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[" fæeusionsis In Westmount since 1979 For all your home, office + scholastic supply needs 937-3579 Plaza Alexis Nihon 1500 Atwate WILSON OFFICE PRODUCTS| \u2018Vol.LXVIII City aims to beat the glock for protective Services grant By Michael Bourguignon THE EXAMINER It\u2019s a race against time, but city council is not unduly concerned.Council on Monday served a notice of motion proposing that the city borrow $6 million for the construction of a new protective services building on Stanton.The loan would be contingent on the approval of a $900,000 grant promised under the Canada/Quebec Infrastructure program.That grant would only be handed over the city if it can get the project going before the government's offer runs out next March.Mayor Peter Trent said Monday the city can meet the deadline if it conducts the work in phases, an idea he credited to Director-General Bruce St.Louis.\u201cWe think we can phase the project in such a way that we can get enough work done by then to get our money,\u201d Mayor Trent said.\u201cWe think that by phasing it, we can save that grant.\u201d Although Trent expressed confidence that the grant is secure, he said that if the money is not received, the entire project will have to be re-evaluated.The city intends to demolish the existing protective services building on Stanton, and RL Edific p CON {19% haus de L dites des Periodiques Édifice Panphile Lenay Québec 1997/03/27 Ass, Nationale Att Richard 018 SIA US egy we ws .Jestmount your ho Westmount, Quebec, Thursday, July 4, 1996 build a new one on the same site.Although council wants to borrow $6 million to complete the work, Councillor David Laidley pointed out the project will actually cost $4.5 million.He attributed the difference to the $400,000 over 10 years the city expects to collect in rent from the Montreal Urban Community Police, and to the $250,000 it hopes to generate from the sale of Fire Station No.2.Trent said he wants to meet with residents who live around the site to explain what the project is about.He said unless 500 people sign the register objecting to the project, the loan bylaw will be approved in mid- August.The city is proceeding with the project on Stanton after a referendum quashed plans to use the old train station site for a new protective services building.Some neighbourhood residents expressed concern about traffic and noise, and voted down the train station plan in a zoning referendum.Trent hopes the same obstacle will not be met with the current plan.\u201cOne of the great advantages [of the Stanton site project] is that it doesn\u2019t require a zoning change.Dont\u2019t let go! Westmount Sports and Recreation employee Bruce Stacey threatens to give Luis Araujc, 17, an impromptu swimming lesson during Monday\u2019s annual Canada Day Splash Bash at the Westmount pool.The traditional festivities included water races and general horseplay of the sort not normally encouraged around the pool.It was Westmount\u2019s way of letting down its [peir\u2014and getting it wet\u2014to celebrate Canada\u2019s 129th birthday.Photo by CLIFF SKARSTEDT Poll planned to end parking debate CUSTOM RESTORATIONS aster Carpente ike McMullin * Tel: 937-7123 Pager: 597-9231 ) No.27 reenberg fondly remembered Astral Communications executive Harold Greenberg, who died in his Westmount home on Monday, was hailed as a champion of Canadian culture and a dean of this country\u2019s film industry.\u201cMy brother\u2019s contribution to our family, this company and to this country is immeasurable,\u201d Astral President lan Greenberg said in a written statement.\u201cHis integrity and warmth and unique personal skills helped foster a unique environment at Astral.! am sure he will be missed by everyone here and in the industry.