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Weekly. Vol. 5 No. 5b We are Westmount May 10-11, 20 11 Community volunteers at heart of $5-million campaign Bixis are here City hires arena/pool fundraising advisor The first Bixi station in By Laureen Sweeney bishment in 1994. Westmount was inaugurated on the corner of Greene Ave. “This means things are ramping up,” and de Maisonneuve Blvd. The hiring of a part-time fundraising Finance commissioner Tim Price told the May 9. “I’m very happy that advisor for the arena/pool project was ap - Independent . we finally have Bixi, and I proved by city council May 3 to lead and “We will now start meeting with com - think that Bixi is very happy coordinate the $5-million community munity leaders to identify volunteers to that they finally have us,” campaign over the next 18 months. raise funds from different segments of the Mayor Peter Trent told a Westmount resident Colleen MacKin - population through a number of initia - crowd of about 30 onlookers non, a public relations and fundraising tives.” A prominent resident will also be before he set off down de consultant, will help with strategic plan - selected as campaign chairman. Maisonneuve to try out one ning, advocacy and financial management The arena/pool campaign is slated to be of the bikes. See story, p. 3. in the same way that a professional did for launched in September, Photo: Martin C. Barry the Westmount Public Library’s refur - Price said. This is when continued on p. 27

Inside Don’t Miss It City page p. 32 WMA’s AGM – Wed., May 18 Compost pick-up – Sat., May 14 Comin’ Up p. 22 Our Man in Ottawa by M. Garneau p. 12 See p. 22. More council news, p. 3, 6, 7.

Genivar gets nod to prepare What do you do with the kids this weekend? This book city’s master traffic plan has the answer. By Laureen Sweeney tive Transportation Master Plan. CIMA+ was runner-up. For the second time within a month, On April 20, the city named Genivar as city council May 3 approved the hiring of project managers for the $37-million consultants from Genivar Inc. to under - arena/pool project. take a key city initiative. Both tender competitions were carried This time it was the transportation di - out under Quebec’s new evaluation sys - Partner | Certified real estate agent vision of the large engineering firm that tem to rate submissions, initially based on won out over five other tender bids to criteria quality and then [email protected] study and prepare the city’s Traffic and Ac - by dollar amount, ex - continued on p. 3 Sotheby’s International Realty Québec LK | Real Estate Agency St.Ambroise Canada’s truly authentic Pale Ale. 2 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011

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Real Estate Agency 4 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 Letters to the Editor

Isn’t Stayner Park medication to induce vomiting. From this, vised of the danger of putting this poison must all show a little more kindness to for kids? we found a large amount of chunks of this outside? It should not also be sold without those in need. waxy blue powdery substance. some proper identification. Jack Locke, Sherbrooke St. Since the spring thaw, Stayner Park has Both the vet and ourselves thought that Florence Jean Dankoff, become the new home for a few of the At - it was some kind of mineral for plants – Côte St. Antoine Rd. WCSC applauds city water (Cabot) Park alcoholics and drug except that it had a sickening sweet smell. The Westmount Citizens for Safe Cy - users. They have found a new and more I then went to Réno Dépôt looking for Kicking him while down cling (WCSC) salutes the city’s cycling sur - relaxed environment in Stayner Park. the same thing and I found it in the locked I have been offended by many things I vey and safety program (May 3, p. 5) and My wife and I have had to call West - section of the store. It had that same have witnessed since moving to West - would like to make the following com - mount Public Security numerous times in smell – and it was rat poison. mount. This could explain my repeated let - ments. It is refreshing to see the city share the past few weeks as our children play We immediately took the dog to the ters to the editor. some hard data: 100 cyclists in the morn - within a few feet of these vagrants, who Centre Vétérinaire DMV. She is now on vi - The cutting of the city library’s budget, ing rush hour of April 27, and 20 cyclists often sit shirtless while drinking alcohol tamin K to stop the effect of the warfarin the building of two hockey rinks, the fail - on April 28. and taking various forms of drugs. (strong anticoagulant). ure of the province to support the Atwater Greg McBain, assistant director of the To add insult to injury, I am also forced How did the poison end up in my gar - Library – all these pale in comparison to Public Security Unit said “he was sur - to clean up after them as they leave behind den? I would like to know who put this the insensitive ticketing of a homeless prised at how many cyclists only slowed broken beer bottles, beer cans, empty bag - poison outside. For years, we’ve had a rac - man, Mr. Jean-Guy Hébert. down but never stopped at the stop sign gies (which most likely contained their coon family living close by. We also have a As reported in the April 19 edition of even with the presence of the police bike drug of choice), cigarette butts and a host marmot and countless squirrels. the Independent , Jean-Guy was given four patrol, officers and high-profile marked of trash like McDonald’s wrappers. I know that not everyone likes to have tickets in one brief episode of Public Se - cars.” How many times must we call West - these animals around. But I think that curity zealotry for sitting outside the RBC This simply reinforces the message mount Public Security before they realize there is enough space for all of us – ani - storefront at Sherbrooke and Victoria. WCSC has been repeating over the last 12 that the situation has gotten out of hand? mals and humans. We are privileged to Many times I have walked the dog past months, that all the three Es (education, Frank Candido, Prospect St. have these animals living around us. I Jean-Guy and we’ve spoken. enforcement and engineering) must drive Who is putting out poison? make sure that my garbage is secure and I think I first spoke to him when Swim - active transportation initiatives, for cycling so what if they eat some of my flowers? mer, my dog, had the good sense to smell in particular. We live on Côte St. Antoine between To put this poison outside is irrespon - the muffin he was eating. Instead of shoo - On that same morning of April 27, I Victoria and Prince Albert. sible and cruel. What is the law in West - ing us away, he offered Swimmer a piece monitored, between 8:10 and 8:30 am, cy - On April 29, we found our Labrador mount for this rat poison? Is it legal? It of his valued muffin. His kindness was ap - clists heading east who had just passed the dog Maggie eating some blue waxy pow - could have been some little children in my preciated – by me and especially by Swim - information area at Melville. Of the 40 cy - der in our garden. garden. I cannot send my dog out to the mer. clists observed, 22 went through the red We did not know what it was nor how garden anymore without doing an inspec - Learning the details from him, I was light at the very next corner (Metcalfe) and much she ate. We immediately brought tion first. ashamed that he was issued four tickets si - 34 of them burned right through the stop her to the local veterinary. She was given And could Westmounters please be ad - multaneously. I understand he will fight sign at the following corner (Kensington). them in court. But this is wrong. Clearly, enforcement must accompany Not only should the city offer an apol - education. ogy to him, but the mayor should also And finally there is engineering. Active WESTMOUNT issue a public apology. And that’s not all. transportation is what it is, transportation The city ought to compensate Jean-Guy – it is meant to allow and enhance the INDEPENDENT for the insult it has inflicted upon him. fluid flow of movement from one point to The city should offer him a job with train - another and should therefore be on arte - We are Westmount. ing, perhaps as a Public Security officer. rial through-streets and not on residential Weekly And temporary, subsidized housing would streets with driveway entrances at every 40 Presstime: Monday at 10:30 am also be appropriate until he can get back feet and stop signs at every corner. How Can We Help You ? on his feet. This, we hope, will be studied seriously Publisher & editor-in-chief: David Price Stories and letters Kicking a man when he is down on his by the consultant and council as they draw editor: Kristin McNeill Kristin McNeill: 514.223.3578 luck should not be the Westmount way. In up a new master traffic plan for our city. 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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS PROJECT MANAGEMENT HORTICULTURAL MAINTENANCE A collection of firearms was held by the Montreal police, the Quebec provincial police and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) outside Station 12 on Stanton St. May 7. It netted about 20 rounds of .22 calibre ammunition, but no firearms. A Canadian Armed Forces explosives expert brought along examples of For information about our sevices, please call old shells, grenades and other discarded wartime explosives, which are sometimes found by civilians and Claire Webster at 514 876-0178, ext. 100 are highly dangerous if still activated. From left: CAF’s Sergeant Luc Ratelle, Montreal police’s [email protected] or www.swdla.com. Constable Marc-Michel Roy, Station 12’s Commander Stéphane Plourde, Constable Marylou Mercure, Recipient of the prestigious Milan Havlin Award 2011 Sergeant Joanne Matte, and Denise Robitaille of the Quebec provincial police. Photo: Martin C. Barry 6 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011

By Laureen Sweeney News from city council Public consultation meeting May 18 to include vested rights Tickets now rise Changes coming for garages, sloping roofs Dog keepers must

