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Montreal West Viewspaper November 2016, Vol. 44, No. 8 Allan Gaudette Westminster Express

being Italian, as that cuisine demands sim- plicity and fresh, high quality ingredients. WHERE HAVE ALL THE The family has moved back and forth, SOLDIERS GONE? over the years, between his hometown of Calgary, Montreal, and a short stint in Van- Peter, Paul and Mary had us all couver. The moves were primarily to ac- singing this song in the 60s. commodate Gloria’s profession as a clothing designer. Allan found work at these Where have all the soldiers gone, varied locations as an elementary school long time passing? teacher and also working with his wife buy- Where have all the soldiers gone, ing and selling European textiles. It was on long time ago? these buying trips that he honed his cooking Where have all the soldiers gone? skills. His only other venture into food Gone to graveyards, everyone. preparation was in 1978 when he worked Oh, when will they ever learn? together with a friend in Calgary operating Oh, when will they ever learn? a quiche and salad bar in a food court. On the menu...

Montreal West had many young Photo: Maurice Krystal soldiers go to war – almost all who re- turned have now died and it is up to The menu is small, with five salads, US to carry on the tradition of remem- three pasta dishes and a special salad that bering those who died during the wars will rotate. Prices range, based on size, from and to stand together to say we pro- by Maurice Krystal $4 to $12. The bulk of business is takeout, mote peace. though catering for events is also available Allan Gaudette recently reopened the if given 24 hours. During the lunch break Join us Sunday, November 6 at small store space between the Royal Bank 12:30 pm the Cenotaph on Westmin- Royal West students crowd his small store. and the Quality Fruit Bowl on Westminster His motto is, “reasonably priced excellent ster South to honour those who went North. The décor has dramatically changed to war so we could live in peace. food.” At the present moment, his hours are from vivid, neon hues to a cool green and limited from 11 am-2 pm, but the plan is to from Joan Foster white combination. The atmosphere gives add a 5-6 pm shift so people can pick up a sense of the muted open air of the country prepared meals after work. and a healthy, garden-fresh life style. Hav- ing lived in MoWest for 19 years, he, and Allan admits that the small space does INDEX most residents, witnessed the various rein- have some drawbacks. The ability to have carnations at this miniature locale: from people eating on the premises is limited and clothing store; used bookstore; taco stand due to the lack of proper ventilation all the Community Centre...... 15, 17 and, most recently, an ice cream parlour. To cooking is done at his kitchen at home, Charity Golf Tournament ...... 16 be close to his wife’s business venture on though the final presentation is put together CRA ...... 13-14 Sherbrooke Street near Vendome, the fam- at Westminster Express. From his large open Guides ...... 11 ily moved to NDG three years ago. His concept kitchen at home, as he cooks, he Horticultural Society ...... 3 wife, Gloria, is the proprietor of Gloria overlooks the Mount Royal Tennis Club. For Libraries ...... 4, 13, 17 Gaudette, a woman’s clothing store that 15 years he was a very active member at the Looking back...... 5 specializes in mid to high-end European Mo West tennis club, being responsible for MWOS...... 3 and USA collections. membership. His son, Max, is also well News from the pews ...... 14-15 With a smile on his face, Allan said he known in the Montreal West tennis club com- Réunion du Conseil...... 19 has done most of the cooking in his family munity. Many will remember the fourth fam- Rotary ...... 6 for over 40 years and it is a task he has en- ily member, Betty, the miniature dachshund. Schools...... 7-9 joyed. Though he has had no formal training Westminster Express Scouts ...... 10 in the culinary arts, he has learned, through 30 Westminster N. Town Council Report ...... 18 travelling with his wife in Europe, how to 814-7580 duplicate meals. His favourite definitely [email protected] 2

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AD MANAGER Vaughan McVey Family, friends and fellow environmentalists got together to pay tribute to the late Bernice Gold- 484-6330 smith on September 25, as they dedicated a park bench in her memory. The bench is located at Toe [email protected] Blake Park on Sheraton Drive, overlooking Meadowbrook golf course. Mayor Beny Masella was on DISTRIBUTION MANAGER hand to share his memories, and Bernice’s son Philip led the group in a toast. Rhonda Schwartz 482-0227 Goldsmith, who died in 2014 at age 79, pioneered the incorporation of social and environmental concepts and practices into Concordia University’s engineering curriculum. She was always active in RATES her community and was an enthusiastic member of Les Amis du parc Meadowbrook. Les Amis, a group Camera-ready art: dedicated to preserving Meadowbrook from development and transforming it into an urban nature 1/6 page – $45 1/12 page – $25 park, initiated the memorial bench project. Professional card: $125/year No Informer? Classifieds: 25-50 words – $10 A MoWest friend or neigh- SEASONAL FLU VACCINATION 25 words or less – $6 bour tells you about not receiv- by CSSS Cavendish TASK FORCE ing The Informer? Each Jeannette Booker household should receive its Tuesday, November 15 René Boucher copy by Sunday evening before 11 am-2:30 pm Lina Harun the first of the month. If it is Music Room, Town Hall, Cynthia Koomas missing, please inform the Dis- Jeanne Ragbir Vaccination is free for people at higher risk of developing Randi Weitzner tribution Manager, Rhonda Schwartz, at 482-0227 or at complications either due to their age or health: and those we omitted inadvertently [email protected]. • children age 6 to 23 months • people with certain chronic diseases, such as heart, lung or kidney The Informer Is published nine times Pas d’Informer? disease, diabetes, major obesity, cancer, asthma or a weakened a year (usually) on the last weekend immune system; of the month except June, July and Un ami ou voisin de Mo- December. Out-of-town subscrip- Ouest vous dit ne pas avoir reçu • pregnant women in good health who are in their 2nd or 3rd trimester; tions: $15 per year. Typesetting by • people age 60 or older; Informer staff, printing by Imprimerie The Informer? Chaque maison- Provost. Extra copies available at née devrait recevoir son numéro • close contacts of groups of people at risk or of children under six Town Hall and both libraries. au plus tard le dimanche soir months old, health-care workers and pregnant women in their 2nd Funded, in part, by the Town of or 3rd trimester. Montreal West. Articles are printed précédant le premier du mois. in French or English, as submitted. S’il manque à l’appel, veuillez Anyone else who wants protection can be vaccinated at their own expense. en informer la responsable NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE de la distribution, Rhonda Bring your Medicare card! November 9 Schwartz, au 482-0227 ou à [email protected]. 3 Informerly yours

