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Montreal West Viewspaper November 2017, Vol. 45, No. 8
INDEXArt etc. ...................................... 10Community Centre.................... 19CRA ............................................ 9Guides.......................................... 17IODE .............................................. 2Kosher corner .......................... 18Libraries .................................. 3, 10Mailbox .......................................... 3News from the pews.................... 18Réunion du Conseil .................. 22Rotary ........................................ 5Schools.................................... 6-7Scouts ...................................... 16Town Council Report .................... 20
Canadians have a proud history ofbravely serving in the cause of peace andfreedom over the years. A name fromCanada’s First World War military heritagethat stirs emotions is Passchendaele. On amuddy battlefield in northwest Belgium,Canadians overcame almost unimaginablehardships to win an impressive victory in thefall of 1917. This came at a high price. Morethan 4,000 of our soldiers died in the fight-ing there and almost 12,000 were wounded.
One hundred years ago, Canada’s greatsacrifices and achievements on the battle-fields of Europe earned Canada new inter-national respect and a separate signature onthe Treaty of Versailles that formally endedthe First World War.
Montreal West residents have served ourcountry since 1900 in the Boer War, World
War I, World War II, the Korean War, andnow troops are deployed in Canadian andNorth American operations, Central andSouth America, Europe, Africa, Middle Eastand Asia-Pacific.
Please come, alone or as a family, to ho-nour all Canada’s Veterans past and presentand those still serving for peace in theworld. The parade will start at 10:30 at thecorner of Curzon and Westminster andmarch down Westminster to the Cenotaphnear the Town Hall. The 30-minute servicewill start at 10:45.
The sacrifices and achievements of ourfamilies who have gone before us mustnever be forgotten.
from Joan Foster
Take time to rememberSaturday, November 11
Municipal electionThe municipal election is Sunday,
November 5. If you were unable to at-tend the Meet the Candidates eveningon October 25, you can see a photo anda short article about why the candidatesare running for Town Council. Pleasesee pages 11-14. The poll takes place inthe gym at Royal West Academy andEdinburgh School from 10 am to 8 pm.Please vote.
Élections municipalesLe dimanche 5 novembre est jour
d’élection municipale. Si vous n’avezpu assister à la Soirée des candidats du25 octobre, vous trouverez une photoet un court texte disant pourquoi lescandidats se présentent au conseil mu-nicipal en pages 11-14. Le scrutin setiendra au gymnase de l’académieRoyal West et à l’école Edinburgh, de10 h à 20 h. N’oubliez pas de voter!
MEET THE CANDIDATES! pages 11-14
Thirty very pretty personalproperty bags, a.k.a. ditty bags,containing necessities for womenarriving in a shelter, were packedup in October; 21 were deliveredto the Auberge Transition andnine will go to Chez Doris, a
women’s day centre near the old Forum. The contents (notepads, tissues, toothpaste and
brushes, combs, etc.) have been donated by localdentists, travellers and friends, and are intendedto give a woman a fresh start when she escapesfrom an unhealthy relationship and arrives in ashelter to try to figure out where next. In BritishColumbia and California this might mean a lot tofamilies escaping from wildfires. We are fortu-nate in Quebec these days, and we appreciate thegenerosity of our donors.
Items may be dropped off at 131 Wolseley Av-enue North, along with leftover wool and sewingmaterials which will also be redistributed to ap-propriate places. If you identify yourself, I wouldbe glad to thank you personally.
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NEXT ISSUE DEADLINENovember 15
West End QuiltersAs always, the West End Quilters have been busy. We started the season with a three-day retreat
way out in Pierrefonds. Then, our machines were all cleaned and tuned up thanks to a visit by Mr.Kamel. We are now ready to quilt all winter. We also had a workshop by Lorraine Jourdain on Gor-dian knots. The results were very different depending on the colour and fabrics chosen and will be ondisplay at our 30th anniversary show, May 5 and 6. We have lots more planned for the year, so if you areinterested in quilting, contact Mary at 486-8979 or [email protected].
I n f o rme r l y y o u r s
Julien Feldman and his daughter Kateat his award ceremony in September
Julien Feldman, who’slived on Campbell Ave. forseven years, won an award inSeptember for his work as awhistleblower. Julien is thecommissioner at the EnglishMontreal School Board forWestmount-Southwest. Theaward from La Ligue d’actioncivique was for his work to pre-vent nepotism and corruption inschool board politics.
His daughter, Kate Feld-man, has a recent accomplish-ment as well. She graduated inJune from Royal West Academyand won a major award at thegraduation ceremony. She wasgiven the Award of Honour – adistinction voted on by all thestudents in her grade. Theychoose the person they believewas most generous and compas-sionate. She won the Environ-mental Award as well, thanks toher hard work with the school’scompost and community gar-den. She’s now in her first se-mester at Dawson, studyingLiberal Arts.
If you’re interested in seeing what we do,please come to our meeting on the second Tues-day afternoon of the month at the CommunityCentre.
from Janet KingPresident, IODE HMS Victory Chapter
Janet King and Heather Ferguson
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Ma i l b o x
Improving safety at MoWest level crossing
Between construction everywhere andtrains, no wonder Westminster is backed upalmost to the hump at rush hours.
This gauntlet which previously only took5 minutes, now takes 20, ergo driver frus-tration and this doesn’t even speak to theside streets trying to access Westminster.Adding to the problem: detoured city busesonto side streets, barricaded blocks and mo-torists taking shortcuts. Throw in trainschedules, which seem to ensure that trainsheading in different directions arrive oneafter the other, so that the level crossinggates remain down longer, and drivers arecaught up even longer.
The answer is not traffic lights. But whatcan be done?
The Town1 Prohibit parking during rush hours [7:30-
9 am, 4-6 pm] on both sides of Westmin-ster from the hump to Avon.
2 Demolish curb extensions at Nelson andCurzon. This would permit for two fulllanes in both directions.
3 Enforce lane restrictions with strictpolicing and large signage, north of thehump and south of Avon: $100 fines for1st time infractions and $200 fines for 2nd.
The ATM4 The ATM coordinates train schedules so
that east and westbound trains arrive si-multaneously minimizing downtime oflevel crossing gates; ensure there is suf-ficient time between trains arriving anddeparting.
5 If trains are ahead of schedule, they mustwait before entering the level crossing
area, again so the gates don’t comedown, go up and down again.
6 Pay for construction of underground pas-sage tunnels so that traffic is not held upby the multitudes of train passengers. Atpresent, even when the gates are up,often cars still cannot cross as hoards ofpeople meander across at the Elmhurstand Westminster intersections. Thesetunnels should extend from the train plat-forms to exits on the far sides of eitherSherbrooke Street West or the west sideof Westminster so passengers never crossat intersections; erect signage indicatingpedestrians must use tunnels at thosetimes or face fines.
General7 Cyclists must also observe the crossing
rules or be fined.8 To accommodate businesses on West-
minster, like at Disneyland, enforce sup-ply only delivery times so they are madeonly before 7 am or after 9 am until 3 pmor after 6:30 pm.
Safety9 Ensuring two open lanes each way al-
lows fire trucks and ambulances to getthrough. Presently, there is no room forcars to even move over, given the parkedcars and with the prolonged stoppages atthe level crossings, even if cars couldmove over there is still no way for thesevehicles to cross. Having witnessed thisproblem just recently, I hope whoever orwhatever was in dire need of emergencyservice could hang on. Would you oryour loved ones want to wait an extra 20plus minutes for help? Let’s get theseproblems solved.
from Linda Hammerschmid
It has been a busy autumn around the li-brary with a return to our evening hours andspecial events. We have had a successfuldedication to Stuart McLean, a countrymusic night and a DC Books’ evening ofmusic, literature and poetry.
The Stuart McLean Room dedicationwas a great success with over 50 people inattendance. We also were featured on CBCHomerun and on the CBC 11 o’clock news.
Volunteer newsOne of our long-time volunteers,
Nicholas (Nick) Sims, has decided to retirefrom his Tuesday morning shift at the cir-culation desk. We, at the library, would liketo thank Nick for his many years of serviceand dedication. He will be missed!
In other news around the library, wehave become a food drop-off point for NDGFood Depot. Come and bring in a non-per-ishable item.
We would also like to thank the RBCMoWest Charity Golf Tournament for theirgenerous donation to help build our Frenchlanguage collection.
Coming eventNovember 14, MoWest Talks: StéphaneBeaulac: Brexit, UK Elections, ScottishReferendum 2.0: quelques explicationsd’un constitutionnaliste. 7:30 pm.
New to our collectionFiction/Mystery
David John Chariandy BrotherAttica Locke Bluebird, BluebirdMike McCormack Solar BonesEd O’Loughlin Minds of WinterEden Robinson Son of a Trickster
DVDsRipper Street; The Vietnam War (volumesone and two); Get Out; Broadchurch, sea-son 3; Rake, first season
Remember, we are now accepting reser-vations, requests and renewals by email. Sim-ply email the library with your request andinformation to [email protected] the name of the item and the date itis due back and the type of item (DVD, book,talking book or magazine).
Don’t forget to check out our Facebookpage to keep up to date on all the events.
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MoWesters have a longstanding and on-going relationship with the NDG FoodDepot, which offers services to children,adults and seniors in communities sur-rounding NDG, including Montreal West.
