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Budget adopted at $101MBy Laureen Sweeney

An operating budget of $101.5 millionwas presented and adopted for Westmountin 2016 at a special council meeting De-cember 14.

Slightly more than half the budget willgo to the agglomeration council to payWestmount’s share of island-wide serv-ices, while another $9 million will go forcapital works infrastructure spending tohelp prevent the need to borrow.

This is “absolutely” a milestone, saidMayor Peter Trent. “It’s probably the firsttime we won’t have to go out to borrow forour capital works.”

Other highlights include a general taxbill freeze as previously announced and aslight increase in local spending offset inpart by tax revenue from a number of newconstruction projects adding to the taxbase. As a result, there will be no injectionof accumulated surplus to balance thebudget.

The city’s mil rate (per $100 of evalua-tion) has been set at $0.8507 for singlefamily dwellings and housing containingfive units or less; $0.9278 for apartmentbuildings of six units or more; and $3.3564for non-residential properties.

The operating budgetwill be covered without in-

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After a short countdown shortlyafter 7 pm on December 7,Mayor Peter Trent flicked theswitch, and the tree in front ofcity hall lit up. See p. 24.

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By Laureen Sweeney

City council December 7 tabled changesin four by-laws to comply with the LandUse Planning and Development Plan(PMAD) of the agglomeration of Montrealas required for island-wide uniformity.

Among many changes facing West-mount is the requirement of a city permitto remove any tree anywhere on either pri-vate or public property whose trunk diam-eter is at least four inches when measuredat about four feet from the ground (seestory October 21, 2014, p. 1). And permitsmay only be issued under certain condi-tions such as disease or hazardous situa-tions.

A public meeting is scheduled for Mon-day, January 25 at 7 pm at city hall on the

changes to the relevant by-laws. These in-volve zoning, the planning program, per-mits and certificates and the Site Planningand Architectural Integration program(PIIA).

“It’s a huge undertaking,” explainedCouncillor Theodora Samiotis eventhough the city has a structure for a treeregistry in place.

Other modifications required includemeasures related to the minimum parkingrequirements in new buildings, bicycleparking, locations of handicap parking andthe protection of Mount Royal, SummitWoods and “defining elements” of housesof worship.

While the PMAD also covers access to,and densification of, transit hubs, West-mount is not as impacted by this provision

since it is already a built-community, Sami-otis said.

One welcomed addition, according toCouncillor Cynthia Lulham, is a long list ofinvasive plant species that may not be usedwithin 100 meters of woods and parks.These include goutweed, the Manitobaand Norway maples as well as the commonperiwinkle.

Guidelines for the building of New De-velopments in Proximity to Railway Oper-ations are also to play a role in Westmountin the event a new building were to bebuilt within a prescribed distance of thecommuter line.

The content of the agglomeration’s land-use plan incorporates a vision and princi-ples of the regional plan from the MontrealMetropolitan Community based on Que-

bec’s Land Use and Development Law (seeAugust 31, 2011).

When the proposed tree-cutting re-quirements were first reported, UrbanPlanning director Joanne Poirier told theIndependent the more stringent regulations“are going to impose a big financial burdenon people because we have so many treesin Westmount.”

Under the existing zoning by-law 1303,tree permits must go through the Board ofInspections before going to the PlanningAdvisory Committee and then to council.These apply generally only to trees on pub-lic land and to private trees at the front ofproperties whose trunks are at least sixinches in diameter.

City calls public meeting on need to comply

Tighter tree rules part of new agglo requirements

By Laureen Sweeney

Following recent completion of thecondo project at 175 Metcalfe, traffic was of-ficially restored to two ways between St.Catherine and Hillside Ave. by a resolutionof council adopted December 7. It hadbeen one-way north since June last year.

Temporary parking regulations werealso lifted. They had been instituted dur-ing the work to create a reserved zone onthe west side of the street for permit hold-ers only. The previous 2-hour parking, 8am to 5 pm from Monday to Friday, was re-instated.

“This is a project that has gone off with-out a hitch,” said Councillor Cynthia Lul-ham, who represents District 7, where thenew development is located. “Hats off tothe developer, EMD.”

Few incidents or complaints regardingviolation of municipal by-laws were re-ported by Public Security during the con-struction period – after an unexpected col-lapse June 25, 2014 during demolition ofthe former Vanguard School building (seestory, photos, July 1, 2014, p. 1, 4).

Construction of the 52 units took placein a congested area immediately adjacentto Place Kensington seniors’ residence and

across from a row of Victorian houses anda medical clinic.

Residents of “Le Metcalfe” condos werereported to have started moving in last

month, almost exactly on the targettedcompletion date of autumn 2015.

Demolition had begun in June 2014.

Metcalfe traffic, parking reinstated on completion of condos

The finished project: 175 Metcalfe as it appeared December 11 from Hillside Ave.

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Critics seek earlier consultation/referendum

Zoning by-law on specific sites deferredBy Laureen Sweeney

City council pulled a controversial by-law item from its meeting agenda at thelast minute December 7. Its adoptionwould have allowed the city to approve spe-cific development projects that do not con-form to the existing zoning.

Postponement of the by-law’s adoptionfollowed continued requests by opponentsfor legally binding public consultation andeven a referendum at the conceptual stageof such a development proposal.

The draft by-law on “Specific Construc-tion Alteration or Occupancy Proposalsfor an Immovable” (SCAOPI) would en-able the city to review a project consideredto be in the public interest as a separatesite rather than by criteria already estab-lished for the larger zone in which it is lo-cated. The by-law is consistently referred toat city meetings by its French acronym,PPCMOI.

Councillor Theodora Samiotis, com-missioner of Urban Planning, announcedthe item’s deferral at the start of the meet-ing saying more time was needed to reviewit, specifically in the area of public consul-

tation.“As I was looking at it after certain sug-

gestions and all the emails,” she told theIndependent the next day, “I decided wecould take a couple more months to makesure we’ve answered all the questions andclarifications.”

“Thanks for putting [the by-law] aside,”said Jeremy Cooperstock, one of a group ofGrosvenor residents opposing the currentdraft. “Would council give us a copy of re-visions already made…and a copy of the fi-nal ones before adoption?” he asked.

Samiotis said she would make the finaldraft available to them a few days before itwas to be adopted. “We’re not expectinganything dramatic,” she added.

The residents had turned up at the meet-ing to question council on a number ofpoints regarding a proposed non-con-forming condo/Metro grocery store devel-opment extending on to the Metro parkinglot that would back onto many of theirhomes (see story December 8, p. 1).

They, along with architect Ken Londonhad been requesting that the council insertthe earlier consultation into the by-law be-fore any project were to be reviewed bythe city as a PPCMOI site.

As well, Councillor Patrick Martin had

made it known he would vote against adp-tion of the by-law if this were not done.

Trade-off are key

London, who did not speak at the meet-ing, maintains the pro-posed by-law would set

Marina Brzeski appears pleased with the decisionto postpone the by-law. She was among thoseasking questions at the December 7 councilmeeting.

Gardener claims ticketsfor leaf blowing unfairBy Lauren Sweeney

A landscape contractor complained tocity council December 7 about tickets hehad been given recently for using his leafblower. He alleged he was being “ha-rassed” by two public safety officers in par-ticular.

“They went out of their way to approachme again,” he said of one incident. An ex-tension to the permitted fall clean-up pe-riod expired November 20 (see stories De-cember 1, p. 3 and 19).

He also asked what the point was of notbeing able to use a leaf blower, especiallywhen remaining leaves from neighbour-ing properties were blowing onto those hecared for.

Why, he also asked, is he given a ticketwhen “next door” noisy constructionequipment was in use all day.

City director general Mike Deeganlooked puzzled over the issue of “harass-ment,” and the gardener was told the citywould look into it.

Along with weekly incidents reported tothe Independent by Public Security officialsare those related to infractions of the city’snoise by-law that bans the use of leaf blow-ers at all times except for prescribed peri-ods during spring and fall clean-up. Whilemost tickets are reported issued to con-tractors, they are also issued on occasion toresidents, typically following noise com-plaints from neighbours.

Recently several tickets have been is-sued to various contactors following theend of the fall extension deadline. In atleast one incident, a contractor was de-scribed as being “well aware” of the regu-lations.

Ticketing for leaf blowing has been acommon practice for many years resultingfrom efforts by city council to reduce theuse of leaf blowers for purposes such ascleaning dust and dirt off driveways.

Public Security statistics issued for 2012,for example, listed 51 tickets issued forleaf blowing infractions (see story No-vember 27, 2012, p. 12).

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Westmount Ave. residents joining Côte Rd.bike route opponents, council told

By Laureen Sweeney

Trial bike routes already postponed un-til the spring – westbound on Côte St. An-toine and eastbound on Westmount Ave. –generated continued questioning at citycouncil during the last regular session ofthe year December 7.

Bruce Anderson of Côte Rd. once againled off the issue, saying a group of resi-dents on Westmount Ave. was joining agroup of opponents now being re-named“Save CSA and Westmount Ave.” to reflectboth streets.

“No proper plans have been made [forthe routes,]” he said. “That’s the point.”

“I’ve outlined [the plan] several times,”Councillor Philip Cutler said in reply toquestions from both Anderson and An-drew Lindsay, a neighbour.

Along with details, Cutler has repeat-edly said the aim of a trial was to collectdata on which the city could make an in-formed recommendation before a consul-tation process, which was repeated againby Mayor Peter Trent.

