Community Centre . . . . . .17
CRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Environmentally Yours . . . .16
Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Montreal West Viewspaper
Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
MW Operatic Society . . . . . .3
News from the pews . . .14-15
Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-11
Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 12
Town Council Report . . . . .18
Vôtre, en environnement . .17
November-December 2011, Vol. 39, No. 9
Cenotaph shines on November 6
A clear blue sky welcomed MoWest on November 6 for the Cenotaph Remembrance ceremonies midday. Once again, a
parade proceeded down Westminster from Curzon to the Town Hall led by the MW Guiding and Scouting organizations.
continued on page 8
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... Informerly yours ... Informerly yours ... Informerly yours ... Informerly yours ...
Retirement
After almost 40 years in the fire service, Bob McKay of Wolseley Ave N. will
be hanging up his helmet. Bob is the last
active member of the old MoWest Police
and Fire Department. He joined the service as a volunteer firefighter in April
1972 under Police and Fire Chief R.B.
MacDonald. When Chief George Booth
lost his life in a fire on Ballantyne Ave
South in October 1975, the Town formed a
full time fire department (February 1976)
and Bob was one of the two volunteers to
move over to the full time department.
Bob finished his career at Fire Station 46
on Somerled Ave on November 10.
Bob and his wife, Colleen, have two
granddaughters, Charlotte and Rebecca;
he is looking forward to spending much
more time with them. He is also a Past
President of the United Irish Societies of
Montreal, Inc. and plans to fill his free
time working in the community. Good
luck Bob and enjoy your retirement.
Send your congratulations, condolences, good news
and whatever you want to crow about to:
[email protected] or call Heather at 489-7022.
And kudos
for local businesses
Sheila Woodhouse of Nazareth
House has kudos for local businesses that
are making contributions.
Ani at Orchid Cleaners is kindly
donating men’s clothing and Mrs. Yu of
Quality Fruit Bowl was also generous in
donating food to Nazareth House.
Nazareth House, which houses 20
men, thanks the MoWest community for
their continued support. For more information, call Shelia at 933-6916 or see
www.maison-nazareth-house.com.
Fêtes à la main
Fêtes à la main is back for its third
season, December 3 and 4 from 10 to 5
at the home of potter Sheila Caplan, 188
Sheraton Drive. Four other artisans will
be joining her, offering their hand made
creations in time for holiday gift giving.
Choose from bath and beauty products
by Karen Connors, sterling silver jewelry by Rocio Talavera of Anastasia
Bijoux, greeting cards, paper products
and hand painted scarves from Ania
Poplawska. Jennifer Lonergan of
Artistri has an international collection
of shawls, scarves, purses, throw cushions and more.
50th birthday party
On October 26, Paula Cordeau was
surprised to find over 60 people waiting
in the dark for her when she came to
teach her zumba class in the music room
of the Town Hall.
The class was cancelled and instead
an informal gathering happened upstairs
to celebrate Paula’s 50th birthday.
Everyone wanted to do something special
for Paula and this was the best way for
everyone to come together and show
their appreciation for her. This last
minute plan brought together friends,
family, coworkers and many fans from
her classes who came prepared with
food, gifts, cake, a musician and it turned
into an evening she surely won’t forget!
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Montreal West
Operatic
Society
MW Scouting Group
Hark!
the Carollers
Help support
a far away coop
Do you remember a few years ago
when MoWesters so generously supported Heather Doucet’s sewing project
in Uganda? Well she is still in contact
with those Ugandan women in the very
remote village of Nakabango. Most of
them are caring for AIDS orphans and
many are sick themselves. The women
have started a coop and are making paper
bead necklaces and other crafts as a way
to continue to earn money to support
their families, educate their children and
pay for medications.
If you would like to see or purchase
the necklaces ($5-10 each), you are cordially invited to come and see them at
111 Brock North (the blue stair house).
Call (481-7371) or email ([email protected]) or just drop in
Uganda style.
Heather is also looking for a store or
commercial site that would be willing to
sell some necklaces. Perhaps you would
be willing to sell some at work. Every
cent goes back to the women. It is not
much, but every little bit makes a difference. (And yes Heather says, “They are
still sewing, better than me now.”)
Happy
New
Year
Dear readers,
The Informer team
sends you best wishes
for the holiday season.
The MoWest Operatic Society will be
serenading MoWesters in the streets of
the Town on December 19.
Collections for our charity, the
Montreal Children’s Hospital, will be
sought. Should you miss us and wish to
make a donation to the MCH foundation,
please contact us ([email protected]
or 990-8813) and we’ll spin by to collect
your donation, or make a contribution
online at CanadaHelps.org and specify
MCHF. Happy Holidays!
Love cooking...
... but not the shopping or the cleaning
up? Well, Meals-on-Wheels has THE job
for you. All you have to do is cook! Team
up with a friend and cook up a storm
together. AND if you want to meet the
nicest people, then you could deliver
these nourishing and delicious homecooked meals.
So, if you have two hours for a couple
of weeks during the year (except
summer), your help would be greatly
appreciated.