\u201d Raised on Cuthbert Street, Harold Greenberg began as a clerk in an uncle\u2019s second-hand camera store.Later, he and brothers lan, Harvey and Sidney founded Bellevue Photo Labs, from which Astral Communications would eventually grow.Greenberg helped finance numerous Canadian films, and in 1983, revived pay-TV by transforming First Choice and Premier Choix into prosperous networks.He also helped create FUND, a foundation that supports Canadian writers, producers and distributors of new television drama.Among other honours, he is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier de la Légion d\u2019honneur of France, and a Chevalier de l\u2019Ordre national du Québec.In addition to his brothers, Greenberg also leaves behind his wife, Edith Freedman, two sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren and four sisters.means residents can\u2019t park outside their own homes.Mayor Trent said the city would conduct an impartial poll before before acting.\u201cA poll is done a little more disinterestedly than a petition,\u201d he status quo.\u201d But Hendy said the renovation and expansion of the Westmount Public Library has brought with it new parking headaches, with visitors using residential streets to Hendy presented a petition Monday, which he claimed represented the wishes of 60 households, asking for a restricted zone.Council Herb Bercovitz noted the issue had been brought up By Michael Bourguignon THE EXAMINER Council hopes to put to rest a long-standing debate over whether parking on Arlington should be restricted to residents only.before in recent years, \u201cand the park within walking distance of Arlington resident Donald people at that time favoured the the library.Hendy said that often said.Call us now We Clean better than anyone else! for a free estimate! 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standards.Walking Tour of Westmount\u2014 Victoria Ave \u2014given by Heritage Montreal, Sunday, July 7 at 2 p.m.starting at corner of de Maisonneuve Blvd.and Vendôme Ave.$6 for members, $8 nonmembers.Info: Nancy Dunton, 875-2985.Tuesday, July 9 Story and activity program, \u2018Around the World in Six Weeks,\u2019 begins Tuesday, July 9 at Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater Ave.A weekly program featuring stories and activities from around the globe for ages 6 to 12.Info: 931- 2304.Wednesday, July 10 Mother-Toddler story times run by Montreal Children\u2019s Library on Wednesdays at 11 a.m.July 10 to Aug.14, for preschoolers and their mothers or caregivers.Adults participate in story- programs which feature simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs and chants.1200 Atwater Ave.931-2304.Seniors CLSC Métro-Wsmt.Service located at 300 Victoria Ave., Wsmt.is offering a course: Heart Health for seniors with concerns about their heart or circulation.It will be held on 4 consecutive Wed.afternoons at 2:30-4 p.m.beginning June 5.The program is open to Wsmt.& dwtn.residents free of charge.One must register in advance.Call Nancy Grant, nurse, 487-4670.Contactivity Centre for Seniors hosts Front-lawn croquet, July 5, beginning at 1:30 p.m.Monday, July 8, arts and crafts at 10:30 a.m., and bridge at 12:30 p.m.Introduction to the Internet Tues., July 9 at 2 p.m.and more arts and crafts Wed., July 10, 10:30 a.m.4695 de Maisonneuve W.Info: 932-2326 or 932-3433.- Sherbrooke Out-of-province plates lifted in weekend spree If you had friends visiting from outside Quebec over the Canada Day weekend, you may want to tell them to check their bumpers to make sure their license plates are still there.Someone with taste for out- of-town plates went on a spree overnight Friday, targetting 10 parked cars, mainly along Avenue in Westmount.\u201cIt could be something as banal as a collector who does- n\u2019t have anything better to collect, or someone who intends to use the plates to commit a crime,\u201d said Constable Lise Bergeron of MUC Police station 23.\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever seen a rash of thefts like that.\u201d Taken were a set of New Jersey plates from a car parked at Sherbrooke at Vignal, Massachusetts plates off two cars parked along Sherbrooke near Rosemount and Atwater, an Alberta plate near Clarke For real estate advice in confidence, please call ROYAL LEPAGE A AS Real Estate Broker Renseignements généraux 989-5200 General information Urgences 911 Emergencies Bibliothéque 989-5300 Library Travaux publics (24 heures) 989-5311 Public Works (24 hours) Energie électrique (24 heures) 989-5201 Light & Power (24 hours) HEURES D'AFFAIRES D'ÉTÉ: SUMMER BUSINESS HOURS: Du lundi au jeudi: 8h à 16h30 vendredi: 8h à 13h Lundi le 5 août 1996 Hôtel de ville - 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest Séance régulière du Conseil - 20 h 00 Pour renseignements 989-5318.