The Westmount examiner, 11 avril 1985, jeudi 11 avril 1985

[" Alternate-side parking gets committee's nod T By LAUREEN SWEENEY HE city council\u2019s parking committee will recommend to council that Westmount adopt alternate-side parking on all streets; that reserved parking be designated for residents of certain streets and that extended daytime parking be granted to holders of overnight parking stickers.The proposed parking changes were announced to THE EXAMINER Monday by Alderman Paul Fortin, chairman of the committee which also includes Aldermen Joan Rothman and Peter Duffield.He said the committee\u2019s conclusions resulted in part from the recent public consultation meeting held on parking.\u201cWe met to review that infor- @ ation and assess what conclu- sions could be drawn,\u201d he said.\u201cWe have asked the city's administrative traffic committee to prepare a final report of what we wanted for presentation to the general council.\u201d That report could go to the meeting of council in general committee as soon as Monday, he said, adding that its final approval could be about a month away.Basic policy unchanged Ald Fortin said he expects the basic four-hour parking policy to remain unchanged.The metering of commercial areas also would be expanded since the meters \u201chave proven beneficial to the city,\u201d he explained.They allow movement of cars in the commercial areas, permitting shoppers and other vehicles to be accommodated on a short-term basis.\u201cThe city still will look at acquiring lots for parking if the price is right and the location suitable,\u201d he added.The alternate-side parking plan on alternate days would provide better control of cars, Ald Fortin said.It long has been suggested by city workers to facilitate snow- removal and street maintenance operations.\"Most politicians just throw out the first ball.He's gone five innings.\u201d Vol.LVII, No.15 Westmount PQ, H3Z 2Y8, Thursday, April 11, 1985 Making all of Westmount your home 25\u20ac SPRING FLOWERS ON SHOW: Westmount's annual spring flower show was officially opened Wednesday night last week with a reception at Victoria Hall.Among those viewing the greenhouse display were the children of Alderman John Shingler, commissioner of public services, and his wife, Mary.The colorful show features bunnies and is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm.It may also be visited Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.\u2018 SHOP METRO WHATEVER THE WEATHER Hit-and-run A car parked in front of 4028 St Catherine street was hit by an unknown vehicle Sunday afternoon, police report.Damage was NEXT WEEK'S WEATHER By Capt Eric Neal April 11 to 18 estimated at up to $250.=\u2014INDEX\u2014 Mainly sunny to commence the week, and +» < warming generally.This is the time we can wet ) have rapid changes and samples of all kinds ga ; Deyond Westmount s Borders.12 of weather.Fog, freezing drizzle, cold mists, pa pas 4 pit re au Secon 2 ; snow flurries and sunny periods, together ou assified advertising.0-23 with gusty winds.Thunder for some places.uo = 02 Community calendar.2 Mostly sunny mid-week, but this is a stormy $ Editorials/We Say.4 period along the border into the Maritimes, so = oa Education.ees 25 we could have blustery winds and flooded Lau Entertainments and eating.12-13 streets to spoil the weekend.Winter is reluc- PA Examining theFiles.6 tantly releasing its grip.u > a 7 Fire calls for the week.\u2026.3 quI% Home improvement.\u2026.8 re .\u2014\u2014 u wo Judy Yelon\u2019s cartoon.5 LE os ons ol Letters/YouSay.4 \u2018 MÉTRO MARKET À + OÙ Official Notice Board.\u2026.2 oa he, A J I Fl\u2019 ~ = ui OurMNAsays.5 METRO WESTMOUNT SQUARE Z* wv75 Our MPsays.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.5 un - ge S = ui © Professional cards.28 FREE PARKING * - : Realty.cooooonnnnn 6-7 gout à go Religious news.24 ' DELIVERY SERVICE CE Social and women's interests.14-19 .ered Sports and recreation.26-27 LIEUTENANT Walter Richardson, second-in- command of Westmount\u2019s Publie Security Unit, resigned from the force yesterday after 38 years\u201d service to the city in fire, police and publie security roles.He cited \u2018\u2018conflicts within the department\u201d as the reason for his resignation.The resignation comes one month after that of Public Safety Officer James McRae.Mr Richardson, 63, previously submitted his resignation six months ago but was requested by the city administration to withdraw it.Public safety officers then had signed a petition asking for his return.Mr Richardson said yesterday in his letter of resignation to : Westmount\u2019s director general that he had returned to the position on the understanding that \u2018\u2018the leadership problems would be resolved.\u201d \u201cOn reviewing the situation after six months,\u201d he said, \u201cI find little has changed.\u2018One-man show\u2019 \u201cThe manner in which the unit is operated as a one-man show makes it impossible for me to fulfill my duties with the efficiency and objectivity which I believe the position requires.