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Weekly. Vol. 5 No. 11e We are Westmount November 29-30, 20 11 Accident- Nincheri on Nincheri prone areas under study By Laureen Sweeney

In the wake of another accident at the intersection of The Boulevard and Belvedere Rd., November 16, West - mount’s Administrative Traffic Committee was to visit the site last week to study ways of improving safety, the Independent learned. continued on p. 17 Inside

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Including Westmount. board of directors,” p. 22) that I was not ac - By Laureen Sweeney Jean Turgeon, Mount Stephen Ave. which takes out the risk posed by addi - knowledged as being a Westmounter. tional changes along the way,” he ex - In fact, I have been a resident of West - Seniors should be able to A parallel seems to be unfolding be - plained. mount since June 1983 and take pride in tween Westmount’s arena/pool project Architect David Ludmer, a resident of calling myself a Westmounter. keep their pets and Quebec’s plan to rebuild the Turcot in - Grosvenor Ave., who has queried West - I, too, look forward to serving on the I was truly saddened when I read the terchange. Both are being undertaken mount’s use of this approach, told the In - new board of directors of the MUHC and story of Riley, the 10-year-old Chihuahua, using a design-build approach. dependent last Friday that he considers to making a small contribution to making who was given up to a rescue organization It turns out that the Quebec govern - design-build to be “a very valid” process for our great institution an even greater one when his person had to go to a seniors’ ment, which is paying $10 million of delivering a project when chosen from the by bringing our hospital to the community home (which I assume did not allow pets). Westmount’s arena/pool project through outset. and our community to the hospital. It is not the first time I read such a sad its share of the infrastructure grant, is also “With Turcot, they’re embarking on it Gwen Andrews Nacos, Belvedere Pl. story in your Underdog column. adopting the design-build process for the at the start. We’re doing it in Westmount The purpose of my letter is that not estimated $3-billion Turcot project – and at the eleventh hour.” He suggests this Union occupies Montreal only do I feel sorry for Riley, I feel more for the same reasons. can’t help but result in lost money, time They used to say of Prussia that it was - sorry for his owner of 10 years. A government press release dated No - and continuity since the selected consor - n’t a country that had an army, but rather, I think it is outright callous of senior vember 4 states that by transferring build - tium will need “a fast learning curve.” it was an army that had a country. homes not to permit their residents to ing risks to the selected contractor or As well, he contends, “there are always Montreal is a municipal union that has enjoy the company of their beloved pets consortium, “the government is assured unforeseen changes in a project and who a city: those pensions are a case in point. during their “golden years.” Sometimes of a project delivered at the cost and in the will pay for them?” The standard design- There isn’t a country on this planet where the only consistent love and attention sen - timeframe agreed upon that respects the build contract calls for the architect to be it makes sense to have people collect pen - iors have these days comes from their level of quality expected.” the arbiter when changes are required. beloved four-legged companions. I con - “And the architect is the contractor’s ar - sions for more years than they have Côte St. Luc design-build questioned worked; in Montreal the problem is com - sider it senior abuse to deprive them their chitect.” pounded by the fact that there are more re - unconditional love and devotion. Westmount’s choice of design-build, The Turcot communiqué further states tirees than there are active participants, As a pediatrician, I know the immense which also was used for Côte St. Luc’s new that to guarantee fairness, transparency something that was, or should have been, value pets have in the therapy of ill chil - recreational facility, has been questioned and integrity, the selection process for the foreseeable, given the ever increasing life dren, children with autism and many during council meetings by some critics of designer-builder will be monitored by an expectancy. other medical conditions. There is abun - the project (see November 15, p. 5). auditing “watchdog” as well as by a con - Municipal sector retirees obviously dant evidence-based liter - Said Côte St. Luc mayor Anthony flict-of-interest arbiter, who will ensure ature proving that pet continued on p. 7 Housefather of the approach “The design- that regulations and procedures are car - build approach worked very well for us at ried out competitively. The auditor will nal itio on our new Aquatic Centre. It allowed us to then issue a public report after the selec - add diti ile 000 is e re M execute the project quickly (September tion. 1, of th qua e WESTMOUNT ies he S illag cop in t sy V 2010 to September 2011) and negotiate ted nes Evaluation committee members unnamed ribu ugh favourable terms, including warranties dist Sha and INDEPENDENT and holdbacks.” In Westmount, the evaluation commit - The Turcot communiqué, issued jointly tee for assessing the bids comprises un - We are Westmount. by the ministry of Transport of Quebec named city officials to keep it at arm’s Weekly How Can We Help You ? (MTQ) and Infrastructure Quebec, ex - length of council members with an aim to Presstime: Monday at 10:30 am Stories and letters plains that the choice of approach followed prevent political interference. Once the a rigorous analysis of the way to build winner is named, details of the process Publisher & editor-in-chief: David Price Kristin McNeill: 514.223.3578 editor: Kristin McNeill [email protected] what