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Ile Perrot

Boys – ages 8, 10, 12 – arreste for setting two fires in Île Perrot

Police say three boys have been arrested after two fires in Île Perrot caused $15,000 in  damage.... » Full Story
Police say three boys have been arrested after two fires in Île Perrot caused $15,000 in  damage. The boys – ages 8, 10 and 12 – allegedly started the fires Aug. 2 in  a Tim Horton’s ladies room and a... » Full Story

Court date to be set

Decision on whether accused will be tried as an adult

Quebec Superior Court will set a court date on Aug. 29 to determine whether an 18-year-old charged... » Full Story
Quebec Superior Court will set a court date on Aug. 29 to determine whether an 18-year-old charged in the death last fall of Bianca Leduc, 3, will be tried in adult court or as a youth, Judge Marc... » Full Story

Crown pushing for teen to be tried in adult court

Île Perrot road fatality was tragic, but trial will show it was an accident, defence says

Crown prosecutors say they are going to fight to have an adult court hear the trial of the... » Full Story
Crown prosecutors say they are going to fight to have an adult court hear the trial of the 18-year-old man charged in 3-year-old Bianca Leduc's death last fall.   The teen, alleged to... » Full Story

Al's Flory throws support behind Île Perrot football

Jamboree set for Aug. 2

The Western Patriots Football Association will host the inaugural Scott Flory Jamboree on Saturday, Aug.... » Full Story
The Western Patriots Football Association will host the inaugural Scott Flory Jamboree on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Île Perrot. Flory, an offensive lineman with the Montreal Alouettes, was happy to lend his support... » Full Story

Accused in 3-year-old's death to be tried as minor

Wording error prompted ruling in case of toddler run down in Île Perrot

The habitual use of an old legal cliché came back to bite the crown prosecutors' office in... » Full Story
The habitual use of an old legal cliché came back to bite the crown prosecutors' office in Valleyfield yesterday and paved the way for an 18-year-old man to be tried as a minor.   The... » Full Story

Edgewater school's Bulow honoured by Home & School

Hans Bulow of Edgewater Elementary School in Pincourt recently won the Quebec Federation of Home and... » Full Story
Hans Bulow of Edgewater Elementary School in Pincourt recently won the Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations’ Paterson award for an educator who involves parents in the system. He succeeded in... » Full Story

île Perrot couple badly shaken, but home invaders get nothing

Man pepper-sprayed; 'It has me worried': next-door neighbour

An Île Perrot man was still trying to bring his heart back to normal yesterday after two masked burst... » Full Story
An Île Perrot man was still trying to bring his heart back to normal yesterday after two masked burst into his home and pepper-sprayed him during a home invasion. "I'm still a little nervous. I feel like... » Full Story

Gas and go

Three incidents of motorists stealing gas were reported in the off-island area to the west of Montreal... » Full Story
Three incidents of motorists stealing gas were reported in the off-island area to the west of Montreal last week. The first incident was reported in Île Perrot on April 1. A motorists drove up to the gas pumps... » Full Story

Off-island towns sign service accord with SQ

Eight officers added

Mayors or representatives from 23 off-island towns passed a resolution last week paving the way for... » Full Story
Mayors or representatives from 23 off-island towns passed a resolution last week paving the way for regional officials to endorse an estimated $1.1-million agreement with Sûreté du Québec police. The... » Full Story

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