MW Meals-on-Wheels is a volunteer
program that delivers hot, nutritious
meals to housebound people in the community. We operate out of the MW
United Church.
from Audrey Moroney
489-8919
100th
Anniversary Dinner
Join us to celebrate 100 years of
Scouting in Montreal West. The
MoWest Scout Group invites all present and former members to a special
dinner at the Town Hall on Sunday,
February 19 from 5 pm until 8 pm.
Please circulate this information.
We are looking for old photos.
RSVP [email protected].
NDG Food Depot
Annual holiday
food drive
Saturday, December 3
On Saturday, December 3, from 10
am - 2 pm, volunteers will be collecting
food and monetary donations for the
NDG Food Depot. If you prefer not be
disturbed, please leave your donation on
your stoop by 9:30 am. In case they miss
you, feel free to drop your donations off
at 2121 Oxford.
To volunteer or for other information
please call Kim at 483-4680 ext. 207 or email [email protected].
The NDG Food Depot distributes
food baskets to 700 people per week and
offers many other programs which
address the root causes of poverty. Even
though they are located in NDG, the
Food Depot also serves families in
MoWest.
www.depotndg.org
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Whether buying or selling,
we are there for you
every step of the way
Call the father-daughter team
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Magic Show
Plan to attend Little Red Playhouse’s
magic show featuring Fredo The
Magician at the Town Hall on Saturday,
December 3 at 10:30 am!
A fun morning for the kids and a great
way to support a school in your community. Tickets available by phone (4864032) and around Town.
Christmas meeting
The MW Horticultural Society is
pleased to announce that Dawn Smith
and Bob Flynn, from Smith Bros.
Florists will be back with their
Christmas Floral Arrangement
Demonstration. This is always a fun
evening with both of them keeping us
entertained with quips and stories as
well as tidbits on the behind-the-scenes
operations of a florist business. We
may also be taught and tested on how
to make a professional ribbon bow for
a floral arrangement. Questions are
welcome and generously dealt with.
The arrangements are raffled at the end
of the evening, and refreshments will
be served. This annual event is a guaranteed good time.
Presentation takes place Monday,
December 12, 7:30pm at the Town
Hall. Everyone is welcome; non-members are asked for $5 at the door.
Great gift to offer
If you are looking for an inexpensive Christmas gift idea, membership
Students:
volunteer for credits!
Little Red Playhouse’s Magic Show is
great opportunity for high school students to volunteer and complete their
extracurricular credits through face
painting, coat checking and more.
Contact LRP to find out about this and
other opportunities: 486-4032.
to the Horticultural Society is only
$15. Membership provides admission
to interesting monthly presentations as
well as to a spring garden tour.
It is not necessary to be a gardener
to enjoy presentations with colourful
slides of gardens and flowers during
the cold winter months.
Gift memberships can be obtained
from Membership Chairman, Philippa
Vikander, 489-3293.
Volunteers retire
Our heartfelt thanks go to our
long time refreshment volunteers,
Margaret Finlayson and Liz
Ricketts, who have decided to hang up
their aprons, sit back and enjoy the
meetings without worrying whether
the coffee percolator is working or
there are enough home-made goodies
on the table (there always are).
Margaret and Liz have worked
tirelessly for more than 20 years at
this job and we will miss their sense
of duty, humour and reliability, but
know we will be able to depend on
them for advice on just how this
important job works.
Artists Showcase
If you are an artist
and MoWest resident,
don’t miss the opportunity to portray our hometown in the next Artists’
Showcase exhibit.
Whether you love to paint your
garden, photograph the train station or
make quilts or pottery that reflect patterns
in the local architecture, be sure to participate. This show promises to be the best
Artists’ Showcase ever.
The deadline for submissions will be
January 18. To find out more, or to get
an application form, go to the MW website under “culture,” or pick up a sheet at
the Town Hall office. You may also contact Elizabeth Ulin at [email protected], 486-1081 for details, or Janice
Hamilton, [email protected],
488-8594.
Meanwhile, don’t forget to take in the
current exhibit on view at the Town Hall,
with paintings, photos and small decorative objects that interpret the theme
Stillness.
Free gymnastics week
The CRA is pleased to be offering a
free gymnastics week. The dates are
January 10-12. Please visit our web site
for more details about times and age
groups or call Pat Summers at 4858598.
Hockey News
Margaret Findlayson
Liz Ricketts
It has been a great start to our 2011-12
season. The Bantam “A” Cavaliers are 3
and 0 to start the season as are the Atom
“B” Knights. The Atom “A” Knights are
in first place after one month of games
and the Atom “C” Knights are in first
place in their division with 11 points.
Way to go guys and gals!
The Bantam “CC” Westluc Kings
(MoWest and Hampstead are partnered
up with Côte Saint-Luc at the double
letter level) are sitting in second place
with a 6-2-2 record, just one point out of
first place.
All the hockey schedules are posted
on the CRA website at:
www.mwcrasports.ca.
We would like to wish everyone a
very happy holiday season.
