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Weekly. Vol. 5 No. 10a We are Westmount October 4-5, 20 11 13-year-old girls set fire Roslyn’s Nolan runs again in Westmount Park bathroom
By Laureen Sweeney the foot of Hallowell St., which was extin - guished by firefighters shortly after 5:35 Three 13-year-old girls, dressed in pm. A resident called Public Security to re - white, were reported to have admitted set - port the sighting of the three who had al - ting a fire in the comfort station at West - ready fled. mount Park September 26, Public Security At 6:40 pm, as the fire alarm was set off officials said. They were caught by officers at the comfort station in the park, the city’s soon after being captured on the park’s security camera showed three girls surveillance camera running from the dressed in white running out the door of chalet. the building. An hour earlier, three girls in white had When public safety officers arrived, been seen lighting a separate small fire at they found the trio in the park and con - fronted them with the evidence. The three admitted to setting the fire but did not Inside admit to the Hallowell incident, officials said. The second fire was set on the ce - City page p. 29 ramic floor of the women’s washroom. No After being absent most of this year while receiving treatment for cancer, Roslyn School’s custodian, damage was reported. Eddy Nolan, returned on September 28 to lead the children in the school’s Terry Fox Run. Nolan, who’s Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 30 Matches and lighters found in the girls’ been taking part in Terry Fox runs for the past 31 years, started the run at Roslyn 10 years ago and has possession were confis - never missed participating in it. He was diagnosed with cancer in January. This year, the school reached Underdog and 9 Lives p. 27 cated and turned over to continued on p. 22 its goal of raising $30,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Photo: Martin C. Barry Letters to the Editor p. 6 Comin’ Up p. 26 Traffic study offers masses The fall social calendar, p. 21. of data to end first phase Real Estate Broker By Laureen Sweeney ing speed limits, stop signs, lights, calm - ing devices, patterns, speeding and anom - A preliminary report from West - alies. They also include why people drive christinachristitinnaa Real Estate Agency mount’s traffic consultants was presented on certain streets and many aspects of ac - millerr to city council and the Administrative Traf - tive transportation, including cycling. CCertifiedertified RRealealeaall EsEEstatesttaate BrBBrokerrokkerer fic Committee September 27, describing “Seeing the information is fascinating,” 514.934.2480514.93444.2.24484808080 conditions in every part of Westmount, Trent said. “It’s just what we wanted. I Mayor Peter Trent said the next day. think people will appreciate the effort that lloveove wherewhere youyouou livelivliivve 514 933 8037 The information presented by the Geni - has gone into it and find the information var consultants was a “fact collection” that very, very useful. In many cases, when included 52 maps and graphs, he said. people see how traffic patterns flow, solu - 11361,361, AAve.ve. Greene,Greene, WestmountWestmount These depicted data amassed from tions will be almost self- CHRISTINAMILLER.CACHRISTINAMILLER.CA9>H?IJ?;IH;7B;IJ7J;$9EC 9>H?IJ?;IH;7B;IJ77JJ;$9EC FFhe\ki_edH[Wbjo_dY$H[Wb;ijWj[7][dYohe\ki_edH[Wbjo _dY$ H[Wb ;ijWj[ 7][dYo walking every street in Westmount, study - evident.” continued on p. 12
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By Laureen Sweeney side of the street north of Thornhill out - side a house where the driver, a 43-year-old It could be called a miracle on Church Westmount woman, was making a deliv - Hill. ery. Rolling backward, it crossed the street Two Westmount toddlers emerged un - striking the parked Subaru that wedged harmed September 29 when the stroller the stroller against the church and then carrying them was squeezed up against St. the Land Rover. Matthias’ Church by a parked car being The Lexus, which had an automatic pushed up over the sidewalk by one rolling transmission, had been left in park, and backward down the steep hill, police said. no tickets were issued, police said. The brother and sister – aged 2- and al - Public safety officers blocked off the most 4 years respectively – were not re - street while investigators tried to piece to - ported injured but were taken to the gether how the accident occurred and the Montreal Children’s Hospital by Urgences vehicles were removed. Santé as a precaution. This is not the first empty vehicle that The incident took place just after 8:30 has crashed in recent years at this location am near the entrance used by Miss Vicky`s on Church Hill. See “Unmanned recycling daycare and pre-school. Another parked truck slams into St. Matthias” (December car was also hit before the driverless, run - 15, 2009, p. 6). away car came to a stop. “When I heard about this, my first reaction was to say thank goodness no one was injured,” said police community relations officer Adalbert Pimentel. But, he added, even investigators were try - ing to determine “how could this happen that a car squeezes a stroller against a building and no one is hurt? In all that bad luck there was a stroke of good luck.” The breakaway car, a Lexus, hit the two parked cars with such force that it “totalled” the first one – a Subaru Forester, Public Secu - rity officials said. It then pushed a Land Rover sideways across the street. The drama unfolded as the youngsters were being pushed up the hill on the west side, police said in relating the sequence of events. One sat in the stroller and the other stood on a platform be - hind. Meanwhile, the Lexus had been parked northbound on the east Photo courtesy of a Westmount resident 4 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011
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This enables the The upcoming installation of new east- ner of Academy and Arena Drive will re - handed at public stairs rising from Mount city to pursue them for costs related to the west water and sewer lines along Academy place the one at the northeast corner and Pleasant and de Lavigne to St. Sulpice. clean-up. Rd. from Arena Drive to Park Place will re - will anchor the western end of the new One admitted to defacing a stone wall The call from a resident reporting the place those that currently run into areas to water line which will connect via Park after his hands revealed still-wet blue and incident was received by Public Security at be excavated for the new arena/pool. Place into the main on St. Catherine that white markings, Public Security officials 3:05 pm on the Friday afternoon sending But because the existing century-old in - was replaced in 1979. said. The other six or seven were asked to PSOs Mario Testa and Sabrina Tremblay frastructure under Academy will remain The new line will also replace most of leave. Acting supervisor Patrice Dion to the location where they boxed in the in the ground, the apartment buildings the old one on Park Place to ensure ade - called police, saying the unit wanted to group at the top and bottom of the stair - will continue to use the existing services quate water pressure. A small portion of press charges. case. throughout the five-week work period this line had also been replaced in 1979. An 18-year-old Dawson College stu - They discovered words written in thick until they are transferred over to the new The current line turns north at Arena dent, a resident of Pointe Claire, is to be markers and then the still-wet markings network, said assistant Public Works di - Drive to connect into the water main that on the hands of one suspect. rector Andrew Duffield. runs through Westmount Park. “The beauty of this approach is that the Both the 1912 water line and the 1911 Stolen car recovered water supply will remain in service,” he ex - clay sewer will be capped at Arena Drive, A stolen car was recovered Sunday af - No tag obtained after plained. The new water and sewer lines allowing them to continue servicing the ternoon, September 25, at 1:19 pm while 26 days are to be installed in a new single trench. existing arena. The old Academy sewer parked in front of 3238 The Boulevard , The work is expected to start around runs west under the arena to connect into Public Security officials report. The A Westmount dog owner was issued a October 17, assuming the contractor can the Lansdowne collector. The new sewer green Honda Civic hatchback had no li - $75 ticket by mail September 26 after it obtain materials in time, Duffield said. will drain into the St. Catherine network cence or transit paper and had been dam - was discovered he had failed to obtain a City council is slated to approve the via Park Place. The relining of the water aged. Police were notified, confirmed it dog licence within the time delay he had winning bid Monday, October 3 after press main that has been under way near the stolen and the car was removed. been given August 30, Public Security of - time, from 10 that were opened Septem - bike path is unrelated to the Academy ficials said. He lived on St. Antoine St. ber 23. 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It was made in a spirit of prob - We are two of the Westmounters who lem-solving and community building. signed the proposal to relocate the arenas Audrey Bean and John Knowles, to the Bethune service area. It is late in the Somerville Ave. day, but with imagination we feel there can be a happy outcome to this divisive proj - Naming rights to ect. local groundhog Since the city is encountering problems with the design-build process for the orig - An apparently quite rare black ground - inal design, could we not all rally around hog has repeatedly visited the back yard of two NHL-sized arenas of a simpler design a residence on Grosvenor Ave., where he at Bethune, plus an indoor-outdoor pool treats the premises as his own personal complex, with fitness and social amenities, salad bar. beside the park? When startled, he makes a beeline for The new architects could probably pro - the adjoining property on Victoria. duce this quite easily with the eased space However, we saw him first! So we re - restrictions and the fact that these are well serve the right to name him Grosvenor known structures to designers. Of course Gregory – in the grand old tradition of there will be issues with the Bethune site, Wiarton Willy and Punxsutawney Phil. but could these not be solved, given what Other suggestions will be considered. we have to gain in amenities and cohe - Huguette Kihl, Grosvenor Ave. sion? President of the Westmount Historical Association Doreen Lindsay welcomes the first tour group, September 24, into one of Montreal’s oldest homes – the Hurtubise House, built in 1739. We believe that the mayor and council By Ralph Thompson would be praised for such a move. No one dian Heritage of Quebec provided guided would lose anything, and we would gain tours, detailed historical facts and anec - an indoor pool. When you consider the de - Westmount’s oldest property, the Hur - dotes in English and French. mographic that uses the arenas, together tubise House, located at 563 Côte St. An - More than 30 people were lined up for with the demographic that would use an toine Rd., was opened to the public the first tour before its opening at 11 am indoor pool, it covers a huge proportion of September 24 and 25. The Westmount