The Westmount examiner, 13 janvier 2011, jeudi 13 janvier 2011

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paths in Westmount will have to put up with the inconvenience for now, City officials said this week in response to complaints about snow-removal procedures.| Slow snow clearing undermines winter bike path experiment: cyclists \u201cWhen we agreed to try out the bike path in winter, we did say that it would not get the top priority that pedestrians get \u2014 we made that very clear at the time,\u201d Mayor Peter Trent told Lansdowne Avenue resident Daniel Lambert at Monday's city council meeting.Lambert, president of the Westmount Walking and Cycling Association, attended the meeting to point out that the local section * Nightly, weekly and monthly rates available.* Less expensive than comparable hotels.* Fully equipped kitchens and living spaces.1.800.631.0225 of the bike path is often only partially cleared of snow and icc \u2014 a hazard that is having a negative impact on the experimental opening of the bike path this winter.\u201cWhile the City does an excellent job of keeping 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NE RE RUE SHERBROOKE 3731967 LOCAL NEWS Slow snow clearing undermines winter bike pat experiment: cyclists Continued from page 1 City undertakes its snow removal process, which is often several days later, and leaves a residue of snow, particularly on the eastbound lane, which then turns to ice,\u201d Lambert said.\u201cThis has seriously undermined the test of the bike path, which the City had intended for this winter, and really gives the impression that the City doesn't care about winter cycling \u2014 and this is in sharp contrast to the very high standard that we see on the Westmount has made significant progress with cycling over the past year.says City Councillor Gary lkeman.sidewalk and street adjacent, which cyclist see as soon as they hit the Montreal section of the bike path at Atwater.\u201d Lambert added that if the City intends to facilitate winter cycling, it should remove snow from the two kilometres of Westmount bike path to the same standard it regularly clears its approximately 100 kilometres of sidewalks.\u201cThis is really a lose-lose situation for the City,\u201d Lambert said.\u201cIt\u2019s losing the $65,000 of parking revenue (from parking meters removed from de Maisonneuve Boulevard between Greene Avenue and Ice and slush \u2014 which accumulate in the eastbound lane (right) \u2014 are a hazard to cyclists, says Daniel Lambert, president of the Westmount Walking and Cycling Association.Atwater) and it\u2019s also losing the opportunity to try a winter bike path.\u201d Paths should be cleared three to five days after a storm City Councillor Gary Tkeman was quick to defend the winter bike path as a work in progress.\u201cWe are transitioning towards more and more cycling, but we must set reasonable expectations so we don\u2019t get people disappointed when we compare ourselves to other places,\u201d Ikeman told Lambert.\u201cThis year, Westmount is much further ahead on the cycling file than it was last year.We have made great progress in spite of the fact that our (snow) clearing might not be up to the standard you would like.Nevertheless, | think we've made great progress, we're doing very well, and I want to continue that.\u201cIf there's a snowstorm, I think we should set a reasonable expectation of three a \u20ac Let's talk to five days for snow to be cleared from most bike paths and those who wish to cycle in the winter can do so.If the weather is inclement, they can take public transport.I don\u2019t believe we should be setting standards that the City cannot mect this year with respect to the fiscal obligations and other responsibilities we have.It\u2019s most important that we compare ourselves this year to where we were last year and celebrate our wins.We're moving forward \u2014 little baby steps at a time.\u201d City Councillor Cynthia Lulham disagreed with Lambert's assertion that the bike path is not cleared properly, stating that as a frequent dog walker she has noticed how well it has been ploughed, although the pedestrian path in Westmount Park has been neglected.\u201cI've been most impressed,\u201d Lulham said.\u201cI agree with Councillor Tkeman that as a first year we're doing very well.It is winter, and if you expect it to be asphalt all the time, you don\u2019t have the right expectations \u2014 but it\u2019s certainly cycle-able.