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Weekly. Vol. 5 No. 3a We are Westmount March 1-2, 20 11 Vanguard School, Nurses Coach Mitchell retires from Selwyn may both leave Westmount By Laureen Sweeney of Nurses has been in Westmount for 46 years at 4200 Dorchester; Vanguard for al - Two longtime Westmount institutions most 20 years at the Metcalfe and Hillside have put their buildings up for sale with campus. the probability that both will leave West - “We’re actively looking for a site where mount, it was confirmed last week. They we can accommodate all three of our are Vanguard School and the Quebec sites,” said Carolyn Coffin-Caputo, Van - Order of Nurses. guard director general. It would require a Both have grown out of their current large central location, easily accessible for sites, victims of their own success, they some 760 students. There are now 335 at told the Independent . the Westmount campus. Each is in the early stages of planning, The 71,000-member Quebec Order of with dates and other arrangement pend - Nurses has just launched a tender process ing the sale of their buildings. The Order to sell its building and will be searching for larger continued on p. 15 Steve Mitchell stands behind his Selwyn House Inside hockey team as they take on Loyola February 22 Employee and pensioner reps comment at the Lower Canada College arena. Mitchell will Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 22 retire this year after 28 years as a Selwyn hockey Comin’ Up p. 23 coach, much of that time as director of athletics, Underdog by M. Lamey p. 18 Pension plan seen as and after 34 years of hockey coaching. The game was Mitchell’s last GMAA Juvenile Parenthood Uncensored championship. The final score? 4-0 for Loyola, by S. Tarnowska p. 19 key to loyal service but according to one alum, “Mitchell retires a winner nonetheless.” Photo: Ralph Thompson By Laureen Sweeney ing here is because of the good pension

 plan and job security,” said Élise Corbière,  Real Estate Broker Westmount’s employee pension plan is city hall cashier, who represents West - viewed by employee representatives as one mount’s white collar workers in Montreal  of the main reasons they choose to work local 429 of the Canadian Union of Public     for the city – and stay long enough to ben - Employees (CUPE). 

 Real Estate Agency efit later in life from its acknowledged gen - “The good pension plan is one of the erosity. main incentives to work in Westmount,” And while they told the Independent agreed Stéphane Daoust, who retired last last week they understood the current con - year after 30 years with Hydro West - cerns over the plan’s under-funding and mount. 514 933 8037 questionable sustainability, they believed “It pulls in good employees, promotes 
 
the plan to be an integral part of the West - loyalty and keeps them long enough to be  mount culture that makes employees able to retire at an early age.”   “take Westmount to heart.” Daoust has been a rep -    “One of the biggest reasons we’re work - resentative on the blue continued on p. 7 

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He was reported to have died peace - summer, cyclists and pedestrians are com - people on February 21. are already being employed. fully February 19 at age 70. paratively safer in Westmount than other Sangster is a master’s candidate at the Westmount can implement a range of Pelletier is parts of the island, but it suggests there is McGill School of Urban Planning and a re - measures, she said, such as improving the survived by his room for improvement. search assistant with Community Univer - designs at areas prone to collisions and wife Dora Koop “There is no single mechanism that sity Research Alliance (CURA), which areas perceived to be dangerous. The and teenage contributes to collisions, so there is no sin - takes interest in how “mega projects" like study, she added, also suggests enhancing daughters Victo - gle method that is going to reduce them,” the incoming super-hospital and the Tur - the bike path network, adding traffic calm - ria and Nicole. said Emily Sangster after presenting the cot reconstruction will affect the sur - ing measures, improving traffic light tim - A longtime rounding community. CURA sponsored ing, launching an education campaign resident of Lans - the study, which found a multipronged ap - and encouraging community conversa - downe Ave. and proach to addressing safety issues will im - tions around the importance of safety. an avid champi - prove Westmount's already good situation. Audience member Barry Pless said he onship tennis Last summer, Sangster and a colleague was surprised that speed and traffic-light player, Pelletier studied Westmount’s foot and cycle traffic cameras weren’t suggested by the study was an invest - though paper surveys (165 participants), because the electronic enforcement de - ment dealer interviews (cyclists, law enforcement offi - vices are proven much more effective than who had been an associate chief of staff in cials, etc.), on-site observations (nine educating the public. Drivers too often the defence ministry and a member of the hours) and sifting through five years of ac - “jump the lights” when pedestrians are National Parole Board. cident reports. trying to cross the street, he said, and the He also had been involved in fundrais - The study found the de Maisonneuve all-to-common lead-footed motorists on ing for the Atwater Library and the refur - bike path to be the most popular cycling streets like Sherbrooke “make for a dan - bishment of Westmount Public Library, route and, though there were reported gerous