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Weekly. Vol. 8 No. 10d We are Westmount October 28, 20 14 Community mailboxes edge closer The Study kicks off its 100th No progress in ﬁght to keep home delivery: Trent By Laureen Sweeney for years. “Community boxes, introduced some As the installation of community mail - three decades ago, are a relatively unpop - boxes edges ever closer to the island of ular suburban solution that is most diffi - Montreal, there has been “absolutely no cult to impose in an urban condition,” he progress” so far in the fight by Mayor Peter said. Trent and Montreal mayor Denis Coderre What Trent calls the “exurbs” – the off- to keep them out of the urban area. island Montreal communities – are saying Trent told the Independent last week that that they have put up with these commu - it seemed to him the two mayors were the nity boxes for years, “so now it’s our turn,” only two taking on Canada Post in the en - he said. In doing so, “they tire country. are preaching ‘the inher - continued on p. 10 Initial opposition from both the Feder - ation of Canadian Municipalities and the Union of Quebec Municipalities seems to Sweeper have given way to the myriad of small towns that dominate these groups and have been accustomed to the mail boxes erupts in Some 500 students and staff gathered outside The Study October 14 at 8:30 am to kick off the school’s 100th anniversary year. An excited group assembled on the school’s front lawn to form the number “100,” an event captured by a photographer atop a Skyjack. In 1915, Margaret Gascoigne opened a Letters p. 6 ﬂames school for six students in the study of her home. In 1960, The Study moved to its present location on Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 25 the Boulevard. In addition to its founder, eight women have led The Study, including the current head

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By Laureen Sweeney resented the city along with Councillor on the group’s website and various events. Nicole Forbes. “What the city needs is to get a profes - Westmount needs to hire a professional Samiotis told the Independent she sees sional involved to promote business in who can promote business in the two the vacancies as “a challenge that could both the commercial sectors,” he said. main commercial districts of Victoria vil - provide an opportunity for the street to get “The city needs a commercial plan, and it lage and Greene Ave. On the other hand, it a better retail mix at ground level.” needs to ease off on the burden it places WESTMOUNT: should view current vacancies as an op - She said she brought up certain needs on businesses” due to the lack of parking, condo on the ﬂat, 1200+ portunity to attract new retail outlets. with council members at their mid-month stringent parking enforcement and an em - sq. ft., 2 bedrooms, The two views were expressed last week general committee meeting October 20 phasis on “ridding the city of cars” in place following a walkabout October 14 on and has asked Urban Planning to look into of bicycles. 2baths, renovated kitchen Greene Ave. by two city councillors, repre - delays in repairing damage to the facade He said he also feels the city may not with window, indoor sentatives of Greene merchants and a of 1357 Greene, where granite panels fell fully understand the merchants’ problems parking, pool, 24h security. nearby resident, who raised the issue of May 11 (see story May 20, p. 8). since the city collects taxes directly from Priced to sell! $499,000 vacant stores and the “decline” of Greene She also hoped changes to the street the building owners and therefore does at the council meeting October 6. would result from the recent hiring of a not directly feel the economic pinch the All agreed after the walkabout that a so - coordinator by the merchants “with fund - merchants are in. lution needs to be found to fix up the street ing the city provided through the Centre Gary Brodkin, a resident of Sherbrooke, Karen where some building fronts need to be re - local de développement (CLD) Les 3 Mon - who initiated the idea of the walkabout, furbished and where high rents and inter - tagnes.” said his point is that “the retailers and Kurtz Real Estate Broker net shopping are among factors leading to But Glenn Neven, owner of Birkenstock landlords don’t know what to do to figure Remax Performance Inc the vacancies. Naturino shoes, who represented the out what they want the street to become” “We know the issues very well,” said Greene Avenue Merchants’ Association as (see October 14, p. 8). He too proposes the 514.779.8161 Councillor Theodora Samiotis, the city’s its vice president on the walkabout, said idea of a city-hired professional. karen.kurtz@ Urban Planning commissioner, who rep - this coordinator would be working mainly remax-quebec.com 6 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 28, 2014 Letters to the Editor

WRC not cause of rats quantities of peanuts to squirrels. These ent configuration and will be proposing a ‘extraterrestrial’ visits,” p. 6), all astronauts peanuts also serve as food for a large more appropriate set-up allowing for our were firmly briefed not to discuss or admit This is further to Mavis Young’s letter colony of rats that live in the vicinity of users to safely exit their vehicles with seeing UFO phenomena despite the track - (October 21, p. 6): “Peanut ‘bogeymen’ Westmount Park and that proliferates enough room to avoid potentially making ing of most or all modules in orbit by alien may not be responsible for rats in lower thanks to this supply.” contact with other parked vehicles. spacecraft. Westmount.” Rather than “fantasizing about peanut Philip Cutler, city councillor and Our initial evidence of using atomic en - Mavis Young can be credited with a re - bogeymen,” as Ms. Young would have it, commissioner of Public Safety ergy, nuclear fission certainly caused alien markable consistency over the years in her the city is acting on real, not fanciful, monitoring, as witnessed at rocket launch - steadfast opposition to the Westmount causes of this serious problem. Praising site of dog run ings at White Sands, New Mexico and else - recreation centre (WRC). In spite of the Peter Trent, mayor of where. Visits to Earth have been for very positive reaction of Westmounters to The location for the new dog run cho - the city of Westmount centuries. the WRC, Ms. Young appears to be casting sen by Mayor Peter Trent should satisfy Since 1957, my research [has included] about for some hitherto unknown flaw. everyone. WRC parking lot needs only a fraction of validated evidence as Eureka! She has found it. Rats! Who It is far enough away from the