Editorial: Crystal Ball—There’s So Many Things I Need to Know

In the hopes of bringing our readers a bit of holiday cheer, and perhaps a giggle or two, the Pointe-Claire Record is going more tongue-in-cheek rather than conventional editorial this month.

With that in mind, here are PCR’s predictions for 2025:

Loto-Québec, seizing its opportunity to expand its operations to the west, will step in and buy the windmill from the Archdiocese of Montreal. As a tribute to the windmill’s location and history, Loto-Québec plans to rename it the “Moulin Bleu” and turn it into a casino and cabaret.

In response to the criticism of its plan to remove fluoride from the water plants in Pointe-Claire and Dorval, the City of Montreal extends an olive branch, offering instead to replace the fluoridated water with maple syrup.

All dogs will require a license and be obligated to wear pants when outdoors.

In an attempt to save on costs related to snow-clearing, Pointe-Claire opts to hold a referendum to separate from Quebec and relocate the city and its residents to the Turks and Caicos.

The STM, realizing that the south side of Pointe-Claire is underserved by the EXO train, decides to extend Valérie Plante’s Pink Line along Highway 20, with plans to install a metro station at Plaza Pointe-Claire.

In response to noise complaints from residents living alongside Highway 20, Pointe-Claire opts to build a massive trellis covered in grapevines, with plans to open a winery in 2026.

One lane on both Saint-Jean and Des Sources boulevards will become a year-round bike path.

Fed up with the perceived problems on city council, Pointe-Claire citizens unanimously write in Celine Dion as mayor of Pointe-Claire. Dion graciously accepts her win, vowing that “the heart of Pointe-Claire will go on.”

Buddy will be replaced by a wild turkey as Pointe-Claire’s official mascot.

Addressing a desire to raise funds for the many wonderful community organizations in Pointe-Claire, the entire city council will volunteer to participate in a nude polar bear swim in Lake Saint-Louis to collect money for charitable causes.

A drive-in movie theatre in Terra-Cotta Natural Park will open in response to the closure of the local Cinema Guzzo. In keeping with the environmental mandate of the park, the drive-in will only be open to electric vehicles.

An unnamed councillor will not be running in the next municipal election, instead opting to become the star candidate in the next provincial election—running for the Parti Québécois.

Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore and Donegani will become car-free on weekends, all summer long, from April 15 to November 15.

Tune in to our December 2025 edition to see how many of our predictions come true! Happy holidays to all of our readers, and best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!