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Dollard des Ormeaux

Decorating after divorce

When this dad's marriage ended, he moved into a new house and had no idea where to start

After his marriage ended a year ago, Jody Jonassohn had a key preoccupation: to find a new house that... » Full Story
After his marriage ended a year ago, Jody Jonassohn had a key preoccupation: to find a new house that would be a home for his two children. “I managed to find a six-year-old house that was not far from the... » Full Story

Westminster Pool wins 12-Under Waterpolo Tourney

The Westminster "Chlorinators" took the GOLD in the 15th Annual 12 & Under Water-Polo... » Full Story
The Westminster "Chlorinators" took the GOLD in the 15th Annual 12 & Under Water-Polo Tournament at Forest Village Pool July 12/13. The 12-Under Waterpolo tournament is organized and hosted every... » Full Story

Muslim group serving up openness

The Islamic Centre of the West Island is hoping to build bridges with other people in the community by... » Full Story
The Islamic Centre of the West Island is hoping to build bridges with other people in the community by opening up its hot meal program to people outside of the Muslim religion. “We just don’t want to be... » Full Story

Dollard wins Mirabel tourney

The Dollard Dragons U-11 A boys’ soccer team recently won a gold medal at the Mirabel Challenge... » Full Story
The Dollard Dragons U-11 A boys’ soccer team recently won a gold medal at the Mirabel Challenge Tournament. The Dragons, coached by Olav Kappert, defeated a team from St. Eustache 2-1 in the finals. The... » Full Story

Westpark registration frustrates disabled parent

With registration at Westpark elementary school in Dollard des Ormeaux at full capacity, at least one... » Full Story
With registration at Westpark elementary school in Dollard des Ormeaux at full capacity, at least one parent is fuming about the unfairness of having to send a younger sibling to a different school. When Mike... » Full Story

Fire guts Dollard apartment complex

20 people forced from their homes after candle causes four-alarm blaze

A love bird alerted a Dollard des Ormeaux resident that her apartment was on fire Monday night. Whether... » Full Story
A love bird alerted a Dollard des Ormeaux resident that her apartment was on fire Monday night. Whether the pet perished in the fire or escaped, the owner does not know. A four-alarm fire broke out in the rear... » Full Story

Rescued toddler back at home

Dollard 2-year-old saved from drowning

Lucky toddler Liya came home from the Montreal Children’s Hospital on Sunday after almost drowning... » Full Story
Lucky toddler Liya came home from the Montreal Children’s Hospital on Sunday after almost drowning last Friday morning in her family’s pool in Dollard des Ormeaux. The 2-year-old fell into the water... » Full Story

Heroic cop saves Dollard toddler from drowning

Two-year-old fell into backyard pool

A 2-year-old girl had luck on her side yesterday when she fell into the pool at her family's Dollard des... » Full Story
A 2-year-old girl had luck on her side yesterday when she fell into the pool at her family's Dollard des Ormeaux home, the police officer who saved her life says. The girl was in stable condition in a hospital... » Full Story

Dollard teen escapes death

Sentenced in homicide. Saudi court orders 200 lashes, year in prison

By Saudi standards, a West Island teenager got off easy yesterday when he was sentenced to 200 lashes and... » Full Story
By Saudi standards, a West Island teenager got off easy yesterday when he was sentenced to 200 lashes and one year in prison for his involvement in a schoolyard brawl last year in which a 19-year-old man was... » Full Story

PeeWee BB Pirates of DHA LSL are off to the Provincials

Last week wasn't easy, four games in four days, but the payoff was huge for the peewee BB... » Full Story
Last week wasn't easy, four games in four days, but the payoff was huge for the peewee BB Pirates. After losing last Wednesday's playoff game to the Lakeshore Tigers, the team regrouped for more playoff games... » Full Story

New Teen Centre in Dollard (The Chai West Centre)

I'm a Rabbi that just moved into the neighbourhood last June with my wife & three girls. I came out... » Full Story
I'm a Rabbi that just moved into the neighbourhood last June with my wife & three girls. I came out here from Montreal with my family to maximize my outreach with the Jewish teens in the West Island. We... » Full Story

