The West Island is home to some of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in Montreal, but that doesn’t mean suburban mayors are letting down their guards.
According to the latest numbers from Quebec Public Health, there are 2642 COVID-19 cases on the island of Montreal, and 134 of those are in the West Island — about five per cent.
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue has just five cases. The famous boardwalk there has been closed for over a week, and will be that way for the foreseeable future. “We always have concerts on the boardwalk, it’s always so full of life — ice cream, walking, watching the boats go by.
I don’t know what we’re going to do without any of that,” said Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue mayor Paola Hawa when confronted with the idea of the