A warning: keep your purse in view! On Wednesday, September 21 at around 11 am at the L’Oeufrier, two purses were placed together on the floor next to one of the women. They later discovered their wal- lets were missing! Afterwards that same day, the Côte Saint-Luc Maintenance De- 80-minute Used book sale partment phoned to say they found two wal- lets in the bus shelter, everything was in WORLD TOUR Thursday, November 17 tact… but the cash was missing. They re- Used children’s books at afford- ported the theft to the police. The Montreal West-End Operatic Soci- able prices! ety (MWOS) cordially invites music lovers We are weeding our extra books to of all ages to join them in this season’s mu- keep our collections up-to-date. sical adventures. This year MWOS is going Come and treasure-hunt books that off the beaten path by embarking on a series will delight your children or students, of fundraising musical revues. First in the without breaking your budget! concert series is Around the World in 80 All the profits of this sale will go Minutes. The title of the show is very apro- to your library. Floral Café pos because with music we will be touring countries the world over. A rich musical The Horticultural Society will again be program is planned including choral pieces Vente de livres offering lunch in the Music Room of the Town Hall (ground floor) on the Saturday and solos taken from everything, from jeudi 17 Novembre Broadway musicals to Grand Opera. The of ART ETC. Jay Garland’s homemade but- performances will transport the audience in Livres usagés pour enfants à petits ternut squash soup, sandwiches, quiche a whirlwind around the globe and across the prix! home-baked goodies, tea and coffee are on ages – everywhere from ancient Babylon to Nous écoulons nos surplus de the menu. modern day New York City. livres afin de tenir nos collections à Do drop by the music room between 11 Talk about some trip! Some of the places jour. am and 2:30 pm on Saturday, November 19 we will be stopping at in our 80-minute Venez dénicher des livres qui for lunch before heading upstairs to browse globe trot are France, Italy, Vienna, Russia, plairont à vos enfants ou à vos élèves the treasures from local artisans or come for India, South Africa, Argentina, Spain, South tout en respectant votre budget! a tea or coffee break when the shopping is Pacific and the Middle East. Tous les profits de cette vente iront done. Ticket prices range from $5 to $15 and à votre bibliothèque. Christmas arrangement demo to book your passage with us you can call, email or purchase online with paypal. Tick- Mark your calendars for the Christmas ets: 990-8813 # 2, [email protected], Pay- The Children’s Library is looking arrangement demonstration by Dawn pal via mwos.org. for volunteers to help at the circula- Smith and Bob Flynn. The much antici- tion desk during the school day. Dates and venues are pated annual event will take place Monday, If you are available for a morning December 12, 7:30 pm at the Town Hall. November 30: Victoria Hall, 7:30 pm or afternoon shift please drop by or This well-attended event is open to every- December 10: Loyola Chapel, 7:30 pm call us! one. A five dollar admission is asked of December 11: Harold Greenspon newcomers. Auditorium, 2 pm All locations are wheelchair accessible. We are also auditioning for the coming Writing group musical revues, so if you are interested in joining us in our musical adventures, you Every second Tuesday evening a dozen or so writers of various levels of expertise meet can arrange an audition by calling 990-8813 at the library to give each other feedback and do some writing exercises. There is no cost #3 or emailing [email protected]. All de- to participants. All that is asked is that you give your honest opinions and try to help others tails at mwos.org. become better writers. The hours are from 7-9. If you are interested in joining, please call Maurice Krystal at 485-7674 or email him from Christine Mary Dandurand at [email protected].

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The fall exhibition is on display at the The Little Red Playhouse is hosting Town Hall. The theme is “Shattered” which a comedy event and silent auction Decem- attracted some very interesting and thought Light meal service at ber 1. This is our first ever capital campaign provoking pieces. Thank you to all the RT ETC and we are looking for your support. We artists who participated. the A . Café have 500 tickets to sell to fill the room to We are now in search of MoWest artists capacity. Tickets are $150 each and a $125 to participate in our winter showcase focus- Sunday, November 20, please come and tax receipt will be issued. Our goal is to ing on Canada to commemorate the 150th show your support for the volunteers of the raise $100K so we can secure a future for anniversary of Confederation. The theme is Children’s Library’s at the Town Hall. our facility. We need everyone to help out. “Giving Back to Canada” and the deadline We will be offering delicious snacks and Contact Niki Karamanos, Fundraising is January 6. health, hearty light meals. Most of the food Committee, at 917-9472 or Sharon Mc- Please go to the montreal-west.ca web- will be homemade. Come and treat your- Carry, President and Executive Director, site to get application form and more infor- self! The Little Red Playhouse, at 994-5018. mation or call 484-6186. All profits will go to the Children’s Li- brary. Service Meals-on-Wheels thanks… de repas légers This is a note of thanks to the generosity of the RBC MoWest Charity Golf Tournament, its sponsors and to all the players. In particular, we wish to thank Sam McCoubrey, the au café ART ETC. principle organizer responsible for its success. [Ed note: please see article, page 16.] The annual donation we receive goes toward funding the meal assistance program. The Le dimanche 20 novembre, encouragez Meals-on-Wheels team (comprised of shoppers, cooks, washers, drivers, deliverers and nos bénévoles de la bibliothèque des jeunes admin.) volunteer their time each and every week for the dozens of clients who appreciate à l’hôtel de ville de Montréal-Ouest. the delicious and nutritious meals. Nous vous offrirons de succulentes col- Thank you. lations et des repas légers sains et réconfor- Additionally, please note November 26 on your calendar. The annual CP Holiday Train tants, La plupart des mets offerts sont makes its stop in MoWest and your continued support at the festivities is appreciated. cuisinés à la maison. Venez vous régaler! Tous les profits de cette vente iront à la MoWest Meals-on-Wheels / bibliothèque. Popote Roulante

