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Christmas Tree Lighting in the Pointe-Claire Village
The mayor of the City of Pointe-Claire, John Belvedere, lit the tree in Pointe-Claire Village and launched a program of special activities during a virtual ceremony broadcast live on...
A Nutritionist’s take on Plant-Based Alternatives
The West Island Blog had the opportunity to sit down with Robin Glance, a nutritionist at Energie EnCorps West Island, to talk about plant-based diets. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian,...
How to know if your home is valuable for resale
One of the biggest questions on any homeowner's mind is whether their home has any real value resale. This query is a complicated question, with no real answer, that...
Legault announces holiday plans, extends school closures
In a press conference this evening François Legault, Premier of Quebec,
announced additional measures to flatten the COVID-19 curve and lessen the stress on Quebec’s healthcare system. The highlighted interventions...
Spread the Holiday Cheer with Cards by Zach Designs
The West Island Blog had the chance to chat with the mother-son duo behind Zach Designs, a local greeting card business. Zach Reisman is a talented illustrator and 3D...
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Republic of Sarah shooting in Lachine this week
Newcomer Stella Baker from TNT's Tell Me Your Secrets stars in the CW's small-town America-set drama pilot The Republic of Sarah.
West Islanders love their...
Halle Berry shooting Moonfall this week in Beaconsfield
Hollywood star Halle Berry is filming for Roland Emmerich's next disaster thriller "Moonfall". The Oscar winner has been here for several weeks,...
Jamie Orchard launches The Second Act Project
For many years, we welcomed Montrealer Jamie Orchard into our homes as a news anchor for Global Montreal. Last July, when a...
Video: How to knit a COVID memorial blanket square
THE BLANKET PATTERN: THIS IS THE SQUARE TO BE USED IN THE 9000 SQUARE BLANKET
West Island University students create online mathematics tutoring service
Struggling with Calculus? Math in general? Two West Islanders university students have taken matters into their own hands and opened up an online tutoring...
Calling all Canadian knitters to help with COVID-19 memorial blanket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPywJJL3zGk
Three knitters, who happen to work together, have started a countrywide memorial blanket. Heather Breadner, the owner of Aberdeen’s Wool Company, a yarn shop...
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Spread the Holiday Cheer with Cards by Zach Designs
The West Island Blog had the chance to chat with the mother-son duo behind Zach Designs, a local greeting card business. Zach Reisman is a talented illustrator and 3D...
Halle Berry is in Montreal preparing to film Moonfall
Halle Berry is quarantining in our beautiful city of Montreal as she gets set to film Moonfall directed by Roland Emmerich.
The star posted to Instagram two days ago saying...
6 Year old Clara saves the day as she prevented a deadly gas leak...
Beaconsfield August 5, 2020 - On Monday, two Beaconsfield residents were saved from a deadly gas leak after 6-year-old Clara alerted her dad of a weird smell. Emergency services...
A peak at safety protocols used in West Island day camps
Not all summer camps have opened this year, but the ones that did have been operating slightly different this summer.
Since COVID-19, it was feared that summer camps wouldn’t...
Cast your vote for the West Island Women’s Centre’s Book Club’s next summer...
The West Island Women's Centre invites you to vote on their next book club read. They will have a virtual get together at the end of the summer to...
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