situation.” and worked for the No side of the Quebec concerns about cyclists running stop Susan Kazenel, a three season-plus cy - referendum. He was a member of the signs, it is also considered the safest route clist who regularly uses the de Maison - board of the Hillside Tennis Club and the Emily Sangster for pedalling in Westmount. neuve bike path, said the fact that areas Westmount Alzheimer Society, and a di - perceived to be dangerous weren’t always rector of the Westmount federal Conser - Improve your found to be collision prone may be a result vative riding association. of people being more cautious in risky In announcing his candidacy in District language skills places, but there can still be plenty of close 5 – a seat won by Gary Ikeman – Pelletier calls. said: “The community has served my chil - “It’s an amazing dance that happens in dren well. I feel I want to give back.” (See this city between cars, pedestrians and cy - September 22, 2009, p. 6) clists,” Kazenel said. “I’m always amazed While this was his first foray into mu - that we don’t have more accidents. It’s re - nicipal politics, he had spent three years ally incredible.” working in government in Ottawa in the Following the presentation, the meet - 1980s after which he opened his own busi - ing turned to other matters, including ness to train government lobbyists. ways of honouring the late Don Wedge and Stanley Baker, the February 23 public building to the Vendôme Metro and the consultation on rezoning of “super-size” need to have more issue-oriented presen - Working hours: houses, a proposed tunnel connecting the tations to start meetings as a way to en - hospital-owned and former Air Canada courage more public involvement. 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From the mayor to SAQ round trip to the Sherbrooke/Victoria out - at the earliest. There is therefore no con - and kept going. let. Don’t forget that one-third of West - tract cancellation fee to pay. So, this note is just to re-warn everyone. Open letter to Irène Anoia, director for mount residents in that area are over 65 Marc Garneau, Do not leave your lovely large fashionista real estate development, Société des al - years old. MP for Westmount-Ville Marie bag hooked to the back of your chair. This cools du Québec (SAQ), by Mayor Peter Westmount city council believes kind of incident also happened as I was Trent: strongly in a pedestrian-centred vision of enjoy coffee with friends, sipping hot chocolate with a New York Thank you for your February 16 letter our city. Bigger and more infrequent but hang onto to friend at a Second Cup near Place des in response to my own that described my shops are the hallmark of suburban your purse! Arts. In that case, she had her passport concern about the SAQ’s decision to close sprawl, not urban centres. stolen. Enough said. two outlets – one in Westmount Square Even the Greene Ave. Merchants’ Asso - Recently, I enjoyed a relaxing moment Veronica Redgrave, Hallowell St. and one in the Pepsi Forum. Unfortu - ciation, whose president supports this let - at the Greene Ave. Second Cup with a nately, I am not very persuaded by the con - ter, is very concerned about the effect of friend. Later she rang me from the police tents of your letter. the closure on their own businesses. station. I was appalled to learn that her One cannot help but think that the clo - While we understand the SAQ’s need wallet was pick-pocketed out of her bag, as Tips on planting for sure of these two outlets has been in the to contain operating costs, closing both we sat chatting. Her large bag had been shady gardens at next cards for some time now, given the recent outlets is unacceptable. Why not just close placed on the back of her chair, and some investment in, and expansion of, the Sher - the larger Pepsi Forum outlet, and leave charming soul walked by, stole her purse horticultural meeting brooke and Victoria SAQ outlet; an expan - the Westmount Square outlet open? The Westmount Horticultural Society sion that for some of us simply results in Westmount city council insists your de - will feature the challenges of gardening more floor space for more numerous bot - cision-makers sit down with us and try to Re-zoning could in the shade at its March 8 meeting at the tles of the same product. Most West - come up with a better arrangement for our Westmount Public Library. mounters want a short walk to their SAQ, citizens. Thank you. be considered for Albert Mondor, horticulturalist, gar - not a long walk in their SAQ. In fact, this Peter Trent, mayor den designer, TV co-host and author, will bigger shop will attract customers living R-2 zones to west present the how-to of gardening in shady further away, who will mostly travel by car. Replacing fighter jets areas, a characteristic of many West - One thing is for certain: the decision to continued from p. 3 In reference to the letter in the Inde - mount gardens. “We’re only two months close the two outlets used by Westmoun - pendent of February 22 (“Canada needs fice. Under his current schedule this away from garden time, so now’s the ters living in south-eastern Westmount new jets,” p. 4), I want to reassure you that would likely be by March 24 after publica - time to start planning and discovering will cause hardship to them, especially the the Liberal Party fully intends to replace tion of criteria in a city ad in the Inde - the beauty that can be achieved with a elderly population living in the many the aging CF-18 fighter jets before the end pendent the week of March 14. shade garden,” said president Sally apartment buildings in the area, people for