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Benjamin then said that 80% of people and community better. Please submit your do not exercise enough, 73% eat unhealth- candidates along with a brief description of ily, 69% are overweight, 90% spend too how they have made our community better. much time indoors and 40% do not get We will be presenting these awards this enough sleep. He then told us that taking spring. Please send your nomination along proper supplements reduces the cancer rate with a brief l etter explaining why they de- and pointed out that a bowl of spinach 50 serve it to [email protected]. years ago had many more nutrients in it than Coming Rotary events a bowl of spinach today. He said even if we for November eat well there is still a chance we are mal- nourished. 3 No Thursday noon meeting Friday, November 4 4 Oyster Party Rotary Oyster Party 10 The Honorable Marc Garneau, Our annual Oyster Party, sponsored by Member of Parliament, Notre Dame the Rotary Club of Montreal Westward, will de Grâce-Westmount. Please email take place on Friday November 4 at 6 pm at [email protected] to reserve a the Town Hall. The cost for this all you can spot should you wish to attend. eat oyster event is $60 per person. In 2015, 17 Jennifer Pevec – Royal West science we were able to give tax receipts of $40 for fair participants each $60 ticket; we expect the tax receipt 24 Andrea Flûtsch – sports therapist amount to be something similar this year. We serve wonderful, all-you-can-eat Come join us for lunch fresh Maritime oysters. There will be a variety of other foods, cold cuts, bread and The Rotary Club of Montreal Westward buns, desserts, coffee, tea, etc. There will be meets Thursdays at the Town Hall. Lunch- a cash bar serving a variety of beers, red and eon buffet is served at 12:30 pm with speaker at around 1 pm. Cost for a guest is We had Ben Akhidenor as our guest white wines and other alcoholic beverages speaker at a recent luncheon. He promised along with soft drinks and juices. There will $20. Your attendance brings good speakers to do his best to explain to us what he has be silent and live auctions and a raffle draw. and good fellowship. If you know a local learned as a chemist. He is very sensitive to The event is a fundraiser for local and in- business person, please ask him or her to be a lot of things and said that cancer rates are ternational Rotary charities. Locally, we are a speaker and to attend a meeting. now one in four, up from previous years, and supporting the NDG Food Depot with cook- For information, please contact Doug it is not just cancer rates that are increasing. ing classes sponsored by Rotary. We also Yeats at [email protected]. Benjamin said it starts with being informed support MoWest Canada Day, Royal West and that our ignorance is killing us. Wellness science fair, YMCA Strong Kids as well as from Doug Yeats affects all areas of our life from health, en- many others. Internationally we are helping vironment and even our personal life. a Rotary club in Peru that gives free med- He then stated that what is in your $100 ical/dental clinics using volunteer doctors grocery bag is only really worth $37. We and dentists. For many years we have sup- pay for advertising, transport, marketing the ported CYMA, Canadian Youth to Armenia: product, even the rental of the shelf space. young people rebuilding schools and hospi- This adds up to more than the cost of the tals. We support the Rotary Foundation that Ongles, Coiffure, Esthétique product. Next Benjamin said was they were gives scholarships and works with the using cheap and harmful ingredients in World Health Organization on polio eradi- Pedicure, Manicure, Waxing, products. Bleach, Clorox, Lysol, Windex and cation. Nail Gel, Acrylic Nails, cosmetics all contain ingredients that are Please join us. This event is a fun family Hand Paint Design, harmful to us. Tide laundry detergent is event. Hope to see many of you there. For Eyelash Extensions, Make up, banned in Europe, but still on the market in tickets please contact me (Doug Yeats) at Unisex Hair Styling, Colouring, North America. He suggested to wear rub- [email protected]. This event is Highlights, Perm, ber gloves when doing dishes. The asthma limited to 200 tickets and usually sells out. Hair Straightening, rate has tripled in the last 20 years. Many Paul Harris Fellowship Hair Up Do’s products contain formaldehyde because it is cheap. Warning labels on products are mis- We are looking to the MoWest commu- Monday - Saturday leading because they only have to refer to nity for candidates for a Paul Harris Fellow- 55 avenue Westminster Nord toxic hazard from ingestion. By reducing ship. A person who would qualify for 484-0118 these chemicals he claims we can save consideration would be someone who vol- 50,000 lives from cancer. unteers their efforts to help make our town 7 École des Amis-du-Monde Apiculteurs et maraîchers en herbe