\u201d He also resigns from the leadership of the city\u2019s volunteer civil protection group.He said he felt hampered \u201cthrough delays in get- Richardson leaves PSU, letter cites conflicts ting the unit off the ground\u201d and difficulties in recruiting the type of volunteer needed.Recruiting, he told THE EXAMINER, had been done by the city\u2019s personnel department with Continued on page 23 Want to be a carrier?Against the possibility of a postal strike in which Westmount letter carriers might not make deliveries, THE EXAMINER will be glad to know of local boys and girls who would like to deliver the paper on Thursdays.Call 932-3157 and give your name, address, phone number and age.LLL April Showers Bring April Flowers WE may have it all wrong in the poetic or horticultural sense, but when it comes to clear, explicit, hard-sell newspaper advertising there is no waiting around for the results.THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER proves this every week, bringing messages of enterprising merchants and service businesses to a very high percentage of individual home owners and others who care about their community, Westmount.Then once a month our shopper BUYS goes to the remaining homes, including the difficult-to-penetrate apartment buildings, by individually addressed mail to provide a tremendously effective, inexpensive, total market coverage of Westmount\u2019s high-income dwellings.Get the best of them every week, the rest of them once a month: an ideal promotion combination year-round.Next week is BUYS week.Deadline for both is 2 pm Tuesday.Phone now for more particulars and to book space: 932-3157.\u2018\u2018Showers\u201d\u2019 of EXAMINERS and BUYS can bring your business Westmount \u201cflowers\u201d.BUYS front WESTMOUNT Examiner 2 The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, April 11, 1985 Next Scheduled City Council Meeting Monday, May 6, 8 pm.Date de la prochaine séance du conseil municipal Le lundi 6 mai, 20h00.CITY HALL HOTEL DE VILLE 4333 Sherbrooke Street West Westmount, PQ H3Z 1E2 Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Fire {business calls) 19 Stanton St.Police (business calls) 21 Stanton St.Municipal Court, 21 Stanton St.Saturdays, Sundays and holidays Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke St.W.Municipal Yard, 14 Bethune St.Light Department, Glen Road 935-8531 935-9696 934-2223 935-3528 935-2066 935-8037 935-8218 lundi à vendredi, 8h30 à 16h30 Incendie (bureau d'affaires) 19, rue Stanton Police (bureau d\u2019affaires) 21, rue Stanton Cour municipale, 21 rue Stanton samedi, dimanche et jours de fête Hall Victoria, 4626, rue Sherbrooke ouest Voirie, 14, rue Béthune Service d'éclairage, chemin Glen 935-9696 934-2223 935-3528 935-2066 935-8037 935-8218 EMERGENCIES/URGENCES RIRE Die 935-2456 Ambulance 842-4242 Police 934-2121 Parking ills Parking problems at the rear of 4795 St Catherine street have been referred to city hall for investigation, according to Public Security Unit officials.Officers were called to ticket cars on the property Tuesday last week.VW damaged A Volkswagen sustained minor damage Friday when another car backed into it about 2:14 pm at the rear of 4850 Sherbrooke street, police report.No damage resulted to the other car.Over 35 years serving Westmounters FINE PAINTING & WOODWORKING All types of renovations FREE ESTIMATES Mrazik General Contracting Ltd.731-6640 Member CAMQ Membre PUBLIC SECURITY SECURITE PUBLIQUE 935-1777 Woman trips, metal plate seen hazard A woman was assisted Wednesday last week by public safety officers after she was reported to have tripped over a metal plate on the sidewalk on the northeast corner of Atwater and Dorchester.Public Security officials said the metal plate appeared to cause a hazard to pedestrians.It also was reported that a construction firm involved did not have permission to pile any of its material on property belonging to the City of Westmount.The woman, a resident of Cour- sol street, had been walking north on the east side of Atwater about 1:40 pm when she fell face down into the mud.She sustained a sore knee, a cut lower lip and a dirty coat, officers said.Jewels, silver taken on ElIm Jewelry and silverware were stolen from a house on Elm avenue Saturday, police report.The burglary took place sometime between 8:30 pm and 10:30 pm.No signs of forced entry were found and it was possible that a door may have been left unlocked, police said.Alarm tripped A burglar alarm Sunday at Dawson College was set off by a large window left insecure on the west side, police said.The alarm was activated at 350 Selby street , at 4:35 pm.PSO REPRESENTATIVES: A recent meeting of Westmount public safety officers elected the following representatives: Mario Testa, centre, presi- x dent; Steve Manktelow, right, vice-president; and John Everatt, left, secretary-treasurer.Gunman strikes pharmacy A lone gunman made off with $1,500 in cash from a pharmacy at 1 Westmount Square Friday evening, police report.The robbery occurred about 7:35 pm when a man, described as about 22 years old and wearing a burgundy-colored ski jacket, put two chocolate bars down on the cash counter.Instead of paying, however, he pulled out a small black revolver and ordered two women employees to \u2018\u2018shut up.