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Community Connections Page 8 June/July 2013 Denis Martin and Team: Deux-Montagnes Autrement Dear co citizens, Let me introduce myself, I am Denis Martin, mayoral candidate for the City of Two Mountains. I was born in Two Mountains and have an MBA specialized in finance. I am involved in many organizations in the city. I would like to share with you a long-standing project of mine, which is to work actively with a great team to promote and bring sound management to the City of Two Mountains. I am proud to introduce the candidates of our team: Karine Gauthier, Masters degree in process, Commercial manager Quartier du Lac Michel Raby, retired insurance broker - Quartier de la Gare Pierre Pelletier, human resource manager - Quartier du Grand-Moulin Michel Mendez, BA, sales manager - Quartier du Coteau Robert Montplaisir, BA, retired manager from Paramount Pictures – Quartier du golf A candidate for the Olympia district will be named shortly. Our party is named Deux- Montagnes Autrement, meaning "in a different way." We are experienced citizens with managerial qualities who are ready to invest their time and energy towards managing our tax dollars in a frugal way. We are all aghast that our tax bill has risen 46% and that our total debt has increased by more than 50% since the Lauzon administration took power eight years ago, especially when the average tax hike in surrounding cities has only been 17% (source: Mamrot). We have chosen to present ourselves in front of the Olympia because the city is seriously planning to remove all its infrastructures from this area (arena, police station, etc.) for a mega project of 750 condos with buildings that vary between 4 and 10 stories in height. The study, in accordance to the new urbanism plan and the TOD norms, should take over 50 years to become profitable for tax payers. We do believe in sound development for the city, but we believe more in profitable development for all citizens. Our management experience will be our main tool to analyze the current and future city projects and ensure the profitability of all our tax dollars. Over the years I have attended a majority of the council meetings in order to stay well informed of the city’s stakes. In 2006, I was the spokesperson for the Two Mountains Tax Payers Association. At that time, I sounded the alarm on the current administration that was overspending our tax dollars. Today, we can see the results of this eight-year regime. Our intentions are not to spend time looking at the past but to pursue our goal to manage the future with three major points: 1. Sound management of our tax dollars 2. Win-win partnerships with surrounding cities 3. To ensure Two Mountains as the best environment to raise a family In the next few months Deux- Montagnes Autrement team will consult citizens and share opinions with you. Be sure of one thing: We will have a sober campaign and no turnkey elections, that is to say, NO STRINGS ATTACHED. Thank you , Denis Martin. Deux-Montagnes Autrement team dmartin.dmautrement@gmail.com
Community Connections Page 9 June/July 2013 THE GLASS SLIPPER STILL FITS An Evening of Theatre, Food and Dance By Cookie Smith Photos by Paul Goyetche On April 13 at the Heritage Social Club, The Forever Young Theatre Troupe did it again … a smash hit performance! Directors Valerie Glover Drolet and Heather Tremblay mastered a wonderful production of the Natalina DePhillips play: The Glass Slipper Still Fits. Darlene Gargul, Coordinator of the Creative Seniors Project, explained that the Forever Young Readers Theatre added a new component to its repertoire in their second year by a d d i n g B r o a d w a y song and dance. We witnessed the success of this initiative during the intermission of The Glass Slipper Still Fits. The Forever Young Dancers entertained us, dressed to the nines in their period costume ballroom gowns, curly wigs and colourful masques. They included: Diane Biancardi, Diane Dequoy, Francine Goulet, Anna Kromka, Sylvia McDonald, Joyce McGovern, Josephine McNamara, and Dance Captain Sandra Tremblay. The talented Bill Dore wrote and read the Prologue Poem describing the play. The witty Anita van der Ven did a wonderful job as MC for the evening. Darlene also thanked her organizing committee, Board members, many volunteers and ‘behind the scenes’ people. Especially appreciated was the support received from members of the Heritage Club, the Lions’ Club, Holy Family Parish and generous donations from many local businesses. The Heritage Hall was elegantly decorated in ballroom theme, with litup masques on the walls, created by the Organizing Committee and the Wacky Wednesday Group, and table centerpieces of various masques and fancy shoes and slippers. The dinner theatre was an especially enjoyable evening as it started with a delicious three-course dinner prepared by Chef Gerry Monahan with the assistance of all the Heritage Wednesday Luncheon Ladies. Well-known DJ Earl Flint played background music during the dinner and play. After the play, Earl had everyone dancing all evening with his wonderful variety of music for all ages. Now onto the story of Cinderella and the famous glass slipper…brilliantly narrated by Bernice Gallotti. Cynthia Rella, played by Pat Baldwin, who had recently been widowed, also tragically lost her two sons in a car accident. Her two evil daughters-in-law Jasmine and Margie, played by Diane Biancardi and Joyce McGovern, moved in and took over Cynthia’s house. They forced Cynthia to live in the meagre attic. Cynthia’s only shining light in her tragically sad life was her granddaughter Angela, played by Francine Goulet. While Jasmine and Margie were eagerly preparing and shopping for new gowns for the Cinderella Ball, they warned Cynthia that she was not to attend and that she must stay home to work and clean. Angela was determined to find a way to bring back some joy into her grandmother’s miserable life and get her off to the ball as well. Angela found a beautiful red dress that her mother had once worn. Cynthia also found the glass slippers that her husband had given her as a gift on their wedding day. She could still remember him commenting that “she looked like a princess in them." With the wig and a masque, no one would recognize her, especially her evil daughters-in-law. Angela reminded her grandmother to be home at the strike of midnight, well before Jasmine and Margie returned. During the ball Mayor Charming, played by Bill Dore, was immediately attracted to the lovely, mysterious lady in the red dress, with whom he quite enjoyed dancing. He never had a chance to find out who she was as she left in such a scurry in the Orange Pumpkin Cab. Luckily, she left a slipper behind, which Mayor Charming picked up. The next day the mayor went to the Rella household to find out if the slipper belonged to any of the ladies. Cynthia claimed the slipper and Mayor Charming was delighted. He told Cynthia that he loved her and had always loved her but she married his best friend, thus he consequently never married. When he discovered that she was widowed and terribly unhappy, he asked her to marry him and she accepted … and they lived happily ever after! There were both tears and laughter as the amazing actors told the story of The Glass Slipper Still Fits. This was an extraordinary evening of fine wine, good food and theatrical and musical entertainment at its finest. We all wait with anticipation for the next performance by our talented creative seniors!
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