Cette année, le projet sème, Comme vous pouvez le constater à l’é- pousse, mange mis sur pied cole des Amis-du-Monde, le virage vert est par un collectif de membres bien concret. du personnel, a le vent dans Prix Irwin Cotler les voiles. Le printemps dernier, les enseignants Clé- Une élève résidente de Montréal-Ouest ment Deschênes, Renée Guimont et a été nommée lauréate du prix Irwin Cotler Vanessa Veilleux ont aménagé un potager pour son engagement social. Il s’agit de dans lequel des élèves ont semé des graines Gabrielle Murray, qui fréquentait une de tournesol. Quelques élèves récolteront classe de 6e année l’an dernier. sous peu les graines. De plus, nous allons D'où est né le projet : semer des bulbes d’ail. Une belle récolte s’annonce au printemps. La tante de Gabrielle Parallèlement, en juin, l’école a Murray est déménagée au fait la location d’une ruche Kenya. Elle travaillait auprès de l’organisme pour une organisation Alvéole. Nos abeilles ont qui s’appelle Heshima. bien travaillé cet été. Cette organisation Nous avons récolté une prend soin des filles quarantaine de pots de réfugiées. Ces filles ont 250 ml et une douzaine perdu leur famille à de pots de 75 ml de miel. cause de la guerre. Elles Une belle première récolte. ont été abandonnées ou se Des élèves d’une classe de 2e sont échappées de la guerre. année ont participé à un atel- Heshima leur offre donc une ier d’extraction de miel. Au place où dormir, de la nour- cours des prochains mois, les riture et une éducation. En jeunes assisteront à de nombreux ateliers plus, Heshima s’occupe des enfants de ces sur le jardinage et l’apiculture et, dès le filles. Ces enfants vont à la garderie où ils printemps, ils prépareront divers semis qui apprennent en laissant leurs mères se con- seront plantés lorsque le sol aura suffisam- centrer sur leurs études. ment dégelé. Gabrielle a été touchée par cette situation Le vendredi 14 octobre, tous les élèves au Kenya. Elle voulait absolument faire une de l’école tisseront des cœurs en laine sur différence dans la vie de ces jeunes filles. notre clôture. Cette belle activité-école fait Elle a réuni cinq élèves pour l’aider à preuve de notre amour pour notre environ- monter un projet de cueillette de fonds. Elle nement. a organisé une présentation aux membres du conseil d'établissement pour recevoir l’au- torisation de commencer le projet. Elle a préparé une présentation avec les élèves de son comité pour l'ensemble de l’école. L’école a présenté sa candidature au prix Irwin Cotler de la Ville de Côte-Saint-Luc. De par ses actions pour la justice sociale, Gabrielle a reçu ce merveilleux trophée. Lina Fortin, directrice

8 Edinburgh School Interview with Mr. Zampini

Recently, I had the opportunity to interview our new principal Mr. Zampini and enjoyed getting to know him better. I was able to ask him my own questions, and a few of my fellow classmates got to ask him their own questions. Here are my questions Terry Fox and Mr. Zampini’s answers. Firstly, I asked him about what he does Run 2016 in his free time. His answer was very sur- prising to me because he said that he plays a lot with his children. This was very sur- On Wednesday Sep- prising to me because I had no idea that he tember 28, the annual was a father, let alone the father of four chil- Terry Fox Run was held. dren! During the run, in Secondly, I asked him when he was which students run or young did he know that he wanted to be a walk in as many 1-km principal or teacher when he grew up? He loops around the school as told me that in grade 10 he decided that he they can, students in all wanted to be a teacher or principal because grades raised money for he said that he really enjoyed teaching and cancer research. Accord- being around children. Those are definitely ing to terryfox.org, “More two very important things necessary to be a than half the schools in good teacher. Canada raise funds for the Thirdly, I asked him what changes he National School Run would like to see at Edinburgh in the future? Day,” meaning that Edin- He said that he would like to see more tech- burgh students were join- nology at Edinburgh. For example, he ing millions of other would like to see iPads for the students, students across the coun- more computers in the classrooms and some try that week in raising other forms of educational electronics. The money for the Terry Fox next question I asked him was if he was Foundation. born and raised in Montréal? His response There was an air of cel- was yes. This answer directed me to my ebration throughout the next question about where he attended ele- day, as teachers partici- mentary, high school, CEGEP and univer- pated with the students sity. Mr. Zampini told me that for and music was playing. elementary school he went to Our Lady of The weather was beauti- Pompeii. He attended high school at Lester ful, and many parent vol- B Pearson; for CEGEP he went to Vanier unteers were on hand to and for university he went to both McGill provide water or help di- and Concordia. rect the students who were My last couple of questions came back running on the sidewalks to Edinburgh and why he decided to come in the vicinity of the to Edinburgh. He said that he had heard re- school. ally great things about the school and that For the 2016 Terry Fox he really wanted to be an elementary school Run, $6300 has been principal. Before he came to Edinburgh he raised thus far by the stu- was a teacher and vice principal at a high dents of Edinburgh. school. I asked him if he planned on send- Photos: Christine Downey ing his children to Edinburgh. He told me that his children currently go to the school where his wife works, a school much closer Craft fair to their home. Lastly, I asked him what his Edinburgh is pleased to invite you to its first craft fair, Saturday, December 3 from 10 favourite thing about Edinburgh was and he am-3 pm. Featuring children and adult crafters with a wide variety of handmade articles said that he really enjoys all of the students from jewellery, cards, wood creations, doggie treats, baked goods and much more. There and the staff members. will be a Kids Craft Zone filled with lots of crafts that your little ones can take part in and Mr. Zampini seems like a very smart, take home. As well there will be an auction with lots of great prizes to be won. caring and kind man, and I think that he will We will be collecting canned goods for the NDG Food Depot. For those who bring in be a great principal at Edinburgh. cans thier names will be entered into a draw for some special prizes. Should you be interested in donating any gifts for our event or taking part in the event from Brendan Delaney itself, please send an email to [email protected] for more information. 9 Elizabeth Ballantyne School

Reading Buddies , a grade 6 international stu- Room 2 and Room 10 Emmanuelle dent from Texas, participated for the first Over the past few weeks, the time. She explained, “It really was a won- students in Ms. Amanda’s Wel- derful experience because I learned about come Class have been coming into Terry Fox and the amazing feat he accom- Ms. Suzanne’s grade 4 class. The students plished. It is incredible how so much money Real estate broker - Courtier immobilier have been grouped together as “reading was raised for such a wonderful cause.” At [email protected] buddies.” It has really been amazing to see last count, we raised $3,000 for cancer re- how the older students have taken to help- search, and more is trickling in. ing the younger students. With these multi- Following the run, everyone enjoyed a (514) 793-5608 age groups working so well, we plan to delicious corn roast which was organized continue throughout the year. We hope to by Cycle 3. Terry Fox Day is always a great get the students to share not only reading, success at our school, thanks to the enthu- but writing, art activities and hopefully de- siastic participation of the students and velop ongoing friendships. staff. Thanks also to the parents who in- crease safety by manning the streets, and from Amanda Dandy help to cook and serve the delicious corn! Pasteizza Terry Fox Run/corn roast Bar and Grill from Stéphane Fortin On September 30, we held our 31st an- and Lucy DePetrillo nual Terry Fox Run, a charity that is dear to Pizza Pasta Paradise our hearts. The children from K to Cycle 3 OPEN HOUSE were asked to run or walk a 2-kilometre Real Italian and route on the streets of MoWest. Some of the Monday, November 7 Cycle 3 students were able to run 15 or 16 9 am to 3 pm and 6 to 8 pm. Mediterranean goodness kilometers on that beautiful, sunny morning! Come in and enjoy the food and the service. No dishes to do!

