The Westmount examiner, 16 janvier 1992, jeudi 16 janvier 1992

[" The lady in rain Marcy Padua withstood the worst of the rainstorm Tuesday while waiting for the No.24 bus at the corner of Victoria avenue and Sherbrooke street.According to the Dorval weather office, rain is more normal than snow this winter.There has been 86.2 mm of rain since Nov 1 while the equivalent in snow has been 81.9 mm.On Tuesday alone, 28 mm of rain fell, surpassing the Photo by ALISON RAMSEY monthly totals for both November and December.x THE WESTMOU HOE mE NT .> dan wep ë SA ; Aa: #4.PES Making all of Westmount your home Vol.LXIV, No.3 Westmount, Quebec, Thursday, January 16, 1992 56¢ + 4¢ GST = 60¢ Outlet to replace main post office By J.MARION FEINBERG Canada Post Corp this week confirmed its decision not to renew the lease of the main Westmount postal station on St Catherine street at Olivier avenue.The good news is there will still be two Canada Post owned and operated outlets serving Westmounters, according to Canada Post official Lise Sylvain.The Victoria post office at Sherbrooke and Prince Albert will remain as is and a new full-service retail outlet, with counter service and post office boxes, will open up April 13 in the vicinity of Greene avenue and St Catherine street.Ms Sylvain says they are still negotiating for rental space.There are vacancies at both the northwest and northeast corners of the intersection.Even better news, according to Mayor Peter Trent, is that the move will put an end to noise complaints about early morning trucking, since the letter carrier depot will be transferred to a St Henri facility on St Jacques street.Now, just two employees work out of the St Henri facility which Canada Post owns.No jobs will be lost when the St Catherine street branch closes, says Canada Post, because the 50 employees will all be transferred to St Henri, except for the five or so counter employees who will run the new retail outlet.Separating operations \u201cWhat they're doing, in effect,\u201d Mayor Trent says, \u201cis showing that their plant operation doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be tied in with their retail service operation.\u201d He also says the new location will be more convenient for most people but argues that the most important and most subtle advantage will be that the move will likely have an impact in reversing the commercial gentrification of Greene avenue.\u201cWhat we've been seeing on Greene avenue,\u201d he says, \u2018is that you can get ball gowns but nothing simple like stamps or hardware.The emphasis is on specialty boutiques rather than service shops.It's beginning to draw people from all over rather than properly serving West mounters.\u201d Once Canada Post decided not to renew the main Westmount outlet\u2019s lease, there was not enough time to arrange for a nearby franchise outlet to replace it.So this is a transitory move whereby the corporation will enter into a three or five-year lease for the new outlet and then probably shift operations to a private franchise operation, says Ms Sylvain.\u201cWe wanted to make sure all our customers remain well-served, so that is why we decided to go with the new corporate retail outlet,\u201d says Ms Sylvain.She also claims the mail will be delivered earlier and faster since carriers will carpool or taxi to their routes rather than walking or taking the bus.As well, there will be a restructuring of the delivery routes to account for the shift in mail loads.\u201cI'll believe that (quicker delivery) when I see it,\u201d says Mayor Trent.The hours of operation for the new post office will be from 9 am to 5:45 pm, Monday to Friday.For the 450 customers who rent post office boxes, à key will be provided so they may access their mail between 8 and 9 am.For the 50 or so commerical customers who use bag service or direct mail pick-up, service will be available from the St Henri counter.\u201cOverall we're very happy,\u201d says Mayor Trent, \u201cI was worried we'd lose a post office in Westmount.| have to congratulate them for being sensitive to community need.It's à healthy sign.\" Meningitis situation in constant flux Local clinic says it won't stock vaccine even if available The Hillside Medical Clinic gets a call \u201cevery 22 seconds\u201d asking if they have the meningitis vaccine available, according to clinic worker Betty Azeff.\u201cThe requests are coming in constantly,\u201d she says.\u2018\u2018Last week it was for information, this week it's for the vaccine, but we're not giving it so we refer them to the CLSC.Our policy here is that the vaccination is not necessary.\u201d The doctors in the clinic are not even planning to vaccinate their own children, she said, despite Quebec Health Minister Marc-Yvan Coté\u2019s announcement yesterday that restrictions on the vaccine would be loosened, and it would be available to Your home away from home.RESTAURANT = a P [Lean INSIDE\u2026 ; ® Local vintage cars at autoshow .3 ® Balconvillegood asever .8 8 Teen may become covergirl.9 i @Firecalls .11 a Wm What's on at Winter Carnival .15 _ WPolicelog.\u2026.\u2026.16 A Amongst the finest in non- 7 £ - .traditional Italian cuisine.= re 4858 Sherbrooke St.W.# ve (corner Victoria) 486-2742 (48-MARIA) ;\u2018 | Open Sat & Sun 5 pm CLOSED MONDAYS By J.MARION FEINBERG those who want to buy it, even in regions with no outbreaks.Ms Azeff said the clinic will not distribute the vaccine even if it becomes available, adding it is difficult to procure.Still insisting there is no meningitis epidemic, the Quebec government approved a vaccination program Saturday for 125,000 children from the Outaouais and Laurentian regions.Yesterday, it added 45,000 children in the Lanaudiére region.This brings to 362,000 the number of Canadians who have been or will be immunized against the infection.Montreal parents who want to obtain the vaccine for their children may do so from their doctor or medical clinic pending availability, according to Mr Coté.The vaccine distributor said 10,000 doses are supposed to be sent to Montreal doctors and clinics by the end of the week.Yesterday, the Westmount CLSC was awaiting a fax from the community health department, giving them an update on the status of the vaccine.\u201cThe situation changes every two minutes,\u201d said nurse Deborah Moudarres.\u201cWe've heard conflicting reports about Continued on page 6 Corey named to Order of Canada PERHAPS Westmount\u2019s biggest hockey fan, Ronald Corey, has been named a member of the Order of Canada in the most recent list released by the office of the Governor-General.Mr Corey is probably best known as president and chairman of the Club de Hockey Canadien and president of Molson Sports and Entertainment Group.Born in Montreal in December, 1938, Mr Corey graduated from the Banff School of Advertising Management and, at age 21, went to work as sports producer of Radio Canada.\u201cIt was the start of television,\u201d he said.He stayed at the job for 10 years then started a series of jobs, as director of marketing at Molson, president of O'Keefe Breweries Rat a [= BES Li RONALD COREY and others, ending up with the Canadiens.His private life also has received notice.In 1985, he was honorary president of the Telethon of Cerebral Palsy and, two years later, he was president of the Centraide campaign.\u201cSometimes you can walk on the street and see 10 to 15 homeless but you can\u2019t see them, you don't want to see the reality of life,\u2019 he said.\u201cWhen you work with Centraide, you can see them.\u201d That Centraide campaign targetted the public at large, and was one of the first to aggressively seek commitments from employees, said Mr Corey.He said that volunteering for the community is something people must do, if they have the means, \u201cif you're lucky in life.\u201d Mr Corey began his community work with the Boy Scouts and Grands Ballets Canadiens.The induction ceremony will take place in the spring. 2 - The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, January 16, 1992 Next Scheduled City Council Meeting Monday, February 3, 8:00 pm Date de la prochaine séance du conseil municipal Le lundi, 3 février, 20h00 CITY HALL / HÔTEL DE VILLE Westmount POHSZIEZ 935-8531 Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Fire (business calls), 19 Stanton St.Le 935-2456 Municipal Court, 21 Stanton St.935-8531, local 351 or 352 Police {business calls), 21 Stanton St.280-2223 Other Times Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke St.W.935-2066 Municipal Yard, 14 Bethune St.935-8037 Light Department, GlenRoad .935-8218 Library .o.oo LL LL LL A La Lee 935-8444 Public Security Unit.935-1777 Lundi au vendredi 8h30 à 16h30 Incendie (bureau d'affaires), 19, rue Stanton .935-2456 Cour municipale, 21, rue Stanton .935-8531, local 351 or 352 Police (bureau d'affaires), 21, rue Stanton .280-2223 Autres Heures Hall Victoria, 4626, rue Sherbrooke ouest .935-2066 Voirie, 14, rueBethune .935-8037 Service d\u2019éclairage, chemin Glen .935-8218 Bibliothéque.a 935-8444 Sécurité Publique .a aa 935-1777 EMERGENCIES/URGENCES Fire/Incendie Police Ambulance RELIGIOUS SERVICES ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ADVENT Corner of Wood and de Maisonneuve, Westmount Sunday, January 19 2nd after Epiphany 8:00 am Holy Eucharist, Said 10:00 am Holy Eucharist, Sung Church school and nursery facilities During the week, the Holy Eucharist will be celebrated on: Wednesday, January 22 11:15 am Cathy Matyskiel Don Sancton, publisher of THE EXAMINER, is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathy Matyskiel as advertising manager of THE EX- Rector: The Rev.Eric Dungan Organist and Director of Church Music Mr Henry Ablev SYNAGOGUE AMINER and the Town of Mount Royal Weekly Post/Le Courrier de Ville CONGREGATION Mont-Royal.SHAAR Ms Matyskiel replaces Louise Wolman who leaves the papers to- HASHO MAYIM morrow after almost 11 years as ad- \u2019 Sabb ns vertising director.Ms Wolman has abbath Services ccepted a position as retail adver- yee Mincha Kabbalat 4.22 pm in ising manager for The Hill Times, a av: 8: ; ; 3-year-old weekly newspaper serv- Se 8:30 ain the Main ing the \u201ccommunity\u201d of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Ms Matyskiel has served as Ms Wolman's assistant for almost four years and brings to her new position a knowledge of the papers, their clients and advertising in general.As with Ms Wolman, Ms Matyskiel is based in the papers\u2019 Hillside avenue office and may be reached at 931- 7511.Sabbath Twilight: 4:45 pm Daily Services Mornings: Sunday, January 19, 8:45 am Mon-Thurs, Jan 20-23, 7:30 am Evenings: Sun-Thurs, January 19-23, 4:45 pm ALL ARE WELCOME Today, Jan 16 Art exhibit: Watercolors by Jane Desjardins are on view at the West- mount library until Jan 26.Vernissage for Interiors, paintings by Montrealer Scott MacLeod, from 7:30t09:30 at Visual Arts Centre, 350 Victoria avenue.The exhibit continues to Feb 8.488-9558.Apartment Watch crime prevention advice for tenants of 201 Metcalfe avenue in building lobby from 5 to 7 pm.Public safety, MUC police and fire officers will be on hand.Open house at École St-Léon and École Internationale, 360 Clarke avenue, from 8:30 to 11:30 am and ! to 3 pm.Saturday, Jan 18 Open house at St George\u2019s High School, 3100 The Boulevard, from 8:15 am to 3 pm and 6 to 9 pm.Dramatic performances, science fair, guided tours.Art exhibit: Paintings by Laryssa Luhovy and Philippe Valois at West- mount Square until Feb 7.Vernissage from 5 to 7 pm tonight.Children\u2019s activity: Samedi Greene presents a wild bird demonstration with the Ecomuseum of Ste Anne de Bellevue, at Greene Avenue Community Centre, 1090 Greene avenue, from 10 to 11:30 am.$1.Deadline to reserve for Burns dinner by Sons of Scotland at Victoria Hall on Jan 25 at 7:30 pm.Dancing, entertainment and door prizes.766-1367.Overeaters Anonymous meets every Saturday at 3:30 pm at Westmount Baptist Church, 4755 Sherbrooke street.Non-smoking.Sunday, Jan 19 CAMMAC reading of Vivaldi's Magnificat, under the direction of Michel Roberge from 3 to 5 pm at St Matthias\u2019 Church hall, 12 Church Hill.All amateur vocalists and instrumentalists are welcome.Instrumentalists bring a music stand.Seniors\u2019 teaat 1:30 pm at the Leisure Institute of Shaar Hashomayim, 450 Kensington avenue.Film Musicana- da will be screened.$2.50 members, $3 others.937-9471.Adult Prisoners of Childhood support group meets at 7 pm every Sunday in the basement of Westmount Baptist Church, 4755 Sherbrooke street.$1.Monday, Jan 20 Montreal Camera Club meets at 7:30 pm at Westmount Park Church, 4695 de Maisonneuve boulevard.Slides of fourth pictorial competition.Guests welcome.Use rear entrance.Tuesday, Jan 21 Lecture: Traveller Donna Davidson will give an illustrated lecture on Hindu Cultures and Artistic Expression.An Indian dancer from Bhrati Natya Foundation will perform.From 2 to 3:30 pm in Victoria Hall.Reserve in advance at 935-8531.Open house at St George's elementary school, 3685 The Boulevard, from 9 am to noon.937-9289.Seniors\u2019 swim: At Westmount Y from 1:30 to 3 pm every Tuesday and Thursday.No charge.TOPS, a dieting support group, meets at the Westmount Y from 7 to 8:30 pm weekly.