The Westmount examiner, 28 août 2008, jeudi 28 août 2008

[" «adil.LOCAL NEWS BACK ON TRACK Resident raises commuter train questions at council meeting 5 Bs ; COMMUNITY LIFE FOREVER YOUNG At 89, artist Anita Shapiro is still in her prime Page 6 @ week on the 1 Chr INTERNET wwwwestmountexaminer.com The federal by-election in Westmount - Ville Marie Westmount end IT Se Gal Sarr SRE.RRS {zrscontivental Vol 73, no 33 » Thursday.August 28\" 2008 To 2008 =08- 0 2 somalia = A } * Charlie SA | | Unsafe and unsightly Neighbours up in arms over Cedar Ave.vacant lot Martin ©.Barry property on Cedar Avenue, where a super-sized, half-completed mansion was ordered demolished because it broke the City\u2019s zoning laws, is making news again because of the disorderly state of the semi-vacant lot.While the demolition work 1s done, neighbours on Cedar Avenue and The Boulevard are complaining that the property remains covered in debris and poses a danger because a surrounding fence is inadequate to keep local children out.\u201cI think the City should do something to ensure that there's a proper look to it,\u201d says Larry Kendall of Cedar Avenue, who lives across from the lot.\u201cIt doesn\u2019t enhance the view for neighbours and for the neighbourhood.\u201d Westmount Director General Bruce St.Louis has confirmed that City inspectors are keeping a close eye on the site and have issued notices to the owner to correct observed deficiencies.Howard Hoppenheim, who has a view of the lot from the rear windows of his home on The Boulevard, describes the site as \u201can absolute mess .Its dangerous .Besides looking absolutely a mess \u2014 that's for sure \u2014 and not pleasing for us to look out our windows and sec it to me it's à real safety problem \u2026 \u201cThe key thing, if 1 had young children, is that the fence they had put up, those green boards, are all apart and anybody can have access to the property,\u201d adds Hoppenheim.\u201cThe cement foundation is protruding, and when it rains, there are puddles of water and a false illusion that it's stable.But a small kid could drown in there\u201d In 2002, a Quebec Superior Court judge ordered the property\u2019s owner, Shatwa Al-Musawi, lo tear down the controversial structure she had crected, unless she obtained new construction permits from Westmount, which she did not.Continued on page 18 4918 Sherbrooke St.W.Westmount 486-7305 www.decormariepaule.com décor marie paule White sale Yves Delorme 9 er -40 % OF ue dette A Soptember 15 10 - 2435579 1090 Laurier West, Outremont 273-R889 email: info@üdecormaricpaule.com ARPA M2 Thursday, August 28th, 2008 www.westmountexaminer.com See stores for more specials Voir en magasin plusieurs autres spéciaux WWW.akhavanfood.com We are open from 8 a.m.\u2018everyday Nous sommes ouverts dés 8h tous les jours BROCCOLI ye oo READY TO EAT .RED PEPPER ET | EGGPLANT } CARROTS, a PRET A MANGER 99 BROCOL! 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H4B 1L8 habbit =: = = i CFI pgrLernyy \u2014 am» 514 620-5551 [ELLE = 2516010 ® qe ., - + ce pd LOCAL NEWS City prefers commuter rail link away Martin C.Barry Ithough Westmount would rather A\u201d have any high-speed commuter trains running close by residents\u2019 homes, the City's preference, given a choice, would be for a commuter rail line that runs some distance south of Westmount, says Mayor Karin Marks.The location of a proposed high-speed Montreal-Dorval rail link has yet to be decided, although crucial meetings involving Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport are said to be scheduled over the next few weeks.While the CP line runs through Westmount\u2019s southernmost section, CN\u2019s line is a little further south and runs through the community of St.Henri.\u201cWhat is the City of Westmount\u2019s position with regard to the Dorval-Montreal route?\u201d Ste.Catherine Street resident Dave Schachter asked during city council\u2019s monthly meeting last Monday.\u201cDo we favour the CP line or do we favour the CN line?\u201d \u201cCouncil does not discuss this, so that would be very difficult to say,\u201d replied Marks.\u201cWe haven't been asked to come up with a position on it at this point.Although our preference, obviously, is to not have trains as close to our own residents.If they are going to increase the commuter line, the absolute Resident Dave Schachter questions council on train issue.Phoio: Marin ¢ Bares essential is to have seamless rails, electric trains and things that will not pollute or make noise.ot our Real Est, to s > \\ : 0.0 Kx, Beat the Heat! 