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focuses on Scout skills in the wild, both a challenging and a learning experience. Please look for our Venturers selling hot chocolate and baked goods at the CP Holi- day Train on Saturday, November 26 – the money they raise will go toward the purchase of hammocks that they love to sleep in. Food drive: thank you for your contributions! People in the Town and surrounding areas were very generous with their -dona tions of food this year. Your contributions are greatly appreciated by the NDG Food Bank. The Scout group and Montreal West have been doing this annually for 20 years. This is a small way of teaching our youth to think of others and share the wealth. We only do this once a year, but the Our investiture ceremony, where new Cubs are officially welcomed into the pack and appear for the first time in full uniform, including their neckerchiefs (scarves)

All sections in full gear Both the Beavers and Cubs have completed the requirements to become invested in their groups. The Scouts will do their investiture at their fall camp in November. Beavers, Cubs and Venturers attended fall camp at Camp Tamaracouta in the middle of October. The weather was great and everyone enjoyed being outside in the spectacular foliage. After a hike to the falls, the Cubs cooked hot dogs for the Beavers over fires that they built as part of their camp craft badge. We all played on the Michelin Low Ropes Course and had a great time sharing skits, songs and cheers around the campfire. Our Venturers spent the Saturday compet- ing in the “Go Challenge” with other Ven- turer Companies. This is an annual event that Enjoying fall camp Food Bank is there all year long – so please keep them in mind when you are shopping for your family. Scouts’ blood donor clinic General Contractor We would like to thank everyone who came out to donate blood or to volunteer their time to help run the clinic. Many peo- Quality. Value. Style. ple will benefit from your generosity. Contact us for all of your renovation and home restoration projects Family Law Solutions Bilingual Services 514-554-6042 Mediation Drafting of Cohabitation [email protected] Litgation Contracts jccmontreal.ca Coaching Representation of Children Joint Applications Parental Coordination for Divorce Unbundling of Legal Services La solution McConomy RBQ 5625-7694-01 514.866.4666 en droit Collard mceavocats.com Eustace de la famille INC. 11 G u i d i n g

The Sparks, Brownies and Guides had a great time up at the Great time at WA-THIK-ANE provincial Camp Wa-Thik-Ane at the beginning of October. For they had a chance to get to know one an- looking over the lake as the sun set. This is some, it was their first camp. Others have other a bit better over lunch. No camp what camp memories are made of. camped at this site for many years. For all would be complete without the tasty s’more Sparks of us, there were some special memories treats. For many of the girls, it was the first made. time they had every had one. They all prom- The Sparks unit has continued to grow, For all of the Sparks, it was their first ised it would not be the last time they would if not at a slower pace. In late October, all time to experience the Girl Guide camp. enjoy a s’more! of the new girls were enrolled. Our one re- Their eyes were filled with awe and wonder The Guides were able to enjoy the view turning girl was given a special recognition as they walked through the enchanted Fairy of Ranger Lake from atop the Bluff; it is a of being in her second year. The girls had Forest. The weather was so nice, some of beautiful view. This time, it was even nicer great fun learning all about the wonders of the girls even saw real fairies flying about with the fall colours starting to show. The Girl Guide cookies. They were all eager their heads as we walked on our scavenger Guides also had a chance to cook some ban- participants as we role-played selling cook- hunt. Another highlight was having lunch nock over the fire and to try their hand at ies door-to-door. with the older girls. The Pathfinders and making large gadgets. Brownies and cookies Rangers cooked lunch for one or two The camp traditionally closes with every- Sparks over a buddie burner. The younger one attending the campfire. There were over The Brownies held their own little mini girls really looked up to the older ones as 400 women and girls all singing together, cookie blitz on a Wednesday night in early October. Rumour has it they have A LOT of cookies to sell. So, if you are looking for the chocolaty mint cookies, and a young lady has not knocked at your door, please feel free to contact any Guider. We will be more than happy to make arrangements to deliver some cookies to you. Guides The Guides have not only had a few more girls join their unit, they also have a new leader! Alex joined the unit in late Sep- tember. She was a member of Guiding from Sparks up to Rangers and is now a leader. The girls are all so excited to have another young woman join Zinovia and Beverly in sharing her skills and talents with them. The Guides held their elections to see who would hold the positions of patrol captains and patrol seconds. As the girls get older, they take on more photo: Christine Downey and more responsibility. It is wonderful to see how the girls are developing into confident young women.

