WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 01 No. 2c We are Westmount June 04, 1/03 New entity will take on planning part of PAC’s role Price is Right for Handman Committee to update zoning, integrate southeast vision BH L5EB88? SG88?8H Lulham told the Independent she expects the new planning committee to be ap - A new city committee is now being pointed in August, so it can get on with formed to focus on the urban planning as - urgent work. pect of Westmount as an outstanding “It will have an enormous undertak - need at this time of redevelopment pro - ing,” she said. The committee was initial - jects, Councillor Cynthia Lulham said last ly announced by Mayor Christina Smith week. (see story May 8, p. 6). Of particular concern, she said, is the The premise is that the new committee need to update the city’s “patchwork of will focus on planning aspects, while the zones” and examine how development in architectural focus will remain with the one area, such as the southeast, will im - current Planning Advisory Committee pact others in the city and integrate into a (PAC), Lulham explained. Both will work broader zoning vision for Westmount. jointly under the umbrella that includes Westmounter Sareet Handman will appear on the The Price is Right gameshow Friday, June 22, ac - As urban planning commissioner for the Westmount Heritage Council. cord ing to publicist Shannon Daly. Handman explained to the Independent via telephone on June 15 that she and boyfriend Daniel Schwartz became fans of the show independently during childhood and, zoning, economic development and parks, Lulham said she intends to present de - while they were in Los Angeles celebrating his 30th birthday, “stood in line for a very long time” to try tails of the new committee to the general to get audience tickets. They did, and Handman was actually called to “come on down” to play. “Spin - Chagnon will not run, see p. 5 committee of council in ning the wheel was the best part,” she said. She played One Bid and Plinko. How did she do? Watch July so that its three urban continued on p. 7 the show to find out. Photo courtesy of Fremantlemedia North America.
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©2018 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Independently owned and operated. If your property is already listed, please disregard this ad. Real estate broker, real estate agency, Engel & Völkers Montréal / Québec WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – June 19, 2018 – 3 City pulls out of Cobras’ double-letter hockey, no change to single-letters BH L5EB88? SG88?8H ble-letter teams “where applicable” under double-letter players had grown accus - BB or A, B and C teams. the same Wings banner to accommodate tomed in order be part of stronger teams “All options and scenarios were exten - Westmount’s Sports and Recreation of - those players who, under the new rules, (see story June 12, p. 1). sively evaluated,” according to the press re - ficials announced June 15 that a city deci - will no longer be eligible to play as inter- Explaining the impact of the new regu - lease and the city’s decision “was based on sion will enable single-letter youth hockey city Cobras in combination with Verdun lations on Westmount, a press release the interests of all members” of the West - players to continue playing as Westmount and LaSalle unless single-letter players from the city states that double-letter play - mount hockey association from double to Wings in the upcoming 2018-2019 season also participated in the same inter-city as - ers at the Peewee, Bantam and Midget lev - single letters “and it will allow for growth under the Westmount Minor Hockey As - sociation. els who are interested in trying out for AA within the program for years to come,” it sociation. This means they will be unaf - This would have required Westmount’s will be supplied with the various organi - contended. fected by changes from Hockey Canada 150 single letter players – based on last zations with which they can pursue try- It adds that “we are committed to in - and Hockey Lac St. Louis. season’s numbers – to practice at other outs. vesting in our players’ development pro - As a result, the city will be forming dou - rinks, travel to which the much fewer 30 Those not selected “will be able to re - gram to ensure that we remain as com - turn” to the Westmount association to play petitive in the (Lac St. Louis) league as pos - Richard first woman under the Westmount Wings banner f or sible.” to reach Logan summit solo Victoria village mail carrier Monique They say they need space. Give them what they want. Richard reached the summit of Mt. Logan, Canada’s highest peak, on May 30. She is the first woman to do so alone. The 10-year Canada Post veteran, who has worked in Westmount for five years, summarized her experience in a French- language interview June 18 at the Indepen - dent’ s offices. “There was hardly anyone on the moun tain,” she said. “It was very difficult, with one week in the tent due to a white - out and a fall into an ice crevasse.” Richard began climbing in 2009 with