My friend Bianca Roberti decided justaround the holidays last year to call theDepot to enquire about how she could vol-unteer. Once I heard her description of theorganization, I was excited to join her tohelp out.
We spent a few weeks on the churchstage sorting food donations. The bins werepiled what seemed like miles high and thefood kept coming. But after a while, themountain of food became a more like a hill,and Bianca and I were asking what more wecould do to support the Depot’s mission.
As hockey moms in Montreal West,Bianca and I are familiar with the centralrole sports play in many of our local com-munities. Once she and I were assignedroles as ambassadors for the NDG FoodDepot, we set out to create a link betweensports associations and the Depot with thenew TEAMWORK FOR CHANGE initia-tive. We reach out to hockey, soccer andbaseball associations across many commu-nities and offer to set up a donation event attheir tournaments, festivals, uniform distri-bution and registration events. So far wehave been at the MoWest arena for soccer,CSL for a baseball tournament, NDG Soc-cer for their recreational Mini-Fest and theRBC MW Charity Golf Tournament. We gotlots of donations, both of food and money(used to buy fresh foods every week), andmade great connections with both adultsand kids attending these events.
I have always placed a priority on givingback to my community. When my kids wereyounger, I spent endless hours at their
schools volunteering. As they moved on tosecondary school, I spent more time volun-teering on a variety of Town committees.When it came time to move on and find an-other way to help, I was lucky enough tofind the Depot. It is exciting to be wel-comed into an organization where the workof volunteers is so valued.
The Food Depot is always looking fornew ways to reach out to the communitythrough volunteers who generously donatetheir time. We have figured out a way tobring our experience as hockey moms toour roles as ambassadors for the FoodDepot and help increase donations for theirHealthy Food programs. We wonder if thereare other MoWesters out there who haveskills to bring to the Depot as well.
You can contact Julie Kourakos, Volun-teer Coordinator/Coordonnatrice des bénév-oles at 483-4680, ext. 204. The Depot hasmoved and is now located at 6450 SomerledAve, corner Cavendish (within walking dis-tance of MoWest).
Please come see Bianca and me at ARTETC., November 18/19. We will have a wel-come table at the event where you can signup for the Depot’s newsletter and make adonation to Healthy Food programs thatbenefit the community.
from Randi Weitzner
NDG Food Depot has a strong MoWest connection
Bridges 2017Back by popular demand, TEDxMontre-
alWomen is scheduled for Sunday, Novem-ber 5 at Théâtre Saint-Denis. The theme ofthis year’s event is Bridges. The need tobuild bridges through deeper understandingof global issues, our connection with othersand ourselves is more imperative than ever.What can we do individually and together?
Attendees will participate in a full day of17 incredible talks and performances andwill have the opportunity to engage withother open-minded individuals. Together,speakers, performers and attendees will ex-plore the ways in which we build, traverseand even burn bridges in a variety of fields.
Underpinned by the TED and TEDx philosophy of Ideas Worth Spreading, themission of TEDxMontrealWomen is to bringmore consciousness into our every-day lives.Check out tedxmontrealwomen.com.
Recycling smart phones
Richard Eckerlin of Ultrasoft is nowexpanding his recycling of electronics tosmart phones! So, if you have broken, ob-solete, smashed, locked or bricked smartphones, tablets, laptops, MacBooks, Tough-books or any other end-of-life electronics,drop them off to him at 16 Westminster N,Suite 100B (basement) between noon and6 pm, Monday to Saturday. Phone number:438-938-6240.
In the past year, Richard donated severalcomputers that were recycled through himto local churches (St. Ignatius, St. Monica’sand St. Philip’s) for their Syrian refugeefamilies. He has also promised the MWUnited Church another computer whentheir family arrives later this year.
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On Friday, September 22we had the honour of hostingAislin, a Canadian treasureand the Gazette’s long time
cartoonist, as the guest speaker at our wineand cheese event. Aislin talked about hiscraft and signed copies of his newest bookFrom Trudeau to Trudeau: Fifty Years ofAislin Cartoons. The introduction is writtenby Bob Raewho has been around almost aslong as Terry.
AISLIN is the name of Terry Mosher’selder daughter and the penname that he hasused for 50 years, working as a cartoonist inMontreal, mainly for the English-languagedaily newspaper, The Gazette. Mosher isalso the president emeritus of the Associa-tion of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists. Todate, 47 Aislin books have been published.His latest collection of cartoons is entitledThe Wrecking Ball with an introduction bynoted Canadian journalist Chantal Hébert.Along with author Peter Desbarats, Terrywrote a history of Canadian political car-tooning entitled The Hecklers published in1979. A film, also entitled The Hecklers,based on the book, was released byCanada’s National Film Board in 1980.Mosher is a regular speaker on the topics ofhumour, history and the importance of car-tooning as a communications tool. He hasappeared at national conferences such asIdea City, the Banff Festival for The Arts,Montreal’s Canadian Club and numerouswriters’ festivals. Mosher has also served asa judge and participant in international car-toon competitions and other gatherings,most recently in Portugal, Turkey, China,Australia, Cuba and South Korea.
Coming speakers and events of note
November2 Caitlin Bailey, Curator, Executive Di-
rector, Canadian Centre for the GreatWar
9 Michael Laventure on Rotary Perumedical clinics
11 Laying of Remembrance Day wreath– Cenotaph, Montreal West
10 Oyster Party16 Ziena Khawam, Nutritionist/Dietician:
Eat less, it’s effortless! Action SportPhysio Montréal-Ouest
23 Andrea Flütsch: Building a healthclinic in Arut, Northern Uganda
December1 Wine and cheese with the Honourable,
Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport,MP, Notre-Dame-de-Grace-Westmount.Town Hall. 6:30 pm.
Rotary Oyster PartyOur annual Oyster Party will take place
on Friday, November 10 at 6 pm at theTown Hall. The cost for this all-you-can-eatoyster event is $60 per person. In 2016, wewere able to give tax receipts of $40 foreach $60 ticket sold; we expect the tax re-ceipt amount to be similar this year.
We serve wonderful fresh Maritime oys-ters. There will be a variety of other foods:cold cuts, bread and buns, desserts, coffee,tea, etc. There will be a cash bar serving avariety of beers, red and white wines andother alcoholic beverages along with softdrinks and juices.
There will be a silent as well as a liveauction and a raffle draw. The event is afundraiser for local and international Rotarycharities. Locally, we are supporting theNDG Food Depot’s cooking classes, theMoWest Canada Day, Royal West ScienceFair, YMCA Strong Kids as well as manyothers. Internationally, we are helping a Ro-tary Club in Peru with free medical/dentalclinics using volunteer doctors and dentists.For many years, we have supported CYMA(Canadian Youth to Armenia): young peo-ple rebuilding schools and hospitals. Wesupport the Rotary Foundation that givesscholarships and works with the WorldHealth Organization on polio eradication.
Please join us. This event is a fun familyevent. Hope to see many of you there. Fortickets please contact me (Doug Yeats) [email protected]. This event islimited to 200 tickets and usually sells out.
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Annual Terry Fox Run
This year, the goal of our Terry Fox Run was to collect $5000 in support of cancer research.We surpassed it and everyone had a wonderful time on Friday, September 29.
This event couldn’t have been possible without the participation of our students, staffand our amazing parent volunteers. Thank you very much for your support. Congratulationseveryone!
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Participation au crosscountry
Le 4 octobre dernier, nous avons eu lachance de participer à la compétition decrosscountry de la commission scolaireMarguerite-Bourgeoys. Il y avait unetrentaine d’équipes provenant d’écoles dif-férentes.
Il y avait une ambiance chaleureuse etconviviale. De plus, le temps ensoleillérendait la compétition encore plus joyeuse.Il y avait plus de 400 élèves par catégorie etau moins six catégories différentes.
Cette année l’épreuve était plus difficileque l’année précédente, car le parcours étaitlégèrement plus long (2 km). Comparative-ment à l’an dernier, ce parcours avait despetites montagnes, ce qui nous compliquaitla tâche.
Je sens que nos élèves ont eu du plaisir àse surpasser durant cette épreuve et j’inviteles écoles des alentours à y participer l’anprochain.
Louis-Charles
Le conseil des élèves impliqué dans le changement climatique. Notre école participe à un projet pilote
UNESCO sur le changement climatique.Vingt-cinq pays dans le monde y participentavec dix écoles représentantes par pays. Unbeau projet qui s’inscrit dans les 17 objec-tifs du développement durable UNESCO.Cette année, nos élèves se mobiliseront au-tour de ces objectifs.
Notre première grande activité sera laparticipation à une vidéoconférence avecd’autres élèves en direct de Bonn, en Alle-magne. Nos élèves auront la chance d’assis-ter à une conférence et d’intervenir. Àsuivre dans le prochain numéro de The In-former.
Le conseil des élèvesLes travaux d’agrandissement de notre
école débutent. Une dizaine de locaux declasse s’ajouteront à notre établissementscolaire. Le tout doit être prêt pour laprochaine rentrée scolaire.
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The goals of the House System are to:• foster a sense of community and belong-
ing by integrating students from K-6,along with designated teachers and staffmembers in each house,
• promote leadership skills through teambuilding activities,
• promote school spirit and to provide eachstudent with a chance to feel successful,
• encourage positive behaviour by award-ing “point cards” to students who bestdemonstrate positive attitude, for gooddeeds and for random acts of kindness.
