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Dorval

Jones victims go to Ottawa

Scammed investors receive some hope for relief on taxes

First, Earl Jones took their life savings. Now the tax man can make or break it for those duped by the... » Full Story
First, Earl Jones took their life savings. Now the tax man can make or break it for those duped by the financial fraudster by giving them some of their money back. Two members of the Earl Jones Victims... » Full Story

Jones victims go to Ottawa

Scammed investors receive some hope for relief on taxes

First, Earl Jones took their life savings. Now the tax man can make or break it for those duped by the... » Full Story
First, Earl Jones took their life savings. Now the tax man can make or break it for those duped by the financial fraudster by giving them some of their money back.Two members of the Earl Jones Victims... » Full Story

Two faces of Earl Jones caught on tape

Police videotape shows desgraced money man chipper one minute, weeping the next

Bertram Earl Jones gives two distinct performances in the video of his police interrogation.When the... » Full Story
Bertram Earl Jones gives two distinct performances in the video of his police interrogation.When the Sûreté du Québec officer is in the room, Jones is helpful, polite and forthcoming. He claims to be okay,... » Full Story

Dorval halts Batshaw's plan, saying, 'We don't want a prison'

Dispute might now head to court

Batshaw Youth and Family Centres is heading into a legal battle with the City of Dorval over its plans to... » Full Story
Batshaw Youth and Family Centres is heading into a legal battle with the City of Dorval over its plans to expand and renovate an existing facility on Dawson Avenue to house troubled youth.Batshaw runs three... » Full Story

Weaving their way into the history books

Dorval unveils its new official tartan

Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau gets a weaving lesson from Lise Beauchamp, a member of the Dorval Weavers’... » Full Story
Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau gets a weaving lesson from Lise Beauchamp, a member of the Dorval Weavers’ Guild, (top photo) last Friday at the Dorval Museum of History and Heritage. The mayor was on hand for the... » Full Story

Jones suffering from multiple health problems

He has high blood pressure, heart problems, possibly skin cancer: lawyer

Earl Jones pleaded guilty last month to two counts of defrauding his clients of slightly more than $50... » Full Story
Earl Jones pleaded guilty last month to two counts of defrauding his clients of slightly more than $50 million from 1982 to 2009. The charges were  broken into two time periods to take into consideration changes... » Full Story

Earl Jones could be free as early as in 2011

Disgraced financier sentenced to 11 years

Bertram Earl Jones was sentenced to 11 years in prison yesterday and the one thing his brother wanted on... » Full Story
Bertram Earl Jones was sentenced to 11 years in prison yesterday and the one thing his brother wanted on this day was denied.“I couldn’t get a look at his face; I just wanted to see him,” Bevan Jones... » Full Story

Earl Jones to be sentenced today

Disgraced financier appeared to be a good guy as a youth. How did he end up stealing his clients' money and getting a 'well look at me' attitude?

When Bertram Earl Jones shuffles into the Montreal courthouse today, he’ll have come a long way from the... » Full Story
When Bertram Earl Jones shuffles into the Montreal courthouse today, he’ll have come a long way from the fresh-faced N.D.G. boy who used to dazzle fans at hockey rinks with his skill.With his dark hair and... » Full Story

Old friends see the real Earl Jones

'He lied every day of his life'

After Mary Coughlan realized in July that all the money she entrusted to Earl Jones had vanished, she... » Full Story
After Mary Coughlan realized in July that all the money she entrusted to Earl Jones had vanished, she started waking up at 4 a.m. feeling sick with dread.Then, she read a book that she says changed her... » Full Story

A relationship that lasts

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the West Island celebrate Valentines

Some relationships never die – just ask Debbie Edwards and Christi Milsom who met 20 years ago through... » Full Story
Some relationships never die – just ask Debbie Edwards and Christi Milsom who met 20 years ago through Big Brothers Big Sister of the West Island.Milsom had just turned 9 on Feb. 10, 1990, when she first met... » Full Story

TV documents Earl Jones's tale

Many of swindler's victims plan to watch the Fifth Estate tonight at 9 p.m.

If you’d like to see home movies of Bertram Earl Jones, then by all means tune into CBC’s the Fifth... » Full Story
If you’d like to see home movies of Bertram Earl Jones, then by all means tune into CBC’s the Fifth Estate for Earl Jones: In Trust tonight at 9.Watch the now disgraced money man giving commentary while on... » Full Story

Maxine Jones served with legal papers

Court to hear claim that wife of disgraced money manager has no claim to couple's real estate

Maxine Jones was served with legal papers yesterday declaring she has no interest in the four properties... » Full Story
Maxine Jones was served with legal papers yesterday declaring she has no interest in the four properties held either jointly or in her name alone that were purchased by her and Earl Jones while they were... » Full Story

Passengers in car pinned by truck escape major harm in Dorval

Two people escaped with minor injuries after a car was pinned under a truck on Highway 40 eastbound Sunday... » Full Story
Two people escaped with minor injuries after a car was pinned under a truck on Highway 40 eastbound Sunday near Hymus Blvd. in Dorval about 11 a.m.The car, with five people inside, was speeding on the highway... » Full Story