By Laureen Sweeney Under the changes, builders of new Joanne Poirier. By Laureen Sweeney houses would be able to choose whether Changes in the technical requirements Requested changes in Westmount’s ar - or not to include a garage as long as a for sloping roofs would increase the al - New dog licence regulations were chitectural and building requirements will parking area would be created behind the lowable area of the flat-roof (horizontal) adopted at the city council meeting May 3 be detailed at a public consultation meet - building line. portion at the top. requiring owners or keepers of West - ing Wednesday, May 18 easing criteria for Eliminating the required garage is com - mount dogs to carry new licensing cards sloping roofs, eliminating mandatory patible with the city’s focus on discourag - Less impact on neighbours with them at all times while accompany - garages and granting vested rights in ing car use. It was suggested by developer This would allow for reducing the ing their animals. building on side property. Richard Dufour at a public consultation height of a sloping roof as requested by ar - All non-resident dogs must also have meeting January 25 on integrating sus - chitect Adam Borowczyk at a demolition Westmount licences in order to use the Public review tainability measures into the city’s build - hearing February 17 for 28 Devon (see city’s dog runs – fenced or unfenced – in - The public review of these proposed ing regulations. February 22, p. 1). The result would lessen cluding Summit Woods (see April 12, p. amendments to zoning by-law 1303 will Dufour said he would rather have a gar - the impact on neighbours’ views and loss 1). take place at city hall at 7 pm, announced den than the garage he was obliged to of light. The changes, announced at the April 4 Urban Planning commissioner Cynthia build at his new house at 493 Lansdowne In another proposed change, vested session, are now law and the new licence Lulham at the May 3 meeting of city coun - (see February 1, p. 1). rights would be granted to existing houses cards are expected to arrive any day. They cil. in connection with vertical extensions at will be mailed out to dog owners who have The changes have been called for by ar - Garage conversion the sides of houses. This had been sug - already purchased 2011 licences, said chitectural and building professionals dur - Also proposed is a provision to allow gested at an R2 rezoning public consulta - Councillor Cynthia Lulham. ing various public meetings over the last the conversion of an existing garage into tion February 23 to enable greater design While the changes are now enshrined year. They also stem from a round table of an accessory building such as a play room, flexibility (see March 1, p. 3). in an amendment to the dog by-law 535, it professionals some three years ago. according to city Urban Planning director may in fact require a fur - ther modification in continued on p. 7

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The work is to be paid for wording, city clerk Mario Gerbeau told the With the onset of the city’s soccer pro - The work, to be carried out by Canbec out of the 2011 capital works budget, he Independent when asked about an appar - gram at Westmount Park, pleas from a Construction, was approved by city council said. ent contradiction. frustrated resident of Academy Rd. have May 3 at a total cost of close to $500,000. A new paragraph inserted into the by- brought swift action from the city. The complete reconstruction of Holton, law reads as if any non-resident dog would David Parsons told the city council Elm and Windsor by TGA Montreal Inc. require a Westmount licence to be walked meeting May 3 that the cars of soccer par - was also approved at a cost of $1.3 million, in a public place such as along Sherbrooke ents and spectators were once again this starting May 16, at the latest, with Holton. Campbell Cohen Worsoff St., for instance, when in the fact the by- year making life very difficult around The reconstruction of Aberdeen, held Avocats law also specifies that any dog in a public Academy and Melville. over from last year, is slated to start May Barristers and Solicitors place requires a licence from Westmount – Councillor Cynthia Lulham stated that 16 with major work by Hydro Westmount. or another municipality. those cars should park either behind West - Among some of the other infrastruc - ESTATE LITIGATION The intent, however, was understood as mount Park School (with access off Park ture work approved was rehabilitation of requiring Westmount licences for non-res - Place) or in the parking lot behind the water mains by insertion of a structural WILLS AND ESTATES idents who use Westmount dog runs. Montreal Oral School for the Deaf on St. lining for close to $1 million, sewer reha - INSURANCE CLAIMS The amendments to dog by-law 535 Catherine at Bethune, as arranged by the went unopposed at the meeting and are in - city. tended to clarify and update wording in On May 5, Lulham told the Independent Electronic Independents available Michael Worsoff the by-law as well as institute the licence that the Sports and Recreation department Enjoy the Indie at supper time 215 Redfern, suite 118 card provision. They also add the manda - would be posting signs to that effect and on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us: Westmount, QC H3Z 3L5 tory non-resident licence requirement. coaches would also be relaying the infor - offi[email protected] Tel: 514 937-9445 Fax 514 937-2580 The new card, which can be fastened to mation to the teams. [email protected] a leash, will come with a plastic envelope, Parsons, she said, “is absolutely right. Lulham said in displaying a sample of the Everyone leaves their car everywhere dur - card. The card is in addition to the dog tag. ing the soccer games. We have 1,200 par - Under the law, fines for dog by-law in - ticipants in our soccer program and fractions range from $75 to $300 for a first residents can’t find anywhere to park.” offence and $150 to $600 for subsequent If the problem continues, she said, the offences. However, tickets would be issued city may have to designate parking on at the lower fine of $75 or $150, Gerbeau Academy Rd. for residents only. said. The range of fines is included to pro - vide leeway to a judge in the event a ticket is contested in court. Actual tickets will now cost $100 after the addition of the mandatory administration fee, according to Public Security officials. Amendments to the city’s by-law 1318, $20 per dog. 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For NDP candidate Joanne Corbeil and Liberal MP Marc Garneau, the 2011 fed - eral election will always be a “do you re - member what you were doing when you found out?” moment. Corbeil had visions of the house of commons in her head, and Garneau was asleep at home after giving his concession speech, when both got the phone call that changed the course of their lives. “At 2 am, I was on my way home, and I got a call from my campaign manager say - ing there’s a change,” said Corbeil on Tuesday after the dust had settled. 2 am call hits hard “I must say, obviously, when you’re tired, it hits you harder, but I’m okay now. I’m just glad we were both equally wanted. It was really close.” Garneau had gone to bed after taking one last look at the Election’s Canada web - site. “It was 1 am, but she [Corbeil] was still ahead,” Garneau told the Independent last Liberal MP Marc Garneau gives a concession speech at about 12:10 am after The mood was sombre as Liberal MP Marc Garneau’s team watched the Thursday. Elections Canada prematurely predicted NDP candidate Joanne Corbeil the results of Monday night’s election trickle in on TV around 10:30 pm, showing “At 2:30, I got a phone call from some - winner. NDP candidate Joanne Corbeil in the lead. one still at headquarters, and they said getting you elected,” said Garneau. said. Ottawa. ‘Marc, you pulled it out of the bag.’” “Around 11:30, even though not all the “I want to thank my team; be proud, it “It’s difficult to explain the sudden polls had reported, the computer said was a close fight.” surge of NDP in all of Quebec, and [the 642 votes Joanne Corbeil had been elected. At that fact that] they got a substantial amount of The intense 35-day campaign that cul - point, you’re balancing the fact that all Looking ahead support in Westmount-Ville Marie. I re - minated in a tight, armchair-gripping race your supporters are at the headquarters, Looking forward now, Garneau told the spect the will of the people, and I also have between Garneau and Corbeil ended with and you have to talk with them … it’s a Independent the Liberal caucus meets this a great admiration for Joanne for running Garneau winning back his seat by a mere tough evening because you’re hoping to week to rebuild its credibility and “dig a campaign with such success.” 642 votes. win but the numbers are against you. down deep and find out why we didn’t res - Conservative candidate Neil Drabkin “So you’re thinking, are you going to be onate nationally.” took third place with 7,218 votes. making a victory speech or concession Drabkin, who was pleased with the Time to share at Late Monday night Garneau was in a speech?” Conservative majority, was not too sur - quandry. Elections Canada’s electronic The mood was somber as Garneau prised with his standing. predictor had called the game, projecting hugged and shook hands with his sup - “Obviously I’m disappointed with the plant exchange Corbeil as the winner. porters. result in Westmount-Ville Marie where I “It’s a tough moment to make a con - “Congratulations to Madame Corbeil had hoped to be the voice of the con - May 18 cession speech, particularly to a group of and congratulations to all the other candi - stituents in the newly formed govern - By Laureen Sweeney people who put their heart and soul into dates. It was a clean, good campaign,” he ment,” he said in a phone interview from The city’s perennial plant exchange New Italian Restaurant in Westmount takes place Wednesday, May 18 at the arena, providing an opportunity for gar - ristorante Lunch table d’hote deners to divide their plants, share with mon. – fri. from $10 others and pick up new ones for their own gardens. Evening table d’hote Plants are to be potted, well watered mon. – sun. from $20 and labeled according to type, height and growing conditions (sun, part-shade or $5off / $30 shade). No annuals, shrubs, house plants or invasive gout weed (bishop’s mantle) $10 off / $60 will be accepted. 4894 sherbrooke at prince albert Traders are to be brought in from 4:30 Before Taxes 514 564 4256 1 coupon per person to 6 pm in exchange for vouchers. Peo - www.11scalini.com exp. June 8, 2011 ple with vouchers get follow us first choice from 6 to 7 continued on p. 9 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 – 9 Plant exchange Mandatory sterilization an issue for purebred, show-dog owners