\u201d He then grabbed the cash from the till and ran east toward the Métro.Three girls involved in club brawl The following events are scheduled in Westmount this week: Friday, April 12 0 Dramatis Personae: Richard III, St Stephen's Anglican Church, Dor- chester at Atwater, 7:30 pm.Additional performances April 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 Gh Saturday, April 13 D Église St Léon de Westmount: clothing sale, 310 Clarke avenue, 9 am to 1 pm Sunday, April 14 GC Artlenders Gallery: vernissage, works by lan Kyles, 318 Victoria avenue, 2 pm 0 7/7 D Westmount Public Library: reading by Elizabeth Spencer, 2 pm Qh Monday, April 15 O Westmount High School: school Truck slides into Toyota A truck slipped into a car while both were parked Tuesday last week in the lot outside Mac's Dépanneur, 4817 Sherbrooke street, police report.The car, a Toyota belonging to a resident of Wood avenue, sustained damage estimated up to $500.The accident occurred about 1:15 pm when the truck had been left without its emergency brake in place.Prowler proves man locked out Public safety officers were called to a home on Somerville avenue Friday when a man was seen climbing through a window, officials report.The \u2018\u2018suspicious person\u2019 turned out to be a resident who apparently had forgotten his keys.Officers said the call was referred to MUC police who also responded to the call about 2:07 pm.VCR removed from wagon A video cassette recorder valued at $1,250 was stolen Monday last week from a car parked on St Catherine street in front of Westmount Square, police report.The station wagon was broken into through a window, resulting in $150 damage.The theft took place sometime between 10:10 am and 10:25 am.committee meeting, 7 pm me Police were called to the Unity ye Shon: school oe Boys\u2019 and Girls\u2019 Club Wednesday last week when a fight broke out between three girls, sending one to hospital.The victim, a 12-year-old resident of Grosvenor avenue, was taken to the Montreal Children\u2019s Hospital by a woman described as a witness.She was not reported to have been seriously hurt.Police said it appeared the fight began about 6:50 pm between the victim and two other girls, described as sisters living in St Heri, They were 11 and 14 years Wednesday, April 17 The three girls went outside the D Rotary Club of Westmount: lun- club at 1090 Greene avenue, where cheon meeting, Victoria Hall, 12:30 the two sisters allegedly hit the |P™ we+ victim \u201ca few times,\u201d according D Westmount Public Library: to police.presentation by authors Sharon Sparli d Robert Scott Li., A worker at the club reported 3pm ing anc Robe ° a the girls had not previously caus- D Arts Westmount: Ensemble ed any problem there.Arioso, Victoria Hall, 8pm a / COMING UP D April 18: Unity Boys' and Girls\u2019 Club, film in French, 1090 Greene avenue, 8pm Oh O April 19: Rotary Club of West- , ion, Wes ,7 A 3l-year-old Montreal man mount auction, Westmount arena O Westmount Historical Association: meeting and speaker, Westmount Public Library, 7:30 pm GA Tuesday, April 16 O Pioneer Women's Organization: nearly new sale, 4695 de Maisonneuve boulevard, 9 am to 3 pm O Atwater Library: lecture on gold investment, 1200 Atwater avenue, 7:30 pm / O Rotary Club of Westmount: concert for seniors, Westmount Park School, 8 pm O7 Man staggers, loses balance was taken to hospital last Thurs- :1 ra.4 day night after falling on the OE imo unt en sidewalk in front of 208 Côte St : ; : O April 20: ta lub West- Antoine road, police said.mount, sale, Wommount rena, 9:30 The man was reported to have {am lost his balance about 8:15 pm, a hitting his head on the right side.He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by Urgences Santé.He had been spotted initially on Metcalfe avenue by public safety officers.They reported a man staggering along the street near Springfield.J April 20: Westmount Recreation, Oliver, Victoria Hall, 1 pm a D April 22: City of Westmount, public consultation meeting on zoning(Selwyn House), city hall 6pm e O April 22: Atwater Library, lecture on investment, 1200 Atwater avenue, 7:30 pm / D April 23-4: St Matthias\u2019 Church, spring rummage sale, St Matthias\u2019, 7 to9pm, 1to3 pm a O April 24: Westmount Initiative for Peace, film, Victoria Hall, 8 pm ® D May 1: City of Westmount, Red Cross blood drive, Victoria Hall, 2:30 to 8:30 pm Party workers asked to leave O May 1: Westmount Public Library, Persons reported soliciting for reading by Michel Tremblay, 7 pm the Commonwealth Party of OA Canada Wednesday last week J May 2, 3, 4: 6th Annual Westmount were asked to leave city property Antique Show and Sale, Victoria outside the Prince Albert postal Hall, 3 pm - 10 pm, 10 am - 10 pm, 10 station at 4895 Sherbrooke street, am-7 pm public safety officers report.D May 4: Psychiatric Adolescent Ser- The group was disseminating vice of Royal Victoria Hospital, information on nuclear weapons ponth festival, Westmount High without a permit, officers said.ool 7pm as W Weekly / Monthly m ® Official public meeting / Annual a W Religious / Cultural event @ + Forchildren / Sportingevent © @ Formal / Sale # @ Nosmoking / Phone for details W / Free / Admissioncharge $ @ Offering / See advertisement \u20ac Membersonly / By invitation = \u20ac=+ Members and guests Wallet gone A wallet left by the front door of a home on Arlington avenue was reported stolen Friday night, police said.It contained $30 cash and personal papers.The front door was reported to have been left unlocked. 9 am-5 pm ïÏ OPEN A DAILY INTEREST ACCOUNT Monday-Wednesday Thursday, Friday 9 am-6 pm Central Trust 4825 Sherbrooke St.W.