of the decade. Secondly, I would like to These dates, however, are based on city Cooke. whom walking down the hill and back to point out that there is no government con - council adopting the second draft by-law “Gardening under mature trees is not the Atwater Market outlet – a 2.5-km trek tract in place for the F-35 at this time. Such March 7. an easy thing to achieve,” Mondor ex - – is no more possible than the 3.5-km a contract would not be signed until 2013 Howard Hoppenheim, one of the resi - plained. “But shade gardens can be as dents on the Boulevard who has opposed beautiful as the ones located in full sun. the building of the Al-Musawi house, Some special techniques can help you to WESTMOUNT launched into a discussion of the size of obtain nice healthy plants in shady con - her property with Anderson, her architect, ditions.” INDEPENDENT until Councillor Lulham intervened, say - The presentation starts at 7 pm. Doors ing: “We agree it’s a large lot.” open at 6.30 pm for tea, coffee and cook - We are Westmount. Maureen Kiely asked if the city consid - ies. Admission is $5 for non-members. ered applying similar restrictions in the R2 Weekly Presstime: Monday at 10:30 am zones to the west. “We reserve the right to How Can We Help You ? reconsider zoning, but we don’t announce Publisher & editor-in-chief: David Price it ahead,” Lulham said. Electronic Independents available Stories and letters editor: Kristin McNeill It had been reported earlier, however, Enjoy the Indie at supper time Kristin McNeill: 514.223.3578 Chief reporter: Laureen Sweeney that the “current thinking” was not to do on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us: [email protected] so (see February 15, p. 1). offi[email protected]. Letters & Comments: Advertising & Sales We welcome your letters but reserve the right to Arleen Candiotti: 514.223.3567 choose and edit them. Please limit to 300 [email protected] words and submit before Friday 10 am to be One call lets you reach 92,000 considered for publication the following week. 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That’s the combined total of age and years A $130,000 bond was also imposed to continued from p. 1 of service at which an employee may retire A one-storey stone house at 28 Devon ensure the construction project is carried collar union and an employee representa - on full pension. And it can be adjusted, he can be levelled to make way for a new two- out according to an approved replacement tive on the city’s pension committee. He explained. storey home, the city’s demolition com - plan. now continues on the committee as the “It’s been done elsewhere. “My con - mittee decided February 21. representative of all pensioners. frères at Hydro Quebec went up to 85 and It has requested, however, that the new Neighbours’ safety His experience made him an excellent back to 80 depending on the economy. house be lowered and better integrated This plan would include details of the source to speak for employees, explained “Nobody’s going to be comfortable with into the natural slope of the land as neigh - process and schedule as well as measures Lili Tremblay, a Public Works service per - a benefit that’s taken away but the main bours requested at a two-hour long demo - to protect the safety of son who now represents Westmount blue goal is to keep the plan healthy for every - lition hearing February 17 (see February “immediate neighbours.” continued on p. 14 collars in Montreal’s CUPE local 301. one to be able to enjoy their investment 22, p. 1). Tremblay has just joined the pension com - later in life. I was paying $120 a week to “It was clear that with only one person mittee and said she was not aware of all belong to the plan.” opposed to the demolition, all comments the issues. While the plan does not provide auto - from the neighbours were directed at the THETHE DDOCTOR’SOCTTOOR’SS OOFFICEFFICE Referring to the growing costs to main - matic cost of living increases, he ex - replacement project – concerns shared by tain its provisions in today’s economic re - plained, employees receive them if the the demolition committee,” said Council - ality (see story February 8, p. 1), Corbière plan has a surplus and the committee de - lor Patrick Martin, its chair. COMPUTER REPAIR said “We know something has to be done. cides “to give more benefits.” Included in the written decision is a VIRUS CLEANUP We are ready to find a solution. There are Contrary to some municipalities, West - provision that breaks new ground by stat - NETWORKING simply not enough people paying into the mount has one general pension fund. ing that the revised plans for the new plan.” “We’re not blue, white or administrators. home, once approved in principle by the TUTORING She attributes this to the increasing We’re all in it together, employees and city’s Planning Advisory Committee practice of replacing outgoing permanent pensioners.” Daoust said. (PAC), would be posted for 10 days in employees with contractors, part-timers “I’ve heard so many times from (retired front of 28 Devon. and auxiliaries, who are either ineligible to city manager) Bruce St. Louis, who man - “This is believed to be the first time the pay into the plan or may choose not to, de - aged this place like a father, about the city has taken the initiative to do this be - pending on their status. ‘sense of loyalty.’ It was very important to cause there are to be changes,” Martin (514)(514) 4400-483100-4831 It was a point repeated by Daoust. have the feeling that working for West - “While contractors may cost the city less mount was a purpose and that even West - in the short term, permanent employees mount residents liked that idea. It’s part of bring a higher standard of quality to the the Westmount culture.” city in the long run.” Corbière suggested discussing the One Contract at a Time He cautioned that a plan is not some - issue with Human Resources. “I think we fter painting part time for the past thing to be “fixed in a week. The planning need to step up for our rights but we also is for decades to come. When we talk want to be fair with our population.” 18 years, NDG native Kevin Shea about deficits everyone should be con - In her role as cashier, she pointed out, Adecided to pursue residential cerned. But deficits are cyclical, and it’s “I know how residents are feeling about painting as a full-time venture in 2009 – important for people not to panic in the their taxes, and I understand that because and Shea Painting was born. face of big fluctuations. I am a taxpayer in Brossard. It’s just a sit - “We mustn’t get caught up in the panic uation where everything is going up and Working alone or with a small team of the moment.” not necessarily in parallel with salaries, for of experienced high-end painters, the Shea And retiree Michael Crouch, who us and for them.” She said employees worked for Westmount for 40 years and “take Westmount to heart and love to work Painting approach is simple: one contract led the then white collar Association of in the community.” This means “residents at a time. This ensures that it delivers the Salaried Employees agrees. The current can talk to someone who cares.” highest-quality results. Its underfunding of the plan will recover it - focus is on your project alone, with the self because the market will eventually Classique Auto Robert turn around. Bob Cotter, proprietor greatest attention to detail, cleanliness and “But don’t make up unfunded liabilities From exotic sports cars, to rare classics, completing the work on time and on budget. on the backs of the employees who pro - to your daily driver – vide good service.” Although Shea Painting is a young “It’s the fact that many workers now WE FIX CARS company, it has already had repeat customers don’t have to join the plan and contribute. Accident repair, detailing, mechanical. Can’t part with that special car? and referrals from very pleased clients. That’s what’s going to kill it,” he said. Complete automotive and In the future, he added, the city won’t motorcycle restoration. [email protected] have many people retiring after 30 or 40 [email protected] 514.267.2378 years on large pensions “because everyone is hopping around these days.” 514-497-9794 In the short-term, according to Daoust, Find us at the rear of the old Darmo Auto location: Shea Painting “it’s the benefits that cost the money. One is Westmount’s ‘magic number’ of 80.” 21 Somerville Ave. www.sheapainting.com (south of Sherbrooke, between Prince Albert & Victoria) 8 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 1-2, 2011 Ski for the Children’s gearing up St. Pat’s celebrations being finalized for fundraising event City to celebrate with Irish pub and ‘green’ parade By Laureen Sweeney 514.989.5226 and can pick up parade passes at Victoria Hall. The parade heads The winds of change are blowing east along St. Catherine, from Fort St. at through Westmount for this year’s St. noon. Patrick’s Day celebration with the “green - Three days earlier, the Lodge Room at ing” – in colour and sustainability – of the Victoria Hall will be transformed into The city’s parade entry on Sunday, March 20. Raven & the Rose, an Irish pub. Local festivities will also kick off Musicians who have previously played Wednesday, March 16 with an Irish pub, on the city’s float will entertain using tra - from 7 to 10 pm at Victoria Hall. ditional Irish instruments. Prizes will be New safety regulations for this year’s awarded for the best limericks recited by parade required too many changes and those attending. complications to enter Westmount’s tradi - Tickets for this event are available at tional “Then and Now” float, said the city’s Victoria Hall at a cost of $15, which in - assistant Community Events coordinator cludes snacks. Beer, wine and Irish coffee Virginia Elliott in announcing the will be available at a cash bar. changes. As a result, the city’s contingent will focus on citizens and community groups Enough is enough walking together behind a decorated Pub - Public safety officers asked the city to lic Security hybrid vehicle and Scouts car - post rink-closure times at Prince Albert Westmount board members, from left, Jeremy Engelberg, Mike Hitelman, Ian Quint and Samara rying the flags of Westmount and Ireland. Park after finding five hockey players on Zavalkoff take part in a planning session, January 20, at Zavalkoff’s Burton residence for the third “This year we’ll be green in all respects – a the ice February 16 at 12:06 am. Despite annual Ski for the Children’s fundraiser for the Montreal Children’s Hospital. The event is scheduled to midnight park curfew signs, officers take place on Saturday, March 19 and includes a day of skiing, lunch, après-ski and a silent auction at lot more sustainable,” she said. Stowe Mountain Resort. To participate or sponsor a skier, visit www.skiforthechildrens.com. Zavalkoff Those wishing to participate may ob - have frequently been called to the loca - works in pediatric critical care at the children’s hospital. Over $200,000 has been raised at the tain further information regarding assem - tion this winter by nearby residents an - fundraisers over the last two years. Photo: Eric Bindman bly times and staging areas by calling noyed by the noise.

