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Pointe-Claire

C.difficile cases reported at Lakeshore General

Hospitals on alert for listeriosis infections

While hospitals are on alert for listeriosis infections, the c.difficile bacteria has not gone... » Full Story

While hospitals are on alert for listeriosis infections, the c.difficile bacteria has not gone away. Officials at the Lakeshore Hospital reported Tuesday six patients were in isolation due to c.difficile – a... » Full Story

Olympian to visit his alma mater

His mom still teaches at Clearpoint Elementary

Amy Luft The Gazette Students heading back to class will get a special show-and-tell from one... » Full Story

Amy Luft The Gazette Students heading back to class will get a special show-and-tell from one of this summer’s local heroes when Olympic medallist Thomas Hall graces his alma mater, Clearpoint... » Full Story

Pointe Claire backs down on collecting info

Seniors object to scrutiny over benefit of free bus tickets

After receiving several complaints from seniors, the city of Pointe Claire decided to compromise on... » Full Story

After receiving several complaints from seniors, the city of Pointe Claire decided to compromise on aspects of the controversial survey for its bus and train tickets distribution program. The city will no... » Full Story

Artists' sale marks its 50th year

Benefit for WIAIH set for this weekend

For half a century, the Lakeshore Association of Artists and the West Island Association for the... » Full Story

For half a century, the Lakeshore Association of Artists and the West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped have maintained a partnership through the art association’s annual art exhibition and... » Full Story

Next Star contestant in Pointe Claire

Teen sensation from Dollard to sign autographs

Fourteen-year-old Amanda Rowland of Dollard des Ormeaux who is one of six finalists on the YTV show The... » Full Story

Fourteen-year-old Amanda Rowland of Dollard des Ormeaux who is one of six finalists on the YTV show The Next Star will be signing autographs at the Zellers store in Pointe Claire on Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m.... » Full Story

Pointe Claire seniors upset by city's survey

Questionnaire asks for proof of income before giving out free bus and train tickets

Some of Pointe Claire’s senior citizens are concerned that city hall is poking its nose too far into... » Full Story

Some of Pointe Claire’s senior citizens are concerned that city hall is poking its nose too far into their business with a new survey about the Bus and Train Tickets Distribution Program. Pointe Claire... » Full Story

Get Moving Keep Moving at VANAKAYS!

It's time to KEEP MOVING at VANAKAYS We offer: -Personal Training -Massage Therapy... » Full Story

It's time to KEEP MOVING at VANAKAYS We offer: -Personal Training -Massage Therapy *Therapeutic *Sport *Lymphatic drainage And we now offering: -Latin & Ballroom Dance... » Full Story

Expect a post-Olympic surge at the Malcolm-Knox Aquatic Centre

Pointe Claire residents and friends cheered their athletes on

The summer Olympics might be over but, at the Malcolm-Knox Aquatic Centre, the surge is just about to... » Full Story

The summer Olympics might be over but, at the Malcolm-Knox Aquatic Centre, the surge is just about to begin. “After every Olympics, we get a 10 to 15-per-cent increase in the number of registrations for... » Full Story

Cellist headed for Julliard

Pointe Claire’s Guimond ‘wowed by the school’

It seemed exciting when Geneviève Guimond was accepted into the music program at the Université de... » Full Story

It seemed exciting when Geneviève Guimond was accepted into the music program at the Université de Montréal at age 16. But now, the Pointe Claire teenager and accomplished cellist has really hit the big time... » Full Story

Sometimes, you have to go back to the basics

Recently, in a moment of frustration, I asked my kids: If they had to make a choice to give something up,... » Full Story

Recently, in a moment of frustration, I asked my kids: If they had to make a choice to give something up, would they choose the dog or their portable PlayStation? While I am pleased to report that they chose to... » Full Story

Internet date ends in assault

Couple met for picnic at Pointe Claire park

While the number of singles using the Internet to meet new people increases every year, police are warning... » Full Story

While the number of singles using the Internet to meet new people increases every year, police are warning women to be weary when meeting strangers in person following an incident in Pointe Claire Village last... » Full Story

Band-Aid repair in Pointe Claire

It is with great discouragement that I should come back from vacation and see that my professionally... » Full Story

It is with great discouragement that I should come back from vacation and see that my professionally sealed asphalt and adjoining sidewalk turned into a poorly repaired mess. As a Pointe Claire resident, I have... » Full Story

City denies zoning change for clinic

Move puts expansion plan on hold

Pregnant women will have to continue standing in the waiting room at the cramped Brunswick Medical Centre,... » Full Story

Pregnant women will have to continue standing in the waiting room at the cramped Brunswick Medical Centre, since the city of Pointe Claire denied the centre a zoning change so it could move to a bigger building three... » Full Story

Collective garden aims to unite apartment dwellers in Pointe Claire

Plant it and they will come. That’s the philosophy behind the new Collective Garden Project that... » Full Story

Plant it and they will come. That’s the philosophy behind the new Collective Garden Project that has been constructed at the Delmar apartment complex in Pointe Claire. Five years after establishing a... » Full Story

Woman drops off newborn, leaves

Police say they won't press charges because infant was taken to hospital

A newborn baby boy was abandoned yesterday at the emergency entrance to the Lakeshore General Hospital in... » Full Story

