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Kirkland

Rezoning for Metro creating riff

Brett Bundale The Gazette A proposed Metro Plus supermarket in Kirkland promises more sushi,... » Full Story
Brett Bundale The Gazette A proposed Metro Plus supermarket in Kirkland promises more sushi, more organic food and more ready-to-eat meals.   But nearby residents aren’t looking forward to what... » Full Story

Kirkland to get second synthetic turf field

Kirkland will receive financial assistance from the provincial government to pay for a new synthetic... » Full Story
Kirkland will receive financial assistance from the provincial government to pay for a new synthetic soccer/football field. The new field is planned for Smiley Park on Elkas Blvd. Construction could begin as... » Full Story

Gas spill at Canadian Tire quickly contained

A gasoline spill at the Canadian Tire filling station in Kirkland early Tuesday morning had work crews... » Full Story
A gasoline spill at the Canadian Tire filling station in Kirkland early Tuesday morning had work crews struggling to clean up hundreds of litres of fuel. Police said the accident happened at about 2:45 a.m.... » Full Story

Cities get tough with graffiti artists

Baie d'Urfé, Kirkland consider act of carry spray paint illegal

The councils of Kirkland and Baie d’Urfé will vote on motions in early August to amend their nuisance... » Full Story
The councils of Kirkland and Baie d’Urfé will vote on motions in early August to amend their nuisance bylaws in an attempt to stop graffiti before it happens. The changes would make it a crime to simply... » Full Story

Obituary: Hank Canvin – figures large in Kirkland history

If children got skates for Christmas, he thought they should use them immediately. So he fixed up the rinks

As one of the founders of the Town of Kirkland, Hank Canvin has a street and a park in the West... » Full Story
As one of the founders of the Town of Kirkland, Hank Canvin has a street and a park in the West Island community named for him.   Canvin worked in the airline industry for 62 years before... » Full Story

Grocery store plan riles homeowners

Kirkland project hinges on dezoning land

Modest homes with well-kept lawns and backyard pools line Fiddler’s Green and Lacey Green Sts. in... » Full Story
Modest homes with well-kept lawns and backyard pools line Fiddler’s Green and Lacey Green Sts. in Kirkland, but behind the picture windows and two-car garages, the residents are preparing for battle.  ... » Full Story

Lions' Leblanc could be World Cup bound

Kirkland scoring sensation the only midget player being considered for Team Canada

Kirkland's Louis Leblanc is Alberta-bound this summer.   The 17-year-old scoring... » Full Story
Kirkland's Louis Leblanc is Alberta-bound this summer.   The 17-year-old scoring sensation for the Lac St. Louis midget Triple-A Lions has been invited to the evaluation camp for Canada's... » Full Story

Machildon back home after surgery

Chemotherapy expected to be next step

Ella Shepherd Marchildon, the Kirkland mother of five who underwent life-saving surgery in Washington,... » Full Story
Ella Shepherd Marchildon, the Kirkland mother of five who underwent life-saving surgery in Washington, D.C., last month, is now back home, preparing for the next bout in her fight against a rare form of cancer.... » Full Story

Fundraising efforts continue for Ella

Ella Marchildon may have finally gotten government approval to pay for her rare surgical treatment, but... » Full Story
Ella Marchildon may have finally gotten government approval to pay for her rare surgical treatment, but the local community hasn’t stopped its energetic fundraising for the Kirkland woman. There was a... » Full Story

Australian visit was a wonderful experience!