Dorval man loses control of his car after hitting huge pothole on Mercier Bridge

Plate now covering crevice in road bed

A metal plate is covering a huge pothole on the Mercier bridge that caused an accident on Wednesday... » Full Story
A metal plate is covering a huge pothole on the Mercier bridge that caused an accident on Wednesday night.Shortly before 11 p.m., a  42-year-old Dorval man driving north on the on-ramp from Highway... » Full Story

With the Coach: Ryan Maliska

Enthusiasm bridges experience gap

With the Coach is a weekly  series featuring a conversation with a local... » Full Story
With the Coach is a weekly  series featuring a conversation with a local coach.Coach: Ryan Maliska, 18-year-old Dorval resident and Vanier College studentTeam: Hockey West... » Full Story

Earl and Maxime Jones's dishes, furniture auctioned off

Many who showed up were just curious to see how couple decorated their Dorval condo

Elaine Winrow bought a 67-piece porcelain dinner set at an auction yesterday, not knowing that it had been... » Full Story
Elaine Winrow bought a 67-piece porcelain dinner set at an auction yesterday, not knowing that it had been owned by Earl Jones and his wife, Maxine.So when reporters informed her that the disgraced financial... » Full Story

List of goods seized from Earl Jones goes up for auction

Auction house puts variety of items on public display

The Pilot has landed. A painting by Canadian artist Robert Wakeham Pilot is in the hands of the... » Full Story
The Pilot has landed. A painting by Canadian artist Robert Wakeham Pilot is in the hands of the trustee handling the bankruptcy of disgraced financial adviser Earl Jones, who pleaded guilty last week to... » Full Story

Dorval hotel serves as transition centre for those arriving from Haiti

Harried staff at Whyndham take it one day at a time

The Wyndham Montreal Airport Hotel has 486 rooms, every one of them booked these days with vacationers,... » Full Story
The Wyndham Montreal Airport Hotel has 486 rooms, every one of them booked these days with vacationers, corporate travellers, Red Cross workers and government employees. For the last five days, it has also... » Full Story

Details of Earl Jones's divorce case made public

Estranged wife asking for contents of couple's properties, document reveals

Citing the public and the creditors’ need to know, a Quebec judge has granted The Gazette’s request... » Full Story
Citing the public and the creditors’ need to know, a Quebec judge has granted The Gazette’s request for lifting a publication ban on the divorce proceeding between Maxine and Earl Jones.Judge Eva Petras... » Full Story

Earl Jones's luxury lifestyle goes up for auction

Contents of Dorval condo being sold off Jan. 24

Need some golf clubs - both men's and women's - a Sun Mountain golf cart or a Rolex watch? All this and... » Full Story
Need some golf clubs - both men's and women's - a Sun Mountain golf cart or a Rolex watch? All this and more will be on the auction block starting Jan. 24, when the trustee handling the business and personal... » Full Story

Upcoming Events in Dorval

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 7:00pm

Marine Radio Operator's course

Monday, March 22, 2010 - 7:30pm

Dorval Horticultural and Ecological Society monthly meeting

Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:30pm

Montreal West Island Prostate Cancer Support Group

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 6:00pm

Roast Chicken Dinner

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Recent Police Blotter

Food taken from delivery vehicle

A really hungry thief stole the food out of a restaurant delivery car in Dorval last week.The delivery was being made on Valentine’s Day at about 9:45 p.m. to a home in Dorval.While he was making a... » Full Story

Cigarette brand important to armed robbers

DuMaurier King size only - that’s what a couple of  cigarette-loving thieves demanded last week as they robbed two Dorval gas stations within a half an hour of each other.Montreal Police said the duo... » Full Story

Watch out for pickpockets, police warn

Police are advising shoppers to be on alert for pickpockets in Dorval shopping centers and stores.“The suspects use some sort of distraction to take the wallets from purses, mostly from elderly... » Full Story

Dorval man arrested on drugs and weapons charge

A 22-year-old Dorval man faces charges of possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of drugs with intent to traffic.Montreal Police Constable Helene Jubinville said police were doing routine patrol in... » Full Story

Gunman holds up Dorval dépanneur

A dépanneur clerk in Dorval was held up at gunpoint late Saturday afternoon. A man walked into the store on Dumont St. just before 6 p.m. and asked the cashier for cigarettes. When the cashier handed him the... » Full Story

Teen robbed at knife-point

A 14-year-old boy on his way to play hockey was robbed of $20 at knife-point last week. Montreal Police Constable Ann Mathieu said the robbery took place at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 6 at a bus stop on Bouchard Blvd in... » Full Story

Bank robbed in Dorval

Two men – one armed with a gun – robbed a bank on Dorval Ave. last week. The men entered the bank at 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 27, both wearing hoods. They ordered the tellers to kneel on the ground and opened... » Full Story

At least one injured in street gang brawl

Police believe a young man who was injured last week was involved in a brawl between street gangs, although he is refusing to co-operate or name his assailant. Police were called to Louise Lamy St. in Dorval on... » Full Story

Woamn arrested for theft

A 19-year-old Dorval woman was arrested after camping equipment stolen from her neighbour’s locker was found in her car. The victim went to her locker in her apartment building on Dorval Ave. at about 9 a.m.... » Full Story

Trucker hijacked at gunpoint

A truck driver was hijacked at gunpoint on Hymus Blvd. in Dorval last week. The driver was picking up cargo in Dorval to deliver to Laval on June 25 at 7:15 a.m. When he stopped at an intersection on Hymus, an... » Full Story
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