old Lans - filed or written about extensively. knew? The excavation for the WRC, ac - improvement downe dog run so as not to cause any dis - Please note the following, Marc Garneau: cording to Ms Young, could easily have Mr. Ritter raises a very important issue turbance to the residents living in the large 1. MJ-12 – a US government body set up been the cause of the rat problem in south - concerning the WRC parking lot in his Oc - nearby condo buildings. Yet it is close in 1947 by President Truman to further west Westmount. tober 21 letter to the editor (p. 6). enough to the old location to be very con - check out alien spacecraft crashes after There is only one minor fault with Ms. There is no doubt that many, if not all, venient to dog owners who were anxious the censored Roswell Incident of two Young’s logic: the rat problem was well of the spots in the WRC parking lot are too to see that location renewed. crashes on July 2, 1947. documented before construction of the narrow to adequately allow users to park Of course not everyone will be com - 2. “Area 51” Groom Lake, Nevada: aliens WRC even started. In fact, a letter written and exit their vehicle. The WRC is home pletely satisfied. That would be far too meeting US scientists there. to the city of Westmount by Dr. Stéphane to many different types of users and much to expect! 3. From September 24 to October 18, Perron, a public health specialist, was en - should have parking spots that permit the Congratulations go out to Mayor Trent 1954 – The landings of UFOs; 76 titled “Public Health Notice regarding the easy extraction of adults, children, hockey for his fortitude and leadership in getting recorded between Bayonne and Vichy, proliferation of rats caused by the behav - bags or anything else that is making its Westmounters past this divisive issue. France. The recorded sites of landings iour of an individual.” way into our beautiful facility. David Asch, Lansdowne Ave. impressed into ground spanning 300 This letter, dated April 26, 2010, ex - I brought this very issue to the Trans - miles, seen by experts Aimé Michel and pressed a “concern with a rat infestation portation Advisory Committee earlier this Garneau shouldn’t be so Paul Misraki. problem. This problem is caused by an in - month, and the administration is cur - skeptical of UFOs 4. July 4, 1952 – Squadrons of discoid-type dividual who regularly supplies significant rently in the process of reviewing the pres - Regarding the article of September 2 re - UFOs passing over the state capitol, lating Marc Garneau’s skepticism of extra - Washington, DC, witnessed by citizenry. terrestrial visits (“ Garneau skeptical of WESTMOUNT Douglas Fales, Clarke Ave. INDEPENDENT What a difference 6 months makes We are Westmount.

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Voting on November 2nd from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Westmount High 4350 Ste Catherine West Roslyn School 4699 Westmount Avenue WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 28, 2014 – 9 Bees , cont’d. from p. 1 City street sweeper burns Vote for Fergus Keyes bliothèque honey, said Councillor Cynthia Lulham, who championed the hive’s in - A street sweeper belonging to the city personnel were kept well away from the Independent Candidate stallation last spring for the city’s Horti - “went up in flames” October 20, Public Se - fire because of the possible hazard it rep - for Commissioner cultural Advisory Committee. curity officials said. As the vehicle started resented. Firefighters were called imme - District A total of 160 jars were delivered to the through the tunnel on Bethune to access diately but the sweeper was totally city, “a remarkable” harvest for the first the Public Works yard at 11 am, smoke engulfed in flames. English Montreal year, said beekeeper Declan Rankin-Jardin, was seen coming from the top of the cab. It was not immediately reported how School Board who maintains the hive. Its population As it entered the yard, surveillance the fire started but the sweeper had picked (District includes Westmount; the Southwest; grew from 8,000 to some 50,000 by the camera footage showed the occupants up a lot of leaves. and a part of the Ville Marie Borough) peak of the season, though some die off jumping out and running. Public Works See image from video, p. 1. – LS naturally each year. VOTE INDEPENDENT A hive tends not to produce as much For better Governance honey in the first year, he explained “be - As an Independent Commissioner, he will never have to choose to cause the bees have to spend time moving vote with a team vs. with what is the best governance policy. With in and setting up the infrastructure [hon - asmall 43 member Board at the EMSB, there will be no room for team dogma in the years ahead. Vote for an Independent – eycombs]” of their new home. Vote for Fergus Keyes. Their winter feeding is a glucose mix, THE EMSB should be a Management Board – not a Political Board! and winterizing of the hive aims to main - Fergus Keyes is a knowledgeable and experienced specialist in Board & Governance issues, dedicated to the perseverance of tain a temperature at just above freezing. the English School Board in Quebec. Nevertheless, about 10 percent of hives fail (On November 5nd, the Election Polls are open from 43am until 7pm) to survive, he said. If you are in District 6, eligible to vote in the EMSB election & feel that you will have a difficulty getting to your Voting Poll on Election Proceeds from the sale of the honey will Day, please contact me, and I will arrange transportation. go toward maintaining the hive next year Authorized by Fergus V. Keyes, Candidate along with proceeds from the city’s peren - Contact: info ferguskeyes.com nial plant exchange, Lulham said. Tel. - - “Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world” ...(Nelson Mandela) Vote for Fergus Keyes This was the city sweeper October 21, the day after ﬁre swept through the vehicle leaving the cab entirely on November nd charred. Photo courtesy of Patrick Martin ENGLISH MONTREAL SCHOOL BOARD a Sale & Baza Cr ar Angela Thursday, November th, 201 Mancini X Contactivity Centre FOR CHAIRMAN 4695 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Westmount, corner Lansdowne Ave. 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Ginette Sauvé

