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Beaconsfield

Push is on to ban sale of air rifles

Weapons being used ot injure, kill birds

The people who work at Le Nichoir are on a crusade to get air rifles banned at point of sale and are also... » Full Story
The people who work at Le Nichoir are on a crusade to get air rifles banned at point of sale and are also calling for the stricter enforcement of bylaws against such weapons. After a badly injured crow was... » Full Story

Band camp for the rock set brings down the house

Rock legend lend a hand teaching young musicians a few tricks

If parishioners had any concerns about the structural integrity of the Beaconsfield United Church, they... » Full Story
If parishioners had any concerns about the structural integrity of the Beaconsfield United Church, they were laid to rest recently as some 40 day campers showed off their newly-acquired rock and roll chops to a close... » Full Story

Time for a change

Renter decided to leave Plateau and renovate a Beaconsfield bungalow

After a decade of living just off The Main, Réna Kermasha did the... » Full Story
After a decade of living just off The Main, Réna Kermasha did the unthinkable: she gaveup her coveted lease for a dirt-cheap apartment. "I was on a section of... » Full Story

Horner conquers her nerves

Local olympian Beaconsfield swimmer faster when she's loose, focused

Back when she was a shy 12-year-old, just starting on a path that has ultimately led to the Olympics in... » Full Story
Back when she was a shy 12-year-old, just starting on a path that has ultimately led to the Olympics in Beijing, Stephanie Horner already had a great philosophy when it came to taming the butterflies that often took... » Full Story

Beaconsfield hopes to eliminating disposable water bottles

More than 300 families in Beaconsfield have taken the pledge to stop using disposable water bottles after... » Full Story
More than 300 families in Beaconsfield have taken the pledge to stop using disposable water bottles after the city launched a campaign asking residents to give up buying single-use plastic water bottles for a... » Full Story

Beaconsfield's Barberio drafted by NHL

18-year-old defenceman picked up by Tampa Bay

Before he was old enough to tie his own laces, Beaconsfield’s Mark Barberio was told his skating needed... » Full Story
Before he was old enough to tie his own laces, Beaconsfield’s Mark Barberio was told his skating needed improvement. Well, the years of hard work paid off Saturday when Barberio, an 18-year-old junior... » Full Story

Beaconsfield looks to cap water bottles

Citizens being asked to pledge to stop buying single-use plastic bottles

Having identified plastic water bottles as one of the fastest-growing sources of municipal waste,... » Full Story
Having identified plastic water bottles as one of the fastest-growing sources of municipal waste, Beaconsfield has launched a campaign to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic water bottles. All... » Full Story

Beaconsfield swimmer takes gold, silver

Laura Brown of Beaconsfield won a gold and a silver medal at the Junior Provincial Diving... » Full Story
Laura Brown of Beaconsfield won a gold and a silver medal at the Junior Provincial Diving Championships held in Quebec City last weekend. Brown, a member of the CAMO club in Montreal, took first... » Full Story

'I shouldn't have been driving'

Neighbour recalls words of motorist after woman killed on Beaconsfield Blvd.

There was the body of a woman, blood coming from her nose, and a baby crying in Diane Tomiuk’s... » Full Story
There was the body of a woman, blood coming from her nose, and a baby crying in Diane Tomiuk’s Beaconsfield driveway on Jan. 27, 2006. As Tomiuk called 911 from her kitchen, a hysterical woman came into her... » Full Story

Beloved priest given a fine send-off

Church is filled for McEntee's funeral

Father Thomas McEntee was known to often comment on how he would like to see a church filled to the brim... » Full Story
Father Thomas McEntee was known to often comment on how he would like to see a church filled to the brim with parishioners again. And more than 1,000 people did just that Monday as they paid their final respects to... » Full Story

