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Celebrating the journey

Weekend to End Women's Cancers 2010

Walkers celebrate as they cross the finish line in Dorval after walking 34 kilometres Saturday on the... » Full Story

Walkers celebrate as they cross the finish line in Dorval after walking 34 kilometres Saturday on the first day of the Weekend to End Women's Cancers. More than 2,000 participants took up the challenge and raised... » Full Story

Photos from Dorval's Rendez-Vous 2010

Michelle Grey, 7 adds her touch to a community painting at the city of Dorval's annual Family Rendez-Vous... » Full Story

Michelle Grey, 7 adds her touch to a community painting at the city of Dorval's annual Family Rendez-Vous event last Saturday at the Sarto Desnoyer Community... » Full Story

Schoolmates at Ecole Secondaire Jean XXIII mourn teen

Dies after car surfing

The first few days back at school are usually an exciting time as friends reconnect and swap stories... » Full Story

The first few days back at school are usually an exciting time as friends reconnect and swap stories about their summer. That is not the picture at Ecole Secondaire Jean XXIII in Dorval, however, which... » Full Story

Long, hot summer for pit bulls

As demands to ban the breed mount in town halls, police investigate a mysterious shooting in Hudson

Two weeks after a pit bull terrier was gunned down in suburban Hudson, the mystery has only deepened as... » Full Story

Two weeks after a pit bull terrier was gunned down in suburban Hudson, the mystery has only deepened as to who shot the dog and whether he was a victim of "breed profiling," the canine world's answer to racial... » Full Story

Stephen Harper in Dollard

Boasts about beating recession; denounces opposition 'coalition'

Stephen Harper says he's in no hurry to hit the trail for another federal election, but just in case one... » Full Story

Stephen Harper says he's in no hurry to hit the trail for another federal election, but just in case one comes sooner than later, he has a Quebec stump speech primed for delivery. The prime minister gave... » Full Story

Star goalie Jaroslav Halak at Fairview Saturday

Will trade autographs for donations to the Ste. Justine Hospital Foundation

Hockey star Jaroslav Halak will be at the Fairview shopping centre for a couple... » Full Story

Hockey star Jaroslav Halak will be at the Fairview shopping centre for a couple of hours Saturday, Sept. 4, trading autographs for donations for a good cause.... » Full Story

Bereavement group aims to help men cope with loss

Popular Pointe Claire pub will host meetings

A new bereavement group for men only will be meeting at a local pub beginning this... » Full Story

A new bereavement group for men only will be meeting at a local pub beginning this month.But no alcohol will be served at the meetings, which will take place every second... » Full Story

Condos in plan for Senneville

First multi-family dwellings for tiny town. Urban plan pegs sites for possible development

The West Island's smallest municipality is preparing a new master urban plan that could see the... » Full Story

The West Island's smallest municipality is preparing a new master urban plan that could see the development of the former Senneville Lodge property with condominiums -the first venture into multi-unit housing for... » Full Story

In Our Own Backyard:

Local farmers' markets offer array of fresh produce this time of year

While there are many things to see and do in faraway places, the best can sometimes be found right in... » Full Story

While there are many things to see and do in faraway places, the best can sometimes be found right in our own backyard. With that in mind, The Gazette's West Island section explores attractions and delights in... » Full Story

First Kirkland Terry Fox Run Sept. 19

Elena Trigiani, Kathleen Houlihan and Michele Morningstar weren't born when the first Terry Fox Run took... » Full Story

Elena Trigiani, Kathleen Houlihan and Michele Morningstar weren't born when the first Terry Fox Run took place 30 years ago. But his legacy is so strong that the 21-year-old university students have... » Full Story

Buses, trains in sync at two West Island stations

Commuters frustrated because they were often left waiting: Pierrefonds-Roxboro mayor

It's a common experience: Just as commuters get off suburban trains on their way home from work, the bus... » Full Story

It's a common experience: Just as commuters get off suburban trains on their way home from work, the bus that could transport them on the last leg of their trip zooms off. Riders can only grumble and wait for the... » Full Story

New Education Minister can speak English but says she hasn't mastered the language

Education Minister Lin Beauchamp’s appointment two weeks ago was notable mostly... » Full Story

Education Minister Lin Beauchamp’s appointment two weeks ago was notable mostly because she was known as the first Liberal education minister who cannot speak English..... » Full Story

Groundbreaking for new science building at John Abbott College

Symbolic groundbreaking ceremonies took place Tuesday for the new science and health... » Full Story

Symbolic groundbreaking ceremonies took place Tuesday for the new science and health technology building at John Abbott College.More than a decade in the planning, the new... » Full Story

Volunteer West Island: It's About Time...Time for You!

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Dorval car-surfer dies of injuries

Teen hit his head on pavement after being flung from top of trunk of moving vehicle

A 16-year-old boy died Saturday from injuries sustained while car-surfing earlier this month in... » Full Story

A 16-year-old boy died Saturday from injuries sustained while car-surfing earlier this month in Dorval.The driver of the car, a 17-year-old male, could face criminal charges of dangerous driving causing death,... » Full Story

St. Edmund in the deep end of French immersion

Beaconsfield school plans to expand program through Grade 4 in response to parents' requests

"Ici on parle francais" reads the sign on the blackboard in Madame Coursol's Grade 3 classroom.... » Full Story

"Ici on parle francais" reads the sign on the blackboard in Madame Coursol's Grade 3 classroom. It's not an overstatement. The two Grade 3 sections at St. Edmund Elementary in Beaconsfield are piloting a... » Full Story

Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom to host Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services for the first time in West Island.

Westmount-based Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom will host services for Rosh Hashanah... » Full Story

Westmount-based Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom will host services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for the first time in the West Island .... » Full Story

Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Dollard des Ormeaux today

If you can't make it to the barbecue Prime Minister Stephen Harper is... » Full Story

If you can't make it to the barbecue Prime Minister Stephen Harper is attending in Dollard des Ormeaux Wednesday evening (Sept.... » Full Story

West Island Palliative Care Residence starts two new bereavement support groups

One, for men only, to meet weekly at local pub; the other at coffee house

A new bereavement group for men only will be... » Full Story

A new bereavement group for men only will be meeting at a local pub, beginning this month.... » Full Story

Dorval Island blue-collar workers set to strike Saturday ... all five of them

It has been described as the smallest municipality in Canada, and in the 2006 census registered a total... » Full Story

It has been described as the smallest municipality in Canada, and in the 2006 census registered a total population of zero, but apparently size doesn’t matter when it comes to Dorval Island’s being hit with... » Full Story

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Hudson Yacht Club FruitBowl 2010 Regatta
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Recent Police Blotter

DDO woman shoos away three boys near her vehicle

A Dollard des Ormeaux woman was in her living room, looking out the window one afternoon last week when she saw three boys approach her car.When one of them took out a... » Full Story

Three boys arrested at break-in site

Three 16-year-old boys will be charged with breaking and entering following their arrest last week as they were leaving a Pierrfonds home through a back window.Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu said... » Full Story

Scooter stolen

A 46-year-old Dollard des Ormeaux resident parked his scooter in a common parking lot near his Hyman Drive home one evening last week only to get up the next morning to find it had been... » Full Story

Break-in at Roxboro home

Someone broke into a Roxboro home last week while the homeowner had taken her two children out for lunch.Montreal Police said that although the homeowner is still checking, nothing seems to have been taken... » Full Story

Take note: never spray paint a squad car

A 17-year-old Lachine boy was arrested last weekend in what began as a case of someone spray-painting the back window of a police squad car but which ended up with charges of possession of stolen goods and... » Full Story

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