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Illustrative stock photo: indoor craft-market display. Vije Vijendranath / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the DDO market. Cropped and resized.

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DDO art and craft market wraps Sunday with 80 exhibitors

The 2026 DDO Art and Craft Market is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Galeries des Sources, with 80 exhibitors and local activities.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Montréal roadwork scene. Medad Media / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Brunswick Boulevard work zone. Cropped and resized.

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Two eastbound Brunswick Boulevard lanes affected November 9–13

Construction will affect the two right eastbound lanes of Brunswick Boulevard between Du Syrah Street and Auto Plaza Avenue on weekdays from November 9 to 13.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: MChe Lee / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not Boulevard Lalande or the park. Cropped and resized.

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Pierrefonds-Roxboro completes $4.5-million Lalande waterfront upgrade

The borough says work on Boulevard Lalande and Parc de la Promenade-Lalande is complete, adding cycling links, public space and shoreline protection.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Tomás Robertson / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not Pointe-Claire’s ceremony. Cropped and resized.

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Pointe-Claire to lower flags November 8 and 11 for Remembrance Day

Pointe-Claire will lower municipal flags for the local Remembrance ceremony on November 8 and again on Remembrance Day.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Mateusz Majewski / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a specific Pointe-Claire property. Cropped and resized.

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Pointe-Claire urges residents to mulch autumn leaves instead of bagging them

Pointe-Claire is encouraging residents to shred and reuse autumn leaves on lawns and garden beds, while removing diseased fruit-tree leaves.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Christmas model train. Kevin Woblick / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Pointe-Claire Holiday Train. Cropped and resized.

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Holiday Train and Light Up Village dates set in Pointe-Claire

Pointe-Claire has set November dates for the Holiday Train in Valois Village and the Light Up Village celebration near Lakeshore Road.

Nov 6, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: vaccination-clinic scene. CDC / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Pointe-Claire clinic. Cropped and resized.

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Pointe-Claire vaccination clinic scheduled for December 3–5

A respiratory-virus vaccination clinic will operate at the Arthur-E.-Séguin Chalet in Pointe-Claire from December 3 to 5, by appointment.

Nov 6, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: emergency rescue-vehicle interior. Mat Napo / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Pointe-Claire facility. Cropped and resized.

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Pointe-Claire opens renovated base for Volunteer Rescue Unit

Pointe-Claire has inaugurated a renovated Saint-Jean Boulevard base for its Volunteer Rescue Unit, bringing the volunteer service closer to municipal and emergency partners.

Nov 6, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock image: a public waste bin surrounded by autumn leaves. Photo by Ted Balmer on Unsplash; cropped and resized.

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Pointe-Claire collection delay continues in districts 2, 4 and 7

Pointe-Claire says organic waste and leaf collection is continuing in districts 2, 4 and 7, while some isolated addresses elsewhere may also have been missed.

Nov 5, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock image: road-closure sign and traffic cone. Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash; cropped and resized.

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Highway 40 West closes overnight in Pointe-Claire for REM finishing work

Highway 40 West near Saint-Jean Boulevard is scheduled to close overnight Thursday and Friday for REM finishing work, with traffic diverted to the service road.

Nov 5, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Wolfgang Weiser / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not the Guy-Lafleur bridge or the new panels. Cropped/resized by WordPress.

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Guy-Lafleur bridge gains two history panels

Two interpretation panels now trace the century-long history of the link between L’Île-Bizard and Sainte-Geneviève and explain the bridge’s name.

Nov 4, 2026 1 min read