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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 7 No. 6c We are Westmount June 18, 20 13 City, Prospect-ors swing into Strike: Rec. centre worksite quiet action against railway plans CP denied access from street, mediation sought By Laureen Sweeney Prospect St. as a worksite access, Council - lor Theodora Samiotis said. It took less than a day for the city and a It was the first step –quickly followed group of Prospect residents to take action by others the same day – in a joint effort to against the proposed overnight work on effect changes in the work and scheduling the railway tracks this summer and the po - of the construction project set to start in sitioning of large new signalling struc - mid-July. tures in front of houses. A draft letter to the Canadian Trans - In strategies and options worked out at portation Agency (CTA) from Mayor Peter a private meeting June 13 between Mayor Trent was fine-tuned to request official me - Peter Trent and residents, city officials diation by the railway regulatory body. turned down a formal request the next day Prospect residents sought legal advice from Canadian Pacific (CP) to use and prepared their own letter of protest, according to resident Frank Candido. They asked that Westmount-Ville Marie MP City page p. 30 Marc Garneau intervene. No one was seen at the arena/pool work site the morning of June 17. Construction workers are on strike The city also requested across the province. See p. 3 for story. Photo: Westmount Independent Letters p. 6 CP and the Agence mét - continued on p. 22 Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 29 Miss Vicky’s zoning Underdog by J. Wilmann p. 27 Kick-off meeting planned for fall process explained, see p. 5. Dog owners to re-start association to work with city By Laureen Sweeney continue under the name of the inactive BRIAN GRANT Westmount Dog Owners’ Association, that 514.249.1500 A group of dog owners met informally too would be left until the first meeting. at Victoria Hall June 12 and decided to res - “We want to be a partnership with the VIVIAN GRANT urrect a long-dormant dog-owners’ associ - city so we can contribute and also be a 514.592.4636 LouiseLouise RémillardRémillard CarlCarl R-FontaineR-Fontaineontainaineinenene ation, organizer Paula Engels said the next voice to be heard,” she said. 514.935.3337514.935.3337 day. Engels, who owns a golden doodle, is The core group plans to get the word also a member of the Summit Woods Ad - TheThe StrengthStrengthength of TEAMWORKTEAMWORK 1361,1361, Ave.Ave. Greene,Greene, WestmountWestmount out over the summer and make plans for visory Committee, which she joined to be - TheThe ReputationReputation forfor RESULTSRESULESULLTS PROFUSIONREALTY.CAPROFUSIONREALLTYTYY..CA9>H?IJ?;IH;7B;IJ7J;$9EC 9>H?IJ?;IH;7B;IJJ77J;$9EC kicking off a charter meeting in the fall, come its “lone voice for FFhe\ki_edH[WbjoH<H[Wb;ijWj[7][dYohe\ki_edH[Wbjo H< H[Wb ;ijWj[ 7][dYo Fhe\ki_edH[WbjoH<H[Wb;ijWj[7][dYoFhe\ki_edH[Wbjo H< H[Wb ;ijWj[ 7][dYo she explained. 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Most worksites in Westmount – in - condo site at 1250 Greene, was not af - But the pool, contractually due for com - cluding the Westmount recreation centre fected, he said. pletion May 31, means that “As of today, (WRC) – were shut down Monday (June It was not known how long the labour Monday, the pool is 17 days late, and Reasonable, reliable, knowledgeable. 17) by what had been announced as a gen - situation would last especially considering counting. For sure, a strike doesn’t help.” Cutting, planting of gardens, eral and unlimited strike of construction that the contractors had provided their as - In anticipation of the strike, the city had lawns, Pavi Uni, walls etc... workers province-wide. sociation with a lock-out mandate (see granted a request from contractors at 1250 All was quiet so far outside the major June 11, p. 2). Greene to pour concrete June 15, McBain construction projects, said assistant Pub - “It just shows how difficult it is to pre - said. 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