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Dorval

Night flights still keeping us awake

residents decry delay in new airport plan, draft of revised path in the hands of Transport Canada, ADM says

Three months after Aéroports de Montréal announced that night flights over various parts of the... » Full Story
Three months after Aéroports de Montréal announced that night flights over various parts of the city would be cancelled because they failed to meet pre-set criteria, jets flying out of Trudeau... » Full Story

RVA Celebrates Challenged Artists

It is an unfortunate reality that those with disabilities are sometimes looked upon as limited, their... » Full Story
It is an unfortunate reality that those with disabilities are sometimes looked upon as limited, their identities based on what they can't do as opposed to what they can. Under the tutelage of volunteer art... » Full Story

Crematoriums now limited to industrial sector in Dorval

Lakeshore Drive crematorium set to begin operations this fall

Another crematorium will not be allowed in the city of Dorval’s commercial and residential areas.... » Full Story
Another crematorium will not be allowed in the city of Dorval’s commercial and residential areas. Following complaints over construction a crematorium earlier this year as part of an expansion of a funeral... » Full Story

Oct. 3 deadline set for airport noise petition

Dorval residents have until Oct. 3 to sign a petition against overnight flights at Trudeau airport.... » Full Story
Dorval residents have until Oct. 3 to sign a petition against overnight flights at Trudeau airport. “At that time, the municipal council of the City of Dorval will forward the petition to the federal... » Full Story

Dorval council meets Sept. 22

Crematorium by-law on the agenda

Items on the agenda at tonight’s (Sept. 22) city council meeting in Dorval include adoption of a second... » Full Story
Items on the agenda at tonight’s (Sept. 22) city council meeting in Dorval include adoption of a second draft of a bylaw to prevent any more crematoriums from being built in the city, except in the industrial... » Full Story

Revamping Dorval Circle hits cost overruns and work has even begun

Area will be a construction zone till 2013

After decades of delays, work is finally set to start on modernizing the Dorval Circle, and it’s already... » Full Story
After decades of delays, work is finally set to start on modernizing the Dorval Circle, and it’s already over it’s original cost estimates. The project to modernize the interchange and ease traffic flow was... » Full Story

Fluoride back in Dorval water

The City of Dorval has resumed  water fluoridation after a five-year hiatus. Mayor Edgar Rouleau... » Full Story
The City of Dorval has resumed  water fluoridation after a five-year hiatus. Mayor Edgar Rouleau said it was time to act on the matter since he had been receiving a lot of requests from citizens concerned... » Full Story

Dorval launches commercial recycling program

Dorval has launched a pilot project to introduce a recycling program in certain commercial areas.... » Full Story
Dorval has launched a pilot project to introduce a recycling program in certain commercial areas. The pilot project, which began last week, will allow businesses and other companies that weren’t previously... » Full Story

Dorval considering honour for Yeomans

Former Dorval mayor Peter Yeomans could soon have a building named in his honour. Sandra Mullaly, a... » Full Story
Former Dorval mayor Peter Yeomans could soon have a building named in his honour. Sandra Mullaly, a Dorval resident, recently asked city council to name a building after Yeomans. “He’s an amazing... » Full Story

Dorval finally will resume fluoridating water

It apparently takes a lot of time to put fluoride back into drinking water. In December 2006, Dorval... » Full Story
It apparently takes a lot of time to put fluoride back into drinking water. In December 2006, Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau wrangled consent from the Quebec government to let the city decide whether to resume... » Full Story

Dorval residents continue to protest crematorium

Mayor says lawyers still looking at how to stop it

Put a stop to the construction of a crematorium in Dorval Village. That was the message most of the more... » Full Story
Put a stop to the construction of a crematorium in Dorval Village. That was the message most of the more than 30 people who attended last week’s city council meeting had for Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau. And... » Full Story

Music program strikes positive note with students

Dorval high school focuses on music

Music is much more than just another subject at École Secondaire Dorval-Jean XXIII. It is a... » Full Story
Music is much more than just another subject at École Secondaire Dorval-Jean XXIII. It is a discipline that helps students succeed in all their studies; it is a program that unites students and gives them a... » Full Story

