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two temporary building inspectors.While the rising activity in 2008 was

driven by many major projects and addi-tions, renovation work for the first quarterof this year appears to be lagging behindthe same period last year by almost 6 per-cent.

“It has picked up a bit recently but isdefinitely slower,” Poirier confirmed. Itwas not known whether or not a downturnin the economy was responsible for theemerging trend.

Last year’s all-time high constructionvalues were characterized by permits is-sued in the home sector for the buildingof three new houses at a total of $2.7 mil-lion and for renovations and additions es-timated at $37 million.

Of these, 13 underwentwork exceeding $500,000

By Laureen Sweeney

Construction and renovation activitysoared to new peaks in Westmount in2008 when 974 building and plumbingpermits were issued by the city for workconservatively estimated at $51 million.

This was 9 percent higher than the pre-vious year’s $47 million. It also representsa 70 percent increase over five years and90 percent in the last decade. The num-ber of permits last year jumped 12 percentover the previous year and almost 21 per-cent from 2004.

“The scope of the work is much largerthan it used to be,” said Urban Planningdirector Joanne Poirier. Larger buildingprojects place more demands on the de-partment for regular site inspections andrequired the additional hiring last year of

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Westmount officials began reviewingthe city’s emergency measures plan forepidemic preparedness last week as theWorld Health Organization raised pan-demic alert levels for H1N1 influenzavirus.

They also began interacting with Que-bec health ministry authorities and island-wide municipal officials through regularconference calls organized by the Centrede Sécurité Civile (CSC), part of the Mon-treal agglomeration.

“Based on information we have re-ceived, the virus seems to be relatively be-

nign in regions outside Mexico,” said AlanKulaga, the city’s Human Resources di-rector.

While health care remains withinprovincial jurisdiction, Westmount’s pre-paredness plan calls for ensuring man-agement procedures are in place, staffingof municipal services can be maintainedduring an emergency and that provisionsare in place to deal with widespread infec-tion should the community be affected,Kulaga said.

The coordination of actual patient careas it might affect various medical clinics ismanaged by the regional health network.

Marc Garneau, Liberal MP for the Westmount-Ville Marie riding, addressed a crowd of over 10,000 inDominion Square and Place du Canada, April 29, during a march to commemorate the 61stanniversary of the creation of Israel. Garneau spoke to the flag-waving crowd about the need to supportthe Middle Eastern country, saying “Israel’s struggle for peace and security is our struggle.” Inter-national Trade Minister Stockwell Day also spoke. Photo: Robert J. Galbraith

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Graffiti overloadAn “all-purpose” summer student for

the city’s Public Works department isbeing asked to keep an special eye open fornew graffiti on public buildings. This is socity crews can remove it as quickly as pos-sible in the effort to address a mountingincrease in vandalism.

His primary function, however, is tocarry out traffic counts and assist the de-partment in whatever needs to be done,said interim department director Mari-anne Zalzal. Similar work was undertakenlast summer.

City beefing upsanitation checks

Plans are underway by the city to re-cruit a full-time sanitation inspector to en-force by-law violations dealing withgarbage, hygiene, the maintenance of me-chanical ventilation systems in apartmentbuildings and related matters.

The newly-created full-time positionwas one that used to exist several yearsago. A part-time seasonal inspector com-pleted his contract at the end of 2008 anda building inspector has been handling histasks.

The full-time job is being ressurectedto address a growing number of com-plaints.

Posting for inspector imminent

With the imminent posting of the posi-tion, the inspector is expected to be hiredas soon as possible to be in place for thestart of the summer season, said UrbanPlanning director Joanne Poirier.

Last year, the city’s Board of Inspectionscarried out 7,718 inspections of various na-tures, a 16 percent increase over 6,638 in2007.

The inspections division currently in-cludes four building and one plumbing in-spector. Two temporary buildinginspectors joined the team in 2008 as a re-sult of the record number of permits.

A Prince Albert Ave. resident’s eveningwas interrupted on April 30 by a passerbyringing his doorbell to say that his frontlawn was on fire.

It turned out that a corner of the yardwas indeed emitting smoke.

“I’m guessing it was the wood chips-fertilizer combo on the lawn that had beenignited by a cigarette, but it wasn’t easy totell. The fire was smoldering under dirt.”

‘Surpringly resilient’

The man found the small blaze “sur-prisingly resilient” even after two pitchersof water had been poured onto it. He even-

tually soaked his whole front lawn with ahose, which worked.

Fire department’s advice

The Montreal fire department’s pressspokesman said this kind of wood chip orpeat moss fire happens “quite often” andthat there is “no easy solution,” exceptkeeping the whole yard wet or moist.

If residents encounter a similar situa-tion, the spokesman advised them to “usea hose and, if they can’t control it or if itrisks spreading to a bush or building, tocall the fire department.”