$1.Cars collide at Metcalfe A three-year-old Pointe Claire boy was shaken up but not hurt in a two- car crash Friday at Metcalfe avenue and St Catherine street, police said.The boy was buckled into the back seat of a 1990 Toyota that was travelling east and made a left turnin front of a westbound Pontiac.Public safety officers, who came across the accident at 5:10 pm, called Urgences Santé due to the severity of the impact which caused more than $500 damage to each car.No tickets were issued.Merchants: be wary of phoney invoice fraud When it was never received, he contacted the Toronto Metro Police fraud squad to be told they were aware of the scheme.\u201cThey asked me to file a report with MUC police, which I'm planning to do,\u201d he said.\u201cI want businesses in Westmount to be wary of invoices and to check them over very carefully before paying.\u201d The director said it might be especially easy in a big company for a phoney invoice to slip undetected into the billing system.In his case, he said, the invoice detailed a precise description of @ order.Having placed the order hi self through a regular supplier, he was able to detect the fraud immediately, he said.Westmount merchants and businesspeople are warned to check all invoices carefully in wake of a fraud scheme involving phoney billing that appears to be operating in Toronto as well as here.The caution was issued Monday by public security director Richard McEnroe after his own department was targetted asa potential victim in the scam.Dir McEnroe said he received a bill for some $460 last week for photocopy toner he had taken delivery of last November and has already paid for.He immediately phoned the company on the allegedly phoney bill at a 1-800 number in Toronto listed on the invoice.He asked that a copy of the shipping slip be faxed to him.The time to beat WESTMOUNT°S first born for 1992 may be found.Unless THE EXAMINER learns of another birth sometime in 1992 before 4:23 pm Jan 9, this winner will be announced in next week's issue.THE EXAMINER must be notified of any earlier births to West- mount parents by noon on Monday, Jan 20, by calling 932-3157.For the 10th consecutive year, THE EXAMINER and local merchants have combined to offer the first baby of the year gifts worth several hundred dollars.ST MATTHIAS\u2019 CHURCH {Metcalfe and Côte St Antoine) 10 CHURCH HILL \u2014 Phone 933-4295 (24-hour answering service) Office open Mon-Fri 8:30-12 & 12:30-4 pm 19th January Epiphany II week of Prayer for Christian Unity 8:00 am Holy Communion Ty - 10:30 am Choral Mattins, Sunday School, ANNUAL VESTRY and Nursery Sun.26 Jan - 10:30 am 4 pm Choral Evensong Wednesdays: 7:30 am Holy Communion Rector: Rev.Paul James; Curate: The Rev.Alec Cameron Honorary Assistant: The Rev.David Oliver; Director of Music: Graham Knott St Andrew\u2019s\u2014Dominion-Douglas United Church The Boulevard at Lansdowne \u2014 486-1165 BUSES 66 and 124 STOP AT DOOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 11:00 am Morning Worship Sermon WATER TO WINE Rev.Robert J.Shank preaching Sunday School Crib Corner and program for tots Coffee Hour following Service Ministers: Rev.Hobert J.Shank, Rev.Ruth Brown Director of Music: Margaret de Castro Staff Associate: Joyce Schaaf THE CHURCH OF © St.Andrew and St, Paul PRESBYTERIAN Sherbrooke Street West at Bishop SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 11 AM EPIPHANY II Sermon: A TIME TO KEEP SILENCE The Minister STUDENT LUNCH Church School, Créche and Nursery J.S.S.Armour, Minister Director of Music, James W.Wells PE Py AUTO ¢ 1939 Specialists in insurance estimate repairs 21 Somerville Westmount 486-0785 Man, 82, eollapses in street Efforts by Westmount emergency personnel to save the life of an 82- year-old Westmount man ended in vain Friday after he collapsed in the street of an apparent heart attack.Montague Willis, found outside 564 Grosvenor avenue about 10 am, was given CPR by public security sergent Gregory Cockerell, a certified CPR instructor, and fireman James McAllister, a paramedic from Urgences Santé who joined the fire department last year.\u201cUnfortunately, he died, but he couldn't have been in better hands,\u201d said public security director Richard McEnroe.Mr Willis, of Prince Albert avenue, was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he was pronounced dead after more lifesaving attempts, according to Montreal Urban Community police.Emergency forces rallied to his aid after public works employee Clément Guérin spotted him on the road and called for help over the radio.(See obituary page 14).Q Your car is an important investment! Why not have it repaired by someone who cares! DA ARMO Since Thursday, January 16, 1992 - 3 Thanks for all your help for the past ten years.Congratulations and best wishes on your new posting from ERA ee) Good Bye Louise Wolman your friends at 486-4770 Pair of rare convertibles at car show owned locally Two rare vintage convertibles owned by Westmounters Phil Chartrand and Councillor David Laidley are in the car show on until Sunday at the Olympic Stadium.Mr Chartrand\u2019s Pininfarina Solitaire atop a Mark VI Bentley chassis is a one-of-a-kind car built for the 1949 Geneva auto exhibition.Pinin Farina was \u201cthe Van Gogh of the car world,\u201d said Mr Chartrand.\u201cThe Ferraris are his, and the Alfa Romeos.\u201d The restoration took Mr Chartrand 12 years.The car was bought in 27 boxes and three barrels and had been in that condition for five years.The Bentley chassis was referred to as the \u201csilent sports car,\u201d with a 41/s-litre engine, twin carburators and high lift cams.The aluminum body is over a light metal frame and the dashboard, instead of being made of wood, is finished in metal.Mr Laidley\u2019s 1939 BMW 328/28 was one of just 500 made, and was also found in a sorry state.\u201cI found it as a complete wreck.It had been disassembled by someone with the idea of restoring it,\u201d said Mr Laidley.\u201cIt was in bits and pieces in abasement in Boston.\u201d Phil Chartrand and his Pininfarina.He spent five years attempting to identify the bits and pieces, sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing.\u201cIt was like the biggest jigsaw puzzle you ever saw.Because I hadn't disassembled it, I was not sure what pieces went where, or what they were,\u201d he said.In frustration, he then sent it off to David Laidley's 1939 BMW took a total of 91/2 years to restore.England for a restoration job that lasted another 41/2 years.The green-and-gray car came back like new, with some parts re-tooled and others found and restored.Many of the molds had been lost during the Second World War.His car is in the show because BMW Canada called Germany, asking for a model to be flown to Montreal to couple it with the most recent sports model, the two-seater BMW 850.Why do that, they responded, when there is a car of that type in Montreal?Written guarantee sought by MNA Holden if Quebec separates There is nothing surprising in MNA Richard Holden's brief to the Parti Québécois task force on the place of English Quebecers in a sovereign Quebec.What is more surprising, considering a boycott by both Alliance Quebec and the Equality Party, is that he made a submission at all.\u201cI will feel better for having told them,\u201d said Mr Holden.Though his submission may carry little or no weight, if Quebec does separate, \u201cI've been on the record.It's a moral thing.\u201d From the finest European breads to the best deli.That\u2019s why | stop at Hannah and Jerry's + Van Home Bagel 5205 Sherbrooke St.W.corner Marlowe 482-2435 48-BAGEL Alliance Quebec refuses to participate for two reasons; it doubts the sincerity of the effort, considering its co-chair and leader of the party have made donations to Action Québec, a group that reports violations of the sign law, and it does not accept the premise of the task force in the event of a sovereign Quebec.It would prefer to be consulted \u201cnot from a constitutional point of view, but of anglophones as full- fledged Quebecers,\" said executive- director David Birnbaum.The Equality Party, to begin with, agreed the donations to Action Québec were insulting, then added more reasons.According to party president Martin Segal, \u201cThe PQ doesn\u2019t have to research the future, it just has to recognize anglophones being equal contributors to society.We don\u2019t need a task force to see how anglophones can better participate.What do they think we're now doing?\u201d Not only did Mr Holden, newly independant, send his nine-page submission on Dec 18, he plans to address the task force at the end of the month.\u201cI was going to tell them that if they really think they want to have a GLADSTONE MEDI-CENTRE Médecine Familiale \u2014 Family Medicine Spécialistes Consultants \u2014 Consulting Specialists With or without appointment Avec ou sans rendez-vous 4095 Tupper St., Westmount (next to the Reddy Memorial) 935-1860 ATWATER By ALISON RAMSEY separate Quebec, they better announce it well in advance that they will be understanding of the minority,\u201d said Mr Holden.Just to make sure that understanding is unshakeable, he wants the Parti Québécois to promise to adopt a charter of rights for minorities and negotiate a treaty with the rest of Canada ensuring the historic rights of francophones outside Quebec and anglophones in Quebec.It's a way of making people respect their word,\u201d Mr Holden said.\u201cIt\u2019s a lot more sure if it\u2019s written down someplace.\u201d Fairness and tolerance \u201cIt is my view that an immediate recognition and protection of the historic and traditional rights of anglophones will help other minorities within Quebec in their quest for equality and justice,\u201d Mr Holden wrote in his submission.He pleaded for fairness and tolerance, after citing the fact that many institutions accessible to all were built by anglophones.\u201cInstead of thinking of Quebec as a 25 percent participant in Canada, we will be obliged to look at the local English community as a 12 percent partner in a sovereign Quebec,\u201d he wrote.Refraining from mentioning dismally few anglophones are currently in the Quebec civil service, he wrote, \u201cPlease assure us that 12 percent of the public service will be anglophone.\u201d Anglophones seek \u201cto live peacefully in our community without being discriminated against.\u201d In conclusion, \u2018\u2018because sovereignty implies a loss of many of the protections afforded under existing laws, it is important that the task force state clearly what they believe the future should be for our institutions, our language, and our individual and collective rights and freedoms.\u201cA Quebec without the English would be a less interesting, less prosperous and a less legitimate country\u201d Office located in Westmount EFFICIENT AND PERSONALIZED SERVICE 24 HOUR SERVICE AIRPORT RESERVATIONS DELIVERIES CANADIAN ART including: Guido Molinari, Fnday, January 31, 1992 from noon to 9pm.» Antoine-Sébastien Plamondon, Paul-Emile Borduas (1954), Claude Tousignant, Léon Bellefleur, Marcel Barbeau.Rita Letendre INTERNATIONAL ART including: Charles Camoin, Jean-Baptiste Edouard Detaille, Lucien Philippe Moretti, Jac Martin-Ferrières, Lucien Mignon, Victor Vasarely, Aimé-Jules Dalou 18th C.QUEBEC FURNITURE induding: a rare commode Louis XV influence and an exceptional armchair Regence influence ANTIQUES, OBJETS D'ART, JEWELLERY Saturday.February 1, 1992 from noon to 5 p.m Best wishes for a very healthy and happy New Year.The first HOTEL DES ENCANS auction of the year will be held on February 4, §, 6, 1992 at 7:30 p.m.Property from the collection of ar an amateur and others.EXHIBITION 13th 1, Ciéber, commode tous #7 mfluerce » Sunday.February 2, 1992 from noon to 5 p m légor de Saint Hippolyte is at your disposal to give you confidential estimates on any works of art or antiques that you may wish to offer his select and international clientele.Other areas of expertise.African Art, Rare Bonks and Jewellery + Monday, February 3.1992 from noon to 9p m HÔTEL DES ENCANS - 2825 Bates, MONTREAL (514) 344-4081 - NEW YORK (212) 980-2003 THE WESTMOUNT Making all of Westmount your home Published every Thursday by Publications Dumont (1988) Inc.WY Une compagnie (Ca coséco 155 Hillside Avenue, Westmount, PQ H3Z 2Y8 Publisher & Editor: Don Sancton Director of Advertising: Louise Wolman News Editor: Alison Ramsey Staff Reporters: Laureen Sweeney, J.Marion Feinberg #CNA Member Canadian Community Newspispers Assocsation Examiner Typeset by Adcomp Inc , Westmount Printed by Richelieu Roto-L:tho Inc, St.Jean sur Richeheu, Quebec Second class mail registration number 1760 30 ps hl pb 01 AN communs ch Fe V Editorial and Circulation 932-3157 Display and Classified Advertising 931-7511 FAX: 932-5700 doll 1°) CRCUL ATOM rad Publisher's liability for error.The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.The publisher's liability for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement 1s strictly luruted to publication of the advertisement in any subsequent Issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement.wy Member Membre Quebec Commumiy Newspapers Association Assictithion dues Journ Régronaux du Québec Mail subscriptions in Canada, $25.92 per year, 2 years $46 44, 3 years $62.64 Subscriptions of less than one year.65 cents per copy plus $2 handling Sixty-five cents a copy.Outside Canada, additional $60.00 a year Prices include 7% GST and 8% Quebec sales tax Member le réseau LUS maces BLIET Pu quer me 4 - Vol.LXIV, No.3, Thursday, January 16, 1992 We Say Why council pensions ?INCREDIBLY, despite the straightened circumstances of so many persons in many walks of