continued from p. 8 City still undecided on SPCA contract pm. After that time, from 7 to 8 pm re - By Laureen Sweeney to their owners. Westmount’s by-laws, un - to pick them up there. maining plants may be purchased, typi - like some places, do not require dogs to be While some municipalities have signed cally at $2 each. For the time being, the city of West - sterilized. the new SPCA contracts, he said, he Along with traders, perennials grown mount is making no commitments related At stake under the SPCA clause, she knows that others, like Westmount, are in the city greenhouses will also be avail - to accepting the change of conditions in a said, are the many purebreds owned by still in the decision process. able for trade or sale and a selection of her - new SPCA contract to care for loose dogs Westmounters. Some of these have been The Independent ’s sister paper, the Free itage plants will also be available, as well found in the municipality, city officials purchased with no-sterilization condi - Press of NDG and Hampstead, reported this as information on composting and envi - said last week. tions. Others may be of show-ring quality. week that the Côte des Neiges-NDG borough ronmentally friendly garden control. The city council remains undecided, Neutered dogs cannot be shown. council cancelled its pound contract with “This year, proceeds from the sale will said city director general Duncan Camp - “I’m all for neutering dogs,” Lulham Berger Blanc on May 3. In its place, council - go to future greenhouse projects,” said bell. “It’s a work in progress.” explained. “My own two are. But it’s pretty lors awarded the contract to the Canadian Councillor Cynthia Lulham in announcing At issue is an SPCA clause stating that drastic to neuter a dog that accidentally Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani - the event at the city council meeting May all dogs placed in its care be sterilized be - gets lost and spends one hour at the SPCA mals (SPCA) for a period of two years. For 3. fore being returned to their owners (see before being picked up by the owner.” more information, see the May 10 issue, p. Organized by the Horticultural Advi - January 21, p. 1). “The council has asked As far as she is concerned, she said, “I 11, at www.ndgfreepress.com. sory Committee (HAC), the annual event us to come back with additional informa - thought council had agreed we weren’t usually generates about $600. This has tion,” he said. going to renew the contract.” There may been used in the past toward restoration “The SPCA’s intentions may be good be other aspects the administration is con - of the totem and purchase of the little for areas where there are dog problems,” sidering, she added. Warned then fined cherub on the fountain in the conserva - said Parks commissioner Cynthia Lulham, The SPCA also provides the city with A Westmount dog owner was issued tory. Volunteers from the Westmount Hor - whose responsibilities include the dog wildlife assistance, according to Public Se - a $75 ticket for playing ball with his Ger - ticultural Society also help out. dossier. “But it really doesn’t have applica - curity director David Sedgwick. Until man shepherd off leash in the play - tion here.” Last year, the city took 10 found council makes a decision, Public Security ground of Selby Park April 28, Public dogs to the SPCA. is continuing to operate with the SPCA Security officials said. The man was re - Electronic Independents available And hopefully, she said, if the city’s under previous conditions. Loose dogs ported to have been warned April 12 Enjoy the Indie at supper time new crackdown on dog licensing is effec - that can’t be identified are taken to the about allowing the dog off leash and not on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us: tive, any lost dogs will quickly be returned SPCA and owners subsequently directed having a dog licence. offi[email protected].

Stratégie verte Ce samedi, venez chercher Westmount du compost GRATUIT! Green Strategy Le compost fabriqué à partir des feuilles mortes This Saturday, come get ramassées l’automne dernier sera mis à la disposition des résidents de Westmount à your FREE compost! compter de 9 h, le samedi 14 mai aux Ateliers municipaux situés au 1, rue Béthune, jusqu’à Compost made from leaves collected last autumn épuisement des stocks. will be available to Westmount residents from 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14 at the Public Works yard, Les résidents doivent apporter un contenant (soit 1 Bethune Street, while supplies last. un sac de plastique ou une poubelle) et une pelle. Comme la quantité est limitée, nous vous prions Residents should bring a container (either a d’en laisser pour vos voisins. Interdit aux plastic bag or bin) and a shovel. Supply is limited camions et aux remorques ! so please leave some for your neighbours. Trucks and trailers are prohibited! Le compostage domestique Backyard Composting Westmount simplifie le compostage encore Westmount makes composting even easier davantage en offrant des composteurs by offering backyard composters for the low domestiques au prix modique de 30 $. Téléphonez price of $30. Contact the Public Works au Service des travaux publics pour en savoir plus. Department to learn more.

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Info : 514 989-5390 Services des travaux publics Public Works Department www.westmount.org 10 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 Agglo’s ‘reverse 911’ program Summit Woods death ruled a suicide By David Goldberg saw the man lying on the ground,” said to launch in June Constable Adalbert Pimentel. It appears Police say a man found dead in Sum - the man hanged himself from a tree, and By Laureen Sweeney citizens for boil-water advisories or power- mit Woods early on the morning of May 5 police say they aren’t sure how he got onto related issues. Some of these systems also is being ruled a suicide. the ground. An island-wide emergency phone alert include cell phones. A couple of men from the downtown “While we are deeming this a suicide, system being implemented under Mon - Recent phone bills have included a area were walking in the woods around 7 we still have to wait for a coroner’s report treal’s emergency preparedness organiza - mailing to explain the new program, but am when they saw a man lying next to a before it’s official,” said Pimentel. “This is tion is expected to be launched next month unlike other phone bill charges, no addi - tree. When they saw a rope around his still an active police investigation.” in conjunction with Bell Canada. tional fee is added on to individual bills. neck, they called 911. Police would not release the man's The project, called the “Enhanced Com - The new agglo/Bell service was paid for “The police, fire department and Ur - name, but said he was a 20-year-old NDG munity Notification Service,” involves all out of the agglomeration budget – a por - gences Santé responded to the scene and resident. members of the Montreal agglomeration, tion of which is collected from Westmount which includes the 15 demerged munici - and other municipalities. palities, but is limited to Bell land line sub - Disaster management planning is now scribers. an agglo responsibility. Before the forced The system works as a “reverse 911” mergers, Westmount prepared, main - system, explained Westmount director tained and managed its own emergency general Duncan Campbell. measures organization (EMO) under di - It automatically dials these land lines rection of the Westmount fire department. with information in event of a major emer - The program was put fully into effect dur - gency such as a tornado, but not for some - ing the ice storm of 1998. thing such as a boil-water advisory. The system is designed to target spe - cific areas, he said, “which is the beauty of Electronic Independents it.” But it cannot be accessed by individual available municipalities. Enjoy the Indie at supper time Duncan said he had been exploring var - on Tuesdays! ious other “reverse 911” systems in the US Sign up by writing us: which would enable Westmount to contact offi[email protected].

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By Isaac Olson Either way, strict zoning regulations mean industrial development is prohib - Montreal’s city council recently added ited on the Westmount side of Glen Yards. Westmount’s side of the Glen Yards hos - Zone R3-39-01 only allows for municipal, pital construction site to an agglomeration residential or hospital buildings, accord - program that gives industrial development ing to a city document. a five-year tax break. But Westmount Even if the MUHC were to sell the land mayor Peter Trent says the area’s zoning to industrial developers, non-emergency doesn’t allow for such growth. access is not permissible from Glen Rd., Montreal councillors can include West - which already has a gated evacuation route mount land in such programs, the mayor in place. This means any development explained in a phone interview, but only would probably need to rely on the hospi - Westmount can change zoning regula - tal for access because the property is sand - tions that restrict use, height and access. wiched between the Ville Marie “Right now the area is zoned for resi - Expressway and the train tracks. dential, but it is, by exception, being used “I’ve always felt that Westmount is es - for hospital purposes,” said Trent, noting sentially a residential community where the McGill University Health Centre the commercial is there at the service of (MUHC) owns the property. “As far as I residential,” said Trent, who noted it know, the hospital has no intention of sell - would have been “nice” of Montreal coun - ing the land to somebody else. So the cillors to discuss the program with West - whole thing, really, is pie in the sky, isn’t mount before passing the motion. it?” “I would not be in favour of rezoning In a motion that prolongs the already the area for commercial or industrial be - four-year-old PR@M-Industrie program, cause I believe the mission of Westmount Looking west towards the Glen Yards site of the MUHC-driven new hospital, massive cranes hover over the new zone runs from St. Jacques to de is to provide a residential community … In the construction site, April 30. Photographer Ralph Thompson noted “Louis Cyr looks appropriately amazed by all the developments around him.” Photo: Ralph Thompson Maisonneuve, and Prud’homme to Glen this case, the hospital is a service to the Rd. community, so that’s fine.” Glen Yards site will be green, says MUHC MUHC spokesperson Caroline Pha - neuf confirmed that the Westmount side of the Glen Yards site will not be devel - oped. It will be green space, she said, and there are no plans to build there. According to Montreal’s website, PR@M-Industrie provides non-residential building owners a refund for up to 100 percent of the general property tax in rela - tion to the increase in value due to con - Montrea Pemier Home struction, conversion or expansion of an Furnishing Consignmen Sore industrial building. The program covers sectors such as manufacturing, computer CALL FOR CONSIGNMENTS engineering, call centres, life sciences, film production and more. Refunds are Furniture, Mirrors, annually limited to $1 million in local and agglomeration taxes over a period of five Silver, China, Lighting, years. Decorative Accessories More growth Not using it... moving.... The goal, claim motion supporters like redecorating... renovating neighbouring CDN-NDG borough mayor Michael Applebaum, is to encourage more For further information contact: economic growth in the area. 514-564-3600 That growth, said Applebaum, fills mu - www.galeriem.ca nicipal coffers with funding that will help e-mail your photos to: offset the some $2 billion of infrastructure investment needed around the hospital. [email protected] Opposition councillors, however, voted 8160 Devonshire Rd. against the motion. They said the zone is Mont-Royal, H4P 2K3 attractive enough for development and does not need subsidies. TOGETHER WE MAKE CONSIGNING EASY! 12 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 Time to start anew St. George’s lures dragon O’Leary loyalty has never wavered over time. from his den Our Man in I congratulate my opponents, and I salute them for representing their parties, By Lauren O’Loughlen Ottawa never an easy undertaking, even at the best Marc Garneau, MP of times. Far from his fire-breathing persona on for Westmount-Ville This election has produced a number CBC television show Dragon’s Den , a seem - Marie of dramatic results: a Conservative major - ingly pleasant and down-to-earth Kevin ity, an NDP official opposition, a deci - O’Leary gave a talk at St. George’s on the Thank you very much Westmount-Ville mated Bloc Québécois, a very humbled evening of May 3. O’Leary was once a stu - Marie for re-electing me as your member Liberal Party and the first elected Green dent at St. George’s elementary school. of parliament. I realize it was a “squeaker” Party MP. In an entertaining hour and a half pres - and that it made for some high stakes Politics in the next four years will be entation, O’Leary shared his philosophy drama on the night of the election. done quite differently because of one on money, how to make it successfully and I certainly went through a range of major outcome: a Conservative majority. I his television career. emotions as the vote was counted over a believe this will produce new dynamics on In an intimate pre-talk interview with period of almost five hours. Overall, I am Parliament Hill and that Canadians will school head, Jim Officer, O’Leary confided humbled, and I accept the message that judge the political parties quite differently that his time at St. George’s was what gave you have sent me as well as to the Liberal than was the case under the last three mi - him the tools to deal with his dyslexia in Party. nority governments. an otherwise unforgiving world. He de - Fortunately, I was supported by fantas - While the Conservative government scribed the school as a “nurturing” envi - tic volunteers and an excellent core team. does not have to be worried about being ronment. I was also fortunate to enjoy the support defeated by the opposition parties, this Showing outtakes from both Dragon’s of many “dyed in the wool” Liberals whose does not mean that it will not be judged on Den and the American television show the basis of both its policies and its respect Shark’s Tank , O’Leary kept a large audience for parliamentary institutions. entertained while explaining how a televi - Similarly, both of the opposition parties sion career has put him in contact with will be judged on their competence and by people he would otherwise only have the policy alternatives they bring to the dreamed of meeting, such as Apple co- table. founder Steve Wozniak and Arianna Huff - ington, co-founder of the Huffington Post . Liberals to self-examine O’Leary also co-hosts The Lang and As for my own party, we have now O’Leary Exchange , a business show on begun a profound self-examination to ad - CBC. dress the fact that Canadians have turned The businessman shared a Powerpoint away from us. Ultimately, if we do this presentation entitled, “The cold hard truth Kevin O’Leary, of CBC’s Dragon’s Den receives a properly, we will one day regain the credi - about money,” which outlined his beliefs St. George’s hoodie from school head Jim Officer. bility and relevance that we once enjoyed. of how money is the ultimate route to free - Make no mistake: we are starting from dom – “the freedom to get up and leave When asked if he found anything about ground zero. whenever I want,” he explained. life stressful, O’Leary answered when a sit - We begin with our Liberal values and He also shared his belief that “MBAs do uation seems stressful “I stop and I ask our position in the centre of the political not make you successful […] street smarts myself ‘Is it really that bad?’ ” spectrum and we rebuild on that founda - to me are more valuable than any MBA.” tion. Our challenge is daunting, but we have the time to get it right. It will be up to us to prove to Canadians that we can do it. I personally pledge to you that I will be Denver boot marches back part of this important effort. After a two-year absence, the Denver tion 12 Commander Stéphane Plourde. boot has returned to the Montreal area, After 24 hours, vehicles are towed to making it harder for delinquent car driv - municipal pounds if the fines remain un - MICHAEL R.CONCISTER ers to get away with unpaid traffic and paid. parking fines. Avocat – Barrister & Solicitor The “boot,” a wheel clamp that immo - bilizes the car, had been abandoned by Specialist in real estate, Montreal two years ago but was brought commercial lease, back this year when a budget for its use and disciplinary matters was reinstated. The locking device has nothing to do 4115 Sherbrooke St.West, suite 420 with either police or Public Security, but is Westmount, Quebec H3Z1K9 a collection method used by the Montreal Tel: 514-875-5311 ext. 5 municipal court and locked in place by a bailiff as one was recently observed on Fax: 514-875-8381 Winchester Ave. Wesbsite: michaelconcister.com The bailiff tracks down licence plates E-mail: [email protected] on wanted vehicles, said local police sta - The “Winchester boot.” Photo: Oliver Sugden WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 – 13 Rec Centre Q & A Taxes, socialism, water treatment and location Councillor Patrick Martin, the chair of has been rejected as a possible treatment. the recreation centre committee, has in - Nearby pools that have been converted to  vited Westmounters to write him with brine (salt water) treatment have been very approx. N questions and comments about the proj - well received by users. Once the selected future ect and plan. You can contact him with fur - technology has been determined, it will be site of ther questions at [email protected] announced publicly. – PM Lansdowne org. Your questions and his answers will  Ave. appear in subsequent issues of the Inde - Is budget enough for novel concept? pendent , space permitting. Please indicate It stands to reason that if you are building future whether you want your name published or something novel, such as underground rinks, site of not. there should be an open-ended budget to en - Sherbrooke For reasons of space, Councillor Martin sure solid construction. It sounds like we don’t St.  has paraphrased the questions. really have the budget, or that it’s very tight to achieve really solid foundations, that will Metcalfe Ave.

