MONTREAL – From fighting for lifesaving treatment to a little help from Nacho the dog, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:
Dorval residents take ADM to court
“The continuing annihilation of our green spaces on the island, together with the heritage value of this site in particular, merits the full protection accorded by the law.”
A coalition of residents in Dorval is taking Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) and Transport Canada to court over plans to destroy the Dorval Municipal Golf Course.
READ THE STORY: Residents take ADM, Transport Canada to court over Dorval golf course
A little help from Nacho the dog
“He calms the kids, calms everyone who gets stressed in an accident.”
Nacho is Marco Trujillo’s seven-year-old dog, but over the last few years, he’s become more than that – he’s now the tow truck driver’s trusted colleague.
READ THE STORY: Nacho the chihuahua comforts accident victims when they need a little help
Matthew’s new life
“We received Matt’s +100 day bone marrow biopsy results and apparently he’s got some squeaky clean bone marrow! The cancer is very much GONE!”
After treatment failed in Quebec, Matthew Schreindorfer took part in a costly experimental treatment in New York while his wife, Katia Luciani, turned to the generosity of strangers to save the love of her life.
READ THE STORY: A year after devastating diagnosis, Laval’s Matthew Schreindorfer free of cancer
Students walk out
Students at four West Island high schools walked out on their classes Wednesday morning in support of teacher protests.
John Rennie, Riverdale, Lindsay Place and Saint-Thomas high schools all participated.
READ THE STORY: West Island students walk out to support teacher protests
Fight for life-saving treatment
Richard Lemieux is back to square one when it comes to his adapted transportation from Île-Perrot to the Lakeshore General Hospital for dialysis treatments.
READ THE STORY: Single father on dialysis still fighting for access to life-saving care
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