The Westmount examiner, 13 avril 2006, jeudi 13 avril 2006

[" 1 Montréal(Canin Dogs e Doggie Daycare (daily) Quality Boarding e Quality Grooming (cageless) e Obedience Training (positive reinforcement ods) YOUR DOG'S BEST FRIEND » Food & accessories 858-7297 {south of Jean-Talon) à 7314 Mountain ssh) ; @ 8 , Westmount's conservatory was blooming with colour on Tuesday night as the City opened its annual Spring Flower Show.\u201cee, {Photo: Martin C.Barry) ed - City reviews audible crosswalk possibility > Martin C Barry fficials with the City of Westmount will be O meeting a representative of the Montreal Association for the Blind to determine the feasibility of installing audible crosswalk signals at the comer of Sherbrooke Street and Lansdowne Avenue.According to Columbia Avenue resident Paul Billette, who raised the issue of the signals at the March 27 meeting of Westmount city council, several other Canadian cities, including Ottawa and Vancouver, are implementing the equipment to help people who suffer from reduced vision.The City of Montreal is also about to get involved.\u201cApparently that crossing is very difficult 6\" of the flow of traffic for someone IL i | mm: AUTO HOME IG: LIFE « MORTGAGE Hl: ROKERS g | | | BRO CRITICAL ILLNESS TRAVEL * BUSINESS who is visually impaired,\u201d Billette said, referring to the Lansdowne/Sherbrooke intersection.Mayor Karin Marks said a representative of the MAB would be coming to Westmount to present additional information.\u201cWe will look at it again,\u201d she said.\u201cCouncil has looked at it previously and for a variety of reasons has decided not to go with it.We will hear what the MAB has to say because the reasons that we had decided may or may not be an accurate reflection of what is.And so they're going to come and make a presentation and then we'll make a decision again.\u201d Lansdowne Avenue resident Jim Griffin initially raised the question of audible cross- Unit @ \u201cDon't Buy Insurance Talk!\u201d walk signals in city council this past January.Griffin, a past president of Manoir Westmount, said at least two residents of the seniors\u2019 home would be able to benefit because they are blind.If implemented, the units would signal with a series of tones when it is safe to cross .The City has responded that if the crosswalk signals were implemented at one intersection, it might become necessary to install them at others.Westmount maintains it has previously looked into the issue and had some demonstrations of audible crosswalk units that are typically in use.Continued on page 2 The busy intersection of Sherbrooke Street and Lansdowne Avenue.Photo Martin \u20ac Barry 2 Thursday, April 13,2006 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com CA abolas 7) THE nt 5 NUMBER ONE for the ho 20 1 4 o THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN MATIRE gin P.Posture Tight Top cs WE PAY BOTH TAXES* e HUNDREDS OF SATISFIED EY mene CUSTOMERS, EVERY DAY oy A « PERSONALIZED SERVICE Pillow Top « 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE *519 Double Size Mattress WE PAY BOTH TAXES\" AND 15 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and PST rebate * On selected models * Limited Quantities * See details in store LOCAL NEWS April Fool's Day brings strange cases On the Scene Jessica MURPHY estmount Public Security was kept busy on Saturday, April 1, with a few slightly out-of- the-ordinary happenings.The intruder didnt get very far.After breaking into the premises he was scared off by an employee who happened to be working late.The employee, who was alone in the at 11:25 p.m., \u201cheard a noise from the entrance door and she heard someone walking up the stairs,\u201d said Station 12's Constable Adalbert Pimentel.\u201cShe started screaming, \"Who's there?Who's there?\u201d The suspect was immediately scared off and fled, but not before the employee got a good look at him.\u201cHe\u2019d used a pointed object to unlock door,\u201d said Pimentel, noting he was not awa whether the Centre\u2019s door was equipped with a quality lock.He added that the employee did the right thing by screaming.Thieves \u201calways go to a home when they think it\u2019s empty,\u201d he said.The suspect is described as a 25-year-old white male, six feet tall and weighing about 180 pounds.He was wearing a black jacket or sweater with a hood and a pair of baggy dark- coloured pants at the time of the break-in.Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Station 12 at 280-0112.The odd day began very early in the morning, when two Westmount cars were egged on Montrose and Aberdeen Avenues.\u201cWe get that from time to time,\u201d said Public Security Director Richard McEnroe.One officer was patrolling the area at 3:17 a.m.and noticed the vandalism.\u201cThere were egg boxes found (at the scene),\u201d McEnroe added.Later that day, two Public Security officers were called to a Clarke Avenue home, where there was a report of a bird on the balcony.\u201cWhen (the officers) got there, it turned out to be a parrot,\u201d said McEnroe.The officers managed to capture the parrot safely and brought it to the local SPCA at 5215 Jean Talon W.If anyone happens to know someone who recently lost a parrot, the SPCA can be reached at (514) 737-2711.Finally, at 4:20 p.m., Sgt.Mario Testa was patrolling in southern Westmount near Selby Street when he spotted seven green garbage bags left under the Ville Marie Expressway.When he went to investigate, Testa found that the seven bags where filled with the stems and Continued from page | The audible signal units the City examined are self-adjusting and about seven decibels louder than surrounding ambient noise.They also have a built-in sensor that assures they're loud enough to be heard over passing traffic stalks of marijuana plants.He called the sounds.police to report the bags.\"It could have come However, the City is concerned that at an from anywhere, not just Westmount,\u201d said intersection like Lansdowne and Sherbrooke.McEnroe.where there are residences nearby, some homeowners could grow annoyed from being subjected to the constant sound of the signals every time the lights change.Although the units can be switched off at night, the City docs not want to follow that course of action.Employee scares off intruder Station 12 police are looking for a would-be burglar who broke into the Palmistry Centre on Victoria Avenue in the late evening of March 30.3 Vifle de Westmount City Westn of Westmount AVIS D\u2019ADOPTION AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné, par la soussignée, que le conseil de la ville de Westmount a, lors de sa séance spéciale tenue le 12 avril 2006, adopté le règlement 1324 intitulé « RÈGLEMENT MODIFIANT LE RÈGLEMENT 726 INTITULÉ RÈGLEMENT CONCERNANT LA CIRCULATION» ayant pour objet la modification de diverses dispositions relatives aux moteurs tournant au ralenti.Toute personne intéressée peut consulter le règlement et en obtenir copie auprès du bureau de la soussignée situé au, 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest à Westmount du lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30.DONNÉ ce 13° jour du mois d'avril 2006.NOTICE OF ADOPTION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned that.at its special sitting held on April 12, 2006, the Westmount Municipal Council adopted By-law 1324 entitled \u201cBYLAW TO FURTHER AMEND BY-LAW 726 ENTITLED BY-LAW CONCERNING street @) TRAFFIC\u201d, the object of which is to modify various provisions pertaining to idling of motor vehicle engines.Any interested person may consult this by-law and obtain a copy thereof at the Office of the undersigned.located at 4333 Sherbrooke Street West in Westmount, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.DATED this 13\" day of April 2006.Lucie TOUSIGNANT, avocate Greffière / City Clerk 27658\u201d ne De\u201d > =a | Local News Thursday, April 13, 2006 Page 3 Superhospital could cost more as a public-private partnership www.westmountexaminer.com WMA seeks exemplary volunteer Anti-doping chair Pound to speak at associations AGM > Marilynn Vanderstay call for nominations is being made by the Westmount Municipal Association for the 2006 à ipient of the Derek Walker Volunteer Citizen of the Year award that will be presented at the WMA annual general meeting at Victoria Hall Monday, May L Once again this year one of the highlights of the WMA's annual general meeting will be the announcement of the recipient of the annual award.The other highlight will be guest speaker Dick Pound, a Westmount resident who is one of the most influential members of the International Olympic Committee, and chairman of the World Anti- Doping Agency.For the third year, Cynthia Campbell is chairing the nomination committee whose purpose is to find and honour a Westmount citizen whose lifestyle embodies his or her commitment to the Westmount community.\u201cFor the last eight years the WMA has been honouring the unsung heroes of Westmount who make volunteerism a way of life and who exemplify the volunteer spirit,\u201d said Campbell.\u201cAgain we are seeking an individual who every day in Westmount demonstrates the virtues of volunteerism by their attitude and work, not necessarily political, but in the local organizations and lifestyle, who is not doing it seeking recognition but who does seek to improve the quality of life in the community and of its residents.\u201d The WMA's Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award was established in 1998.The name was changed to honour the late Derek Walker two years ago.Past recipients have been Sylvia Wedge, Vera Jamieson, Jacqueline Neville, Sally Aitken, Richard Lord, William Morrow, Peter Trent and Geraldine Gahan.The criteria for nominating a worthy volunteer are basic.\u201cWe are looking for a Westmount resident who loves helping people.We look at the scope of the individual's volunteerism, past and present,\u201d says Campbell.All submissions must be received by the WMA by Monday, April 24.Nominations can be sent by e-mail to Campbell at jerrry@sympatico.ca 1115546 The Westmount Examiner 21st floor.Over 3,000 sq.ft.A \u201cDavid Barsky\u201d original design.Fab.materials, textures & craft- manship.Tremendous views south & west, 2+1 bdrms, 2 NW = Construction activity increases at the MUHC's Glen Yards site.Earliest projected completion date is 2010.> Martin C.Barry ith confirmation from Quebec that con- We of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in the Glen Yards will involve public-private partnership, a local coalition of doctors is warning the superhospital could easily end up costing more as a PPP project.\u201cIt's been proven and the British experience is clear \u2014 it's more expensive to go the way of the three-p,\u201d said Dr.Paul Saba, a Montreal West doctor who is co-president of the Coalition of Physicians for Social Justice.According to Saba, Britain's minister of health recently put a hold on nearly a dozen public-private-partnership hospital projects because the costs were greater and the smaller facilities were not as adaptable to the needs of patients.\u201cThe private sector has to pay more for borrowing and on top of that they also have to make a profit,\u201d he said.\u201cThat substantially increases the costs of the projects involved.So the only advantage to the government is a short-term savings.But in the long-term, we're paying more.WESTMOUNT - NO.1 WOOD A/C, 2 gars.$2,330,000.\u201cInterest rates are greater and that means less services in the long run for the population,\u201d he added.\u201cIf we're paying more for capital costs, there's going to be less money in the health-care system to provide first-Ime care.\u201d Dr.Arthur Porter, CEO of the MUHC, welcomed last week's announcement.It effectively gives the go-ahead for phase one, which will involve conventional public infrastructure financing.Initially budgeted at $1.2 billion, estimated total cost of the MUHC proy- ect has now reached nearly $1.6 billion.Quebec\u2019s $954.7 million commitment means construction of a new Montreal Children\u2019s Hospital can now proceed at the Glen Campus and the Montreal General Hospital at the MUHC's Mountain Campus can be modernized.\u201cWe are looking for partners that not only share our vision for the future of the health care field, but are also ready to invest their expertise and financial resources to help us achieve our goals,\u201d said Dr.Porter.\u201cWe intend to bring our project in on schedule and on as oh Ea 2478 p prong p= pug et Tr pee PE ES e Ed OW im a, WESTMOUNT CONDO - JUST LISTED AT THE \"POM\u201d - On the FRONT.Gorgeous mountain views from every room! Large terrace accessible from every room.2+1 bdrms, 2 1/2 baths, 2 garages, pool, gym, Phot Martin ¢ Barry budget.Our target date remains 2010-117 Porter insisted that PPP, which only two years ago was not considered a serious alternative by the government, is a tried-and-true model.\u201cThere are many variations possible under the PPP umbrella,\u201d he said.