Friday, March 29, 2024

Pointe Claire based company to use grant for fuel efficiency program

By Kevin Woodhouse www.thesuburban.com The Pointe Claire based company FP Innovations received very good news last Friday with a visit by two provincial ministers bearing a research grant for almost $250,000...
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The Saint-Lazare au Galop Festival

The second edition of the Saint-Lazare au Galop Festival took place on July 1, 2 and 3, 2016. Having secured the participation of the Knights of Valour for their...

Will we be saying goodbye to our Ash trees?

by Rhonda Massad www.thesuburban.com In the early 1900’s there was the chestnut blight, an exotic pathogen that altered the hardwood forest forever. A few decades later Dutch elm disease, an exotic...
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CBD Oil For Horses: 3 Most Frequently Asked Questions Answered

The cannabis industry has long ago entered the lives of our animals. We have watched it slowly progress from a little known and suspicious to a widely accepted business....

Vaillancourt trial set for next year

By Rhonda Massad   April 7, 2015, is the date set for the preliminary inquiry for former mayor of Laval Gilles Vaillancourt and 36 other individuals arrested by UPAC in its...
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Pointe-Claire – New publications keep residents informed

The City of Pointe-Claire, is proud to unveil the City’s new publications, which have been re-thought and rejuvenated to serve residents better. Three publications will make City information more easily...
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Trees coming down Borough takes axe

By Joel Ceausu www.thesuburban.com More than 400 ash trees are coming under the axe in Côte des Neiges-Notre Dame de Grâce as part of the borough’s ongoing battle with the pervasive...
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10th anniversary of the Ride to Fight ALS raises $400,000

From August 25th to 27th, 200 cyclists and volunteers gathered at Château Vaudreuil to celebrate the 10th edition of the Ride to Fight ALS powered by TELUS Health, a...

LBPSB reverses position on emergency measures

By Robert Frank   In a dramatic turnaround, Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) voted Monday to move forward with a plan to replace its outdated, 12-year-old emergency measures policy.Last month,...

Suburban mayors refuse agglo pest-control takeover bid

By Rhonda Massad   Montreal’s 13 demerged suburbs have unanimously refused an offer to band with the boroughs of Montreal to centralize efforts to eradicate the emerald ash borer (EAB) under the...