The first big storm this winter in the Montreal region wasn’t enough to keep supporters of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Foundation away from the Big Bang Gala. The truth is they managed to outdo themselves and raised nearly $10,000 more than last year.

The Chomedey Express de Laval Hockey Association’s Atome A Orients became instant TV stars last weekend when a segment they taped six days before aired at the start of the CBC’s Jan.

Julien Nantel, a 15-year-old resident of Laval’s Duvernay sector who plays for Midget AAA hockey’s Rousseau-Royal de Laval-Montreal, is among the 28 athletes from all over Quebec who have each been awarded $1,500 as part of the fifth annual Montreal Canadiens Bursary Program.

Responding to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s comments on NDP leadership candidate Tom Mulcair’s dual France/Canada citizenship, Mulcair says he has nothing to apologize for and that Harper is only revealing his anti-immigrant prejudices.

The call has gone out. Community organizations in Laval have until March 2 to nominate a deserving candidate for Laval’s 28th annual volunteer recognition night.

Researchers affiliated with the Chomedey-based Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital are developing innovative new technologies with the potential to make shopping easier for the elderly and the handicapped, and which may one day be used on a global basis.