There will be school-wide and at-homechallenges, promoting the virtues of friend-ship, generosity, teamwork, respect and de-termination.
Grade 5 student, Christopher Hnatyshinsays he loves the House System because“it’s a very good way to get points for doingsomething good like cleaning the yard,being generous, holding the door and beingpolite.” He also feels that this system willresult in “students being persuaded to domore nice stuff and everyone being morelikely to help each other.”
Red Maple, White Birch, Yellow Oak, Blue Elm, Green CedarThis year, we have decided to implement a House System – each of our students
will be assigned to one of five Houses (Red Maple, White Birch, Yellow Oak, BlueElm and Green Cedar).
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Figure skating We welcomed back Anne Smith and her
daughter Coach Heather Smith to the Le-gion Rink for another season of spin andstep sequences. This program runs on Fri-day afternoons and teaches basic to moreadvanced figure skating skills.
Gymtastic! Gymtastic is back in January in the
newly renovated Elizabeth Ballantyne gym.Dede Yim from Wimgym andher new team of instructorswill be coaching the pro-gram. They have the kidsgoing through equipment cir-cuits, balancing on beams,hanging from rings andlearning their gymstop. Thisprogram is open to 3½-5 and6-10 years old. Registrationfor the winter session is opennow.
Skating lessons pre-skate to level 6Led by our program co-
ordinator Mackenzie Bullettand her team of coaches, thisprogram shows the newestskaters how to make snowwith their skates and to get upoff the ice in less than 5 sec-onds, twirl, balance and con-trol. Registration is still open,but there are limited spots.
JudoThe ever popular judo class is well under
way led by our sensi Steve Morissette andhis assistant Will Marion. Students areeager to learn another move and earn theirnext belt level. Steve has built a wonderfulprogram introducing the sport of judo to theyouth of our community.
SportballSportball Drop Off programs help kids
ages 3 and up to develop independence andbuild confidence by attending classes “allby themselves.” Coaches engage youngerchildren with creative storylines and specialthemes and connect with older kids as lead-ers and mentors. Kids will be participatingin eight popular sports – hockey, soccer,football, baseball, basketball, volleyball,golf and tennis.
The fall session is currently full, but reg-istration is open for the winter session.
If you are interested or need more infor-mation about these programs please contactthe CRA office at 485-8598 or by email [email protected].
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strated responsibility and a strong workethic throughout the season. He has contin-ued to be a positive role model for ouryounger players and has acquired an excel-lent knowledge of the game. Congratula-tions, Jonathan and thank you for helpingto make it such a successful season.
PROGRAM UPDATEIndoor soccer ages 5 and up
Greg Macgregor andhis team of coaches havethe fall session of indoorsoccer under way atRoyal West Academy.The micro players (ages5 and 6) are keepingtheir coaches on theirtoes while they learnnew drills and have miniscrimmages. AlisonPiela, our girls’ coach,brings all her energy tothe gym and keeps thegirls moving and honingtheir skills. On the boys’side, Greg is makingsure to add some tricksto the regular drills andgames that keep the boysactive. Women’s soccerruns on two separatedays and is coached byGreg on either Mondayor Thursday evenings.Registration is open forour winter session. This program fills upquickly, so register today.
HockeyThe ice is in and hockey is in full swing.
The Knights are players fromMoWest/Hampstead and play in the EHLagainst teams from other municipalities.Hockey Director Eric Rayment has beenhard at work, helping get teams ready forthe start of their season. Teams from Noviceto Midget start their season mid-October, socome out to Legion Rink and cheer themon. Go Knights Go!
Future Stars hockeyOur youngest players, ages 4-5-6, started
in October at the Legion Rink. They arelearning the basics of hockey through a va-riety of drills focusing on skating tech-niques, puck handling and miniscrimmages. This program is taught by EricRayment, Thursday and Sunday after-noons.
There is still room if you are interestedin joining; contact the CRA office at [email protected] or call 485-8598.
Soccer programThe CRA outdoor soccer program had a
wet start to the season, but by the time theplayoff and finals rolled around in the fallit was perfect dry sunny days to end the sea-son. During both playoffs and the finalsthere were some nail-biting moments, in-credible upsets and cheers that could beheard blocks away from both Hodgson andRWA fields. Congratulations to all the play-ers for all their hard work and great playsthis past season.
A special mention to our soccer DirectorGreg Macgregor and his team, AlisonPiela (girls’ Coach), Sabrina Manolakasand Brian Baxter (Micro Co-ordinators).Most importantly we would like to thank allthe volunteer coaches from both the microprogram and the U8+ program. Thesecoaches volunteered their Saturday morn-ings and weeknights to their teams. Theirorganization, dedication and commitmentto this program is what makes it such agreat success. We would also like to thankour referees who were fantastic this pastseason, great job! Thank you to everyonefor a wonderful season.
Congratulations!The Norman Rae Volunteer Coach of the
Year award is presented at the end of theseason to soccer coaches who have showndedication, leadership and sportsmanshipthroughout their coaching career. The 2017recipients are Robert “Coach Bob”Barnes (girls’ coach) and Steven Tasker(boys’ coach). Eleanor Cunningham-Morin
Robert “Coach Bob” Barnes and Alison Piela
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Both Bob and Steven have dedicated nu-merous years of coaching to this commu-nity and have been tremendous role modelsfor our players. We would like to thankthem for their years of coaching and con-gratulate them on this award.
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New booksWe have some great new books on the
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gift for a child, we offer a Birthday Bookprogram. Simply drop by the library and fillin a registration form approximately sixweeks before the big day. A book for the li-brary will be bought with your $25 dona-tion, inscribed with your child’s name anda birthday message and added to the librarycollection. Your child will be the first toborrow the book and will also receive abirthday card!
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NorbertBEDOUCHA
Montreal-Ouest is a rare community-ori-ented and family-friendly gem, a specialplace with a small-town feel where you aresafe and know your neighbours by name.Since 1987, I have called MoWest my homeand have raised my family here; it is a placethat I love and that I truly want to see pros-per. That is what has driven me to run forMayor.
Montreal-Ouest is currently facing sev-eral obstacles: rising debt, ever-increasingtaxes, traffic safety concerns and a lack ofcouncil transparency. Additionally, I amconcerned that our voices are not beingheard and that our town’s financial health israpidly deteriorating.
As Mayor, I intend to bring about fiscalresponsibility and transparency whilst pro-viding opportunities for citizens to be heardand involved. I will do this by combiningmy 30 years of experience in technologyconsulting with corporations such as NASA,Lockheed-Martin and Parks Canada, withmy 14 years of experience in finding inno-vative solutions as a business broker.
It is important to have a Mayor with ex-tensive experience in leadership, problem-solving, sound financial planning and whobelieves in honest and open interaction.
Our community is currently at a pivotalturning point and we need a leader that wecan BELIEVE in!
I am committed to these values and bringthe strategic leadership skills to be thestrong, decisive mayor that we need.
I am ready to make Montreal-Ouest theBENCHMARK for all communities; it’stime for a new perspective and to start liv-ing within our means!
Cynthia NICHOLS
Artist-Mother-Volunteer-Social Advo-cate. These values have been a way of lifefor me since before moving to MontrealWest in 1997. My vision for Montreal Westis to maintain true community, a space ofinclusion, sharing and kindness.
With a background in Arts, Culture andMedia Communications I have learned to bea strong organizer and administrator. I haveworked as a political adviser and strategistat the provincial, federal and internationallevels. Remaining true to myself I am a pro-ponent (exponent) of Equal Rights, SocialJustice and Freedom of Thought.
Statements:• My platform is based on mutual respect
in every interaction – whether social, po-litical, religious or commercial.
• I believe Montreal West deserves aMayor who has regard for those whochoose to make our small town, Home!
• Concerns these days, Traffic and Safety! • Finding a way to reduce our tax burden
without loosing our little Garden Suburb. • We are not a Cosmopolitan City, yet the
amount of amalgamation dollars spenton unnecessary tripe is offensive. We canNOT pull back the gains made since thelast Demerger.
• Arena yes, Mega Projects No! They arenot part of our identification, or for thatmatter, Values. Over the past three years, there has been
an erosion of our town not just in terms ofthe environmental surroundings but also thegeographical area itself is being fritteredaway slowly.
We have fought too hard and spent toomuch to not stand together and preserve ourcommunity.
Beny MASELLA
In the eight years I’ve served as yourmayor, our community has evolved in manypositive ways. Our infrastructure was crum-bling, now we are renewing it. Our parkswere neglected, now they are being rejuve-nated. Our community clamoured fordecades for a dog run, now we have amodel dog park. Les équipements de travailet la flotte de véhicules du service desTravaux publics étaient en partie décrépis,maintenant ceux-ci on été remplacés. Lesdéveloppeurs contournaient notre ville,maintenant ils y investissent. And, after de-merger, our finances were tenuous, now wehave a healthy surplus. As a result of thesepositive achievements, our community isrenewing itself and young families arechoosing to live in our Town.
Our Council, directors, managers andemployees are engaged. Ils sont fiers denotre ville et s’efforcent de rendre notrecommunauté meilleure. We did not arriveat this point because of happenstance, butbecause of solid leadership.
But the job is not finished. While con-tinuing to address our infrastructure, wecannot ignore the investments our recre-ational facilities require. We have a solidplan backed by the majority of our commu-nity. We must continue to seek ways tobring it to fruition while balancing the goalsset out in our Strategic Financial Plan.
