Community Information

“All About the West Island”: General West Island Information

Sports, Recreational & Cultural Associations

The West Island offers everything you could imagine in the way of recreational facilities. These include organized kids and adult leagues for hockey, ringuette, soccer, football, baseball, softball, and rugby, as well as clubs for tennis, squash, raquetball, badminton, gymnastics, skating, curling, swimming, diving, golf, cycling, skiing, horseback riding, canoeing and sailing. There are groups to join for all manner of arts & crafts and wonderful facilities for cycling, fishing, boating, cross-country and downhill skiing. The ski hills and lakes are within an hour's drive of the West Island. There are cultural centres in five of the communities offering exhibitions, concerts and many local theatre, music and dance companies, both amateur and professional.

Hockey: Lakeshore Minor Hockey Association (514) 428-9040
Soccer: Lakeshore Soccer Association (514) 697-6973
Baseball: Lakeshore Baseball Association (514) 582-5224
Softball: Lakeshore Softball Association
Ringuette: Beaconsfield-Kirkland Ringuette Association
Figure Skating: Beaconsfield Figure Skating Club
YMCA: West Island Chapter
Rugby: Beaconsfield Rugby Football Club
Cycling: Beaconsfield Cycling Club
Gymnastics: WimGym (514) 426-2750

Swimming:
Beaconsfield Bluefins Swim Club
Pointe Claire Aquatic Centre & Swim Club (514) 630-1200
Windermere Aquatic Club
Beaconsfield Heights Pool
Beaurepaire Pool (514) 697-6876

Golf Dome
Lakeshore Band
Girl Guides
Scouts Canada (514) 334-3004
Air Cadets (514) 296-6177
West Island Chorus (514) 426-4668

Newcomers’ Club

Newcomers' clubs welcome women and their families, and provide a network for women who are new to the area. They run a variety of interesting programs and have meetings with guest speakers, invited to present topics ranging from parenting to gardening.

KIRKLAND – Meets second Tuesday of every month at Holleuffer Chalet at 8.00 P.M.
Call Jean: 630-5324 or Carolyn: 697-5031

BEACONSFIELD – Meets first Thursday of each month at Centennial Hall in Beaconsfield at 7.30 P.M.
Call Fiona: 426-0511 or Liz: 694-4432.

Welcome Wagon

Welcome Wagon hostesses greet families who have moved to a new home. They spend time with each family in their home, presenting civic and community information, helping the family to know more about the West Island.

Call Laurie: 697-1255 or the regional office 631-5131