on Saturday, and close to 100 were signed our Westmount community. Historical Association (WHA) in coopera - up for the tours within The proposal would also solve the prob - tion with the city of Westmount and Cana - one hour. continued on p. 10 lem of a future demand for an indoor pool, for which there is no natural site in the Grosvenor Gregory? WESTMOUNT city, quite apart from the question of INDEPENDENT Redfern traffic concerns We are Westmount. Weekly shared by committee Presstime: Monday at 10:30 am By Laureen Sweeney How Can We Help You ? going north of de Maisonneuve and cross - Publisher & editor-in-chief: David Price ing over the bike path,” he explained. Stories and letters editor: Kristin McNeill The city’s Administrative Traffic Com - Several intervenors at the demolition Kristin McNeill: 514.223.3578 Chief reporter: Laureen Sweeney mittee (ATC) shares the concerns of Red - hearing June 28 contended that neigh - [email protected] fern Ave. residents over the use of their bourhood safety would be compromised Letters & Comments: Advertising & Sales street by construction trucks during con - by allowing trucks and heavy equipment We welcome your letters but reserve the right to Arleen Candiotti: 514.223.3567 version of the former Reader’s Digest to operate from the Redfern side of the choose and edit them. Please limit to 300 [email protected] building into condominiums, the Inde - building and travel north. They asked that words and submit before Friday 10 am to be pendent learned last week. the vehicles be restricted to St. Catherine considered for publication the following week. Accounting & Classified ads Beth Hudson: 514.223.6138 “It’s too narrow for construction trucks, St. Please check your letter carefully as we may be especially in the winter,” said Public The city issued a permit September 19 unable to make subsequently submitted offi[email protected] changes. If you do make amendments, please Works director Marianne Zalzal, the out - for the demolition of interior partitions at “redline” them instead of resending the whole going head of the ATC. the building, 215 Redfern, though the ex - letter. Email any letter or comments to 14,202 copies Public Security director David Sedg - terior demolition work on the facade is not [email protected]. wick, who is replacing her as head of the to take place until spring. The permit Audited by committee, said a meeting is to be set up came four days after a tenant of the build - with the contractor to go over site man - ing dropped his appeal of the city’s deci - Owned and published by: agement and find a way to restrict the sion to allow the demolition (see Sherbrooke-Valois Inc., 310 Victoria Ave., #105, Westmount, QC H3Z 2M9 trucks to St. Catherine. September 27, p. 5). Fax: 514.935.9241 “We’re not at all in favour of them WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 7 Police Beat NDG brothers attacked If you have and tagger arrested something nice By David Goldberg neck, while his older brother had welts on his face. Both victims were taken to the to say... Two NDG brothers returning from a Montreal General Hospital for treatment. downtown bar were attacked by three as - “We believe the older victim was given sailants on St. Catherine near Redfern. a CT scan to determine what injuries he Police say the brothers, aged 19 and 21, may have suffered,” said Pimentel. were in a taxi with a 20-year-old female One of the suspects is described as a 22- ...we’d love to hear it! friend, also from NDG, when they asked year-old white male, 6’ and 200 lbs. There the driver to let them out at St. Catherine is no description of the other two suspects. and Clarke at 3:10 am on September 25. They drove in a four-door, silver car. As they walked along St. Catherine, the Police say the victims claimed they did We are working on a “self-promotion issue” that we two brothers got into an argument as the not know the suspects, and nothing was female walked behind them. stolen during the attack. will use with advertisers to show them that people “Suddenly, a car pulled up next to them, read and appreciate the Independent. If you are and one of the three suspects inside said, Graffiti arrest on Mt. Pleasant ‘You want to fight?’” said Constable Adal - Station 12 officers arrested a suspect one of these people, we’d love to hear from you bert Pimentel. “One of the brothers said who got a little too artistic on a cement pil - via a letter for publication. Even a one-line email ‘no,’ he was just having a disagreement lar on Mt. Pleasant and De Lavigne. with his brother and he didn’t want any Police say a Public Security officer had will help! trouble.” the suspect detained at 3:43 pm on Sep - But the suspects got out of their car, tember 23 when their constables arrived. Please include your name and street. and one of them began choking the The two graffiti tags, one measuring 10 by younger brother. The other two suspects four inches, and another measuring 12 by (If you have something that you don’t like about smashed a parking meter to the ground, three inches, were drawn with markers on using a metal tube from the meter to beat the pillar near the exterior public stairs, us, please let us know at the same email address the older brother. said Pimentel. “The suspect was very co - and we’ll see what we can do.) “The female tried to get the first suspect operative, admitting he had done the graf - off of the victim, but she was unable to do fiti. He also had the markers in his Thank you for your support to date. so,” said Pimentel. “Then, the three sus - backpack.” pects got back into their car and drove off.” Arrested was an 18-year-old Pointe David Price Police say both victims were covered in Claire man. He has been charged with blood when they arrived on the scene. The public mischief – graffiti. For more, see p. Publisher younger victim had marks around his 11. Suburban mayors submit brief to MMC [email protected] A written brief from the 15 demerged previously reported by Trent (see August municipalities containing comments and 30, p. 5). The brief can be viewed by click - Fax 514.935.9241 recommendations regarding the Montreal ing on the ASM banner at www.west - 310 Victoria Ave. #105, Westmount, QC H3Z 2M9 Metropolitan Community’s development mount.org. – LS plan has been submitted in lieu of a ver - bal presentation at ongoing public consul - tations. e buy ALL In a press release September 29, the As - sociation of Suburban Municipalities gold – locally (ASM), headed by Mayor Peter Trent, WESTMOUNT stated the 10-minute timeframe it had Incl. been allotted for a presentation, questions broken and answers was insufficient “to ade - jewellery quately present its recommendations.” and diamonds INDEPENDENT A total of 389 citizens and organiza - Free estimates tions had registered to participate in the consultations by the September 2 dead - Gold Buyers International line. 5897 Sherbrooke St. W. (at Royal) We are Westmount. The brief highlights concerns specific 514-419-0656 to the Montreal agglomeration, such as Mon to Thurs: noon to 5 pm; Friday: noon to 4 pm; urban migration and traffic congestion as Sat: closed and Sun: noon to 4 pm. 8 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 Westmounters complain super hospital lacks accessibility By Isaac Olson are getting uneasy about Montreal’s in - “We do not have time to plan any - with several area organizations, such as ability to look ahead, finalize plans and more,” said Jochym. “Plans have to be put the WMA and the Concertation In - During an NDG-based public assembly keep the community informed of what into action. What is being constructed terquartier (CIQ) — a group that unites St. September 27, a handful of Westmounters will happen with what is perceived as the right now is, with all the vehicular access, Henri, NDG and Westmount organiza - slammed what they described as the currently inadequate infrastructure sur - underground parking and exit ramps, on tions to maximize the positive benefits of McGill Universtiy Health Centre’s rounding the mega medical facility. its way to becoming a West Island shop - area development. Questions raised dur - (MUHC) lack of foresight as the institute, Come 2014, the hospital is expected to ping plaza that is unrelated to the com - ing the event will be sent to the hospital teamed up with the province, builds a bring some 8,000 people to the neigh - munity surrounding it.” and Montreal officials because those same super hospital that seemingly caters more bourhood every day and that number will The information session was hosted by officials declined invitations to attend the to motorists than walkers, cyclists and certainly increase as medical offices set up the not-for-profit NDG Community Coun - assembly. public transportation users. shop and the agglomeration uses tax cil. The event was held in collaboration In a later interview, MUHC’s senior ad - At the same time, those Westmounters breaks to encourage industrial growth in visor, Caroline Phaneuf, said the invitation the area. to attend was received only after the event Westmounters, alongside other locals, was scheduled and staff members were questioned how the Vendôme Metro sta - not available on that date. There are also tion, already at capacity, will handle the ex - plans on behalf of the city to host a similar pected crowds. Others, like Mary Stark of information session sometime in October, Contactivity Centre, asked how people noted the NDGCC’s executive director. with reduced mobility will be able to ac - Phaneuf went on to say that the cess the hospital on foot from de Maison - MUHC’s planning process is unique be - neuve. cause of the public private partnership (PPP) which, while Quebecers don’t see a ‘Recipe for disaster’ lot of these arrangements, are commonly Maureen Kiely of the Westmount Mu - run in such a way. Plans are being final - nicipal Association (WMA) described the ized as the building goes up, be it the ac - current bike path on de Maisonneuve as a cess points or even the interior design, she recipe for disaster, while the Westmount said. As it is, there are plans to have tunnel Maureen Kiely of the Westmount Municipal Mary Stark of the Contactivity Centre asked Walking and Cycling Association’s Roger access from the Metro station, and plan - Jochym alleged the hospital is too focused Association cited concerns over the thousands of ning for a second en - about hospital access routes for people with commuters that will be streaming in once the on cars. trance, just east of the continued on p. 9 reduced mobility. hospital is built. The Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas City’s free compost brings out at McGill University presents dedicated gardeners Great Trials II a series of lectures by McGill faculty members that considers a collection of history-making trials across time and examines the social and political contexts in which they took place as well as their cultural consequences. The series takes the position that ‘law’ happens as much outside the courtroom as it does within it, and that each of these pivotal events stands as testament to the ways in which constructions of authority, law, and justice have informed cultural consciousness across centuries. October 4: The Trials of Medieval Heretics Prof. Michael van Dussen (English) October 18: The Trial of Louis XVI Prof. Mark Antaki (Law) November 8: The Trial of Billy Budd Prof. Desmond Manderson (Law) November 15: The Trial of Sacco & Vanzetti