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Kirkland

Kirkland Meals on Wheels has a new home

As of the beginning of October, the dedicated volunteers responsible for Kirkland Meals on Wheels are... » Full Story

As of the beginning of October, the dedicated volunteers responsible for Kirkland Meals on Wheels are working in a new setting, following a reorganization and move. The MoW kitchen, now in the Church of St.... » Full Story

Graffiti, soccer and dispatch of emergency calls on Kirkland's agenda

An amendment to a graffiti bylaw, adoption of a bylaw authorizing the construction of a soccer field and... » Full Story

An amendment to a graffiti bylaw, adoption of a bylaw authorizing the construction of a soccer field and the signing of an inter-municipal agreement with Pointe-Claire regarding the dispatch of emergency calls are... » Full Story

Obama's got a lock on the West Island, according to tip poll

Customers at Java U on St. Charles weigh in with their gratuities

You've read the results of enough scientific polls. Here's one from out in left... » Full Story

You've read the results of enough scientific polls. Here's one from out in left field: Specifically Pierrefonds, where nine of 10 Java U patrons hope Barack Obama is elected president of the United... » Full Story

Going to bat for a good cause

Kirkland tournament raises more than $5,000

Organizers of the Kirkland Ladies Slow-Pitch tournament – Jenn Schroeder (left to right), Lindsay... » Full Story

Organizers of the Kirkland Ladies Slow-Pitch tournament – Jenn Schroeder (left to right), Lindsay Dalley, Angie Pasquini, Sheila McKenna and Lisa-Marie Gingera – were hamming it up at Eccestone Park on Saturday... » Full Story

Rezoning for Metro creating riff

Brett Bundale The Gazette A proposed Metro Plus supermarket in Kirkland promises more sushi,... » Full Story

Brett Bundale The Gazette A proposed Metro Plus supermarket in Kirkland promises more sushi, more organic food and more ready-to-eat meals. But nearby residents aren’t looking forward to what... » Full Story

Kirkland to get second synthetic turf field

Kirkland will receive financial assistance from the provincial government to pay for a new synthetic... » Full Story

Kirkland will receive financial assistance from the provincial government to pay for a new synthetic soccer/football field. The new field is planned for Smiley Park on Elkas Blvd. Construction could begin as... » Full Story

Gas spill at Canadian Tire quickly contained

A gasoline spill at the Canadian Tire filling station in Kirkland early Tuesday morning had work crews... » Full Story

A gasoline spill at the Canadian Tire filling station in Kirkland early Tuesday morning had work crews struggling to clean up hundreds of litres of fuel. Police said the accident happened at about 2:45 a.m.... » Full Story

Cities get tough with graffiti artists

Baie d'Urfé, Kirkland consider act of carry spray paint illegal

The councils of Kirkland and Baie d’Urfé will vote on motions in early August to amend their nuisance... » Full Story

The councils of Kirkland and Baie d’Urfé will vote on motions in early August to amend their nuisance bylaws in an attempt to stop graffiti before it happens. The changes would make it a crime to simply... » Full Story

Obituary: Hank Canvin – figures large in Kirkland history

If children got skates for Christmas, he thought they should use them immediately. So he fixed up the rinks

As one of the founders of the Town of Kirkland, Hank Canvin has a street and a park in the West... » Full Story

As one of the founders of the Town of Kirkland, Hank Canvin has a street and a park in the West Island community named for him. Canvin worked in the airline industry for 62 years before... » Full Story

Grocery store plan riles homeowners

Kirkland project hinges on dezoning land

Modest homes with well-kept lawns and backyard pools line Fiddler’s Green and Lacey Green Sts. in... » Full Story

Modest homes with well-kept lawns and backyard pools line Fiddler’s Green and Lacey Green Sts. in Kirkland, but behind the picture windows and two-car garages, the residents are preparing for battle. ... » Full Story

Lions' Leblanc could be World Cup bound

Kirkland scoring sensation the only midget player being considered for Team Canada

Kirkland's Louis Leblanc is Alberta-bound this summer. The 17-year-old scoring... » Full Story

Kirkland's Louis Leblanc is Alberta-bound this summer. The 17-year-old scoring sensation for the Lac St. Louis midget Triple-A Lions has been invited to the evaluation camp for Canada's... » Full Story