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When the story came out last week, the tenant living in the flat below admitted that he knew something was terribly wrong upstairs, but nobody seemed able to do anything about it.In all fairness, he probably did all he could under the circumstances \u2014 but when flies and cat urine start coming through Commentary larsenw@transcontumental ca WAYNE LARSEN n Saturday, July 19, a wedding took place on the sand in Solana Beach, San Diego County.It was a small affair, with only a few close friends and relatives present.To the casual observer, there was nothing to make it stand out from any of the other ocean-side marriage ceremonies that take place there on a regular basis.But everyone on the beach that day knew that this was an especially joyful occasion, because just eight months earlier the bride was involved in a horrific car accident \u2014 hit by a drunk driver \u2014 and for the longest time it was not sure if she would survive, let alone exchange vows with her fiancé, Doran Yount, in front of the Pacific Ocean.The bride was Maggie Scott, a Concordia journalism student, occasional Examiner contributor, and Victoria Avenue resident.You may remember her story.It appeared in this column back in December.As it turned out, that column was one of my your ceiling, the situation is obviously far too serious to think about following the proper official channels.It is an emergency that requires immediate police attention, not another bureaucratic letter from a City health inspector or the Régie du logement.There are a lot of sick people out there, and the so-called system tries to deal with them as best it can.It often succeeds, but in this case the system failed just about everyone involved \u2014 from the various neighbours to the building's owner \u2014 not to mention the dozens of innocent, defenceless cats, birds and squirrels who are, after all, the real victims in this repulsive and heartbreaking story.A lot of suffering would have been averted if prompt action were taken back when the first tell-tale signs became evident.It\u2019s bad enough that such a thing can happen in the first place; not being able to stop it until last Happily ever after pieces nominated for a Quebec Community Newspapers Association award, and won second place in the best column category.It was nice to be recognized, but of course | wish | never had occasion to write it in the \u201cfirst place.Maggie's nightmare began on a Nova Scotia highway back on Nov.24, just a few weeks before she was to finish the last of her exams and move down to sunny San Diego to start a new life.In à reversal of the usual scenario, the drunk driver died \u2014 but Maggie survived to face a long and agonizing recovery process.She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, with injuries that included a broken tibia, fibula, and a femur that was in three pieces \u2014 not to mention a serious brain trauma.\u201cMy care in Halifax was phenomenal,\u201d Maggie recalls.\u201cDr.Sean Christie was my neurosurgeon and Dr.David Amirault was my orthopaedic surgeon.Dr.Amirault operated on me first, soon after | was brought in, and worked for seven hours, 1 believe, on my leg.He put Humpty Dumpty back together again.It's because of him that 1 can walk.Dr.Christie saved my brain, and maybe my life, by relieving the pressure caused by all the fluid and blood building up in my skull.\u201cAll of the nursing statf were amazing, too.So kind and caring and easy to be around.They all took really good care of me.\u201d Now, happy newlywed Maggie Yount is finally starting the life she had been planning at her new home near the ocean \u2014 albeit with a few restrictions.She knows she still has a way to go before she is considered fully recovered, but she happily reports that she will resume her writing career when she finishes the classes that were delayed by the accident and are needed to graduate from Concordia.As much as she can, she is getting on with living the good life in southern California.\u201cI won't be 100 per cent for a few years, most likely,\u201d she says.\u201cI broke 13 bones and had the brain injury \u2014 and unfortunately that stuff doesn\u2019t heal in six to eight weeks like a broken wrist does.It's weird to think about me as a \u2018happy ending) but it's definitely happy because I survived.