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(MUHC) has teamed up with two public yet and the Vendôme Metro station, in the up the Rogers cell phone store at 1201 “Then, never touch those items, as you’re transportation agencies to both study the morning, is at capacity,” said Pierre Major, Greene Ave. on February 17. in the middle of an active crime scene. Get feasibility of and ask the province for help the MUHC’s associate director of facilities The suspect entered the store at 1:45 a good mental picture and give police a funding improved northern access to the development and con - pm and began looking at the merchandise good description of the suspect and the incoming super hospital. struction. “So, to make it continued on p. 10 in the glass showcases. He then went up to items touched.” With thousands of daily staff, patients a salesperson and told her that he had two BMO robbed and visitors expected to converge on Glen quarters that weren’t working in the park - Campus come 2014, MUHC officials, ing meter. 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Everybody lution during the monthly meeting of the said Keily, noting the irony in the fact that was counting on the MUHC to fix a prob - MUHC’s “Committee for Good Neigh - Montreal is globally famous for its under - lem that already exists, but we have lim - bourly Relations,” comprised of both citi - ground network of shopping centres. “Ob - ited funds.” zens and officials, on February 21. viously we need a tunnel.” Switching to French, he went onto say The public-private partnership agree - “we are confident that we will be able to ment requires the $1.3-billion hospital demonstrate to Quebec that an investment have two northern links. The first is the ex - Loud music costs in this station is necessary.” tension of the Vendôme train platform’s existing under-the-tracks tunnel to the man $288 hospital’s underground parking garage. A resident of Château de Maison - Charles The second link will be an uncovered neuve apartments was issued his second pedestrian bridge built just east of the sta - ticket for $144 in a month for violating Pearo tion with elevators on either end. Widen - the noise by-law February 15 when it fi - Ph.D. ing the current tunnel to better facilitate nally took arrival of police to stop the [email protected] the crowds would be a costly endeavour, music. explained Major, so the pedestrian bridge Public Security officials said they re - was proposed to help alleviate pressure on ceived a call for loud music and voices B. 934-1818 the underground passage. just after 11 pm. 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ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES Le 7 mars à 20 h COMMUNITY EVENTS March 7 at 8 p.m. Musique en folie le 1er mars au March Musical Madness – Séance du conseil March 1 at Victoria Hall Council meeting Victoria Hall Hôtel de Ville City Hall 9 a.m. workshops: (3-6 yrs) and My 9 h : ateliers Brico-musique (3 à 6 ans) et La musique Brico-music Le 20 mars à 12 h Music in Comics (7-12 yrs); bilingual; $5. March 20 at 12 p.m. dans la BD (7 à 12 ans); bilingue; 5 $. 10 a.m. concert: Anabelle Canto (6-12 yrs); free; St. Patrick’s Parade 10 h : concert: Anabelle Canto (6 à 12 ans); gratuit; Défilé de la Saint-Patrick passes available at Victoria Hall. Reservations and Montreal - downtown laissez-passer disponibles au Victoria Hall. Montréal, centre-ville info: 514 989-5226. Réservations et info: 514 989-5226. Exhibition Exposition The Gallery at Victoria Hall is pleased to present La galerie du Victoria Hall est fière de présenter les avec les membres de la Société royale d’astronomie du works by Susan Brainerd Alain and Ilyse Segal from stargazing in Westmount Park with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Info: 514 . February 17 to March 12, 2011. Info: 514 989-5521. œuvres des artistes Susan Brainerd Alain et Ilyse Segal Canada. Info : 514 989-5265 989-5265. du 17 février au 12 mars 2011. Info : 514 989-5521. Gallery: call for projects Galerie : appel de dossiers The Gallery at Victoria Hall announces a call for La galerie du Victoria Hall lance un appel de dossiers projects for its 2011-2012 exhibition season pour sa programmation de la saison 2011-2012 (September 2011 to August 2012). Emerging or BIBLIOTHÈQUE (septembre 2011 à août 2012). Ce concours s’adresse Cercle de lecture professional artists who are residents of Westmount LIBRARY aux artistes émergents ou professionnels qui habitent are invited to apply. Submissions should include 10 Readers to Readers Book Club Aucune liste de lecture imposée et aucune date Westmount. Les