The Westmount examiner, 27 mars 2008, jeudi 27 mars 2008

[" {i @ Vol 73, no 13 + Thursday, March 27\" 2008 + www.westmountexaminer.com « 9,800 copies MAKING ALL OF WESTMOUNT YOUR HOME LOCAL NEWS Snow piles anger Aberdeen resident Page 3 COMMUNITY LIFE WHA dives into Riverview Page 7 RESELL Pier 21 x - Ÿ PRE is HE NEA Ty : ih ARTS & BOOKS Westmount\u2019 Renaud visits Pier 21 Page 15 with TOPETTA .ur TOPETY ads *See details in classified ads section Since 1957 INDEPENDENT INSURANCE BROKERS 2272216 > WILLIAMS & ESBER 481-0181 AUTO © HOME LIFE « MORTGAGE CRITICAL ILLNESS TRAVEL * BUSINESS HAL cat \u201censcontinental .fi After one of the harshest winters Montreal has seen in years, the Westmount Conservatory was the place to be over the Easter weekend.Pictured here is Bob Skinner, a staff photographer with La Presse.Like many other media people who descended on the Conservatory, he was there to capture images of the City\u2019s annual Spring Flower Show, which continues until April 13.See \u2018Around Westmount\u2019 on page 7 for more.roto Martin ¢ arry) ERY SET TY RY \u201cDon't Buy D Until CT Talk!\" wn Ee em Ey 0 ity dishes out grants to local non-profit groups Nav Pall he City of Westmount has a To tradition of supporting local non-profit organizations, and this year is no exception.City council recently announced a total of $95,000 in grants will be given to nine community groups to help them continue serving West- mount residents.The largest sum \u2014 $36,000 \u2014 was awarded to Contac- tivity, the seniors\u2019 community centre that operates out of Westmount Park Church.These funds will help uphold the standard of services the centre has been building over the past 36 years, \u201cOur membership has been gomg up, and so has ow need for volunteers,\u201d said Contactivity Director Mary Stark.\u201cWe offer many servie es and activities, like door-to door check-ups for those who want us to come by daily, game nights, and arts.and-crafts.The money will go towards accomplishing our mission lo offer activities to our seniors.\u201d However, Contactivity cannot rely just on the City for financial support.They also receive support from Centraide, the Régie de la santé et des services sociaux, and individual donations.Not all non-profit groups ended up receiving such a large amount, The West - mount Youth Orchestra (WYO) received $2,500 \u2014 but that amount is misleading.Continued on page 2 2 Thursday, March 27, 2008 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com -Continued from page 1 According to Sylvie Mercier, the orchestra\u2019s president, the WYO gets plenty of help from the City and relies on donations as their primary source of income.\u201cFor many years the City has been giving us this subvention to help us operate,\u201d said Mercier.\u201cBut what is more, the City lets us use Victoria Hall for rehearsals, which saves us so much on renting costs, and we are extremely grateful for it.\u201d The orchestra has been extremely busy since their inaugural year in 1997.Two years ago they embarked on their first European tour, visiting Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.And before Christmas, they held a LOCAL NEWS high-profile fundraiser that brought in $175,000.Next year, the orchestra is planning on touring yet again, this time around Quebec and Ontario.\u201cIt costs a lot to keep an orchestra alive,\u201d said Mercier.\u201cWe have to rent certain instruments, move around, and have a paid staff.All this and $70,000, with around 100 musicians.Tha $2,500 may not be much, but it accumulates \u2014 and that's how we earn money.\u201d Other City grant recipients include the Westmount YMCA, Repercussion Theatre, the Atwater Library, Montreal Children\u2019s Library, the Open Door Mission, the Visual Arts Centre, and Centre Greene.adds up.Our annual budget is between ol The Westmount Youth Orchestra, under the musical direction of Scott Gabriel, receives more than just monetary support from the City of Westmount.photo nav par) QUE CETTE CL BCR Fo CE lr Ur) Jai EE TR ET as made it not only his specialty but also his art.< AESTHETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE DENTISTRY - IMPLANT SURGERY 1414, RUE DRUMMOND, SUIT 722, NONTREAL (QUEBEC).H36 1W1_T LOCAL NEWS Snow blown on front lawn angers Aberdeen Avenue homeowner artin C.Barry decision by Westmount, faced with a snow- removal crisis, to blow snow onto some residential properties, has at least one resident fuming.Caroline Gillespie of Aberdeen Avenue was angered after assessing damage done in the front yard of her family\u2019s home, where large snow banks were piled by Public Works crews.According to Gillespie, the workers blew the snow without regard for a pair of young trees, which were buried up to their branches.They also may have damaged sets of Christmas lights, which were blown out of the branches and left dangling.