiti. Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu said an employee at the daycare was exiting the back of... » Full Story

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