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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 45 No. 6d We are Westmount April 56, 5347 WRC gets first cosmetic The boys of spring ‘patch-up’ closure in 5 years BJ L8GD<<B SI<<B<J seemed like an ideal time to deal with a few cracks that inevitably arise when a Some users of the Westmount recre - new building settles after five years.” ation centre (WRC) were taken by surprise The exercise room, teen centre and last week to find the rinks closed, the Café multi-purpose room remained open, how - Mouton Noir shrouded in painters’ drop ever, and registration for upcoming pro - sheets and access limited to the complex. grams continued at the office (see separate Following the end of the hockey season story below). and before the start of the summer pro - Arena foreman Matthew Ciampini, grams, it was decided to use the week to who came up with the idea, said that “it’s partially close the centre in order to attend much easier to do this type of work when to “minor cosmetic patching and paint - there aren’t people around to touch the ing,” said facilities manager Bruce Stacey. wet paint.” “It’s the first time we’ve closed it for a Some doors were repainted, minor dry - week since we opened,” he said. “This wall cracks plastered and stripping was in - stalled to protect some areas from damage Don’t Miss It by players’ hockey sticks. He said all the work was minor and the café was closed Household hazardous waste collection. off so work could be done above the seat - Westmounters 6-year-old Ben Zelermyer (left) and his brother 9-year-old Max were practising a little Westmount Public Library. Saturday, ing area. baseball with their mother in front of Westmount Park School on April 21. There were double-digit April 28. 9 am to 5 pm. (Celsius) temperatures all weekend. Photo: Ralph Thompson. Foot pain? City to accommodate all Heel spur? Bunions? after camp sign-up ‘glitch’ Consult BJ L8GD<<B SI<<B<J day – even if a requested age group was Dr. William Constant full – were accepted, said Claude Danis, CARL podiatrist Online registration April 17 for West - program and community services coordi - 514-439-5112 mount’s popular summer day-camp pro - nator. gram proved to be worrisome to some par - “We managed to shift around the coun - ents when a software glitch delayed a first- cillors from age groups that weren’t full to come, first-served start at 8 am. This tem - enable those with waiting lists to accom - Real Estate Broker porarily put some kids on a waiting list, modate everyone.” 514.726.2077 Sports and Recreation officials said. She said the glitch occurred when the 245 Victoria #525 By the afternoon, however, all West - system’s software pro vid - PROFUSION.GLOBAL Profusion immobilier inc. Real Estate Agency Westmount mount residents who had registered that er, PD Solutions, initially continued on p. 22 ! 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Located just steps to Greene Avenue. MLS 13487004 VILLE-MARIE | SHERBROOKE W. | $1,989,000 Well-appointed, bright and spacious 2,305 sq ft condo in Golden Square Mile. Private elevator access, 24/7 doorman, 200 sq ft loggia, 2 car interior garage, valet parking, pool and exercise room. MLS 17199406 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – April 24, 2018 – 3 Chagnon sports Selwyn for Humboldt Sylvie Lafrenière Courtier immobilier agréé Chartered Real Estate Broker () - [email protected] • www.sylvielafreniere.com “YRXUXU VHDHDUFK HQHQGV herere!” Old Montreal NDG Beautiful condo on prestigious Place d’Youville Victorian-style duplex in top location on in the Old Port. Breathtaking architecture at an Prud’homme. Sunny, corner lot. Ideally located affordable price. 11-foot ceiling and floor-to- near shops, MUHC, parks, and transit. A little ceiling windows. Renovated with taste, move-in tender loving care will turn this property into a condition. Drenched in sunlight. Views, elevator. real gem. Rare opportunity to choose the ideal Jacques Chagnon, provincial legislator for Westmount-St. Louis and speaker of the assembly, can Surrounded by recreational space and a wide layout to suit your needs. Double occupancy!! be seen at the back of the room in this photo wearing a Selwyn House hockey jersey in a photo with variety of museums and attractions. $395,000 $679,000 his colleagues in support of the members of the Humboldt Broncos who were killed in a bus crash on April 6. Photo courtesy Selwyn House. ACTION inc. WESTMOUNT 