MONTREAL resource directory 2015-2016

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2 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 3 A great place to live, in a perfect location

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At Résidences Symphonie, we offer a busy, We also recognize that life keeps changing. With independent lifestyle that means you can leave our Assisted Living and Memory Care services, the chores of home maintenance behind and you can be certain that your changing needs will concentrate on enjoying what you really like always be met. It’s the answer for today and peace to do. of mind for tomorrow.

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Senior Care with a Compassionate Difference

A non-profit, charitable organization, in existence since 1957, we offer autonomous and semi-autonomous living, Alzheimer’s security, palliative and respite care as well as convalescent care. Our dedicated staff includes RNs, LPNs, Caregivers and access to Physicians. We are among the few remaining homes providing this essential service to the English speaking community of the Eastern Townships. Set an appointment to come for a cup of tea and find out more.

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8 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 9 emergencies Contents Fire, Ambulance and Police...... 911 ADVOCACY & PROTECTION...... 11 City of Montreal (info-line)...... 311 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS...... 11 COMMUNITY GROUPS...... 12 Crime Stoppers Program...... 1-800-711-1800 CONT. ED. & COMPUTER COURSES...... 12 Gaz Metro Odor Detection...... 911 or 1-800-361-8003 COUNSELLING SERVICES...... 13 CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS...... 13 Hydro-Québec...... 1-800-790-2424 DAY CENTRES...... 14 Info-Santé...... 811 EXTENDED CARE...... 15 FINANCIAL SERVICES...... 15 Phone Directory...... 411 GOVERNMENT SERVICES...... 18 GRANDPARENTING...... 18 Quebec Poison Control Centre...... 1-800-463-5060 HEALTH SERVICES...... 19 Road Network...... 511 Cancer...... 19 CLSCs...... 19 SOS Conjugal Violence...... 514-873-9010 Community Health Clinics...... 19 Sûreté du Québec...... 911 Dental Clinics...... 19 Hospitals...... 20 *4141 (for cell phones) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Specialized Health Services...... 20 HOTLINES & SELF-HELP...... 21 HOUSING...... 21 EMERGENCY SHELTERS LEISURE...... 21 LEGAL SERVICES...... 22 Auberge Shalom...... 514-731-0833 or LIBRARIES...... 22 Counselling & Resources...... 514-485-4783 MUSEUMS & GALLERIES...... 23 Chez Doris...... 514-937-2341 MUSIC & VENUES...... 23 Logifem...... 514-939-3172 ON YOUR OWN...... 24 Salvation Army Women’s Shelter...... 514-934-5615 PETS & SERVICES...... 24 SAVA Centre-ouest (NDG)...... 514-903-3550 SENIOR ASSOCIATIONS...... 25 West Island Women’s Shelter...... 514-620-4845 National & Provincial...... 25 Local Clubs and Associations...... 25 Cummings Centre...... 24 Special Needs...... 25 TELECHECK & SECURITY...... 26 MONTREALTHE SENIOR RESOURCE TIMES DIRECTORY THEATRE...... 26 Published by Publications Newborn Inc. All rights reserved. TRANSPORTATION...... 26 Copyright © 2015/2016 VETERANS...... 27 PUBLISHER Barbara Moser VOLUNTEERING...... 27 EDITOR Gisele Rucker WOMEN...... 28 SALES MANAGER Jacquie Soloway-Cons GUIDE TO RESIDENCES ADVERTISING Jodie Alter Montreal...... 29 Gloria Beigleman Côte-Saint-Luc...... 29 Kristine Deligeorge Réseau Sélection...... 30 Shirley Cohen Westmount...... 30 Sandra Schachter

West Island...... 31 OFFICE MANAGER Thelma Gearey Ville Saint-Laurent...... 31 Apartments...... 35 EDITORIAL AND SALES OFFICES Azur Retirement Homes by Cogir...... 36 4077 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J8 Les Résidences Soleil...... 37 & 38 Tel: 514-484-5033 • Fax: 514-484-8254 Eastern Townships & Ottawa...... 38 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] INDEX OF ADVERTISERS...... 39 Although every effort is taken by Publications Newborn Inc. to monitor advertising in The Senior Times Montreal Resource Directory, claims made by advertisers are not necessarily endorsed by Publications Newborn Inc. National Library of Canada no. D368087 National Library of Quebec 1989 10 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Advocacy and Protection Charitable Organizations

ADPPPC...... 514-906-1845 L’Abri en Ville...... 514-932-2199 Association for the Defence of People and Property Housing and support for people with psychiatric under Public Curatorship. [email protected] illnesses. 2100 Marlowe, Suite 650. labrienville.org Autorité des marchés financiers...... 514-395-0337 Dans La Rue...... 514-526-7677 Consumer fraud information. lautorité.qc.ca For homeless youth. 533 Ontario E. danslarue.com Generations Foundation...... 514-933-8585 B’nai B’rith Montreal...... 514-733-5377 Meals for 8,000+ children daily in 96 schools and Social services, advocacy. bnaibrith.ca learning centres. generationsfoundation.com Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre...... 1-888-495-8501 Just for Kids Foundation...... 514-989-7673 Education, information, resources. phonebusters.com Fundraising for Montreal Children’s Hospital. Competition Bureau of Canada...... 1-800-348-5358 3400 de Maisonneuve W. jfkfoundation.ca Fraud, price-fixing information. competitionbureau.gc.ca L’Oeuvre Léger...... 514-495-2409 DIRA/Laval...... 450-681-8813 Raising funds to reduce poverty. leger.org Information, resources for abuse victims. dira-laval.ca Le Phare (The Lighthouse)...... 514-954-4848 N.D.G. Committee on Elder Abuse...... 514-903-3550 Fundraising for seriously ill children Resources, programs. MADA...... 514-342-4969 ndgelderabuse-abusenverslesaines.ca Kosher meals, food services, used clothing and furniture. N.D.G. Community Council...... 514-484-1471 6700 Côte-des-Neiges. madacenter.com Multi-Caf...... 514-733-0554 Community involvement and improvement. ndg.ca Cafeteria and food bank. 3591 Appleton. multicaf.org Project Genesis...... 514-738-2036 N.D.G. Food Depot...... 514-483-4680 Advocates for those on a limited income, housing rights. 2146 Marlowe Ave. depotndg.org 4735 Côte Ste. Catherine. genese.qc.ca Old Brewery Mission...... 514-866-6591 Public Curator of Quebec...... 1-800-363-9020 Support for the homeless; meals, programs, residences. Protection of vulnerable citizens. curateur.gouv.qc.ca 902 St. Laurent. oldbrewerymission.ca West Island Citizen Advocacy...... 514-694-5850 Share the Warmth Foundation...... 514-933-5599 Matching clients and volunteers. volunteerwica.com Food, school supplies, youth groups, tutoring, scholarships and clothing. 625 Fortune. sharethewarmth.ca FRAUD PREVENTION Starlight Children’s Foundation...... 514-288-9474 Programs for sick kids, their families. starlightquebec.org Sun Youth Organization...... 514-842-6822 Autorité des Marchés Financiers...... 514-395-0337 Emergency services, crime prevention, recreation. Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre...... 1-888-495-8501 4215 St. Urbain. sunyouthorg.com Canadian Securities Administrators Secretariat Theresa Foundation...... theresafoundation.com ...... 514-864-9510 Supporting grandmothers and orphaned children of AIDS victims in Malawi. What to do when someone dies Welcome Hall Mission...... 514-523-5288 606 de Courcelle. welcomehallmission.com Government departments to contact West Hill Grandmothers / Stephen Lewis Foundation...... 1-888-203-9990 Federal Supporting grandmothers and children in Africa. Income Tax: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) of a grandmotherscampaign.org death at 1-800-959-8281; cra.gc.ca Pension: Service Canada to cancel OAS/or CPP and inform yourself on Survivor and Death benefits: DONATION CENTRES THAT PICK-UP servicecanada.gc.ca Big Brothers and Big Sisters Foundation Provincial (no furniture)...... 514-845-7920, X 222 Consult the Quebec Government website, un- Diabetes Quebec (no furniture)...... 1-866-313-7800 der Espace Citoyen, for pertinent information: FQDI -Fondation québecoise de la déficience 4.gouv.qc.ca/EN/Portail/Citoyens/Evenements/ intellectuelle (no furniture)...... 514-725-9797, X 1 deces/Pages/accueil.aspx NOVA Thrift Shops Veterans Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. 514-457-1642 (clothing & china) Contact Veterans Affairs Canada 1-866-522-2122 Beaconsfield...... 514-694-8417 (furniture) MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 11 FOOD RESOURCES Continuing Education

Carrefour d’entraide de Lachine...... 514-634-3686 Cont. Ed. –John Abbott College...... 514-457-5036 Chabad Chai Center, 5120 de Courtrai...... 514-344-2424 Place Cartier Adult Education Centre (Beaconsfield) Christian Action...... 514-694-9246 ...... 514-694-8500 Comptoir alimentaire Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue...514-457-5499 Literacy Unlimited...... 514-694-0007 Dorval Community Aid...... 514-633-4100 Concordia Seniors Office...... 514-848-2424 #3893 Good Food Box...... 514-694-5850 Undergraduate non-credit courses. stc.concordia.ca/seniors Mada Community Center, 6875 Décarie...514-342-4969 Cummings Centre...... 514-342-1234 Mile End Mission, 99 St. Bernard W...... 514-274-3401 Educational programs, social services, Multicaf, 3591 Appleton (CDN)...... 514-733-0554 volunteer opportunities. cummingscentre.org NDG Food Depot, 2146 Marlowe...... 514-483-4680 Dawson College...... 514-933-0047 On Rock Community Services...... 514-696-1905 Centre for Training and Development offering Saint Columba House, 2365 Grand Trunk..514-932-6202 non-credit courses. dawsoncollege.qc.ca West Island Mission...... 514-912-6813 E.N.C.O.R.E...... 514-484-4028 Non-credit courses for seniors. encoreseniors.com Community Groups John Abbott College...... 514-457-6610 Non-credit courses. johnabbott.qc.ca Éco-Quartier Centres McGill Centre for Continuing Education....514-398-6200 These centres organize activities to improve the local Languages, humanities, arts, business. mcgill.ca/conted environment. Drop off old paint, renovation materials, McGill Community for Lifelong Learning..514-398-8234 large garbage items. ville.montreal.qc.ca/ecoquartiers Small study groups led by a peer moderator. mcgill.ca/mcll Côte-des-Neiges 6767 Côte-des-Neiges...... 514-738-7848 Peter McGill 1240 St. Marc...... 514-933-1069 Thomas More Institute...... 514-935-9585 Point St. Charles 255 Ash...... 514-872-0122 Liberal arts courses for adults. thomasmore.qc.ca St. Laurent 1480 de l’Église...... 514-744-8333 Vanier College...... 514-744-7000 Quebec Family History Society...... 514-695-1502 Environment, computer. vaniercollege.qc.ca/conted Genealogy study of anglophones in Quebec. qfhs.ca West Island Community Resources...... 514-694-6404 Information, referrals for residents of the West Island. 114 Donegani. crcinfo.ca Westmount Historical Association...... 514-989-5510 4574 Sherbrooke W. westmounthistorical.org

