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October 2015 Vol. 24 · n°5 Published by the Borough of Saint-Laurent for its residents Vote for us! The Mayor of Saint-Laurent garners the prestigious Jean-Paul-L’Allier The Bibliothèque du Boisé has been nomi- Award presented by the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec nated for the excellence awards of the Ordre des architectes du Québec. A public vote is On Thursday, October 15, the Mayor of Saint-Laurent, Alan DeSousa, received top honours, winning the prestigious Jean-Paul-L’Allier Award presented by now under way to determine the winning the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec (OUQ) at its Gala Excellence held in project. Vote online for the Bibliothèque du Gatineau. Boisé. Just one click in the first category— This award is presented to a Québécois elected official who has been parti- Bâtiments institutionnels publics—will do it cularly outstanding with respect to leadership and initiatives in urban plan- all, at www.oaq.com ning and land development. It is an annual distinction given by the OUQ to commemorate World Urban Planning Day. Government ministers, members of parliament, regional county municipality commissioners, town mayors, as well as city and borough councillors are all eligible contenders. A municipal leader and decision-maker for 25 years The panel chose Mr. DeSousa for the award to commend his long-standing involvement with various government entities in Greater Montréal and the convergence of his interventions. As a leader and municipal decision-maker for the past 25 years, Mr. DeSousa has played and continues to play a pivotal role, having significant influence over the urban development of Greater WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Photo credit: doublespace photography = amanda + younes = amanda + younes photography credit: Photo doublespace Montréal. He pushed to include the principles of sustainable development and environmental protection in the urban planning of the metropolitan region, the Montréal Agglomeration, the Ville de Montréal and, of course, the Photo credit: Lavallée Photo Sébastien Borough of Saint-Laurent. His decisions and influence have contributed to a Index The president of the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec, Mr. Donald coherent approach that strives to include the concept of sustainable develop- Bonsant, the Mayor of Saint-Laurent, Mr. Alan DeSousa, and ment in urban planning. This has translated into tools and policies, as well as Message from the Mayor ............................2 Mr. Jean-Paul L’Allier. into municipal plans and programs, that now guide municipal development Calendar. 2 in the region. CONT’D ON PAGE 9 Do you have a fireplace or wood stove? .................3 A place for dreaming ................................3 Pianos publics au diapason program .................... 4 Participate in the 2015 Épicerie de Noël initiative ........4 Musical finale at Parc Caron. 4 On September 25, 26, and 27, a number of activi- Celebrating peace in Parc Beaudet .....................4 Celebrating culture in Saint-Laurent ties were organized by the Borough as part of the Baseball Provincial Championship Games ................5 19e Journées de la culture, including the Gardy A new mural ......................................5 Fury show, a tour of the Musée des maîtres et 18% drop in trash landfilled since 2014 .................5 artisans du Québec reserves, video screenings, Butterflies released in the woodland ...................6 and workshops. Registration for the One child, one tree program .............6 PARK(ing) Day at the Bibliothèque du Vieux-Saint-Laurent .....6 On September 25, the 2015-2016 Cultural ”Jan et Yannick“ Contest ...............................6 Season was also launched at the Centre des $110 M investment in Campus Saint-Laurent .............7 loisirs, featuring around 50 free or low-cost Winners of the Maisons fleuries contest .................8 activities. Less trash, more compost ............................9 SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE Report on Saint-Laurent’s Financial Membre du réseau Situation for 2014 The program is available accesculture.com on the Borough website at ville.montreal. CULTURELLE qc.ca/saint-laurent. 3-1-1 SAISON 2015-2016 DE SAINT-LAURENT CulturalPUBLIÉE PARSeason L’ARRONDISSEMENT Borough of Saint-Laurent ville.montreal.qc.ca/saint-laurent JUIN 2015, Vol. 24, No 1 ville.montreal.qc.ca/saint-laurent/newsletter facebook.com/ArrSaintLaurent Geneviève Bienvenu, a cultural development officer, the HonorableStéphane Dion, the MP for twitter.com/ArrSaintLaurent Saint-Laurent–Cartierville, Michèle D. Biron, the Borough Councillor for Norman-McLaren District, youtube.com/MTLsaintlaurent Patrick Igual, the Director of Culture, Sports, Loisirs et Développement social, Andrée Tremblay, the Head of the Division de la Culture et des Bibliothèques, Maurice Cohen, the Borough Councillor for Côte-de-Liesse District, Alexandra Paquet, the sports and recreation coordinator for the Section Culture, and Francesco Miele, the City Councillor for Côte-de-Liesse District. ville.montreal.qc.ca/saint-laurent