de l’arrondissement de Ville-Marie Bulletin WINTER 2011

Your elected officials 3 Business news 4 Snow removal downtown 5 A map of your borough 6 Culture 8 This winter, have fun Sign up for winter activities 10 outdoors!...... page 9

Credit : Tourisme Montréal Your borough at your service

This winter, keeping the streets and sidewalks clear of snow will remain a priority for your borough. Our workers have already been busy for several weeks preparing equipment and planning routes to cope with snow and ice, to make sure that residents, workers and visitors can get around safely in the borough. We will also be paying special attention to outdoor sports facilities, so that they can be enjoyed by all ages. Read on and consult our website to see everything your borough is doing for you.

Have a good winter and Happy Holidays! Make it your destination for fun, shopping, fine dining and Alain Dufort festivities! Director, Ville-Marie Borough E ville..qc.ca/villemariesemballe

• 12,000 businesses SHOPPING IN VILLE-MARIE • 1,500 restaurants • 35,000 indoor parking spots • 16 metro stations

2 - Winter 2011 Bulletin Your Borough Council wishes you all a happy New Year! In 2010, we went all out to improve the quality of services for you downtown. Our borough is changing quickly and Holiday hours attracting more and more residents. It Both Accès Ville-Marie and the permit counter will be closed from December 24 to is also being transformed by all kinds of January 4, inclusive. You can still call 311 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., however, if construction projects, many of which will you have any questions or comments. finally be completed in 2011. Quality of life downtown remains our priority. We want Household waste and recycling will be picked up according to the usual schedule. See our website for hours at sports, culture and recreational facilities. an even cleaner environment, one that is safer, more vibrant and more welcoming. The coming of the New Year E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie is also a time for me, on a more personal note, to wish you and your families much happiness, health and prosperity. Borough Council meetings If you would like to ask any questions of councillors, please sign up at the meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. Mayor of Montréal Tuesday, February 8 – Council room, 888, boul. De Maisonneuve Est, 5th floor [email protected] Monday, March 14 – Council room, 888, boul. De Maisonneuve Est, 5th floor Monday, April 11 – Maison de la culture Frontenac, 2550, rue Ontario Est

Jocelyn Ann Campbell Montréal City Councillor Saint-Sulpice District (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) [email protected]

Richard Deschamps Montréal City Councillor Sault-Saint-Louis District (LaSalle) Executive Committee member [email protected] Accès Ville-Marie offices Sammy Forcillo Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Montréal City Councillor Peter-McGill District Borough Office0 City Hall [email protected] 888, boulevard De Maisonneuve Est, 5th floor 275, rue Notre-Dame Est Montreal () H2L 2S8 Montreal (Quebec) H2Y 1C6 Permit counter ( 311 Pierre Mainville Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. B Champ-de-Mars Montréal City Councillor Except Wednesday,10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sainte-Marie District ( 311 [email protected] B Berri-UQAM

François Robillard Click on to send us your comments and suggestions online: Montréal City Councillor E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie Saint-Jacques District [email protected] Published by the Ville-Marie Borough, Division des communications Circulation: 70 000 // Printing: JB Deschamps // Graphic design: www.gxcommunication.com 0 Wheelchair accessible // / Wheelchair accessible with companion // ( telephone // B metro // E website // �Hearing disability // �Visual disability Winter 2011 Bulletin - 3 Vua Sandwich Business news Designer : Jean-Pierre Viau Design Think about renovating: the city could reimburse 33% of your expenses! >

Close to 60 merchants in the borough have invested in updating Succeeding in Montréal … Lots of their images, helping them to stand out from the competition. downtown merchants have renovated with the help of the PR@M-Commerce Mr. Ho, for example, owner of VUA SANDWICH, on rue Saint-Denis in the heart of the Latin Quarter: “The PR@M-Commerce program gave subsidy program! me access to advice and assistance from design and architecture professionals when I wanted to renovate my premises. The work The Ville-Marie Borough is supporting definitely added to the value of my business, and I already have lots of faithful, regular customers who come back to my restaurant time and assisting merchants and owners of after time.” commercial buildings through this very attractive program, by offering them For more information: (311 or E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie subsidies to renovate and upgrade their premises. Subsidies can be as much as one-third of the cost of eligible work.

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Le Comptoir de Cathy Estefan [after] Restaurant Crudescence [after] Designer : Demers et Bernier Architect : L’Atelier d’architecture L. McComber

4 - Winter 2011 Bulletin Snow removal downtown

Handling all that snow is quite a challenge in a We need your help! downtown area like Montréal’s, with its some Remember that you can do your part to simplify things for municipal 200 kilometres of streets and 320 kilometres workers during snowstorms. How? of sidewalks. It’s a colossal task that calls for • Don’t shovel your snow onto hard work by nearly 170 municipal employees. the sidewalk or into the street • Leave your garbage bags and Traffic density, the many cars parked on main recycling containers on your streets and the number of major institutions property rather than on the that have priority for snow clearance all make sidewalk • Respect no-parking signs it a very complex operation. • Park your car parallel to the sidewalk and not on an angle

For more information on snow removal, visit our website: A new winter brigade E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie A team of specially assigned workers will be roaming downtown streets this winter, to intervene rapidly at certain strategic spots. Credit : Megapress Thank you for your They will be spreading abrasives on the most highly travelled understanding sidewalks, removing ice from manhole covers and filling potholes, among other tasks. A snowstorm right in the middle of rush hour is a headache for drivers and snow-removal machinery operators alike. Using public transit makes it easier for everyone to get around and do their jobs.