“I just think to come at a problem by dis-missing it is not the right course of ac-tion,” Cutler said referring to requests notto hold the trial. Those are based on resi-dents’ concerns that include safety, en-forcement and the aesthetic impact of abike route on such a historical street asCôte Rd.

Budget, Shaar parking

Anderson also asked what budget thecity had for changing parking signs andhow a bike route might fit in with parkingby Shaar congregants at times on bothsides of Côte Rd. Neither was answered, al-though Cutler has previously said a trialwould entail little expense.

The trial would involve only paintedwhite lines and the shifting of the parkingsigns on Côte St. Antoine to be done byPublic Works.

On another point, Cutler said he wouldprovide Lindsay with requested statisticsreceived from local police station 12 on re-sults of enforcement campaigns regard-ing cyclists between January to September.None, however, indicate whether any in-

volved wayward cyclists on Côte St. An-toine, he later told the Independent.

In revealing the pilot project at the Au-gust 3 meeting, Cutler had reported theroutes would operate in tandem from Ar-gyle to Claremont, initially planned forthree months in the fall but later delayed toafter winter. The goal would be to collectdata on which residents would be con-sulted (see story August 11, p. 1).

The routes are generally aimed at com-muters cycling downtown and back. Theplan is for a single lane, 1.8 meters wide onthe south side of Westmount Ave. betweenthe curb and parking. On Côte St. Antoine,however, a similar single lane is to runalong the north side. This will shift park-ing to the south side.

No north-south connector routes were

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To mark the 10th anniversary of the day,December 19, 2005, that 21-year-old Jes-sica Holman-Price was fatally hit by a snowremoval truck at Sherbrooke and Strath-cona, the city will hold a ceremony Friday,December 18 at 3 pm to dedicate two me-morial benches in her memory.

Councillor Cynthia Lulham announcedthe event December 7 inviting “all” to at-tend, saying it would take place at the foun-tain in the small ”park” between the li-brary and the Westmount YMCA.

One bench will be dedicated to Jessica;the other to her brother, Peter Luc, whomshe managed to push to safety as sheslipped between the wheels of the truck(see December 1, p. 12). Both Peter Luc andhis mother, Jeanette Holman-Price, arescheduled to attend. A presentation of cer-tificates of thanks to the city and its re-tired Public Works director, Marianne Za-lzal had been scheduled for the councilmeeting December 7 but had to be can-

celled at the last moment when Jeanettewas suddenly unable to attend. Zalzal andthe city had been instrumental in equip-ping city trucks with side guard rails be-tween wheels as well as cameras for blindspots.

Dedication of memorial benches set for Dec. 18

planned but the aim is to provide a saferpassage for commuting cyclists along thementioned portions.


Letters to the Editor

Thanks to dog SantaI just wanted to say thank you to the

very kind person(s) who left a huge bag oftoys in the new dog park for our dogs toenjoy.

To see that huge bag of toys and howhappy my dog was, especially as I was hav-ing a bad day, was really tremendous.

You not only made my dog happy butyou reminded me that there are kind andgenerous souls in this world and especiallyin Westmount!

Toni Hakem, St. Catherine St.

Message from KnuttalWestmounters may have mistakenly

thought it was “fat squirrel sea-son” had they been reading theNational Post last week (amongmany other Canadian papers).As a squirrel, and on behalf ofall squirrels, I am outraged atthe collective extent of fat-shaming.

It is true that the warmerweather has not required ourbodies to burn as many calo-ries to keep warm; and for this,

yes, we are chunkier than we have everbeen.

But Westmounters, please, let’s notmock or shame our favourite rodents butinstead be a little more sensitive to theirplight. We squirrels are now more likely tobe found on the ground (owing tobranches now breaking under our in-creased weight), where we will be movingmore slowly. This is a recipe for a squirreldisaster if dogs are not always securely fas-tened to their leashes.

Compliance with the leash by-law ismostly good, but needs to be better. Justlast week, our catered squirrel protest atcity hall was cut short when just one off-

leash dog spotted us! We nearly lost somerodents that day, but thankfully didn’t.

We will still likely continue to accepttreats but only because we are so graciousand polite. Please people: do not feed usany more. Well, at least not until we’relooking spry and more fit in the new year.

Skip Knuttal, large maple tree nextto Westmount Public Library

Questioning instructionson hill parking

I want to thank Rony Cukier (“Moresigns needed for turning wheels,” Novem-ber 24, p. 8) for bringing to the attention ofthose who have never seen this sign theneed for more. *

I am not a parking expert nor a sign ex-pert nor a regulation expert, but it seems tome that the instruction for uphill parkingis incorrect for the following reason: Inthe event that someone happens to parkuphill just a bit too far from the curb (andthis we see quite often), in the event of amechanical failure, the car would roll tothe center of the street, and if the steeringwheel was not in the lock position, couldpossibly continue down the hill.

However, if the front wheels are turnedtoward the curb on the uphill (which I al-ways thought was the way to do it until Isaw Cukier’s letter), a mechanical failurewould cause the rear wheel to hit the curbin a very short distance and before the carhad time to pick up speed.

Better recall the signs sign.Cary Kitner, Forden Ave.

* Editor’s note: Westmount Public Securitytold the Independent “Section 383 of theQuebec Highway Safety Code states that

cars parked on a hill must have theemergency brake engaged and the wheels

turned at an angle. For safety reasons, carsare required to turn their wheels to the rightwhen parking downhill, and to the left when

parking uphill. The city is planning onadding more signage in the New Year for

education purposes.” A story was publishedon p. 20 of our November 3 issue on the

signage regarding hill parking. – KM

Park’s Norway spruce After this year’s spectacular display of

autumn colours in Westmount Park andnow that the leaves have fallen, we enter aperiod where most of us begin to experi-ence a sense of outdoor colour depriva-tion. As such, we develop a greater aware-ness of the various green conifers thatgrace the park.

For instance, have you ever wondered if

the conifer you are looking at is a pine,spruce or fir? There is a simple way to dif-ferentiate between these three families.Pines have long slender needles in bundlesof two to five. In spruces, the needles areshort, sharp and four-sided. Firs haveshort, blunt and flat needles and attachedby short stalks to the twigs.

There is a beautiful stand of Norwayspruces (Picea abies) adjacent to the park’sgazebo. The species is used extensively inEurope as Christmas decorations. The typeof spruce is simple to identify: Norwayspruces are unique in that the tree’s conesare downward facing and the branchesdroop towards to ground allowing the treeto shed its winter snow. Although com-monly named “evergreens,” the needlesare eventually shed – although this mightoccur once every 10 years.

In the 1800s, resin was collected fromthese trees to manufacture spruce gum,widely sold as a long lasting “woodsyflavoured,” purplish chewing gum. Oncecollected, the resin is boiled and allowed tocool before being broken into bite-sizedpieces and dusted with corn starch.

In addition, the tree’s branches and nee-dles, when boiled with water and mo-lasses, comprise the basis of an excellentspruce beer.

Interestingly, Norway spruces possess

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Following up on Garden Point

Victor Cruz questioned Mayor Peter Trent December 7 on a letter he wrote asking that sidewalks beadded diagonally across Garden Point between city hall and the cenotaph to increase safety for studentsat École Internationale. Trent said he had read a letter to the editor in the Independent on the subject(November 3, p. 6) but did not recall receiving one. Cruz then handed him a copy of both letters. “I’llanswer you tomorrow,” Trent said. Photo: Laureen Sweeney

services municipauxPÉRIODE DES FÊTES 2015 :

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Request granted to lengthentiming of green light on WoodBy Laureen Sweeney

A resident’s request to city council De-cember 7 took less than a day to be ap-proved, it appears.

Pierre Lapointe, representing the condoassociation at 1 Wood, stepped up to themic and asked for five seconds to be addedto the north-south green light at Wood andde Maisonneuve to prevent traffic backingup during rush hours on Wood to the

south.The light was so short, he said, that the

back-up results from very few cars beingable to turn left onto de Maisonneuve. Theback-up also made it difficult for cars toexit from the garage at 1 Wood, particularlyat 8:30 am.

“We fail to see the value of the city’s tim-ing,” he said. “Sometimes only two carscan get through the light at a critical time.It needs five seconds more.”

Taking it up next day

Councillor Patrick Martin, a council rep-resentative on the city’s Transportation Ad-visory Committee, told Lapointe he wouldbring up the issue at its meeting takingplace the next day.

After the meeting, he told the Independ-ent another five seconds would be addedthroughout the day to the green light fornorth-south traffic on Wood for a total of 17seconds instead of the previous 12. A workorder had been issued, and he expected itwould be carried out that week.

Car ticketted for reallypoor parking job

A car parked some four to five feetaway from the curb December 1 in frontof 32 Surrey Gardens was ticketted $53,Public Security officials said. A com-plaint about a car “in the middle of theroad” had been received at 9:24 am. Itwas found to have frost on the windows.The car was not impeding traffic, and theticket was left on the car for being parkedbeyond the maximum six inches fromthe sidewalk.


Well-known meter reader set to retire, known simply as ‘Marc’ to many

Gonin calls it a day after 28 years on the jobBy Laureen Sweeney

This winter will be the first in almostthree decades that retiring Marc Goninwon’t be slugging through snow banks orbracing against freezing temperatures toread Westmounters’ electrical meters.

“Dealing with the weather was the worstpart of the job,” he acknowledged lastweek, but added quickly: “I’ve never beena desk person. I need to be active. But as Iget older [he’s 52], my tolerance for cold isless.”