\u201d Send us your letters The Examiner welcomes lette gh from readers on issues of local interest Letters should be sent to larsenw@transcontinental.ca (preferable), by fax to 514-484-6028 or by mail to Letters to the Editor, The Westmount Examiner, 345 Victoria Ave.suite 508, Westmount, Qc.H3Z 2N2.Only letters bearing the writer's full name, address, and a daytime contact phone number will be considered for publication.Hand-written letters will not be accepted.Letters may be edited for length and/or clarity.Bl #4 Thursday, August 28th, 2008 www.westmountexaminer.com Westmount Publisher: Denis Therrien News director: Marc Lalonde Regional Manager: Louis Mercier Printed by: D Nu ; 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ical errors that do not lessen the value of an advert t.The publishers liability for oth i a _AIRQ connection any emote limited to publication of ne ee subsequent issue or the refund of any momes paid for the avertisement Any roprodueion of wares o Térscontinental A .editorial content.in part or in whole, in an official or unoffical manner, is prohibited without a written permission from the publisher. - o me Old o [NEWS COMMUNITY LIFE -\u2014 Westmount author exposes the pharmaceutical industry from the archives 1935-2008 Five Years Ago August 28, 2003 GERMAN TOUR: \u201cWhile many young people their age have been idling away the long hot days of summer, members of the Westmount Youth Orchestra seized the opportunity of time away from school to promote Canadian culture abroad.The WYO recently embarked on a successful musical and cultural exchange with the Jungend-Symphonie-Orchester Braunschweig in Germany.Forty-four of the 60 musicians from the WYO left Montreal on June 28 for Hannover, Germany and headed to the nearby city of Braunschweig.Accompanied by WYO artistic director Mark Simons and four parent chaperones, the musicians were billeted by German families and stayed at youth hostiles during their two-week stay.The trip provided the musicians the chance to rehearse and perform with the Braunschweig Youth Orchestra as well as an opportunity to lay the groundwork for triendship between the two cultures.\u201d Thirty Years Ago August 31, 1978 DIGEST PRESIDENT RESIGNS: \u201cE.Paul Zimmerman, president of Reader's Digest Association (Canada) Ltd.for the past 18 years, resigned suddenly last Thursday.citing \u2018pressing family matters\u2019 as the reason.Mr.Zimmerman, who brought Reader\u2019s Digest to Westmount in 1960 and oversaw the building of its empire here (it now owns two buildings and rents space in two more), turned down a request for an interview at this time.Staff at Reader's Digest said the resignation was not entirely unexpected, but admitted it was quite sudden.\u201d Thirty-Five Years Ago August 30, 1973 MOUNTIES MOVE: \u201cThe move of the Montreal divisional headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from Wood avenue and St Catherine street to its new building on Dorchester boulevard and Greene avenue is expected to take place about the end of the year or early in 1974, it was learned in Ottawa yesterday.The contractors have proceeded apace with the exterior appearance of the building, including landscaping, conveying the impression it is nearly ready for occupancy.However, it is understood that interior finishing is yet to be completed, along with the installation of communications and other crime- fighting gear as well as furnishings.\u201d RE/MAX WESTMOUNT INC.« Ye 2 1330 Greene Ave.Westmount ¢ 1933-6781 Around Westmount Marilynn Vanderstaay ward-winning author/screenwriter Ase Manners gave members and guests of The Rotary Club of Westmount a short but numbing history of the pharmaceutical industry at a recent luncheon.Manners learned first-hand about the industry when he worked in it for many years.In 2000 he published his novel Odine\u2019s Curse, a thrilling page-turner which wove a plausible story about the murders at the Ecole Polythechnique around the history of pharmaceutical companies.Most recently, Steven has published Super Pills: The Prescription Drugs We Love to Take, which examines why some of our favourite pills have become so popular, the influences that made them so and the consequences.Manners gave an entertaining and often gasp-inducing account of the industry over the past century, including a history of the industry's largest company, Pfizer, which has most recently brought Viagra to the market.Even Coca Cola and root beer were singled out when he discussed the subject of elixirs.Having been raised in a household where my father was an executive for a variety of pharmaceutical companies, and as a former Coca Cola junkie, I found the topic too intriguing.Manners\u2019 books Odine\u2019s Curse and Super Pills: The Prescription Drugs We Love to Take are available at downtown bookstores and online.ALL TYPES OF ROOF TODAY IT\u2019S TOPSEAL! 