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Lachine

LAKESIDE ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS!

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Lakeside Academy students: Arielle de Pagter, Lisa... » Full Story
We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Lakeside Academy students: Arielle de Pagter, Lisa Hanash, Vandana Patel and Amanda Jane Tilson. Their projects will be part of the International... » Full Story

Lachine dog owners set to take their battle with city to court

Some dog owners in Lachine are upset at the borough for a perceived bias against dogs. For years,... » Full Story
Some dog owners in Lachine are upset at the borough for a perceived bias against dogs. For years, they have been fighting a municipal bylaw that forbids dogs from the Parks Canada lands beside the canal.... » Full Story

Tracing fur traders' steps

Lachine museum offers hands-on experience

For the next month, Quebec’s history buffs will be able to live the experiences of fur traders... » Full Story
For the next month, Quebec’s history buffs will be able to live the experiences of fur traders first-hand, as part of a tour that organizers say is about as historically accurate as you can get. That is,... » Full Story

Lachine's Smith named assistant coach of women's Olympic hockey team

Peter Smith of Lachine has been appointed an assistant coach for the national women’s hockey team at the... » Full Story
Peter Smith of Lachine has been appointed an assistant coach for the national women’s hockey team at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Melody Davidson returns as head coach of Team Canada, a post she... » Full Story

Lachine woman not giving up on missing cats

After losing two of her felines in a major fire, teacher has hope another pair remains alive

Somewhere out there, two fluffy grey cats should know their guardian angel is doing her best to find them.... » Full Story
Somewhere out there, two fluffy grey cats should know their guardian angel is doing her best to find them. Marina Pitsiladis has plastered part of Lachine with hundreds of colour posters offering a $1,000 reward if... » Full Story

Night-flight plans temporarily grounded;

'We're happy now, but we'll have to see what happens in the future': Lachine mayor

A plan that spread night flights over several neighbourhoods around Pierre Elliott Trudeau... » Full Story
A plan that spread night flights over several neighbourhoods around Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport has been temporarily suspended.   Aéroports de Montréal announced... » Full Story

Lavery named rugby assistant at McGill

John Lavery has been appointed an assistant coach with the McGill University women's rugby... » Full Story
John Lavery has been appointed an assistant coach with the McGill University women's rugby team. Lavery, a 33-year-old Lachine native, has been an assistant coach with the Ste. Anne de Bellevue... » Full Story

Night flights to end over Laval, St. Laurent

But no such plans for Lachine, source says

Night flights over parts of St. Laurent and Laval will end, but others will continue over Lachine... » Full Story
Night flights over parts of St. Laurent and Laval will end, but others will continue over Lachine under a new Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport plan, The Gazette has... » Full Story

Lachine fire leaves tenant with nothing

Apartment completely destroyed

Melanie Mockridge has flashes of seeing her dog burned in its cage, but luckily that never happened. She... » Full Story
Melanie Mockridge has flashes of seeing her dog burned in its cage, but luckily that never happened. She and her two dogs weren’t at her Lachine apartment building when fire gutted it early Saturday. But that was... » Full Story

Night flight plan over Lachine could be dropped

Problems with new paths

A proposed new path over Lachine for night flights from Trudeau airport could be quashed even before tests... » Full Story
A proposed new path over Lachine for night flights from Trudeau airport could be quashed even before tests get under way, the airport has revealed. The airport had proposed to test a new route for the three to... » Full Story

Rough landing for protesters

Group of Lachine residents attack plan to test new night flights from Trudeau airport

Carrying placards saying "stop the massacre of Lachine," a group of citizens concerned... » Full Story
Carrying placards saying "stop the massacre of Lachine," a group of citizens concerned about night flights from Trudeau airport were snubbed by both federal Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon... » Full Story

Aid pours in for Lachine Legion

Donations total about $1,300 after building vandalized

Members of Lachine's Royal Canadian Legion branch are grateful for an outpouring of support they have... » Full Story
Members of Lachine's Royal Canadian Legion branch are grateful for an outpouring of support they have received after their building was vandalized Tuesday for the second time in four months. Slogans reading... » Full Story

Indoor tourney a well-oiled machine

Seventh annual Lac St. Louis event attracts 170 teams

The seventh annual Lac St. Louis National Indoor Soccer Tournament, featuring more than 170 intercity... » Full Story
The seventh annual Lac St. Louis National Indoor Soccer Tournament, featuring more than 170 intercity teams, concluded Sunday at the Catalogna Soccerplexe in Lachine. Ninety-two boys teams and 80 girls teams... » Full Story