Gonin is set to leave February 18 aftersome 26 years as a meter reader and twoprevious ones as a city parking inspector.An imposing figure at 6-foot-4, he’s knownto many residents simply as “Marc.”

Since he started at a time when mostmeters were installed inside, Gonin hasvisited “a lot of homes.”

Weather notwithstanding, “the best partof the job is that you’re independent,” heexplained. Gonin and colleague RoyMeiselbach divide the Westmount Hydroterritory into eight zones, which they coverat the same time, typically five days perzone.

The recent introduction of the city’s newbilling system has provided more flexibil-ity in their schedule, however (see storySeptember 29, p. 1).

While the job has also been made “a loteasier” since Hydro Westmount beganphasing in meters that can be read re-motely from the sidewalk or car, Goninstill prefers to walk.

Looking ahead

Already planning the next phase of hisworking life – a project he’s not yet readyto disclose – he said he’s not prepared tostop work. He’s also involved with his sons’hockey. Eric, 12, and Jacob, 11, play on theWest Island where he and his wife, JoyceAnto, a Pfizer employee, are raising theirfamily.

Gonin began working for the city in 1988as a Public Security parking inspector, be-coming a hydro meter reader in 1990.

Since then, he said, the most noticeablechange in the community has been on thenorth side of St. Antoine St. The West-mount portion is between Atwater andGreene, where housing has been up-graded.

Gonin has been called on to pinch-hit ina variety of other Hydro Westmount rolesincluding meter installation. One of hisnoteworthy memories is of the ice storm in1998. This was when he was pressed intoservice answering the phones when anx-ious citizens called over power losses.

Dedicated and loyal

“It’s always a little sad when you havegood employees retiring,” said HydroWestmount director Benoit Hurtubise.

“Marc has been a loyal and dedicated em-ployee, and I hope that he enjoys his newretired life.”

He said Gonin would be replaced by anew employee on a one-year contract. “Wewill be gradually changing and optimizingour meter-reading routes as we will be in-troducing programming changes in ournew equipment and billing system thatwill allow us to read more meters re-motely.”

DISMANTLING AND RECYCLING OF BUILDINGS

This notice is to inform the public of the dismantling and recycling of the building located at 4295, rue De Richelieu, Montréal.

Property of Transports Québec (MTQ), this building was acquired to enable the construction of the new Turcot infrastructures.

Environmental measuresFor sustainable development purposes, the building will be dismantled and at least 80 % of its components will be recycled.

Security measures during workMeasures will be implemented on adjacent streets to ensure pedestrians and other users’ safety.

Noise mitigation measuresMeasures will be implemented to protect noise-sensitive areas near the work sites.

ScheduleFrom January 18, 2016 until the end of February 2016.

December 16, 2015

Marc Gonin December 4 in the meter room at Hydro Westmount.


AVIS PUBLICCALENDRIER DES SÉANCES ORDINAIRES 2016

AVIS PUBLIC est par la présente donné que, lors de sa séance ordinaire du2 novembre 2015, le conseil municipal de la Ville de Westmount a établi le calendrierde ses séances ordinaires pour l’année 2016 comme suit :

• le lundi 11 janvier à 20 h; • le lundi 1er février à 20 h; • le lundi 7 mars à 20 h; • le lundi 4 avril à 20 h; • le lundi 2 mai à 20 h; • le lundi 6 juin à 20 h; • le lundi 4 juillet à 20 h; • le lundi 1er août à 20 h; • le mardi 6 septembre à 20 h; • le lundi 3 octobre à 20 h; • le lundi 7 novembre à 20 h;• le lundi 5 décembre à 20 h.

DONNÉ à Westmount, ce 16 décembre 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE2016 REGULAR SITTING SCHEDULE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that, at its regular sitting held on November 2nd,2015, the Municipal Council of the City of Westmount determined the 2016 scheduleof its regular sittings as follows:

• Monday, January 11, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, February 1, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, March 7, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, April 4, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, May 2, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, June 6, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, July 4, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, August 1, at 8:00 p.m.;• Tuesday, September 6, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, October 3, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, November 7, at 8:00 p.m.;• Monday, December 5, at 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN at Westmount, this December 16, 2015.

Martin St-JeanGreffier de la Ville / City Clerk

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Peewee B Wings bringWestmount’s first hockey banner

Westmount’s Peewee B Wings hockey team won the Villeray hockey tournament December 13. It wasthe first banner of the year for Westmount, according to Andrew Maislin with the Sports andRecreation department. The Peewee A Wings team made it to the quarterfinals of the sametournament. Photo courtesy of Sports and Recreation

precedents in the wider community andopen the door to “discretionary” approvalof non-conforming projects once they areassessed as PPCMOI sites.

“What people don’t understand is thetrade-offs these projects encourage be-tween the city and the developer,” Londonlater explained. Such trade-offs on height,usage and other specifics “should be put tothe community before a project is even re-viewed by the city as a SCAOPI [PPCMOI]project. They’re key.”

The process, he added, “is ripe withtricks.”

Replying to the concerns of theGrosvenor residents over the proposedcondo/Metro project, Mayor Peter Trentsaid during the meeting “We and the de-veloper are very far apart.” He said the citywanted the developer to respond to resi-dents.

The trade-offs to which London referred

might include specific criteria such as al-lowing a higher project in exchange forpreserving a heritage component or an oc-cupancy seen as beneficial to the commu-nity. The draft by-law was “very vague” inthis respect, he contends. Would the ac-cepted trade-offs be considered as zoningchanges in a referendum? he asked.

Samiotis maintains they would.

Zoning cont’d. from p. 4

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A woman driving north on Greene atProspect December 7 reported her car washit by a piece of rust or crumbling cementcoming off the railway bridge about 8:13am, Public Security officials said. Thestreet was closed in both directions formuch of the day. Firefighters were called tocheck out the overpass. No “significant”structural damage was reported. Never-theless, Canadian Pacific pressure-hosedthe bridge to remove rust and any loosepieces.

While the bridge was described as being“under a construction zone” at the time,the structure had also been hit December1 by a cube truck that became stuck be-neath it at 4:39 pm.

Public safety officers had helped thedriver free the truck by backing it onto thenow-closed ramp of the eastbound VilleMarie expressway. Damages were believedto be confined to the roof of the truck.

The reason for the accident was not re-ported.

Car hit under Greene CP overpass


What are some Westmount parentsdoing on strike and ped days?

By Joanne Penhale

Westmount parents are dealing withmany teachers’ strike days, plus profes-sional development – or “ped days” thisschool year. The Independent caught upwith a few parents to see what they do dur-ing the weekdays their children are not inschool.

Westmounter Jennifer Gold has adaughter at Roslyn elementary school.

“This is our first year dealing with ‘bigkid’ school, and ped days,” said Gold, whoalso has a toddler. “I’m lucky enough towork from home so I can manage it, but Idon’t get anything done.” During days offfrom Roslyn, Gold said, her daughtersometimes attends special ped day pro-gramming at the Westmount YMCA.“With all of the ped days, it gets expensive.It’s not ideal,” Gold said. Family andfriends also help during strike days, Goldsaid, and she organizes playdates withother parents.

“I do support what the teachers are do-ing, but I wish it would end.”

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both the English and French schoolboards, and Hilton explained staff won’tcross each other’s picket lines, which re-sults in extra days off school for his son.“For us, it’s been okay,” Hilton said. “Un-til my daughter is at school next year, Istay at home with the kids.” His daughterattends nursery school in the morningsfive days a week, he said, and so the missedschool days have given Hilton some extraone-on-one time with his son. They havegone to the Redpath Museum and theMontreal Biodome. “There also comes apoint where [my son] needs to be doingmore than part-time education,” Hiltonsaid.

Westmounter Fariborz Saqafi has a sonat Annexe Charlevois in St. Henri.

“The strike is not good for the children…it’s boring to be out of school for so manydays,” Saqafi said, adding it causes prob-lems for him and his wife who have towork and attend school. Saqafi said theytake turns caring for their son when he is

off from school. His son watches cartoons,and if the weather permits will go to apark. He said he hopes teachers can findanother way to demonstrate for theirrights. After so many missed school days,he said, the quality of education is dimin-ished. That said, Saqafi added the govern-ment should listen, negotiate and satisfythe teachers’ demands.

Fariborz Saqafi, December 10

the ability to regenerate their trunks. Theycan have a lifespan of up to 600 years;however, when it finally dies a new one ispropagated from the roots. In fact, theworld’s oldest known tree is a Norwayspruce located in central Sweden’s moun-tainous Dalarna province – it contains aroot system that has been growing for9,550 years.

Michael Walsh, Melville Ave.

Letters cont’d. from p. 6Chagnon 30 years in legislature

Provincial legislator for Westmount-St.Louis Jacques Chagnon was recognizedDecember 2 for 30 years in the Quebec leg-islature. He has been speaker of the housesince October 2012.

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Meals-on-Wheels out of St. Matthias’ celebrates 50 yearsBy Joanne Penhale

Fresh, hot meals have been deliveredfrom the kitchen in St. Matthias’ Church toWestmount residents and beyond since

1966.The meals-on-wheels program is con-

sidered the first one established in Quebec,said Meals-on-Wheels Quebec presidentMarjorie Northrup.

“At first it was called, get this: ‘Stew fora Few.’ And it cost 25 cents [per meal,]” shesaid.

“They based their start-up on [programs]in England,” said St. Matthias’ Meals-on-

Wheels coordinator Bob Laxton. “Peoplewere bombed out in the war,” he said, andthis service developed to get hot food tothem.

The present-day program in St. Matthiasrelies on about 40 volunteers, includingLaxton.