\u2026 COLLECTES DE RÉSIDUS DOMESTIQUES DANGEREUX Des points de collecte de RDD auront lieu aux endroits suivants : JUILLET/JULY HEURE/TIME 4,5 6 8h - 16h / 8 am - 4 pm Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux- Trembles 4,5 midi - 20h / noon - 8:00 pm 12155, boul.Rivière-des-Prairies 6 8h - 16h / 8 am - 4 pm (Caserne de pompiers/ Fire Station) Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux- Trembles 4,5 midi - 20h / noon - 8:00 pm 5300, boul.Robert 6 8h-16h/8am-4 pm Pour obtenir des renseignements, priére de vous adresser au service des Travaux publics, au 989-5268.POUR NOUS REJOINDRE / TO REACH US midi - 20h / noon - 8:00 pm me.RESIDENCE: 482-6472 OFFICE: 934-1818 Monday to Thursday: 8 am to 4:30 pm Friday: 8 am to 1 pm Monday 5th August 1996 City Hall - 4333 Sherbrooke West Regular Council meeting - 8:00 p.m, For information 989-5318 HHW collection points will be at the following locations: ENDROIT/LOCATION 1515, boul.du Tricentenaire (Aréna Saint-Léonard/ Saint-Leonard Arena) Saint-Léonard 4574, rue Sherbrooke ouest (stationnement en face de la bibliothèque municipale/ parking lot in front of the Public Library) Westmount For information, please call the Public Works Department at 989-5268.40105436 and another on Rosemount above Sherbrooke, a Pennsylvania plate at Elm and de Maisonneuve, and four plates from cars parked on Wood Avenue: one from the state of New York, another OPTIQUE CÉLINE OPTICIENNE Céline Bernatchez, 0.0.D.4095 Tupper St.Westmount, H3Z 3E5 Gladstone Medi-Centre (514) 989-7340 CHIROPRACTOR CLINIQUE CHIROPRATIQUE WESTMOUNT Dr.Brad Kreitz DC FCCSC Dr.Denise Perron BSc DC 245, avenue Victoria Suite 420 (métro Vendôme) Westmount (Québec) H3Z 2M6 932-01 hd Pet \u201cTransport, Personalized, professional service tailored to accommodate all of your needs.Bonded & insureg 1 DR.J.M.VAILLANCOURT EGET from Washington, and two from Ohio.Bergeron said the thief or thieves unscrewed the license plates, leaving the screws on the ground where they fell.Police have no suspects.For more information call Vacation Watch 489-7777 BN BEGET es | WESTMOUNT | ANIMAI | HOSPITAL 487-5300 349 VICTORIA WESTMOUNT + BLOOD TESTS Gladstone Medi-Center 4095 Tupper General Medecine Well Woman Clinic Dietitian 935-2211 Nurse - Blood tests, -ECG - Traveler's vaccination 93 8-3 19.4637 Sherbrooke St.West Westmount, Ds H3Z 1G2 4353 King Edward Ave.N.D.G.Quebec ® CORNFORTH PHY SIOTHERAPY 1 INC.Personalized and hands-on therapy THE BACK CENTER Specializing in back problems and sports injuries.Swedish massage available.CSST and DVA accepted.By appointment 489-2135 Dr.Bruce M.Oliver D.D.S., F.R.C.D.(C) Dr.Howard T.Oliver D.D.S., F.R.C.D.(C) ORTHODONTISTS Diplomates American Board of Orthodontists 237-6388 LEN ES a ESRI 40100934 RR Rk \u2014\u2026_ \u2018 QC CPE E EC PS OOSSEEEOCIES FEU RES Ep So Ad om lyr > oe ry > ema fo Creme.mt es rv pee restant TR EE SIDE CS PS Ce a eee ey CN wg vp em no ARS eh N sn Cove seme 0» The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, July 4, 1996 - 3 Melvin Cohen was longtime Westmount \u2018Carriage Trader\u2019 By Examiner Staff Melvin Cohen, a Westmount merchant for more than 25 years, died June 18 after a lengthy illness.He was 82.The Olivier Avenue resident opened the Carriage Trade, a ladies\u2019 clothing boutique, on Greene Avenue in 1967.The store latertmoved to 4146 Ste.Catherine St.W., and closed two and a half years ago.Cohen\u2019s business partner, Mrs.Malka Simon, remembers Mr.Cohen as an affable man and a bachelor who.considered his friends and customers his family.He owned two theatres, one in Park \u201cEverybody liked him,\u201d she said.Extension, the other in Ste.Anne Opening the Carriage Trade was a way to keep busy, she said, but it \u201cHis personality brought people to the shop.He was very friendly, but probably friendlier because he had no family of his own.