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Weekly. Vol. 9 No. 3e We are Westmount March 31, 20 15 Patrollers take keys from one driver Visual Arts window smashed PSOs catch, police charge, two for impaired driving

By Laureen Sweeney Officers removed the car keys from one and in both cases the men were kept on Two men have been charged with driv - the scene until arrival of police “so they ing under the influence after public safety could be taken off the street and not cause officers found them between 3:30 and 4 a serious accident.” am March 19 and 21, suspected their con - dition and reported it to police, Public Se - Stopped to help curity officials said. The first incident occurred March 19 at One man had fallen asleep at the wheel 3:34 am when a patroller stopped to help and hooked a taxi on Sherbrooke near two people involved in a minor accident on Clarke. The other, who was pursued by a Sherbrooke near Clarke. One was noticed patroller, had almost hit the security vehi - to be unsteady on his feet and slurred his cle while driving on the wrong side of St. speech. An odour of alcohol also noted in Catherine St. near Lewis. his car. “In both cases, our patrollers suspected The other person, driving a taxi, said the Story: Michael Moore; with files and photo: WI impaired driving,” said Public Security di - man’s car had hooked the passenger side The front glass window of the Visual Arts Centre/McClure Gallery was seen the morning of March 27 rector Greg McBain. of his vehicle as both drove east. The man to have a jagged round-ish hole in it as if it an object had been thrown through it. Nothing was found admitted to have fallen asleep. inside, according to director Victoria LeBlanc. A three-foot 2x4 piece of wood lay on the ground in the Letters p. 6 A 50-year-old Longueuil resident was front of the building at 350 Victoria. According to police, it was an attempted break-in where somebody Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 21 detained, taken to the po - used a piece of wood to break the glass. The person didn’t get into the building, police said, nothing was stolen and the alarm didn’t go off. Police were called to scene that morning when the owners noticed it. Social calendar, Part II p. 14 li ce operations centre on continued on p. 17 There were no reports of any surveillance cameras or witnesses catching it. Charles ‘Tradau’ recreation deal up Pearo Ph.D. for revision with Real Estate Broker [email protected] By Laureen Sweeney Tradau, named for Trafalgar and Daulac, comprises 13 streets at Westmount’s east C. 704-1063 The time has come to revisit a financial city limits for which Montreal does not arrangement originally forged almost 20 provide neighbourhood services and was B. 934-1818 years ago that allows Montreal households prepared to “buy” them from Westmount. Integrity & in the Tradau district to access West - It was believed to the first time Westmount Expertise mount’s Sports and Recreation programs had made such an inter-municipal deal. Working and facilities, Mayor Peter Trent said last “We need to revise the for you! HERITAGE week. current costs,” Trent said. continued on p. 4 Real Estate Agency 2 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015 C ROCHELLE CANTOR REAL ESTATE BROKER 514.605.6755 [email protected]

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A shopper heads into the Alexis Nihon Target looking for one last deal on March 27, the store’s final day in the Westmount shopping mall. When it opened in November 2013, the location was touted as a flagship store for Target’s initial foray into the Canadian retail space. Just 17 months later, however, the Alexis Nihon location is among the preliminary wave of closures being carried out by the American retail giant as it shuts down its entire Canadian operation after suffering billion-dollar losses. Photo: Michael Moore April maintenance Strikes head at café, signs to be in effect taken to hospital It may not feel like it yet, but April 1 is A Westmount resident was taken to hos - here. And with it comes the start of the pital March 17 after striking his head in a spring and summer maintenance periods, restaurant on Victoria, Public Security offi - Public Security officials said. cials said. Officers were called to the Café “We urge everyone to look for the signs Crème at 2:11 pm where they found him before they park,” said department director seated on a chair coherent but starting to Greg McBain. feel disorientated. They tended to his cuts It’s also the time of year when winter below the left eye and on the nose as well parking restrictions on one side are lifted as a swollen lip until Urgences Santé ar - from certain streets. rived. The 78-year old resident of Lans - downe was taken to the Montreal General.

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mayor Pierre Bourque after various re - Tradau cont’d. from p. 1 quests from Tradau residents, as well as The last time this was modified was in from Trent, who had originally proposed 2006 when a fee of $123 per address was outright annexation of the area by West - established. mount in exchange for the Glen site. While 284 households are eligible to take “On March 19, 1996, I wrote Bourque a advantage of the agreement, the most re - letter proposing we annex Tradau so the cent city figures updated last week show frontier would be more rationalized,” he only 17 Tradau households have registered recalled. for this year. “If we didn’t, I suggested the possibility “For the little impact it makes on our that Westmount would furnish snow re - programs, I look on it as being a nice ges - moval, Public Security patrols and provide ture to these residents who live just outside access to the library and Sports and Recre - Westmount but have no similar facilities,” ational facilities for $300,000 a year. said city director general Mike Deegan. “Even before that, I had wanted to in - He also believes it’s time to update the fee, clude Public Works” (see separate story on however. Public Works arrangements, p. 5). Once this is paid up front, individual Trent’s first annexation proposal had family members may sign up for pro - been made to Montreal mayor Jean Doré, grams and facility cards including the li - Bourque’s predecessor. brary in the same way as a Westmount In the end, he said, it was decided to resident and at the same cost. Their only limit the agreement to Sports and Recre - exclusion is from inter-city sports teams, ation for which Montreal would pay West - which are “geographic specific,” he ex - mount an annual amount of close to plained. Tradau residents can only play for $30,000. The amount was worked out the Ville Marie borough. based on Westmount’s own per capita The 13 eligible streets are Trafalgar Ave., costs to local residents. During the mergers, the agreement was Map shows the streets straddling the border between Westmount (shaded area) and Montreal in what Trafalgar Heights, McDougall, Gage Rd., is called the Tradau district of the Ville Marie borough. It includes 13 streets. automatically suspended since all resi - Highland, Cedar, Ramezay, Daulac, Bres - Map source: Lovell’s Directory lay, de Lavigne, Holton, Picquet and St. dents and facilities were part of the megac - Sulpice. ity. But on demerger the previous arrange - a bunch of addresses on Sherbrooke St. rector at the time. “We said no.” The original arrangement was struck in ment was modified to the $123 per they wanted to add as well as those on The numbers of Tradau families using 1997 between Trent and then Montreal participating household. Jean Girard, a new street [off Atwater],” ex - the Westmount facilities has been drop - B “In 200 8 , Mo ntre al cam e back to us with plained Deegan, Sports and Recreation di - ping since the original 110 to today’s 17.

