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2 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Five arrested in Greene Ave.robbery follow-upBy David GoldbergMontreal police have made five morearrests during their investigation of theSeptember 12 robbery outside the TDBank at 1289 Greene Ave., a heist that nettedthree robbers almost $40,000.The suspects used an electronic deviceto stun a gas station employee and stealhis deposit bag, moments before he wasabout to enter the bank.The driver of the getaway car was arrestedthat day after a high-speed chasewest along Sherbrooke St. Police say the25-year-old Chateauguay man’s Blackberrywas used to help locate the two other suspectsdirectly involved in the hold-up.“Our investigators obtained search warrantsfor locations in NDG and St. Henri,”said station 12 constable Adalbert Pimentel.“In total, five more arrests weremade thanks to the information from theBlackberry.”Police say they found more than justthe suspects.“We also recovered a .38 special handgunand drugs, including crack cocaineand marijuana,” said Pimentel.Two of the suspects, those who were inthe get-away car, have been charged witharmed robbery, conspiracy to commitarmed robbery, obstruction of justice,being involved in a high-speed pursuit andpossession of a prohibited weapon.One of the suspects was charged withpossession of drugs with the intent to traffic.Two of the other suspects arrested duringthe execution of the search warrantswere also charged with possession ofdrugs with the intent to traffic. The fifthsuspect was wanted for an outstandingwarrant.Police say none of the stolen moneywas recovered..Ethics by-law on the wayCity council gave notice of motion at itsmeeting September 6 that it intends toadopt a Code of Ethics and Good Conductof Council Members as required by law byDecember 2.SOLD$ 769,000T.M.R618 BERWICKBeautifuly renovated 3 bedroom,1.5 bathwith garage, new central a/c,and fencedyard. Beautiful landscapin ng on a quiet street.$ 4,500 / month RentalFORT DE LA MONNTAGNERENTALWESTMOUNT I 499 ELM AVELuxurious living withfabulous views. Bright, 1,300 sq. ft. ofspacious living, 1 or 2southern exposure, elegant finishings. Gated bedrooms. Very sunny. Turnkey. newlyentrance. Can be rented furnished.renovated, 7 appliances included.$ 2,995,000IOLD MONTREAL HISTORICALThis stunn ning historical residence has been com-pletely renovated to the highest level of luxury,4+1 bedro oom mansion on 4 levels, truly unique.SOLDRochelle Cantor514.605.6755“Artfully Connecting Peoplewith Properties”$ 975,000T.M.R I 610 KENASTO NBeautiful semi-detached d 4 bdrm cottagerenovated with taste for an easy livingexperience. Great for a family with children.$ 1,795,000CHATEAU WESTMOUNTElegant condo with 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathson the 16th floor. ExceptionalNorth &South views! Stepsto Greene Ave.$ 1,495,000ESTEREL MAGNIFICENT DOUBLE LOTSpacious familyhome perfect for entertaining.Private tennis, in ground pool, children’s play-ground, waterf ront dock, motorized lake.$ 3,450,000ESTÉREL WATERFRONTSpectacu lar custom built waterfront home. 6bdrm, gym,theater,an oasis of creative style &design, stunning views and a private sandy beach.514.935.3337$499,000 PROFUSIONREALTY.CA

WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 3Overnight crime spree foiled by undercover watchThree youths arrested after tailing by PSOsBy Laureen SweeneyThree youths reported to be searchingcars as they walked around Westmount inthe early hours of September 19 weretailed by public safety officers in markedand unmarked vehicles until arrested bypolice on Victoria just north of WestmountAve.The three males, all aged 17 fromNDG, are to be charged with theft and possessionof stolen goods, police said.Recovered at the scene of the arrestwere numerous electronic items includingat least seven GPS devices, as well as cellphones, chargers and binoculars. Mostwere believed stolen in Westmount.“Six different car owners have come tothe station so far to claim their belongings,”said police community relations officerGuylaine Julien September 21 as theinvestigation continued. “There are someitems we have not been able to trace.”Photo courtesy of Morris ShoreMorris Shore at the triathlon in China.The crime spree, as related by PublicSecurity officials, conjures up the intrigueof a spy novel in the dead of night. It beganto unfold just after 3 am when Sgt. JenniferChabot noticed the dome light on ina grey Lexus parked at a house on MurrayHill.She also spotted three suspicious-lookingyoung people nearby and began watchingthem as they headed east on TheBoulevard and turned north onto theupper portion of Clarke. When they cameback down, she called for Public Security’sunmarked car to assist in the surveillanceand watched them as they proceededdown to Montrose.Watched from unmarked vehicleThat’s where their trail was picked upby PSO Nicolas Bouchard in the unmarkedvehicle, who followed andwatched as they began walking aroundcars and private property on Aberdeen.Shore winsbronze in worldtriathlonWestmounter Morris Shore, 75, won abronze medal in his age group (75 to 79)at the World Triathlon Championships inChina, September 10 to 11.His race comprised a 1.5-km swim, a40-km bike ride and a 10-km run. Histime was 4:10:36.Shore dedicated his race to the WestburyYM-YWHA and raised $22,000 fromover 200 people.“It was a wonderful experience,” hesaid.When suspicions were confirmed, a callwas placed to police at 3:32 am.The three were found again on WestmountAve. at Forden and were shadowedas they proceeded west, stopping to checkout the doors of at least one car along theway.Turning north on Victoria, it was infront of number 627 that they werestopped by police at 3:41 am, questionedThe Montreal Jewish Community5772and arrested.Among vehicles reported to have beensearched as the investigation continueswas one on Earnscliffe in NDG, three onLansdowne and one each on Murray Hill,Victoria and Clarke. Public Security officialssaid it was likely the cars on Lansdownehad been hit as the groupproceeded east, just before they were spottedat Murray Hill.Wishing friends, clientsand colleagues avery Healthy, Peacefuland Joyous New Year.PennyPENNY LEVINECertified Real Estate BrokerTel: 514-488-8372Cell: 514-951-7695www.pennylevine.comTwitter@PennyLevine Real Estate Broker Real Estate Agency

4 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 JIM DINEPanel talk features Westmounter Angladeand Chassagne of Arcade Fire* ( ** ( ** ( * Photo: Ralph ThompsonFrom left: Régine Chassagne of Montreal indie rock band Arcade Fire; Paul Farmer, chair of thedepartment of global health and social medicine, Harvard University and UN deputy special envoy toHaiti; andWestmounter Dominique Anglade, board member of KANPE.Dominique Anglade, a Westmounterwho helped create the Kanpe Foundationfor Haiti last year along with Arcade Fireband member and fellow Haitian RenéChassagne, took part in a panel discussion“Up Close and Personal: A Panel Discussionon Engagement in Haiti” at ConcordiaUniversity on Sept. 22.Although the groundwork for Kanpebegan in 2009, Anglade was further compelledto start the group when her motherand father were killed in the catastrophicearthquake that struck Haiti in January2010. – MCBwww.mcguiganpepin.comSINCE 1994WESTMOUNT ADJMLS: 8529763 Price: $1,395,000 Premiering Price: $605,000WESTMOUNTLE PLATEAUWESTMOUNTSOLD IN 5DAYS(by MPI)MLS: 8612189 Price: $1,345,000MLS: 8577257 Price: $979,000514-937-8383 TRUST | REACH | RESULTS

WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 5City issues permit for inside work as demo appeal droppedfor conversion of 215 RedfernBy Laureen SweeneyA city permit was issued September 19for interior demolition work at 215 Redfern,city officials said the following day.The move came four days after a tenant ofAnother raccoonstuck in garbage binA month after five baby raccoons becametrapped in a garbage bin onGrosvenor, another raccoon was stuck inone on Lansdowne Ave. September 7,Public Security officials said. A patrollertipped over the bin to free the animal.While the ingenious urban wildlife inhabitantsseem able to find their way insidethe large containers, it appears theyencounter trouble getting out. Solutionsused by some people include placing aheavy article on top of the lid or fasteningit down with an elasticized luggagecable. This may keep them from enteringin the first place.the building dropped his appeal of thecity’s decision to allow the demolition.“The permit is for removal of interiorpartitions,” said Urban Planning directorJoanne Poirier. “The exterior work – removalof the facade – will wait for thespring and better weather.”Work to convert the former Reader’sDigest building into 63 condominiumshad been delayed by the appeal by CeracoImmigration Services and immigrationlawyer David Cohen, of the favourabledemolition decision rendered July 8.Cohen was the only tenant of the commercialbuilding understood to have notreached an agreement or relocation settlementwith the building owners and hadlaunched the appeal August 5 on groundshis lease prevented the building’s “changeof destination” (see August 9, p. 2).Concerns over trafficNo other appeals had been received bythe city though other interveners – residentsof the street – had expressed concernsover traffic, safety and generalG ROUPENEWTONdisruption during the demolition/constructionprocess (see July 5, p. 4, 5).With the matter now settled betweentenant and owner, the way has beencleared for work to begin. Poirier met lastweek with the architectural firm of KarlFisher to arrange for all required documentsto be submitted.Plans call for the interior of the buildingto be gutted and the entire façade replaced.A section of two floors is to be demolishedas well. Two additional storeysare to be built on part of the existing structure,topped by a recreational penthouse.The city’s demolition decision lists anumber of conditions related to the constructionsite, safety and other concerns ofresidents. It also set a monetary guaranteeof $500,000 to ensure the project is carriedout according to approved plans.WESTMOUNT:4700 Ste Catherine St West,apt 710; approx. 2000 s.f. originalowners, excellent mountain views,woodburning fireplace, two garagespaces, large exterior balcony.Priced to sell $995,000Maxwell Castle514-941-8802real estate brokerThomas Castle514-794-1829certified real estate broker