Experienced leadership is essential tokeep our community evolving. Honorez-moi par votre vote pour le maire de Mon-tréal-Ouest afin que notre communautéatteigne ses objectifs. Honour me with yourvote for mayor to ensure our communityachieves its goals.
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We moved to Montreal West 15 yearsago with two small boys and two largedogs. After working as a print journalist inQuebec for 10 years, I opened a consultingfirm on Westminster, specializing in gov-ernment grants.
As our boys grew up, they participatedin numerous town programs – from pre-school camps to Mudhens baseball andhockey – and we came to know many peo-ple in our friendly small town.
I have volunteered on the town trafficand safety committee because the cut-through traffic on our residential streets hasalways been a huge concern for me. As aparent, the abysmal state of our recreationfacilities has also disappointed me. A vi-brant cultural and recreation center shouldbe the heart of every community andshould offer programs and facilities for allage groups – all generations.
I support continued progress in our in-frastructure, carried out with more trans-parency from town council, and with fiscalresponsibility. We need to take a hard lookat our budgets and see how we can com-press programs and services to reduce costsand meet our needs. We must pull out factsand figures into resident participation andnon-resident user fees.
Nous avons des défis dans notre com-munauté auxquels nous devons faire face.
If we are to win big government fundingfor our projects, we must pull together as acommunity, address resident concerns andget everyone on board. We can do this. Weneed fresh ideas and positive change. Let’sdo what’s best for MoWest.
AnnMCLAUGHLIN
Fo r S e a t # 2Cand i d a t e s f o r C o u n c i l S e a t # 1
I’d like to put my creative managementexperience and passion for public service towork for Montreal West. In my professionallife as a Senior Art Director I’ve handledmajor accounts such as RBC, Johnson &Johnson and Clairol. In my position withan international ad agency. I was responsi-ble for multi-million dollar accounts, meet-ing with clients, listening to their needs andfinding creative solutions for them.
MoWesters have issues other than mar-keting, but if elected, I’ll take a similar ap-proach – to listen, to understand and toendeavour to tackle your concerns. Ourbiggest challenge? To maintain the qualityof life we enjoy without adding to our taxburden. And that will take some creativeskill.
We need to respond to traffic concernswhich will only become more challenging;addressing the needs of drivers, pedestriansand cyclists alike. We need to continue theinfrastructure work while managing ourdebt load; to be ready for the next federalfunding program with a plan for a newinter-generational recreation centre, withgreater input from citizens; to build astrong, sustainable community.
Lorsque mes enfants ont commencé àEdinburgh il y a quelques années, j’ai dé-couvert les mérites du service public; fairedu bénévolat à l’école, se joindre au comitéenvironnemental de la ville et établir récem-ment un groupe de parrainage pour lesréfugiés syriens. Gandhi a dit: « Lameilleure façon de se trouver est de se per-dre au service d’autrui. » Ce sera un hon-neur pour moi de pouvoir servir cettecommunauté.
I am running to be your Councillor inSeat #1 simply because I love this Town,home for 16 years to my wife Barbara andme and our three boys.
I submit my name for contention be-cause I have the requisite experience (I wasyour elected Councillor in 2005 and 2009),the necessary skill set (I practised corporatelaw for 20+ years, am studying for myMBA and have transitioned my career intobusiness management – entering my 4th
year as Executive Director of The Maria-nopolis Millennium Foundation), a strongunderstanding of municipal issues (I havebeen a regular advocate on CJAD radiowith respect to various civic and politicalmatters for 18 years) and have developedan extensive network of solid relationshipsin business, law, politics and philanthropy,throughout Canada and the US.
If elected, my track record as a results-driven Councillor places me in good steadto address the following three items: 1 protecting your tax dollars and providing
honest, transparent and critical oversightover how the Town uses its resourcesand prioritizes its objectives. The Mon-treal West taxpayer will always be at theheart of my decision-making process;
2 ensuring that we live in a safe and se-cure community. I will tenaciously pur-sue a lasting solution for the intersectionat the level train crossing and the 5-wayintersection at Avon/Westminster; and
3 exploring and supporting sustainable in-frastructure development that will attractyoung families to move to and live inMoWest for generations.
I kindly ask for your vote.
Dino MAZZONE
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Elizabeth ULIN LouiseCHENEVERT
I deeply believe in participatory democ-racy. I have written and presented numerousbriefs for PMAD, OCPM, BAPE and theSAAQ public hearings on concerns regard-ing Conservation, Public Transit, RoadSafety and Urban Agriculture. I have hadover a dozen articles published.
My dedication to the Town is ongoingfor 25 years.
Je suis très fière d’avoir servi sur quatrecomités municipaux dont le parc à chiensqui est un vrai succès. I was part of the re-search team who drafted the Tree Policywhich I will implement. J’encouragerai leComité d’Action Environnementale enautorisant les toits verts, les panneaux so-laires et les bornes pour voitures électriques.I stood up to massive tree cutting in thenorth end of Town, launching the HydroLine working group. This preserved the in-tegrity of the only natural corridor on ourterritory. I am educating residents on Treebenefits (see “Our Town’s Living Her-itage,” Informer October 2017).
I will thoroughly study the Arena-Com-munity Centre’s proposal in order to assessthe cost/benefits and alternatives.
Je vise à collaborer avec nos municipa-lités avoisinantes pour créer des liens sécu-ritaires pour vélos entre le ParcMeadowbrook et la Falaise Saint-Jacquesainsi que le pont piétonnier du Dalle-parc.
As the enterprising Green Gardener forover a decade, I have close relationshipswith seniors and support keeping them inthe community. I initiated the park benchdedication to Stuart McLean. Comme lo-cataire j’écouterai et serai la voix pour mesvoisins.
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Cand i d a t e s f o r C o u n c i l S e a t # 3F o r S e a t # 2
We know MoWest has community spiritin spades. After all, that’s why most of uschose to raise our families here. As Recre-ation Councillor for the last 12 years, I’vededicated myself to nurturing that incredi-ble spirit: Refurbishing parks and play-grounds, expanding top-quality services forall ages, creating safe and healthy places tolive and play. Building a strong communityhas also meant fostering communication.While on Council, I have been responsiblefor establishing the Town’s website (no, wedidn’t have one back in 2006!), the e-bul-letin, the Council Communiqué and our re-cent Social Media presence.
J’ai fortement appuyé des politiques etprogrammes respirant la durabilité, dont lacueillette de déchets organiques, l’usaged’énergies alternatives dans les établisse-ments municipaux, l’accélération de plan-tation d’arbres, la conservation deMeadowbrook, et plus. À présent, l’usageefficace de l’énergie et la conservation denotre couvert arborescent sont deux de mesplus grandes priorités.
My professional background is in busi-ness and education, with an MBA fromConcordia. I am comfortable scrutinizingbudgets and debating public policy. Mythree Council mandates have given metremendous experience in the municipalsector. Particularly notable Councilachievements include the investment of$19.8M in infrastructure since 2009 (45%from government grants), the pay-down of$9M in debt and the on-going delivery ofexceptional municipal services.
I hope I have gained your confidence. Itwould be an honour to continue serving thisbeautiful community for the next fouryears. Please don’t hesitate to contact me todiscuss any component of my [email protected].
Colleen FEENEYI am deeply committed to this very spe-
cial town. I have a sincere belief in publicservice and have served the community ina variety of functions, most recently asCouncillor holding portfolios in Finance,Administration, Human Resources andPublic Security.
I am proud of Council’s record and theaccomplishments I have been a part of, in-cluding: infrastructure work ($10 million)[ed. note: 2013-17], building a dog run, re-furbishing parks and implementing measuresto cut energy costs and protect our trees.
I have been instrumental in working tokeep property taxes for the average house-hold to an annual average increase less thanthe Consumer Price Index and developingthe town’s first five-year Strategic FinancialPlan (SFP).
My priorities are to:• continue to invest in our infrastructure
renewal, seeking government grants todefray costs
• ensure that any tax increases continue tobe less than the CPI
• maintain a high quality of service to ourcitizens.My work on the SFP reassured me that,
with careful oversight, these goals are possible.Autres objectifs comprennent: explorer
des options pour un centre récréatif multi-générationnel, revigorer l’avenue Westmin-ster et continuer de promouvoir des mesurespour accroître la sécurité des résidents.
J’estime que mon expérience profession-nelle au Collège Marianopolis en tant queDirectrice des Finances et Directrice desRessources Humaines me qualifie pour at-teindre ces objectifs et pour rendre notreville un endroit encore meilleur pour vivrepour chacun de nous.
Je sollicite votre confiance afin de m’aiderà continuer de faire progresser notre ville.
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Cand i d a t e s f o r C o u n c i l S e a t # 4
My family and I have been living in thislittle gem of a town for the last 24 years,and I have had the honour of serving asPublic Works and Buildings Councillor forthe past four. I am seeking your support sothat I may continue the work we havebegun, enhancing Town services and revi-talising our infrastructure.
During my council tenure we have in-vested about $10,000,000 in our infrastruc-ture, rebuilding streets, sidewalks, waternetworks, lighting systems, parks and build-ings, all of which were completed onbudget! I have supported the more environ-mentally friendly tree policy, the long-awaited dog park as well the many activitiesand services that contribute to our wonder-ful community spirit. Finally, I have encour-aged open and transparent communicationwith our residents, dealing with enquiries ina responsive manner.