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By Laureen Sweeney anne Zalzal. In exchange, Westmount would do St. nected to a water main on Belvedere Rd. Longstanding, informal arrangements, Antoine St., where only the north side lies The water and sewer systems had al - Who plows the streets? Who picks up she said, have been worked out between in that city. ways been owned and maintained by garbage and recycling? On most streets in Public Works departments in both cities Montreal until the demerger in 2006 when Westmount, it’s quite clear the city does. for the borderline district known as Tradau Water, sewers more complex Westmount assumed ownership of those But on at least a dozen short residential (named for Trafalgar and Daulac, see map, When it comes to what lies under the networks within Westmount. streets at the east city limits that straddle p. 4). These have been built into the re - ground, however, things may not be so the borderline, the question is rather: spective contracts of Westmount and the clear, he points out. That’s because of the which city? Westmount or Montreal? Ville Marie (downtown) borough of Mont - complicated layout of the water and sewer “It’s based on common sense,” explains real. networks. The two municipalities tend to Patroller spots man Westmount Public Works director Mari - Montreal takes care of snow removal on help each other out, however, when water all of Trafalgar Ave., for example, though leaks and other problems arise at the bor - hitting woman five houses at the dead end lie in West - der and work out who pays later depending A public safety officer spotted a man hit - mount. This city, however, looks after the on in whose territory the problem oc - ting a woman March 18 at 11:54 pm outside New signs up snow for all of nearby Belvedere Circle and curred. the Metro station on de Maisonneuve at Trafalgar Heights, where most of the ad - One example of the complexity of these Atwater, Public Security officials said. The dresses are actually in Montreal. networks came to light recently when a man disappeared into the station on spot - On the other hand, all snow removal is frozen water main in Montreal left two ting the patroller who called 911 and Metro carried out by Montreal on Daulac, where Westmount houses on Trafalgar Ave. with - police. The woman, described as intoxi - only two houses on the south side stand in out water for close to four weeks (see story cated, said she wanted to file a complaint Westmount. March 24, p. 10). against the man but she also disappeared, When it comes to garbage, recycling and Westmount initially pitched in to assist heading toward Alexis Nihon Plaza. Public kitchen waste collections, however, the Montreal with efforts to solve the problem safety officers tracked down the suspect arrangements can differ. “As far as I know, until it appeared the source of the blockage in the Metro access at Cabot Square and re - we pick up from all those addresses in lay deep into Montreal territory at Trafalgar layed the information to police who ar - Westmount,” said environmental coordi - Rd. Meanwhile, three other houses on the rived at 12:23 am. nator Marina Peter. And more. Westmount portion of Trafalgar Ave. were Westmount services all of Belvedere Cir - unaffected, because they happen to be con - cle, Trafalgar Heights and Malcolm Rd. despite the fact that almost all these homes lie in Montreal “because the access is through Westmount,” she explains. On the other hand, Westmount picks up the garbage from the five of its houses at the dead end of Trafalgar Ave., where the truck passes all the other houses on the street in Montreal to reach them. “The contractors all know,” she said. Former Westmount director general Photo: Laureen Sweeney Bruce St. Louis remembers how some This sign at NDG and Westmount avenues other arrangements were worked out in noticed March 27 was installed last week along with similar ones at all entrances to Westmount. the late 1990s whereby Montreal would A prototype of the “welcome sign” was introduced look after the snow on Atwater even at the city council meeting December 1 by though some of the street is in W e st - Councillor Cynthia Lulham. mou n t. Montrea Pemier Home Furnishing CONSIGNMENTSore SHOP WHERE THE HEADPHONE DESIGNERS SHOP Furniture, Mirrors, Silver, China, SALE Lighting, Decorative Accessories Discover our Affordable luxury that 25% OFF captures the essence of your style! 514-564-3600 [email protected] www.galeriem.ca 8160 Devonshire Rd. Mt-Royal TOGETHER WE MAKE CONSIGNING EASY! 6 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015

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Construction after Using light rail would have a signifi - hours cant reduction of noise and vibration thanks to using lighter rolling stock com - On the night of March 6, I went for an pared to electrification, which entails hour-long walk, arriving home a little after using existing train cars with electric loco - midnight (March 7). As I walked south on motives, hence would not mitigate the im - Metcalfe headed towards Hillside Ave., I pact of vibration. Furthermore if light rail could see two construction workers at 175 is the way to go, a new corridor would have Metcalfe. I could hear a machine of some to be built which could lead to the trains sort running, and the lights at the site not running beside Westmount homes. were on. I have no idea what they were Light rail is a proven technology being doing, but they seem to have no problem used in major cities in Europe and Asia with the idea of working after hours. with high ridership. Also, there are more I didn’t call security, because I couldn’t riders taking the bus along the Champlain hear them inside my apartment, but the Bridge vs. Vaudreuil-Hudson train line, tenants across the street probably weren’t hence why would light rail work on the as lucky. Champlain bridge but not for the West Is - Deborah Bee, Hillside Ave. land? Skaters pose March 25 at the Westmount recreation centre. Photo courtesy of Penny Arsenault We should look at all options and push Why not light rail? what is best for the Westmount public. They had been practising the choreog - instructors Stephanie Wai, Catherine In regards to the following articles Michael Mossop, Westmount Train raphy for weeks and performed their Royer and Natalya Baranova. “United train position picks up speed in Action Group executive numbers beautifully. Congratulations to all the girls! wake of Caisse pact” (February 10, p. 4), Many thanks to Michelle Dodds of the Penny Arsenault, St. Catherine St. and “City to receive sound barrier costing A first for new rec centre Recreation department, and to the other this week” (March 17, p. 5), I do not un - In the midst of the hockey finals at the derstand how we are overlooking light rail Westmount recreation centre, the girls vs. electrification to mitigate the increase from Westmount’s advanced skating pro - Lalonde: ‘We love our Wings’ of train traffic along the Westmount corri - gram took to the ice March 25 for an end- dor. of-season show.