6 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Letters to the EditorReserved bus lanes will uptraffic on nearby streetsIn your September 20 issue, you have astory about the probable implementationof reserved bus lanes during the morningand afternoon rush hours. (“Reserved buslanes expected to have huge impact,” p. 1).Since the city’s ill-conceived revampingof the Sherbrooke St. traffic light systemin the Claremont-Grosvenor corridorabout two years ago, we have seen a largeincrease in the congestion, tailbacks andthe blocking of intersections by motor vehiclesin the area.Now we are informed that this maineast-west artery is to be even more reducedin carrying capacity through a plan by agroup of faceless bureaucrats to make reservedbus lanes during the busiest traffichours of the day.I can only imagine how this will increasethe traffic congestion on the surroundingresidential streets, as well ascausing even larger traffic jams on SherbrookeSt.Oh, and let’s not forget the increase inair pollution from all those idling vehicles.The traffic jams, increase of road rage andthe ensuing impatient and dangerous drivingwill be interesting to say the least.Gene Kruger, Côte St. Antoine Rd.WeeklyPresstime: Monday at 10:30 amPublisher & editor-in-chief: David Priceeditor: Kristin McNeillChief reporter: Laureen SweeneyLetters & Comments:We welcome your letters but reserve the right tochoose and edit them. Please limit to 300words and submit before Friday 10 am to beconsidered for publication the following week.Please check your letter carefully as we may beunable to make subsequently submittedchanges. If you do make amendments, please“redline” them instead of resending the wholeletter. Email any letter or comments toindie@westmountindependent.com.WESTMOUNTINDEPENDENTWe are Westmount.Why no enforcement oftraffic laws for cyclists?A recent letter from Mme. Pecknoldabout cyclists riding on the sidewalk underthe very nose of Service de police de laVille de Montréal (SPVM) officers illustrateswhat has been painfully obvious foryears: cyclists haven’t obeyed traffic lawsin Westmount since the island policeforces were merged.A philosophical question: is the non-enforcementthe result of orders from theSPVM’s (nominal) civilian superiors? Orfrom somewhere up the SPVM hierarchy?Or do individual officers decide propriomotu whether or not to enforce the law?In any case, be sure to look both waysbefore getting off the curb when you arecrossing on a pedestrian signal.Jean Turgeon, Mount Stephen Ave.Arena/pool project:What happens now?The Independent’s recent story on thearena/pool project (“Lemay out, consortiumsought,” September 20, p. 1) bringsto mind the following questions addressedto project chair Patrick Martin:• Noting that the arena/pool project willnow be tendered on the basis of incompletearchitect’s plans and specifications,the city’s project description for tenderingHow Can We Help You?Stories and lettersKristin McNeill: 514.223.3578indie@westmountindependent.comAdvertising & SalesArleen Candiotti: 514.223.3567advertising@westmountindependent.comAccounting & Classified adsBeth Hudson: 514.223.6138office@westmountindependent.comAudited by14,202 copiesOwned and published by:Sherbrooke-Valois Inc., 310 Victoria Ave., #105, Westmount, QC H3Z 2M9Fax: 514.935.9241will have to be prepared in considerablygreater detail. How much time will it taketo make the necessary revisions to theproject description?• Will the final project description be availablefor public review at city hall and/or atthe Westmount Public Library, and if so,at what stage in the contractual process?• To what extent will other contractual documentationfor tendering be made availablefor public review and when?• Is it planned that the two undergroundhockey rinks will be located on the samelevel or one above the other?• Will the arena’s drainage system be configuredfor a gravity feed into the city’ssewer system, and, if not, what provisionwill be specified to assure that the undergroundfacility will not be endangered byflooding in the event of a power failureduring heavy rain?John Dorey, Victoria Ave.Decisions by referendanot democratic idealI write in connection with the report onthe September 20 article in the Independentregarding the use of referendum to settleany proposed change in land use.(“Trent defends democratic referendumprocess,” p. 7).I have not had the opportunity of readingthe presentation made at the hearingon Bill 58. However, the article states thatallowing citizens to participate in the decisionprocess by means of a referendum isa “fundamental” hallmark of democracy.I take issue with this statement. In fact,most people are able to accede to the viewsof their elected representatives, i.e. one assumesthat a Conservative, Liberal or NDPmember of parliament will vote accordingto the party’s stated platform. In fact, referendaare generally used for divisive matterssuch as conscription or, more recently,separation.As far as I am concerned, once a representativeis elected, be it in the municipal,provincial or federal arena, he or she isempowered to vote as they deem to be appropriatein the circumstances.I certainly do not consider referenda tobe more democratic than “one man onevote” or “no taxation without representation.”Ethel Joan Adye, Prince Albert Ave.Open letter to MayorTrent: Design/buildchanges input optionsI noted with astonishment the move toa “design/build approach” to thearena/pool project. That a project of thiscomplexity should be started without finalplans in place, which the community hashad an opportunity to vet, is hard to believe.At the August meeting of city councilyou made several commitments in the interestsof transparency and good governance.The “design/build approach”seems to fly in their face.1. How will citizens have a roughly twomonthwindow to comment before it goesto tender(s) if there will be no final projecteven after the tender?2. How will citizens be allowed to expresstheir views on significant changes tothe project if such changes may well occuras mid-course corrections?3. Isn’t the move to this radical newprocedure in and of itself a significantchange that citizens should have a chanceto comment upon?In the interests of transparency, thereare several items which need to be addressedat this juncture:1. What was the last cost estimate furnishedby the Lemay group before its contractwas cancelled? Did this cancellationimpose any financial penalties upon thecity?2. Does the commitment to hold expendituresto $37 million include the costof the reconstruction of the water andsewer lines announced by arena/poolchair Patrick Martin as the “launch [of]construction work for the WestmountRecreation Centre”?3. If not, are there any other expenditureswhich will be incurred due to theproject which have not been included inthe $37 million figure? What are they andhow much will they cost?Given your own commitment to democraticgovernance, I am comfortable inthanking you in advance for providingthese responses in a timely fashion.Nathan Bossen, York St.Thanks for the bixisI would like to publicly thank the Bixipeople for bringing their bikes to Westmount,and the city of Westmount for lettingthem do so.Commuting to and from work has beena pleasure this summer, knowing I canjump on a Bixi whenever I want.I’d also like to thank 99 percent of Westmountroad users for respecting eachother while driving or riding or walking.Apart from the very occasional exception,I’ve seen all our road users give each otherthe space they need to drive/ride/walksafely.Mark Styles, Sherbrooke St.Electronic Independents availableEnjoy the Indie at supper timeon Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us:office@westmountindependent.com.

WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 7Sunday morning fire alarm rings outat Le DorchesterIf you havesomething niceto say......we’d love to hear it!Alarms bells were sounding at Le Dorchester at 4282 Dorchester Blvd. on the morning of September18. At least three fire trucks were present at 12 pm after a fire alarm was triggered in the apartmentbuilding. Some residents evacuated the building, though there seemed to be no fire. Residentsreturning to the building were calm. A resident, who preferred to remain anonymous, said he felt itwas nothing serious.Photo: Lauren O’LoughlenThe biggest little newspaperin Westmount just got bigger!Dear advertiser,As the only locally owned newspaper in Westmount, we workhard to improve our product each week.To date, that effort has largely meant work on our content.We’ve only ever distributed the paper in Westmount, which alwaysseemed logical – until people who lived elsewhere started telling usthat they read the Independent.The reasons are legion: links to Westmount; former or plannedresidence here; living close by; curiosity; to look at the real estateads ... the list goes on.So, for the next little while, we will be distributing, door to door,at least 1,000 extra newspapers per week in a neighbouring orrelated community – at no extra charge to you. This week’s addition:Circle Road, a part of Snowdon between Hampstead and Westmount.We’re owned by a small, entrepreneurial company – but we’rethe highest circulation paper in Westmount. And we just got bigger.Thank you for your continued support.David Price, PublisherWestmount IndependentWe are working on a “self-promotion issue” that wewill use with advertisers to show them that peopleread and appreciate the Independent. If you areone of these people, we’d love to hear from youvia a letter for publication. Even a one-line emailwill help!Please include your name and street.(If you have something that you don’t like aboutus, please let us know at the same email addressand we’ll see what we can do.)Thank you for your support to date.David PricePublisherself.promotion@westmountindependent.comFax 514.935.9241310 Victoria Ave. #105, Westmount, QC H3Z 2M9WESTMOUNTINDEPENDENTWe are Westmount.

8 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Arena process outlinedcontinued from p. 1original budget.”Picard was the only member of the public,other than journalists, to attend thecouncil meeting when the search for aconsortium was announced and details ofthe selection process were presented byMartin.The first stage was launched on Quebec’sofficial call-for-tenders website calledSEAO (Système électronique d’appels d’offres).Qualifiers known Oct. 17With announcement of successful qualifierson Monday, October 17, the morelengthy second stage is to be launched thenext day, October 18, as a “request for proposals.”This is open only to those whoqualified in the first stage, possibly only asfew as three would be chosen by the city,Martin suggested.This would make it worth their whiletaking the time – perhaps up to five weeks– to work up detailed designs and costs,knowing they had a one-in-three chance ofwinning. Hopefully, this would producelower bids.The proposals would be prepared accordingto a “design-build stipulated pricecontract” endorsed by construction and architecturalassociations and well understoodby those in the trades andprofessions.“We’re looking for consortia that haveworked in an institutional setting, arebondable for $30-million projects, havebuilt arenas and pools and have certificationexperience with LEED [Leadership inEnergy and Environmental Design],” Martinsaid.Bonding essentialHe told the Independent he expectedthere were only about 12 contractors inQuebec who would be able to meet thenecessary bonding, an important componentof the fixed-price contract. Thesewould be medium to large companies because“it’s very hard to get bonding.”The importance of the bonding is to ensurethat in the event the contractor is unableto finish the project, the insurerwould pay the cost of completion.Despite the new direction, a group of20 residents proposed an entirely newplan September 21 for two hockey rinks,as well as indoor and outdoor pools usingboth the current site and the nearby PublicWorks yard at the foot of Bethune (seestory p. 14).As reported by the Independent September20, council, as expected, passed aresolution at the mid-month meeting tocancel the remainder of the architecturalcontract of Lemay et associés as a first stepin adopting the design-build approach.Truck noise ceases with endof work at École internationaleThe backing-up beeping sounds madeby trucks as they worked on repairs at theÉcole internationale on Côte St. AntoineRd. over the last few months has finallyceased with completion of the work.“It’s been going on for a very longtime,” explained Beverley Hutchison, wholives on Kitchener Ave. near the corner ofSherbrooke St.Isabelle Marcotte, the high school’s director,said the trucks were involved inmajor repairs being done on the school’sstone outer walls.“It’s more than a year that we’ve beendoing this work,” she said, adding thatabout $1 million worth of renovations onthe school’s cafeteria and kitchen was takingplace around about the same time. Shesaid the work is completed now.According to Marcotte, the workerswere starting on weekdays as early as 7am, although they weren’t there on weekends.She said the Commission scolaire deMontréal, which operates the school, obtainedall the necessary permits from thecity of Westmount.– MCBWorkers were at the École internationale when these shots were taken by the Independent onSeptember 9.Overheard on thestreets ofWestmountWords were exchanged on Roslyn andthe Boulevard on September Wednesday14, shortly after 2 pm when a jaywalker,wearing a Crocodile Dundee-style hat,stepped in front of the driver of a silvercar. “Did you see that light?” the elderlydriver shouted from his car window tothe jolly jaywalker, who sarcastically responded“sorry your majesty!” and continuedon his way.Woman trips, fallsin streetA public safety officer noticed an ambulancestop September 7 on Metcalfejust south of Sherbrooke where a smallgroup of people had congregated arounda woman lying in the street. Public Securityofficials said the 58-year-oldwoman was believed to have been crossingit when, according to UrgencesSanté personnel, she apparently trippedand fell on a crack near where she lay.While she was given medical assistance,the officer retrieved her pursefrom her parked car, issued it a parkingtolerance, directed traffic and tried withoutsuccess to contact her husband. Shewas taken to hospital.At the council meeting Sept 19, Councillor Patrick Martin explains how the consortium will be chosen.

WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 9Ikeman stands up for District 5 residentscomplaining about construction noiseCouncillor Gary Ikeman, representing District 5, defends Sara Meland and other Westmount residentswho have been waking up to the beeping sounds of reversing trucks on the McGill University HealthCentre’s construction site. During a public meeting on September 22 at the MUHC building on deMaisonneuve Blvd., Ikeman told Montreal officials and an SNC Lavalin representative that thesituation was unacceptable. “The beeping is going to put me in the hospital if it ever gets built,” saidMeland. A Montreal police officer, Mina Lévesque, recommended that residents dealing withconstruction noise before 7 am call 911 to complain.Photo: Isaac OlsonJazz night at library draws a crowdParking inspectorpushed byangry truckerA parking inspector was threatened andpushed September 13 on Arlington Ave.by an angry deliveryman who refused tomove his truck for the street sweeper, PublicSecurity officials said.The request had been made around12:30 pm after the sweeping machine hadalready finished the east side of the streetand was starting to do the west side. Whilesome drivers of other parked cars hadrushed out to move them, the deliverymanwas reported to have yelled insults andreplied that he was working and would removethe truck when he was ready.On his refusal, he was given a ticket,prompting more threats and insults. Itwas then that he is reported to haveknocked the ticket book out of the inspector’shand, pushed him with both handsand threatened to punch him in the face.Police were informed that the citywanted to press assault charges, said assistantdirector Greg McBain. “We havezero tolerance for any such abuse of ourpeople.”42"$499Campbell Cohen WorsoffAvocatsBarristers and SolicitorsESTATE LITIGATIONWILLS AND ESTATESINSURANCE CLAIMSMichael Worsoff215 Redfern, suite 118Westmount, QC H3Z 3L5Tel: 514 937-9445 Fax 514 937-2580mworsoff@canadavisa.comThe “After Hours” event at the Westmount Public Library September 17 attracted over 160 people,according to Donna Lach, programming and outreach librarian. From left, author John Gilmore, whoread from his book about the history of jazz in Montreal; Lach; singer Vivienne Deane; and pianistFelix Stüssi. Martin Franklin at the keyboard.Photo courtesy of the Westmount Public LibraryElectronic Independents availableEnjoy the Indie at supper time on Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us:office@westmountindependent.com.

10 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011‘Too risky’ to steal in Westmount?suggested Plourde, it could be that aknown suspect who had been lying low inJuly had resumed his activity.The earlier targeting of this person hadlikely made him feel the heat, Plourde suggested.“We know from this person’s MO(modus operandi) that he has been doingaround 15 break-ins a month, many inWestmount, but we haven’t been able tocatch him in the act,” he explained.“We’ve been watching him, and heStudy on brightand gifted childrenI am a doctoral student in psychologystudying children’s intellectual andadjustment levels and parenting styles.I need the cooperation of: Parents andchildren between the ages of 7 and 11Parents will be asked to complete2questionnaires. Children will be askedto complete 1 questionnaire and1I.Q.test.If you wish to participate or if youwould like further information pleasecall or email me, Bessy, at: 514-726-9606, vassiliki.pilarinos@umontreal.ca25%OFFcontinued from p. 1knows it. Usually when they feel it, theymove to another sector,” he added. Policein plain clothes along with the city’s publicsafety officers have worked together inthis respect, he said. “Probably he knowsit’s too risky now to steal in Westmount.”The suspect is reported to live in LittleBurgundy but has been “hanging aroundin Westmount.”Bronze medalistsFollowing up his report last month ofthree local officers bound for New YorkCity to participate in the World Police andFire Games (August 26 to September 9),Plourde announced that the station producedtwo bronze medalists.Sgt. Marie-Claude Dandenault was partof the bronze-winning women’s beach volleyballteam fielded by Montreal police.“She was very happy and what’s very specialis that they beat the Quebec City team,which has been our rival for a long time,”he said. Gold went to a team from Finlandand silver to an RCMP team from Alberta.Cst. Marc-Michel Roy also broughthome bronze for his individual performancein karate with gold won by Romaniaand silver by Spain. Meanwhile, Cst. MathieuChartrand-Côté never got to competeDr. Bronner’s MagicPure Castile Classic SoapsSgt. Marie-Claude Dandenaultin the 10-km run because it was cancelledby Hurricane Irene as were many of theevents.“We’re very excited that the WorldGames are coming to Montreal in 2017,”Plourde added. “This is very good for theeconomy of the city because this is thelargest athletic event in the world outsideof the Olympics.”‘Emotional’ moments at DawsonWhile memorial ceremonies September13 to commemorate the 5th anniversaryof the shootings at Dawson Collegebrought back memories that were toopainful for some to attend, Plourde saidhe, along with a number of other policeand city officials from Westmount, did.“It was pretty emotional,” he said.Plourde was the commander in chargethat day though not yet serving at station12 and was one of the first to arrive. “Itwas chaos,” he recalled. “We were searchingeverywhere for shooters.”Among those also attending the memorialwas community relations officerAdalbert Pimentel along with officers whoCst. Marc-Michel Royhave since left station 12. These includedthen station commander Nathalia Shuster(now in charge at station 8 in Lachine),Pierre Liboiron, who was the station lieutenant(now with the Eclipse group) andofficer Anne-Marie Dicaire.Edgehill and master traffic planPlourde said he had followed up on arequest from Trent at the September 6meeting of city council to ticket speederson Edgehill north of The Boulevard andRoslyn. Since the main complaint seemsto involve evening traffic, he said police onthe evening shift would be on hand lastweek with radar to “validate that there is aproblem,” assess the situation and ticketoffenders.Though the speed limit is 30 km/h, hesaid the officer would have discretionarypower to ticket those deemed to be speedingdepending on weather and other conditions.“It’s almost impossible to drive upa hill at 30,” he said. Local residentMichael Schwartz has been requestingslowing devices such asstop signs, speed bumps continued on p. 11• Completely Biodegradable and Vegetable-Based• Made with Certified Fair Trade and Organic Oils• Multi-Purpose: 18-in-1 Uses• No Synthetic Foaming Agents, ThickenersorPreservativesWestmount crime samplingsMarch to August 2011Type of crime reported Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.Break and enter 2 4 13 8 6 6Robbery 2 0 0 1 0 1Theft from vehicles 20 28 16 11 7 23Theft of vehicles 1 3 3 2 1 1Graffiti 19 21 31 8 13 6Hit-and-run 21 13 16 23 14 14NB: Statistics released by local station 12 no longer include sexual assault, a broad categorythat may often be mistaken only for rape cases.

Crime statscontinued from p. 10and better enforcement for more than ayear (see August 9, p. 9).Plourde said he was surprised to learnthat the mobile radar indicator had beenplaced on the street for only one day. It wasbeen reported by Schwartz as being extremelyeffective.Speed limitsPlourde said that the current speedlimit on Edgehill and on some otherstreets is probably not realistic. “This issomething the Genivar consultantspreparing the city’s master traffic plan willhave to look into.”Despite some perceptions, he said, theQuebec Highway Code sets maximumspeed limits in municipalities at 50 km/heverywhere. It empowers, but does not require,municipal councils to impose reducedlimits in certain areas such asschool zones. When he was working at anotherstation, he recalled, “I found it verywrong as a police officer that the schoolzone at St. Urbain and Bernard was 50km/h.”Value of attending council meetingsTraffic is so important to residents thatPedestriansafety campaignstarts Oct. 1Police will conduct an island-widepedestrian safety campaign from October1 to 30, it was announced last week.Tickets will be issued to jaywalkersand people failing to obey pedestriansignals and other regulations.As well in Westmount, station 12community relations officer Cst. AdalbertPimentel will be visiting seniors’residences said Commander StéphanePlourde.“We will target seniors and ask themto be especially aware of the fact thatthey may not have the capabilities theyonce did in having enough time to crossthe street safely.”inevitably after a city council meeting herelays concerns to traffic officer StevenGoldberg, he said. By regularly attendingcouncil meetings, “We have the pulse ofthe citizens. I think it’s very important forpolice to be there. Otherwise we wouldn’tknow what was going on with the arenaproject, for example.WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 11Open HouseSaturday, Sept. 2410:00a.m.–1:00p.m.Secondary IAdmissions TestingOct.5, 12, 19 & 26Elementary/Primaire K-6October 12, 8:30 - 11:00 am12 octobre, de 8h30 à 11h00October 13, 8:30 - 11:00 am13 octobre, de 8h30 à 11h00Broad Minds, Bright FuturesEsprits Ouverts, Avenirs PrometteursSecondary/Secondaire I-VOctober 1, 12:00 - 3:00 pm1 octobre, de 12h00 à 15h00October 3, 8:30 - 11:00 am3 octobre, de 8h30 à 11h00Elementary School CampusÉcole primaire3685 The Boulevard,Westmount QC H3Y 1S9Admissions: 514.904.0542www.stgeorges.qc.caHigh School CampusÉcole secondaire3100 The Boulevard,Montreal QC H3Y 1R9