Computer Courses

Atwater Library...... 514-935-7344 Computer training, cultural events, financial literacy. atwaterlibrary.ca Bibliothèque interculturelle (CDN-NDG)..514-868-4715 Pointe-Claire Library...... 514-630-1218 Dollard des Ormeaux Library...... 514-684-1496 Volunteer West Island...... 514-457-5445 Carrefour des aînés de Pierrefonds...... 514-624-1449 Dawson College...... 514-933-0047 Encountering the challenges of retirement Range of introductory courses. dawsoncollege.qc.ca Web site: www.encoreseniors.com Dorval Public Library...... 514-633-4040 Classes include: Web tutorials and Internet access. ville.dorval.qc.ca • history, philosophy, drawing & painting Jewish Public Library...... 514-345-2627 • writing workshop, Montreal theatre Introduction to computers. jewishpubliclibrary.org • travel, art appreciation, documentary film Kirkland Municipal Library...... 514-630-2726 • yoga, tai-chi, bridge, quilting Computer courses, Internet access. ville.kirkland.qc.ca 1857 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Suite 510 Rosemount Technology Centre...... 514-376-4725 (corner of St. Marc Street, Guy Metro) Computer graphics, computer-aided design, print and Contact us at: [email protected] digital layout. No tuition fees. rosemount-technology.qc.ca or 514-484-4028 12 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Counselling Services Cultural Organizations

AMI-Québec...... 514-486-1448 Agence Ometz...... 514-342-0000 Support for families managing the effects of mental illness. Supporting Jewish community with employment 6875 Décarie, Suite 300. amiquebec.org services, family services and immigrant aid. Argyle Institute of Human Relations...... 514-931-5629 5151 Côte Ste. Catherine. ometz.ca Accessible counselling and psychotherapy Association of Latin-Americans of C.D.N... 514-737-3642 4150 Ste. Catherine W., Suite 328. argyleinstitute.org French and English courses for new immigrants. Douglas Mental Health U. Institute...... 514-761-6131 5180 Queen Mary 6875 LaSalle. douglas.qc.ca Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs...... 514-345-6411 Family Survivors of Suicide...... 514-398-7067 Representing Quebec’s Jewish community on public policy. 1 Cummings Square. cija.ca Emotional support and guidance. suicideaftermath.com Federation CJA...... 514-735-3541 Friends for Mental Health...... 514-636-6885 Centre for Jewish philanthropy and community service. 750 Dawson. asmfmh.org 5151 Côte Ste. Catherine. federationcja.org Italian-Canadian Community Services.....514-274-9462 Eco-centre Looking to rid your household of residual material? Tax clinic, flu vaccine, education. 8350 Lacordaire Éco-centres accept items that are health hazards or Italian Cultural Centre...... 514-849-3473 harmful to the environment: construction waste, metal, 1200 Dr. Penfield. iicmontreal.esteri.it/iic_montreal electronic devices, clothing and reusable items. Find Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre...... 514-728-5580 one near you: 514-872-0384. Outings, activities and lunches for elders. 8155 Rousselot, jcccm-cccjm.ca Getting Federal Benefits when you turn 65 Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal....514-484-0100 Six months before you turn 65, apply for Old Age Security Family-tree research, locating relatives. jgs-montreal.org (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). Even if Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre...... 514-345-2605 you are not eligible now, still apply — you may become Education, exhibits. 5151 Côte Ste. Catherine. mhmc.ca eligible in future years. Montreal Worker’s Circle...... 514-733-9221 Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Service Canada Yoga, speakers, movies on Jewish themes. 5165 Isabella 1-800-277-9914 or servicecanada.gc.ca Native Friendship Centre...... 514-499-1854 Information for the urban aboriginal community. How to get Quebec Pension Benefits as early as 60 2001 St. Laurent. nfcm.org Three months before ORT Montreal...... 514-481-2787 You can start receiving a retirement pension as early as 60, but the amount will be lower than if you wait Jewish education and training organization. until you reach normal retirement age of 65. 5156 Queen Mary, #250. ortmontreal.org If you stop working earlier, you will have to wait until Saint-Andrew’s Society of Montreal...... 514-842-2030 you turn 60 to start receiving it. For people of Scottish descent. 1195B Sherbrooke W. Under the Act respecting the Quebec Pension Plan, standrews.qc.ca you are considered to be 60 the month following your West Island Black Community Centre.....514-683-3925 60th birthday. Health services, nutrition & exercise programs for seniors. Apply online: rrq.gouv.qc.ca/en/services and seek Quebec 48C 4th Ave. S., Roxboro. wibca.org Pension Plan, which requires a ClicSÉQUR account West Island Federation CJA...... 514-624-5005 514-873-2433. 96 Roger Pilon

S upport Groups – In-Home Respite and Stimulation Activity Centres – Training – Conferences – Alzheimer Cafés Counselling – Art Therapy 514-369-0800 www.alzheimer.ca/en/montreal

MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 13 Day Centres

In home Nursing Care Action on Mental Illness (AMI-Québec): Find a day since 1898 centre and community support...... 514-486-1448 or amiquebec.org/day-centres/ Palliative Care for Terminal Cancer Patients Aisenstadt Activity Centre...... 514-485-7233 Home Support for people experiencing Alzheimer’s Society...... 514-369-0800 loss of autonomy due to Alzheimer’s and/or Centre Évasion...... 514-738-5151 other chronic conditions. Respite for caregivers, day centre. centreevasion.com For more information call: 514-866-6801 Centre d’hébergement Champlain...... 514-766-8513 310 Victoria Ave., Suite 403, Westmount H3Z 2M9 1325 Crawford, Verdun Centre d’hébergement de LaSalle...... 514-364-6700 [email protected] - www.novamontreal.com 8686 Centrale, LaSalle. csssdll.qc.ca Centre d’hébergement du Manoir de Verdun..... 514-769-8801 5500 LaSalle, Verdun INCONTINENCE CLSC Lac St-Louis Day Centre...... 514-457-3197 Collective Community Services 50+ Satellite Centre...... 514-937-5351 X 264 CSSS Bordeaux‒Cartierville‒St-Laurent.. 514-744-4981 1055 St. Croix and other locations. csssbcstl.qc.ca Denis Benjamin Viger Day Centre...... 514-620-6310 Protective undergarments Île-Bizard Incontinence pads Dollard des Ormeaux Day Centre...... 514-684-0173 Gloves and wipes Foyer Dorval Day Centre...... 514-631-9094 Mobility aids Henri Bradet Centre...... 514-484-7878 Bathroom Security Products 5425 Bessborough and 6465 Chester. Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal..... 514-340-2800 4565 Queen Mary. iugm.qc.ca Lachine Day Centre...... 514-634-7101 LaSalle Seniors Centre...... 855 Bishop Power N.D.G. Senior Citizen’s Council...... 514-487-1311 88 Ballantyne North, Montreal-W. ndgscc.ca New Hope Centre...... 514-484-0425 6225 Godfrey. newhopecentre.blogspot.ca NOVA West Island...... 514-695-8335 Richardson Hospital & Henri Bradet Centre 5425 Bessborough and 6465 Chester...... 514-484-7878 reCreation+ Day Centre (Pointe-Claire)..514-265-2581 Robert Cliche Centre 3730 de Bellechasse...514-374-8660 Saint-Margaret’s Residence...... 514-932-3630 Saint-Andrew’s Residence...... 514-932-3630 Teapot 50+ Centre (Lachine)...... 514-637-5027 Father Dowd Residence...... 514-932-3630

When considering an adult day care centre

A US National Adult Day Services Association suggests these questions: • Who owns or sponsors the adult day care centre? • How long has it been operating? • Is it licensed or certified? • Which conditions are accepted (memory loss, limited mobility, incontinence)? • What are the staff’s credentials, ratio of staff to participants? • What activities are offered? • Is transportation provided? • Is there variety for individuals and group? • Are meals and snacks included? • Are special diets accommodated? 14 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Extended Care Financial Services

Catherine Booth Hospital...... 514-481-0431 BANKRUPTCY 4375 Montclair Champlain Hospital of Verdun...... 514-766-8513 Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada 1325 Crawford ...... 1-877-376-9902 Chinese Hospital Centre...... 514-871-0961 BUDGET CLINICS Chronic care. 189 Viger E. montrealchinesehospital.ca CSSS Cavendish 2525 Cavendish...... 514-484-7878 Association cooperative d’économie familiale (ACEF) Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre ...... 514-362-1771 Chronic care, 5795 Caldwell...... 514-483-2121 SOS Dettes (Debt counselling)...... 514-375-0138 Gingras-Lindsay Rehab Hospital...... 514-340-2085 6363 Hudson INCOME TAX PREPARATION Grace Dart Extended Care...... 514-255-2833 5155 Ste. Catherine E. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) – for Individuals Grace Dart Hospital Centre...... 514-255-2834 ...... 1-800-959-8281 Chronic care. 6085 Sherbrooke E. CEDA (St-Henri)...... 514-596-4422 Jewish Eldercare Centre...... 514-738-4500 All-year Tax Clinic (near Beaudry Metro).514-990-3789 Chronic care, elder care, and rehab. 5725 Victoria Dorval Community Aid...... 514-633-4100 The Teapot – 50+Club (Lachine)...... 514-637-5408 Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital...... 450-688-9550 Volunteer West Island...... 514-457-5445 3205 Alton-Goldbloom Community Resource Centre (Pointe Claire).514-694-6404 Laval Medical Centre 1110 Vanier...... 450-661-2521 NDG Community Council (also other areas) Ville-Marie Palliative Home Care...... 514-272-7200 ...... 514-484-1471 rd 1110 Jean Talon E., 3 floor CRA & Revenu Québec: Community Volunteer Income Tax Program offering low-cost tax preparation by volunteers, see cra-arc.gc.ca/ • OCULARIUM • volunteer/

OPTOMETRISTS Don’t be a victim of fraud Since 1956 • Be suspicious of any e-mail or text message with urgent requests for personal or financial information. Dr. H. Bergman (Financial institutions and credit card companies normally will not use telephone or e-mail to request or is well known confirm an existing client’s information.) for his thorough • Contact the organization by using a telephone number eye exam and from a credible source, such as a phone book or a bill. personal approach. • Never disclose personal or financial information by phone or e-mail. • Laboratory on Site • Avoid embedded links in an e-mail claiming to bring Harold you to a secure site. Bergman • Great Choice • Get in the habit of looking at a website’s address line • Personalized Service and verify if it displays something different from the & Associates address mentioned in the e-mail. • Regularly update your computer protection with anti-virus software, spyware filters, e-mail filters and Open Mon. – Fri. 9 am – 6 pm firewall programs. • Regularly check your bank, credit and debit card state- 514-488-6391 ments to ensure that all transactions are legitimate. 5510 Monkland (at Girouard) Villa Maria Abridged from the Royal Mounted Canadian Police website on scams rcmp-grc.gc.ca MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 15 Help Atlas taxis APP now is available Generations help kids

generationsfoundation.com 514-933-8585

Referral Helpline for Seniors 514-527-0007 Health • Welfare • Consumer problems • Housing www.info-reference.qc.ca [email protected]