1225, avenue Greeene,WESTMOUNT, Qc, Canada H3Z 2A4 Update of ‘Gun on Greene’ Agence immobilière Tél.: (514) 933-6781 • Fax: (514) 313-532 Last week, April 17, p. 1, we published a Letters p. 6 photo of a man with long gun at Greene and St. Catherine taken on April 12 at Classifieds p. 23 about 8:30 am. WMA’s pool consultation p. 20 The RCMP’s headquarters is around the corner on Dorchester. MP Garneau’s town hall p. 22 RCMP spokesperson Geneviève Byrne Social Notes wrote to the Independent in French on (Douglas Institute) p. 24 April 17, after press time, stating that the event was a fire evacuation drill and that Social Notes (Laurent Craste) p. 25 its “emergency plan comprises several measures, including deploying armed and Comin’ Up p. 26 specially trained police officers in order to Westmount Page p. 18 assure the safety of our employees during B an evacu ation .” DUPLEX: OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 SOLD IN 1 DAY! DANIELLE ALLARIE JUNE BAILY Residential Real Estate Broker Real Estate Broker 514.730.8708514.941.9105 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce –2265-2267 Av. Marcil 514.941.9105 WESTMOUNT –215 Redfern PH2 [email protected]@gmail.com $859,000 | MLS 23009361 [email protected] EXCLUSIVE 4 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – April 24, 2018 Sign of spring: bollards up From bbestsellingg aauthor CATHETERINEM cKKENZIE comes a noveel wwith surprrising twisstss and AvAvailable turnss that willl mmake Now readers wonderr hhow far they’d gog to hiddee their own secretss. Globe and Mail bestseller #9 – April 12 #8 – April 19 These bike path bollards were photographed April 17 on de Maisonneuve between Victoria and Prince V Albert. Photo: Independent. COMING TO WESTMOUNT PRESTIGIOUS NEW HOMES Verterra Developments. Built. For Life. verterra.ca EVOQ Architecture WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – April 24, 2018 – 5 Another sign of spring: bixis 4026-28 Vendome | NDG 3507 Vendome | NDG Top Location. Beautiful, bright and well- Classic design and comfort of modern with maintained duplex. Two garages. $1,280,000. spectacular kitchen, rooftop terrace, garden. MLS 25453202 5 bdr. 2 pkg. $1,788,000. MLS 25718240 FOR RENT 550 Lansdowne | Westmount 375 Berri | Old Montreal Lovely, totally renovated family home. 3 bd, Heart of Old Montreal. Great, spacious and large patio, garage and parking. bright family home in superb condition. 4 bd. $4950/month. MLS 23770616 Garage. 2 terraces. $1,190,000. MLS 17392604 Marie-Laure Groupe Sutton-Centre-Ouest Carmen Guillard Proud of our new Barnes-International partnership. Berlie Real estate broker Real estate broker 514-918-6491 514-484-7656 [email protected] [email protected] www.mlguillard.ca Immobilier Montréal Guillard Berlie www.carmenberlie.com TMhe bixi stand was installed on Victori a b elow de Ma i sonneu ve o n Apr il 10. Photo: Beth Hudson. SOLD IN 9 DAYS NEW ON MARKET ROSEMARIE MARTIN 514-933-6781 NDG: Detached, 4 bedrooms, 23⁄4 bathrooms, Ground &oor den, deck, garden, MONTREAL WEST. Detached, 4 bedrooms, 23⁄4 bathrooms, ground &oor family RMARTINREMAXQUEBEC.COM parking for 2 cars. $1,269,000 room, %nished basement, garden, parking for 3 cars. $1,069,000 ANOTHER NEW ON MARKET WESTMOUNT: UPPER LANSDOWNE, totally renovated. 4 bedrooms, 33⁄4 bathrooms “heated &oors.” Cook’s kitchen, %nished basement, enclosed terrace, garden. Many build-ins, 'ont and back landscaped. Garage plus parking for 2 cars. $2,395,000 514-592-3244 MY #1 PRIORITY IS PROMOTING YOUR PROPERTY! 6 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – April 24, 2018 Letters to the Editor So much wrong about a stop and questioning by police? Police the zoning stipulations. Reasons for the vacant office building and adjacent park - were aware that the gentleman in question rejection are myriad. Both the PAC and ing lot that presently exist. Furthermore, camera/police stop was doing nothing untoward and would city council rejected the proposal and their regardless of the application of the I write about a letter (“Police stop cam - have been able to observe the same from reasons have been summarized in recent SCAOPI by-law, this project would un - era owner,” p. 6) in the April 10 edition of their police cruiser without exiting it. So issues of the Independent . As the second doubtedly increase the value of the neigh - your newspaper. again, why did police waste one second of proposal was no more palatable than the bouring properties.