NEWS & VIEWS acuraquebec.ca hopes for Expos return; calls Big Owe ‘a concrete monster’

my life and I was the biggest Expos fan alive!” Mike Cohen Stephen Bronfman was actually part of the Expos ownership group in 1999 headed by the much reviled Jef- There are so many remarkable frey Loria, the carpetbagger who wins things about Charles Bronfman, but the prize hands down for killing pro whenever his name is mentioned I al- ball in this city. “The Loria era was a ways harken back to the 22 years he horror show for us all,” Stephen re- served as chairman and principal calls. “I was really too young to take owner of the . on the general partner role at that Next Monday evening, June 29, time and had to watch as Loria me- Bronfman will be inducted into the thodically grounded us all down. He FRUITERIE Sat. - Wed. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Alex Dworkin Montreal Jewish Sports saw a dysfunctional partnership and Thur-Fri. 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Hall of Fame at the YM-YWHA along I believe never had any interest from with Dr. Tina Kader, Joseph Kibur, day one to keep the team here. He did 5704 Sherbrooke West INTERAC ACCEPTED corner Harvard SPECIALS AT SHERBROOKE LOCATION ONLY 514-489-3226 David Zilberman and the 1956-57 CJA FEDERATION COURTESY PHOTO his homework and put together his F RUITS & V EGETABLES • C HEESE • D AIRY P RODUCTS •N UTS •B READ •G ROCERY • O RGANIC P RODUCTS Snowdon Blues Stephen and Charles Bronfman at the own plan that did not include Mon- SPECIALS VALID UNTIL SUNDAY JUNE 28, 2015 basketball team. Bronfman sold the opening of Federation CJA’s annual treal.” MANY MORE IN-STORE SPECIALS Expos to a local consortium run Combined Jewish Appeal Campaign, Stephen believes there is a lot of 2014. BANANAS NECTARINES PEACHES LIMES by Claude Brochu in 1990. He is momentum a foot for baseball’s re- $2.18 kg $1.74 kg $1.08 kg closely watching the efforts to bring Bronfman laments the franchise’s turn here. “The mayor is really gung ¢ ¢ ¢ 7/ ¢ the franchise back to town. departure to Washington a decade ho, as are many Montrealers and WOW! ago. “Yes, I was sad,” he said, “but I Quebecers,” he said. “I would be lb. 99 lb. 79 lb. “I would certainly be pleased if the 49 99 wasn’t surprised. I well recall that happy to help and would love to be RED SEEDLESS CLEMENTINES STRAWBERRIES ENGLISH Expos returned to Montreal,” Bronf- GRAPES $2.18 kg Pr. of CUCUMBERS man shared when I reached him last when we didn’t win in 1981, that was able to take my kids to baseball games $3.28 kg $1.52 kg week. “They would do well if there the beginning of the attendance de- as our dads did with us.” 49 ¢ 99 ¢ was a convertible roof on a 35,000 cline. A few years later, we had young, The Hall of Fame event is being 1 lb. 99 lb. 1 pint 69 ea. seat stadium in downtown Montreal. go go players who gave their all, and chaired by Harvey Wolfe and will see GOLDEN or RED SPINACH RED or GREEN RUSSET POTATOES Will that happen? Two things will de- were exciting to watch. Yet we’d have dignitaries and heads of industry to- DELICIOUS Cello pkg LEAF LETTUCE 86¢ kg APPLES Pr. of Quebec termine that. As I see no further ex- 8,000 people in the Big Owe! You gether with avid supporters of Jewish $1.74 kg pansion, a team would have to be know, baseball is a pastoral sport, and Sport — all get together for a VIP ¢ 99 ¢ ¢ willing to move to Montreal and to play the game in a concrete mon- Cocktail at the YM-YWHA, followed lb. bag ea. lb. 79 1 79 39 would have to ster like that is and was an insult to by a Dinatoire at the Gelber Centre QUEBEC ONIONS CANADIAN FETA ALMOND BREEZE POTATOES 5 lb. bag $10.98 kg BEVERAGE approve that move. As you know, the game, the fans, and ownership.” on Côte Ste. Catherine. Please see my 10 lb. bag Asst. Flavours 946 ml clubs have threatened to go else- Bronfman is naturally very proud expanded column in The Suburban 59 ¢ 99 99 where, but normally that’s been a of his son Stephen, whom I first met Magazine, online Friday afternoon. 1 bag 99 bag 4 lb. 2 ea. ploy to obtain a better rental or fi- when he worked with the late Jim Have something to www.rockymontana.com nancing arrangement with the local Fanning on some community rela- share? E-mail me at mcohen@the- authorities!” tions projects for the Expos. “I was suburban.com or leave a message five in 1969 when the Expos arrived,” at 514-484-9203, ext. 307. Follow Stephen told me. “I grew up with me on Twitter @mikecohencsl and baseball. It was a great highlight of at http://blog.thesuburban.com n CSLer warns of citizenship call scam By Joel Goldenberg picked up at her apartment building in 30 The Suburban minutes and placed in a holding cell. The resident then told her building security not A Côte St. Luc resident wants to warn to let anyone in. She also checked the caller other residents of fake calls purporting to ID and it appeared to be that of CIC. The be from Citizenship and Immigration resident said she was not asked for any Canada (CIC). money, and she wanted to warn others, es- The resident, who did not want to be pecially those who could be badly affected identified and has been a Canadian citizen by stress. for 58 years, told The Suburban she re- Nancy Caron, a CIC spokesperson, told cently received a call from a person claim- The Suburban that there have been in- ing to be a CIC representative. creasing reports in the last six months of a The resident was asked if she was born in “cross-Canada telephone scam where Canada, and was then told because she did not send in a particular form, she would be See CITIZENSHIP SCAM, page 7 • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2015 • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, 4