Going forward I am committed to:1 the continued renewal of Town infra-
structure, public buildings and parks; 2 fiscal responsibility by maintaining
property tax increases to below CPI, ap-plying for government grants, exploringpossible private/public partnerships forspecial projects and expanding our taxbase by increasing density where feasi-ble;
3 ensuring environmental sustainability byincreasing and maintaining the Town’surban forest, researching alternativesnow clearing methods, studying the im-plementation of energy efficient streetlights, etc.It would be an honour to continue serv-
ing as your Councillor for the next fouryears. See you on the campaign trail. [email protected].
Sharon McCARRY
I have been a resident of Montreal Westsince 1999 after moving here with my thenthree-year-old son, Liam. We have lived inthe same house on Northview in front ofEB. During those years, I worked in mar-keting mainly for Fortune 500 companiesand I considered myself fortunate. Sevenyears later, I had my second son Colm.
Both my children attended Edinburghand Liam, Royal West. They did baseball,soccer, swimming lessons, LIT, etc. We at-tended the Little Red Playhouse during2007- 2008 and I took over the facility inspring 2008 and re-launched it as a pre-school program and integration centre forchildren with autism. In 2009, I wasawarded my federal charity status. Weknow our neighbours and our community.
Along the way, I created a programunique in Quebec, I learned about govern-mental organizations and provincial laws;to work on advocacy for the autism com-munity on national policy and what it takesto work with groups with long processes.It’s been a labour of love.
I am a business person, I am hard work-ing and I understand how to be dedicatedto make change and meet the expectationsof the users. I work and live in MontrealWest and it would be a pleasure to bring mydrive, passion and vision of community tothe table at Town Hall. I am all for positivechange and ready to listen to our residentsand create transparent strategies to bringabout new perspectives for Montreal West.
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All sections are in full gear.The Beaver Colony started theyear off at the end of Septemberwith a welcome back picnic at
Parc Angrignon – a short hike followed bygames, lunch and more games. The groupwas small in number but big in enthusiasm.Both the Beavers and Cubs have completedthe requirements to become invested in theirsections.
In the middle of October, two busses ofCubs, Scouts and Rovers headed to theEastern Townships to attend fall camp atLake Lovering. The weather was a littlecloudy and wet but everyone enjoyed beingoutside in this beautiful setting. The cubsslept indoors while the scouts were in tents.Two of our Rovers, Anais and Shade, as-sisted Darzee in the kitchen; your help wasmuch appreciated, girls. On Sunday, after
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The Beavers stayed closer to home thatsame weekend, having a sleepover at CapSt. Jacques. Even though it was wet wespent a great deal of time outdoors anddried off while decorating pumpkins andplaying games indoors. An abundance ofparents attended making life much easierfor the leaders.
Food drive: thank you for your contributions!People in the Town and surrounding areas
were very generous with their donations offood this year. Your contributions weregreatly appreciated by the NDG Food Depot.The Scout group and Montreal West havebeen doing this annually for 20 years. Thisis a small way of teaching our youth to thinkof others and share the wealth. We only do
this once a year but the Food Depot is thereall year long, now on Somerled just east ofCavendish – so please keep them in mindwhen you are shopping for your family.
Blood donor clinicWe would like to thank everyone who
came out to donate blood or to volunteertheir time to help run the clinic. Many peo-ple will benefit from your gift of life.
Popcorn salesOur Scout Group is once again taking
part in the Scouts Canada cross country saleof Trails End Popcorn. Fifty per cent of oursales come back to our group, so it is a veryprofitable fundraiser. If you would like tohelp support your local Scout Group, pleaseconsider putting in an order. The popcornmakes a great gift for teachers and anyoneelse who you want to thank. Please, callKaren Johnstone for more information at717-5696.
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The Girl Guides have beenbusy having fun! The ten-yeartradition of holding a provin-
cially organized day camp in Morin Heightscontinued this year. The fall fun day wasamazing! It gave the girls a chance to makenew friends and reconnect with old ones.
This year, the girls had a chance tochoose the activities they wanted as theywalked around the camp, visited the differ-ent sites and participated in different chal-lenges. The Sparks, Brownies and Guideshad great fun making their own butter andbannock. The younger girls had a chance tocheck out the “old time” bathroom facili-ties. They were certainly NOT impressed.They decided they prefer the sites with run-ning water and flush toilets!
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The Rangers and Pathfinders werepaired up with Sparks for lunch. The oldergirls helped to cook the grilled cheese sand-wiches on buddy burners. The younger girlswere encouraged to participate in the lunchpreparation as much as they were comfort-able. So, the more adventurous Sparks werelighting the buddy burners and grilling theirown sandwiches.
Following lunch, the Pathfinders andRangers had a scavenger hunt. They neededto visit all the different sites, completingchallenges to collect clues to then figure outthe combination to a locked box. When allthe pieces of the puzzle were put together,they had all the ingredients to make cookies.Who does not love freshly baked cookies!
The camp ended with the gathering of
Photo: Guide Guider, Zinovia Samonas
400 girls and leaders for the traditionalcampfire held overlooking the lake. It waswonderful to hear all the voices joining to-gether to sing well known songs. The settingcould not have been more spectacular either.
We returned to MoWest Saturday night.Some of the girls were still going strong aftera full day of mountain hiking and activities!
All three MoWest units held their enroll-ment in mid-October and welcomed 21 newgirls. This is wonderful! The Guides heldtheir own enrollment during their meetingOctober 13. The Sparks and Browniesjoined forces and enrolled their new mem-bers October 18. Both ceremonies werevery special. Families were welcome to joinin on the fun and to take photographs tocapture the special memory.
Mint cookies!The fall mint cookies arrived at the end
of September. Sales are going well. Thereis a limited supply of traditional cookiesavailable as well. Should you find yourselfin need of cookies, please contact anyleader you may know, or feel free to call theprovincial office at 933-5839. They will putyou in contact with the nearest unit to yourhome.
Why purchase Girl Guide cookies? It isthe major fundraiser that the Girl Guides do;it helps support Guiding programs locally,nationally and internationally. MoWestersare well known for their wonderful supportof The Girl Guides. We can not thank youenough!
Sincerely,
Montreal West Guiders
Photos: Christine Downey
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St. IgnatiusFeeling overwhelmed? Looking to take a
break from the busyness of your life? Evenif it’s just for a few minutes before rushingoff to your next appointment or picking upthe kids. Saint Augustine, in his famous au-tobiography Confessions said, “You havemade us for yourself, O Lord, and ourhearts are restless until they rest in you.”
Spending a little time, even just ten min-utes, resting in quiet contemplation canchange your whole day, maybe even your en-tire outlook. St. Ignatius Church on WestBroadway is open from 8 am to 4 pm, Mon-day to Friday. Many people from the neig-bourhood as well as from adjacent Concordiatake the opportunity to drop in for a shorttime of prayer or meditation. Why not con-sider stopping by for a few minutes of quietin the midst of your hectic day, or perhapsyou want pick up a Bible and spent sometime reflecting on a passage from Scripture.You’ll be amazed at what can happen.
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If this is November⁄You guessed it! It’s bazaar time at the
brick one. Saturday, November 4 between 10and 2-ish is where you will want to be. Startwith the baking and bottled section as thesehomemade treats seem to go first. Then theSunday school has toys, “sand-art browniemix,” and rumor has it – something quitenew. Head to the men’s store where they’llhave all those Scottish goodies from Muir’sBakery in Maxville from their meat pies tocinnamon buns that we all love so well.
Next hit the silent auction with basketsof goodies, Tickets to games or concerts, aswell as many services… you never knowwhat the hot item is going to be this year.Piano tuning? A weekend away? And don’tforget the treasure trove.
Take time for a homemade lunch of soupand cake, then check out the bids at the auc-tion – the amounts get posted as they comein so you can see if you need to up your fa-vorites. Good fun all ’round. But don’t takemy word for it.
Remembering with loveAnd after all that, we have Memorial
Sunday (November 5) when we read thenames and light a candle for each personknown to our congregation who has died inthe last year. November 12 will be our Re-membrance Sunday, trumpeter and all,when those who served are honoured.
Our November Labyrinth WalkThis will be held on Sunday afternoon,
November 26 between 2 and 4 inWadsworth Hall. Folks often think of tryingthis walking meditation some other timewhen life isn’t so hectic. In fact, busy timesare when this ancient practice may have thegreatest impact. Within an hour it can takeyou away from the frenetic, by inviting youinto a peaceful place where your inner wis-dom and intuition can surface. But don’ttake my word for it. No charge, but pleasewalk in sock or slippers.
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St. Philip’sThe annual Christmas bazaar is on Sat-
urday, November 11. Doors open at 10 am.Come sample homemade baked goods,jams, jellies and pickles, knitted goods, jew-ellery, books, music and games, furnitureand attic treasures. As always, the men’sgroup will be serving a delicious lunch!
November and December are our busytimes for community service. The annualshoebox collection for Operation ChristmasChild is November 12. Again this year, wewill be sponsoring children for the Mile EndMission’s Christmas party. White Gift, Sun-day in support of the mission, will be heldDecember 3. And, once again this year, onSaturday, December 2, Memorial Hall willbe the collection and sorting centre for theNDG Food Depot community food drive.