Ding-dong: ‘Your lawn is on fire’Main Turcothearings startMay 11

The principal hearings on the proposedTurcot reconstruction, organized by theBureau d’audiences publiques sur l’envi-ronnement (BAPE), will begin onMonday,May 11 at 7 pm. They will be held at the St.Zotique recreation centre(75 Sir Georges-Étienne continued on p. 4

Garden bookletback on sale

A booklet called A Walking Tour ofWestmount Gardens is once again avail-able at the library and the CommunityEvents office in Victoria Hall. The $4 costwill go toward the production of a guide-book to Westmount parks planned fornext year.

The walking tour features a numberof gardens in each of the city’s eight elec-toral districts along with small descrip-tions.

Since the booklet was produced at theend of last summer when many gardenswere on the wane, it was consideredtimely to reissue it again, said city horti-culturist Claudette Savaria.

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Consider the possibili-ties. The arena’s texturedred-grey brick wall, brokenby a grey horizontal panelof solar cells, crowns thesite. A majestic copperstructure frames the poolentrance. Sunlight filter-ing through the circular

grill, half-sculpture, half-roof, dances onthe pool’s surface. Children wrapped incolourful beach towels skip up the steps,while others cheer an impromptu game ofstreet hockey.

With Westmount’s arena/pool in theplanning stage, citizens – and city hall –are considering various possibilities thatwould meet expectations as well as therules of aesthetics.

Aesthetic criteria

The goal of architecture is to createstructures that invite usage. The designmust express the function of the building,harmonize with surrounding structuresand be innovative. But there is also a lan-guage of design that viewers intuitivelyunderstand.

Circular forms are friendly and invit-ing, while triangles are dynamic and rec-tangles project stability. A new buildingdesigned for recreational fun for all ages

warrants a welcoming façade. I would an-ticipate circular forms like those found inthe next-door armoury or the neighbour-ing entrance to Westmount Park Church.

I would also expect the building mate-rials to harmonize with the neighbouringbuildings and apartments – a mix of brick,sandstone or concrete. Often a planningcriterion, this practice promotes visualcontinuity and neighbourhood identity.Colour also speaks volumes, black or char-coal grey is cool and monumental, earthtones warm and inviting.

And I would anticipate something in-novative and unique. In Quebec, art – as aconstruction-cost percentage – must be in-cluded in the building. But as murals arefragile, I would envision a sculpture in-corporated into the exterior design to en-hance an entrance or roofline. In elegantdesign, “form follows function” wherenothing is superfluous.

But design is first and foremost a prob-lem-solving process to generate possibili-ties. In this instance, the goal is to replacea deteriorating structure with enhanced fa-cilities. The preliminary drawings byLemay Associés – specialists in arena andgreen design – indicate possible site op-tions for a two-rink arena, an engineeringrequirement for any design.

But plans for a two-arena structure havecitizens questioning various site options.Does the second arena crowd de Maison-

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Arena/pool design:more than aesthetics

neuve and the tennis courts? And if a de-sign is chosen where Academy Rd. isblocked, is it still easy for parents to dropoff a sandwich or forgotten gear, or casu-ally look in on burgeoning swimmers andskaters?

And as a second building raises con-struction costs, is the architect’s two-rinkarena option – in their report at the li-brary’s reference desk – the better solu-tion? As the preliminary architecturaldrawings provide choices that affect thebeauty of the park and neighbourhood,now is the time for citizens to respond.And then, the exterior design is yet to bedetermined.

What’s next

City hall welcomes suggestions. Toview the various plans, visit the referencedesk at the Westmount Public Library. Athird information session on thearena/pool proposal is scheduled for mid-to late May.

The question is: Can the arena/pool de-sign evolve to a winning concept – andbuilding – which citizens will view withpride? The potential is there!

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It’s official: Atwater Library is historic

Approximately 45 people were at theAtwater Library and Computer Centre onMay 1 to attend the unveiling of a “His-toric Sites and Monuments” plaque fromParks Canada. This attested to the insti-tution’s importance as a centre for learn-ing, aimed especially at workers and newimmigrants.

Representatives of four governments,volunteers, donors and well-wishers con-verged on the 1918 building at Atwaterand Tupper to offer congratulations.

Representing the Canadian govern-

ment, Senator David Angus, a formerWestmounter, called the ceremony “longoverdue.” The designation was acquiredby the former Mechanics’ Institute in2005, but the unveiling has been delayedat least once by an election.

In addition to those photographedabove, provincial legislator JacquesChagnon, Westmount city councillor TomThompson and Richard Lord, a longtimesupporter of the library, were in atten-dance.

From left: Senator David Angus, Outremont borough mayor Marie Cinq-Mars (representingMontreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay), Westmount mayor Karin Marks and Hugh McGuire, presidentof the Atwater Library.