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ville montreal.qc.ca/pesticides MontréaléB 7 PESTICIDEFREE 7540571 RE/MAX WESTMOUNT INC.5673 Monkland N.D.G.1482-3347 ¢ ä § SOOT IST ISTTNY APPSIQUYT LIONIQUEUPXIUMOULISIM AM ll 6 Thursday, August 28th, 2008 www.westmountexaminer.com Fer Wo cit COMMUNITY LIFE Octogenarian artist Shapiro\u2019s brushes are far more fatigued than she is } Bram Dt 4% EISEnTHAL A arlier this year, | wrote a Monitor column on Cote St.Luc\u2019s Abe Purvin, then 88.His age isn't that significant, although the fact he has been training boxers for many decades and still goes into work almost daily, transmitting his vast knowledge to athletic men and women a quarter his age, certainly IS rather unique.Well, | have stumbled upon a longtime Westmount resident who rivals Purvin in longevity, career determination and a lifestyle that expresses the sheer joy of living.Anita Ein Shapiro, 89, is a well-known local artist who moved a few blocks east into Montreal territo- OD Hv Notaries Durso & Toone Andrea F.Durso ¢ Philip Toone 4635 Sherbrooke West Westmount, Quebec T.514.931.2531 FE 514.931.2534 2480419 ry in recent years, but maintains many friend- \u201cships here.While her husband, Gerald, a lawyer by education and real estate professional by trade, has passed away and her three sons all live elsewhere, she's a vibrant and happy person.In fact, hanging with Shapiro at her Ste.Ambroise Street studio is an astounding and refreshing experience.She simply exudes life.Shapiro's parents, who hailed from Bialystok, ended up in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, coming to Montreal just before she was born and starting what would become a large family.\u201cOh, there were always a lot of people at our house, family and friends, and 1 liked it that way,\u201d she reminisced.\u201cGerald and | liked entertaining a lot, too, and | really loved the years we spent in Westmount.[ went to Roslyn School as a girl, and then Westmount High.In fact, I just attended Roslyn\u2019s centennial celebration.My friend pointed out that I was probably the oldest person there,\u201d she said with a gracious chuckle.At age 17, Shapiro realized that attending McGill, as her father wanted, wasn't for her, so she enrolled in the art program at Sir George Williams, augmenting her studies with private classes by respected artist Herman Heimlich.\u201cHe was an expressionist whose work was very colourful and he influenced much of my painting style.I love abstract, but because 1 don\u2019t want to lose Anita Shapiro in her studio es by optometrists * Outsi de prescriptions accepted LL J touch with reality, I do a lot of landscapes.\u201d Shapiro has had 23 exhibitions throughout her career, which has allowed her to showcase some of the many paintings stored at her studio.She opened on Ste.Ambroise Street 15 years ago, sharing space with artist Bob Venor, a Korean War veteran one decade her junior.Her work is certainly colourful, and the subject matter varies from figure studies to animals, like birds, fish and horses, plant life (a cactus painting is one of my favourites) to vast landscapes, like the Vancouver-area nature scenes she painted most recently.Despite her many years of experience, her work is quite affordable, as she enjoys sharing it with art aficionados.And she has received plenty of critical acclaim for it over the years.A 1964 review by Dorothy Pfeiffer stated that \u201cher watercolour technique is moist, sure and lively.(they) project a joyous freshness, natural elegance and a decided individuality of approach.\u201d Her works \u201csing,\u201d Pfeiffer added.You will have an opportunity to peruse Shapiro\u2019s masterful strokes on canvas at her upcoming exhibition, taking place next week.If you miss it, however, I suspect you will have the chance to catch next year\u2019s exhibition \u2014 Shapiro's family has been blessed with longevity: her sister, Westmount resident Celia Greenberg, turns 102 on Sept.10.+ Anita Ein Shapiro's next exhibition, Art & Variations, takes place from Sept.2 to 6, from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.Her vernissage is on Thursday, Sept.4, from 3 to 7 p.m.The gallery is at l'Espace d\u2019Art du Canal, 4710 St, Ambroise.Press code 1550 and then the number button to gain entry.Tel: 514-844-0230.Back to school?Now give your budget a break with our ree frames! * NEW! > Le Fauboury Ste Catherine LA Catherine St V 1620 Ste ccrner of Guy St (9 Guy-Concordia: 514 905-0471 NEWLOOK SR e wear LOCAL NEWS Summer construction affected Greene Avenue businesses Fiona O'Connor and Diane Eros #4 reene Avenue merchants voiced mixed responses to the extensive repairs that saw parts of the commercial thoroughfare torn up over the summer.Executed by contracting enterprise CAN- BEC, the project was felt to varying degrees by business owners on the strip.Merchants were unanimous, however, in their relief that the work is now concluded.Marisa Bonaduce, a long-time employee at Greene Avenue\u2019s Mocassini, said that business this summer has been at a record low.According to her, construction is definitely to blame.\u201cThe dust and the noise are number one,\u201d she said, citing the lack of available parking as a third factor.Though grateful that the project took only four weeks \u2014 less than the originally anticipated duration \u2014 Bonaduce\u2019s frustration was no less palpable.