\u201d Cohen, originally from Montreal, started off in the movie business.Greene Avenue is ailing «nerchant tells council By Michael Bourguignon The Examiner With the Greene Avenue Merchants Association officially defunct as of last month, shopkeepers are searching for new ideas to spruce up the street during increasingly difficult times.\u201cA lot of merchants have a grim outlook, and many are suffering,\u201d said Linda Alevisatos, a former member of the association.\u201cWe want to find a way to define our street,\u201d she said, querying council Monday night as to why the city nixed an idea to erect special lamp-posts defining the \u2018quartier Greene.\u2019 The idea had been proposed to the city in the past, but Councillor Karin Marks said such a measure would do little to enhance the beauty of the street and attract new business.She said Greene is known for its architecture, and some improvement has been made through streetscaping and heritage work, but the lamp-post scheme, she said, \u201chad much more of a mall feeling.\u201d She said any Westmount citizen can appeal a decision to a special committe of council.In the meantime, she asked why the merchants had not taken up the idea of erecting a directory on the sidewalk that would allow shoppers and strollers to easily locate the various businesses on the street.Hard times made that plan fall through, Alevisatos suggested.She said the merchants decided not to pursue the idea because there was not enough money in the association\u2019s coffers to do it.Healthy Cities Project pushing composting By Michael Bourguignon The Examiner Westmount\u2019s Healthy Cities Project wants to see more com- posters in, more and more Westmount homes.The question is how to do it, and do it right.City Councillor Tom Thompson said Westmount already has an excellent record when it comes to recycling household waste, as well as hazardous wastes through its periodic special collections.The city recently distributed orange plastic bags to Westmount residents, so they can recycle household batteries.\u201cWe\u2019ve had good reviews on the battery bag,\u201d he said.And with all that, he said, \u201cin Westmount, the relative cost of garbage collection has remained very reasonable.\u201d \u201cThe next step is composting,\u201d he added.\u201cThat would complete the circle.\u201d He said the Healthy Cities Project is currently looking into the various types of home composters available, and how much it would cost the city to supply them to its residents.\u201cWe hope that the city can include it on its schedule, and find the money for it,\u201d he said.Thompson also looks forward to improved leaf collection, and the possible use of colour- coded garbage bags to make collection and sorting easier.Thompson estimated that 500 to 600 Westmount households are currently using composters.But that\u2019s not enough.Apartment-dwellers should also be aware that composting is a feasible option, even in the smallest apartment.The goal, said Thompson, is to increase the level of recycling and composting to the point where even grass trimmings and leaves are put to productive use as mulch.That would eliminate the need for noisy and environmentally- unfriendly leaf blowers, he noted.Thompson said education will play a part in reaching that goal, which he would like to see attained in the next two years.Parking metre increase A proposed increase in the cost of parking metres in the city of found little support during coun- ils question period Monday.nley Baker, a former president of the Westmount Municipal Association, claimed the plan, to increase the cost of metres to the nearest $.25, would drive motorists away from Westmount shops.It would also exacerbate parking problems that already have many residents fuming.\u201cThis will encourage people to park on side streets,\u201d he said.Mayor Peter Trent explained the reason for switching to $.25 increments is that dimes and nickels clog the parking metres and cause damage.A marginal increase to the metre rates, he said, \u201cis not going to dissuade people from parking.\u201d Maureen Kiely, also a member of the WMA, disagreed.She said she avoids shopping in Westmount because of parking problems.She further decried the 8 a.m.start time for metre use on Greene Avenue, a time, she said, when people are forced to pay a parking metre just to stop for a cup of coffee on the way to work.When Baker suggested the city will lose revenue if it hikes the price of parking, Councillor Herb Bercovitz pointed out that the city already loses money on metres, and that it\u2019s not a question of revenue.