\u201cThe trees are a wreck,\u201d she told the Examiner.\u201c1 stood out there and asked them not to do it and they went right ahead.\u201d After contacting Director General Bruce St.Louis, Gillespie says he told her someone from the City would go to her home in the spring after the snow melted to evaluate the loss.Gillespie doesn\u2019t believe the City was faced with an emergency situation.\u201cIt wasn\u2019t,\u201d she said.\u201cThey just ran out of steam.I mean, they could have left that snow there.There was no more snow coming.\u201d Gillespie also complained that snow removal personnel cleaned the eastern part of Aberdeen thoroughly, but not her side of the street.In addition, she does not agree with the list of streets chosen by the City for snqw- blowing onto private properties.\u201cIf they're going to do this, they have to rotate it,\u201d she said.\u201cThey've picked designated streets and they're just dumping it on those streets .They could have cleaned our side, which has parking, and left the other side uncleared.They took the snow away on the other side the day before and then they left all the snow on our side and blew it up on Friday.\u201cBut the other side was absolutely pristine clean on Thursday, where there's no parking.Now what sense does that make?\u201d Gillespie said she may bring the problem up at city council's next public meeting, which will take place at 8 p.m.on March 31.Aberdeen Avenue resident Caroline Gillespie claims the snow blown onto h a be dE RE Ge .: ha er property has damaged her trees.Photo Marti © Barry) \u201cWhen you look at the magnitude of the problem that we had, and the fact that for Monday and Tuesday (two weeks ago), which were the two heaviest loading days, we had virtually no access to the dumps, we had to get that snow out of there,\u201d St.Louis said in an interview.He said Public Works has been \u201ccasting\u201d snow only on streets where the homes have large front lawns.\u201cBelieve me, we do not do this as a practice.We do this when we have to clear the streets and make them safe.\u201d St.Louis said most of the properties in question are north of Sherbrooke Street.\u201cBut even then, we only did it where we absolutely had to.\u201cI consider this an emergency situation that we had.\u201d he added.\u201cYes, there was extra snow on the front lawns.\u201d But at the same time he noted, citing two recent house fires that occurred immediately after heavy snowfalls, that, \u201cI'm glad we had both sides cleared.\u201d MAROMAC EVENT CENTER WWW.MAROMAC.COM FOR GROUP EVENTS IN LAURENTIANS 514-485-1135 OR 1-800-884-2267 INFO@MAROMAC.COM 2300138 Celebrating 65 years at the same location B908112 www.britishblueprint.ca * Artist Supplies * Designer Instruments * Poster Printing * Picture Framing * Repro Shop - 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Le Service des lravaux publics de Westmount a besoin de la collaboration de tous les résidents et automobilistes pour s\u2019attaquer aux nids-de-poule, un problème qui refait surface à chaque printemps.Si vous voyez un nid-de-poule dans n'importe quelle rue à Westmount, veuillez aviser la Ville immédiatement afin que le personnel des Travaux publics puisse le réparer, La ligne d'urgence des Travaux publics \u2014 514 989-5311 \u2014 est accessible 24 heures sur 24, sept jours par semaine.Vous pouvez aussi communiquer avec la Ville à partir de notre site Web, ou par courriel à assistance@westmount.org.Floralies du.printemps Venez visiter la 76\" exposition de fleurs printanières.Le Conservatoire sera ouvert de 10 h à 19 h 45 sur semaine el de 10 h a 16 h 45 la fin de semaine et les jours fériés.Distribution d'arbres Dans son budget 2008, la Ville de Westmount à prévu un montant de 5 000 $ pour lu distribution d'arbres aux résidents.Vous pouvez obtenir sans frais un arbre de votre choix, à savoir un sorbier Cardinal Royal, un lilas Ivory Silk où un orme Accolade.Les bons de commande à cet effet sont disponibles à l\u2019hôtel de ville ainsi qu\u2019à la Bibliothèque jusqu'au 16 avril.Vous pouvez également télécharger le bon de commande de notre site Web.Info : 514 989-5213.WW 2 He SPORTS ET LOISIRS Inscriptions printemps-été Veuillez noter qu\u2019à compter du 28 mars, toute inscription devra s'effectuer à l\u2019Aréna, 4675, rue Ste-Catherine O.de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30.Veuillez consulter le Répertoire des activités ou notre