Taxes be adequate, but not super good. The question  As a direct result of this project, will my is: will we be paying for foundation cracks five  taxes go up and by how much? Word on the to eight years after completion? Will a struc - street is that someone in a house like mine will tural engineer sign off on the plans? – Resi - Future site be paying at least an extra $500 per year. – dent, Lansdowne Ave. of arena S Resident There will be no cracks in the founda - t.C ath The cost of the new recreation centre tions, and yes, a structural engineer will er ine will be spread over 10 years, and will rep - sign off on the plans. The geotechnical St. resent a cost of $200 per year for the aver - studies have shown that the soil condition age homeowner, or roughly only 2 percent below the structure is very sound. It is well Westmount, 1873. of annual municipal taxes. However, there compacted, as it has supported – for a cen - would have been a cost to maintaining the tury – a weight of earth above it that ex - cility would require pile driving to there would require deep piles. existing old building that will be elimi - ceeds by far the projected weight of the bedrock, as the old steel piles are rusting On the other hand, the current selected nated. The incremental cost of the vastly recreation centre. We must keep in mind and their future performance cannot be location for the underground rinks further improved facility is relatively small. – PM that the depth of construction is not un - guaranteed by the engineers. north is excellent. The 30-foot depth of ex - usual in Montreal, and corresponds to a We must keep in mind that this area cavation takes us below the level of the old $20 million for Westmount ?! not uncommon three-level garage below was once a field of ravines, shallow on the debris-filled ravines, which are roughly 15 The small bit of socialist still left in me an apartment or office building. It is not north side, and much deeper to the south feet below the surface in this area. Thus, cringes at the grants given to one of the rich - really novel from an engineer’s perspec - near the Glen (see map above). In the early it will be sitting on stable soil, as con - est communities in the country so that its peo - tive. Westmount’s building codes, and the 1900s, these ravines were filled with poor firmed by the geotechnical studies, and no ple have a nicer place to skate at convenient requirements of the National Building quality debris from Montreal construction structural piles will be required. An addi - times. Code, are very strict and must be adhered sites to flatten the area for expected hous - tional benefit is that the debris of mixed – Anne Jutras, Redfern Ave. to, and the structural engineers responsi - ing projects. Thus, the southern part quality that was dumped there 100 years ble for this part of the design, CIMA+, are Our residents have contributed where the current arena is located sits on ago will be excavated and hauled away. among the most talented in Quebec. – through their taxes into a pool of funds unstable material and any construction – PM PM available for projects of this type, and the federal and provincial contributions are Location, location, location simply a return of these monies. It is our The current site is possibly the worst build - own income tax dollars that will thus be ing site because of soil porosity and sloping ter - used to partially fund the construction of rain. – Resident, Victoria Ave. new swimming pools, changing rooms, tennis courts, ice rinks, a teen centre, in - Actually, the site of the current proposal door summer sports facilities for in - presented to residents in April 2010 is very clement weather, rooms for activities such good. The location considered for above- as exercise and yoga, community meeting ground rinks by the previous council two spaces, administrative offices, etc. It will years ago, in the area of the existing old be widely used by the entire community. arena, was ill-advised in that it was discov - – PM ered to sit atop 45 feet of poor quality soil such that expensive piles would be re - Pool’s water treatment quired to assure a solid foundation. And What type of water treatment is being the driving of the expected 266 steel piles specified for the pool? I would hope that it is to a depth of 105 feet to bedrock would an ozone treatment or some other form of have caused a great inconvenience to the water treatment that does not use chlorine. neighbourhood for several months. – John Dorey It is not commonly known that the ex - isting arena sits atop such piles from 60 Although the ultimate water treatment years ago, and any reconstruction of the fa - process has not yet been defined, chlorine 14 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 Consul Polak hosts Dutch queen’s birthday

Michael Polak of Prospect St., who is honorary consul in Montreal for the Netherlands, hosted a reception in the lobby of 1 Westmount Square on April 30 for the country’s national holiday, the queen’s birthday. The colour orange was everywhere. It symbolizes the House of Orange-Nassau, the dynasty whose members serve as constitutional monarchs in the Netherlands. From the left are Jason Polak, Portugal Consul General Fernando Demée de Brito, Michael Polak, Pennie Polak, Willem Westenberg and Shelby Wams. Photo: Martin C. Barry

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Hazel, Clarence, Chuck, Glenn and Anamalie Mah. that evening as sons Clarence and Glenn Sabrina Merceron , director of communi - (with his wife Anamalie) attended, both cations. flying in from LA. The event was packed with Piment The evening benefitted the Montreal Rouge fans. Delicious trays of goodies Museum of Fine Arts, with silent auction were offered to guests without delay – a items raising $30,000 for the institution’s rare treat as at many events the food is Asian art purchases. slow, if not late, to arrive. Attending from the museum were Guests admired the beautiful 50-year Nathalie Bondil , director; Laura Vigo , cu - old bonsai, a tiny tree lovingly manicured. rator of Asian art; Danielle Champagne , A large plasma screen director of the Museum Foundation and showed past years at Pi - continued on p. 22