private and business pursuits, government continues to pile on benefits for those in public life.Because it eventually well may bear on the Westmount municipal taxpayer \u2014 who last week learned how the Quebec government and the Montreal Urban Community is hitting him or her this year through the city\u2019s budget \u2014 we take special cognizance of what is described as the \u201cRolls-Royce of pensions\u2019 scheme for municipal politicians detailed earlier this week by a provincial spokesman.From our local point of view, until only a few years ago the opportunity for and privilege of service to the community were the sole and sufficient rewards for being may- ororcity councillor of Westmount.It was an honor to represent your fellow citizens on city council and no one asked or expected any monetary reward along withit.True, we used to hear odd grumblings from individual solons about the hours they put in on city business and, for their pains, seemed to receive only grumbling and abuse from some citizens.There may even have been some otherwise well-qual- ified citizens who declined to run for office for fear of not being able to afford it.Even so, it was not until a centralizing, uniformity-minded bureaucracy at Quebec \u2014 itself even then coddled and often overpaid \u2014 convinced the government that elected municipal officials throughout the province should be paid according to a scale based on population.This was whether the local citizens or the officials themselves wished it.The thin excuse ventured was that the solons of some cities or towns had a propensity of paying themselves extravagantly.Since then, starting in the McEntyre years, Westmount\u2019s council members have been paid.We and they had no say in the matter.Then pensions became available.The new pension plan lowers minimum qualifying service to two years (previously four), cuts substantially the councillors\u2019 contributions, provides generous buy-back provisions for previous service, and requires the municipalities to kick in 3.36 times the politicians\u2019 share of the cost.The spokesman for Quebec's Commission Administrative des Régimes de Retraite et d\u2019Assurances oversees pension plans, including this one.Only an outfit with such a pretentious name could come up with such generosity at the already overburdened taxpayers\u2019 expense.We trust our new council will continue the policy adopted in 1989 of opting out of such schemes, if at all possible.For West- mount, we way, it is unconscionable.There is no reason whatsover why the ratepayers should subsidize the retirements of their chosen but willing representatives.However diligent and devoted, they remain part-time and usually short-term public servants.Getty the lightweight ALBERTA's Premier Getty has given us an insight into why the critics of Meech Lake were right about not entrusting the future constitutional arrangements of Canada solely to the politicians.Some are totally unreliable.Statesmanship is not guaranteed when someone ascends to become the head of government of a province or even a country.As in Mr Getty's case.Just how damaged the pursuit of constitutional peace will be is yet to be seen.His ill-timed remarks about bilingualism, multiculturalism and Senate reform were obtuse and obviously motivated by narrow provincial political considerations.It well may be that the Alberta premier\u2019s local ploy won't work and on the federal scene he will be written off as unprincipled, unthoughtful and in the end unable to influence national affairs.His remarks were so outrageous that even Quebec's partisans have failed to react by taking him seriously.A good thing.In Westmount, where we know first-hand the true value of language and cultural diversity, we also know of and can feel the divisiveness and mischief-making inherent in intolerance.We prefer the Quebec variety, sincerely held even though regrettable, to the lightweight Getty type.You Say PSOs\u2019 response found reassuring by witness I would like to express my admiration and respect for the speed and efficiency shown by Public Security officers who answered an emergency call Jan 10 to help an elderly man (Montague Willis of Prince Albert avenue) found lying beside his car in the snow opposite 564 Grosvenor avenue.A call radioed by parks department worker Clément Garin, who happened to pass in his truck, was answered within 60 seconds by Sgt Greg Cockerell who came on the run and began administering CPR.He was followed quickly by fellow officers Jim Novak and Tim Wilson in another car.Police and fire department paramedics also arrived with impressive promptness.Theirs was a smooth, fast, professional operation.Unfortunately they were unable to save the patient.However, their swift and compassionate action was reassuring, renewing my sense of security of life in West- mount.I would like to think that all communities could benefit from such a responsible and skilled team.Linde Howe-Beck 572 Victoria avenue WESTMOUNT PQ H3Z 278 No decision needed in Rex vs Murray Yet another instance of attempted topony- my-tampering! Yours is an utterly unnecessary, potentially seriously divisive editorial proposal (\u201cLet it be Murray Park,\u201d last week) that would see King George (né Murray, admittedly) Park divested of its regal designation.Furthermore, for you to imply that being a Canadian is incompatible, somehow, with continued, present-day loyalty to the Crown is highly disturbing; the Crown is still the historical cornerstone of our our institu- our Mayor Peter F Trent says.Living off our capital (Part I) 1 ALWAYS make a point of going in the front door of city hall.I try to avoid that mean little door around the back.My silent protests notwithstanding, the campaign for dignified entry has been lost ever since the reception desk was hustled off downstairs.Anyway, as you enter the back door you are confronted with a panel listing all the city deparments and their many addresses \u2014 Bethune, The Glen, Stanton, St Catherine, Sherbrooke.It reads like a Lov- ell\u2019s directory of Westmount.We have nearly two dozen municipal buildings scattered all over our 1,000-acre city.Now, while we have been pretty prolific in creating buildings, we have mostly left them to fend for themselves.And that's the subject of this and next week's column.Fact: the average age of a public building in Westmount is about 60 years.The last time we did a thorough (though questionable) renovation anywhere in the city was more than 25 years ago, when city hall was just about gutted.our PSBGM commissioner Joan Rothman says.Hagiwaro-cho in Westmount EACH weekend Westmount Park School becomes the educational centre for the Japanese business and consular community.Paul Saunders is the principal of Westmount Park School, the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal's largest English program school.Paul has been supportive of the Japanese centre and has often helped its administrators with his pedagogical and administrative knowledge.The Mitsui Canada Foundation recognized Paul Saunder's contribution to the Japanese community in Montreal and last November he toured Japan as one of six members of the Canadian Educators\u2019 Tour with teachers, school board officers and department heads from across Canada.Paul Saunders has become convinced of the importance of international exchange to international understanding and is now working toward an exchange with a Japanese community that will involve students, schools, families and perhaps the City of Westmount itself.According to Paul, Mitsui & Co (Canada) Ltd, through the Mitsui Canada Foundation, established the concept of the Canadian Educators\u2019 Tour at a meeting of Japanese tions, your trendy assault notwithstanding.Whether you wish it or not, Sir, the West- mount tradition has patently proven to be flexible enough to combine an official \u201cKing George\u201d with an informal \u201cMurray\u201d in everyday usage.The two designations, after a few decades of happy coexistence, should be allowed to live on alongside each other.Rex vs Murray.Let the matter rest, I say.Andrew Cook-Jolicoeur 200 Kensington avenue WESTMOUNT PQ H3Z 2G7 Take our fire station.Please.The original 1896 building is now overlaid by a series of jerry-built modifications.The apparatus room that was designed for horse-drawn equipment is still there.We buy only those trucks that can fit through our doors.You want to go to the fire prevention office?No problem.It\u2019s upstairs, past the showers and beds of the firefighters\u2019 dormitory.Our greenhouses, built in 1927, are so neglected that the wood framing is rotted, the cheap terrazzo cracked, the plastic glazing cupped.Even the little stone frogs that spouted water into our tiled pool are no more.In common with most Westmount buildings, the roof of Victoria Hall leaks.It has no air conditioning, or proper audio system, or decent chairs.The heating system is temperamental.The kitchens are unappetizing.The dressing rooms are in fluorescent-lit early Arborite.This theme is continued in the stairwells with their windowsills of real woodgrain Formica.In a desultory attempt to fix up Victoria Hall some years ago, we stuck down vinyl- asbestos floor tiles that are impossible to keep clean.They are already curling from water damage.We did improve the lighting in the main hall a little bit, but elsewhere it is dark and uninviting.If you're still with me, this doleful litany will continue next week with a tour of the library and other buildings.And then I'll talk about what we should do about this not- so-benign neglect.and Canadian business executives in Calgary seven years ago.Their mission was to develop positive relationships with Japan's main trading partners and since then, the tour has taken place each year.The members of the Japanese weekend school at Westmount Park were concerned that this active principal not only be prepared for his trip, but that he enjoy himself.To that end Mr Arita of Mitsui brought the families of children who had attended regular school at Westmount Park together so they could renew their Montreal friendships in Japan.Mitsui company personnel that Paul had met in Montreal came to see him in Japan.Mr Saunders was able to discover how his students had adjusted to life and school in Japan after spending a few years abroad.This return to academic life is of deep concern to most Japanese parents because of the competitive structure of Japanese education.While in Japan, Paul visited the village of Hagiwaro-cho and met a young West- mounter, Nick McConnell, who is there teaching English to high school students.Nick, after discussion with school and municipal officials, proposed the idea of an educational, cultural exchange with schools in Westmount and last year had even mentioned a municipal exchange of sorts with his uncle, former councillor Peter Duffield.Now that the principal and English-lan- guage teacher have met, 1 know the exchange has become an exciting project that needs response and support from the community to make it a reality.Global village, here we come! p Che Westmount Examiner EXAMI FI Forty-five Years Ago January 10, 1947 The Rotary Club heard from Kurt Swin- ton on electronics.\u2018\u2019The speaker assured the club that by electronic means all human senses can be duplicated, and that this duplication is more accurate and better than the human senses can do.the newest wrinkle in radio is an application of electronic principles, electric doors such as those at Windsor Station, which open automatically make use of an electronic cell and amplifiers.Electronics, the speaker pointed out, has many other uses, such as inspecting bottles for cleanliness.À machine already in use for testing soft-drink bottles can handle 120 bottles per minute.In his closing remarks, Mr Swinton warned his audience not to be over optimistic about what electronics can and will do, and not to be led astray by over optimistic salesmen who tend to exaggerate its possibilities.\u201d Thirty-five Years Ago January 11, 1957 \u201cA local woman \u2018gave herself up\u2019 to police last week, admitting that she had escaped from a prison farm in Oakalla, B.C.two years ago.Det.-Lt.Bill Phillips of the missing persons\u2019 squad, said the woman claimed she was surrendering to police because her husband had threatened to \u2018turn herin.'\u201d \u201cFractured skulls, broken limbs and eye injuries are repaired daily by Mrs.Dean Cotton, 1318A Greene avenue.And she performs these surgical feats without a medical degree or any aid from nursing assistants.Her patients are dolls.At the Westmount Doll Hospital, forceps, pincers, goose- necked pliers and even drills and hammers prod, squeeze, pinch, bore and thump at favorite dolls to repair them for excited \u2018mothers.\u2019 Dolls are as popular as ever, says Mrs.Cotton, despite new electrical toys now being produced.\u201d Twenty-five Years Ago January 12, 1967 \u201cSocio-economic future of Quebec: There is no need to dwell at any length on the changing face of Quebec.Forces of a new nature, instilling fresh vitality in the life of the Province, are seen on every hand.A largely agrarian society has yielded place to one which seeks to gird itself for the struggle to master the natural resources of the land.An industrial society now dominates the scene.