\u201cHonestly, it's unbelievable.It\u2019s been the worst summer.\u201d One block north of Mocassini, staff at Oink Oink were also upset.A water main break that forced a temporary shutdown of the store's book section was among the problems they faced this summer.Hilaria Pascale said the construction \u201cgravely affected business\u201d because \u201cthe street was closed and the sidewalks inaccessible.\u201d A major problem, added bookkeeper Judy Cohen, was the fact that both sides of the street were dug up simultaneously.making pedestrian traffic impossible.A number of merchants agree that Greene Avenues particular shopping demographic explains the extent of this summer's business slowdown.Cohen said that between mothers with small children and grandparents, her clientele is heavily dependent on convenient parking.Across the street, Rob Fargnoli of Tony's Shoes agreed that older patrons were likely the most affected by the construction.But, he said, some people found the parking easier because of extra spaces made available on nearby Olivier Avenue.In contrast to other merchants, Fargnoli said the experience for Tony's wasn't that bad.\u201cThe City was good to us,\u201d he said, accommodating businesses during peak business hours by slowing down construction.Cindy seized a beautiful career opportunity.Ie pt Miscellaneous Employment Section (605) of our classified ads 1.866.637.5236 classifiedads@transcontinental.ca The design process is currently underway, and the Ministére is calling upon citizens to voice their comments and concerns.Inaugurated over 40 years ago, the Turcot Complex must now be rebuilt.The ministère des Transports will take full (RC UAH UN) Take- -out LIE XT Da to go! 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to Las Vegas in 2004, will be gradually released through his website and offered to the public for download via a \u2018pay if you want\u2019 system.The images of Old Las Vegas will be available to online browsers in high resolution files, allowing photography enthusiasts and travel junkies alike to download high quality digital photos for whatever amount they wish to contribute, or for no price at all.The \u2018Pay Paul\u2019 system, as Perrier refers to it on his website, was adapted from a similar venture in the music industry.Having observed the success of rock band Radiohead's release of their seventh album in the form of a digital download for which customers could choose their own price, Perrier was determined to try out this novel approach in the world of photography.\u201cI want to do in photography what Radiohead did in music,\u201d Perrier said during a recent telephone interview with the Examiner from Toronto, the city he has called home since relocating from Westmount in 1991.\u201cFor an artist, [the concept allows you] to control your art and where you want it to go, PES AR AVION NEVADA One of the T1 images from Paul Perrier's Lost Vegas series.rather than having someone try to market it for you.The Internet broadens your audience and helps create awareness.\u201d Perrier adds that one of the benefits of marketing his work through the Internet is that it allows him the opportunity to brand himself and his art, which takes various forms.An accomplished filmmaker as well as photographer, Perrier has also tried his hand at documentary filmmaking.His latest film project, a documentary entitled Cracked Not Broken, received rave reviews and was featured on HBO, the Oprah Winfrey show and streamed on AOL video.By attracting a broader and perhaps more diverse crowd of photography aficionados to his website through his newest marketing experiment, Perrier hopes online browsers will like what they see and be tempted to explore a few of his other projects.When asked if he prefers working in one artistic medium over the other, Perrier was quick to affirm, \u201cPhotography is what | know best [but] I always want to do both and more, simply because most of my projects have lead to other things.That's what | like about what I do,\u201d he added, \u201cMy work is constantly evolving and changing.\u201d Perrier launched his Lost Vegas Art Project in Toronto on May 21, with the first public exhibit of his Old Las Vegas images, and plans on confirming a Montreal showing in the near future.In the meantime, art enthusiasts can take a peek at what\u2019s to come by visiting Paul Perrier\u2019s portfolio website at www.blatantexposure.ca, where a list of payment options is available for those who wish to make donations, however large or small.Young readers benefit from library web page features Matthew Surridge The Westmount Public Library has updated its web page lately with some new features.Going to the library\u2019s home page now gives you access to three different collections of online books, and to a handy selection of school reading lists.The online books are a mixture of audio, animation, quizzes, and other features, with an emphasis on titles for young readers.