The Westmount examiner, 20 décembre 2012, Cahier 1

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Centre affihé universitaire 5 - \u2014 RY vale gs Roof Viet D ad .= = CII TAN.GO - 0 GR SR.5 EN a 12225 \u2014 2.C0 30 VE sm = > .Ng www.csssdelamontagne.qc.ca 4784769 \\ EW LOCAL NEWS Councillor Timothy Price reading the budget.i MORGAN LOWRIE Owners of an \u2018average single-family dwelling\u2019 in Westmount can expect to pay about $11,871 in property taxes in 2013 \u2014 about $244 more than in 2012, or a 2 percent increase.\u2018While unveiling Westmount\u2019s 2013 operating budget and 2013-2015 Capital works budget, city councillor Timothy Price stressed that the city had stuck to its objectives of limiting the tax increase for local services to inflation plus one percent, and sought to increase revenue from sources other than property taxes.One of the main sources of non-property tax revenue remains parking fees and court fees, and the December 17 meeting included a bylaw to raise parking fees in the lots on Tupper and Ste.Catherine streets to $150 a month.Overall revenues from sources other than taxation will be $10.7 million, up from $10 million last year.The overall operating budget of the city is $93,076,100, which represents a 2.8 percent increase.Almost $32 million of that money is for delivery of local services.Approximately 55 percent of the budget goes to Montreal in the form of a metropolitan community contribution and the agglomeration quote-part.| EXAMINER dget 2013: taxes, spending up slightly Ï ; Capital Works Spending will be up 4 percent in 2013, increasing from $6.7 million to $7 million, with money earmarked for upgrades to roads, sewers, and Hydro Westmount.These numbers do not include the cost of the Westmount Recreation Centre, which will make a significant dent in the city\u2019s funds this year.The centre will cost the city $12 million dollars in 2013, after subsidies (the total cost will be $20 million).This includes $1 million taken from the city\u2019s Pay-As-You-Go fund, which the city has promised to cover by fundraising.- The $200 per family property tax increase to cover the cost of the recreation centre will only take effect in 2014.The budget ends with a warning: that although the city will try to keep property tax « Growing your business with personalized and attentive service » - Harvey Aisenthal Contact me today! harvey.aisenthal@tc.tc vu 514-627-3253 www, westmountexaminer.com PLOMBERIE & CHAUFFAGE Q 5 T [ [ VUE : TM.BRIGGS (1991) INC.SERULGE - PLUMBING & HEATING INC.+ Personalized Service * A INSTAL Lana « e Luxury Cars at Regular « RADIANT FLOOR SYSTEM 3 re rit email: info@atlastaxi.qc.ca * GEOTHERMAL Airport Reservations Prompt Service 514-489-0406 - pick-up & volivery WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM Wishing you all the peac e, J oy, Real Estate Broker Real Estate Agency and love of 514.385.3567 increases to a minimum, \u201cthe pension deficit | a.and structure of our pension plan will haveto 2 the season! 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Or is it?: 7 \u2019 Toula 's Take \u201cYou guys, I finished all my Christmas shopping in September!\u201d If you're one of those people gleefully sharing this awesome piece of news with me, I won't lie: I pretty much hate you.I'm one of those last-minute shoppers.The one with the frazzled look on her face and absolutely no sign of a coherent list.I'm blatantly winging it.I'm not proud of it, but it\u2019s what I do.Every year I tell myself that next Christmas I'll get organized and plan months in advance.Every year, procrastinate and get knocked over sideways by the sudden realization that its December 18th and OH MY GOD why did I do this to myself again?! Not to worry, though.It always works out.I perform well under pressure.The Holidays, however, have a way of bringing out stress even in people who havent elevated procrastination to an art form.Between the incessant shopping (that we've been conditioned and brainwashed into believing is required), the relentless back-to-back social events (you will put on the sparkly top and engage in Christmas cheer for the fifth night in a row if it kills you!), and the expectations of what these oh-so-Holy days should be, we're bound to be at the losing end of it all.In \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d, poor Charlie exclaims: \u201cI just don\u2019t understand Christmas.Instead of feeling happy, 1 feel sort of let down.