Prof. Eugenio Bolongaro (Italian Studies) November 29: The Trial of Winston Moseley Prof. Carrie Rentschler (Art History and Communication Studies) All lectures will be in the Atwater Library Auditorium at 5:30pm Fees: $60 for the series of 5 lectures, or $15 for individual lectures. Registration in advance is required. Despite the cold, wet weather on October 1, York St. residents Marielle Beauchemin and Michael Institute for the Arscott were out at the Public Works yard to pick up their share of free compost. The organically rich Public Life of Arts and Ideas Please visit: http://www.mcgill.ca/iplai/ for details. soil enhancer was made of leaves collected by the city last autumn. Fallen leaves in yards and streets should soon be abundant for next year’s batch. Photo: Martin C. Barry WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 9 Ikeman repeats: Glen access only for emergency access There will be a bike path looping public and active transport, and we want nearly blind curve, plenty of cars and continued from p. 8 around the facility, she noted, as well as an exactly the same thing. We won’t have speedy downhill cyclists, the councillor station, is still in the works. MUHC offi - access point from Glen Rd. While it will enough parking for all the cars. We want said safety experts may take issue with cials would prefer, she noted, a tunnel that only be used by vehicles in emergencies, people to come by public transit, and we walkers and riders merging in and out of connects de Maisonneuve with the Metro she said, the gated route will be open to want people to feel comfortable coming to that already hectic area. platform and the hospital. However, an pedestrians and cyclists. a campus that is very welcoming.” There are plans, he noted, to have a sec - open-air pedestrian bridge over the tracks “Our concerns are very similar to the However, contends Westmount city ond access from de Maisonneuve and that, is the cheapest option that has been at the community’s concerns,” said Phaneuf. councillor Gary Ikeman, the Glen Rd. ac - when it comes to cyclists’ access, is “where forefront of discussions. “They want easy access to the site from cess was allowed by the city council solely the emphasis should be. To throw this out in order to provide the hospital a second - without any study, to me, is not very re - ary emergency access point were there to sponsible and does no service to cyclists.” be a fire or other catastrophic events. Though the MUHC and Montreal have teamed up to lobby Westmount into re - nouncing the restrictive zoning by-law, Campbell Cohen Worsoff Mayor Peter Trent has not budged. All these access demands, said Ikeman, are Avocats coming after the fact and the hospital’s Barristers and Solicitors newest announcement, made without consulting local officials, need to be stud - ESTATE LITIGATION ied before it is given the green light. WILLS AND ESTATES “We have not made any decisions about this at all,” he added. “I’m not sure the INSURANCE CLAIMS hospital has any unilateral right to do this.” There is a potential danger in having Michael Worsoff northbound cyclists, who ride in the right 215 Redfern, suite 118 The crowd erupted into laughter when Solidarité St. Henri’s Shannon Franssen unveiled the “before lane, crossing two-way vehicular and Westmount, QC H3Z 3L5 and after” images of what will become of the Turcot interchange if all goes as planned. The “after” is the southbound cycle traffic to enter the hos - Tel: 514 937-9445 Fax 514 937-2580 [email protected] wet-noodle network of highways in the bottom right of the screen. pital, he said. Citing the train viaduct, Elementary/Primaire K-6 October 12, 8:30 - 11:00 am October 20th, 8:30 am - 12:15 pm 12 octobre, de 8h30 à 11h00 20 octobre, de 8h30 à 12h15 October 13, 8:30 - 11:00 am Broad Minds, Bright Futures Registration by October 13th 13 octobre, de 8h30 à 11h00 Esprits Ouverts, Avenirs Prometteurs Inscription avant le 13 octobre Elementary School Campus High School Campus École primaire Admissions: 514.904.0542 École secondaire 3685 The Boulevard www.stgeorges.qc.ca 3100 The Boulevard Westmount, QC H3Y 1S9 Montreal, QC H3Y 1R9 10 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 Arena Q&A Can the city have more grass at the pool? Councillor Patrick Martin, the chair of and further north. There are currently up immediately surrounding the pool, which the arena/pool project committee, has in - to 1,600 vehicles per hour during peak will presumably be made of stone or con - No lifts, vited Westmounters to write him with traffic at St. Catherine and Lansdowne. In crete? Recently, I spent time at a pool that questions and comments about the proj - this context your mother should not notice had access to such a green area. There was jackhammers ect and plan. You can contact him with fur - any difference due to the few cars headed a water basin separating the immediate ther questions at [email protected] to the recreation centre. Keep in mind that pool area from the green area, thereby en - on Saturday org. Your questions and his answers will on busy hockey nights we have counted as suring that people’s feet were kept clean Contractors at two separate locations appear in subsequent issues of the Inde - many as 22 cars parked (many illegally) on when returning to the pool area. Imple - were asked to cease work on Saturday, pendent , space permitting. Please indicate the link between Academy Rd. and de menting such an idea could have two ben - September 24, to comply with the city’s whether you want your name published or Maisonneuve; all of these cars, and many efits: 1. having access to a softer ground by-law prohibiting the use of heavy not. of the additional 40 or so that park on when there are no more lounge chairs equipment on the weekend. Both coop - For reasons of space, Councillor Martin Arena Drive, exit via Lansdowne. The clo - available at the pool; and .) having access erated. has paraphrased the questions. sure of this link in fact may result in an to a quieter environment just a few meters Public Security officials said the first overall decrease in traffic on Lansdowne away from the pool.” noise complaint was received at 9:52 am Could you please clarify for me exactly related to the recreation centre. – PM – Gaël C. Gravenor, Blenheim Pl. concerning the operation of a mechani - where the entrances/exits and parking will cal lift at 4865 de Maisonneuve being Those are excellent ideas. We plan to in - be for the new recreation centre? My When will construction begin? Are they used by painters. They were given 10 corporate the best hygiene practices in the mother lives at 200 Lansdowne and is dynamiting underground? How close is minutes to finish. The next complaint pool and other operations. Ensuring the quite concerned about possible increased this to the Westmount Park School and came at 10:17 am from a resident of 2 water remains without impurities is a pri - traffic should the entrance for parking be what protective measures are being taken? Westmount Square where noise and vi - ority, as is the provision of adequate loung - located on Lansdowne between de Resident of Sherbrooke St. bration was caused by jack hammers in ing areas. – PM Maisonneuve and St. Catherine. Construction of the recreation centre the parking garage. – Katie Malloch, Clarke Ave. will begin early in the new year, shortly The current plan provides for some after the winning design/build partner has parking spaces accessible from Lans - been selected late this year. Based on the downe with the bulk of the parking acces - extensive geotechnical studies undertaken, Electronic Independents available sible from St. Catherine St. Any parking no dynamiting is expected whatsoever. Enjoy the Indie at supper time on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us: on Lansdowne relative to 200 Lansdowne Bedrock is some 100 feet deep, whereas offi[email protected]. will be on the opposite side of the street the project will only excavate to about 35 feet. The subsurface soil is mostly loosely packed fill from the 1920s, when the Glen ravines were filled in with soil from exca - Hurtubise House explored vation and demolition materials from of Dr. Leopold Hurtubise. other projects in the area. The site is quite continued from p. 6 It was rescued through the action of distant from Westmount Park School, and Alice Lighthall, one of the founders of the the construction area will be protected by This was an opportunity to view one of WHA and a heritage activist. Conse - a solid hoarding of at least 2 meters in the oldest and best preserved homes on quently, Colin J. Molson, his sister Mable height. The school children will no doubt the island of Montreal, said Jacques Ar - and James Beattie bought the property and be fascinated by the construction activity. chambault, general manager at Canadian established Canadian Heritage of Quebec, – PM Heritage of Quebec, to visitors before the tour . The farm house was built in 1739 by transferring ownership of the property in Considering that there will be a large Pierre Hurtubise on land ceded by Paul 1961. The Hurtubise family house and green (i.e. grassy) area between our future Chomedey de Maisonneuve around 1650. grounds were officially classified as his - pool and St. Catherine St., would it be pos - The house was lived in continuously by torical by the Quebec’s ministry of Cul - sible to use some of this space as a loung - six generations of the Hurtubise family ture, Communications and Status of ing area, in addition to the area until its sale in 1955, following the death Women in 2004. Good living comes with WHA president Doreen Lindsay and age. Why not retire in perfect vice president Caroline Breslaw gave the SENIORS first tour showing many of the original elegance and ultimate com- features of the house, including a small, fort? Our caring staff will Connect with Kids Through Singing dim night light cleverly located in the cen - Join Contactivity Centre’s InterLink inter-generational tre of the first floor and providing illumi - tend to all your needs 24 choir and have a blast with choirmaster Ian Lebofsky nation to three rooms; large structural hours every single day. and local Grade 6 students. beams cut by hand with an adze and joints It’s all in good fun, so don’t worry if you aren’t secured with wooden pins; and a shallow Please call us regarding our a Pavarotti or a Celine Dion yourself. stone sink for washing vegetables that affordable rentals: No music reading ability required. drained through a small hole under a win - dow. Call Contactivity More information can be obtained from the WHA website at www.west - 514-932-2326 mounthistorical.org or by emailing for more info. [email protected]. Thursday morning sessions begin soon! WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 11 After council: New challenges in public life Marks joins new Revenue Quebec board By Laureen Sweeney decade), as well as the STM’s Governance elsewhere in North America. and Ethics Committee. “It was an intense amount of work,” Westmount taxpayers now have a she said, but her passion for urban plan - strong local voice at another level of gov - Opened door for Desta ning was what had propelled her into pol - ernment with the naming of former After retiring as mayor, “I started off itics in the first place and led her to serve mayor Karin Marks to the founding board saying ‘no’ to everything,” she said. But bit 14 years on Westmount’s Planning Advi - of l’Agence