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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 01 No. 1d We are Westmount February 13, 1/04 Dépanneur owne r/tenant vows to continue fight New Westmount High team wins first game St. Catherine site near Atwater okayed for demo, building BG L5DA88> SF88>8G plained at the demolition hearing. There is also underground parking for 89 cars. City council gave its blessing February “Obviously, it’s a very large project,” 19 for the demolition of an almost vacant Mayor Christina Smith said. “We don’t see three-storey commercial building at 4014- many of these in Westmount,” 4022 St. Catherine and its replacement by The remaining tenant of the existing one of seven to 10 storeys high of mixed building was the lone legally recognized use. The site is just west of Atwater and opponent. directly south of Alexis Nihon. “I strongly object to the demolition,” The new $21-million project consists of stated Xiaobing Fan, owner of the 7 Jours retail at street level, two storeys of offices, dépanneur. His lease in the building was topped by two recessed apartment sec - “good” until 2020, he said. The business tions and common rooftop areas, architect supports his entire family and offers 24- Marc Rasmussen of FRW architects ex - hour service to the neighbourhood. He asked how the city could consider City’s DG Hurtubise speaks to such a request when he had obtained a court injunction against the demolition. Westmount High, in red, had an opportunity to score in front of the St George’s net with a bouncing Independent about his first Smith, however, ex - puck at an exhibition hockey game at the Westmount recreation centre February 23. It was the first six months at top post, p. 8 game of a re-launched program at the school and a 6-1 victory for the players. See p. 15 for more. plained the injunction continued on p. 16 Photo: Ralph Thompson.

Foot pain? Delay Mt. Royal road closure: Smith Heel spur? BG L5DA88> SF88>8G tive committee chairman Craig Sauvé, Out - Bunions? remont borough mayor Philipe Tomlinson, Consult Westmount won’t support Montreal’s also of Projet Montréal, apologized and Dr. William Constant controversial pilot project to close off Re - said other stakeholders had not been told. CARL podiatrist membrance Rd./Camillien Houde over Smith said if Montreal is not willing to 514-439-5112 Mount Royal to through-car access, Mayor back down, would it delay the plan until Christina Smith said last week. At least not completion of the Turcot work when more for now, that is. of a traffic baseline could be established? She said that at the agglomeration coun - When Tomlinson said Montreal was Real Estate Broker cil meeting February 22 she asked why counting on the support of Westmount as 514.726.2077 West mount – once again – had not been one of the three peaks comprising Mount 245 Victoria #525 consulted about a major initiative. In the Royal, Smith said, “I told him I will not PROFUSION.GLOBAL Profusion immobilier inc. Real Estate Agency Westmount absence of Mayor Valérie Plante and execu - support it.”

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The Westmount Historical Associa - Mountainside is for sale (see “Moun - tion’s winter 2018 lecture series continued tainside United going up for sale after 100 February 15 on the theme of “shaping the years,” April 5, 2016, p. 1). future” at the Westmount Public Library, Solutions can include partial repurpos - with guest speaker David Hanna, UQAM ing of the building together with a com - associate professor of urban studies, talk - munity activity (such as daycares) but the ing about repurposing churches. church continues to operate; a complete It was a full house with an enthusiastic replacement of the religious endeavour by and knowledgeable audience posing lots of community functions but including reli - questions and sharing experiences. Hanna gious functions; or a complete sale of the is a member of the Conseil du patrimoine property for private use. religieux du Québec, whose mission is to But faced with the numerous obstacles, support and promote the conservation and it’s unlikely that residential condomini - enhancement of Quebec’s religious her - ums would be an attractive proposition itage. Hanna is also a member of West - today, he said. mount’s Local Heritage Council. Councillor Cynthia Lulham participat - Westmount has 13 houses of worship ed in the discussions after the presenta - ranging from the earliest construction, the cities on the island of Montreal, that pro - owner. The Open Door drop-in centre for tion pointing out that Councillor Conrad traditional Anglican-designed church of tect both the exterior and interior ele - homeless people was still using the build - Peart and she are on the Planning Adviso - the Advent on de Maisonneuve Blvd. built ments of religious buildings that have sig - ing on February 26 when the Independent ry Committee (PAC) and that she