Safer access to playground doesn't top agenda

Lachine school to get new bathrooms, though

Max Harrold The Gazette There will finally be separate bathrooms for boys and girls at École... » Full Story
Max Harrold The Gazette There will finally be separate bathrooms for boys and girls at École Philippe Morin in Lachine, but a proposal for safer access to the school’s playground will have to wait.... » Full Story

Parents and principal at crossroads on safety

Children in harm's way, residents say

The parents just want their children safe, but school officials say some adults are putting youngsters at... » Full Story
The parents just want their children safe, but school officials say some adults are putting youngsters at risk during the commotion of dropping off or picking up their children at École Philippe Morin in... » Full Story

Residents want action on flight path

Lachine councillor wonders why he's hearing planes

Some Lachine residents are pushing borough officials to adopt a resolution as quickly as possible opposing... » Full Story
Some Lachine residents are pushing borough officials to adopt a resolution as quickly as possible opposing night flights traveling over Lachine between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., while a Lachine borough councillor wonders... » Full Story

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Recent Police Blotter

Woman finds would-be thieves in her car

A 58-year-old woman who parked her car in a municipal parking lot while she went for a bicycle ride along the waterfront in Lachine last weekend was startled when she returned to her vehicle and was confronted by two... » Full Story

Police issue alert

Police have issued an alert about a man who was exhibiting suspicious behaviour in Kirkland Park on Des Erables St. in the St. Pierre area of Lachine last week. “There was no arrest but we were... » Full Story

Van stolen in Lachine

A Chevrolet Venture minivan parked on Camille St. in Lachine was stolen last week. Police said the 2000 van was taken between 6 p.m. on June 14 and 3:30 p.m .on June 15. ... » Full Story

Thieves break into backyard sheds

Two backyard sheds on a Lachine street were broken into last week. Montreal Police Constable Stéphane Hunault said the first break-in took place some time between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on June 7 on 13th... » Full Story

Police looking for help to solve murder

Police are asking for the public's help in solving a murder in Lachine. Francis "Frank" Gallant-Raymond's body was found by a passing motorist April 16 at 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of... » Full Story

Youth charged for making threats

A 15-year-old Lachine boy was arrested last week after threats were made against two school employees. The incident began May 7 at 8:45 a.m., when a school employee chastised the boy for wearing a baseball cap,... » Full Story

Arson suspected in Lachine fire

Police suspect a fire at a home on Fifth Ave. on May 6 might have been deliberately set. Firefighters called police to the scene “when they noticed certain details that could lead them to believe that the... » Full Story

Bus driver hit with skateboard

A Montreal Transit Corp. bus driver was injured April 14 when a passenger hit him in the ribs with his skateboard. A group of students got on the bus near the corner of Meadowbrook and Sherbrooke Sts. in... » Full Story

Burglar breaks through café wall

A burglar broke into a café on Provost St. last week in order to break through a wall leading to the dépanneur next door. “An individual broke into the café and then proceeded to break through the wall... » Full Story

Burglar breaks through café wall

A burglar broke into a café on Provost St. last week in order to break through a wall leading to the dépanneur next door. “An individual broke into the café and then proceeded to break through the wall... » Full Story

17-year-old faces possible drug charges

A jaywalking incident in Lachine led to the arrest of a 17-year-old Montreal man last week on a variety of drug charges. Montreal Police Constable Martin Desmarais said the incident began at 3:28 p.m. on March... » Full Story

Lachine man faces mischief charge

A 21-year-old Lachine man faces a mischief charge following his arrest last Saturday in connection with the smashing of store windows near Seventh Ave. and Notre Dame St. in Lachine. A witness waved down a... » Full Story

All-terrain vehicle stolen from indoor garage

Someone made off with an all-terrain vehicle and the trailer it was on. Montreal Police Constable Martin Desmarais said the theft of the orange-coloured trailer and the 2007 Honda ATT took place during the... » Full Story

Look out for clean-shaven, great-smelling thief

There’s a robber somewhere out there who could be very clean-shaven and smells great. A Provost St. drugstore in Lachine was robbed twice in the same month - and both times, the thief took only perfume and... » Full Story

Gas station robbed

A Notre Dame St. gas station was robbed last week while the clerk was outside shoveling snow. Police Constable Martin Desmarais said the robber, who was estimated to be about 15-years-old, had been hanging... » Full Story

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