du Revenu du Québec. by bit, she began accepting positions that sory Committee (PAC). This is the crown corporation created had particular appeal, starting with two She felt the conference was an impor - six months ago from Revenue Quebec to tant way to stimulate interest in Bill 58, give it more flexibility as a separate entity whose public hearings have just con - from the government. cluded, and for government officials and “I’m finding it fascinating,” she told the others to hear perspectives from other Independent last week. Marks is also sitting places that have also been dealing with on the agency’s HR committee. urban sprawl, densification, public transit Nail perfection The new step in her career, she said, and environmental issues. evolved from her experience on the Société She said she would like to see a payroll We s t m o u n t de transport de Montréal (STM) board tax implemented to help fund public tran - during her mayoralty. She also developed sit. “At the STM, there was so much end - SPECIAL OF a close working association with Finance less discussion about finding ways for P FER! and Revenue minister Raymond Bachand funding.” edicure over Bill 22, when he was minister for the $20.00 Montreal region. Bill 22 addressed per - Tough giving up STM board Valid from Reg. $35 ceived demerger injustices. Having to give up the STM board on Sept. 24 – Oct 1, 2011 And while she admits she’s not “a fis - leaving city council “was one of the sad - Acrylic•Gel•Silk raff•Wax•Massage calist,” she said she was asked to join the dest things for me,” she said. She found 1360 Greene Ave. board for having dealt with a large citi - the transit commission to be forward Between Sherbrooke & de Maisonneuve zenry. One of the agency’s priorities “is to thinking and innovative, deal with tax evasion as a matter of social for which it later received continued on p. 18 514-509-7658 equity. I hadn’t looked at it that way be - fore.” Karin Marks In the two years since she retired from short-term commitments. The first was 18 years on city council – eight as mayor – joining a fundraising committee for Desta Marks has also the joined the boards of the – the black youth network in Little Bur - Atwater Library and Dawson College gundy. (where she had taught for almost a Marks, who founded the Westmount teen centre, had long encouraged the Marks looking Westmount Sports and Recreation depart - ment to support Desta. And, in her new forward to completion role, she said, she was able to open doors for Desta through her connections in the of portrait city of Montreal. There’s no turning back for former She next joined an organizing commit - mayor Karin Marks. She has no aspira - tee for an urban planning conference held tions to return as mayor one day, she said in Montreal last October by IPAM (the In - last week. stitut de politiques alternatives de Mon - “When you go back to something, you tréal), an urban planning think tank expect it to be what it was, so there’s al - headed by Phyllis Lambert of the Centre ways an element of disappointment,” she for Canadian Architecture. explained. The conference, called “Citizens’ Agora To underline her conviction, Marks is on Land-Use and Development in the already having her council chamber por - Montreal Metropolitan Region,” coincided trait painted by Trevor Goring, a former with the Quebec government’s introduc - Westmount resident. It’s expected to be tion of draft Bill 58 on changes to the Law finished in the spring, she said. on Land Use, Planning and Development, While Marks wants to keep other de - as well as preparation of the development tails under wraps until the painting is plan by the Montreal Metropolitan Com - unveiled, she disclosed that its style munity. would be “slightly impressionistic” – half Marks was able to draw on information way between the contemporary portrayal and contacts through the Federation of of the late May Cutler and the more tra - Canadian Municipalities and Making ditional formality of the other mayors. Cities Livable conferences to help bring in keynote speakers for the conference from 12 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 Urban forester speaks on Oct. 11 Harvest from Westmount’s edible The title of the October 11 talk at the lic Library at 7 pm with doors opening at Westmount Horticultural Society (WHS) 6:30 pm. It is also open to non-members at planters goes to NDG Food Depot speaks for itself: “Much more than just a cost of $5. – LS Westmount’s edible plant containers “I’m just so grateful to be living in this green spaces: urban trees, gardens and were “half-harvested” and their produce local neighbourhood that is embracing the parks are wealth providers.” distributed two weeks ago in food baskets food movement,” Babineau said. “For me, Discussing the issue will be Christian Traffic data delivered by the NDG Food Depot. living in Westmount has been such a great Messier, researcher, author and professor Marci Babineau, a member of West - boon as we begin to develop our own food of Forest Ecology at Université du Québec continued from p. 1 mount’s Horticultural Advisory Commit - culture.” à Montréal, who has worked at the Uni - Council will now be discussing ways in tee (HAC), initiated the harvest as a way to Among the items harvested September versity of Helsinki and has recently co-au - which the information can be distributed help others eat locally, said Councillor 20, she said, were “loads of” Swiss chard, thored a book on sustainable forest to residents so they can study the infor - Cynthia Lulham, who chairs HAC. Other - kale, peppers, sage and basil.” Some of the management and another for the general mation while council is doing the same wise, she noted, the contents of the sage was dried while the rest was distrib - public titled Ecology for the City . during what he called an interim period. planters will soon become compost as the uted September 24 with the other produce “As humans, we live more and more in “We need to dig further into the infor - containers are removed for the winter. as part of the weekly baskets. – LS urban spaces,” Messier states. “So we tend mation to be able to prioritize our goals – to feel somewhat disconnected from the give direction to the consultants as to what natural world. To compensate, we garden, is important to us,” Trent explained. That plant trees and visit parks in our sur - will lead to the final phase, the recom - roundings. mendations. “These green spaces look beautiful but While it had been announced that the they play an increasingly important and final report would be complete by the end often unknown role in our well-being. of the year, he said there is so much infor - This talk will look at green spaces in urban mation that “we won’t be held hostage to areas from the perspective of the social, any time frame when we’re trying to map economic and ecological services they are out the future of Westmount traffic. providing.” “It will be a template for long-term “This is certainly a hot topic,” said Sally planning, not a magic bullet,” he said. It Cooke, WHS president, who expects the might take 10 years to implement more talk to generate considerable interest. costly recommendations such as changes The monthly meeting takes place in the in traffic lights or street engineering. Westmount Room of the Westmount Pub - Emily Carpenter, distribution and volunteer coordinator with the NDG Food Depot organizes the harvest collected September 20 from Westmount’s edible planters. The vegetables were distributed to depot clients on September 22. Photo courtesy of the NDG Food Depot THE ADDRESS IN OUTREMONT At Château Maplewood, quality of life will be enhanced by a full range of five star services and amenities: Sea water pool & spa, indoor parking, large terraces, green roofs, 4-season loggias, large gym, historic chapel and more. 1-6 bedroom units starting from $727,000 tax included. SALES OFFICE 1075 LAURIER AVE WEST T. 514.279.0440 OPENING HOURS WEEK 11-7 WEEKEND 12-5 WWW.CHATEAUMAPLEWOOD.COM WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 13 BUNNY BERKE Real Estate Broker 514 933 8037 Westmount, 3555 St. Antoine, 4 roof top villas. 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Marks also enjoys greater flexibility in visiting her mother, Irene Marks, who $ lives independently in Westmount in her 90s. Karin and her husband, Brian Pud - ! dington, have also acquired a house in &&&#$ $" #!%" Venice, Florida. “When I left council, I didn’t know what direction my life would take,” she ex - When Cynthia Campbell (right) saw a painting hanging in Campbell Gallery that Westmount artist plained. “I had thought I would like to be Bruce Roberts (left) had recently donated to the Westmount YMCA, she knew it would look perfect in involved in the private sector but it seems $ $ % the stairwell of her Grosvenor Ave. home. The Y is $2,000 richer today after Campbell purchased the that the things that end up appealing to ! seven-foot wide work depicting galloping horses. The money will be going towards the Y’s Strong Kids Campaign, which helps children with special needs and who need financial support. To Roberts’ right me are those oriented to public service.” is Y community initiatives coordinator Vanessa Valente. Photo: Martin C. Barry On October 6th, Merrill’s works featured at McClure we’d like to get to know your daughter. Scholarships and bursaries are available. The Study is looking for girls who want to become great women. THIS OCTOBER 6th, OPEN HOUSE 8:30 to 11:30am / 5:30 to 7:30pm NT NDE S EPE IRL IND OR G AN OL F E CHO G A IENC S RIN PER FFE L EX O GUA ILIN ) B O 11 (K T THE WORLD NEEDS GREAT WOMEN “Outer Space,” an exhibition of ink wash drawings created by Montreal artist Michael Merrill (right), opened on September 28 at the McClure Gallery on Victoria Ave., where it runs until Saturday, October 3233 The Boulevard, Westmount Admissions: 514.935.9352 ext. 229 thestudy.qc.ca 22. Raised on Metcalfe Ave. in Westmount, Merrill is seen here during a vernissage on opening night chatting with fellow Montreal artist Pierre Dorion (left). One of Merrill’s works is in the background. THE CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY TO ATTEND AN ENGLISH SCHOOL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 6 Photo: Martin C. Barry WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 19 Westmount Art Scene Figurative Artists: Hayes and Fisher By Heather Black structor at the Visual Art Centre now adds tures of yesteryear, Hayes photocopied sistently exuberant, irrespective of expressive renditions of historical portraits portraits adorned with pendants she her - medium or time. Local painters Mary Hayes and Liselotte to her repertoire, while Fisher paints exu - self designed. This exhibit was the first of Fisher’s dramatic and oversized self- Fisher celebrate the figure in line and berant and dynamic coloured forms. the new season at the Visual Art Centre, portraits exude a lively spontaneity. “Self colour. Hayes, a watercolourist and in - 350 Victoria Ave. Portrait #1” is an gestural blue line draw - Mary Hayes at the McClure Gallery ing on mylar. “Self Portrait #2” painted in “Princes, Monsters and Ghosts” is the Liselotte Fisher at The Gallery rich rusts and ochres is a coloured version title of Hayes’ most recent exhibit at the Vi - at Victoria Hall of the first, while “Self Portrait #3” fea - sual Arts Centre. Painted in rich tones, wa - “Then and Now” is the title of Fisher’s tures a green face painted on canvas. tercolour renditions of Velasquez’s “Prince retrospective of paintings. Executed over a This exhibit also in - Philip” or Gainsborough’s “Blue Boy” are period of four decades, her work is con - cludes traditional still lifes continued on p. 23 refreshingly new. Their fluid lines reflect a subtle irreverence. Pierrot is also a recurring subject for WESTMOUNT: this show. Captured in fluid blue and tan 4700 Ste Catherine St West, strokes, colours merge with each other to create a harmonious whole, while another apt 710; approx. 