Machildon back home after surgery

Chemotherapy expected to be next step

Ella Shepherd Marchildon, the Kirkland mother of five who underwent life-saving surgery in Washington,... » Full Story

Ella Shepherd Marchildon, the Kirkland mother of five who underwent life-saving surgery in Washington, D.C., last month, is now back home, preparing for the next bout in her fight against a rare form of cancer.... » Full Story

Fundraising efforts continue for Ella

Ella Marchildon may have finally gotten government approval to pay for her rare surgical treatment, but... » Full Story

Ella Marchildon may have finally gotten government approval to pay for her rare surgical treatment, but the local community hasn’t stopped its energetic fundraising for the Kirkland woman. There was a... » Full Story

Australian visit was a wonderful experience!

What a wonderful experience. Australia is an exotic and intriguing continent to visit. This country... » Full Story

What a wonderful experience. Australia is an exotic and intriguing continent to visit. This country has dry, red-desert and dunes as well as lush coastal rainforests rich with unique wildlife found nowhere else... » Full Story

Kirklands appointment of new director-general raises eyebrows

Kirkland municipal council has appointed a new top civil servant. But how they did it is sparking... » Full Story

Kirkland municipal council has appointed a new top civil servant. But how they did it is sparking criticism, the mayor admits. Council decided to fill the director-general’s post with one of their own;... » Full Story

Kirkland hockey star nabs McGill top honour

Vanessa Davidson named top female athlete of the year

The awards keep piling up for Vanessa Davidson. For the second year in a row, the 23-year-old hockey... » Full Story

The awards keep piling up for Vanessa Davidson. For the second year in a row, the 23-year-old hockey star from Kirkland has been named McGill University’s female athlete of the year. The high-scoring... » Full Story

West Island community still eager to help Kirkland woman battling cancer

Fundraising efforts still needed to help Ella

Despite the government’s decision this week to fund Ella Shepherd Marchildon’s life-saving cancer... » Full Story

Despite the government’s decision this week to fund Ella Shepherd Marchildon’s life-saving cancer surgery in the U.S., all the fundraising events planned on her behalf will still proceed, Joe Marchildon said this... » Full Story

RAMQ approves Kirkland woman's treatment

'We're just so relieved," says Ella's husband

This afternoon Quebec's health insurance board authorized Ella Shepherd Marchildon's request to seek... » Full Story

This afternoon Quebec's health insurance board authorized Ella Shepherd Marchildon's request to seek life-saving cancer treatment in the United States. The Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec had refused... » Full Story

Kirkland woman to hear Monday if Quebec will pay for cancer treatment

Health insurance board has already said no twice

A Kirkland woman with a rare form of cancer must wait until at least Monday to learn if Quebec’s... » Full Story

A Kirkland woman with a rare form of cancer must wait until at least Monday to learn if Quebec’s health-insurance board will pay for a potentially life-saving treatment available only in the United States.... » Full Story

Medicare refuses to pay for Kirkland woman's life-saving surgery

Only done in U.S.; mother of 5 suffers from rare form of cancer

Ella Shepherd Marchildon has been told she needs specialized surgery that's not available in Quebec if she... » Full Story

Ella Shepherd Marchildon has been told she needs specialized surgery that's not available in Quebec if she is to have any chance of surviving a rare form of cancer. But this week, the Régie de l'assurance... » Full Story

Upcoming Events in Kirkland

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 10:00am

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Middle-age thieves rob dollar store

A safe with nearly $300 was snatched from La Zone du Dollar store in Kirkland on Aug. 2 in a heist pulled off by seven middle-aged thieves. Police said two individuals distracted the dollar store clerks just... » Full Story

Contest was a scam

A Kirkland man went from elated to suspicious when he realized the contest he allegedly won was nothing more than a scam. Having entered an online contest recently, when he got an email... » Full Story

Welding mishap triggers explosion, destroys Kirkland house

A house exploded on Colbert Place in Kirkland last week after a homeowner doing some renovations ran into a welding problem. The tank he was using to weld exploded and the single-family home was... » Full Story

Gas truck flips on St. Charles

A gasoline truck flipped over on St. Charles Blvd. at the Trans-Canada Highway on Friday, closing the major north-south artery for close to 12 hours. The truck lost control at about 7:35 p.m. and toppled onto... » Full Story

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