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They were first noticed on the Sunday ACCOUNTING SERVICES at 8:11 am by a patroller who spotted the •Corporate & Personal tax returns woman crying loudly outside the Esso •Representation on your behalf service station. at government tax oces The officer parked on the other side of Leonard Klein, CPA, CA the street and called for back-up as the in - 4800 De Maisonneuve W. #405 cident appeared to intensify. She wit - 514.499.1949 nessed the woman hit the man as the two continued walking east and turned south on Lansdowne where she lost sight of PREVENT CHILD ABUSE The management group overseeing the incoming MUHC super hospital have agreed to reduce them. ventilation noise until a more permanent solution is found. You can help by donating any type On Lansdowne, the woman was found of BOOKS to KidzSafe Foundation agreement that there is an issue that needs According to Smith, dozens of West - lying on the ground. Officers intervened to fund educational programs for kids. to be addressed,” said Smith after the Oc - mount residents have been complaining to find out what had happened. Both sub - tober 17 meeting between Westmount and about the noises coming from the super- jects were described as seeming intoxi - Call for pick-up 514.777.8252 GISM officials. GISM is the group re - hospital site since November 2013. cated. spons ible for d eveloping and managing MUHC officials have said the noise is the incoming McGill University Health likely related to the facility’s dozens of Given directions to Metro Centre (MUHC) medical complex located chimneys and customized cooling towers. The man was reported to have stated LE PETIT CLUB in southeastern NDG. Those cooling towers are reportedly some that after the woman had hit him again, he “The hospital ventilation has been run - of the largest in Canada. The noise is often pushed her, causing her to fall. All he Daily table d’hote menus ning at full blast, but there are no patients described as a rumble coupled with a high- wanted to do was go home but the woman in there. So they are going to scale it back pitched whine. kept following him. He was given direc - Tues.-Fri. lunch from : am as a temporary measure to reduce the GISM’s and Westmount’s acoustic ex - tions to the Vendôme Metro station. Tues.-Sat. supper from pm noise for the neighbourhood while they perts met on October 17 as planned, ex - When he left, the woman claimed he find a long-term solution. We hope that’s plained SNC Lavalin spokesperson Diane had stolen her identification papers, at Reserve your private parties good news.” Rivard. GISM and MUHC executives also which point police were called and public for the holidays now! In the meantime, an October 27 public met with the mayor and city officials the safety officers intercepted him as he meeting has been scheduled to give resi - same day. walked west and agreed to wait for police. Somerville Ave. dents a chance to discuss this issue with “They discussed the different noise The man’s pockets were searched and the V A W Westmount and GISM officials. findings and related reports issued by both woman’s papers were not found in his “The onus is on [GISM] to find a solu - parties separately in the last weeks and possession, though police confiscated a - tion,” said Smith. “I feel like we are mov - months,” she said. “Different mitigation knife. ing forward.” measures to reduce the noise levels were The man, described as a 28-year-old res - also addressed. One of them was to tem - ident of des Erables, was sent on his way GAGNANT DU PRIX “MEILLEUR SERVICE” porarily reduce the ventilation system level again. 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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 28, 2014 – 13 nity. The artist’s graphic com - positions evoke seascapes or houses and forge a new and more representative style. Galerie Alan In La Martenique horizontal lines suggest white caps and rolling seas. The pale almost monochromatic palette, tinged with pale jade, cyan, and ocher of hills, water and sand, enhances the sunlit Klinkhoff composition. In Solenidae a juxtaposition of textures and almost cubist form within bands on vertical lines evokes a winter scene viewed behind Trust, Tradition & Continuity a curtained window. Catherine Young Bates “Them Apples: After Cezanne” A house shape on a black and ocher bar dominates If compositions dominate Couturier’s new This Old House Could Talk . Painterly drips work. A major and interesting departure For all your ﬁne art related needs, contact and torn paper evokes ancient manu - for the artist, the exhibition A Magda Suite scripts and marbled textures. In the back - reopens October 29 until November 9 at Jonathan, Craig or Alan Klinkhoff Han Art Gallery, 4209 St. Catherine Street. Virtuosity of expression Bates’ and Cou - turier’s solo shows illustrate the many forms of self-ex - pression within contemporary art. Each exhibition also showcases the artist’s adept use of visual language and versatility within their re - spective mediums. To quote artist Dominic Couturier “If This Old House Could Talk” Richard MacDon - ald: “If you have ground, bold vertical paper bands virtuosity and facility, you can take and cre - accentuate the graphic quality of the com - ate something of significance.” position, while the artist’s judicious use of Heather Black is a Westmount black creates interest and depth. communication designer. Sophisticated compositions, line and [email protected] textures in graphic or semi-abstract style JOHN LITTLE | Quebec City Riverfront, 1969 Renaud short-listed in Forest of Learning awards By Laureen Sweeney ing program, which operates through schools and libraries. The Silver Birch cat - View our Important Canadian Art Westmount children’s author Anne Re - egory applies to grades 3 to 6. naud has been short-listed for the 2015 Sil - Also nominated with Renaud’s book Exhibition & Sale at klinkhoff.ca ver Birch Award by the Ontario Library are ones with topics ranging from the vic - Association for her non-fiction book The tory of Canadian soldiers at the battle of Extraordinary Life of Anna Swan. Vimy Ridge in World War I to bringing One of 10 finalists announced October clean water to the developing world. 15, the book tells the story of how Anna The Forest of Reading bills itself as Swan, who grew to almost 8 feet in height, Canada’s largest recreational reading pro - rose above adversity to lead a life of love, gram. It offers eight age-related categories 1448 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1K4 happiness and great accomplishments aimed at encouraging a love of reading. www.klinkhoff.ca | [email protected] | 514-284-9339 (see July 9, 2013, p. 13). Some 250,000 readers are reported to par - The Silver Birch Award is offered an - ticipate annually from their school and/or Galerie Alan Klinkhoff @klinkhoff_ca LinkedIn nually by the association’s Forest of Read - public library. 14 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 28, 2014 Did you know?

