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Ile Bizard

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

Toddler who fell into pool has died

The toddler who fell into a backyard pool in Ile Bizard last week has died.The 17-month old... » Full Story
The toddler who fell into a backyard pool in Ile 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... » Full Story

So, you wanna go fishin'?

Program in Ile Bizard aims to introduce a whole new generation to the joys and patience of fishing

While some people these days worry about depleted fish stocks, the Quebec Wildlife Foundation has been... » Full Story
While some people these days worry about depleted fish stocks, the Quebec Wildlife Foundation has been more concerned with fishers becoming an extinct species.To address that, the foundation set up a program... » Full Story

Toddler falls into pool in Île Bizard

17-month-old in critical condition in hospital

A 17-month-old boy is in critical condition at Montreal Children’s Hospital after he fell into a... » Full Story
A 17-month-old boy is in critical condition at Montreal Children’s Hospital after he fell into a neighbour’s swimming pool in Île Bizard yesterday morning.There was no fence around the pool, Montreal... » Full Story

Pauline Marois puts Île Bizard home on market

Residence described as 'a good deal'

Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois is moving to Charlevoix – and selling her home in Île Bizard... » Full Story
Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois is moving to Charlevoix – and selling her home in Île Bizard for $8 million. Described by her real estate agent as having a “Château de la Loire look” at Quebec... » Full Story

57 teams compete in Île Bizard tourney

West Island teams sweep medals

West Island teams completed a sweep of the  medals in the under-10 boys division of the Défi Île... » Full Story
West Island teams completed a sweep of the  medals in the under-10 boys division of the Défi Île Bizard  tournament on the weekend.The Pierrefonds Cobras claimed the gold medal with a 4-1 win over... » Full Story

Passenger dies in jeep crash in Île Bizard

20-year-old succumbs to his injuries in hospital

A man in his early 20s died in hospital yesterday after the car he was a passenger in veered out of... » Full Story
A man in his early 20s died in hospital yesterday after the car he was a passenger in veered out of control Sunday, struck a tree and then bounced off of it on Île Bizard.The impact caused the man and the... » Full Story

Jones hot topic at Royal Montreal Golf Club

Vanishing financial adviser being talked about on well-manicured grounds of Ile Bizard course

If Earl Jones ever resurfaces in Montreal, it’s unlikely he’ll be taking in a round of golf. The... » Full Story
If Earl Jones ever resurfaces in Montreal, it’s unlikely he’ll be taking in a round of golf. The West Island investment adviser  was a familiar and well-liked face in Montreal’s golfing circles, and... » Full Story

With The Coach: Ashley Williams

Soccer should be part of life, not your whole life: 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: Ashley Williams, 47-year-old Île Bizard resident and project consultant for IBM ... » Full Story

Elite girls' hockey evaluations

The Lac St. Louis Elites girls’ hockey program will be conducting year-end hockey “exit camps” over... » Full Story
The Lac St. Louis Elites girls’ hockey program will be conducting year-end hockey “exit camps” over the next two weekends at St. Raphael Arena in Île Bizard. Girls who aspire to play on an Elites... » Full Story

WANT TO PLAY BANTAM AAA FOOTBALL ON WEST ISLAND??

Any 14- and 15-year-olds on the West Island wanting to play football in the QBFL (Quebec Bantam Football... » Full Story
Any 14- and 15-year-olds on the West Island wanting to play football in the QBFL (Quebec Bantam Football League). The Ile Bizard Bantam 'AAA' Vikings are recruiting. Come play for a great association, with a staff of 9... » Full Story

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Recent Police Blotter

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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