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It’s a little over a year now since Peter Trent presided over a city council meeting as mayor but soon his presence is about to be seen in the council chamber for years to come. Following Westmount tradition, the re - tired mayor’s portrait was unveiled at a special event in the council chamber June LYDIAA DUFRESNE 14 at which more than 50 invited guests Courtier immobilier résidentiel got the first view, along with Trent him - Residential Real Estate Broker self, of how painter Trevor Goring had de - 514.712.1602 picted him. [email protected] ‘Impeccably turned out’ Proofusion Immobilier Inc. – Real Esstaaatte Agency As Goring unveiled the portrait in front of those assembled, he described his por - trayal of Trent as “impeccably turned out Viewing the portrait at its unveiling June 14 are, from left: Kathryn Stephenson with her husband Peter in understated elegance.” Trent, painter Trevor Goring and Mayor Christina Smith. He sports the chain of office, Goring with a natural expression of Peter Trent in as the city’s longest serving: a total of some noted, “his regimental tie proudly worn as action: always ready.” 18 years: 1991-2001 and then 2009-2017. the (former) honorary colonel of the Royal “It’s very him!” exclaimed Marie José The event was attended by family Montreal Regiment.” Trent stands beside Aubertin, his executive assistant for eight mem bers, close associates and friends of the intricately carved mayoral chair “from years before the forced mergers. Trent. Among them were current and for - which he wields his power” in front of the And noting the glint in his eye, Barbara mer council members, a number of city stained glass window showing the library, Drury of Kensington said: “He looks as if staff and some past employees including whose refurbishment he led in 1995. he’s just about to make one of his puns.” former director generals Bruce St. Louis WWW.PROFUSION.GLOBAL As guests milled around to get a closer The painting will soon be mounted, and Mike Deegan. look, former city councillor Tom Thomp - along with those of most of the other may - Also included were for - so n des crib ed th e portrait as “inviting and oJrs, among whom Trent will take h is place mer ma y or B rian Gallery, continued on p. 5
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Former mayor, Dr. Steinmetz appointed to Order of Quebec Chagnon will not run Trent cited for demerger fight Jacques Chagnon, provincial legislator for Westmount-St. Louis and speaker since 2011 (including during the Parti Québécois government of 2012-2014), will not run in BH L5EB88? SG88?8H tion.” the October 1 election. He was first elected to the legislature in 1985 and to the newly He said he was also pleased that now, created riding of Westmount-St. Louis in 1994. Peter Trent, Westmount’s mayor for 18 “roughly 15 years later, Quebec is com - For the Independent, his political attaché, Michael Forian, extracted these riding- years, was named June 13 to the Order of fortable recognizing someone who was focussed words from his announcement speech, delivered on June 15, the last day of Quebec, into which he is to be invested as somewhat of a persona non grata political - the assembly’s session: a “chevalier” Friday, June 22. ly at the time.” “For 33 years, I was involved in every major project in the area of downtown Mon - Among many accomplishments listed Asked who had nominated him, Trent tréal and Westmount, spearheading the expansions of our universities and hospitals, in the citation issued by Premier Philippe said he was “led to believe” it had come while championing investments for primary and secondary schools, museums and Couillard is his leadership role in the de - from Westmount’s provincial legislator the arts. merger fight from Montreal, about which Jacques Chagnon and MP Marc Garneau. “To Karin Marks and Peter Trent, mayors of Westmount, I would like to highlight he wrote in his work The Merger Delusion Trent was also cited for his years as that we modernized the Westmount power plant and, above all, helped create the West - – How Swallowing Its Suburbs Made an mayor, leadership of the Association of mount recreation centre, which I am very proud of. One of the latest projects I’ve been even Bigger Mess of Montreal. Suburban Municipalities, the innovative working on was finalized last week, with the announcement of two new primary “The merger/demerger matter looms idea to build the new Westmount recre - schools … I want to thank the minister of Education for listening and especially for his large, which is exactly what I would have ation centre underground and for leaving understanding of the difficulties in the planning process of elementary schools in an wanted,” he said after the news was re - the city in a position of no net debt achiev- urban environment like ours. My final project I will continue to work on in my re - leased by Quebec. ed in 2016. Trent retired in April 2017. maining months in office will be the relocation of the McCord Museum.” Westmount resident and pediatrician Those attending the investiture as his Nicolas Steinmetz is also to be appointed invited guests in addition to his wife for his work as a “founding father” of the Kathryn Stephenson are former council - Portrait , cont’d. from p. 4 witness my hanging, or at least want to see new Montreal Children’s Hospital at the lor Victor Drury and his wife Barbara as RMR honorary colonel Andrew Molson, me framed.” But, it was the artist’s MUHC’s Glen site. well as former Montreal police chief honorary Lieut. Col. Colin Robinson, vernissage, he said, “so do not refer to it as “I’m in superb company with Nick Jacques Duchesneau, a long standing Richard Pound, Julius Grey and commu - my shellacking.” Stein metz,” Trent told the Independent. friend whom he describes as having been nity volunteers. Former mayor Karin In a more serious vein, he noted that He also said he was happy that West - very supportive when Trent “was alone” in Marks, whose portrait was also painted by mayoral portraits were a “harmless old mount was getting attention in Quebec denouncing Laval mayor Gilles Vaillan - Goring, was out of town. Westmount tradition similar to the mayor’s and “chuffed that my successful fights court publicly in 2010 regarding “alleged Trent, in typical humour, attributed the lampposts, the chain of of - against mergers and for demergers figure irregularities” (see story November 23, p. “big turnout” to “a lot of people eager t o fice an d se nd i ng m aple continued on p. 13 largely in my CV backing up this nomin a - 2010, p. 3).