\u201d Westmount Library Rules, circa 1900: \u201cEach member may have but one book at a time.A book may be kept out two weeks.Children are not allowed to lend library books to one another.All are cautioned to speak low and be as quiet as possible in the Reading Room.\u201d Ten Years Ago January 14, 1982 \u201cThe Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal is currently undertaking a cost study to determine the feasibility of restoring the school signs which have been removed from Westmount High School and obscured at Westmount Park School.The changes to the signs were made by the PSBGM in an effort to comply with Bill 101.But after complaints from school committees, the board admitted that such a move was not necessary.\u201d One Year Ago January 17, 1991 \u201cA telephone survey of recreation and culture in Westmount indicates residents may be ready to pay some user fees.\u201d \u201cThe Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal made a gutless move by voting to keep West Hill High School open, according to local commissioner Joan Rothman.The school should have been closed but \u2018the board is dreadfully afraid of the French sector increasing,\u2019 said Mrs Rothman.\u201d \u2014, oo NEWS ITEM : CITY TO PURCHASE HAND-HELD TICKET PRINTERS WISH SOMEONE WOULD SHOW ME HOW To SHUT THIS DAMNED THING OFF SK our M.N.A.Richard B.Holden says.Writing on wall for anglos THE charitable explanation for Alberta premier Don Getty's outburst on official bilingualism in Canada would be the fact that he took more than his share of sacks while quarterbacking the Edmonton Eskimos during the late 60s.I feverently hope it had nothing to do with the fact that he and his family originally hailed from Westmount.The more likely answer lies elsewhere.Getty trails even Mulroney in the polls.He's desperate.When Ray Speaker, one of Getty's senior ministers, quit the provincial scene to go with the Reform Party, Mr Getty said that his friend was not deserting to the enemy but was rather joining a group that spoke for the majority of Albertans at the federal level.That statement confirmed what federal Tories have suspected for some time, that Getty has deserted what he perceives tobe a sinking ship.I'm assuming that readers know what Getty suggested about scrapping the Official Languages Act and getting rid of official multiculturalism.Thankfully, only the Preston Mannings and the Lucien Bou- chards of this world have given thumbs up to Getty\u2019s nonsense.The zealots like The Gazette\u2019s William Johnson believe that a poisonous debate on language could somehow lead us out of the constitutional morass in which we currently find ourselves.I am constantly mystified by Johnson's tenuous hold on reality.The sad truth is that Getty's attitude reflects widespread rejection, outside the Montreal/Ottawa/Toronto triangle, of the fundamental lodestone of Canadianism, our bilingualism.Even in New Brunswick the rise of CORE spells trouble for those who hoped that language hostility was a thing of the past.As for us, the anglophones in Quebec, the writing appears to be on the wall.We are on our own; and perhaps that is as it should be.I intend to keep pushing for recognition of 1Say! WORK is much more fun than fun.\u2014 Noel Coward our place in Quebec, no matter what Getty or Parizeau or Libman might say or do to dissuade me.Is anyone out there prepared to help?Merchants find their own ways to cope in tough times THE heart of Westmount is still beating.The shops along Sherbrooke street, between Claremont and Grosvenor, are all still there.They survived an anaemic Christmas season.The economic sclerosis that just isn't getting better has cut the flow of money down to a trickle.But the merchants are getting by.They're coping.It's a wonderland for consumers, with sale prices slashed by as much as 70 percent and more than a handful of merchants bearing the burden of the GST.The idea is to attract customers and an infusion of cash which will allow shop owners to hold off creditors, move old stock and invest in what they hope will be a bright future.It\u2019s a survival strategy, and right now that\u2019s all that most Sherbrooke street merchants can ask for.The problem is their potential customers are dependent on businesses which are facing the same problems.If there's no money going into businesses, there's no money going out in wages, which would then go back into the businesses.It's the kind of vicious circle that makes financial planners go cross-eyed.Yet the heart is still beating, and the merchants are getting by.But their health is more psychological than financial, more metaphysical than material.They've managed to stay in business because they're tough.These shopkeepers are the kind of bloody-minded independents who beat the odds by spitting in Fortune's face.Some are keeping their doors open despite facing bankruptcy.One merchant consoles himself in a penetrating critique of government and corporate economic policy.January is always dead, he says, only it's more dead than usual after a decade of unregulated speculation.The middle class, his customers, has been cut off at the knees while the open market has enriched speculators.As for the future, he grins, shrugs and says, \u201cI'm just a simple merchant.\u201d The simple merchants have no trouble talking about economics, business cycles, and how, after a year, their clients the Lines MATTHEW FRIEDMAN still complain about the \u201cGod-damned Stupid Tax.\u201d They've become experts in the subtle nuances of crisis economics.But they won't talk about the future, or the light at the end of the tunnel.It\u2019s as if they don't want to get their hopes up, or they've been toughened to the point that this state of affairs seems normal.Some businesses have cut their hours \u2014 \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make any sense to stay open when nobody comes in.\u201d A few owners have gone on vacation in January, thinking that February can\u2019t be much worse.And everyone counts their blessings that they're in Westmount.\u201cWe're part of the community here,\u201d says one businessman.\u201cPeople know us, we're right around the corner.It helps us survive.\u201d What business there is on Sherbrooke street comes from a regular clientele that's come to depend on the local shops\u2019 merchandise and service.The city's new surtax on commercial real estate will be a shock to the system.The merchants don't plan to like it.But many are simply resigned to the introduction of a new variable in the equation of economic survival.At this point it appears as just another challenge among a host of challenges.They are, as with everything else these days, philosophical.It can\u2019t get much worse, so if they can hold the line for now, they just might survive after all.They're coping.The pulse may be slower, and the blood a little thinner, but the heart of Westmount is still beating.At a time when good news is so hard to come by, wecan all at least take little comfort in that. 6 - The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, January 1992 Vintage car buff home after nearly 3 months in hospital after fire By LAUREEN SWEENEY A Westmount burn victim says he's lucky to be alive.Phil Chartrand, an antique car collector, was released from hospital in time for Christmas almost three months after the garage of his house at 50 Oakland avenue caught fire as he was changing the gas line on one of his prize-winning cars.He suffered third-degree burns to one leg and second-degree burns to an arm as fumes ignited while he lay underthe 1932 Lagonda.It was at the back of the garage with a 1948 Riley behind a 1936 Rolls-Royce and a 1954 MG.\u201cIt was an awesome experience to be under the car.It makes you reflect how lucky you are to be alive.There were people in the burn unit with terrible burns to their faces.I was very lucky.\u201d Initially doctors said he would be in hospital about five days.Five weeks later, he was released from the Montreal General Hospital to the Montreal Convalescent Hospital.\u201cI can't say enough about the care that everyone provided.The caregivers have so much empathy.They are so patient and positive.\u201d Even now, however, Mr Chartrand says he cannot stand for long.The skin from grafts on his leg \u201cis like Kleenex,\u201d but will toughen in time.The fate of the two cars that were heavily damaged in the fire is unknown at this time, he says.The Riley is rebuildable but he\u2019s uncertain about the Lagonda, an As- tin Martin vehicle.\u201cIt's a very unique, rare car.I'm looking at it, still trying to make up my mind.There's some good news, the motor turns over.\u201d But he\u2019s not certain he can obtain necessary parts for its restoration.Thought of cars As flames consumed the garage, Mr Chartrand, his pant leg on fire, thought only of moving his prized cars to safety.\u201cI managed to get my pants off and took the skin from the leg with them.Then I moved my van from the driveway.Then I sat on the side of the MG, put it in neutral and rolled it on to the street.I drove out the Rolls.I was going to pull the Lagonda out by the front end and my wife wanted to get involved but at this point the flames were at the ceiling.I was afraid the gas tank would explode, so 1 decided against it.\u201cWhat still amazes me, is that all that time I felt nothing.At a certain stage, after 10 or 12 minutes when I had done all I could, I! went into shock.\u201d Car crash victim pried out The drivers of two cars which collided Tuesday last week at Clare- mont and Prince Albert avenues were taken to hospital, police said.One, a woman living on North- cliffe avenue, suffered neck and back pain.The other, a woman living on Chester avenue in Montreal, complained of pain in the left side.Both were transported to Queen Elizabeth Hospital by Urgences Santé.The accident occurred about 10:30 am between a southbound Ford and a westbound Honda.Each driver claimed have a green light.Police said there were no witnesses.The southbound Ford was spun around by the impact and ended up on the southwest corner against a traffic light.The 53-year-old driver was extricated by firefighters, who forced off the car door James H.Macintyre Inc.PLUMBING AND 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school officials are determined to stave off panic.At Westmount High School, the daily bulletin and discussion with homeroom teachers were the mouthpieces used to spread the word about how to recognize symptoms of the disease.\u201cThe first day back after the holidays,\u201d said WHS principal Richard Meades Tuesday, \u201cthe kids had a lot of questions, mainly about when they're going to be immunized.It\u2019s an issue for youngsters and they have a full range of opinions.Some are really concerned and others aren't as much and instead will quote you statistics about how rare it is to contract.\u201d \u201cWe've had talks about meningitis in homeroom,\u201d said 12-year-old WHS student Kaye Yuen.\u201cWe've been given warnings about symptoms and advised to go to the doctor immediately if we feel sick.I'm worried a little bit but I'm not the kind of person to worry too much.\u201d Principal Meades said absenteeism is not a problem at WHS since the end of the first semester is coming up on Jan 20.Exams held at that Night work noise upsets residents Westmount residents lodged three noise complaints last week generated by snow clearing work and deicing of railway control boxes along the tracks.Public safety officers said they found two front-end loaders finishing work in the parking lot of the Atwater campus of Dawson College last Thursday at 11:25 pm when they checked out the first complaint made by a resident of 1 Wood avenue.Soon after, at 1:05 am Friday, another loader clearing snow at 4898 de Maisonneuve boulevard disturbed residents on York street.It had just completed work when officers arrived.At 1:23 am Monday, an anonymous caller complained of noise near 100 Abbott avenue.Sergeant Mario Testa found railway workers using a generator-operated steamer to thaw ice on control boxes.He deemed the work to be urgent enough to be permitted but workers were finished and ready to leave in any event.CHRISTIE PLUMBING LIMITED Complete plumbing service Fast \u2014 efficient RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL 24-hour service 484-2010 5545 Upper Lachine Road WHS students have been given lessons in their homeroom classes on how to recognize meningitis symptoms.time are crucial to graduating students.He also expressed concern about the statistics that are being bandied about and whether or not the hype is media created.\u201cThere are many unanswered questions,\u201d he said.\u201cWhy this age group and why so many (deaths) now?We're watching carefully.As a staff, we're aware that headache and high fever shouldn't go unnoticed.\u201d Quebec teenagers are being advised to avoid crowds, such as at dances and in bars, to lessen the risk of exposure.Special report aired CTV television's W5 aired a special on meningitis Sunday night.Reporter Elizabeth Cook said the fact that several teenagers have died from the meningococcal strain is an unexplained quirk of the disease.The report noted the unique aspects of this outbreak include the clustering (groups of people in a small area contracting the infection) and the relatively uncommon age group of teenagers being affected.Before health minister Côté loosened restrictions on vaccine supplies, 14-year-old WHS student Lu- wam Samuel said her parents would feel safer if they had access to the vaccine.