site Web pour de DATES À RETENIR Du 28 mars au 13 avril Exposition : Œuvres de Mary Landry, Brian Merrett et Frederic Smith La galerie du Victoria Hall Le 27 mars - 18h a 20h Période d\u2019inscription Activités de loisirs printemps/été 2008 Victoria Hall Le 31 mars - 20 h Séance générale du conseil Hôtel de ville Le 9 avril - 14 b Atelier de poésie Bibliothèque Le 9 avril - 19h Shelley Pomerance Investigates Poetry Without Borders Bibliothèque dus amples renseignements.Info ë 514 989-5353.WW ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES Galerie : appel de propositions Rappel aux artistes : la date limite pour soumeltre sa candidature pour la saison d'exposition 2008-2009 de la galerie du Victoria Hall est le lundi 31 mars 2008.Pour de plus amples renseignements.consultez notre site Web où procurez-vous le dépliant à l'hôtel de ville ou au Vietoria Hall.Info : 514 989-5226.WW = BIBLIOTHEQUE Club d'échecs et de Scrabble Aimez-vous jouer aux échees ou au Scrabble?La prochaine rencontre du club aura lieu le vendredi 28 mars à 14 b à la Bibliothèque.Info : 514 989-5386.Riding the Underground Railway Joignez-vous à nous pour une conférence par l'enseignante et conceptrice de courtepointes Nancy Trowbridge le mercredi 2 avril à 19 h 30.Cette conférence fait état du cheminement de la présentatrice dans l'étude de la période historique de l'Underground Railway.Info 514 989-5386.WW CITY HALL Earth Hou: Westmount will commemorate Earth Hour by turning the lights off in many municipal buildings on March 29 {from 8 p.m.10 9 p.m, excepl for those buildings that must be vecupied during this time (such as the Arena).This worldwide initiative was created to inspire people to take action on climate change.@ PUBLIC WORKS See a pothole.Let us know! Public Works is counting on the help of all residents and drivers in the Cily to battle that annual spring probleni.the pothole.If vou find a pothole on any street in Westmount.contact the City immediately so that Public Works personnel can repair it as quickly as possible.The Public Works emergency phone line - 514 989-5311 - is available 24 hours a day.seven days à week.You can also contact us through our Web site, or by e-mail at assistance(@ westmount.org.Spring Flower Show The 76\" Annual Spring Flower Show is now open to the publie.Conservatory hours are 10 a.m.to T:45 p.m.on weekdavs, 10 aan.to bE pane on weekends and holidays.Special Tree Distribution Westmount has allocated $5 000 in is 2008 budget for the distribution of trees to its residents.Residents may obtain one tree free of charge from the following selection: Cardinal Roval Mountain Ash.lrory Silk Lilac and Accolade Elm.Order forms are available until April 16 at City Hall.Westmount Library and on our Web site.Info: 51.4 989-5213.W pe SPORTS AND RECREATION Spring/Summer Registration Beginning Friday.March 28, if vou would still like to register please visit the Westmount Arena (4075 St.Catherine W) between 8:30 am.and 4:30 p.m.For complete details.consult the Recreation Activities Guide.or log on to our Web site.Info: 514 989-3353.W www.westmount.org info : 514 989-5200 DATEBOOK From March TR to Aprit 44 Exhibition: Works of Mary Landry, Brian Merrett et Frederic Smith Gallery at Victoria Hall March 27 - 5 pm.to 8 pm Registration Period Spring/Summer 2008 Recreation Activities Victoria Hall a Th.Maren 30 - ops General Council Meeting City Hall Apres 3 - à por.Poetry Workshop Library Aprit 3 - 7 pr Shelley Pomerance Investigates Poetry Without Borders Library COMMUNITY EVENTS Gallery Call for Submissions Reminder to artists: the deadline for applications for the 2008-2009 exhibition season of the Gallery at Victoria Hall is Monday.March 31.2008.Check the City's Web site for complete details or pick up a brochure at City Hall or Victoria Hall.Info: 514 989-5226.NY 2 LIBRARY Chess and Scrabble Club Da vou enjov playing chess and/or Scrabble?Our new club will meet on Friday.March X J at 2 p.m.Drop by for a friendly game as w look forward to meeting new plavers.Info: 5114 989-5380.Riding the Underground Railway This lecture on Wednesday.April 2 at 7:30 p.m.by teacher and quill designer Nancy Trowbridge chronicles the presenter\u2019 Journey in the learning of the underground railway and the events that personalized this journev.Info: 51.4 989-5386.W 2331732 Westmount, a votre portée.Pour toute question ou commentaire.veuillez nous contacter : Westmount at your fingertips.Contact us with any comment or question: www.westmount.org assistance@westmount.org org 00 COMMUNITY LIFE Marianopolis organization looking for playmates Leadership Development Day planned for Saturday Elyse Amend etting CEGEP students to school on a weekend might not be the easiest task in the world, but 19-year-old Anna Chif promises Marianopolis College's Leadership Development Day this Saturday will be an event not to be missed.