2000 s.f. original is a delicate grey and white composition. owners, excellent mountain views, In one “Self-portrait,” the figure is unmis - woodburning fireplace, two garage takably the artist. spaces, large exterior balcony. But Hayes also returns to her unsenti - Priced to sell $995,000 mental portraits of children. In “Hal - loween,” two young girls are captured as Maxwell Castle devil and angel. Her style of loose colour 514-941-8802 forms on textured paper relay the imme - real estate broker diacy and energy of childhood. 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W *Subject to change SHOWCASED EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM JILL & JOAN PRÉVOST | ANNE-MARIE TURCOTTE sothebysrealty.ca 514.937.2220 | jillprevost.com Real Estate Brokers | Real Estate Agency 20 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 Laliberté’s photos from space featured at Galerie de Bellefeuille 5XH0LGGOHWRQ''25XH 0LGGOHWRQ ''2 1RWLQWHQGHGWRVROLFLWSURSHUWLHVFXUUHQWO\OLVWHGIRUVDOH1RWLQWHQGHG WR VROLLFFLLWW SUURRSHUWUWLLHHV FXUUUUUHHQWOO\\ OLLVVWHG IIRRU VDOH $VNPHDERXW$VNPH DERXW __ $)UHH([HFXWLYH 0RYH ____ +RPH&ORVLQJ3URWHFWLRQ ____ +RPH:DUUDQW\ 3URWHFWLRQ 3DXO)LOJLDQR DXOI#UR\DOOHSDJHFD_SKRQH HDO((VVWDWH %URNHU :HVWPRXQW 6TXDUHH 6XLWH R\DO/H33DDJH +HUULLWWDDJH $JHQF\ :HVWPRXQWW4XpEHF += 6 Jacques de Bellefeuille of Galerie de Bellefeuille in front of one of Guy Laliberté’s photographs taken from space. By Veronica Redgrave 350 kilometres above the Earth – so far away that countries and oceans seem like Galerie de Bellefeuille is featuring the abstract shapes. world première of Gaia, an exhibition of The photos come in small, medium 150 photos taken by Guy Laliberté while and large sizes, as does the book, which he was in space. has a collector’s edition and a coffee table Laliberté is the founder of Cirque du version. Soleil and of the One Drop Foundation, to The exhibition runs until mid October, which he is donating all proceeds from however the gallery, open seven days a sales of the photographs and three books. week, will continue to display the photos The exhibition features photos from afterwards. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 21 Social calendar Lots of balls, fundraisers this fall Wednesday, October 5 Wednesday, November 2 Tuesday, November 8 Wednesday, November 23 The Action Centre Soirée , 6:30 to 10 pm at Atwater Library and Computer Centre Les Fleurons Glorieux Gala honours Cana - Trafalgar School’s Father and Daughter the Atwater Club, 3505 Atwater Ave. The Benefit Cocktail honours Westmounters dian soldiers returning from Afghanistan. Breakfast . Featuring Westmounters Bill evening honours Westmounters Sandra Julie Keith and Richard Pound. Dennis Westmounter Paul Desmarais Jr. co-chairs Brownstein, and Bowser and Blue. Info: Schlemm, Karen Velan and Rosemary Trudeau is emcee. 6 pm at 1200 Atwater with Pierre Beaudoin, Denis Parent and Christina Marie Phelps 514.935.2644, ext. Hoppenheim. Westmount residents An - Ave. Tickets $125 ($100 tax receipt). Info: Louis Vachon, 6 pm at Windsor Station 219 or [email protected] drew Pepper and Geoffrey Heward are co- Tanya Mayhew at 514.935.7344 or (1160 de la Gauchetière). Info: Jennifer chairs. Westmounters on the committee [email protected]. Roman at 514.484.2291. Thursday, November 24 are Alison Jarvis, Anna Goth, Charles B’nai Brith Gala honours Westmounter Frosst, Connie and Javier San Juan, Harri - Thursday, November 3 Thursday, November 10 Calin Rovinescu, 6 pm at Fairmont Queen ett and Laurence Moquette, Jodi Sarah Cook Fund “Grin and Bear It” black St. Mary’s 74th ball . Co-presidents are Elizabeth (900 René Lévesque Blvd. W.) Lafrenière, Laura Santini, Rosemary and tie gala. 6 pm at Centre CDP Capital – La Donna and Luc Bertrand, with Paul Tickets: Cindy Hershon at 514.733.5377, Mel Hoppenheim, Sandra Schlemm and Parquet. Tickets from $1,500 (corporate ta - Chacra and 1945 performing, 6 pm at ext. 23 or [email protected]. her son Tyler, Sophie Palmer and Suzan bles of 10). Info: Westmounter Jeff Shamie Windsor Station (1160 de la Gauchetière). Moreau-Desjardins. The eve honours at 514.934.1934, ext. 71204 or Casey Tabah Info: Nathalie Kamel at 514.734.2694. Friay, November 25 Arthur Porter, director general and CEO, at 514.934.1934, ext. 71207 or St. Andrew’s Society 176th Ball . Marriott MUHC. Tickets $175. Includes valet park - [email protected]. Info: Wednesday, November 16 Château Champlain. 1050 de la ing. RSVP Joanne Heward, 514.366.6868, www.sarahsgala.com. Segal Cancer Centre Gala . Honoree is Gauchetière St. W. Info: 514.842.2030 or ext. 224 or [email protected]. Info: Westmounter Alvin Segal. Honorary [email protected]. www.centreaction.org. Saturday, November 5 chairs Westmounter E. Leo Kolber with Montreal Museum of Fine Arts museum Lucien Bouchard and chancellor Arnold Monday, November 28 Tuesday, October 18 ball. Westmounter Suzanne Legge Orr Steinberg. Chairs Harold (Sonny) Gordon, • ORT Benefit Gala honouring Charles • Vie des arts auction with Westmounter presides over the inaugural celebration of Tony Loffreda and Joel Segal, 6 pm at Sirois. Chairs Lois and Gary Alexander, 8 Dorota Kozinski, editor of the English edi - the new Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavillion Windsor Station (1100 Canadiens de Mon - pm at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des tion, and Bernard Lévy, editor in chief. Cu - of Quebec and Canadian Art, and the treal Ave.) Black tie. Info: 514-340-8222, Arts. Tickets: $175 to $5,000. Info: Carolyn rator is Winston McQuade. Alexandre F. Bourgie Concert Hall. Guests of honour ext. 4602 or [email protected]. Joffe at 514.481.2787 or carolynj@ort - Brunet, Catherine Chevrette, Felix Antoine are the Bourgie family. Co-presidents are montreal.org. Joli-Coeur, Georges Laoun, Robert Poulin, Normand Hébert, Jr., chairman of Groupe Thursday, November 17 • Canadian Friends of Hebrew University and Paul St-Pierre Plamondon join Park Avenue and Westmounter Jeffrey Canadian Technion Society’s 26th Mon - Key of Knowledge Award . To be presented celebrity chef Chuck Hughes and media Orr, president and CEO of Power Finan - treal Gala . Honoree is Stephan Ouaknine. to former Westmounter and producer Jake personality Philippe Marcoux on the hon - cial Corporation, 6:30 pm at 1370 Sher - Chairs are Eric Levy and Marvin Ostin. Eberts. Imax Theatre, Montreal Science orary committee. Works of top Quebec brooke St. Tickets: $1,000. Info: Featuring 21-year-old Israeli singer song - Centre. Info: Carolyn Steinman artists to be auctioned can be viewed at 514.842.7436 or [email protected]. writer Liel. Shaar Hashomayim, 450 Kens - 514.932.2133. www.viedesarts.com. 6 pm at Centre Cana - ington Ave. Info: Anna Kalles at dien d’Architecture, 1920 Baile St. Tickets Sunday, November 6 514.735.5541 or [email protected]. Wednesday, December 7 $50. Info: 514.282.0205. Congregation Shaar Hashomayim holds • Annual Toy Tea at Ogilvy , 10 am to 4:30 • Canadian Hadassah-WIZO Montreal Art its 165th anniversary event “Music of the Sunday, November 20 pm. Fashion show, school choir perform - Auction honours Westmount gallerists Cinema and Stage.” Gala multimedia sym - Israel Cancer Research Fun and Pink Lady ances and guest appearances. West - Helen and Jacques de Bellefeuille. Chairs: phony orchestra concerts honours 48 peo - Fund Women of Action Brunch . Keynote mounter Claire Kruyt co-chairs with Sarah Hutman and Alana Shiveck. Espace ple from the Shaar community who are speaker Sheri Salata, president Oprah Ginger Petty. Westmount committee Reunion, 6:30 pm at 6600 Hutchison. members, officers and companions of the Winfrey Network. Honorees Véronique members are Andrea Beatty, Elizabeth Cocktail dînatoire. Tickets $100. Info: Order of Canada/British Empire. Info: Ar - Benhamou, Suzanne Costom and Bonnie Dallaire, Anna Goth, Alicia Hamilton, [email protected]. lene Scher at 514.937.9471, ext. 169 or Rothstein, 11:30 am at Shaar Christine Henderson, Joanne Heward, [email protected] Hashomayim (450 Kensington). Info: Sarah Ivory, Jodi 514.481.2723. Lafrenière, Joanne McLer - continued on p. 23 22 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 The next ‘Coup de Coeur’ winner? 155-year-old Blakes turns 10 Westmounters at Blake, Cassels & Graydon, from left, Montreal managing partner Robert Torralbo 344 Metcalfe is under renovation again. with lawyers Patrick Shea, Bernard Boucher, Tricia Kuhl, Michael Bantey and Sébastien Vilder at the 10th anniversary of their Montreal office, which took place September 22 at The Belvedere in Old By Laureen Sweeney “meticulously” to preserve their heritage Montreal. The firm itself is 155 years old. Photo courtesy of Blakes quality. Is the heritage house at 344 Metcalfe Westmount’s Urban Planning depart - the Gazette , it has a distinctive setting sun among other tenants. the one that will touch the hearts of Mon - ment submitted three entries in the resi - motif in the woodwork detailing of a “Designed in 1926 by architects Lawson trealers when they vote online for this dential category and two commercial ones. gabled roof. & Little, this building features brick cover - year’s island-wide winner of the “La Mai - The Metcalfe house, currently owned Its citation reads: “This remarkable ing with stone inserts on the upper level son Coup de Coeur” competition? by Pierre Anctil and Carole Diodati, car - 1880 house features detailed decorative of the façades,” its description reads. “An It all depends on how many online ried off the “heritage emeritus award” res - wood giving it a country look. Restoration integrated design concept for the main votes it receives at lamaisoncoupde - identially for Westmount and was then work on the second-floor balcony as well façades and signs was developed in 2006, coeur.com, said Councillor Cynthia Lul - selected as one of five finalists from across as woodwork repair on the façade was car - which brought consistency and fluidity to ham. Encouraging Westmounters to the island for the “Maison Coup de Coeur” ried out a few years ago in keeping with the original decorative elements.” support the Westmount finalist by voting award. the building’s original character.” Both emeritus winners were honoured for #4, she noted that votes must be cast The award was presented to the previ - at a city of Montreal reception September before November 6. ous owners, Leigh Mccool and Nino Guer - Commercial winner 23. Other winners can be viewed at opera - The annual competition is part of the riero, who had undertaken renovations In the commercial category, the cam - tionpatrimoine.com. 2011 Montreal Architectural Heritage over seven years. paign’s emeritus award was carried off by A previous Coup de Coeur recipient Campaign, which recognizes buildings Featured in the campaign’s “Montreal the two-storey building at 4458-4466 St. was the Tudor-style house at 12 Aberdeen that have been renovated and maintained Belles” booklet distributed last week with Catherine St. at Metcalfe, owned by designed by Robert Findlay and dating Michael Dennis. This building houses the from the end of the 19th century. Copoli restaurant and Western Cleaners, Matches and lighters recovered at scene to be possibly related, officers said if the continued from p. 1 Hallowell resident had not called to in - police. form them about the suspects, they would No charges were laid against the three never have known about the possible link. but they agreed to stay out of the park for The city’s dispatcher had also sug - a while. Public safety officers managed to gested that the caller notify 911 since the contact the parents of two of the girls to ex - information might be helpful to the police plain what had occurred. One was identi - and fire departments relating to other in - fied as a Westmount resident. The other cidents, within and outside Westmount. two live in NDG. “It’s always important for the proper authorities to be notified,” said Public Se - 4458-4466 St. Catherine St. at Metcalfe was commercial winner. While the two fire incidents appeared curity assistant director Greg McBain. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 23 Westmounters attend kick-off fundraising Fisher exhibits at The Gallery for the Montreal Oral School for the Deaf statement is true for both Hayes and continued from p. 19 Fisher. Conveying ideas through story and and references several styles. In “Maybe portraiture, these artists express an irrev - Biedermeier,” a chair is painted against a erent and vivid vision. rich chartreuse background. In the 1971 “Still Life,” a fruit and flower scene is im - pressionistic. Another “Yet Undiscovered #2,” muted in tans and greys, features a donkey in a theme that recalls Chagall. But Fisher also creates scenes that ask us to ponder the human condition. In the specialized in design and custom made furniture vivid blue composition “Making Flowers Call for appointment 514-743-2999 Dance,” a figure tends her garden. But in “No means No,” a well-heeled woman in bright orange takes a switch to an outcast, Quality, Convenience the artist turns to political statement. &Customization Fisher’s exhibit was the first of the season at The Gallery at Victoria Hall, located at 4626 Sherbrooke St. Oscar Wilde once wrote: “Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.” Certainly that From left: Karma Hallward, Martha Hallward, Alexia Calvillo, Anthony Calvillo, Hugh Hallward and John Hallward at Power Corp.’s headquarters on September 13. Photo: Peter Ford Social calendar Unique lamps and chandeliers, Montreal Alouettes’ quarterback An - The small gathering included Quebec shades (incl. custom) & repairs. continued from p. 21 thony Calvillo and his wife Alexia joined songwriter and performer Gregory 5903 Sherbrooke W. (at Royal) (514) 488-4322 Westmounters Tom and Linda Birks; Ran - Charles and Westmounters Karen Kear- non, Heather Monaghan, Harriett Mo - [email protected] dall and Jeniene (Phillips) Birks; and Jodoin, Claude Jodoin, Constance Pathy, quette, Susan Nemec, Sophie Palmer, Raphael and Christine (Stamegna) Kertesz Pierre Simard, Hugh and Martha Hall - Sylvia Papachristou-Rourke and Tori at the launch of “Voices – From Silence to ward, John and Karma Hallward, Nancy Schofield. Tickets: A donation of two or Song” kick-off fundraising campaign to Dufour Zitzmann, and Isabelle de Gaspé more new, unwrapped, non-violent toys. benefit the Montreal Oral School for the Beaubien . Ogilvy, 5th floor, 1307 St. Catherine St. W. Deaf (MOSD). The funds raised will go directly to sup - Info: Ginger Petty 514.934.2292. The private cocktail party held Septem - porting Montreal-area children in the • Cystic Fibrosis Quebec Benefit Gala . ber 13 was hosted by Power Corporation school’s infant-parent program and diag - Cocktails at 6 pm. Palais des congrès, 201 and its executive vice president John Rae. nostic nursery class. Viger Ave. W. Tickets: $350 and $450. MOSD, located on St. Catherine St. Info: 514.877.6161 or evenement@ across from the arena, is a non-profit in - fibrosekystiquequebec.ca. stitution that helps hard-of-hearing chil - dren to listen and speak with the help of Montrea Pemier Home technology and specialized staff. We all need electricity! Furnishing Consignmen Sore More fundraising events are planned for the spring. Visit www.voicesbenefit.ca CALL FOR CONSIGNMENTS for more details. Master Electricians Furniture, Mirrors, Silver, China, Lighting, WOOD FINISHING Serving Westmount Decorative Accessories Stripping & Staining for over 60 years TOUCH-UP Not using it... moving.... 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Through programs like the Conseil des his legacy and his piano have remained in Westmount’s Community Events de - “Last June, we hosted a theatre group Arts and Jeunesses Musicales combined the concert hall. partment has put together a packed cul - from France, which brought a wonderful with local talent that loves to perform for a November will see an evening of tural program this fall to bring several circus comedy to our St. Jean program. home audience, Community Events pres - Gilbert and Sullivan with the Montreal world class concerts “nearer to home,” as This was combined with French-speaking ents top shows at bottom dollar prices. West Operatic Society on Wednesday, No - Councillor Nicole Forbes has put it. As city Americans from Maine, who were thrilled World renowned classical guitarist vember 23, followed by the annual Christ - council’s commissioner of Culture and to play for an audience that understood the Michael Laucke will be playing on mas and Hanukah celebrations in Community Services, she believes that words of their Acadian music! This fall Wednesday, October 12 with Flamenco Fi - December. Victoria Hall is an ideal location to present there are shows every month at Victoria esta. This performance of flamenco dance The Westmount city website www.west - and music has wooed audiences around mount.org has more information about the world. these and other events in Westmount in On Saturday, October 22, there will be a the calendar section. You can always call Big Band Dance in true 1930s style with Victoria Hall at 514.989.5226 for more in - Ballroom Blitz Orchestra. 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It singled out by staff are: house lead her to discover a terrible secret is also involved in a global fundraising Magazine articles that he had hoped to hide from her for - The Rotary Club of Westmount is invit - campaign, backed by the Bill and Melinda ever. ing members of the public to join its Gates Foundation, to eradicate polio in de - “Rites of return: Odysseus, Don The Lincoln Lawyer – Michael Haller is a lunchtime presentations at Victoria Hall veloping countries. “There’s a lot going on Quixote, modern refugees – some of us slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal de - each Wednesday at 12 noon. but it’s also an opportunity to give back to never truly leave home behind. On why we fense attorney, who operates out of the “Rotary international has relaxed the the community,” he explained. travel in circles,” by Abou Farman in back of his Lincoln Town Car. Having rules” in an effort to make the club more The lunchtime presentations include a Maisonneuve , summer 2011, p. 34. spent most of his career defending petty, accessible to the general public, explained catered buffet lunch, served during the “Getting schooled: The re-education of gutter-variety criminals, Michael unex - president Ralph Thompson. Previously, “meet and greet.” A fee of $20 for lunch an American teacher,” by Garret Keizer in pectedly lands the case of a lifetime. What membership was only possible through and $5 for wine is charged to non mem - Harper’s Magazine , September 2011, initially appears to be a straightforward invitation. Now “individuals can come and bers. “It’s tasty, light and very enjoyable. p. 33. case with a big money payoff develops into visit [...] and can become associate mem - And there’s dessert too!” Thompson said “Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal: Le a deadly match between two masters of bers if [they] enjoy coming to the presen - A raffle for a bottle of wine is held after nouveau pavillon: son et images,” by manipulation and a crisis of conscience. tations, and they can get a discounted fee. each presentation. Marie-Hélène Racicot in Vie des arts , sum - We welcome people to come and join us,” Some of the upcoming speakers in - mer 2011, p. 30. Novels for 9 to 12 year olds he said. clude author Ginger Petty on October 5; Adult English – Modern India: a land The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland Thompson is eager to remind the pub - Doreen Lindsay, president of Westmount of contradictions… in a Ship of her own Making by Catherynne lic that Rotary is not exclusively for senior Historical Association, on October 12; and Valente – 12-year-old September is invited citizens “because it’s a service club, it Dr. Richard Lalonge, head of MUCH’s in - The Beautiful and the Damned: A Por - to Fairyland by the Green Wind and a sounds like something for people that fectious diseases department, on October trait of the New India by Siddhartha Deb – Leopard. When she arrives, she realizes served in World War I,” he joked. “But we 19. A frank look at modern India told through that the land is in chaos and it will be up to also help the community and the areas Those interested in attending must re - the stories of its hopeful and desperate her and her newfound friends to restore around Westmount like St. Henri and serve by calling the Rotary office at people, where in a jumbled country of con - order. Point St. Charles.” 514.935.3344 before Monday, and leaving tradictions, BMWs idle before gentle cows. Théo et l’énigme des diamants by Didier Projects run by the Rotary Club of a voice message. For more information, India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Leterq – Eleven-year-old Théo discovers a Westmount include Christmas baskets, visit www.rotarywestmount.org. Nation’s Remaking by Anand Girid - mysterious message hidden in an enve - lifelines for the elderly, garage sales and haradas – An American-born son of In - lope at the bottom of a garbage can. With dian parents describes his stay in India, the help of his grandfather, a former observing the dilemmas and contradic - British spy, Théo embarks on an exciting Profusion Realty wins Christie’s tions of the country and recounting the adventure to try to solve the mystery. stories of individuals, from industrialists International Real Estate award and religious seekers to entrepreneurs and Reference everyday families. Encyclopedia of nanoscience and society Historical dictionary of surrealism by Keith Adult French – La rentrée littéraire Aspley. Des vies d’oiseaux by Véronique Ovaldé – The first books of the autumn crop have just come in, and Ovaldé follows up on her best-selling novel with this mix of comedy, mystery and family drama set in an imag - inary country somewhere in South Amer - NEW BRYN WALKER ica. Newfound love is the central theme, in collection has arrived! which a housewife experiences a strange 5175B Sherbrooke West corner Marlowe break-in at her home while her teenage 514-482-4702 daughter elopes with a mysterious gar - dener. L’équation africaine by Yasmina MICHAEL R.CONCISTER Khadra – Trying to overcome the pain Avocat – Barrister & Solicitor caused by his wife’s