is expected to be one of the largest in - will be contained in a report to council, frastructure projects in Canada. Campbell told the Independent . Chief reporter: Laureen Sweeney Advertising & Sales “The fact that both Westmount and the City clerk and lawyer Mario Gerbeau Arleen Candiotti: 514.223.3567 Letters & Comments: MTQ have gone to design-build shows the acts as the auditor of the selection process [email protected] We welcome your letters but reserve the right to process has merit and provides a viable op - to ensure its credibility, he said. choose and edit them. Please limit to 300 We also publish the Free Press tion to traditional methods,” said city di - The next step in the Turcot process will newspaper in Hampstead, words and submit before Friday 10 am to be Côte St. Luc and NDG. rector general Duncan Campbell. be the call for qualification anticipated at considered for publication the following week. “Under design-build, the client and the the end of this year. Please check your letter carefully as we may be Accounting & Classified ads contractor agree to the program upfront, In Westmount, this initial step was un - unable to make subsequently submitted Beth Hudson: 514.223.6138 dertaken September 19, generating six changes. If you do make amendments, please offi[email protected] submissions for qualification. While nei - “redline” them instead of resending the whole letter. Email any letter or comments to 14,202 copies Electronic Independents ther the number nor names of qualifiers [email protected]. were divulged as the city launched the sec - Audited by available ond and final step in the selection process, Enjoy the Indie at supper time those deciding to submit competitive bids Owned and published by: on Tuesdays! are expected to be known December 16, Sherbrooke-Valois Inc., 310 Victoria Ave., #105, Westmount, QC H3Z 2M9 Sign up by writing us: the currently scheduled tender deadline. Fax: 514.935.9241 offi[email protected]. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – November 29-30, 2011 – 7

Quality, Convenience Police Beat &Customization Flyer delivery man caught on the fly By David Goldberg of a 58-year-old LaSalle man, was fright - He is described as a bald white male, 40, ened off before he had a chance to take 5’10” and 175 lbs. A 31-year-old man hired to deliver ad - anything. vertising flyer bags got himself into a sack - The man was returning to his car, ful of trouble when he decided he wanted which was parked on St. Catherine near Unique lamps and chandeliers, a souvenir from a home on Grosvenor. Greene, at 8:45 pm on November 21. As shades (incl. custom) & repairs. The female occupant of the home told he approached his Toyota Yaris, he saw a Letters 5903 Sherbrooke W. (at Royal) police that she heard a noise coming from man sitting in the back seat. (514) 488-4322 the front door around 1 pm on November “The man starting yelling at the sus - continued from p. 6 [email protected] 24. When she looked out, she saw a man pect,” said Pimentel. “The suspect replied, therapy is also of great value for the eld - trying to pry the brass frame from her mail telling the man he had a knife.” erly. slot. But as the man got closer, the suspect I think that as a community of animal “She opened the door and saw the sus - apparently got scared and ran out of the lovers we should make it obligatory for pect running off with the brass frame,” car. He got onto a white mountain bike senior residences to accommodate pets. A collection of fine vintage said Constable Adalbert Pimentel. “She and headed west on St. Catherine. Police The residents with pets could occupy a also saw him drop a screwdriver as he ran say he broke the small back window on the particular wing and respect a set of rules Gentleman’s watches off.” driver’s side to gain entry into the car. so as not to inconvenience others. (Omega, Rolex, Longines, The woman called the owner of the The suspect is described as a black But, please, let’s not deprive our sen - I.W.C.) is available for sale home, and he contacted the police and the male, 22, 5’8” and 150 lbs. He had a small iors of the company of their beloved pets until December 23. Come flyer delivery company. beard and wore a pale-coloured tuque and at a time when they are most vulnerable early for biggest selection An employee at the company “was very a three-quarter-length white winter jacket. to loneliness and depression, having left upset when he was told of the incident,” “In a case like this, when the suspect their homes and their possessions. I am said Pimentel. “He told the owner and oc - tells you he is armed, it’s best not to ap - sure that for many seniors the last thing cupant that he would gather all the people proach him,” said Pimentel. “Call 911 and they would give up is their faifthful pet. who distribute the [bags] in the area to see stay away from your vehicle. Your safety Louise Auger, Côte St Antoine Rd. if the woman could identify the suspect.” should always come first.” The meeting took place and the woman was able to identify him. Police say the Black bag burgled suspect had the frame with him, and he An employee working in the West - apologized for what he had done. mount Medical building at 5025 Sher - “The frame was returned, and [the brooke St. had his black bag stolen when company] said they would pay to have it re - he stepped away from his office for a few placed,” said Pimentel. “In exchange, the moments. home’s owner said he would not press The incident took place between 10 and charges against the suspect.” 10:15 am on November 9. The victim old A representative from the company told police he had left his office door open, and Also, 25% OFF Zeno the Independent that the suspect was work - when he returned the bag was gone. ing for a subcontractor. The police were “The bag contained the man’s ID cards and Roberto Cavalli told that action would be taken against the and a Swiss army knife,” said Pimentel. suspect by the company. “The bag was found later on at the West - 5165 Sherbrooke St. W. #103 mount Library.” Between Marlowe & Vendome Thief scared off by driver Police say they have an image of the A suspect, who had broken into the car suspect on the building’s security camera. 514-489-1444