\u201cIt is a model that can be adapted to local circumstances and to specific projects.The government\u2019s announcement gives us the tools to move forward with the development of practical business cases to take advantage of pri- vite capital and expertise\u201d Despite those reassurances, Dr, Saba, who has been involved in efforts to keep the Lachine General Hospital open, insisted the rationale should be questioned for investing, in projects as large as the Glen Yards Campus.\u201cWhen we're facing such huge deficits, when we can\u2019t even afford to open up operating rooms mn existing hospitals, where is the sense in spending such large amounts of money for new hospitals that aren't needed?\u201d he said.\u201cNone of our older hospitals need to be closed down and the hospitals that we have can be adapted\u201d sn WESTMOUNT ON GROSVENOR Beautifully redone with gorgeous new kitchen, new windows, 3 full baths, 3+1 bedrooms, finished basement, garden and - == 4 Thursday, April 13,2006 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com http://westmount.org information : 989-5200 a anit Cd i SOR bd uen À ot ally dita ir, le Se] Fad EVENEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES Association historique de Westmount Conférences printanières 2006 Dans le cadre de la prochaine rencontre de l\u2019Association historique de Westmount qui se tiendra à la Bibliothèque publique de Westmount le jeudi 20 avril, mesdames Margo Ravon et Caroline Breslaw parleront de Robert Findlay a la maison : Vhonume intime, Info : 925-1404 ou 932-6688.Collecte de sang du mai La collecte annuelle de sang du maire se tiendra le vendredi 21 avril de 13 h 30 à 20 h au Victoria Hall.Donnez du sang, donnez la vie ! Info : 989-5265.Salon nes retiers cali de Westmount - Appel d'fires La 8\" édition annuelle du Salon des métiers d'art de Westmount aura lieu les 11 et 12 novembre 2006 au Victoria Hall.Tous les artisans habitant à Westmount sont invités à présenter des échantillons de leurs œuvres au jury le mercredi 17 mai seulement, entre 14d h et 18 h, au Victoria Hall.Info: 934-0294.NY BIBLIOTHÈQUE tu dd bev - del Joignez-vous au club de lecture anglaise le mardi 18 avril de 19h a 21 h pour discuter des livres suivants : The Hours de Michael Cunningham et Mrs.Dalloway de Virginia Woolf.Info : 989-5386.Club de tecture fron en après midi Joignez-vous au club de lecture française le mercredi 19 avril de 13 h à 15 h, pour discuter des œuvres de Nadine Gordimer.Info : 989-5386.Clue de bootup fr ani.Joignez-vous au club de lecture française le mercredi 19 avril de 18h 452 21 h.pour discuter des œuvres de Marcel Proust, Info : 989-5386.Vente de livres des Amn de fa bibliothèque Les Amis de la bibliothèque tiendront une vente de livres les samedi 22 et dimanche 23 avril de 11 h à 17 h, dans la salle Westmount de la bibliothèque.Si vous avez des livres en excellent état que vous aimeriez donner aux fins de cetle vente.veuillez les apporter à la bibliothèque dès maintenant.Tous les profits tirés de cette vente serviront à acheter de nouveaux livres pour la bibliothèque.Info : 483-5604.Cortférences de 14 heures Fooling The Eye: The Delights of Still Life Venez rencontrer Helaine Kliger le 26 avril DATES À RETENIR Jusqu'au 28 avr! Anthony Hobbs La galerie du Victoria Hall Le 26 yes hy Association historique de Westmount Conférences printanières 2006 Robert Findlay a la maison : l'homme intime Bibliothèque 2324 aura 155 40 La collecte de sang du maire Victoria Hall i 22 RTP Contra Danse Victoria Hall Les 722 6153\" not T0 4 By Vente de livres des Amis de la bibliothèque Bibliothèque a «+ Séance du conserl Hôtel de ville Conférences de 1H heures Fooling the Exe: The Delights of Stull Life Bibliothèque Les vendredis du cinéma The Forest for the Trees Bibliothèque à 14h.Elle présentera un diaporama instructif et divertissant explorant tous les aspects de la nature morte.de l\u2019antiquité jusqu'aux temps modernes.Veuillez-vous inscrire préalablement au comptoir de prêt.Info : 989-5386.Ses gouadrecdi rire oie The Forest For The Trees réalisé par Maren Ade La prochaine rencontre est prévue pour le vendredi 28 avril à 19 h.Le film à l'affiche, The Forest For The Trees.est un drame psychologique réaliste el fasemant à propos d'un enseignant débutant qui sombre dans la dépression.Une période de discussion suivra la présentation.Veuillez-vous inscrire préalablement au comptoir de prêt.Veuillez noter que ce film est réservé aux 13 ans et plus.Info : 989-5386.WW TRAVAUX PUBLICS Coflerte dlordare Veuillez noter qu\u2019il y aura collecte des ordures les vendredi 14 avril et lundi 17 avril 2006.WY COMMUNITY EVENTS Westmount rhstornca: Asseciation Spring Lecture Series 2006 The Westmount Historical Association welcomes Margo Ravon and Caroline Breslaw who will talk about Robert Findlay at Home: the Private Man.on Thursday.April 20 at 7:00 p.m.at the Westmount Public Library.Info: 925-1404 or 932-6688 The annual Westmount Mayor Blood Donor clinic will take place on Friday.April 21.between 1:30 p.m.and 8:00 p.m.at Victoria Hall.Give blood, Give life.Info: 989-5265.Lait toy Ga Gemini The 8\" annual Westmount Artisans\u2019 Festival will take place on November 11 and 12.2000 at Victoria Hall.All artisans residing in Westmount are invited to submit samples of their work to the jury on Wednesday, May 17 only.between 2:00 pon.and 6:00 pane al Victoria Hall, Info: 931-0200 Wy LIBRARY Join the English Book Club from 7:00 10 9:00 pu, on Tuesdas.April 18 to discuss The Hours by Michael Cunningham and Vrs.Dalloreay by Virginia Woolf, Info: 989-5386.Join the French Book Club from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.on Wednesday.April 19 to discuss books written by Nadine Gordimer.Info: 989-5380.Join the French Book Club from 0:13 to 9:00 pan on Wednesday, April 19 10 discuss book= written by Marcel Proust Info: 080-5380.ail The Friends of the Westmount Public Library will be holding a book sale on Saturday amd Sunday.April 22 and 23 from L100 aan.to 3:00 pane in the Westmoun! Room of the Library.If vou have any hooks in excellent condition that vou would like to donate to this sale.please bring them to the Library now.All proceeds from this sale go towards purchasing new books for the Library.Info: 183-5604.Fooling the Eye: The Delights of Still Life Join Helaine Kliger for an informative and entertaining slide presentation on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m.which will explore all aspects of still life.from ancient times to modernity \u2014 and the connotations DATEBOOK inui Apr 28 Anthony Hobbs The Gallery at Victoria Hall Aprd Be 200 pom.Westmount Historical Association Spring Lecture Series 2006 Robert Findlay at Home: the Private Man) Library Mayor's Blood Donor Clinic Victoria Hall Contra Dance Victoria Hall Friends of the Library Quality Book Sale Library Council meeting City Hall 2 0'Clock Series Fooling the Eve: The Delights of Still Lit Libram Film Fridays = The Forest for the Trees Libres of «nature morte» and «trompe Foeil».From the humblest images of bread and fruit to lavish flower arrangements.these paintings are multi-layered visually and in meaning.promising to both delight and fool the eve! Please register for this event at the circulation desk.Info: 989-5380.The Forest For The Trees Directed by Maren Ade This month's film evening will take place on Fridas.April 28 ar 7:00 pom.Bowl feature Forest for the Trees a realsstie and riveting psychological drama about a noviee teacher in meltdown.A discussion period will follow the film.Please register for this event at the circulation desk.Info 089-3380 à Age: 13+1.NO PUBLIC WORKS e Please note that garbage collection will take place on Friday, April 14 and Monday.April 17.2000.Wy LOCAL NEWS ih Olders questions library committee autonomy > Martin C.Barry he Westmount Public Library might be better off under the governance of a committee that is independent of city council, according to Lansdowne Avenue resident Dr.Henry Olders.During question period at city councils March 27 meeting, Olders, who is president of the Westmount Municipal Association.sought clarification for a definition of the library committee published in the most recent edition of the Sports and Recreation Department's brochure.\u201cThe word independent figures prominently\u201d he said, noting that the library committee is composed of three city councillors d three members of the community appointed by council.\u201cI'm having a hard time understanding how that makes it independent.\u201d he said.\u201cOr perhaps I'm not understanding the implication of independence.Independence of what?\u201cI would like to see more independence from council,\u201d he added.\u201cCouncil always takes ultimate responsibility, so | think that's a foregone conclusion.But 1 think it would be desirable to have a body with more independence.\u201d Director General Bruce St.Louis said the library bylaw empowers the committee to ensure the intellectual freedom of the library.\u201cThey have a fair degree of latitude to make their own policy decisions in that regard,\u201d he said.\u201cBut it does not provide latitude to make policy decisions regarding operations of the library.\u201cThey report directly to council, but they have a fair degree of latitude, in terms of if they were independent, to have discussions on issues such as censorship or non-adminis- trative aspects of library operations, but all of which must be vetted through the library committee and then ultimately through the council if, in fact, there is à change in policy recommended.\u201d Questions software choices On a separate issue, Olders questioned the City's recent purchase of software licenses to + 50 pianos IT ERE usager.sur rendez-vous Seulement (514) 276-3333 Henry Olders provide rapid system changeover on computer terminals in case of server failure.\u201cWhy aren't we using open-source software, which 1s freely available, and which would prevent us from having to pay these ever-increasing costs and also (makes us) locked into dependence on proprietary software with companies that can go out of business at any ime?\u201d he asked council.\u201cOur IT service looks at the options available.especially those that are compatible.\u201d replied St.Louis.\u201cWe basically run an independent mainframe.This is certainly required for continuity of operations.But we can certainly look at the option that you suggest.\u201d Olders also complained of being unable recently to e-mail a web link for an online petition on the City\u2019s Web site to WMA members because the link was too long.\u201cThe IT department told me they couldn't change that,\u201d he said.\u201cThey were really stuck with this system and possibly because, again, it's a proprictary system which lacks the flexibility that | think we can get from open-source software.\u201d Pointing out that the City of Westmount's Veb site is m the midst of being updated, Mayor Karin Marks said she was surprised to learn there were things on it that cannot be changed.\u201cIf it\u2019s not providing us with what it needs to in order to serve the citizens, we need to figure out how we would change it,\u201d she said.par Kawai Canada Musique et le Centre Musical ltaimelodie.ï rats pa Westmount e 4933-6781 WWW.westmounteXanuner.com The Westmount Examiner \u2018l'hursday.April 13, 2006 5 Toope named UBC president > Marilynn Vanderstay tephen Toope, former dean of the faculty of Law S at McGill University, was recently appointed the 12th president and vice-chancellor at the University Of British Columbia.He will begin his five-year term on July 1 and will also hold a UBC academic position as tenured professor of law.\u201cThis appointment is a great success tor McGill, for Montreal and for the discipline af human rights in which Stephen excels,\u201d said tulius Grey, Montreal Lwyer and Toopes col league at McGill.Toope has been described as a scholar specializing in human rights, public international law and international relations.Following an extensive international search, the 21- member committee comprised of staff, students, alumni, senate and board members made a unanimous recommendation to the UBC board of governors to appoint Toope.In Stephen Toope 4346 Westmount Ave.announcing the appointment, Brad Bennett, chair of UBC's board of governors, was quoted in the UBC Reports as saying that Toope's international perspective, his ability to lead the academic community, his background in fund-raising and philanthropy, together with his energy made him the most appropriate candidate to lead the university in its pursuit of learning, research and global service.The Grosvenor Avenue resident, his wife Paula Rosen and three children, are looking forward to the move to the coast, where they will five on campus.