\u201cWe want the shots,\u201d she said Monday, \u201cbut they won't give them to us because no one in our school is infected and it\u2019s only for people who've come in contact with someone who has it.\u201d The numbers are misleading, according to Dr Elaine Mills, director of the infectious disease department of the Montreal Children\u2019s Hospital.\u201cWhen we looked at the island of Montreal, we found fewer cases this year than last,\u201d she said.\u201cThere is definitely no epidemic, as has be reported, but it\u2019s noteworthy tom ® tion the clustering of the four cases that went to the same party in St Jean.The public awareness was then heightened, which is why we then \u201cheard about the isolated incidents in Knowlton and Hudson.I think it was the close timing of the deaths that has made everyone so afraid.\u201d Mortality not up Dr Mills added that the average mortality rate of 10 per cent has not increased overall in Quebec last year.She said it may seem that this is a more virulent strain of the disease, but it is in the nature of meningitis to ravage quickly.The bacteria does not spread quickly, but if a person contracts the infection, they get sick very quickly.The infection traditionally occurs in all age groups, according to Dr Mills, but the bulk appears in the under-five category.She was unable to explain why so many teenagers have been stricken.\u201cThere's no panic or fear here,\u201d said Beatrice Lewis, director of St George's elementary school.\u201cI'm concerned about what's going on; there have been no phone calls from parents.\u201d Normal hygiene procedures are being maintained at the school, she said.\u201cThe children eat lunch together,\u201d she said, \u2018but they know not to share food or drinks and we have them washing their hands frequently.\u201d Ms Lewis said that because of the wide media coverage, parents are more informed and have been able to discuss the issue with their children and adequately warn them about symptoms.y Plomberie McHenry pin Pr inc.plumbing, heating and gas plomberie, chauffage et gaz 24 HOUR SERVICE residential, Ru industrial 5059 de Maisonneuve West, suite | 484-6082 LEAKY SKYLIGHT?We specialize in High Quality Reproduction of your Classic Steel Frame Skylight IDEAL ROOFING REG'D 481-7439 Blue boxes\u201d bottles tempt trash-pickers A Westmount man picking bottles out of recycling boxes outside 65 Bruce avenue was stopped Wednesday last week by public safety officers.He was reported to have returned home to a nearby rooming house on Dorchester boulevard.The security unit was summoned to the area by a Hallowell street resident who complained about a man rifling through the blue boxes.He was found with a case of empty beer bottles and two bags of other bottles.The practice is considered to con- ute a nuisance, according to public safety officers who have stopped other garbage pickers on previous occasions.One local resident reported spotting a man rummaging through blue boxes on Roslyn avenue several weeks ago to collect bottles.EE \u2014 Who's doing what?The following building permits were issued at Westmount city hall recent- ly: Jan 6 No permits issued.Jan 7 4485 Sherbrooke: for D & E Gruskov by contractor to be announced, refinishing exterior wall, $4,800; Jan 8 No permits issued.Jan 9 4515 St Catherine: for Ville Marie Social Services by Plomberie G & G, conversion to gas, $9,000; 5 Weredale Park: for Ville Marie Social Services by Plomberie G & G, conversion to gas, $60,000: Jan 10 No permits issued.Large detached 4-bedroom home on Stannock Avenue, featuring a ground- level den and a two- car garage.Beautifully landscaped, 6,600 sq.ft.of land and a circular driveway.For further information please call Barbara Handfield-Barbeau 738-5115 or 932-1112 Royal Lepage 4143 Sherbrooke St.W.| Preventing roadside floods Salaries.fri City workers Bruno Raymond, left, and Ronald Bray, work during driving rain Tuesday to clear drains of ice and slush so the water will run off properly.Lock your car or be ticketed By LAUREEN SWEENEY Westmounters who leave car doors unlocked in winter to avoid locks freezing over have until Sunday to change their habit.That\u2019s when local Montreal Urban Community police will start rattling door handles and locking up any parked cars they find insecure.Along with a frozen lock, delinquent drivers may also find a ticket on the front seat.The lock-up campaign is scheduled to last until Feb 1 as a reminder to motorists that locking car doors and keeping merchandise out of sight in cars is one of the best ways to prevent thefts involving vehicles.\u201cWe're going to ticket people who leave car doors unlocked as well as those who leave motors running or keys in the ignition with the engine off,\u201d said crime prevention officer ANDY DODGE, B,A., Cent.RE.PHIL WILLIAMS, Appraiser Tel: 485-1 1 21 Specializing in PIT tax valuations ANDY DODGE & ASSOC.INC.Real estate consultants & appraisers 310 Victoria avenue, suite 307, Westmount H3Z 2M9 24-HOUR ANSWERING SERVICE Gaston Bernier.He said letting an engine idle not only is a good invitation to thieves, but letting one run more than four minutes contravenes a Westmount anti-pollution by-law.Tickets for $20 will be issued for idling engines, whether or not the driver is sitting behind the wheel.Fines of $30 are given for vehicles parked with keys inside or left with doors unlocked.Two similar police programs called Operation Hibou were carried out last year when thefts from cars in Westmount decreased to 149 from 203, Const Bernier said.\u201cIt's very hard to know what made the percentage go down, but we do know the reduction followed our two lock-up campaigns.\u201d AL GAMBLE, M.Ed.R.PA.ARTHUR MILLER, FR.I,AAC.L Fax: 485-3772 The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, nge benefits January 16, 1992 - 7 replaced by contractors By LAUREEN SWEENEY Elimination of eight personnel positions in Westmount this year makes more of a dent in the books than in payroll savings, but it helps keep the city's controllable spending at last year's level, city officials said.Cut salaries and fringe benefits are worth about $385,000, according to city operations manager Bruce St Louis.But the saving in actual payout is expected to be between $70,000 and $80,000, he said.The reason is that some of the work has to be contracted out.In addition, one of the positions was created but never filled, one has been vacant for two years and the others were held by workers who retired or left last year and in some cases the work already has been contracted out.Positions cut from the budget are director of protective services (a position newly created last year but never filled), junior accounts payable clerk which has been vacant for some time, sanitary inspector and five positions in the city's labor pool.As a result, salaries and fringe benefits of 317 permanent employees account for $17.4 million in the 1992 budget including provision for a 1.5- percent salary increase for the year and increased fringe benefits.This represents 64 percent of the $27.1 million budgeted to operate West- mount's services (less $500,000 for tax appeal refunds).By comparison, the city budgeted $16.5 million for payroll in 1991, or 62 percent of the municipal operation budget of $26.5 million.City officials calculate they've been able to keep controllable ex- DO YOU REALLY OWN LAND?Do vou really own the land you live on?Yes, but not unconditionally There's no question that vou, vous family and heirs have strong historie rights to your own Lind.You can build on at, dig ani keep others away front.sellat, give away, on borrow on it But vour nights do not overnide cer tun public nighis A uthits company mas buy rights-of-way tor power tines.The telephone company nay have the right toa five-toot casement for poles along vour backlot Tine Similar casements age purchased or granted for local clectric power Ines, underground sewer piping, natural gas lines, and water supply piping.You should know all about casements.rights and claims made on your land while you are living on it.This is the reason for a title search prior to purchase.When it's complet- cd, you'll know 1f your title to the property is, Or is not, frec and clear of all \u201cencumbrances\u201d and, if not, what they are.\u201cReal penses in the 1992 budget at the level of last year's actual spending forecast at $26.8 million.Only major increases over which they have no control have pushed the budget to $27.1 million, they say.These include a $100,000 increase in the cost of buying water from the City of Montreal (to $1.7 million from $1.6 million), a $200,000 projected increase in debt service and other financing costs (to $2.8 million from $2.6 million) and a $307,000 increase in the city's portion of UIC, QPP, CSST and related contributions.City director-general Manley Schultz said the inclusion of the $500,000 for tax refunds as a city expenditure had been a controversial item in preparation of the budget from an accounting point of view.The mayor and Mr Laidley were of the same opinion that refunds should be deducted from tax revenues; auditors, however, wanted it shown as an expenditure.City revenues from sources other than property taxes are budgeted this year at $9.9 million, slightly less than last year due mainly to lower interest rates, according to Mr Laid- ley.Some of these include amusement taxes of $210,000, court fines of $2.2 million, and the sale of No 2 Fire Station for $450,500.In addition to compensation in lieu of taxes on provincial government property tied to the mill rate for sites such as schools, Quebec will provide another $481,000 in other 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burned down.Fire is less of a threat now; unemployment a greater one.And perhaps the f-word, that so offended many theatregoers back then, has lost a lot of its shock value.The incomparable Marc Gélinas and Jean Archambault are reprising their original roles, and the set by Barbra Matis has been recreated, but the rest of the cast, and the director, are new.Among the new cast members is Daniel Brochu, a Dome Theatre graduate, who plays Tom Williams, the anglophone teenager who lives downstairs from the Thibault family, and who is counting on the determinedly unemployed Johnny Regan (Aidan Devine) to help him fulfill his dream of being a rock star \u2014 as soon as he learns to play guitar.Balconville, for those who have never seen it, tells the story of three families in Point St Charles; united in their poverty but with the men warring over language.Their common enemy is the politician, given one face by Gaëtan Bolduc (Pierre Lenoir) who promises everything and does nothing as 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you must bring your own music stand.For information call 681-6950.The chorus, under the direction of Jean-François Gauthier, meets every Tuedsay evening and offers the opportunity to improve sightreading through an optional class in theory and slofege, held just before rehearsal.Repertoire ranges from Renaissance through Baroque to the classical period.For information call 484-2636.A sight reading of Vivaldi's Magnificat takes place Sunday, Jan 19, from3to5pmat St Matthias\u2019 Church hall, 12 Church Hill.All amateur vocalists and instrumentalists are invited to take part.Puppet show Centaur'\u2019s Saturday Morning Children's Series of visiting theatre companies opens 1992 with Picardi Theatre\u2019s puppet presentation, Tales of Light from the \u201cDark Continent,\u201d adaptations of traditional folk tales from five African countries, which takes place at 10 am.After the play, the puppeteers will demonstrate how the various kids of puppets are made and worked.Tickets are $3 for kids, $5 for adults.Box office: 288-3161.Regan (Brenda Bazinet) as Cécile helps her get her drunken Johnny into bed.\u201cIt\u2019s just life,\u201d is the reply of a completely dominated wife who manages to seem happy most of the time.Irene works as a waitress and nags her husband to the unemployment office, but he clings to the dream of singing like Elvis.While Irene and Cécile cling to hope, Muriel Williams (Joanna Noyes) has given up.She makes a practice of never being nice about much of anything.Her husband works far away and sends money only occasionally; she is afraid she is dying, and she pushes her son to take a job, any job.The fool Thibeault (Mr Archam- bault) flits through the play on his bicycle, delivering beer, remembering the old days, underscoring the points made by the playwright.Our own Mr Brochu, who himself grew up in the Point, finds himself on stage with some pretty formidable performers.But he brings a successful amount of vulnerability a: naivité to the role of a kid who tr to do as he\u2019s told while rebelling against his mother's control.He leaves town, but gets stopped at the border, and is almost able to laugh at his failure.The play is a rolicking and angry look at lives lived in noisy desperation.The production, while less powerful than the original, is still worth seeing.It is not surprising that this play was Centaur\u2019s biggest hit: it may hold that position for another decade.Tickets for this run of the play should be snapped up quickly, so plan to book for the show soon.If your only experience of Mr Fenna- rio's writing is last season\u2019s The Death of René Lévesque, this play will show you why the playwright is held in such esteem.Balconville, by David Fennario, directed by Paul Thompson, is at Centaur Theatre until Feb 2.Show- times are Tuesday to Saturday at 8 pm; Sunday evenings at 7 pm, which are smoke-free; Saturday matinées and one on Feb 2 are at 2 pm and matinées Jan 22 and 29 are at 1 pm.Box office is 288-1229.