sits on in 1892 to the most recent construction, the nificant heritage value. Most were built went by. (For more coverage, see “Study the Local Heritage Council . bright and spacious Temple Emanu-El- with much larger assemblies in mind. Beth Sholom built in 1958 on Sherbrooke With diminishing congregations, high op - St. at Wood, still in use by its builder. erating costs, zoning restrictions, heritage “Repurposing religious establishments by-laws and neighbourhood resistance, re - Letters to the Editor has always been difficult,” said Hanna. purposing of a church requires innovative “Residents will passionately protect their thinking and public accommodation. Some celebration, crease of one-dollar is very simply another neighbourhood church, but when asked if Westmount currently faces two such some coverage tax grab by the city along with the unjusti - they attend services, will often say they challenges, namely St. Stephen’s Church fied increase in the “welcome tax.” Some celebration at Victoria Hall on never go to church, but point out that on the corner of Atwater and Dorchester When will it ever end? February 10! (“Boicel, Lord celebrate Black since churches are tax exempt, then they and the very large Mountainside United Tim Carsley, Barat Rd. History Month at Vic Hall,” February 20, are supporting the institution. Developers Church at the corner of Lansdowne and p. 1). Damn the poop are not interested anymore,” said Hanna The Boulevard. Marie-Josée Lord never performed. Ap - For God’s sake, if you own a dog, have because of these and other issues. St. Stephen’s has reportedly been sold, parently she came to the hall, but then the basic decency to pick up his poop. He stated that the challenges are although on February 22 the Montreal ag - left without explanation, without apology, Damn it! greater now because of Montreal agglom - glomeration’s Role d’évaluation foncière with out excuse! Some diva! Lucille Laperrière Robitaille, eration by-laws, which apply to demerged still showed “St. Stephen’s Church” as the It would have been a good story for the de Maisonneuve Independent , but the paper missed out. Too bad. No word from anyone about the Mayor, council show WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT whole debacle, although I am assured that fine leadership We are Westmount we will be getting our money refunded. Letter writer David Black of Sydenham Editor Advertising sales Nicholas Hanlon, Sherbrooke St. Ave (February 13, p. 6) speaks for many of David Price: 514.935.4537 Arleen Candiotti: 514.223.3567 Editor’s note: You are right. I am tempted us in applauding the mayor and council [email protected] [email protected] to argue that our story was correct. We for fine leadership in banning gas-operat - Chief reporter Classified ads used two verbs to describe Lord’s activities ed leaf blowers. Now the truly hard part of Laureen Sweeney www.westendclassifieds.com at Victoria Hall. She may well have “cele - leadership begins: making NIMBY culture work for everyone, Not In My Back Yard Graphics Accounting brated” before she left and was “featured” Ted Sancton Beth Hudson: 514.223.6138 on the promotional material, but I have to for leaf blowers. Dust, dirt and noise, offi[email protected] confess it was misleading, and that we odours and exhaust, are bad for the com - missed her non-performance. Thanks for munity and those who work in it. We have Presstime: Monday at 10:30 am keeping us on our toes. – DP to police ourselves. Let us find new ways Letters & Comments: We welcome your letters but reserve the right to choose and edit and styles of making our lovely homes them. Please limit to 300 words and submit before Friday 10 am to be considered for Last word on parking presentable. Speak with your contractors publication the following week. Please check your letter carefully as we may be unable to (for a while) too, and persuade them to adapt, as it make subsequently submitted changes. Letter writers should not expect to be published in Maybe Matthew Cope (“Parking app is saves their hearing and health. Also let every issue, or in back-to-back issues, or repeatedly in the same season or on the same topic. free...,” February 20, p. 4) can afford a Public Works lead the way in following 14,500+ copies DW smart phone, but I doubt if the majority of this by-law and ensure its subcontractors Owned and published by: Westmount citizens can, so the pay-by- do so also. Sherbrooke-Valois Inc., 310 Victoria Ave., #105, Westmount, QC H3Z 2M9 plate parking system remains a daunting Victor Yelverton Haines II, challenge for most. The unnecessary in - de Maisonneuve WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – February 27, 2018 – 5