\u201c1 am excited with the challenge of leading a great Canadian university, but the whole family will certainly niss life in Montreal, said Toope.Toope is a Harvard graduate with a PhD from Cambridge University.Now 48, he was made dean of Law at McGill University in 1994, the youngest dean of Law in the history of the university.During his five years in the position, he administered the regenerition of the faculty's curriculum and directed the then-largest capital campaign to build a new law library in Canadian law university history.Toope's passion, however, is international law and human rights.He has worked closely with Canada\u2019s departments of Foreign Aftairs and Justice and to the Canadian International Development Agency.He has facilitated human rights sennnars for government officials in Canada and in Asia and as a member of the UN delegation was an observer of the first post-apartheid South African elections.He has also served as research director to the office of the special representative of the prime minister for aboriginal peoples, Another Just Sold! 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initiative ol those responsible for passing the original bylaw.Any effort to promote a healthier environment is to be applauded, even if it means the inconvenience imposed upon motorists who must get into the habit of switching off their ignition whenever possible.This is not a new law, for Westmount introduced anti-idling measures back in the late 1990s, but it remains a very difficult one to enforce.Cars in Westmount probably outnumber Public Security Officers by about 400 to one, and most people have neither the time\u2014nor the maliciousness\u2014to pick up the phone and blow the whistle on an engine- idling neighbour.One resident who attended the last city council meeting pointed out that cach winter his neighbours warm up their cars by leaving the motors running for much longer than the four minutes currently allowed by the bylaw.And of course this is not restricted to the lane behind his home\u2014it is probably going on all across Westmount on a daily basis.Most infractions are discovered very much by chance by a passing Public Security Officer, or.in sone cases, during designated crackdowns on parents waiting for their children at local schools.You pull up to the curb and wait, eying the school\u2019s entrance tor your child, and before you know it there's a knuckle tapping at your window.Does this bylaw really affect the quality of dir in Westmount?Probably not.but cymes might sce the proposed bylaw amendments as a cash grab to beet up the City's coffers during this period of inflated taxes and increased payments to the megacity\u2014but really.how much revenue do à few traffic infraction tickets generate in relation to the overall debt imposed upon demerged cities by the whole megacity mess?We may not be able to case the financial woes right away, but in the meantime at least we can all breathe a bit easier on the streets of Westmount.Thursday, April 13,2006 Page 6 EMERGED CITES REAP (#6 Memoirs of an ex-Pro Mayor Off the Leash id | ueorge DA COWSER estmount has a mayor, and an acting mayor.W: public meetings, the acting mayor sits in the mayor's chair when the mayor isn't there.The rest of the time, the acting mayor is the pro-mayor, waiting for his or her moment to pounce.All councillors are required to take on the role of pro-mayor for a period of three months at a time.I got the call last November.\u201cGeorge.will vou be our first acting mayor?\u201d Iwas thrilled.1 was honoured.Twas flushed with pride.Then: \u201cIt has to be you, because it's done alphabetically, and your name starts with B° Pride gocth bétore a fall.Still, Twas concerned.There were many details to attend to.What should à pro-mayor wear?| wasn't going to have any real power, but if I was going to be impotent, 1 might as well dress impotent.1 must be ready at any time to leap into the breach, with mayoral dignity intact, so 1 knew that I couldn't turn up for work wearing sweat pants pulled up to my armpits, or a T-shirt inscribed \u201cI'm with Stupid.\u201d Lacking an array of business suits, | settled on the Westmount gentleman's standby: a blazer and patriotic tie, all with navy blue predominant.My outfit would be overwhelmed by the chain of office, or an ermine- trimmed cloak, but that was a risk 1 had to take.Other questions crowded into my mind.How should 1 be addressed during my term of acting-office?Your worshipmate?Your disGrace?Your honour and offer?How should ! sign my correspondence\u2014\"yours temporarily?\u201d How does one speak?Should one use the royal we\u201d?Should we use the royal \u2018one\u2019 What symbols of acting status are appropriate to an acting mavor?Half an orb?A semi-sceptre?Two orbs and small sceptre?A mace?A small can of a mace?The speaker af the house has pages.Can an acting mayor have a page?A paragraph?It is a short sentence, after all\u2014only three months.Barely time to get to the bottom of a page.Perhaps there would be a partly inaugural semi-ceremony, with a fantare\u2014something like the theme from the Addams Family.or the AKW song.or a PDQ Bach composition for slide whistle, comb and paper.and wobble board.None of this came to pass.Chiefly.the pro-mavor has to grapple with the general committee agenda, a massive brick that is the size and weight of a portable sewing machine, and comes in its own carrier bag, ready to swing at the head of à verbose fellow councillor.The general committee takes place immediately before the monthly public meeting, and it 1s the decision-making body of council.Items for decision are introduced by councillors who are furnished with briefs for that purpose, so the pro-mayor has to look at everyone's briefs, and this is not an casy thing to do.When briefs are presented.they naturally give rise to a spirited discussion, which is often far from brief.The public 1s not generally admitted to the general committee, and this is based on Bismarck's first law, which is that laws are like sausages: its better not to see them being made.It turned out that the only real challenge tor an acting mayor is that you get calls from the press, who ask questions that need to be answered correctly, or by speaking without actually saying anything, which is a valuable skill for a politician.Ul have another go at it in 2008 Meanwhile, viva the new pro-Mayor! * George Bowser 1s one half of the musical com- 2 Westmount hate, ma OF ¥ 3 her ee ri stuscr ren 07 EECICIINTN Examiner 245 Victoria Ave.Suite 10 Tel: (514) 484-5610 Fax: (514) 484-6028 edv duo Bowser ¢ Blue.C1 | Regional Manager.Gordon Brewerton Freelance Contributors: Photographers : Martin C.Barry.Printed by: Publisher: Debbie Dore Martin C.Barry, George Bowser, Charles Montgomery Transcontinental Printing DE.inc Editor: Wayne Larsen (484-7523 ext.32) Megan Breckenridge.Web Site Manager: Henri Richard Division Transmag larsenw@transcontinental.ca Marylin Smith Carsley.Andy Dodge.Production Manager: jean Gauthier 10807.rue Mirabeau Advertising Consultants: Ferg Gadzala, Charles 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Vice-President | www.medias-transcontinental.com | ranscontinental | > EL # es ss SN AAA CEE A A RRR RAR ASO b= OPINION \u2018archives 1935-2005 One Year Ago April 14, 2005 JOHN PAUL REMEMBERED: \u201cThe recent death of Pope John Paul 11 was particularly poignant for many local residents who remember the pontiff's brief visit to Westmount during his 1984 tour of Montreal, On the morning of Tuesday, Sept.11, with policemen perched on nearby rooftops and helicopters circling overhead, thousands of cheering people were lined up around the block from Atwater east to Wood Avenue, anxiously awaiting the Pope's arrival\u2014and they were not to be disappoint- ad Shortly after 10 a.m.the Pope's motorcade ered Westmount and pulled up at the Congregation of Notre Dame Mother House (now Dawson College)\u201d Five Years Ago April 12, 2001 DEMERGER BANNER: \u201cA bold new tactic in the ongoing fight against forced municipal mergers recently made its debut in the skies above Montreal.The object of all the attention is a 27 by 85-foot yellow banner, pulled by a small plane, which reads \u2018Je me souviendrai des fusions forcées\u2019 (1 will remember forced mergers).The banner is expected to make surprise appearances during a number of strategic events across the province in coming weeks.The initiative is described by anti- merger groups as an \u2018in your face\u2019 strategy that will force the PQ government to realize the dire political cost of implementing Law 170.Car window stickers bearing the same slogan as the banner are available to citizens as part of a campaign led by a coalition of merger fighters from the community of St.Bruno.\u201d Ten Years Ago April 11, 1996 POOL FIRE: \u201cIt\u2019s not often you hear of a fire in a swimming pool.Westmount firefighters doused a potentially dangerous fire in an indoor swimming pool on Saturday at a Summit Circle home undergoing renovations.The April 6 call came in at about 5 p.m.Contractors were storing plywood, windows and tools in the otherwise empty pool at 36 Summit Circle.One of the pool's underwater lights had been left on over the weekend.The heat eventually ignited a piece of plywood that was leaning over it.\u201d Fifteen Years Ago April 11, 1991 BOWLING GREEN STAYS: \u201cA controversial recommendation to move the lawn bowling greens to Westmount Park has been removed from the final draft of Westmount's recreation and culture study.The final version of the $39,500 study on the future of recreation in Westmount was delivered to the city Monday by consultants Oliver, Mangione, McCalla and Associates Limited.There were about a dozen changes in the final report, according to a summary sheet provided by the consultants.\u201d Twenty Years Ago April 10, 1986 DOG RUN CONTROVERSY: \u201cAlderman John Shingler stood firmly behind the decision to move the dog run out of Westmount k despite an appeal by some dog owners at onday night's city council meeting for reconsideration of the plan which is tied in with re-landscaping of the park.Emphasizing that council had made its decision \u2018very clear\u2019 that \u2018the centre of the park was not appropriate for a dog run, he said the city was committed, however, to maintaining a number of runs for dogs licensed in Westmount and to permitting them to walk in the parks on a leash.\u2018We all believe dogs are an intrinsic part of contemporary life, he said.\u201d WWW.WestMountexaminer.com The Westmount Examiner Thursday.April 13, 2006 7 Ouimet hopes for mediation to the problem created by the Agglom, but it's not going to be easy.This week, François Ouimet, the Montreal caucus chairman, said that mediation was necessary.Ouimet led the Montreal MNAs in meetings with the demerged mayors two months ago and with Gérald Tremblay fast week.Although the conduct of the Tremblay Giants at the recent Agglom meeting would contradict it, Ouimet cliimed there is openness on both sides to find what is not working with the Agglom.He thinks the national Assembly itself sets the lead.\u201cWe have a well-defined culture that although government and opposition have ditterent views, in the end we make sure we serve the interests of the population.\u201c1 would like to see the Agglom develop a similar culture.\u201d Ouimet also chairs a National Assembly committee examining voting.\u201cSometimes | have to act as mediator with my own government and opposition members,\u201d he pointed out.\u201cBut so far on every issue we have reached consensus.\u201d The meetings on the Agglom problems were begun at the suggestion of Westmount's MNA, Jacques Chagnon.The caucus met all the demerged mayors in Dorval on Feb.10.Mega-mayor Gérald Tremblay had been expected to appear later the same day, but cancelled.Tremblay played difficult to get, and it was Lis MNAs continue their search for answers only last week that he agreed to see the MNAs.He was joined by two of his key supporters.Frank Zampino and Claude Dauphin, and met on what Ouimet called \u2018neutral\u2019 territory in Lachine.The meeting lasted nearly two hours.In the interim, Ouimet had reported to Urban Affairs Minister Nathalie Normandeau on the difficulties the Mayors were having with Tremblay in the Agglom.In response, she appointed Roger Noel, the Quebec City transition chairman, to investigate the formal appeals launched against the Agglom budget.Tremblay told MNAs that he was preparing an answer for Noel.\u201cHe had a 42-page document, but didn\u2019t give us a copy.\u201d said Chagnon.\u201cI like to read reports.\u201d \u201cIn informal discussions among ourselves since our meeting with Tremblay, we are looking at how we MNAs could build bridges,\u201d Ouimet said from his National Assembly office on Tuesday.\u201cThe Agglom members have to define its role among them and find à modus vivendi.\u201d Earnest as Quimet sounded in secking to develop this \u201cculture, it worries me that Quimet thinks about the Agglom in terms of \u201cgovernment and opposition.