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Ile Bizard

Île Bizard renames arena after hockey star

Honour a humbling gesture for Vincent Lecavalier

He's lived in sunny Tampa for the past 12 years, but Vincent Lecavalier still calls Ile Bizard home.... » Full Story
He's lived in sunny Tampa for the past 12 years, but Vincent Lecavalier still calls Ile Bizard home. Always will. Last Thursday, the bonds that tie were clearly evident at a rink-naming ceremony in his... » Full Story

New Vincent Lecavalier Arena to be inaugurated

Île-Bizard honours hometown hockey hero

The official inauguration of the new Vincent Lecavalier Arena will take place this Thursday at 4 p.m. at... » Full Story
The official inauguration of the new Vincent Lecavalier Arena will take place this Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Sport Complexe Saint-Raphaël in Île-Bizard. Lecavalier, the hometown boy who became a star... » Full Story

Ile Bizard reconsidering sewer plan to reduce costs

A small Ile Bizard community is eagerly awaiting a revamped proposal to finally connect it to the... » Full Story
A small Ile Bizard community is eagerly awaiting a revamped proposal to finally connect it to the municipal drinking water and sewer systems. But some residents suspect the project won't get done or that they might... » Full Story

Chat Gris Perdu- Lost Grey Cat

On cherche notre chat. On l'a perdu depuis jeudi le 6 mai à l'ile-Bizard autour de la rue Dufresne et... » Full Story
On cherche notre chat. On l'a perdu depuis jeudi le 6 mai à l'ile-Bizard autour de la rue Dufresne et Lacombe. Il a 3 ans, il est grand, poil court et gris foncé et n'a pas de collier. Si vous le retrouvez, SVP... » Full Story

Water problems in Île Bizard proving costly to solve

Residents must decide if they will pay to be hooked up to municipal services

Île Bizard resident Penny Dawe just bought a dishwasher but she doesn’t use it because it leaves a... » Full Story
Île Bizard resident Penny Dawe just bought a dishwasher but she doesn’t use it because it leaves a yellow film on her plates. She can’t wash her hair with tap water because the water contains toxins, including... » Full Story

Woman found dead at Île Bizard home

Montreal police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of 42-year-old woman whose body was found lying... » Full Story
Montreal police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of 42-year-old woman whose body was found lying in the backyard of her Île Bizard home Thursday night."There were no marks of violence on the body and... » Full Story

Ile Bizard woman's body found in her back yard

Police await autopsy results

Montreal police are awaiting autopsy results regarding the death of a 42-year-old woman whose body was... » Full Story
Montreal police are awaiting autopsy results regarding the death of a 42-year-old woman whose body was found lying in the back yard of her Ile Bizard home Thursday night.”There were no marks of violence on... » Full Story

Public security increase patrol in Île Bizard as concern over coyotes peaks

Officers armed with ultrasonic lasers

Public security patrols on Île Bizard have been increased due to some residents’ concerns about ... » Full Story
Public security patrols on Île Bizard have been increased due to some residents’ concerns about  coyotes.While city of Montreal park officials continue to point out that coyotes are considered to be... » Full Story

Citizen concerns over coyotes cause for increased patrols in Ile Bizard park

Public security patrols on Ile Bizard have been increased due to some residents’ concerns about ... » Full Story
Public security patrols on Ile Bizard have been increased due to some residents’ concerns about  coyotes.While city of Montreal park officials  continue to point out that coyotes are considered to... » Full Story

Coyotes in Île Bizard have residents howling

Land owner hires trapper to reduce their numbers

Coyotes seem to be on some people’s minds in Île Bizard lately.Residents have been calling the... » Full Story
Coyotes seem to be on some people’s minds in Île Bizard lately.Residents have been calling the Ste. Geneviève-Île Bizard borough, worried about roaming coyotes in Île Bizard, spokeswoman Lucie René said... » Full Story