12 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Montreal’s Premier HomeFurnishings Consignment StoreCALL FOR CONSIGNMENTSFurniture, Mirrors,Silver, China, Lighting,Decorative AccessoriesNot using it... moving....redecorating... renovatingFor further information contact:514-564-3600www.galeriem.cae-mail your photos to:info@galeriem.ca8160 Devonshire Rd.Mont-Royal, H4P 2K3TOGETHER WE MAKE CONSIGNING EASY!Improve yourLanguage Skills!Profile: Miriam ReichAt 100, Reich doesn’t think about age,she just keeps busyBy Marlene Eisner“I’m a very ordinary person. I didn’tcontribute much to the world,” saidMiriam Reich as she opened the door andwelcomed the Independent into her Westmountcondo. Ready for an interview wasa petite, impeccably dressed woman, wholooked at least 20 years younger than thecentury she has lived on this planet.Reich celebrated her 100th birthday inApril surrounded by approximately 120friends and family, including her two children,four grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren– solid evidence that shehas indeed contributed much to the worldduring a life filled with many joys and rewards,as well as tragedy and loss.Reich was born in a small town inLithuania, the youngest of seven siblings,and came with her family to Montreal in1923 when she was 12. Her father, whohad come to Montreal years earlier, had establisheda business selling cleaning materials.The family lived on Hutchison andReich attended Bancroft School and thenthe Girls’ High School. But the excitementof a new life was short-lived when her parentspassed away a few years later, a yearapart.“It was a very bad time. I had to leaveschool, and I had to live with my older sisterwho was married.”But with every cloud there is a silver lining.The man she fell in love with and wedwas the brother of her sister’s husband.The young couple settled into married lifeuntil another premature death shook herlife – her husband Marcus died from cancer.Reich was left alone to care for herfive-year-old son Lawrence and her 10-year-old daughter, Susie.“When her husband died, she was devastated,”said her daughter-in-law, CarolynReich.“But she has a great resiliency to justcarry on. She’s just a sweetheart. She listens,she’s non-judgmental and she hassuch a natural affinity to her. Her childrenand all the relatives just love her. She’swhat keeps the family together.”Reich stayed in the Outremont homelong after her husband died until herdaughter convinced her to sell the largehouse and move into the same apartmentbuilding where Susie lived in Westmount.“I sold the house for next to nothing,and bought this condo for next to nothing.Homes were cheap,” said Reich of thefour-bedroom apartment that she boughtin the late 1970s as the building was beingtransformed into condos. At the time, condominiumswere a strange new breed inthe housing market.She recently took down a wall betweentwo small bedrooms and converted thespace into a sitting room and den. On oneof the walls in a gold frame hangs a congratulatorybirthday letter signed byQueen Elizabeth II. The top of a credenzais covered with photos of her children,grandchildren, greatgrandchildren.continued on p. 13Ce samedi, venez chercherdu compost GRATUIT!Stratégie verteWestmountGreen StrategyFALL 2011Summer office hours:Mondays to Fridays8:30 am to 4:30 pmFor additional information anda complete list of our offerings,please visit our web site orcontact us.10% Senior Discountfor 60+Languages:French; English40 hours: $250from Oct. 3rd to Oct. 31stfrom Nov. 14th to Dec. 8thMonday to Thursday6:00 pm – 8:30 pmIntensive courses, EveningsPlease check for our Microsoft Word, Excel, andPowerPoint courses, as well as for our Photography andGraphic Design courses starting in October.Le compost fabriqué à partir des feuillesmortes ramassées l’automne dernier sera misà la disposition des résidents de Westmount àcompter de 9 h, le samedi 1 octobre auxAteliers municipaux situés au 1, rue Béthune,jusqu’à épuisement des stocks.Les résidents doivent apporter un contenant(soit un sac de plastique ou une poubelle) etune pelle. Comme la quantité est limitée, nousvous prions d’en laisser pour vos voisins.Interdit aux camions et aux remorques !Le compostage domestiquedavantage en offrant des composteursdomestiques au prix modique de 30 $.Téléphonez au Service des travaux publicspour en savoir plus.Composteur 'Soil Saver'Dimensions : 28 x 28 x 32 po (h)3Capacité : 12 piFabrication en plastique noir recycléeCoût : 30 $This Saturday, come getyour FREE compost!Compost made from leaves collected last autumnwill be available to Westmount residents from9 a.m. Saturday, October 1 st at the Public Worksyard, 1 Bethune Street, while supplies last.Residents should bring a container (either aplastic bag or bin) and a shovel. Supply is limitedso please leave some for your neighbours. Trucksand trailers are prohibited!Backyard CompostingWestmount makes composting even easier byoffering backyard composters for the low priceof $30. 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Reich: resourceful, busycontinued from p. 12Family has always been a priority forReich, and she has cared for a number ofrelatives; her sister who was left paralyzedafter a surgery to remove a tumour on herspine and a cousin who was orphaned at ayoung age. More recently, she cared for aneighbour with Alzheimer’s.Reich attributes her longevity and goodhealth to keeping busy.“You have to be resourceful. I cook, Iread a lot. I read the news – I’m very interestedin the news. Exercise is really important.”She plays bridge once a week at VictoriaHall and during the week with friends.“I am very fortunate,” she said. “Myfriends are deceased, and all my newfriends are French-speaking, and I playduring the week at their homes. I get topractise my French.”Does she feel 100 years old?“No,” she said. “I never think of the age,I really don’t.”Staying fit in a ‘social place’Michelle Benatar has beenworking out five days a week atthe YM-YWHA Ben Weider JCCforthe last 10 years. The motherof a 13-year-old son, Benatarsays she chooses the YM-YWHAbecause “It’s a social placewhere you can keep fit.”Working with personal trainerMonica Roy, a boxing and aswimming coach, Benatar crosstrainsto maintain the maximumhealth benefits.The YM-YWHA Ben WeiderJCC, located at 5400 WestburyCentenarian Miriam Reich holds acongratulatory birthday letter from QueenElizabeth II. Reich turned 100 on April 21.Michelle Benatar, pictured with personal trainerMonica Roy, works out five days a week at theYM-YWHA Ben Weider JCC.Avenue in Snowdon, is a newly renovated facility with a 25-metre, eight-lanepool, 50,000-square-foot weight room and aerobic centre, three gyms, astudio and a comprehensive group fitness schedule that includes all the latesttrends such as Zumba, Pilates, spinning and yoga.Some of the city’s top personal trainers choose to work at the YM-YWHA,and specialized services such as Toguri Computraining and therapeutic exerciseare available to members and non-members alike. There are also plenty ofstructured recreational activities for children and teens, from Red Crossswimming classes and swim team, to wrestling, basketball, youth Zumba andyoga.Housed in the JCC are also a café and a full-service restaurant, a health cluband spa services, free WiFi and plenty of indoor and outdoor parking. Openseven days a week, there really isn’t any other option to choose for the besthealth facility in the city.AdvertorialWESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 13Hockey beginningsLace up your skates, ladiesBy Ingrid Kovitch-DannenbaumIt began in the spring.Relegated to the sidelines with an injury,I began chatting up the other bored,disconsolate mums slumped in resignationalong the boards. Stirred by the unmistakablelooks of longing on their facesthat read “let me play, too!” I had a flash ofinspiration.Galvanized with purpose, I marchedinto the Sports and Recreation office anddemanded equal playing time for all. Thesports coordinators were polite and receptive.They assured me – with poorly concealedskepticism – that if I could submita list of 20 interested ladies, the “Introductionto Women’s Hockey” programwould be a go. Having thus committed,they promptly disappeared behind closeddoors, from where I believe I could detectunmuted thigh-slapping and peals oflaughter.Undeterred, I set off for home, namesof “friends” racing through my mind.Some were athletes, some gamers, someeasily swayed and some beholden to meGRANDOPENINGTUESDAYOCTOBER4thand in need of penance. In total, withhardly any effort whatsoever, I was able togenerate a list of seven.To this exclusive group, I sent a rousingemail, carefully crafted to disguise bothmy irrepressible fervour, and pleading desperation.I challenged each to devise theirown list of “chosen ones,” and furtherspread the news of this marvellous initiative.And then I waited. And waited. It wasan interminable 43 minutes until I receivedthe twentieth name. A half hourlater, the roster was doubled. Overwhelmed,I read one enthralled email afteranother. A clear pattern of respondersemerged. Loosely grouped, they fell intoone of three categories:Category 1: Unreservedly ecstatic: “Ilove this idea! Sign me up!”Category 2: Elated, but with conditions:“Over my dead body.”Category 3: Enthusiastic and inspired toshare other favourite activities: “I’d ratherlick a wall.”I scribbled down all therelevant names, and continued on p. 34Multimedia Art GalleryFine Art & One Of A Kind Artisan Wares4916 Sherbrooke St WestWestmount Quebec Tel: 514 507-2656

14 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011New proposal for arena site ‘inclusive’ or ‘tunnel visioned’?By Laureen SweeneyAn alternative concept for thearena/pool project proposed by a group of20 residents calls for outdoor and indoorpools at the current arena/pool site withtwo NHL-size ice rinks across St. CatherineSt. on the site of the city’s PublicWorks yard at the foot of Bethune.“This is a concept that embraces theneeds of both the hockey players andswimmers,” architect David Ludmer toldthe Independent.Ludmer distributed the plan September21 as a letter to Mayor Peter Trent, thoughhe had not received it when the Independentcalled for a comment.“It’s an attempt to show that there areother alternatives,” Ludmer said.Interestingly, the letter is not signed byPatrick Barnard or the Save the Parkgroup, which contends the project shouldbe downsized. “I knew it was in the works,but I have not seen it,” Barnard said of theletter.Trent said he would not comment on aletter he had not received.Project chair Patrick Martin said: “Do Iunderstand then that Mr. Ludmer wantsus to move the Corporation Yard to WestmountPark?”Site said to be too dangerousThat’s one of many reasons building anarena at the site is “on the verge of impossible,”said a knowledgeable source whoasked not to be named. Another site wouldhave to found for the busy CorporationYard since the comings and goings ofheavy work trucks and the city operationswould make it too dangerous.In addition, the site, with restricted access,might not be approved by the fire department.The area, which also containshuge underground fuel tanks at the locationof the proposed arena, is wedged betweenthe Ville Marie Expressway, CPtracks and a steep drop offour to five storeys to thewest onto Glen Rd. andthe Hydro Westmountpower facility.Attempts to widen thecurrent one-lane Bethunetunnel under the tracks –if even feasible in the tightarea – would likely involvea lengthy negotiatingprocess with CP and be extremelycostly, said thesource. Similar work atDecarie is estimated to becosting some $7 million.In the city’s emergencypreparedness plan for thesite, the only way the citycould provide a secondaryexit was by arranging withCP to provide a flagman tohelp with the evacuationof city vehicles over thetracks to the east in thearea of Blenheim Place incase of disaster.While the new arenaplan might look good onpaper, the source said,“you could say it’s tunnelvision.”Even though the cityhas now launched the firststage of tenders to find abuilding consortium, Ludmersaid he believed there was a windowof opportunity to explore an alternativenow. “That’s the point of it.”He also believed more services could beprovided within the same budget througheconomies realized by the use of “standardtried-and-true building techniques” andabove-ground construction at the Yard.Ludmer had asked at a recent councilmeeting for a list of sites that had beenconsidered for the new recreation centre,Proposal submitted by David Ludmer and group after city council approved launch of qualifying tenders September 19.but said he not yet received one.Unused syringes foundin parking lotAbout 40 unused syringes along withempty wine bottles were found in theMetro store parking lot on Victoria by storepersonnel September 21 at 8:45 am, PublicSecurity officials said. The syringeswere turned over to the unit for appropriatehazardous waste disposal.New workshop truckfor HydroCity council agreed September 6 to replacea Hydro Westmount “workshop”truck in service more than 20 years. Thenew Ford XL chassis dual cab truck willbe bought for $55,990 and a custommadeutility truck body for $22,492 installed.SPACIOUS LOFTS | CONTEMPORARY CONDOS | ROOFTOP VILLASA SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT __ __ __ AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPTA DYNAMIC NEIGHBOURHOODCONTEMPORARY SPACESOpening HoursMonday - Thursday: 4 pm to 7 pmSaturday & Sunday: 12 pm to 5 pmOr call for an appointmentLionel-Groulx / AtwaterJardins Westmount3555 St-Antoine W.Westmount, QCSales office: 514 313.8877www.jardinswestmount.ca