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Wednesday, November 30 ing party , 6:30 pm at city hall. Christmas • Free flu vaccination clinic , 9 am to 6 pm stories and carols, hot chocolate. Free; do - at Victoria Hall. Visit www.westmountorg nations of non-perishable food items for for who is eligible. Bring medicare card Westmount’s food drive welcome. Info: and wear short sleeves. Info: 514.934.0354. 514.989.5226. • Montreal author Anita Rau Badami reads Tuesday, December 6 from her new novel, Tell It to the Trees , 7 pm at the Westmount Public Library. Info: Fundraising vernissage of artwork of 514.989.5386. Open Door clients and local artists. Pro - ceeds go to continue art workshops and Thursday, December 1 purchase supplies. Refreshments, live • Public information session on the pro - music, 6 pm to 9 pm at St. Stephen’s posed new garbage by-law , 7 pm at Victo - house, 1 Weredale Park. Info: ria Hall. See story, November 15, p. 12. 514.939.1970. • Tali Brady performs the solo show “ Af - Thursday, December 8 ternoon Tea with Jane Austen ,” 12:30 pm at the Atwater Library. Free. FACE school Midi-Jazz vocal ensemble • Abstract artist and Westmount resident sings Christmas carols, directed by Em - Antonietta Grassi will be showing her new manuelle Racine, 12:30 pm at Atwater Li - series “Rococo,” 6 to 8 pm at the McClure brary, 1200 Atwater. Free; donations A full house at Victoria Hall was silent but for the soft voice of Michael Ondaatje reading from his new Gallery, 350 Victoria Ave. Info: www.visu - invited. book, The Cat’s Table . The story is of an 11-year-old boy named Michael, who travels by ship from alartcentre.ca. Sunday, December 11 Ceylon to England in the 1950s. When asked about the autobiographical qualities of the book, Ondaatje • Nicholas Hoare presents his selection of told the audience, “I took the same trip when I was 11 years old.” Then he added, “I remember the best books of the season at Nicholas • Westmount Youth Orchestra ’s concert at practically nothing.” Ondaatje shared the stage during the November 21 sold-out event with author Hoare bookstore (1366 Greene Ave.), from Victoria Hall, 2:30 pm. Works by Handel, Jeffrey Eugenides, who read from his latest: The Marriage Plot , and with the evening’s host, Anne 6 to 7:30 pm. Free. RSVP: 514.933.4201. Lully, Corelli and Beethoven, a carol sing- Lagacé Dowson. The event, which drew a crowd of some 450 attendees, was part of Paragraphe along and a selection of the Nutcracker , bookstore’s Words After Dark series, and was co-sponsored by the Westmount Public Library and the Friday, December 2 with dancers. Cost: $10 adults; free for Gazette, whose Raise-a-Reader program was a beneficiary of the evening. Photo and story: Joanne Penhale Guided tour of St. Léon Church from 10 kids and students. Info: Isabelle Morin at to 11 am with Roger Nincheri, grandson [email protected]. Sat. Dec. 3 of Guido Nincheri. 4311 de Maisonneuve • World AIDS Day memorial service at (10 am – 3 p Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, 6 pm. In Each month over b m) we’ll Blvd. RSVP: 514.989.5226. See p. 22 for e at the Metro gr conjunction with Ga’ava, the Jewish Les - (48 ocery story. 140,000 people in 40 Sherbrooke) bian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Sunday, December 4 Queer/Questioning organization in Mon - Montreal require food aid. Mountainside United Church’s annual treal. Free and open to all. Info: Christmas program “A Christmas Cele - 514.937.3575, ext. 217. Did you know that 165 of bration of Music,” 4 pm at 687 Roslyn Ave. • A Christmas Carol fundraiser for the Choral and instrumental music with jazz WPUC Commuinity Centre, 2 pm at them live in Westmount? pianist Vanessa Rodrigues. Also familiar Westmount Park United Church , featur - carols of the season for all to sing. Free; do - ing traditional traditional holiday songs, Please support your local food bank! www.depotndg.org nations invited. Info: 514.486.1165. “Christmas Café” and raffle. 4695 de Maisonneuve. Tickets: $15 adults; $12 stu - Monday, December 5 dents/seniors; $10 children under 12. Re - I would like to make a donation of $______to the NDG Food Depot • Council meeting , 8 pm at city hall. serve: 514.937.1146. • City of Westmount Christmas tree light - Name:______Address: ______GoWestmount.ca Telephone: ______Email:______Our on line calendar has it all! Please write your check and mail to: NDG Food Depot 2121 Oxford, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 2X7 – 514 483 4680 Concerts, exhibitions, launches, events, Donations can be made on-line www.depotndg.org public meetings, community links, The NDG Food Depot uses food as a way to build community and forge innovative solutions to hunger and poverty. sports and hockey schedules We have been serving Westmount for 25 years. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – November 29-30, 2011 – 9 BUNNY BERKE Real Estate Broker 514 933 8037