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Did you know that… the volunteer coaches from both the micro dedication, leadership and sportsmanship program and the U8+ program. These throughout their coaching career. The CRA outdoor soccer program went coaches volunteered their Saturday morn- The 2016 recipient for the girls’ coach of an entire season without one rainout! Sep- ings and weeknights to their teams. Their the year was Matthew Wood and the boys’ tember 25 was a perfect dry sunny day to organization, dedication and commitment coach of the year was Angela Corinthios. end the 2016 soccer season. During both to this program is what makes it such a Both Angela and Matthew have dedi- playoffs and the finals there were some nail- great success. cated numerous years of coaching to this biting moments, incredible upsets and We would also like to thank our referees. community and have been tremendous role cheers that could be heard blocks away Led by referee-in-chief, Peter Krejeik, our models for our players. We thank them for from both Hodgson and RWA fields. Con- referees were fantastic this past season, their years of coaching and congratulate gratulations to all the players for their hard great job! Thank you to everyone for a won- them on this award. work and great plays this past season. derful season. Update on ongoing programs… A special mention to our soccer director Congratulations! Indoor soccer Greg Macgregor and his team of Alison Piela (girls’ coach), Jonah Takata and The Norman Rae Volunteer Coach of the Greg Macgregor and his team of Alison, Sabrina Manolakas (micro co-ordinators). Year award is presented at the end of the Sabrina, Ragi, Jonathan and Tristan have Most importantly we would like to thank all season to soccer coaches that have shown the fall session of indoor soccer well under way at Royal West Academy. The micro players (ages 5 and 6) are keeping their coaches on their toes while they learn new Dr. Michael J. Wexel drills and have mini-scrimmages. Alison Piela brings all her energy to the Chiropractor gyms and keeps the girls moving and hon- ing their skills. On the boys’ side, Greg Macgregor is making sure to add some Low Back Pain Neck Pain tricks to the regular drills and games that Muscle Pain Headaches & Migraines keep the boys active. Numbness & Tingling Stiffness The current fall session is full but we Nutritional Counseling Sports Related Injuries will be opening registration for our winter CSST & SAAQ Wellness & Preventative Care session shortly. This program fills up quickly, so keep your eye out for the “registration open” email. On the women’s side, the program has become so popular we have had to add a 773-7246 second day; there are still a few spots left 18 Westminster N., Suite 110 Monday nights. If you are interested in join- Call For An Appointment Today So You Can Feel Better Tomorrow. ing, contact the CRA office at infocra@mtl- westcra.ca or call 485-8598. 13 ité est offerte aux jeunes de 10 à 12 ans, accompagnés d’un(e) adulte. Il faut pos- séder un abonnement valide et faire partie Hockey des Amis de la bibliothèque pour pouvoir The ice is in and hockey in Montreal participer. Inscrivez-vous par téléphone West is in full swing. The “Knights” are au 484-7194 ou écrivez-nous à players from Montreal West/Hampstead [email protected] pour de plus amples and play in the EHL against teams from informations. other municipalities. Hockey director Eric Welcome Casey! November fundraising Rayment has been hard at work, helping get teams ready for the start of their season. We are pleased to announce the arrival There are two wonderful occasions to Teams from Novice to Midget start their of our new head librarian, Casey Scott. support the Children’s Library in Novem- season mid-October, so come out to Legion Casey is very happy to share her passion for ber. First, our annual used books sale will Rink and cheer them on. Go Knights Go! children’s books with as many people as be held on Thursday, November 17 possible, especially our patrons. Please Future Stars Hockey throughout the day. We will be offering an come and visit her on Mondays, Wednes- excellent selection of books at very afford- Our youngest player’s ages 4-5-6 started days, Thursdays and some Saturdays. able prices. In addition, Sunday, November October 13 at Legion rink. They are learn- Bienvenue Casey! 20, we hope to see many of you at the Town ing the basics of hockey through a variety Hall, where our volunteers will be serving of drills focusing on skating techniques, Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer l’ar- a light meal at the ARTETC. café. Please puck handling and mini scrimmages. This rivée de notre nouvelle bibliothécaire en come and say hello. All the profits of this program is taught by the hockey director chef, Casey Scott. Casey est très heureuse fundraiser will go to our library. de partager sa passion des livres pour en- Eric Rayment Tuesday and Thursday af- Les levées de fonds du mois ternoons. There is still room if you are in- fants avec le plus grand nombre et a à cœur terested in joining, contact the CRA office la satisfaction de nos usagers. Venez la ren- Deux belles occasions d’offrir du sou- at [email protected] or call 485-8598. contrer les lundis, mercredis, jeudis et cer- tien financier à votre bibliothèque s’offrent Figure skating tains samedis. à vous en novembre. Tout d’abord, notre A club unlike any other vente annuelle de livres usagés aura lieu le We welcomed back Anne Smith and her jeudi 17 novembre durant toute la journée. daughter, coach Heather Smith, for another Do your children like to meet other chil- Une belle sélection de livres vous sera of- season of spins and step sequences. This pro- dren’s literature enthusiasts? They would ferte, à prix très abordables. De plus, le di- gram runs on Friday afternoons and teaches love our Book Club. The club meets every manche 20 novembre, nous vous attendrons basic to more advanced figure skating skills. month, at a time agreed upon by the partic- en grand nombre à l’hôtel de ville, alors que Gymtastic! ipants. This activity is for children from 10 nos bénévoles serviront des repas légers au to 12 years old, accompanied by an adult. A café de l’exposition ART ETC. Venez les en- This September, we welcomed Dede Friends of the Library membership is re- courager! Tous les profits de ces levées de Yim from the Wimgym gymnastics club and quired to join. Please register and get more fonds iront à notre bibliothèque. her new team of instructors as the fall ses- details by telephone at 484-7194 or by sion of gymnastics is under way. They have email at [email protected]. Opening hours / Horaire Monday to Thursday the kids going through equipment circuits, Un club pas comme les autres balancing on beams, hanging from rings lundi au jeudi 9:00-12:00; 13:30-18:00 and learning their gymstop. This program Votre enfant aimerait rencontrer d’autres Friday / vendredi is open to 3½-5 and 6-10 years old. Regis- jeunes amateurs de littérature jeunesse? 9:00-12:00; 13:30-17:00 tration for the winter session will open Notre club de lecture lui plaira assurément! Saturday / samedi: soon! Winter sessions starts January 10 Le club se réunit tous les mois, selon l’ho- 10:00-15:00 Skating lessons (pre-skate to level 6) raire choisi par les participants. Cette activ- Led by our program co-ordinator Mackenzie Bullett and her team of coaches, this program shows these newest skaters how to make snow with their skates ISABELLE DAVID and to get up off the ice in less than five PAPINEAU DOUBT seconds, twirl, balance and control. The current session is full, but keep your eyes open for openings in January. Judo The ever popular Judo class is well under way led by our sensi Steve Morissette and his assistant Jake Sutherland. Students are eager to learn the next move and earn their next belt level. 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MW Presbyterian His experienced and gentle leadership, at Bazaar***Bazaar***Bazaar Thursday choir practices and then every Yes, Saturday, November 5 between 10 What a gorgeous Thanksgiving week- Sunday, has resulted in a choir par excel- and 2 is our family bazaar! We have been end. But as we bask under the sun’s rays lence. Their seasonal concerts, under Ben’s busy pickling, jamming, baking, gathering from a cloudless sky, our prayers go out to direction, have been enjoyed by all of us treasures, toys, fetching Scottish goodies those caught in the ravages of yet another and many in the community. Ben’s musical from Muir’s Bakery, knitting, sewing and hurricane. talents – piano, organ and voice – are many spreading out a silent auction for your and varied and we wish him well as he takes Looking back pleasure. up his new position with the Lyric Singers. The silent auction is always a surprise to Our 11th annual September fall BBQ and Thank you, Ben. You will be greatly missed see what is being offered this year. Are corn roast, with our friends from Tyndale, by your church family. there tickets to a game, the symphony, a once again provided a time of fellowship On October 9, we welcomed Rashaan play, a concert? Services such as piano tun- along with delicious food. Special thanks to Allwood as our interim organist and choir ing? Oil changes? Babysitting? Coupons Ozzie for manning the BBQ and to the director. for spa weekends? Burgers? Books? Cup- Guild Executive and all those who worked Looking ahead cakes? Dry cleaning? Theme baskets for so diligently to ensure its success. new babies? Wine lovers? Or just lovers? We are looking forward to welcoming We will be holding a fall bazaar, craft Bakers? And more. The trick is to arrive, many of you to our fall card party October and bake sale Saturday, November 19 from and after you’ve picked up your baking 14. Thank you, in advance, for supporting 9:30 am-2 pm. Luncheon will be available. (’cause it runs out first), enjoy homemade this fun event. We also, at this time, hope to Entrance at 160 Ballantyne N. Tables are soup and cake in the lunch room while be seeing many of you as you join with us available for rent ($35) if you wish to sell you peruse the silent auction list. Submit in celebrating MWPC’s 125th anniversary your own treasures, crafts, etc. For informa- your bids then, and after you have wan- weekend, on October 22/23. tion please call Mildred at the church of- dered the other tables, return to see how fice: . Farewell 484-7913 your bids are doing. You can up them at any Ongoing time. (Shhh… your intrepid reporter sug- Sadly, we bid farewell to our organist gests bidding high to start with to deter the and choir director, Benjamin Kwong. Ben Prayer Night – last Friday of each other bidders…works like a charm.) See has been with us for three years, during month, at 7 pm in the church hall. 160 Bal- you there. which our musical program has flourished. lantyne N. The suspense is over! Weekly Sunday service and Sunday school at 10:30 am followed by a social Our new minister beginning January will hour. be the Rev. Mark Hammond! Five years Why choose just anyone, A warm welcome awaits you at any or ago, Mark spent eight months with us as a when you can move with all these events. student minister. Once ordained, he moved to Roblin, Manitoba where he and his family from Janet Dimock have learned much and become much loved. Originally from Montreal, they are now re- MW United turning to their roots. During his time in Manitoba, Mark has gained wisdom on THE MOVER INC Since 1932 ...the brick one many levels. He returns to us confident, well-informed, and just as personable as "THE RIGHT MOVE Congratulations to MW Presbyterian when he left. AT THE RIGHT PRICE" Church on celebrating 125 years last month! We feel very blessed. More later.