\u2014Janet Coutts MONTREAL CHILDREN\u2019S LIBRARY Notice of the 61st Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Montreal Children\u2019s Library will take place on Thursday, January 30th, 1992 at 10:30 am in the Auditorium of the Atwater Library for the purpose of receiving reports, electing the Board, and appointing the auditors.vérificateurs.BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES JEUNES DE MONTREAL Avis: 61ième assemblée générale L'assemblée générale de la Bibliothèque des jeunes de Montréal aura lieu jeudi, le 30 janvier 1992 à 10h30 à l'Auditorium de la Bibliothèque Atwater.Le but de cetle rencontre est de recevoir les rapports, d\u2019élire le conseil d'administration et de sélectionner les ve | NY YIN 0 DAILY t LUNCHEON SPECIALS Elegant party room available for up to 24 people Assortment of freshly baked cakes available upon request FULLY LICENSED Tues-Fri 11:30 am-11 pm Sat & Sun 5 pm-11 pm CLOSED MONDAYS 4 Somerville (corner Victoria) 485-2502 = kd 7 05 esd ADVERTISER TO FILL THIS SPOT! 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FREE DELIVERY 4451 St.Catherine W.(corner Metcalfe Ave.) 933-1155 482-0126 SHOP-AT-HOME SERVICE At a most unusual store.Un Bouquet de Tissus presents a once-a-year event \u2014 its annual sale January 3rd thru the 31st, featuring 25% to 50% off all fabric, exquisite tapestries, damasks and glazed print cottons.Also selected accessories and furniture can now be yours at reduced prices.You really can\u2019t afford to miss this one.And we're so close to home.Un Bouquet de Tissus 2354 Lucerne Road in the TMR Shopping Centre bers and $7 for others.Tickets are on sale in room 110.For information call 739-4731.Otherevents include competitions and barrel-jumping shows, the winter triathlon and a dog-sled race, lessons in Finnish luge and pocket ski, skating and cross-country skiing and (for the very young) pétanque, mini-putting and croquet all take place on Ile Notre Dame.The Old Port is the site of many competitions \u2014 biathlon, canoe race on ice, mountain-bike, showshoeing, and more.For more details, call Info-Fête at 395-1922 during the festival.Courses at Contactivity Contactivity Centre, 4695 de Maisonneuve boulevard, will offer classes in art appreciation, French conversation, The Anatomy of the Detective Story and intermediate bridge, starting Feb 3.Registration day is Jan 23 from 10 am to 12:30 pm.The courses cost $18 for 10 sessions.Cats Decarie Chats Décarie 484-3233 Dr.H.Shweiger, BSc MV Clinique Vétérinaire pour Chats Veterinary Clinic for Cats 4180 Decarie Blvd., NDG The gallery of the Visual Arts Centre, 350 Victoria avenue, is showing the paintings of Montrealer Scott MacLeod until Feb 8.The vernissage for Interiors is tonight from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.Mr MacLeod graduated from Concordia University in 1987 and works in photography, illustration and printmaking as well as painting.His work has been shown widely throughout Canada as well as in Germany, Mexico and Ireland.Some of his paintings are in major public collections, including the Musée du Québec, the National Gallery of Canada and the Consulate General of Morocco in Montreal.AJUSTEMENTS, ALTERATIONS GENERALES, MODIFICATIONS, COUTURE DE TOUT GENRE POUR VETEMENTS HOMMES ET FEMMES FOR YOUR GENERAL ALTERATIONS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CLOTHING Yves Tremblay TAILLEUR COUTURIER 4253 STE-CATHERINE OUEST WESTMOUNT \u2014 ler étage Te: 933-3970 BUYING e Sterling silver and old silver plate e Gold and silver jewellery ¢ China and collectables Sheilah Beim Antiques 20 years in business 84-1986 FUNKY STREET STYLE e Children\u2019s Dance Program NEW, EXCITING AND FUN-FILLED \\ First time offered in Montreal With the Queen of Funk, DAYLE King P The people\u2019s ; choice wo C | since 1976 à gt Free Trial Class \u2014 THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 3:30, 5-7 year olds; 4:30, 8-12 year olds; 5:30, teens PROGRAM OFFERS: * Classes for children 4-12 yrs and teens 13-17 yrs.* One hour of funky street-style dancing combined with Jazz Ballet - Learn the latest video dance steps » Classes Mon-Thurs3:30, 4:30 and weekends * End of session recital plus street-style dance party * Winter session: January-May, 19992 / CALL TO RESERVE: 485-5290 AT Soul Impact Production Studio 5115 TRANS ISLAND, STE 230 AE corner of Queen Mary Cas SNOWDON The following calls were answered by the Westmount Fire Brigade during the past week: Jan 7 10:36 am: Claremont and Côte St Antoine, assistance to extricate victim at car accident (see story page 6); 1:41 pm: 455 Strathcona, first responder unit for medical assistance; 3:08 pm: 15 Park Place, Westmount Park School, code 3 automatic mutual aid from Côte St Luc and Outremont cancelled at @: pm, false alarm pulled by student: 59 pm: Front of 4585 Sherbrooke, YMCA, car leaking gas; 5:28 pm: 4421 St Catherine, first responder unit for medical assistance at fatal car accident (story last week); Jan 8 7:39 am: 25 Forden, sparking wall thermostat for electric baseboard heater in bedroom, disconnected; 3:37 pm: 1 Rosemount, code 3 automatic mutual aid from St Laurent and Outre.mont cancelled at 3:44 pm, fire in pot of oil already out, no damage; 5:00 pm: 596 Lansdowne, smoke detector activated by workmen taking down wall; 8:06 pm: 50 Hillside, Centre d'Accueil St Margaret, first responder unit for medical assistance; Jan 9 9:55 pm: 4775 Sherbrooke, first responder unit for medical assistance; Jan 10 10:00 am: Front of 564 Grosvenor, first responder unit for medical assistance (see story page 3); 3:09 pm: 5320 Macdonald, code 3 automatic mutual aid to Côte St Luc cancelled at 3:23 pm; 11:15 pm: 630 Victoria, alarm activated by smoke from newly installed fireplace; Jan 11 11:40 am: 687 Grosvenor, alarm activated by burning food; 3:09 pm: 383 Olivier, defective alarm; Jan 12 9:18 pm: 35 Church Hill, hot wall from fireplace caused by cracks and holes in mortar, wall opened but no fire found.repairs required; 10:08 pm: 7905 Côte St Luc, code 3 automatic mutual aid to Côte St Luc cancelled at 10:15 pm; Jan 13 7:10 am: 710 Upper Roslyn, smoke detector activated by defective furnace; 8:07 am: Front of 130 Hillside, burning smell from car, oil spilled on engine; 1:52 pm: 736 Lexington, defective alarm; 5:17 pm: 5800 Cavendish, code 2 automatic mutual aid to Cote St Luc cancelled at 5:21 pm; 10:03 pm: 4360 Montrose, first responder unit for medical assistance.Book sale A sale of used English and French paperback and hardcover books will be held Wednesday from 9 am to 3 pm at Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper street.The sale takes place outside the Tiny Tim boutique on the second floor and all proceeds go to the hospital.YOUR CHILD DESERVES THE BEST DAYCARE -K.D.S.WESTMOUNT, Westmount PRE-SCHOOLS - Ee PRE-SCHOOL, Town of Mount Royal CENTRE K.I.D.S., Downtown DROP-IN DAYCARE \u2014PREMIERE, Town of Mount Royal SATURDAY DAYCARE \u2014 K.1.D.S.WESTMOUNT, Westmount PARTY ROOMS PLUS - Call Evelyn: 939-1103 COMPLETE PARTY PACKAGES, Westmount & Town of Mount Royal Films on family life at Baptist church A film series, Turn Your Heart Toward Home, will be hosted by Westmount Baptist Church starting Sunday at 7 pm and continuing for six consecutive Sunday evenings.The films are produced by Focus on the Family, a U.S.-based group, and feature child psychologist and author James C.Dobson on A Father Looks Back, Power in Parenting: The Young Child, Power in Parenting: The Adolescent, The Family Under Fire, Overcoming a Painful Childhood and The Heritage.Everyone is invited to attend.A freewill offering will be taken.The church is located at the corner of Roslyn avenue and Sherbrooke street.Drama, dance during service at St A-D-D Drama and dance as part of the worship service is to be discussed at St Andrew\u2019s-Dominion-Douglas Church on Tuesday.A presentation in the sanctuary at Easter has been proposed.On Sunday, Rev Bob Shank will conduct the service and present a sermon on Water to Wine.The study series on AIDS continues from 12:30 to 1:30 pm after Sunday service.Speaker this week is Sister Thérèse of Nazareth House on A Volunteer\u2019s Perspective: Caring for People Dying of AIDS.RECYCLE THIS PAPER Please do not destroy this paper.Take it with other papers and glass to the Westmount recycling depot in the Corporation Yard on Bethune street.Meet Tomorrow's omen of Distinction NZ The Study is a school committed to preparing girls to succeed in | whatever they undertake in life.Kindergarten to Secondary V, college preparatory courses, bilingual programme, scholarships and financial aid.The Study Mrs.Eve Marshall, Headmistress 3233 The Boulevard.Westmount Tel: 935-9352 Permit No.749796 Put Our Experience in Her Future The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, January 16, 1992 - 11 Un type de l'orgue voyé pour St-Léon L'orgue actuel de St-Léon nécessite donc des travaux d'envergure et la valeur de l'instrument ne vaut pas l'investissement.Le Comité diocé- sian des Orgues a recommandé à la Fabrique de plutôt songer à un nouvel instrument étant donné la qualité de l\u2019acoustique de l\u2019église.Or, un orgue est disponible, celui de l'église Queen Mary Road United Church.L'orgue de Queen Mary Road est le premier construit dans une église au Canada selon le renouveau de l\u2019orgue baroque à traction mécanique.Sa venue a déclanché au Canada le renouvellement de la facture de l\u2019orgue.ll s\u2019agit done d\u2019un instrument qui a marqué l'histoire de la musique canadienne.Lucienne l'Heu- reux-Arel, actuelle organiste de St- Léon, faisait partie du groupe à l\u2019origine de la venue de ce type d'or- [ gue à Montréal.L'instrument est splendide et relativement peu cher pour son importance et sa qualité.Une institution de Toronto était prête à offrir un plus fort montant, mais le United Church préfère que cet orgue demeure à Montréal, à cause de son importance historique.Les recommandations de John Grew.doyen de la faculté de musique de l\u2019Université McGill et organiste de la Queen Mary Road United Church, et de Bernard Lagacé ont beaucoup pesé dans la balance.Le milieu des musiciens est très sensible au fait que cet orgue reste à Montréal et son départ éventuel ferait scandale.Ce projet représente, pour la paroisse St-Léon, un investissement pour des générations à venir, sinon pour des siècles a new experience for your teens Montreal Language School : is looking for families, preferably with teens, to i host foreign students age between 15-17 Payments guaranteed by School If you are able to provide room and half-board please call us at 499-0364 9:00 a.m.\u2014 5:00 p.m.ask for Ms.Martin À LL omomenen 1930 Sly | \\p ST.GEORGE'S SCHOOL OF MONTREAL Over 60 Years of Academic Excellence from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 11 | > \u20ac } ve | i af High School: January 16, 8:15 am to 3 pm and 6:30 to 9 pm Science Fair: 1 to 3 pm, 6:30 to 9 pm Elementary School: January 21,9 am to 12 pm Visit our facilities.View classes in progress and discuss our program with educators, students and current parents.For information please call: Elementary School 3685 The Boulevard Montreal, Quebec 486-5214 High School 3100 The Boulevard Montreal, Quebec 937-9289 Financial aid available for qualified students.Minstry of Education Permit No.749792 12 - The Westmount Examiner, COMING EVENTS ÉVÉNEMENTS Notices for this column should be sent in writing to: Coming Events, 155 Hillside avenue, Westmount H3Z2Y8.Text should be accompanied by pay: ment of $7.00 plus GST lor maximum of 50 words.Sunday Evenings Psychics! Mediums! Mystics! Spirit Communication! Channeling! Medi- umship! Clairvoyance! Aura Sensing! Psychometry with famous medium Marilyn Rossner & her guests Sunday evenings.7:30 pm, Ramada Inn, Guy & René Levesque.Admission: Free.937.8359.Come & Bring a Friend! Montreal Children\u2019s Library Notice of the 61st Annual General Meeting.The Annual General Meeting of the Montreal Children's Library will take place on Thursday, January 30th, 1992 at 10:30 a.m.in the Auditorium of the Atwater Library for the purpose of receiving reports, electing the Board, and appointing the auditors.Thursday, January 16, Space remains in gamut of city courses The deadline for registration for the following social/cultural courses has been extended until tomorrow, Jan 17: tai chi (all levels), ballet (adult), ballroom dancing (adult), tap dancing (two levels), bellydanc- ing (adult), photography (adult), creative writing (adult) as well as cooking (children), magic (children), science (children) and cartooning (children).Anyone interested in registering can come to the arena\u2019s recreation and culture office to see Beverley Adams-Coskun or call her at 935- 8531.1992 educational High Sc teaching staff.In a str H4A Grades 7-11 and Centennial Academy is a quality, co- hool with a superb uctured setting with excellent facilities, we provide a caring family atmosphere, where students can reach their full potential.ENTRANCE EXAM Saturday, February 1st at 9:00 am Call or «orite for applications: Centennial Academy 3641 Prud'homme Ave.Montreal, Quebec 3H6 486-5533 An independent co-educational day school