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DATES À RETENIR DATEBOOK HÔTEL DE VILLE Le 1er décembre à 19 h CITY HALL December 1 at 7 p.m. Séance d’information : projet de Information session about the Public information session: Garbage By-Law règlement sur les déchets Séance d’information: règlement sur les déchets Victoria Hall draft Garbage By-Law Victoria Hall Le public est invité à une séance d’information The public is invited to an information session December5at8p.m. concernant le nouveau règlement sur la gestion des Le 5 décembre à 20 h concerning the City’s new Garbage Management er déchets le jeudi 1 décembre à 19 h au Victoria Hall. Séance du conseil By-Law on Thursday, December 1st at 7 p.m. at Council Meeting Consultez le document à l’hôtel de ville ou au Hôtel de ville Victoria Hall. Consult the document at City Hall or City Hall www.westmount.org. Info : 514 989-5078. at www.westmount.org. Info: 514 989-5078. Les 10, 11 et 12 décembre December 10,11 & 12 Emplois d’été 2012 La troupe Dramatis Personae : Five Short Plays Summer 2012 employment Dramatis Personae: Five Short Plays Les formulaires pour les emplois d’été 2012 seront Victoria Hall Application forms for 2012 summer jobs will be Victoria Hall disponibles sur le site Web de la Ville et à la réception de er available on the City’s website and at City Hall l’hôtel de ville à compter du 1 décembre . La date limite reception beginning December 1st.Thedeadline pour soumettre sa candidature est le 31 janvier. 2012. Club d’échecs et de Scrabble to submit forms is January 31st,2012. Chess and Scrabble Club Nous sommes toujours à la recherche de nouveaux Drop by for a friendly game - we always look forward joueurs. Prochaine rencontre du club : le vendredi to meeting new players. Next session: Friday,December th 9décembreà14h.Info:514989-5386. 9 at 2 p.m. Info: 514 989-5386. ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES Cercle de lecture COMMUNITY EVENTS Readers to Readers Book Club Exposition : Nincheri. Profane. Exhibition: Nincheri. Profane. Venez vous joindre à notre cercle de lecture en Join our morning book club with a twist. Our La galerie du Victoria Hall est fière de présenter, en The Gallery at Victoria Hall is pleased to present the collaboration avec le Conseil des arts de Montréal en matinée pour discuter des livres que vous avez lus ! next meeting will take place Tuesday, December La prochaine rencontre aura lieu le mardi 13 secular works of painter and master glass artist Guido 13th at 10:15 a.m. to talk about great books tournée, les œuvres profanes du peintre et maître- th décembre à 10 h 15. Info : 514 989-5386. Nincheri (1885-1973) until December 16 .This recently read. Info: 514 989-5386. verrier Guido Nincheri (1885-1973) jusqu’au 16 exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Conseil décembre. Info : 514 989-5521. des arts de Montréal en tournée.Info:514989-5521. Visite guidée – Église Saint-Léon Guided Tour of Saint-Léon Church Joignez-vous à Roger Nincheri le vendredi 2 Join Roger Nincheri on Friday, December 2nd from décembre 2011 de 10 h à 11 h pour une visite guidée SPORTS ET LOISIRS SPORTS & RECREATION Carte d’accès 2012 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for a guided tour of Guido Nincheri’s 2012 Facility Membership Card des œuvres de Guido Nincheri, un des principaux works at Westmount’s Saint-Léon Church. Nincheri Les cartes d’accès 2012 pour les installations sportives artisans de la restauration et de la décoration de was one of the main artisans of the restoration and The 2012 Westmount Facility Membership Cards de Westmount seront disponibles au bureau de l’aréna l'Église Saint-Léon de Westmount. Vous devez vous decoration of the church. Please register in advance at will be available at the Arena office beginning àcompterdu1er décembre 2011. N’oubliez pas st inscrire préalablement au 514 989-5226. 514 989-5226. December 1 ,2011.Don’tforgettobringphotos Théâtre familiale : Robinson Crusoe d’apporter vos photos et deux preuves de résidence. and proofs of residence. Info : 514 989-5353. Info : 514 989-5353. Family theatre: Robinson Crusoe Left of Centre La troupe de théâtre présente The Left of Centre Theatre Co. presents Robinson Robinson Crusoe - The Truth les samedi et Crusoe - The Truth on Saturday and Sunday,December dimanche 3 et 4 décembre à 14 h au Victoria 3rd and 4th at 2 p.m. at Victoria Hall. Admission: Hall. Entrée : enfants 8 $; étudiants/aînés 10 $; children $8, students/seniors $10, adults $12. Tickets: PUBLIC SECURITY adultes 12 $. Infos et billets : 514 989-5226 ou SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE www.leftofcentretheatrecompany.comor 514 989-5226. Parking safely on slopes www.leftofcentretheatrecompany.com Le stationnement sécuritaire en pente Christmas Tree Lighting Party The Westmount Public Security Unit reminds Illumination du sapin de Noël Le Service de la sécurité publique de Westmount everyone to use the proper technique for parking on rappelle à tous que la façon sécuritaire de stationner en Bring the family to the 2011 Tree Lighting Party on Venez en famille à la fête de l’illumination du sapin le slopes by ensuring that the vehicle transmission is pente requiert que la transmission de la voiture soit en Monday,December 5th at 7 p.m at Westmount City Hall. lundi 5 décembre à 19 h à l’hôtel de ville de in park or in gear, that the hand brake is fully position P ou embrayée, que le frein à main soit engagé Enjoy stories, carols and hot chocolate. Admission is Westmount. Au programme : contes, cantiques et engaged and that the front wheels are turned et que les roues avant de la voiture soient braquées vers free, but donations of non-perishable items for the chocolat chaud. Entrée gratuite. Les dons de denrées towards the curb. Info: 514 989-5222. le trottoir. Info : 514 989-5222. annual food drive are welcome. Info: 514 989-5226. non-périssables seront fort appréciés. 