Cartier Square in St. Henri). There will besimultaneous translation and the audiowill be webcast through www.bape.gouv.qc.ca.

The first phase, devoted to obtaining in-formation from the proponents and ex-

perts, will last several days. The secondpart for the public to present its views andsuggestions will begin on June 15 at thesame place.

The commission, which is made up ofMichel Germain, Jean-François Longréand Anne-Marie Parent, must issue its re-port by September 11.

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Cancer specialist Dr. Michael Pollakwas expecting a normal night out when heattended the Canadian Cancer Society’sDaffodil Ball eight years ago. Thingsseemed to start badly, though, when hefound someone had taken his seat.

The interloper had made an honestmistake. He was Prospect St. residentMichael Polak, who practises law from hisoffice at Westmount Square.

“I’d had calls for another Michael Pol-lak and knew he was a lawyer,” recalled Dr.Pollak, “but it was the first time we’d met.”Lawyer Polak had likewise heard of Dr.Pollak.

The dispute over the seat must havebeen resolved quickly because the twoMichaels and their wives were soon goingout to dinner regularly. “Michael and hiswife love going to exotic restaurants –Brazilian, Peruvian, whatever – and mywife Penny and I do too,” said Polak.

The two couples also often spend thefirst night of Passover together, as they didthis year. The families are close. Indeed,

Polak says, “Michael’s kids are my otherfamily.”

Is there a family link going back to Eu-rope? The men don’t know, but they doshare a history. It turns out that each hada parent – Dr. Pollak’s father and Polak’smother – who had been interned by theNazis at the Theresienstadt concentrationcamp, in what is now the Czech Republic.

The two parents, Celine Spier andBernard Pollak, never met. (Dr. Pollak’s fa-ther survived that camp and the deadlierAuschwitz, and immigrated to Canada,but died before the two sons met.)

Polak soon had occasion to be thankfulfor the chance meeting. “My wife Pennywas diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003,and Michael was a part of the team treat-ing her. He was very careful to point outthe potential pitfalls of having a friend asa doctor, but we were extremely comfort-able with having him on the case. I put myfaith in him totally.” Penny’s cancer is nowin remission.

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spective mothers (both men call theirmothers every day), were they planning ondoing something special for Mother’sDay?

Dr. Pollak wasn’t so sure, “According tomy mother [Westmount resident Cather-ine Pollak], Mother’s Day is rubbish. Youshould be nice to your mother every day.

Mother’s Day should be for mothers, notstationery companies.”

Polak says his mother has the sameidea.

So in the end, one “L” doesn’t seem tohave made much of a difference in theirlives.

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Teen volunteers helpbook sale top $11,000By Laureen Sweeney

A team of 120 energetic teenage volun-teers pitched in to help the Friends of theLibrary raise more than $11,200 from thesemi-annual book sale for the WestmountPublic Library. It was the largest amountever raised at the spring event.

The teens carted up some 1,000 boxesof books from the basement, cleaned theshelves, and helped set up, make signsand manage various sections during theApril 25 and 26 weekend sale.

“We’re team dependent and couldn’thave grown so much without them,” saidLee Taylor, who organized the event withCarolyn O’Neill.

This year’s spring sale far exceeded lastspring’s total of $9,847 and nudged closeto the typically higher fall proceeds, whichexceeded $11,600 last year.

The latest results more than doubledthe $4,936 raised by the spring event in2003.

Most of “the kids,” as Taylor calledthem, came through the cooperation oftheir schools including LCC, ECS, The

Study, Trafalgar, St. Léon and École Inter-nationale. Other volunteers were regularlibrary users. All were credited with com-munity service hours.

The students provided much-neededmuscle power. Those working the Fridaynight shift to prepare for the sale weretreated to pizza to sustain their energy.

“They gave the event a real communityatmosphere,” Taylor said, an observationalso noted by library director Ann Moffat.

“What I liked was the way they inter-acted with the many adult volunteers andcitizens at the sale,” Moffat said. “It reallyadded something. We’ve always hadteenagers but never so many.” She also en-joyed hearing them discuss books – onesthey remembered as children, books theyread in school or ones they chose not tofinish.

The adult volunteers included fournewcomers to Canada from Russia, Chinaand Iran – students from the High Schoolof Montreal’s Adult Centre where Taylorteaches basic English. “It was their initia-tion to community work in Canada, andthey loved it.”

Many teenage volunteers pitched in to make this year’s spring book sale a record success. Last year,Friends of Library donated $22,000 to the library, most of which came from the sales.

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Letters to the EditorGive pit bulls a break

I read the letter (April 28, p. 4) con-cerning the granddaughter who had res-cued the white pit bull puppy, and Idropped the paper into my lap, totally ex-asperated. The writer, RenaWatson, statesthat theWestmount Independent acted irre-sponsibly in printing the original, for-adoption article. Give me a break!