for College I and 11.Permit 749-701 Temple offers Judaism class An introduction to Judaism class is being offered at Temple Emanu-El- Beth Sholom, 4100 Sherbrooke st west.The class begins Jan 28 and runs for 12 weeks from 5:45 to 7 pm.Those who wish to convert to Judaism at Temple are required to take this course as well as those who are planning an intermarriage under Temple auspices.These two groups will stay past the 7 pm end of the regular class for small discussion groups centred on issues of importance to them.There is no charge for Temple members, but there is a book fee.Register by calling 937-3575.St George's science fair The St George's High School science fair today from 1to 3 and 6:30 to 9 pm will include exhibits on meningitis, kidney disease, the effect of acid rain on plants and metal alloy, breast cancer, three-dimen- sional image generators, superconductivity, paper recycling, steriods and their effect on the human body, and beer-bottle concrete as well as an A-bomb model, taste tests of Nutrasweet vs sugar, and more.The high school is at 3100 the Boulevard, and the fair is in the gymnasium.Open house at St-Léon There is an open house at Ecole St- léon and Ecole Internationale today from 8:30 am until 11:30 am and again from 1 to 3 pm.The schools are located at 360 Clarke avenue.The open house is intended for anyone interested in viewing the school and for parents of current students.Courses at women\u2019s centre The Women's Centre, 3585 St Urbain street at Prince Arthur, is offering courses in assertiveness training starting Tuesday, Jan 28, from 6 to 9 pm for Assertiveness I and on Thursday, Feb 5, at the same time, for Assertiveness II.Both courses run 14 weeks and cost $15.A course called Money Matters covers stretching dollars and pennies, buying a house, getting credit, consolidating debts and tax breaks.This course starts Tuesday, Jan 28, and runs from 6 to 8 pm for six wee if a minimum of eight women D up.The course costs $37.A number of courses are offered in French \u2014 tai chi, dealing with menopause, literacy, self-defense, relaxation, assertiveness training, family law, carpentry and Wordperfect 5.1.Registration for all courses is Jan 21 to 23 from 1:30 to 7:30 pm.The Women's Centre number is 842-1066.ROSLYN SCHOOL 4699 WESTMOUNT AVENUE WESTMOUNT, QUEBEC 481-5581 OUR EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMME INCLUDES: EN contact Roslyn School.French Immersion Kindergarten to Grade 6 and English Grades 1-6 Optional Full-Day Extended Kindergarten \u2014 French Immersion enrichment Science, Music, Physical Education and Gifted Education specialists After-school Day Care Programme at Westmount Y Numerous extra-curricular enrichment activities at lunch/after school For information concerning the school\u2019s educational programmes, registration procedures, required documents and related costs please Commission des école protestantes du Grand Montréal The Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal Youth Swim $399 / Couple .$499 / Family Adult Lean To Swim Senior's Discount Stroke Improvement 3 & 6 Month Memberships Available \"Pool Running\" Workouts Aqua Fitness $240 prover, Weights TRAIN sos Circuit Training Step Workouts MARIANOPOLIS Adult Recreational Swi SWIM sos swim eam High & 25m Waveless Pool Aerobic Studio Squash Courts Weight Room 2 Gyms Free Parking Tennis Courts ATHLETIC COMPLEX 3880 Céte des Neiges Q37-()265 (between Cedar and Atwater) SPORT fertocur Badminton Squash Open Gym Kayaking pers oe «sor \u2014 Aan AEE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING PETITES ANNONCES =931-7511 1 Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm / lundi-vendredi 8h30-17h WORDS 0 MOTS $600 cents each additional word cents le mot supplémentaire Phone in your ads early.Deadline: Box ads 4 pm val liners 10 am Wednesday.Veuillez ne pas tarder à placer votre annonce.Date de tombée: Annonces encadrees: les mardis à 16h00, Petites annonces: les mercredis à 10h00.Classified ads may be placed in weekly newspapers across Canada.Call for details.Une annonce classée peut être placée dans les hebdomadaires à travers le Canada.Appelez pour informations.Accounts may be paid by telephone by Visa or MasterCard or by cash or cheque at the West- mount Examiner office, 155 Hillside Avenue, West- mount, the Town of Mount Royal Weekly Post office, 3 Dunbar Avenue, Town of Mount Royal.or atany Ranch on the island of Montreal of The Royal Bank of Canada or the Bank of Montreal.Advertising not paid in advance of publication is subject to a $2.00 billing charge.Advance payments without invoice cannot be accepted by banks but may be paid at either of the above newspa- \u2014 per offices.Les comptes peuvent se régler par téléphone grâce aux cartes Visa et MasterCard, ainsi que par chèque ou en argent comptant aux bureaux du Westmount Examiner: 155, avenue Hillside, Westmount, ou du Courrier de Ville Mont-Royal: 233.avenue Dunbar, Ville Mont-Royal: ou encore à n'importe quelle branche de la Banque Royale du Canada ou de la Banque de Montréal de I'lle de Montréal.Toute annonce qui n'est pas acquittée avant la date de parution est sujette à des frais de facturation de 2.00$.Les paiements réglés à l'avance mais sans facture ne seront pas acceptés à la Pet banque.Ils pourront, par contre.être effectués à es l'un des bureaux ci-haut mentionnés.The Westmount REAL ESTATE / IMMOBILIER 100 Propesty toi Sale Propneles à vendre 101 Property Wanted Fropretes demundees 102 Country Property for Sale Propnetes de campagne d vendre 103 Country Property Wanteo Fropnetes de campagne demandées 104 Country Property to Let MASONS de CAMP à hiver 105 Country Houses Waited Maisons de Canpages demandées 106 Holiday Resorts Centres de vitegiatute 107 Lois Land foi Sale Tertairs à vendre 108 Farms Fermes 109 Space to Let Espaces à louer 110 Space Wanteu Espaces demandes 111 Offices to Lel Bureaux à louer 112 Orfices Wanted Bureaux demandes 113 Stores to Let Magasms à louer 114 Stores Wanted Magasins demandes 115 Apartments to Let Appartements à lover 116 Apartments Wanted Appartements demandes 117 Condos tor Sale Condos à vendre 118 Condos to Let Condos 3 foes 119 Sublets A sous loved 120 Houses tu Let Maisons à lover 121 Houses Wanted Maisons demandees 122 Flats Duplexes to Let Duplexes à louer 123 Flats Duplexes Wanted Ouplexes demandes 124 Share Living Quarlers Logements à paitager 125 Rooms to Let Chambres a lover 126 Rooms Wantec Chambres demandées 127 Room & Board to Let Chambres et pensions a ket 128 Room & Board Wanted Chambres el pensions demandees 128 Garages to Lel Garages a louver 130 Garages Wanted Garages demandes 131 Parking Space lo Lel Stalonnement a louet 132 Parking Space Wanted On demande stabonnerments 133 Nursing Homes Maisons de sante 134 Semor Ciizens Restdences Residence pour personnes âgees 135 Business Opportunites Occasion d'aflaies 136 Investment Opportumbes Occasions de placement 137 Open Houses Visies litres 138 Houses for Sale Maisons a vendre Examiner, Thursday, EMPLOYMENT / EMPLOIS 200 C'aieers Carreres el protessons 201 Hein Wanted Personnel demande 202 Work Wanted Ou ceevande empkx 203 Nursing Sesvices Service de guide Malade 204 Domestic Help Wanted Aide domieshque semandee 205 Domest Work Wanted Bava domestique demande 206 Babysitters Wanted Gardennes demandées 207 Babysdiers Avadabie Gurdiennes Oispomitées 208 Mother's Helper Wanted) Andes maleinetle demandée 209 Mother s Lee Avadable Aides imateinetie [LY 210 4 mployment Services Agences de placement MERCHANDISE / À VENDRE - ACHETER 300 Articles for Sale À verre 301 Sportoy Equipment Articles de sport 302 Campearg Equipment Equipement de campey 303 Musical instruments Instruments de musique 304 Photo Supplies Articles de photographe 305 Stamps & Coms Tunbres el mona 306 Antiques Antiquétes 307 Articles for Ront Arbcles à louer 308 Wanted to Purchase : On demande 309 Garage Sales Ventes de garage 310 Moving Sales Ventes de démerigement 311 Auctrons Encans 312 tar Sale ot Exchange À vendre ou à echanges 343 Swap Echange 314 Cass tor Sale / Autos à vendre 315 Cars Wanted Autos demandées 316 Boats & Motors Baleaux et moleurs 347 Motorcycles / Molocycleltes 38 byces Bicycleftes INSTRUCTION 400 Day Care & Nuisery School Gardenes 401 Faucatonal Education 402 Tuloemg Leçons parbcuteères 403 Childress Camps Camps pour enfants January 16, 1992 - 13 GENERAL / GENERAL 500 Hérsovtri Sesveces Sétvices persunnets 501 (Momeshe Pets Asian ckunesdques 502 Bawdg hennets Pensaxis pour cisens 503 Auto Services Reparatan oe vetucuies 504 Havel Voyages 505 hwume Tan Dectarabons ¢ mot 506 (vessimahng Services 0e couture S07 Phutugraphy Servwes de photographe 508 Calvmng Trarteurs 509 Entertanumnent Speciacies diver tsements 510 Computers Le von de l'ordeuteur S11 Personals Annonces personnelles S12 Compamans Ua decide compagnons 513 Lost Perdu 514 lourd.Trouve 515 Moving & Cartage : Transport et demenagement 516 Transpaitabon hansport 517 Legal Nouces Avis légaux 518 Alcoholc Anunymous Alcnoliques Andyldes 519 Obtuary Necivloge 520 Counselang Conseser HOME IMPROVEMENT / TRAVAUX 600 Security Services Services de sécurité 601 Budding Trades Renovabans 602 General Repans Reparations diviises 603 Building Services , Services unmobihers 604 Manterance.Entreben 605 Garderwng Jardwuers, paysdgisies 606 Snow Removal Enievement de la nee 607 Household Services Sesmces domestiques 608 Appliance Service Services slechomentagers 609 Foor Cavern Recouvienient de planchers 610 Home Repais .Roparatrans de ta maison 611 Pesi Control ExterrmnationTurgaton 612 Piano Teng Accocd de prano 613 Radio & TV Services Radios, ledewisions 614 Unhoistenng Rembourage 615 Formture Stnpping Decapage de meubles 516 Sewing Machou Repaits / Regiarabon de machines à contre I IN 100 BEEN I 201 EEE HN 205 IEEE WN 401 EEE BN 509 PROPERTY FOR SALE HELP WANTED DOMESTIC WORK WANTED EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT PROPRIETES A VENDRE PERSONNEL DEMANDE TRAVAIL DOMESTIQUE DEMANDÉ ÉDUCATION SPECTACLES/DIVERTISSEMENTS LOOKING for 3 second home?AIr-C C ORPHEUS Singers Choir look- LS.Investment, ivorthern ver- =| : ; : Ir-Largo Lompany Due to the increased demand for Nursing Aides EE for exciting mont.Take advantage of low interest rates, real estate prices & taxes: Vermont country home beautifully restored, expanded Cape style with attached 2-car garage, 2-3 stall horse barn, and white rail fences.Beautiful pastoral and mountain views.Close to skiing and Lake Memphramagog.Asking $127,500.Serious inquiries only.1-802-895-4161.Evenings.EE 104 COUNTRY PROPERTY TO LET MAISONS DE CAMPAGNE À LOUER BROME Lake/iron Hill, near Bromont.Charming, bright, completely renovated furnished country home with view; 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double garage, large deck, washer, dryer, etc.Minutes to Bromont and Knowlton.$700.00 monthly plus utilities: 932-7651 or 1-263-9858 (leave message).UE 111 I OFFICES TO LET BUREAUX À LOUER 175 sq.ft.\u2014 $214/monthly Small office 360 Victoria WESTMOUNT 488-4885 EE 115 APARTMENTS TO LET APPARTEMENTS À LOUER with international operation located Westmount seek intelligent, conscientious, sincère individ- val with initiative to be trained as international documentation specialist.Typing essential.Starting salary $6/hr.Office hours 9 am to 5 pm.Call Susan at 485-1500 between 10 am \u2014 1 pm MEDICAL office requires part- time bilingual receptionist.489-2135.SINCE 1976 we've been Canada's number one Display Wholesaler.We seek two representatives to service established retail stores in your area.Earn $900 - $1,100 weekly.(416) 756-2156 or (416) 756- 3174.FUND raising can make you rich.Marketing breakthrough in $18 billion book publishing business is creating 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references.481-5318.HE 201 HELP WANTED PERSONNEL DEMANDÉ Special Event Co- Ordinator Four month project, two days per week, Word Processor.Do not apply unless qualified with five years experience.CV to Christiane Dufresne c/o NJM & Associates Inc., 1808 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 401, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1ES.BILINGUAL, experienced, mature receptionist/typist availa- bie for permanent part-time position.485-4780.HE 204 IES DOMESTIC HELP WANTED AIDE DOMESTIQUE DEMANDÉE \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 LIVE-OUT.Domestic/Nanny help needed.Full- or part-time.References.931-3033.EE 205 NEN DOMESTIC WORK AVAILABLE TRAVAIL DOMESTIQUE DEMANDE EXPERIENCED European cleaning woman looking to make your home shine! Reasonable rates.References.Please call 489-6964 HE 300 NEES ARTICLES FOR SALE À VENDRE _\u2014_\u2014\u2014 DESIGNER bridal gowns and headpieces.Reduced 70%! 273-1244, Carol.Satisfaction Guaranteed! We are proud of our work.So we guarantee every home cleaning we do.call: 486-4770 CE eT) For the Shine in You! in hospitals, convalescent homes and geriatric centres, L\u2019Académie Brunet has expanded its Nursing Aide Course.Classes (and related field work) are now being offered at Julius Richardson Convalescent Hospital in the Cote St Luc area.For more information, please call: 630-7450 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.ENROLMENT IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY.300 IEEE I 315 IN.ARTICLES FOR SALE A VENDRE WEDDING dress, petite, exclusive Italian import.Paid $2800, asking $900.876- 3584.THE Berry Patch.Quality small fruit stock.Red, Black, Purple, Yellow Raspberries.Blackberries, Tayberries, Gooseberries, Black and Yellow Currants.Catalogue $2.00.921 Chemin de la Baie, Rigaud, Quebec JOP 1PO.LINEN House inc.by popular demand from Denmark, Danish down duvets.Superior quality, twins $120.; doubles $145., queens $158.Susan Abildgaard, 1-800-661-3696, 24 hour service.2000000000000000000- ceeccesreceeeeoeeo CLOTHES ; 4 9 p $ WITHFLAIR IMPORTS & FAMOUS DESIGNERS ; Different stylish ladies wear.