propositions doivent inclure 10 photographs or electronic images of recent works, an Join our morning book club with a twist. Our next limite, seulement des discussions au sujet des livres photographies ou images électroniques d’œuvres accompanying list of titles with descriptive meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:15 que vous avez lus ! Notre prochaine date de rencontre information, a short résumé and an artist’s statement. a.m. to talk about great books recently read. Info: 514 récentes; une liste des titres et description; un court est le mardi 8 mars à 10 h 15. Info : 514 989-5386. curriculum vitae ainsi qu’un exposé portant sur la Artists may also apply to participate in a group 989-5386. exhibition (maximum 5 images). démarche artistique du candidat. Les artistes sont Atelier de poésie avec Ann Lloyd Poetry Workshop with Ann Lloyd également invités à proposer jusqu’à cinq œuvres pour Cet atelier vous permet de vous exprimer en vers et Get creative in this light-hearted workshop that will une exposition de groupe. de libérer votre créativité dans une ambiance Annual registration period: February 15 to April 15. get you to express yourself in verse on Tuesday, March Période d’inscription annuelle :du 15 février au 15 avril. décontractée. Notre prochaine date de rencontre est Please forward your project to: Gallery Selection 8 at 2 p.m. Info: 514 989-5386. Les dossiers doivent être envoyés au soin du comité de le mardi 8 mars à 14 h. Info : 514 989-5386. Committee, Victoria Hall, 4333 Sherbrooke St. West, sélection, Victoria Hall, 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Westmount, H3Z 1E2 or deliver it to Victoria Hall, 2 O’Clock Series Westmount, H3Z 1E2 ou déposés au Victoria Hall, Conférences à 14 h 4626 Sherbrooke Street West. Info: 514 989-5521. Join us for a dramatic reading of the play After Miss Joignez-vous à nous à l'occasion de la lecture 4626, rue Sherbrooke Ouest. Info : 514 989-5521. Julie with The Golden Stagers on Wednesday, March théâtrale de avec After Miss Julie The Golden Stagers Irish Pub night at Victoria Hall 9 at 2 p.m. Info: 514 989-5386. Soirée Pub irlandais au Victoria Hall le mercredi 9 mars à 14 h. Info : 514 989-5386. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an evening of live Fêtez le Saint-Patrick au son de musique traditionnelle traditional Irish music, limericks and more. Doors open at 7 p.m. on March 16 from 8p.m. to 10 p.m. at irlandaise, limericks et encore plus. Accès à partir de 19 h le Victoria Hall. Tickets $15; cash bar. Info: 514 989- 16 mars de 20 h à 22 h au Victoria Hall. Billets : 15 $, 5226. bar payant. Info : 514 989-5226. SPORTS ET LOISIRS St. Patrick’s Parade SPORTS & RECREATION Guide pour les activités printemps / Spring/summer 2011 Activities Guide Défilé de la Saint-Patrick Westmounters are invited to be Irish for a day as part été 2011 Watch your mailbox the second week of March for Les résidents de Westmount sont invités à arborer les of the city’s ‘Green’ entry in the 187th St. Patrick’s the spring/summer edition of the Westmount couleurs de l’Irlande en compagnie des participants de Surveillez bien votre courrier; l’édition printemps/été Day Parade, organized by the United Irish Societies in e Culture, Sports and Recreation Activities Guide. la Ville lors du 187 défilé de la Saint-Patrick organisé 2011 du guide des activités culturelles, sportives et de downtown Montreal. The Westmount contingent will Registration begins March 21. Info: 514 989- par la Société unie des Irlandais de Montréal. Le loisirs de Westmount vous parviendra la deuxième meet at noon on René-Lévesque Boulevard between 5353. contingent de Westmount se réunira à midi sur le semaine de mars et les inscriptions débuteront le 21 Fort & Crescent Streets. Community groups are boulevard René-Lévesque entre les rues du Fort et mars. Info : 514 989-5353. welcome to join in carry banners of their respective Crescent. Info : 514 989-5226. group. Greenery and accessories will be available to participants. Info: 514 989-5226. Une heure pour la terre : Sous Earth Hour: Stargazing in PUBLIC SECURITY les étoiles au parc Westmount To report graffiti Westmount Park La Ville de Westmount et le Projet ville en santé SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE Report graffiti incidents in Westmount by phone at de Westmount invitent les résidents à marquer Pour rapporter un graffiti The City of Westmount and the Westmount Healthy Rapportez des incidents de graffiti à Westmount en 514 989-5222, by visiting the Web site at Une heure pour la Terre 2011avec une foule d'activités : City Project invite residents to mark Earth Hour 2011 www.westmount.org or by e-mailing directly to films, kiosques d’information et invités distingués le téléphonant au 514 989-5222, en visitant le site Web au on Saturday, March 26 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at www.westmount.org ou en envoyant un courriel au [email protected]. Photos are accepted. Info : samedi 26 mars de 18 h à 22 h 30 au Victoria Hall. Victoria Hall with activities, information booths, 514 989-5222. 