\u201cI really like it, since the Internet's so vast,\u201d said Children\u2019s Department Librarian Wendy Wayling.\u201cFor younger children, it\u2019s hard to find a site without advertising.\u201d \u201cThere are over 300 titles in all of them together,\u201d said library clerk Lora Baiocco.\u201cIn the TumbleBooks collection alone there are 175.\u201d There are three different collections of books, said Baiocco.\u201cTumbleReadables is read-along, so there's audio and the text on the screen, and it's geared to all different ages, mostly school-age.Tumble Talking Books are unabridged audio books.That runs from children\u2019s books to teen books to Shakespeare read by a full cast \u2014 which is pretty amazing \u2014 to bestsellers.And the TumbleBooks is geared to children, and you get animation, so you could have a Robert Munch book with a character skipping across the screen.The audio can be kept on, it can be turned off or slowed down.It also has about 60 games, it has puzzles.And it\u2019s trilingual.\u201d Available from home The books are available to anyone with an Internet connection.\u201cIt's online now; there's a link from the Westmount Library home page,\u201d said Baiocco.\u201cPeople can click through, and choose which service they'd like to access.It's really one click access, they don\u2019t need a password.They just go right from our site, and they're there .They can do it from home, which is the beauty of it.They do it from inside the library, too, though, in the children\u2019s department.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s great for anyone learning,\u201d said Wayling.\u201cIf a child's learning a second language, they can hear somebody reading out the story, and follow highlighted words.\u201d The online books represent only one update to the library\u2019s online presence.The children\u2019s department has also put up the summer reading lists of several Westmount schools.\u201cThat was a collaborative effort between the children\u2019s department, the reference department, and me,\u201d said Baiocco.\u201cWe took the summer reading lists of various schools and posted them in our catalogue, so students can see what's available, what's in.If you go to the front page of the catalogue, where the initial search box is, underneath that there's an icon of the sun, and it says \u2018Westmount Schools.\u2019 If someone clicks on that, they're taken to another screen where the schools are listed, and then that takes you to a list of grades.\u201d Further updates are always bein planned for the children\u2019s departme online home.\u201cWe're trying to create a virtual space outside our walls, and just make it easy for people,\u201d said Baiocco.\u201cIl changes frequently.\u201d \u201cCheck our web page often!\u201d 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p.m.the lights in Salle Wilfrid Pelletier at Place des Arts will dim as 26 international dancers take to the stage to perform their magic for the 25th annual Gala des Étoiles.Melnikoff launched the sold-out gala dance production more than two decades ago to showcase the inspirational talents of dance in the same way the Olympics feature the best of the sports world.Canada\u2019s prima ballerina Karen Kain was one of the first to commit to the production and continued to do so until she hung up her shoes in 1999.Through the years dancers from classical ballet companies including the Kirov Ballet, the Bolshoi, La Scala, the Paris Opera Ballet, and the National Ballet of Canada have graced the stage.In recent years, the production has shifted to include contemporary choreography and the international flavours of Argentine tango, Spanish flamenco and the much acclaimed reinvented Eastern dance of Ilhan Karabacak.Melnikoft\u2019s focus for the show, however, is not only on the dancers but also that the audience has a spectacular time.\u201cThe dancers I select arc artists, rather than performers,\u201d he says.\u201cThere is magic in being an artist.Artists dance to the audience; they make you feel they are performing only for you.It is almost like they come down from the stage into the audience, bring you onstage, let you touch the magic, and then gently bring you back into your seat.Something in you changes after you have experienced them.