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Andrew Lui “Whisper in the Wind II” (above) Yahouda Chaki “Fall 1627” (right). Andrew Lui and Yehouda Chaki: Rhythm of colour Art Scene For the large turquoise composition, Golden season For “Spring,” a vase of tangled flowers H85D:8B B=56< “Les Grandes Dames,” bold brushstrokes Chaki’s exhibition of recent floral and and leaves on a blue tabletop is set against overlap in a labyrinth of frolicking limbs. landscape paintings reveal lively brush - a vivacious vermillion sky. In the compo - Equally energetic, a black-and-white com - work within colourful and complex pat - sition “Spring Flowers 1811,” a bouquet’s position of men astride galloping stallions, terns. Fluid and unrestrained, thick brush - gold or red blossoms and green leaves Vibrant paintings by Westmounters “Equinox II,” suggests the end of an era. merge into a landscape painting of simi - Andrew Lui at Han Art and Yahouda strokes collide to form floral bouquets, fo - A colourful magenta, gold and green com - liage on trees, or rows of wind-tossed lar hue. An interesting concept, the paint - Chaki at Galerie de Bellefeuille recreate position, “The Four,” also features restless ing reveals the artist’s consistent use of music and movement. Lui’s calligraphic crops. Painted in intense, rhythmic hues, horses. Here, a magnificent red-bridled distinctive compositions conspire to sug - line and colour. Dramatic and memorable, compositions and Chaki’s lyrical brush - war horse leads a charge to evoke the apoc - Chaki’s work is exhibited at Galerie de work establish their signature use of gest time and place, the wild and the cul - alyptic quartet – famine, death, war and tivated. Bellefeuille, 1367 Greene Ave. colour and distinctive styles. conquest. In “Mistral 1822,” leaves shimmer in Rhythmic resolutions Gilded Age Lui’s artistry includes an ability to evoke the breeze to evoke France’s famed, multiple associations. In “Whisper in the With a keen eye for composition, Lui In Lui’s recent exhibition, lyrical line northerly wind. Painted with frenetic Wind II,” two figures on horseback sug - bushstrokes, trees are set within a pattern and Chaki reveal time and place in colour - and shapes combine to suggest pageantry, gest both the pageantry of musical rides as ful, vibrant scenes. Masters of their re - cavorting horses or female figures. Paint - of pink and yellow garden plots. For the well as confrontation. landscape “18,” white and pastel lines spective mediums, lively brushstrokes ed on rice paper in acrylic magenta, Entitled Gilded Age , this exhibition mimic the movement of horses, people or chartreuse and gold, with black ink, sub - within a yellow field add complexity and references Mark Twain’s satire and interest to trees, gold mountains and landscape while contrasting hues draw the jects advance or recede within restless challenges the notion of civilization and eye through the painting to a focal point. compositions. Lui’s distinctive calligraph - turqoise skies. For “Fall 1627,” dancing, human progress. Thought-provoking, multicoloured foliage creates a focal point Happily for gallery goers, rather than ic forms and poetic lines celebrate imagi - Lui’s elegant work is displayed at Han Art dance to an imposed rhythm, Lui and nation and evoke theme. within an autumn composition of blue Gallery, 4209 St. Catherine St. lakes surrounded by gold and red hills. Chaki create their own. MMararrtitin IIndustries Selling And Installing The Finnest Windows And Doors Since 1977
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Planning , cont’d. from p. 1 This includes an area where several planning members can be named and ap - large redevelopment projects are already pointed quickly. moving forward quickly on Westmount’s “Then the goal is to look at the patch - doorstep such as the former Children’s work of zones as well as their uses, which Hospital site of high-rises, as reported Coming soon – Tango & we may not need anymore, determine how March 6. Within the city itself, redevelop - to effectively use new zoning tools such as ment is occurring near the southwest cor - Milonga Dance Workshop the PPCMOI/SCAOPI for non-conform - ner of St. Catherine and Atwater (see story ing projects and how to integrate eco - February 27, p. 1) and at 1100 Atwater (see nomic development into zoning.” April 10, p. 4) as well as the potential St. One of the reasons to create the new Stephen’s site. committee as soon as possible, she said, is Lulham will represent city council on to plan how redevelopment of the south - the new committee on which the depart - east area will fit into the broader scope. ment’s director, Tom Flies, will also serve. “What do we want the city to look like and then apply it to that sector.” Lulham alluded to the work of the new AGIL report with Bobby ompson committee at the June 4 council meeting to be tabled but without mentioning its creation dur - Councillor Kathleen Kez, who rep - Saturday July 7th – 2-5 PM. ing the question period. resents District 8 on council, told the Call for more information McAdoo asks about the SE Independent last week she hoped and expected the city to post on its website to reserve your spot! That was when Dorchester resident the report from AGIL consultants on a Michael McAdoo asked how the revitaliza - planning vision for development of the Members of the CDTA. Certied and tion of the southeast sector file was pro - Michael McAdoo on June 4. southeast. This is the sector from St. experienced dance teachers. gressing and which councillor had it on a Mayor Smith replied that the southeast Catherine down through residential “to-do” list. Among his suggestions was was a “significant collective” issue as the Dorchester. Mayor Christina Smith 5034 Sherbrooke West that the city build a Metro-type tunnel to gateway to Westmount and “one of the said that a full presentation of the re - improve “the connectivity” of the under - www.centreroyalwestmount.com ones I wake up thinking about.” It involves port had already been made to the new ground network to include the old Forum. [email protected] a mix of people, commercial and residen - council at a general committee meet - He is the husband of former city councilor tial aspects, and requires “a multi-faceted ing and she hoped to table the report at Theodora Samiotis and works in the St. 514-484-8346 approach” that comes under Lulham’s the July 3 council meeting. Catherine St. area. mandate.
BUREAUX ADMINISTRATIFS FERMÉS Les lundis 25 juin et 2 juillet 2018
Les bureaux administratifs et Bibliothèque publique de Westmount seront fermés le lundi 25 juin en raison de la Fête nationale du Québec et le lundi 2 juillet en raison de la Fête du Canada.