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Westmount, à votre portée. Pour toute question ou commentaire, veuillez nous contacter : www.westmount.org Westmount at your fingertips. Contact us with any comment or question: [email protected] 18 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 1-2, 2011 Missing curfew signs One-way in Black and white and hurt all over spare group Westmount Gerdy’s Rescue, knowing that the people from tickets A man driving east along de Maison - there would help. Gerdy piled into her bat - A group of five persons found in Sum - neuve in NDG February 19 continued Underdog tered van and headed to the Townships, no mit Woods at 2:30 am on February 8. straight through the intersection at questions asked. could not be ticketed because a curfew Claremont without realizing that de Mary Lamey Jenny came through the surgery with sign was missing, Public Security officials Maisonneuve became one-way west at flying colours. She’s got a polka-dot cast said. Statements of offence were issued, that point, Public Security officials said. up to her hip and is on cage rest for two however, to two who were the drivers of The car mounted a raised curb bar - months in a foster home. The vet noticed two illegally parked cars. rier knocking down two poles and sig - Jenny was found The group was spotted during a regu - nage indicating no-entry. The driver by a motorist at the lar patrol and identified. Names were claimed to be “not very experienced” and side of a country recorded for the issuance of tickets should “distracted” by talking with his sister. road in a raging they violate the curfew again. The accident occurred around 6:47 pm. snowstorm. She’d been hit by a car and left shivering in the icy cold, unable to get up and so grate - ful for help when it came. The year-old Dal - matian was brought to a vet in nearby West Brome, who determined that she had a bad leg break and needed special - ized surgery or am - putation. As is so often the case, the vet called Jenny

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bank?” my friend said, laughing. Thank Galerie de Bellefeuille – David Bierk: Gallery at Victoria Hall – Susan Brainerd Parenthood goodness I’m not alone. paintings. Exhibit continues to Alain, Ilyse Segal: Exhibit continues to Winter is a constant struggle to insert March 2. Russell Young: photography. March 12. Alfredo Abeijon: Exhibit: Uncensored my child into layers and layers of clothes, Exhibit continues to March 9. Bobbie March 24 to April 16. to rush her from one heat source to an - Sophie Tarnowska Burgers: paintings. Exhibit: March 12 4626 Sherbrooke, 514.989.5226. other; to strap the car seat around her now to March 23. David Drebin: photogra - massive girth, to engage in outdoor activi - Han Art – Luis-Fernando Suárez: paint - phy. Exhibit: March 26 to April 6. ings. Exhibit continues to March 10. ties designed to alleviate the short grey 1367 Greene, 514.933.4406. 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Westmount lovely 2-bdrms, 2-bths condo $429,000 Westmount rental s/d home, 4-bdrms, 2½-bths, garage pm $6,000 NDG rental upper duplex 4-bdrms, 2-bths pm $2,200 NDG (SOLD) revenue property $575,000 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 1-2, 2011 – 21 Bought & Sold: Real estate transferred since November 30, 2010

Address Price Evaluation * Buyer Seller Date Lots on Selby, de Richelieu, $24,100,000 $32,970,000 9229-5138 Quebec Inc./V. Chiara Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited Jan 24 St. Catherine St. and Hillside, incl. the Montreal property at 3711 St. Antoine St. 753 Lexington Ave. $3,550,000 $3,591,000 Gerard Sistek Trustee of the 753 Lexington Trust Feb 8 46 Forden Cres. $2,590,000 $2,691,000 L. Crossley McInnes & K. McInnes Trustees of Forden Crescent Trust Feb 16 694 Aberdeen Ave. $1,310,000 $1,205,000 M. Shams-Amiri & S. Ghanbari Estate of the Late Yvonne Masri Jan 27 343 Olivier Ave. $1,135,000 $1,126,900 Olivia Corning & Scott Kern The Canada Trust Company Jan 21 422 Metcalfe Ave. $975,000 $916,300 Giuseppina Santillo Jennifer Lassner Jan 24 60 Chesterfield Ave. $950,000 $896,000 Heidi Hollinger The