Each Monday and Thursday mornings,volunteers cook and package about 24meals in recyclable containers, and then avolunteer driver and runner take the mealsto homes in the area between DecarieBlvd. and Guy St., from Côte St. Luc downinto St. Henri, Laxton explained.

The service helps people who have lostsome autonomy to stay at home – and re-tain dignity, Northrup said. Clients includeelderly people and people with disabilities,and Northrup said income is not a factorfor eligibility.

“Some like our meals so much they taketwo each time,” Laxton said, adding client’spay $4.50 for a meal and dessert or $3.50for only the meal.

“We’re really struggling with trying tokeep in the black,” Laxton said, “We’reabout due for a price increase.”

“They don’t receive a cent of govern-ment funding; they are doing it all on theirown,” said Northrup, who is also the coor-dinator the Volunteer Bureau of Montreal’svolunteer food services. The bureau, shesaid, has supported the St. Matthias pro-

gram since it began in January 1966 afterMontreal’s Victorian Order of Nurses no-ticed a need for meal delivery, especially forelderly people who lived alone.

St. Matthias had a kitchen available,

Northrup said, and the volunteer bureauwould recruit volunteers to make and de-liver meals – a role it still plays today.

Northrup said the bureau provides re-sources to this and other Meals-on-Wheelsprograms, including links with socialworkers. A volunteer might notice an eld-erly person is not doing well, she said, andshe can help set the wheels in motion forhelp.

Laxton also noted program volunteershave a protocol to follow when clients don’tanswer the door. “It’s a fact of life; if some-one is living alone and they were having astroke or heart attack, who is going to findthem?” said Laxton, a volunteer for meals-on-wheels programs for 35 years.

“That man takes the bus with groceriesto take to St. Matthias,” Northrup said ofLaxton.

While a volunteer buyer normally getsingredients from the Metro grocery store,Laxton said, “When I see Campbell’s Soupon sale, I buy it … why not?”

“I don’t make a lot of money, so I don’tgive to charity, so instead I give time,” Lax-ton said.

He flips through an old Meal-on-Wheelscookbook, prepared by Union League ofMontreal and printed by Catelli Ltd. Whileit doesn’t list a publication date, Laxtonsaid, the recipes are veryold-fashioned, like salmon

“You guys are extremely special and don’t you ever forget it,” Marjorie Northrup (front row, centre), Meals-on-Wheels Quebec president, told a gathering of more than 20 volunteers for the St. Matthias Meals-on-Wheels program on December 3 during its 50th anniversary party.

continued on p. 16


Holiday spirit alive on GreeneLa Brioche Dorée has twinkly outdoor

lights, and Le Living and Marie Dumasare also all featuring holiday decor. ‘Tis al-most the season…

RE/Max Action Westmount moves, Odile Cloutier moves in

Formerly housing the health vitaminand tonic shop En Santé at 1225 GreeneAve., the brick building was purchased byRE/Max Action Westmount in 2014. Theteam moved in November 30. The hand-some New York-style brownstone has beenrenovated and is marked by two elegantblack carriage lamps on either side of thefront door – and holiday decorations. Thehistorical architecture seems to have beenpreserved, and a staircase and roof-top ter-race added.

Interior designer Odile Cloutier was“hired by Re/Max Action to redesign andgive a new identity to its new building,” sheexplained in an email. Her office is on thesecond floor of Re/Max’s building, and herservices will be by appointment only.514.910.7765.

Connecte opened in MayFormer Westmounter Andrea Martin

co-founded Greene Ave.’s Connecte withpartners Jodie Richardson and LisaLinardatos. It opened in May, but we’rejust getting to it now in Retail Watch. “Weoffer individual therapy to help peoplemanage anxiety, overcome depression, eat-ing disorders and body dissatisfaction,”Martin explained. “We also help individu-

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als cope with feelings of stress and dealwith chronic pain, insomnia or other sleepdifficulties. All our psychologists are li-censed with the Ordre des Psychologuesdu Québec.” Working with parents theclinic also addresses challenges of chil-dren and adolescents, specifically, issuessuch as depression, anxiety or low self-es-teem. Weekly mindfulness yoga classes,run by yoga teacher Nicole Jones and psy-chologist Jodie Richardson are also offered.

Connecte, open Monday to Friday, is lo-cated at 1218 Greene Ave.

Joaillier David Plotnick gone?There was a large à louer sign at 1228

Greene Ave. that was still up December 14,where Joaillier David Plotnick once was. Itslisted telephone number no longer acceptscalls.

Harricana ‘pops up’in Bilboquet on Sherbrooke St.How much fun is this shop cum ice-

cream parlour? Very European. I saw ashop like this in Rome: Food + fashion.Delicious! Harrican, the fashion sectionwhich shares the space with Bilboquet, isowned by designer Mariouche, who recy-cles fur so it can be worn again. The bou-tique features warm woolen hats with furpom-poms, gloves with fur wrists and sul-try fur stoles to drape over t-shirts or ballgowns. A black lamb purse caught my eyeas did a lovely leopard shrug. Every Sundaythere is Atelier Pom-Pom. For $20, youget a piece of recycled fur and instructionson how to attach it to your hat or gloves, orany item of your choice. Oh, and there aremacaroons and ice cream. The macaroonscome in delicious colours, and yes, peopleare still buying ice cream.

What I loved? Beautiful colourful tuqueswith fur pom-poms sat on a shelf abovematching macaroons. I want both…now!

Harricana pop-up/Le Bilboquet is openseven days a week at 4864 Sherbrooke St.

Aesop has come to townThe famed firm specializes in skin, hair

and body care products. Research is doneby its own team of chemists. Founded bya hairdresser in 1987, there are now Aesopshops in New York, London, Paris, Tokyoand Hong Kong. The Westmount shop issmall but charming, and the warmwooden walls are welcoming.

What I loved? Right at the front door, thereis a long sloping sink so customers can tryproducts and easily rinse off. Fun!

Aesop is open seven days a week at 4968Sherbrooke St.

Celebrating 10 years on Victoria –Appetite for Books

Appetite for Books on Victoria Ave. cel-ebrates 10 years. Owners Jonathan Che-ung and Tays Spencer have just publishedMontreal Cooks, a hardcover – a heavy-weight in more ways than one. The book,which “took about a year to produce” Che-ung told me, covers Montreal chefs withfabulous photographs and their “favouriterecipes.” For those who can resist theshop’s shelves and shelves of mouth-wa-tering cookbooks – a great sign whenrecipes are free on the internet – the hipfoodie magazine Lucky Peach is availablefor $16.50. “I am thrilled we are still inbusiness as an independent book store,”Cheung added. Indeed.

What I loved? Adorable jars of wildflowerraw honey. Sweet. And, of course, MontrealCooks. Fabulous!

Appetite for Books is at 388 Victoria Ave.It is open Monday through Saturday.

Five years anniversary forSoussana’s O’Way

Around the corner and over a street onSherbrooke, O’Way Coiffure Spa is cele-brating five years at its location. What a funname. It is the name of super hair careproducts from Italy, and salon owner Pa-

tricia Soussana was allowed to use thename as she carries their collection. O’Wayalso offers Jane Iredale make-up based onmineral powders. Sold in over 40 coun-tries, the line has been a success for over20 years. Getting to Soussana’s salon is amini work-out up to the third floor. Butthen soothing wood floors and a view overSherbrooke St. welcome customers. Theircelebratory party in early December of-fered complimentary Jane Iredale make-overs and back massages (mmmm!)

What I loved? Wonderful natural lightpouring in is flattering. Yeah!

O’Way Coiffure Spa is at 4926 Sher-brooke St. It is open Tuesday to Saturday.

‘Suspicious package’dumped on Elm

A suspicious “package” outside 395 Elm(Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom) resultedin a police operation December 5 around10 am, Public Security officials said. Theitem turned out to be a harmless safesomeone had dumped there. Public safetyofficers were asked to take it back to thestation since the item was too big to fit inthe back of a police car.

Crack found in gardenpipe

Public safety officers were called tocheck out a water leak outside a house onBruce Ave. December 1, according to Pub-lic Security officials. A small crack was dis-covered in the pipe leading to a gardenhose outlet. The call came from a con-cerned neighbour at 11:45 am. A plumberwas to be called.


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The following article relates to offers to pur-chase Westmount residential dwellings thatwere reported by local real estate agents ashaving been accepted in November 2015. Be-cause they are not final registered sales, the ad-dresses cannot be made public but give a goodidea of current trends in local real estate ac-tivity. The graph offers a picture of these trendsover time.

The Westmount real estate marketpulled back in November, as both pricesand volume moved downwards and theoverall average moved below $1,550,000for the first time since June 2014.

Only five single-family dwelling saleswere posted in November, in a range from$460,000 (the lowest price for a house inWestmount since November 2011) to$1,500,000 (the lowest monthly maximumsince August 2014). The total commitmentfor the month came to $5,251,000, just un-der the municipal evaluation for the five of

$5,272,200. This is the first time since De-cember last year that the average is a mark-down.

Still, the value of the average Westmounthome is higher than it ever was before Au-gust last year, so in the larger perspectiveowners should continue to be happy. TheMontreal Real Estate Board was very posi-tive last month about increases in bothvolume and prices of real estate on the is-land of Montreal, but of course they aretalking about the median price of resales as$300,000, so this is a far cry from the lev-els in Westmount.