* 933-1122 where were | - ee , | they going?The following calls were answered by the Westmount Fire Brigade during the past week: April 2 10:38 am: 426 Clarke, weak battery in smoke detector; April 3 6:17 am: 200 Kensington, apt 314, first responder unit; 8:55 am: 36 Edgehill, defective fire alarm; 2:57 pm: 5795 Caldwell, code 3 automatic mutual aid to Cote St Luc cancelled at 3:02 pm; 5:32 pm: 350 Selby, first responder unit; 6:35 pm: 4998 de Maisonneuve, first responder unit; 11:36 pm: 3033 Sherbrooke, gas spill from car; - April 4 3:35 pm: Somerville Park, youths playing with matches (see story); 4:24 pm: 1090 Greene, Unity Boys\u2019 and Girls\u2019 Club, first responder unit (see story}, April 5 9:49 am: 2200 Ward, code 3 automatic mutual aid to St Laurent cancelled at 9:54 am; 1:23 pm: Alexis Nihon Plaza shipping and receiving area, malfunctioning air compressor in boiler room; 4:46 pm: 10 Rosemount, person trapped in elevator (see story), 5:08 pm: 220 Olivier, flood in basement from water main: April 6 Nil; April 7 Nil; April 8 8:34 am: 4921 Sherbrooke, apt 2, first responder unit; 12:20 pm: 40 Windsor, first responder unit; 5:30 pm: Opposite 4858 Sherbrooke, fire in newspaper box; 10:39 pm: 3192 The Boulevard, strange odor from renovations next door; April 9 8:48 am: 5795 Caldwell, code 3 automatic mutual aid to Cote St Luc.\u2018Gazette\u2019 news is hot There was hot news in a Gazette box Monday night.Local firemen found a newspaper burning inside the dispenser when they were called to the scene opposite 4858 Sherbrooke street at 5:30 pm.The box was opened with an axe and the fire extinguished, fire officials report.At Rotary: Thursday, April 11, 1985 - 3 ADVERTISER TO FILL THIS SPOT! For information call your sales representative or Louise Wolman at 932-3157 Heenan to head Shipping innovations Arts Westmount keep company afloat drive for funds How does a company turn possible business failure into record- breaking success?That was the subject of discussion when Westmounter Fred Pitre, vice-president (marketing and planning) of Canada Steam- Fred Pitre ship Lines (CSL), visited the weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club of Westmount Wednesday last week at Victoria Hall.The recent recession could have had crippling effects on CSL.Transporting of raw materials for steelmaking made up a large part of the company\u2019s shipping business and the recession cut North American steel production roughly in half.\u201cOur customers came and said \u2018thank you for building those 30 ships (at $40 million each), but we don\u2019t need 10 of them now\u2019,\u201d said Mr Pitre.\u201cOur bankers were fainting at the situation.\u201d Although the company was faced with a serious problem, its unique \u2018\u2018self-unloader\u2019 vessels provided a possible solution.\u2018Best-kept secret\u2019 Termed *\u2018North America\u2019s best- kept secret\u2019 by Mr Pitre, the ships are equipped to unload their own cargo, rather than rely on Anthony\u2019s VARIETY STORE post office ¢ greeting cards Open 8 am to 8 pm, closed Sundays 4500 St.Catherine W.at Abbott MUCTC BUS TICKETS dock loading facilities.CSL put this technology to work in helping to load and unload larger, ocean-going vessels, said Mr Pitre.For large ships that could not be fully loaded in shallow American ports, CSL used the \u2018\u2018top-off\u2019 procedure.An international freighter would be loaded mostly in port, then would travel to deeper waters, where a CSL ship would add the final cargo.CSL also took advantage of the long periods of time that international freighters were waiting in American ports, waiting to be unloaded.The company, said Mr Pitre, convinced some shippers to unload their cargo onto CSL ships in the St Lawrence seaway, which could transport it to American ports and unload without waiting for the use of port facilities.\u201cWe went from being relatively unknown to being well-known because we were saving international companies a lot of money,\u201d said Mr Pitre.CSL cargo transfer capabilities not only cut down on costs to shipping companies, but they saved time, noted Mr Pitre.He said the company's ships could transfer 35,000 tonnes of cargo in six hours, an operation that would take at least two days in a North American port.Record profits CSL's innovations, said Mr Pitre, had brought the company record profits in each of the last four years.Its customers now include shippers and manufacturers in France, West Germany, Korea and Japan.The next stage in CSL\u2019s operations, Mr Pitre said, could be international transport of goods to areas without proper dock loading facilities.The company presently will be transporting coal to Portugal, which lacks a proper port to unload the mineral for a new electricity plant.Mr Pitre said that CSL'\u2019s practices might not create employment for dock workers, but he added that they might help make international shipping more efficient.\u201cWe hope that by being efficient, they (shippers and manufacturers) can be cost- efficient and create employment in other ways,\u201d he said.Mr Pitre was introduced by Peter Gray-Donald and was thanked by Coos de Vries.The club welcomed visiting Rotarians from the Montreal and Montreal- Westward clubs and from Trinidad.JEWELLERY REPAIRS ADVICE AND ESTIMATES FOR ALL REPAIRS AND RESTORATION: Arabesque Antique and Estate Jewellery WE BUY ALL YOUR OLD COSTUME OR FINE JEWELLERY The Old Post Office, 1304 Greene Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5:30 Roy L.Heenan, 629 Clarke avenue, is to be chairman of the 1985 Arts Westmount fundraising campaign, the organization announced this week.Mr Heenan is a senior partner with the Montreal law firm Heenan, Blaikie et al.Arts Westmount plans to open its activities for 1985 with a con- RL mount PSOs caution rowdy youths A youth was cautioned Sunday when he was spotted knocking over a Gazette newspaper box on Sherbrooke street at Prince Albert avenue, public safety officers report.The box was not damaged.The incident followed a previous complaint to officers at 6:15 pm that youths were making \u2018\u2018excessive noise\u201d at the comfort station in King George Park.They were asked to turn down a ghetto-blaster.One