\u201d I've got news for you, kid.So do the rest of us.Our expectations are what usually set the scene for the hundreds of emotional meltdowns about to unfold.Holiday blues happen every year, as people suddenly realize the unbridgeable gap between what they have been conditioned to expect (thanks Hollywood and Hallmark TV specials!) and their reality.That moment when they realize that the picture in their head simply doesn\u2019t match the picture in front of them.In most cases, there\u2019s absolutely nothing wrong with their reality, conspiring to delude them into believing it pales in comparison to everyone else\u2019s (it\u2019s called commercialism, folks).I can assure you that every family has some variation of sibling rivalry, of that weird uncle who gets drunk and utters nonsense at the table, the disappointing family dynamics that resemble nothing of George Bailey's home life.It\u2019s enough to make you rush to the nearest mall, point an accusatory finger at Santa and yell: \u201cYou sit on a throne of LIES!\u201d but you shouldn\u2019t.Christmas doesn\u2019t disappoint.You just need to readjust your expectations.Our silly pre-conceived notions are what make us long for snow during the Holidays.We could care less if the white stuff came down the rest of the year, but it better be falling by December 24th or panic sets in! After all, Irving Berlin\u2019s I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas has set the standard for what to expect.We humans are such a delightful case study in emotional manipulation, aren\u2019t we?No matter.I love the Holidays.I love this time of year that suddenly makes it ok for people to be a little kinder, a little gentler, a little more forgiving towards one another.When I hear I'll be Home for Christmas on the radio my heart melts.I want to be home.I want to be sitting on the couch in my PJs on Christmas morning with my silly imperfect family, finishing off the last of the shortbread cookies, drinking hot cocoa, and watching Elf for the third time.Something in me WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM 7 Yar 7 PUITORIAN CARTOON Office parties: watch tr-tremendous resp-p-p-ect your big fat belly.HIC | ee SU ES Nn ar desperately wants what I don\u2019t really mind not having the rest of the year.Because Christmas, at its most elemental, is about connecting.The gifts, the calorie- laden elaborate meals, the alcohol-infused parties.All they really are, is us telling one another: \u201cI love you.You mean something to me.My world would be a little less happy without you in it.\u201d Sometimes the approach is clumsy and your booze intake ! FT WE SRR NC WE SEE commercial.Sometimes it\u2019s unsuccessful.But what gives the Holidays their magic is the attempt.The attempt to be transported back to a time when we had no worries; no social filters, no heartache.Back to a childhood when the Christmas tree towered over our little kid bodies and we believed Santa was real and our parents would live forever.A place that no longer exists, but we so desperately wish still did.Dr Barry Pless takes issue with my statement that 83% of Westmounters pronounced themselves in favour of the Westmount Recreation Centre.It seems I must, yet again, recite the facts upon which I based my statement.: Fully 28% of Westmount households responded to a questionnaire in our April 2010 mailing: 83% of them were in favour of the project as described.While households with children were 91% in favour, seniors were 81% in favour, people living alone were 77% in Take the matter the favour.Ipsos Descarie, who received and tabulated the responses, calculated that, with such a high participation rate, had every single Westmount household responded, the overall approval rate .would have been somewhere betwéen 81% and 85%.So if Dr Pless wishes to call into question the science behind my figures, he should take the matter up with the experts: Ipsos Descarie.Mayor Peter F.Trent SEND US ~ YOUR LETTERS! 