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Passing of DDO Councillor, Colette Gauthier

West Island News

Feb 10, 20211 min read

Passing of DDO Councillor, Colette Gauthier

It is with deep sadness that we announce today the passing of Mrs. Colette Gauthier, Municipal Councillor at DDO for the last 22 years.

Rigaud upgrading its wastewater treatment plant

West Island News

Feb 5, 20212 min read

News

Rigaud upgrading its wastewater treatment plant

The City of Rigaud proudly announces that the requested grant for upgrading the wastewater treatment plant has been obtained.

West Island News

Jan 29, 20215 min read

News

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Now more than ever! Bell Let's Talk Day sets new records as Canadians take action for mental health with 159,173,435 messages of support!

West Island News

Jan 28, 20212 min read

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Rolf C. Hagen Inc. Donates $270,000 in Funding and Pet Food to Canadian Animal Shelters and $175,000 to Support Vulnerable Populations Amid

Travelers will need negative test to return to Canada after January 7, 2021

Rhonda Massad

Dec 30, 20201 min read

Travel

Travelers will need negative test to return to Canada after January 7, 2021

Canada will require returning travelers to present the result of a COVID-19 test taken within three days of their return.

The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada.

Rhonda Massad

Dec 14, 20203 min read

Coronavirus

The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada.

Some of the country's initial 30,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines touched down on Sunday night, Long awaited!!

Video: First Quebecer to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine

West Island News

Dec 14, 20201 min read

Coronavirus

Video: First Quebecer to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine

Video: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux Gisèle Lévesque, 89, is the first Quebecer to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She was...

West Island News

Dec 9, 20202 min read

News

Pointe-Claire announces 2021 tax freeze

The City of Pointe-Claire announces a tax freeze for 2021 to give citizens and merchants a break during the pandemic. What does this mean fo

Here's how REM stations will look like on the West Island

West Island News

Dec 7, 20202 min read

News

Here's how REM stations will look like on the West Island

On Monday, the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) released a new rendering of stations that will be on the West Island branch of the REM.

West Island News

Oct 20, 20201 min read

News

Dorval roundabout closure until Nov. 30

Traffic on major highway 20 on the Island of Montreal will be disrupted for several weeks by a complete closure in the Dorval roundabout are

Alice, the tunnel-boring machine of the REM, begins her great journey

West Island News

Oct 15, 20202 min read

Community

Alice, the tunnel-boring machine of the REM, begins her great journey

Alice, the tunnel-boring machine, named by the public after more than 1,400 proposals, began its long journey to the Montreal airport.

The first REM cars have arrived in the Greater Montreal area!

West Island News

Oct 9, 20202 min read

Community

The first REM cars have arrived in the Greater Montreal area!

The first REM cars have arrived in Montreal this week. The four cars, the equivalent of two train sets, are currently resting in Brossard.

Canada's Plastic Ban: Say goodbye to these 6 problematic plastics in 2021

Oct 7, 20204 min read

Environment

Canada's Plastic Ban: Say goodbye to these 6 problematic plastics in 2021

Canada's 2021 plastic ban will include plastic checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery, & food ware made from hard-to-re

Quebec deploys the federal COVID-19 tracking app

Oct 6, 20202 min read

Coronavirus

Quebec deploys the federal COVID-19 tracking app

Premier Legault declared that Quebec residents will now be able to download the COVID-19 exposure tracking app, COVID Alert.

LIST: What do the COVID colour levels represent

Rhonda Massad

Sep 20, 20203 min read

Coronavirus

LIST: What do the COVID colour levels represent

Wondering what the colour levels mean to us at home? What will we have to do to stay safe in the second wave?

What you need to know about Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

West Island News

Mar 31, 20202 min read

Finance

What you need to know about Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

On March 25th, the Federal Government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to help workers and businesses. Here is what y

Your Computer Can Help Scientists Seeking Potential COVID-19 Treatments

West Island News

Mar 31, 20203 min read

Coronavirus

Your Computer Can Help Scientists Seeking Potential COVID-19 Treatments

IBM's World Community Grid hosts Scripps Research project to help scientists virtually screen chemical compounds that might help fight COVID

What is an essential service? What is open and what is not

Rhonda Massad

Mar 24, 20203 min read

Coronavirus

What is an essential service? What is open and what is not

Wondering what is open and what is not? What is an essential service in the COVID-19 crisis. Here is an official list from the official prov

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