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HERITAGE 2040 Decarie (at de Maisonneuve) 514.482.9616 Real Estate Agency WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – February 27, 2018 – 7 City’s director general a ‘fix-it’ person Six months of challenges recounted by Hurtubise BG L5DA88> SF88>8G time in his life, he points out. the city has already obtained an Married, with three children in evaluation of roads, the condition It’s gone by so fast you could call it a CEGEP or university, Hurtubise of water mains and other networks whirlwind or maybe a blink of the eye. has a lot of experience on which is now under way. But in the six months since Benoit to draw. Hurtubise took over the reins of West - In his earlier days at Nor - New ideas mount’s administration as the city’s direc - tel/Emerson, he worked as a Since last November’s elec - tor general, there’s been a hot election quality and application engineer tions, his key focus has been to campaign, a new council sworn in and the before migrating into manage - support the new council and help city’s operating budget for 2018 to be re - ment there and at Schneider its six new councillors become worked in a week. Electric, he explained. “I’ve al - oriented into the municipal and And it came on the heels of a period of ways enjoyed things that need - political world. “Like other West - uncertainty. Long-time mayor Peter Trent ed fixing.” That meant coming mount councils, they’re commit - had resigned. Christina Smith took over up with the right resources to ted and dedicated to the city, but as interim mayor and then Mike Deegan do the job. they have new ideas,” he ex - retired unexpectedly as director general. Hurtubise holds a degree in plained. Hurtubise, as assistant DG, took over. electrical engineering from Once the council has deter - “There’s never a dull moment,” he said École Polytechnique de Mon - mined its goals, it will be for Hur - last week. “Every day is a new day that tréal and an MBA from École tubise and his team of depart - takes me out of my comfort zone.” des Hautes Études Commer - ment heads to find ways to trans - Only a couple of weeks ago, he found ciales, obtained in 1988 and late them into action. himself in front of TV cameras at city hall 1996 respectively (see story April While these five years have when neither the mayor nor the city clerk 9, 2013, p. 3). been the first for Hurtubise work - was available to speak about the city’s And while his road to the top ing in the public sector, he points sound barrier case in court against the job in municipal government out he has been no stranger to provincial ministry of Transport. within five years could be con - public “service.” “That really took me out of my comfort sidered a leap, it was actually a A West Islander, he had zone!” Hurtubise said with a laugh. But “logical progression,” he points worked as a lifeguard and then that was another challenge met. out. manager at a pool in Dollard des While managing and re - Ormeaux. He was also a ski in - ‘Gray zones’ structuring Hydro Westmount, structor at Mont St. Sauveur, While he has a passion for manage - Hurtubise soon found himself where he met his wife. It wasn’t ment, he said, “You learn you have to deal simultaneously heading Public Benoit Hurtubise in his office at city hall February 17. until he was in his forties that he with a lot a gray zones.” Works when its director, Mari - took up hockey, which he now And these challenges are actually the anne Zalzal, left on sick leave. “I was an “but I had to put together an organization plays on an Old Timers C team. But he reason he decided in 2013 to apply to an electrical engineer, not a civil engineer,” he and capital works budget for 2016 that soon became director and president of the ad for a new director of Hydro West - mused, “but I used common sense.” showed we had to invest $15 million a year Dorval Old Timers Hockey League of 235 mount. After a 25-year career in the pri - With this added experience, Hurtubise over 20 years, excluding special projects members and, as a father, was an assistant vate sector’s electrical industry, “I thought was the city’s choice to help the council re - such as restoration of the greenhouses.” coach for Hockey West Island. running an electric utility might be inter - alize a new priority: substantially increas - This is “a long-term financial plan,” he Along with managing the city, he says, esting,” he said. ing its spending to renew the city’s ne - emphasized, “but it does not specifically he sees his role in Westmount as being “Did I ever think I would end up as di - glected infrastructure. With this appoint - name, in what order, specific streets and there “to serve” residents. “I always try to rector general of the city? It never came to ment, he became assistant director gener - utilities will be redone. You can’t list the be fair and equitable,” he said. And he con - my mind.” al for infrastructure. order of streets, for example, until you know siders himself lucky: “I’ve always had a At age 52, however, it comes at a good “The money was there,” he recalled, the condition of what’s under them.” While strong team to work with.”