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RESEAU Ge, SELECT yu is Please recycle C ® MEOW SR AJRQ this newspaper I FIAT WET, AAA A SR Ts po ROOMS at ee te RAID VEN RAR MID DEP PER \\Y - w WK hn ed TR EE.a.-.A CR \u201d (es 4a .= OPINION WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM Questions In a meeting of Westmount City Council on Dec.3, 2012, Councillor Patrick Martin introduced a motion empowering the City to pay Genivar Inc.a new tranche of $454,196 for their services in connection with the Westmount Recreation Center (WRC) in their capacity as project manager.Citizens need to pay close attention to these payments.As the Council Resolution explicitly mentioned this December, when Genivar won the project management contract, on April 20, 2011, it did so under interesting circumstances.In response to an access to information request from me, then City Clerk, Mario Gerbeau (now gone to St.Lambert), informed me on June 2, 2011, of the background to that initial project management contract in April 2011: 10 companies submitted tenders; one was refused for tardiness; 7 were rejected outright by the selection committee; and that left only two bidders, Groupe Axor and Genivar Inc.Groupe Axor bid $646, 100 for \u201cprofessional services of the construction project.\u201d Genivar Inc.entered a bid of $383, 500 that was 40% below Axor.Note was taken at council of the substantial difference.: Now, in December 2012, Genivar Inc.will, OC IL) SPACE FOR MEN ON 4 1307 Sainte-Catherine Street West monsieu r 514.845.4742 ogilvycanada.com it seems, receive an extra $454,196 added to $383,500 for a current total of $837,696.That includes $115,000 for helping with the \u201ccall\u201d for tenders for the design-build construction contract for the WRC.During the process of shifting to a design- build approach in late 2011, after Westmount terminated the contract of Lemay Associates as architects, the expertise of Genivar and the judgement of the 5-person selection committee, helped oversee another interesting result\u2014 the bidding process for the construction of the WRC.| 6 construction consortia filed bids.The selection committee, whose members remain unknown to the public, rejected 4 outright \u2014 Decarel, Giffels, Magil, and Opron.\u2014 all very well-known, respected firms.That left only two competitors: SNC Lavalin and Pomerleau Inc.On Nov.28, 2011, SNC Lavalin officially withdrew its bid, \u201cfor business reasons,\u201d according to Mayor Peter Trent.That left Pomerleau Inc.as the sole-bidder for the largest construction contract in Westmount's history.Reporter Laureen Sweeney wrote in another local paper of Dec.21-22, 2011: \u201cOne well-placed industry source who asked not to be named, told us, a week earlier that it was \u2018no secret\u2019 that Pomerleau would bid and probably a 4 er A.JS Po gat AAC LA I Me La 4818234 EERIE be the only one.Some of the firms were \u2018upset and disappointed, but not surprised,\u2019 given \u2018the way the industry works\u2019 and that the Pomerleau team includes CIMA engineers familiar with the project.\u201d For its part in this result, Genivar is being paid at least $115,00 for helping provide expertise for the \u201ccall.\u201d in Westmount In my opinion, as soon as SNC Lavalin withdrew, the process should have been started anew, because a contract of this size should not have been awarded with only one real bid to consider.And Genivar\u2019s fee is \u2014 at least $155,000 too much to pay for such a result.Patrick Barnard Westmount & Ville de Westmount M City of Westmount da Services municipaux période des Fêtes Pendant la période des Fêtes de 2012-2013, l'horaire des bureaux et des services municipaux de la Ville de Westmount sera modifié comme suit : .Bureaux administratifs Les bureaux administratifs de l'hôtel de ville, Hydro Westmount, Victoria Hall, des Travaux publics et de la Sécurité publique, y compris le bureau des permis de stationnement, seront fermés : du 24 au 26 décembre; et du 31 décembre au 2 janvier L'horaire normale reprend le 3 janvier.Conservatoire et serres Ces installations seront ouvertes au public selon l\u2019horaire suivant : du 22 au 