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Six-year-old Westmounter Yusaku Fukamura throws a slipper based on the story “The Everlasting Julian Armstrong, the Gazette ’s food editor and a Westmounter, was at Appetite for Books on Victoria Slippers” from the book The Thousand Nights and One Night . “120 tickets were given to children in Ave. October 25 to promote her latest book, Made in Quebec: A Culinary Journey . In his introduction exchange for a decorated pumpkin,” said the head of the Children’s library, Wendy Wayling, of its of Armstrong, store owner Jonathan Cheung said there are relatively few books on Quebec cuisine October 25 Halloween event. “We’ve been doing this for 17 years, thanks to contributions from Donna written in English. While the book is based partly on her years as a Quebec-based food journalist, Lach, assistant director of the Westmount Public Library and Community Events, the staff of the Armstrong also travelled to most of the major regions of the province to complete the book, which is library, the many volunteers, students and other contributors.” published by Harper-Collins. Photo: Martin C. Barry Photo: Ralph Thompson

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Ingredients: 1 baguette, sliced into ½ inch (1 cm) rounds 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil ¼ tsp (1 mL) kosher salt ½ cup (125 mL) toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts ½ cup (125 mL) pitted and coarsely chopped medjool dates (6 to 8) lightly with the salt. Place in the oven and serve immediately. 1 tbsp (15 mL) honey and bake until the bread starts to brown Yield: 8 servings and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. 1 tbsp (15 mL) balsamic vinegar Best served with Grilled Peaches and 6 oz (170 g) Brie cheese, rind trimmed and at room temperature In a medium bowl, toss the walnuts, Buffalo Mozzarella (page 66) dates, honey, and vinegar. To purchase a copy of Mosaic, or to find Instructions: oven. Place the baguette slices on a While the bread is still warm, spread a retailer that carries the book, please Preheat the oven 425°F (220°C) and large baking sheet, brushing both sides with the Brie and top with the date and go to www.mosaiccookbook.com position a rack in the center of the with the olive oil. Sprinkle one side nut mixture. Garnish with the chives WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 28, 2014 – 17 Action on the rail lines

CP contractors, left, cut down trees at the end of Blenheim Place on October 21 to prepare for improvements to the rail corridor. At least one nearby resident objected to the cutting, but no permit is necessary for this kind of work, Westmount’s Urban Planning director Joanne Poirier told the Independent , and the trees were on CP land. City of Westmount employees ﬁxed the fence at the end of Lewis Ave. at some time between October 10 (when a resident complained in an email to city councillor Cynthia Lulham) and October 22, when this picture was taken. It is a CP fence, but the city of Westmount does do repair work on it when the need arises. Photo: Independent

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This includes the purchase of The launch in July of the city’s new in - the UniCité system from Acceo Solutions tegrated and automated financial system as well as management and labour costs catapulted Westmount into the 21st cen - into next year in order to “capture all the tury and opens the door for new internet system’s benefits.” services for residents already offered by a number of other municipalities. Under way in 2012 The new system provides the platform In May 2012, the city council made the base for the city to go to the next step in project a priority, spearheaded by the Fi - providing software modules that would nance commissioner at the time, Tim enable residents to pay bills online, apply Price, and current commissioner Victor for building permits and obtain real-time Drury, Dupré said. “Neither could believe status of their progress, director general in this day and age the city was running Duncan Campbell said last week. on such an outmoded system.” “It’s the backbone of how the city oper - A professional project manager was ates,” he said of the new system. subsequently hired. Planning, program - Hidden from public view like a sewer ming and testing followed. system, the financial system operates day “We have been working closely with and night. “The management of money Beaconsfield, which implemented the sys - heavily depends on it. What we’ve had was tem three years ago, and they recom - not up to snuff.” mended a learn-as-you-go approach.” This As Finance director Annette Dupré means, for example, that Westmount, now puts it: “As a citizen, I wouldn’t want to in the throes of budget preparation, is think my city was managed on a 1998 sys - learning the budget module. A special tem that was discontinued, had no real- training that took place October 15. Core members piloting the new financial system are from left: Andry Rafolisy, assistant Finance time information, had to be operated The modules implemented so far now director, IT director Claude Vallières, Purchasing manager John Camia, Finance manager Yvonne Ho- manually and was not integrated with the allow city departments to verify what Hong and Finance director Annette Dupré, seated. various city departments. funds they have available at a particular taxation module but it was not compatible “When you don’t have the informa - moment for the ordering of goods and with Westmount’s outdated Hexagon sys - Restaurant’s ‘grand tion,” she said, “you don’t have the proper services. This expedites approvals, pur - tem and so had to be operated manually as control. Now, with the click of a mouse, we chases and invoicing, and tracks the entire a stand-alone function. It is now is fully in - opening’ brings two can see exactly where we stand in real process. tegrated. complaints time.” As part of the demerger with Montreal, The 1998 Hexagon system did not have The overall cost of the project by the Westmount was forced to acquire a new the capability of permitting city officials to Public Security was called twice for view the city-wide bottom line without noise complaints stemming from the sometimes day-long delays and the print - “grand opening” of the new Restaurant LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS out of “pages and pages” of information, Léa at 4922 Sherbrooke October 15, de - Dupré said. partment officials said. The first complaint Housesitting For Rent quirements. Reliable and honest: please call “The new system is aligned with sus - at 10:29 pm concerned loud music, which Louise at 438-929-4399 for more information on Westmount Residents: reliable and trustworthy Incredible 4 bdrm apt. 