Wow! History was made many times over this
holiday season in MoWest!• The first Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
services ever held in Town – with over60 people joining throughout the HighHolidays.
• The first Tashlich walk and ritual – spe-cial thank you to the Suliteanu familyfor hosting us at your pond!
• The first (of hopefully many) communityShabbat dinner with 20 in attendance!
• The first Teen Lunch ’n Learn for localhigh school students at Chabad Westmin-ster.In addition to the beautiful atmosphere
during the prayers, festive holiday dinnersand services, we also had a chance to meetand connect with neighbours! It is commu-nity events like these that make MontrealWest unique. We are honoured and gratefulto all who participated. The holiday seasonwas particularly special and meaningfulonly because of your participation.
A special thank you to Rhonda and theentire Pepin family for providing us withthe location for the High Holidays. Rhonda(141 Westminster) is now re-opening forbusiness with a brand new fall collection.Stop by to check it out!
To join a local Torah class or discussion,contact Rabbi Mendy Marlow at 632-9649or [email protected].
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November2 Film by Paul Gross:
Passchendaele(free)
6 Tea and Talk: JP Gagné: HearingLoss and Aging (free)
13 Guided tour Regiments on theRidge: Vimy 100 Years on.Royal Montreal Regiment Museum (free)
22 IMAX: two films Predators andAmazon
27 Discover the Haitian Commu-nity of Montreal (day trip). Tourby Amarrages sans frontières
28 Bridge
30 Soup’s on: Music and the Brainwith Music Therapist Kelly-Anne Vander Meer
December6 Photographer: Frederic Hore
presents: Stunning Chile: Jewels of the Andes
13 Upper Canada Playhousepresents: Mistletoe Magic: The Sounds of the Season
For more information, please call Marian Scully at 484-6186.
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Early bird registration ends November24 for programs starting in January. Sign uponline at amilia.com/store/en/ville-de-mon-treal-ouest/shop/programs or at the Com-munity Centre, 484-6186.
Bilingual Discover Playgroup
Winter session starts January 82-4 years old
Monday to Friday, 9 am-noonChildren will experience a fun and play-
ful atmosphere with exciting and educa-tional activities including arts and crafts,story time, drama play and much more.Small class sizes provide a more interactiveand personalized service focusing on social-izing, learning problem solving and grossmotor skills. Two to five days available. Formore information, please contact the JohnA. Simms Community Centre, 484-6186.
Special eventsA Walk to Remember
Saturday, November 4 at 1 pmJoin Dr. Robert Drummond for a tour
of the Town, visiting select homes of serv-ice members who gave their lives during theWorld Wars. Come and hear their stories.Meeting place: Cenotaph. Refreshmentswill be served following the tour.
Remembrance Day Ceremony Saturday, November 11
Procession begins at the corner of Cur-zon and Westminster at 10:30 (new time).Ceremony begins at 10:45 at the Cenotaphfollowed by a reception for Veterans andtheir families at the Town Hall.
Seasonal-flu vaccination
by CUISSS CavendishWednesday, November 15
10 am-3 pmMusic Room, Town Hall
Bring your Medicare card.
CP Holiday TrainSunday, November 26
The CP Holiday Train stops in MoWest!Activities start at 5:30 pm at Davies Parkand continue until 7:15 pm. Enjoy thebrightly-decorated rail cars full of Christ-mas cheer while helping raise food and cashdonations for MW Meals-on-Wheels andthe NDG Food Depot. Check it out at face-book.com/montreal-west or cpr.ca/holiday-train/canada.
MoWest birthday partiesCelebrate your child’s next birthday
party with us. We offer a variety of themesand activities including arts and crafts, cup-cake decorating and beading.
The package includes: access to DaviesChalet for three hours (table and chairs in-cluded); animation by one dynamic anima-tor including all materials for one hour andfifteen minutes (approximately); face paint-ing; choice of theme: super hero, fairy party,Minions, dinosaurs just to name a few; freeparking.
The cost is $210 for a party of 10 chil-dren. For larger parties, extra fees willapply. For more information please contactthe John A. Simms Community Centre,484-6186.
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ing both some of the objectives and themethod used in creating the plan.
The first resident to speak stated he feltthe methods used to pay down the debtshould be a priority and also that there wasa need for transparency in this processwhich should involve citizens’ participation.
The Mayor responded that stopping thespending on the Town’s crumbling infra-structure is the only way to substantially paydown the debt. Councillor Feeney added thatcomments on the plan are welcomed andshould be addressed to the next Council.
Another point made was that the plan’sprojected two percent annual tax increase(following the CPI) over the next five yearswould add up to a total of 15 percent whichwould be too steep for young families want-ing to move into the community. TheMayor explained that this estimated in-crease is not set in stone.
A question was raised about an item inThe Suburban that mentioned Côte Saint-Lucwill be paying $4.5 million less to the ag-glomeration over the next three years whichleft the speaker (M) wondering why a reduc-tion doesn’t also apply to Montreal West.
The Mayor explained that it was discov-ered that while many municipalities werebeing overcharged due to a flawed provin-cial formula, others had not paid enough,including Montreal West. Although theoriginal plan was to add $500,000 to theTown’s agglomeration tax bill, the Mayorand the Town’s Director General worked oncommittees to re-evaluate this figure. Theend result was that the increase for theTown will be a total of $75,000 payableover the next three years.
The Mayor told a questioner from BrockNorth that the infrastructure repairs on thatstreet stop at Curzon and those furtherrepaving plans that she may have heard of
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Following the opening for-malities of the Council meeting,the Mayor turned the microphone
over to Councillor Feeney who presentedthe Town’s first Strategic Financial Plan.
This plan took three years of work to puttogether and is intended to address the chal-lenges of a small town over the next fiveyears. It describes both the weaknesses andthe opportunities the Town must addressand outlines “six key objectives related totax rate, tax base, infrastructure, debt, localand regional services, accompanied by ac-tions and approaches to help achieve eachof them”.
Many people contributed to this plan in-cluding the Town Council and the Town ad-ministration, as well as input from residentsand staff. Councillor Feeney was gratefulfor all the help she received, with specialthanks handed out to the Town’s Treasurer,Valentina Todoran.
In turn, the Mayor thanked CouncillorFeeney for her great dedication to this proj-ect and noted that Montreal West is one ofthe few municipalities in the province tohave reached far beyond the normal provin-cial budgetary requirements and to haveproduced a long-term planning document.
The Strategic Financial Plan is nowposted on the Town’s Website and is in-tended to be a “living document” to be re-visited by future Town Councils to ensurethe objectives remain relevant.
First question periodMany speakers expressed much appreci-
ation for the obvious hard work and fore-sight that went into the production of thisdocument during question period. At thesame time, questions were raised concern-
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were only a rumour. And although this res-ident complained that the rest of Brock hasdangerous sidewalks, burnt-out street lightsand the ugliest fire hydrant in MontrealWest, the Mayor responded that since thepipes are not in bad condition, the grantdoes not cover that section of Brock. Andsince a section of the sidewalk was builtright over the asphalt it makes the sidewalkdifficult to repair. Attention will be paid tothe non-functioning street lights. No solu-tion was forthcoming from Council con-cerning the ugly fire hydrant.
Permit problems were the next issue dur-ing this question period. Both cases whichwere brought up involved residents doingwork without a permit who, after being in-formed a permit was required, then appliedfor and obtained the necessary permit onlyto still incur a fine. Both the Mayor andCouncillor-Tasker Brown promised tolook into these situations.
CouncillorsÊ reportsTen building permits were granted in the
previous month and they included suchwork as installing French drains, replacinga main sewer pipe and enclosing a backporch. This was the first item on CouncillorTasker-Brown’s report. She went on to saythat although wood-burning stoves and fur-naces have been prohibited by a bylaw in thecity of Montreal, this restriction does notapply to the demerged municipalities. It isher hope that the new Council will add thisrestriction to the bylaws of Montreal West.Councillor Ulin was very pleased with the
success of the Canada 150 event and notedthat a grant had been received for this party.A memorial bench, honouring StuartMcLean, was installed in Strathearn Park fol-lowing a suggestion from Louise Chênevertat a previous Council meeting. Welcome bas-kets, containing donations from 19 merchantsas well as information about the Town, wererecently delivered by the Mayor, the Council-lors and volunteers from the CommunityCentre to 60 new residents. This newly re-vived project is now in its second year.
November is coming and so are thewater tax bills, was Councillor Feeney’sfirst announcement. And although the TownClerk has issued an order to sell certainproperties for non-payment of taxes, thishas never actually happened, but the officialprocedure must be followed. Reports ofcrime are lower this summer compared tolast summer. A ticket was issued to theowner of a dog that attacked another dog,parking allowances will be put into effectfor Rosh Hashanah and the use of leafblowers will be permitted from October 15to November 15.
All the Town Directors took part in anemergency simulation in order to be pre-
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pared for any unforeseen calamities in theTown, according to Councillor Torres. Sev-eral benches in Strathearn Park were re-placed, 150 feet of sidewalks were repaired,20 trees were trimmed and three were cutdown by Public Works staff who were alsoinvolved in both the preparation and theclean-up required by the Canada 150 event.Councillor Torres’ report ended the
meeting since no questions were raised dur-ing the second question period and themeeting was then adjourned.
October With only two weeks gone by since
Council met in September, the amount ofnew information was limited to just a fewitems on the agenda.