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Give the gift of life. 514 989-5226. lancement du printemps Seed Lending Library: spring launch Semences gratuites pour les membres de la Biblio- Gallery at Victoria Hall: exhibition Free seeds for Library members: choose from more thèque : choississez parmi plus de 50 variétés de March 8 to 29. The Gallery at Victoria Hall is pleased than 50 varieties of seeds - herbs, owers, vegetables, plantes - nes herbes, eurs, légumes, plantes to present an exhibition featuring artist Sara Colby. fruit, and heirloom plants. The seeds are led in the patrimoniales. Les semences sont classées dans les Come meet the artist on March 14 at 7 p.m. Hours: drawers of the former card catalogue cabinets near tiroirs des anciens meubles du catalogue sur ches Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., weekends the main circulation desk. 514 989-5530. près du comptoir du prêt. 514 989-5530. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 514 989-5521. Galerie du Victoria Hall : exposition English Book Club Lecture: Let's Talk Opera! Club de lecture en anglais Du 8 au 29 mars. La galerie du Victoria Hall est ère Tuesday, February 27, 7 p.m., Library. Anne Sunday, March 18, 10:30 a.m., Victoria Hall. Le mardi 27 février, 19 h, Bibliothèque. de présenter des œuvres de Sara Colby. Rencontrez Patchett's Commonwealth. Led by Carly Svadba. Presented in English by L’Opéra de Commonwealth par Anne Patchett. Animé par l'artiste le 14 mars à 19 h. Horaire : lundi au vendredi Vandergriendt. 514 989-5299. Montréal. 514 989-5226. Carly Vandergrindt. 514 989-5299. 10 h à 21 h, samedi/dimanche 10 h à 17 h. 514 989-5521. 2 O’Clock Conferences Series: Conférences de 14 heures : Family Film Day Conférence : Parlons opéra! Gregory B. Gallagher Gregory B. Gallagher Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Victoria Hall. The whole Le dimanche 18 mars, 10 h 30, Victoria Hall. Wednesday, February 28, 2 p.m., Library. Film: Le mercredi 28 février, 14 h, Bibliothèque. Film : family is invited to a screening of Oddball (2015). Svadba. 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History by 3/2 Grosvenor: John Hand in upper Westmount the House Shirley Kieran: it appears he worked at the time for CN Rail, then as transportation A>7G D?798 consulting principal for IBI Group, and most recently as a private transportation consultant. She started working in opera - Westmount worked its way through the tions research and planning for Canada first two decades of its existence as a sort Post, but quickly moved to Montreal soft - of “end-of-the-line” community on the out - ware company Best-Seller Inc., which skirts of Montreal, concentrating on the grew tremendously under her guidance development of what is now the south - and leadership. Since June of 2014 she has eastern area around Clarke and Rose - been affiliated with i4i Inc., dealing in in - mount avenues, while the area to the formation management. north of Côte St. Antoine Rd. remained as orchards and forests, dotted with man - Referendum looms sions like the Murray and Raines estates. Unfortunately, the Westmount real es - All this changed in 1895 with the cre - tate market turned south in the 1990s as ation of the Westmount Land Company, Quebec moved toward a second referen - among the first of several “project devel - dum, and the Kierans sold it in September opers” who set their sights on the moun - 1996, for only $341,000 – less than its 1986 tain and land that, by dint of the expand - price – as they moved to Calgary. ing downtown core, was becoming more Robert Baird, an executive with Shell and more attractive to investors. William Canada at the time, and his wife, Marie and David Yuile were born in Scotland and Racicot, who has been variously an editor, came to Canada with their parents in 1857, university lecturer and translator, sold the finally settling in Montreal in 1869. They house in 1999 to Angeline Fournier, but took over an ailing St. Jean sur Richelieu she never moved in, reselling to J. Hart - glassworks in 1878 and moved it to Mon - land McKeown and Michèle Belzile, who treal, bought other glass companies and moved here from the United States and expanded operation to the point that they 703 Grosvenor Ave. on February 8. apparently moved back there after five became, under the name Diamond Flint years, selling to Samuel Blatchford