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Ste. Anne de Bellevue

VOLUNTEER: Helping out at the Ecomuseum

Many interesting jobs need to be done

Are you wild about wildlife? The Ecomuseum couldn’t survive without its more than 100 volunteers... » Full Story

Are you wild about wildlife? The Ecomuseum couldn’t survive without its more than 100 volunteers – and courses for new guides or docents begin this Saturday morning. “Some people can give only a... » Full Story

With The Coach: Harry Kuppek

One team is simply not enough for this 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: Harry Kuppek, 46-year-old Ste. Anne de Bellevue resident and financial planner... » Full Story

Montreal moves to protect 8-hectare section of Ste. Anne woods

Delevoper will be paid $5.2 million

The city of Montreal will purchase and protect an eight-hectare piece of ecologically valuable forest in... » Full Story

The city of Montreal will purchase and protect an eight-hectare piece of ecologically valuable forest in Ste. Anne de Bellevue that conservation activists have been struggling to save from land-hungry developers for... » Full Story

John Abbott appoints new director general

Sheehy to take over for retireing Keith Henderson

When Ginette Sheehy showed up on the doorstep of John Abbott College just 18 months ago to be the new... » Full Story

When Ginette Sheehy showed up on the doorstep of John Abbott College just 18 months ago to be the new academic dean, she never dreamed that such a short time later she would be named as the school’s new director... » Full Story

McHugh not wasting any time At Abbott

New football coach already rebuilding

Newly-appointed head coach Justin McHugh didn’t waste much time getting down to the job of rebuilding... » Full Story

Newly-appointed head coach Justin McHugh didn’t waste much time getting down to the job of rebuilding the John Abbott football program. On Friday evening, he dropped into the Lakeshore Cougars midget football... » Full Story

Raising funds, one dollar at a time

Abbott Loonie Line generates $12,000

Nicolas Nossovitch puts $1 coins on the Loonie Line at John Abbott College in Ste. Anne last Thursday. The... » Full Story

Nicolas Nossovitch puts $1 coins on the Loonie Line at John Abbott College in Ste. Anne last Thursday. The annual event, where students, visitors and staff paste loonies to tape that runs from one end of the college... » Full Story

Crime prevention group moves on to the island

New chapter in Ste. Anne de Bellevue

Montreal police will soon have several new partners when it comes to preventing crime in Ste. Anne de... » Full Story

Montreal police will soon have several new partners when it comes to preventing crime in Ste. Anne de Bellevue. Kirkland’s neighbourhood Station 1, which serves Baie d’Urfé, Beaconsfield, Kirkland, Ste.... » Full Story

McHugh named head coach of Abbott football team

He led North Shore Mustangs to provincial midget crown in 2007

McHugh is the new head coach of the John Abbott College football team. McHugh, a 37-year-old... » Full Story

McHugh is the new head coach of the John Abbott College football team. McHugh, a 37-year-old Dollard resident, becomes the fifth head coach in Islander football history. He replaces longtime coach Lou... » Full Story

Lady Islanders struggling

Team in eighth spot in CEGEP rankings

The John Abbott Lady Islanders and St. Laurent Patriotes sit atop the food chain for girls hockey on the... » Full Story

The John Abbott Lady Islanders and St. Laurent Patriotes sit atop the food chain for girls hockey on the West Island. However, both hockey teams are toiling at the bottom of the CEGEP women’s hockey standings... » Full Story

Many apply to be John Abbott football coach

John Abbott athletic director Steve Shaw has begun sifting through nearly a dozen applications for the... » Full Story

John Abbott athletic director Steve Shaw has begun sifting through nearly a dozen applications for the head coaching position of the JAC men’s football team. “That is the most applications we’ve ever... » Full Story

Tai Chi and The Veterans Hospital

I have been witness to a wonderful program that is held weekly at the War Veterans Hospital in Ste. Anne... » Full Story

I have been witness to a wonderful program that is held weekly at the War Veterans Hospital in Ste. Anne de Bellevue. Every week, veterans from the war come to the community hall at the hospital and attend tai chi... » Full Story

Abbott wins rugby crown

The John Abbott Islanders recently captured their 15th consecutive rugby crown with a 24-5 win over... » Full Story

The John Abbott Islanders recently captured their 15th consecutive rugby crown with a 24-5 win over Dawson College Blues in the CEGEP men’s final. Jonathan Byrne, Mike Homsy, Anthony D’Urbano... » Full Story

