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  MONTREAL -- Johanna Miller’s oldest child is still three years away from attending high school -- but the mother of three is already worried about where the girl will be going. Her children are at Edinburgh Elementary School in NDG in Grades 4 and 1, and Miller, like many parents in the area, says there's a lack of high school options in the area. A group of parents has decided to take action and lobby the English Montreal School Board to build a new facility. They plan to present a petition to build a new, public, mainstream high school in the area west of Decarie Blvd.

“It's not right to force students to travel long distances on public transit outside of our community for an essential need” says Johanna Miller, nor is it right “to force families to pay thousands of dollars for a private school education because it's the only other viable option.” Miller is an NDG parent behind the West End High School Committee, a group of parents lobbying for a mainstream high school in the west end of Montreal. With two of the board’s special status “240” schools in the same district (Royal West and Royal Vale) requiring entrance exams ...

Dozens of teachers and parents took to the sidewalks of NDG with flags, whistles and outrage last week as educators at several public schools demonstrated their anger and frustration with the provincial government over lack of a contract. More than two dozen teachers demonstrated on Cavendish Blvd next to St. Monica School with the stereo blasting “We’re not gonna take it” as they waved banners and thanked passersby who offered enthusiastic honks and thumbs up on their late morning commute through NDG. Montreal Teachers Association representative Leighton Jacobs told The Subur...

Article content He was a gifted architect, artist and writer, a supreme athlete and a musician to boot. Frederick (Tex) Dawson seemed to excel at everything he tried. The former Montreal Gazette illustrator died of natural causes at his seniors’ home in Pointe-Claire on Jan 6. He was 96. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Obituary: Frederick (Tex) Dawson was an architect who reinvented himself as an illustrator, painter and playwright Back to video “He was sort of a rock star wherever he went, and he was a gent,” his daughter, Suzanne, sai...

Article content Don’t be left out of the loop: Catch up on all the news you missed today. Despite pandemic, holiday crowds descend on Montreal’s Trudeau airport We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or #ICYMI: Holiday travel, white Christmas, other news Back to video While a message echoed through terminals every 10 minutes reminding travellers to keep two metres apart, long lines were evident everywhere. Read more here.  Hospitals will suffer if Quebecers gather for holidays, Dubé warns “If we continue like this, we will surpass our hospital ...