\u201d This year\u2019s program will include the stars of London's Royal Ballet, the National Ballet of Hungary, Spain's Compania Nacional de Danza, the National Ballet of Portugal, U.S.stars Rasta Thomas, Adrienne Canterna and Joseph Webb.Returning from Istanbul is breathtaking Eastern dance virtuoso Ilhan Karabacak.As a special delight for Melnikoff, his son Mikhaél, 16, a student at Selwyn House, will again be working alongside his father in the artistic milieu in which he grew up.The Gala Des Etoiles is renowned throughout the world and has toured in the rest of Canada, in Asia and Europe.For creating and producing the gala, Victor Melnikoff received the Order of Canada and several other international honours.The Gala traditionally sells out the 3,000 seats in the theatre.A few prime tickets in the Parterre section at $125 (taxes included) remain and can be purchased at the Gala office.Call 514-937- 5727.Other tickets can be purchased at the box office.Call 514-842-2112.\u2014_\u2014 Westmount author exposes the pharmaceutical industry Continued from page 5 Although he did a couple of services in July, this will be the beginning of his mandate at the church.Giffen hails from Edmonton, but spent his career as a minister in Quebec with five years in the Laurentians and then 22 years at St.John's United in Pointe Claire.Technically retired, Gitten lives with his family in Pointe Claire and will spend two to three days a week at Westmount Park Church.For those who would like to speak with the minister or find out more about the fall program he can be reached at 438-275-7961.Westmount Park Church is located at 4695 de Maisonneuve Boul.W.at Lansdowne Avenue.Back-to-back events kick off Lunchtime Series The ever popular Lunchtime Series at the Atwater Library will kick off on Wednesday, Sept.3 and will extend to a special event on Thursday, Sept.4.On Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.Westmount's Golden Stagers will present a dramatic reading of the short play about lane Austen, I Remain.1 Austen.featuring Harriette Colle, Evelyn Seligman, Harriet Slimovitch and Ann Elbourne, followed by discussion led by Ann Weinstein.Bring a lunch.Tea and coffee will be served.The next evening, dynamic performer, writer and choreographer Kate Story will present a fun program of words, music and refreshments.The event will begin at 6 p.m.with a reading from Story's first novel Blasted, which she describes as \u201cthe story of Ruby Jones, a young Newfoundlander lurching between love affairs and cities and haunted by the mysteries that surround her father and generations before.\u201d Then she will perform Celtic and contemporary music with musicians Curtis Driedger and Derek Bell.Admission is $20 /$10 for library members and refreshments will be served.Copies of Blasted will be available tor purchase at the Atwater reading and can be ordered online at www.creativebookpublish- ing.ca and www.amazon.com.For more information about the book or its author.visit www.katestory.com.The Atwater Library and Computer Centre is located at 1200 Atwater Ave.at Tupper (métro Atwater). 1-800-463-6868 of hard of hearing WON.Elections Canada t 25005 on Monday, September 8, 2008.NEW IDENTIFICATION RULES When you vote, you must prove your identity and address.You can do ()\\ NAME so in one of three ways: ADDRESS Show one original piece of identification issued by a government or government agency containing your photo, name and address.e.g.: driver's licence Show two original pieces of identification authorized by the 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GUY DUFORT official candidate in WESTMOUNT -VILLE-MARIE 2538590 Le Authorized by the agent of the candidate guydufort.ca 10, the management has placed notices on tables and counters, informing clients of the bylaw restrictions and apologizing for the inconvenience.Cabanes maintains some of the customers are quite angry, and that at least one threatened to start a petition to protest the seating bylaw.Cabanes says Patissserie de Gascogne, which has had a store in Westmount since Continued from page 1 Case dates back to megacity administration The judgment was the result of a lawsuit filed by Hoppenheim and several other residents of The Boulevard against the owner, and the City of Montreal, whose lawyers at the time were representing the former Borough of Westmount.Before starting construction, Al-Musawi had demolished an older house on the site, which was officially classified by Westmount as having heritage value.Judge Claudine Roy said the demolition and construction work that were carried out by Al-Musawi contravened the plans she had submitted and that had been approved by the borough.Westmount, the judge said, had a right to revoke the building permits because the house originally on the site was demolished illegally.In their lawsuit, the residents held Al-Musawi responsible for obliterating their view from the mountainside.They also held Westmount officials partly responsible, alleging that they failed to 2 SUNRISE.SA 1a ue MAISONS DE VIE 7 souts PLÉLONNALISES ?asonaitee care FOUR RETRAITÉS 7 düivelles ExAMINERUÉ.THE SPIRIT OF ROCA LAKTSHORE GEMLRAL HOSPATA FOUNDATION à ; H Fnbdez) together fos bev care ead access mix 96 qe INGLOT 1996, operated with the larger number of seats for 12 years, until finally deciding to bow to the bylaw.