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March 24, 20 15 Turcot Project Approaches Brrrrr! at St Gunfire heard by woman days before Liquid Lounge shooting, p. 22 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 9 No. 3d We are Westmount March 24, 20 15 Turcot project approaches Brrrrr! at St. Patty’s parade Work starts to dismantle Selby greystones By Laureen Sweeney cials said last week. The row of greystones at 178-188 Selby Work began March 16 to set up a work St. was expropriated as part of the Turcot site for dismantling a row of vacant project and will be taken down slowly to triplexes on Selby at Greene, making way enable recycling of materials in accordance for reconstruction of the Ville Marie Ex - with the Quebec Environment ministry pressway. The first phase of the work will (see story February 3, p. 7). involve removal of asbestos, which is to “The general contractor met with the take about a month, Urban Planning offi - city, and his plans were approved,” said Urban Planning director Joanne Poirier. Photo: Martin C. Barry These included sound mitigation meas - They were brave souls those Westmounters and city employees who ventured downtown March 22 to Westmount Page, p. 18 ures involving some sort take part in one of the coldest St. Patrick’s parades in recent memory. Staff from Public Security were of insulation screen to continued on p. 26 on hand to accompany the delegation of more than a dozen, some of whom are seen here on Fort St. below St. Catherine St. near the beginning of the parade route. Letters p. 6 Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 25 Spring social calendar, Part 1 P D e m olition a p. 23 go for Oink Oink building L + JOA IL N J By Laureen Sweeney three-storey building would provide more space. The city’s Demolition committee has In its unanimous decision, the commit - ruled in favour of allowing one of Oink tee imposed a number of conditions in - Oink’s two adjacent buildings to be largely tended to minimize the impact of the demolished. It also approved a prelimi - work, though no outright objection to de - P R É S T nary replacement plan, which was pre - molishing the building was voiced at the V O sented at a public hearing on the project hearing (see story March 3, p. 12). February 25. As a result, states the decision dated Carl R-Fontaine Earl VVeinisheeinishsshh 514.591.0804 The project calls for tearing down most March 12 and obtained March 17, “The 514.726.2077 514.772.3323222 Visit all our properties at of the two-storey building at 1335-1339 Demolition committee takes the view that 1361, Ave. Greene, Westmmount jillprevost.com Greene Ave. while preserving its mansard this decision would be in the best interest profusionrealty.ca • chrisitiesreaalestate.com GROUPE SUTTON CENTRE-OUEST roof and front façade. This is to be altered of the parties concerned Profusion Realty RF • Real Estate Agency REAL ESTATE BROKERS REAL ESTATE AGENCY to create a street-level access. The new and of the public.” continued on p. 19 BRIGID SCULLION B.Com-Real Estate Broker JOSEPHMONTANARO *&)-'(*-+,+, B.ARCH | REAL ESTATE BROKER [email protected] ...Integrity, Loyalty 514.660.3050sothebysrealty.ca and Real Estate Agency | Independently owned and operated Professionalism... “ Old Hampstead, recently listed: gorgeous renovated detached rtfully uniting Extraordinary Properties family home. Open design kitchen and family room o)ers great A with Extraordinary Lives” entertaining spaces. 5+1 bedrooms, 3+1 bathrooms, 2 car int. garage, c/a, sunny western exposure, large deck and garden. A classic beauty with modern day conveniences! mls 13037579 $1,595,000 groupe sutton-centre ouest inc. josephmontanaro.com 2 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 24, 2015 Overall council expenses drop Protective vests hit the road from 2009, salaries frozen By Laureen Sweeney cil’s budget of $442,100 from 2009 would be equivalent to $487,000, he calculated. Already starting to work on the city As reported in the state of the union ad - council’s own portion of the city budget for dress last November, the mayor’s remu - next year, Mayor Peter Trent said last week neration from Westmount is $43,943 along that for the sixth year in a row, the council with a tax-free expense account of $15,662. has frozen its salaries and essentially This excludes additional amounts from frozen expenses at the 2009 level or less. other levels of government such as the ag - The annual budget allocated to the coun - glomeration council (see story November cil for its overall spending has been capped 18, p. 2). at the 2009 level of $442,100 and has re - Each of the eight councillors receives mained at $435,600 since 2013. $14,645 plus a tax-free allowance of $7,322. “I have