Funeral held for Île Bizard snowmobilier

13-year-old's body was pulled from lake last week, father still missing

A funeral was held last Thursday for Île Bizard resident Daniel Jukovitsky, 13, whose body was found in... » Full Story
A funeral was held last Thursday for Île Bizard resident Daniel Jukovitsky, 13, whose body was found in the Lake of Two Mountains after he went snowmobiling with his father on Jan. 10.The service was held at... » Full Story

Thornhill earns McGill sports honour

Île Bizard’s Matt Thornhill was named McGill’s male athlete of the week after leading the Redmen to a... » Full Story
Île Bizard’s Matt Thornhill was named McGill’s male athlete of the week after leading the Redmen to a pair of upset wins in Quebec conference  basketball action.While wearing a face mask to protect a... » Full Story

SQ divers search lake for missing Ile Bizard man

Divers pulled son's body from lake Monday

The search for Roman Jukovitsky, 37, an Île Bizard man who went missing with his teenage son during a... » Full Story
The search for Roman Jukovitsky, 37, an Île Bizard man who went missing with his teenage son during a snowmobile outing on Lake of Two Mountains Sunday, continued yesterday with police divers scoping the waters off... » Full Story

Body of snowmobiler, 13, pulled from Lake of Two Mountains

Father and son believed to have plunged through the ice on way back to Ile Bizard

Provincial police divers pulled the body of a 13-year-old Île Bizard boy out of the frigid waters of Lake... » Full Story
Provincial police divers pulled the body of a 13-year-old Île Bizard boy out of the frigid waters of Lake of Two Mountains yesterday afternoon, but had to suspend the search for his father until this... » Full Story

With the Coach: Chris Sevigny

Sevigny: He just loves to coach

With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local... » Full Story
With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local coach.Coach: Chris Sevigny, 39-year-old Île Bizard resident and account manager at Traffic Tech, a... » Full Story

With the Coach: Dan D'Astroli

Coach opted to be a student of the game

With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local... » Full Story
With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local coach.Coach: Dan D’Astoli, 43-year-old resident of Carling Lake, Que.Team: Lac St.... » Full Story

Bélanger voted in as mayor in Ile Bizard-Ste. Geneviève

Full detailed final results included

Here are the voting results from Île Bizard-Ste. Geneviève: Mayor's... » Full Story
Here are the voting results from Île Bizard-Ste. Geneviève: Mayor's race:Richard Bélanger (Union Montreal): 2,882René Gervais (Vision Montreal):... » Full Story

With The Coach: Jon Goyens

A teacher who's a student of the game

With the Coach is a weekly  series featuring a conversation with a local... » Full Story
With the Coach is a weekly  series featuring a conversation with a local coach.Coach: Jon Goyens, 31-year-old Île Bizard native and substitute teacher... » Full Story

Vandals in Île Bizard take aim at election posters

50 signs damaged

Richard Bélanger’s team of volunteers spent much of last Friday afternoon putting up municipal election... » Full Story
Richard Bélanger’s team of volunteers spent much of last Friday afternoon putting up municipal election signs in one district of Île Bizard. But by Saturday morning, most of the 50 signs had been stolen,... » Full Story

Toddler who fell in pool dies

The toddler who fell into a backyard pool in Île Bizard last week has died.The 17-month-old boy... » Full Story
The toddler who fell into a backyard pool in Île Bizard last week has died.The 17-month-old boy fell into an above-ground pool on Aug. 4. He died Aug. 6 at the Montreal Children’s Hospital.The toddler... » Full Story

Upcoming Events in Ile Bizard

Friday, September 24, 2010 - 6:00pm

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Essential information: Ile Bizard

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Recent Police Blotter

Lock your car doors, police say following the arrest of four teens

Four West Island teens were arrested last week and various items stolen from parked vehicles were recovered.... » Full Story

Man whith paper bag over his head robs bank in Ile Bizard

A man wearing what appeared to be a paper bag over his head with two holes cut out so that he could see, robbed a bank on Ile Bizard last week.Montreal Constable Daniel Maheu said the man entered the... » Full Story