Lady Islanders promote women's hockey

Team invites young female players to a Saturday afternoon game

The John Abbott Lady Islanders will play a rare afternoon hockey game this Saturday at Macdonald College... » Full Story

The John Abbott Lady Islanders will play a rare afternoon hockey game this Saturday at Macdonald College Arena in Ste. Anne de Bellevue. In an effort to build community support for the JAC women’s hockey... » Full Story

John Abbott consults community

College wants input from public before it finalizes its long-term stategic plan

Is there anything that John Abbott College could be doing better? That’s one of the questions that... » Full Story

Is there anything that John Abbott College could be doing better? That’s one of the questions that will be addressed as the Ste. Anne de Bellevue college launches an update of its 2004-09 strategic plan and... » Full Story

Documentary revisits demerger battle

Ste. Ann'es story will premier Saturday

Almost seven years and dozens of hours of filming later, Ste. Anne de Bellevue’s resident Oliver Stone,... » Full Story

Almost seven years and dozens of hours of filming later, Ste. Anne de Bellevue’s resident Oliver Stone, Ryan Young, has his historical tribute to the heady days of demerger ready for the world to see. The... » Full Story

Taking time to remember

Remembrance Day ceremony attracts huge crowd in Ste. Anne

A piper leads a procession of veterans and students from Macdonald High School, John Abbott College and... » Full Story

A piper leads a procession of veterans and students from Macdonald High School, John Abbott College and Macdonald Campus of McGill University during a special Remembrance Day ceremony at the war memorial at Abbott on... » Full Story

Search is on for John Abbott fottball coach

The search for a new football head coach at John Abbott College has begun in earnest. The position... » Full Story

The search for a new football head coach at John Abbott College has begun in earnest. The position recently became vacant following the retirement of Lou Chapman, who stepped down after the Isles missed the... » Full Story

Busy week for JAC hoopsters

Both men's and women's team open season

The gazette It was a busy weekend for John Abbott College basketball teams. After opening the... » Full Story

The gazette It was a busy weekend for John Abbott College basketball teams. After opening the regular-season CEGEP Triple-A schedules at home Friday, the men’s and women’s teams travelled to Maine for... » Full Story

John Abbott Students and Volunteer West Island Conjure Up Halloween Magic at Brunch & Bingo!

For the second year in a row, students from John Abbott College, in collaboration with Volunteer West... » Full Story

For the second year in a row, students from John Abbott College, in collaboration with Volunteer West Island, have organized a Friday “Brunch and Bingo” for seniors within the West Island community. A... » Full Story

Ste. Anne bike path links north and south parts of town

Eventually, path will take cyclists all the way to Kirkland

Phase One of Ste. Anne de Bellevue’s bike path – a 1.5-kilometre circuit allowing cyclists to bike... » Full Story

Phase One of Ste. Anne de Bellevue’s bike path – a 1.5-kilometre circuit allowing cyclists to bike safely from Boulevard des Anciens Combattants to Chemin des Pins through McGill University and private lands –... » Full Story

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Recent Police Blotter

Arrests imminent in vandalism of eight cars

Police have identified two suspects in the vandalism of eight vehicles, five of which were on John Abbott College property. “The suspects have yet to be arrested but we are expecting arrests in the near... » Full Story

Man charged with possession of stolen vehicle

A 20-year-old man was arrested after police discovered the vehicle he was driving had been stolen. Police patrolling Ste. Anne de Bellevue last Wednesday morning decided to check the licence plate... » Full Story

Three teens arrested for mischief

Serving Beaconsfield, Baie d'Urfé, Kirkland, Ste. Anne de Bellevue and Senneville Three teenage boys were arrested and charged with mischief after graffiti was spray-painted on the Galipeault... » Full Story

Teen charged with keying cars

A 14-year-old Dorval boy was arrested for vandalizing more than 20 cars in Ste. Anne de Bellevue last week. The boy, who was identified by a witness, was arrested Sunday. He is suspected of keying more... » Full Story

Man faces string of charges, $2,000 in fines after attempting to flee cops

A 35-year-old Pierrefonds man faces charges of dangerous driving, engaging in a police pursuit, speeding, driving with a suspended licence, driving without insurance and driving without proper plates on the car.... » Full Story

Shoplifter nabbed in Ste. Anne

A 21-year-old Pincourt man faces a shoplifting charge after being arrested shortly after walking out of a dépanneur in Ste. Anne de Bellevue early Friday. A police officer spotted a gang of men going into the... » Full Story

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