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16 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Evening for Montreal Chamber Music at Nihon’sSocial Notesfrom Westmountand BeyondVeronica RedgraveThe eagerly-awaited annual MontrealChamber Music Festival event took placeon September 15 at Cornelia Nihon’s elegantWestmount home.Once again, Nihon’s culinary skills impressedguests, hungry on the first nippyMichael Farmer and Sylvie Demers.Westmounter Cornelia Nihon, Julie Brott, Westmount MNA Jacques Chagnon and Michael Boer.night of the season. Stylish supporters ofthe chamber music festival gatheredaround the antique dining room tableladen with delicious delights, includingclever cupcakes with musical notes madewith icing by baker Alexandra Lerch,whose parents are former Westmounters.Guests were greeted by the festival’sfounder and director Denis Brott and presidentMichael Boer.Photo: Elise BoerAlthough the outdoor chill called forcashmere, people ventured onto the outdooritalianate terrace in order to admirethe lovely garden.Music lovers included sponsor TDBank’s Sylvie Demers and MichaelFarmer, as well as Westmounters KarenBeaulieu and Clarence Epstein, Mary-Louand Antonio Sacconaghi (with his impeccableItalian style!), MNA JacquesDenis Brott and Phyllis Lambert.Chagnon, as well as Phyllis Lambert,founder and chair of the board of trusteesof the Canadian Centre for Architecture,Florence Richler, musician and festival administrator,Davis Joachim, and Brott’sunflappable and charming wife Julie.Guests gathered to listen to the AfiaraString Quartet, composed of Valerie Li andYuri Cho (on violins), David Samuel (onthe viola) and Adrian Fung (on the cello).Brott, who is a cellist, joined the quartetin a Franz Schubert piece.Proceeds of the salon-style soirée wentto the Montreal Chamber Music Festival.EXPERIENCE THE REAL WORLD AT NEUCHÂTELStudy One Year in SwitzerlandBe Prepared for University Anywhere!Earn your Ontario Grade 12 diploma and qualifyfor admission to university in Quebec or elsewhere withONE YEAR AT NEUCHÂTEL versus two years at CEGEPFind out more at our Montreal ‘Swiss Soirees’ on October 11th and 12thFor location and time call toll-free: 1.800.263.2923 ext. 222OR register for an online ‘Swiss Seminar’ at www.njc.ch/soirees416.368.8169 admissions@neuchatel.org www.njc.ch> Canadian, non-profit, co-ed schoolin Neuchâtel, Switzerland> Challenging Grade 12 curriculumin a focused 90-student community> AP credits and post-graduateenrichment options> Residence with a French-speakingfamily in Switzerland> Extensive curriculum-integrated travel> International service projectsMinds on the Move Fondéen1956SuisseA member of Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CA+IS)and Swiss Group of International Schools (SGIS)

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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 19continuum of the extraordinary.Private Compound | Westmount Adjacent Both Residences now offered at $12,650,000Possible Residential and Commercial Use | Contact Liza for more information on opportunitiesExquisite Stone Mansion $6,800,000Westmount | MLS 8340469Classic Contemporary | Unrivaled views $6,500,000Upper Westmount | 38sunnyside.comINTRODUCING RECENTLY REDUCED RECENTLY REDUCEDSpectacular Georgian-Inspired Mansion $4,980,000Westmount | MLS 8552402Grand Stone Manor $4,498,000Westmount Adj. | MLS 8584093Picturesque Stone Residence $3,900,000Westmount | Lot 1,258 m 2 | MLS 8559099State of the Art Residence $3,499,000Westmount Adj. | MLS 8532670INTRODUCINGLuxuriously Appointed Residence $3,295,000Westmount | MLS 8492404Impeccable Residence $2,998,000Westmount | MLS 8554242Enviable Location $2,595,000Westmount | MLS 8371396Opportunity to Build $2,390,000Westmount | MLS 8610060Exquisite Mountaintop Residence $2,198,000Upper Westmount | MLS 8530980Picture Perfect Residence $1,798,000Westmount | MLS 8549346Stunning Georgian Home $1,698,000Westmount | MLS 8451967Unique Architectural Design $1,299,000Westmount Adj. | MLS 8537130LIZA KAUFMANCertified Real Estate Broker / Partner514.232.5932lkaufman@sothebysrealty.calizakaufman.comSotheby’s International Realty Québec LK I Real Estate AgencyALFEE KAUFMANReal estate broker514.771.7463akaufman@sothebysrealty.caalfeekaufman.comSotheby’s International Realty Québec LK I Real Estate AgencyLONDON BAHAMAS LOS ANGELES WESTMOUNT HONG KONG MOSCOW NEW YORK1 Westmount Square, Suite 446, Westmount, QC H3Z 2P9 514.933.4777 Each office independently owned & operated

20 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011On the MarketEva Prager’s blue house to be soldPhotos and story byRalph ThompsonClaim to fame: The late Eva Prager was awell-known Westmount artist. Her house isnow up for sale.The family home of Eva Prager is up forsale. The blue house at 333 Lansdownehas two storeys and a basement and is anend-of-terrace brick construction with amansard roof.From the back, a small garden looks directlyout across a lane onto the WestmountPark clay tennis courts and thepond. There is rear parking off the lanethat is accessible from Lansdowne.The property is unusual in that it wasdivided into a duplex in 1961, but can betransformed back into a single-familyhouse.The lower level has two bedrooms, theupper three. Both have kitchens and bathrooms(the lower also has a powder room),and a large rear living room looking out towardsthe park.Prager passed away in June 2010 at theage of “97 and twothirds,” according to her continued on p. 24The living room was used by Eva Prager as a studio and looks out over a garden and Westmount Park. LCC is proudly coed. Coed classes provide uswith the balance, diversity and life experiencethat prepare us for the real world.We are all one.www.lcc.caOPEN HOUSESaturday, October 19 am to 12 pmWednesday, October 510 am to 2 pm &4 pm to 7 pm4090 Royal AvenueMontreal, Quebec514-482-0951Take a tour, and see classes in action: 9:00 – 11:30 AMTake a tour, and meet faculty: 4:30 – 7:00 PMDo you have a daughter entering Kindergarten or Grades 1–11 in the next fewyears? Now’s the time to visit ECS. Our girls will show & tell you everything theylove about their school! Some comments from past Open House visitors:“We had time to ask multiple questions, and were given lots of info.”“The passion and commitment of the girls and their teachers were apparent.”“Our student guides reflected the strengths of their school experience.”

School open houses start soonThe Study: Thursday, October 6, from8:30 to 11:30 am, and 5:30 to 7:30 pm.Kindergarten open house: Tuesday, November15. Tours at 9 am. Presentationand activities at 10 am.ECS: Thursday, October 6, tour andclassroom visits from 9 to 11:30 am. Tourand meet faculty from 4:30 to 7 pm.Trafalgar: Saturday, September 24, from10 am to 1 pm.Selwyn House: Thursday, October 6,from 5 to 8 pm, school tours; 6 pm, grade7 presentation. Kindergarten open house:Thursday, November 10, from 8:30 to 10am school tours; 10 am Kindergarten presentation.Villa Maria: English sector open houseSaturday, October 1, from 1 to 5 pm.LCC: Saturday, October 1, from 9 am to12 pm; Wednesday, October 5, from 10 amto 2 pm and 4 to 7 pm. Kindergarten openhouse Wednesday, November 2, from 9:30to 11:30 am; presentation at 10:15 am; Fallpre-university open house Thursday, December1, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm; toursat 5:30 pm.The Priory: Sunday, October 23, from 2to 4 pm and Tuesday, October 25, from9:30 to 11:30 am.St. George’s: High school open housesYour daughter isCuriousFocusedSmartCaringResourceful…Saturday, October 1, from 12 to 3 pm andMonday, October 3, from 8:30 to 11 am. Elementaryschool open houses Wednesday,October 12, from 8:30 to 11 am and Thursday,October 13, from 8:30 to 11 am.Villa St. Marcelline: Thursday, September29, from 4 to 8 pm. For Kindergartenand elementary school, by appointment.Sacred Heart: Saturday, September 24,from 1 to 4 pm.Académie Michèle-Provost: EveryThursday, from 10 am to 12 pm.Collège international Marie de France:Saturday, October 1, 10 am to 3 pm forkindergarten, elementary, secondary andcollegial.Park searched for‘overdue’ boysWestmount Park was searched September20 for two 10-year-old boys whowere 30 minutes late returning to anarranged destination at 6 pm, Public Securityofficials said.They eventually showed up at 7 pmsaying they had gone to a friend’shouse.WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 21Great Minds, Big Hearts....We know boys.OPEN HOUSEThursday, October 65 - 8 pm school tours - 6 pm Information session for Grade 7Be a Selwyn House “Student for a Day”95, ch. Côte St-Antoine, Westmount, QC H3Y 2H8On October 6 th ,we’d like to get toknow your daughter.Scholarships and bursaries are available. The Studyis looking for girls who want to become great women.THIS OCTOBER 6 th , OPEN HOUSE8:30 to 11:30am / 5:30 to 7:30pmSchoolTOURS(514) 931-2775www.selwyn.caReady for Villa Maria.AN INDEPENDENTSCHOOL FOR GIRL SOFFERING ABILINGUAL EXPERIENCE(K TO 11)English Sector Open HouseOctober 1, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pmEnglish Sector Entrance ExamsSec. 1: October 15 and 22 - Sec. 2 to 5: October 15French Sector Entrance ExamsSec. 1: October 16 and 23 - Sec. 2 to 5: October 16A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS SINCE 1854www.villamaria.qc.ca3233 The Boulevard, WestmountAdmissions: 514.935.9352 ext. 229THE WORLD NEEDSGREAT WOMENthestudy.qc.caTHE CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY TO ATTEND AN ENGLISH SCHOOL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 6

