By Robert Frank Laval city council has voted to pay Urbex Construction $276,405 to replace doomed ash trees on city property. The ash trees are expect...
Safe summer driving campaign tickets ‘thank yous’ to good drivers
By Robert Frank Pointe Claire has turned the tables on road safety this summer. Instead of issuing tickets for driving infractions, its law enforcemen...
Laval second-to-last in GP availability
By Robert Frank Quebec government statistics show that proportionately fewer Laval residents are registered with a family doctor than any other region...
Local health care jobs axed
By Robert Frank Fewer people will be delivering provincially subsidized health care and social services in Laval during the coming year. Laval’s regio...
NDP ousts its Laval MP
By Robert Frank The New Democratic Party has given the orange heave-ho to one of its sitting MPs from Laval. Last week, NDP campaign director Ann McGr...
Cartier condo clad in space shuttle ceramics
By Robert Frank Mayor Marc Demers extolled the space-age technology going into a new condominium tower that will soon rise along the Rivière des Prair...
Politicians, teens reprise softball match tonight
By Robert Frank Repartee ruled the roost at city hall during a news conference to announce that city councillors will reprise last year’s friendly fun...
Harper promises Laval more economic growth
By Robert Frank Laval matters. Sensing a possible breakthrough here for the Conservative party, Prime Minister Stephen Harper added an appearance in Q...
Schools get reprieve from closures
By Robert Frank Quebec’s Education Ministry has backed off its push to force school boards to close their underused schools before children return to ...
Île Bigras bridge blocked
Emergency repairs trap residents By Robert Frank A contractor blocked the span that links Île Bigras with Île Jésus, Jan. 28, trapping residents on bo...