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new law. He went on to say he understands has only limited resources to monitor these that sometimes it is not easy for the Mayor situations and this is not considered a big but there have been a lot of divisive issues problem that must be dealt with. dealt with at meetings in the past without a Another resident also had a question bylaw such as this. Standards of behaviour about dogs. She pointed out that dogs are are necessary but not when they stifle free allowed on leash in Sheraton Park and that by Carol Foster speech was his conclusion. Côte Saint-Luc owns a long strip of green The Mayor and members of Council re- space close by. She asked if coordination The Mayor’s report was brief. He ex- sponded to these issues by insisting that might be feasible between the two towns to plained the extensive problem the Town is rude and disrespectful behaviour toward enable a shared dog run. The Mayor replied facing following the discovery of the Town anyone such as what has occurred at recent it was the first he had heard of this sugges- Hall’s leaking foundation. It is expected the Council meetings will no longer be toler- tion and it was possible it might be dis- necessary repairs will be completed before ated under any circumstances. It can en- cussed. frost. courage other people to join in the same Parking regulations that are not being The first question period, which now fol- type of discourteous behaviour and it dis- enforced was a familiar topic raised by a lows directly after the Mayor’s report, was turbs the rest of the people attending the Wolseley resident. He was also concerned dominated by the recently passed bylaw meeting as well as interrupting the proceed- with the poor configuration of the traffic governing rules of conduct at Council meetings of the meeting. lanes on the hill between MoWest and Ville ings. This bylaw follows those governing Saint-Pierre. The Mayor agreed the present Referring to a recent article in The Sub- other municipal council meetings and en- situation was problematic and said it would urban which mentioned the fines for not sures people know exactly what is expected be looked into. abiding by this rather extensive bylaw, a and the possible penalties for ignoring those The problem of the lack of adequate resident from Ballantyne North questioned expectations. Although fines have always garbage disposal behind some business es- the severity of the penalties to be imposed. existed in the laws of the Town, Council tablishments on Westminster is continuing, Another resident agreed with the intent does not anticipate imposing them but according to another resident. She wonders of the bylaw but, because he is in favour of wants the ability of doing so in extreme if some dead squirrels found in the area may disagreements, was unhappy with how cases. And, as for all bylaws, wording and have been killed by poison put out to con- sweeping this bylaw is. He would prefer to amendments are possible when deemed ap- trol the rats and worried that this practice see it “trimmed down.” He also objected to propriate. may endanger other animals. The Mayor the ban it includes on any recorders, unless A Westminster resident wanted to know stated that this relationship could only be an approved by the mayor, since it is a public how the composite covering areas of the assumption as no evidence has been discov- meeting. dog park were raked. He also wanted to ered. He again explained the problem with A third questioner wondered if it would know if any tests have been done to deter- the garbage pickups and added that solu- be easier for people to accept it if there were mine how sanitary this composite is and tions have yet to be determined. rules of politeness established rather than a how it might affect the health of the dogs *Due to unforeseen circumstances this hard-hitting bylaw. She felt bylaws are who use the park. The answers were that the council report covers only the first hour of “top-down and inflexible” and make people composite is raked by hand and no tests the September Council meeting. feel they are being ordered about, whereas have been done. The complete wording of the bylaw dis- rules can simply spell out expected norms He was also concerned about feral cats cussed above is available from the Town of behaviour. that he has observed distracting some of the Clerk’s Office. And yet another comment came from a dogs and asked why they were not regu- The complete minutes of the meeting resident who felt it must have been an April lated. Councillor Ulin explained that while can also be obtained, when available, from Fool’s joke when he first heard about this it is true that cats can excite dogs, the Town the Town Clerk’s Office. 19 Réunion du Conseil : septembre