of the group subsequently was reported to be seen knocking over the newspaper box.REGAL - 484-1172 REGAL TAXI 24-HOUR SERVICE plus service to both airports Roy L.Heenan cert by the Ensemble Arioso and pianist Suzanne Blondin at Victoria Hall Wednesday next week beginning at 8 pm.The ensemble, comprising Pierre Mollet, Gaston Germain, David Doane and Albert Hubers, will sing Schubert.Ms Blondin will play a piano solo.The concert is offered free of charge; no tickets are required.Reawakening the public to the use of Victoria Hall as a concert hall has been made a priority for the organization, according to Arts Westmount officials.The concert Wednesday is expected to demonstrate the improved acoustics and appearance of the hall.FOR LUMBER 7 AND PLYWOOD Frs HOME AND INDUSTRY ORDER ® DEPARTMENT 4 M WEEKDAYS 7:30 AM-5:3 SATURDAYS 8:30 PM-4 PM Call 748-6161 SHEARER-BOCK RUTHERFORD INC.50 STINSON BLVD.TWO BLOCKS EAST OF NATIONAL FILM BOARD am Laminate your 326 Victoria Ave., Wsmt.it's the purest form of framing .and inexpensive too.INO | -posters -photographs -degrees -children\u2019s drawings CALL: 481-3656 a = ak - er Ete mini \u2014.PRNADIAN COMMUNIR F A » 0 APERs assoS) a Examiner YE IY UN Making all of Westmount your home Published every Thursday by J.W.Sancton & Sons Ltd.155 Hillside Avenue, Westmount, PQ H3Z 2Y8 ; Editorial, Accounting, Circulation, Display Advertising Departments 932-3157 Classified Advertising, 8:30 am to 5 pm weekdays to 8:00 pm Mondays and Tuesdays 931-7511 The Examiner aims to be an independent, clean newspaper for the home, devoted to public service.Mail subscriptions in Canada, $12.00 per year: 2 years $22.25: 3 years $31.00.Subscriptions of less than one year: 25 cents per copy plus $2 handling.Twenty-five cents a copy.Outside Canada, additional $20.00 à year.Member of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association.Second class mail registration number 1760 4 - Vol.LVII, No.15, Thursday, April 11, 1985 deu DA VERIFIED CIRCULATION Parking action at last THEY haven't passed city council yet, but the proposed changes suggested by the ad hoc parking committee make eminent good sense.Westmount has resisted (but \u201csuccessfully\u2019\u2019 can't be said, because there have been a lot of ongoing problems for car owners) coming up with solutions long since adopted out of sheer necessity by other municipalities.The latent conservatism of city hall, which largely has served us well in preserving the character of our community through the years, long has delayed definitive action on parking problems.The overnight permits resulting from 1979s study, which in turn arose from widespread complaints of citizens over the traditional maximum four-hour limit on city streets, met the indicated need only in part.Daytime problems mostly were ignored.If adopted \u2014 and we know there still is resistance to change within council \u2014 the streets where alternate-side parking would be allowed would not look so neat and tidy, would make street cleaning slower (than it already has become in * * winter), and just might make surveillance alittle trickier.On the other hand, sheer logic dictates making night street-parking permits applicable in daytime.There is an anti-public policy element in the present regulations which, for example, force persons to take their cars to work instead of using public transport.The residents-only proposal will be cheered by persons living in proximity to places which attract large numbers of non-resi- dents, such as The Forum, churches, synagogues and Victoria Hall.Presumably there would be identification of residents\u2019 vehicles and lots of busy (and revenue- producing) nighttime activity forthe traffic wardens of the public safety unit ticketing outside offenders.Implementation of this scheme obviously would take some time to bring real benefit to the seriously afflicted residents.No impending city council action is likely to generate more widespread interest and the solons' decisions will be eagerly anticipated.* ABSENT for several weeks now from the place in Westmount where one is most needed (and, sadly, least used) is the street wastebasket on St Catherine street between Westmount High School and the Met- calfe avenue area shops where students buy their litter-generating lunchtime provender.* * Our awful post office LAST week's short-lived wildcat strike of postal truck drivers told more about Canada Post, its service standards and, indeed, the public service than any full- blown strike \u2014 such as being threatened again this week by the sorting machine mechanics.Here in Westmount the Halifax-brewed drivers\u2019 walkout, which spread then died across the country, apparently affected us hardly at all.In fact, herein lies our first point: Canada Post made light of the failure of trucks to pick up mail from post boxes and to deliver lettercarriers\u2019 bundles to relay boxes.So abominable has become mail service in Canada that the corporation could so belittle any interference, illegal or otherwise, with its flow.In this context, the CPC officials are right: what is another day or two when intercity delivery already takes several?Then there is the alleged issue of the stoppage: a protest over cutting out Saturday post-box pickups.Two points here: 1) Drivers are piqued over the resultant loss of overtime pay; as if overtime was an acquired right! 