Community Links
West Island Open House Day
Join us to learn more about all the West Island community organizations that are supported by Centraide of Greater Montreal. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. We look forward to welcoming you!
Free Breastfeeding Drop-In
Nourri-Source offers free Breastfeeding Drop-Ins at the Centre with nurses from CLSC Lac St. Louis and a IBCLC lactation consultant.
Weekly on Fridays from 9:30 – 11:30am
West Island Women's Centre,11 Av. Rodney, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 4L8, Canada
What is a breastfeeding drop-in?
A friendly place where mothers-to-be, young mothers, fathers and siblings are welcomed to share their breastfeeding experience and receive the support they need.
Allows you to meet breastfeeding mentors or health professionals (nurse, lactation consultant, etc.);
Helps to ...
Breastfeeding Drop-in Clinic on Thursday afternoons
Every Thursday
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
St. Columba Church Hall (adjacent to the kitchen)
Breastfeeding moms, new moms, and expectant moms are invited to drop by the weekly breastfeeding clinic run by our local health service (CIUSSS ODIM/MWI IUHSSC). It’s a great opportunity to meet other moms, weigh your baby, and discuss your health questions with a nurse. Different topics will be discussed, depending on the needs of the group. A nourishing drop-in for mom and baby/child! Spouses supporting their breastfeeding partners are welcome too!
For more information, please ...
Information for West Island Resources Available Online!
Visit the new West Island Resources Facebook group to see what resources are available on the West Island for you and your family and, alternatively, add your own resource!
West Island CALACS: Helping Victims of Sexual Aggression
The CALACS de l’Ouest de l’Île is a non-profit feminist organization with a mission of supporting female victims of sexual assault and providing prevention services to the community.
For more information about the support and services available at this organization, please get in touch with the West Island CALACS:
Tel : 514-684-2198
Email: info@calacsdelouest.ca
Fax : 514-684-4703
www.calacsdelouest.ca
4894 Boul. Des Sources
CP 43536, Roxboro, DDO
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
H8Y 3P4
Pointe-Claire Block Parents
We are proud to announce the re-establishment of Block Parents in our community, thanks to the initiative of one parent planting a seed and watching it grow into public interest on the West Island and, finally, into community groups.
In Pointe-Claire, we started as a few parents interested in developing and maintaining our small-town feel of community while dealing with a larger-city population. Seeing as knowing thy neighbour is not always that easy, particularly when there are 31 000 of them, we had to look to other ways we could bring the community together to create ...
West Island Community Resource Centre (CRC)
The West Island Community Resource Centre (CRC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving individual and collective well-being in the West Island. It provides an information and referral service and strengthens and supports the development of the West Island community in collaboration with community partners.
CRC services and activities include:
A community information and referral service by phone, in person, and on-line at www.crcinfo.ca
Publication of specialized resource guides (for seniors, and youth).
A community event calendar and complete ...
Centraide of Greater Montreal
Centraide of Greater Montreal is an independent philanthropic organization that raises donations from the public to support a vast network of community agencies that help individuals and families in a situation of poverty and social exclusion in Laval, on the Island of Montreal, and on part of the South Shore.