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continued from p. 20 Thursday, May 12 [email protected]. ment Rouge, and amidst the VIP pictured • Byron Toben presents a literary/musical Wednesday, May 18 was Pierre Elliott Trudeau, whose son cabaret, including a reading of his play Justin showed up later in the evening. Jesus of Arizona , a comedy, music. 7:30 pm • Public consultation meeting on changes Lovely media celeb Virginie Coossa was at Atwater Library. Admission by voluntary in Westmount’s architectural and building noted amidst the chicly-clad. Westmoun - donation to May Cutler Arts Fund; $9 or requirements at city hall, 7 pm. ters attending included Barbara and Mor - more includes refreshments and door • Westmount Municipal Association ’s timer Freiheit (partner with Stikeman prizes. Info or reservations: (WMA) annual general meeting at Victo - Elliott), Michael Levinson (commissioner [email protected]. ria Hall. Reception 7 pm; meeting 7:30 with Commission de protection du terri - • “ Under the Tuscan Sun ” fundraiser for pm. Presentation of the Derek Walker Vol - toire agricole du Québec), former West - the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex at unteer Citizen of the Year Award and mount city councillor Rhoda Vineberg and Parisian Laundry, 3550 St. Antoine St. guest speaker Richard Filion. Open to all. Robert Vineberg (partner with Davies, Tickets; $125. Info: 514.485.5018 or rpel - Info: 514.594.2866 or info@wma- Ward, Phillips & Vineberg), and son [email protected]. amw.org. Justin , who attended Selwyn House with • L’Art de la Table : a fundraising event for Clarence and Glenn Mah. Saturday, May 14 Meals-on-Wheels at Congregation Shaar Departing guests were presented with • Randonnée Aventure is offering a pre- Hashomayim. Gala patrons evening, 6 an elegant recycling bag containing – season, introductory carpool hike at the pm. Also on Thursday, May 19, from 11 among other things – a carefully-wrapped Centre de la Nature Mont St. Hilaire for am to 5 pm. Reserve: 514.937.9471, ext. Asian pear. The palest of yellow, it comes prospective members interested in partic - 145. Info: 514.937.9471, ext. 169. from the pyrus pyrifolia tree specific to ipating in the club’s 2011 program of hikes • “ Faith First ” program at Ascension of our China, Korea and Japan, and is considered in Quebec and the US . 8 am pickup, 3 pm Lord Parish (375 Kitchener Ave.) for par - a symbol of spring. drop-off. Cost $5 carpool fee, $5 park en - ents who want to transmit the Catholic I am sure guests saved it in hopes that Jamie and George Goulakos trance. Info: 514.489.0339 or www.ran - faith to their children. Registration 4 to 7 this season might one day arrive! donnee.ca. pm in the parish room. Baptismal certifi - • Free compost for Westmount residents cate required to register. 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AVIS PUBLIC PUBLIC NOTICE ASSEMBLÉE PUBLIQUE DE CONSULTATION PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING PREMIER PROJET DE RÈGLEMENT 1411 FIRST DRAFT BY-LAW 1411 LE MERCREDI 18 MAI 2011 – 19 h WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011 - 7:00 P.M.

À TOUTES LES PERSONNES INTÉRESSÉES PAR LE PREMIER PROJET DE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED BY THE FIRST DRAFT BY-LAW NO. 1411 RÈGLEMENT nº 1411 INTITULÉ « Règlement visant à modifier de nouveau le ENTITLED “By-law to further amend Zoning By-law 1303 – Garages / side yards / règlement 1303 concernant le zonage – garages / cours latérales / toits en pente » sloped roofs” AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné par le soussigné, greffier de la Ville de PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of West- Westmount, de ce qui suit : mount, of the following: 1. Lors de sa séance ordinaire tenue le mardi 3 mai 2011, le conseil a adopté par 1. At its regular meeting held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, Council adopted by résolution le premier projet de règlement nº 1411, intitulé « Règlement visant resolution, the first draft By-law No. 1411 entitled “ By-law to further amend à modifier de nouveau le règlement 1303 concernant le zonage – garages / Zoning By-law 1303 – Garages / side yards / sloped roofs”. cours latérales / toîts en pente ». 2. Conformément à la Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme (L.R.Q., chapitre 2. In accordance with An Act respecting land use planning and development A-19.1), une assemblée publique de consultation aura lieu le mercredi 18 (R.S.Q., chapter A-19.1), a public consultation meeting will be held on mai 2011 à 19 h, à la salle du conseil de l’hôtel de ville de Westmount située Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of West- au 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest. mount City Hall located at 4333 Sherbrooke Street West. Cette assemblée publique de consultation a pour but d’expliquer le premier The purpose of this public consultation meeting is to explain the first draft projet de règlement nº 1411 dont l’objet vise notamment à : By-law No. 1411, the object of which is, among other things to: •supprimer le choix de matériaux de pavage qui est prévu au Règlement sur •rescind the selection of paving material, that is defined under By-law on les plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale (1305); Site Planning and Architectural Integration Programme (1305); •préciser que les aires de stationnement doivent être aménagées derrière •specify that the parking areas must be established behind the building line; l’alignement de construction; •increase the allowable area from 15% to 40% for roofs with a slope under •accroître la superficie permise, de 15 % à 40 %, des toits dont la pente est 20 degrees, measured from the horizontal; inférieure à 20 degrés par rapport à l’horizontal; •provide for any building subject to vested rights with respect to the un- •consentir pour tout immeuble ayant des droits acquis à l’égard de l’espace covered space in the sideyard, the right to extend vertically without any découvert dans sa cour latérale, le droit d’agrandissement à la verticale additional uncovered space being required. sans exiger d’espace découvert additionnel. 3. Au cours de cette assemblée, la personne qui préside expliquera le premier 3. During this meeting, the person presiding will explain the first draft by-law projet de règlement et entendra les personnes et organismes qui désirent and will hear every person or body wishing to express an opinion. s’exprimer. 4. Le premier projet de règlement comporte des dispositions propres à un 4. The first draft by-law contains provisions making it a by-law subject to règlement susceptible d’approbation référendaire. approval by way of referendum. 5. Le premier projet de règlement concerne l’ensemble du territoire de la ville de 5. The first draft by-law concerns the whole territory of the City of Westmount. Westmount. 6. Toute personne intéressée peut consulter le premier projet de règlement 6. Any interested person may consult the first draft By-law No. 1411 and obtain n° 1411 et en obtenir copie au bureau du greffier situé au 4333, rue Sher- copies thereof at the Office of the City Clerk, 4333 Sherbrooke Street West, brooke Ouest, du lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30. from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. DONNÉ à Westmount, ce 10 mai 2011. GIVEN at Westmount, May 10, 2011. Mario Gerbeau Greffier de la ville / City Clerk WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 – 25 Chris & Alix design Shop Westmoun t! jewels for Sharon Johnston to wear to royal wedding

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By Marci Babineau growth and potassium for resilience against things like drought, using com - Words like “humus” or “crumbly” used post to amend the soil is much more than to describe rich soil might bring to mind the sum of its chemical components. something good enough to eat. Indeed cu - Compost provides an environment for rious small children and hungry animals nutrient exchange between microscopic sometimes sample its bounty outright! life and plants that is complex and mean - Most of us are satisfied to wait for the ingful to the health of the plant. great miracle of vegetable plants and fruit To build your compost pile, you need trees to convert the soil’s goodness to an area of about three feet square and six something more palatable. It is, however, feet tall (not next to your neighbours’ bar - the richness of the soil, varying from place beque). You must acquire a bin to protect your compost from urban wildlife. Begin collecting your kitchen waste minus meat, bones, fat and oil. Balanced com - post should have a carbon-to-nitrogen During a noontime presentation on May 5 at the Atwater Library, writer/photographer Louise Abbott ratio of 30 to 1. It is spoke about her latest book, Eeyou Istchee: Land of the Cree , which she and co-photographer Niels simpler to think of Jensen recently published about the history and cultural traditions of the Cree of eastern James Bay. compost in terms of Abbott screened several of her short films about life in Quebec’s north. She also described the impact brown and green. that paved roads to northern Quebec are having on the way of life there. Photo: Martin C. Barry Brown stuff in - cludes dry leaves, straw, wood chips, Silberberg speaks to Roslyn students cardboard and paper, dry plant clip - during Blue Met’s children’s festival pings and old pot - ting soil. Green stuff An example of compost. Photo: Marci Babineau is kitchen waste, to place, that yields the distinctive taste coffee grounds, tea and nutrition of our fruits and vegetables. bags, fresh grass, plant clippings and ma - In unsterilized compost you might see nure. For manure, stick to cow, sheep, bits of wood chips or leaf, clay, small rocks, horse, rabbit or chicken. grains of sand, worms or centipedes. Add a good shovel of dirt to introduce Looking more closely you might see ne - soil micro fauna to the mix, just to speed matodes, fungal networks and worm eggs. things up. With this colour-coding, we can The chemistry that plants like is some change the ratio to one part green, one combination of nitrogen, phosphorous part brown. and potassium. While plants use nitrogen If green and brown are layered with a for leaf growth, phosphorous for root few inches of each, you will not need to mix with continued on p. 28 E & L Landscaping Division of 3189171 Canada Inc. 25 years experience

Westmount author and illustrator Alan Silberberg presented his books to grade 5 students from Roslyn on April 29 at the Westmount Public Library. Silberberg’s two published books are Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze and Pond Scum. The library has taken part in the Blue Metropolis Children’s Reasonable prices, reliable, knowledgeable for all Festival event since it began four years ago. Photo courtesy of the Westmount Public Library landscaping needs. Grass cutting, planting of gardens, sod application, lawn repairs, pavé uni, walls etc… Electronic Independents available Ernest: 514-941-2116 Enjoy the Indie at supper time on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us: offi[email protected]. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 – 27 Preparing arena/pool campaign mount after five years working in Aus - in the initial letter from the mayor,” Price This caused the mayor to point out how all continued from p. 1 tralia, MacKinnon previously consulted said. This was sent to all residents in April the information had already been public construction is expected to start “and mo - here in educational and healthcare areas. 2010 outlining the total cost of the project knowledge for a year. mentum will pick up.” She was also deputy director of McGill’s as $37 million. He told Sandra Chitayat from Lans - Now that MacKinnon has been se - 21st Century Fund and director of the Of this, $20 million will be offset by the downe, who questioned the architectural lected, he said, the preparation can move Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation. federal/provincial grants and $5 million design and concept, that the city might ac - forward. “It’s important for us to have Price has been chairing the council’s by community fundraising, leaving $12 cept “small modifications” to the project someone in her position who is part of the fundraising steering committee, which million to be financed through average tax but that the overall approach had already community,” he explained. MacKinnon also includes Councillor Victor Drury, a increases of $200 a year for 10 years. been accepted. has two children participating in the city’s fundraiser by profession, and city director Interestingly, one questioner at the May Sports and Recreation activities. general Duncan Campbell. 3 council meeting asked Mayor Peter Trent While she recently returned to West - “Our target is still $5 million as laid out for details of the plan and tax increases.