I had seen the photo and sad story con-cerning Deuce, and though being a long-time cat lover, my heart went out to thispoor puppy and how he had suffered.

Living in an apartment building whereI do not have the right to own a dog, I cantell you that I spent several sleeplessnights trying to figure out how I couldsmuggle Deuce into my place to care forhim.

Fern Breslaw’s comment on how thesedogs are sadly placed with irresponsibleowners is exactly right. If you teach apuppy, right from the start, that there islove, patience, guidance and kindnessfrom a “master,” an extremely large per-centage of these dog attacks would notoccur.

I also ask “Why not start punishing, forexample, ‘fierce’ looking German shep-herds, which sometimes look like theycould take your head off in a heartbeat?”

My reply to Rena Watson: Remove thedog immediately from the arms of hergranddaughter before she falls any morein love with the puppy, and hand the dogover to one of the agencies that can placethe animal with someone who can reallylove him for what he is, and not for whathis breed makes him out to be.

Maybe then, Mrs. Watson, a dog likepoor Deuce can hold his head up smilingin a photo. Life was just that bad, and inhis poor little mind, it was obvious that hewas not worth loving.

Once the little white pit bull puppy is

removed from the Watson household, thefamily can once again stand “responsible”(in their minds) to their family, neigh-bours and friends.

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Westmount Y’s pool over-,not under-, taxed

I’m writing in response to Mayor KarinMarks’ comment that the YMCA pool isunderused (“‘Start all over again’ onarena/pool plan”, Independent, April 28, p.9).

I invite the mayor to look over theschedule of activities at the Y pool. It issolidly in use from 6:20 am (with a Mas-ters team practice) until 10 pm.

A visit with the maintenance staff at theY would enlighten how hard they work toensure good water and air quality in anover-taxed facility.

The kids’ swim team has to send someof its swimmers to another pool for morethan 6 hours of practice every week. TheWestmount Y Masters swim team, com-prising 120 swimmers, has three separatetime slots for practices. These provincialchampions are always looking for morepractice time.

The Y does its best to accommodate asmany swimmers as possible. However, itspool is small. To maximize usage, laneropes are placed close together to createfive lanes in a four-lane pool.

Swimming and all types of water fit-ness are beneficial activities that attractpeople across all levels of our community.

The city currently has an outdoor poolthat is only in use for a maximum of threeand a half months a year. Why are we nottrying to accommodate a pool that wouldbe used 12 months of the year in this new

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Meighens at the AtwaterMezzo-sopranoEmilie Ellis, aWestmounter andMarianopolis Collegestudent, centre, iscongratulated byschoolmatesAlexandra Hamel,left, and WestmounterOriana Pizzingrilli,after the ArtsFestConcert atMarianopolis,April 24. Photo: Owen Egan

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A unique insight of how political life af-fects families was shared with an AtwaterLibrary audience on April 30.

Senator Michael Meighen, a formerWestmounter who now lives in Ontario,and his son Hugh, who resides in West-mount and just graduated from McGilllaw, addressed about 50 attendees.

Michael Meighen, the grandson of for-mer Canadian prime minister ArthurMeighen, was an advisor and fundraiserfor former prime minister Brian Mul-roney, who appointed him to the senate in1990.

Meighen described life with his grand-

father, the ninth Canadian primeminister.“I remember when I was 14 or 15, wewould visit with my grandfather inToronto. He and I would walk to his officetogether,” said the senator. “My grandfa-ther would always ask me the same twoquestions. What was I studying in Shake-speare and ‘How’s your French?’”

Michael is the third generation ofMeighens to have served on the board ofdirectors of theWestmount Conservatives.He ran in both the 1972 and 1974 federalelections in Westmount but failed to winthe seat.

From left, Senator Michael Meighen and his son Hugh. Photo: Robert J. Galbraith

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TheWestmount Independent turns two in May.

We have made great strides since that first edition: in page count, bybecoming weekly and in scope of coverage. We’ve also added a lot ofadvertisers, which is great for the health of the project. Advertising is thepaper’s only source of revenue. One of the things that advertisers like isthat Westmounters read our paper – and we’ve shown them your lettersto prove it.

If you like what we’re doing and want to help, can you take a moment tosend us a letter for publication saying so? It can be one line long orseveral. We will also put your name on our birthday “Best Wishes” list.

We’d love to hear from you – even if we’ve already done so in the past.

Letters should be sent to [email protected] 310 Victoria #105, Westmount, QC H3Z 2M9.Please include your street name for publication.

We’re turning TwoAnd still need you.


ThreeWestmounters – Geneviève Kelly,Patrice Perron and Rosemary McMahon –are just back from the Congo, where theywere taking a gift of 32 laptops to youngentrepreneurs and Westmount soccer jer-seys to even younger soccer players.