2) Postal officials say the change will make no difference, because mail picked up Saturdays is not sorted and, presumably, forwarded until Sunday.Here is revealed what the public has suspected all along: little if anything happens to mail over weekends anymore.This is hardcore cheating of the public.Honesty would dictate lower rates for mail posted Saturdays and, perhaps, Sundays too.The issue points up again the continued rotten state of post office labor relations.Even in non-unionized business and industrial situations it is common courtesy to consult, or warn in advance, of changes in work routines or requirements.Until the CDC says otherwise, we must assume the drivers were not taken into official confidence over the Saturday pickup abolition.For that matter, neither were the post office\u2019s customers so far as we are aware \u2014 and this is a newspaper usually inundated by the post office with far less important PR announcements.Finally, there is the question of public serv- Other topics discussed besides dog feces danger Sir: That there should still be people about in 1985 who consider it acceptable to leave their dogs\u2019 excrement on a playing field used daily by 400 children between the ages of 2 and 12 is a depressing reflection of the nature of the society in which we live.We appreciate THE EXAMINER\u2019s efforts to raise public consciousness of the gravity of the problem, but there are two corrections that should be made to last Thursday's report of the discussion at our April 2 school committee meeting.It is not freshly deposited feces that are potentially harmful to humans.The eggs of the parasite Toxocara canis, which are present in the feces of many young dogs, do not become infective until two or more weeks after elimination; they may remain infec- tive for months, even surviving a Montreal winter.If only the feces were removed immediately by dog owners, there would presumably be no problem at all.There is at present a by-law requiring owners to clean up after their dogs in public parks at all times.City authorities claim, however, that it is unenforceable, it being practically impossible to catch owners with dogs in flagrante delicto.Westmount Park School Committee therefore has requested that the city amend the by-law which at present permits the playing field in front of our school, like the rest of Westmount Park, to be used as a winter dog run.(Your reporter had the impression that the rest of the park was already off-limits to dogs in winter, but this is not the case.) In other words, until such time as all dog owners are responsible enough to clean up after their pets, we should like dogs banned at all seasons from the playing field south of de Maisonneuve boulevard.Dog owners who permit their dogs to wander on the grounds south of Academy road adjoining the school should be aware that this already is illegal.Incidentally, while we do take a serious view of this issue, we should not like EXAMINER readers, and specially potential school committee members, to think that this is the only matter we discussed at our last meeting.We dealt with at least a dozen other topics, most of them of a far more edifying nature \u2014 our music program, for instance, and the expansion of our computer-teaching facilities and our after- school daycare program, not to mention the school board's plans for reorganizing their high school system, and the government's plans for reorganizing the school boards.Barbara Trigger Chairman School Committee Westmount Park School 15 Park Place WESTMOUNT H3Z 2K4 Chairman of PSBGM castigates Lévesque A copy of the following letter has been sent to THE EXAMINER.The Honorable René Lévesque Prime Minister of Quebec 885 Grande Allée East Edifice J\", 3rd floor Quebec PQ G1A 1A2 Dear Mr Prime Minister, The Protestant School Board of Greater | Montreal demands that you delay passage of Bill 29 in order to allow us to make representations before it is presented to the National Assembly.It is clear from the context of the Bill that your government has a distorted view of the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Bill 57 case.Nothing in that decision justifies inclusion of section 3 in the proposed law.Inclusion of the section is a scandalous attempt to divide the community which this board serves and disenfranchise many of its members.Out of the 15 commissioners serving on the board, three are members of the Jewish faith.Section 3 of the proposed law is an act of gross discrimination against these members of the board and their religious community.Using your words, Mr.Prime Minister, on another occasion passage of section 3 would be \u2018\u2018unconscionable\u2019\u201d and unworthy of a free and democratic assembly.The inclusion of section 3 in the proposed law is, however, not only scandalous and grossly discriminatory, but also ridiculous as it excludes Jewish commissioners from serving this board and the Jewish community from voting in its elections while section 40 of the proposed law ensures that the same commissioners continue in office until June of 1986.The explanatory notes of Bill 29 commence as follows: \u2018\u2019The main object of this bill is to give effect to the Supreme Court Continued on next page AFTER years with a large rectangular name plate on the first page of Statistics Canada Daily printed in brilliant red, the data-filled publication which comes into our library has been renamed The Daily, Statistics Canada.Change is nice, but perhaps significant is that the dominant color, which probably made the new government \u201csee red,\u201d has been changed to a nice Tory blue.The civil servants (who had become comfortable with Grit ways) perhaps, however, have got even.They've thwarted