\u201cIt\u2019s about taking a dream or an idea \u2014 whether it\u2019s a business idea or even becoming a great dancer \u2014 and following it through and making it happen,\u201d said Chif, a second-year commerce student at the college.Chif is the founder of the Marianopolis Youth Leadership Organization (MYLO), a group of students who participate in case- study competitions, which require participants to find solutions to the real-life deci- sion-making situations they are given, and then present their resolutions to the competition judges.The idea for the Leadership Development Day came to Chif after she and the 17-member competitive team took part in the 29th Annual DECA Ontario Provincial Competition in Toronto last month.As the only Quebec team participating in the case-study competition, they did very well, placing in the top 10 in The Marianopolis Youth Leadership Organization (MYLO) participated in case-study competitions in Ontario.They now hope to get other CEGEPs interested in case-studies, so local groups can compete against each other in Quebec.every category.But when they got back to Montreal, it quickly became apparent there were no local teams they could compete with.\u201cWe wanted to organize events for Quebec students, instead of us going to Ontario,\u201d Chif said.The mission of this Saturday's Leadership Development Day is twofold: to get other colleges interested in creating their own case-study competition groups, and to give students the opportunity to meet and mingle with like-minded students and experienced entrepreneurs.Well-known entrepreneurs and public speakers Jim Booth and Jade Bourelle will deliver speeches.Marianopolis professors will also hold workshops, while representatives from the Young Chartered Accountants of Quebec will give participants career advice and speak as well.OR SALE | Westmount Adjacent \"Le Barat\u201d, Lovely 2 floor Condo, 3 Huge Bedrooms.Large size.Open Concept Living Room.Visit us on our Openhouse Sunday April 30th.3001 Sherbrooke O.Apt.203 MLS 1375482 ation @@ Contact Chaouki : 51h 578-6981 \u201cPersonally, from teaching business, there's this grand fear of failure.Most successful people have fallen on their faces a few times, and in order to be successful, you have to be open- minded enough to learn from your mistakes,\u201d said Marianopolis marketing professor Peter Elenakis of some of the lessons students may learn from the event.\u201cIt will provide students Top notch finishing for top doctors Close to major hospitals and private clinic network Turn-key operation, ready to move in Atwater Metro Exclusive line 514.708.3800 RRX Medical 2323457 A FLAT ROOF?TODAY IT°S TOPSEAL! 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relive the fantastic megic PQ 2) ve 0) ca 0 A Ta ot Le AT, Ludwig BEATLES For details CORONA THEATER 514-931-2088 and for Pesos purchases CORONA THEATER or Admissions outlets 514-790-1245 taxes inqjuded + Balceny pfffce: 25S taxe LCD) E & I] ] £ a = 3 ë F 5 3 H 8 4 Ë YMPIX APpsiny] Jauluexg Junowysapm 3YL UUOIIQUILUTXOJUTIOLUISIM MMM Loan sou s 6 Thursday, March 27, 2008 The Westmount Examiner www.westmountexaminer.com Signs of spring Easter Monday offered many of us a pleasant day off from work and school, with bright sun and decent temperatures warming the ground and starting to melt the monstrous mounds of snow most people would say they are sick and tired of.Yes, spring is on its way.With about five months of winter and over 350 centimetres of snow behind us, this may be welcome news for many.However, along with plenty of puddles to dodge, the hint of spring at the beginning of this week also started to reveal something not so pleasant.It\u2019s the same thing every year: as the white snow blanket is slowly pulled away, everything from fast food wrappers, coffee cups, and newspaper pages dated from November 2007 to plastic water bottles, soggy cigarette butts, and doggy poop some irresponsible dog owners didn\u2019t bother to pick up are revealed.These leftovers hidden in the winter landscapes\u2019 layers until now can quickly turn a pleasant walk into a disgusting game of sidewalk-sidestepping.Not to mention, trees adorned with plastic grocery bags and pavement bedecked in old paper, chewed gum, and all sorts of other garbage are not exactly forms of urban decoration.Westmounters have many opportunities to give the environment a hand through recycling, disposing electronic and hazardous waste appropriately, not