Lions lose in 6th overtime period

Game 6 in triple-A final goes Friday in Gatineau

If the Lac St. Louis Lions felt a little tired Tuesday morning, it’s because they played six... » Full Story
If the Lac St. Louis Lions felt a little tired Tuesday morning, it’s because they played six roller-coaster periods of hockey– or nearly two whole playoff games – the night before in Gatineau. And their... » Full Story

Hockey Canada Day for the girls in Dollard

Camp focuses on training and team-building

More than 70 female hockey players attended a one-day camp hosted by Hockey Canada on March 7 at the... » Full Story
More than 70 female hockey players attended a one-day camp hosted by Hockey Canada on March 7 at the Dollard Civic Centre. The camp, open to atom and peewee players, featured two on-ice training sessions as... » Full Story

Lions turn on jets to even up semifinal series

Beat Patriotes 7-2 in playoff action at Dollard Civic Centre

The Lac St. Louis Lions showed off their considerable firepower Sunday when they exploded for six... » Full Story
The Lac St. Louis Lions showed off their considerable firepower Sunday when they exploded for six third-period goals to shell the Châteauguay Patriotes 7-2 in Quebec Midget Triple-A Hockey League playoff action at... » Full Story

No pot for these lobsters

When Allen Abrams received a shipment of lobsters last week, he expected to do what he always does: get... » Full Story
When Allen Abrams received a shipment of lobsters last week, he expected to do what he always does: get them ready for sale at his Pecheur du marché store in Dollard des Ormeaux. But two of the crustaceans... » Full Story

Eagles notch 3-2 victory in shootout thriller

Against Marquises

here is nothing more exciting than a winner-take-all shootout to decide a hockey championship. The... » Full Story
here is nothing more exciting than a winner-take-all shootout to decide a hockey championship. The Trois Lacs/Lakeshore Eagles won a shootout thriller on Sunday, edging the Pierrefonds Marquises 3-2 to capture... » Full Story

Peacekeeping force deployed on school bus

Students taught to be neutral while settling disputes

Something revolutionary is happening on bus No. 65 from Springdale elementary school. It's... » Full Story
Something revolutionary is happening on bus No. 65 from Springdale elementary school. It's calm. Thanks to a pilot project launched by the school, with the help of Peaceful Schools International, peer... » Full Story

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Recent Police Blotter

Man mugged outside workplace

A 22-year-old man was mugged and threatened at knifepoint recently as he left his workplace in Dollard des Ormeaux. The victim, a Pointe Claire resident, had just left his workplace near Brunswick Blvd. and... » Full Story

Bogus $100 bills in circulation

Be on the lookout for bogus $100 bills. That’s the word from police in the wake of two separate cases in Dollard des Ormeaux last week. Police said that in both cases, the people who were trying to pay with... » Full Story

Teen charged with shooting out street lights

A 15-year-old Dollard des Ormeaux boy was arrested last week, accused of shooting out street lights with a pellet gun. Police said a woman who lives near the corner of Roger Pilon and Westpark... » Full Story

Dollard teen to be charge with stealing scooter

A 16-year-old Dollard des Ormeaux boy will be charged with theft in connection with the theft of a scooter. Montreal Police Constable Chantal Castonguay said the incident took place May 15 when a... » Full Story

Fake credit card leads to arrest

A 19-year-old Dollard des Ormeaux man was arrested for using a cloned credit card last week. The man went in to a hotel at 1:30 a.m. last Friday and asked for a room. He gave a credit card to pay for the... » Full Story

Man gets refund for stolen item

Police are looking for a man who fraudulently obtained a refund from a Dollard des Ormeaux drugstore last week. Montreal Police Constable Leslie Potts said the man entered the drugstore on St. John’s Blvd. at... » Full Story

Neighbour foils break-in.

An alert neighbour scared off a man who was trying to break into a Sunnybrook St. home in Dollard des Ormeaux. Police said the woman saw a man knocking on her neighbour’s front door and then she saw him try... » Full Story

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