The soccer uniforms were donated withthe help of Westmount Sports and Recre-ation, which put out a box for donations.

“We want to thank Sports and Rec, andhopefully inspire others to do the samekind of trip. It is not that difficult,” saidMcMahon.

The effort was organized by marketingfirm Kelly & Co., where Kelly and Perronare the principals. Three quarters of the of-fice, including McMahon, went to theCongo (formerly Zaire and the BelgianCongo) in March to present the gifts. It isthe second such visit by the company, fol-lowing one to Rwanda in 2008.

Although the main purpose of the tripwas to present the laptops, “It was the jer-seys that made the moment.”

Upon arrival at the school, the Canadi-ans were enthusiastically received by soc-cer-mad students and an impromptugame broke out as soon as the shirts werepresented – adults included. “Their soccerfields are not like ours,” said McMahon.“They are uneven, and there is dirt andsand and tree stumps, but everyone playedterrifically.”

The children watching the game wouldrun onto the field after each goal, some-thing that the Canadians had not expectedand that made a strong impression.

McMahon is keen to help others whomight want to organize a similar trip. Shecan be reached at [email protected], and a website about their timethere can be found at www.afrik.ca.

Is another trip in the works for 2010?“Absolutely.”

This is the third time that the Independenthas written about Westmount soccer

uniforms in Africa. See also March 10,2009, p. 1 and September 9, 2008, p. 1.

More jerseys to Africa

Students in the Congo sporting their new Westmount jerseys. The serious attitudes are a result of theirpride in posing like “real soccer players,” explained trip participant Rosemary McMahon.


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At least one Westmount real estateagent’s signs were recently “tagged” withgraffiti. While Westmounters have noticedan increase in the practice throughout thecity, for-sale signs have largely been ex-empt – until now. A frustrated TaniaKalecheff, whose signs have been targetedfor the first time in a 28-year career, toldthe Independent, “There are more mean-ingful ways of leaving your mark in theworld than doing something to peoplewho do not even know you and have notdone anything to you – in this case, meand the homeowner.”

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Monday, May 11• St. James Literary Society annual dinnerwith speaker Senator Hugh Segal. TheMcGill Faculty Club (3450 McTavishSt.), starting at 6 pm. $65 for 4-coursemeal and glass of wine. Reserve: 514.484.0146.

• Monday, May 11, and continuing: BAPEcommissioners and the public questionthe proponents and experts on the Tur-cot Complex renewal plans. 7 pm at St.Zotique recreation centre (75 Sir

Georges-Étienne Cartier Square, St.Henri) and in audio at www. bape. gouv.qc.ca. Continues daily depending on de-mands of public and the commission-ers.

• Benefit concert for Project Chance fea-turing Women Making Music and theMcGill Choral Society, 7:30 pm at St.Matthias Church. Project Chance is anon-profit that helps support young sin-gle mothers pursuing post secondary ed-ucation by providing access to safe,low-cost housing, parenting and per-sonal development programs, and after-school programs for their children.Tickets: $20. Info: Westmounter CherryRichards, foundation president. 514.934.6199.

Tuesday, May 12In the City provides enriching programsfor Montreal’s 50+ community. Thespring program features Judge AndréeRuffo who advocates for children’s rightsand Twinkle Rudberg, founder of LeaveOut ViolencE (LOVE.) Starts at 7 pm atTemple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom. Tickets:$10. Register: Stefani Novick 514.342.1234,#7201.

Wednesday, May 13Centre Greene’s last Senior’s Luncheon(roast beef) before the autumn at 12:15pm. Three-course, home-cooked meal,served in a friendly environment. $5.514.931.6202.

Thursday, May 14Professor Graeme Morton, Scottish Stud-ies Foundation Chair at the University ofGuelph, gives a talk on a new book aboutScottish diaspora groups, including the St.Andrew’s Society of Montreal. 12:30 pm atthe Atwater Library. Free.

Wednesday, May 20• Perennial Plant Exchange from 4:30 to8 pm at the arena. Drop-off and voucher

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Trafalgar School for Girlsproudly presents:

