Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Hey neighbours!
The West Island is packed with music, Halloween fun, and some cool cultural happenings this week. Here's what you need to know.
In today's West Island Buzz:
• 🃏 CollectaFest Card Show with 70 tables of Pokémon, sports cards & more on Sunday!
• 🎃 Halloween events everywhere: trick-or-treating, games, face painting, and late-night library fun.
• 🇬🇷 Library's Greek festival kicks off with a history and mythology talk on Wednesday & an appetizer tasting on Saturday.
• 🏆 A new Mini-Crossword game for the game-lovers!
⬇️ And lots more.
– Matteo
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🗞️ In the news
West Island Home Prices Are Moving in Opposite Directions (Kirkland)
Third-quarter sales data shows neighbouring West Island towns heading in different directions. The median single-family home price in Kirkland hit $1,005,000, up 12% from a year ago, and DDO rose 6% to $797,000. Pointe-Claire went the other way, down 4% to $759,500, while Beaconsfield slipped 1% to $960,000. Quarterly medians can swing with the mix of homes sold, but it's an interesting snapshot of where the market stands.
Pointe-Claire Swimmers Make History (Pointe-Claire)
Pointe-Claire's Masters Swimming Club has been named Team of the Year by the Quebec Swimming Federation. The club's roughly 225 adult swimmers set 47 provincial, 31 national and two world records during the 2025–26 season, and added a Guinness World Record for a 100 × 200-metre freestyle relay. Not bad for a community swim club!
🍽️ West Island Buzz Social Dinner
Let's take a break from our devices and create human connection! If you haven't heard, we're having our next Social Dinner night next Thursday, October 29. It's really simple:
- You take a quick quiz, and you’re matched with a small group of locals you’re likely to click with.
- You'll receive your restaurant details that morning. Dinner runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
- After dinner all the tables are invited to an optional after-party nearby.
Come on your own or bring a friend (you’ll sit together). Open to anyone 18+.
It’s $20 to book, plus whatever you order.
Booking closes Sunday, October 25. The restaurants will be in Pointe-Claire Village.
🏪 Business Buzz
TurnBerry Açaí Is Coming to Kirkland (Place Kirkland, Kirkland)
Montreal açaí bowl shop TurnBerry is getting ready to open at Place Kirkland, and it'll be their biggest location yet, with more seating, new smoothies and an upgraded menu. Think build-your-own açaí bowls loaded with fresh fruit, granola and toppings. There's no opening date yet, so follow @turnberry.kirkland on Instagram to hear the moment the doors open.
Deal: Up to 25% Off at JC Perreault's VIP Event (JC Perreault Kirkland, Kirkland)
If a new sofa or dining set has been on your list, JC Perreault's VIP Event takes up to 25% off a wide selection of furniture from its own collection, La-Z-Boy, Canadel, Huppé and Durham. It ends October 25, and the West Island store is on the Trans-Canada in Kirkland.
Trivia Night at Pointe-Claire Deli (Pointe-Claire Deli, Pointe-Claire)
Pointe-Claire Deli is bringing back trivia night on Thursday. Doors and the kitchen open at 6:30 p.m., so you can grab dinner and settle in before the game starts at 7:30 p.m.
🎙️ Artist Spotlight
It started with a Facebook post. Ava Katz, a 19-year-old who recently fell for poetry, went looking for other West Island writers. Karen Leigh, a longtime magazine writer and arts lover, answered. Now the two are co-hosting a Poetry Open Mic at Studio 77 in Pointe-Claire, Friday, October 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. First-timers are welcome to read, and you're just as welcome to come listen.