Condo sales

Two condo sales – one flat in a triplexand one apartment – both sold under val-uation and combined with three sales inOctober, the average for the fourth quarterhas been a net mark-down. Adjacent-West-mount was busy, but again, for low prices:three condos/co-ops in eastern NDG, aduplex and the lower half of another one insouthern Côte des Neiges, and two housesto the east of Westmount, but both goingbelow $1,000,000. The November pricesgenerally made averages dip in most areas,though as with Westmount they are stillahead of last year’s figures.

So now we enter the holiday season andseveral houses have been pulled off themarket: the number of listings is down byabout 10 percent in the past month andeven the number asking over $4 millionhas dropped from 18 to 15. Eventually –say, mid- to late-February, the start of thenext spring season – many of those unsoldhouses will come back on the market, andaverages will either surge or pull back, de-pending on the state of the economy.

Let me take this opportunity to wish allof you – agents, colleagues, clients andreaders – a wonderful holiday and joythroughout 2016.

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loaf and tuna casserole.“Gradually over the years, we’ve main-

tained half of [the recipes] … like shep-herd’s pie, meatloaf and chicken caccia-tore,” Laxton said; others, like salmon loaf,are no longer made.

The St. Matthias Meals-on-Wheels pro-gram has a lot of happy volunteers, Laxtonsaid, which helps attract more volunteers– mostly from the broader community, butsome are from the church, which providesthe kitchen at no cost.

Northrup said this Meals-on-Wheels is

one of the few volunteer-run programs leftin Quebec; many now have paid positionsdespite beginning as purely volunteer ef-forts.

Westmount’s Mountainside UnitedChurch recently closed its Meals-on-Wheels program and Ascension of OurLord reduced its program – based out ofCentre Greene – from two days a week toone, both due to a lack of volunteers.

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creasing taxes to home owners whoseproperty valuations have not been inflatedby construction projects, Councillor VictorDrury said in presenting the budget.

Valuation changes kick in

Despite phasing in the third year of thethree-year valuation roll, which could affectsome property owners up or down, “With-out assessment increases owing to reno-vations or additions…the average [home-owner’s increase] will still be zero,” Drurysaid.

This would be a tax bill of $12,699, thesame as last year (see story December 8, p.1), though the increase in construction ac-tivity has mathematically pushed up the av-erage tax bill on a single family dwelling by$64 to $12,733, he explained.

“Tax bill increases or decreases will varydepending on the change in valuation ofeach individual property,” Drury stressed.

In fact, according to Trent, “the intent isto have a tax freeze for all classes of prop-erty,” though this is complicated when itcomes to the commercial sector wherethere is no averaging.

The bills are expected to be mailed outby the end of January, payable in two in-stalments due February 26 and May 27.

Revenue sources

Of the $101.5-million budget, $84.5 mil-lion is to come from Westmount propertyowners, $3.2 million from federal andprovincial compensation in lieu of taxesand some $14 million from “othersources.”

These include $5.8 million for parkingfees and court fines, $4.5 million from thewelcome tax and $1.2 million for recre-ational activities.

How it’s spent

Of the total $101.5 million, $52.6 milliongoes to the agglo ($51.7 million) and theMontreal Metropolitan Community.

This leaves $48.9 million to pay for the

delivery of local services budgetted at $34.9million and $14 million for other expendi-tures, such as debt servicing and pay-as-you-go.

Public Works eats up almost half the lo-cal services with $16.4 million under its su-pervision. This includes $4 million forroad maintenance, $3 million for snow re-moval and disposal, $2.7 million for waterand sewer maintenance and $1.6 millionfor garbage and recycling. Another $3.5million is allocated to the maintenance ofparks and playgrounds.

By comparison, the library and commu-nity events will cost $4 million to operateand Public Security $3.3 million.

Debt and surplus

The city’s accumulated surplus of some$40 million is expected to be reduced toabout $30 million by the end of 2016, ac-cording to Trent.

This would result from the transfer of $4million to the 2016 capital works budget of$14.5 to add to the $9 million coming fromthe operating budget. Another $6 millionwill be used to pay off a consolidation in2011 of loan by-laws for capital works proj-ects.

Drury announced the city’s debt at De-cember 31, 2015 as $36.2 million, exclud-ing the $10.5 million owed by the Quebecgovernment for its portion of the West-mount recreation centre (WRC) grant,which it is paying down over 10 to 20 years.The federal government has already paidits portion. The city’s portion stands at$11.1 million.

One highlight singled out by Drury inthe budget speech was a commitment topay $7 million on a large payment comingdue in 2018 on a loan for the WRC. Thishas already been appropriated, he ex-plained.

The debt was the only aspect of thebudget raised during the ensuing ques-tion period by John Fretz, the only mem-ber of the public to attend the meeting.

cont’d. from p. 1

Police Report

Th�ee ��eak-ins in fou� daysBy Martin C. Barry

The following news story is based on in-formation from police reports provided by aStation 12 constable in an interview with thereporter.

A series of break-and-enter incidentsthat took place in Westmount between De-cember 5 and 9 included a forced entry onLexington Ave. near the summit by awould-be thief who brazenly searchedparts of the dwelling while the owner wasat home.

The incident took place on December 7between 6 and 6:40 pm, according toMontreal police Station 12 community re-lations officer Stéphan Laperrière. The in-truder entered by a second storey rear win-dow that was accessible from an upperbalcony.

A video surveillance camera capturedimages of the suspect entering at a timewhen the owner was in the house. How-ever, since the home in question is quitelarge, said Laperrière, the occupant wasn’taware there was an intruder until muchlater when he saw signs of intrusion, atwhich point he called the police.

The suspect, who is described as beingof average height, spent time rummagingaround areas of the house. However, ac-cording to the police report, the personleft empty-handed. Police were unable todetermine the person’s gender.

Laperrière suggests that the best way tosafeguard against burglar intrusions ofthis sort is with an alarm that has itsperimeter sensors activated to detect out-side intruders but not to motion insidethe house. He also recommends leavingthe house and calling 911 should an in-truder come in, rather than confrontingthe suspect.

Two more

On December 5 at around 8:20 pm, bur-glars broke into a house on Elm Ave. bysmashing a window on a rear entrancedoor. “They searched handbags found inthe kitchen area, then left from the samepoint,” Laperrière said, adding he had nospecific information on what if anythingwas stolen. Since the homeowner wasaway at the time, a neighbour or friendleft in charge of the dwelling reported theincident.

A third break-and-enter took place onColumbia Ave. near Dorchester Blvd.sometime between 8 am and 6:45 pm onDec. 9. “No one was at home, and this wasalso an incident where the suspects alsocame in through a rear window,” saidLaperrière, adding that the burglars leftwith several items, including some com-puter equipment.

‘Suspicious activity’

Police at Station 12 are mystified by anincident that occurred in a rear yard onSunnyside Ave. near West-mount’s summit on De-

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John Fretz asks why the city doesn’t use its surplusto wipe out all debt right now to immediately wipeout debt service charges. Because the citydebentures allow this only when “bulletpayments” come due, Mayor Peter Trent replied.

Councillor Victor Drury presents the budgetDecember 14.


Next Council Meeting

Monday, January 11, 2016Prochaine séance du conseil

le lundi 11 janvier 2016HÔTEL DE VILLE

Message du conseil municipalLe maire Peter F. Trent, les conseillers municipaux de Westmount, ainsi que tout le personnel de la Ville, souhaitent à tous et chacun une joyeuse période des fêtes en toute sécurité, en famille et entre amis, et une bonne et heureuse année en santé.

BIBLIOTHÈQUE

Cercle de lecture Finnegans Wake de Joyce : « The Boaters and Sifters of ALP »Le mercredi 16 décembre, 19 h. Vous êtes invités à vous joindre au groupe de lecture, et à plonger tête première dans une discussion passionnée sur l’œuvre magistrale de James Joyce, Finnegans Wake. Apportez votre copie du livre Info : 514 989-5300.

Club de lecture en anglaisLe mardi 22 décembre,19 h. The Hungry Ghosts de Shyam Selvadurai. Info : 514-989-5299.

Atelier de poésie avec Ann LloydLe mercredi 23 décembre,10 h 15. Le Groupe de poésie compose des poèmes à partir de thèmes proposés par les membres. Info : 514 989-5300.

Films pour la période des fêtes (5 ans et +)Les mercredis 23 et 30 décembre, 14 h. Shaun the Sheep, 23 déc. ; Inside Out, 30 déc. Gratuit. SVP vous inscrire au comptoir des enfants. Info : 514 989-5229.

Teen Tour Theatre : « The Secret Life of Girls »Le dimanche 28 février,13 h 30. Un aperçu du monde de l’intimidation juvénile. Info : 514-989-5229.

ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES

Chœur d’hommes gallois de MontréalLe mercredi 16 décembre à 19 h 30, Victoria Hall. La lecture de Brian Llewellyn-ap-Dafydd du conte de

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Message from municipal council Mayor Peter F. Trent and Westmount City Councillors, along with all City personnel, wish everyone a festive and safe holiday season in the company of family and friends, and a healthy and happy New Year.

LIBRARY

Reading group for Joyce’s Finnegans Wake: The Boaters and Sifters of ALP Wednesday, December 16, 7 p.m. Join the circle skimming the surface or sifting through the layers of James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. Bring a copy of the book. Info: 514 989-5300.

English Book ClubTuesday, December 22, 7 p.m. Shyam Selvadurai’s The Hungry Ghosts. Info: 514-989-5299.

Poetry Workshop with Ann LloydWednesday, December 23, 10:15 a.m. The Poetry Group meets to compose poetry together, using themes proposed by members. Info: 514 989-5300.