Ville de Westmount City of Westmount

AVIS D’ENTRÉE EN VIGUEUR NOTICE OF COMING INTO FORCE RÈGLEMENTS DE ZONAGE ZONING BY-LAW Nos 1406-1, 1406-2 et 1406-3 Nos 1406-1, 1406-2 and 1406-3

AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné à tous ceux qui peuvent être concer- PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all who may be concerned that the Zoning nés que les règlements de zonage énumérés ci-dessous, adoptés par le conseil by-laws listed below, adopted by the Municipal Council of Westmount at a regular municipal de la Ville de Westmount, lors d’une séance ordinaire tenue à l’hôtel de ville sitting held on April 4, 2011, were deemed to have been approved by the qualified le 4 avril 2011, sont réputés avoir été approuvés par les personnes habiles à voter voters at the registers held on April 26, 2011. lors des registres tenus le 26 avril 2011. Règlement 1406-1 intitulé « Règlement visant à modifier de nouveau le By-law 1406-1 entitled “By-law to further amend Zoning By-law 1303 - Site règlement 1303 concernant le zonage – implantation, espaces découverts et coverage, uncovered spaces and underground structures in side yards and constructions souterraines dans les cours latérales et arrière dans la zone rear yards in zone R2-07-01”; R2-07-01 »; By-law 1406-2 entitled “By-law to further amend Zoning By-law 1303 - Site Règlement 1406-2 intitulé « Règlement visant à modifier de nouveau le coverage, uncovered spaces and underground structures in side yards and règlement 1303 concernant le zonage – implantation, espaces découverts et rear yards in zone R2-09-01”; constructions souterraines dans les cours latérales et arrière dans la zone By-law 1406-3 entitled “By-law to further amend Zoning By-law 1303 - Site R2-09-01; coverage, uncovered spaces and underground structures in side yards and Règlement 1406-3 intitulé « Règlement visant à modifier de nouveau le rear yards in zone R2-10-01” règlement 1303 concernant le zonage – implantation, espaces découverts et constructions souterraines dans les cours latérales et arrière dans la zone The object of these draft by-laws is, among other things: R2-10-01 ». • To increase the lateral setback requirements in zones R2-07-01, R2-09- L’objet de ces règlements vise notamment à: 01 and R2-10-01 from 7 feet to 10 feet for a lot of 8,000 square feet or •augmenter les exigences des marges latérales de 7 à 10 pieds pour un more; lot d’une superficie de 8 000 pieds carrés ou plus, dans les zones •To reduce the maximum permissible site coverage to 3,200 square feet R2-07-01, R2-09-01 et R2-10-01; (297.29 square meters) or 35% of the area of the lot or parcel of land, •réduire la superficie d’implantation maximum au plus élevé de 3 200 whichever is the greater area, if the area of the lot or parcel of land is pieds carrés (297,29 mètres carrés) ou 35% du lot ou terrain, si la 8,000 square feet (743.2 square meters) or greater; and superficie du lot ou terrain est de 8 000 pieds carrés (743,2 mètres •To forbid below grade construction in the required minimum open space carrés) ou plus; et in the side yards and in the rear yards with the exception of footings, •interdire la construction en-dessous de l’espace découvert minimum basement accesses and window well. requis dans les cours latérales et dans les cours arrière, à l’exception des empattements, des accès vers les sous-sols et les puits de fenêtres. These by-laws shall come into force according to law. Ces règlements entrent en vigueur conformément à la loi. Any interested person may consult these by-laws on the City’s website: Toute personne intéressée peut consulter ces règlements sur le site web de la www.westmount.org and obtain copies thereof at the Office of the City Clerk, 4333 ville : www.westmount.org et en obtenir copie au bureau du greffier situé au 4333, Sherbrooke Street West, Westmount, Quebec, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to rue Sherbrooke Ouest à Westmount, du lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30. 4:30 p.m. DONNÉ à Westmount, Québec, ce 10 mai 2011. GIVEN at Westmount, Quebec, this May 10, 2011. Mario Gerbeau Mario Gerbeau Greffier City Clerk 28 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 Cyclist injured on bike path Make compost or get it A cyclist, who was reported to have claimed to have made his stop. The cyclist, rolled through a stop sign on the bike a 36-year-old NDG resident, admitted to integrate in a single year, but if left in the continued from p. 26 path, was injured April 29 after colliding “rolling through” thinking he would be soil will act as sponges and will hold water with a northbound car at Grosvenor and given the right of way. a fork. Keep a bag of brown handy and just for dry times. de Maisonneuve, Public Security officials At first he said he was not injured; then add some each time the compost is emp - If this adventure isn’t for you, the city said. The intersection is a four-way stop. complained of pain in the neck and back. tied. of Westmount provides free compost each Officers were called to the scene at Urgences Santé was called to the scene. Once the air temperature heats up and year as a product of its composting pro - 11:48 am where they said the driver There was a large dent in the car fender. the magic begins, you may notice the gram. This will be available from the Pub - smell of methane, a by-product of decom - lic Works yards on Bethune St., Saturday, position. This smell can be neutralized May 14 at 9 am. with a few shovels of soil. This treatment also discourages flying insects and urban Marci Babineau is an urban farmer in wildlife. Westmount. She teaches sustainable garden - ing practices at Victoria Hall. Ville de Westmount It is possible to mature a container over City of Westmount the warm season with green and brown layering approach. Corncobs will not dis -

AVIS D’ADOPTION Ville de Westmount RÈGLEMENT 1408 City of Westmount AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné à tous ceux qui peuvent être concernés que le règlement 1408 intitulé « RÈGLEMENT VISANT À MODIFIER DE NOUVEAU LE RÈGLEMENT 1318 CONCERNANT LES TARIFS » a été adopté par AVIS D’ADOPTION le conseil municipal de la Ville de Westmount, lors d’une séance ordinaire tenue à RÈGLEMENT 1409 l’hôtel de ville le 3 mai 2011. AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné à tous ceux qui peuvent être L’objet de ce règlement vise notamment à augmenter les tarifs imposés et concernés que le règlement 1409 intitulé « RÈGLEMENT VISANT À MODIFIER DE prélevés pour l’utilisation de biens et de services ou la participation à des activités, NOUVEAU LE RÈGLEMENT 742 PRÉVOYANT L’ÉTABLISSEMENT DE TARIFS y compris les frais d’utilisation de la piscine, des courts de tennis et des installations ET CERTAINES CONDITIONS APPLI CABLES À L’APPROVISIONNEMENT de l’aréna, les frais d’abonnement à la bibliothèque, la délivrance de permis, la D’ÉLECTRICITÉ » a été adopté par le conseil municipal de la Ville de Westmount, photocopie et l’impression, le mariage et l’union civile, la transcription ou la lors d’une séance ordinaire tenue à l’hôtel de ville le 3 mai 2011. reproduction de documents et l’utilisation des terrains de stationnement. Ce règlement a pour objet d’autoriser la réduction des tarifs d’électricité afin de Ce règlement entre en vigueur conformément à la loi. refléter les nouveaux tarifs autorisés par la Régie de l’énergie, à compter du 1er avril 2011. Toute personne intéressée peut consulter ce règlement sur le site web de la ville : www.westmount.org et en obtenir copie au bureau du greffier situé au 4333, rue Ce règlement entre en vigueur conformément à la loi. Sherbrooke Ouest à Westmount, du lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30. Toute personne intéressée peut consulter le règlement sur le site web de la ville : DONNÉ à Westmount, Québec, ce 10 mai 2011. www.westmount.org et en obtenir copie au bureau du greffier situé au 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest à Westmount, du lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30. DONNÉ à Westmount ce 10 mai 2011. NOTICE OF ADOPTION BY-LAW 1408

