Announcement for this weekend, Saturday May 5th.

For anyone in the Montreal area this weekend, especially the West Island, this is one of those you'll regret missing.

For those who don't know, the Pointe-Claire Village is the original area of the pioneering French farming village that developed this end of the island. Around this the modern city of Pointe-Claire has grown, but the character, many of the structures, lots of the 'families' have remained.

New this year is the amazing and totally revamped Village Grocery. It’s been closed and undergoing renovations for about a year. They did a fabulous job! If you haven’t seen the outside mural you should come just to see that.

The other ‘new’ in the village is the Locksmith’s sign. The trunk/stump of a mature tree that had to be taken down a few years ago has been carved and painted into a mortise lock and handle set.

No doubts about what business that is for. You’ll find it at the end of Cartier across from the Curling Club.

This is a real village. It has charm, identity and lots of interesting shops, stores and businesses. (No chain stores here).

Boutique Lois Butler, where the sale is, is just one of them, but it's one that should not be missed.