Les collectes de résidus alimentaires et d’ordures s'effectueront selon l'horaire normal.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CLOSED Monday, June 25th and July 2nd, 2018
Westmount’s administrative offices and Public Library will be closed Monday, June 25th for the Fête nationale du Québec and Monday, July 2nd for the Canada Day holiday. The kitchen waste and garbage collections will take place according to the regular schedule.
westmount.org 8 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – June 19, 2018 Letters to the Editor Let only residents for a better city, life and world! this lacklustre display? Allan Goldberg, Lansdowne Lynda Taylor, Strathcona Ave. through *Editor’s note: When we publish a letter or At the corner of St. Jacques and Rose de news story, we are not endorsing (or criti - Disappointed with Lima, one city block south of Westmount, cizing) its explicit or apparent view, only bin (non) removal Montreal is starting a policy to limit traffic holding it out to our readers as something in neighbourhoods and has placed traffic of interest. – DP. Westmount is a great city to live in. signs restricting traffic access to certain However, we had a very bad experience streets based on residency. Disappointed with with the city that I wanted to report. A I feel Westmount should follow Mont - baby swing removal neighbour left a compost bin in the alley real’s example, evaluate certain streets, [between York and de Maisonneuve], prob - While I appreciate the new play struc - contact the residents and allow through ably for months, and it was full of com - ture with ropes, I am very disappointed traffic based on residency. postables and maggots. The neighbour that the baby swings near the small play being gone for a while, we wanted to get structure was removed. I don’t understand from streets to parks and everywhere in rid of it. We stopped by Public Works with why, as those swings were always very a picture of the bin. They told us to put ev - between. busy. The location was great, as parents After all, Westmount residents are erything in paper bags. Yeah sure.... could push babies and keep an eye on the We then called Westmount Security. committed to the program in their homes older kids on the play structure. Now there with recycling, composting and very little They responded we had to call Urban are four swings (two for babies and two for Plan ning. Not one, not two, but three going to the landfills! So why has West - older children) at the other end of the play - mount not put proper waste bins in place? voice mail messages were let within a week ground. There are often line-ups and chil - to Urban Planning. They never called us This not the first time I ask this question. dren fighting over them; and for parents I have written to the city of Westmount back. So we were still with a stinky bin in with more than one child, they are too far an alley and the city didn’t seem to care. several times over the past five years, with to keep an eye out on older kids. And I am no response. I have also written to the In - We decided to call back Westmount Se - sorry to say, but no one plays much with curity, telling them they must come and dependent, which showed its support* and the new tactile boards that were installed published a few articles written over the deal with it. And we had the most surpris - in the place of the swings. Perhaps the city ing answer (to stay polite): because the bin past few years, for this I am thankful. This could reconsider and bring back the is so simple and so important and there - is in an alley, it is not their business. So I Photo: K. Polymenakos swings. asked: If I move the bin onto Victoria Ave., fore so confusing as to why we are living Jennifer Holdner, Kensington Ave. Kirk Polymenakos, Claremont Ave. in a city that promotes environmental re - would you come? He said yes! The bin was safer in the alley than on the street with City should recycle sponsibility to its residents but does not Disappointed with practice the same in the spaces they are re - the flowers kids running around. on its turf too sponsible for! Anyway, a neighbour got tired of the sit - What a shame that many materials are At the same time, the city of West - The city’s new self-watering planters uation and put it on the street and the bin going to the landfill, when up to 90 per - mount does so much that is done so well are a good idea, but what we really need is was removed the same day. I really regret cent could be recycled. The shame is on and that is even more troubling that they someone who can choose more colourful the way the situation was handled. the city of Westmount for not having prop - have not picked up on this very important and cheerful flowers rather than the same We want to thank Councillor Marina er waste management in all public areas issue of responsible waste management old drab green selection of vegetation that Bzerki for her help, and we realized after - we are subjected to annually. Westmount wards we should have contacted her floral displays: always a disappointment to earlier. Westmount Security is faster to this resident. Every other city seems to out - give tickets than to help its citizens with WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT shine us in this regard, and I don’t under - hazardous issues. And Urban Planning? We are Westmount stand why. Has someone at Westmount Don’t they sometimes take their mes - city hall signed a 25-year contract with a sages? Let’s hope it was the only bad ser - Editor Advertising sales kale producer? Why plant cabbages in - vice we would receive. David Price: 514.935.4537 Arleen Candiotti: 514.223.3567 stead of flowers? Who is responsible for Christian Oberndorfinger, York St. [email protected] [email protected] Chief reporter Classified ads Bishop, Arab-Makansi, Milner win Laureen Sweeney www.westendclassifieds.com Graphics Accounting Ted Sancton Beth Hudson: 514.223.6138 Hat trick for The Study at offi[email protected] Goldbloom writing competition Presstime: Monday at 10:30 am (except before long weekends, Friday at 10:30 am). Liya Bishop, Lara Arab-Makansi and ing talents to share their thoughts/experi - Letters & Comments: We welcome your letters but reserve the right to choose and edit Leah Milner of The Study school won ences on how our community looks when them. Please limit to 300 words and submit before Friday 10 am to be considered for awards at this year’s Building Bridges we are working and living in harmony. publication the following week. Please check your letter carefully as we may be unable to youth contest. The contest is in memory of the late Dr. make subsequently submitted changes. Letter writers should not expect to be published in Bishop won first place, Arab-Makansi Victor Goldbloom, former Westmount every issue, or in back-to-back issues, or repeatedly in the same season or on the same topic. second and Milner third in the creative resident and one of Montreal’s finest 14,500+ physical copies DW, plus low-resolution email and web versions writing (emerging writer) category for states men, a great leader in intercultural Distribution: Tuesday to Friday (longer when interrupted by postal holidays) grades 7 to 9. and interfaith dialogue, and a citizen pas - Owned and published by: According to the school, the competi - sionate about building bridges. His auto - Sherbrooke-Valois Inc., 310 Victoria Ave., #105, Westmount, QC H3Z 2M9 tion aims to encourage “Montreal-area biography, Building Bridges, lays the foun - youth to showcase their artistic and writ - dation for this contest.” WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – June 19, 2018 – 9
