The Westmount examiner, 1 février 2007, jeudi 1 février 2007

[" COMMUNITY LIFE À Guinness record Students at The Study take part in a record- breaking reading of \u2018Charlotte\u2019s Web\u2019.Page 5 ARTS & BOOKS Back at the easel After a long hiatus, Fred Andrews returns with a new exhibition at Victoria Hall.Page 10 LIMIT \u20ac) FE EEE Sa RS NE More stories / on the web.* Around Westmount.+ Everatt makes Public Security captain.* À century of scouting.> Martin C Barry estmount Mayor Karin Marks will be Ween next week with Premier Jean Charest to argue the demerged Montreal suburbs\u2019 case that the Agglomeration Council is dysfunctional and in need of major restructuring.Westmount was not one of the four demerged Montreal Island cities that announced last week they will support the provincial Action Démocratique party in exchange for its pledge to abolish the Agglomeration Council.The Town of Montreal West is so far the only municipality in Montreal\u2019s West End to CRE have joined other demerged cities on the West Island and on the South Shore in taking up the ADQ's proposal.Although Marks, who is president of the Association of Suburban Municipalities, has responded positively in recent weeks to the ADQ's stance, she points out that the suburbs taking up the party's offer are acting independently and not under the ASM°s umbrella.\u201cThese were four mayors who made the choice to do this on their own, representing their own communities,\u201d she said.\u201cIt is not a choice | made at this point\u201d Continued on page 2 LUT LT WANT (eT tT has been crownee ECE US TUE: Princesses Sarah Evagifelfita, Br\" [PET RL .[ \u2018 FTO I TA (PY PY on the reviewing stand for the parade on March \" a» Westmount reserves decision on ADQ We still trust Liberals\u2014but everybody's patience comes to an end, says Marks Ww JITTER MY Mario Dumont with demerged mayors at last Friday's press conference es Arthur Murray Dance Schools SALSA + TANGO + MERENGUE ROCK'N ROLL * WALTZ + CHA-CHA NO PARTNER REQUIRED 4 Gift certificates available Open daily 1 pm- lpm Home fire Inspection program to be extended > Martin C.Barry local fire safety home Aes program launched last year by the City of Westmount has been so successful that it will be expanded during the coming summer, says Mayor Karin Marks.\u201cTt was very elfective,\u201d Marks said of the program, which was imaugurated last June.It replaced a fire inspection program the former Westmount fire department conducted until its merger with the Montreal fire service seven years ago.\u201cWe're going to increase the program this year by starting it carlier\u201d said Marks, \u201cWe hope to cover à larger number of homes.| think it has been a terrific mitiative.\u201d Last April, following several years during which the number of fire inspections in Westmount had gone into serious decline, the City authorized the new Inspection program to proceed as à pilot project, in collaboration with the Service Incendie de Montreal's Station 17 on Stanton Street, The program entailed the hiring of two cadets from the SIMs firefighting academy.Under the direction olf Station 17 Fire Prevention Burcau Chief Daniel De Vries, they carried out basic fire mspections im homes and apartments throughout Westmount.Continued on page 2 T VW S& | ae WILLIAM TOSS Chima ues 20% Buy isan | TRAVEL + BUSINESS Url CT Talk!\" A {| (La