\u201cDimes clog the machines.Thats basically it.soon became a way of life.\u201cI guess it was kind of like a lark at first, but with the times and our hard work, we had a really nice business.\u201d The funeral was held June 20.de Bellevue.\u201cAs television came to the fore in the fifties, people stayed at home and watched tv,\u201d said Simon.\u201cNo one went to the movies, so he gave it up and had nothing to do.\u201d e 24 Hour Service e Airport Reservations e Luxury Cars at Regular Rates (By Request) Office located in Westmount Efficient & Personalized Service \"Whether buying 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charming stone & brick s/d ground fi den, woodwk, 4 br, August occupancy $229,000.Stone T/H, incredible ceiling moulding, wdwk.& stained glass high basement with bachelor and loads of potential, 2 decks, 2 pkg.Reduced to sell $315,000.* Westmount's First Internet Broker * hetp://Www.mcguigan-pepin.com email : joan@mcguigan-pepin.com 40104248 The SAMSARA Institute (Private mental health Clinic) welcomes Dr.Richard Montoro, psychiatrist as a new member of our staff.René Tirol M.D.director 1620C Sherbrooke see wes, Montréal, PQ H3H 1C9 Tel: (514) 937-9636 Fax: (514) 937-4808 49105445 On Sunday, church members gathered at 11 a.m.for a final service at the temporary downtown location.They then marched through the streets, and through Westmount, to enjoy a second service, followed by a picnic welcoming them to their new and future home.St, Andrew's-Dominion-Douglas United Charch = Tel: 486-1165 Rev.Robert J.Shank nds Service 4 10:30 a, oy Patricia phy oh Hore Gy Mission Rev.Dr, George Moore Youth Church and Crib Corner The Boulevard & Lansdowne Buses 124, 66 stop at the door § ° Antiquités ni Friedman oul: ANT d A.Estate ACN ve Christopher R.Logan Chartered Real Estate Agent If you are buying or selling.for professional results, work with a professional! Direct line: 485-1426 LIEGE ROYAL LEPAGE NN Chartered Real Estate Broker SER DESIGNER FABRICS AT DISCOUNT PRICES SER WAVERLY 4,000 Yards in Stock* Draperies, upholstery, slipcovers, bedspreads, & duvet-covers made to measure, co-ordinating fabric & wall paper Kathryn Osborne DESIGN D'INTÉRIEUR INC 40105401 1357 GREENE AVE.2nd FL.TEL 931-1357 MONDAY-SATURDAY, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM COLLINS CLARKE MACGILLIVRAY WHITE FUNERAL HOME 5610 Sherbrooke St.W., Montreal 483-1870 FUNERAL DIRECTORS John B.Fraser - Manager Pre-arranged funeral information available upon request RSS The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, July 4, 1996 - 5 The following are building and plumbing permits issued in recent weeks in the city of Westmount: Monday, June 10 & Sherbrooke W.: Dr.Ww, repairs, $2,000.Tuesday, June 11 12 Melbourne: M.Charney, plumbing, $1,000.14 Melbourne: Mrs.Jones, plumbing, $1,000.4000 de Maisonneuve: AN Corp., penthouse covering, $13,700.3500 de Maisonneuve: London Life, alterations to 12th floor, $19,000.36 Forden: M.Raby, replacing three plumbing fixtures, $2,000.83 Holton: C.Kierans, wooden fence, $1,800.59 Belvedere Rd.: E.Aintibi, extension of second floor, $180,000.4221 St.Catherine: Pacific International, seven sinks for medical clinic, $6,000.Wednesday, June 12 107 Sunnyside: Marc LeSieur, windows, $200.36S Clarke: V.Steinberg, fence extension, $6,000.Thursday, June 13 24 Melbourne: R.Cherney, paving driveway and extending fence, $3,000.Friday, June 14 4341 Montrose Avenue: M.Werleman, gas conversion, $4,500.Monday, June 17 395 Elm: Temple Emanu-El- Beth Sholom, replacing 14 plumbing fixtures, $9,000.79 Rosemount: R.Carbone, fence, $2,000.325 Metcalfe: C.Corriveau/D.Collier, windows, $12,000.458 Argyle: B.Côté, fireplace/chimney, cost unspecified.76 Summit Circle: Saad Hjal, patio doors and landscaping, $20,000.3 Sunnyside: M.Branchaud/S.L It, windows, $10,000.ty Grosvenor: Pierre Arseneault, opening in hallway and wood floor improvement, $1,500.486 Mountain: Mrs.Burke, deck and grade, $1,000.OB SO OSEO SERRE shaped from a In 1850, William Murray of Beaver Steamship Lines built his villa on the gentle slopes of the mountain on property bought from the Leduc family.