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A thief walked into an occupied St. An - The victim said he was never physically toine St. apartment on October 17 and harmed or threatened. calmly conversed with the disabled tenant Officers who arrived on scene were un - before making off with a television as the able to apprehend the suspect, who wasn’t victim called police, according to a Station known to the victim. However, finger - 12 report. prints possibly belonging to the thief were The 63-year-old victim was sitting in his found in the apartment and several items living room watching television around he touched were taken to Station 12 for 2:30 am when the suspect, described as a analysis, according to Pimentel. 5’9” French-speaking black man between the ages of 25 and 30, entered through the “Meet the police” evening apartment’s unlocked front door, said Westmount’s Station 12 will be hosting Constable Adalbert Pimentel. its first citizens’ meeting on Monday, No - “It’s a bizarre case. Very few break-ins vember 3 from 9 to 11 am at Victoria Hall. occur while there is somebody in the Residents will be able to raise questions dwelling,” he said. “The obvious lesson and concerns to Commander Mathieu here is that residents should lock their Bastien and other officers, which will then doors, even if they are home.” be used to help shape the station’s 2015 ac - The suspect noticed the man and al - tion plan, according to Station 12. 4695 Sherbrooke St. W., Westmount – 514.932.0889 legedly asked him calmly whether he had Reservations can be made by calling any money in the apartment. Despite Station 12 at 514.280.0312. 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is an extremely important task before us – Our Man deciding what, if any, new measures might be necessary to increase our collective se - in Ottawa curity. I hope wisdom will guide us to the Marc Garneau, MP most sensible response. As we approach for Westmount- that task, I would like to make five obser - Ville Marie vations: We should be prudent and patient and not make quick decisions before we Last week, things changed. Not only for have all the information that the St. Jean those of us who work on Parliament Hill sur Richelieu and Ottawa investigations but for all Canadians. It was not the loss will yield. We should not jump to conclu - of innocence that some have suggested be - sions prematurely. cause in my opinion, we lost that inno - We already have certain laws in place to cence after events like the Polytechnique counter terrorism, and it is legitimate to massacre, the killing at Dawson College, question why those laws, brought forward the Air India bombing, the attempted ter - by the government in 2013, have not been rorism by the Toronto 18 and those plot - invoked, for example in the case of the 80 ting terror on Via Rail. No, we are not Canadians being tracked by our security losing our innocence nor are we immune services because of suspected links to ter - to acts of violence. rorist activities while they were out of the What happened last week shocked us country. Are those laws toothless or sim - Photos: Robert J. Galbraith all profoundly because I think we still ply not being applied? The Canadian flag at RCMP headquarters in Westmount was seen at half mast October 23, the day want to believe that these kinds of events Both CSIS and the RCMP have stated after the killing of Corporal Nathan Cirillo, who was shot as he guarded the National War Memorial can’t happen in Canada. Unfortunately that they face challenges with respect to in Ottawa. A squad car is seen parked across the drive leading to the RCMP’s front door. they can and we, as elected members of the amount of resources at their disposal. parliament, must now respond. I was To paraphrase the head of the RCMP, if proud to sit with my colleagues last Thurs - the RCMP were to put a 24-hour watch on Mounties respond to St. Jean incident day in the house of commons to show each of the 93 people suspected of having Canadians that we have resumed the busi - links to terrorism, there would be nobody ness of the nation. Having said that, there left to d o the o ther RCMP work. 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Galbraith ture-Rouleau on October 9, but there was • British & European newspapers •On-Site Service •Speciality – Entrance Doors no obvious indication that the man in - • Specializing in fashion & interior •Touch-ups and Repairs RCMP superintendent Martine La - tended to commit a crime. “We could not design • Imported chocolates •Stripping and Staining fontaine spoke to a packed news confer - arrest someone for having radical • BELL lifestyle natural products •Professional Craftsman ence October 21 about the driver of a car thoughts. It’s not a crime in Canada,” ex - • Lottery tickets and maps who ran over two Canadian soldiers in St. plained Lafontaine. Jean sur Richelieu on October 20, killing Couture-Rouleau was shot dead by po - Westmount Square one and seriously injuring the other. lice after he fled the scene where the two At foot of escalator leading from/to The 25-year-old Quebec man, Martin soldiers were run down in the parking lot Couture-Rouleau, was known to police of a strip mall. Two days later, the RCMP Greene Ave. entrance Henry Cornblit and had been under suspicion by the was also investigating the fatal shooting of (514) 935-7727 FREE ESTIMATE 514.369.0295 Mounties for months, she said. The another army officer at the National War www.woodfinishingmontreal.com RCMP disclosed that it had talked to Cou - Memorial in Ottawa. WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 28, 2014 – 23 Shoebox Project for Shelters aims to Saturday construction