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Mount Pleasant, add a large entrance ********* The following news story is based on infor - “That article covers a broad range of be - canopy on the garage, install two mechan - The following permits for demolition, mation from police reports provided by a Sta - haviours, like, for example, if you are on ical units, replace doors and windows and exterior construction, alteration and reno - tion "# constable in an interview with the re - medication that makes you drowsy,” he build a terrace in the side yard; vation were approved at the city council porter. said. “They were able to prove he was ei - 482 Roslyn: to replace some windows meeting March 16. Two men were arrested on suspicion of ther inebriated by fatigue, which falls un - and doors; 61 Clandeboye: at a Category I house, to impaired driving in separate incidents der that article, or something else.” 323 Melville: to replace the windows and replace some windows and a door at rear; within a 48-hour period in mid-March af - a door. 21 Melbourne: re-landscaping at the rear ter each caused an early morning accident Car swerving on St. Catherine 544 Roslyn: to modify rear terrace and to include reconfiguring the deck and in Westmount, according to Station 12 po - Two days later, Station 12 officers were patio. basement stairs; lice reports. again called to a scene by Public Security 764 Upper Belmont: to build a new pool 10 Grove Park: at a Category I house, to At approximately 3:35 am on March 19, after a 25-year-old was pulled over on St. in the back yard including mechanical replace windows; police responded to a call from Public Se - Catherine at 3:55 a.m. According to the equipment, enlarge the terrace and re- 83 Chesterfield: to block a side window curity officers who had pulled over a 50- police report, Public Security grew suspi - landscape the area; and replace some windows and doors; year-old man suspected of driving under cious when they saw the man’s car swerv - 611 Sydenham: to re-landscape the entire 5008 Sherbrooke: at a Category I build - the influence who had hit another car near ing as he drove west on St. Catherine. As property, including installation of a new ing, to relocate the store sign for “Zone;” the corner of Clarke and Sherbrooke. they prepared to pull him over, the man al - water feature, creation of an oval lawn, 45 Thornhill: at a Category I house, to re - legedly crashed into another car. and add new plantings on condition that place some windows and a door at the rear; Given breathalyzer test Station 12 officers arriving on the scene the spacing of louvers in the fence is re - 463 Mount Stephen : to enlarge an open - The man was detained by the Station 12 found the man to be incoherent, reeking of vised to achieve a maximum of 85 percent ing in the rear wall for a new patio door; officers and administered a breathalyzer alcohol and unable to keep his balance af - opacity; 4883 Sherbrooke: at a Category I build - test, according to constable Stephan Laper - ter stepping out of the car, said Laperrière. 5-7 Park Place: to replace all windows on ing, to install a sign for “IRO” on condition rière. The man reportedly blew under the The man was detained by police and is - both apartment buildings; the lighting is not LED; Quebec legal limit of .08, or 80 milligrams sued a breathalyzer test, on which he re - 639 Argyle: to redo landscaping to in - 4302 Montrose: landscaping in the front, of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. portedly blew over the .08 legal limit. The clude modifying the design of the land - side and rear yards to include a new swim - However, the suspect will still be facing driver, who is due to appear in court in scaped garage roof and replace plantings ming pool and the building of new retain - charges of driving under the influence, a July, had his car towed away and an auto - in the front yard; ing walls stepped back from the rear prop - matic 30 - day s usp e nsion was placed o n erty line. his license. Fined again for dog %+*+' (,&(+'' Montreal police aren’t currently running )+),$)*),##,,+($ any specific programs designed to crack running free '"&&,,! 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City gardeners add finishing touches to the annual spring flower show at the city greenhouses March A murder of crows survey the surroundings from the corner of Westmount Ave. and Forden March 24 27. The display opens to the public Thursday, April 2 after the arrival of a rabbit family. The show is at 7:30 am. While “murder” is most commonly used as the collective noun for a group of crows, a open weekdays 10 am to 9 pm and weekends 9 am to 5 pm. From left are Mélanie Banninger (head certain “crow society” (http://crow.bz/main) claims the words “horde, hover, muster and parcel” may gardener) and gardeners Christine Dupuis and Hélène Bazinet. Photo: Laureen Sweeney also be used. Photo: Ralph Thompson Falling ice poses hazardous situations The freeze-thaw weather cycle resulted was taped off until the work was complete in at least two recent incidents of danger - at 12:45 pm. ous situations caused by icicles falling The second came two days later when from large buildings, according to Public ice was found falling at 3:27 pm from St. Security reports. The first was reported at Matthias’ Church at the northwest corner 9:24 am March 10 at 1214 Greene at the of Côte St. Antoine and Church Hill (see northwest corner of St. Catherine. The photo March 17, p. 10). Public Works had building owner told public safety officers a sectioned off the area, but firefighters were contractor had already been summoned called by officers to raise a ladder and to remove the ice build-up. The sidewalk knock off the ice. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015 – 11 12 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31 , 2015 Gilman Pavilion to stay when Children’s moves to Glen site

By Joanne Penhale are scheduled to be moved to the new hos- pital and all urgent activities will begin As the Montreal Children’s Hospital re- running there as of 0 am, Robins said. locates to the MUHC super-hospital, all This includes the emergency department, services at the Gilman Pavilion will remain medical imaging, two operating rooms, where they are. laboratories and admitting. Outpatients in the Westmount-based For the period of the move, Robins said, building located on the west side of Atwa- “We are anticipating no impact on the M ter may actually notice an improvement. Gilman.”

“When we move, the hospital card will The Montreal Children’s Hospital

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main building across the street and about -,, me- tres away. Robins also said new windows and a generator will be installed in the building, the electrical sys- tem will be upgraded and some areas will be painted. The Gilman Pavilion The Gilman Pavilion on Atwater below Dorchester, looking northwest houses only outpatient on March 30. Photo: Westmount Independent services: pediatric dentistry and adolescent medicine clinics. No new bought the Gilman Pavilion in -31/, Robins noted. Before then, it housed Red services or occupants are expected in the building when the rest of the children’s Feather, which became United Way Cen- hospital moves. traide. The hospital’s family medicine unit That move is planned for between May was in the building until -32-, Robins said, -. and May ./, which is the day in-patients and until -331, the building housed a school for dental hygiene. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015 – 13 Bunny abandonment can be problem at Easter time Mummy Pancake is the caramel bunny

who is now two years old. Daughter Jackie 9 Lives is the white one with black markings. She is one year old. This cuddly mother-and- Lysanne Fowler daughter family was taken in by the Mon- treal SPCA and is now available for adoption. Jackie is more outgoing and more ad-

