If your family enjoys watching fireworks here are a few places where you can watch a show this summer:

Baie d’Urfe always puts on an excellent display as an end to the Baie d’Urfe Days celebration. The fireworks show starts at 10:00 pm on June 21st 2010 at the Fritz Farm location.

Several West Island communities have fireworks displays for Canada Day on July 1st.

Beaconsfield will have a show at Centennial Park at 1000 pm on Canada Day.

Dorval will have a fireworks display in Millenium Park that day as well.

Dollard will have a fireworks display on July 1st at Dollard des Ormeaux Park. For information contact (51) 684-1012 x632

Fireworks Festival in Montreal

The Montreal Fireworks Festival is on again this year. You can buy tickets to see the show close up or watch the show for free from many great locations in Old Montreal, Ile Notre-Dame or Jacques-Cartier bridge. Shows start at 10:00 pm most Saturdays in June, July and August.

Here is the schedule of countries putting on a fireworks exhibition:

• June 12th, 2010: Taiwan
• June 19th, 2010: Italy
• June 26th, 2010: Poland
• July 3d, 2010: Portugal
• July 10th, 2010: Hommage to Celine Dion
• July 17th, 2010: USA
• July 24th, 2010: Canada
• July 31st, 2010: Sweden
• August 7th, 2010: France
• August 14th, 2010: Closing Show

Beaconsfield Centennial Celebration

As part of Beaconsfield’s 100 year celebration a special fireworks exhibit will take place on Friday August 20th at Centennial Park. The show starts at 10:00 pm as well.

Even though we’re still trying to get through winter it’s still not too early to begin making plans for your children’s summer camp activities.

On February 21st and 22nd there will be a summer camp fair on the West Island at the Holiday Inn Pointe Claire. You can meet over 50 organizations offering day camp and sleep away camp programs.

The West Island Summer Camp Fair will take place on Sunday February 21st between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM as well as on Monday February 22nd between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. The Holiday Inn Pointe Claire is located at 6700 Trans Canada Highway near St. Jean Blvd. Admission and Parking is Free.

Summer Day Camp Programs

Here is a partial list of some of the camps that will be present:

• Beaconsfield Yacht Club: Sailing
• CDL-Club Sportif Côte-de-Liesse: Tennis
• Equitation Elysée: Horseback Riding
• Excel Sports Camp: Sport Camp
• Summer Hockey Camp: Hockey Camp
• Lambda School of Music and Art: Music and Art Camp
• McGill Music Conservatory: Music Camp
• Montessori Pointe Claire: Montessori Day Camp
• Robotics: Robotics Camp
• Sunny Acres: Sport Camp

Sleep Away Camps

If you are interested in sleep away camps, there will be around 30 organizations at the Camp Fair that offer this service.

The Olympic Flame for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games will be passing through the West Island on December 8th and December 10th. If you are interested in seeing the Olympic Torch Relay here is where it will be.

December 8th, 2009

On the afternoon of December 8th the Olympic Torch will pass through Valleyfield, Saint-Lazare, Hudson, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Pincourt, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Baie-d’Urfe and end in Beaconsfield. The torch is expected to arrive at Centennial Park in Beaconsfield at 6:00 pm where there will be a community celebration. On December 9th the torch goes to Mont-Tremblant for the day but returns to Montreal on December 10th.

December 10th, 2009

On December 10th the Olympic flame will pass through the West Island communities of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Kirkland, Pointe-Claire, Dorval and Montreal West.

More Information

For general news and information concerning the 2010 Winter Olympics visit the Vancouver Olympic Games site.

For details on the route the Olympic Torch will take visit the2010 Olympic Torch Relay Route interactive map.

For information on the torch ceremony in Beaconsfield download the Olympic Torch Relay Celebration pdf file. The celebration will include dancers, singers, interactive displays and refreshments. A free shuttle service will be offered to help alleviate traffic congestion.

If you are looking for something to do with the kids on a summer evening try taking in some free live theatre in the park.

This summer Repercussion Theatre is featuring Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”. They’ll be appearing at various parks around the West Island.

Here’s a partial list of the Repercussion Theatre schedule for 2009:

If you are not familiar with the play take a quick look at the Wikipedia As You Like It summary by William Shakespeare.

For more information, or to see the complete schedule visit the Repercussion Theatre website.