\u201d c& llage Pediatric Therapy rs i 3 Handwriting Occupational Therapy for Children ory 5 media Go to Am ALLIANCE OF MINORITY MEDIA Official Languages With the participation of + Canadian Heritage Patrimoine canadien Your print and radio media want to hear from you.letstalkmedia.ca to register for a short survey and you could win a participation prize.Your opinion matters to us.Thank you for talking media with us.If you have concerns about your child\u2019s: * Handwriting or scissor skills * Comfort with touch or sensory experiences Ability to dress, groom or feed himself * Capability to recognize shapes and colours Ability to tie shoe laces then have your child SCREENED FREE OF CHARGE by our pediatric Occupational Therapists to look for acquisition of developmental milestones.> .\\ Emily Tron Occupational Therapist Megan Sliverhort Occupationot Therapist 4141 Sherbrooke St.W., Westmount 175 Place Frontenac, Pointe-Claire 514.933.8255 514.461.3934 3708206 J www.collagetherapies.ca 374932 1 AIPRUF( \"Aepsiny L LUONIQUILUFXIJUTNIOLUISSISS ALI ç .Ec io H 4 Thursday, January 13,2011 www.westmountexaminer.com OPINION Beware of Summit Park thieves cXanmnerertanscontimmentale à letter we received from a reader this week (read below) reminded us of how casy it is to become the victim of opportunistic thieves.Even when we take all the necessary precautions, we sometimes can\u2019t avoid being victimized, so why make it even easier on them by leaving valuables in our cars?Year after year, police remind us that items stolen from vehicles comprise a huge chunk of all reported crime in our city.The most frustrating part about this is that aimost all of these thefts could have been avoided.The key to prevention?Simply not leaving items in your car.Even carefully hiding your belongings (as our reader did) isn\u2019t enough to detour thieves, who know exactly what they're doing, targeting an affluent community and individuals who are leaving their cars (and their belongings) unattended for a solid amount of time in order to walk their dog(s).Even if you LITTERS TO THE EDITOR The great arena mystery To the editor: Lets face it \u2014 someone in this community very much wants another arena.The mystery is, who?Just who managed to persuade Westmount city council to obsessively pursue this bloated project.entailing millions of dollars in sunk costs and encumbering residents with reductions in other services and property tax increases for years to come?In this, as in any mystery, you have to go back to the beginning.Initially the case tor two brand new hockey surfaces was floated on the usually winning formula that some kids could not participate in hockey programs due to lack of space/time and that our facilities compared poorly with other communities.It rapidly became obvious that these claims could not be substantiated.Moreover, headlines such as \u2018Sports registration guaranteed tor most activities\u201d and \u201cwaiting lists a thing of the past.for hock- cy\u2019 did nothing to bolster the clamour tor millions of dollars for new rinks.Obviously, if the idea of two new rinks was to be sold to the population.another rationale had to be manufactured.The new rationale was provided in the torm of a thawed \u2018needs analysis\u2019 which amazingly.not to mention conveniently, predicted that a veritable explosion of growth in the under-15 population was going to take place.right here in Westmount.And guess what those under-15s are going to need most?Of course, another NHL-sized hockey rink! think you are being prudent in hiding your purse and locking your doors, someone may be watching you and that someone who is going to steal your purse probably has few misgivings about breaking your window.Most of the time, police are unable to recover the stolen property.Our reader was actually quite lucky that some Good Samaritans found his Medicare card and driver's license, saving - him the trouble of having to replace them.As Sherlock himself would say, this is all elementary, and most of us already know quite well what we need to do to decrease our chances of becoming victims of a car break-in, but we often become complacent and lazy; smug and wrapped up in our \u201cit won't happen to us\u201d thinking.The Summit Woods have been targeted because they hold the opportunity for an easy \u201csmash and grab\u201d We agree with the reader that a sign reminding those who park there of the dangers of leaving anything in their car would be a welcome addition, but, in the meantime, you've been warned.Does anyone actually believe this?The only demographic explosion we can realistically expect in Westmount is in the over-60s! Despite the smoke-and-mirrors \u201cstatistics, there is no evidence of the kind of future growth in the under-15 cohort which might justify this project.On the contrary, in the same literature which accompanied the \u2018polling\u2019 document, Etude de besoins \u2014 Complexe Sportif, on page 14, lies this nugget of information: the CSLC Metro population (of which Westmount is a part) should increase by 4.15 % during the period 2006- 2051; that works out to an increase of 34 people à year.1s this not obviously at odds with the claim that population growth in the future necessitates an unmediate doubling of hockey capacity?The mystery is, if the evidence doesn\u2019t justify it, what is the real reason council is determined to build an extra rink?As the Romans put it \u2014 it's always à good idea to consult the Romans, as they generally have something shrewd to say which is pertinent \u2014 \u201cCui bono?