A newborn baby boy was abandoned yesterday at the emergency entrance to the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe Claire, Montreal police said. A woman who appeared to be in her 30s, and whom police presume to... » Full Story

A year later, backyard 'hit' still unsolved

Hasan Eroglu's life ended in gunfire in the leafy neighbourhood of Valois Bay

Lakeshore Rd., as it runs through Pointe Claire, is one of the last places on Earth one would... » Full Story

Lakeshore Rd., as it runs through Pointe Claire, is one of the last places on Earth one would associate with a mob hit. With its view of tranquil Valois Bay and the well-manicured lawns that line... » Full Story

Canoeist wins second World Cup race

Pointe Claire's Thomas Hall captured a gold medal on Saturday at a World Cup canoe race in Poznan,... » Full Story

Pointe Claire's Thomas Hall captured a gold medal on Saturday at a World Cup canoe race in Poznan, Poland. Hall won the 1,000-metre men's canoe singles event in a time of 3:56.02 for his second... » Full Story

A BUNCH OF FENNEL...AND A MIRACLE

One of life's most interesting happening is to follow through the lifecycle of a butterfly. And did you... » Full Story

One of life's most interesting happening is to follow through the lifecycle of a butterfly. And did you know that you can experience this awesome miracle right in your back yard... just with a little luck! We... » Full Story

Heart attack survivor takes action

Dentist wants defibrillators in all public places

After a defibrillator got his heart beating again at the Pointe Claire pool in March, dentist Mark Lazare... » Full Story

After a defibrillator got his heart beating again at the Pointe Claire pool in March, dentist Mark Lazare is now working to ensure that more public places have one on hand for an emergency. For $1,600, it could... » Full Story

Pointe Claire canoeist heads to Beijing Olympics

Thomas Hall qualifies by taking gold at World Cup event in Germany

Thomas Hall of the Pointe Claire Canoe Club is headed to Beijing. Hall qualified for the Olympic... » Full Story

Thomas Hall of the Pointe Claire Canoe Club is headed to Beijing. Hall qualified for the Olympic Games in China on Saturday when he won the gold medal in the men’s canoe singles 1,000-metre race at a World... » Full Story

Upcoming Events in Pointe-Claire

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 7:30pm

Free Swing Dance Trial Class

Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 10:00am

ADOPT A RABBIT

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 10:00am

West Island Business and Job fair - September 2008

Friday, September 26, 2008 - 10:00am

Community Kitchen

Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 10:00am

Farmer's Market/School Bazaar

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 7:30pm

Support Group for Women - Manifest Your Goal

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Man at Fairview bus terminal beaten after thieves steal his cellphone

A Dorval man waiting for a bus at the Fairview Pointe Claire terminal one night last week was assaulted and robbed of his cellphone. At around 9:45 p.m. Aug. 9, a man approached the victim and asked to borrow... » Full Story

Armed robbers hold up post office

Two armed suspects entered the Canada Post office at the corner of Lakeshore Rd. and Cartier Ave. in Pointe Claire on July 31 and stole nearly $5,000 in stamps, said Montreal Police Const. Catherine Morand.... » Full Story

Youth beaten by gang of thugs outside Fairview

A young man was badly injured after being attacked by 10 youths at the Fairview bus terminal last Thursday. The victim was punched and kicked by a gang of youths, suffering multiple injuries, said police Const.... » Full Story

Woman attacked in tunnel

A young woman who was accosted by a man in a tunnel under Highway 20 in Pointe Claire last weekend was able to flee her attacker by punching him in the face and kicking him in the genitals. The woman had just... » Full Story

Thugs steal 13-year-old's bike

A 13-year-old Pointe Claire boy had his bike stolen as he was cycling home June 2. It was about 9 p.m. when the boy stopped at the intersection of Donegani Blvd. and Queen St. in Pointe Claire,... » Full Story

Grow house discovered in Pointe Claire

A resident who believed the house next door to her was being robbed, called police to report a break-in last Thursday at 11:40 a.m. Two police cars arrived at the scene on Seigniory St. in... » Full Story

Youth charged with having a stolen gun

A 15-year-old Pierrefonds boy faces several charges, including possession of a stolen gun, following his arrest at the bus terminus at the Fairview Shopping Centre in Pointe Claire last week. Police approached... » Full Story

Items stolen from cars

Police are telling the public, yet again, to never leave a laptop, iPod or other tempting electronic device in plain sight in a car, no matter how short a time you are going to be absent from the vehicle.... » Full Story

Attempted adbuction near Fairview

Police are investigating an attempted abduction last weekend near the Fairview Shopping Centre in Pointe Claire. The incident took place early Sunday morning as a woman in her early 20s was walking to the mall.... » Full Story

Cop catches car thief

An alert police officer stopped the theft of a car last week when a snow-covered vehicle on a flatbed truck raised his suspicions. The officer was parked at the corner of St. John’s and Brunswick Blvds. on... » Full Story

Hey, what are you doing in my bedroom?

A man who broke into a home on Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe Claire was scared off when he encountered the owner in the master bedroom. The man broke into the home on Saturday at about 7:30 p.m. He first cut the... » Full Story

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