WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 11 No. 8d We are Westmount August 29, 2017 Already open full-time since season end Aug. 21 Aug. 22 storm touches Pool officials looking for way southwestern Westmount to stay open after Labour Day By Laureen Sweeney extended schedule beyond Labour Day this year, but I can’t say in what form,” Lapointe Sports and Recreation officials are in the explained. process of canvassing lifeguards to deter - During the summer season, Westmount mine their availability to work after Labour had a total of 21 full-time and part-time life - Day Monday (September 4), department guards including the pool managers but director Dave Lapointe said last week. This some left at the start of the post-season Au - is typically when the pool closes. gust 21. Despite some lifeguards having already While some municipal pools were plan - returned to CEGEP last week, “this year, ning to close for the year at the end of last we’ve been able to keep a full schedule go - week, he said, others were operating on ing until at least Labour Day,” he explained. shortened schedules. This means the pool continues to be open Some larger municipalities such as Dor - from 7 am to 8:45 pm, though last year this val and Pointe Claire that have a “larger was on reduced hours. basin of lifeguards” at different pools are Looking west on Burton Ave. towards Claremont “I’m confident we’ll have some kind of able to rotate them in order to keep some on August 22 at about 4:30 pm. See story on of the pools open, he said. storm, p. 4. Photo: Westmount Independent News flash: Elaine Carsley an - continued on p. 20 nounced August 26 that she has Letters p. 6 filed her nomination papers to run Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 16 November 5 municipal election for the District 5 council seat. Cover - Art scene by H. Black p. 15 age to follow. Samiotis cites experience in Foot pain? bid for District 8 seat Heel spur? By Laureen Sweeney mer Children’s Hospital,” she told the In - Bunions? EARL dependent last week. “It needs a strong Consult Councillor Theodora Samiotis last week voice and the experience I have gained as Dr. William Constant VEINISH declared her intention to seek a third term the commissioner of Urban Planning.” podiatrist 514.772.3322 on council representing District 8. She was She said protecting the use of the dis - 514-439-5112 Real Estate Broker one of the sitting councillors to have kept trict’s back lanes by through traffic will be [email protected] the decision under tight wraps. She is the “a big priority” along with the need to in - profusion.global only declared candidate to date in the dis - crease daytime parking for residents trict. through the creation of special reserved TRUSTED WELL KNOWN “Our district is going to be under a lot of zones. PROVEN RESULTS stress over the Turcot project and the Samiotis also lists as 245 Victoria #525 ramping up o f th e deve lopment of the for - goals the creation of a continued on p. 5 Westmount JOSEPHMONTANARO B.ARCH | REAL ESTATE BROKER 514.660.3050sothebysrealty.ca Real Estate Agency | Independently owned and operated A LEADER IN WESTMOUNT REAL ESTATE josephmontanaro.com 2 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – August 29, 2017 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – August 29, 2017 – 3 Can’t play for both school and city? New hockey ruling could draw away city’s best players By Laureen Sweeney playing high school hockey.” work. ruling will include Westmount students He also said he is still waiting for an In any event, he says, the ruling works attending other schools such as Loyola and Will a new ruling for youth hockey official copy of the ruling. He is question - against municipalities that have students Collège Notre Dame. siphon off some of Westmount’s best play - ing the ruling’s origins and was still trying attending schools that operate “elite” Nevertheless, he said, “Our main aim is ers? The likelihood already appears to be to find out whether it comes from Hockey hockey programs – generally the private that as many kids as possible get out on the reflected in lower registration for the city’s Quebec (which governs all youth hockey) schools. There are some municipalities in ice to play hockey.” inter-city teams, according to Sports and or from the Lac St. Louis regional league. the league where this might not apply. Asked the reason for the ruling, Maislin Recreation operations manager Andrew One problem has been “the lack of clear He said he has been in discussion with said, “I don’t want to speculate.” Maislin. and consistent information” regarding the Selwyn House and LCC but believes the Maislin said last week the ruling means ruling, he said. “I want everyone to be on that high school students who play on the same page, and I want to have some - school teams at the second year of Pee - thing in writing that I can send to the par - wee, Bantam and Midget levels are no ents of our players.” longer allowed to play on single-, double- Hedging their bets Syyllvie Laffrrenière or triple-letter level inter-city teams such as Couurtier immobilier agréé those run by the city. The timing couldn’t be worse, he added. Chartered Real Estate Broker “This will cause many players to stop Already, he said, the city’s registration playing this year with Westmount,” he for competitive youth hockey has dropped (514) 895-7001 said. “Many are my strongest hockey play - in numbers from 241 last year at this time syyllvie@[email protected] • wwww..syyllvielafreniere.com ers.” to 183. He attributes the loss of close to 60 He estimates this could affect some 30 to the new ruling and expects the loss of percent the city’s players. While the city others who may be “hedging their bets” by “YRXUXUVHDHDUFK HQHQGV herere!” teams play in the Lac St. Louis hockey registering with Westmount in case they Properties listed league, the various school teams such as don’t make their school team. and/or sold since Selwyn House and LCC play against other “We won’t know until after our teams January 2017: schools. have already hit the ice September 9 who Easy Come, Easy Go! 2 in Lachine “It’s starting to become a really big is - will make the school tryouts,” he explained. sue,” Maislin said. “We are all under the Some of the schools’ teams are not ex - I am presently working with two different families 2 in NDG 2 in CDN gun to follow the same rules. It’s essen - pected to be formed until the beginning of who are looking to purchase a home this fall. tially affecting anyone aged 12 and over October. 2 in Dorval Island Please text or email me in confidence for a Given the choice between playing at 1 in Le Plateau school or Westmount, Maislin expects worry-free, successful sale. 3 in St-Henri Flashing falls from most families would opt for the former 1 in Montreal West Family Number 1 has 2 children, and is looking for a window since most school teams practise during 2 in Verdun school hours, giving players gym credit nice detached Westmount home in the high $1M, low 1 Golden Square Mile A piece of flashing was reported to have and freeing up their evenings for home - $2M range. Buyers are ok with doing renovations. fallen from an apartment building on 6 in Westmount Sherbrooke near Victoria August 22, Pub - Family Number 2 has 3 children and is looking for a lic Security officials said. 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