What a wonderful experience. Australia is an exotic and intriguing continent to visit. This country... » Full Story
What a wonderful experience. Australia is an exotic and intriguing continent to visit. This country has dry, red-desert and dunes as well as lush coastal rainforests rich with unique wildlife found nowhere else... » Full Story

Kirklands appointment of new director-general raises eyebrows

Kirkland municipal council has appointed a new top civil servant. But how they did it is sparking... » Full Story
Kirkland municipal council has appointed a new top civil servant. But how they did it is sparking criticism, the mayor admits. Council decided to fill the director-general’s post with one of their own;... » Full Story

Kirkland hockey star nabs McGill top honour

Vanessa Davidson named top female athlete of the year

The awards keep piling up for Vanessa Davidson. For the second year in a row, the 23-year-old hockey... » Full Story
The awards keep piling up for Vanessa Davidson. For the second year in a row, the 23-year-old hockey star from Kirkland has been named McGill University’s female athlete of the year. The high-scoring... » Full Story

West Island community still eager to help Kirkland woman battling cancer

Fundraising efforts still needed to help Ella

Despite the government’s decision this week to fund Ella Shepherd Marchildon’s life-saving cancer... » Full Story
Despite the government’s decision this week to fund Ella Shepherd Marchildon’s life-saving cancer surgery in the U.S., all the fundraising events planned on her behalf will still proceed, Joe Marchildon said this... » Full Story

RAMQ approves Kirkland woman's treatment

'We're just so relieved," says Ella's husband

This afternoon Quebec's health insurance board authorized Ella Shepherd Marchildon's request to seek... » Full Story
This afternoon Quebec's health insurance board authorized Ella Shepherd Marchildon's request to seek life-saving cancer treatment in the United States. The Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec had refused... » Full Story

Kirkland woman to hear Monday if Quebec will pay for cancer treatment

Health insurance board has already said no twice

A Kirkland woman with a rare form of cancer must wait until at least Monday to learn if Quebec’s... » Full Story
A Kirkland woman with a rare form of cancer must wait until at least Monday to learn if Quebec’s health-insurance board will pay for a potentially life-saving treatment available only in the United States.... » Full Story

Medicare refuses to pay for Kirkland woman's life-saving surgery

Only done in U.S.; mother of 5 suffers from rare form of cancer

Ella Shepherd Marchildon has been told she needs specialized surgery that's not available in Quebec if she... » Full Story
Ella Shepherd Marchildon has been told she needs specialized surgery that's not available in Quebec if she is to have any chance of surviving a rare form of cancer. But this week, the Régie de l'assurance... » Full Story

Beyond chocolate bars with green fundraising

Company helps schools sell energy efficient light bulbs, recyclable bags

Energy efficient light bulbs and recyclable tote bags are being offered as ecological alternatives to... » Full Story
Energy efficient light bulbs and recyclable tote bags are being offered as ecological alternatives to cookie dough and chocolate bars as fund-raising fodder by a small Kirkland company. Although 3-year-old... » Full Story

Jerseys stolen from ex-Hab Momesso's home

Former Montreal Canadiens player Sergio Momesso is hoping some good samaritan can help him retrieve the... » Full Story
Former Montreal Canadiens player Sergio Momesso is hoping some good samaritan can help him retrieve the hockey paraphernalia that was stolen from his Kirkland home Jan. 5. Momesso is devastated that three of... » Full Story

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Middle-age thieves rob dollar store

A safe with nearly $300 was snatched from La Zone du Dollar store in Kirkland on Aug. 2 in a heist pulled off by seven middle-aged thieves.   Police said two individuals distracted the dollar store clerks just... » Full Story

Contest was a scam

A Kirkland man went from elated to suspicious when he realized the contest he allegedly won was nothing more than a scam. Having entered an online contest recently, when he got an email... » Full Story

Welding mishap triggers explosion, destroys Kirkland house

A house exploded on Colbert Place in Kirkland last week after a homeowner doing some renovations ran into a welding problem. The tank he was using to weld exploded and the single-family home was... » Full Story

Gas truck flips on St. Charles

A gasoline truck flipped over on St. Charles Blvd. at the Trans-Canada Highway on Friday, closing the major north-south artery for close to 12 hours. The truck lost control at about 7:35 p.m. and toppled onto... » Full Story

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