Monthly Archives: September 2018
Laval holds its second Terry Fox Run in over a decade
Martin C. Barry
The second Terry Fox Run for cancer research held in Laval since 2004 raised nearly $5,000 for the cause. “The 2018 Terry Fox Run Day Laval held this past Sunday Sept. 16...
Sacred Heart All-girls English Catholic School is growing
Martin C. Barry
Sacred Heart School of Montreal is growing again. The school’s international program is growing. The school’s enrolment has grown for a third year. And now Sacred Heart is one of a few...
Centre du Sablon celebrates its 25th anniversary
Martin C. Barry
To celebrate Centre du Sablon’s 25th anniversary, members of the Chomedey community were invited to the centre on Sunday Sept. 16 to take part in a Family Fun Day that included a...
Laval Terry Fox Day back again this year
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Once again this year, the Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research will be taking place in Laval. The popular event will be held at Parc des Prairies on Sunday Sept. 16...
Eleven student-athletes receive bursaries from FAEQ and Cominar
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Cominar, one of Canada’s largest real estate investment companies, awarded $40,000 in bursaries to 11 student-athletes through the Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec (FAEQ).
Sylvain Cossette, president and CEO at Cominar, revealed the names of the...
Québec Solidaire launches campaign in Laval
Martin C. Barry
“Politics is not democracy,” Québec Solidaire co-spokesperson Manon Massé told a boisterous crowd of supporters who got together on Sept. 4 at the Dallas Bar on Cartier Blvd. West to launch the...
‘Notte In Bianco’ raises $300,000 for children’s mental health cause
Martin C. Barry
The eleventh annual Notte in Bianco, a dress-white fundraising event held on Sept. 6 at the Terrebonne home of Maria and Vincent Guzzo of Cinémas Guzzo, raised around $300,000 to help support...
François-Philippe Champagne knows bridges and other big projects
Federal Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne had mud on his boots when he arrived for an interview with Newsfirst Multimedia at the federal cabinet’s Montreal offices in Old Montreal in early August.
But there...
SWLSB chairwoman Maccarone running for Quebec Liberals
Martin C. Barry
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board chairwoman Jennifer Maccarone, who is running for the Quebec Liberals in Westmount-St. Louis in the Oct. 1 provincial election, says she isn’t taking victory for granted, even...
Incumbent Liberal Guy Ouellette seeks a fifth term in office
Martin C. Barry
A large crowd of supporters of incumbent Chomedey Liberal MNA Guy Ouellette gathered at a Notre Dame Blvd. office on Aug. 28 for the launch of Ouellette’s 2018 provincial election campaign.
Liberal since...