\u201d This translates as \u201cto whose benefit?\u201d or.in the less elegant non-Latin version of the 20th century as, \u201cfollow the money\u201d meaning that the party that benetits is not always immediately obvious.So who is the real beneficiary in this case?What club, association, entrepreneur, special interest group or school is this new arena really going to serve?Who will be the major beneficiary of a fully taxpayer- funded and underused hockey rink?Westmount taxpayers should be asking themselves this question now because they are the ones who will be paying for it \u2014 forever.Mavis Young Melville Avenue Beware of Summit Park thieves To the editor: Last Sunday morning, a misty New Year's Day morning, I parked at the small parking lot at Summit Circle and Summit Road to walk my dog in the woods.When 1 returned 45 minutes later, my car window had been smashed and my purse stolen.| had carefully hidden it under the seats, completely out of sight through the tinted glass windows.Since this has happened to me.[| have met several other Westmounters who have also been victims in almost exactly the same circumstances.It scems these thieves have a foolproof system and are pretty sophisticated, picking quiet weekends and holidays, keeping watch and studying if you hide anything before you leave the car.They seem to be adept at using credit and debit cards without knowing pin numbers to withdraw money.When | made my police report, 1 asked if the police could make a point of keeping an eye on that area.It would probably help as well if there were a large sign warning the dog walkers and other visitors to the Summit Woods of the danger in leaving anything of value in the car.I would like to thank the very kind couple that found my wallet in the snow the next day and walked up the hill to return it to me.It was missing the cash and the credit cards but my driver's license and medicare card were there.1 walked all over Westmount searching garbage bins to try to find my purse, which I thought might have been tossed aside, but with no luck.In the spirit of \u201cpaying it forward\u201d in terms of good turns, I did find another abandoned wallet near the Summit and returned it to its appreciative owner.It had been taken from a car in a break-in at the same spot two weeks before.Nicola Pelly Cedar Avenue Vestireent SALMWOWVE STITUTE CN ADIL Ct 245 Victoria, suite 210, Westmount (Qc) H32 2N2 Editorial & Sales : Tel.: (514) 484-5610 Fax: (514) 484-6028 Administration: Tel.: {514} 685-4690 + Fax: 514 685-3923 R w GUNA ARQ www.westmountexaminer.com Publisher: Denis Therrien Assistant Publisher: Lindsay Robb Sales Manager: Lynn Brown-Poole Sales Support Supervisor: Joy-Ann Dempsey Advertising Consultant: Harvey Aisenthal Commercial Classified Ad Sales Representative: Françoise Girouard 514-363-5656, ext.222 Journalist: Wayne Larsen Graphic Design: Innograf Montreal A ; Production Manager.Robert Bourcier & pe ewspaper News Director: Marc Lalonde (marc.lalonde@transcontinental.ca) Bureau Chief: Toula Foscolos ( toula.foscolos@transcontinental .ca) Contributors: Andy Dodge.Matthew Surmdge.Marilynn Vanderstaay.Robert N.Wilkins Regional Manager: Stéphane Vinet Printed by: Imprimeries Transcontinental 2003 inc Transmag Division Distribution: Transcontinental Media inc.Publi-sac Western Montreal Published by: Transcontinental Medias G.P.www.transcontinentalmedia.com President: Natalie Larivière Cérscominentl OPINION Nat Lauzon Natterings n.lauzon@virginradio.ca recently, the only thing | theorized about was who kept stealing my vogurt from the fridge at work (I'm working on a grassy knoll thing.) But | have to tell you - these mass bird deaths?They're starting to creep me out.At first when 4,000 dead birds turned up in Arkansas, 1 thought, Man, that\u2019s a lot of birds.Then, when hundreds of dead blackbirds turned up on a highway in Louisiana, | thought - Man, that's a lot of birds too.But then it seemed like birds started spiraling earthward all over the place: Sweden, Kentucky, Italy, Quebec City.and 1 thought: Say, maybe I ough- ta Google this and really hunt down some amateur, questionably-sourced material that will freak me out and good.So 1 did.And | did (get freaked out.) Thank you internet, for planting a healthy dose of hysteria.Let's not forget the fish.There are literally tons of those washing up on shores too.Fish and birds are particularly sensitive to many things: climate, loud nois- I 'm not a conspiracy theorist.Until N 1314 Greene Ave.Westmount 4933-6781 A fowl start to 2011 es, insults.Experts say marine life is dying because of temperature changes in the water.Last week, several manatees died near Orlando due to the recent cold snap there.It's sad.But how do you pre- \u201cThere are a pant-load of theories.The shortlist includes: global warming, electromagnetic waves, pole-shifting, disease, government-testing, poison (I say leave Bret Michaels out of this).