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In a provincial election that saw a minority government elected with one of the lowest levels of voter support in more than a generation, one West Island MNA claimed victory with the highest level of votes cast in a riding in the past two elections.

As the Montreal Police Department’s arson squad continues its criminal investigation into last Saturday’s torching of a car parked in the driveway of a Dollard des Ormeaux residence, the number of similar cases hitting Dollard in the past few years is keeping arson and major crime investigators busy.

Longtime musician and first-term Ste. Anne de Bellevue town councillor Jeff Smallwood is scheduled to return home from Paris this weekend after sharing the stage this past month with the legendary Céline Dion, wrapping up a 26-show engagement in the City of Light.

With its busiest time of the year only several weeks away, controversy is brewing at the West Island’s largest food bank, with calls from some employees, board members and volunteers for its boss to step down, saying his leadership is affecting the organization’s relationship with the community.

Police and paramedics were kept busy tracking down suspects of two vicious knife attacks in and around the West Island last weekend, which resulted in multiple injuries to at least two victims, along with the arrest of one suspect, while the manhunt for two other possible suspects continues.

As Quebec’s political parties meet and prepare for the upcoming session, one prominent member of the Quebec Liberal caucus says his team will bring a renewed energy and focus to its role as the official opposition in the National Assembly, while keeping in mind the likely possibility that another election could be called well before the new term is scheduled to end.

A new indoor soccer centre aiming to attract West Island players is set to open its doors this Saturday, offering an array of high-tech training and tools for fans of the beautiful game.

With fuel costs still rising and inflation continuing its upward march, the real estate market in the West Island showed mixed results in the third quarter of 2026 — with the median price of a single-family home in some municipalities in the region rising, while in others they took a slight dip, according to figures compiled by Centris, the most used real estate website in Quebec.

Dorval Mayor Marc Doret was among the delegation of municipal representatives with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in Ottawa last week to brief a number of key ministers ahead of the upcoming federal budget on the challenges municipalities face.

Ruth Pelletier wants every senior to make a plan on how they are going to get to their polling station on election day, because the Oct. 5 vote is one of the most consequential for her generation, she says.

Santiago Proteau Sanchez is the youngest person running in the provincial election in the West Island.

For Baie d’Urfé resident Oana Silaghi-Bedikyan, celebrating National Truth and Reconciliation Day is a sacred gesture especially close to her heart, and even though she is not an Indigenous woman, she has been the driving force behind an event that has been organized since 2021 that honours Indigenous culture.

A slice of the City Pointe Claire’s history was commemorated last Saturday as municipal officials and a crowd of neighbours gathered to inaugurate a new park named after a popular local restaurant that closed its doors a decade ago, but is still fondly remembered.

Akilah Newton is one of five new inductees to the John Abbott College Hall of Distinction.

Premier Christine Fréchette could not identify her party’s candidate in the West Island riding of Robert-Baldwin last Sunday evening when the leaders of the five main parties in the Quebec election were guests on Radio-Canada’s popular television show Tout le monde en Parle.

After years of difficult relations between the Quebec government and the province’s English-language schools, the Lester B. Pearson School Board says it hopes the next government will bring a more collaborative attitude to the relationship.

The 1510 West is taking a look back at the results from the 2022 provincial election, as well as how the four West Island ridings have historically swayed when voters go to the polls.

Have you ever stopped and admired a tree?

As average rents overall across Canada continue to dip, rents in Quebec, the Montreal area and the West Island, more specifically, are resisting the downward trend, according to the latest analysis by Rentals.ca, a leading Canadian online rental platform.

A Lakeshore General Hospital auxiliary nurse found criminally guilty last March of stealing 800 vials of morphine now faces a six-month suspension from his profession.

The Sûreté du Québec is intensifying its manhunt for a Dollard des Ormeaux resident considered the number one suspect in the brutal killing earlier this month in Valleyfield of a young barber over a suspected $500 drug debt.

The driver accused of drunk driving in a crash that resulted in the serious injury of a Pointe Claire woman in 2024 has been sentenced to 15 months in jail.

Anastasia Assimakopoulos is in her fifth year as municipal councillor for District 8 in Dollard des Ormeaux. She has a background in law and urban planning, is a mother of four and her LinkedIn profile says she is “passionate about parks and outdoor facility management.”

The Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation had a great day out on the links Sept. 10, setting a new fundraising record for its annual golf tournament — $600,705.

With the first leaders’ debate last night turning up the thrusters in a tight Quebec election race, the jostling for positioning in the campaign is heating up. And with the latest poll still showing a race too close to call, few are making predictions on the outcome of the Oct. 5 vote. In the West Island, however, there is far less suspense.