3495 Simpson (corner Dr. Penfield)Performances: May 7 & 8, 7:00 p.m. May 9, Matinee, 2:00 p.m.

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Always OnAlways on at the Westmount Y: Tuesdaysand Thursdays – Seniors’ Arthritic Aquafit& Open Swim from 1:15 to 2:15 pm, fol-lowed by a Senior Social (tea, coffee,snack) from 2 to 3:30 pm. Get together tochat, play cards. Annual membership is$6. Note that there are two-week breaks inthe summer and winter. For people 60years and older. 514.931.6770.Harmonia Westmount, conducted byFredericka Petit-Homme, is an amateurwomen’s choir that sings in diverse stylesand languages. It meets every Tuesday, 7to 9:15 pm, from September to June. Nextconcert is Saturday, June 6 at Mountain-side United Church. For more informa-tion or auditions: harmonia westmount @

gmail.com.Always on at the Running Room (514.483.4495 / westmount@running room. com): Wednesdays – Free Run/Walk Clubat 6 pm and Sundays at 8:30 am. Thegroup leaves from the store (4873 Sher-brooke St., corner Prince Albert.) Free, andopen to all. Always on at Centre Greene (514.931.6202/ www.centregreene.org): Tuesdays andThursdays – Tumbling Tots playgroup,9:30 to 11 am. $3.50/child per morning.Info:514.931.6202. Wednesdays – Tai Chi-based Movement and Stretch, 11 am to 12pm. Thursdays – Ballroom dance classesfor people with Parkinson’s, 2 pm. Info orregister: Ellen Rubin 514.484.2016.

distribution from 4:30 to 6 pm (maxi-mum 6 coupons per variety); exchange(vouchers only): 6 to 7 pm; sale 7 to 8pm. Info: www. westmount. org / Com-munity Events 514.989.5226.

• Special council meeting at 12 pm in thecouncil chamber.

Thursday, May 21“The city of Westmount: Becoming a city100 years ago” with speakers CarolineBreslaw and Ruth Allan Rigby. From 7 to 9pm at the Westmount Public Library. Ad-mission free for Westmount Historial As-sociation members; non-members $5 atdoor. 514.932.6688.

led by the ongoing expansion and renova-tion project at the heritage home ofStephen Bronfman, 15 Belvedere Rd. Per-mits issued for this work in 2008 included$5.5 million of construction and $1 millionfor plumbing. This was in addition to $7million in permits the year before.

In other building sectors, a total of $1.7million concerned work in apartmentbuildings. Commercial buildings ac-counted for $6.4 million of the total work.This included $1.5 million in office reno-vations at 376 Victoria and more than $1.5for Alexis Nihon Plaza.

As well, $3 million in renovation wasundertaken at institutional buildings high-

lighted by $1.7 million of work at St. Mar-garet’s residence on Hillside Ave., and$700,000 at Westmount High School forwindow work.

Construction values increased

Interestingly, while construction valueshave increased 90 percent over a 10-yearperiod from $26.8 million in 1999, thebig leap has come in the last five years. Asteady upward curve since 2004 depictsthe jump in values from $30 million to $51million in 2008.

Poirier attributes this to a rise in con-struction costs as well as the characteristictrend toward enlarging living spaces,through expansion of the building enve-lope, underground areas and conversion

of attics to habitable space.While 2009 began with smaller than

usual building projects in homes, thetrend seems to be continuing. Poiriernotes, however, that a number of proposedprojects and plans are under review at thistime.

A total of 136 permits were issued inJanuary, February and March this year, re-flecting renovation values of $8.5 million.These include $4.4 million in single fam-ily dwellings and $2.2 million in apart-ment buildings.

Last year, the same number of renova-tion permits were issued for the first quar-ter in the amount of $9 million. But thesewere largely made up of work in dwellings($7.8 million).


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Traf brings Grease to the stage

Westmounters who will be performing in Trafalgar School for Girls’ production of Grease on May 7, 8and 9 include, from left, Emily MacGowan (playing Frenchy), Clara MacGaughey (dancer), SashaVan Frank-Adler (Eugene), Beatrice Scharf-Pierzchala (Doody), Olivia Houston (chorus) andVictoria Schouela (dancer). Though the rock ’n’ roll show has had two Broadway revivals since theoriginal film in 1978, Sandy, Danny and the gang from the fictional Rydell High will be jiving at Traf(3495 Simpson St.) for only two nights and a matinee.

Charity, school benefit from fundraiser

From left: Cara Woodruff, Selwyn House School English teacher, and Evi Pachis, French teacher, talkwith headmaster Hal Hannaford during the annual SHS fundraiser held at the Time Supper Club onApril 29. Dressed to match the vintage theme, Hannaford, who was auctioneer that evening, is holdingthe gavel that, over the years, has earned over $28 million for the school.

By Isaac Olson

From the tasting of premium wine andaged Scotch to a live auction and late-nightdancing, Selwyn House School playedhost to its annual fundraising extrava-ganza on April 29, raising money for boththe school and charity.

Set to a vintage theme and held at theTime Supper Club in Montreal, the spring-time fundraiser brought in approximately$20,000 after expenses. While most of theproceeds went to the Selwyn House Cen-tennial Endowment Fund, 10 percent ofthe money raised was donated to Centrede répit Philou – a Montreal-based, non-profit respite centre that offers parents ofdisabled children one day or more ofmuch-needed rest.