Meet Jackie and Pancake. venturous – she adores to hop onto an el-

They have been waiting and waiting to evated object and simply observe her be adopted into a home to call their own, surroundings. as most people don’t realize that the SPCA Like most rabbits, she likes to be petted also has a care and adoption section for ex- but prefers not to be held too long. On the otic pets, which includes bunnies. other hand, Pancake loves cuddles and will

Sadly, Jackie and Pancake rarely have often approach her humans to get more at- visitors. We would like to change that by tention. She is very social, likes to be held presenting them to you. and simply enjoys human presence. They really do make a wonderful duo. If you are inter- ested in adopting Pancake and Jackie together, please email the Montreal SPCA at - tique@spcamon-

treal.com, drop by to visit them at the SPCA, located at

5215 Jean Taon or call 514.735.2711.

Your neighbour, Lysanne

14 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015 The Independent’s Spring Social Calendar, part II By Veronica Redgrave Cord fundraiser for young professionals. centre.org. segalcentre.org. Oringer. Chairs Robert Wiseman and Starring renowned chefs. Chair Christine Wednesday, May 20 Steve Stotland. Notable guest Canadiens MAY Lenis, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. Canadian Red Cross (Quebec Division) legend Pierre Boivin. YM-YWHA, 5400 Tickets: General $120 (10 pm, bar service). fundraising evening. Moroccan theme. Westbury St. Information Lara Golden - Monday, May 4 VIP $160 (8 - 10 pm, gourmet stations and Chairs Norman Steinberg, global vice berg 514.737.6551, Local 228. Hdr@hock - Jewish General Hospital Auxiliary’s high-end drinks). Arsenal, 2020 William. chair, Norton Rose Fulbright and chair, eyderue.com hockeyderue.com. Bridge and Mahjongg Luncheon and Tour - Information 514.398.7100, Local 237. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, with Mar - JUNE nament, to benefit Youth Services of the [email protected]. McCord.mu - tin Thibodeau, president, RBC Royal Bank Jewish General Hospital’s Department of seum.qc.ca/sugarball. Quebec Headquarters. Honorary president Monday, June 1 Psychiatry. 11 am. Shaar Hashomayim, 425 Hellenic Ladies Benevolent Society’s An - Michèle Dionne. New City Gas, 950 Ot - 2015 MAB Mackay Foundation Golf Metcalfe Ave., Westmount. Tickets nual Ilios Gala to benefit the summer tawa St. Information and tickets Diane Tournament. Dinner and roast to benefit 514.340.8216. camps program for underprivileged and Harnois 514.362.2930, Local 3622950. di - the new Alexandre Bilodeau Fund for Wednesday, May 6 physically challenged children. Entertain - [email protected]. Adapted Sports. Guest of honour is past chair Westmounter Stuart Webster. Tee Giant Steps Foundation Auction bene - ment by Paul Chacra. Chairs Belle Gri - AMI-Quebec’s (Action on Mental Ill - off time 12:30. Price to play is $675 per fiting Giant Steps School. Silent auction vakis and Christina Maroudas. Honorary ness) Benefit Open Mike Night featuring golfer and $2,700 per foursome. $150 for and cocktail at 6 pm. Co-hosted by Charles patrons, George Tsitouras, Ernst & Young, comedian Mike Macdonald who will talk dinner only. Cocktails 5:30. Dinner 6:30. Lafortune. Tickets $500. VIP dinner and and Helen Tyros, PearTree Financial Serv - candidly about his personal challenges Royal Montreal Golf Club, 25 South Ridge live auction 7 pm. Le Windsor, 1170 Peel St. ices. Le Windsor, 1170 Peel St. Information with mental illness and addiction. Moder - Road, Île Bizard. Tickets and information Tickets $1,000. Information 514.935.1911, Christina Maroudas, 514.717.1248. Belle ator ’ Andy Nulman. Es - Veronique Courey. vcourey@mab - Local 226. foundation@giantstepsmon - Grivakis, 514.942.6910. [email protected]. pace Reunion, 6600 Hutchison St. Tickets: mackay.ca. 514.488.0043, Local 1408. treal.com. hlbs.ca. General $200. Young adults (18-35) $36. Benefit Concert for the Montreal Mu - Wednesday, May 13 Information 514.486.1448. info@amique - Thursday, June 4 seum of Fine Arts (MMFA): Carte Blanche Elegant Table Settings Tour 2015. Con - bec.org. amiquebec.org. Cedars Festival of Divine Wine – Expe - to Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà. 6:30 pm gregation Shaar Hashomayim Sisterhood Thursday, May 21 rience Tuscany. 6:30 pm Atrium of the new MUHC Research Institute, 2155 Guy cocktails. 7:45 pm concert. 9 pm dessert re - presents Highrises and High Tea to bene - The Ball for the Children’s – A special St. Proceeds benefit the Cedars Cancer ception with artists. Bourgie Concert Hall, fit Meals on Wheels. 1 pm. Shaar edition event “Evolution” celebrating the Foundation’s Sarcoma Fund. Information 1339 Sherbrooke St. West. Tickets $150. Hashomayim, 425 Metcalfe Ave., West - past and the future of the Montreal Chil - 514.934.1934, Local 71230. Cedars.ca. Information 514.285.2000. mount. Information 514.937.9471, Local dren’s Hospital. 6:30 pm at the Windsor Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Caring 139. [email protected]. Station (1100 des Canadiens de Montreal Friday, June 5 Hearts Dinner. A five-course gastronomic Cocktails & Couture for a Cause Ave.). Patron of Honour: Calin Rovinescu, Trafalgar School’s Greatest Show in dinner by Restaurant Europea, with auc - fundraiser for the Complex Care Service President and CEO, Air Canada Attire: Earth! A #TrafFamily evening of enter - tion of rare wines. 5:30 pm Marché Bon - department at the Montreal Children’s Black tie. Ticket price: $600 per person. tainment by the École Nationale de Cirque. secours, 350 St. Paul St. East, Old Mont - Hospital. Hosted by Virgin Radio & ET Corporate tables available. Info:Christine Proceeds to benefit Trafalgar’s bursary pro - real. Tickets $500. Information Canada’s Natasha Gargiulo. Fashion, food Rokos at 514.934.4846 or [email protected] gram. Co-chairs Traf parents Simone Blatt, Marie-Claude Bérubé, 514.871.8038, Local and networking. La Toundra in Parc Jean- Tuesday, May 26 Mia Fellen and Darlene Singerman. TOHU, 2345 Jarry East. Tickets Adults 254. [email protected]. Drapeau, 1, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Tick - Gala Dinner for the Canadian Associ - $125. Children (17 and under) $50. Regis - Thursday, May 7 ets $125. online at: ates of Ben-Gurion University. 6 pm. Shaar event.sparxo.com/ticket/svrchildrens. ter online at Trafalgar.qc.ca or contact a McGill Head and Neck Cancer Fund Hashomayim, 425 Metcalfe Ave., West - Cash or cheque 514.862.6764. svrchil - member of the committee. Gala Celebrating The Voice. Honouree mount. Information 514.937.8927, Local [email protected]. Ivan Velan. Co-hosts Virgin Radio stars 101. [email protected]. Monday, June 8 Natasha Gargiulo, Freeway Frank. Le Thursday, May 14 Thursday, May 28 St. Mary’s Master’s Golf Tournament to benefit St. Mary’s Hospital Center. 12:30 Windsor, 1170 Peel St. Information Brian Tyndale St. Georges Community Centre La Dolce Vita Presents: Buenos Aires, pm shotgun. Royal Montreal Golf Club. Kuan. 514.340.8222, Local 3179. Dinner Auction. Mardi Gras Masquerade. Argentina! An evening of Argentinian de - Chair Dave Campbell. Information [email protected]. Guest of Honour Oliver Jones. Chair lights and entertainment to benefit the Michelle Campbell 514.345.3511, Local Montreal Chamber Music Festival Gala Sandy Miron. 6:30 pm. Rialto Theatre, Miriam Foundation. Presented in part - 5195. michelle.campbell.chsm@ Gastronomique and Silent Auction. Pres - 5723 Parc Ave. Tickets $150. (tax receipt nership with the Unicorn Children’s Foun - ssss.gouv.qc.ca. ident of honour Mario Rigante, senior vice $75.) Online at www.tyndaleevents.com. dation. Honorary chairs Diane Proulx, Va - president, Quebec Division, Bank of Mont - Susan Bell 514.931.6265, Local 25. susan - leria Rosenbloom, Rhoda Vineberg and Tuesday, June 9 real. Guest of honour artist Marie-Josée [email protected]. Stephanie Hoolahan. Chairs Marsha Cocktail reception and art exhibition ho - Lord. 6:30 pm. Marriott Chateau Cham - Queen Elizabeth Health Complex Foun - Becker and Pearl Bratin. 6:30 pm. Luciani nouring the legacy of Rosalind Goodman plain, 1050 de la Gauchetière St. Tickets dation’s Under the Tuscan Sun. 6-9 pm. Infiniti, 4000 Jean Talon St. West. Tickets in support of the Goodman Cancer Re - $400. Tables of 10 – $4,000. 514.489.7444. The Wave, 5524 St. Patrick St., #316. In - $200. $100 for 40 and under. Ayla search Centre. Honorary guest Suzanne [email protected], festival - formation Rosalie Sarasua, 514.485.5018. 514.345.1300, Local 122. Aylaf@miri - Fortier, principal and vice chancellor montreal.org. [email protected]. amfoundation.ca www.miriamfounda - McGill University. Chairs Etty Bienstock, McCord Museum Ball, Montreal By Segal Centre For The Performing Arts tion.ca/en/events. Penny Echenberg, Deborah Goodman Night. Black-tie benefit with jazz trio Bet.e Fundraising Gala – A Tribute to Dora Sunday, May 31 Davis, Shawna Goodman-Sone, Janis Levine and Sandra Martz. 5:30 – 7:30 pm & Stef and artistic direction/production Wasserman. Special guest Oscar-winning Hockey de Rue. St. hockey event pre - Bellini Building, McGill University. Tickets by Walsh Lab Design. 6:30 pm Arsenal, composer Alan Menken. 6-9 pm followed sented by the Montreal Canadiens Chil - $150. 514.398.4970. [email protected]. 2020 William. Tickets $750. 514.398.7100, by after-party. Segal Centre for The Per - dren’s Foundation and YM-YWHA to im - Local 280. [email protected]. forming Arts, 5170 Côte St. Catherine St. prove the lives of underprivileged children. Wednesday, June 10 Friday, May 8 Tickets $750. Emilie Hervieux, Includes Canadiens Legends game. Hon - Generations Foundation Benefit The - 514.739.2301, Local 8365. ehervieux@segal - orary chairs Patrice Brisebois and Robert atre Evening featuring The McCord Museum Sugar Ball. Young Mc - continued on p. 20 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015 – 15