been insisting on freezing coun - cil salaries and expenses since 2009,” Trent The following is a breakdown of the said. “I wanted to set the tone for negotia - council’s spending budget for 2015 as re - tions with the unions, among other rea - quested by the Independent . sons.” In fact, he pointed out, “the actual num - Salaries and fringes $337,500 bers have come in lower than budget each Conventions, clipping $20,600 year.” In 2013, for example, council costs service, business expenses were $397,261 on the budget of $435,600. Catering for meals $18,200 The next year they were $399,523 on the Mayor’s local travel $3,300 same budget. Annual membership fees $27,200 “I am proud of the fact we have, under (UMQ, FCM, etc.) this administration, always come in un - Consultants, stationery, $28,800 der budget for council salaries and ex - awards, gifts, receptions misc. Parking inspector Victoria Bleskina, left, and Sgt. Yook Wong display the new bullet-proof and anti- penses,” Trent said. Total $435,600 puncture vests that will be worn by Public Security patrollers and parking inspectors starting March 23 MMeanwhile in today’s dollars, the c oun - (see story December 2, 2014, p. 3). Photo: Laureen Sweeney WESTMOUNT | 300 Lansdowne #62 GOLDEN SQUARE MILE | 3450 Redpath #203 WESTMOUNT ADJ | 3119 The Boulevard WESTMOUNT ADJ | 3445 Av. Vendome 15178479 $485,000 19137986 $468,000 20485446 $1,098,000 25301126 $1,099,000 NEW ON THE MARKET VILLE ST. LAURENT | 1235 rue Cléroux COTE-ST-LUC | 5607 Sabin COTE-DES-NEIGES | 4950 de la Savane #602) COTE-DES-NEIGES | 6455 Somerled #105 21611803 $425,000 18439933 $775,000 24302309 $319,500 17194478 $249,900 514-299-3307 [email protected] www.jeanniemoosz.com Real Estate Broker GROUPE SUTTON CENTRE-OUEST INC. JeannieMoosz AGENCE IMMOBILIÈRE | REAL ESTATE AGENCY | WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 24, 2015 – 3 Managing internet, cellphone safely Hea lthy City to provide ‘negotiating’ contract for parents, kids By Laureen Sweeney portance of teaching children to use them This is a result of world-wide concerns than later,” he said. responsibly,” said Tom Thompson, who over the cumulative effects of RF on the The new devices, he said are “changing Westmount’s Healthy City Project chairs HCP’s Community Life committee, health of young children in particular (see the environment in a way we should be (HCP) is expanding an initiative to provide which is behind the idea. story August 27, 2013, p. 8). ready for, and no one is. People are using parents with a tool for managing their chil - Jean Williams and Megan Durnford, “We’re hoping to make parents aware them without thinking about their impact.” dren’s exposure to “screen” time, be it among other members of the committee, of the misuse of cell phones and the need The idea for the initiative comes from a through internet activity or the use of cell will be handing out the forms and provid - to collect them from their children before model issued by a group called Common phones and other hi-tech devices. ing related information on March 28 at bedtime so they don’t sleep with them un - Sense Media, he said. His committee has It’s a sample contract that can be signed the city’s Earth Hour program at Victoria der their pillow. It’s appropriate to start had it translated into French for the dis - by both parents and kids to create aware - Hall from 6 to 10 pm. thinking about these things sooner rather tribution. ness about cyber bullying, safe surfing, Thompson described the contract as a long distance phone costs and the impact simple model agreement tailored to a on hearing that can result from the pro - child’s grade level. Ideally it could be used longed wearing of ear buds, as well as con - as a condition of the child’s use of a cell cerns over the potential effect on health phone before one is acquired, for example. from radio-frequency (RF) emissions from The project is an off-shoot, in part, of wireless devices. HCP’s efforts to persuade the city to offer “What we want to do is get people think - residents the option of having a new hydro ing about these new devices and the im - meter that does not emit radio-frequency. No costing received yet in sound barrier ‘interim’ report By Laureen Sweeney set for another. “We asked more questions and for costing.” City officials met with those from Trans - The first phase of the feasibility report port Quebec (MTQ) March 19 to receive had been presented to the city September the overdue second and supposedly final 11 by the MTQ with the second and con - phase of a feasibility report regarding a cluding portion within seven or eight sound barrier along the Ville Marie Ex - weeks (see story February 17, p.
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