\u201d Ideally, it should be a consensual body aimed at directing the 1sland's major services for the good of the whole population.Instead, the whole organization is \u2018government in the design of the Charest cabinet, which bowed to Tremblay's wish that he decide everything.The debates are a sham, as they are met with cars shut tight, and the vot ing is à travesty of democracy.Tremblay asked Charest for absolute control.Charest gave him absolute control.Ouimet will not get far until Quebec City changes that concept and installs à democratic structure for the island.Gas tax money distribution Liberal MNAs on the West Island seem to be getting desperate in their attempt to quieten the Agglom tax protests and continue their search for solutions, even cosmetic ones.This week, in their search for \u2018good\u2019 news, they re-announced the demerged cities will receive à $38 million share of federal gas tax, which was a feature of the last Liberal gov- crnment, The megacity will get $250 million.Although the announcement was not exactly new, it was nevertheless reassuring.There had been concern that with the way the megacity has appropriated everything it possibly can, the demerged cities, portions of the gas tax might also find their way downtown.Quebec received the money from Ottawa and insisted on distributing it to municipalities.It finally accepted a formula prepared by the Union of Quebec Municipalities for the precise calculation, In fact, it was negotiated last fall by Westmount MP Lucienne Robillard, then the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.This weck, she recalled Premier Jean Charest telling her it was a \u201chistoric deal\u201d for Quebec.\u201cIt was to last for five years, growing cach year and was meant to be à permanent transfer\u201d she said.\u201cI hope the new government will continue the plan, because municipalities proved to us that they need a continuing funding for their aging infrastructure.\u201d The Conservative Minister of Public Works, Michael Fortier, joined the Liberal MNAs and a few mayors at the Pointe Claire City Hall for the ceremony.Tt had been rescheduled several times, eventually being held during Monday's rush hour.Jacques Chagnon missed it through bemg caught im a traffic jam on the Decarie Expressway.Continued on page 8 A brief update on Quebec health care MNA Jacques CHAGNON column on upcoming changes to private and public health care.| think that many of their questions stem from the announcement that a new private hospital is going to be constructed in Montreal.This hospital will be located at the corner of de la Montagne and René Levesque.First of all, at the present time, this project only exists in the minds of its promoters.It has received authorization neither from the Montreal social and health services agency, nor from the Minister of Health.Also, the announcement has led to a lot of confusion over the status of doctors working on it, and as to whether they will or will not be registered with the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec.Rumours have it that some will be registered and some will not be regis- tered\u2014which is illegal! If they're not registered, there won't be a place for them.Nevertheless, based on my discussions with Phillipe Couillard, this project can per- S everal people have asked me to write this week's haps be best described at this time as at the cmbryonic stage.So let's leave it alone until something more serious comes up.Do you remember how during the 2003 elections, health was our top priority?Since then, the Quebec government has invested more than 4.2 billion extra dollars in this sector.There were many of you\u2014both in Montreal as well as elsewhere in the province\u2014who noticed that even though all may not be perfect on the health front, things have certainly gotten much better than they were, For example, we no longer hear day in and day out about overfilled emergency rooms, nor of cancer patients heading off to the United States.Nor of the Jong waiting lines, except for a few isolated cases.Back in 2003, of the 10 provinces, Quebec ranked second in the lengthiest waiting times, a rating that was calculated by various Canadian organizations.Only three months ago, the Canadian health association moved Quebec up to fifth place.It\u2019s not as good as it could be, but at least we are not at the back of the pack.Again, a few exceptions, notably regarding six month waiting times for certain types of elective surgery, including knee, hip, and cataract replacements.Which of course makes it difficult for people afflicted with these problems given that many of their activities are limited.And, unfortunately, it\u2019s generally among the older population for whom the ability to get around as greatly reduced.We are facing a real problem here.| know that some of Westmount\u2019s own citizens arc included among these people.Our first task, then, is to resolve the problem regarding waiting times for these people and to react to the Supreme Court of Canada judgment regarding the Chaoulli ruling.In order to resolve these (wo cases, we are going to allow the creation of private, special - ized surgery centres.To give you an idea of what it will look like, there will be a super private specialized clinic dealing in clective surgery (hips, knees, cataracts).This clinic will be associated with a hospital and will be organized by doctor-surgeons who are mem- hers of the Régie de l'assurance maladie and who will do elective surgery in order to reduce an eventually eliminate waiting lists in these areas.So, although the clinics may be private, the surgeons will be members of the RAMQ and their patients will not have any supplementary fees to pay.They will be able to use their health insurance cards to receive the care and treatment that their conditions call for.We think it 1s the most adequate and quick response towards making even greater strides in lessening waiting times here in Quebec, as compared to the rest of Canada.* Jacques Chagnon is the Liberal MNA for Westimount\u2014St.Louis. 8 \u2018Thursday, April 13,2006 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com Welcome to the Bridging generation > Marylin Smith Carsley have definitely complicated my life.At a stage when | should be simplifying my lifestyle, | have unconsciously increased the pace.With two of my three children quite self- sufficient, and my career in focus, | should be much less pressured.There are numerous books to be read, stories to write and interests to be explored.Instead, I have surged energetically and blindly ahead and included the game of bridge to preoccupy any free time | may have fortuitously gained.With its rigorous playing regiment, | have, out of necessity, reinstated dormant study skills, and amplified the emotion of overwhelming angst.Should cards incite such tension?Innocently I had assumed that this could be a relaxing pastime, but reality has proven that this is not a typical distraction! Bridge stresses with its brilliant techniques.It is also a game where acute memory is vital and if it is failing, assimilating the rules can be beyond challenging.With unabashed shame, | experience difficulty recalling bidding notes, and playing of the hand.So why am | taxing myself?The truth is that | crave the stimulation of logical thinking, and I don\u2019t want to reside on the social sidelines of my peers.Although 1 frequently feel suspended in a bridge haze, 1 do love the game's intricacies but the tenseness incurred after a session is almost ridiculous.This widespread fact that bridge is primarily for the older generation requires redefining.Many younger individuals are involved but they possess the time that bridge requires therefore explaining why it suits the retired.But if you have the inclination, starting with a sharp memory is an advantage as bridge is analogous to learning a language.Confusion is initially expected, and in order to clarify, practice and lessons are mandatory.I know that I am too busy for this commitment, but it takes approximately five years to absorb the rules.Frankly, 1 was extremely fearful about waiting as | didn\u2019t want to be too late! As | learn bridge, | gain awe-inspiring respect for those who truly understand it.| began this daunting task one year ago when a friend and I arranged a group of women who we believed would be compatible.Our group meets one evening a week for a lesson and another afternoon for a practice.We are eight and | am fortunate to be with one of the nicest ensembles imaginable.Everyone is accommodating and we laugh and enjoy each other\u2019s company.On many occasions, | believe that the best consolation when my memory takes its frequent leave of absence is that at least | have made new friends.Knowing what 1 know now about bridge, which unfortunately is not enough, | wish that 1 had taken it up earlier.Commencing young with an uncluttered mind is easier, but I shall never quit.Continued on page 30 SUSAN WOODS >= 281-6005 * RARE OPPORTUNITY LOOKING FOR A POSSIBILITY OF OVER 3,800 S.E APARTMENT AT PRESTIGIOUS LOVELY MOUNTAIN VIEWS.VERY LARGE APARTMENT?PORT ROYAL 1263747 PORT ROYAL.11™ FLOOR.CALL ME FOR DETAILS.Groupe Sutton Centre-Ouest LS Never Follow.audicanada.ca First we mastered the sport sedan.Les Automobiles Popular ou.ss 5442 rue Saint-Hubert, Montréal (514) 270-3566 www.popularaudi.com Continued from CIVIC ALERT, page 7 Westmount gets $3.1 million The share of the gas tax that will come to Westmount is about $3.1 million, as has been known for some months.It was included in the budget that the incoming council approved just before the December holidays.The grant will be spread over five years, with about 12 per cent due this year, and will be placed in a special fund.\u201c1 am anxious to see what special conditions may be put on the grants,\u201d said Westmount Director General Bruce St.Louis.\u201cThere usually are many hurdles involved.\u201cThe main objective of this fund is concerned with water production and distribution and waste water.This year, the money will be used to prepare our intervention plan.Next year, there has to be the overall diagnostic, from which will come our 10-year plan.\u201d The UMQ calculation of the loan amounts means a share of about $155 per resident.Talking to a wall When his turn came to speak at the Pointe Claire event, Pierre Marsan, the Robert Baldwin MNA, said, \u201cWe wish to focus on solutions rather than problems.\u201d No doubt, they do, but the Liberals are not easily going to slip out of the noose they have made.Kirkland citizens having to pay an average increase of 15 per cent from the Agglom and local taxes spoke out at their council meeting about their MP lack of response.\u201cAsking my MNA Yolande James about it is like talking to a wall,\u201d said one, according to Cités Nouvelles.3155 Deville 725-5295 1241112 Then we got ambitious.OPINION Roxboro loses again It is worse for the people of Roxboro.They failed to win demerger by a handful of votes\u2014getting 34.42 per cent instead of the required 35 per cent.This month, three judges in the Quebec Court of Appeals said no illegality had taken place and their forced merger with Pierrefonds must stand.\u201cOur democratic rights were not respected,\u201d Roxboro leader Anna Lee, told the Chronicle newspaper.\u201cThe electoral list was unjust in its inaccuracy.Jean Charest promised us at Fairview that we would get our cities back.We believed it and voted him in.\u201d Sound curtain to cost $99,500 At a special meeting called for noon on Wednesday, Council was expected to approye a $99,500 tender for the panels of the pr type sound barrier being erected at the foot of Abbott Avenue.Although Council's mid-month meeting is scheduled to deal with approval of building permits, there are usually several more \u2018housekeeping\u2019 items.This week, Council was also expected to move next month's meeting to Tuesday, May 23, as the Monday of that week is a holiday.They were also due to reject the only tender for maintenance of the city\u2019s four playing fields, due to its high costs.Thirteen building permits were expected to be approved, two with conditions.* Community activist Don Wedge can be reached at calert@web.net.His columns are archived at www.westmountexaminer.com under Opinion.\u201cIt's a story you'll never forget.\u201d EXCUSE US! HERR SCHICKLGRUBER A memoir by H.Clifford Chadderton Follow the harrowing adventures of the young men, some teenagers, who fought alongside Cliff Chadderton, an officer with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles during World War 11.This memoir provides insight into the personalities, feelings and hopes of these young men who fought against terrible odds.Their stories are frightening, funny, tragic and miraculous.For more information, or to order a copy of this book ($10), please contact: The War Amps | 1-800-250-3030 8 WWW.waramps.ca m\u2014\u2014- Real Estate Real Estate March sales in Westmount 1112210 14 December transfers .16 www.westmountexaminer.com The Westmount Examiner Thursday, April 13,2006 Page 9 hey of e e e - Negotiating an end to legal proceedings - 5 gap & en ith - .