16 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Greetings from your MPs

Canada

Justin Trudeau Hon. Stéphane Dion Marc Garneau M.P. P.C., M.P. Saint-Laurent– M.P. Westmount – Papineau Cartierville Ville-Marie 514-277-6020 514-335-6655 514-283-2013 stephanedion.liberal.ca marcgarneau.liberal.ca

David Birnbaum Martin Coiteux Geoffrey Kelley MNA for D’Arcy-McGee MNA for Nelligan MNA for Jacques-Cartier Parliamentary Assistant Minister responsible for Government Minister responsible to the Premier Administration and Ongoing Program Review, for Native Affairs 514-488-7028 Chair of the Conseil du trésor 514-697-7663 514-695-2440

Carlos Leitão Guy Ouellette MNA for Robert-Baldwin MNA for Chomedey Minister of Finance Greetings from Assistant to the Minister 514-684-9000 of Public Security your MNAs 450-686-0166

François Ouimet Gilles Ouimet Jean Rousselle MNA for Marquette MNA for Fabre MNA for Vimont First Vice-President Chair of the Committee Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the on Institutions of Municipal Affairs and Land National Assembly 450-689-5516 Occupancy (housing) 514-634-9720 450-628-9269

MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 17 Government Services

FEDERAL Canada general information line.....1-800-o canada Canada Competition Bureau...... 1-800-348-5358 Canada Border Services Agency...... 1-800-461-9999 Canada Revenue Agency...... 1-800-267-6999 Canada Revenue tax info service...... 1-800-267-6999 Citizenship & Immigration Canada...... 1-888-242-2100 Environment Canada Inquiry Centre... 1-800-668-6767 Guaranteed Income Supplement...... 1-800-277-9914 Health Canada...... 1-450-646-1353 Human Rights Commission...... 1-888-643-3304 Old Age Security & Canada Pensions.... 1-800-277-9914 GILDA C. DELAUNAY, DIETITIAN-NUTRITIONIST Passport Office...... 1-800-567-6868 NUTRITION MOTIVATION HEALTH U.S. Customs & Border Protection...... 514-636-3875

Professional counselling - personalized and motivational approach PROVINCIAL based on respect and empathy, to help you achieve your health goals. Curateur public du Québec...... 514-873-4074 Specialties: weight management, compulsive eating, hypertension, Health Insurance...... 514-864-3411 high blood cholesterol and triglycerides, diabetes, gastrointestinal problems, food intolerances, vegetarianism, other. Human Rights Commission...... 514-873-5146 Queen Elizabeth Health Complex Quebec Office for Handicapped Persons...1-800-567-1465 2100 Marlowe Ave., suite 322, Westmount Office québécois de la langue française.....514-873-6565 Tel.: 514-803-4422 Quebec Ombudsperson’s Office...... 514-873-2032 Email: [email protected] www.nutritionmotivationhealth.ca Quebec Auto Insurance (SAAQ)...... 1-800-361-7620 Quebec Environment Foundation...... 1-800-361-2503 Quebec Pension Plan (RRQ)...... 514-873-2433 Liben Services Québec...... 514-644-4545 Monuments MUNICIPAL 5200 de la Savane City of Montreal...... 311 East of Décarie Garbage and Recycling...... 311 Montreal Health and Social Services...... 514-286-6500 Mayor’s Office...... 514-872-3101 Yitzchok hershfeld Municipal Court...... 514-872-2964 514-738-7188 Grandparenting [email protected] Association GRAND...... 514-846-0574 Grandparents Requesting Access “N” Dignity Adult Activity and Cangrands...... 514-733-4046 Respite Center (AARC) Support for raising grandkids, aid when denied access. Our Mission Maison des Grandparents Villeray...... 514-383-9108 To enrich the quality of life for seniors and caregivers, and Activities and volunteering with children. 8078 Drolet maintain independence through specialized adult activities and respite services. Quebec Grandparents Association...... 514-745-6110 Our Goals To provide: GAMBLING : HELP AND REFERRAL 24/7 - a stimulating and welcoming environment for adults - respite and support to caregivers Find support and obtain referral to all available Respite, sharing the caring, motivated by love help in the field. The service is strictly confidential. 83 Churchill Blvd., Greenfield Park • 450-486-4722 If you have any questions on compulsive gambling [email protected] • www.adultdaycare.ca or don’t know where to turn, call 514-527-0140.

18 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY health Services CLSCs

CAAP Montreal...... 514-861-5998 CLSC Châteauguay 95 de la Verdure...... 450-699-3333 Assistance with health care complaints. caapidm.ca CLSC Côte-des-Neiges...... 514-731-8531 CAAP Laval...... 450-662-6022 5700 Côte-des-Neiges Assistance with health care complaints. caaplaval.com CLSC de Benny Farm...... 514-484-7878 St. John’s Ambulance...... 514-842-4801 6484 Monkland Ave. Courses and volunteering. sja.ca CLSC du Marigot 250 Cartier...... 450-668-1803 CLSC du Plateau Mont Royal ...... 514-521-7663 cancer 4625 de Lorimier CLSC Dorval-Lachine 1900 Notre-Dame ...514-639-0650 Breast Cancer Action Montreal...... 514-483-1846 CLSC Kateri 90 Marie-Victorin...... 450-659-7661 5890 Monkland. bcam.qc.ca CLSC La Petite Patrie 6520 St. Vallier...... 514-273-4508 Canadian Cancer Society...... 514-255-5151 CLSC Lac Saint-Louis 180 Cartier...... 514-697-4110 5151 de l’Assomption. cancer.ca CLSC LaSalle 8550 Newman...... 514-364-2572 Cedars Cancer Foundation...... 514-843-1606 CLSC Métro ...... 514-934-0354 Colorectal Cancer Association...... 514-875-7745 1801 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W 1350 Sherbrooke W. #300. colorectal-cancer.ca CLSC Park Extension 7085 Hutchison...... 514-273-9591 Goodman Cancer Centre...... 514-398-3535 CLSC Pierrefonds 13800 Gouin W...... 514-626-2572 1160 Pine W., #602. cancercentre.mcgill.ca/research CLSC René-Cassin 5800 Cavendish...... 514-488-9163 Hope and Cope...... 514-340-8255 CLSC St. Henri 3833 Notre Dame W...... 514-933-7541 3755 Côte Ste. Catherine, Pavillon E, #E-730.1. CLSC St. Laurent 1055 Ste. Croix...... 514-748-6381 jgh.ca/hopecope CLSC Verdun/Côte St. Paul ...... 514-766-0546 400 de l’Église JGH Hope & Cope Wellness Centre...... 514-340-3616 Ligne Info-Cancer Québec...... 1-800-363-0063 Look Good…Feel Better (Montreal)...... 514-527-2194 Community Health Clinics or 514-890-8000, X 26025 or 514-340-8255 Pointe Claire...... 514-630-2225, x1451 Médico-Centre Mont-Royal...... 514-521-5555 or find a workshop at lgfb.ca/en/workshop-finder/ 4689 Papineau. santemontreal.qc.ca Ovarian Cancer...... 514-369-2972, 888-369-2972 Métro-Medic Medical Clinic...... 514-932-2122 4950 Queen Mary, #260. ovariancanada.org 1538 Sherbrooke W. metromedic.com Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation.514-871-1717,. X 250 Point St. Charles Community Clinic...... 514-937-9251 Quebec Cancer Foundation...... 514-527-2194 500 Ash; 1955 Centre. ccpsc.qc.ca Patient self-help group, support for family and friends. Queen Elizabeth Health Complex...... 514-485-5013 2075 de Champlain. cancerquebec.com 2100 Marlowe. qehc.org Vendôme Medical Clinic...... 514-484-4711 5175 de Maisonneuve W., #100. santemontreal.qc.ca Complimentary Bus Tickets Check with your municipality if they offer complimen- dental clinics tary bus tickets to residents on a fixed income. Available in Baie d’Urfé, Beaconsfield and Pointe-Claire. Dental Hygiene Clinic (John Abbott)...... 514-457-5010 Jewish General Dental...... 514-340-8222 #7910 jgh.ca/en/dentistry Jim Lund Dental Clinic (Welcome Hall Mission)...... 514-523-5288, X 172 H. Farkas Pharmatov McGill University Dental...... 514-398-5189 Pharmacien • Pharmacist mcgill.ca/dentistry/patients/mcgill-dental-clinic Serving the Community since 1980 Queen Elizabeth Oral Health Centre...... 514-369-1999 University of Montreal Dental...... 514-343-6750 Up to 15% discount for seniors medent.umontreal.ca/en/dental-clinic/index.htm (certain restrictions apply) 6640 Darlington, Montreal JGH Hope & Cope Wellness Centre 514-735-1169 514-340-3616 MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 19 Hospitals Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation...... 514-342-0666 1980 Sherbrooke W. ccfc.ca Catherine Booth Hospital...... 514-481-0431 Diabetes Quebec diabete.qc.ca...... 514-259-3422 Cité de la Santé de Laval...... 450-668-1010 Epilepsy Montreal...... 514-252-0859 Jewish Eldercare Centre...... 514-738-4500 Heart and Stroke Foundation...... 514-871-1551 Jewish General Hospital...... 514-340-8222 1434 Ste. Catherine W., Suite 500. heartandstroke.qc.ca Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital...... 450-688-9550 Huntington Society of Quebec...... 514-282-4272 Institut universitaire de gériatrie 2300 René-Lévesque W. huntingtonqc.org de Montréal...... 514-731-3891 Ileostomy & Colostomy Association/Mtl.514-255-3041 Lachine General Hospital...... 514-637-2351 Kidney Foundation of Canada...... 514-938-4515 Lakeshore General Hospital...... 514-630-2225 2300 René-Lévesque W. kidney.ca LaSalle Hospital...... 514-362-8000 Lupus Canada lupuscanada.org...... 1-800-661-1468 Maimonides Geriatric Centre...... 514-483-2121 Lymphedema Quebec 6565 St. Hubert...... 514-979-2463 Montreal Chinese Hospital...... 514-871-0961 Montreal Association of Laryngectomees .514-259-5113 Montreal General Hospital...... 514-934-1934 Montreal Association for the Blind Mount Sinai Hospital...... 514-369-2222 (MAB – Mackay Rehabilitation Centre)...... 514-489-8201 MUHC – Montreal University Health Centre Montreal Chest Institute 3650 St. Urbain...514-843-2080 CHUM – Centre universitaire de santé McGill Montreal Heart Institute 5000 Bélanger....514-376-3330 1001 Decarie Blvd (Glen site) muhc.ca…..514-934-1934 Canadian Mental Health Association Mtl...514-521-4993 MUHC includes Cedars Cancer Centre, Montreal Chest Multiple Sclerosis Canada...... 514-849-7591 Institute, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Research Institute 550 Sherbrooke W., #1010. mssociety.ca/qc of the MUHC, Royal Victoria Hospital, plus some clinics Multiple Sclerosis Clinic...... 514-398-1931 from the Montreal General Hospital 3801 University, #267. msclinic.ca Notre-Dame Hospital Centre...... 514-890-8000 Nova Montreal...... 514-866-6801 Sacred Heart Hospital...... 514-338-2222 310 Victoria, #403, Westmount. novamontreal.com Ste. Anne’s Hospital...... 514-457-3440, 1-800-361-9287 Osteoporosis Society of Canada...... 514-212-5549 Ste. Justine Hospital...... 514-345-4931 279 Antoine-Forestier, Laval. osteoporosis.ca St. Luc Hospital...... 514-890-8000 Parkinson Society of Quebec...... 514-861-4422 St. Mary’s Hospital...... 514-345-3511 550 Sherbrooke W., #1080. parkinsonquebec.ca Verdun Hospital...... 514-362-1000 Polio Quebec...... 514-489-1143 3500 Décarie, #263. polioquebec.org specialized health services Quebec Celiac Foundation...... 514-529-8806 4837 Boyer, #230. fqmc.org Alzheimer Groupe Inc...... 514-485-7233 Quebec Lung Association...... 514-287-7400 5555 Westminster, #304. agiteam.org 6070 Sherbrooke Street East. pq.poumon.ca Alzheimer Society of Montreal...... 514-369-0800 Smoking Cessation Program...... 514-934-1934, x32503 4505 Notre-Dame Street. W. alzheimer.ca/en/montreal mcgill.ca/respdiv/clinical-services/smoking AQDC Chronic Pain Support English Group..... 514-355-4198 The Low Vision Self-Help Association (Pointe Claire) Arthritis Society...... 514-846-8840 ...... 514-697-3852 380 Saint-Antoine Street W., Suite #3120. arthrite.ca Thyroid Foundation of Canada...... 1-800-267-8822 Canadian Celiac Association...... 1-800-363-7296 U of M School of Optometry...... 514-343-6471 celiac.ca 3744 Jean Brillant. opto.umontreal.ca Canadian Continence Foundation...... 1-800-265-9575 Women’s Health Centre...... 514-270-6110 Canadian Hemophilia Society...... 514-848-0666 3401 de Lorimier. csfmontreal.qc.ca 2120 Sherbrooke W., #1102. hemophilia.ca Canadian Institute for the Blind...... 514-934-4622 1260 Crescent, #201-1. cnib.ca Free ambulance transportation for 65 + Canadian Liver Foundation...... 514-876-4170 If you are 65 or older, or if you are receiving palliative care, you are entitled to free ambulance transportation on 1000 de la Gauchetière W. #1430. liver.ca a gurney when required by your state of health. This service Chronic Pain Clinic (Jewish General Hospital) covers transportation within Quebec from your home or a ...... 514-340-8222, x 4795 public place to the nearest suitable institution in the health Chronic Pain Clinic (MUHC)...... 514-412-4448 and social services network, as determined by the care you CNIB Seeing Beyond Vision Loss...... 1-800-563-2642 require. If you use this service, the personnel at the hospital Communicaide for Hearing Impaired Persons centre to where you are transported will certify that your ...... 514-488-5552, x4500 state of health justified the use of an ambulance. 20 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Hotlines & Self-Help Housing

Alcoholics Anonymous...... 514-376-9230 Arnold Bennett Housing Hotline...... 514-488-0412 Al-Anon...... 514-866-9803 Tenants’ advisory clinic AMI-Quebec...... 514-486-1448 Association des résidences/RQRA...... 514-526-3777 Care-Ring Voice...... 1-866-396-2433 Quebec seniors’ housing group. rqra.qc.ca Caregivers Hotline...... 1-855-852-7786 or 514-507- 9998 CDN Tenants’ Association...... 514-738-0101 Caregiver Support Group (Sud-Ouest).....514-564-3061 Advice on landlord/tenant issues Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre...... 1-888-495-8501 FECHIMM Co-ops...... 514-843-6929 Centre Multi-Écoute (multilingual)...... 514-737-3604 Fédération des coopératives d’habitation intermunicipale or 811 (Info-Santé) du Montréal métropolitain. fechimm.coop Depressed Anonymous...... 514-278-2130 OPAHQ...... 514-990-8841 Divorce Care...... 514-457-6934 Retirement home consultations. opahq.ca Drugs, Help and Referral...... 514-527-2626 (OPAHQ=Orientation personnes âgées Hébergement Québec) Elder Abuse Helpline...... 514-489-2287/ 1-888-489-2287 Régie du Logement (rental board)...... 514-873-2245 Face à Face...... 514-934-4546 Info on lease laws, sublet, lease assignment. rdl.gouv.qc.ca Gamblers Anonymous...... 514-484-6666 Société d’habitation du Québec...... 1-800-463-4315 Gambling Help...... 514-527-0140 Government agency that oversees housing programs. Groupe Harmonie...... 514-939-2640 habitation.gouv.qc.ca Info and Referral Centre of Greater Mtl...... 514-527-1375 Verdun Citizen’s Action Committee...... 514-362-1555 Leave Out Violence (L.O.V.E.)...... 514-938-0006 Housing and development rights. cldverdun.org McGill Centre for Loss & Bereavement....514-398-7058 McGill Domestic Violence Clinic...... 514-398-2686 Leisure Montreal Assault Prevention Centre...... 514-284-1212 Movement Against Rape and Incest...... 514-278-9383 Baie d’Urfé Yacht Club...... 514-457-3382 Narcotics Anonymous...... 514-249-0555 Montreal Chess and Math Association.....514-845-8352 NDG Committee on Elder Abuse/SAVA...514-903-3550 Lakeshore Camera Club...... 514-630-1220 Overeaters Anonymous...... 514-488-1812 Miniature Enthusiasts of Montreal...... 514-630-0284 Referral Helpline for Seniors...... 514-527-1375 Urban Hikers Walking Club...514-366-9108/514-938-4910 Sexual Assault Centre of Châteauguay.....450-699-8258 National Film Board of Canada nfb.ca...... 514-283-9000 Sexual Assault Helpline...... 514-933-9007 Rotary Club of Westmount...... 514-935-3344 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace...... 514-526-0789 SOS Marital Violence...... 514-873-9010/1-800-363-9010 DANCING Suicide Action Montreal...... 514-723-4000 À la ronde Square Dancing...... 514-872-8588 Tel-Aide...... 514-935-1101 NDG, 4410 West Hill, [email protected] West Island Crisis Centre...... 514-684-6160 Circles & Squares Dance Club...... 450-691-4884 Pointe Claire, 225 50th Ave. Lachine World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Shall we dance, Choreographed Ballroom Dance Club The International Network for the Prevention of Elder of Montreal 3400 Connaught, Mtl W…...... 514-636-5065 Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations launched this special day on June 15, 2006. Swinging Stars 45 Thornton, DDO...... 450-424-9850

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CLINICS Atwater Library...... 514-935-7344 Computer courses, lectures, volunteering. 1200 Atwater McGill University Legal Clinic...... 514-398-6792 Baie d’Urfé Public Library...... 514-457-3274 Montreal Women’s Centre...... 514-842-4780 20551 Lakeshore West Island Black Community Association Beaconsfield Library...... 514-428-4460 ...... 514-683-3925 Art exhibitions, speakers. 303 Beaconsfield West Island Community Resource Centre.514-694-6404 Benny Library...... 514-872-4147 Women’s Y Legal Info. Clinic...... 514-866-9941 #293 Preparation for citizenship examinations. Brossard Public Library...... 450-923-6350 7855 San Francisco INFORMATION Côte-des-Neiges Public Library...... 514-872-6603 Language courses, music stations. 5290 Côte-des-Neiges Chambre des notaires du Québec...... 514-879-1793 Dollard-des-Ormeaux Library...... 514-684-1496 Civil Liberties Union Conferences, workshops, book club. 12001 de Salaberry (Ligue des droits et libertés Québec)...... 514-849-7717 Dorval Public Library...... 514-633-4170 Consumer Protection...... 514-253-6556 Delivery, club, concerts. 1401 Lakeshore Court of Appeal...... 514-393-2022 Eleanor London Library (C.S.L.)...... 514-485-6900 Court of Quebec, District of Mtl...... 514-393-2721, X 0 Book club, conferences. 5851 Cavendish Éducaloi (Legal Info-line) Fraser-Hickson Institute...... 514-489-5301 ...... 1-800-NOTAIRE/1-800-668-2473 Special delivery of books for the home-bound in N.D.G. Family Mediation...... 514-393-2285 and Montreal West. 2165 Madison, #2 Legal Aid Montreal (head office)...... 514-864-2111 Greenfield Park/Longueuil Library...... 450-463-7140 Montreal Bar Association...... 514-866-9392 Major South Shore library network. 225 Empire Municipal Court of Montreal...... 514-872-2964 Jewish Public Library...... 514-345-2627 Police Ethics Commission...... 514-864-1784 Courses, books on wheels. 5151 Côte Ste. Catherine Small Claims Court, Laval...... 450-686-5001 Kirkland Municipal Library...... 514-630-2726 Small Claims Court, Montreal...... 514-393-2304 Courses, service for the home-bound. 17100 Hymus Mile End Public Library...... 514-872-2141 SUPPORT Book club, cultural activities. 5434 Park Montreal West Public Library...... 514-481-7441 Crime Victims Assistance Centre 45 Westminster S. (CAVAC)...... 1-866-532-2822 Octogone Library (LaSalle)...... 514-367-6376 Canadian Human Rights Commission.1-888-214-1090 Exhibitions. 1080 Dollard Quebec Human Rights Commission...... 514-873-5146 Pierrefonds Public Library...... 514-620-4181 Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Language courses. 13555 Pierrefonds Diversity & Inclusion...... 514-864-9191 Pointe-Claire Public Library...... 514-630-1218 Indemnity for Victims of Crime...... 514-906-3019 Conferences, workshops, book clubs. 100 Douglas-Shand Ombudsman...... 514-873-2032 1-800-463-5070 Quebec National Library-Archives...... 514-873-1100 Pro-bono Centre...... 514-954-3434 Genealogy, adapted services. 475 de Maisonneuve E. Juri-pop...... 450-845-1637 Saul Bellow Library...... 514-634-3471, ext.338 Conseil pour la protection des Malades Free Internet access. 3100 Saint-Antoine St. Henri Library...... 514-872-2879 (CPM)...... 514-861-5922 Weekly activities for seniors. 4707 Notre Dame W. Centre d’assistance et d’accompagnement St. Laurent Public Library...... 514-855-6130 aux plaintes...... 514-861-5998 Book delivery for St. Laurent residents. 1380 de l’Église West Island Women’s Shelter...... 514-620-4845 T.M.R. (R. Dawson) Public Library...... 514-734-2967 Shuttle service available. 1967 Graham Congratulatory Messages Verdun Public Library...... 514-765-7170 At least six weeks in advance of the celebration, phone Lectures, readings by author, exhibitions. 5955 Bannantyne your Member of Parliament. MPs send messages at age Westmount Public Library...... 514-989-5300 65 and on your 25th wedding anniversary. Book, chess and scrabble clubs. 4574 Sherbrooke W. 22 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Museums and Galleries Music

âme-Art...... 514-271-3383 Almancy Concerts...... 514-932-6796 Artists’ co-op and gallery in Mile End. 5345 Park Chamber music concerts Arts Club of Montreal...... 514-933-6405 Cheers Entertainment...... 514-829-5438 Exhibitions. [email protected] Jazz, international, social dance, Latin, pop, rock’n’roll Canadian Centre for Architecture...... 514-939-7026 Lakeshore Chamber Orchestra...... 514-426-1904 Architectural history museum. 1920 Baile Concerts held in chamber and classical music venues Marguerite Bourgeois Museum...... 514-282-8670 Les Boréades de Montréal...... 514-634-1244 400 Saint-Paul E. Early music ensemble Château Dufresne...... 514-259-9201 Lyric Theatre Singers...... 514-735-9908 Art and heritage museum. 2929 Jeanne d’Arc Broadway choir, Christmas show with carols Château Ramezay Museum...... 514-861-3708 Montreal Chamber Orchestra...... 514-871-1224 Historic building and gardens. 280 Notre-Dame E. Devoted to chamber repertoire Cinémathèque québécoise...... 514-842-9763 Montreal Chamber Society...... 514-483-2021 Exhibits related to sound and image. 335 de Maisonneuve E. Chamber music concert series Stewart Museum...... 514-861-6701 Night Shift Orchestra (dance band)...... 514-488-5963 Military and colonial history museum. 20 Tour de l’Île Performing at functions, balls, and private parties Ecomuseum Zoo...... 514-457-9449 Orchestre de chambre I Musici...... 514-982-6037 21125 Ste. Marie, Ste. Anne de Bellevue Baroque and contemporary music Holocaust Memorial Centre...... 514-345-2605 Orchestre métropolitain...... 514-842-2112 Classical music from around the world 5151 Côte Ste. Catherine Orchestre nouvelle génération...... 514-587-2477 Hospitaliers of Hôtel Dieu 201 Pine W.....514-849-2919 Young virtuosi perform chamber repertoire Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery...... 514-848-2424, X 4750 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal...... 514-842-9951 Contemporary art. 1400 de Maisonneuve W. Music under OSM director Kent Nagano Maison St. Gabriel...... 514-935-8136 Pro Musica...... 514-845-0532 History and heritage of New France. 2146 Place Dublin Concert series at Maison symphonique and Salle Bourgie McCord Museum...... 514-398-7100 McGill Chamber Orchestra...... 514-398-4535 Canadian and aboriginal history. 690 Sherbrooke W. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts...... 514-285-2000 Canadian and international art. 1380 Sherbrooke W. Music Venues Musée d’art contemporain...... 514-847-6226 Quebec and international art. 185 Ste. Catherine W. Bell Centre...... 514-932-2582 Pointe-à-Callière...... 514-872-9150 Large-scale concerts Museum of archaeology and history. 350 Place Royale Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul...... 514-842-3431 Quebec Masters and Artisans...... 514-747-7367 Organ recitals, 50-voice choir. 3415 Redpath Church of St. Columba-by-the-Lake...... 514-697-2091 Quebec cultural heritage, artisanal objects. 615 Ste. Croix Classical, jazz, folk, Klezmer. 11 Rodney Redpath Museum...... 514-398-4086, X 00549 Corona Theatre...... 514-931-2088 Natural history and science. 859 Sherbrooke W. Indie, pop, reviews, circus and rock. 2490 Notre Dame W. Stewart Hall Art Gallery...... 514-630-1220 Gesù Creativity Centre...... 514-861-4378 Pointe Claire cultural centre. Art exhibits. 176 Lakeshore Chamber jazz, progressive music. 1202 Bleury McGill Faculty of Music...... 514-398-4535 Concerts at Redpath and Pollack Halls. 555 Sherbrooke W. Monument National...... 514-871-9883 Two concert stages, cabaret theatre. 1182 St. Laurent. Oscar Peterson Hall...... 514-848-2424 Jacques Chagnon Concerts. Concordia, Loyola Campus. 7141 Sherbrooke W. Député de Westmount–Saint-Louis Place des Arts...... 514-285-4200 MNA for Westmount–Saint-Louis 175 Ste. Catherine E. Metropolis...... 514-844-3500 59 Ste. Catherine E. 1155 Robert-Bourassa Blvd. #1312 Salle Claude Champagne (UdeM)...... 514-343-6427 Montreal (Quebec) H3B 3A7 220 Vincent d’Indy Tel: 514-395-2929 [email protected] Segal Centre...... 514-739-2301 5170 Côte St. Catherine MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 23 On Your Own

Compassionate Friends...... 450-458-3164 Support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child. tcfcanada.net Circle of Friends...... 514-342-1234 Programming for single women. cummingscentre.org Gracious, affordable assisted living in a historic setting. Single Persons’ Association Montreal... home.total.net/~spa Come home to Fulford Social sporting events for 40+. [email protected] 1221 Guy St. The West Montreal Singles 40+...... singles.meetup.com/539 [email protected] www.fulfordresidence.com Dances, dinners, brunches. Tel: 514-933-7975 Pets and services Lynda Pitt-Taylor Geriatric consultant Animal Rescue Network...... 514-938-6215 No-kill shelter. animalrescuenetwork.org - Seniors’ accommodations Animatch...... 450-452-0321 - Autonomous/Assisted/Long Term Care Animal adoptions. Animatch.ca - Case management Cause-4-Paws Feline Rescue...... 514-684-4810 - Alzheimer’s expertise Volunteers cat-rescue. cause4pawsrescue.ca

N E C T I O Dimensions Multi-Vétérinaire...... 514-633-8888 Greater Montreal O N N C S 24-hour emergency vet services. centredmv.com West Island, South Shore Kiko Dog Rescue...... 514-928-1573 514-369-2185 S S E R Dog rescue and adoption. kikodogrescue.ca R V I O 877-878-6676 I C N E S F O R S E Rosie Animal Adoption...... 514-674-3647 connectionsservicesforseniors.com Foster care and adoption programs for dogs. rosieanimaladoption.com Sophie’s Dog Adoption...... 514-804-5052 Finding homes for rescued dogs. sophiesdogadoption.com SPCA Adoption Shelter...... 514-735-2711 Education and animal adoption. spcamontreal.com YOU WILL FIND IN STORE SPCA Montérégie...... 450-460-3075 • Adapted grooming services No-kill shelter for lost and abandoned pets. • Quality food • Experienced counselors spcamonteregie.com • Accessories and toys for every pet • Clothing of all kinds Spaying and neutering your pet is key in reducing the 514-639-3080 • 204, Avenue Dorval at Dorval • [email protected] overwhelming number of unwanted animals. These are compassionate vets who offer this service at a reasonnable price: See our grooming done on SOS pitou minou...... 450-632-0011 Vétérinaire SPA BÊTE à Granby...... 450-375-3686 Bonnie Sandler, Bachelor Social Work Hôpital Vétérinaire d’Argenson...... 450-655-7773, 514-910-5412 • Housing Expert for Seniors Collège Vanier...... 1-977-738-8700, 450-375-3686 • Autonomous, Assisted Living, • Long Term Care International Travel with your Pet Know the shots your pet will need. • Alzheimer’s Expertise Before your appointment with the veterinarian, con- tact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to acquire Residential Real Estate Broker the appropriate document(s) and to inform yourself Groupe Sutton Centre Ouest Inc., R.E. Agency of any requirements specific to your destination. 514-497-3775 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is located at www.bonniesandler.com 2001 University, suite 671; 514-283-8888. 24 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Montreal West Travel Club...... 514-484-6186 Senior Associations Trips in and around Montreal. 8 Westminster S. NATIONAL & PROVINCIAL N.D.G. Senior Citizens’ Council...... 514-487-1311 Boomer group and day programs, transportation, Canadian Assn. for 50 Plus (CARP)...... 1-800-363-9736 advocacy. 88 Ballantyne Canadian Snowbirds Association...... 1-800-265-3200 New Hope Senior Citizens’ Day Centre...... 514-484-0425 Road Scholar...... 1-877-426-8056 Exercise, luncheon, workshops, meal delivery, visits, FADOQ...... 514-252-3017 events. 6225 Godfrey Pointe Claire Aid for Seniors...... 514-630-1248 LOCAL CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS Free indoor/outdoor home maintenance 50 Plus Club of N.D.G...... 514-872-1764 94 Douglas Shand Social club, exercise, trips. 6870 Terrebonne Senior Citizens’ Forum of Montreal...... 514-270-8464 Almage Senior Centre...... 514-355-1712 Walks, visits, transportation. 419 Rosemont, #101 Trips, bowling, movies, home support. 8680 Hochelaga E. Sun Youth Seniors...... 514-842-6822 Asklipios Greek Seniors’ Association...... 514-271-7224 Bingo, bowling, knitting and exercise. 4251 St. Urbain Trips, lunches, accompaniment, hello service. 549 Jarry W. South West Seniors Helping Seniors...... 514-989-8226 Beckett Seniors Club...... 514-626-4111 Friendly visits for isolated seniors Sept-June only. Restaurant outings. Activities, games, Teapot 50+...... 514-637-5627 refreshments at church. 4320 Ste. Anne, Pierrefonds. Foot care, aerobics, yoga, painting, dancing, Contactivity Centre (60+)...... 514-932-2326 transportation, day trips. 2901 St. Joseph, Lachine Fitness, day trips, community lunches, outreach, The Yellow Door...... 514-845-2600 #6 films, crafts, chess. 4695 de Maisonneuve Programs for seniors, venue for amateur artists. Côte St. Luc Seniors Social Club (55+)...... 514-485-6819 3625 Aylmer Speakers, fitness, bridge, bowling, Mah Jong, line Wisdom 50+...... 514-694-1583 dancing, daily trips and choir. 7101 Côte St. Luc, #203 Filipino Seniors Association, West Island Council for Black Aging...... 514-982-6122 At-home services, volunteering, support, conferences cummings centre to ensure black seniors have health care. 3720 Parc, #300 Mini-Centres...... 514-342-1234 Creative Social Centre...... 514-488-0907 Beth Ora Seniors...... 2600 Badeaux, St. Laurent Aerobics, painting, sculpture, choir, creative writing, Chomedey Cummings...... 1025 Elizabeth, Chomedey folk dancing, recorder, yoga, film and discussion, tai chi, Prime Time West Island...... 96 Roger Pilon, D.D.O. speakers, kosher cafeteria. 5237 Clanranald Westmount/In the City...... 395 Elm Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors...... 514-342-1234 Social Groups & Clubs...... 514-342-1234 Courses, crisis intervention, counselling, home care, Many to choose from. cummingscentre.org Meals on Wheels, kosher cafeteria. 5700 Westbury Dawson Community Seniors’ Program....514-767-9967 Computers, café, grocery service, exercise program, Special Needs CHIP...... 514-488-5552 #4500 aerobics, painting, men’s club, tax clinic. 666 Woodland Communicaid for Hearing Impaired Persons St. Antoine Community Centre...... 514-933-7351 MAB MacKay Rehabilitation Centre...... 514-488-5552 Foot clinic, grocery service, outings, caregiver Adjustment, rehabilitation and social integration of workshops, collective kitchen. 2338 Saint-Antoine people living with visual, hearing or motor impairments. Greene Avenue Community Centre...... 514-931-6202 7000 Sherbrooke W. Bi-weekly luncheon from September to May Parkinson’s support and caregiver service. 1090 Greene. Hampstead Community Centre...... 514-369-8260 Andrew Noël Swidzinski, Notaire Speakers, movies. 30 Lyncroft Notaire et Conseiller Juridique - Notary & Legal Advisor Hellenic Senior Women of Quebec...... 514-948-3021 Support for isolated seniors. 821 Ogilvy Mtre Andrew Noël Swidzinski, B.A., M.A., B.C.L./L.L.B., D.D.N. Helvetia Seniors Club...... 514-481-2928 service à domicile - home service available Swiss men and women meet for lunch and social time. Leisure Institute (50+)...... 514-937-9471, x 124 119 rue Oakridge Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue. 450 Kensington Pointe-Claire, Quebec Little Brothers of the Poor (75+)...... 514-527-8653 H9R 3C4 Support and care for widowed seniors. 4624 Garnier McGill Institute for Learning in Retirement....514-398-8234 Tel: 514-756-0244 - Fax: 514-694-0434 [email protected] Peer learning, lectures, study groups. 688 Sherbrooke W. MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 25 Tele-Check and Security Theatre Centaur Theatre...... 514-288-3161 Asklipios Greek Seniors Association...... 514-271-7224 453 St. Francois Xavier 549 Jarry W. Dawson College New Dome Theatre...... 514-931-8731 Bonjour/Hello...... 514-485-6819 2000 Atwater 5801 Cavendish, Côte St. Luc Lakeshore Light Opera...... 514-804-4900 CLSC de Benny Farm...... 514-484-7878 523 Meadowvale 6484 Monkland Lakeshore Players’ Theatre...... 514-631-8718 Contactivity Centre...... 514-932-2326 1335 Lakeshore Cummings Centre...... 514-342-1234 Lyric Theatre...... 514-735-9908 5700 Westbury 316 Leacross, Mont-Royal N.D.G. Seniors Citizens’ Council...... 514-487-1311 Outremont Theatre...... 514-495-9944 Tandem C.D.N. (Côte des Neiges)...... 514-736-2733 1248 Bernard W. Tandem N.D.G...... 514-489-6567 Montreal School of Performing Arts...... 514-483-5526 3975 Notre Dame W. Tandem Rosemont–Petite-Patrie...... 514-270-8988 Montreal West Operatic Society...... 514-990-8813 Tandem South-West...... 514-761-4151 4381 Walkley (Point St. Charles, Little Burgundy) Place des Arts...... 514-285-4200 175 Ste. Catherine W. Repercussion Theatre...... 514-931-2644 OPUS CARD FOR 65+ Classics in the park. 460 Ste. Catherine W. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) invites Segal Centre for Performing Arts...... 514-739-2301 their clients 65 and over to get an OPUS card for 5170 Côte Ste. Catherine reduced fares. Here are two ways to obtain the card: Saint Denis Theatre 1549 St. Denis...... 514-849-4211 • At the STM Photo studio located inside the down- town bus terminal, at 1717 Berri Street, Montréal Transportation (Berri-UQAM métro station); or • At one of the STM’s Customer service centre or points Agence métropolitaine de transport ...... 514-287-8726 of service at these stations: Côte-Vertu Lionel-Groulx, Bus Terminal (formerly Voyageur)...... 514-842-2281 Honoré-Beaugrand, Jean-Talon and the STM Fairview Navette or Taxi Dorval...... 514-280-9055 Pointe Claire terminus. Opus Card STM Photo Studio...... Provide the following: • a completed Application form for a registered 1717 Berri, Metro Berri & UQAM photo OPUS card (stm.info/en/opustour) ParaTransit/Adapted Transit (STM)...... 514-280-8211 • $15 in cash to cover the cost of the card Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport...... 514-394-7377 • a photo ID card (driver’s license, healthcare Société de Transport de Montréal (STM).514-786-4636 card or passport) STM City Bus Schedules...... 514-288-6287 Your OPUS will be valid for seven years. TaxiBus Stops...... 514-637-4444 Persons 65 and over can purchase 1- or 2-trip fares Transport Longueuil...... 450-463-0131 from a fare booth attendant in a metro station upon Via Rail...... 514-989-2626 presenting their registered photo OPUS card. West Island Bus Station...... 514-630-4836

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Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada Dominion Headquarters...... 1-613-744-0222 Brossard Legion Branch 215...... 450-444-1415 Châteauguay Branch 108...... 450-691-6780 Chomedey Branch 251...... 450-681-6722 Money for Life CSL Brigadier Frederick Kisch Branch 97 514-485-6806 x 6823 Cowansville Branch 99...... 450-263-3543 Take Control of your Estate Dorval Air Services Branch 245...... 514-631-5786 Dorval Northern Electric Branch 37...... 514-866-7491 If financial security is your priority, there are several ways Greenfield Park Branch 94...... 450-466-0308 to achieve peace of mind. A Payout Annuity is a financial Housing Corporation...... 514-866-7941 instrument that provides a guaranteed lifetime income that Kahnawake Mohawk Branch 219 ...... 450-638-1061 will never decrease and is part of a worry-free solution to Lachine Branch 85/90...... 514-637-8002 your retirement income needs. Lachute Branch 70...... 450-562-2952 Sun Guaranteed Investment Funds (GIF) Solutions, has LaSalle Branch 212...... 514-365-0595 been designed to grow with you, from building savings to receiving guaranteed lifetime income and legacy planning. Last Post Fund (funeral benefits)...... 514-866-7491 N.D.G. Legion...... 514-489-9425 Payout Annuities payments are guaranteed by Assuris, a Pointe Claire Branch 57...... 514-630-1301 non-profit organization that protects policyholders, in case Rosemont Branch 29...... 514-521-5281 your life insurance company fails to meet its obligations. Roxboro General Vanier Branch 234...... 514-684-9575 Royal CDN Legion Dominion Command ..613-591-3335 Both registered and non-registered funds may be rolled Royal CDN Legion Quebec Command.....514-866-7491 over into a Payout Annuity and/or a GIF, including St. Laurent Branch 98...... 514-336-8790 Registered Pension Plans (RPPS), Life Income Funds Ste-Anne’s Veterans Hospital...... 514-457-3440 (LIFs), Locked-in Retirement Funds (LRIFs), Deferred Verdun Branch 4...... 514-769-2489 Profit Sharing Plans (DPSP) and Locked In Retirement Veterans Affairs...... 866-522-2122 Accounts (LIRAs). Even if you already have a RRIF, you may find Payout Annuities or a GIF to be advantageous.

Volunteering A Holistic Approach to Estate Planning

Côte-des-Neiges Volunteer Centre...... 514-340-1072 Many of us believe Canada has no estate tax; however what CLSC N.D.G./Montreal West...... 514-484-7878 x3146 many don’t realize is that a “deemed disposition tax” applies CLSC René Cassin...... 514-484-7878, x1601 upon death. Our goal is to give you ways to minimize this Meals on Wheels...... 514-284-9335 tax, as well as to build your estate plan to ensure your Miriam Home and Services...... 514-345-0210 beneficiaries receive what you want to give them. Montreal Association for the Blind..514-489-8201 x1005 Montreal Children’s Hospital ...... 514-412-4400 Making a Will ensures your financial and personal affairs Montreal General Hospital...... 514-934-1934 x43007 are managed according to your wishes, while the absence N.D.G. Volunteer Centre...... 514-489-0588 of a Will leads to delays and extra expenses. A Trust is a Pavillon Marguerite de Champlain...... 450-656-1946 legal entity that owns some or all of your assets and is more Old Brewery Mission...... 514-866-6591 legally binding than those of an ordinary Will, which can RECLAIM Literacy Tutoring...... 514-369-7835 be challenged in court. St. Laurent Centre for Volunteering and Community Action...... 514-744-5511 To ensure your assets are distributed the way you want Volunteer Bureau of Montreal...... 514-842-3351 them to be, you will need a comprehensive Estate Planning West Island Citizen Advocacy...... 514-694-5850 Strategy that will help you minimize taxes, build-up a West Island Volunteer Bureau...... 514-457-5445 legacy and offer peace of mind in times of distress for yourself and your loved ones.

Laughter Yoga To learn more call (514) 426-1788 or email Healarious Laughter (laughing Yoga for seniors) Marco Fierro, ([email protected]), or healariouslaughter.com Charles Leger ([email protected]) • JGH. Hope & Cope Wellness Centre 514-340-3616 • West Island Cancer Wellness Centre 514-695-9355 • Club de rire de Montréal 514 812 5643 Advertising feature MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 27 Suzanne Lamarre Women Assault Prevention Centre...... 514-284-1212 Nadia De Riggi Workshops on assault prevention for women. Auberge Shalom...... 514-731-0833 NotaireS • Notaries Services and shelter. aubergeshalom.org Breast Cancer Action Montreal...... 514-483-1846 3333 Cavendish Blvd. Advocacy group. bcam.qc.ca Suite 198 Canadian Hadassah-Wizo...... 514-937-9431 Programs for women in Israel and Canada. chw.ca Chez Doris...... 514-937-2341 514-484-2788 Assistance for women in difficulty. chezdoris.ca JCCWL...... 514-486-5704 Jamaican Canadian Community Women’s League Logifem...... 514-939-3172 Helping women and children suffering from abuse. Montreal Assault Prevention Centre...... 514-284-1212 For those with physical disabilities. cpamapc.org Montreal Council of Women...... [email protected] Social welfare, public health, government advocacy. Petites-mains...... 514-738-8989 Info for immigrants, single parents and those on social assistance. petitesmains.com Quebec Native Women...... 450-632-0088 Promoting rights, health and equality. faq-qnw.org SOS Marital Violence...... 514-873-9010 / 800-363-9010 Helping victims of domestic violence and harassment. sosviolenceconjugale.ca West Island Women’s Centre...... 514-695-8529 Educational, social, recreational services. wiwc.ca Women’s Aid...... 514-270-8291 Social welfare. assistanceauxfemmes.ca Women Aware...... 514-908-9014 Advocacy to prevent domestic violence. womenaware.ca Women’s Centre of Montreal...... 514-842-1066 Social/employment support. centredesfemmesdemtl.org Women’s Centre of the Plateau...... 514-527-2295 Helping unemployed women. cfemmesplateau.org Women’s Health Centre of Montreal...... 514-270-6110 Health care, rights for women. csfmontreal.qc.ca Women’s Y...... 514-866-9941

The Traveller’s Clinic

Your tickets? La Clinique du Voyageur Your passport? Your vaccines??? Is a social economy domestic aid enterprise celebrating Montreal: 4689 Papineau 514-521-0630 16 years of quality service to the community. South Shore: 5645 Grande Allée 450-672-6728 Services offered in Côte St-Luc, Hampstead, Snowdon West, Montreal West and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. www.cliniqueduvoyageur.com www.facebook.com/cliniqueduvoyageur Please call 514-484-4266 Ext 225

28 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY guide to senior residences MONTREAL Montclair Residence 4413 Montclair, NDG Vista Fifty-room residence on a quiet 5300 Côte St Luc Rd, Montreal street provides dedicated care for Enjoying life is important... and Vista autonomous and semi-autonomous offers the best in class services for seniors. Residents enjoy meals seniors, whether they are completely in the attractive dining area and independent, require some assistance participate in social and leisure or need supervised care. Services activities organized to suit include medication support, flexible their preferences. Auxiliary assistance with various activities nurses assist with daily bathing/showers and administer of daily living, housekeeping, prescribed medication or treatments. Rooms available in laundry and, of course, a comprehensive, flexible meal four different sizes. Vicky Stewart, 514-481-5638 program and friendly service. Activities include daily exercise sessions, outings, events, fitness and recreation programs. 514-483-5300, vistaresidence.ca Westhill Residence 6332 Sherbrooke W, Montreal fulford residence Safe secure home offers 1221 Guy St, Montreal independent, short, long term A gracious ladies’ residence in or assisted living for residents in the heart of downtown offers private and semi-private rooms. warmth and security with well- Enjoy outings, daily activities, balanced meals served in a grand meals and special diets. Nurse’s dining room and 3 snacks daily. aides 24/7 with doctor monthly Nursing care on site 24/7 provides and on call. coverage alongside dedicated Mario Poliziani, 514-726-1181, 514-485-3030 staff. Join us for daily activities: exercise sessions, readings by volunteers, music and singing, bridge, knitting and art. Computer available. Caldwell Residences Marie-France Lacoste, 514-933-7975 5750 Lemieux Ave, Côte St Luc Why live alone? Independent St. Patrick Square seniors (50+) with low to 6767 Côte St Luc Road moderate income can enjoy Unique apartment community, 55+, housing within a safe community who appreciate an active lifestyle in an environment. Secure residences, located in Côte St-Luc and affordable, secure environment. Enjoy Snowdon area, close to the award-winning gardens, 9-hole putting Cummings Jewish Center, offer green, art class, bingo, military whist, recreational activities, exercise programs, holiday exercise classes. Spacious locker, laundry celebrations and Oneg Shabbat. Housekeeping upon rooms on each floor, library, chapel, request. For information please call our Director of Services billiards room, gym, indoor swimming pool, sauna. Visit our Sheryl Besner or Wilma Magonet at 514-737-7774. website and view our entertaining 10 min. video. Discover this vibrant community. Dulcie 514-481-9609 Le King David Symphonie – Nun’s Island 5555 Trent, Côte St Luc 325 de la Pointe Sud, Nun’s Island Le King David offers seniors a Residence Symphonie is an ideal vibrant and friendly environment. residence for independent, assisted Enjoy life at its best – delicious and Memory Care Living in our healthy meals, comfortable new Moments neighborhood. surroundings, attentive staff, Situated in a magnificent natural daily programs and stimulating setting by the Nun’s Island Golf activities. Facilities are second Course, surrounded by water yet to none featuring a modern close to downtown, Symphonie infirmary and health services staff, media-computer Nun’s Island offers luxurious amenities with physical, room, large screen projection room. Independent social and cultural activities, a great atmosphere, a secure or assisted living, individualized care options, modern environment, personalized care and fine dining. 514-767-6792 well-appointed suites and studio units. 514-486-1157 MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 29 RÉseau Selection WU ESTMO NT Manoir Montefiore Manoir Westmount 5885 Cavendish, Côte St Luc 4646 Sherbrooke W, Westmount Elegant living in apartments with large This elegant residence in a park bay windows and a modern kitchenette setting offers affordable independent for independent seniors and those living with indoor access to needing assistance. Three delicious and Victoria Hall, the Conservatory nutritious kosher meals, Sabbath and and Westmount Library. Studios holiday meals, recreation, caring staff and one-bedroom apartments and medication service, synagogue and available from $1,977 (minus credits). on-site rabbi for residents and community. 514-485-5994 Gina d’Angelo, 514-937-3943 Les Tours Angrignon Place Kensington 1500 Angrignon, Tour A, LaSalle 4430 Ste-Catherine W, Westmount Modern, stylish and secure residence Luxury residence in tree-lined provides housing and services to meet Westmount offers independent individual needs of independent, and or assisted living in studio, one- semi-autonomous, seniors and those or two-bedroom apartments. with diminished autonomy. Dining Amenities include grand dining with table service, billiard room, indoor room serving fine cuisine, library, pool, outdoor bowls, fitness center, indoor pool, whirlpool, and garden library, chapel. Medical staff. 514-364-5111 courtyard, well-trained personnel and in-house nurse. Home to the Kensington Knitters, Interlink Choir, Swim Team, and Le Waldorf Painters. Sylvia Zagury or Pam Hendy, 514-935-1212, 7400 Côte St Luc Rd [email protected] Le Waldorf offers distinctive living in spacious apartments; 24/7 staffing & RN/RPN; certified Kosher meals in Westmount One two elegant dining rooms and on-floor 4800 Côte St-Luc, Montreal dining in the Assisted Living tower. Graceful residential complex with Indoor pool, Jacuzzi, activities, library, breathtaking city views offers and on-site synagogue. 514-369-1000 unparalleled security, comfort and quality apartment living. Enjoy balanced and varied fine, cuisine of Disabled parking permit the grand dining room, well-stocked library, state of the art theatre, garden If you are disabled, you may be eligible for a disabled terrace and well-programmed activities. Dedicated staff and built- parking permit issued by the Société de l’assurance au- in security features optimize “worry free surroundings” for tomobile du Québec for the exclusive use of vehicle independent and assisted living. 514-487-8282 drivers or passengers who are disabled. The permit must be displayed on the inside rearview mirror of the vehicle. The permit is issued with a certificate, which you must carry with you at all times. The parking privileges accompanying the permit are Mayer Roofing intended for the person to whom the permit was is- n sued, not a vehicle. The permit must be used for your All types of roofing: flat, slope and white roofs needs only and must not be lent or transferred to any- n Membrane/Rubber n Tar n Shingles one else. n Serving the Greater Montreal area • Complete the Disabled Parking Permit Application form, available on line at saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/e_forms/ forms/6375A-50.pdf • Submit the form and the required payment to the FREE ESTIMATE 514-292-3742 Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec by mail. RBQ: 5665-6747-01 IKO certified and fully insured

30 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY WA EST ISL ND COOND Château Pierrefonds Ventura Condominiums 15928 Gouin W, Ste Geneviève 355 Brunswick, Pointe-Claire West Island prestigious seniors’ Near shopping and services, residence with unequalled this West Island lifestyle condo charm holds 118 private complex offers secure access, rooms, including two 12-room wide-windowed condos, open Alzheimer units. Warm and concept living areas and bedrooms caring family environment with with walk-in closets; two gardens, leisure activities emphasizes four-season pool & terrace, party dignity, autonomy, and a joie room, and gym. The two-bathroom 4½ and 5½ units have de vivre for residents served by designer-style kitchen cabinets and quality quartz/granite qualified personnel 24/7 and daily nursing staff. Monique counters. Indoor parking and storage lockers available. Laplante, 514-626-2300, [email protected] 514-697-5454 Maxwell V ILLE ST. LAURENT 678 Surrey, Baie d’Urfé Set in a beautiful, wooded residential Residence L’alto neighborhood, the “Place to Call 1700 St-Louis, St-Laurent Home!” offers autonomous and In the heart of St-Laurent, this semi-autonomous seniors carefully residence offers care to autonomous designed Studio, One - or Two- and convalescent clientele. bedroom suites and unparalleled Residents can take advantage of features and amenities. State-of-the- outings with on-site animators or art Assisted Living Facility ensures take it easy in the Internet café. residents the services and comforts Orderlies 24/7. Apartments from required, providing peace of mind for loved ones. Experience $912 include heating, phone, cable, a Maxwell day with activity and complimentary meal. TV, and activities. 514-747-6776 Linda Sedlak, 514-457-3111, [email protected] Château Dollard L AVAL 1055 Tecumseh, DDO Join an active social community Villagia de L’île Paton where comfort and safety are 25 Promenade des Îles, Laval paramount and peace of mind This classy residential complex assured. Daily activities and for active semi-retirees and entertainment offered. Menu seniors features an indoor salt- changed daily, served in bright water pool, outdoor spas, training dining room. Range of care levels room, virtual golf simulator, and services available, plus pharmacy upscale restaurant, bistro, indoor service and medication managed private reception/dining rooms, by registered medical staff and caregivers on duty 24/7. Assisted and outdoor BBQ terrace. Enjoy living units, Memory Care Wing and new Parkinson wing. various activities and live worry-free in a secure service-oriented 514-685-4444, [email protected] environment. Opt to rent or buy. 450-681-2600; [email protected] Symphonie – West Island 15 Place de la Triade, Pointe-Claire Need help in the West Island Symphony West Island is the perfect The West Island Community Resource Centre is an residence choice for all seniors. information and referral service helping seniors We offer a busy and dynamic access housing, government and municipal services, environment for independent recreation, and home support. They offer publications living, a caring and engaging experience in our Oasis including a 200+ page guide titled The West Island neighborhood for seniors who Seniors Resource Guide. The Centre offers free monthly need assisted living and a homelike legal clinics and springtime Income tax return prepara- and secure environment for seniors tion for low income earners. Located in the old Valois with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia in our new Train Station at 114 Donegani Ave, Pointe-Claire. Moments Memory Care neighborhood. 514-695-6695 514-694-6404 Fax: 514-782-0777, [email protected] MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 31 Louise Sansregret M.A., M.B.A. Profusion Immobilier Inc., Real Estate Broker Real Estate Agency 514.561.3636

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Bank, corner store, beauty that this complex has to offer. Why not stop by and visit salon and restaurant all on site. Doctor on-site biweekly. one of our 2 or 3 bedroom apartments. Info: 514-695-5253 All utilities included. Call 1-888-512-7057 or visit www.carrefourvictoria.com. Société d’habitation et de Chez Soi NDG Développement de Montréal On a quiet street with spacious A non-profit corporation, which and bright units, this building is manages affordable housing for close to Metro Villa-Maria, health autonomous seniors. Situated services and parks. Secure access on Cavendish & Sherbrooke to apartments with an elevator, laundry and community West, on the Benny Farm site. room, emergency repair telephone service. Accessible to The six-floor newly constructed people with restricted mobility. Affordable quality of life building consists of 91 adapted in Montréal from $660. Check our other AUTONOMIE+ apartments, elevators, each unit housing units. 514-380-7436 www.alouer.shdm.org has sprinklers, a balcony, a laundry room on each floor and underground parking. +75 years of age or younger persons with physical disability may apply. 514-488-6985 Toulon Sur Mer Apartments Le Carrefour Apartments 7777 & 7779 LaSalle Blvd, LaSalle Capreit Enjoy a country lifestyle, 455 Racine, Dorval • caprent.com minutes from Angrignon Park, Your new home on rue Racine in luxury buildings front- offers the best accommodation ing Lac St-Louis. Studios, in the Dorval area. Within 1 and 2 bedroom suites minutes you can be lakeside with include fridge & stove, hot a wonderful view of Lac St-Louis water, in condo-like setting and Île Dorval or moments with gym, outdoor pool, library/ from Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau rec-room, sauna, wheelchair airport or VIA station. Residents can take advantage of access & private lockers. Pets allowed. 514-595-8723 the beautiful outside pool and underground parking, among other amenities that this complex has to offer. Info: 514-422-0770 ELDER AIDE Birthday and Anniversary Message from the Governor General and Her Majesty The Queen ASSOCIATES A network of professionals providing The Governor General sends messages to Canadians services in social work, senior th celebrating a 90 birthday or more, and to Canadian relocation, real estate, accounting, couples celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary or more. The Queen will send a congratulatory message to financial planning and legal matters current citizens of her realms for wedding anniversa- at reasonable rates. ries starting at Diamond (60th), 65th and Platinum (70th) Group information sessions and every year thereafter and for birthdays at 100 and 105, and every year thereafter. Tel. 438-390-3705 Form and instructions: gg.ca/document. 613-993-8200 MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 35 azur retirement homes by cogir Château Beaurivage Le Manoir Outremont 6880 Gouin E 1000 Rockland Ave On the shores of Rivière des Manoir Outremont, with 365 Prairies, Château Beaurivage studios, 21/2, 31/2 and 41/2 provides a quiet and charming apartments, is near lovely terraces, environment with a wide range of lively cafés and chic boutiques. It apartments, from studios to 41/2. has apartments in an innovative Services and amenities include a long-term-care unit for people clinic, pharmacy, library, convenience store, indoor pool, suffering from dementia. Nursing and assistance personnel community room, banking services and a luxurious dining are available 24/7. Amenities include an indoor pool, sauna, room. Nursing and assistance personnel are on site 24/7 library, chapel, restaurant, bank counter, store, hair salon and and there is a care unit for people with a loss of autonomy. living room. Close to Outremont metro. 514-273-8554 514-323-7222 Domaine des Forges I & III Complexe Gouin-Langelier 269 Sainte-Rose, Laval 6700-6730 Gouin E In the heart of Old Saint-Rose, beside Complexe Gouin-Langelier offers the Mille-Îles River, this pleasant a warm and quiet atmosphere residence and trained staff offer for autonomous seniors. It has plenty of services to meet the needs two buildings connected by of independent seniors. 24/7 nursing an underground passageway and assistance personnel ensure and offers spacious apartments a safe and dynamic environment. (Studios 11/2, 31/2 and 41/2). The Amenities include an indoor pool, complex has nursing or assistance personnel on site 24/7. It leisure and entertainment, pharmacy, sauna, gym, also has a chapel, restaurant, Internet café, hair salon, indoor billiard room, outdoor garden, hair salon, and more. pool and a spacious community room for activities and special Des Forges I 450-625-5994, Des Forges III 450-625-5558 events. 514-324-8673 Les Habitations Pelletier Les Jardins Vaudreuil 11519 Pelletier Ave, Montreal Nord This complex has 234 rental 333 Querbes, Vaudreuil units that offers 36 models of On a peaceful site near all the studios, 3-1/2 and 4-1/2 for services, Les Jardins Vaudreuil those seeking to live retirement offers a quiet, convenient and to the fullest with respect to comfortable place to live. It privacy, individuality and boasts 142 apartments (studios, zest for life. Enjoy numerous 11/2, 21/2, 31/2 and 41/2) and services and common areas with has nursing or assistance personnel on site 24/7. There is a staff on call 24/7, recreation and medical office, dining room with personalized table service, game rooms, pharmacy, elevators, hair salon, and more. common living rooms, library, chapel, hair salon, store and 514-323-3869 more. 450-455-6564 Les Jardins Intérieurs Manoir Louisiane 1705 Victoria Ave, St-Lambert 3600 Sherbrooke E Bordering a wonderful golf course, Located between de Maisonneuve this residence makes the most of its and Notre Dame Hospitals, charming location. Personalized Manoir Louisiane has 123 rooms service from our warm and in various sizes. It is close to two dedicated staff, including 24/7 churches and a few shopping nursing and assistance personnel, centres. Services include three meals per day served in the will see to your needs, safety dining hall, two healthy snacks per day, weekly laundry and well-being. Amenities service, housekeeping, shower/bath assistance, and medication include an indoor pool, leisure supervision along with a quiet inner courtyard, air-conditioned and entertainment, pharmacy, sauna, gym, billiard room, common room and numerous activites. Nursing and assistance outdoor garden, hair salon and more. Our Multi-Service personnel are on site 24 hours a day to meet your needs. Centre provides seniors a unique simplified access to various 514-529-7897 professional & specialty services. 450-671-1314 36 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY Les rÉsidences soleil Les Résidences Soleil Les Résidences Soleil Manoir St Léonard Manoir Laval 7650 Lespinay 1455 de l’Avenir This easily accessible residence has Apartments ranging from 1½ to superior construction and is fully 4½ with a patio, balcony and an equipped with sprinklers. It features amazing view. This residence is easily a great view. Residents and guests accessible, has superior construction can lounge on the 18th-floor terrace. and is fully equipped with sprinklers. 514-255-9298 450-629-0019 Les Résidences Soleil Les Résidences Soleil Pte-aux-Trembles Manoir Ste Julie 13900 Notre-Dame E 1975 du Fer-à-cheval Built on a magnificent plot of land Just outside Montreal, this newly on the edge of the St. Lawrence built residence in a peaceful setting River, where you can enjoy a offers such luxuries as a spa, library beautiful and peaceful view of and screening room for those looking nature on one side and the city on for relaxation. Residents can also rely the other. 514-642-2234 on care services. 450-922-9000 Les Résidences Soleil Les Résidences Soleil Manoir Boucherville Manoir Mont St Hilaire 549 de Verrazano 550 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Blvd Surrounded by a residential sector, Offering a panoramic view from shopping centre and access roads to the foot of Mont St-Hilaire, this main arteries, Manoir Boucherville enchanting site is only a short has a superb atrium that will distance from shopping centres. enchant you the whole year. A real little paradise. Daily visits. 450-449-1516 450-467-8209 Les Résidences Soleil Les Résidences Soleil Manoir Sorel Manoir Granby 71 George, Sorel-Tracy 235 Denison, East Granby Having kept a small stamp of the Looking directly onto Lake Boivin, former Théâtre Sorel, Manoir Sorel offering a spectacular view, the is in the heart of downtown, close to dining room is on the upper level all services, with a panoramic view and the terraces enable people to of the St. Lawrence River. Manoir enjoy the unique panorama all year Sorel offers a superior quality of life. long. 450-378-4400 450-742-3303 Les Résidences Soleil Les Résidences Soleil Manoir Sherbrooke Manoir du Musée 1150 des Quatre-Saisons 245 Frontenac, Sherbrooke A beautiful panoramic view of the The unique site is in downtown Stoke mountains from Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke with the Magog River The Sanctuaire de Beauvoir and as a backdrop. Installed in the the University Hospital Centre former Kayser plant, it’s now on are nearby. Services adapted the cutting edge of technology. to everyone’s needs. 819-822-1038 819-822-1938

MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY • 37 Les rÉsidences soleil EASTERN TOWNSHIPS Les Résidences Soleil G race Christian Home Manoir St Laurent 1501 Campbell Avenue, Sherbrooke Find country charm overlook- 115 Deguire, St-Laurent ing the Massawippi River valley In a quiet sector, close to major near Lennoxville in a 49-bed resi- arteries, with a spectacular view dence for independent seniors of St Joseph’s Oratory. This is and those requiring assistance, an environment adapted to seniors. including Alzheimer’s security It has apartments on three floors and palliative care. Enjoy indi- for persons with a slight loss vidualized care, nutritious home- of autonomy. 514-332-3434 style meals and regular entertainment and activities. Our complex includes a main building with comfortable dining room and common areas and four semi-detached units. Licensed nurses and certified caregivers provide long term Les Résidences Soleil and palliative care in a secure and well-equipped infirmary. Manoir Dollard-des-Ormeaux 819-569-0546, www.mcrh.ca 53 Hasting Facing St. Jean Blvd., this residence C onnaught Home offers residents and their guests two 77 Main Street, North Hatley beautiful, sunny terraces, enabling Overlooking Lake Massawippi, everyone to enjoy the peaceful our home offers personalized landscape. The dining room on the care for 36 independent seniors ninth floor provides a unique view and those requiring assistance, of the West Island. 514-620-4522 including Alzheimer’s security and palliative care. Our hospital- ity is unmatched with nutritious meals, planned for variety and special diets and a comfortable home-like environment with Les Résidences Soleil regular activities and entertainment. Licensed nurses and certified caregivers provide long term and palliative care Manoir Brossard in a secure and well-equipped infirmary. 819-842-2164, 8080 St-Laurent, Brossard www.mcrh.ca Located on an exceptional site at the foot of the St. Lawrence OTTAWA River, this new 17-floor building features a dining-room The Cartier Place Suite on the top floor so that everyone can enjoy the most beautiful Hotel & Residences view. Offering services, care, and 180 Cooper St, Ottawa leisure activities, it is equipped with two bowling alleys, The Cartier Place Suite Hotel an 18-hole mini-golf course and a large cinema accessible is the proud winner of the to all. 450-672-3737 2014 Booking.com Award of Excellence. Located downtown between the Rideau Canal and trendy Elgin Street. Each suite has a full kitchen, bedroom, Les Résidences Soleil living/dining area and private Manoir Plaza balcony. Suites with Senior safety amenities are also available. Enjoy the indoor pool, whirlpool and outdoor 505 Sherbrooke St E, Mtl patio. We are pet friendly too! 1-800-236-8399 Located in the luxurious 26-floor Crown Plaza Hotel downtown Montreal, this Congratulations from the Prime Minister residence is built on top Certificates are available to Canadian citizens for of the Sherbrooke Metro. birthdays (65 +) or wedding anniversaries, 25th & at Accessibility and autonomy 5-year intervals. Submit at least six weeks before the reflect the standard quality of the legendary group. event date. Forms are online: pm.gc.ca/eng/greetings/ Apartments 1 ½ to 4 ½ are available. 514-508-6708 birthday or pm.gc.ca/eng/greetings/anniversary 38 • MONTREAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY index of advertisers

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