📅 What's On
Handpicked events in and around the West Island. Family-friendly events are labeled with 🧑🧑🧒🧒
WEDNESDAY, OCT 21
Opening Lecture: Library Getaway Festival — Greece: The library's Greek festival kicks off with a bilingual talk on Greek history, traditions and mythology, from ancient times to today. Drop-in. 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Pointe-Claire Central Library, Pointe-Claire, Free (drop-in)
THURSDAY, OCT 22
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Movie Night: Ghostbusters: The original Ghostbusters on the big screen at the library, in English. 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Pierrefonds Library, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Free
FRIDAY, OCT 23
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Halloween Movie & Costume Contest: Halloween movie, costume contest and teen-centre activities for 9 and up. Ages 9–12: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Ages 13+: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre, Hudson, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Halloween at Pierrefonds Library: The library stays open late for Halloween crafts, interactive stations, temporary tattoos and candy. Drop-in. 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Pierrefonds Library, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Animated Halloween Forest Trail: An illuminated woodland trail filled with puppets, fantastical creatures and atmospheric Halloween installations. Open access. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Millennium Park, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Halloween Games & Face Painting: Outdoor Halloween games and challenges, face painting and a food truck on site. 6:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m., Pierrefonds Cultural Centre, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Free (food truck extra)
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Halloween on Notre-Dame Street: A stretch of Notre-Dame Street goes pedestrian-only and participating businesses hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. 6:00 p.m., Notre-Dame Street (6th to 18th avenues), Lachine, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Pumpkin Painting in Senneville: A pumpkin-painting evening at the George-McLeish Community Centre. Register through Senneville's Voilà! portal by Oct 22 at noon to reserve your pumpkin. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., George-McLeish Community Centre, Senneville, Registration required by Oct 22 at noon
SATURDAY, OCT 24
Mystic Market: Local artisans selling candles, crystals, tarot, wellness and handmade goods. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Hudson Creative Hub, Hudson
Greek Appetizer Tasting: Drop by the library to taste Greek bites like pita, tzatziki, tarama and spinach-feta pastries. Bilingual, all ages. 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Pointe-Claire Central Library, Pointe-Claire, Free (drop-in)
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Dorval Special Halloween Day: Dorval's Halloween afternoon at the Cabinet of Curiosities exhibition, with face painting, candy, creative workshops and more. Costumes encouraged. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Centre, Dorval, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Watt's Up? Mad Science Electricity Kiosk: Hands-on electricity demos, including a Van de Graaff generator and hair-raising experiments. Drop-in. 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dorval Library, Dorval, Free (drop-in)
🧑🧑🧒🧒 K-pop, Mysteries and Chills at Centennial Park 2:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Centennial Park, Beaconsfield, Free
A Halloween afternoon filled with mystery, music and unexpected encounters. Experience puppet installations, mysterious creatures, a special K-pop concert, and photo opportunities with artists.
👻 2 to 3 p.m.: Bonne Fortune: Puppet installation with mysterious creatures
🎤 3 to 3:45 p.m.: Special Halloween concert: The K-Hunters Show
📸 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.: Photos with the performers
In case of rain: moved to Beaconsfield United Church
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Spooky Pirate Ship and Haunted Castaway Campsite: A pirate-themed Halloween night at the Red Barn, with spooky activities indoors and out. 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Baie-d'Urfé Red Barn, Baie-d'Urfé, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Halloween Roller-Skating Party: Indoor roller skating for ages 6+, with skates and helmets provided — just bring socks. Open to non-residents. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Centre communautaire Paul-Émile-Lépine, L'Île-Perrot, Free. No registration required.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Halloween on Ice — Kirkland (All Ages): Halloween public skating in costume, open to all ages. No registration needed. 6:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m., Kirkland Arena, Kirkland, No registration needed
The Addams Family Farewell Ball: The Addams family is "leaving Dorval" and throwing one last ball: a DJ, snacks, a photo booth, a cash bar and prizes for the best costumes. Free, but reservations are required. 18+. Register here. 8:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m., Sarto-Desnoyers Community Centre, Dorval, Free (reservation required, 18+)