22 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Patricia M. ChangB.Sc. (Arch.), B. Arch.Chartered Real Estate Agent514.946.4307patmchang@gmail.comCarmel catches on atthe Senior World SeriesStately Home with Large Garden and City ViewsOpen House October 16th3036 Saint-Sulpice (Westmount Adj): 7+1 bdr (incl. 2 master suites on top floor), 5+1bth,7700 sf of living space on 4 floors w/elevator, mature gardens on 14000 sf lot.Immaculate, renovated, spacious formal rooms, high ceilings,mouldings, well dividedplan offers privacy to family members. C/A. No front or rear neighbours. $3,995,000Exquisite Waterfront Property in Premier Location414 Lakeshore (Beaconsfield): Quiet Old Lakeshore Rd close to everything. Stonehome with full above grade basement giving onto gorgeous landscaped gardens, 1+3bdrms, 3+1 bth 11,000 sf deep waterfront lot,salt water pool. C/A. Hardwood. Pristine!Come experience this resort! Open house October, date to be confirmed. $1,750,000Restored and Renovated Victorian Treasure25 Grant (Vieux-Longueuil): Gorgeous original details,loft like spaces, 14,000 sf lot,salt water pool, chef’s kitchen at heart of this home, sexy bathrooms, finished attic &stunning basement. Ideal home office. Steps to St-Charles shops. Featured in theGazette’s Home Front and La Presse’s MonToit. Below cost. $899,000Your boutique real estate firm with21 years experience in Westmount,also serving Lake Memphremagog.See our tips and testimonials at:westmountrealty.comH a r m o n y i n H o m e S a l e sCatcher Alex Carmel at work for Team Canada at the worlds in mid August in Bangor, Maine. Insetphoto: Carmel, with his new haircut, celebrates the Canadian championship at the nationals in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec earlier in August with head coach Bobby Titleman.Photos: Mary Catherine CarmelBy Jared BookWestmounter Alex Carmel has been tothe Canadian national baseball championshipsfor the last four years, but therewas one thing missing. This year, inRouyn-Noranda, Quebec, he achieved it.What had been missing over the threeprevious seasons was a national championship.Against Team Ontario, catcherCarmel caught pitcher Liam Wyatt’s thirdstrike for the final out to clinch the title forthe NDG Senior Lynx.“Since I came to NDG, the goal was tomake it to the World Series,” Carmel said.“It was a dream come true. When I caughtthat pitch, I ran over to Liam, and I couldn’thave been in a better spot. It was oneof the best moments of my life and adream come true to officially be TeamCanada.”Carmel, who turned 16 in July, startedplaying baseball in Westmount beforegoing to NDG’s program four years ago.Now, despite the Lynx’s success, big thingsweren’t expected this year.“This year was supposed to be ourweaker year,” he said. Age groups in baseballare usually in two-year intervals. Mostof the team’s 11 players were in their firstyear. “We were hoping to make it to thesemi-finals, maybe squeak out a fewgames but never expected to go 7-0.”Carmel was also known for a specialhaircut he had throughout the tournament.“Usually I have lines going down theside of my head,” Carmel said. “One of ourcoaches [general manager Ray Callari] keptsaying he didn’t like it. At the hotel he saidhe’d fix up the side of my head. He tookthe razor and shaved the complete side ofmy head.”Carmel, then went into a frenzy tryingto fix it.“I had the whole team in the bathroomwith the razor trying to figure out what todo. We ended up shaving the other sideand making it into a Mohawk haircut.”But Carmel was not pleased with hisnew ‘do.’ “It looked pretty bad,” he said.“My mum said it looked like I had a rat onmy head.”After winning at nationals, there wasdisappointment for Carmel and the teamrepresenting Canada at the Senior WorldSeries in Bangor, Maine. The team lostits four games, but still had strongshowings, including losing only 5-4 to theteam from Tyler, Texas, who ended upmaking it all the way to the championshipgame.

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24 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Shop Westmount!Pragercontinued from p. 20These Westmount stores have chosen to support the city’s only Westmount-ownednewspaper. Please support them!Le Clubdu Village ! ! $ %! )$ )$&%( %( &$!% $!$ $ '#( ##!! % $%! $ % ( ""! % % Estate SalesCertifiedCustom Frameron Site318A Victoria Ave.514.369.2633Silver JewelleryClothing & Accessories4879 Sherbrooke W.514 486-8852Jewelry & Dresses514 369-4799 • 322 Victoria Ave.astripruggerdesign.com • trinkjewelry.comTAO RestaurantFine Asian CuisineLunch Special from $7.25514.369.1122374 Victoria near SherbrookeFree local deliveryAntique JewellerySince 1919We buy selland remodel.• Jewellery • Gold• Platinum • Watches• Diamonds, etc.1312 Greene AvenueWestmount, QC H3Z 2B1www.lapidarius.com | 514.935.2717PapeterieWestmount inc.Great pricesLocal service(at Sherbrooke & Prince Albert)3 storeys of selectionCards, balloons,pens and much,much more!Tel: 481-2575 Fax: 481-60204887 Sherbrooke W., WestmountLeafy walkway up to the late Eva Prager’s homeat 333 Lansdowne Ave.own very precise chronology. She had justreturned from a holiday in Barbados. Shepurchased the house with her husbandRichard in 1978. Since her husband’sdeath in 1998, she lived alone and continuedher work as an artist.Her son Vincent, who will sell hismother’s house himself, continues to sortthrough her papers, paintings, sketchesand knickknacks. “It took me weeks tofind the deeds of the house,” he said, butexplained that the house is now ready forthe market.Vincent Prager has his own real estateproject: to convert his historic house in St.Andrews-by-the-Sea in New Brunswickinto a museum to showcase some of hisfamily’s art work.The house is listed at $875,000, withannual property taxes of $5,800 and schooltaxes of $1,260.Electronic IndependentsavailableEnjoy the Indie at supper timeon Tuesdays!Sign up by writing us:office@westmountindependent.com.

WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 27Stir it up!Fall is here. Butthat won’t stop mefrom using my gasbarbecue all winter.The memory of thefragrant apple woodsmoke bellowing outof my smokeradding flavour to myElliott Cohen pork shoulder for 10hours will stay withme while I hibernate.As I get ready to offer my fall cookingclasses, I’m thinking of heavier fare, comfortfood, ingredients that massage thesoul and prevent me from shoveling mydriveway. Soups from roasting tomatoes,squash, apples and carrots. Remember,when we roast stuff in the oven the naturalsugars in all foods caramelize, creatingthat beautiful golden yumminess, crispinessand incredible depth of flavour.So a tomato soup made from roastedtomatoes will have a flavour much moreinteresting than canned or raw tomatoes.It’s an amplification of what’s alreadythere. We can make a butternut squashsoup with apples and drop them intowater simmering them, then purée them.But if we toss the squash and apple piecesin a little olive oil and place them on asheet pan in a 350F-degree oven for 45minutes then simmer them in a liquidmedium we are really bringing out theflavours.I use this roasting and grilling methodfor fruit, which has tons of natural sugarsto caramelize. I frequently get looks of surprisewhen I discuss roasted or grilledfruit desserts with students and clients,but when they taste a marinated grilledapple slice with a drizzle of crème anglaiseor a grilled banana with a honey rum glazethey experience something special.Back to fall and fruit – apples. CrêpesOPEN NIGHTLY for dinnerfollow usristorantewith caramelized apples, endive salad withblue cheese, green apples and smokedbacon. Pasta, perhaps the ultimate comfortfood. I love a simple penne in a vodkacream sauce, and I’m a sucker for a greatrisotto, which is difficult to find in restaurants.I’ll leave you with a roasted soup recipe.Tell me how it turned out, and I’d love tosee a photo. Email me at elliott@ecca.ca.Roasted carrot soupServes four, about one litre1 lb. carrots, peeled and cut into three-inchlengths1 tbsp. olive oil1 tbsp. unsalted butter1/2 medium onion, cut into medium dice(to yield about 3/4 cup)1 large rib celery, cut into medium dice (toyield about 1/2 cup)1 tbsp. minced fresh ginger (from about1/2-inch piece, peeled)2 cups homemade or low-salt chickenbroth1 tsp. kosher salt1/8 tsp. ground white pepperChopped fresh chives or chervil for garnish(optional)Heat the oven to 375°F.Put the carrots in a medium baking dish(11 x 7-inch is a good size or any dish thatwill hold the carrots in a single layer withouttouching) and drizzle them with theolive oil. Toss them to coat well and roast,stirring once halfway through roasting,until they’re tender, blistered, and lightlybrowned in a few places, about one hour.Melt the butter in a medium (at leastthree-quart) heavy saucepan, set overmedium heat. Add the onion and cook untilit’s translucent and fragrant, two to threeminutes. Stir in the celery and ginger andLUNCH mon-friauthentic Italian“this cozy charming ‘hide-away’is not to be missed”4894 sherbrooke at prince albert | 514 564 4256www.11scalini.comcook until the celery softens a bit and theonions start to brown, four to five minutes.Add the roasted carrots, chicken broth,salt, pepper, and two cups of water. Bring toa boil, reduce the heat to medium low andcover. Cook at a lively simmer until the carrotsare very tender, about45 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the liquidcool.Watch forothers in the50 Reasonsto LoveSushi Yu Miseries!www.sushiyumi.comPurée the soup in a blender in batches,never filling the blender more than a thirdfull, and bearing down firmly on the towelcoveredlid so the soup doesn’t come flyingout. If serving immediately, return thesoup to the pot and reheat; garnish withthe chives or chervil. Otherwise, refrigeratefor up to five days.Delivery. Yes, Sushi Yu Mi delivers. FromAtwater to Cavendish, The Boulevard toSt. Ambroise, Côte St. Luc to St. Jacques.Sunday to Wednesday 5 to 8 pm, Thursdayto Saturday 4 to 5:30 pm.Chef Ten Ten’s own Numaki. Everyone fromLa Presse to Steve, down the street, ravesabout this fusion of maki sushi andVietnamese spring roll. Another Sushi Yu Miexclusive. Tried one yet?Fresh, fabulous sushi and other Asianinspiredspecialties at friendly prices.5124-A Sherbrooke Westbetween Grey and Vendome 514 227 5300

