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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...