Jewellery, clothing and food Retail Review SONOS Ono Pokii Aux Vivres WiFi – HiFi V8B@?;65 R879B5F8 How much fun is this space? Two Aux Vivres is finally open. After swings have been installed near the front months of teasing signage, the soft open - door! Owner John Weimers and his wife ing on June 4 brought eager fans to the SALE Westmount’s Sherbrooke St. is becom - Mylinh Tong were welcoming arrivals vegan resto. Charles Garant, executive di - PRICE! ing a go-to destination. Not only did two with their tiny daughter Amilia the day I rector, explained the success story. The rave restaurants open, but Naif moved to popped by. firm has 250 employees, having operated Music the area, opening its second boutique. Their resto offers poke (raw fish salad) since 1997. everywhere bowls. The choices are deliciously daz - It is owned by Michael and Liam Mak - Naïf zling. “Build your own bowl,” explained han, Nova Scotian-born brothers. There Lured by my narcissistic image in the John. One can either mix and match, start - are two Aux Vivres (the other is on St. mirrored street sign, I visited this calming ing with one of their bases and adding pro - Lawrence Blvd.), and also a head office, space located upstairs from street level. It tein, sauces etc, or choose from a signa - which acts as the central space for all “food is the second Naif in Montreal; the first ture recipe. and distribution – we sell tempeh to about being on Mount Royal. Ariane Giraldeau, Tastes are tantalizing, ranging from 150 places.” “one of the team,” explained that the deli - white coconut rice, pickled white ginger, Food is home-made daily and then de - Master Editions cate silver and gold-plated jewellery comes roasted seaweed and wasabi to staples livered to the two locations where ingredi - Antiques & collectibles from Montreal, and all clothing is de - such as salmon, shrimp and octopus. Ser - ents are assembled. Westmount’s Aux signed here as well. A show-stopping Yves vice is streamlined. I ordered. Took a Vivres has an upstairs – where wooden ta - Klein bright blue suede shopping bag number. Sat on a swing. And was served bles offer an easy ambiance – and a down - Estate & caught my eye, but the rest of the shop of - shortly. stairs: the boutique and take-out. Here, Moving Sales fers a subdued and pretty pastel palette; “While waiting, people can sit any - cookbooks are offered as well as all-organ - flattering pale sky blues and dawn pinks where they want,” added John. ic wraps, kimchi, tempeh, curries and tan - We Provide mixed with neutrals. And, of course, won - “We bring their order to them.” He not- talizing desserts. My favourite? The carrot Professional Evaluations derful summer whites. Stroll in. Stay a - ed with a smile “that once spring finally cake. Oh, and the mango lassi smoothie. Staging of your home while. Sit in one of the 1950s chairs for a leaves, we will be serving Hawaiian shaved Aux Vivres. 4896 Sherbrooke St. Open Courteous & bonded Sta moment while you ponder your purchase. ice.” Their bubble tea choices are already a seven days a week. Week-end brunch will Clean-up after sale Naïf, 4908 Sherbrooke St. Open seven hit. soon be offered. days a week. Ono Pokii, 4914 Sherbrooke St. Open Iona & Marvin seven days a week. 514-501-9072
Graduates will be pursuing post-secondary education at the following institutions:
Bishop’s College School Class A oat Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Community School of Naples, FL Dawson College Green Mountain Valley School, VT Immaculate Heart High School, CA John Abbott College Lower Canada College (Gr. 12) Marianopolis College Providence High School, RI CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2018! Vanier College 10 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – June 19, 2018
Incinerator , cont’d. from p. 1 from burning garbage. This was phased with a resolution leading to a contract for out in 1947 when the demand for power $207,070 awarded for preparation of plans exceeded capacity, according to records “for renovating the interior.” It went to an from Alex Herron, a former longtime architectural consortium of St-Galais head of the Light and Power department Mont miny and Cobolt. (now called Hydro Westmount). The building has been unused since at least 2011, explained Talarico, who joined Repairs were too expensive Public Works that year. Fred Caluori, who retired as Public “Whatever work is required to make Works director in 2006, recalled last week the building usable again would likely be that the city was still burning the garbage carried out in phases,” he said. “The pro - when he started working in 1970. The in - fessional assessment is the first step.” cinerator was condemned by the city According to Talarico, the first and sec - around the late 1970s “because the stack ond floors have been found to contain as - was in need of repairs that were too ex - bestos that now has to be removed. As pensive to carry out.” well, the third floor, which is level with the The top floor of the building above the Public Works yard, is now considered furnaces, however, was subsequently used structurally unsound. by the city until the mid-1980s as a transfer Interestingly, when work began to re - point for the garbage trailers kept and place the Ville Marie expressway, city land filled at apartment and commercial build - below it was expropriated. This had been ings. The city hauled these to the inciner - used for parking and to store electrical ator building before loading the garbage transformers and other Hydro Westmount onto trucks for the trip to Montreal’s equipment. As a result, the city was al - Miron dump. This continued until the city lowed use of a secured area belonging to began contracting out the garbage collec - the Quebec Transport ministry near Pull - tion “just after the mid-1980s.” man St. to the west (see story, April 22, The third floor of the building was sub - 2014, p. 25). sequently used to store and keep sand dry Westmount had become the first mu - for the sidewalk plows “for which we in - nicipality in Canada – and reportedly in The three-storey incinerator June 15 built into the embankment and rising up from Glen Rd. behind stalled a hopper for loading.” North America – to generate electricity Hydro Westmount and beside the highway.