24 décembre : de 10 h à 17h le 25 décembre : fermé le 26 décembre : de 10 h à 17 h les 27 et 28 décembre : de 10h à 21 h du 29 au 31 décembre : de 10 h à 17 h le 1° janvier : fermé le 2 janvier : de 10 h à 21 h les 3 et 4 janvier : de 10 h à 17 h Bibliothèque publique de Westmount Fermée du 24 décembre au 26 décembre et du 31 décembre au 2 janvier.Centre communautaire Victoria Hall Fermé du 24 au 26 décembre et du 31 décembre au 2 janvier.Services de collecte Les collectes de résidus alimentaires et d\u2019ordures du 25 décembre et du 1° janvier sont remises au lendemain et la collecte de matiéres recyclables aura lieu selon I'horaire normal.Le recyclage mobile pour les commerçants est annulé les 25 décembre et 1°\" janvier.Le service sera disponsible sur la rue Sherbrooke les 26 décembre et 2 janvier si les conditions météorologiques sont favorables.La collecte sélective du mardi sur l'avenue Greene est remise au lendemain à compter de midi.rented dL AG LEU TTT Tp eT Te = Municipal Services Holiday Period During the 2012-2013 holiday season, the operating schedules for the City of Westmount's municipal offices and services will be modified as follows: Administrative Offices Administrative offices at City Hall, Hydro Westmount, Victoria Hall, Public Works and Public Security, including the Parking Permits office, will be closed: December 24 to December 26 and December 31 to January 2 The regular office schedule resumes on January 3.Conservatory and Greenhouses These facilities will be open to the public according to the following hours: December 22 to 24: 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.December 25: Closed December 26: 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.December 27 & 28: 10 a.m.to 9 p.m.December 29 to 31: 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.January 1: Closed January 2: 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.January 3 & 4: 10 a.m.to 9 p.m.Westmount Public Library Closed from December 24 to 26, and from December 31 to January 2.Victoria Hall Community Centre Closed from December 24 to 26 and from December 31 to January 2.Collection Services The kitchen waste and garbage collections of December 25 and January 1 will be moved to the following day and the recycling collection will follow the regular schedule.The mobile recycling for merchants is canceled December 25 and January 1.The service will be available December 26 and January 2 on Sherbrooke Street, weather permitting.The Tuesday recycling on-Greene Avenue will be moved to the next day beginning at noon.4814349 RR RE G - 2107 \u2018OZ J9quUl229 \u2018fepsiny] - Jaulwexy JUNOUIISOM - wWodtaulwexsjunowlssm mmm Sa 6 - Thursday, December 20, 2012 - Westmount Examiner - www.westmountexaminer.com PLAYING IN ENGLISH MEGA-PLEX\" GUZZ0\u2014\u2014\u2014y |7 CINEMAS GUZZO \u2014] [~MEGA-PLEX\" GUZZO\u2014] [~ MEGAPLEX\" GUZZO TASCHEREAU 18 | TinZ0TE 2 DES SOURCES 10] SPHERETECH 14 TASCHEREAU 18 wu IMAX RFR 3D LATE SHO FATS 1:8 = 3D w 3D = 3D corer oz FMEGA-PLEX GUZZO =) [~MEGA-PLEX\" GUZZO~ \u2014-MEGA-PLEX GUZZO- MARCHE CENTRAL 18: FHATSN TR WE |DEUX-HONTAGNES 14] LACORDAIRE 16 {MARCHE CENTRAL 18 = IMAX HFR 3D LATE SiON SAT 1120 w 3D w3D w 3D PLAYING IN FRENCH MEGAPLEX\" GUZZO MEGAPLEX\" GUZZO J CINEMAS\u201d GUZZO ~~ TERREBONNE 14 | PRÉC EMTCUE TOR PONTVIAU 16 : Mina DES SOURCES 10 WIMAX 3D are monrassersue se wIMAX3D | uresewrescin iin = 3D \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014MEGA-PLEX\"GUZZO MEGA-PLEX\" GUZZ0\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014] (\"MEGA-PLEX\"GUZZO- TASCHEREAU 18 ! 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EE SE Pa 20 À WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM i.COMMUNITY LIFE | MORGAN LOWRIE The holiday season can be particularly difficult for those in need, and even an affluent community like Westmount has its share of struggling citizens.The NDG Food Depot, which is in the midst of a holiday food drive, serves 15-20 fam- Victoria Avenue collected over $3,000 in cash, plus food donations.The depot also sent envelopes to every home in Westmount, which are being returned with contributions.\u201cPeople like to step up, they like to support a truly local cause,\u201d said Soutar.