A new technique for de-icing sidewalks

Year after year, Ville-Marie continues to seek the most efficient solutions to make sidewalks safer. This year, we are trying something new, in a limited area: a mixture of beet juice and salt. The benefit of this innovative blend is that it remains effective at very low temperatures and reduces the use of abrasives – all of which means less impact on the environment and equipment.

For more information on snow removal and off-street parking during snow-removal operations, visit our website: E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie

Winter 2011 Bulletin - 5 6 - Winter 2011 Bulletin Winter 2011 Bulletin - 7 Ville-Marie gives you access to high quality libraries and concert halls. Contact our facilities to get details Culture on their programs.

Maison de la culture Frontenac 2550, rue Ontario Est 0 B Frontenac

A key institution in the Accès culture network, the Maison de la culture Frontenac invites everyone to meet artists and admire their work. Theatre, dance, music of all kinds, film and visual arts. Over 45,000 audience members and visitors every year. Come see for yourself, it’s free!

Frontenac Library Hours 2550, rue Ontario Est 0 B Frontenac Tuesday to Thursday, 1 to 7 p.m. Friday to Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Hours Monday & Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Information : (514 872-7882 or Tuesday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie/mcf and E accesculture.com Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Chapelle historique Information : (514 872-7888 or E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie du Bon-Pasteur 100, rue Sherbrooke Est 0 Père-Ambroise Library Your chance to see some up-and- 2093, rue de la Visitation, Floor 3 0 B Beaudry coming musicians and international stars at this legendary concert hall. Hours Monday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Most concerts are free. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hours Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday & Thursday, 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Christmas special, December 18 2 to 3 p.m. – (ages 4 to 8) Information : (514 872-5338 Hortense, la poule bigarrée survoltée (in french) Program details : E ville.montreal.qc.ca/chapellebonpasteur A fun puppet show by Brigitte Brideau 10 to 10:30 a.m. – (16 to 24 months) Centre d’histoire de Montréal Storytelling with Michel (in french) 335, place D’Youville 0 Paid admission Entertaining stories set to music Hours, Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information : (514 872-1633 Information : (514 872-3207 or E ville.montreal.qc.ca/chm

Montréal Children’s Library Two exhibitions running until March 13 1200, avenue Atwater B Atwater Made in Montréal ? Our inquiring researcher, Mademoiselle B., takes you along Hours as she investigates some of the 4500 objects in the Centre Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. d’histoire’s collection. Saturday and Sunday, closed Modern Montréal Information : 514 931-2304 ou mcl-bjm.ca Montreal has been the cradle of modern architecture of an ( E astonishing quality, a futuristic architecture that occasionally jars in the urban eclecticism of the city. Through some fifty photographs selected from competition entries, you’ll see famous buildings and others that are less known but are still Grande Bibliothèque de Montréal striking and significant. 475, boulevard De Maisonneuve Est 0 B Berri-UQAM Hours Monday, closed Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Information : (514 873-1100 credit : Marc-Antoine Zouéki

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Credit : Tourisme Montréal Mount Royal Park Five outdoor rinks in Ville-Marie The Amis de la montagne offer all kinds of activities, from group outings to a cross-country ski club, nature interpretation and Take advantage of winter’s wonders and see our website for daily much more. updates on natural ice conditions: E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie • Snowshoeing: 3 km of trails Rinks with boards • Cross-country skiing: 22 km of trails • Toussaint-Louverture Park • Sledding and tubing Supervised rink and heated chalet 200, rue Ontario Est, Habitations Jeanne-Mance Special holiday schedule December 24 and 31, closing at 5 p.m. • des Vétérans Park December 25 and January 1, closed Supervised rink and heated chalet December 26 and January 2, opening at 10 a.m. Papineau and Logan Beaver Lake pavilion, 2000, chemin Remembrance • Walter-Stewart Park Information : (514 280-8989 D’Iberville and de Rouen

Fête des Neiges Outdoor rinks with refrigerated surfaces Three weekends of pure fun with family and friends: near • Beaver Lake downtown, on Île Sainte-Hélène. Mount Royal Park Saturday and Sunday Free • January 22 and 23 • January 29 and 30 • February 5 and 6 (514 843-8240 Tubing, a 1-km skating path, a rink with boards, snowshoe rentals, • Quays skating rink children’s games, outdoor shows Quays of the Old Port Jean-Drapeau Park B Jean-Drapeau Paid admission Information : (514 872-6120 or E parcjeandrapeau.com (514 496-7678