28 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Nacos sits on cancer summit panelwith Lance ArmstrongWestmounter Gwen Nacos (left) sat on a panel with former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong(right) during a summit on cancer survivorship at the Centre Mont Royal in Montreal September 9.Both Nacos and Armstrong spoke about their experiences with cancer and surviving it, and answeredquestions from the audience. Also on the panel was Dr. Craig Nichols (middle), Armstrong’s personaloncologist. Armstrong’s foundation, Livestrong, will be collaborating with Cedars Cancer Institute of theMcGill University Health Centre to “support best practices and exceptional cancer programs.” Nacosfounded Cedars CanSupport, which provides cancer patients and their families with support.Which is worse?Emergency sewer work at Victoriaand Windsor at 11:30 pm September 14prompted a noise complaint to PublicSecurity. The resident was informed thatthe work had to be completed or therewould be a back-up situation, officialssaid. The work was completed at 1:15am.Annual food drivestarts up again atTemple Emanu-El-BethSholomVolunteers will be calling on templemembers between October 5 and 14 toarrange for pick-up of non-perishable fooddonations. Kosher items are preferred.Donations may also be brought to thehigh holy day services at the temple ordrop-off can be made at the temple, locatedat 4100 Sherbrooke St., from September28 to October 14, between 9 amand 4 pm Monday through Thursday andbetween 9 and 2:30 pm on Fridays.Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom is alsolooking for volunteers. For more information,contact Liliane Kohl at 514.483.6479.Calling all peacemakers– the Y islooking for youPhoto: Asbed PalakianThe YMCAs of Quebec are invitingthe public to nominate Quebec-based individualsor groups, working in the communityor at the international level, who“by their concrete actions or daily activities... have contributed to making theworld a more peaceful place.” For criteraand for the nomination form, visitwww.ymcaquebec.org/en/ys_quebec/medal/. Nominations must be in by 4 pmon Monday, October 3. For more information,contact Vanessa Valente at514.931.6770, ext. 230Electronic Independents availableEnjoy the Indie at supper timeon Tuesdays! Sign up by writing us:office@westmountindependent.com.NEW BRYN WALKERcollection has arrived!5175B Sherbrooke West corner Marlowe514-482-4702Wednesday, September 28Seniors’ luncheon at Centre Greene servedat 12:15 pm. Cost: $5. RSVP: 514.931.6202.Thursday, September 29“The new librarian and the social media”by journalist and radio host Anne LagacéDowson, 12:30 pm at Atwater Library.1200 Atwater. Free; donations invited.Saturday, October 1• Free compost for Westmount residents,from 9 am at Public Works yard onBethune St. Bring a plastic bag or a bin, ashovel and proof of residence. Trucks andtrailers are prohibited. Info: Marina Peter514.989.5390.• Centre Greene’s Café Saturdays: homemadesoups, snacks, coffee, tea and hotchocolate. Info: www.centre-greene.org.• Children’s yoga at Centre Greene: Parentsand tots yoga (18 months to 4 years)from 9 to 10 am; Kids’ yoga (5 to 8 years)from 10 to 11 am. Cost: $10/drop-in classor sign up for $80 for 10 weeks. Info:514.931.6202 or www.centregreene.org.• Westmount-based VivaVoce presents“Dinner with the Dukes of Bavaria with LaRose des Vents,” 7:30 pm at Redpath Hall,McGill University (3461 McTavish St.). Forcosts, call 514.790.1245 or visit www.admission.com.Monday, October 3• City council meeting, 8 pm at city hall.• Caregivers tea and support group for individualswho provide ongoing care to familyand friends in need of support due tochronic health conditions, 2 to 4 pm at CentreGreene. By donation. Info: www.centregreene.orgor 514.931.6202.Tuesday, October 4McGill School of Continuing Studies presentsa series of lectures by McGill facultyComin’ Upmembers that examines a collection of history-makingtrials across time. Starts with“The Trials of Medieval Heretics” with professorMichael van Dussen in the Atwater Libraryauditorium at 5:30 pm. Cost: $60 forthe series of five lectures or $15 per lecture.Register: www.mcgill.ca/iplai/.Wednesday, October 5Gabrielle Soskin, artistic director of PersephoneProductions and the cast of thestage play Far from the Madding Crowd,provide an overview and present scenesfrom Thomas Hardy’s classic novel of 19thcentury rural England, 7 pm at WestmountPublic Library. Register at the circulationdesk or call 514.989.5299. Theplay will be performed October 28, 29 and30 at Victoria Hall.Thursday, October 6• A gambling awareness workshop will beheld at the Westmount Y (4585 SherbrookeSt.) from 7 pm to 8:30 pm by LaMaison Jean Lapointe. Free. RSVP:Vanessa Valente 514.931.6770, ext. 230 orvanessa.valente@ymcaquebec.org.• Montreal author Lisa Bolontzakis and illustratorDaniela Zekina present their latestbook Autumn: The In-Between Season at10:30 am at the Westmount Public Library.• Cinémagique guru Peter Pearson talksabout the movies’ golden age, 12:30 pm atthe Atwater Library. Free; donations invited.Info: tmayhew@atwaterlibrary.ca or514.935.7344.Sunday, October 9Sundays at the Shaar presents Ira Robinson,Concordia professor of Judaic studies,on “Peace in the Middle East – Dream orPossibility?” Lunch at 12 pm; lecture at 1pm at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim,425 Metcalfe Ave. Cost: $5 for lunch andlecture. Reserve: 514.937.9471, ext. 139.GoWestmount.caOur on line calendar has it all!Concerts, exhibitions, launches, events,public meetings, community links,sports and swim schedules

WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 29Word Nerd’s Nielsen visits ECSStudy annual golf tourneyraises $43KThe author of Word Nerd, Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom and numerous episodes ofthe Degrassi TV series spoke to grade 6, 7 and 8 students at ECS on September 14 and 15. SusinNielsen’s two-day visit to the school included her discussion of her career as a writer and reflections onher own days as an teen. Through her workshops, she also encouraged students to express themselvesthrough writing, whether or not they aspired to be writers. Teachers, staff and middle school studentsread Word Nerd over the summer and generally gave positive reviews.Photo courtesy of ECSSelwyn gears up for Glee-styleshow choir showdownThe Study held its third annual golf tournament and soirée on September 19. Chaired by Westmountersand Study parents, Scott and Sophie Jones, the Study School Foundation reported net proceeds of over$43,000. Some 58 golfers and about 50 guests participated, including special guest and Study alumnaAndréanne Morin, a member of Canada’s women’s eight rowing team, who just qualified for the 2012Olympics. From left: Morin; Nancy Sweer, The Study’s head of school; and Scott and Sophie Jones.Photo courtesy of The StudyLe Petit Pianiste brings back BroadwaySelwyn House School has entered this year’s Glee high school show choir showdown. The competition,which takes place on Sunday, November 13, is a charity fundraiser organized by the Just for KidsFoundation. Schools must donate $1,000 to compete. The boys pictured above at their first voicerehearsal, led by Alex Becket, music teacher and head of the arts department at Selwyn House, and bySabina Schirmer, voice coach and owner of Le Petit Pianiste. From left: Elliot Corning, Samir Gouin,Dylan Lazarus, Matt Feldman, Joseph Karam, Petro Analytis, Farid Djamalov, Becker and Schirmer.Keys retrievedA resident of Somerville discoveredsomeone had left keys in the trunk of a carparked on the street at 6:15 pm SeptemberPhoto: Lauren O’Loughlen14. Public safety officers left a note on thecar and the owner was reported to havepicked them up at 6:50 pm.By Lauren O’LoughlenLe Petit Pianiste, founded and ownedby Westmounter Sabina Schirmer, hasstarted a musical theatre class.The school, which offers piano lessonsand voice training to children from the ageof 5, is located at 331 Clarke Ave. It openedin September 2010 and has now expandedto include musical theatre instruction.“I have experienced a high demand forquality music instruction and registrationshave been on the rise […] giving me theidea to start a high-quality musical theatresection,” said Schirmer.Piano and voice classes started in earlySeptember, but registration for the musicaltheatre classes is still under way.Schirmer’s hope is to “put the spiceback into classics” by teaching kids “wellcraftedsongs and well-crafted lyrics.” Shementioned Broadway legends such asRodgers and Hammerstein, Gershwin andCole Porter as a means of teaching children“good music […] with the dynamicquality which youth needs. The basics startin the classics, then you can improve –start with good ingredients,” she said.An opera singer, Schirmer also singswith the Chorale de la Basilique de NôtreDame and is currently volunteering at SelwynHouse School as a voice coach fortheir first-ever glee club (see story at left).“Whether you are singing classical orcoaching a glee club, connecting with peoplethrough singing is so wonderful,”Schirmer said.For more information on Le Petit Pianiste,visit http://petitpianiste11-.sur.votresite.ca/home or call514.561.9321.Mount RoyalRoofingAll types of roofsand brickwork(514) 572-4375(450) 687-0094mountroyalroofing@gmail.comRon Edwards Sr. & Ron Edwards Jr.Serving Westmount for 50 years

