Illustrative stock photo of vocational metalwork training; not a funded Canadian project. Photo by Septian Setiawan via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Canada
Ottawa has opened three apprenticeship-training funding streams within a planned investment of more than $430 million over five years.
Illustrative stock photo of laboratory glassware; not the reported Exposcience. Photo by Ryan Zazueta via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
West Island
Pointe-Claire’s Exposcience will mark its 40th edition at Stewart Hall on November 7 and 8, with science activities for curious visitors of all ages.
Illustrative stock image: waste collection. Photo by zibik on Unsplash; cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
West Island
Pointe-Claire’s bulky-item collection is October 14, followed by a local ecocentre at the Public Works yard on October 17.
Illustrative stock image: vegetation in rainfall. Photo by Mike Kotsch on Unsplash; cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
West Island
Dorval residents can complete an OASIS green-infrastructure survey through October 22 and attend an information session on October 15.
Illustrative stock photo of vocational metalwork training; not a funded Canadian project. Photo by Septian Setiawan via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Canada
Ottawa has opened three apprenticeship-training funding streams within a planned investment of more than $430 million over five years.
Illustrative stock photo of a padlock on a computer keyboard. Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Canada
The National Association of Friendship Centres will receive $800,000 over five years for an Indigenous-led online-safety education project.
Illustrative stock photo of a classroom workshop; not participants in the funded project. Photo by Quilia via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Canada
A $1.6-million federal grant will fund trauma-informed workshops for at-risk and incarcerated youth in Manitoba and Alberta.
Illustrative stock photo of a wooded lake island; not the Garden Islands. Photo by Siddharth Patel via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Canada
Canada and Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nation have reached a $17.45-million settlement over seven Garden Islands promised under Treaty 3.
Illustrative stock photo of aerial wildfire suppression; not a documented 2026 Canadian fire. Photo by Margaret Giatras via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Canada
More than 5,400 wildfires burned about 4.5 million hectares across Canada in 2026, according to an October federal update.
Illustrative stock portrait of a farmer; not a participant in the funded program. Photo by Portraits of Modern Dairy via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Business
The federal government is providing up to $179,795 for business and leadership training for women farmers in Québec and Eastern Ontario.
Illustrative stock photo of a heavy-industry facility. Photo by Ant Rozetsky via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Business
Canadian manufacturing sales rose 1.5% to $79.9 billion in August, while Québec posted a record $21.0 billion, Statistics Canada says.
Illustrative stock image. Photo by Lucas Kepner on Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog; not a photograph of the reported site or event.
Business
The value of Canadian building permits rose 8.8% to $13.6 billion in August, led by multi-unit residential construction.
Illustrative stock photo of a Montréal cyclist and roadwork signs; not Rue Saint-Jacques. Photo by Medad Media via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Montréal & Québec
A section of Rue Saint-Jacques will become one-way eastbound on November 6 as Ville-Marie prepares a protected bicycle connection.
Illustrative stock photo of a snowplow; not Montréal’s new equipment. Photo by JavyGo via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
Montréal & Québec
Montréal says it will spend $15.8 million on snow-removal equipment and borough operations, while adding weather monitoring and new public tracking tools.
Illustrative stock image. Photo by Brandon Griggs on Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog; not a photograph of the reported site or event.
Montréal & Québec
Le Sud-Ouest has waived street-occupancy permit fees for four non-profit housing projects representing 745 non-market homes.