\u201d vent a cold snap?When I was a kid, we used to float our goldfish in a baggie before releasing it in the bowl to prevent temperature shock.It definitely works, but I don\u2019t think Ziploc makes a baggie big enough for a manatee.So, what's really going on?There are a pant-load of theories.The shortlist includes: global warming, electromagnetic waves, pole-shifting, disease, gov- ernment-testing, poison (I say leave Bret Michaels out of this), fireworks, biblical prophecies, power lines, earthquakes, lightning, and Justin Bieber (not really but he's just a little too squeaky clean for my taste.) Or as a great deal of scientists have concluded - there's nothing to fear.I's perfectly natural for mass animal deaths to occur.Although, not usually so close together.Is it simply an anomaly or are we al the earth's environmental tipping pont?Honestly, 1 don't know what 10 believe.Are we creating undo anxiety because we're choosing to focus on 11?Lately, any time a couple of feathers so much as drift earthward, the media cries \u201cAflockalypse!\u201d 1 remember this happening with shark attacks a few years ago.arderie Kinderville Daycare Ù 3 {J ù a ; PORTE OUVERTE Bebekids Dompark Mercredi 19 janvier 2011 de 14h à 19h OPEN HOUSE Bebekids Dompark Wednesday, 19 january 2011 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm COMPLEXE DOMPARK News outlets clamped down on every shark story and swam with it, even though the number of attacks wasn\u2019t at all out of the ordinary.They blew it out of proportion and created panic, where there was none.I this is creeping me out, 1 can\u2019t imagine what birds must be thinking.Flying can\u2019t seem very tempting right about now.Taking their chances with carth- bound predators must be a lot more appealing than whatever strange hell is going on at a higher alütude.AILT know is, H this keeps up don\u2019t be surprised if you see a change in local avian behav- jour, That pigeon at the bus stop might just be looking for a seat instead of breadcrumbs.Certitié © R00 Eire 5224, Saint-Patrick, Suite 100 Montréal H4E 1A8 514 507-5439 www.kinderville.com 3736630 i § (l0c el Aenue( EpSIAY | WO IAUNILIEXJUTIOWISAM MMM i Li \" Li lB 6 Thursday, January 13,2011 www.westmountexaminer.com OPINION Some New Year's resolutions \u2014 for others HALF our frames In store, including designer brands! 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For students in the metro: to unsling vour backpack.The nubby fabric scratches, the buckles catch, and its weight can pack the wallop of a punching bag.For Marc Garneau and Jacques Chagnon: to realize that at least some of us know how much time you guys put in.\\Westmounters are well represented in both Ottawa and Quebec City.AND UV Notaries Durso & Younanian Andrea F.Durso * Arthur Younanian 4635 Sherbrooke West Westmount, Quebec T.514.931.2531 F 514.931.2534 3265707 Lh Joseph Marovitch Courtier immobilier «Real estate broker Cell: 514.825.8771 Bur: 514.933.6781 sasephmarevicn@aman net www Josephmarovitchraslestate com G RE/MAX \" WESTMOUNT INC For a different view.an a Ps + db Luxury condos on Greene Real Estate Section Real Estate Broker Real Estate Agency to be one of the city\u2019s most prestigious Carmen Marie Fabio the Greene Avenue refurbishment project, area residents and merchants will again be facing the effects of another area improvement endeavor as the luxury condo unit at 1250 Greene is set to break ground this coming spring.\u201cIt\u2019s going to be one of the most prestigious buildings on the entire island,\u201d said Sotheby's Real estate broker, Jill Prévost of Jill & Joan Prévost Realty.\u201cIt's really going to be something special.\u201d Along with Sotheby's team member and interior designer Anne-Marie Turcotte, the Prévosts are fielding visits from potential clients and have already sold one-third of the 18 condo units.Seven years of meetings and negotiations have culminated in a design which will see the original 5 Saisons Grocery store maintaining residence on the ground floor and a six-storey luxury condo unit being built on what is one of the island of Montreal real-estate\u2019s most coveted locales.\u201cThe citizens rallied to keep the grocery store,\u201d said Prévost, \u201cto the point where Metro (5 Saisons\u2019 Owner) had to sit down with the project developer (Ramco Construction) and Mayor Trent to hash things out.