The Mayor’s announcement that PoliceStation 9 will be moving to the corner ofCôte Saint-Luc and Westminster in Febru-ary was greeted with some murmurs of ap-preciation from the audience.
He then gave his yearly report on the fi-nancial position of the Town as required bythe Cities and Towns Act. This report cov-ers the 2016 budget and includes the factthat there was a surplus of $449,000 at theend of the year. The Mayor added that asmall surplus is also expected at the end ofthe current year. The details of the reportwill be published in The Suburban as wellas posted on the Town’s website.
First question periodCouncil received thanks from a new res-
ident in the town for the welcome basketpersonally delivered by the Mayor. He wenton to explain that he and his wife, both for-mer residents of Westmount, were seducedby the “quaint charm” of Montreal West.However, they were disturbed by the harshLED street lights used on Strathearn whichthey considered both a health and road haz-ard. He questioned whether the Town had aplan to alleviate this problem.
The Mayor replied that this matter haspreviously been brought to Council’s atten-tion and strides are being made to correctthe problem. A study of the quality of vari-ous forms of lights, produced by a lightingengineer, will be required in order for the
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Town to make the best decisions of how toproceed.
Street lights were also a problem broughtup by another resident, living on BrockNorth, who reported many of the lights onthat street weren’t functioning.
The speed of traffic on that same streetwas another concern raised and CouncillorFeeney promised that the speed would bemonitored by the Town’s equipment oncethe infrastructure work is completed.
More traffic problems were reported andthis time the focus was on the pedestriancrossings where traffic has to try to ma-noeuver through Westminster, Sherbrookeand the railroad crossing.
The Mayor explained that this has beena major problem for the Town and has beenreviewed and discussed over many years.However, the resolution which would re-quire either a tunnel or a bridge lies outsideof the Town’s jurisdiction and is a decisionthat has to be made by the provincial gov-ernment. He added that some modificationshave been made and others are in progress.There is a police presence paid for by CP,at the railroad crossing in the mornings toensure pedestrian safety, but these officersare not hired to direct traffic. However, witha contract up for renewal, it may becomepossible for lower-paid cadets to be hired astraffic controllers at that site.
When asked if the Town couldn’t applypressure for a final decision, the Mayorreplied “We do! We do! We do!”
A tree policy for the Town, long underformulation, has not yet been approved asdetails still have to be worked out with thePublic Works Department, was the answerto the next question.
The process used to handle questionsfrom the public during the last Meet theCandidates evening was criticized by a Per-
cival resident who wanted it to be revisedin order to allow more time for individualquestions. The Town does not organizethese evenings, was the reply from theMayor, who pointed out that they are the re-sponsibility of the volunteer staff of The In-former and that is where this observationshould be directed.
CouncillorsÊ reportsAll four Councillors used the majority of
their report time to describe what an honourthey felt it was to have had the opportunityto serve the community in the Town ofMontreal West. They all added sincerethanks to the teams they had so closelyworked with, the Town’s administration andtheir fellow Council members.
In addition to this general response,Councillor Feeney added an interesting factconcerning the recent property evaluationsin the Town where it became clear that therehad been some errors made by Montreal’svaluation process. Of the 73 requests for are-evaluation, 43 valuations were lowered,25 remained the same, three were raised andthree are still under review.
Councillor Feeney also added that, dueto the fact that the leaves on most of thetrees have not yet even started to changecolour, the period for the use of leaf blowerswill now begin on October 30 and end onNovember 30.
And Councillor Tasker-Brown, havingattended 88 Council meetings and countlesscommittee meetings, announced that thiswas her last Council report and took this op-portunity to inform permit seekers that PACwill not be meeting again until November.
No questions having been asked duringthe second question period, the last meetingof this Council was adjourned.
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par Carol FosterTraduction par René BoucherAprès les formalités d’ouver-
ture de la réunion du Conseil, lemaire a donné la parole à la conseillèreFeeney qui a présenté le premier Plan fi-nancier stratégique de la Ville.
Ce plan a nécessité trois ans de travail etaborde les défis de notre petite Ville aucours des cinq prochaines années. Il décrittant les faiblesses de la Ville que les occa-sions qu’elle rencontrera et expose « six ob-jectifs clés reliés au taux de taxation, àl’assiette fiscale, aux infrastructures, à ladette et aux services locaux et régionaux, ets’accompagne d’actions et de stratégiespour réaliser chacun d’eux. »
De nombreuses personnes ont contribuéà ce plan, incluant les membres du Conseilet de l’Administration de la Ville, des rési-dents et du personnel. La conseillèreFeeney s’est dite reconnaissante de l’aidereçue et a remercié particulièrementValentina Todoran, trésorière de la Ville.
À son tour, le maire a remercié la con-seillère Feeney pour son grand engagementà l’égard de ce projet et a fait remarquer queMontréal-Ouest est une des rares munici-palités de la province qui est allée bien au-delà des exigences budgétaires provincialesnormales et produit un document de plani-fication à long terme.
Le Plan financier stratégique est en lignesur le site Web de la Ville et se veut un «document vivant » que les conseils munici-paux à venir reverront pour assurer que lesobjectifs demeurent pertinents.
Première période de questionsDe nombreux intervenants ont exprimé
leur appréciation pour le travail ardu évidentet la prudence qui ont présidé à la productiondu document. Parallèlement, des questionsse sont posées quant aux objectifs et à laméthode ayant mené à la conception du plan.
Le premier résident à prendre la parolea indiqué que selon lui, les moyens pour re-payer la dette devraient être prioritaires etqu’il y a besoin de transparence dans ceprocessus qui devrait impliquer la partici-pation citoyenne.
Le maire a commenté que l’arrêt desdépenses pour les infrastructures délabréesde la Ville était la seule façon de réduiresubstantiellement la dette. La conseillèreFeeney a ajouté que les commentaires surle plan seraient les bienvenus et devraientêtre adressés au prochain Conseil.
Un autre commentaire concernait laprévision de deux pour cent d’augmentationannuelle des taxes (selon l’IPC) pour les cinqprochaines années; cela équivaudrait à untotal de 15 pour cent, une hausse trop fortepour les jeunes familles souhaitant s’établirchez nous. Le maire a indiqué que cette estimation n’est pas coulée dans le béton.
Un article paru dans The Suburbanmen-tionnait que Côte Saint-Luc paierait 4,5 M$de moins à l’agglomération au cours destrois prochaines années. L’intervenant sedemandait pourquoi une réduction ne s’ap-pliquait pas aussi à Montréal-Ouest.
Le maire a expliqué que l’on avait dé-couvert que plusieurs municipalités avaienttrop payé en raison d’une formule provin-ciale déficiente, alors que d’autres, dontMontréal-Ouest, n’avaient pas payé suffi-samment. Originellement, la facture de l’ag-glomération à la Ville devait augmenter de500 000 $; le maire et le directeur général dela Ville ont travaillé sur des comités pourréévaluer cette somme avec comme résultatque l’augmentation sera plutôt un total de75 000 $ payable sur trois ans.
Le maire a dit à une résidente de BrockNord que les travaux d’infrastructure surcette rue stoppent à Curzon et que les plansde repavage supplémentaire dont elle auraitentendu parler n’étaient que rumeurs. Etmême si cette résidente se plaignait que lerestant de Brock a des trottoirs dangereux,des réverbères qui ne fonctionnent pas et laborne d’incendie la plus laide à Montréal-Ouest, le maire a répondu que puisque lescanalisations ne sont pas en mauvais état, lasubvention ne couvre pas cette partie deBrock et comme une section du trottoir a étéconstruite par-dessus la surface de roulement,cela rend sa réparation difficile; par contre,les lampadaires non fonctionnels seront véri-fiés. Le Conseil n’a offert aucune solutionconcernant l’affreuse borne-fontaine.
Des problèmes de permis ont ensuite étéabordés. Les deux cas soulevés impli-quaient des résidents effectuant des travauxsans permis qui, après avoir été informés,ont demandé et obtenu les permis requis,mais ont quand même encouru une amende.Le maire et la conseillère Tasker-Brownont promis d’examiner la situation.
Rapports des conseillèresDix permis ont été délivrés dans le mois
précédent, dont pour installer un drain enpierres sèches, pour remplacer une conduited’égout et fermer un balcon arrière. Voilà lapremière partie du rapport de la conseillèreTasker-Brown. Elle a poursuivi en disantque, bien que la Ville de Montréal interdiseles poêles et fournaises à bois, cette restric-tion ne s’applique pas aux villes reconsti-tuées. Elle espère que le nouveau Conseilpassera un tel règlement à Montréal-Ouest.
La conseillère Ulin s’est dite très heu-reuse de la réussite de l’évènement Canada150 et a fait remarquer que la Ville avaitreçu une subvention pour cette fête. Un banccommémoratif à la mémoire de StuartMcLean a été dévoilé au parc Strathearn parsuite de la suggestion de Louise Chênevertlors d’une précédente réunion du Conseil.Le maire, les conseillères et des bénévolesdu centre communautaire ont livré despaniers de bienvenue contenant des effetsdonnés par 19 de nos commerçants et desrenseignements sur la ville à 60 nouveauxrésidents. Ce programme nouvellement re-lancé en est à sa deuxième année.
