Marvin Rotrand, the tireless Dean of city council who was first elected in 1982 and has served as the councillor for the Snowdon district, announced Wednesday that his name will not be on the ballot for the Nov. 7 municipal election. Read more
Most Hampstead councillors agreed to continue accepting anonymous questions at virtual public council meetings, even as the town's own bylaw states “any member of the public present wishing to ask a question will have to rise and identify him/herself.” Read more
A question at the June 7 Hampstead council meeting about beautification plans for an area of the town sparked long-simmering anger directed by Mayor William Steinberg at Councillor Jack Edery. Read more
Days after the Quebec government allowed Montrealers to eat outdoors on restaurant terrasses and the 9:30 p.m. curfew ended, new COVID-19 cases continued to plunge in many west end and West Island municipalities and boroughs. Read more
The Trudeau government's coming amendment of the Official Languages Act, expected before the end of the latest parliamentary session, will state that French is the official language of Quebec, according to media reports. Read more
Quebec fathers have a more modern conception of their parenting role than fathers elsewhere in Canada according to a recent poll. Read more
The province’s permanent anti-corruption unit — UPAC — last week issued a formal apology to Chomedey Independent MNA Guy Ouellette for his unjust arrest four years ago. Ouellette was detained and questioned by a UPAC squad in October of 2017 in connection with an ongoing investigation into m… Read more
A vigil in solidarity with the Muslim community, one of two in Montreal last week, took place at Place des Arts June 9 following the murder three days before of members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario who were run over by a man driving a pickup truck. Read more
Several hundred people gathered through the day in Pierrefonds-Roxboro at Pierrefonds Community High School on Saturday for the 'West Island United' rally organized by Ouverture with the Arts and Youth Stars Foundation. Read more
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Marvin Rotrand, the tireless Dean of city council who was first elected in 1982 and has served as the councillor for the Snowdon district, announced Wednesday that his name will not be on the ballot for the Nov. 7 municipal election. Read more
Most Hampstead councillors agreed to continue accepting anonymous questions at virtual public council meetings, even as the town's own bylaw states “any member of the public present wishing to ask a question will have to rise and identify him/herself.” Read more
A question at the June 7 Hampstead council meeting about beautification plans for an area of the town sparked long-simmering anger directed by Mayor William Steinberg at Councillor Jack Edery. Read more
Days after the Quebec government allowed Montrealers to eat outdoors on restaurant terrasses and the 9:30 p.m. curfew ended, new COVID-19 cases continued to plunge in many west end and West Island municipalities and boroughs. Read more
The Trudeau government's coming amendment of the Official Languages Act, expected before the end of the latest parliamentary session, will state that French is the official language of Quebec, according to media reports. Read more
Quebec fathers have a more modern conception of their parenting role than fathers elsewhere in Canada according to a recent poll. Read more
The province’s permanent anti-corruption unit — UPAC — last week issued a formal apology to Chomedey Independent MNA Guy Ouellette for his unjust arrest four years ago. Ouellette was detained and questioned by a UPAC squad in October of 2017 in connection with an ongoing investigation into m… Read more
Several hundred people gathered through the day in Pierrefonds-Roxboro at Pierrefonds Community High School on Saturday for the 'West Island United' rally organized by Ouverture with the Arts and Youth Stars Foundation. Read more
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As part of this year’s social programming, Blue Metropolis Literary Foundation is presenting its latest and tastiest creation, the glossy, hardcover cookbook, The Secret is in the Sauce! Interviewed by author Monique Polak, family chefs offer recipes and memories from Armenia to Wales, inclu… Read more
Urgences-Santé paramedics have had the mandate to strike since midnight on Monday, June 14. The union representing the ambulance technicians filed their intention with Quebec’s administrative labor tribunal (TAT) which gives them the right to an indefinite strike. Read more
On June 7, Kirkland council voted unanimously to maintain the town’s bilingual status. Kirkland hopes to keep their community bilingual under the powers of section 29.1 of the Charter of the French Language. Read more
Pointe ClaireCITY TO FIGHT TO MAINTAIN BILINGUAL STATUS: The city released a statement in light of Quebec’s proposed Bill 96, which would require cities with less than 50 percent English mother tongue residents to pass a motion to retain their bilingual status, and thus continue to provide s… Read more
The City of Dorval’s council members adopted a new by-law pertaining to circulation, reducing the speed limit to 30 km/h in the majority of the municipality’s residential streets. Read more
Add the ALS Society of Quebec to the list of non-profit organizations thinking outside of the box during these COVID-19 times. ALS is a neurodegenerative incurable fatal illness that destroys motor neurons. People with ALS gradually lose their mobility, but also their ability to talk, eat an… Read more
Quebec fathers have a more modern conception of their parenting role than fathers elsewhere in Canada according to a recent poll. Read more
The city has released its second Relance de Laval progress report, the latest installment dealing with culture and offering 13 recommendations to get Laval’s burgeoning cultural sector back on track. Read more
The province’s permanent anti-corruption unit — UPAC — last week issued a formal apology to Chomedey Independent MNA Guy Ouellette for his unjust arrest four years ago. Ouellette was detained and questioned by a UPAC squad in October of 2017 in connection with an ongoing investigation into m… Read more
The Société de transport de Laval has reached an important milestone with the selection of STGM and SidLee Architecture to draw up expansion plans for its facilities at 2250 avenue Françis-Hughes. Read more
Laval’s innovative and comfortable summer rest stops are back, and doubled, the eight summer spots to be gradually deployed throughout the island over the next few weeks. Read more
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