\u201d Ramco\u2019s president Jacob Attias of was able to work with all concerned parties to reach a mutually satisfactory solution to the project.The existing parking lot for 5 Saisons will be replaced by the condo structure.Customer parking will in future be underneath the store as will residential condo parking through a separate entrance.\u201cThe public will be able to come in via de Maisonneuve and take an elevator up to the store, do their shopping and never have to step outside,\u201d said Prévost.Architect Brian Burrows has incorporated design elements of the neighboring area structures to arrive at a harmonious facade that reflects typical Westmount architectural details.The zinc-coated copper cupola on S cant months after the completion of the corner of the building mirrors a similar detail in the facing Westmount Post Office.The grey limestone used in the exterior of the structure is sourced locally, the lighter stone known as Indiana Buff comes, as per its namesake, from Indiana.Both echo the traditional building facades of the townhouses along de Maisonneuve Blvd.The condo living units themselves are unique in design and no two floors are identical in layout.While all units include a terrace, one wrap-around terrace on the fourth floor is 1,500-sq-ft.\u201cWe've tried to design it so all the units have 2 balconies,\u201d said Burrows, pointing out how this allows for more than one view \u2018and brings in more daylight and natural ventilation.All units have high-performance triple insulated windows and energy systems within the units incorporate heat recovery.Plenty of open terraces and inclusion of greenery add to the community feel that exemplifies Greene Avenue.The second floor of the structure will feature a large green space for all residents of the building.As much as possible, attempts are being made to source local products for the project completion.\u201cGreen on Greene is what we're trying to be,\u201d said Prévost.\u201cThere's no better street where it should happen than this street.\u201d The smallest unit in the building is à 1,877-sq-ft condo with an asking price of $1.5 million plus taxes but most units will exceed 2,800-sq-ft.The project is aimed at buyers who are downsizing from large scale homes and who wish to maintain a residence in the city.\u201cIt\u2019s a lifestyle,\u201d said Prévost.\u201cEvery bell and whistle, your wish is my command.\u201d The residence will benefit from 24/7 security and a concierge on-site 40 hours a week.Further services will be determined as per owner request, to be decided when the majority of the building's 18 units have been sold.\u201cWe're open to the input of all of the owners in order to tailor (the building services) to their request,\u201d said Prévost.With the amount of interest already generated, the Sotheby's team is confident that the brisk sales will continue and foresee all units being sold within the near future.Construction is set to begin in April 2011 and building completion is projected to take 15 months.Having a small number of units in the building differentiates it from a towering condo to be more of what Prévost describes as a community.The second floor of the condo project will include a full service gym which will look out onto the terrace and potentially a spa, the latter to be determined by clientele consensus.A meeting room is also planned for the second floor.\u201cWe're still working to finalize (services to match) the requests of the buyers coming in,\u201d said Prévost.\u201cAL the end of the day, we're going to deliver what they want.\u201d The Town Square on the corner of Greene and de Maisonneuve will be bigger than it was previously and will remain a public space with tables and umbrellas.Plans, though not yet finalized, are in the works for a fountain or similar water feature to be incorporated with the surrounding environment.Area residents stand to benefit from the rezoning that was done to accommodate the condo development.Delivery hours to 5 Saisons will be reduced and the reverse- beeping noise will no longer be an issuc as delivery trucks will be relegated to a loading dock within the underground garage.Prévost maintains that the battles faced for zoning issues and design disagreements have all been worth the effort.\u201cEveryone living around here is going to benefit from this,\u201d said Prévost.\u201cWith most of the traffic now going underground, it's really going to make the area look that much better.\u201d For more information on the project: www.1250avenuegreene.com www.jillprevost.com ROSEMARIE MARTIN 514.592.3244 ROYAL LePAGE HERITAGE Real Estate Agency \u201cBeaver Lake\u201d - 2700 Hill Park Detached! 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