Novembre arrive, de même que lescomptes de taxe d’eau; tel était la premièreannonce de la conseillère Feeney. Même sile greffier a donné l’ordre de vendre cer-taines propriétés pour non-paiement de taxes,cela ne s’est jamais produit; par ailleurs, la
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procédure officielle doit être suivie. On arapporté moins d’activités criminelles cet étéque l’an passé. Une contravention a étéremise au propriétaire d’un chien qui a at-taqué un autre chien, on relaxera les règlesde stationnement pour le Nouvel An juif etl’utilisation des souffleuses à feuilles serapermise du 15 octobre au 15 novembre.
Tous les directeurs de la Ville ont par-ticipé à une simulation d’urgence afin de sepréparer à toute calamité imprévue dans laville, selon la conseillère Torres. Le per-sonnel des Travaux publics a remplacéplusieurs bancs du parc Strathearn, refaitquelque 150 pieds de trottoir, élagué unevingtaine d’arbres et abattu trois, et a par-ticipé à la préparation et au nettoyage néces-saires pour l’évènement Canada 150.
La deuxième période de questionsn’ayant suscité aucune question, c’est lerapport de la conseillère Torres qui a amenéla levée de la réunion.
OctobreDeux semaines seulement s’étant
écoulées depuis la réunion du Conseil deseptembre, il n’y avait que quelques élé-ments d’information à l’ordre du jour.
Des murmures d’approbation dans l’as-sistance ont accueilli l’annonce que le mairea faite voulant que le poste de police dequartier 9 déménage à l’angle Côte Saint-Luc et Westminster en février prochain.
Ensuite, comme requis par la Loi sur lescités et villes, le maire a livré son rapportsur la situation financière de la Ville com-prenant le budget 2016 et incluant le faitqu’il y avait un surplus de 449 000 $ en find’exercice. Le maire ajouta que l’on s’at-tend aussi à un léger excédent à la fin del’année courante. Les détails du rapportseront publiés dans The Suburban de mêmeque sur le site Web de la Ville.
Première période de questionsUn nouveau résident a remercié le Con-
seil pour le panier de bienvenue livré par lemaire en personne. Il a expliqué que lui et saconjointe, deux ex-résidents de Westmount,ont été séduits par le « charme pittoresque »de Montréal-Ouest. Cependant, l’éclairagecru des réverbères à DEL sur Strathearn lesdérange et ils le considèrent un risque sani-taire et routier. Il a demandé si la Ville plan-ifiait remédier à cette situation.
Le maire a répondu que ce point avaitdéjà été porté à l’attention du Conseil et desdémarches sont en cours pour corriger leproblème. Une étude sur la qualité des di-verses formes de lumière, produite par uningénieur en éclairage, est nécessaire pourque la Ville arrive à la meilleure solution.
Les réverbères ont aussi été le sujetsoulevé par une résidente demeurant sur
Brock Nord qui a signalé que plusieurs nefonctionnent pas.
On a aussi signalé la vitesse de la circu-lation sur cette même rue et la conseillèreFeeney a promis que de l’équipement de laVille vérifierait la vitesse après la fin destravaux d’infrastructure.
L’on a souligné d’autres problèmes decirculation, cette fois concernant les pas-sages piétonniers là où le trafic doit manœu-vrer à travers Westminster, Sherbrooke et lepassage à niveau.
Le maire a expliqué que ce point con-stitue un problème majeur pour la Ville et afait l’objet de nombreuses analyses et dis-cussions depuis plusieurs années. Cepen-dant, la solution, un tunnel ou un viaduc, esthors des compétences de la Ville et la déci-sion doit se prendre au niveau du gouverne-ment provincial. Certaines modificationsont été apportées et d’autres sont en cours.Il y a présence policière, à la charge du CP,au passage à niveau le matin afin d’assurerla sécurité des piétons, mais ces agents nesont pas embauchés pour diriger la circula-tion. Cependant, le contrat étant dû pour re-nouvellement, il pourrait être possibled’embaucher des cadets à moindre coûtpour diriger le trafic à cet endroit.
Quand on a demandé si la Ville pourraitmettre de la pression pour en arriver à unedécision finale, le maire a répliqué : « Nousle faisons déjà! Nous le faisons déjà! »
À la question suivante, le Conseil arépondu que l’on n’a toujours pas approuvéune politique de l’arbre, en gestation depuislongtemps déjà, des détails demeurant à dis-cuter avec les Travaux publics.
Un citoyen de l’avenue Percival a cri-tiqué le traitement des questions du publicà la Soirée des candidats lors de la dernièreélection. Il souhaitait sa révision pour al-
louer plus de temps aux questions individu-elles. Le maire a indiqué que la Ville n’or-ganise pas cette soirée dont la responsabilitéest assumée par le personnel bénévole deThe Informer à qui cette remarque devraitêtre adressée.
Rapports des conseillèresLes quatre conseillères ont utilisé le gros
de leur temps pour décrire combien elles sesentaient honorées d’avoir eu l’occasion deservir la collectivité de Montréal-Ouest.Elles ont toutes ajouté leurs sincères remer-ciements aux équipes avec lesquelles ellesont travaillé, à l’administration de la Villeet à leurs collègues du Conseil.
En plus de cette réponse générale, laconseillère Feeney a ajouté un fait intéres-sant concernant le récent rôle d’évaluationde la Ville notant qu’il est devenu évidentque la procédure d’évaluation de Montréalavait connu des ratés. Des 73 demandes deréévaluation, 43 ont baissé, 25 n’ont paschangé, trois se sont soldées par une hausseet trois sont encore à l’étude.
La conseillère Feeney a aussi ajouté quecomme les feuilles sur la plupart des arbresn’ont même pas encore changé de couleur,la période d’utilisation des souffleuses àfeuilles est repoussée et débutera le 30 oc-tobre pour se terminer le 30 novembre.
Et la conseillère Tasker-Brown, aprèsavoir participé à 88 réunions du Conseil età d’innombrables rencontres de comités, aannoncé que cette réunion du Conseil étaitsa dernière et a profité de l’occasion pourinformer les demandeurs de permis que leCCU se réunirait en novembre seulement.
Aucune question n’étant posée au coursde la seconde période de questions, l’ultimeréunion de ce Conseil était levée.
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OCTSat 28 Tree walk. Come meet your neighbourhood trees, learn to
identify them and their benefits with Louise Chênevert. Bilin-gual. Registration required; [email protected]. Info:464-9094. Town Hall. 10 am.
Sun 29 Advance poll / Vote par anticipation. Town Hall. Hôtelde ville. Noon-8 pm. Midi-20 h.
Halloween on Ice. Legion Memorial Rink. 1-2 pm. NOVWed 1 Open House at Elizabeth Ballantyne. 9:30 am-noon;
1:30-3 pm; 6:30-8 pm. Royal West Academy Bardolators (Shakespeare study
group) present A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 7 pm; con-tinues Thursday; tickets: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students.Friday: wine and cheese fundraiser; tickets: $15 adults/se-niors, $10 students.
Sat 4 Tree walk. Please see October 28. Family bazaar. MW United. All welcome. 10-2ish. A Walk to Remember. Led by Dr. Robert Drummond.
MoWest Cenotaph.1 pm.Sun 5 Polling day / Jour du scrutin. Royal West Academy and
Edinburgh School. 10 am to 8 pm. 10 h-20 h.Wed 8 Luncheon bridge open to everyone. Come as a four-
some. If a twosome, please let us know and we will try tofind two more people. Call or email Wendy Yarnell, [email protected] or 484-9206 or the curling club at 486-1933. Curling Club. 12:30.
Sat 11 Christmas bazaar and lunch. Home baking, used books,knitted items, linens, collectibles, home furnishings, jamsand preserves, jewellery, candy, attic treasures, potpourri,CDs, games and DVDs. Free coffee, friendly smiles andmuch more. Delicious lunch: 11:15 am-1:30 pm. St.Philip’s.10 am-2 pm.
Tree walk. Please see October 28. Remembrance Day ceremony. Procession begins (cor-
ner Curzon/Westminster): 10:30. Ceremony begins: 10:45.Followed by reception for Veterans and families. Cenotaph.
Sun 12 Remembrance Sunday. St. Philip’s. 10 amTue 14 MoWest Talks. Stéphane Beaulac: Brexit, UK elections,
Scottish referendum 2.0: quelques explications d'un consti-tutionnaliste. Public Library. 7:30 pm.
Town Council Meeting. Town Hall. 8 pm.Wed 15 Seasonal flu vaccinations. Town Hall. Bring your
medicare card. 10 am-3 pm.Sat 18 Tree walk. Please see October 28. ART ETC. Town Hall. 10-5; Sunday, 10-4.Fri 24 Water taxes due / Échéance taxes d’eauFri 24 Rotary Oyster Party. Town Hall. 6 pm. Tree walk. Please see October 28.Sun 26 Labyrinth Walk. MW United. 2-4pm. CN Holiday Train. Davies Park. 5:30 pm.
COMING EVENTSPlease call the editor: Heather at 489-7022.e-mail: [email protected]
Next deadline: November 15
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Dates de lÊusage de souffleuses à feuilles
Prenez note que l’utilisation desouffleuses à feuilles sera permise àcompter du 30 octobre jusqu’au 30 no-vembre inclusivement (au lieu du 15octobre au 15 novembre).
Dates for use of leaf blowersThe use of leaf blowers will be al-
lowed between October 30 and No-vember 30 inclusively (instead ofOctober 15 until November 15).
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