par Carol Foster été débattus à ces réunions par le passé, sans ces situations et que ce n’est pas considéré traduction par René Boucher un tel règlement. Des normes de comporte- comme problématique au point où l’on ment sont nécessaires, mais pas au détri- doive intervenir. ment de la libre expression, a-t-il conclu. Une autre résidente avait aussi une ques- Le maire et les membres du Conseil ont tion concernant les chiens. Elle a fait remar- Le rapport du maire était court. Il a ex- répondu aux points soulevés en soutenant quer que l’on permet de promener les pliqué le grave problème auquel la Ville est qu’une conduite impolie et irrespectueuse chiens en laisse au parc Sheraton et que confrontée par suite de la découverte de la envers qui que ce soit, comme ce qui s’est Côte Saint-Luc possède une longue bande fuite d’eau des fondations à l’hôtel de ville. produit à des réunions récentes, ne serait d’espace vert à proximité. Elle a demandé Les travaux nécessaires devraient être exé- plus tolérée en aucune circonstance. Cela s’il ne serait pas possible que les deux villes cutés avant le gel. pourrait inciter d’autres personnes à imiter partagent un parc canin. Le maire a répondu La première période de questions qui suit ce genre de comportement peu courtois, qu’il n’avait jamais entendu cette sugges- maintenant le rapport du maire a été dom- dérange ceux qui assistent à la réunion et tion et que possiblement elle serait peut-être inée par le nouveau règlement concernant les gêne le déroulement de la réunion. discutée. règles de conduite aux réunions du Conseil. Ce règlement s’aligne sur ceux gouver- La non-application des règlements de sta- Faisant référence à un récent article paru nant les réunions d’autres conseils munici- tionnement est un sujet familier soulevé par dans The Suburban, mentionnant les paux et fait en sorte que les gens un résident de Wolseley. Il était aussi préoc- amendes pour manquements à ce règlement connaissent exactement ce à quoi l’on s’at- cupé par la mauvaise configuration des voies plutôt étendu, un résident de Ballantyne Nord tend, de même que les pénalités possibles de circulation dans la côte entre Mo-Ouest et a mis en doute la sévérité des pénalités pour non-respect de ces attentes. Bien que Saint-Pierre. Le maire a convenu que la si- prévues. les amendes aient toujours fait partie des rè- tuation est problématique et a indiqué que Un autre résident s’est dit en accord glements de la Ville, le Conseil ne prévoit l’on se pencherait sur le problème. avec l’intention du règlement, mais, étant pas les imposer, mais se réserve la capacité Le problème du manque de traitement favorable aux divergences d’opinions, était de le faire dans des cas extrêmes. Et, adéquat des ordures à l’arrière de certains mécontent de son amplitude. Il préférerait comme pour tout règlement, des change- établissements commerciaux sur Westminster le voir « révisé à la baisse ». Il s’opposait ments de formulation et des amendements se perpétue selon une autre résidente. Elle se aussi à l’interdiction des enregistreurs, sauf sont possibles lorsque jugés appropriés. demande si des écureuils trouvés morts dans approbation du maire, puisqu’il s’agit d’une Un résident de Westminster voulait savoir le secteur n’auraient pas été tués par du poison réunion publique. comment la matière couvrant certaines par- utilisé pour contrôler les rats et est préoccupée Une troisième intervenante se demandait ties du parc canin était ratissée. Il a aussi de- que cela puisse menacer d’autres animaux. Le s’il ne serait pas plus acceptable d’instaurer mandé si des tests avaient été effectués pour maire a indiqué que cette relation n’est qu’une des règles de politesse plutôt qu’un règle- déterminer la salubrité de cette matière et présomption et que l’on n’a aucune preuve. Il ment musclé. Elle estimait que les règle- comment elle pouvait affecter la santé des a à nouveau expliqué le problème du ramas- ments « viennent d’en haut et sont rigides chiens qui utilisent le parc. On lui a répondu sage des ordures et que l’on n’avait pas encore » et que les gens se sentent bousculés, alors que le ratissage se faisait manuellement et de solution. que des règles ne font qu’énoncer des qu’aucune analyse n’avait été faite. *En raison de circonstances imprévues, normes de comportement attendu. Il était aussi préoccupé par les chats ce rapport ne couvre que la première heure Encore un autre commentaire venait féraux qu’il a observés gênant certains de la réunion du Conseil de septembre. d’un résident qui croyait à un poisson chiens et a demandé pourquoi ils n’étaient La formulation complète du règlement d’avril quand il a eu vent de ce nouvel ar- pas réglementés. La conseillère Ulin a mentionné ci-dessus est disponible au bu- rêté. Il poursuivit en disant comprendre que expliqué que bien qu’il est vrai que les reau du greffier. On peut obtenir le procès- parfois ce n’est pas facile pour le maire, chats peuvent provoquer les chiens, la Ville verbal complet de la réunion au bureau du mais que de nombreux points litigieux ont a des ressources limitées pour surveiller greffier, lorsque disponible.

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