Holiday Films (5 years of age and up)Wednesdays, December 23 and 30, 2 p.m. Dec 23: Shaun the Sheep; Dec 30: Inside Out. Free. Please sign up at the Children’s Desk. Info: 514 989-5229.

Teen Tour Theatre: The Secret Life of GirlsSunday, February 28, 1:30 p.m. A glimpse into the world of girls’ bullying. Info: 514-989-5229.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Concert: The Montreal Welsh Male ChoirWednesday, December 16, 7:30 p.m., Victoria Hall. A concert � lled with traditional Welsh and English carols along with the reading of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Brian Llewellyn-ap-Dafydd.

Tickets available at Victoria Hall or at the door. $20 adults, $15 seniors and students. Info: 450 699-7013.

Westmount Neighbourhood CarollingThursday, December 18 from 6 p.m., Victoria Hall. Spiced wine and soft drinks served. Bring a sweet or savoury dish to share. Donations accepted for local community groups. Info: 514 989-5226.

PUBLIC SECURITY

Holiday Food Drive in WestmountUntil December 20. Bring your donations of non-perishable food to the collection bins located in City buildings, or phone 514 989-5222.

Going on vacation? Contact the Westmount Public Security Unit; o� cers will check on your property while you’re away. Info: 514 989-5222.

PUBLIC WORKS

Garbage collection: holiday schedulePlease note that during the two holiday weeks, the garbage collection normally scheduled for Friday will take place on Wednesday, on December 23rd and 30th. All other collections will take place according to the regular schedule. Info: 514 989-5390.

Christmas tree collectionBegins January 5. Place your Christmas tree behind the sidewalk anytime for the collection. Please be patient during snow removal operations. Info: 514 989-5390.

Dylan Thomas, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, accompagne les cantiques traditionnelles anglaises et galloises. Billets disponibles au Victoria Hall ou à la porte. 20 $ adultes, 15 $ âge d’or et étudiants. Info : 450 699-7013.

Chants de Noël du quartier de WestmountLe jeudi 18 décembre à compter de 18 h, Victoria Hall. Vin épicé et liqueurs douces servis. Apportez des bouchées sucrées ou salées. Dons recueillis au pro� t d’organismes communautaires. Info : 514 989-5226.

SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE

Collecte d’aliments à WestmountJusqu’au 20 décembre. Apportez vos dons d’aliments non-périssables dans les bacs situés dans les édi� ces municipaux, ou appelez au 514 989-5222.

Vous partez en vacances ? Contactez le Service de la sécurité publique de Westmount; des agents véri� eront la maison pendant votre absence. Info : 514 989-5222.

TRAVAUX PUBLICS

Collecte d’ordures : horaire des fêtes Veuillez noter que la collecte normalement prévue le vendredi est déplacée au mercredi pendant les deux semaines des fêtes, soit le 23 décembre et le 30 décembre. Toutes les autres collectes ont lieu selon l’horaire normal. Info : 989-5390.

Collecte de sapinsÀ compter du 5 janvier. Placez votre sapin de Noël en arrière du trottoir à tout moment pour la cueillette. SVP, faites preuve de patience pendant les périodes d’opérations de déneigement. Info : 514 989-5390.

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Adorable Elizabeth is a puppy, and pup-pies are usually quickly scooped up foradoption, rarely falling into the underdogcategory right off the bat. But Elizabeth re-ally has only one strike against her in thepopularity department, which should beas plain as the stripe on her lovable littleface.

She’s part pitbull, a much malignedbreed these days with more doggone badpress than the great white shark.

But her seeming unpopularity in secur-ing a home is entirely circumstantial, hav-ing nothing to do with her character, whichby all accounts is pup-tastic!

Elizabeth started out life in a loving fos-ter home under the expert care and guid-ance of her dog-mom until she was 3

months of age. But then for some randomreason, all of her siblings were adoptedexcept her. This coincided with the sum-mer vacation period, which meant thatboth steady and puppy-suitable foster par-ents were in short supply for a time. Sothrough no fault of her own, Elizabethended up being transferred to three dif-ferent foster homes.

No one is more concerned about thisdarling’s developing abandonment issuesthan Sophie’s Dog Adoption and it’s theirhope that a loving pitbull-savvy forever-home will open its doors ASAP to littleElizabeth, who is now 6 months old. Butdespite the instability in her life the girl re-mains a trooper.

She’s your typical high energy pup, cu-rious and playful, described as a “great girlwith lots of potential, very bright and eagerto learn, and loving everyone she meets.”She’s in excellent health, already weigh-ing in at 45 lbs. We’re told she’s used tokids, other dogs and cats, and her house-training is almost 100 percent. She’s alsocrate-trained.

If you’re the one destined to change thispuppy’s luck, please contact Sophie’s [email protected] or 514.804.5052.

Update on Shelby, the long-haired shepherd

At the end of November, Frontier Ani-mal Society reported that Shelby (“Shelby:The comeback kid,” October 20, p. 20) wason the way to her new home in PEI. Thenew owners were experienced with thebreed. Though the shelter had receivedseveral calls from people reading abouther in the Underdog column none wasthe right fit, though one was going to visitthe shelter to meet another dog.

SPCA fundraiser

On November 5, the Montreal SPCAhosted its “Beasts of Fashion” gala with500 guests at the Théâtre Paradoxe. It fea-tured music from two bands, food, wineand chocolate (this year’s theme was “Loveand Chocolate”) and a stage show with

dogs (and a surprise cat). A live auctionwas “judged” by television star Anne-France Goldwater. A cheque for $175,000was presented from the PetSmart Foun-dation Canada to the SPCA for “targetedspay/neuter work.”

TheUnderdogClubJane Davey

The fault in her stars?

AVIS D’ADOPTIONRÈGLEMENT 1491

AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné que le règlement 1491 intitulé« RÈGLEMENT VISANT À IMPOSER ET À PRÉLEVER UNE TAXE ET UNE COMPENSATION POUR

L’EXERCICE FINANCIER 2016 » a été adopté par le conseil municipal de la Ville deWestmount lors de sa deuxième séance extraordinaire tenue à l’hôtel de ville le14 décembre 2015.

L’objet de ce règlement vise à :

– imposer et prélever la taxe foncière générale sur tous les immeubles situéssur le territoire de la municipalité, basée sur la valeur portée au rôled’évaluation ; et

– imposer le paiement d’une compensation pour services municipaux auxpropriétaires des immeubles ou terrains situés sur le territoire.

Ce règlement entre en vigueur conformément à la loi.

Toute personne intéressée peut consulter le règlement sur le site Web de la Villeau www.westmount.org, et en obtenir copie au bureau du greffe situé au 4333, rueSherbrooke Ouest à Westmount, du lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30.

DONNÉ à Westmount, ce 16 décembre 2015.

NOTICE OF ADOPTIONBY-LAW 1491

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that By-law 1491 entitled “BY-LAW TO IMPOSE

AND LEVY A TAX AND A COMPENSATION FOR THE 2016 FISCAL YEAR” was adopted by theMunicipal Council of the City of Westmount at its second special sitting held at CityHall on December 14, 2015.

The object of this by-law is:

– to impose and levy a tax on all taxable immovables in the territory of themunicipality, based on their value shown on the assessment roll; and

– to impose the payment of compensation for municipal services on theowners of immovables or lands situated in the territory.

This by-law shall come into force according to law.

Any interested person may consult the by-law on the City’s Website atwww.westmount.org, and obtain copies at the Office of the City Clerk located at4333 Sherbrooke Street West, Westmount, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m.

GIVEN at Westmount, this December 16, 2015.

Martin St JeanGreffier de la Ville / City Clerk

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cember 2, although they are classifying itas a “suspicious activity.”

According to community relations offi-cer Adalbert Pimentel, the owner of ahouse on Sunnyside called police shortlyafter midnight to report he heard whatsounded like the noise of a drill being op-erated somewhere in or behind his rearyard.

“He thought it was a break-in so hecalled 911,” said Pimentel, noting that thecomplainant also reported seeing what hethought was a flashlight being used.

After investigating, he added, police offi-cers found an LED flashlight in the

owner’s back yard, although they couldn’tfind any traces suggesting that a break-and-enter had been in the process of tak-ing place.

Pimentel said the property owner wasright to call police to report what he hadheard.

Lexus SUV stolen

Sometime between 3 pm on December2 and 10:15 am on December 3, a Lexussports utility vehicle was stolen from itsparking spot on Windsor Ave. near thecorner of Prince Albert Ave. According toPimentel, the owners parked the vehiclethe day before but only noticed it was miss-ing the day after.

Station 12 cont’d. from p. 17


AVIS PUBLICASSEMBLÉE PUBLIQUE DE CONSULTATION

LUNDI, 25 JANVIER 2016 – 19 h

AUX PERSONNES INTÉRESSÉES PAR LES PROJETS DE RÈGLEMENT 1492,1493, 1494 ET 1495

AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné par le soussigné, greffier de la Ville deWestmount, de ce qui suit :

1. Lors de sa séance ordinaire tenue le lundi 7 décembre 2015, le conseil municipalde la Ville de Westmount a donné un avis de motion ou adopté par résolutionsles projets de règlement suivants :

– Règlement 1492, intitulé « RÈGLEMENT VISANT À MODIFIER DE NOU-VEAU LE RÈGLEMENT 1300 SUR LES PERMIS ET CERTIFICATS »;

– Règlement 1493, intitulé « RÈGLEMENT VISANT À MODIFIER DE NOU-VEAU LE PLAN D’URBANISME DE LA VILLE DE WESTMOUNT –SCHÉMA D’AMÉNAGEMENT ET DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L’AGGLO-MÉRATION DE MONTRÉAL »;

– Règlement 1494, intitulé « RÈGLEMENT VISANT À MODIFIER DENOUVEAU LE RÈGLEMENT 1303 CONCERNANT LE ZONAGE –SCHÉMA D’AMÉNAGEMENT ET DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DEL’AGGLOMÉRATION DE MONTRÉAL »; et

– Règlement 1495, intitulé « RÈGLEMENT VISANT À MODIFIER DENOUVEAU LE RÈGLEMENT 1305 SUR LES PLANS D’IMPLANTATION ETD’INTÉGRATION ARCHITECTURALE – SCHÉMA D’AMÉNAGEMENT ETDE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L’AGGLOMÉRATION DE MONTRÉAL ».

