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18 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 28, 2013 Leja remembered at outdoor ceremony May 17 Mayor Peter Trent lays the city wreath at the memorial tree and commemorative plaque to Sgt.-Maj. Walter Leja, accompanied by Major Daniel Dolan of 34 Combat Engineer Regiment on May 17. Inset: Leja’s son, Ted, at the ceremony. LEASING LUXURY HOMES SINCE 1998 AVAILABLE FOR RENT Groupe The largest inventory of prestigious residences in Westmount Visit our website: www.groupecopley.com Leja, cont’d. from p. 1 ing his father’s medals that included Canada’s George Medal for acts of great bravery, recalled the impact that day had on his family. He was 16 at the time. In a long emotional recollection, he related how his father had been mistakenly transported by ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital rather than Queen Mary Veterans’ Hospital, leading to false reports he had been taken to the morgue. The younger Leja told how his education and family had been supported for many years through a fund reaching donations of $220,000 in today’s dollars set up by the Westmount Municipal Association and the city. Excerpts read from many letters of appreciation to the family included one from grade 1 Roslyn students. Also paying tribute to “Rocky” Leja, was Where the bombs were On May 17, 1963, all 90 mail boxes in Westmount were checked by the then Westmount Police Force, which uncovered six in Westmount and some suspicious packages (such as ham sandwiches) in addition to the five that had already exploded. The following location and times of bombs exploded or detonated comes from a “Special Report on the Bombings of Friday, May 17” written by A.E. Jones, Lieutenant Detective, Criminal Investigative Division of the Westmount Police Force, dated May 29, 1963. Bombs that exploded between 3 and 3:20 am: Sherbrooke at Vignal Côte St. Antoine at Metcalfe Robert Côté, the retired Montreal police bomb squad head during the FLQ crisis in 1971. He was serving his first day on the squad when it was unavailable to assist in Westmount, causing the city to turn to the army’s bomb disposal personnel. The call brought out Leja from 3 Field Engineers on Hillside along with his lieutenant, Douglas Simpson. And among those paying tribute 50 years later were a guard of 15 members of the regiment now renamed 34 Combat Engineers, whose major, Daniel Dolan, accompanied Trent in the wreath laying. In a first-hand account of accompanying Leja to the mail box at Lansdowne and Westmount, then city manager Norman Dawe wrote: “At no time did Sgt.-Maj. Leja express any concern for himself but by his manner and in his comments, which were most matter of fact, it was apparent in his mind there was no question about his duty.” Westmount Ave. at NDG Ave. Sunnyside at Upper Lansdowne St. Catherine at Lewis Bombs found by Westmount police: St. Catherine at Hallowell: removed by Leja at about 10:15 am, detonated by city, 6:03 pm Sherbrooke at Claremont: dismantled by Leja, 10:30 am Westmount at Lansdowne: exploded while being checked by Leja, 10:53 am Dorchester at Gladstone: detonated by city at 6:45 pm The Boulevard at Lansdowne: detonated by city at 7:40 pm Upper Belmont at Devon: detonated by city at 8:47 pm The Boulevard at Trafalgar (Montreal): removed by Montreal police, 10:50 am. 447 MOUNT STEPHEN, WESTMOUNT $3000 Monthly Renovated upper apartment, with balcony Located in the heart of Westmount 3+1 Bedrooms, 1+1 Bathrooms See details at: www.groupecopley.com MLS # 9959066 16 GRENVILLE, WESTMOUNT $8500 Monthly Renovated semi-detached home & garage Sophisticated woodwork finishings in all rooms 3+1 Bedrooms, 1+1 Bathrooms See details at: www.groupecopley.com MLS # 10139010 603 LANSDOWNE, WESTMOUNT $9500 Monthly Elegant, semi-detached home with garden & garage Renovated rooms, granite counter tops in kitchen 4+1 Bedrooms, 3+1 Bathrooms See details at: www.groupecopley.com MLS # 10531860 HEAD OFFICE: 1190 Bishop Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 2E3 For more information, please contact Liana at 514-656-6437 ext. 102 Email: info@groupecopley.com Andy Dodge & Associates, Inc. Real estate consultants & appraisers Custom home appraisals for property taxes, divorces, estates, capital gains, market analysis, investment, fire insurance. CP 357, Succ Victoria Westmount, QC H3Z 2V8 Tel: 514-482-8560 Fax: 514-482-8261 www.andydodgeassociates.com andy@andydodgeassociates.com
WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – May 28, 2013 – 19 Comin’ Up Thursday, May 30 • Nora Hague, cataloguer/photographic archivist with the Notman Photographic Archives of the McCord Museum, gives an illustrated talk about 19th century Montreal photographer William Notman, 12:30 pm at the Atwater Library. Free. • Mountainside United Church’s teen music group to host “Mountainside’s Scoop on Music,” 7 pm at the church, 687 Roslyn Ave. Ice cream, baked goods, tea and coffee. Tickets: $10 adults; $5 children under 12; $20 families. Info: 514.486.1165. Sunday, June 2 • Arlington Ave. yard sale, 10 am to 1 pm. Street is blocked off for the some 15 households scheduled to participate. • “Pour que la vie continue” fundraising event with ragtime pianist Mimi Blais and other musicians in memory of the late Remi Arsenault at Liquid Lounge Bar, 5028 Sherbrooke St., just west of Claremont, 5 to 8 pm. Voluntary contribution. Proceeds to be donated to Maison Victor Gadbois. Monday, June 3 City council meeting, 8 pm at city hall. Graffiti, cont’d. from p. 5 poles and other locations discovered was proceeding along with new locations that are sent to the cleaner as found. So far, the city has been billed for clean-up at 37 of the locations, some of which involve several of the original signs on the list (“Spring clean-up of graffiti to start, PSU says,” April 9, p. 26). Friday, June 7 “Parent and tot educational seminar on oral health,” by Dr. Melissa Villafranca, 9 to 10 am, Saturday June 8, 10:30 to 11:30 am at 4880 Sherbrooke St. Reserve: 514.484.3586. Free and open to all. Tennis tournament sign-up closes June 3 The mixed-doubles tennis tournament taking place June 7 to 9 as a fundraiser for the Westmount recreation centre was the brain-child of longtime Westmount resident Antony Kovic, for whom tennis has been a family affair. “I was trying to think out of the box of a way to raise funds and bring people together in a really inclusive environment,” he told the Independent last week. Kovic proposed the idea to the main fundraising committee and then put together his committee comprising Mai Nguyen, Milica Vachon, Carole Papich and Zurirma Ling. A resident of Forden Ave., Kovic said it will take place at Murray Park with the closing party to be held outside the comfort station. With the registration deadline approaching June 3, Kovic said he’s expecting more than 30 doubles teams. “The tournament is designed to appeal to players of all skill levels, from teens to seniors,” he said. “It’s a smaller initiative, but we hope to have a lot of fun.” Competitors can pair up with a partner, family member, friend or child – over 14 unless tennis trained. Registration is online at www.wrc2013campaign.com at $75 per person. SUMMER SPECIAL The YMCAs of Québec Online Registration Available French & English Language Courses 40 hours; $255: – Intensive –Mondays to Thursdays, 9:00 am to 12:20 pm: June 3 to June 21; July 3 to July 23 and July 30 to August 16 – Regular –Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm: June 27 to August 22 For more details, please contact us or visit our web site. Also check our Photography, Computer and Microsoft Office Suite courses offered during the months of May, June, and July. 514 933-0047 • www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/ctd 4001 de Maisonneuve Blvd West, Suite 2G.1, Montreal QC H3Z 3G4 Atwater Direct Access SIGN UP TODAY!
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