Winter 2011 Bulletin - 9 Centre communautaire de loisirs Sainte-Catherine d’Alexandrie This winter, • Language courses at all levels: English, Arabic, Spanish, Mandarin, German, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese • Homework help and recreational activities for ages 6 to 12 sign up for fun • “Femmes en action et les aînés” project for women from ethnocultural communities Registration January 3 to 28, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. close to home 1700, rue Amherst / Information : (514 524-6626 or E cclsca.qc.ca

Centre Jean-Claude-Malépart Something for everyone – a wide range of sports, recreational, cultural and educational activities For information on all the sports and recreation activities offered Pre-registration December 6 to 22 by the borough and partner organizations, visit our website: Registration January 5, 6 and 7 E ville.montreal.qc.ca/loisirsenligne Activities start January 17 2633, rue Ontario Est 0� Click Information : (514 521-6884 or E cjcm.ca and select Ville-Marie Centre récréatif Poupart Homework help, performing arts and youth club Registration January 10, 11 and 12

F 1552, rue Dufresne Information : (514 872-2153 or E crpoupart.qc.ca Action Centre-Ville For seniors only Comité social Centre-Sud Registration January 10, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. All kinds of courses for local residents Activities start January 17 Registration January 17 to February 4 105, rue Ontario Est 0 Activities start February 7 Information : ( 514 878-0847 or E acv-montreal.com 1710, rue Beaudry Information : (514 596-7092 or E comitesocialcentresud.org Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud Something for everyone – a wide range of sports, recreational, Service des loisirs Saint-Jacques de Montréal cultural and educational activities Extracurricular activities, homework help and sports and recreation activities Registration Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Registration January 17 to 21, 4 to 6:30 p.m. weekends, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities start January 10 202, rue Ontario Est, suite 3004 2093, rue de la Visitation B Beaudry 0�� Information : (514 872-8207 Information : (514 522-2246 or E asccs.qc.ca Service des loisirs Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus-de-Montréal Carrefour Saint-Eusèbe Performing arts, judo for children, arts and crafts, badminton and language courses For seniors only Pre-registration December 7 to 16, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Registration January 11 and 13 Registration January 3 to 7, 5:30 to 9 p.m., and January 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities from January to mid-April Activities start January 10 2349, rue de Rouen, Floor 2 0/ 2040, rue Alexandre-DeSève / Information : (514 525-5212 Information : (514 872-2928 or E loisirssacrecoeur.org

10 - Winter 2011 Bulletin Swimming An impressive variety of free swim schedules, accessible for free near you For complete details see E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie

Association Sportive et Communautaire du Centre-Sud pool For Peter-McGill 2093, rue de la Visitation families Information : (514 522-2246 or E asccs.qc.ca Jean-Claude-Malépart pool Families living west of downtown have access to activities offered by the Downtown Y. The 2011 Winter-Spring program features all the latest trends in 2633, rue Ontario Est sports and recreation. See the borough website for full details. Information : (514 521-6884 or E cjcm.ca

Y Centre-ville 1440, rue Stanley B Peel Quintal pool Information : 311 or E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie 1550, rue Dufresne

Information : (514 872-2864

Cégep du Vieux Montréal pool Starting January 11 For TEENS 255, rue Ontario Est

Information : (514 982-3457 Générations Jeunesse are programs for young people ages 12 to 17, offering all kinds of activities just for them. Registration at all times. Downtown Y pool Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud 1440, rue Stanley

2093, rue de la Visitation Information : (514 849-8393 or E ymcaquebec.org

Information : (514 522-2246 or E asccs.qc.ca

Association Les Chemins du Soleil

1188, rue De Champlain

Information : (514 528-9991 or E lescheminsdusoleil.org

Maison des jeunes Quinka-Buzz

2102, rue Fullum

Information : (514 524-3008

Winter 2011 Bulletin - 11 Camillien Houde arena reopens

After months of nearly $5 million in extensive work, the arena now has a new refrigeration system and new benches, a snack bar and renovated change rooms. Come see how great it looks! Check our website for the opening date. 1696, rue Montcalm � - BBeaudry (514 872-3240 or E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie Free skating Figure skating for adults Figure skating for children Club de patinage artistique Club de patinage de vitesse Monday to Thursday Length: Four months Length: Four months Camillien-Houde Centre-Sud (speed skating) 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday, 1:50 to 2:50 p.m. (figure skating) Registration: $100 Wednesday, 6:15 to 7:05 p.m. Registration: January 8,noon to 4 p.m. 1 / week $80 at all times by telephone (514 987-3000, poste 6101 2 / week $105 Session begins January 5 Discount for siblings (450 419-1477

Visit our site and you could win an annual Opus card offered by the STM, worth over $840. E ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie

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