SUNDAY, OCT 25
🧑🧑🧒🧒 LEGO Halloween: Minecraft Zombies: A LEGO-building workshop inspired by Minecraft zombies, for ages 6–13. No registration needed. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Vaudreuil-Dorion Municipal Library, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Free
CollectaFest Card Show in Dorval: About 70 tables of Pokémon, sports cards, One Piece and other collectibles across three rooms. Bring your binders to buy, sell or trade. Free parking, and it's a 10-minute walk from the Des Sources REM station. (I'm definitely going with my two older boys!) 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Hampton Inn Dorval, Dorval, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Pointe-Claire Family Halloween Day: Game stations, giant games, wax hand-making, a Halloween photo booth, crafts and a Hocus Pocus scavenger hunt. Hot chocolate, candy, popcorn and cotton candy are free; a BBQ, coffee and cookie cart are extra. 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Olive-Urquhart Sports Centre, Pointe-Claire, Free (some food extra)
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Intergalactic Halloween Skate: A space-and-sci-fi themed Halloween skate with costumed characters and treats. Open admission. 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Aréna Pierre "Pete" Morin, Lachine, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Halloween on Ice — Dorval: Westwood Sports Centre turns into a school of wizardry for a free Halloween skate, with mysterious characters and treats. Cloaks encouraged. 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Westwood Sports Centre, Dorval, Free
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Halloween Potion Hunt at PACE Farm: A one-hour family quest around the farm to gather ingredients and brew a magical potion. Recommended for ages 4–8; book ahead. 4:30 p.m., PACE Farm, L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, $15-$17
⛅ Weekend Weather
☁️ Friday 11°C / 4°C · Overcast
☁️ Saturday 13°C / 3°C · Overcast
☁️ Sunday 16°C / 4°C · Overcast
💼 Who's Hiring in the West Island
Looking for a new role? Here are a few West Island job listings published over the past week.
• Accounts Payable Analyst · Transport Loyal Express · Dorval · Full-time
• Gas Station Manager · Shell · Dorval · Full-time
• Inside Sales Representative · Rogers · Dorval · Full-time
Looking for local candidates for your open position? Post your job
🎤 Live Music
THURSDAY, OCT 22
Danças Ocultas: Inspirar: Portuguese quartet Danças Ocultas plays atmospheric, contemporary music on four diatonic accordions. Tickets required. 8:00 p.m., Salle Pauline-Julien, L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, $38 ($20 for 30 and under with Carte Accro)
FRIDAY, OCT 23
Cultural Fridays – Se7en Bubbles – Waahli: Montreal hip-hop artist Waahli, cofounder of Nomadic Massive, mixes Afro-Caribbean rhythms with lyrics in English, French and Haitian Creole. Register through the DDO library. 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Banquet Hall, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Registration through DDO library
Lakeshore Concert Band: Shades of Autumn: The Lakeshore Concert Band's fall concert, Nuances d'automne / Shades of Autumn, at Saint-Joachim Church in Pointe-Claire village. 8:00 p.m., Église Saint-Joachim Church, Pointe-Claire, Tickets are $20
SATURDAY, OCT 24
Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight — Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue: Vivaldi's Four Seasons in a candlelit church by the water. Tickets required. 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Église Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Tickets required
SUNDAY, OCT 25
Coffee Concert: Treasures of Mel Bonis: Four musicians from the Orchestre Métropolitain play early 20th-century trios and quartets by French composer Mel Bonis, in a relaxed coffee-and-concert format. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Pierrefonds Cultural Centre, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, $18.60 ($15.50 seniors/students)
🏡 Properties of the week
Home 1: Under $600k
Price: $555,000
Address: 52, 4e Avenue Sud / Roxboro
- 4 Bed / 2 Bath
- Detached bungalow with a finished basement on a 6,000 sq. ft. lot
- Above-ground pool and located across from an elementary school
- Open House: Sunday, October 25, 2–4 PM
Home 2: $600k – $900k
Price: $715,000
Address: 32, Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore, Unit 109 / Pointe-Claire
- 2 Bed / 2 Bath
- Modern 2024 condo with 11-foot ceilings and 813 sq. ft. of living space
- Private balcony and two indoor parking spaces
- Indoor pool, gym and rooftop terrace; condo fees of $369/month
- Open House: Sunday, October 25, 2–4 PM
Home 3: Over $900k
Price: $1,329,000
Address: 33 Rue Lakeview / Baie-d'Urfé
- 3-bedroom main residence with a separate intergenerational suite
- Expansive 38,608 sq. ft. lot
- Inground pool and double garage
- Open House: Sunday, October 25, 2–4 PM
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🎮 Games
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– Matteo, West Island Buzz
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