- , ; : of cases has been made to facilitate specific will not be discussed here.) note that about halfway down there are two ct- Know Your response.So then, what is a 'Désistement ?categories.One is \u201cDiscontinuance, or he Wri hts Under Quebec law, we all, except in very (Discontinuance in English) \u2018Desistement.The other is \u2018Agreement, or vas 8 narrowly defined circumstances (incapacity, It is a way in which the parties involved in \u2018Entente\u2019 m- public curatorship, age, force, etc.) have the alegal disagreement at the Régie du logement These two sections, on the reverse, recog- ur legal ability and right to terminate any litiga- may come to a legal conclusion to end the nize that parties involved may choose, at n° Ted tion via a legal written transaction we have proceedings and allow both parties to achieve some point, to resolve their differences, WRIGHT begun.Do not forget this word transaction.a legal parting of the ways.foregoing the legal hearing.We also, as citizens of Québec, may Turn over your \u2018Demande\u2019 form or on attempt to negotiate an end to any court ¢cir- Application\u2019 form from the Régie.You will Continued on page 10 ee Mr.Wright: cumstances, except in areas defined by law, > ® recently nad a case at the sr pu Jose others which may go against the common ment in which, during the course of the hear- good, etc, of ing, I signed something called a Désistement.The first major proviso is that any person , WESTMOUNT ng This gave me a settlement of 8750.In retrospect seeking an end to legal proceedings should Don\u2019t miss this unique detached cot- ng it is not fair or enough.Can [ reopen this case?consult a legal professional beforehand.tage.Exceptional architectural details.re Lam not at all happy.Never go into negotiations without à distinct, Magnificent stained glass, original Q.C clear and concise understanding of where lass d k fl hiah ceil: to you wish to go and under what legal circum- glass oors, oak floors, high ceilings, ay Mr.Wright: stances you will affix your name to a legal large sunfilled kitchen, 3 bedrooms, I really do not want to go to court (Régie du document.If you want to \u201csettle out of 3 baths.Beautiful views from upstairs n- logement).I do not have the time.Ido not want court,\u201d do so only with as much knowledge as large den! ng to hire a lawyer.It is really too much of a both- possible, with as competent legal advice as \u2019 .: er.What can I do to protect myself and totally you can afford.New Price $999,000.ed end this case?I am the one who opened the A\u2019legal writing) is something you have put oo dossier.down on paper and signed with another L.M.party or parties, and which will take on the I 2 f ee La \u2014 or Thi ost of } mere be force of law This means that, most of the ko fi a OIS 2 u CT re These are two somewhat related sets of time, this signed document will terminate | y m circumstances which have come across our any and all legal proceedings which may flow, ~ a ay LA Le LA ND \u2026U) desk at the legal clinic.Certain details have have flowed from or could possibly otherwise ÿ A ê £i ¥ TO) Ç.been change to protect privacy.An amalgam have taken place.(Exceptions do exist, but AE TERIA HIS WEEKS FEATURE PRESERTTRY tous | Coke VL ER = : SCT ES 3 | out, high ceilings, 3577 Atwater Ave.#1513 Corner unit penthouse in prestigious Fort de la Montagne.2 extremely sunny and bright.Views North, South, and West.Private terrace.2 garage spaces, 1 gym, library, conference and entertainment room.Fabulous security and 24 hour valet.For those who want to spoil themselves come and visit.$695,000.Westmount - Rental Top floor of stone building on Clarke Ave.2 bedrooms, hardwood floors through- extremely bright, $2,500/month unheated.18 month lease or longer.DONNA HINCHCLIFF Affiliated Real Estate Agent RE/MAX Westmount Inc.2 EATER TREES 1276192 SEER MATERIA TR bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, central A/C.A pleasure to show.a NICER: SEYRET TRE - REE TR a ette Hivon a ge immobilier affilié / affiliated real estate agent Tél.: (514) 933-6781 RE/MAX WESTMOUNT INC.courtier wnoobiier agree franchise independant et autonome Independently owned and operated office: 933-6781 Res.: 489-3472 A FAK Cacti n'est pas dans te but de solhiciter des prorietes ged inscrites par une courtier gi 10 \u2018Thursday, April 13,2006 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com Continued from page 9 À \u2018Désistement\u2019 is the way you may write down, thus making legal, your decision to terminate the legal proceedings, under your negotiated or otherwise conditions.It is a legal right enshrined in law.Should you and the other party wish to add circumstances and/or legal conditions which govern your agreement to discontinue (Désistement) your case, the section entitled \u2018Agreement\u2019 or \u2018Entente\u2019 may additionally be used.If the agreement entered into is longer or more involved than space allows, à separate piece of paper, as needed, may be required.Now, with a little of the necessary background supplied, back to the queries.Mr.Q.C., you have signed à document ending the case.The court assumes that full knowledge exists when any legal document is signed.Unless proven otherwise, the legal writing is a done deal.It is very difficult, virtually impossible, to overturn a signed document.Notice that I am reiterating the phrase \u2018signed document.When this is in black and white in a courtroom, the court (judge or commissioner) legally assumes that it is the professed wishes of all concerned.It is, in effect and reality, a type of legal transaction or agreement between two or more parties.Please read the following articles from the Quebec Civil Code.Art.2631: Transaction 1s a contract by which the parties prevent a future contestation, put an end to a lawsuit or settle difficulties arising in the execution of a judgment, by way of mutual concessions or reservations.A ES Detached on best mid-level street.Excellent condition, 2 car garage.Asking 82,495,000 2 127 DOROTHY RAICH 931-7190 Buying or selling?Choose an experienced agent and proceed with a trouble-free, enjoyable sale Groupe Sutton Centre Ouest Inc.ps MES Detached on very large lot.Exquisite kitchen wit family room + dinette.Renovated throughout.Asking $9,995,000 NORMA DEPUIS - Association de is construction du Quebec Region de Montreal \\ Entrepreneur de toitures ® Roofing contractor Residential © Commercial ® Industrial * SLATE ROOFING SHEET METAL THE ROOFING SPECIALIST SERVING WESTMOUNT SINCE 1928 / IN CE 1 e TILES PS BOLT NATIONAL RE ROOFING 25 NX | | CONTRACTORS .=%her No ASSOCIATION => Ne ¢ COLLIE 9 2 8 transaction is indivisible as to its object.Art.2633: A transaction has, between the parties, the authority of a final judgment (res Judicata).Mrs.L.M., as you sec above, Article 2633, gives you the quite evident right to end your court case, for whatever reason you deem fit.No one can tell you, within limits, what your exact criteria may be.As long as it is in writing, between the parties, it will definitively end the case (res judicata).The court trusts you to have the final word.By signing an \u2018Désistement\u2019 you are giving your word of honour that you truly desire an end to your case.Mr.Q.C., you have decided at some point to make an agreement to end your case.This ts your legal right, under law.The court has always assumed that you mean exactly as you say.An Entente is a fundamental part of your protection in law.You have the right to manage your affairs.The court has accepted that your judgment is the one that should prevail, at this moment, in these circumstances.It has no option here, under law, since you are legal person, in full command of your life, to listen to you and accept your personal choice.The Désistement is following your legal wishes and affording you legal rights.Now you have reconsidered.Legally you have already informed the court that you are sure of yourself, have made a decision and wish 1t to be enshrined in law.It 1s difficult for the court to believe you in the first instance, if you come back and say, \u201c1 didn't mean it.\u201d No litigation would ever end if we had the unfet- REAL ESTATE tered right to change our mind, at any time deemed propitious.It may be unpleasant, but the court took your word the first time, It is then \u2018a done deal\u2019 It has become written in law.It cannot realistically be reopened.Please read the entire section of the Quebec Civil Code containing the quoted articles to more completely understand the obligations and rights inherent in personal choice, Consult your legal counsel for more information.For all other readers, if you have further questions, take this column with you to your lawyer.Write down your questions beforehand.\u2018Know Your Wrights before you need them.So, to sum up, everyone has the right to attempt a negotiated settlement.Each person has the right to end their court case, if he or she is the one who opened it.No one should sign any entente without being fully 5 pared.A person must be prepared to acl¢, that once signed, the case is closed.Expect no blanket right to restart your dossier.Please be fully aware that this is an overview only.Consult legal counsel.Do so before you need it.Be prepared.* Ted Wright is coordinator of the Westmount Legal Clinic, every Wednesday at the Westmount YMCA, 4585 Sherbrooke, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.Contact him via c-mail ur tedquestions@yahoo.ca or fax to (514) 277- 8403, or mail to PO Box 48101, Montreal, Qc.H2V 458.WANT TO ADVERTISE IN OUR MONTHLY REAL ESTATE SECTION?CALL 484-5610 TO FIND OUT HOW.* SHINGLES * SKYLIGHTS TEL.: 514 595-8648 7/851 Elmslie, LaSalle J.HSN 2w6 -9 fax: 514 595.0700 Licence RBQ 1117-5692-81 12/0749 www.westmountexaminercom The Westmount Examiner Thursday, April 13, 2000 N ATE time took done nnot | the con- lete- ghts your \u2018ther your ore- need 1t to rson e or ould J) Capt tno vd 0 sO Hit the rom il at 77 - Qc.HUBB NSURANC is for close Chubb may not be in the neighbourhood but rest assured, their Icading R Loos ee herine West \u2019 .15, Westmount ZT independant broker in Québec is.We're right here in Westmount.| | Tel: (514) 461-0461 No one knows Chubb like Fort INSURANCE Fax (514) 481-0085 M2 \u2018Thursday, April 13,2006 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com GET IN ON A SQUARE DEAL APARTMENTS AVAILABLE RANGING FROM $280,000 - $1,700,000 TE YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF THIS REMARKABLE MONTREAL LANDMARK 34 Available for immediate occupancy Q ower 2 .#402 $500,300 #1304 $977,300 e ower 3 \u201can Few buildings have made their mark on our city like Mies van der RIED ap) 760 sa.ft.LC Westmount Square.With its exceptional service, prime location q + TR and breathtaking view& it's away been the choic&of the select few.AP LCST ITC VED ET VE OT TET TT apartments to discriminating buyers.These exclusive apartments will not be available for long.We recommend you get in on a square deal non For more information contact LIZA KAUFMAN at RE/MAX WESTMOUNT 933-6781 lkavfman@videotron.ca www.lizakaufman.com Westmount ce one r Le LG RV ES RUTH TS fina and sun-fi we has 4 flog of Nye irs ni $3,995,000 Py for gs ts, www.westmountexantiner.com The Westmount Examiner Thursday, April 13, 2006 13 Dedicated to you & committed to achieving your goals Tyrer PR LAN CRT) pour St.Antoine 18 Surrey Gardens tifuily Re eu de NE [rE ann feats we Gaus TE ae pg hig irs dwid flogss 2Mhagnificant back : fr LITT Le d rho ki rs LL Asking $1,699,000 Westmount 454 de la Parr 640 Murray Hill PH1003 ; ghar Port Royal #1607 1455 Sherbrooke St.W.tifull IE] El pe £10 garage, sunset and mountain vi Asking $1,500,000 NEW PRICE 339 sm nd : ing & dibing de enov.granite ottop t bc VF 2) D and gardgn.Wood coll & skyligh, (A = À this quality tl Ha main fl.pain Rn $899,000 Ne CE 11 Montreal LEA LU RE E/E pper bby 305 de la Commune TH#2 [pe - teful, quality pea! y deta ge, or, 0 UE pere (US ETS ceilinf in dining .Asking Ai poe alr IIT) .Asking $1,095,000.