2. Conformément à la Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme (RLRQ, chapitre A-19.1), une assemblée publique de consultation aura lieu le lundi 25 janvier 2016à 19 h, à la salle du conseil de l’hôtel de ville située au 4333, rue SherbrookeOuest, à Westmount;

3. Cette assemblée publique de consultation a pour but d’expliquer les projets derèglement ci-haut mentionnés dont l’objet est d’assurer leur conformité avec lenouveau SCHÉMA D’AMÉNAGEMENT ET DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DEL’AGGLOMÉRATION DE MONTRÉAL adopté le 1er avril 2015, lequel peut êtreconsulté en visitant le site Web de la Ville de Montréal :

http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=6877,134597929&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

4. Au cours de cette assemblée, la personne qui préside expliquera les projets derèglement et entendra les personnes et organismes qui désirent s’exprimer;

5. Les projets de règlement étant des règlements de concordance ils ne sont passusceptibles d’approbation référendaire;

6. Toute personne intéressée peut consulter les projets de règlement ci-hautmentionnés et en obtenir copie au bureau du greffe situé au 4333, rueSherbrooke Ouest, du lundi au vendredi, de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30.

DONNÉ à Westmount, Québec, ce 16 décembre 2015.

Martin St-JeanGreffier de la Ville

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING

MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 – 7:00 p.m.

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED BY THE DRAFT BY-LAWS 1492, 1493, 1494AND 1495.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned, City Clerk of the City ofWestmount, of the following:

1. At its regular meeting held on Monday, December 7, 2015, the Municipal Councilof the City of Westmount gave a notice of motion or adopted by resolution thefollowing draft by-laws :

– By-law 1492, entitled “BY-LAW TO FURTHER AMEND PERMITS ANDCERTIFICATES BY-LAW 1300”;

– By-law 1493, entitled “BY-LAW TO FURTHER AMEND THE PLANNINGPROGRAMME OF THE CITY OF WESTMOUNT – LAND USE PLANNINGAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE URBAN AGGLOMERATION OFMONTRÉAL”;

– By-law 1494, entitled “BY-LAW TO FURTHER AMEND ZONING BY-LAW1303 – LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THEURBAN AGGLOMERATION OF MONTRÉAL”; and

– By-law 1495, entitled “BY-LAW TO FURTHER AMEND BY-LAW 1305 ONSITE PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRATION PROGRAMMES– LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE URBANAGGLOMERATION OF MONTRÉAL”.

2. In accordance with An Act respecting land use planning and development(CQLR, chapter A-19.1), a public consultation meeting will be held on Monday,January 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, located at4333 Sherbrooke Street West, in Westmount;

3. The purpose of this public consultation meeting is to explain the aforementioneddraft by-laws, the object of which is to comply with the new LAND USEPLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE URBAN AGGLOMERATIONOF MONTRÉAL adopted on April 1st, 2015, which can be consulted on theWebsite of the City of Montreal at:


4. During this meeting, the person presiding will explain the draft by-laws and willhear every person or body wishing to express an opinion;

5. The draft by-laws, being concordance by-laws, are not subject to approval byway of referendum;

6. Any interested person may consult the aforementioned draft by-laws and obtaincopies thereof at the Office of the City Clerk located at 4333 Sherbrooke StreetWest, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

GIVEN at Westmount, Quebec, this December 16, 2015.

Martin St-JeanCity Clerk

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AVIS PUBLIC

MODIFICATIONS DEVANT ÊTRE EFFECTUÉESPAR L’ÉVALUATEUR AU RÔLE D’ÉVALUATION FONCIÈRE

2014-2015-2016

3e EXERCICE FINANCIER

AVIS PUBLIC est par la présente donné par le soussigné, greffier de la Ville deWestmount, de ce qui suit :

Le rôle d’évaluation foncière qui s’appliquera pour le 3e exercice du rôle triennald’évaluation foncière de 2014-2015-2016 a été déposé au bureau du greffe et toutepersonne intéressée peut en prendre connaissance pendant nos heuresd’ouvertures. Le rôle est également disponible pour consultation sur internet àl’adresse suivante :

http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/evalweb

Toute personne au nom de laquelle est ou était inscrit au rôle un bien visé par unemodification au rôle d’évaluation foncière de 2014-2015-2016 peut déposer unedemande de révision administrative prévue à la section I du chapitre X de la Loi surla fiscalité municipale (RLRQ, chapitre F-2.1) au motif que l’évaluateur n’a pas effectuéune modification qu’il aurait dû y apporter en vertu de l’article 174 de ladite loi.

Pour être recevable, une demande de révision administrative doit remplir lesconditions suivantes :

i) Être déposée au cours de l’exercice financier pendant lequel survient unévénement justifiant une modification du rôle en vertu de la loi, ou au coursde l’exercice suivant, si l’évaluateur n’effectue pas cette modification ;

ii) Être faite au moyen du formulaire prescrit à cette fin et disponible dans leslieux de dépôt mentionnés ci-dessous ainsi qu’à l’hôtel de ville de Westmount ;

iii) Être accompagnée du montant d’argent déterminé par le Règlement sur lestarifs de l’agglomération de Montréal pour l’unité d’évaluation visée, ou, sitransmise par courrier recommandé, être accompagnée d’un chèque visé oud’un mandat-poste à l’ordre de la Ville de Montréal ;

iv) Être déposée en personne, du lundi au vendredi, entre 9 h et 12 h ou entre13 h et 16 h auprès de la Direction de l’évaluation foncière de la Ville deMontréal (DEFVM) à l’une des adresses suivantes :

ou être envoyée par courrier recommandé à :

DONNÉ à Westmount, Québec, ce 16 décembre 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ALTERATIONS TO BE MADE BY THE ASSESSORTO THE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT ROLL

2014-2015-2016

3rd FISCAL YEAR

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned, City Clerk of the City ofWestmount, of the following:

The property assessment roll that will be in force for the 3rd fiscal year of the triennialproperty assessment roll of 2014-2015-2016, has been deposited at the City Clerk’sOffice, where it is available for consultation by any interested person during regularbusiness hours. The roll is also available for consultation online at the followingaddress:


Any person in whose name a property, affected by an alteration to the 2014-2015-2016 property assessment roll, is or was entered, may file an application foradministrative review under Division I of Chapter X of An Act Respecting MunicipalTaxation (CQLR, chapter F-2.1) on the grounds that the assessor has failed to makea required alteration to the roll pursuant to section 174 of said Act.

To be admissible, an application for administrative review must meet the followingconditions:

i) Be filed in the fiscal year during which an event justifying an alteration to theroll occurs or in the next fiscal year, if the assessor does not make thealteration;

ii) Be made on the prescribed form, available at one of the addresses mentionedbelow, as well as at the City Hall of Westmount;

iii) Include the amount determined under the By-law concerning fees of theUrban Agglomeration of Montréal and applicable to the unit of assessmentcovered by the application, or, if sent by registered mail, include a certifiedcheque or money order made out to the Ville de Montréal;

iv) Be filed in person at the Office of the Direction de l’évaluation foncière de laVille de Montréal (DEFVM), from Monday to Friday, between 9:00 a.m. andnoon or between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., at one of the following locations:

or be sent by registered mail to:

GIVEN at Westmount, Québec, this 16th day of December 2015.

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Precious Minnie was a young one-year-old mother cat found abandoned outsidein the cold, together with her three-week

old kitten Rollie. They were saved whenthey were taken in by a very kind lady whocalled Gerdy’s Rescue.

Rollie kitten has been adopted, to ourgreat joy, and now Minnie is ready for aloving family as well. She is an elegant,long-haired white cat, with a delightfulpink nose and stunning green eyes. She isquite affectionate and playful, yet enjoyscompanionable snoozing.

Minnie was vaccinated and spayed byGerdy’s Rescue and is in excellent health.For more information on Minnie, pleasecontact the rescue at 514.203.9180 [email protected]. You can also findout more about the great rescue work doneby this volunteer group on their website atwww.gerdysrescue.org.

9 LivesLysanne Fowler

Merry Minnie, catnip mice galore

Mayor Peter Trent continued the tradi-tion of officially lighting “Westmount’sChristmas Tree” December 7 during anevening ceremony outside city hall. It wasaccompanied by hot spiced wine, hotchocolate, cookies and fruit cake.

The city had requested people bringtheir own mugs, which many did. Thecrowd of around 200 was treated to a con-cert of carols sung by chamber choirSeraphim.

After a brief countdown, shortly after 7pm, Trent turned on the lights to cheersfrom the audience. See p. 1 for photo.

