The newly launched Wagar Alumni for C.A.R.E. aims to get 1000 former students to donate $25 apiece to support this vital centre in the heart of Côte Saint Luc. The mission is to raise $25,000 for the 25th anniversary of this organization providing vital programming for adults with physical d…
For the first time in its history, and thanks to a wave of generosity by friends, families, neighbors, and partners, West Island Community Shares announced in a May 5 release (continued below) a record-breaking $1.4 Million being distributed to the community following their annual fundraisin…
You can now register for the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation’s 23rd Annual Golf Tournament. The event, which takes place on Thursday, September 23, includes a brunch, a cocktail dinner, a silent auction and many on-course surprises. Most importantly, participants will enjoy a great day…
Time for kitten cuddles during the next episode of Animal Fostering with Cindy, which will be released on Friday, April 23 at 6 p.m. As the founder of Heart in Hand Rescue, who save over 1,000 cats and kittens every year, Cindy discusses what is means to foster a cat, what you can expect and…
There was plenty of coming and going taking place in front of Montreal’s St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Saturday April 17. The church, located at 3970 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road in Côte-des-Neiges, was the drop off location for the day-long St. Vincent and the Grenadines Volcano Relief Drive.
Georges Laoun, a pioneer of the optical field in Quebec and Canada, having been in the industry for over 75 years, passed away last Tuesday April 6 at the CHUM
Make friends with plants & discover your green thumb during this one-hour Spring Special episode on Gardening in Small Spaces with Graham, which launches on Friday, April 9 at 6 pm. Using a few basic supplies, Graham shows how anyone can make a self watering, aerated pot with living soil…
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Eight years ago, the YMCA NDG launched a watercolour group as part of their Rendez-Vous Program for Seniors, which provides accessible programming to seniors for just $20 a year, gaining them access to all kinds of cultural, educational, and artistic activities being hosted by the Y.
March 25, 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of the beginning of Greece’s struggle for independence. After approximately 400 years of slavery, the Greeks, motivated by the spirit of enlightenment which had overrun Europe at that time, but also by their thirst for freedom, waged a struggle alth…
Many organizations in the Jewish Community partnered with Summit Flora to sell flowers for Pesach. Summit Flora, a division of Summit School, provides critical job training experience for special needs students ages 17 to 21 years old. This program develops students’ problem solving, fine mo…
The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership and Montreal centre-ville recently announced that the Ville de Montreal and the Government of Quebec have committed to significant financial support, totalling $3 million, for the two organizations to move ahead with a project they developed and propos…
In an effort to try and address the physical, mental and emotional fatigue that the congregation has been experiencing over the past year, Shaare Zion Congregation has teamed up with Summit School’s TECC program, to deliver 760 bouquets of flowers to the community before Passover.
Local pizza favourite Arena Pizza Pointe-Claire is celebrating a big milestone: they are one year old! After a tumultuous year for so many, especially restaurants, this is an especially proud achievement for owner Peter Alexopoulos and his team.
Early last year, Prevention CDN-NDG received funding from the Government of Canada, through its senior programs, to coordinate The Path Less Taken. This project run by Tandem — the City of Montreal’s crime prevention program which focuses on empowering residents with the tools to feel safer …
This year in particular, Meals on Wheels Week in Quebec is an opportunity to remind people that Meals on Wheels is an essential service that contributes to the home support of more than 30,000 people with loss of autonomy, mostly seniors, throughout Quebec.
On Friday, March 5, Health Canada authorized the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Janssen Inc. Health Canada received an application from Janssen Inc. for authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine on November 30, 2020. After a thorough, independent review of the evidence, the Department has dete…
On Saturday, Feb. 27, Montreal-based sandwich restaurant, Centrale Bergham gave away 200 sandwiches to homeless people at the Old Brewery Mission — an act of kindness made a success with the help of social media influencers Jae Deen, Ali Al Hussain, and Redazere.
Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de l’Ouest-de-l’Île and Lachine announced at the beginning of February that its annual ‘Spring Break Job Fair’ to be held on Thursday, March 4 from 1 to 5 pm will be completely virtual.
Despite COVID-19 and the border closure, Greater Montréal continues to attract foreign investors, international organizations, entrepreneurs, as well as foreign workers and international students, said a February 22 statement from Montréal International.
Thanks to the generosity of more than 400 guests, sponsors and donors, the 22nd Annual Valentine’s Ball benefitting the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence (the Residence) raised a net total of $515,000. The event was held online in a fully reimagined format in order to respect the curre…
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