30 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011GINETTE &JEFF STEELE1450829-3852Happily in service since 1979MILKMANHome DeliveryLactanciaTabagie Westmount SquareInternational news agent• British & European newspapers• Specializing in fashion & interiordesign • Imported chocolates• BELL lifestyle natural products• Lottery tickets and mapsWestmount SquareAt foot of escalator leading from/toGreene Ave. entrance(514) 935-7727Overnight problemsavertedRecent overnight patrols averted potentialproblems for several residents, accordingto Public Security reports. At1:19 am on September 9, a parked carwas spotted at 23 Somerville with theheadlights left on. The owner wastracked down at home on Sherbrookeand informed.Two days later at 12:10 am, a car trunkwas found open on Lansdowne, exposingitems of value that included a laptopcomputer. And again the owner was informed.Shortly after at 1:38 am, a garage doorwas spotted open on Summit Circle givingaccess to the home’s interior. Thedoor was closed and a night-check noticeleft at the house.Electronic IndependentsavailableEnjoy the Indie at supper timeon Tuesdays!Sign up by writing us:office@westmountindependent.com.Quebec ClassifiedsRotary to start collecting reusablehousehold items againCouple arrestedon RoslynAn intoxicated woman and her companionwere reported to have been arrestedSeptember 21 for causing adisturbance outside 412 Roslyn at 3:34 am.Public safety officers found the womanlying in the street yelling at a man after receivinga call from a resident.The driver of a parked taxi explained hehad asked the couple to get out when theybegan shouting while he was driving themto an address on Prud’homme St. UrgencesSanté and police subsequently arrived.PSOs recognized the pair from anincident about a week earlier.ROYAL NETTOYEURÉCOLOGIQUEQuebec’s only 100% green cleaner5866 Sherbrooke W (near Royal)Tel: 514 482-3622www.nettoyeurecologiqueroyal.comThe Rotary Club of Westmount is startingup its collection of reusable householditems and furniture again – this time witha new process.Having put the collection on hold forthe last three years due to the uncertaintyof space availability at the Westmountarena, the club is now using a warehouseto store the goods until homes are foundfor them. “We decided that if we had aspace to store stuff, and to be able to properlysort it, instead of putting everythingin storage cubes, we could more easily accessit and get it to the people who needit,” explained chair of Rotary’s recyclingcommittee, Ted Sancton. If there areenough used goods and a suitable locationto hold an auction and subsequent garagesale, as was the tradition in the past, theywould do so, he said. To arrange a pick-up,contact the Rotary office at 514.935.3344or info@rotarywestmount.org.See photo, p. 1– KMSchool bus driverswarned not to use laneComplaints about school bus driversusing the east-west lane from Abbott toIrvine appeared to be resolved September15, Public Security officials said. Thedrivers had been trying to avoid the trafficlight at Abbott and St. Catherine.Officers brought the matter to the attentionof Vanguard school staff and alsoverbally cautioned the drivers, suggestingthey use Metcalfe rather than Abbott.Follow-up surveillance showed theyseemed to be heeding the advice.AntiquesABRACADABRA turn your hiddentreasures into ready cash. 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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 31Shaw and Papich win tourneys atMonkland tennis club‘Foodles’ contest prompts winningplate designs for MazonWestmounters Keifer Shaw, 18, left, and Mikaele Papich, 16, won the Monkland Tennis Club ladies’doubles championship September 11. Papich also won the club’s ladies’ singles championship onSeptember 4. Both were the youngest winners of their respective championships in the history of theclub.Photo: Paul EifertSeveral gallery directors judged plates created by grade 4 and 5 students from Akiva and ECS schools tobenefit Mazon Canada. Choosing the winning designs, from left: Dimitrios Koussioulas of GalerieBellefeuille, Lauren Shayne of Shayne Gallery and Michael Millman of West End Gallery. Anotherjudge was Dodo Heppner, founder of the Montreal branch of Mazon Canada. These will be reproducedas gift cards and sold by students to raise money for the grassroots organization that funds foodprograms in Montreal and across Quebec. A Mazon event is to be held November 22.Photo: Sara Heppner WaldstonLes Terrasses MelroseUnder constructionLuxurious twostory penthouseunits with largeprivate terracesStarting at$579,000 + taxHeart ofMonklandvillageFor information or appointment (514) 919-7068 – www.terrassesmelrose.comterrace for unit 5

32 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Sortie 13 launches online discussions$ 935,000WESTMOUNTVICTORIA VILLAGEWarm & classic5 bedroom homewith gardenPossibility of arental, garage.Carole G.Kennedy514.949.3230.3230profusionrealty.caProfusion Realty Inc.Real Estate AgencyNOW UNDER CONSTRUCTIONSORTIE 13 was launched on September 13 and is a movement against inertia and cynicism Quebec.It groups together 13 members of the X and Y generations from different profiles and regions, who willwork on individual themes to identify challenges, solutions and to launch discussions via social mediasites. Westmounter Yanouk Poirier, left, is spokesperson for the organization. Other Westmountersinclude Dominique Anglade (middle), who will speak about culture the week of December 7 andMichael Vineberg (right), who will discuss immigration the week of October 3. Denis Soulières, also aWestmounter, will discuss health the week of November 21. Visit www.sortie13.com andwww.facebook.com/lasortie13 to take part in the on-line discussions .Photo: Westmount Independent• 19 Luxurious Residences• Custom designed interiors• Up to 10’ ceilings• Private terraces | Loggias• Private indoor parking• 1,583 sq. ft. to 5,500 sq. ft.• From $1,350,000• Delivery Fall 2012*OVER40% SOLDwww.1250avenuegreene.comSales Office:1368 Greene Avenue*Subject to changeJILL & JOAN PRÉVOSTANNE-MARIE TURCOTTE514.937.2220 | jillprevost.comReal Estate Brokers | Real Estate Agencysothebysrealty.ca

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34 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Existing homes,new construction ordeveloper projects.Whether you arebuying, refinancingor thinking ofswitching for abetter edge call:Alphonse NegroMortgage SpecialistCell: 514 262 0389Bank of Montreal92.5 = 4,000www.josephmarovitchrealestate.comKnowledge, Team Workand Resources makeall the difference inachieving resultsWESTMOUNT INC ' # " " # ! $ ! &&&#$ $"#!%" $ $ % !From left, Independent advertising consultant Arleen Candiotti, Westmounter Tina Baer Leibner andCandiotti’s sister Rhona Elias, ad rep for The Beat radio station.Photo: Westmount Independent92.5 FM has rechristened itself TheBeat, and at a party celebrating the newname and approach on September 7 in thePlateau, Westmounter Tina Baer Leibnerwon $4,000 in travel with Sunwing Vacationsas a door prize. She was attendingwith her husband, Stan Leibner, a customerof The Beat through his LinenChest business.Beginner hockey for womencontinued from p. 13marched back to the Sports and Rec office,waving the grubby paper triumphantlyabove my head. For added leverage, I alsowaved my ice-pick girded crutches, thoughit was May, and well into soccer season.The coordinators gathered round tosurvey the roll, smirking, eyebrows raised,but with only a single, scornful guffaw.(Not ironically, this snort of derision wasinspired by the name of the sole woman,who, when replying had added “Of course,B. will laugh out loud when he sees myname.” I had reassured her vehemently –if, in hindsight, erroneously – that this wasabsolutely ridiculous.)The staff did require that I strike“Wutme Sucker” from the register, who inmy zeal I must have let slide, so taken wasI by her exuberant email. (If I remembercorrectly, she was a Category 3).A brief period of thorny negotiationsfollowed (aided by aforementioned icepicks), and a fledgling program was born.Including, to my astonishment and delight,actual ice time.Riding my wave of success, I thenstooped to several minutes of pitiful weeping,along with the promise of somehome-baked goods, and presto! I had securedan instructor and even a new set ofunsullied goalie equipment.I departed in jubilation, carefully wipingall forensic evidence off my ice picksonto the grass and began scheming abouthow best to spread the wondrous news.Game on, ladies!Beginner hockey for women is a newprogram being offered by the Sports andRecreation department. Ice times arecurrently Mondays from 12 to 1:30 pm. Formore information, call 514.989.5353.POTENTIAL SELLERS: I am still looking for thejewel my clients need: 3 storey Victorian onlarge lot, quiet street, architectural charm,$3M to $5M range. Call in confidence for ano fuss, no mess transaction.WESTMOUNT 1st ad!Fabulous stonefront triplexon Chesterfield, in theheart of Victoria Village.One of only 5 ever built!!Occupancy of largest unit.Parking. Needs renova -tions. A fabulousinvestment!! $1,050,000NUN’S ISLAND Jardinde l’Archipel Threebedroom condo withwater and city views.Affordable condo fees, private western balcony,dog friendly building. Indoor pool, garage,doorman. Won’t last! $389,000Sylvie LafrenièreCell : 514 895-7001À votre écoutedepuis plus de 25 answww.sylvielafreniere.comsylvie@sylvielafreniere.comRE/MAX Westmount Inc.

Independent-minded DolphinsWESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011 – 35Medardo A. CardonaCERTIFIED REAL ESTAATE BROKER514.715.8649mcardona@profusionimmo.caThe Real EstateBrokerfoorthhosse whho deemand exxccellleenceFrom left, Independent publisher David Price and Dolphins’ swim team representative DianeCharlton. The newspaper is one of the team’s sponsors for 2011. Price is holding up the team’s 2011t-shirt, while Charlton holds up this year’s group photo. “We are very pleased to support this remarkableWestmount success story,” said Price. “The Dolphins should be extra glad I’m a financial supporter, andnot a coach or swimmer.” PROFUSIONREALTY.CA1361 1 Greene Ave.Westmount, Qc H3Z 2A5514.935.33375.3337“The strength of TEAMWORK…The reputation tion for RESULTS”Brian Grant514.249.1500bgrant@profusionimmo.caVivian Grant514.592.4636vgrant@profusionimmo.caINTRODUCINGLOCATION! LOCATION!$ 1,195,000Victorian semi-detachedTownhouse above Sherbrookein sought after Victoria Village.Backing on to Prince AlbertPark. Spacious rooms with10 foot ceilings Great forentertaining. ertaining. Integral garage,parking,patio and lovely garden.You will love living here.514.935.3337 51$499,000PROFUSIONREALTY.CA

36 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 27-28, 2011Properties to love ... and liveWESTMOUNT 70 Forden CrescentStately stone semi-detached near park.$1,975,000 MLS #8390700WESTMOUNT 84 BelvedereDetached open concept design on a private street.$1,745,000 MLS #8553036WESTMOUNT 234 MetcalfeCorner semi-detached with designer details and garden.$1,695,000 MLS #8520386WESTMOUNT 4822 de MaisonneuveLarge semi-detached family home in Victoria Village.$1,425,000 MLS #8597132TMR 1190 Ch. KenilworthElegant family residence with pool and corner lot.$2,395,000 MLS #8572881VILLE-MARIE 2935 Hill Park CircleCondo townhouse w/rooftop terrace next to Beaver Lake.$925,000 MLS #8587364VILLE-MARIE 4062 Ch. de TrafalgarCharming semi-detached pied-a-terre on a quiet street.$859,000 MLS #8545519VILLE-MARIE 1700 Dr. Penfield, #25Beautiful & bright condo in a prestigious building & location.$749,000 MLS #8552479VILLE-MARIE 10 Pl. de TrafalgarPerfect opportunity for 1st time buyer, 3 bdr, fin’d bsmt.$649,000 MLS #8588853VILLE-MARIE 969 St.Timothee, #202Lrg condo w/tall windows, fireplace, lux kitchen, location.$579,000 MLS #8545498NDG 2237 Madison, #401Top floor condo, 2 bdr on 2 levels, rooftop ter. & views.$495,000 MLS #8597313WESTMOUNT 3001 Sherbrooke, #904Two bdr condo w/large windows, great location, imd. occ.$475,000 MLS #8570887LAC BROME 53 Sugar HillStunning estate, main & guest house, pool, barn & views.$4,250,000 MLS #8501091TREMBLANT Ch. des ÉrablesFour lots, var. sizes, zoned White/Green, Lac Xavier/Rouge.$295,000 to $695,000TREMBLANT EquinoxeLuxury meets nature! 4 bdr penthouse, views, ski in/out.$1,600,000VILLE-MARIE Le Crystal, 1100 MontagneCommercial, Spa/Medical Clinic, turn-key fac. great location.$3,200,000 MLS #8592166Marie SicotteReal Estate Broker - Groupe Sutton Centre-Ouest, inc.514.953.9808mariesicotte@videotron.caDeeply Rooted Valuewww.mariesicotte.comJeannie MooszReal Estate Broker - Groupe Sutton Centre-Ouest, inc.514.299.3307jeannie@videotron.ca