% all my customers and friends my best wishes for a very joyous Easter holiday, | and to my Jewish clientele a very happy Passover holiday! LIZA KAUFMAN Affiliated Real Estate Agent Cell: 232-5932 or 933-6781 lkaufman@videotron.ca www.lizakaufman.com RE/MAX Westmount Broker \u201cAGENT RE/MAX WESTMOUNT TEAM Chairman's Club Hall of Fame 2005 14 Thursday, April 13,2006 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com \"150 06.BY MONTH, JANUARY 1994 - MARCH 2006 BASED ON ACCEPTED OFFER DATES } * LOG 200 LAST 12 MONTHS 400.000 1.040.000 1.010.000 1.620,003 826.031, 1.010.000 1000,000 A 390.000 : 700.000 980.000 NV, c 976.000 £ 360.500 550.007 606.000 MAAI JASONDJ FM 506.000 400.000 1996 1997 1999 2880 2081 2882 2883 2884 2005 160.090 hres rr rT SE TE TT FT TTT JOANNA MMVI SAAMI AAA NA) AONDCVAVLY SON ANDY DODGE & ASSOC.INC MONTH ra id outlet ên Asset a 5 A co Others starting oy £ $155,900 $214,900 \u2014 WWW.VAUDOR.CA 514.684.1234 / 450.424.1550 ANDY DODGE & ASSOC.INC.Real estate consultants & appraisers C.P 357, Succ.Victoria, Westmount H3Z 2V8 Tel: 482-8560 Fax: 482-8621 www.andydodgeassociates.com 401028484 REAL ESTATE March sales: A hot market (NOTE: The following article relates to offers to purchase Westmount residential dwellings which were reported by the local real estate agents as having been accepted in March.Because they are not final registered sales, the addresses and prices cannot be made public, but give a good idea of current trends in local real estate activity.The graph on the left offers a picture of these trends over time.) eal estate agents were busy in March as buyers scurried to pick up Westmount homes of every size and shape and to pay handsomely for them, despite mutterings of gloom and doom by some analysts.The so-called real estate \u2018bust\u2019 which is being reported in the United States and even some parts of West-Island Montreal is not finding its place here, perhaps because those in need of even partial financing are in a hurry to lock in interest rates before they go higher.Some 22 houses and two condominiums sold in Westmount in March, and late reports have brought the February totals to 19 and four, respectively.Of the 22 in March, four brought prices over $2 million and another four between $1 and $2 million.The highest price was $2,850,000.On the other side of the scale, three houses went for less than $500,000 but only one sold below assessment.The average markup for the month was 51 WINDOW WASHING HOMES + OFFICES MONTREAL WINDOW CLEANING 392-1363 / 09 ary D J \u2018 yc \u201cas 1270072 1904-2006 Window Cleaning Excellence for 102 Years Brian Gans Notary - Notaire AA Please note our new address: WAV S.v.p.notez notre nouvelle adresse : 4060 Ste.Catherine St.W.,, Suite 620 Near Wood, | block from Atwater Metro Près de Wood, à deux pas du Métro Atwater arwater Indoor parking - Stationnement intérieur Real Estate Transactions Wills * Mandates Estate Settlements Transactions immobiliéres Testaments * Mandats Règlements de succession TEL.: (514) 488-9556 FAX :(514) 488-4571 1115481 briangans@briangans.com percent, helping push the \u2018typical\u2019 Westmount house value solidly over $1 million.Perhaps more important, 15 of the 22 sales brought prices within five percent of the asking prices, including two prices that were actually higher than what was sought for them.And though the average amount of time taken to sell the properties was 109 days, two of those homes were on the market for almost two years each, while 14 of the 22 sold in less than two months, 11 in less than three weeks.The 22 sales is just about average volume for March, which is typically when most buyers are looking for houses to move into in the summer months, but considering the high prices we had expected to see some hesitation.Many buyers opted to purchase hou ! in adjacent-Westmount neighbourhoods; including two sales just north of Westmount, four in eastern Notre Dame de Grice, two in the Shaughnessy Village area, two in the Trafalgar-Daulac district and one in the Golden Square Mile.Some eight Westmount condominiums have now sold in the first quarter of 2006, all but one apartments in high-rise buildings selling for prices between $410,000 and $1,525,000.The other was a converted triplex flat which went for $260,000.The markup for them is 45.5 percent, only slightly lower than the average for one- and two-family dwellings.In recent weeks numerous new listings have been appearing around Westmount, and there is an overload in the $2 million-plus range, but it is encouraging to see that there is some movement in that price bracket.SUSAN WOODS 281-6005 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHROOM, LOVELY MOUNTAIN VIEW.NEW LISTING PORT ROYAL DOWNTOWN SPACIOUS APARTMENT GARAGE, CONCIERGE, EXERCISE ROOM.1,862 S.E ASKING $774,000 Groupe Sutton Centre-Ouest 1276896 If changing your light bulbs is too complicated, next time call the bulb-changing specialist.e Light bulb changing service e Crystal chandelier cleaning e Outdoor fixture cleaning e Repairs / reconditioning e Light bulb maintenance program www.monsieurampoule.com 514.AME OULE 514.926.7685 | AMPOULE Lighting Maintenance Services an We change your bulbs + clean all your lighting fixtures including chandeliers & outdoor fixtures.More. TE t cal mil- > 22 \u2018the vere for of ays, for old ree me uy- the igh ita- n.ds, int, ) 113 the the ms all ngs nd lex for an ily 1gs nd lus c is www.westmountexaminer.cont The Westmount Examiner Thursday, April 13, 20060 13 iP oy GHEE By 7 : Sev WESTMOU CATHERINE - Asking $529,000 CDN - JEAN BRILLANT - Asking $599,000 WESTMOUNT - ARGYLE - Asking $895,000 WESTMOUNT - THE BOULEVARD - Asking $1,295,000 DOWNTOWN - REDPATH CR.- Asking $1,150,000 WESTMOUNT - ARGYLE - Asking $1,495,000 > WESTMOUNT - METCALFE - Asking $1,195,000 WESTMOUNT - WILLOW - Asking $825,000 WESTMOUNT - WILLOW - Asking $1,195,000 WESTMOUNT - ROSLYN - Asking $1,695,000 WESTMOUNT - FORDEN - Asking $1,950,000 WESTMOUNT ADJ.- PONSARD - Asking $1,950,000 WESTMOUNT - LANSDOWNE RIDGE - Asking $1,950,000 WESTMOUNT - DORCHESTER - Asking $895,000 WESTMOUNT - ARGYLE - Asking $1,295,000 WESTMOUNT - ROSLYN - Asking $1,595,000 WESTMOUNT - BELVEDERE - Asking $2,595,000 WESTMOUNT - SHORNCLIFFE - Asking 52,650,000 LAVAL SUR LE LAC - LES ERABLES - Asking $3,350,000 WESTMOUNT ADJ, - TRAFALGAR - Asking $2,950,000 WESTMOUNT AD).Asking $2,958,000 WESTMOUNT - SUMMIT CIRCLE - Asking $3,099,000 WESTMOUNT - EDGEHILL - Asking $3,950,000 WESTMOUNT ADJ.- ST.AMBROISE - Asking $365,000 OLD MONTREAL - NOTRE DAMEE.- Asking $1,295,000 DOWNTOWN - STE.CUNEGONDE - Asking $499,000 Co WESTMOUNT - GROSVENOR - Asking $699,000 WESTMOUNT - LEXINGTON - Asking $3,990,000 WESTMOUNT AD).- ST.SULPICE - Asking $4,450,000 WESTMOUNT AD).- SQ.DES GOUVERNEURS - Townhouse Asking $729,000 Asking $1,395,000 WESTMOUNT - STRATHCONA - Asking $1,788,000 WESTMOUNT - CEDAR - Asking $1,995,000 WESTMOUNT - MONTROSE - Asking $3,199,000 \u201càbahkbi 16 Thursday, April 13,2006 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com HOME TRANSFERS IN NOVEMBER 2005 REAL ESTATE ADDRESS FROM TO PRICE 2004 VALUATION HOMES 599 Belmont Hubert Sagnieres & Anne Rehault Mary Mackay $1,000,000 $657,400 1 Grenville Mary Mackay Hubert Sagnieres & Anne Rehault $1,235,000 $817,600 CONDOMINIUMS 4215 de Maisonneuve, #6 Paolo di Stefano & Sheila Bote Laila Alam $254,000 $152,500 ADDRESS FROM TO PRICE 2004 VALUATION wy HOMES 608 Argyle Ian Aitken Bernie Unikowsky & Annette Granich $1,325,000 $905,000 60 Belvedere Barbera (Bryna) Feldman Chantal Condoroussis & H.Gregory Chamandy $2,500,000 $1,225,600 454 Claremont Caroline Sara Bell & Duncan I.McNeill Paul Coates & Anna Stoszowska Coates $479,500 $382,300 515 Grosvenor Frank Heidemann & Alexandra Thomann Heidemann Gregor Angus $859,000 $616,200 616 Grosvenor Nathalie Fotopulos Ioannis (John) Roumeliotis & Irene Tschernomor $675,000 $535,900 459 Mount Pleasant Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Frank (Franco) Niro $575,000 $432,400 72 Summit Circle Geoffery E.Merszei & Mary Jane C.Kraemer Royal LePage Relocation Services Ltd.{Pierre Filion) $3,050,000 $2,700,000 698 Upper Roslyn Gordon Oldford Chantal Kilpatrick & Devinder Paul Cheema $860,000 $706,800 723 Upper Roslyn Gerald Van de Werve de Shilde Elisabeth Mueller & Robert Loveless $775,000 $694,400 510 Victoria Royal LePage Relocation Services Ltd.Giusepping Mancuso & Bayard Whittall $760,000 $500,000 554 Victoria Carmen Loiselle & Oliver Coomes Kevin Robinson $595,000 $415,500 CONDOMINIUMS 44 Academy, #10 Helga Dahm Martine Dubreuil $480,000 $293,300 205 Victoria, #401 104149 Canada Inc.Didier Bourdon $620,0002 $548,000P COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUMS 4120 St.Catherine, #400 6382266 Canada Inc.Lesismo Inc.$360,398a $211,800\u20ac 4120 St.Catherine, #401 6382266 Canada Inc.Jentoro Holdings Inc.$200,000a $158,500d 4120 St.Catherine, #600-01 6382266 Canada Inc.4318081 Canada Inc.$625,000a $406,000\u20ac a Price does not include GST and QST.b Valuation is combination of $518,000 for apartment and $30,000 for garage.¢ Valuation is combination of $175,800 for office and $18,000 for each of two garage spaces.d Valuation is combination of $122,500 for office and $18,000 for each of two garage spaces.e Valuation is combination of $316,000 total for two offices and $18,000 for each of five garage spaces.Trades, demolition plans highlight December transfers (NOTE: The following article relates to the registration of deeds of sale for Westmount property in late November and December, 2005, filed at the Montreal Registry Office.A list of sales can be seen above.) wo Westmount houses were traded and Toone was purchased for demolition, among the highlights of real estate transfers consummated late last year.Deeds signed in November indicate that a family which had purchased 599 Belmont Avenue in June decided they really liked another house only two blocks away, at 1 Grenville Avenue, The owners of that house sab wd bébthrntnsnandbatacehanssdaisse apparently preferred the Belmont one, so purchased it for a declared price of $1 million, less than the $1,130,000 paid for it in June, while selling theirs to the family of Mary Mackay for $1,235,000.Full transfer taxes accrued to the city on both declared amounts.The other late-November sale involved a top-floor apartment at 4215 de Maisonneuve Boulevard, just west of Greene Avenue.Then, in December, 11 home sales were registered along with two residential condominiums and three commercial condominiums, all in the 4120 St.Catherine Street building, corner Gladstone Avenue.Top price in December was actually a takeover by Royal LePage Relocation Services of a former coach house, now luxuriously refashioned, at 72 Summit Circle.The relocation company took it over at $3,050,000, put it on the market asking $3,150,000 and has since brought the asking price down to $3,099,000.The company also sold another xk id Ed adsdroynndid, house it had taken over on Victoria Avenue in October\u2014for $760.000.exactly the same price as it sold the property for in December.Next-highest price was $2.5 million for the huge bungalow at 60 Belvedere Road, though the deed for this one had some interesting stipulations, including the fact that \u201cthe purchasers declare that they intend to carry out substantial demolition of the existing property and that they are therefore not relying on the physical condition of the improvements constructed on the property.\u201d The deed goes on to suggest that the vendors might want to rent back the property for several months while plans are being made by the new owners.Overall in December, some 11 homes sold for a total $12,453,500, thus showing a raw average of $1,132,136, though in fact only three sales were for more than that figure.The average markup was 36.6 percent above municipal evaluation, with 60 Belvedere selling for more than twice its tax value; in fact, if we remove that sale from the mix, the average drops a full 10 percentage points.Two apartment sales in December brings to seven the number of residential condominiums sold in the fourth quarter of 2005, with an average markup of 26.7 percent.Beyond this were three commercial condominiums at 4120 St.Catherine Street West, two on the fourth floor and one taking up two office spaces on the sixth floor.No other non-residential sales were \u201c°F in December.How\u2019s the market?Who said what?Keep up with the weekly discussions at David and Diana Nicholson's Wednesday Night Salons & www.Wednesday-Night.com TE WWW.Wwestmountexamimer.conm The Westmount Examiner l'hursday.April 1 2006 T7 5 4 vy x se 2 a ww ut bp Tg a ge ; >, Pr puise, EY ; ; Si pa ES, 3 » 3 \u20ac # Ls pes A Hd 4, Fo) 7 or % À ve pas + A 3 2, 7 475 3 1 faa we ed eb, A > LE A ky wr TE a [ 4 > mn # HR ÿ à a Ba 4 4 73 35 4e ou REC EET.*, pd a Le » À # se LJ ii .vs Ww Jo 5 4 1! 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À à : 3 : + NE, wr re met a a En rat TR TOE NATE EE SE Bookstore owner helps Kenyan children\u2019s library Around Westmount Marilynn VANDERSTAY Avenue, recently retumed from a three-week M aya Byers, owner of Babar en Ville on Greene trip to Itegero, Kenya, where she helped @ steblish a children\u2019s library in the village's elementary school.Byers took with her over 600 new books that she personally donated from her two children\u2019s bookstores or were donated by Canadian children\u2019s book publishers.Byers was one of eight friends from the West Island who each brought their own initiative to the western Kenyan village in memory of malaria statistician and former Montreal resident Ebi Kinanami, who succumbed last year to the very disease she was working against.\u201cWhen | arrived at the school 1 was taken to a room that was called the library, but was really just a storage room,\u201d Byers said.Shelving was installed, so she spent the next four days manually processing the books, categorizing and labeling them.It was such a wonderful experience for Byers\u2014in spite of there being no running water or electricity\u2014 that she will continue to send books.\u201cHopefully we will be able to twin elementary schools in Canada with other schools in Kenya.