Colourfully dressed to match the vin-tage theme and using his experiencedgavel, the fast-talking headmaster HalHannaford was, like last year, theevening’s auctioneer.

“I love these casual social events,” saidHannaford. “The fundraising for the

school is great, but I also love that a localcharity benefits as well.”

By Stuart Robertson

It’s amazing how overthe summer, the mulchyou spread in the previousspring breaks down anddisappears – to the pointwhere this spring thereare very few traces of it left

at all in the garden.But that’s a good thing, because the

mulch you spread last year has graduallybroken down, and its fibrous componentshave worked their way into the ground tobecome part of the organic mix of the soil.I know it means adding more mulch againeach year, but it’s a relatively inexpensiveway to build more organic matter intoyour soil.

Now that the weather and the sun havewarmed up our garden soils, it’s time toget serious about spreading this year’slayer of mulch. I’m often asked “Whybother doing it each year?” I think that’s agood place to start.

A solid layer of organic mulch does twothings very well. It traps moisture in thesoil, and it stifles the growth of weeds.

Mulch lets moisture from the rain oryour hose trickle down into the soil, but itforms a guard against the drying effects ofthe sun and the wind, and protects the soilagainst evaporation so that the moisturestays there even in hot and dry conditions.This helps to provide the consistent mois-ture levels that plants prefer.

A 2-inch thick layer of mulch also stopsannual weed seeds from germinating, andany perennial weeds that get through are


Vieux Montréal Rotary gala

Westmounter and Rotary Club of Vieux Montréal’s president Gail Goodfellow Skutezky joined guestsand honorary chairman Justin Trudeau at the club’s annual gala on April 25. From left: SantosoHanitijo, Annie Yu Chan (gala chairman), Trudeau, Goodfellow Skutezky and Monika Spolia.

so obvious that they are easy to remove.So right there you have two huge time-

consuming garden chores removed:much less watering and very little weedingneeded. In my book, anything that lowersthe maintenance levels in gardening is agood thing.

When it comes to buying mulch, theleast expensive is the shredded cedar bark.There are often specials offered at the big-box stores, and it has a nice natural colourand feel to it.

You can opt for cocoa bean hulls, whichfor a couple of weeks smell delicious – butwhich cost considerably more. As do thelarge bark chunks which I find are onlyuseful around specimen trees in the mid-dle of the lawn.

When you’re ready to spread the mulch,soak the soil first, spread the mulch andthen wet again to keep everything in place.Before long your plants will grow larger,and you won’t even notice your mulch rot-ting away under everything.

The Westmount Gardener

Time to start mulching now

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By Carola Price

When I was studying formy sommelier certificate, Iwas drinking anything Icould get my hands on.No, really – it was almost ajoke. My husband thoughtI was crazy because apartfrom ingesting something

equivalent to nail polish remover, I woulddrink flat sodas, fermenting juices, stalebeer and – wait for it – homemade wine.

I am not putting this lovely and time-consuming pastime on the block but,wow, there are some beverages out therethat can only loosely be termed “wine.”

People from all backgrounds had some-thing brewing in secret places in theirhomes and were ever so proud to bust itout for me to try. I have sampled bad grapejuice in all its forms, and yet I still love theeffort made by these home vignerons.

Westmount is hardly the place wheremen get together in their garages at theend of September and crush grapes intanks, begin fermenting the must in glassor oak containers, bust out the sterilizedbottles, and bottle and cork this lovinglyprepared juice that only the winemakercan love. It seems to me that it is more ex-pensive to make homemade wine thanbuy some lower priced and well-madewine at the SAQ.

While I will never endorse the plonkwith animals on their colourful labels, Iam sharing some delicious examples Ihave tasted lately. Happy bargain hunting,friends, and remember, sometimes simplewine can be good, but winemaking isnever simple.

What to Drink

Cabernet/Merlot, Domaine Boyar,Bulgaria. SAQ#00471250. $9.90

This dry yet fruity red is perfect for

lighter meals like pasta with vegetablesand olive oil or roast pork with peaches incider. Medium-bodied and well-balancedin terms of fruit to acid ratio, this can be agreat house wine for summertime.

Available at press time: Across from At-water Market, Westmount Square, Victo-ria.Chenin Blanc, Robertson Winery, SouthAfrica. SAQ#10754228. $9.75

Acidity and refreshing citrus fruit arethe key components to this white wine.Chenin has been used in France for eonsand South African examples are rich andlively with great balance. Good value whenmatching sushi and baked fish in citrus,or gooey cheeses like Chèvre Camembertand Tomme de Haut Richelieu.

Available at press time: Across from At-water Market, Pepsi Forum, Victoria.Xinomavro/Krassato/Stavroto, Tsantalis,Rapsani, Greece, SAQ#00590836. $12.60

This dry red is the perfect companion

to a Greek mythology discussion. It isgrown and made at the foot of Mt. Olym-pus and has a nose and flavour of plum,dried fruit and some black cherry withsmoke and cedar to round out the mellowfinish. It is best served with grilled chickenand hamburgers and medium to heavybodied cheeses from our own backyard.