help 1,500 homeless women work stopped at 3 places The pouring of concrete at a house on Renfrew October 18, a Saturday, was al - 25 years of experience. lowed to continue until the truck was Able to meet all of your Construction empty but no later than 9:30 am, Public and Renovation needs. Security officials said. After that, tickets Call us to book your Brick, Concrete, would be issued, the resident was told. A Bathroom and Basement projects. newcomer to Westmount, he was reported to be unaware that use of such heavy [email protected] equipment is not allowed on a weekend. www.kbgroupeconstruction.com The work involved the installation of a Contact us @ 514.359.5328 heated basement floor. RBQ# 8361-4172-01 The use of a mechanical shovel was also stopped the same day at 9:17 am on We all need electricity! Upper Belmont. At another site, more work was stopped at 10:44 am as a truck was unloading material and parking heavy trucks on Sherbrooke for work at a house to the north on Prince Albert. Master Electricians Katherine Velan, left, and Debbi Jardine talk about the Shoebox Project at the Starbucks on Greene Serving Westmount for over 60 years Ave. October 16. Specialized in renovations By Isaac Olson and brought in an army of volunteers. Expert repair of classic for older homes Debbi Jardine, a Westmounter, said wooden watercraft. Generator installations With an NDGer and Westmounter at each box, whose contents are valued at From simple Fast and reliable service the helm, the Shoebox Project for Shelters around $50, contains necessities. It might fix-ups to full has gone national. Across the country, include coupons, public transport passes restorations 514-481-0125 5800 St. Jacques W. hundreds of volunteers with this non- and more, she said. The donated goods We mend broken dreams Le corporation des maîtres électriciens profit, charitable initiative are working to must be first be equally distributed, and Phone 450.826.3717 du Québec stuff essential items such as toiletries, the shoebox assembled and wrapped, ex - socks, hats, mittens and make-up into plained Jardine, who described it as a long, thousands of shoeboxes for donation to intensive process. Canada’s homeless women. “We delivered to 28 shelters in Mont - In 2013, some 9,100 boxes were deliv - real last year, and there are more on the ered to shelters across 28 Canadian cities list,” added Velan. “Women are the fastest and now, with the bar set even higher, local growing homeless population in Canada.” organizers are encouraging Montreal res - Both Jardine and Velan said it’s a com - idents across the island to donate person - munity-based operation that is thriving ally decorated shoeboxes stuffed with thanks to sponsors and volunteers. There much-needed items. The list of needed are a lot of student volunteers from West - items is on the organization’s website mount, NDG and surrounding schools, (Shoeboxproject.com), as well as places to noted Velan. They also reach out to offices, drop off the donations before the Novem - said Velan, where office staff supply prod - ber 29 deadline. Volunteers start deliver - ucts and fill boxes as a team. ing the boxes around December 10. “We’re looking for donations and hop - ing for 1,500 shoeboxes this year,” said NDGer Katherine Velan, co-director of the Montreal chapter. Velan, whose grandpar - ents founded La rue des Femmes Mount Royal women’s shelter, said the Shoebox initia - tive was just a group of friends and family Roofing gathering in her dining room to fill some gift bags but, as the program quickly grew, organizers sought out big-name sponsors All types of roofs and brickwork (514) 572-4375 CONSTRUCTIONRESIDENTIAL*COMMERCIAL I.J.S. 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HÔTEL DE VILLE Prochaine séance du conseil : CITY HALL Next Council Meeting: Cérémonie du Jour du Souvenir le lundi 3 novembre Remembrance Day Ceremony Monday, November 3 Le dimanche 9 novembre à 13 h au Cénotaphe de Sunday, November 9, 1 p.m.; Westmount Cenotaph. Westmount. Joignez-vous aux membres du conseil Join members of Westmount City Council to com- municipal pour commémorer les citoyens de West- memorate Westmount soldiers who fell in battle. mount décédés sur les champs de bataille. Alice au pays des horreurs Alice in Horrorland Le vendredi 31 octobre de 17 h à 20 h au Turcot project: public information session Friday, October 31, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lawn Projet Turcot : séance publique d’information pavillon du boulingrin à côté de l’hôtel de Wednesday, November 26 at 7 p.m. Victoria Hall, Bowling Clubhouse next to City Hall. A Le mercredi 26 novembre à 19 h. Victoria Hall, 4626, ville. Soirée géniale et terrifiante pour les 4626 Sherbrooke Street West. The public is invited bone-chilling evening for kids of all ages, rue Sherbrooke Ouest. Le public est invité à une jeunes de tous âges, présentée par l’équipe to an information session concerning the construc- presented by the Public Safety team. Info : séance publique au sujet de la reconstruction de de la sécurité publique. Info : 514 932-5468. tion of the new Turcot Interchange. A representative 514 939-5468. l’échangeur Turcot. Un représentant du ministère of the Ministère des transports du Québec will be des Transports du Québec expliquera les travaux Floralies d’automne present to explain the upcoming work and its impact Fall Flower Show à venir et les impacts sur Westmount. Du 30 octobre au 30 novembre au Conservatoire. on Westmount. From October 30 to November 30 in the Conservatory. Ne manquez pas l’exposition de chrysanthèmes et Don’t miss this annual exhibition of chrysanthemums BIBLIOTHÈQUE d’autres fleurs automnales. Info : 514 932-5213. LIBRARY and other fall flowers. Info : 514 932-5213. Comité de la bibliothèque publique Concert : Babaloune Public Library Committee Concert: Babaloune City Council is looking for two new Westmount Appel aux résidents : le conseil municipal cherche à Le mercredi 5 novembre à 13 h ; Victoria Wednesday, November 5 at 1 p.m. at Victoria Hall. citizen members for the Public Library Committee. combler deux postes vacants au sein du comité de Hall. Une fable écologique contée par An ecological fable narrated by a gigantic, very wise Appointed