514 989-5226. Non-perishable food drive Collecte de denrées non-périssables Contributions of non-perishable food items Les contributions de denrées non périssables sont towards the Christmas basket programme for acceptées au profit des personnes dans le besoin; needy families in the area are now being accepted déposez-les dans les récipients prévus à cet effet LIBRARY and are very appreciated. Bring items to the BIBLIOTHÈQUE dans les édifices municipaux de Westmount, ainsi Club de film Film Club containers in Westmount’s municipal buildings qu’au Centre Greene, 1090, avenue Greene. Les Join us on Wednesday, December 7th at 2 p.m. to view and at Centre Greene, 1090 Greene Ave. Cash Ven e z v i s i o nn er l e f i l m Sarah’s Key le mercredi 7 dons en argent sont également appréciés, de même the film Sarah’s Key and then discuss it afterwards. donations and new toys in original packaging are décembre à 14 h et prenez le temps d’en discuter que les jouets neufs dans leur emballage d’origine. Age 13+ . Info: 514 989-5386. also welcome. Info: 514 989-5468. après. Âges 13+. Info : 514 989-5386. Info : 514 989-5468. Westmount, à votre portée. Pour toute question ou commentaire, veuillez nous contacter : www.westmount.org Westmount at your fingertips. Contact us with any comment or question: [email protected] WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – November 29-30, 2011 – 13 Man’s ‘lost’ Tackling finer points of game way found about like loopy pillbugs. pect to score every time we shoot the A local resident called Public Security Hockey B. began with a derisive query pre - puck.” As if! November 8 to report an elderly man ap - Beginnings sumed, no doubt, to be rhetorical. Thus illuminated, we began our game. pearing to be lost near Lansdowne and “Does everyone know what the defen - Despite the masterful tutelage, and all of Sherbrooke. The man, an 80-year-old Ingrid Kovitch- sive zone is?” our best efforts, the break-out broke down. Côte St. Luc resident, told the respond - Dannenbaum There was a fair bit of uncomfortable The swarm persisted unabated and we ing officer he had lost his way but was squirming to accompany our blank stares. continued to whack the puck wildly to no able to provide the name of the person B. sighed, took a deep breath, and briefly one. However, we occasionally did watch he was to visit. The person was traced to outlined the three zones of the rink: de - the play, and if I’m not mistaken, someone an address on Strathcona Ave., where Having mastered the fundamentals – fensive, neutral and offensive. In an effort even scored. the man was driven. manifest by coordinated post-game food to be helpful (and admittedly to show off A glorious time was enjoyed by all. and beer schedule – our instructors felt my own sophisticated appreciation of the Westmounter and beginner hockey player that we were now ready to tackle the finer game), I added that these zones actually points of the game. Ingrid Kovitch-Dannenbaum helped start changed from period to period. (Well, “Beginner hockey for women,” a new We began the session with our usual some of them, in any case.) NEALY BEAUTE Elle & Lui lung-searing, esteem-destroying warm-up. program being offered by the Sports and SINCE 1990 B. looked considerably less grateful for Recreation department. To extend the challenge beyond simply re - the clarification than did my teammates. maining upright, the instructors – not re - He glared and went on. sponsible for leading the military drills – We were introduced to the concept of busied themselves trying to ricochet pucks “positions,” and encouraged to abandon SWAT’s annual off the crossbar, in the general direction of our heretofore favoured Swarm Strategy. our heads. In addition to serving as yet an - And in a fit of delusional optimism, B. tourney starts Dec. 1 other forum for flaunting their consider - even proceeded to outline the basic “break- The Senior Westmount All Star able skills, this exercise was also intended out.” Team (SWAT) will be holding its 23rd to encourage us to “keep our heads up,” It seemed clear enough. After all, two annual hockey tournament at the West - which in turn would permit us to keep our months of elite instruction had already mount arena between December 1 and heads on. yielded a few other precious scraps of tac - 4. The tournament raises money in We passed with flying colours, nary a tical wisdom. In fact, in mid scrimmage support of brain tumour research and Laser hair removal casualty among us. the previous week, A. had engineered yet neuro surgery conducted at the Mon - Photorejuvenation After a blissful, if abbreviated, period of another eureka moment when he be - treal Children’s and St. Justine hospi - Customized facials stretching, we were herded towards the seeched us to “pass the puck to someone .” tals. Microdermabrasion boards, where B. stood poised for our first His pleading emphasis on that final word According to organizer Howard Permanent make-up “chalk talk.” He looked miffed and bitter. was cringe-worthy even by our feeble stan - Hoppenheim, eight teams will vie for Massotherapy Clearly he had drawn the short straw for dards. I didn’t have the heart, nor the the trophy, including seven Montreal- Waxing the second consecutive week. Not having wind, to tell him it would have been wise area teams and an Ottawa team. On Footcare pinged a single helmet only further fed his to have added “… on your own team.” December 4, between 11 am and noon, ire. the annual Termite mini hockey tour - We were ordered to “take a knee.” This Watch, pass, score nament takes place before the cham - was hockey-ese for taking one of our knees Evidently, our meteoric progress to date pionship game. (as opposed to someone else’s) and plac - had so inspired our coaches, they could SWAT forward Claude Bismuth is to Flexible schedule • Free parking ing it gingerly on the ice. The posture was not help but share other invaluable gems. conduct a silent auction at the arena, Call Nealy for an appointment: complete when the stick could be held ca - B. suggested that we “might want to watch which closes December 4. Among the 514-482-9616 sually across the other knee with blade the play.” MD. recommended that we items for auction are jewellry, sporting propped on the ice in fine Pythagorean “avoid weak passes, which are routinely in - goods, clothing and food. fashion. This not only looked uncom - tercepted.” And ML., with typical youthful 2040 Decarie Blvd., Suite 1 monly cool, it also provided some security exuberance and naïveté, advised us to “ex - (at de Maisonneuve) against our tipping over and spinning 14 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – November 29-30, 2011 Mulcair reaches out to Dawson