idling your car, taking public transportation \u2014 the list goes on and on, This Saturday, Westmount will also be among numerous other cities around the world taking part in Earth Hour.This initiative will see all essential lighting switched off between 8 and 9 p.m.to raise awareness about energy consumption and climate change.Along with participating cities, residents are encouraged to mark Earth Hour as well.While events like this may help remind people about the importance of having an environmental conscience, taking care of the planet should play a role in the decisions we make every day \u2014 including reducing the amount of litter rolling, blowing, and just sitting around.Westmount \u2014 with its impressive architecture, attractive parks and green-spaces, urban areas whose restaurants and shops attract people from all over \u2014 is a charming place to live.While the litter throughout town is not the work of all Westmounters \u2014 but of a few careless bad apples \u2014 it is up to everyone to fix the problem.Pick up your garbage, recycle and reuse what you can, and keep Westmount beautiful.MONTREAL'S CARBON FooTPRINT PLAN EMSB schools evade closures Snow accumulation on roofs limits some activities Elyse Amend hile concerns regarding snow accumulation on roofs have lead a number of school boards to close their facilities for inspection over the past two weeks, its been business as usual at the English Montreal School Board (EMSB).According to EMSB communications director Michael Cohen, none of the board's schools have been closed due to snow accumulation atop roofs.Last Thursday, he told the Westmount Examiner inspectors set out at 3 a.m.that morning to check the board's 65 facilities.While the buildings seemed to be in good shape, Cohen said the EMSB decided to relocate or postpone activities in open areas, like gymnasiums, as a precautionary measure.As a result, the multi-cultural celebration at Westmount High School had to be cancelled last Thursday and postponed to April.Things have also gotten back on track at Roslyn School since large icicles hanging from the roof of the 100-year-old building forced the closure of a section of the schoolyard two weeks ago.According to Cohen, the board's maintenance crews removed the icicles on March 12, the same day it became apparent warmer temperatures could loosen them and cause them to fall.Last weck, the Lester B.Pearson School Board \u2014 which stretches between St.Lazare LA Large icicles hanging from the roof at Roslyn School have been removed SE DES Pre TI D ol Ra A I) k Li CSSS g 2 since they forced part of the schoolyard to close for safety measures on March 12.hore Morin ¢ orf) and Verdun - closed all of its elementary and high schools, centres, and offices tollowing recommendations from its engineers, but have reopened this week.The Commission scolaire de Montréal also evacuated its schools and centres on March 14 as a precaution.Five of those facilities remained closed until this past Tuesday for snow removal on their roofs.None of the boards\u2019 school closures affected any facilities in Westmount.\u201cIt\u2019s business as usual (at the EMSB).\u201d said Cohen.\"We're prepared for this.We have experts in the field who are prepared for it.and we expect it.\u201d melllestmount, = Publisher: Denis Therrien News director.Hugo Lemay Photographers : Martin C.Barry, Printed by: 4 ; Newspaper Manager: Marc Lalonde Editor: Wayne Larsen Charles Montgomery Deeg \"8 DE.inc.na //]] Sales manager: Nancy Macdonald larsenw@transcontinental ca Regional Manager.Lous Mercier 10807.rue Mirabeau\u201d Contributors: Graphic Design: Innograf West Island Ville d'Anjou, Qc HY 177 345 Victoria, suite 508, Westmount {Qc) H3Z 2N2 Advertising Consultants: Stanley Baker.Martin C.Barry, Brent Bodkin.; Distribution: Transcontinental Media Inc Tel.: 514 484-5610 Fax: 514 484-6028 Harvey Aisenthal, Marylin Smith Carsley.Andy Dodge.Ferg Gadzala.Publi-Sac Montréal, 337-6920 Classified ads: 1-866-637-5236 Arleen Candiotti Charles Montgomery.Jessica Murphy.Noah Sidel.Published by: Transcontinental Media G.P.wwwwestmountexaminer.com Sales Assistant: Odette Galego Matthew Sumdge.Robert N.Wilkins, Ted Wright President : Natalie 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Westmount Dog Owners Association, among others, came to present a $5,856 cheque to the City of Westmount \u2014 money to be used for the repair and restoration of Summit Park.Like most of Westmount, the park suffered from the infamous Ice Storm of \u201898.According to City horticulturalist Claudette Savaria, some 75 per cent of trees within the park were damaged, many badly.The WDOA has long considered Summit Park a Westmount treasure, not only because it is a superb run for dogs, but also because it is a wonderful oasis in the heart of a major metropolitan centre.