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.
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West Island
Pointe-Claire’s bulky-item collection is October 14, followed by a local ecocentre at the Public Works yard on October 17.
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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 watering beside a tree; it does not show Pierrefonds-Roxboro’s watering bags. Photo: Jonathan Kemper / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
West Island
Pierrefonds-Roxboro is using slow-release watering bags to help newly planted trees establish stronger roots and withstand dry conditions.
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: CHUTTERSNAP / Unsplash Licence.
Canada
Preliminary air and automobile arrivals totalled 5.3 million, led by a 17.2% rise in U.S.-resident trips.
Illustrative stock photo: David Menidrey / Unsplash Licence.
Canada
The Halloween issue features three hand-carved characters and is available in a six-stamp booklet.
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.
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Montréal & Québec
Saint-Laurent has prohibited electric scooters and similar motorized devices in borough parks, sidewalks and trails, while provincial road rules still apply.
Illustrative stock image. Photo by Age Cymru on Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog; not a photograph of the reported site or event.
Montréal & Québec
Montréal-Nord says its 2024–2029 seniors action plan has supported thousands of information requests, meals and community activities at its midpoint.