Mulroney government cost-cutting by adding a second color.And what color to complement the Conservative house blue?Yellow! * ice attitudes generally.No one in the crown corporation responsible for mail, from President Warren down to the drivers themselves, appears to have thought to apologize to the public, their ultimate employers.That is the prevailing attitude in public service, whose jobs now are regarded as any other and not as privileged, protected and laden with perks, (Here close to home, where most of us had either Friday or Monday off from work for the Easter weekend, City of West- mount employees had both.Why?) The reason is the encroachments of unions \u2014 strengthened beyond sense by the right to strike \u2014 in employment by governments, * which have none of the imperatives of the bottom line against which union contracts and work stoppages must otherwise be weighed in negotiations or in resultant disputes.There is no perception of marketplace in government employment, rendering the strike weapon a one- sided, totally inappropriate weapon of devastating damage potential.It is legitimate to suggest that those who may not like or appreciate the advantages of engagement in public service should havebut one alternative: to quit and make room for the many who would be glad to take their places.BIG THE GLOBE AND MAIL.THURSDAY APRIL 4 1986.___ \u2014REPORT ON BUSINESS - Financial Trustco announces Westmount takeover bid Ih company and ernment Ema ates wh rr CALGARY (D1) ~ of Burtneton hus de.uta) Capdat Markers been advised That the 101 8 million from 17 Mrleod Young Weir wale of natural gas from the Ais Go ancial 3 per ce three million Espaitia Coprs Sar Gens, poy sys «+ pas es able Apt, record Charged tons motice ta the Torumu Apni 21 The prevens Srock Exchange of ts payment was 4 woch ween to make 3 dred equ I roy: Cel 4 share 1 ada a LJ #3 commen shares Westmount Revu! rer RoyalT- Lié of ener 31 ar a\" SiBashare | a sate ng vetoes wr > ous Prmeipal share.ma hear hardin re Lid of Leu, fer dgueds recurs | Mr Rombgh sad fem 425 can.an .not if we have any say in the matter! J Co rar \u201cer v= En EE eee te art arm ce Ae tm a tete ERA Hon.Donald J.Johnston says.5 % Appointment applauded PATRONAGE.Dare I write of it during this period when Liberal appointments have fallen from grace and Tories are rising to replace the vanquished?I am prompted by reason of one of the prime minister's most welcome appointments to date, namely Joan Winser as Canadian consul-general to Los Angeles.Mrs Winser has long been a pillar of the Conservative Party, faithful to its cause during a long drought of unsuccessful campaigns.It is the unrewarding and tireless effort of volunteers like Joan who are the glue in our two-party system.Without them the political apparatus and the country would be greatly impoverished and as last week's EXAMINER bore witness, Joan Winser\u2019s commitments to her community extend far beyond the political arena.Changes expected When governments change, we should expect new political appointments to replace the old.Patronage has always been part of our system and when it is practiced honestly and above board, who can complain?The real test should be \u201ccompetence\u201d for the job.Where there is incompetence or featherbedding, then the taxpayer suffers.But where the post is available and a competent Conservative is appointed, then there is not a conflict of interest but a coincidence of interest between the public and the party.That is clearly the case of Joan Winser.She will be an outstanding representative of Canada; one of whom we should all be proud.I would not like my remarks to be interpreted as condoning all forms of patronage.Some js distasteful and some even disgraceful, merely adding to the cynicism of the public toward politicians and political parties.Judgment must be exercised with care.But to blindly criticize political patronage and its place in politics is to attack the democratic political system itself.In writing of Laurier, Skelton noted: \u201cThe distribution of patronage was the most important single function of government.Sir Wilfrid frequently repeated the story of Lincoln asked during a crisis in the Civil War whether it was a change in the army command or complications with foreign powers that wrinkled his forehead, and replying \u2018No, it is that confounded post- mastership at Brownsville, Ohio\u2019.\u201d\u2019 Well, the distribution of patronage also seems to be the most important single function of this government with upwards of 1,000 Tories named to date; but, in the case of Joan Winser, they got it right.Richard D.French says.Optimism down under THE Australians must be doing something right.Their dollar is just as feeble against the American dollar as ours, and their productivity growth is just as unsatisfactory.A week down under, however, convinces one that there is far more buoyancy and optimism in Sydney than in Montreal or Toronto.The unemployment rate has moved from 12 to eight percent over the last year and a half.The weekend press is filled with interesting job opportunities.The ordinary Australian, if it is possible to judge in six or seven days, has a good deal more faith in the future than the average Canadian.The Australians, of course, are worried about their budget deficit.A serious matter.One not to be taken lightly.Unless, like me, you look at it through Canadian eyes.We should have such problems.With a population of 15 million, the Australian federal deficit is $7 billion.A comparable deficit in Canadian terms