Anne Sutherland
The Montreal Gazette
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Montreal's Spa St-James moves into Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Many spas courted the Ritz after the hotel underwent $250 million in renovations completed in 2012. Originally built in 1912, the building is a combination of hotel and condo complex — which didn't... → Read More
Hudson officially given Fair Trade Town status
Hudson became the 21st municipality in Canada to officially recognized as a Fair Trade Town on Tuesday. For those who like to keep track, this makes Hudson the first in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region, the 7th in Quebec and the 21st municipality in Canada to receive this status. → Read More
Beaconsfield ponders billboard income versus esthetics
The city of Beaconsfield will hold an information meeting May 25 inviting residents to hear a proposal to install a nine-metre billboard alongside Highway 20. → Read More
Vintage doll collection has grown into museum of sorts
Madeleine Léger is hard pressed to say which one is her favourite. Which is easy to understand when you realize she has more than 250 vintage dolls in the collection she has amassed over four decades. → Read More
Kirkland looks for input on how to promote sustainable development
If you live in Kirkland, the city wants your input on sustainable development. The city will be launching an online survey asking residents for their ideas on the needs and priorities Kirkland should incorporate in its Sustainable Development Plan for 2016-2021. → Read More
Teachers to march from Fairview to protest lagging contract talks
Motorists should avoid the area around Fairveiw Shopping Centre on Friday, May 15, between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. as West Island teachers are planning a protest march. Teachers with the Lester B. → Read More
Youngest baby caribou at the Ecomuseum dies
Nine days after his birth, the littlest caribou born at the Ecomuseum has died. Born on May 4, the calf died on the evening of Tuesday, May 12, despite the best efforts of the animal-care team at the zoo to save him. The calf was a male, said Émilie Sénécal, spokesperson for the Ecomuseum. → Read More
Police release video of two men who torched car in Dollard
The Montreal police arson squad has released a video and photographs of two men who set fire to a car in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on March 23. The black and white surveillance tape shows two men in a minivan drive up to a home on Baffin St. where a light coloured car is parked in a driveway. → Read More
School rethinks policy, teen with autism invited to graduation ceremony
Trevor Jackson will be attending the graduation ceremony at École secondaire Félix-Leclerc in Pointe-Claire after all. It would appear public pressure about the autistic 17-year-old not being inclu... → Read More
Ecomuseum welcome two newborn caribou – a first for the zoo
There are two new babies at Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue's Ecomuseum, two caribou. One born May 2, the other May 4. Yes, one was born the same day as the new royal princess, HRH Charlotte. "It's a baby boom," said Ecomuseum communications director Émilie Sénécal. → Read More
Missing in St-Lazare: Blue parakeet with red beak, likes fruit and dogs
Lisa Levy's Indian ring-necked parakeet is missing and she lays the blame squarely on her own shoulder. The one the bird took off from on Sunday morning. → Read More
Fire that gutted STM bus caused by faulty alternator, investigators find
The Société de transport de Montréal has concluded its investigation into a fire that completely destroyed a city bus on the Ville Marie Expressway April 23. → Read More
Minister orders Pierrefonds daycare shut after 4-year-old allegedly molested
Quebec Family Minister Francine Charbonneau has demanded a full review of safety and surveillance rules in all provincial daycares after a CBC report detailing the molestation of a four-year-old girl in a West Island daycare. → Read More
'We don't brag about this stuff, we just do it:' Volunteering effort earns Lindsay Place teacher award
John Kesson is not a man to seek out the spotlight. The Lindsay Place teacher is clearly uncomfortable discussing the award he was given on May 2 as the Humanitarian of 2015 by the Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations. "Look, I don't do this for the publicity. → Read More
Walmart to take over Target store in Pointe-Claire
The empty Target store at the corner of St-Jean and Hymus Blvds. in Pointe-Claire will become a Walmart store. The West Island property is part of a deal announced Friday, May 8, that will see Walm... → Read More
World Fair Trade Day at Hudson's Pure Art May 9
If you shop fair-trade items, then this coming Saturday there's a treat in store at Pure Art, the eclectic Hudson store that sells delightfully coloured items from all over the world and helps local artisans earn a living. → Read More
Emerald ash borer information meeting in Dorval
The City of Dorval will hold an information meeting May 11 to advise residents how to spot, control and deal with the emerald ash borer, a destructive insect that threatens ash trees. The beetle has been found in the suburb. → Read More
Reliance Power Equipment could be sold for unpaid taxes owed Pointe Claire
It looks like the last chapter for Reliance Power Equipment in Pointe-Claire, as the city has put the property up for auction for unpaid municipal taxes. According to a spokesperson for the city, the building at 86 and 88 Hymus Blvd. → Read More
Teachers protest outside Geoff Kelley office in Pointe-Claire
Under perfect blue skies, about 80 members of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers gathered outside Jacques-Cartier MNA Geoff Kelley's Pointe-Claire offices just before noon on Friday to denounce the government's plans for larger class sizes and less support for special-needs students. → Read More
The Mousetrap rounds out Lakeshore Players 50th anniversary
Lakeshore Players will be ending their 50th season with a surefire winner, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, which has run continuously in London's West End for 63 years. → Read More