Cops clamp down on speeders/racers

Police are cracking down on speeding as well as road racing on Île Bizard.“Following complaints  from citizens and elected officials about cars and motorcycles racing down certain streets, we decided... » Full Story

Police nab speeders on Ile Bizard

Two of the ten people stopped for speeding down Cherrier Road, near Pierre-Foretier St. as well as near Triolet St.  in Ile Bizard were clocked in at more than 100 kms/hour in the 50 km/hr zone.Montreal... » Full Story

Ile Bizard senior slightly injured during break-in

A 70-year-old Ile Bizard resident was slightly injured March 4 when three robbers forced their way into her apartment. The victim was taken by surprise at 3 p.m. when she opened the door to three strangers, two men... » Full Story

Break-in at Île Bizard house under construction

Someone stole tools, plumbing and electrical supplies from a house under construction in Île Bizard.Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu said the owner of the home called police after he showed up at the... » Full Story

No drunk drivers found during police check

Police checked 1236 drivers for impaired driving last week and no one was found to have exceeded the legal .08 blood/alcohol limit.“This goes to show  that people ... are being more responsible,”... » Full Story

Police charge teen with growing marijuana

Montreal Police arrested an 18-year-old Île Bizard man for cultivating marijuana last week after responding to a call about a group of youths in an abandoned home.Constable Daniel Maheu said police received a... » Full Story

Garden sheds vandalized

Vandals broke into an Ile Bizard business and smashed windows on five garden sheds.Montreal Police Constable Khobee Gibson said police are studying surveillance tape of the Aug. 6 incident that took place at 10... » Full Story

Cyclists ignoring bicycle path to cross Ile Bizard bridge

Police are reminding cyclists to use the bicycle path when crossing the bridge to Ile Bizard. “Despite the bicycle path provided to cross the Jacques Bizard bridge some cyclists are using the lanes... » Full Story

Police probe defacing of private and public property

Police are seeking information about four instances of graffiti in Ile Bizard. Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu said that during the night of April 19, someone used green spray paint on the outside wall of... » Full Story

Car set ablaze in Ile Bizard

Police are investigating a fire that was deliberately set in a car in Île Bizard last week. “Someone placed a plastic bottle filled with a combustible liquid inside the vehicle and then lit a match,” Maheu... » Full Story

Fire deliberately set in vehicle

Police are investigating a deliberately-set fire in an automobile. “Someone placed a plastic bottle filled with a combustible liquid inside the vehicle and then lit a match,” Montreal Police Constable Daniel... » Full Story

Teens ticketed for setting bonfire

Nine young people, including seven boys and two girls, were ticketed last week for setting up a bonfire in the Bois de l'Île Bizard Nature Park. One of the youths was also cited for possession of... » Full Story

Bike stolen from shed

Police are reminding residents to make sure to keep their backyard sheds locked. The reminder was prompted by the theft of a 24-speed bike from the backyard shed in Île Bizard on May 9.... » Full Story

Graffiti vandals sought

Police are looking for a couple of young men who were seen spraying graffiti on a bus shelter in île Bizard last week. Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu said police were called at 8 p.m on April 16 by a... » Full Story

Thief breaks in through second floor

A residential break-in in Île Bizard last week has spurred police to remind homeowners to make sure alarm systems cover second-floor windows and doors. “Many homeowners only have their first floor doors and windows... » Full Story

Police net three in snowmobile operation

Police from Station 3 issued three tickets Sunday during a police snowmobile operation in Ile Bizard. In all, said Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu, 64 snowmobiles were stopped. Of those, one ticket was issued... » Full Story

Daring daytime robbery

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Police net three in snowmobile operation

Police from Station 3 issued three tickets Sunday during a police snowmobile operation in Ile Bizard. In all, said Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu, 64 snowmobiles were stopped. Of those, one ticket was issued... » Full Story
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