\u2018West Mount,\u2019 like \u2018Forden\u2019 to the east and \u2018Weredale Lodge\u2019 to the south, sat in elegant gardens and enjoyed a splendid view of the river below.The park known to this day as Murray Park (although officially King George Park) is on the site of what was a Murray Park and how it was shiply past Murray family neighbourhood.\u2018West Mount\u2019 was built high on the slope, with a drive that curved down toward Cote St.Antoine, where it meets Mount Stephen.Alex Murray\u2019s house was slightly below it, and in the 1890s, lots were sold to a Mr.Ramezay and to W.D.Lighthall.The property remained in the Murray family until the last descendants died.In 1910, both the Murray forty-six acres and started construction.The 1930s were an era of civic projects throughout the Montreal area, both as work during the Depression and as part of an increased civic sensibility.The city of Westmount, with its newly-built City Hall, KNOW YOUR WESTMOUNT RES) J IIIS [SIGIeS RICE] By Aline Gubbay ERIE \u20ac l was not immune to this ÉTAT REA Movement and commis.and Raynes estates above sioned Robert Findlay to The Boulevard were sold for design the pavilion in development, and the resi- Murray Park.oo dents of Westmount pres- Traces of the original Murray estate are few, but the park that remains is an important part of the green and pleasant land that is Westmount.sured their city council to buy the central portion of the two estates to build a park.In 1930, the city bought Conference aims at uniting black communities A grassroots conference aimed at uniting Quebec's black communities will take place this Saturday in Cote des Neiges.Organizer and community activist Tony Jones hopes the launching of the Quebec African-Canadian Congress will finally provide a unified voice to a community currently rife with division.He promised the conference will differ from previous meetings of organized black community groups, who often have divergent views of how Quebec\u2019s black communities should be represented.\u201cAn organization represents its membership,\u201d he said, whereas \u201cif we appeal to individuals, we can get the process of uniting the various communities underway and completed.\u201d The conference takes place at the Côte des Neiges community centre, 5354 Gatineau, from noon to 6 p.m.For more information, call 278-6212.444224444440444444443 Vvvvvvvvevvivvrvyvy WHAT'S YOUR LIFESTYLE?When you start looking for a home, consider your family's lyfestyle.Think about your hobbies, sports, and leisure-time activities.This sounds quite obvious, yet many families tend to overlook these important considerations.For example you might look at a home with a beautiful swimming pool.If your family loves to swim and spends a lot of time in the water, it 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AFFILIÉ COMPLETE SERVICES FOR BUYERS & SELLERS 497-4448 3 Dairy Queen® stores are proud sponsors of the Children's Miracle Network Telethon.which benefits local hospitals for children.4890 SHERBROOKE ST WEST WESTMOUNT (NEAR VICTORIA) VENDOME 40104290 [es GW Yh 1933-6781 RE/MAX WESTMOUNT INC.CHARTERG REAL ESTATE BROKER 1330 GREENE AVE.independently owned and operate Yi H EAW_E_SaT M_O_U_N._T NT WARIO Fxaminer- 0% pe I - Heed Published by Publications Dumont (1988) Inc.oumont (3) coseeo Publisher: Robert Fisher Editor: Bernie O'Neill Chief Reporter: Michael Bourguignon Circulation & Office Manager: Stacey Nesmith Advertising Director & Sales Manager: Peter Yakimchuk Advertising Consultants: Harvey Aisenthal Sandy Cobrin Janice Proctor 210 Victoria Avenue, Westmount, PQ H3Z 2M4 Tel.: (514) 484-5610 Fax: (514) 484-6028 Page 6 - Vol.LXVIII, No.27 Thursday, July 4, 1996 The Montreal Urban Transit Commission has looked at its books, and it doesn\u2019t like what it sees.Ridership on certain bus routes isn\u2019t quite what the commission\u2019s bean counters would like to be, and that means it\u2019s time to put a bus or two on the chopping block.Among them is Bus 63 Girouard, which