for a three-year term, la bibliothèque publique. Nommés pour trois ans, une énorme et très sage baleine. Pour old whale. Ages 4 to 10. Free. Info: 514 939-5226. successful candidates are expected to les candidats retenus devront offrir leur temps et les jeunes de 4 à 10 ans. Gratuit. Info : volunteer their time and expertise to leurs compétences de façon bénévole dans le but 514 932-5226. Westmount Artisans’ Festival d’aider le comité à remplir son mandat, c’est-à-dire help the Committee with its mandate Saturday & Sunday, November 8 & 9 qu’elle maintienne sa liberté et son indépendance Salon des métiers d’art de Westmount to ensure that the Library complies from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Victoria Hall. intellectuelles. Tout résident intéressé est prié de Les samedi et dimanche 8 et 9 novembre de 10 h à with the terms of its Mission State- Find the perfect gift; choose from a soumettre sa candidature au plus tard le vendredi 7 17 h au Victoria Hall. Trouvez le cadeau parfait ment and that it maintains its intellectual freedom wide range of quality handcrafted novembre à l’attention de madame Nicole Forbes, parmi une sélection impressionnante d’objets and independence. If this challenge is of interest to items made by local artisans. présidente du Comité de la bibliothèque publique, confectionnés à la main par des artisans du quartier. you, please submit a written application by Friday, Admission: non-perishable food 4574, rue Sherbrooke O., H3Z 1G1. Info : 514-989-5429. Entrée : denrées non périssables ou 2 $ pour la col- November 7, 2014 to the attention of Nicole Forbes, items or $2 for Public Security’s annual holiday lecte annuelle d’aliments du Service de la sécurité Chairperson, Public Library Committee, 4574 food drive. Info: [email protected]. Atelier de poésie avec Ann Lloyd publique. Info : [email protected]. Sherbrooke St. W., H3Z 1G1. Info: 514-989-5429. Le mercredi 29 octobre à 10 h 15. Info : 514 989-5299. Poetry Workshop with Ann Lloyd Soiree Flamenco with Michael Laucke Soiree Flamenco avec Michael Laucke Saturday, November 15, 7 p.m. at Victoria Hall. Wednesday, October 29, 10:15 a.m. Info: 514 989-5299. Devinez qui remportera le prix Giller Le samedi 15 novembre à 19 h au Victoria Hall. World renowned guitarist Michael Laucke presents Le jeudi 6 novembre à 19 h. Venez rencontrer Shelley Le guitariste de renom mondial Michael Laucke Guess the Giller Soirée an evening of Spanish music and classic flamenco Pomerance et le personnel de la Bibliothèque qui présente une soirée de musique espagnole et de Thursday, November 6 at 7 p.m. Join dancing. Tickets: $20 (Victoria Hall, cash only), or discuteront des six romans canadiens présélectionnés danse flamenco classique. Billets : 20 $ pré-vente Shelley Pomerance and Library staff as $25 at the door. Cash bar. Info : 514 939-5226. pour le prix Giller, le prix littéraire le plus prestigieux (Victoria Hall, argent comptant) ou 25 $ à l’entrée. they discuss the six Canadian novels on du Canada. RSVP: 514 989-5299. Bar payant. Info : 514 939-5226. the Giller shortlist, Canada’s most presti- CLSC Flu vaccination clinic at Victoria Hall gious literary prize. RSVP: 514 989-5299. Wednesday, November 19, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Rencontre d’auteure : Susan Wener Clinique CLSC de vaccination contre la Victoria Hall. The CLSC Métro offers the influenza Le mercredi 12 novembre à 19 h. Rencontrez l’auteure grippe au Victoria Hall Author event : Susan Wener vaccine free to people 60 and over; to infants be- du livre Resilience: A Story of Courage and Triumph Le mercredi 19 novembrede 9 h 30 à 20 h ; Victoria Wednesday, November 12 at 7 p.m. Meet the author tween 2 and 23 months of age and to those with a in the Face of Recurrent Cancer. Info: 514 989-5299. Hall. Le CLSC Métro offre la vaccination contre of Resilience: A Story of Courage and Triumph in chronic illness. Remember to bring your medicare l’influenza aux personnes de 60 ans et plus ; aux the Face of Recurrent Cancer. Info: 514 989-5299. card and to wear short sleeves. Info: 514 934-0354. Club de lecture en anglais enfants de 6 à 23 mois et aux personnes atteintes English Book Club Le mardi 18 novembre à 19 h. The Invention of Wings de maladies chroniques. assurez-vous d’apporter PUBLIC SECURITY de Sue Monk Kidd. Info: 514 989-5299. votre carte soleil et de porter des manches courtes. Tuesday, November 18 at 7 p.m. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Info: 514 989-5299. Change the clock, change the batteries Amis de la Bibliothèque : vente de livres Info : 514 934-0354. Sunday, November 2. The Public Security team Les samedi 22 et dimanche 23 novembre de 10 h à Friends of the Library Used Book sale reminds everyone to take advantage of the return 17 h au Victoria Hall. Profitez de l’occasion pour SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE Saturday and Sunday, November 22nd and 23rd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m at Victoria Hall. Stock up for your to Eastern Standard Time the night of Saturday, vous approvisionner en lectures pour l’hiver. Les Changez l’horloge, changez les piles st nd winter reading with great bargains on books. Pro- November 1 to Sunday, November 2 to replace profits serviront à acheter de nouveaux livres pour Le dimanche 2 novembre. Les membres de l’équipe ceeds from the sale go towards purchasing new the batteries in all smoke detectors while adjusting la bibliothèque. Info : 514 483-5604. de la sécurité publique tiennent à vous rapeller de books for the Library. Info : 514 483-5604. the clocks. This small action could save your life! remplacer les piles de vos avertisseurs de ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES fumée lors du retour à l’heure normale er COMMUNITY EVENTS Exposition : Catherine Young Bates de l’Est, la nuit du samedi 1 novembre au dimanche 2 novembre. Ce petit geste Jusqu’au 8 novembre; Galerie du Victoria Hall. La Exhibition: Catherine Young Bates pourrait vous sauver la vie ! galerie est fière de présenter les œuvres de Catherine Until November 8; Gallery at Victoria Hall. The Young Bates, RCA. Info : 514 989-5521. Gallery is pleased to feature works by Catherine Young Bates, RCA. Info: 514 989-5521.

