Thursday, March 28, 2024
Synchro Team DDO

Dollard Synchro Elite teams makes it to Canadian Espoir Nationals this June

By Rhonda Massad The Canadian Synchronized Swimming Qualifiers saw Dollard Synchro's 13-15-year-old Elite team place 4th out of 31 teams last week securing their spot as one of the top...
Beacon Hill Elementary School Art Show in Beaconsfield West Island Blog, West Island News, Rhonda Massad

Beacon Hill Elementary School celebrates Canada’s 150 through student art exhibit

by Rhonda Massad Beacon Hill Elementary School students are not unfamiliar with this year's country-wide celebration of Canada's 150 years of confederation. They have planted a tulip garden in the...
WEst Island Blog, West Island News, Rhonda Massad, Dutch King's Birthday

Dorval’s Retired Master Warrant Officer Rick Cartmel celebrates Dutch King’s Birthday

by Rhonda Massad A member of the Black Watch, Dorval's Retired Master Warrant Officer Rick Cartmel joined hundreds of Montrealers at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on April 27...

Rhonda Massad appointed official Canada 150 Community Leader

by Eva Tomlin It is with pride that Rhonda Massad founder of West Island Blog has accepted the appointment to be one of the Canada 150 Community Leaders. This nation-wide network...
Sahana Khatri and astronauts

Sahana Khatri from Vaudreuil on Stage in Ottawa at Canada 150 Celebrations

At only 9 years-old, Sahana Khatri from Vaudreuil-Dorion participated in the Canada 150 celebrations in Ottawa last Saturday. To encourage her to pursue her passion and reach for the...
Sesqui Award

Sesqui Award for Lifetime Contribution Awarded to Hudson’s Maxine Bredt

For the 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation, the Right Honourable Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Peter Schiefke, awarded the first of four Sesqui...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the West Island, Rhonda Massad, West Island Blog, West Island News

Thank you from Rhonda Massad and Big Brothers Big Sisters for a great spaghetti...

By Rhonda Massad A few months ago I decided I wanted to try my hand at a spaghetti fundraiser of my own for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the West...
Vimy Ridge, Queen Elizabeth, 100th Anniversary of Battle of Vimy Ridge, Rhonda Massad, West Island Blog, West Island News

Message from Queen Elizabeth on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

As per a communique from The Governor General of Canada wishing to convey a message to all Canadians from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the 100th anniversary of...
N4N Food drive takes steps to banish hunger on the West Island

N4N Food drive takes steps to banish hunger on the West Island

by Rhonda Massad Hundreds of West Islanders gathered at the Provigo Le Marche in Kirkland to banish hunger on the West Island last Saturday, November 4. The second annual Neighbours...
Canada 150, Rhonda Massad, West Island Blog, West Island News, Montreal, Canada, Confederation

What does Canada mean to you in this 150th year of confederation?

By Rhonda Massad 2017 is the year that Canada marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Does it matter that I can't pronounce the word sesquicentennial? Not really because in...