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Visitez le westmount.org/ewestmount pour vous Storywalk® : Loula et Monsieur le monstre Storywalk®: Loula and Mister the Monster abonner et recevez les dernières nouvelles de votre Le vendredi 22 juin, 18 h 30, parc Westmount. Friday, June 22, 6:30 p.m., Westmount Park. Special Ville par courriel! Grand lancement avec auteure et illustratrice Anne Visit westmount.org/ewestmount to subscribe launch with author and illustrator Anne Villeneuve! Villeneuve! Le Storywalk® est une activité amusante and receive the latest news by email from your City! A Storywalk® is a fun activity that places a children’s HÔTEL DE VILLE présentant un livre pour enfants tout au long d’un book along a path in the park. For all ages. Share sentier dans le parc. Pour tous les âges. Partage tes your photos using the hashtag #WPLStorywalk. Bureaux fermés le 25 juin et le 2 juillet photos en utilisant le mot-clic #WPLStorywalk. Se CITY HALL Continues until August 31. 514 989-5229. Les bureaux municipaux et la Bibiothèque publique poursuit jusqu'au 31 août. 514 989-5229. seront fermés le lundi 25 juin pour la Fête nationale O ces closed June 25 and July 2 Film Club du Québec et le lundi 2 juillet pour la Fête du Canada. Ciné-club Westmount's municipal o ces and Public Library Tuesday, June 26, 2 p.m., Victoria Hall. In the Fade th Les collectes auront lieu selon l'horaire normal. Le mardi 26 juin, 14 h, Victoria Hall. In the Fade (en alle- will be closed Monday, June 25 for the Fête (German, English s.t.). Tickets required. 514 989-5299. nd mand, sous-titres anglais). Billets requis. 514 989-5299. nationale du Québec holiday and Monday, July 2 for the Canada Day holiday. Collections will take BIBLIOTHÈQUE place according to the usual schedule. COMMUNITY EVENTS ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES Série Récits de voyages Fête nationale du Québec Les vendredis jusqu'au 29 juin, 13 h, Bibliothèque. Fête nationale du Québec LIBRARY Friday, June 22, 5 p.m., Westmount Park. Activities, Une activité hebdomadaire qui simule le fait de Le vendredi 22 juin, 17 h, parc Westmount. food truck and live band. 514 989-5226. voyager dans un pays étranger pour les individus Activités, camion de cuisine de rue et concert Tales and Travels Series Fridays to June 29, 1 p.m., Library. A weekly activity atteints de la maladie d’Alzheimer ou d’une autre gratuit. 514 989-5226. that simulates the act of travelling to a foreign Canada Day BBQ & Splash Bash forme de démence. Inscription requise. dmiguez@ st country for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease Sunday, July 1 , noon, Westmount Recreation westmount.org ou 514 989-5530. Fête du Canada : BBQ et Splash bash Centre. Activities for the whole family await you: Le dimanche 1er juillet, midi, Centre des loisirs and other forms of dementia. Registration required: [email protected] or 514 989-5530. BBQ, Splash Bash at the Westmount Pool, cake for Club de lecture d'été TD de Westmount. Une foule d’activités pour toute la everyone, music and entertainment! 514 989-5353. Du 15 juin au 31 août 2018. famille vous attend : BBQ, Splash Bash à la piscine TD Summer Reading Club Demandez votre trousse de de Westmount, du gâteau pour tous, musique et June 15 to August 31, 2018. Canadian Citizenship Ceremony lecture d'été au comptoir des divertissements! 514 989-5353. st Ask for your Summer Reading Sunday, July 1 , 1 p.m., Victoria Hall. Welcome enfants. 514 989-5229 / westlib.org. new Canadians as they take the oath of citizenship. Cérémonie de citoyenneté canadienne Club kit at the children's desk. Le thème de cet été est : 514 989-5226. Le dimanche 1er juillet, 13 h, Victoria Hall. Venez 514 989-5229 / westlib.org. Nourrir tes passions! féliciter les nouveaux Canadiens qui prêtent le This year's theme is: Summer Concerts in Westmount Park ACTIVITÉS « À VOS MARQUES, PRÊTS, LISEZ! » serment de citoyenneté. 514 989-5226. Feed Your Passions! Sundays from July 8 to August 12, 2 p.m., Lire, c'est payant! Westmount Park near the lagoon. Enjoy free jazz, Les concerts d’été au parc Westmount "GET YOUR SUMMER READ ON!" ACTIVITIES: Du 15 au 23 juin. Inscription requise. classical and popular music concerts. 514 989-5226. Les dimanches du 8 juillet au 12 août, 14 h, parc Read Away Your Fines! July 8: 2 Little Birds; Science de la magie! Westmount, près de l'étang. Concerts gratuits de June 15 to 23. Registration required. July 15: La Horde Vocale Le jeudi 21 juin, 16 h-17 h, Bibliothèque. 5 ans et +. musique jazz, classique et pop. 514 989-5226. Science of Magic! July 22: Gramophone Le 8 juillet : 2 Little Birds; Lancement Storywalk® Thursday, June 21, 4-5 p.m., Library. 5 years +. July 29: Derek Falls Trio Le 15 juillet : La Horde Vocale Le vendredi 22 juin, 18 h 30, parc Westmount. August 5: Duo Contra-Danza Le 22 juillet : Gramophone Storywalk® Launch August 12: The Bagg Street Klezmer Band J’aime le cinéma! - Ratatouille Le 29 juillet : Derek Falls Trio Friday, June 22, 6:30 p.m., Westmount Park. Le jeudi 5 juillet, 16 h, Bibliothèque. 6 ans et +. Le 5 août : Duo Contra-Danza I Love Movies! - Ratatouille Shakespeare in the Park Le 12 août : The Bagg Street Klezmer Band Club de lecture en anglais Thursday, July 5, 4 p.m., Library. 6 years +. Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10 and 11, 7 p.m., Westmount Park. Repercussion Theatre presents Le mardi 19 juin, 19 h, Bibliothèque. The Left Hand Tournée Shakespeare en plein air English Book Club of Darkness d’Ursula K. Le Guin. Animé par Claire Les mardi et mercredi 10 et 11 juillet, 19 h, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet: Love is Love. Tuesday, June 19, 7 p.m., Library. The Left Hand of Holden Rothman. 514 989-5299. parc Westmount. La troupe Repercussion Theatre 514 989-5226. Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. Led by Claire Holden présente la tragédie de Shakespeare : Romeo & Juliet: Rothman. 