inscrivez-vous | Sign up: [email protected] 514 989-5200 • www.westmount.org • [email protected] WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 28, 2014 – 25 Cocktail kicks off Au Contraire

Berman UP House, as well as the ACFF. Social Notes Lawyer Stephen Hart was co-organizer from Westmount of the Ertaskiran eve. European-elegant in and Beyond a black velvet blazer and a stylish Italian scarf he attended with Darina Garouche , Veronica Redgrave and his children Lindsay, Stephanie and Adam Hart , as well as his brother Robert , CELEBRATING a documentary filmmaker, there with his Westmounters Barbara and Phil Silver - wife Bobby Jo . MOMENTS berg welcomed guests October 8 to the Featured guest was Philip Tetrault , a TOGETHER out-of-the-way and fabulous eponymous nomadic homeless person who suffers art gallery owned by Antoine Ertaskiran . from schizophrenia. A pal of Leonard The fun occasion was the pre-launch of Cohen, he is a pan flutist, artist and poet. the annual Au Contraire Film Festival, A short film of Tetrault discussing his po - (ACFF), celebrating its second year with etry with Cohen was shown, and his the Museum of Fine Arts, where it ran colourful art works were displayed for sale. from October 22 to 25. Also present was Tetrault’s daughter The Silverbergs are the founders of the Amanda Tetrault , a photographer, who festival, working with festival director Mar - presented her book My Life with Phil . cel Pinchevsky . “It is a film festival on Westmounter Peter Howlett loved his mental illness. We show films that chal - copy. Proceeds from the book sales and lenge the myths and change perceptions Tetrault’s art went to support Paradis Ur - about mental illness,” described Phil Sil - bain. Also present was verberg, who heads the Paradis Urbain, Tetrault’s brother, director continued on p. 27 the charitable organization behind Donald

From left: Philip Silverberg, Ron Brown and Marcel Pinchevsky.

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By Veronica Redgrave Indie ’s fall social calendar, with a

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Shield of Athena Family Services’ 20 th LCC, among others will perform. Monies Annual Art Auction, to benefit victims of raised assist children living in women’s violence. Honouring the 10th anniversary shelters. 514.758.2772. www.toyteamon - of Athena’s House shelter. Le Windsor, treal.org 1170 Peel. Information Polly 514.274.8117 JANUARY DECEMBER Saturday January 31. Tuesday December 2 Black Theatre Workshop’s Vision Cele - Cedars Cancer Foundation’s Raffle and bration Gala. Martin Luther King Jr. Abracadabra Auction. Cocktail dinatoîre. Achievement Award honouree Dany La - Live and silent auctions. Tickets $125. ferrière. Cocktails, dinner, dancing and 514.934.1934. Local 71230. keynote speakers including Quincy Ar - www.cedars.ca/events morer and Jacklin Web. Tickets $125. Antoine Ertaskiran Amanda Tetrault Wednesday December 3 Adele Benoit 514.932.1104. Local 221 and Erin Lindsay Local 223. Annual Toy Tea, 10 am. through 4 pm. Social Notes , cont’d. from p. 25 Ogilvy’s Tudor Hall, 1307 St. Catherine FEBRUARY Street West, 5 th floor. Free. Ticket price is a Pierre Tetrault, who premiered his work- new, unwrapped, non-violent toy. Chair Monday February 3 in-progress film The Beggar’s Description: Claire Kruyt. Choirs from The Study, The Just for Kids Foundation’s 9 th Annual Ten Years After at the Festival . “It docu - Priory, Villa Ste. Marcelline, Selwyn Dancing with the Stars, A Step in Time . ments Phil’s quest to find housing in House, St. George’s Elementary, ECS and Proceeds rai se fu nd for medical equip - Montreal,” he explained. ment needed at the Montreal Children’s At the evening’s end, Phil Tetrault, a The Rotary Club of Westmount Hospital. Chairs Arabella Decker, Norma self-described ‘‘street gypsy and mountain Westmount – Spectacular Views! Service above Self D’Alesio. Tickets $195. Includes valet boy,” read some of his works and left the Beautifully renovated 5-bedroom home Learn how you can make a parking, cocktail dinatoîre and auction. crowd with simple wise words. “Don’t read on exclusive Summit Circle. Fabulous difference in your community, Tickets 514.989.7673. reception@jfkfoun - the words. Read the poem.” and the world. location with 7,000 sq. ft. of property. Become a member of Rotary dation.ca. By appointment only. $2,895,000 Call 514 935-3344 or visit Contact: 647-284-6135 www.rotarywestmount.org [email protected]

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