runs along Ste.Catherine, up Victoria to Sherbrooke, and through Westmount toward NDG.Forget for a moment that it\u2019s one of those buses that only seems to come by every three or four days.Those who ride it say there is no other bus like it.Don Wedge of the Westmount Municipal Association wants city council\u2014and particularly, Mayor Peter Trent, the city\u2019s representative on the MUC\u2014to do what it can to save the bus from extinction.Although council doesn\u2019t want to commit itself until all the facts are clear, Wedge suggested the transit commission\u2019s math is slightly askew.I've ridden the 63 a number of times myself, on the few occasions when it arrived to take me home before the 17 came along.Saving a rolling community ARN While the words \u2018smiling face\u2019 and \u2018bus driver\u2019 tend to appear incongruous when used in the same sentence, there is no doubt the 63 is something special.Of course, I've never seen it crowded, but that\u2019s one of the reasons some want to save it.The passengers, many of them elderly, know another, and they seem to know the bus driver.It\u2019s a rare sight when passengers make it a point to sit up front to chat with the driver, and a rarer sight still when the driver appears to enjoy it.The 63 is much more than a convenient way for seniors who live on Ste.Catherine to get to the banks and shops of Sherbrooke Street.It\u2019s a rolling community that means a lot to those who ride it.The transit commission was expected to meet with stiff opposition to its plan when its board met last night.In an increasingly impersonal world, there are those who will fight tooth and nail to preserve the daily pleasure of meeting friends, and making new ones.And well they should.\u2014Michael Bourguignon Rethinking referenda Time is the factor that could make or ' O.Monday night, city council announced its intention to borrow $6 million to demolish the existing protective services on Stanton and replace it with a new and better model.The plan hinges on a $900,000 infrastructure grant that Canada and Quebec has approved on the condition the work be completed within a certain timeframe.The city intends to secure the grant by phasing the work so as to meet the March, 1997 deadline.The actual cost of the project will be in the order of $4.5.million\u2014the $6 million minus the $400,000 in rent the city will collect from the Montreal Urban Community Police over the next 10 years, and the $250,000 it expects to generate from the sale of Fire Station No.2.And the city promises to complete the project without having to raise taxes to pay for it.Now that the ball is finally rolling, it would be a shame to see the city lose a lucrative grant simply because the clock has struck and the bell has chimed.break a project intended to replace an aging | structure that has outlived its usefulness.The sad part is that it didn\u2019t have to be this way.The city originally wanted to build on the site of the old train station, which would have served the dual purpose of providing better protective services and saving the train station from a slow, crumbling death.But neighbouring residents voted it down in a referendum, fearing increased traffic and noise along their tranquil streets.It has often been said that a municipal referendum puts too much power in the hands of two few people.Referendum reform has been proposed, and should certainly be considered.As it is, a handful of residents can veto a project, such as the rejuvenation of the train station, that would benefit the entire community.If the city fails to meet the $900,000 deadline, the referendum will be one of the reasons why.