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Parker fined when car Lamp cover hangs rolls into another over parked cars A parked Volkwagen Jetta rolled forward The cover for a street light overhanging into a parked Subaru Forester March 18 the street at 356 Wood Ave. March 11 had outside 464 Claremont, Public Security of - likely been dislodged by wind, Public Se - ficials said. Patrollers came across the ac - curity officials said. Hydro Westmount was cident at 9 am and called police to track called to remove it around 3:33 pm before down the car owners. Meanwhile, the it could fall on parked cars below. owner of the Jetta arrived on the scene and was ticketted $57 for failing to turn the wheels to the curb on a hill. The hood of her car was damaged as was the rear Garage fire bumper of the other vehicle. Nevertheless, in an overnight check by extinguished at 50 patrollers March 24, not one car was found parked incorrectly on hills indicating, offi - Belvedere Pl. cials said, that the message was being un - A garage fire at 50 Belvedere Place derstood, at least by Westmount residents March 9 brought many fire department holding overnight parking permits. vehicles to the scene before 4:46 pm but was described as relatively minor, Public Security officials said. Because of the re - Gas leak readings low stricted space and narrow streets, police and Public Security blocked off various in - A small underground gas leak was dis - tersections including intersections at Sum - covered March 13 at Dorchester and Cland - mit Circle. The fire was reported to have boye, Public Security officials report. Pub - started in the garage and worked its way lic safety officers were asked to block off into the ceiling. The cause was not imme - traffic at Greene and Dorchester until Gaz diately known. Firefighters left at 5:20 pm. Metro crews could determine its potential impact. Low level readings were obtained, and crews worked to repair the problem. What’s missing? No luck of Irish for plough operator

