Jim Beis

• Pierrefonds-Roxboro mayor concerned with overcrowding at Cap St. Jacques Beach

  Hundreds of beach goers visited a popular west island beach over the weekend even though it's still closed and without lifeguards.

  Canada

  May 23
• Some in Montreal worry about possibility of spring floods, officials say they’re ready

  Water levels are low at the moment, but residents still worry that spring floods could arrive in the coming weeks.

  Environment

  Mar 23
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• Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough rejects controversial seniors’ home proposal

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is outraged that officials in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough are considering razing part of a forest to built a senior's home.

  Canada

  Feb 8
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• Coronavirus: On Rock food bank temporarily closes after employees test positive

  In order for the staff members and volunteers to finish quarantining the food bank will open a week later than expected, on January 11.

  Health

  Jan 1
• Pierrefonds to allow ‘tempos’ for non-residential buildings on a temporary basis

  The borough will allow winter shelters to be installed on a temporary basis during the winter months

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
• West Island mayors asked to address racism in their communities amid growing calls for change

  Members of the Black community in the West Island are angry at what they see as a failure by municipal officials to speak out against anti-Black racism.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2020
• Pierrefonds, Que., cancels summer aquatic season amid coronavirus pandemic

  Valleycrest municipal public pool and neighbourhood pools in the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro including, Briarwood, PPK, and Thorndale will remain closed for the summer.

  Jun 5, 2020
• Montreal borough launches flood watch as more mitigation measures put in place

  Muscle Walls and industrial water pumps have been put in place in flood-prone areas of Montreal's Pierrefonds borough as it braces for the 2020 flood season.

  Environment

  Apr 14, 2020
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• Section of Montreal’s Gouin Boulevard closed to traffic for flood preparations

  A section of Gouin Boulevard in Montreal's Pierrefonds neighbourhood has been closed to traffic as the borough prepares for rising floodwaters.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2020
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• West Island COVID-19 cases remain relatively low, but area mayors stay vigilant

  West Island mayors are expecting more COVID-19 cases, but so far numbers in their areas are relatively low.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2020