\u201d Byers will be on the panel of the Children's Literature Round Table that will be held at the Westmount Room in the Westmount Public Library on April 26 at 7 p.m.The public 15 welcome to attend.For more information call Byers at 931-0606 or Wendy Wayling at the children\u2019s library at 989-5357.Rotary president visits Montreal Last week, for the first time in 25 years, the international president of Rotary clubs was in Montreal.Over 300 Rotarians and spouses from all 20 clubs in district 7040 that includes parts of Quebec, Ontario and the United States, convened at the Chateau Champlain for a special dinner meeting in honour of Carl Wilhelm Stenhammer.During his presentation, Stenhammer highlighted just some of the growth Rotary clubs are enjoying nterna- tionally in countries such as Vietnam, Korea and Estonia.Stenhammer also took the opportunity to award the Rotary Club of Westmount president John Donovan with a certificate in honour of the club's 75th anniversary.To find out more about Rotary International, go to www.rotary.org For those who are interested in attending a mecting of the Rotary Club of Westmount, Dr.Michael Dworkind, from the Physicians for Global Survival and on April 29 poet/writer Stanley Frost will present \u201cJames McGill.Pre-register by calling the office at 935-3344 or e-mail info@rotarywestmount.org.The cost at the door is $15 and includes lunch that starts at 12:30 p.m.at Victoria Hall.Landscape designer wins coveted awards Stuart Webster, Westmount's award-winning landscape designer, stole the evening at the Association of Professional Landscape Contractors of Quebec's 27th annual award ceremony in Sherbrooke recently.His businesses, Stuart Webster Design and Daccord Webster Landscape, won five landscape awards, including the prestigious Milan-Havlin Award for outstanding landscape design and construction.In addition, the construction and horticultural maintenance company was invited to design and construct onc of the featured gardens during the International Flora Montreal 2006, an exhibition that will be held at the Old Port June I6 to October 9.The exhibition will showcase over 30 gardens from around the world, bringing together the latest trends in landscape and gardening.The secret to Webster's success?\u201c1 under- \u2018stand the needs of each client and create a garden to provide a sense of peace from the outside world, a place to relax, restore and disengage,\u201d sard the de Maisonneuve Boulevard resident.\u201cWhat we are doing essentially is creating à living environment outdoors that complements the clients lifestyle.\u201d WANT TO ADVERTISE IN OUR MONTHLY REAL ESTATE SECTION?CALL 484-5610 TO FIND OUT HOW.IP i MBX 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$1,339,000.WESTMOUNT ADJ £ WESTMOUNT WESTMOUNT ADJ & OLD MONTREAL N ps =z = © E) Lis É na = : 3980 COTEDESNEIGES, PH-C53 $1,258,000.1455 SHERBROOKE W., #802 $1,199,000, 24 ANWOTH RD.$1,079,000.==> Oo < = = = = 5 N e DQ = z = mn Q DES GOUVERNEURS $ 735,000.5001 IONA ST.$699,000.770 UPPER LANSDOWNE AVE.$ 695,000.1227 SHERBROOKE W., PH-117 $539,000.2354 STE-CUNEGONDE $514,900 2055 PIE IX BLVD.# 118 $ 450,000 = = .2 2 2 = 2 sk = Noah Sidel he Stars, the Rangers, the Blues, the Red Wings, T= Bruins.All teams that make any Montreal hockey fan want to cringe.That is of course, unless they are talking about the five teams that make up Westmount senior A hockey and not their NHL counterparts.This week, the Stars won the fight for the league championship.The B league also wraps up this week, and thoughts start moving towards summer sports and recreation.\u201cIt\u2019s a thrill to be in the finals this week, especially since it's my rookie year,\u201d said Rangers forward Nick Martin, 17.\u201cI've played some pretty competitive hockey in my life, but this is ideal because it\u2019s intense enough but it\u2019s only twice a week.The games are tight, the calibre is good, the games are a lot of fun.\u201d According to league organizer Stephen Robaire, that's exactly how it should be.\u201cThere are some strong players in the league; the upper end of the league consists of guys that could probably have played univer- SPORTS the average for most leagues on the island is probably closer to 5500 or $600.\u201cThey also play twice a week at very good time slots, on Tuesday and Thursday at either 9:30 or 10:30 p.m.Finally, it\u2019s an opportunity for a lot of old friends that grew up in Westmount and that live in Westmount to get together and play hockey,\u201d Robaire said.Officiating is often an issue in senior leagues, but Robaire believes everything is under control in Westmount.\u201cThere are good and dependable referees and the recreation department makes su\u201d that the game remains clean and nothing gets out of hand\u201d Senior hockey veterans Christopher Devito and Pat Harroch, both of the Stars and both in their 40s, have seen it all.\u201cThis is my fifth year in the league and | keep coming back because of the balanced level of play.We get to play with and against both younger and older guys.That keeps it fresh, but keeps the calibre consistent,\u201d said Devito, a goalie.Forward Harroch has been in the league Senior A hockey action at the Westmount arena last Thursday night.Photo: Charles Montgomery sity/college hockey.The rest of the guys are players who grew up playing inter-city.\u201cSenior A is the strongest league that we have in Westmount, the other ones being sen- tor B which is more laid back with guys who play at more of a recreational level, and our two executive leagues which are for people over the age of 35.\u201d The main attractions to the senior league are its cost and level of camaraderie.\u201c1 believe there are probably many attractions to the league.The first is probably the cost\u2014it's only $200 for the entire season\u2014 «@ FREEDOM FROM ADDICTION: for a decade.\u201cWe won the championship last year, so it's always exciting to be back.We bring the veteran leadership and the young guys bring some spark to the league.\u201d Robaire believes the diversity of league strengthens it as a whole.\u201cThe oldest players in the league are in their mid-40s and they just love the competitiveness of it.They'll continue playing as long as they feel they can keep up with the speed of the game and that makes it great for everyone.\u201d ABSTINENCE ALONE WILL NOT EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE LONG-TERM RECOVERY THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SERVICES CAN HELP ets er nd dl ed nst s it aid que sp ORTS www.westmountexaminer.com The Westmount Examiner \u2018l'hursday, April 13, 2006 27 Westmount\u2019s Van Cup rolls on Annual hockey tourney raises money for TAG Teen Centre * > Noah Sidel 66 bout 10 years ago, a bunch of us from Ave and Toronto were sitting on a dock by a take arguing about who plays better hockey.So | said next time the guys from Toronto were in town they should bring their equipment and we'd have it out in Westmount.\u201d A decade later, Jarred MacSween\u2019s Van Cup has become a staple of spring at Westmount Arena, and a key fundraiser for the local teen centre.MacSween, who runs the centre\u2014which happens to be based at the rink\u2014has been anizing the Cup since 2001.\u201cWe've had teams from Toronto, Boston, Montreal, and some other towns come to compete.It\u2019s nice to get a bunch of guys together and more importantly, it's a great fundraiser for the Teen Centre.\u201cIt\u2019s a four-team tournament, and this vear we had a Westmount-based team called the Oilers, a Toronto team called Devo, the Pub-Tavern team from NDG, and the Green Room team, named after the bar on St.Lawrence Street,\u201d MacSween said, adding that Devo won this year\u2019s edition.\u201cThere are a lot of people who want to play because it\u2019s a fun tournament and we usually have nice weather.| get a bunch of businesses to donate prizes and we get decent crowds of family and friend.We basically fill the rink with people lining the boards and everyone has a great time.\u201d Considering the target audience, the Van Cup focuses on having a good time and taking care of the teens the centre serves.Even the origin of the name \u2018Van Cup\u2019 inspires fun.\u201cThe tournament is actually named after a silly trophy with a van on top of it\u2014the kind of van you'd see in the 1970s with a shag rug and a miniature disco ball hanging from the rear-view mirror,\u201d MacSween said.\u201cThe main motivation is to raise money for the Westmount Tag Teen Centre, not to take the games too seriously.In past years we've raised between $2,300 and $3,000, which gets us equipment like a new computer or new ball hockey nets.Last year we bought new roll-away basketball nets and some balls and soccer balls,\u201d he said, adding that this year\u2019s total was not yet available.The teen centre has been around since the carly 1990s, but will strangely enough be celebrating its 10th anniversary later this year.\u201cWe originally opened tor two years in 1993 on Sherbrooke, near Metcalfe, and then we operated out of the Westmount YMCA for a year.They gave us a phone and a desk and we were sort of operating in \u2018satellite\u2019 places for a while.\u201cWe closed in 1995 because fundraising was tough and we were a non-profit.We took that year off to put together a proposal for the Local YMCA seeks participants for April 30 run Organizers of the Westmount YMCA\u2019 fourth annual spring race, the Defi YMCA Westmount PUMA Challenge, are currently looking for runners, volunteers and sponsors to help raise funds for the Y on race day, Sunday, April 30.The Westmount Y is hoping many people will turn out to run or assist in the event, so that special-needs companions and financial assistance can be provided for the Y's summer day camp program.Last year, participants raised a total of 517.600; in 2004 they managed to raise $18,000.The five- and 10-kilometre events through the streets of Westmount are sanctioned by the Federation Québécois d'Athletisme and are timed by Sportstats.The children\u2019s one-kilometre Fun Run takes place in Westmount Park, and every child who participates will earn a medal and prizes.For more information on the event, including how to register as a runner, call 931-8046 or visit the Web site at www.defiwestmountymca.ca SEND THE EDITOR AN E-MAIL: larsenw®@transcontinental.ca City to house us and we eventually got our current spot in the arena,\u201d MacSween said.In 2000, the teen centre became a part of the City\u2019s Sports and Recreation Department and has been a municipal program ever since.\u201cWe're currently in a renovated locker room in the arena with our own front door and we don\u2019t pay rent.We were a non-profit until 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Lose 800 Notices LC 900 Vehicles \u20acDP igs \u20acD Auctions 395 Audions 7 BUYING STERLING SILVER CUTLERY, sets or single pieces, gold jewellery, silver tea- sets, napkin rings, Moorcroft, Gouda.figurines and porce- fain, silver plate.For private appointment, 1-800-267-2732.684-3528.ANTIQUE AUCTION Saturday, April 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m.For Sylvain Moise 87 Roy St., Ormstown, Qc {Recreation Centre) \u20ac Health/beauty /Food products CHAIR TO RENT FOR HAIR STYLIST, $150/week in the area.Selection of quality antiques, collectables.oil lamps.pottery, art.toys (Dinky), carnival.advertising, sculptures, clocks, glass, china.porcelain, & spinning wheels.For conditions, listing & pictures visit: www.deanhooker.com DEAN HOOKER Bilingual Auctioneer (450) 829-3356 ad Domestic services offered EXPERIENCED PRIVATE CAREGIVER w/experience in Dementia, Parkinson's available as companion, personal guardian, providing respite care or any such assignment.References available 514-421-4245, 1270986 514-482-9999.Weight, Stop Smoking.Classes & individual sessions.Queen Elizabeth Health Complex.More information & FREE hypnosis e-book: Visit : Ask-the-Hypnotist.com or Phone 514-484-7071.MANICURES, PEDICURES For fast natural nail growth- Pour une poussée d'ongles rapide et naturel.Salon Aris.Contact Jeannine 514-987-1342.www.deanbooker.com D TIRED of internet games and _ misrepresentation?Long-term love really CAN be found.Let Misty River Introiductions show you how: 514-879-0573.D Sociol activities ROOM TO RENT IN HAIR Astrology SALON.Westmount area; HELP AT HOME.Medical ap- SELLING several Shona sculptures.Also sculptures by Kurt Metzler, Schang Hutter, Jean Coenen and others.After 2 pm: 514-989-8672.STEEL BUILDINGS SALE! 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Ali grades & CEGEP: 514-680-3583 Www.westmountexaminer.com A very special day The Westmount Examiner \u2018l'hursday, April 13,2000 29 ap Specialized sthoos Westmount resident Fanny Menesc celebrated her 102nd birthday, with her son Bill by her side, at Shaar Hashomayim last week.Open Gate, a non-denominational, activity-filled event for seniors held every r ADEN 4 ACADEMII 18 ACADEMY d'Arts er de Soden es ol Ares and Sciences English, French $49 Chinese & Spanish $89 Painting, Acting, Drawing ___ 8149 _ Phlebotomy $499 Nursing Ade $499 Pharmacy Technician $499 Dental Secretary 5299 Dental Assistant $499 Esthetician $1,995 Cosmetology Hair Stylist $2,995 _ Microdermabrasion S195 Aromatherapy $295 Permanent Make-up $495 Make-up Artistry __$295 Microsoft MCSE 2003 $1,995 \"Cisco CCNA/CCNP $1,695 4 Network= Servers $295 PIANO LESSONS for beginners in your home.McGill/Piano Performance Major, 10 years teaching experience in Canada, U.S.A and Germany.