youth By Albert Kramberger The Outremont MP recalled how a Chomedey high school guidance counsel - One of the candidates aiming to suc - lor told him, at the age of 14, that in order ceed Jack Layton as NDP leader and to to realize his goal of becoming a politician, head the official opposition next year he should become a lawyer and go to Daw - stopped by Westmount to speak to stu - son. Since it was the early years of Que - dents the morning of November 15. bec’s CEGEP system, Mulcair said he “It’s never too early for young people to initially thought the counsellor meant he get involved in politics” was a message should head to the Yukon. Thomas Mulcair delivered to Dawson Col - Mulcair, a former provincial cabinet lege students during an hour-long speech minister before entering federal politics in and question session held in the CEGEP’s 2007, said he obtained his first NDP mem - theatre. bersh i p ca rd when he was a 19-year-old law student. He said young people need to become involved in politics in order to make sure they are not burdened by the decisions made by governments today. He remarked that about two-thirds of people aged 18 to 25 didn’t vote in the last federal election. NDP leadership hopeful Thomas Mulcair, the party’s Quebec lieutenant, meets one-on-one with some “As you’re involved in a community Dawson College students following his presentation November 15 at the CEGEP. group, an environmental group, an NGO, I’m never going to tell you that’s not im - sions that are being taken in Ottawa by a CEGEP system, saying it was one of the in - portant. It’s externally important and con - majority Conservative government are stitutions society should maintain. He tinue, but find the time [for politics,]” he going to have a long-term affect on your blasted suggestions, as made recently by told students. “If it’s not in the NDP, if it’s lives and your livelihood.” François Legault, to scrap the CEGEP sys - the Liberal party or the Bloc or whatever, He later added NDP memberships are tem. “It shows a fundamental lack of un - get involved in politics also. Find some only $5 for students and seniors, and $10 derstanding of 50 years of history,” time to learn what’s happening in the po - for adults. Mulcair said. Real Estate Agency litical process because right now the deci - Mulcair had praise for Quebec’s unique

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From left, Judy Fung and John Hallward, pictured above with their plaques from the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Montreal chapter. Photo courtesy of The Study Judy Fung and John Hallward were rec - Montreal Children’s Hospital, the Mon - ognized at an event coinciding with Na - treal Chinese Hospital, the Royal Victoria For their annual Parents’ Day on November 22, for which this year’s theme was Canadapalooza, tional Philanthropy Day on November 15 Hospital, the Montreal Neurological Insti - students and staff at Akiva School on Kensington Ave. welcomed a number of special guests, including Corporal Carine Cordey of the RCMP’s Quebec headquarters on Dorchester Blvd. Seen in the photo at the Hyatt Regency. tute, the Centre d’Accueil Marcelle Ferron with Cordey are, from left, Akiva grade 1 students Maya Wolfe, Emma Haccoun Choquette, Ella Fung, a grade 11 student at The Study, and at a rural school in the Diria village of Kramer, Jory Szirt and Josh Liebman. Students wore red and white and through a series of educational was awarded a Youth in Philanthropy Nicaragua. activities learned about Canada in the areas of the arts, culture, science, icons, sports and government. Award, and Westmounter John Hallward Liberal MP Justin Trudeau dropped by during the morning and addressed the students. The day was an Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Martin awarded organized and run by Akiva parents. Photo: Martin C. Barry Award. Hallward, a former Study parent, re - Westmounter Judy Martin, board ceived the award for “his ongoing role as a president of the Batshaw Youth and trustee of The Study School Foundation Family Centres, received the 2011 Life - and his efforts to inspire philanthropy time Achievement Award from the As - through GIV3 [a non-profit initiative he sociation of Fundraising Professionals founded to encourage more Canadians to on November 15. She has been de - be more charitable], and his support of scribed as “a ‘hands on’ president. She several other local charities. wears many hats – always keeping her Fung was recognized for her role as finger on pulse of the organization, community service head at The Study. Ac - while observing the direct impact on in - cording to the school, she has logged more dividuals, who benefit from her than 600 hours of community service fundraising, volunteer and leadership since grade 7. She has volunteered at the efforts.” New waterfront townhomes for sale

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What sort of sicko would dump a couple of hardly ferocious fuzzy little white poodles in the “wild”? Who knows and who cares? The im - portant thing is they were found, thank - fully unharmed. Bloom is a 7-year-old female, and Kyle is a cream-coloured male, who is 12 years old. The duo were taken to the SPCA emergency shelter. Since then, there have been some positive changes: health checks Kyle and Bloom that gave them a clean bill, affection and Photo: Marilyn Gelfand comfort, and haircuts to get rid of the mats knows. We don’t, and they certainly aren’t and dirt. telling! The results have been wonderous, and Are you someone who likes to keep Parking inspector this poodle pair is flourishing. The major your loved ones close? Do you think the sticking point is that due to their circum - only thing better than one poodle is two? shoved stances, we can only guess in early life, Please spare a thought for Bloom and A contractor upset at receiving a park - these two must not be separated. They are Kyle. For more, please contact the