\u201d Fifteen Years Ago March 25, 1993 HEROIC ACTION: \u201cWestmount firefighter Lt.Tony Testa is a hero to the parents of two-year-old Jessica Amesse.He brought the little girl back to life after she stopped breathing in a restaurant in LaSalle Feb.20 while he was off duty, according to parents Lise and Gaetan Amesse of St.Louis de Gonzaque.Their daughter suddenly collapsed in her high chair, they wrote in a letter to the city.\u2018She had no signs of life, she turned all blue and limp, the letter said.\u2018It was very stressful, worse than a nightmare.Fortunatley and thank God, this man, this stranger was on the scene and without hesitation, and with incredible calm, provided first aid until the ambulance arrived.\u201d Twenty Years Ago March 31, 1988 VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS: \u201cThe final count is in.All property valuations that Westmount had submitted for MUC review have been looked at and 52 per cent will not be adjusted.The news was obtained from the MUC evaluation committee yesterday afternoon by city treasurer Jean-Luc Emond, who said he believes the latest tally to be final.Of 728 assessments submitted for review, 380 will remain uncorrected and 348 will be reduced, Mr.Emond told The Examiner.We don't expect anything else.Of the 380 uncorrected assessments, only 138 were believed to have been increased less than 100 per cent over the last year.The oth- @ all in excess.\u201d Historical Association reveals Riverview Doreen Lindsay ixty-five people eager to learn more about one of the area's most magnificent older homes filled the Westmount Room of the Westmount Library on Thursday evening to delight in a dramatic reading by our own Westmount Community Theatre, Dramatis Personae.Five thespians gave voice to the people who owned and lived in Riverview, 513-515 Côte Saint Antoine Rd., from 1847 to 1988.Ellen Rubin emotionally portrayed Justine-Solomée, the eldest daughter of Pierre-Jeremie Hurtubise, who married Ephrem Hudon, a very successtul Ville-Marie merchant in 1836.Ephrem Hudon, we learned, was the man who built the original one-and-a-half storey red brick house in 1847.Hudon was solidly played by André Gagné.As they took us through the 40 years the Hudon family lived in Justine-Solomée\u2019s house, slides of Montreal history events were projected behind them.The next owner, William Simpson, who purchased the house in 1876, moved in with his wife Caroline Mackenzie and their four children.Simpson, who was born in Montreal to Scottish parents, was played by Malcolm McRae.His wife, Caroline was played by Ann Elbourne.Both vividly brought to life the next few years with an emphasis on the renovations made by Simpson in 1879, when he had the half storey raised to create a full second floor, added a third floor for storage, and updated the basement.The wonderful decorative central turret was also added by Simpson to make the house more fashionable.Of particular interest to the audience made up of Westmounters was the projected floor plan of the house showing a stream still running through the basement.Ann Elbourne and Ellen Rubin, co-ordi- nators of Dramatis Personae, collaborated with Doreen Lindsay in writing the text.They identified the characters and brought them to life as individuals.Amy Shulman played the lovable long-time resident Anne Elliot.Complementary slide images describing the development of Montreal continued to accompany the actors as they took on the personalities of the owners in the following years: Mr.M.Languirand from 1972 to 1985 then Pauline and Philip Ronchetti from 1985 to 1988.The Dramatis Personae group was invited by Westmount Historical Association president Doreen Lindsay to dramatise the history of Riverview based on an illustrated album researched by Pauline and Philip Ronchetti after they completed an exemplary preservation of the house and gardens in 1987.River- Westmount Community Theatre group Dramatis Personae brought the history of Riverview to life during a Westmount Historical Association presentation last Thursday at the Westmount Library.view has a 1A classification in Westmount and received a Montreal Heritage Emeritus Award in 2005.- Doreen Lindsay is president of the West- mount Historical Association.fr EL RTA CITE IR\u201d | QUES a JS Ghislain & Maurice Looking to buy Canadian paintings, Canadian bronzes and antiques of all Kinds or complete estates.Why wait?Call us, it's 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