and Glass Company Limited, the largest glass of said land.” The rules also stipulated 17- The first buyer of 703 Grosvenor, in Oc - Anne-Marie Dutil in 2004. He was presi - manufacturer in Canada. foot setbacks from the street as well as 7- tober 1916, was Sarah Dorothy Brown, dent of Canam Steel Co. and now is pres - foot sidelines, “and any stable or outhouse wife of Carl Meincke, who ran a store on Westmount Land formed ident of American Steel and Aluminum, that may be built shall be placed at least 70 St. Nicholas St. downtown. The price paid LLC, in Boston, where she is an interior Along with George Arthur Grier, who feet from the street.” was “$1 and other good and valuable con - designer and a specialist in gift-boxes. describes himself as a lumber merchant, Legal wrangling about the Phillips es - siderations,” though included in the “other They sold the stately John Hand house but who also served as president of the St. tate and preparation of Grosvenor and considerations” was paying off the $4,000 to Hooman Taravati and Cristina Rossi. Lawrence Flour Mill, they formed the Roslyn avenues held up construction for a loan which Hand used for construction of He is a “a strategic operations optimiza - Westmount Land Company largely to look decade, but by 1905 Westmount was ex - the house. tion and transformation advisor.” They after land originally owned by Charles panding on both sides of the “Phillips According to Lovell’s Directory, Carl paid $1,400,000 in September 2012; the Phillips, a Montreal businessman who strip,” that is, on Victoria and Lansdowne Meincke lived there until his death in the municipal valuation for 2017 is $1,590,200. had, years earlier, purchased a strip of avenues. It took a while for development mid-1930s and Sarah stayed there with farmland stretching from St. Henri to the to make its way up the hill, but in 1912 Jack Meincke (according to Lovell’s Direc - top of (and over) Westmount mountain Thomas Williamson, vice-president of St. tory), until her own death in 1940. It was HISTORY OF GROSVENOR along what are now Roslyn and Grosvenor Lawrence Mills Co., who lived at the cor - left to Ernest Rudolf Brown to sell the (since construction) avenues. In 1896, the town approved the ner of The Boulevard and Argyle Ave., property in 1943, to Phyllis Baker, wife of Date Buyer Price Westmount Land Company’s proposals paid $9,990 (or 30 cents per square foot) Beverly Hall Steeves, an electrical engi - for subdivision, with at least the top of the for six lots on Grosvenor above The Boule - neer with Northern Electric. Oct. 6 4<49 Sarah Dorothy Brown 24* mountain divided neatly into 50-foot lots vard, immediately selling three of them to The Steeves’ stayed there only four Apr. 57 4<76 Phyllis Baker 2;,333 along the proposed streets. Frederick Whitley, a downtown leather years before selling the house to Arthur Nov. 53 4<7: Arthur Christian Jensen 248,533 At the time there were no strict build - merchant, for $11,655 (70 cents per square Christian Jensen, assistant general man - Oct. 64 4<;9 Jane Elizabeth Woolcombe 2693,333 ing requirements, so the development foot). Unfortunately, Whitley died in June ager of the Bank of Montreal, almost dou - company established its own rules, that 1914, and his widow quickly sold off half bling the price to $15,200 in November, Aug. 5 4<<3 Michael E. Kieran & any construction “shall be first-class the land (1½ lots) to a well-known West - 1947. The new family stayed there for 38 Shirley Kieran 2863,333 dwellings detached or semi-detached with mount builder, John Hand, for $7,600 years until Jensen’s death in April of 1985; Sep. 63 4<<9 Robert Ian Baird stone or solid brick fronts on stone foun - (89.5 cents per square foot). his wife, Gwendoline Payne, sold the & Marie F. Racicot 2674,333 dations only, and the value of not less than With Grosvenor and Roslyn reaching house a year later for $360,000. Jun. 56 4<<< Angeline Fournier 2783,333 four thousand dollars each, and no saloon, north, it appears Hand convinced the city The buyers, Jane Elizabeth Woolcombe Nov. 49 4<<< J. Hartland McKeown restaurant, shop or livery stable, and no to extend Sunnyside Ave. – which previ - and Robert Coppenrath, renovated the & Michèle Belzile 27<8,333 slaughter house, tannery, factory, hospital, ously had only extended from Belvedere kitchen, built a deck and redecorated the Jun. 49 5337 Samuel