SPCA e- ing ticket November 18 on Clandeboye is happy together and need to be adopted to - shelter at [email protected] or reported to have pushed a parking inspec - gether. by calling 514.895.5326. tor against a parked car. The altercation oc - Their caregivers at the shelter feel their For more of Montreal’s best underdogs, visit curred after the agent had issued the $52 mutual happiness and mere survival de - www.underdogclub.org. Send your ticket for illegal parking. pend on this. All reports support the fact comments to [email protected]. While it had not been determined last Montrea Pemier Home they are very well socialized dogs, but do week what, if any, action might be taken, Furnishing Consignmen Sore not deal well when separated, even for Good news for Public Security officials pointed out that short periods of time. the department has a zero policy concern - CALL FOR CONSIGNMENTS Are they siblings? Best friends? Kissing underdog Balou ing abuse of the Public Security personnel. cousins? Old married couple? Who The 85-pound Bernese was adopted Furniture, Mirrors, by a family, who read “Hot to trot, our Balou is,” in the Underdog column No - Silver, China, Lighting, Bulldog quickly vember 8, p. 22. D. D. 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The grade 6 Selwyn House student has Master Electricians also dabbled with the trombone. He is a member of Selwyn’s jazz band under the Serving Westmount direction of Alex Becker, head of the arts for over 60 years department. Gouin recently performed vocals at the Specialized in renovations Just For Kids Foundation’s Glee High for older homes School showdown along with his Glee Generator installations club team. See “Glee showdown,” Novem - ber 22, p. 27. Fast and reliable service With the help of a mentor from West - Tel: 514-481-0125 mount’s Montreal Oral School for the Deaf (MOSD), Gouin has enjoyed a typi - 5800 St. Jacques W. cal education. He has been a student at St. George’s elementary school, and this year Le corporation des maîtres électriciens at Selwyn House, he took it upon himself du Québec to educate his peers by preparing a bul - letin board explaining how the cochlear

Samir Gouin strums a few chords at his home on Landsdowne Ave. “I’ve had only had four guitar lessons so far,” he says. implant works. “The cochlea is swirled like as of his experience as one of the few a sea shell. The small hairs inside vibrate young people with cochlear implants. to enable hearing. Mine don’t move, so Gouin’s mother Hema Patel described they implanted a little electrode to vibrate the benefits of the implant as “a miracu - for the hairs,” he explained. He made his lous intervention […] Samir has such a rich presentation in both French and English appreciation of sound.” She is profoundly during a national science fair. grateful for the dedication of Gouin’s men - Gouin was later invited to present his tors at the MOSD and the encouragement bulletin board before the board of direc - he receives from the teachers of Selwyn. tors of the MOSD and subsequently do - “Samir is proof of the importance of early nated it to them. “It’s something unique diagnosis and early intervention,” of con - for me. I feel proud because I’m the one genital deafness, she said. who is the expert on the subject,” he said WOOD FINISHING Stripping & Staining TOUCH-UP SERVICE •Multi-discipline team ON SITE •Maintenance jobs Antiques, Kitchen Cabinets, •Small & medium-sized renovations Dining Room/Bedroom sets •Home or business FREE ESTIMATE Henry l (514) 567-1396 Professiona Cornblit Craftsman Robert Bowden, MBA, BSME 514.369.0295 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – November 29-30, 2011 – 21 Stavert, Merrett launch A&P history Cake for change anyone?

Author William Stavert (left) presents slides of the book, while photographer Brian Merrett looks on. Photo courtesy of the A&P. Westmounter William Stavert and for - church of the Black Watch (Royal High - mer Westmounter Brian Merrett launched land Regiment) of Canada and the regi - their book, The Church of St. Andrew and ment’s fallen soldiers are remembered in St. Paul: Windows of History, Service and a window; many group and individual Sacrifice , at the “A&P” downtown on No - plaques; and flags in the church and book. vember 20. Stavert wrote the text and Mer - Stavert is a former officer in the regiment. Alex Gilliam, left, stands outside the Vendôme metro station with a chocolate cake model of it in its rett took the photographs. The book is a The book’s publisher, Price-Patterson Ltd, urban context, detailed with icing and gum balls, while he solicited questions November 18 from the catalogue of the church’s windows and and the Independent ’s owner, Sherbrooke- community about changes coming to the neighbourhood. Students, community members and professors from the Community University Research Alliance helped passers-by construct the neighbourhood out their history, including biographies of Valois Inc., have a shareholder in com - of the cake, building awareness about “the big question: How is it possible that 10,000 more people will donors, honourees, clergymen and promi - mon. The book is on sale at Nicholas be using the Vendôme metro and train station daily by 2015 when it is already at capacity?” In an nent parishioners. The A&P is the home Hoare on Greene Ave. email exchange post-event, when asked what changes to the neighbourhood they were referring to, Jason Prince from McGill Urban Planning said “We are not being specific on purpose. The goal is to get So many wanted Nugget, people to ask questions and state their wishes.” Photo: Isaac Olson now Archie’s calling By Laureen Sweeney been microchipped, neutered, dewormed and vaccinated. He already appears to have There was good news last week from adjusted to the latest trauma in his young the Westmount Animal Hospital: Nugget life, uprooted from his litter mates and has been adopted and more than a dozen whatever home he