– RT

Westmounters markHanukah withblessings and songs

Massive Christmastree lights up duringevening party

Temple Emanu-El-Beth-Sholom’s RabbiLisa Grushcow and Congregation ShaarHashomayim’s Rabbi Adam Scheier spokeat a ceremony marking Hanukah duringthe early evening of December 10 at cityhall. They assisted young Noya Etzion, amember of the 2nd Westmount Cubs, inlighting the menorah. Mayor Peter Trentand Councillor Nicole Forbes were amongthe more than 125 guests who attendedthe festive blessings and songs event. Seep. 1 for photo. – MCB

Catnip mice for sale to benefit Gerdy’s

These adorable mousies are a classicaround my house and perfect for cat gift-ing during the holidays. As they are hand-knitted to benefit Gerdy’s Rescue andAdoptions exclusively, the giving grows toinclude cats and dogs that need help aswell.

This season has a new collection, withincredible colours and styles. There arealso “Habs” mice for the hockey fans;wonky ears and rainbow mice to make yousmile, plus French mice sporting berets.

Each mouse is filled with organic catnipand measures about 5 inches long, not in-cluding carry-around or toss-along tail andbell.

Westmounters who want to give theirfriends’ cats some purring delight can findthe catnip mice in our neighbourhood atthe following locations: Little Bear, 4152St. Catherine St.; Hôpital VétérinaireGénéral MB, 3400 St. Antoine St.; and Ben& Tournesol, 4915 Sherbrooke St.

Special custom-styled mice can also beordered by email at [email protected] are $10.

Happy holidays from yourneighbour, Lysanne

Leash cut from chainA public safety officer came across a cy-

clist December 5 whose bicycle chain hadbecome caught in a dog leash near St.Catherine and Lansdowne, Public Secu-rity officials said. The officer cut the leashafter it was determined the other optionwas cutting the chain. It was not reportedwhether the cyclist had been “walking” thedog while riding the bike. The incidentoccurred at about 7:49 am.

Barking dog taken toPSU station

A call to Public Security for a barkingdog December 5 on Côte St. Antoine re-sulted in the golden retriever being takento the station around 9 pm, department of-ficials said. No one appeared to be home atthe time. When the owner returned andpicked up the dog, it was learned that aspecial dog door had become jammed,causing the dog to bark when unable to getback inside. The dog had a licence.


Musical gala a �asked affai�

Navigating downtown Montreal is al-ways a daunting task during rush hour.October 29 was no exception with wall-to-wall traffic and, of course, the challenging“décor” of construction cones, appropri-ately orange during that Hallowe’en pe-riod, but otherwise a real bother. However,that night, the McGill Chamber Orches-tra’s (MCO) masked gala – “Un ballo inmaschera” – at the Sofitel attracted a sold-out crowd of evening gown-clad ladies andtheir elegant escorts. Everyone wore amask or picked one up at the door.

The night was sponsored by Banque Na-tionale Private Wealth 1859, whose presi-dent Eric Bujold, attending with his wifeMarie-Ève Lemay, was president of honourof the evening.

Boris Brott, director of the MCO, con-ducted the performance of sopranosSharon Azrieli and Marianne Fiset, withChristopher Dunham singing baritone.

Westmounter media personality RichardBurnett was the emcee. He attended withLiliane Burnett, his mum, also a local res,whose splendid black lace couture outfitwas accessorized by a spectacular maskwith a D’Artagnan-style red feather.

Local res MCO board member Bernard

Stotland, there with his wife Merle, alsosported a feathery mask, his in velvetyblack. Brott’s minimalist mask in scarletmatched his pocket foulard.

Former Westmounters wore wondrousmasks to match their black tie ensembles:Louis Villeneuve’s was Art Deco white onblack; George Remus’ gold calligraphic de-sign matched his designer jacket; MargaretCuddihy’s rhinestone-encrusted mask bal-anced her beige ruched gown. She wasthere with hubby Roger Warren, who worea traditional Venetian-style mask in red,black and gold.

Attending from Westmount were Cor-nelia Nihon, whose red leather mask wasa show-stopper, and Hilary Radley andJean de Brabant.

Also noted were Taras Kulish, executivedirector MCO, in a wonderful black leath-ery mask; Alison Silkoff (Daffodil Ball or-ganizer extraordinaire) dressed up withmake-up; her “mask” painted on by MACCosmetics; Barbara Stutman, whose maskwas a black sparkly butterfly shape; andAmin Noorani, whose gold mask sportedfantastically tall red feathers.

Amidst the crowd tasting the pre-cock-tail fried spring rolls were Kelly Rice,Tamara Lieven, Luba Gayda, Kevin Gallie,Sean Ferguson, dean of the SchulichSchool of Music at McGill, AnnetteWoloshyn and James Martin and ThomasLeslie, executive director of the CanadianInternational Organ Competition, whoseglorious feathered creation won best mask.

More photos, p. 26.

Social Notesfrom Westmountand BeyondVeronica Redgrave

Bernard Stotland, left, and Boris Brott.

Éric Bujold, left, and Marie-Ève Lemay. Photo courtesy of McGill Chamber Orchestra

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Richard, left, and Liliane Burnett. Cornelia Nihon, left, and Taras Kulish.

Social Notes cont’d. from p. 25

Among new arrivals at the WestmountPublic Library singled out by staff are:

Magazines: Climate change talks

“Attentats, climat: La France triompherades périls, un entretien exclusif avec Fran-cois Hollande by Oliver Le Naire in L’Ex-press Magazine, 25 november au 1er de-cembre, 2015, p. 30

“Canada and Climate Change: A Spe-cial Feature on the Stakes for Canada andthe World in the Lead-Up toInternationalClimate Talks in Paris,” by Marc Lee inMonitor, Canadian Centre for Policy Alter-natives, November/December 2015, p. 16

“Game of Thrones: As the Climate inCanada’s Far North changes, Polar Bearsare Being Affected,” by Sharon Oosthoekin Canadian Geographic, December 2015,

p. 36

E-books – Interesting Women

The Last Love Song: A Biography of JoanDidion by Tracy Daugherty – Daughertytakes readers on a journey back throughtime, following a young Didion in Sacra-mento, through to her adult life as a writerinterviewing those who know and knewher personally.

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem –Writer, activist, organizer and inspiringleader, Steinem gives a candid account ofher life as a traveller, a listener and a cata-lyst for change.

Livres numériques

L’oiseau du bon dieu by James McBride –Mistaken for a girl on account of his curly

On the shelveshair, delicate features and sackcloth smock,12-year-old slave Henry Shackleford real-izes that his accidental disguise affordshim greater safety and decides to remainfemale. Dubbed “Little Onion” by his lib-erator, abolitionist John Brown, Henry ac-companies the increasingly fanaticalBrown on his crusade to end slavery.

Tout ce qu’on ne te dira pas, Mongo byDany Laferrière – In this novel, Laferrièrecasts himself as the mentor of Mongo, ayoung immigrant that just arrived inMontreal. The young man reminds him ofhis own journey, as he came to Quebec 40years ago with the same disarray and thesame determination. Mongo asks him:what do I need to do to fit in this new so-ciety?

Adult English – Art fiction

The Improbability of Love by HannahRothschild – 31-year-old Annie wandersinto a junk shop, buys a grimy paintingand unwittingly stumbles across a lostmasterpiece by one of the most importantFrench painters of the 18th century. In ablend of art, mystery, intrigue and love,Annie finds herself pursued by interestedparties who would do anything to possessher picture.

The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro – In 1940,American painter Alizee Benoit vanishesin New York City amid personal and polit-ical turmoil. Entwining history and fic-tion, the past and present, The Muralistplunges readers into pre-war politics andthe plight of European refugees refusedentrance to the US, capturing both the be-ginnings of the school of abstract expres-sionism and the inner workings of today’sNew York art scene.

Adult French – Artists’s lives

Sable mouvant by Henning Mankell –When Swedish writer Henning Mankelllearned that he had cancer, he started keep-

ing a journal. In 67 fragments, he talksabout his perception of the world, his life,death and his own and humanity’s story –a perception transformed by his ordeal.

Sonnez, merveilles! by Kent Nagano andInge Kloepfer – Nagano traces his jour-ney which brought him, the grandson ofmodest immigrants, from growing up in asmall Californian village to directing themost prestigious orchestras. He also re-flects on the place of classical music in so-ciety today and argues that it is an instru-ment that brings people together andfosters dialogue.

DVD releases from the UK

Arthur & George – This film, based onthe novel by Julian Barnes, chronicles thelives of two boys – one who is forgotten byhistory, and one who becomes the creatorof the world’s most famous detective – asthey pursue their separate destinies untilthey meet in a remarkable alliance.

Indian Summers – Set against the sweep-ing grandeur of the Himalayas and teaplantations of Northern India, this epicdrama tells the rich and explosive story ofthe decline of the British Empire and thebirth of modern India from both sides ofthe experience.

Christmas books for children

Quand le père Noël était petit by LindaBailey – Santa’s parents think their littleone is absolutely wonderful, even thoughhe has a booming voice instead of a baby’sgurgle, loves to stand in front of the re-frigerator, gives his birthday presents away,and has an unusual interest in chimneys.

Me and My Dragon Christmas Spirit byDavid Biedrzycki – A little boy is trying toget his dragon into the Christmas spirit bybuying the best Christmas gifts ever, buthe soon realizes that the most importantthing about the holiday is sharing withthose in need.


The holiday season is a special time to gather family and friends and share happy moments.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you health and happiness for the coming new year.

Looking forward to Welcome you to the Right Address in 2016!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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