Blatchford medical school, soap or oil factory, or Rd. to Bellevue Ave. – through to Victoria house before reselling it in August 1990, & Anne-Marie Dutil 2;68,333 buildings for the purpose of carrying on Ave. Hand’s two houses at the corner of for $530,000. The Coppenraths still work any trade or manufacture which may be Grosvenor were numbered 703 and 705 together as management and human re - Sep. 4; 5345 Hooman Taravati deemed a nuisance by the vendor, to be Grosvenor, though eventually 705 was sources consultants in Montreal. & Cristina Rossi 24,733,333 erected, established or carried on any part given the address of 110 Sunnyside. They sold the house to Michael and *Includes 27,333 paydown of vendor’s mortgage. 14 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – February 27, 2018 What’s up at Westmount Square? Repairs

Work was being done to the northeast corner of Westmount Square on February 6 (left) and February 23 (right) at Wood and de Maisonneuve. A respondent to a telephone call to the head office of its owner, Creccal Investments, told the Independent to send an email, two of which were not returned by press time. A different source said on February 23 that the work was to repair a leak and everything would be put back as it had been. Photos: Independent . Greene still closed at tracks What’s up at Centre Greene? Greene Ave. between Dorchester Blvd. The confusing sign on the western Heated wheelchair ramp coming and St. Antoine St. was closed to pedestri - sidewalk directing pedestrians to the also ans and vehicules when the Indepen - closed eastern sidewalk, noticed by the In - dent visited on February 23 and was sched - dependent on February 9 (“Turcot impact uled to be “re-opened to pedestrians in the felt from east to west,” February 13, p. 17), upcoming weeks,” provincial ministry of has been removed. Transport spokesperson Sarah Bensadoun Just south of the CP train tracks, the communicated by email February 26. old, raised 720 above the road surface of “The closure of Greene Ave. [to vehicles] Greene Ave. has been dismantled and the was extended at the city of Westmount’s deck of a temporary bridge for vehicles has request. been removed. The temporary bridge’s “As of now, discussions are ongoing re - abutments are being removed this week, garding the timeline, since it was origi - but no date has been set for dismantling nally planned to re-open January 28.” its retaining wall, Bensadoun said.

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Project , cont’d. from p. 1 ture, read a lengthy resolution of approval that included conditions related to the continued until March 9 and called the city’s standard construction management issue a civil matter. and traffic protocols as well as the re - quirement for monetary guarantees. Offered money “Notwithstanding the comments from Property owner and project developer the retailer” and sympathies for him, Peart Ron Basal of BSR Group took over the mic said, that issue was a civil matter “beyond explaining: “When we bought the build - the purview of our control.” He said the ing, we negotiated to buy the (dépanneur) city would be taking a series of steps to business. We offered a substantial sum for mitigate risks and that the project was one him to walk away [but] his prices went up the city was “looking forward to.” and up.” Councillor Cynthia Lulham, commis - Fan rose again to the mic. “It’s not sioner of Urban Planning for zoning, true,” he said of the increases. “He tried to parks and economic development, re - force us out.” counted how the city had upzoned the “This is not a court room,” Smith in - south side of St. Catherine near Atwater at terjected. “So now we will take some time the end of 2014 to provide for revitalization to deliberate.” With this the council, whose of an entrance to Westmount and make members form the city’s demolition com - the street “livable” by introducing resi - mittee, adjourned. dential occupancy to the commercial zone. They returned after a few minutes to Developer Ron Basal, left, beside architect Marc announce their decision in favour of the Fits into the vision Rasmussen, speaks at the hearing February 19, at which they presented the plan for the new demolition application and “the prelimi - As a result, the current development Xiaobing Fan, owner of the 7 Jours dépanneur, building seen on the screen behind. op poses the