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all who may be concerned that By-law 1408 NOTICE OF ADOPTION entitled “BY-LAW TO FURTHER AMEND BY-LAW 1318 CONCERNING TARIFFS” BY-LAW 1409 was adopted by the Municipal Council of the City of Westmount at a regular sitting held at City Hall on May 3, 2011. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all who may be concerned that By-law 1409 The object of this by-law is, among other things, to increase tariffs imposed and entitled “BY-LAW TO FURTHER AMEND BY-LAW 742 TO ESTABLISH RATES levied for the use of goods and services or the benefit of activities, including AND CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY” was adopted membership fees for the use of pool, tennis and arena facilities, the Library by the Municipal Council of the City of Westmount at a regular sitting held at City membership fees, the issuance of a license or a permit, photocopy and printing, Hall on May 3, 2011. marriage and civil union, transcription or reproduction of documents and the use of The object of this by-law is to authorize the reduction of the electricity tariffs to parking lots. reflect the new rates authorized by the Régie de l’énergie, effective April 1, 2011. This by-law comes into force according to law. This by-law comes into force according to law. Any interested person may consult the said by-law on the City’s website: Any interested person may consult the said by-law on the City’s website: www.westmount.org and obtain copies thereof at the Office of the City Clerk located www.westmount.org and obtain copies thereof at the Office of the City Clerk located at 4333 Sherbrooke Street West, Westmount, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to at 4333 Sherbrooke Street West, Westmount, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. GIVEN at Westmount, Quebec, this May 10, 2011. GIVEN at Westmount this May 10, 2011. Mario Gerbeau Mario Gerbeau Greffier de la ville / City Clerk Greffier de la ville / City Clerk WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 – 29

Barracudas win 33 medals Ville de Westmount City of Westmount

AVIS D’ADOPTION RÈGLEMENT 1410 AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné à tous ceux qui peuvent être concernés que le règlement 1410 intitulé « RÈGLEMENT MODIFIANT LE RÈGLEMENT CONCERNANT LES CHIENS ET LES PERMIS S’Y RAPPORTANT » a été adopté par le conseil municipal de la Ville de Westmount, lors d’une séance ordinaire tenue à l’hôtel de ville le 3 mai 2011. Ce règlement vise à modifier le Règlement concernant les chiens et les permis s’y rapportant (535) afin de : •prévoir l’obligation pour le gardien de tout chien de porter en tout temps sur lui le permis sous forme de carte indiquant le numéro de médaille délivré par la ville quand il promène son chien dans un lieu public; •clarifier les règles que doit respecter le gardien de tout chien dans les zones de parcs désignées par la ville et identifiées par des panneaux officiels; •clarifier les règles que doit respecter le gardien de tout chien dans le boisé Ruby Boulard swims the butterfly during the Westmount Barracudas swim team’s first hosted team du parc Summit; championships at Collège Nôtre Dame from April 29 to May 1. The Barracudas achieved several •établir l’amende minimale à 75 $ dans le cas d’une première infraction; personal bests and won 33 individual and team medals. Gold medals were won by Logan Stack in the •désigner le directeur du Service de la sécurité publique comme personne 200m backstroke, Hannah Trier-Roberts for the 200m individual medley and Amanda Borowczyk for responsable de l’application de ce règlement; the 400m individual medley. “Holding a team championships is a challenge for a small club like the Barracudas,” said Dan Lundenberg, president of the team’s parent advisory committee. “The •assurer la concordance de certaines dispositions avec l’actuelle orientation tremendous support we have received from our swimmers, parent volunteers and corporate sponsors juridique de la ville. shows that Westmount is a hotbed of swimming. For a club that does not have a suitable pool to hold Ce règlement entre en vigueur conformément à la loi. swim meets, it is remarkable that we have been able to hold three over the last 15 months.” Photo: Julien Poitout Toute personne intéressée peut consulter ce règlement sur le site web de la ville : www.westmount.org et en obtenir copie au bureau du greffier situé au 4333, rue Westmount diver rises to new heights Sherbrooke Ouest à Westmount, du lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30. By Jared Book DONNÉ à Westmount, Québec, ce 10 mai 2011.

For 10-year-old Olivia Chamandy and NOTICE OF ADOPTION her family, it all happened so quickly. BY-LAW 1410 Just two years ago, Chamandy was PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all who may be concerned that By-law 1410 watching Canadian Alexandre Despatie on entitled “BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW CONCERNING DOGS AND THE television at the Beijing Olympics. Within LICENSING THEREOF” was adopted by the Municipal Council of the City of hours she had not only told her parents Westmount at a regular sitting held at City Hall on May 3, 2011. that she wanted to dive, she started diving into the water at the family’s cottage. The object of this by-law is to amend the By-law concerning dogs and the Since then, Chamandy has competed at licensing thereof (535) in order to: the Quebec Games and Junior Provincial • Provide for the obligation for the keeper of any dog to have at all times on championships, where she has won gold his or her person a licence in the form of a card bearing the dog’s tag medals in three disciplines including set - number issued by the City when having or taking the dog in any public ting a Quebec Games record in the 1m place in the City; event. •Clarify the rules that must be observed by the keeper of any dog in the City “I saw it and loved the moves in the park areas designated by the City and identified by official signs; air,” she said. She is also a part of the •Clarify the rules that must be observed by the keeper of any dog in the provincial program that combines school - Summit Woods; ing with athletic training. The biggest ad - •Fix the minimum fine at $75 in the case of a first offence; justment, aside from the normal changes • Designate the Director of the Public Security Department as the person that comes with a school switch, was the responsible for the administration of this by-law; increase of diving from three hours a week •Bring some cross-referencing provisions with the current legal position of to 12. the City. For her parents, David and Marie- Hélène, first came the shock of their This by-law comes into force in accordance with the law. daughter’s choice (she had previously only Any interested person may consult the said by-law on the City’s website: played badminton), then came their learn - Olivia Chamandy competes in the 1m event final during the 46e Finale Jeux du Québec Hiver www.westmount.org and obtain copies thereof at the Office of the City Clerk, 4333 ing process of a sport neither knew much Sherbrooke Street West, Westmount, Quebec, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to about. 2011, March 3 in Beauharnois Salaberry de Valleyfield. Chamandy took home the gold medal. 4:30 p.m. “We see the scores after one of her Photo: David Chamandy dives, and her coach talks to her, and we GIVEN at Westmount, Quebec, this May 10, 2011. don’t know what was wrong with it,” her and has her eyes set on her first national Mario Gerbeau, mother said. “But we’re learning!” championship to take place in Pointe Greffier / City Clerk Chamandy is just finishing up grade 5, Claire this July. 30 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011

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Heather Black estingly, Millman recalls that the first ex - The gallery, which specializes in hibit also featured female artists, Canadian art, currently exhibits the including Madeleine Boyer, Rita Briansky, work of area residents Lynda Westmount gallery owner Michael Mill - Ghitta Caiserman-Roth and Louise Car - Schneider-Granatstein and Nory man has lived on Greene Ave. for most of rier. Steiger. his life. The third generation of gallery Illustrious artists Greene Ave. then owners, his family has played a significant role in the Montreal art scene. Recently, I Over the years, the West End Gallery Millman is also fascinated by the spoke to Millman at his West End Gallery. featured many prominent painters, in - street’s history. He possesses a cluding the famed Group of Seven. Mill - 1840s pastel by Holdstock depicting All in the family man recalls that Ralph Burton’s 1967 show two buildings – one of which was Art lover and painter Rose Millman brought artists A. Y. Jackson, Arthur Lis - the Sherbrooke St. tollhouse. This founded the Dominion Gallery in 1941. mer and Ann Savage together for the last representation, he explained was She later sold it to junior partner Max time. made “just before the boom.” Stern, and in 1948, she opened the West Over the years, the gallery also repre - At one time, the west side of the End Gallery on Sherbrooke St.’s Prince of sented many artists from Montreal’s Jew - street was owned by the Grey Nuns, Wales Terrace. ish community, including Sam while the east side belonged to the Michael Millman recounts how his Borenstein, Harry Mayerovitch, Louis Sulpicians. Eventually homes were grandmother’s first group exhibit in 1949 Muhlstock and Moe Reinblatt. built. 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DATES À RETENIR DATEBOOK HÔTEL DE VILLE Le 11 mai de 18 h à 20 h CITY HALL May 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. Bureaux administratifs fermés Inscription - camps d’été Administrative offices closed Summer camp registration Arena le 23 mai Aréna May 23 Veuillez noter que tous les bureaux administratifs de la Le 28 mai à 19 h 30 Please be advised that all administrative offices of the May 28 at 7:30 p.m. Ville de Westmount, soit l'hôtel de ville, le Victoria Hall, Soirée de danse City of Westmount (City Hall, Victoria Hall, Hydro Soirée de danse Hydro Westmount, et les Services de la sécurité publique, Victoria Hall Westmount, Public Works, Public Security and Victoria Hall des sports et loisirs et des travaux publics seront fermés le Recreation) will be closed on Monday, May 23, 2011 for lundi 23 mai en raison de la Fête des patriotes. La Le 6 juin à 20 h the Victoria Day holiday. The Westmount Public June 6 at 8 p.m. Bibliothèque publique de Westmount sera fermée le Library will be closed on Sunday, May 22 and Monday, dimanche 22 mai et le lundi 23 mai 2011. La collecte des Séance du conseil Council Meeting Hôtel de ville May 23, 2011. The compostable materials collection City Hall matières compostables s’effectuera à l’horaire normal. will take place according to the regular schedule.