\u201cThey know that it could be their neighbours they are helping.\u201d x AL 2m ilies from Westmount every month, or about 50 each year, worker Bonnie Soutar said.\u201cThere is a lot of invisible poverty that exists,\u201d she said.\u201cIt looks nice when you drive down the street, but you never know what choices people are having to make.\u201d She said that often, people who seek help from the depot have recently undergone a sudden change in their lives, such as illness, unemployment, or the loss of a spouse.\u201cPeople go through rough patches,\u201d she- said.\u201cWe don\u2019t want people having to choose between buying medications and food.\u201d She said that citizens in Westmount are becoming increasingly aware of the need to help their neighbours.On December Ist, workers stationed in the Metro supermarket on Welcomes all to our Christmas Celebrations! Sacrament of Reconciliation: Family Eucharist: 7:30 p.m.Choral Service - Ascension Choir Solemn Eucharist: 10 p.m.Feast of the Holy Family Saturday, December 29%: 5:00 p.m.Sunday, December 30%: 10:30 a.m.New Year\u2019s Day - Feast of Mary, Mother of God - 10:30 a.m.Saturday, December 22™ from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Christmas\u201cEve - Monday, December 24\" under the direction of Dr.David Szanto: 9:30 p.m.New Year\u2019s Eve - Monday, December 31\u201c - 5:00 p.m.We invite all parishioners, former parishioners and visitors to join in celebrating with us this Holy Season.-Msgr.Sean Harty, Parochial Administrator Rev.Patrick Donnelly, Associate Pastor .She said that people in Westmount have been very generous this year, which is fortunate since the demand is always rising \u2014 up 13 percent last year, and probably the same again in 2012.| An increase in poverty is everyone's concern, she says.\u201cThe isolation that comes from poverty can cause a downward spiral,\u201d she said.\u201cIf people can\u2019t eat, they can\u2019t start to think about jobs and health, and are more likely to need public services such as hospitals and psychiatric services.Poverty affects us all.\u201d She said that there are many ways to help: by volunteering or by donating food, cash; or even bus tickets.In Westmount, non-perishable food items FE I A CHOLES BE NANI NA PAC Holiday food drives help Westmount\u2019s and cash are collected by public security officers at various events in throughout the year.The kickoff to the holiday food drive was the recent Artisans\u2019 Festival, which raised $2,531 and five or six recycling bins full of food, Assistant Director Gregory McBain said.Boxes for food items are also placed in city buildings, and residents who attend city functions such as the recent Christmas tree-lighting ceremony are asked to bring donations.The Public Security officers work with the CLSC to identify needy families in Westmount, who are given food baskets, vouchers to buy groceries, and a Christmas turkey.This year, there are 20 families on the list, McBain said.\u201cThey really appreciate everything we do for them,\u201d McBain said.\u201cI have run across families that we helped 15 or 20 years ago, and they still come up to hug me,\u201d he said.\u201cIt really helps them have a good Christmas.\u201d Sunpay DECEMBER 23 FouRTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am Choral Eucharist Monpay DECEMBER 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 5:00 pm Children\u2019s Pageant 10:00 pm - Candlelight Choral Eucharist Turspay DECEMBER 25 - CHRISTMAS Dar 10:30 am - Festive Choral Eucharist St.Matthias\u2019 Anglican Church 131 Côte St.Antoine Rd.(Corner Metcalfe, Westmount) Bus 24, 104, 138 to Sherbrooke & Metcalfe stop.Walk one block north.514-933-4295 Rector: The Reverend Kenneth Near Director of Music: John Wiens 4813805 Celebrate the Season at hristmas Eve Carol Service Dec 24th, 7:30 pm Rev Frank Giffen Everyone Welcome! 4695 boul de Maisonn 514-937-1146 westmountparkuc.org Dec, 27-30, 7:30 pm 4 Westmount Park United Churtit \u201cFestive Films for families 3 pm weekend matinees Ciné-fêtes offers the magic of \u201creel\u201d old-style projections on a big screen! 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