> New and like new.High quality and savings.Great Fall arrivals.4 (Consignment shop 1965) p p p p p p LA BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE 2080 Crescent 288-3655 4 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE PIANO, \u201cChickering\u2019\u2019, walnut, apartment-size, very good condition.$2,000.842-9440.I 306 INE.ANTIQUES ANTIQUITES \u2014 VENEZ fouiner pour de bonnes affaires: antiquités, meubles, tableaux, tapis, monnaies, bijoux, argenterie, livres, porcelaines, linge brodé et objets de collection.Ouvert: vendredi 10h-19h, samedi 10h-17h, dimanche midi à 17h.425 de I'Aqueduc (sur Notre-Dame, entre Guy et de la Montagne).Something to sell?Use Weekly Post classifieds.Call 931-7511.CARS WANTED AUTOS DEMANDEES ACHAT D'AUTO, CAMION, USAGÉ OU POUR PIÈCE (SCRAP) PAYONS COMPTANT BUY CARS, TRUCKS, USED OR FOR PARTS (SCRAP) PAYCASH 7 DAYS/JOURS 747-6144 I 308 IE.WANTED TO PURCHASE ON DEMANDE BOOKS TO SELL?We will come to see your hardcover books and offer best possible price.Westmount Phoenix Books 320 Victoria (upstairs) Ruth Portner 481-6942 Robert North STORE HOURS: Wed.11-2, Thurs.4-7, il 400 IEEE.HE 500 IEE.DAY CARE & NURSERY SCHOOL PERSONAL SERVICES GARDERIES SERVICES PERSONNELS DAY CARE and after-school program available in West.WORD PROCESSING mount.Experienced.References.935-3991, 488-3258, message.Hot Meals.EE 401 EDUCATIONAL ÉDUCATION \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 COME & practice your French with francophones.Club Half & Half.465-9128.HE 402 IES TUTORING LEÇONS PARTICULIÈRES \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 EXPERT private teaching.Canadian Geography, History, En- ghsh.Reasonable rates.739- 5744.WILL tutor math and physics.All levels, high school through university.Experienced teacher.488-3391.KARATE & Self Defence in struction, given in your home.762-6643.I 500 HENNE.PERSONAL SERVICES SERVICES PERSONNELS \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 WORD-PROCESSING/TYPING.Professional, fast, accurate service.Resumés, term papers, manuscripts, correspondence, documents.Reasonable.485-4780.HE 308 I Olivetti X + Documents, resumes + Transcription of cassettes + Rental of dictating units + Translation Dictate you letters over the phone, pick up later DACTYLOGRAPHIE N.D.G.TYPING 482-1512 WE welcome you to Bible talks being held every Sunday./ Bienvenue a tous aux causeries de la Bible chaque diman che.Hôtel Maritime, Salle Beaupré, 1 & 2 Mezzanine, 1155 Guy, Metro Guy-Concor dia or Lucien l'Alher.3:30-4:30 pm.Français, anglais, espagnol, L.S.Q.offered.CATERING TRAITEURS Cartering & Serving Available for.Lunches, Brunches, Dinners & Cocktail Parties.In addition ethnic menus complete clocks, objets d'arts, etc.V.G.C.Inc.735-4286 4056 Jean Talon West estates.Fri.7:30-9, Sat.11-5 WANTED TO PURCHASE are now being offered.Tel: 484-4428 ON DEMANDE 486-5943 HE 509 ENTERTAINMENT ae A $ H SPECTACLES/DIVERTISSEMENTS Antiques & used furnitue, Adda new wit fo your paintings & pictures, bronzes, next party or convention Westmount Examiner CARTOONIST available to do caricatures of your guests.Call Ferg: 842-1553 spring programme.489-3739.I 510 IE.COMPUTERS LE COIN DE LORDINATEUR \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ALMOST free software for IBM.PC and compatibles.Thousands of titles.Send, phone or fax for FREE Catalogue to GD Software, 1330 Home Ave.Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 3B7.Phone (807) 475 9466, Fax (807) 475-8274, 24 hours/ 7 days.EE 514 IN FOUND TROUVE \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 LADIES\u2019 half glasses on cord, Greene ave.near Sherbrooke.931-5847.Mons still die every year from unsafe water supplies.Through our water projects, CARE Canada helps improve health conditions in developing communities.Please support our work - give to CARE Canada now CARE PO.Box 9000, 1550 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 4X6 1-800-267-5232 I 607 IE HOUSEHOLD SERVICES SERVICES DOMESTIQUES PAINTING For fast, efficient, relable interior or exterior painting.In home painting since 1956.For free estimate please call Mr.Elias 341-6069 JAPCO.Construction For all your construction & renovation needs Licensed & insured general contractor Residential & commercial \u201cYour satisfaction is our inspiration\u201d JAAP BREUNESSE 653-3161 14 - The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, January 16, 1992 Montague Willis, dead at 82, remembered for gentle nature A memorial service was held at St Matthias\u2019 Church Tuesday for lifelong Westmount resident Montague Castle Willis.The 82-year-old collapsed outside his daughter Nancy Gallop\u2019s home on Grosvenor avenue Friday last week.\u201cPoppa\u201d to his grandchildren, \u201cMonty\u201d to everyone else, Mr Willis was very active in many aspects of the Westmount community.His fam- il 607 HE 607 INE HOUSEHOLD SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SERVICES SERVICES DOMESTIQUES SERVICES DOMESTIQUES e AH b dent pa; 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Free estimate.8990 L'A- PROFESSIONAL cadie, Mirage Designs, 381- 484-9335 Custom WOODWORK Professional, neat, pleasant.Plenty of ideas.\u201cReferences\u201d Mr Horvat: 631-9259 WESTMOUNT Specialist in Plastering Plastering repairs.We remove wallpaper with steam.35 years\u2019 experience.Call L.Pelletier: 659-1576 after 6 pm lH 601 a8 7477.Nu 615 I FURNITURE STRIPPING DECAPAGE DE MEUBLES Antique Come & visit our new location 4496 St Catherine St W, Westmount \u201cWe Still Provide\u201d RESTORATION & STRIPPING 938-8193 ® Fireplaces ® Drywall eo Waterproofing For Free Estimate, Please Call 1303 - 486-4757 By J.MARION FEINBERG ily has lived in Westmount since 1894, Born in 1909 on Olivier avenue, he later lived on Grosvenor for 21 years and then on Prince Albert avenue with his wife Lorna for another 15 years.Mrs Gallop says her father was a good-natured and gentle person who loved to work on the family property on Lake Champlain, near Lacolle, Quebec.\u201cLast summer, he was still diving in the water and up on an extension ladder painting the barn,\u201d says Mrs Gallop.\u201cHe loved to curl in the winter and swim, sail and putter around the country house in the summer.\u201d He graduated from Westmount High School in 1927 and did one year of McGill University before entering into the family piano business, Willis and Company.\u201cHis father was a bit of a patriarch who wouldn't let him finish his university studies.Back then you only did that if you were going to go into the ministry,\u201d says Mrs Gallop.He was vice-president of sales until retiring in the early '60s.Mr Willis then worked as a representative of the Chamber of Commerce until he was 72.Mrs Gallop says that men in the Willis family either went into the piano-manufacturing or the ministry.Mr Willis\u2019 twin brother, Selwyn, was an Anglican minister.Mr Willis became part of a group called the Westmount Thespian Group in high school and remained close with other members for decades.They performed plays in Victoria Hall and the all-male troup would also perform female roles in the true thespian tradition.He was with the Montreal Executive Association in the '50s.Was church warden When Archdeacon Jack Doidge presided at St Matthias\u2019 in the '60s, Mr Willis served as a church warden.He was also lay secretary of the synod of the Anglican diocese of Montreal for many years, according to Mrs Gallop.A sports buff of sorts, Mrs Gallop says her father was a member of the Badminton & Squash Club for over 35 years although he didn\u2019t play.His real passions were curling and baseball, she says.He was a member of the Heather Curling Club and, more recently, the Thistle Curling Club.\u201cHe was the oldest active skip,\u201d says Mrs Gallop.\u201cHe was a leader and top player.He also was a great baseball fan, watching every game he could.\u201d Mr Willis\u2019 mother\u2019s maiden name was Castle, a family well known in Westmount for their stained glass work.\u201cMany homes and buildings in Westmount have stained glass that was crafted by his uncle,\u201d says Mrs Gallop.Mrs Gallop said her father wall) devoted family man who was truly interested in the exploits and developments of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchild.\u201cMy father was never a complainer,\u201d she adds, \u201cand I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone.\u201d Mr Willis is survived by his wife Lorna Herdman; his daughter Nancy (Gallop) and son Alan; his grandchildren: Mark, Liane (Congdon), and Keith and his great-grandchild Clara.Longtime resident, artist McNeill dead at 74 Funeral services were held for longtime Westmount resident and artist Esmé Liebeck McNeill two months ago.Mrs McNeill passed away suddenly but peacefully at her home on Redfern avenue on Nov 19, 1991.She was 74.Mrs McNeill was an avid commercial artist and devoted member of the Women\u2019s Art Society, the Montreal Art Club, and Art Group 80.She lived in her Redfern family home for 29 years, since she arrived in Westmount from Los Angeles to live with her mother in 1963.According to her friend and art colleague of 25 years, Gaetane Kerr, Mrs McNeill's personality was \u201ca delightful mixture of grande dame and enfant terrible.\u201d \u201cShe didn't take herself too seriously,\u201d says Mrs Kerr, \u201csometimes she didn't give two pins about rules and could be quite naughty, other times she was big on etiquette and was a real lady.But she could always be on everyone's level, which was her trademark.\u201d Mrs McNeill\u2019s grandfather, G.Sweeney, was the archbishop of the Church of England in Toronto for many years.He was said to have officiated at the first religious service held for St Matthias\u2019 Churchina private home on Côte St Antoine road, according to Mrs Kerr.Mrs McNeill was the last descendent of the Seigneurie d'Auteuil in Berthierville, awarded to the Bothwell and Cuthbert families, according to Mrs Kerr.One of Mrs McNeill's ancestors sailed back to England with the body of General James Wolfe and brought word of the victory at Quebec on the Plains of Abraham.\u201cMy own ancestor, Pierre Marc- BUILDING TRADES RÉNOVATIONS ROOFING oF ALL TYPES ® Bathrooms e Family Rooms ® Kitchens Aurele de Lafeuilade,\u201d says Mrs Kerr, \u2018came with Montcalm from France.Esmé enjoyed my teasing her about our ancestors fighting each other and wondering if hers had taken pot shots at mine.\u201d Mrs McNeill was born on Dec 4, 1916 in Quebec City.She lived in Los Angeles, Toronto and Westmount.She was married twice in Los Angeles.She has no children and no family left in Montreal.\u201cHer smile came first before any words,\u201d says Mrs Kerr, \u201cand she was resilient and adaptable in her dealings with people, life and art.Because she was alone here and she loved family, she often borrowed the Kerr family.She brought warmth and praise to everyone she met.She was my best friend.Adieu Esmé.\u201d Strangers assist women when car catches fire Residents rallied to the plight of a Westmount woman Jan 4 afternoon when her car caught fire on Clare- mont near Winchester avenue.Four young adults helped the driver and her two friends out of the burning car while a passing motorist called firefighters and then drove one of the passengers home to the Town of Mount Royal.\u201cCan you imagine driving a stranger all the way to the Town of Mount Royal?\u201d said car owner Veronica Cook, quite overwhelmed by the assistance.She identified the passerby as Stuart Boa, of 602 Grosvenor avenue, but she did not know the names of the four young people, whom she believed to be local residents from the way they were talking.\u201cI would like them all to know how much I appreciated what they did,\u201d said Mrs Cook.\u201cThey were so kind.\u201d Her car, a 1980 Dodge Aspen, was reported by fire officials to be a total loss.It was not known what started the fire which broke out about 3:39 pm in the engine.Mrs Cook said she remained relatively calm when she realized the car was on fire.\u201cFortunately the car was stopped because I had just picked up my friend.It wouldn\u2019t start and suddenly I saw smoke coming from the bonnet.My friend in the front seat whom I didn't expect to react the way she did got into a panic and said, \u2018Oh, the door\u2019s locked.I can't get out.I can't get out.\u201d Mrs Cook said the four young people, three men and young women, appeared to help.\u201cThey were absolutely wonderful.They insisted we get out of the car and the girl took my arms and ushered us as far away as possible.They stayed with us for the longest time.\u201d It was then that Mr Boa, a 28-year- old salesman, turned up in his red Jimmy and used his car phone to cag firefighters.0 e Painting (exterior/interior) e Foundation repairs e Chimney\u2019s (repaired/rebuilt) - Sheet Metal - Patios - Brickwork - Painting - Chimney's - Caulking - Pointing - Cement finishing - Galleries - Aluminum Pe gen spd so, sta fro ooT4% AS 1- e- ie Eo YT