once had. inquiries followed an Independent story Further information can be obtained about him, said receptionist Marie-Ève from the clinic at 514.487.5300. Saucier. “People fell in love with his pic - ture,” she said. Among those want - ing him were a woman and her son who came in hoping to take him home. He was already gone. But now, welcome to Archie, an - other adorable and sociable home - less male kitten who was left in a box with his two sisters on the doorstep of the Pierrefonds Animal Hospital, which sent him to the Westmount clinic November 18. “They only have room for so many adoptable cats and they de - cided to keep the two sisters to - gether and send us the sociable one,” Saucier explained. Archie is a six-month-old striped tabby with a white bib and stomach and white “knee socks.” He has Archie Photo courtesy of Westmount Animal Hospital 22 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – November 29-30, 2011 In conversation with Roger Boccini Nincheri on his grandfather’s art By Heather Black gels in the frescoes were those of students at Villa Maria, while his father Gabriel The work of Montreal artist Guido Nincheri appears in the stained glass of Nincheri – the designer of the magnificent “The Garden of Eden.” windows and frescos at St. Léon Church Boccini Nincheri, by linking sketch on de Maisonneuve – is currently on dis - with drawing source or completed art, also play at The Gallery at Victoria Hall. To appreciates his grandfather’s use of his - learn more about the artist, I spoke to his torically accurate documents. The artist’s grandson, former Selwyn House teacher depictions of the holy family are based on Roger Boccini Nincheri. the work of Victorian scholar James Tissot, while St. Léon’s windows accurately depict Renaissance man a Jerusalem scene. A painter, stained glass designer and ar - chitect, Guido Nincheri (1885-1973) deco - Montreal history rated over 200 churches in his lifetime. Guido Nincheri was also a designer of Stranded in North America at the outbreak the Montreal Church of the Madonna della of World War I, the Tuscany native first Difesa. His grandson recalls that the un - worked as a set designer for the Boston usual design – a Greek cross – resembles Opera House and then as a stained glass a church in the artist’s birthplace, Prato. designer in Montreal. Guido also decorated the church interior, St. Léon Church – resplendent in including a scene celebrating the 1929 in - stained glass and gold-leaf designs – is dependence of the Vatican from the state. considered the jewel in Guido Nincheri’s Boccini Nincheri recounts that the crown. Having extensively researched his scene – Italian prime minister Benito grandfather’s papers, Boccini Nincheri re - Mussolini on horseback – was not in the counts that many motifs reflect local or original sketches but was “forced upon the family history. The faces of St. Léon’s an - artist” by church officials. And although Roger Boccini Nincheri points to a stain glass window in St. Léon Church, November 17, showing his father Gabriel, Guido Nincheri’s son. Guido Nincheri decorated the interior of St. Leon’s Church with stained glass designs, as well as painted frescoes. Photo: Ralph Thompson

the artist as “a revenge” portrayed Mus - mental in showcasing Guido Nincheri’s solini as a weak man, he was nevertheless work. The exhibit at Victoria Hall contains interned as a fascist sympathizer in 1939. displays from their 2010 exhibit It was only at the insistence of his wife “Nincheri’s Secular Work.” – together with the original sketches with - out Mussolini – that led to his release Family historian three months later. Boccini Nincheri has Through Roger Boccini Nincheri’s ef - also discovered the image of the horse that fort, his grandfather’s artistic legacy will served as drawing guide for Mussolini’s not be forgotten. Considered by many as mount. the most important religious artist in Canada, Westmounters are indeed fortu - Classic tradition nate to have his finest work in their midst. Trained in Florence, the artist drew in - The exhibition “Nincheri. Profane” con - spiration from mythology for the Belmont tinues at The Gallery at Victoria Hall until Theatre, as well as for the Château Friday, December 16. Also, Roger Boccini Dufresne. Unfortunately, many exquisite Nincheri will lead a guided tour of Guido paintings and windows were destroyed Nincheri’s works in St. Léon Church on when the château was bought by a reli - Friday, December 2 from 10 to 11 am. To gious order. reserve a spot, call 514.989.5226. According to Boccini Nincheri, when his grandfather found paintings torn from the walls on the floor, he was able to sal - Garage door vage a few. His studio was nearby at 1832 Pie IX, and it is this building that has been found open purchased by the Château Dufresne Mu - A public safety officer spotted a seum as a tribute to a “builder of the city of garage door open on Summit Circle at Montreal” – a posthumous title given to 1:33 am November 17, Public Security the artist in 1992. officials said. The garage provided ac - Paul Labonne, curator at the Château cess to the house. The resident was Dufresne Museum, has also been instru - contacted so the door could be closed. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – November 29-30, 2011 – 23

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2000 Drummond #1703, Downtown 439 Grosvenor Avenue, Westmount 2903 Guy-Hoffman, St. Laurent $1,899,900 or rent $8990/mo. –MLS 8618791 $558,000 –MLS 8631027 –SOLD $1,258,000 – MLS 8650210

2714 Carré Denise-Pelletier, St. Laurent 2225 de l’Équateur, St. Laurent 13163 Cavendish Blvd., St. Laurent $949,000 – MLS 8525758 $629,000 – MLS 8556424 $588,000 – MLS 8646483

2900 Cote-Vertu Blvd, St. Laurent 1644 Alexis-Nihon Blvd., St. Laurent 323 rue des Alismas, Ste-Dorothée (Laval) $468,000 – MLS 8637293 $329,900 – MLS 8560813 $728,000 – MLS 8614578

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