\u2014Michael Bourguignon | NO .WE'RE NOT To the editor: I have been following the \u2018Kids at the Cenotaph\u2019 saga, and after reading your editorial [June 20], I would like to pass along the following comments.Why are we always so hard on the children of the world?We seem to forever point a finger.Why can we not think positive for a change, especially when it involves our children?After all, they will run this world one day, and our role as adults should be to prepare them in such a way so that this world will not, once again, erupt into ward that kill people such as those who have been honoured by the Cenotaph.I think we should always keep in mind that we should give the benefit of the doubt to our children, who need guidance so badly these days compared to the times when | was a youngster.If the children of today, and many young and older adults who also do not know, were given a little education, as you have pointed out in your editorial, we may find that it could become a pleasure to have our youngsters sit around the Cenotaph.If the elderly were sitting around the Cenotaph, we would say, \u201cHow nice\u201d or \u201cIsn\u2019t that quaint?\u201d and there would not be any editorials or newspaper articles.Rather than find fault, how about teaching values?Why not invite the children and adults to a presentation where, for example, some war movies and/or documents can be shown where someone such as Senator Hartland Molson could be invited to explain what flying a Spitfire is really like.This would get the children\u2019s interest and Another view of the Cen RE o aph sag make it enough that conceivably they could sit through the rest.1 certainly believe that the horrors of the First and Second World Wars should be brought to the attention of our youngsters today so that they would ensure that this type of horror would never occur again as they grow to become adults.The horrors were perpetuated on many people, including our very own Canadian soldiers, who were incarcerated in concentration camps in Hong Kong.Maybe explaining this violence to our youngsters would scare the wits out of them so that they would ensure that more Cenotaphs will not be necessary in the future.Last but not least, maybe the soldiers in whose memory the Cenotaph exists are happy that children are around with their gaiety and laughter and smoking cigarettes.Maybe those soldiers are happy that someone is around on an ongoing basis, rather than the once a year that some of us are around to remember.You mention that children will be children.That is true, but it is entirely up to parents to decide what their children will be like, and if we all spent a little more time on positive thinking and positive attitudes, then that is how our children will grow up.Do not forget that whatever they grow up to be, the children will run this world.We could use the Kids at the Cenotaph Saga to begin the turnaround.Anthony Jurak Roslyn Avenue WESTMOUNT CORRECTION also took part.Lawn Bowling construction site.A letter that appeared in last weeks EXAMINER, about the Red Dot poster project, failed to mention that students from Selwyn House School Their works of art can be seen on the walls surrounding the Westmount | Mayor Peter F.Trent ds on hiatus from his weekly column-writ- POSTS CCS 34 A3 2 002 N AMG 60045 01 1 01002 D OU UM 4041 00000 00 11 22000 herr MMA SERA USU Fifty-five years ago July 3, 1941 \u201cMRS.W.PARKINSON HEADS NEW CORPS: Mrs.W.Parkinson of Westmount, former officer of the Women\u2019s Volunteer Reserve Corps, will command the Canadian xiliary Service Corps unit opening here shortly, it was announced by Mrs.Arthur E.Couchman of Ottawa, head of the C.A.S.C.The organization here will be open \u2018for the enrollment of women who are anxious to do something for their country\u2019 the announcement continued, \u2018and will serve until the government has made clear its plans in this connection.\u2019 The members of the new unit will wear armbands in lieu of uniforms for the present, it is understood.\u201d Forty-five years ago July 6, 1951 \u201cCAMP WESTMOUNT MEMBERS SEE NEWEST JET PLANES: At the father-and-son table tennis tournament held at Westmount Y.M.C.A.last Friday night, Chuck White and his dad, Mr.C.A.E.White, defeated all comers.In the finals match John Pinel put up a stiff fight, but were excelled by the slams and slices of the White team.One of the highlights of this week\u2019s program was the trip to Canadair, arranged through the courtesy of Mr.W.F.Dawson.The boys were shown around the plant and allowed to see at close up the newest jet planes.\u201d Twenty-five years ago July 1, 1971 \u201cCOLD BEER, CHICKEN MARK \u2018CONVOCATION'\u2014 WITHOUT A SPEECH: Dawson College's first \u2018graduation\u2019\u2014some \u2014.\u2026