Obituary: Thomas McEntee dies at age 84

He was pastor at St. Edmund of Canterbury in Beaconsfield from 1974 to 2000

Gruff but charitable, strict but forgiving, Thomas McEntee was the last of special breed of... » Full Story
Gruff but charitable, strict but forgiving, Thomas McEntee was the last of special breed of Montreal's crusty Irish Roman Catholic priests. He died of cancer yesterday on the eve of what would have... » Full Story

Beaurepaire merchants fed up

Say they are being targeted unfairly by city officials

Merchants in Beaurepaire Village feel they are being unfairly targeted by Beaconsfield city hall over... » Full Story
Merchants in Beaurepaire Village feel they are being unfairly targeted by Beaconsfield city hall over issues of signs and parking. They said they’re losing customers and are being penalized for things like having a... » Full Story

With The Coach:

From hockey to soccer without skipping a beat

With the Coach is an occasional series featuring a conversation with a local coach. Coach:... » Full Story
With the Coach is an occasional series featuring a conversation with a local coach. Coach: Roger Collins, 47-year-old Beaconsfield resident and consultant for a high-tech firm Team:... » Full Story

Beaconsfield bylaw would protect heritage buildings

The aim is to save ‘architectural gems’

Beaconsfield city council is in the process of crafting a tighter bylaw that would protect houses and... » Full Story
Beaconsfield city council is in the process of crafting a tighter bylaw that would protect houses and buildings that have been identified as having heritage or architectural value. The idea is to ensure the... » Full Story

‘How could this happen?’

Genocide display at Macdonald High hits a chord with students

It was a lesson in man’s inhumanity to man, and the students at Macdonald High School clearly got the... » Full Story
It was a lesson in man’s inhumanity to man, and the students at Macdonald High School clearly got the message. “How could this happen?” was the most common reaction among students visiting the genocide... » Full Story

Batshaw move a win-win situation

Some of the new facilities could be shared with cities

There’s no reason to expect problems when Batshaw Youth and Family Services moves its correctional... » Full Story
There’s no reason to expect problems when Batshaw Youth and Family Services moves its correctional facilities to the West Island from the Laurentians to care for anglophone youths, according to Beaconsfield and... » Full Story

Opinion: Beaconsfield Library Project

Published by the Beaconsfield Citizens Association with the permission of Mr. Briggs Full text at ... » Full Story
Published by the Beaconsfield Citizens Association with the permission of Mr. Briggs Full text at ... » Full Story

Obituary: Fred Kelley was known for his volunteer work

“In his final days, rather than us bringing him comfort, he brought us comfort. This is a loss for us... » Full Story
“In his final days, rather than us bringing him comfort, he brought us comfort. This is a loss for us and the whole community,” said Teresa Dellar, director of the West Island Palliative Care residence, of Fred... » Full Story

New Beaconsfield library will add to taxpayers' burden: ex-mayor

City seeks grant; Former mayor Briggs says grandiose plan is a bad idea

A voice from Beaconsfield’s past is weighing in on plans to build a new library. Edwin Briggs, who... » Full Story
A voice from Beaconsfield’s past is weighing in on plans to build a new library. Edwin Briggs, who was mayor from 1960 to 1982, a time when Beaconsfield’s booming economy saw the building of several of the... » Full Story

Police raid snuffs out contraband cigarette ring

Beaconsfield couple arrested; Money laundered through A TMs. Head of vending machine empire and wife alleged heads of operation

In 1956, Gerald O'Reilly founded a company that for years kept a relatively quiet existence on Delmeade... » Full Story
In 1956, Gerald O'Reilly founded a company that for years kept a relatively quiet existence on Delmeade Rd. in Town of Mount Royal. The 74-year-old businessman and his wife, Félicitas (Phyllis) O'Reilly,... » Full Story

Upcoming Events in Beaconsfield

Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 8:00pm

Bowser & Blue Benefit show

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 12:00pm

Beaconsfield High School 50th Year Runion

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Recent Police Blotter

Task force to enforce park curfews

Police have set up a task force to help curb an increase in the number of minor disturbances in public places. With the end of school, police have found more cases of drunk and disorderly behaviour. The task... » Full Story

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