\u201cIt\u2019s tough for business,\u201d he says, addj that he is aware of other local retailers in | milar predicament who are not happy with the seating bylaw.He says Westmount is the only municipality where Patisserie de Gascogne is forced to limit its seats because of a bylaw.control the situation.Among other things, plans for the two-storey house had called for a nine-car garage.Before the case was settled, Westmount was also being sued by Al-Musawi, who made her own claims of negligence against Westmount.\u201cYou have to appreciate that there is a fairly major lawsuit that the owner has taken against the City,\u201d St.Louis said, confirming that the proceedings are still underway.\u201cSo really can\u2019t divulge a whole lot about the nature of the problems.But in terms of day-to-day problems, like if we see that the protective fencing has been damaged or it\u2019s down, or there are problems that have to be fixed for safety reasons, we will still proceed with that,\u201d he added.\u201cThat\u2019s what the inspectors are focusing on \u2014 to make sure that the lot is safe.Clearly it would be ideal if things could move ahead and the lot could be developed at some point in time.But that\u2019s always the owner\u2019s responsibility to consider that option.In the current situation, the matter is before the courts and there\u2019s not at this point a whole lot more that we can do about it.\u201d M EBAhh CORTE ATIMIT SH (CHRONICLE Monmror ss duocom = rts \u2014 rg hin thea J Login NS VS seats o the h the only ne is gs, for et- of sa cen ing ol the of the it\u2019s be ed ire eal ild but 1and pre i ARTS & BOOKS TT The actor of the family Westmounter makes film festival debut Salvatore Ciolfi ontreal\u2019s World Film Festival Micke off last week, and Westmount residents have at least one reason to hit the cinema: 7-year old actor Thaer Karam.The pint-sized Cedar Avenue resident is starring in the short film Man of the Family.The 13-minute flick is the latest from noted director Laura Turek, and it revolves around the troubles of a South Asian boy immigrating to Montreal with his mother.The film is Karany\u2019s first foray into moviemaking, but the youngster has big ambitions for the silver screen.\u201c| want to be a famous actor, like a good guy actor, not a bad one.Just a normal person, but a good guy,\u201d he said.Having acted in various school plays, the budding thespian is no stranger to performing in front of a crowd.Still, he's not quite used to seeing himself on the screen.\u201cIt was kind of embarrassing at first,\u201d he said.\u201cI was just kind of speechless.\u201d Karam\u2019s mother, Gleama, is a former opera singer, and though she is used to long rehearsals, she came away impressed with the hard work her son put into the role, particularly when it came to nailing his character\u2019s Indian accent.\u201cHis father is Lebanese, so Thaer is only half Indian.I think he felt he had to go the extra mile for the accent in the movie, to authenticate it.Now both the Indian and Lebanese communities know about him,\u201d she said with a laugh.Thaer admits to working hard on the accent, noting that his sister had once showed him the basics, and that he'd spent months perfecting it.\u201c1 kept practicing and practicing until I was good at it,\u201d he said.This work ethic might have impressed onlookers and family members, but he certainly didn\u2019t think much about it, raving instead about the trailer on the film's set.\u201cIt was my first time being in one, and it looked really cool.It\u2019s like a little house, with a toilet, and a bed, and a couch and everything,\u201d he said.Michelle Daines, 8.sc.A inancial Security Advisor, Groupe CMA Mutual Funds Representative, Promutuel Capital Critical lllness & Long Term Care Insurance Income for Life Solutions Tel: (514) 932-3003 ext 231 4115 Sherbrooke St.W, #200 2543670 Karam might see more of those \u2018cool\u2019 trailers if his dream of becoming a famous actor plays out.For the moment though, he'll just try getting through his first film festival.\u201cI'm very excited, but it\u2019s going to be embarrassing with all those people looking at my face on the big screen.\u201d * Man of the Family will be screened at the Cinema ONF on Thursday, Aug.28 at 11 am.Westmount QC H3Z 1K9 Les Pavages Spinelli inc.Serving Westmount for over 14 years - Asphalt - Uni-Stone * Cement Work * General Work Free Estimates Carlo : 327-6462 = 494-4981 2338987 DORVAL ISLAND - SUMMER RESIDENCE New on the market! 2 cottages.Over 100 ft of waterfront.Gorgeous view of Lake St.Louis.Access by ferry, no cars or traffic! 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