demolition. nary replacement plan as recommended project “fits into our vision,” she ex - by the city’s Planning Advisory Commit - plained. The street’s design, repaving and After the vote and conclusion of a ques - and the tenant were to be discussing the tee.” replacement of the water main also need - tion period, the meeting ended with de - matter February 28. ed attention. She also pointed out that it veloper Basal being asked when work But Fan immediately interjected Lengthy resolution fits with the current regional planning would start. the last word: “My lease is to 2020 and, Conrad Peart, the Urban Planning program for densification around transit “As soon as we solve the issue with the before that, no one will demolish that commissioner for permits and architec - hubs. dépanneur,” he replied. It is understood he building.” Demo questions concern noise, sustainability, ‘cohesive’ vision BG L5DA88> SF88>8G asked why the city was so “hell bent” on parking conformed to the city’s require - approving the project without public con - ments. “Maybe we should reconsider the During a question period that followed sultation or before adopting a vision for St. parking by-law,” Dumais replied. the vote on the new development project, Catherine. She also asked how the three- Former city councillor Theodora Sami - Melanie Richards of HappyTree Yoga at plus levels of parking fit in with the build - otis, who had led the upzoning as Urban 4010 St. Catherine, just east of the build - ing’s sustainability. Planning commissioner, spoke at length ing targeted for demolition, voiced con - She was told no consultation was re - during the question period as a resident of cerns about the effect on her business of quired for this conforming project, but Dorchester. noise pollution from the construction and was reminded one had taken place when She read out sections of the city’s plan - asked if the city would provide compensa - the street was upzoned after a year-long ning program for the area, underlining tion. zoning freeze of the area (see story De - the need for an updated cohesive plan Smith told her the city had put control cember 9, 2014, p. 1). rather than consideration of projects “as measures in place and offered to meet She was also told sustainability was they come to us.” with her. provided by the new project’s residential Smith thanked her for her “commen - Former city coun cillor Theodora Sam io t is speaks Greene Ave. resident Patricia D u mais co m pon ent and that the unde rg round t a ry.” at the question period February 19.

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Social Notes St. Mary’s Hospital gala gorgeous owner/CEO/president of Le Club de Marie Boucher and her husband Cirque Jean Chagnon , Colleen and Mirko Wicha, V8A?>;65 R879A5E8 hockey Canadien, the Bell Centre and chair Mitch Garber; Claire and Peter Véronique Pourcelet and hubby Martin Evenko, with his wife Kate Molson . Kruyt , vp Power Corp and chair MUHC Szpiro, Joan Vogeslesang and Fred Heese, Noted amidst the Olympian guest list board; Angie and Tony Loffreda , vice chair Cynthia and Jean Aucoin and doctors The St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation were Quebec’s premier Philippe Couillard RBC; Sophie and Scott Jones , pres Nova Tammy and Ron Dimentberg and Gisele Ball recently celebrated its 80th anniver - and his wife Suzanne Pilot ; ministers Steel; Vanessa a nd Guy Laframboise , pres and Robert Hemmings . sary. Gaétan Barrette, Hélène David ; provincial Les Restaurants Subway Québec Ltée, and Westmount city councillor Mary Gal - For the sold-out gala, Windsor Station legislator Kathleen Weil , there with hus - foundation board member; Josée Noiseux , lery, a great grand-daughter of the founder was once again splendidly transformed by band Michael Novak , and provincial legis - CEO/pres Montreal Heart Institute Foun - of St. Mary’s Hospital, Dr. Donald Hings - Bridget Fetterly. lator Rita de Santis and husband Jean- dation; Arielle Meloul-Wechsler , senior vp ton , attended with Tom Godber . Talented Co-presidents were Westmounters Marcel de Magistris . Air Canada and hubby Arthur Wechsler , Terry Mosher (Aislin), there with his wife Andrew Molson , chair Res Publica, there Local res enjoying the delicious four- ball committee chair and managing part - Mary Hughson , presented the frères with his wife Helen Antoniou , and Geoff course meal by Ristorante Beatrice in - ner Kugler Kandestin; Diane Dunlop- Molson with a personalized cartoon. Molson, member of the foundation board, cluded foundation board president Anne- Hébert and Norman Hébert , Sylvie and Also noted amidst the swings and