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“There’s a free parking spot for you,” a local building superintendent told the Independent on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. A sidewalk plough had hit a parking meter on the west side of Victoria north of de Maisonneuve earlier that day. A traffic cone marked its former location. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015 – 17

What melting snow reveals Impaired driving cont’d. from p. 1 Guy St. and charged with driving under the influence. His car was towed away. On March 21, a patrolling public safety officer travelling eastbound on St. Cather - ine at Lewis was almost hit head on by a car driving west in the wrong lane at about 3:52 am. The officer swerved to avoid the wayward car and turned around to follow it as it continued west, narrowly missing the median at Lansdowne. The car then pulled up on the sidewalk and slowed to a stop. Asked if he was al - right, the driver’s reply was reported to be

incoherent. Meanwhile, the passenger was observed vomiting onto the sidewalk. The officer called for police, secured the Quality, Convenience car and removed the keys. Two police cars &Customization responded and the unidentified driver was taken away to be charged with driving un - der the influence. He was described as “ex - tremely intoxicated,” McBain said. “It’s so important for us to be out there on the road at this time of night,” he ex - plained, adding that some municipal se - curity units don’t patrol overnight. “This is when we notice a general disre - gard by drivers for stop signs and speed Unique lamps and chandeliers, regulations, believing they have less of a custom shades & repairs chance of being stopped,” he said. This 5903 Sherbrooke W. (at Royal) applies even to people who have not been (514) 488-4322 drinking, he added. Public safety officer Nick Bouchard brings in a Denver boot found March 20 by a parking inspector in [email protected] melting snow at the municipal parking lot on Greene. The device is a wheel clamp that prevents vehicles See police report column, p. 8. with outstanding court warrants against them from being moved. Photo: Laureen Sweeney RONDA BLY Hit-and-run driver plows into two cars B.COM., M.ED., CPPA Two parked cars were hit on St. Cather - vehicles belonged to nearby Westmount ine St. March 8 by a car whose driver fled residents, who were informed. The cars Mercedes knocks it over the scene, Public Security officials said. had been parked on the north side of the A hit-and-run vehicle managed to push over a heavy cement planter in the inter - ESTATE & MOVING SALES The suspect left a yellow Pontiac Sunfire street just east of Metcalfe in front of Can - Vente de succession et déménagement behind. tor’s bakery. One had to be towed as did section at Victoria and Sunnyside March The accident had been witnessed the Sunfire. 22, Public Security officials said. The inci - 514 236-4159 around 12:30 am by a resident of Kensing - All units attempted to find the driver. dent was witnessed by a resident at 5:47 [email protected] | www.rondably.com ton, who spoke briefly with the driver say - Public safety officers searched the area am, who called the station. The black Mer - ing the fire department had been called. looking for the suspect but came up empty cedes left behind parts of the car including A public safety officer, who came across handed. No description was available. Po - a “Silver Star Mercedes-Benz” logo. The the incident while patrolling, reported all lice were called, and the incident was re - planter is so heavy it took a city front-end three cars had been damaged. Both parked ported to be under investigation. loader to upright it. Tabagie Westmount Square WOOD International news agent RESTORATION • British & European newspapers ON-SITE SERVICE • Specializing in fashion & interior design • Imported chocolates •Touch-ups and Repairs • BELL lifestyle natural products •Polishing and Staining • Lottery tickets and maps •Kitchen Cabinets Westmount Square •Fine Furniture At foot of escalator leading from/to •Woodwork Greene Ave. entrance HENRY CORNBLIT, professional craftsman FREE ESTIMATE 514.369.0295 (514) 935-7727 www.woodfinishingmontreal.com 18 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015 Contactivity hears about how to avoid being scammed

By Martin C. Barry Tremblay speak about fraud schemes that are perpetrated against older people. On March 12, senior citizens attending “We’re seeing more and more that there an early afternoon presentation at the Con - are certain frauds and criminal activities tactivity Centre heard Adalbert Pimentel that are happening to older people,” said and Stephan Laperrière, both Montreal po - Laperrière, while adding that the purpose lice Station 12 community relations offi - of the presentation was to inform the sen - cers , and public safety officer Sabr in a iors o f wha t is goin g on rather than scare

