Montreal releases wasp against emerald ash borer
For the second year in a row the City of Montreal, in collaboration with the Canadian Forestry Service, has unleashed thousands of wasps known as tetrastichus planipennisi to assist...
Quebec grants nearly $ 3.8 million to Macdonald College in Sainte Anne De Bellevue
by Rhonda Massad
A contribution of $ 3,772,000 to be spread out over three years, was granted to Macdonald College by the Quebec government late last week. The funds will...
Garden at Fritz teaches kids to give back to their community
by Rhonda Massad
The Fritz Farm Youth Gardening Program (FFYGP) gives freshly grown produce to local food banks. This week they delivered organic, pesticide free tomatoes, beans, and peppers, all...
Food gardens are trending to reduce carbon foot print
by Rhonda Massad
Eating local and growing your own food is a trend that has erupted in the past few years according to owner of Pointe Claire Nursery, Stephen Scheunert.
According...
Beaconsfield offers discount on EAB pesticide treatment
By Kevin Woodhouse
No help for citizens who want to cut trees instead
The city of Beaconsfield is offering citizens who have ash trees on their property and who will have...
Riverdale High tackles E-waste
by Jim Morrison
The basement halls of Riverdale High School resembled a factory, at a recent open house, as dozens of student workers were busy at labour, recycling computer systems...
Supreme Court asked to rule in billion-dollar toxic cloud case
By Robert Frank
www.thesuburban.com
More than a decade after a cloud of toxic sulphur trioxide drifted across Montreal, lawyers have gone to Supreme Court of Canada to seek justice.
Chantal Desjardins, one...
Information meeting in Pointe Claire on the fight against the emerald ash borer
The City of Pointe-Claire is inviting residents to a public information meeting on the fight against the emerald ash borer, to be held on at City Hall on Thursday,...
Flood Alerts Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Status: Floodwaters - ALERT
Due to the heavy precipitation forecasts tonight in the greater Montréal area, the city of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, in collaboration with the Centre de la sécurité civile de...
Ste-Anne’s fireplace regulations and mandatory declaration
In an effort to offer a healthy environment and quality of life to its citizens, the city of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue has adopted a new by-law on solid fuel appliances and...