Every Christmas Movie has a story: 10 facts you won't believe about your favorite holiday films
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- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Virtual baking event for Beaconsfield residents
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- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
Santa Claus to make special appearance in Kirkland!
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- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
The village of Valois has officially opened its refrigerated ice hockey rink!
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- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
Power of community: How a Facebook group saved Christmas for these Indigenous women
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- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating the meaning of Christmas at Christ Church Beaurepaire: activities for the whole family
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- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Santa will make a pit-stop in Kirkland this Christmas on his luxurious coach bus!
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- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
A young West-Islander is giving back to the Montreal Children's Hospital this Saturday
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- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Everything you need to know about Pointe-Claire's annual tree-lighting ceremony
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- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
Pets up for adoption at Animatch
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- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas markets return to Atwater on November 25 and Jean-Talon on November 27
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- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Indoor shows are back in Pierrefonds-Roxboro!
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- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Here's where you're actually allowed to study on the West Island
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- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Kiwanis Club carries on the tradition of the Holiday Nuts & Cakes Campaign
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- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
How to wear a poppy respectfully this Remembrance Day
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- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Here are some local Remembrance Day Ceremonies taking place across the West Island
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- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
Students will no longer be taught ethics & religious culture and instead focus on Quebec Citizenship
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- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
These international students carved pumpkins for the first time and it’s as awesome as it sounds
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Vandalism in local schools spawned by latest TikTok trend
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- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Blue Pumpkin initiative: why it's not all it's cracked out to be