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Revised price VILLE-MARIE PLATTEAU $699,000 4920-4922 Av. Prince-of-Wales – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce $315,000 2159 Rue Sherbrooke E. – Le Plateau Mont-Royal 23, Place Redpath $1,099,000 3640, rue Jeanne-Mancene-Mance # 304 $698,000 18 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – February 27, 2018 Landscape architects HETA awarded Grand Prix du Design Westmount-based HETA, also known slope and an old stone foundation. as Hodgins et associés paysagistes, was Founder and Westmounter Myke Hod - awarded the Prix Terrasse et Aménage - gins said in a press release, “I am proud ment paysager résidentiel de maison of the whole HETA team, Éric Fleury, the privée on February 13 at the 11th edition of lead architect of the project [and] François the Gala des Grands prix du design, where Béroud, the designer of the steel structure prizes in several other categories were … It takes a great team to build great pro - awarded. jects!” The winning project is situated at the HETA recently celebrated its 30th an - Glen Villa estate in St. Catherine de Hatley niversary. At first, it mainly specialized in owned by Westmounters Norman and Pat residential landscape designs, but is Webster. The design took advantage of a widen ing its areas of work to municipal stream leading to Lake Massawippi, a and real estate projects. Suzanne Pilot and Philippe Couillard. Rachel Renaud and Anne-Marie Boucher. shrubbery were Carolyn and Richard board of governors. Comin’ Up Renaud , CEO/chair TNG Corp, and A myriad of volunteers were stylish in Richard’s sister Rachel Renaud , member forest green dresses from Dynamite. Ra - Thursday, March 1 The Women’s Art Society of Montreal of the executive, St. Mary’s board of gover - diant in red, Cynda Heward , CEO/pres of Atwater Library Lunchtime Series: presents sculptor Shelley Miller. $10. Uni - nors and the foundation board, there with the foundation, announced the event Academy Award-winning filmmaker Torill tarian Church of Montreal, 5035 de hubby Jim Hare ; Jeanne-Marie and Luc raised $1,060,250 (net) to benefit St. Kove presents her short, Threads . Free, do - Maisonneuve Blvd. West. 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Bertrand , vice chair National Bank; Liliane Mary’s maternal/child department and the nations requested. Atwater Library, 1200 Vineberg and Morris Goodman, board McGill chair in family and community Monday, March 19 Atwater Ave. 12:30 to 1:30 pm. chair Pharmascience; CIUSSS West-Cen - medicine and research. City council meeting, Westmount city hall, tral board pres Alan Maislin , attending The night ended with a rainbow- Wednesday, March 7 7:30 pm. with his daughter Jojo and wife Gloria ; coloured candy table: sweet! Film Club presents Eat That Question: Saturday, March 24 Jane and James Cherry , MUHC board Please send information for the Indie’s Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016). Earth Hour evening at Victoria Hall. member; and Jenny a nd Terry Didus , part - Spring Social Calendar to redgrave@ Westmount Public Library. 7 pm The Westmount Healthy City Project pre - ner, Dentons Canada LLP, president SMH videotron.ca. Monday, March 12 sents exhibits and program related to cli - St. Patrick’s Day crafts (4+ years). West - mate change. Victoria Hall. 4:30 to 9:30 mount Public Library. 4 pm pm. Tuesday, March 13 Tuesday, March 27 Westmount Horticultural Society pre - PhD candidate in English studies How do you get closer to sents Stéphanie Boucher of McGill’s Marie Leconte on “What is Anglo-Québé - Lyman Entomological Museum on “Gar - cois Literature?” $10. Unitarian Church of den Insects – Friend or Foe?” $5. West - Montreal, 5035 de Maisonneuve Blvd. your retirement? mount Public Library. 7 pm. West. 1:30 to 2:30 pm. One contribution at a time. To be listed in Comin’ Up Please send your Westmount event, Bradley Steinmetz to: 6D@F8BC=?D>C;>78@8>78>C.6?= Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager Be sure to write by Friday at 10 am for inclusion the next week.

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