514 989-5299. Conférences de 14 heures : Lora Baiocco Love is Love. Représentation en anglais seulement, HYDRO WESTMOUNT Le mercredi 20 juin, 14 h, Bibliothèque. Rembrandt application Web disponible pour suivre en français 2 O’Clock Conferences Series: Lora Baiocco in Westmount. Billets requis. 514 989-5299. (theatre.plank.co). 514 989-5226. Wednesday, June 20, 2 p.m., Library. Rembrandt Moving? Contact Hydro Westmount! Open or close your Hydro Westmount account by in Westmount. Tickets required. 514 989-5299. Cercle de lecture Finnegans Wake de Joyce : visiting westmount.org/hydrowestmount. The Boaters and Sifters of ALP HYDRO WESTMOUNT Reading group for Joyce’s Finnegans Before moving, please advise Le mercredi 20 juin, 19 h, Bibliothèque. Joignez-vous Déménagez-vous? 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inscrivez-vous | sign up: westmount.org/ewestmount 514 989-5200 • westmount.org WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – June 19, 2018 – 13 Take a chance on Chance Sweet Suki Chance is, he could scuttle about quite The nimbly, pulling himself along with just his Underdog two front legs. He had even figured out 9 Lives how to walk upright on his forelegs for Club short distances. After this latest round of LHC5??8 F@G=8B surgery, he may need to relearn that un - J@5? M6C@B7;6< usual skill. But “no worries,” say the folks from Sophie’s Dog Adoption, who have You may want to pour yourselves a stiff taken him under their wing: strapped into Suki has such a wonderful personality! drink and sit down before reading the his wheelchair, he zooms around like She is a seven-year old, long-haired main story of one-year-old Chance. Jacques Villeneuve. coon-type female with beautiful large He was living a hardscrabble existence His ideal home would be without too green eyes. As you can see, she has a flop - on the streets of Kuwait many stairs as he can’t py ear, which is unique and endearing. as a homeless but harm - manage them himself, Suki is very healthy, up to date with her in - less dog, when someone and with a living space oculations and is spayed. She is very af - shot him. The bullet, big enough for the fectionate and playful, a perfect addition lodged in his spine and wheels to get around to a family. Suki’s owner is moving soon paralyzing his hindquar - without catching on fur - and will not be able to keep her, so we are ters, would surely have niture or getting stuck in looking to place her as soon as possible in killed him had he not doorways. a new home in our neighbourhood. For email her at [email protected]. been rescued by some Although his body more information on Suki, please do not Your neighbour, kind people. In addition bears the scars of his re - hesitate to call Joan at 514.793.2287 or Lysanne to losing the use of his markable and painful or - back legs, he was also left deal, Chance is as happy with a damaged urinary as the day is long. He Portrait , cont’d. from p. 5 Christina Smith called for silence and tract. plays with toys just like a syrup to Queen Elizabeth” every year. raised her glass to congratulate Trent on This is the story of regular dog, and has yet Why, he asked, did he refuse to be being named the previous day to the Chance and his chance to meet a human of any painted in 2002 after not running for re- Order of Quebec. Judging from the reac - for a new life. age or size he didn’t love. election at the time of the municipal tion of surprise, it seemed to come as In Kuwait, a dog res - The same goes for cats, mergers? Because, he said, he had become news to many there (see separate story on cue organization raised dogs, Guinea pigs – he the self-described mayor-in-exile who “did - p. 5). funds for his care and loves them all. His fans n’t want to be seen to give up hope of res - flight. First, a team of veterinarians work - are lavish in their description of him: they urrection by demerger.” VENTILATION ed to save his life – and with an interesting say he is loving, sweet, engaging, playful, Speaking in French, he urged the city’s EXPERTS twist of events. Chance went to sleep on curious. elected and administrative officials to the operating table looking like a male and What breed is he, you ask? You be the carry on and preserve the proud traditions ALL TYPES OF woke up looking decidedly less so! His uri - judge, but it’s possible he has a bit of Salu - and sound management that defined ROOFING and nary apparatus was comprehensively re- ki in him. Many of his fellow strays from Westmount based on “principles, ethics, engineered, and he can now pee again – Kuwait have some of that noble lineage, dedication and shared values.” RENOVATIONS just differently. Sophie’s Dog Adoption with the long nose and desert-sand colour - agreed to take him in, and after arriving in ing. His size? Well, there’s less of him Robur meum civium fides BELGRAVE Montreal, Chance underwent another big than there used to be. At around 40 Citing the city’s motto, Robur meum operation, this time to amputate his shriv - pounds though, he’s just right for cud - civium fides Trent concluded: “The trust ENTERPRISES eled hind legs, which had become a hin - dling. (or faithfulness) of the citizens is my drance to his mobility. He must be a very Please find out more about Chance – strength.” • Shingles • Asphalt & Gravel special guy to have such care lavished on and get a chance to meet him – from After the official part of the evening, him. 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Prince Albert square was hopping, in a leisurely, laid-back way the evening of June 16 as Montreal band Cellar Rats perform on stage. Sun shines on Victoria village street festival BH R5=A: T:@>AC@? Two-year-old Gabriel Goldfarb The Victoria Village Street Festival took visiting Westmount from Brazil with his cousin, Westmounter place June 14 to 17. The weekend was Lorenzo Rodrigez, 5, enjoying beautiful with blue skies and muggy tem - the bouncy inflatable games on peratures. Somerville Ave. Sherbrooke St. was crowded with ven - dors, street musicians and food stands, and kids were fully amused by inflatable amusements on Somerville and a variety of activities on the vendors’ tables.