goûts. De plus, c’est l'occasion de vous renseigner sur les organismes communautaires et les services ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES municipaux. Info: 514 989-5353. Exposition COMMUNITY EVENTS LIBRARY La galerie du Victoria Hall est fière de présenter les Exhibition 2 o’clock series œuvres des artistes Mary Lou Freel et John Fretz du 28 The Gallery at Victoria Hall is pleased to present Join us for an afternoon with Montreal writer Joel avril au 20 mai 2011. Info : 514 989-5521. works by artists Mary Lou Freel and John Fretz from Yanofsky, author of Bad Animals: A Father’s April 28 to May 20, 2011. Info: 514 989-5521 Accidental Education in Autism on Wednesday, Dramatis Personae BIBLIOTHÈQUE May 11 at 2 p.m. Info: 514 989-5386 Dramatis Personae présente "Under Milk Wood" de Conférences à 14 h Dramatis Personae Dylan Thomas au Victoria Hall à 20 h les 6, 7 et 13 mai Joignez-vous à nous pour un après-midi en Dramatis Personae presents "Under Milk Wood" by English Book Club et à 14 h 30 et 20 h le 14 mai. Entrée gratuite; dons compagnie de Joel Yanofsky, écrivain montréalais et Dylan Thomas at Victoria Hall at 8 pm on May 6, 7 Join the English Book Club from 7 to 9 p.m. on acceptés afin de couvrir les frais. Billets : 514 373- auteur du livre Bad Animals : A Father’s Accidental and 13 and at 2:30 pm and 8 pm on May 14. Tuesday, May 17 as they discuss Sarah’s Key by 5486; www.theatrewestmount.com. Education in Autism,lemercredi11maià14h. Admission is free, but donations are welcome Tatiana de Rosnay. Info: 514 989-5386. Info: 514 989-5386. to help cover costs. Tickets: 514 373-5486; Échange de plantes vivaces www.theatrewestmount.com. Cultural Lecture Series Club de lecture anglaise Apportez vos fleurs vivaces fraîchement déterrées à Join Montreal Storyteller Stéphanie Bénéteau for her l’aréna de Westmount le mercredi 18 mai à partir de Joignez-vous au club de lecture anglaise le mardi Perennial Plant Exchange dramatic interpretation of the tragic story of the love 16 h 30 et recevez des coupons que vous pourrez 17 mai de 19 h à 21 h pour discuter du livre Sarah’s Bring freshly-dug perennial flowers to the Arena on between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish échanger contre d’autres plantes de votre choix dès Key de Tatiana de Rosnay Info : 514 989-5386. Wednesday, May 18 from 4:30 and exchange them for princess Iseult on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. Ages 18 h (N.B. : égopode de podagraire, hémérocalle vouchers to obtain new plants beginning at 6 p.m. 13+ please. Info: 514 989-5386. orange, plantes annuelles, arbustes et plantes Conférences culturelles (note: NO goutweed, orange day lilies, annuals, d’intérieur non acceptées). Il est possible d’acheter des La conteuse Stéphanie Bénéteau donnera vie à l’histoire houseplants or shrubs). Plants may be purchased plantes à compter de 19 h et de se renseigner auprès d’amour tragique entre Tristan, le chevalier de from 7 p.m. and learn about organic gardening. d’experts en jardinage écologique au cours de Cornouailles et la princesse irlandaise Iseult le mercredi Proceeds go to projects in the Conservatory and l’événement. Tout profit sert à financer des projets 18 mai à 19 h. 13 ans et + Info: 514 989-5386. greenhouses. More details are available at futurs dans le conservatoire et les serres municipaux. www.westmount.org. PUBLIC WORKS Pour plus de détails, consultez www.westmount.org. Free compost for residents Replay the Beatles Concert Concert « Replay The Beatles » Pick up compost on Saturday, May 14 beginning at Relive the magic of Beatlemania with tribute band 9 a.m. at Bethune Street. Bring a bag or bin, a Revivez la magie des années Beatles avec le groupe Replay The Beatles performing some of the Beatles’ TRAVAUX PUBLICS shovel and proof of residence. Info : 514 989- «ReplayTheBeatles»le mercredi 25 mai à 19 h au greatest hits from 1963 to 1970 at Victoria Hall on 5390. Victoria Hall. Le spectacle-hommage inclura les grands Remise de compost aux résidents Wednesday, May 25 at 7 pm. Preview the band at succès des Beatles de la période 1963 à 1970. Pour un Venez chercher du compost gratuit le samedi 14 mai à www.replaythebeatles.com. Advance tickets $20 ($25 avant-goût du groupe, visitez www.replaythebeatles.com. partir de 9 h dans la rue Bethune. Apportez un sac ou at the door) Info: 514 989-5226. Billets en prévente : 20 $ (25 $ à la porte). Info: 514 une poubelle, une pelle et une preuve de résidence. 989-5226. Info : 514 989-5390. Westmount Family Day Spend the day with your friends and neighbours in Journée familiale de Westmount Westmount Park on Saturday, May 28 from 9 a.m. to Passez une journée ludique entre voisins et amis au 4 p.m. Play on the inflatable games, get your face parc Westmount le samedi 28 mai de 9 h à 16 h lors de painted, ride the aerial runway, and pet a llama, feed e la 36 journée familiale. Jouez sur les surfaces a goat, compete in the egg toss... there's something for gonflables, faites-vous maquiller, essayez la promenade everyone. It’s also a chance to meet with local aérienne, caressez un lama, nourrissez une chèvre, community groups and City departments. Info: 514 lancez des oeufs… il y aura des activités pour tous les 989-5353.

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By Lauren O’Loughlen munity groups and schools. Students, workshop, which offers participants a Government Services program grant. young and old, can learn different skills, chance to learn about the non-violent ori - The digital literacy program has created The Atwater Library and Computer ranging from navigating government web - gins of hip hop while learning to make workshops for other groups, including the Centre’s digital literacy program is there if sites, to making and editing video, to mas - video documentaries. Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi in NDG, Head you need a hand with technology. tering photo manipulation software, to The “Media Literacy” workshop taught and Hands Young Parents program and The program, which started in 2007, or - learning stop-motion animation. girls at Trafalgar School photo manipula - Yellow Door’s Yellow Ribbon Social Club. ganizes workshops for individuals, com - Robin Kelley, the library’s information tion and creating posters while learning Videos, posters, photos and animations society project coordinator explained, “The about gender stereotypes in the media. produced through the workshops can be aim of the program is to provide work - viewed on the program’s website gallery at shops in new media technology to youth Create and communicate http://media.atwaterlibrary.ca/taxon - and community groups. Most programs “The aim of the program is to give peo - omy/term/21. are given in partnership with specific ple skills to create things but also to help groups and tailored specifically to the them communicate. … I find the role very group’s needs.” rewarding, and I really love doing the Electronic Independents available What makes the program different workshops,” said Kelley, who became in - Enjoy the Indie at supper time from a straightforward technical class is volved in August 2009. on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us: that its workshops often have a strong so - The library and computer centre’s pro - offi[email protected]. cial or community-building message as a gram is funded by the Quebec ministry of theme. Contactivity learns videomaking Hello, Westmount An example of this is the “Sharing Sto - ries” workshop, which was held in tandem Westmount Dental Care with the Contactivity seniors’ centre. Over four classes, seniors were taught to use video cameras in order to share their per - Robin Kelley in the Atwater Library and sonal stories. Computer Centre’s reading room. For youths is the “HipHopNoPop” Bullet: A big cat with a big heart Bullet was very lucky when, a little more than a year ago, he was rescued by a very kind person who found him behind 9 Lives her home, bleeding in the cold. She took him directly to the vet who Lyzanne concluded that someone had purposely cut off his tail and the cold had kept him

from possibly bleeding to death. After lots and lots of loving care and nursing him back to health, he was placed in a foster home where he has been very much loved. Unfortunately, his foster care - giver is going away for four months, so Bullet needs to be adopted by a forever family or placed in another foster home for that four-month period. Is there a home for him in our neigh - bourhood? Bullet is quite the cuddly, long-haired Dr. Charlotte Pagé (left) and Dr. Douglas Hamilton. black-and-white work of art. He looks as if he has a white shirt on under a black suit, By Martin C. Barry Westmount Dental Care prides itself on and he carries himself as if he was in for - being “high-tech,” with many types of ad - mal wear! He is a very healthy, sturdy fel - Westmount Dental Care recently un - vanced technology, while also being “high- low. He is approximately three to four derwent a phase of expansion. The clinic, touch,” with an emphasis on personalized years old, very loyal and affectionate. which is headed by Dr. Douglas Hamilton customer service and individualized treat - For more information on Bullet, please (right), has a new dentist, upgraded tech - ment. contact Jean Le Marquand at 450.505.1741 nology and larger premises. Dr. Charlotte or email [email protected]. Pagé (left) joined the clinic last December. Hello, Westmount ’s content is provided by Your neighbour, Lyzanne Dr. Peter Woolhouse, who has practised the Independent . Businesses that appear do dentistry in Westmount for the past 32 not pay for or approve what is written. Bullet years, joined a year and a half ago. 34 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 10-11, 2011 Introducing Strictly Gardening Michael Millman A service dedicated to gardening only. Not lawns, not leaves. For all your gardening upcoming exhibits and renovations to needs, from opening of gardens, soil preparation, planting of all flowers, regular continued from p. 31 maintenance, feeding and closing. Will also plant and maintain containers, 1358 Greene. flowerboxes and urns. relates that painters Goodridge Roberts Also available in the and Ernest Neumann opened the Roberts- Magog area. Neumann School of Art in a building near St Catherine St. during the 1930s. Electronic Independents For a no cost Greene Ave. now available consultation, please Enjoy the Indie at supper time contact Henry Price But time doesn’t stand still for Greene on Tuesdays! at 514-937-0649 Ave. or the West End Gallery. Millman, a Sign up by writing us: co-chair of the Greene Ave. Merchants’ As - or henryfprice@ offi[email protected]. yahoo.ca sociation, is active in promoting the area. As for the gallery, he is currently planning

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