$30/hour Mrs Turpin; 721-0031.PRIVATE COOKING LESSONS available in baking.general cooking, vegetarian and ethnic cuisine.Call Bryan 514-941-0442 or visit cookingup.net REPROGRAM YOUR LIFE.Introductory events Aprit 13 and 18.humantobe.com.Daniel: 514-768-3733.SPEAK ENGLISH WITH CONFIDENCE AND CLARITY.With both American and overseas clientele.Tailored instruction focusing on business etiquette, pronunciation, and grammar For individuals and roups.References 14-695-1306.(514) 383-9000 : viennaacademy.com ap Professional training BUS COUNCIL OF CANADA recognizes the professionalism of experienced bus drivers through its national Certification program.Find out more: www buscouncil.ca or call 1-866-271-1107 DEMANDÉS/WANTED 237120 CAMIONS/TRUCKS VOITURES/CARS Toute condition Any conditions West-End/Wesi Isiand Auto S Regd.- 8 hres à 21 hres Wednesday by the synagogue's Leisure Institute, threw a party for Mrs.Menesc.Photo Bram Esenthal Westmount city council has applied to Quebec for the renewal of a permit to use pesticides at the municipal greenhouse.Explaining the annual permit renewal, which is necessary in order to comply with the province's environmental regulations, Councillor John de Castell pointed out that only organic-type pesticides would be used.\"The reason that we have to apply for this is that the province regulates the licenses for people who are authorized to use it,\u201d he said.\u201cIn contrast with the permits that we would give a resident if they apply and if they qualify for any kind of pesticide use, which would be a one-use permission, this authorization from the province entitles us to usc certain products as we see fit on an ongoing basis.\" Bulletin Board www.westmountexaminer.com The Westmount Examiner Tuesday, April 18 Improving Health & Achieving Success: Hypnosis Can Help: A free public presentation at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex from 7 to 8 p.m.Info: Stephen Gruber at 484- 7071 or www.Ask-the-Hypnotist.com.Thursday, April 20 The Westmount Historical Association\u2019s spring lecture series continues with \u2018The Private Man: Robert Findlay at Home; with guest speakers Margo Ravon and Caroline Breslaw, from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Westmount Room of the Westmount Public Library, 4574 Sherbrooke St.W.Admission is free for WHA members, $5 for non-members at the door.Info: 925-1404 or 932-6688.Help fight osteoporosis: A steering committee of volunteers working to establish a new Montreal chapter, invites you to attend an information session for new volunteers from 5 to 5:45 p.m.No knowledge of osteoporosis is necessary and training will be provided.To register and for further details, call Chantal at 933-1312 or e-mail marquiscul- ver@sympatico.ca.Friday, April 21 Westmount Youth Orchestra auditions: Come and audition for our exciting 10th anniversary season.We are already planning our trip to Europe for the summer of 2007.All orchestral instruments are encouraged to audition on April 21, 22 and 23.For information and to book your audition, call Sandy Mellon at 694-8511.Saturday, April 22 Used Book Sale: Presented by Friends of the Westmount Public Library, 4574 Sherbrooke W,, from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.Contemporary novels, non-fiction, art, children\u2019s books, CDs, DVDs, etc, All proceeds go toward the purchase of new books for the library.Info: 483-5604.Sunday, April 23 Used Book Sale: Presented by Friends of the Westmount Public Library, 4574 Sherbrooke W,, from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.Contemporary novels, non-fiction, art, children\u2019s books, CDs, DVDs, etc.All proceeds go toward the purchase of new books for the library.Info: 483-5604.Saturday, April 29 Westmount Youth Orchestra Garage Sale at 430 Strathcona Ave.from 11 a.m.to 5 p.m.Come support your local youth orchestra at its first annual garage sale! Great deals on [HE gently used books, recordings, small appliances, furniture, old music scores and parts, and much much more! \u2018Calvary\u2019, an Easter fundraising programme sponsored by the Heritage Committee of the Westmount Seventh Day Adventist Church, 571 Victoria Ave., begins at 7 p.m.Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children.A pleasant evening awaits you! Info: Mary Lee at (514) 364-2985 or Gloria Morgan at (450) 671-9864.Ongoing The Gallery at Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke W., presents \u201cTransitions, an exhibition of recent paintings by Anthony Hobbs, through April 22.Info: 989-5226.Mountainside United Church needs volunteers to drive and deliver meals-on-wheels on Monday or Thursday.For further information, please contact Celine at 842.3351.Friends of the Westmount Library ask that you think of them if you have any books you wish to donate for their book sale in April.They accept quality hardcovers and paperbacks in reasonable condition, on all subjects.Please drop off your books at the library circulation desk, 4574 Sherbrooke W.Info: 594- 4975.Volunteers needed at CHSLD St.Margaret\u2019s Day Centre and Tuck Shop.If you are interested in this type of experience or would like more information, contact Kimberly Heron at 932-3630 ext.3018.Looking for Perls of Wisdom?Come and join the knitting/crochet group at Chateau Westmount every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.Newbies and experienced knitters, bring your yarn and have some old-fashioned fun, tea and talk.Info: Salvina at 369-3000.The Caregiver Support Centre of the CLSC René-Cassin has organized a support group for couples in which one member has a chronic illness.Info: Norma at 488-3673, ext.1518.The Atwater branch of the Montreal Children\u2019s Library, 1200 Atwater Ave., presents the weekly program Fun with Arts and Crafts each Monday at 4 p.m.for ages 6 to 12.In English, French and Chinese.Info: 931- 2304.Westmount Toastmasters: Take the fear out of public speaking every Tuesday at 7 p.m.in Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke W.The Rotary Club of Westmount meets each Wednesday at Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke W., at 12:30 p.m.Mary's Recovery, a non-profit, bilingual self-help group for people seeking help in dealing with fear, anger, stress, depression, au LR 5 GEORGE FARQUHAR at | APR 2 SPM THE IT: THEATRE 3990 NOTRE DAME ST.W.uv MS 08 RO RESERVATIONS 931-5000 DAWSON COLLEGE Thursday, April 13,2006 Page 30 anxiety, panic attacks and phobias meet every Tuesday and Thursday.Info: 485-2194.The Montreal Children\u2019s Library presents a Chess Club for ages 6 to 12 on Fridays at 4 p.m.at the Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater Ave.Info: 931-2304 or e-mail info@mc]- bjm.ca.Seniors\u2019 Luncheon at Centre Greene: Monthly on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, we serve a delicious home-cooked three-course luncheon in a warm and friendly environment.12:15 to 2:30 p.m.at 1090 Greene Ave.RSVP at 931- 6202.Volunteer needed: Person required to read and discuss poetry with a group of seniors in a Westmount nursing home, twice a month.Info: Millie Karpman at 369-3000.Tumbling Tots: Come join us in the gym at Centre Greene, 1090 Greene Ave.on .Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 10:30 a.m.Loads of fun things to do.Tumbling mats, book corner, animated sing-along and much MUCH more.Drop-in.$3.25 per child, $5.50 requires volunteers for their Meals-on- Wheels program on Mondays and Thursdays from 8 to 10 a.m.to cook and from 10:15 a.m.to 1 p.m.for delivery.This program delivers kosher meals to frail and elderly shut-ins who are unable to prepare their own food.Info: Rhonda Herman at 937-9471 ext.155.Karate for Kindergarten: Did you know that karate could help prepare your child for kindergarten?Centre Greene\u2019s new karate programme is designed for four- and five- year-olds.Safe, friendly and non-violent.Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 9:45 a.mat Centre Greene, 1090 Greene Ave.Registration is ongoing.Info: 931-6202.The Atwater Library's Book Sale Roorge- open Wednesday through Saturday A noon to 3 p.m.Quality used books at reasonable prices.1200 Atwater.Info: 935-7344.Celebrate your ability to read\u2014and share it! Help an adult learn to read.Become a volunteer literacy tutor with RECLAIM.Info: 369-7835.per family per morning.Info: 931-6202.TGIF: Friday evenings of fun and games at Centre Greene.6 to 8:30 p.m.Food, games and other activities for children aged 5 to 10 years.Twice a month: please call for the exact dates and to RSVP.$10.50 per child per evening.RSVP at 931-6202.Fantabulous Fridays: A new programme at Centre Greene for young teens aged 10 to 14 years.Alternating Friday evenings from 6 to 8:30 p.m.This new twice-a-month programme promises to be loads of fun! Participants will be asked to help with their own programming.$12.60 per evening if you register for 10 evenings, or $15 at the door! RSVP at 931-6202.Tough Questions?Tradition has answers every Shabbat at 9:15 a.m.at Temple Emanu- El-Beth Sholom, 395 Elm Ave.When Temple Torah school is in session, the rabbis lead a one-hour class that opens difficult questions posed to the rabbinic leaders of Reform Judaism.It\u2019s great fun and powerful learning, from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.on Shabbat morning.Info: Rhona at 937-3575 ext.212.Overeaters Anonymous: Are you unhappy with your eating habits?Does food leave you feeling guilty or depressed?Overeaters Anonymous can help.Weekly meetings in your area.Call 488-1812.The Montreal Camera Club meets each Monday at 7:30 p.m.at Westmount Park Church, 4695 de Maisonneuve, entrance at rear.Slide shows, competitions and work- shops.Visitors welcome.Info: 637-2767.Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Continued from BRIDGING, page 8 Many women do join groups and resign as it can overpower.But this is my game for life and hopefully one of these days I shall really feel like a player.This obligation is not for the canceling type as not only will you forget the rules, but you will disappoint those depending on you.For the more competitive spirit, bridge tournaments are ubiquitous.The bridge addiction is rampant with the dedicated immersed in daily playing.In synagogues, churches and other destinations games are available and many people are pursuing this interest.Kitchen Bridge, a more casual gathering, still reigns as very popular.Books and newspapers carry bridge sections to contemplate and at times I catch myself analyzing hands as if I almost know what | am doing.When summer rolls in, we gratefully relax our lessons, but we maintain the bridge mode by practicing.Retreating causes forgetfulness, but I must confess that there is also another reason.Many of us become busier complicating our lives even further during those warmer days.How?Well, I'm embarrassed to admit that there\u2019s this other game we participate in where improvement and mastery also knows no boundaries called .golf.I realize that I must be a masochist, but fortunately, I'm not alone as there are many driven bridge players following this same course as we meet regularly for the next challenge, on the first tee.Sm Marie-Louise Gry and David Home = - re Livres Babar and Groundwood Books invite you tp celebrate with Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel as they launch their new book, Travels with My Family , Thursday, April 20th, 2006 1 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.| Refreshments will be served Babar en ville 1235A Greene Avenue Westmount 931-0606 www.groundwoodbooks.com TR TETE LA ls-on- rsdays 10:15 gram Iderly ir own /1 ext.know ild for karate 1 five- olent.5 am.Ave.WL.>aSoOn- share a vol- Info: ign as or life really or the et the pend- ridge ridge cated gues, es are g this gath- s and ntem- yzing ing.relax mode Iness, other licat- hose that te in nows but nany ame next tp \u2014 a We aim Ne SS, www.westmountexaminer.com The Westmount Examiner Thursday.April 13, 2006 31 Groupe Sutton Centre Ouest J.D.Inc.Presents PRESTIGE WESTMOUNT AND ADJ.PROPERTIES - Golden Square Mile - J ust Listed.- Redpath Crescent | Built in 1914 in the most elegant and exclusive cul-de-sac of the Golden Square Mile, this 16 room stone mansion features many superb original details.Offered at $1,975,000.- Other Great Choices - Dorchester, Elegant extensively renov.heritage TH full o Sunnyside.Magnificent s stone residence with panoramic 168 Côte St.Antoine.Exceptional opportunity to acquire à \"uly original details.Garden, covered parking.southern views! 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