(below) Westmounter and musician Christina Fiovani, aka Big Daddy with her pink, heart- Six-year-old Thuy Mai Phan (left) and her 8-year-old sister Thuy Lan shaped baritone ukulele and enthusiastic artist add delicious icing and sprinkles to Le Fournil gingerbread cookies. Éva Ferenczy Reich mann, a member of the Donations were given to the Montreal Children’s Hospital. cooperative Gallery Farfelu.
Patricia Soussana (right, owner of OWay Coiffure Spa) with Ramesh Street festivals are great places to meet past Lalchan grab a little lunch at the La acquaintances and if you happen to meet them Cucina di Tony table, which was outside Scarpa, with lots of delicious shoes, all offer ing delicious sausages, gnocchi the better. Laura Hughes’ (left) daughter was and meat balls. Server Alex Herbert taught by Westmount resident and former wraps up a barbecued hot dog. teacher Tamara Singer. 16 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – June 19, 2018 Antoniou brings Atwater audience Tony’s, Scotiabank host Back to Beer…and Hockey health centre fundraisers
Andrew and his mother Jane Molson, Helen Antoniou, Eric Molson at the launch of the book May 2 BH V8B@?;65 R879B5F8 of course – cooked to perfection on a grill at the Sun Life Building offices of National Public Relations. Photo courtesy of Thierry DuBois. by Tony Fargnoli, owner of Tony’s Shoes, BH V8B@?;65 R879B5F8 Molson, Eric’s son, Antoniou interviewed Rather than face downtown orange aka “Slim.” Helping him serve the add-ons the least outgoing of all the Molsons over cone deviations – not to mention the growl of cookies and soft drinks was Diane Local res Helen Antoniou has just pub - the course of the past five years. Published of revving muscle cars over F1 weekend – Roch, executive director QEHC. lished Back to Beer…and Hockey: The Story simultaneously in English and French, the Westmounters enjoyed a fun BBQ on the Just down the street, Scotiabank was of Eric Molson . Antoniou presented her book refers to Eric as happiest while act - calm of Greene Ave., “far from the also contributing to a hospital. On June 7, book on June 7 at the Atwater Library and ing as the firm’s brew master. “It was madding crowd.” Tony Shoes’ annual a bake sale was held in the bank, offering Computer Centre. Married to Andrew never about the glory,” said Antoniou. “It fundraiser for the Queen Elizabeth Health customers apples, chocolate bars and deli - was always about the beer… He felt that Complex attracted 300 people on June 8 cious brownies. The two-day effort raised this was his family duty.” A lawyer and ex - and “even more on Saturday.” Offered over $1,000 for the Montreal Children’s ecutive coach, this is her first book. It re - were hot dogs – with relish and mustard, Hospital. counts how Eric transformed Molson from a failing conglomerate back to its core business of beer, eventually turning Entr announces deal, wins Dobson it into one of the world’s leading brewers. Montreal-area entrepreneurs Marc-An - Dobson Cup, the McGill Dobson Centre toine Bonin, Emeric Noël and Alexandre for Entrepreneurship’s annual competi - Although she obviously had excellent con - nections, her no-holds barred publication Vanie, and their event-planning website tion sponsored by the National Bank. tells tales about this iconic Canadian fam - Entr.ca, have had a busy year. Following A press release from the company de - ily, which owned the Montreal Canadiens their appearance on the Quebec television scribes it as the “Airbnb of event planning” a few times. (Today, Eric’s son Geoff is the series Dans l’Oeil du Dragon, the company and “a turnkey solution” that “is democra - negotiated deals with Christiane Germain tizing the industry to allow anyone to cre - team boss.) Part of the library’s Lunchtime Series, it attracted about 50 people and of Groupe Germain and Dominic Brown ate an event from A to Z within minutes.” was hosted by John Aylen, library presi - of Chocolats Favoris at a valuation of $1.5 Westmounter Iskander Ajram was one dent. million. of t he company’s first investors and is its The company also placed first at the head of partnerships. Tabagie Westmount Square International news agent DON’T GET HACKED! PROTECT YOURSELF ONLINE • British & European newspapers • Specializing in fashion & interior Small classes starting soon design • Imported chocolates Private lessons available • BELL lifestyle natural products • Lottery tickets and maps Westmount Square At foot of escalator leading from/to Greene Ave. entrance 1200 Atwater at St. Catherine (514) 935-7727 XXXBUXBUFSMJCSBSZDBt WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – June 19, 2018 – 17
Social Notes Glorious gala for Montreal Children’s
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