Paralympians seek medal haul of their own

Dorval mother battles to put disabled athletes on financial par with able-bodied Beijing winners

Brent Lakatos, one of Canada's top prospects for a medal at September's Paralympic Games in Beijing,... » Full Story
Brent Lakatos, one of Canada's top prospects for a medal at September's Paralympic Games in Beijing, and his mother, Barbara Payson, have long been a dynamic duo fighting for the rights of the... » Full Story

Letter: Do you want a crematorium in Dorval?

As many may know, the Lakeshore Cardinal Funeral Home, operating for decades in the old village of... » Full Story
As many may know, the Lakeshore Cardinal Funeral Home, operating for decades in the old village of Dorval by the Cardinal family, is being renovated. The permit requested and obtained from the city... » Full Story

With The Coach

Soccer is a family tradition

With the Coach is an occasional series featuring a conversation with a local coach. Coach: Brian... » Full Story
With the Coach is an occasional series featuring a conversation with a local coach. Coach: Brian Ridgway, a 40-year-old management consultant from Dorval Team: Dorval under-10 intercity girls... » Full Story

City of Dorval petitions against late-night flights

The city of Dorval took its battle against overnight flights using Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport one step... » Full Story
The city of Dorval took its battle against overnight flights using Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport one step further last week with the launch of a petition to put a stop to late-night and early morning take-offs and... » Full Story

Flights too close for comfort

Air Transat Flight 996, an Airbus 310 taking off for Edmonton from Pierre Elliott Trudeau... » Full Story
Air Transat Flight 996, an Airbus 310 taking off for Edmonton from Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Dorval, "overshot its allocated altitude of 19,000 feet" around 11 a.m. on... » Full Story

Deer shot by police in Dorval

Montreal Police shot and killed a deer in Dorval early Wednesday, fearing it could have caused an accident... » Full Story
Montreal Police shot and killed a deer in Dorval early Wednesday, fearing it could have caused an accident if it got on to Highway 20. "It was unfortunate, but we had no choice but to shoot... » Full Story

Dorval to re-examine plans for artificial turf over health concerns

Dorval officials are  taking another look at plans to install artificial turf on a soccer field next to... » Full Story
Dorval officials are  taking another look at plans to install artificial turf on a soccer field next to the Sarto Desnoyers Community Centre. “I wouldn’t say we were officially reconsidering the... » Full Story

Stopping crematorium ‘impossible’: Cardinal

City councillors and the owners of Lakeshore Cardinal Funeral Home weathered another volley of criticism... » Full Story
City councillors and the owners of Lakeshore Cardinal Funeral Home weathered another volley of criticism Monday night from Dorval residents who demanded a halt to the ongoing construction of a crematory in the... » Full Story

Upcoming Events in Dorval

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 10:00am

Giant Fall Fair at Dorval Elementary School

Friday, October 24, 2008 - 6:00pm

Child Haven International 13th Annual Benefit Evening

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Recent Police Blotter

Bank robbed in Dorval

Two men – one armed with a gun – robbed a bank on Dorval Ave. last week. The men entered the bank at 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 27, both wearing hoods. They ordered the tellers to kneel on the ground and... » Full Story

At least one injured in street gang brawl

Police believe a young man who was injured last week was involved in a brawl between street gangs, although he is refusing to co-operate or name his assailant. Police were called to Louise Lamy St. in Dorval on... » Full Story

Woamn arrested for theft

A 19-year-old Dorval woman was arrested after camping equipment stolen from her neighbour’s locker was found in her car. The victim went to her locker in her apartment building on Dorval Ave. at about 9 a.m.... » Full Story

Trucker hijacked at gunpoint

A truck driver was hijacked at gunpoint on Hymus Blvd. in Dorval last week. The driver was picking up cargo in Dorval to deliver to Laval on June 25 at 7:15 a.m. When he stopped at an intersection on Hymus, an... » Full Story

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