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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 12 No. 7a We are Westmount July 3, 2018 Network proposes expansion; Westmount declines (for now) Community gardens re-open, officially Greene’s Bixi station is busiest in Montreal By Laureen Sweeney Westmount city council’s general com - mittee meeting of April 16. The docking station at the intersection As a result, many of the city’s five dock - of Greene and de Maisonneuve is reported ing stations are often left empty, leading to be the busiest in the entire Bixi net - to a Bixi expansion proposal. This is to add work, according to 2017 figures obtained three stations with 15 bicycles each for a by Westmount. The Bixi station at Victo - total cost to the city of $185,000, described ria and de Maisonneuve is the second bus - as a “one time investment.” iest within this city. Councillor Philip Cutler, commissioner In fact, there is an average of 1,123 of infrastructure and innovation, told the transactions per docking station in West - Independent the cost did not seem, howev - mount compared to 409 per station in er, to justify the expansion. Montreal, according to minutes of the “As the city does not currently have the requested $185,000 allocated for this pur - This issue is the Independent ’s second- pose, the Transportation Advisory Com - to-last before our usual, three-week mittee (TAC) recommended allocating the Westmount city councillor Cynthia Lulham, right, seen here on June 27 with Westmount’s super - summer break (no issues on July 17, 24 funds for the service’s expansion in future intendent of horticulture and arboriculture Nick Mory, cuts a ribbon, marking the official re-opening and 31). Last day to submit letters or years,” state the minutes. of the Westmount community gardens at the Westmount Athletic Grounds behind Westmount High. content: Sunday, July 8. It was “agreed” by the continued on p. 18 See p. 7 for story. Photo: Martin C. Barry. Registration figures stay on par Fall /winter hockey numbers Max General Dentist show future ‘looking good’ Castle Comprehensive Dental Restorative Services By Laureen Sweeney full and the girls’ program has 23 of 30 spots taken, “which is really great,” said Advanced Aesthetic Smile Design While the city’s youth soccer program Andrew Maislin, the department’s opera - wound up June 21 and swimming lessons tions manager. began last week for 65 kids, registration “This year’s numbers show the future 514.941.8802 1 Place du Commerce Suite 100 île des Sœurs H3E 1A3 continued for fall and winter programs is looking good for hockey.” with competitive hockey numbers on a par Steps are now being taken to facilitate 514 769-3939 with last year, Sports and Recreation offi - the implementation of the city’s go-it- RE/MAX ACTION INC. drmechanic.com cials said last week. alone double-letter pro - 1225 Greene Ave, Westmount Boys’ instructional hockey is already gram announced follow - continued on p. 3 0$1$*,1*<285)$0,/<:($/7+:,7+&$5( JARISLOWSKY FRASER PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT Jarislowsky Fraser VSXUSRVHLVWRJURZRXUFOLHQWV FDSLWDOLQDORZULVNPDQQHU SURYLGLQJWKHPWUXHSHDFHRIPLQG INSTITUTIONAL PRIVATE WEALTH MUTUAL FUNDS &RQWDFWXVLI\RXDUHORRNLQJIRUDWUXVWHGSDUWQHUIRU\RXULQYHVWPHQWQHHGV 1010 Sherbrooke St. W. | 514.842.2727 www.jflglobal.com 2 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – July 3, 2018 Top 1% in Canada B.514.934.1818 C.514.912.1482 béatrice baudinet [email protected] www.baudinet.ca Diamond Award Winner Top 10 team for Royal Lepage Quebec. 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Robert-Bourassa, $499,000 $635,000 apt 711 – $545,000 apt. 905 – $595,000 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – July 3, 2018 – 3 Art for Alzheimer’s research at Leonidas City to host Letters & photos seven concerts to the editor, p. 8 in July, August Classifieds, p. 13 Retail Watch, p. 14 Starting July 8 and ending August 19, the city will host concerts at the Retail Review, p. 15 Westmount Park lagoon Sundays at 2 pm. The rain venue is Victoria Hall. Police Report, p. 16 Acts include 2 Little Birds, a 1970s cover band; the Derek Fall Trio, a Social Notes (250th of Spanish blues/ R&B act; and Contra-Danza, and Portuguese Synagogue), p. 17 which performs classical music. Comin’ Up, p. 18 June 15 vernisage attendees, from left, Elliot Homsy, Jacob Zilber, Ranya Arsalane, Sarah Charbon - neau-Beaulieu, Adrina Yavarian, Gabriel Tassé, and Alexandre Loe. By Heather Black St-Pierre’s video “Ficelles,” a question-and- answer session with residents at Place St. Lively students and colourful paintings Moritz in St. Laurent, as well as a talk by of the “Invisible Memory” project filled Dr. Serge Gauthier, director of the Alz - Leonidas Culture Chocolat on Victoria on heimer’s Disease Research Unit, McGill June 15. A fundraiser of class 501 at St. Centre for Studies in Aging. All proceeds Clément Academy, teacher Sarah Char - from the three-day exhibition will be do - bonneau-Beaulieu commented: “The 23 nated to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. acrylic-on-canvas were the result of an Leonidas’ owners, Katayon Mostafaei Alzheimer’s research project that took and Reza Yavarian, whose daughter Adri - over two months.” na was a participating artist, hosted the The paintings were inspired by Ingrid event at the café-chocolaterie. Hockey , cont’d. from p. 1 spring is reduced with the start of the ing changes from Hockey Quebec and the inter-city soccer season. city’s withdrawal from the Cobras inter- The fields saw more play over spring city team (see story June 19, p. 3). Results this year than last year given better weath - are expected after registration. Coaches er, he explained. As a result, they now re - CARLY WENER FRIDMAN and other required personnel will also be quire more work. Courtier Immobilier Real Estate Broker recruited. So far, none of the city’s sporting or “The adult hockey program is always leisure programs have been cancelled packed,” Maislin added. through lack of numbers while registra - Re-seeding of the city’s soccer fields tion continues and typically “picks up” for will proceed now that their heavy use t h is fall a n d w int e r. FEATURED WESTMOUNT PROPERTY FOR SALE Real Estate Brokers Groupe Sutton Centre-Ouest Real Estate Agency Belvedere Circle, Upper Westmount JUST LISTED! 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Author and physician Dr. Brian Gold - Organizer Donna Lach, assistant direc - man’s book lecture “The Power of Kind - tor (library & community events), was en - ness” at Victoria Hall attracted an audi - thusiastic about the public turnout: “We ence of 220 on June 26. The popular host love collaborating with Paragraphe book of CBC Radio’s “White Coat, Black Art” store, because it gives us the opportunity to and an emergency-room doctor, Goldman get wonderful speakers such as Dr. Gold - relayed his own personal quest for lost em - man.” Published by HarperCollins, Gold - pathy at the evening event. The lecture – man’s The Power of Kindness: Why Em pathy “The Power of Kindness: My search for an is Essential in Everyday Life is available for essential part of life” – synthesized hospi - loan at the Westmount Public Library.