AVIS D’ENTRÉE EN VIGUEUR RÈGLEMENT D’EMPRUNT No 1480 AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné que le règlement d’emprunt n° 1480, intitulé « RÈGLEMENT AUTORISANT UN EMPRUNT DE 4171100$ POUR L’EXÉCUTION DE TRAVAUX DE RÉFECTION ROUTIÈRE, DE RESTAURATION DE CONDUITES D’AQUEDUC ET DE RÉHABILITATION DE CONDUITES D’ÉGOUTS », adopté par le conseil municipal de la Ville de Westmount lors d’une séance ordinaire tenue le 2 février 2015, et réputé approuvé par les personnes habiles à voter à la suite de la procédure d’enregistrement tenue Montreal police Station 12 community relations officer Adalbert Pimentel answers questions at le 18 février 2015, a reçu l’approbation du ministre des Affaires municipales et de Contactivity Centre during a presentation on security for seniors March 12. l’Occupation du territoire le 13 mars 2015. them. gets at home and claim to be a person Ce règlement a pour objet d’autoriser un emprunt de 4 171 100 $ pour l’exécution In one scam he described, an elderly close to the family with an urgent problem, de travaux de réfection routière, de restauration de conduites d’aqueduc et de person, usually a woman wearing expen - such as an accident or an arrest that re - réhabilitation de conduites d’égouts. sive jewelry, is approached on the street by quires a large amount of money to resolve. a stranger making flattering remarks about The caller asks that the sum be transferred Ce règlement d’emprunt entre en vigueur conformément à la loi. the jewelry. The scammer then offers her electronically, or someone is sent to the Toute personne peut consulter ce règlement sur le site Web de la Ville, a piece of jewelry to wear. It is placed victim’s house to pick it up. www.westmount.org, et en obtenir copie au bureau du greffe situé au 4333, rue around the victim’s neck as a distraction, The advice of the Station 12 officers was Sherbrooke Ouest à Westmount, du lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30. while the scammer steals a piece of the vic - that seniors in such a situation should ask tim’s jewelry, usually something valuable, personal questions to the caller about DONNÉ à Westmount, ce 31 mars 2015. and then leaves the scene discreetly. things that only close family members Nicole Dobbie “I’ve seen a lot of this happen on the could know, or phone a family member to Greffière adjointe West Island,” said Laperrière who was sta - verify if they know the caller. Otherwise, tioned in Lachine before coming to work seniors are advised to never transfer or in Westmount. “I haven’t yet heard about give money quickly when it is requested NOTICE OF COMING INTO FORCE it happening here in Westmount. I don’t over the phone under such circumstances. LOAN BY-LAW No. 1480 want to scare you, but it could be a possi - For her part, Tremblay pointed out that bility that it happens here.” Westmount Public Security plays an im - PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Loan By-law No. 1480 entitled “BY-LAW TO Another increasingly well-known scam portant role in helping ensure the safety of PROVIDE FOR A LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,171,100 FOR THE ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION targeting seniors is the “grandson” fraud, residents who are senior citizens by watch - PROGRAMME, THE REFURBISHING OF WATER MAINS AND THE REHABILITATION OF SEWERS”, which creates thousands of victims each ing over Westmount’s neighbourhoods adopted by the Municipal Council of the City of Westmount at its regular sitting held year. Th e perpetrators telephone their tar - and assis t ing th e p olice in the prevention on February 2, 2015, and deemed to be approved by qualified voters at the end of of crime. the registration period held on February 18, 2015, has been approved by the LOI SUR L’ÉQUITÉ SALARIALE The Montreal police and the Westmount Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy on March 13, 2015. AVIS D’AFFICHAGE : PROGRAMME D’ÉQUITÉ SALARIALE Public Safety Unit have published infor - The object of said by-law is to authorize a loan in the amount of $4,171,100 to carry Maison Orchard House – Le 30 mars 2015 mation booklets with information for sen - ior citizens regarding safety. “Don’t Let out work for the roadway reconstruction programme, the refurbishing of water mains En vertu de la Loi sur l’équité salariale, soyez informés que and the rehabilitation of sewers. l’affichage suite à l’évaluation du programme de l’équité Yourself Get Trapped” by the police de - salariale pour les employés sera fait le lundi 6 avril 2015. partment and “Security and Aging” by the This loan by-law comes into force according to law. L’affichage sera effectué pendant 60 jours soit du 6 avril 2015 city’s security force are available at their of - au 5 juin 2015 inclusivement. Les employés pourront prendre fices on Stanton St. Any person may consult said By-law on the City’s Website, www.westmount.org, connaissance de l’affichage sur tous les tableaux d’affichage and obtain copies thereof at the Office of the City Clerk located at 4333 Sherbrooke de la compagnie. Street West, Westmount, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pour obtenir plus d’information sur la Loi sur l’équité Expert repair of classic salariale, les obligations qu’elle comporte et les recours GIVEN at Westmount, this March 31st, 2015. wooden watercraft. qu’elle prévoit, communiquez avec la Commission de From simple l’équité salariale ou visitez son site Web : fix-ups to full Nicole Dobbie Commission de l’équité salariale Assistant City Clerk e restorations 200, chemin Sainte-Foy, 4 étage, Québec (Québec) G1R 6A1 We mend broken dreams Téléphone : (418) 528-8765 ou sans frais 1-888-528-8765 www.westmount.org Site web : www.ces.gouv.qc.ca Phone 450.826.3717 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 31, 2015 – 19 CHQ head recalls Hurtubise restoration to WHA meeting

By Martin C. Barry the roof and the dormer windows. A sec - sult, they had to be resurfaced using his - ond provincial grant made in 2011 is help - torically appropriate materials and restora - On March 19, Jacques Archambault, ex - ing to pay for restoration work on the stone tion methods. Nonetheless, because a new ecutive director of Canadian Heritage Que - facade, the exterior gallery and the interior. coat of paint was applied, the walls up - bec (CHQ) told the Westmount Historical According to Archambault, many of the stairs have a brighter appearance than Association (WHA) about preservation original features inside the historic farm - those on the ground floor. work done inside the Hurtubise House house remain today. These include cut On the first floor during a second phase since CHQ’s acquisition of the building stone window openings, a fireplace with of restoration, “we used a completely dif - nearly 60 years ago. bake oven and a stone sink in the kitchen. ferent approach,” Archambault explained. Addressing WHA members at West - The cedar beams in the cellar are believed It was decided that the integrity and au - mount Public Library, Archambault re - to have been made from trees which first thenticity of the finishes on the walls counted how the oldest house in West - began growing 600 years ago. would be preserved, as well as the “spirit” mount, which was built in 1739 on Côte St. “When you have six generations who of the building. Everything considered The Hurtubise House is located at 561 Côte St. Antoine Rd. at Victoria Ave., was saved by lived in the same house, you can expect to technically modern was removed, includ - Antoine Rd. , corner Victoria Ave. the CHQ from demolition. It has since have some modifications,” Archambault ing in-wall air conditioning units. then meticulously preserved the interior, said, noting that each of the generations But as some concessions had to be made House wouldn’t be affected. Part of the he said. left behind evidence of their era. for modern technology, it was decided to reason, he said, is that drilling holes in In 2004, the property and house were de - Archambault said that during restora - consolidate electrical and communications the walls is forbidden by the building’s clared a protected historic site by the Que - tion work on the second floor, the interior cabling into a concealed shaft so that the protected status. bec Culture and Communications min - walls were found to be extensively dam - historic appearance of the Hurtubise In an interesting aside to all this, Ar - istry, which subsidized the restoration of aged from a water leak in the roof. As a re - chambault revealed evidence that long ago Warmer weather Victoria Ave. may have been called Hur - tubise Ave. He recalled going years ago to thought to bring more a barn on the outskirts of Montreal where artifacts from the Hurtubise House were itinerant reports kept. There he found an old sign advertis - Seven incidents were recorded of issues ing lots for sale on a property located at related to groups of itinerants consuming Hurtubise and Westmount avenues. “That alcohol between March 10 and 14, Public means that Hurtubise Ave. a lready existed Security officials said. Most dealt with their in the past,” Archambault said of the dis - ongoing presence near or across the street covery. from the dépanneur on St. Catherine just west of Atwater. Warmer weather was be - lieved to have played a role. On March 11, a man was found sleeping Roofing at the entrance to Alexis Nihon Plaza at 6:01 pm. He was reported to have been of - fered a hot drink from McDonald’s, and of - All types of roofs ficers stayed with him until he regained and brickwork his capacity to function properly. A more suitable location was then found for him. (514) 572-4375 The same day at 10:24 pm, a patroller (450) 687-0094 came across a very intoxicated man sleep - [email protected] ing on stairs who said he wanted to go to Canadian Heritage of Quebec executive director Jacques Archambault addresses the Westmount the Old Brewery Mission. Instead, he was Ron Edwards Sr. & Ron Edwards Jr. Historical Association on March 19. tra nsp o rted to hospital by Urgences Santé. Serving Westmount 2014-03- for 50 years D