Available at press time: Across from At-water Market, Atwater Market, PepsiForum, Victoria.

Note: I was given a bottle of grocerystore wine by a seasoned wine drinker theother night, and let me tell you, it could bethe best money you’ve ever spent. If youcan get your hands on more, do so. Whileit is simple Cabernet Sauvignon with quitea bit of Zinfandel flavour (probably up to15 percent) it paired well with tourtière andeven with grilled trout. Cheers and thankyou! For those of you dying to know: it isthe Crane Lake Cabernet bought in SanFrancisco for $4.

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Two and a Half Centuries of Jewish Life in MontrealBy award-winning journalist and historian Joe King

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Now that spring is here, the less timespent in the kitchen, the better.This chicken dish is easy, can be dou-

bled for a large crowd and can be preparedin advance (up to 2 days). Just make sureyou have it in the oven for approximately1½ hours before you want to serve it.I serve this dish with Quinoa pilaf or

cauliflower mash and roasted asparagus.Fresh fruit or brownies for dessert com-plete this delicious supper.Ingredients2 whole chickens (3 lbs. each), cut intopiecesSalt and freshly ground black pepper1 tablespoon dried basil1 tablespoon dried oregano6 to 8 cloves garlic (about2-3 tablespoons minced)¾ to 1 cup chopped dried apricots½ cup pitted black olives

½ cup dry-packed, sun-dried tomatoes,coarsely chopped¼ cup balsamic vinegar¼ cup honey2 tablespoons olive oil½ cup white wine2 bay leavesChopped fresh parsley, for garnish

1. Rinse the chickens well and pat drywith paper towels. Trim the excess fat.Place the chickens in a large roasting pansprayed with cooking spray. Season thechickens well with salt, pepper, basil andoregano, and garlic.2. In a measuring cup, combine the bal-samic vinegar, honey, and olive oil. Driz-zle evenly over the chicken; mix well sothat the chicken is thoroughly coated. Addthe apricots, olives, and sun-dried toma-toes to the pan. Pour the wine around thechicken and add the bay leaves. Cover the

pan and refrigerate for several hours orfor as long as 2 days.3. When the chicken is marinated, re-move from the refrigerator, uncover, andbake in a 350-degree oven for 1 1/4 to 11/2 hours, basting occasionally. Whendone, the skin will be golden and thejuices will run clear when pierced with afork. Remove the bay leaves and discard.4. Using a slotted spoon, transfer thechicken mixture to a serving platter. Driz-zle with some of the pan juices (includingthe apricots and sun dried tomatoes) andsprinkle with chopped parsley. Place theremaining pan juices in a gravy bowl,skim off the fat, and serve alongside thechicken.Yield: 10 to 12 servings. Keeps for up to 2to 3 days in the refrigerator; reheats well.Freezes well for up to 4 months.

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Author and broadcaster Joe King wasthe speaker at the Rotary Club of West-mount’s April 29 meeting at Victoria Hall.

He recounted several anecdotes fromhis new book Fabled City: The Jews of Mon-treal.

Among them were the long line thatPrince Charles’ equerry was forced tobrave in order to get some real Montrealbagels and how the anti-semitic CzarAlexander III was forced – in the end – toaward the first international figure skatingchampion in 1890 to Montreal Jew LouisRubenstein.

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Things are hopping at art sup-ply store Avenue des Arts (328AVictoria Ave.). The spring term hasjust begun at the Visual Arts Cen-tre, and students have been buyingtheir materials. The retailer has awide range of products and prices,but “no low-end brands,” explainedco-owner Pierre Le Gourriérec. Forinstance, the store stocks 1,500 dif-ferent kinds of brushes, includingSeries 7’s No. 12.

The store has recently intro-duced a calligraphy section, whichmay be “the best in the country,”according to Le Gourriérec. Callig-raphers can buy specialized books,nibs, holders, inks and paper, in-cluding Egyptian papyrus. Thestore recently concluded a deal to carrythe products of John Neal, which are oth-erwise only available to Montrealers viathe internet.

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European mystery writersHiver arctique by Arnaldur Indridason

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Galerie D‘Este – Ludmila Armata.Vernissage: May 7 at 5 pm. Exhibit contin-ues to May 24. Paul Bourgault. Vernissage:May 28 at 5 pm. Exhibit continues to June14. 1329 Greene, 514.846.1515.

Galerie Sandra Goldie – The office ofMitzArt, photographers Lea Stillinger andMarlene Itzkovitz, is now located at thegallery. 4898 de Maisonneuve #100,514.670.8327.

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