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It is still not known just how many homes in the West Island were flooded in last Saturday’s torrential deluge that saw about 150 millimetres of rain fall within two hours, but for those who were among its victims, the extent of the damage is coming into clearer view as piles of soaked furniture and waterlogged appliances are dragged to the curbs.

The Bixi bike-share service is expanding to the West Island’s demerged municipalities, with stations expected to open later this summer.

It is not yet clear how the deal struck between the Quebec government and the province’s three English universities last week to teach more out-of-province students French will impact courses at McGill University’s Macdonald Campus in Ste. Anne de Bellevue.

Kirkland’s ambitious $850-million Lacey Green residential development project, touted by developer Prevel as a “human-scale neighbourhood, destined to evolve naturally over time” with more than 1,000 housing units and spanning 1.6 million square feet by the end of 2027, has been a busy construction zone.

The Canadian Party of Quebec, a fledgling provincial movement that has yet to elect a representative to the National Assembly, unveiled a slate of 21 candidates who will run in this fall’s provincial election at its annual convention in Pointe Claire last Saturday, including three candidates who will run in the West Island.

Crown prosecutors had hoped to send Dollard des Ormeaux resident Philippe Clément-Laberge to prison for 30 months for threatening to kill Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, but last Thursday, a Quebec Court judge instead sentenced him to 150 hours of community service.

John Abbott College says support from several municipalities and local organizations has provided much-needed momentum as it seeks government assistance in renovating the arena on its campus.

Despite seeing a small drop in rental prices in the last six months, Pointe Claire had the second-highest rental rates in Quebec last month, according to the latest statistics released by Rentals.ca.

It appears that every corner of the country has caught World Cup fever, and the West Island is no outlier. Fans of various ages have been gathering in pubs and watch parties to witness the beautiful game being played by the world’s best players these past weeks.

Nearly a month after the West Island branch of the REM was put into service, commuters who are eligible to park at the Kirkland station say the cost of parking is preventing them from opting to use the new light rail system.

Despite being the demerged suburb with the largest population in the West Island, the needs of commuters in Dollard des Ormeaux have largely fallen on deaf ears when it comes to accessing the Des Sources REM station, city officials say.

Property owners in Pointe Claire who have suffered flood damage in recent years during heavy rainfalls will be offered financial assistance to renovate their homes with the aim of safeguarding them from future flooding, as the city becomes the second demerged municipality in the West Island to roll out a flood-mitigation grant program.

Officials in Ste. Anne de Bellevue are scheduled to be joined by representatives of nearby Kahnawake tomorrow morning for a public ceremony to formally rename a local park in honour of the Mohawk community.

The Village of Senneville is urging motorists to slow down and smell the flowers – and not run over its turtles.

A Pointe Claire woman seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in 2024 says she is shocked to learn that the man charged with the incident is slated to appear in court later this month on similar charges related to a drunk-driving crash in 2023.

A pair of vigilant Sûreté du Québec officers on patrol on Highway 20 quickly put an end to a Lachine man’s joyride early May 30, charging him for driving 142 kilometres per hour in a 70 zone and for overcrowding his car with seven passengers.

Following a public register that failed to collect enough signatures to put the issue to a town-wide referendum, the construction of a three-storey residential building along Elm Avenue in Beaconsfield is expected to roll ahead this summer.

Dollard des Ormeaux awarded its first key to the city earlier this month to a stalwart of local youth hockey for his nearly 30 years of volunteer work with the local association. 

City of Pointe Claire officials are urging the public to be more careful when preparing their recycling bins for pickup in the wake of a fire in a recycling truck last Thursday that left a worker shaken, but not hurt.

The members of Dorval city council are set to vote themselves a raise, a move that will push Mayor Marc Doret’s annual compensation from the city to $116,095, representing a 5-per-cent increase, and provide councillors with a 9-per-cent pay hike, pushing their annual remuneration to $48,467.

In fact, a major study unveiled at the UMQ conference May 13 estimates that deficit now stands at $49.7 billion. But what is more astonishing is that it predicts this shortfall will almost double in the next decade, reaching $94.5 billion by 2036 — a level that qualifies for the title of a fiscal crisis.

In a local effort to control invasive plant growth, Baie d’Urfé plans to enlist the help of a unique team of landscapers — ones with a real appetite for this kind of work.

A tragic drowning incident at a residential pool in Lachine a year ago that claimed the life of a young mother and her 3-year-old son could have been prevented if more resources were available for families — especially immigrants — looking to sign up their children for swimming lessons, a coroner’s report suggests.

In a last-minute deal struck last week between the operators of the REM and Cadillac Fairview, 300 free parking spaces have been made available for users of the light rail commuter train service.

Automobile SX, a sprawling used car dealership in Dorval, is still cleaning up after an arson attack early Monday destroyed at least a dozen vehicles and caused heavy damage. The incident is now in the hands of the Montreal police arson squad.