Pointe-Claire mayor says talk is cheap with efforts to save Pioneer

West Island landmark or public eyesore?
The Pioneer resto-bar, in its various incarnations, has stood on the corner Lakeshore Rd. and Ste-Anne Ave. in Pointe-Claire since about 1900. A former hotel, it has served as a local watering hole and live concert venue since the late 1970s for generations of West Islanders, particularly those coming of age — or nearly of age.
But recent plans to demolish the iconic building to make way for a luxury condo project has some local residents up in