F2 Trust Nov 30, 2010 320 Kensington Ave. $925,000 $875,000 Ronald Kay Robert Campbell Nov 30, 2010 426 & 428 Grosvenor Ave. $850,000 $840,400 John Kreuzer & Sandra Carvalho Jean Bedard & Gloria Di Francesco Feb 17 4700 St. Catherine St. #605 $775,000 $792,300 Denis O’Brien & Susan Wood Geracimos Hionis & Cynthia Campbell Feb 8 62 Somerville Ave. $740,000 $538,900 Nancy Richler & Vicki Trerise Luc St-Arnaud & Julie Bernier Nov 30, 2010 26 Springfield Ave. $672,000 $534,000 Oliver Coomes Bridget Blackader Jan 26 4773 & 4773 A Sherbrooke St. $540,000 $488,500 Mohsen Zarrabi & Maryse Ménard Mojtaba Zarrabi Jan 31 399 Clarke Ave. $460,000 $424,600 Dora Berkson Ruth Asner Jan 25 436 Grosvenor Ave. $422,900 $369,100 John & Julia Brennan Yong Tao Wang Feb 7 4055 St. Catherine St. # 135 $95,000 $185,400 Behrang Ashtiani Grigorios Efraimidis Feb 3 * 2010 transfers have the previous valuations, 2011 transfers have the new ones. Real estate, on average

Number of transactions in parentheses. All dollar amounts are averages. March 1 February 1 December 1 November 2 October 5 September 1 Semidetached on the flat $925,000 (1) $640,000 (1) none none 947,500 (1) $547,500 (2) Semidetached, Mid-Westmount $950,000 (1) $1,239,222 (9) $1,171,750 (8) $1,220,000 (1) 1,159,333 (3) $1,183,965 (12) By type Detached $2,483,333 (3) $1,729,621 (4) $2,290,000 (3) $1,371,000 (5) $2,530,000 (4) $2,064,545 (11) Semidetached $937,500 (2) $1,179,300 (10) $1,171,750 (8) $1,220,000 (1) $1,106,375 (4) $1,093,041 (14) Townhouse $812,400 (5) $722,333 (3) $903,000 (5) $722,667 (3) $658,250 (4) $875,136 (11) Duplex/triplex (1 unit) $424,300 (3) $373,125 (8) $540,000 (2) $475,833 (6) $415,150 (8) $476,938 (8) Condo $617,500 (2)** none $573,650 (6) $527,000 (1)* none $720,000 (4) *** Commercial $24,100,000 (1) $1,519,167 (3) none $1,200,000 (1) $4,000,000 (1) $3,000,000 (1) Land none $3,700,000 (1) $150,000 (1) none none none By area (excl. commercial and land) Upper Westmount $3,550,000 (1) $1,573,317 (1) $3,800,000 (1) $1,371,000 (5) $2,310,000 (2) $1,497,000 (5) Mid-Westmount $1,038,738 (8) $1,403,180 (12) $1,115,267 (15) $909,333 (3) $1,065,615 (13) $1,277,003 (31) On the flat $688,333 (6) $681,500 (8) $593,988 (8) $673,667 (6)* $506,675 (4) $855,208 (12) *** All transactions $2,505,619 (16) $1,284,839 (25) $1,017,236 (25) $939,063 (16) $1,224,985 (20) $1,146,692 (49) *** Average price/evaluation, 1.08** 1.45 1.23 1.35* 1.34 1.28*** arithmetic Average price/evaluation, 1.04** 1.41 1.27 1.22* 1.31 1.26*** $ weighted Data is by newspaper reporting date, not notarial registration or sale agreement date. The dividing lines between the three geographic areas are the middles of The Boulevard and Sherbrooke St. All data excludes parking lot and storage transactions. * Excludes possible related-party transaction at 35 percent of evaluation. ** Excludes a condo at 51 percent and a commercial transaction at 73 percent of evaluation. *** Excludes condo transaction at $1. Nota bene : the drop in price/evaluation ratios in March is likely the result of higher evaluations in effect for 2011 and following. Electronic Independents available Enjoy the Indie at supper time on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us: offi[email protected]. 22 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 1-2, 2011 Dancing with the stars, year 5, at the Telus Theatre Ten alumni dancers – Cheryl Besner and Samantha Manis chaired the event Cousin Vinny as the dynamo DJ, and for - Social Notes Cohen, Derek Stern, Betsy Fainer, Samara with vice president Leah Mitelman. mer Westmounter Martin Spalding, VP from Westmount Berlach, Catherine Turner, Alissa Perzow, The dancers were judged by West - and general manager of Astral Media Janice Sherman and Westmount residents mounter Stephen Bronfman with Pierre Radio, attending with Joanne Walford. and Beyond Simon Tooley, Norma D’Alesio and Lloyd Allaire and Mireille Veilleux. Virgin Radio Also, Astral Media Inc. CEO Ian Green- Veronica Redgrave Feldman – partnered with the seven com - was more than present as a sponsor with berg was present with his peting dancers: Wesmounters Anne Gill Lisa Player and Cat Spencer hosting, wife Linda. continued on p. 23 (wife of Canadiens Hal Gill), Irwin Zelnick and Allyson Kassie-Goldberg, along with On a stormy night in early February, en - Erika Ludwick, Pietro Di Battista, Tim ergy was elegantly high as agile volunteers Sochaczevski and Andrea “Andy” Barbi- danced for a cause at the 5th edition of the ero. annual Dancing with the Stars at the Telus Co-presidents Ali Greenberg Kastner Theatre.

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