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Sunshine Academy's Welcome Back corn roast 2007
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OTIS GRANT: Joining forces to make a difference

It started off as an evening that would showcase the latest works of one of the country’s most prominent... » Full Story

It started off as an evening that would showcase the latest works of one of the country’s most prominent sport portrait and landscape artist. The unveiling of Tony Harris’s most recent paintings quickly... » Full Story

HUNTLEY ADDIE: Same old issues keep creeping up at school

The meeting was starting to drag and I noticed that Nancy Hain, then principal of John Rennie High... » Full Story

The meeting was starting to drag and I noticed that Nancy Hain, then principal of John Rennie High School, was beginning to lose patience. I knew the staff council meeting was going to go long from the... » Full Story

JUST A REMINDER

So when your caterpillar cannot eat anymore and it looks like a fat hot dog in a colourful costume of a... » Full Story

So when your caterpillar cannot eat anymore and it looks like a fat hot dog in a colourful costume of a carnival dancer, you can be quite sure that its time is here to become a cocoon. Talking about cocoon life!... » Full Story

Shattered Dreams It Only Seems

Ahhh the days you used to sit back and dream. Dream of what many would consider impossible, but to you you... » Full Story

Ahhh the days you used to sit back and dream. Dream of what many would consider impossible, but to you you know it could be. Dreamin’ up plans that seemed so far out of reach, dreams of super stardom, remarkable... » Full Story

HUNTLEY ADDIE: Put your unneeded school supplies to good use

The school year has ended and I just can’t wait to see if a former student will get on Oprah Winfrey.... » Full Story

The school year has ended and I just can’t wait to see if a former student will get on Oprah Winfrey. Two weeks ago, Stephanie Jonah, who I taught a few years back, showed up at my door with a simple plan... » Full Story

BILL YOUNG: A true Canadian hero in our midst

Over the next two weeks, as we celebrate our national heritage, West Island resident Kiyoshi Suga will... » Full Story

Over the next two weeks, as we celebrate our national heritage, West Island resident Kiyoshi Suga will have his own set of memories to reflect upon. Five years ago, on June 28, 2003, Suga was inducted into the... » Full Story

LETTER: Young heroes in Pointe Claire

Anyone who thinks the younger generation is going to hell in a handbasket should have attended the... » Full Story

Anyone who thinks the younger generation is going to hell in a handbasket should have attended the heart-warming presentation at the Pointe Claire Aquatic Centre last week to see a group of alert... » Full Story

Otis Grant: Hockey event scores a goal for Lakeshore foundation

This past Saturday, the 94.7 Hits FM Hockey Marathon in aide of the Lakeshore General Hospital... » Full Story

This past Saturday, the 94.7 Hits FM Hockey Marathon in aide of the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation celebrated its fifth anniversary. In the past four years, this event has generated... » Full Story

Letter: Area for wildlife needs to be preserved

Please forward my sincere thank you to Ryan Young of John Abbott for his excellent editorial... » Full Story

Please forward my sincere thank you to Ryan Young of John Abbott for his excellent editorial ("It's time to save l'Anse-à-l'Orme woodlands, West Island Gazette, May 15). The article was well... » Full Story

Letter: Solution to l'Anse-a-l'Orme woods in the works: mayor

Will polar bears wander l'Anse-à-l'Orme? ... » Full Story

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BBQ Tandoori Spiced Halibut Fillets with Cucumber and Yogurt Salad

A generous rub of Indian spices on delicate fish combine with the cool flavor of a traditional cucumber salad

Community

OTIS GRANT: Joining forces to make a difference

It started off as an evening that would showcase the latest works of one of the country’s most prominent... » Full Story

HUNTLEY ADDIE: Same old issues keep creeping up at school

The meeting was starting to drag and I noticed that Nancy Hain, then principal of John Rennie High... » Full Story

Former Pierrefonds Mayor Cyril McDonald passes away

Funeral services for Cyril McDonald, the mayor of Pierrefonds for 16 years until his retirement in 1989,... » Full Story

Funeral services for Cyril McDonald, the mayor of Pierrefonds for 16 years until his retirement in 1989, were held Saturday (Aug.23) in Lyndhurst, Ont. McDonald, 81, died peacefully on Aug. 19 at his residence... » Full Story

Next Stop ... Carnegie Hall!

POINTE-CLAIRE—In their last stop before their Carnegie Hall concert, the 80 voices of an award-winning... » Full Story

POINTE-CLAIRE—In their last stop before their Carnegie Hall concert, the 80 voices of an award-winning choir from Wales and the Montreal Welsh Male Choir will hold a concert at St. John’s United Church on Sunday,... » Full Story

Hydro-Québec’s enlightening tours

Learn all about producing electricity

While there are many things to see and do in faraway places, the best can sometimes be found in our... » Full Story

While there are many things to see and do in faraway places, the best can sometimes be found in our own backyard. With that in mind, The Gazette’s West Island section will explore attractions and delights in... » Full Story

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