Message from the Mayor Council of Saint-Laurent Alan DeSousa, FCPA, FCA Mayor of Saint-Laurent Dear fellow citizens of Saint-Laurent, The community didn’t wait for the trees to turn to add I would like to draw your attention to the invitation to colour! As you will note in the following pages, the past contribute to the public venue being created to celebrate few weeks have spotlighted culture. We need think only of Montréal’s 375th Anniversary. In order to make sure the Francesco Miele Aref Salem Maurice Cohen Michèle D. Biron the Journées de la culture, which was a lovely segue into venue satisfies your expectations, we will be accepting City Councillor for City Councillor for Borough Councillor, Borough Councillor, Côte-de-Liesse Norman-McLaren Côte-de-Liesse Norman-McLaren the launch of our 2015-2016 Cultural Season. With each suggestions at the site of the future location on Friday, District and District and District District of its sections designed to appeal to every member of the November 13. Please refer to Page 3 for more information. Majority Leader Executive Committee family, it promises an activity- and adventure-filled fall- We can’t wait to hear your opinions about this fantastic member responsible for Transportation winter season. Delivered to every address in early summer, project! the program is consistently available on our Website. In closing, this fall also marks the launch of our organic Paul Lanctôt The Bulletin de Saint-Laurent is published free We also had the pleasure of unveiling a new mural. waste collection. This is a project about which we are par- Assistant Borough Director and Head by the Borough of Saint-Laurent. Entitled Engloutie, it is at the heart of our future cultural ticularly passionate, and one that has engaged several of of the Division des communications et All articles published in the Bulletin de Saint- sector. Thanks to the Summer Celebrations, our parks were our teams in order to ensure its successful implementation. des relations avec les citoyens Laurent may be reproduced, provided the source is credited. the starting point for wonderful musical interludes that The first step was efficiently completed with the distribu- SAINT-LAURENT BOROUGH HALL added a magical touch to the hazy summer days. The trend tion of bins to buildings with four units or less. I would like 777, boulevard Marcel-Laurin Legal Deposit: Bibliothèque nationale du Québec ISSN 1917-2567 continued with the Pianos publics au diapason event to thank you for the fantastic welcome this new service has Saint-Laurent (Québec) H4M 2M7 Circulation: 46,000 copies held in Parc Beaudet in late August. Saint-Laurent residents received so far. Telephone: 311 Recycled and recyclable paper gathered in the same location just one month later to cele- Happy reading! brate International Day of Peace, an initiative that was highly relevant, especially this year. Furthermore, our most For highlights from recent Council meetings, worthy gardeners were honoured during the Awards Gala please visit ville.montreal.qc.ca/saint-laurent Alan DeSousa, FCPA, FCA for the Maisons fleuriescontest, which is a wonderful tra- and follow the ”Borough Hall“ link. The Mayor of Saint-Laurent dition dating back to 1981. Libraries program: CALENDAR ville.montreal.qc.ca/saint-laurent At press time, the following were the important dates entered on the calendar. For more information about these activities, please contact the Citizens’ Office at 311. (Important: certain events or November 26 December 2 CENTRE D’EXPOSITION LETHBRIDGE dates may change without notice.) Grands explorateurs – Advisory Committee on Planning Bibliothèque du Boisé, FREE Passion d’Angkor Council room, 7:30 p.m. November 5 to December 6 November 10 Salle Émile-Legault, 7:30 p.m. (French) NOVEMBER Exhibition – Peut mieux Theatre – Les sorcières de Salem December 4 faire – Cahiers d’exercices Salle Émile-Legault, 7:30 p.m. (French) November 28 Friday Rendez-vous – Bia November 2 Vernissage: November 7, 2 p.m. Film – Les derniers Family show – Un monde pour Noël Centre des loisirs, 7:30 p.m., FREE hommes éléphants November 13 Centre des loisirs, 2 p.m., FREE (French) Centre des loisirs, 7:30 p.m., FREE (French) Emerging singer – Shyre December 13 Salle Émile-Legault, 7:30 p.m., FREE November 28 to December 13 Sunday concert – Infinitus November 3 Exhibition – Vivianne Lewis Centre des loisirs, 2 p.m., FREE Saint-Laurent Borough November 14 and 15 Centre des loisirs, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., FREE Arts Career Fair Council meeting December 17 to Centre des loisirs, FREE November 29 Council room, 7:30 p.m. February 14 Sunday concert – Ensemble December 13 Exhibition – November 21 Les Songes Christmas on ice November 4 Jean Soucy, Family show – Cinémagika Centre des loisirs, 2 p.m., FREE Aréna Raymond-Bourque Advisory Committee on Planning peintre clandestin Centre des loisirs, 2 p.m., FREE (French) 1 to 4 p.m. FREE Council room, 7:30 p.m. Vernissage: November 30 December 19, 2 p.m. November 5 November 21 Lundi littéraire – Grands explorateurs – Londres Lumières sur Chameran Il pleuvait des oiseaux Salle Émile-Legault, 7:30 p.m.