would be $11.7 billion.Our federal deficit is $35 billion \u2014 over three times as serious JACQUES CARTIER'S DISCOVERY OF WESTMOUNT The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, April 11, 1985 - 5 SOME TURNING POINTS ) IN CANADIAN HISTORY (6uB URE OF HOCHELASA) NEWFOUNDLAND CONFEDERATION on a per capita basis.Let us hope that Mr Hawke told Mr Mulroney the secret; though, since both came to power over the last couple of years, neither deserves much credit or blame for the current deficit situation.I was invited to Australia to speak on strategic leadership in modern government.When it came to the problem of integrating policy and resource decision- making, Canada during the \"70s provides some super examples of how not to do it.Our present deficit is the result of tax and expenditure decisions taken specially during the late '60s and early '70s, when the best and the brightest were reigning in Ottawa, providing us with ultra- sophisticated government.On the results, I'll take common sense, Australian style, anytime, HAVE Yoo HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE NEWFIE AT CHURCHILL FALLS?JOINS LAURA SECORP SPIES FOR BRITISH e md No he WESTMOUNT'S POLICY ON OVERHEAD WIRES YOU SAY.Continued from previous page decision rendered on 20 December 1984 respecting certain taxation of the school boards.\u2019 In our opinion this is an \u2018\u2018Alice in Wonderland\u201d approach to the Bill 57 decision.The proposed law is drafted as if the CECM and PSBGM were the only boards concerned in the Supreme Court of Canada decision.The facts are however that (1) the Lakeshore School Board was also a principal in the Protestant boards\u2019 case against Bill 57, (2) nothing in Bill 29 addresses the findings of the Supreme Court in respect of school boards, other than the CECM and PSBGM.Mr Prime Minister, the proposed law should be withdrawn pending the ultimate decision in the school boards\u2019 case against Bill 3, which begins in the Superior Court at Montreal on April 15.In the interim, passage of section 2 of the proposed law, after appropriate amendment, would resolve the government\u2019s problems because of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the offensive sections of the Education Act enacted by Bill 57.Yours very truly Allan H.Butler 6000 Fielding avenue Chairman, PSBGM MONTREAL H3X 1T4 Editor\u2019s note: The foregoing letter is dated Apr 1.Last week the PQ government announced à delay until next year in the elections for the new school boards under Bill 3 and an indeterminate delay in passage of Bill 29. Sn pra ru ea Mi - The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, April 11, 1985 Government asks for bids on old RCMP headquarters The former headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at 4095 St Catherine street west is included in a group of 80 properties across Canada put up for sale last week by the federal department of public works.Offers to purchase must be received by the real estate services division of the department by 3 pm June 28 and must be accompanied by a certified cheque in the amount of 10 percent of the offered price to a maximum of $250,000.Public Works Canada estimates the value of the property at $3.75 million, according to promotional material.Montreal Urban Community evaluators put the value of the property at $2,542,700 for 1985.The property is 6,456 square metres in area; the building has 11,683 square metres of space on three levels.The communiqué states the most probable use for the site would be a commercial or residential development.The minister of public works has reserved the unqualified right to reject any or all offers received for any of the properties.Offers to purchase must be submitted on forms available from the department of public works.\u201cThis property enjoys a prime location in prestigious area amongst high \u201crise office and residential towers,\u201d the communiqué states.\u201cClose to major commercial development in an active sector, such as the Alexis Nihon Plaza, Westmount Square and the Montreal Forum.Excellent public transportation and access to the Atwater Metro Station.Exposure facing Ste.Catherine Street, de Maisonneuve Blvd.and Wood Avenue.\u201d The Westmount Municipal Association endorsed a resolution at its March meeting calling for the redevelopment or reuse of the property.At the meeting, the building was termed an eyesore in its present vacant condition.John Aird Jane Allan Barbara Besner Diane Bujold Nori L.Churchill-Smith Joann Colby Julia Daniels Helen Forbes Brien Foster Marina L.J.Giuliani Aubrey Kinsman Eva Klein Valerie Kyle Josephine Lantier Joan McCallum Brian McGuigan Joan McGuigan Les McLennan Brigitte Meagher Jean Murray Marie Anna Myers Debbie Newton Aurore R.Ouellette Elizabeth Paul Yvette Perras Mehdi A.Salehi Gerda Spies Georgette Strous Mary Ann Turner es 932-1112 James R.Quinlan r.r.1.Manager 4145 Sherbrooke St.W.932-1112 ROYAL LePAGE Real Estate Services Ltd.ROYAL LePAGE ROYAL LePAGE Pauline Bates Edith Berman Françoise Bibaud Nicole Boyd Dulcie Carnell Shirley Cohen Rita Anne Conn Audrey Culver 933-9184 937-6448 Georgette Drummond Micheline Dupont Holly Haber Lois Hollinger Pat Homa J.J.Jacobs Irma Kerner Haagen Kierulf Eda Kistler Guy Labreque Bernice McKee 935-7320 Olga Maxwell Constance Marie Moisan 481-4568 845-1012 Reg Morden Harry Quart Rhona Richman Joan Samuels 935-5011 Ted Schaner 934-1655 765-0331 Broker DEDICATED TO SERVE YOU BETTER Paul Robert B.a.r.r.1.c.r.s.Manager 1367 Greene Avenue 935-8541 FOR SALE ee 935-8541 o: