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More French, less schools

Article online since December 24th 2009
Jubilee Elementary in Pointe Claire and Purcell Academy in Pierrefonds/Roxboro will be closing their doors as of next July, Bishop Whelan in Dorval will merge with Meadowbrook in Lachine, and more French will be taught at several schools following a long meeting of the Lester B. Pearson school...

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Montreal pledges budget estimate to demerged 'burbs

Cities expect agglo tax hike

Article online since December 17th 2009
The City of Montreal now says it will try to help out the island's 15 demerged municipalities by providing them with an early estimate of what its budget will look like either today or Monday, in an effort to help them table their own as early as possible. "Yesterday, during the agglomeration...

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New digs for Gérald Godin's pharma program

Article online since December 16th 2009
Though Collège Gérald Godin's technical diploma in pharmaceutical development has been around since the last academic year, it was only yesterday the West Island's francophone CEGEP inaugurated its state-of-the-art pavilion dedicated to the program during an official ceremony attended by...

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Avalanche of complaints may snowball into lawsuit

Article online since December 15th 2009
Fed up with an apparent lack of service and little explanation six days after the first major snowstorm of the season hit the Montreal area, some West Islanders are mulling a class-action lawsuit against new snow removal company Avalanche. "They still didn't do the job. We've been told...

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I.T. distributor sets up warehouse in Dorval

Article online since December 14th 2009
Multi-billion dollar I.T. distributor Westcon Group, which deals with well-known industry giants such as Cisco Systems, Avea, and Nortel Networks, held the official launch recently of its new warehouse in Dorval. The company, which employs 1600 world-wide, conceded few jobs would be opened...

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