suicide, Kurt Kraus - man embarks on a sailing trip. Horror Specialist in real estate, awaits him as he is captured by pirates off commercial lease, the Somali coast and carted off on a jour - ney through Somalia and Sudan. He will and disciplinary matters discover the contradictions of Africa: 4115 Sherbrooke St.West, suite 420 sometimes irrational and violent, but also Westmount, Quebec H3Z1K9 proud and courageous. President of Profusion Realty Louise Rémillard (second from right) accepted the Affiliate-of-the-Year Tel: 514-875-5311 ext. 5 Award in London, England on September 14. To the left, Neil Palmer, CEO of Christie’s International DVDs Real Estate and Jarvis Slade, managing director, Americas. To the right, Kathleen Coumou, vice Fax: 514-875-8381 president, VP northeast/central region. Rémillard was accepting the award for the medium market, Jane Eyre – When orphaned governess Wesbsite: michaelconcister.com Jane Eyre arrives at imposing Thornfield (population between 275,000 and 1,750,000). Profusion opened its doors in January 2009. It now has E-mail: [email protected] 45 realtors at its Greene office. Photo courtesy of Profusion Hall, she’s intrigued by her brooding, 26 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 Rubin named chair of the JGH Foundation Comin’ Up Lexington Ave.’s Allen Rubin was Wednesday, October 5 519.937.4061. Saturday, October 15 recently elected Gabrielle Soskin, artistic director of Perse - • “Much more than just green spaces: Household hazardous waste collection chair of the Jewish phone Productions and the cast of the urban trees, gardens and parks are wealth from 9 am to 5 pm at the Westmount Pub - General Hospital stage play Far from the Madding Crowd , providers,” hosted by the Westmount Hor - lic Library. Includes collectioon of paint, (JGH) Foundation. provide an overview and present scenes ticultural Society in the Westmount Room solvents, used batteries, pesticides, used Born and raised in from Thomas Hardy’s classic novel of 19th of the Westmount Public Library at 7 pm; clothing and used electronics. Info: Ma - Montreal, Rubin is century rural England, 7 pm at West - doors open at 6:30 pm. Cost: $5 for non- rina Peter with Public Works at vice president of mount Public Library. Register at the cir - members. See p. 12. 514.989.5390. operations at Reit - culation desk or call 514.989.5299. The Wednesday, October 12 • St. Matthias’ Church fall rummage sale mans (Canada). book will be performed as a play October at 131 Côte St. Antoine Rd., 10 am to 1 pm He has been as - 28, 29, 30 at Victoria Hall. • Guitarist Michael Laucke plays classical in the lower hall. Info: 514.933.4295. sociated with the works in flamenco style accompanied by hospital since join - Thursday, October 6 the dance troupe Fiesta Flamenco, from 7 Monday, October 17 ing its board of directors in 2001, serving • A gambling awareness workshop will be pm to 1 am at Victoria Hall. Cash bar fea - • Westmount Municipal Association meet - as both secretary of the foundation and held at the Westmount Y (4585 Sher - turing sangria and tapas. Tickets: $15; ing, 7 pm in the Westmount Public Li - vice chair. Rubin chaired the Weekend to brooke St.) from 7 pm to 8:30 pm by La seniors $10 available at the Community brary. End Women’s Cancers in 2006 and 2007, Maison Jean Lapointe. Free. RSVP: Events office at Victoria Hall or at the door. and with his wife Sarah, co-chaired the Vanessa Valente 514.931.6770, ext. 230 or • Author Mary Soderstrom leads the Atwa - 2010 Doctors’ Gala. [email protected]. ter Library Book Club in a discussion of Rubin’s friend and Lexington Ave. • Montreal author Lisa Bolontzakis and il - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, 7:30 pm at neighbour Richard Dubrovsky was re - lustrator Daniela Zekina present their lat - the Atwater Library. Call for senior cently named president of JGH’s board of est book Autumn: The In-Between Season at • Seniors’ luncheon at Centre Greene. directors. (See September 6, p. 12). 10:30 am at the Westmount Public Library. Three-course, home-cooked meal, served volunteers to help at 12:15 pm. Cost: $5. RSVP: Saturday, October 8 514.931.6202. youth read and write Centre Greene Café , 9:30 am until 1 pm. Thursday, October 13 Seniors with a love of creative writing Homemade soups (vegetarian as well), • The Montreal Storytellers’ Guild presents and reading, enthusiasm and patience snacks, coffee, tea and hot chocolate, are encouraged to volunteer to work col - served at a reasonable price. Carolyn Lancaster who will share stories about growing up in England and Ariel laboratively with students from grades 3 Sunday, October 9 Balevi, a storyteller of Persian folklore, to 6 on reading and writing projects over There are lots of reasons the course of 10 weeks. Meeting once a to love Sushi Yu Mi. Sundays at the Shaar presents Ira Robin - who will tell stories on Rumi, from 7 to 9 pm at the Westmount Public Library. Sto - week for an hour, senior volunteers will son , Concordia professor of Judaic studies, work with their student partners to cre - on “Peace in the Middle East – Dream or rytelling events occur on the second Thursday of the month. Open to call. Free. ate, write and edit poems, short stories H[Wied)/ Possibility?” Lunch at 12 pm; lecture at 1 and biographies, under the instructions to love Sushi Yu Mi: pm at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Info: www.mtlstorytellers.wordpress.com Delivery! Sun. to Wed. or 514.593.9947. of a monitor. This program will take 425 Metcalfe Ave. Cost: $5 for lunch and place from 4:30 to 5:30 pm at the West - 5 to 8 pm, Thurs. to Sat. lecture. Reserve: 514.937.9471, ext. 139. • Artist Mark Andrews ’ exhibition “De-No - 4 to 5:30 pm. Delivery tations” runs from October 13 to Novem - mount Y (4585 Sherbrooke St.). zone? Call for details! Tuesday, October 11 ber 5 at The Gallery at Victoria Hall ( 4626, The session begins on Tuesday, Octo - Sherbrooke St.) . Info: 514.989.5521. ber 11 and runs until Tuesday, December Seminar on maintaining a healthy body 13. and supporting wellness using emerging • Muriel Gold , theatre educator and direc - tor, discusses the development of theatre For more information, please contact 5124-A Sherbrooke West knowledge of these methods, 6 pm to 8 in Montreal, 12:30 pm at the Atwater Li - Nina Kiriluk or Vanessa Valente at 514. near Vendome 514 227 5300 pm at the Atwater Library (1200 Atwater). brary. Free. 931.8046, ext. 230. www.sushiyumi.com Free. Register: 514.882.6268 or OPEN NIGHTLY for dinner LUNCH mon-fri ristorante Shana Tova GoWestmount.ca to our clients and friends Our on line calendar has it all! authentic Italian Concerts, exhibitions, launches, events, “this cozy charming ‘hide-away’ public meetings, community links, follow us is not to be missed” sports and swim schedules 4894 sherbrooke at prince albert | 514 564 4256 www.11scalini.com WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 27 Bloom: What’s in name? congenital abnormalities. Her foster mum The has made an appointment for her to see a specialist for further assessment. Underdog In spite of the fact that she will likely Club need to be on medication for the rest of her life in order to manage the pain caused Jayme Wilmann by her condition, you will never see Bloom feeling sorry for herself. And you have In Romeo and Juliet , it was proclaimed never met a dog with a sweeter disposi - “What’s in a name? That which we call a tion. rose by any other name would smell as Great with people and other dogs, she sweet.” is also good with children and would Bloom, despite her flowery name, thrive in almost any family setting. smells infinitely more like a dog than a While small for a great Dane at 85 lbs, rose. However, Shakepeare’s sentiment Bloom loves to cuddle and considers her - certainly rings true as this beautiful one- self a lap dog! A country girl through and and-a-half-year-old great Dane mix has through, Bloom is eager to adjust to city managed to charm her way into the hearts life by taking on new tasks such as on- of everyone around her – and did so even leash walking and house training, which before she had a name! are both coming along nicely thanks to Found as a stray in a cornfield near daily practice with her foster parents. Huntington, Quebec, Bloom was not only Whether it be house of Capulet, Mon - nameless but homeless as well. The cou - tague or anything in between, this sweet ple that found her saw her gorgeous face girl just wants a home with few stairs and peeking out at them curiously through the a family to love her, somewhere she can, corn stalks and assumed that she be - well, bloom. longed to a local resident. It was only as Can someone give Bloom a chance to she drew nearer that they realized the dog live up to her name? had clearly been left behind as she was Please contact 514.358.3647 or emaciated and had some obvious physical [email protected]. problems. For more underdogs needing homes Bloom has a rounded spine and a bent near you, visit www.underdogclub.org. leg with a turned-out paw, which are likely Tippy & Peter are 6 weeks 9 Lives Lysanne Fowler Bloom Photo: Antonina Cagara Oh, they are so adorable. I want to reach out, smell their silky kitten fur and smooch them! Tippy and Peter are six weeks old now and will be ready to be brought into new families soon. Tippy is completely jet black with dark eyes, a fluffy, long-haired domestic kitten Are you planning a that waddles around and pounces about, Tippy and Peter winter vacation? then falls asleep wherever he finds him - We will: self to be after a burst of play. ing solid food now and will be ready in a •Check your home regularly His brother Peter is a black and white week or two for a new home. •Give it a lived-in-look mini work of art with dark eyes like his Why not call Lina at 514.573.2030 or 450.669.6349, to find out more about •Water your plants brother, a contrast when they are snug - •Care for your indoor pets gling! them and get some updated photographs They are both very funny and curious, and news of their growth. Experienced and Fully Insured quite the sociable pair that really like cud - Your neighbour, Lysanne dling up to people. They have started eat - 28 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 Sidewalk sale over, Greene Ave. merchants prepare for Christmas By Martin C. Barry West End Gallery holiday. owner Michael Mill - In the meantime, the association is While declaring the recent sidewalk man, who heads the working with the city of Westmount to in - sale by the store owners of Greene Ave. a association. “It stall festive holiday lighting on Greene resounding success, the head of the mer - worked better for Ave. Some other ideas include banners chants’ association said preparations are some people than hung from lamp posts, strolling carolers under way for another promotional event others. I think the and free hot mulled cider. this holiday season. restaurants did quite In addition to these endeavors, the as - On September 23 and 24, participating well. I think most of sociation is in the process of updating its businesses on Greene displayed their the merchants we’ve web site with more information and bet - wares outside, gave away recyclable shop - talked to are pleased.” ter indexing. It will soon also be publish - ping bags printed with the merchants’ as - According to Mill - ing the Christmas holiday version of its sociation logo and distributed copies of a man, the overall feel - directory of