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Social calendar cont’d. from p. 14 Akiva marks Francofête Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz , a new mu - by Alzheimer’s and related disorders. sical adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s story Hillsdale Golf and Country Club, Mirabel. with Garneau directed by Austin Pendleton. Music by Information 514.485.7233. info@ Alan Menken. Meet-the-cast dessert re - agiteam.org. ception. 8 pm. Segal Centre For The Per - Summer cocktail benefiting the Mont - forming Arts, 5170, Côte St. Catherine. real SPCA. 6 pm. Loews Hotel Vogue, Tickets Adrian Bercovici 514.933.8585. 1425, rue de la Montagne. Tickets $45. $80 generationsfoundation.com. for two. Odette Lours. [email protected]. Thursday, June 11 Chapeau Mont Royal, gourmet benefit Temple Fundraising Gala Dinner hon - luncheon and raffle, organized by Les amis ouring member Westmounter Bruce Kent. de la montagne supporting activities on Chair is Westmounter Jewel Lowenstein. Mount Royal. Hats requested for ladies Proceeds support Temple’s interfaith out - and gentlemen. 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 pm. Hon - reach and social justice programs. 6 pm. orary chair Françoise Lyon, senior vice- Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, 4100 president, Pembroke Private Wealth Man - Sherbrooke St. Information Risa, agement. Chairs Mary Bruns Creighton, 514.937.3575, Local 215. tebsgal@ Kathyrn Lund Drummond, Judith Ka - gmail.com. vanagh and Carole Labelle Molson. Mount Sunday, June 14 & Monday, June 15 Royal Chalet near lookout. Tickets $250. Your Song! Growing Up With Elton Corporate tables (10) $5,000. Sponsorships John, a community musical fundraiser available. Contact Katie Whitehead, benefiting the Segal Centre For Perform - 514.843.8240, Local 243. kwhitehead@ ing Arts. Featuring Elton John’s greatest lemontroyal.qc.ca. chapeaumontroyal.com hits directed by Andy Nulman. Segal Cen - Friday, June 19 Westmount-Ville Marie MP Marc Garneau was the guest of honour on March 17 at Akiva School, tre, 5170 Cote St. Catherine. June 14 – 3 pm 30th Lobster Lunch Business Rendez- and 7:30 pm. June 15 – 6 pm and 9 pm. where students and teachers were celebrating Francofête, an annual event that immerses students in the vous. To support Fondation Tel-jeunes. French language and culture for a week. Akiva has been holding Francofête for the past 15 years. Tickets Adults $55. Aged under 12 $36. Honorary chair Eric R. La Flèche presi - Garneau is seen here answering questions in French to grade 2 students about his experiences as an 514.739.7944. segalcentre.org. dent/CEO MÉTRO. Festive lobster din - astronaut. Photo: Martin C. Barry Monday, June 15 ner/networking to celebrate summer. Alzheimer Groupe Hosts A Vision To . Information and tick - Local 122. [email protected]. 450.961.2945. 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Social Notes to JoshuaDAVID. On February 26, the de - yogurts (Cult Yogurt) and juices (Jus Pur) Tania Baloukas, Anne-Lovely Étienne and signers Joshua Fagan and David Archer , were munched and quaffed by parka-clad Catherine Maisonneuve. from Westmount who own the eponymous Westmount guests who tried on stretchy ensembles as Westmounters seen included Margaret and Beyond shop, hosted a healthy moment. Not only well as being lured by more dressy attire. Adams, Rosanna Besner, Laura Lavy, Mar - did they launch their new active wear line David Sciacca , VP at Lift Session, cia Gilman, Sandie Chalhoub, Abby Hal - Veronica Redgrave – JoshuaDAVID FIT – but they featured an showed curious customers the work-out ickman and Joelle Sholzberg , who arrived on-site personal training application called program on his iPad. It is an interactive with her warmly clad sons Oliver and Dov Life Session. work-out program, live online, aligning Aronson . Their Crayola-coloured knitted Another record-breaking shivering eve The cupcakes (Pâtisserie Petit Lapin), trainers with fitness enthusiasts. hats added punch to the ladies in black, did not deter fashionistas from flocking Noted in the crowded space were Alex many of whom sported Camara, Ilhan Var and daughter Nazli Var, “it” bags from Vuitton, continued on p. 22

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Social Notes cont’d. from p. 21 Her dream come true: Friedman Chanel and Prada. coat muffling the mouth, but not for long Also seen were the de rigueur fashion as the glam guys and gals quickly to meet the queen in May adornments of the moment: a hat – black munched down the bite-sized muffin-style and sort of Borsalino; real fur (recycled of morsels – having their cake and eating it. course!), distressed jeans and massive You can always work out tomorrow! scarves wrapped over the top collar of the

From left: Oliver and Dov Aronson, and Joelle Sholzberg. Le Fournil co-owner Robin Friedman March 21 at her bakery.

By Martin C. Barry Friedman, who is an appreciator of all things English and an admirer of the royal Robin Friedman, co-owner of Le Fournil family, says she plans to bring back recipes bakery on Sherbrooke St., will be fulfilling for British baked goods and delicacies in a dream in late May when she travels to order to replicate them in her bakery. London, England to have tea with Queen Should she have to close the shop while Elizabeth II. away, she will be placing a sign in Le Friedman was one of hundreds of Cana - Fournil’s window saying, “Gone to see the dians who responded to an online offer Queen.” from the High Commission of Canada in Another Westmounter who contacted London to apply for the privilege of being the Independent also had tea with the part of a large gathering of people from queen, Viviave Agia in May 2014. See “Be - Commonwealth countries invited to a gar - lieve it: Agia had tea with the queen,” No - den party May 28 at Buckingham Palace. vember 25, 2014, p. 27.

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