merchants. directory listing all of its members. ing among the After starting out with no more than a For part of the event, which was the business owners half-dozen members about a year ago, the first to be held on Greene in many years, about such events is Greene Ave. merchants’ association now the parking lot near Sherbrooke St. up to positive and they Healthy City Project’s Jenny Patton, volunteer Louise Girouard and has nearly 30. “I think everybody believes de Maisonneuve Blvd. was closed so that seem ready to con - Councillor Nicole Forbes take part in Greene Ave.’s merchants’ street festival there’s a certain benefit from being part of shoppers could walk unconstrained by tinue. “We’re already and car-free day September 24, handing out counter compost buckets to the collectivity,” said Millman. cars. Musicians performed and a number talking about doing residents. Several community groups participated, including the Girl Guides of community groups interacted with the some sort of promo - and the Westmount Walking and Cycling Association. Photo: a friendly passer-by public. tion for Christmas,” “I believe there was a lot more cus - he said, adding that it will probably be tak - tomer traffic than there is normally,” said ing place on the last three days before the Charles Pearo Ph.D. Real Estate Broker [email protected] B. 934-1818 C. 704-1063 Integrity & Great revenue property on Beaubien E. Expertise Commercial/Residential duplex. Renovated Working A-Z, Turn Key! Patio, 3-car parking, storage/ for you! workshop.1st floor apartment owner-occupied. Real Estate Agency MLS 8620156 A trio from Westmount Youth Orchestra plays on September 24 on Greene Ave. during the merchants’ street festival. From left: Alex Guimond, Christopher Laett-Babcock and Jade de Bruto. The orchestra, which has some 120 musicians, is composed of three groups: a string ensemble (ages 6 to 11); dolce musica (ages 11 to 15); and the symphony orchestra (ages 14 to 24). The orchestras rehearse on Saturdays at Victoria Hall. To join one of the groups, contact [email protected] to book an audition. Photo: Louise Girouard C:514-825-8771 B: 514-933-6781 OPEN HOUSE [email protected] OCTOBER 15 & 16 12 PM TO 3 PM 31 Ch Graham Val Des Lacs (5Bd, 2.5 Acres, 850 ft Beach Front++) MLS 8241732 ComplimentaryLake Side Refreshments WWW.JOSEPHMAROVITCHREALESTATE.COM WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 – 29 www.westmount.org info : 514 989-5200 WestmountWestmount vous vous informe... informe... Westmount Page Vol. 5/18 Publié par Westmount Published by Westmount DATES À RETENIR DATEBOOK HÔTEL DE VILLE Le 15 octobre de 9 h à 17 h CITY HALL October 15 at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Heures d’ouverture et services Collecte des résidus domestiques dangereux Office Hours and Municipal Household Hazardous Waste Collection municipaux Stationnement de la bibliothèque publique de Services Westmount Public Library Parking Lot Westmount Veuillez noter que tous les bureaux administratifs de la Please be advised that all administrative offices of November 7 at 8 p.m. Ville de Westmount, soit l’hôtel de ville, le Victoria Le 7 novembre à 20 h the City of Westmount (City Hall, Victoria Hall, Hall, Hydro Westmount, et les services de la sécurité Hydro Westmount, Public Works, Sports and Council Meeting publique, des sports et loisirs et des travaux publics Séance du conseil Recreation, and Public Security) will be closed on City Hall seront fermés le lundi 10 octobre en raison de la fête de Hôtel de ville Monday, October 10 for the Thanksgiving holiday. l’Action de grâces. De plus, la Bibliothèque publique de The Westmount Public Library will be closed on Westmount sera fermée les dimanche 9 octobre et lundi Conférencesà14heures- both Sunday, October 9 and Monday, October 10. 2O’clockSeries–Iceland:Land 10 octobre. La collecte des résidus alimentaires et de Iceland : Land of Fire and Ice The kitchen and garden waste collection will take of Fire and Ice jardinage s’effectuera selon l’horaire normal. Info : 514 place according to the regular schedule. Info: 514 989-5226. Veuillez vous joindre à David Franklin, Consul 989-5226. Join David Franklin, Honorary Consul of Iceland Honoraire d’Islande, le mercredi 19 octobre à 14 h for this stunning visual presentation of Iceland on pour une conférence à propos de l’Islande Wednesday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m. While Iceland accompagnée d’une projection de photographies. is known as a land of boiling mud pools, spurting L’Islande est connue comme un pays de mares de geysers, glaciers and waterfalls, it is also an ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES boue bouillonnante, de geysers, glaciers et chutes, adventure playground. Its breathtaking landscape Concert : Michael Laucke mais c’est aussi un haut-lieu des sports d’aventure. COMMUNITY EVENTS is an inspiration to artists and photographers. Info: Michael Laucke, “l'un des plus grands guitaristes au Info : 514 989-5386. Concert: Michael Laucke 514 989-5386. monde” (New York Post, Eugenia Sheppard), Michael Laucke, “one of the world’s greatest interprètera des pièces classiques ainsi que des Extravaganza de l’Halloween guitarists” (New York Post, Eugenia Sheppard), Halloween Extravaganza pièces de son répertoire flamenco le mercredi 12 Décorez une citrouille à la maison (aucun will be playing classical works and pieces in his Decorate a pumpkin at home (no carving please) st octobre dans la salle de Concert du Victoria Hall découpage s’il vous plait) et venez la porter à la popular flamenco style on Wednesday, October 12, and bring it to the Library between October 1 and er th situé au 4626, rue Sherbrooke O. accompagné des bibliothèque entre le 1 et 28 octobre, pour obtenir in the concert Hall at Victoria Hall, 4626 October 28. Then, pick up your ticket for our 14 e danseurs de la troupe Fiesta Flamenco. Billets 15 $ votre billet afin d’assister à notre 14 édition de la Sherbrooke W. accompanied by the dance troupe annual family Halloween Extravaganza Saturday, ou 10 $ pour les ainés disponibles au bureau des Grande fête de l’Halloween le samedi 29 octobre à Fiesta Flamenco. Tickets are $15, seniors $10 October 29 at 7:00 p.m. Info 514 989-5229. événements communautaires du Victoria Hall ou à 19 h. Info : 514 989-5229. available at the Community Events Office at la porte. Info : 514 989-5521. Victoria Hall or at the door. Info: 514 989-5521. Bénévoles pour la Popotte- Volunteers for Meals-on-Wheels Roulante Task: Delivery of meals to shut-ins. The meals are PUBLIC WORKS th Tâche : Livraison de repas aux personnes démunies. TRAVAUX PUBLICS prepared and ready. You will have your own private HHW Collection October 15 Les repas sont déjà préparés et prêts. Un chauffeur Collecte RDD le 15 octobre chauffeur. 2 hours - Mondays or Thursdays - Safely dispose of your leftover paints, solvents, privé est à votre disposition. 2 heures - les lundis ou Disposez en toute sécurité de vos restes de peinture 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Vicinity of St.Matthias Church used batteries, pesticides, etc. by bringing them to les jeudis - 10 h à 12 h. Dans les environs de et de solvants, de vos piles usagées, de vos in Westmount. Phone Bob: 514 846-0024. the parking lot of the Westmount Library on th l’église Saint-Matthias de Westmount. Téléphoner pesticides et autres substances dangereuses en les Saturday, October 15 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bob : 514 846-0024. apportant au stationnement de la Bibliothèque Used clothing and used electronics will be publique de Westmount le samedi 15 octobre entre collected the same day. Info: 514 989-5390. 9het17h.Unecollectedevêtementsusagéset d’équipements électroniques usagés aura également Water Main Rehabilitation work lieu à cette occasion. Info : 514 989-5390. LIBRARY The City of Montreal will carry out work on the BIBLIOTHÈQUE Chess and Scrabble Club water main located at De Maisonneuve Boulevard Club d’échecs et de Scrabble Travaux de réhabilitation d’une Our Chess and Scrabble club will meet on Friday, between Melville and Lansdowne Avenues until late Aimez-vous jouer aux échecs? La prochaine conduite d’eau principale October 7 at 2 p.m. Drop by for a friendly game as November, affecting parking and traffic flow in the rencontre du club aura lieu le vendredi 7 octobre à La Ville de Montréal effectuera des travaux de we look forward to meeting new players. Info: 514 immediate area. To find out more, consult 14 h. Nous sommes toujours à la recherche de réhabilitation de la conduite d’eau principale située 989-5386. www.westmount.org or nouveaux joueurs. Info : 514 989-5386. dans le boulevard De Maisonneuve entre des www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chantiers. avenues Melville et Lansdowne jusqu’à la fin du English Book Club Club de lecture anglaise mois de novembre. Des entraves à la circulation Join the English Book Club from 7 to 9 p.m. on Joignez-vous au club de lecture anglaise le mardi 18 ainsi qu’au stationnement sont à prévoir dans les Tuesday, October 18 as they discuss Far from the octobre de 19 h à 21 h pour discuter du livre Far rues adjacentes. Consultez www.westmount.org ou Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. Info: 514 989- From the Madding Crowd de Thomas Hardy. www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chantiers pour plus de 5386. Info : 514 989-5386. renseignements. Westmount, à votre portée. Pour toute question ou commentaire, veuillez nous contacter : www.westmount.org Westmount at your fingertips. Contact us with any comment or question: [email protected] 30 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 4-5, 2011 The ‘Mac’ Ball decorated by Dick Walsh temporain (affectionately known as “the fabulously chic without Social Notes MAC”), held this year on September 10, is taking up space: it is from Westmount always one of the most interesting of the made of transparent lu - fall social season. This year was no excep - cite. This incredible light - and Beyond tion with an amazing decor created by de - ness of beauty was Veronica Redgrave sign guru Dick Walsh. repeated with translucent Huge shiny black club house chairs, tables with snow white glossy white armchairs and hot pink sofas bouquets in shiny silver for three were paired with the “Ghost urns. The annual ball at the Musée d’art con - Chair,” the Philippe Starck piece that is Classical ballet stu - dents who swung – yes, on swings! – wore classic white tutus and danced delicately throughout the night. Debbie Zakaib chaired the organizing committee of the MAC Foundation, comprising Marie-Claude Marc DeSerres and Christine St-Pierre. Photos: Philippe Casgrain Investment Counseling Tellier , François Dufresne (chair), Chantal Dufresne , Robert Côté , Nathalie We have no hidden agenda. Goyette , Eleonore Derome , Dominique We’re not bankers, brokers, underwriters or commercial lenders. Lanctôt , Katerine Rochleau and Danièle Patenaude . All we do is manage wealth. On the red carpet the elegant arrivals were You have to ask yourself, “Would brokers behave greeted by the MAC’s di - differently if it was their own money they were dealing with?” rector Paulette Gagnon and chair Marc DeSerres At Value Contrarian, we invest your money right alongside ours. with Céline Blanchet . Most importantly, we treat your money with the same care and Guests included Chris - passion as we treat our own. 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