In memoriam
Bruce Henderson
Bruce Henderson, long time MW
resident and active member of the community especially the MW Aquatic Club,
died at much too young an age on
October 12 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
He, his wife Janet and their dog
Findlay had downsized a few years back
and settled in Baie d’Urfé, but Bruce made
it a point to regularly drop by and keep in
touch with his many good friends.
In her message to his friends,
daughter Leigh wrote: “He was an avid
utdoorsman, sailor, environmentalist,
genealogist, tinkerer, animal lover, fish,
stamp and coin collector, as well as a
wonderful father and grandfather.”
Good friends on his Wolseley block
had a dinner in his memory to help them
absorb the sudden loss. The Dumas
family who lived across the street were
particularly touched as he had been such
a supportive neighbour to them especially since the birth of their twin boys.
The twins, now 19 years old, wanted to
put their feelings down on paper. Here
are some excerpts:
“He was always ready to help everybody in the neighbourhood and he had all
the tools to help! He taught us how to use
his electric lawnmower because we were
too young to use ours, which was gas.
We learned how to sow grass seeds, rake
the leaves – all that with him.
I remember when he would get his
motorcycle out of the garage; we would
hear the motor sound and would immediately run out to see him. We had our first
(and only) ride on a motorcycle with him.
When he moved away from Montreal
West, it felt like an empty spot on the
street. I will always remember the neighbour Bruce was to me.”
from Frédérick Dumas
“Bruce was a man of extreme generosity, always there to teach my brother
and me a little more about life. He was
and will forever be part of me.
The last activity I did with Bruce was
to help him at his garage sale. I will
always remember a customer asking me
if he was my dad. My answer was obviously no, but I would have been proud to
answer yes. Bruce was that kind of man!
P.S. Rest in peace, Bruce.
from Étienne Dumas
Neighbour and good friend Jakob
Kleinveld wrote: “In April 1999, the day
after my building on Milner burned down,
I was outside, totally at a loss on how to
proceed with the clean up when this
person, wearing big boots and overalls,
arrived offering to help. He worked quietly and systematically helping me to sort
the damaged from the good wood. That
was the beginning of a long friendship.”
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letter to the editor
A double thank you
I lost my keys recently, near the
library, after unlocking my bike from
the bike rack. It was hours before I
discovered my loss and then, of
course, I retraced my steps, rummaged everywhere, wrung my hands
and marveled at my carelessness – all
to no avail.
Meanwhile, however, a very
thoughtful person had noticed my
keys – on the ground, no doubt,
where they had fallen – saw that there
was a War Amps tag on the ring and
dropped the bunch into the mailbox.
Three days later my keys were
returned to me by courier!
Many thanks to the key mailer.
You’ve saved me plenty of trouble
and expense. And thanks also to the
War Amps key return program. I
strongly recommend this service to
everyone. It’s fast, free, and very
useful.
Ellen Moore
122 Percival Avenue
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Free business
counselling for
MoWest entrepreneurs
Rotary relaxes membership rules
In an effort to bring
Rotary into the 21st century and to accommodate
busy people’s many needs
and limited resources,
especially time, Rotary
International has relaxed the
rules to make the clubs more accessible to
the general public. Previously, membership was only possible through invitation.
Now individuals can come and visit, enjoy
a catered buffet lunch and listen to interesting guest speakers. Should you choose
to be only an occasional visitor, this can
be worked out. Visitors will be charged
$20 per luncheon. We will also offer associate membership. This means a group
could purchase a membership and people
from that group, one at a time, could
attend our luncheons and participate in the
running of the club.
Rotary is a service club and the
majority of the work, effort and funds
raised are put back to work directly in our
community. Over the years our club has
played major roles in many local projects.
Many of these projects would not have
gone forward without the help of our club.
Rotary was the major donor in the following projects:
Until March, MW entrepreneurs
can get free business counselling
from the economic development
agency serving the West End.
The Développement économique
Saint-Laurent Centre Ouest offers
grants to local start-up businesses
that show promise and initiative,
create new jobs and whose services
reflect the needs of the local community. It also provides consulting to
entrepreneurs on the start-up or
expansion of their businesses.
Once a month, residents will have
access to a business counsellor who
can provide useful information on
start-up and expansion, business
ideas, guidance for developing a business plan, search for targeted financial assistance, on-site consultation
and business mentoring. The consultations will take place on, December
14, January 18, February 15 and
March 14, from 8:30 am to noon at
Côte Saint-Luc City Hall, located at
5801 Cavendish Boulevard. Contact
Chavha Beddek at 855-6000 ext.
4848 or [email protected] to
make an appointment.
• 1995 major renovation of the John
Simms Community Centre
• 2000 restoration and renovation of the
War Memorial Cenotaph
• 2007 Strathrearn Park playground
• 2010 Royal West Academy field, now
named the Montreal Westward Rotary
Field
Rotary assisted in these projects:
• 1995 restoration of the Westminster rail
crossing Block Tower
• 2011 Greenhouse Club: we helped buy
them some time to get their house in
order so they can continue for years to
come.
As you can see we are a communityminded service club. The rewards of
giving back to your community are what
make it all worthwhile. It is essential that
we have a sufficient number of members
from the West End of Montreal working
in or with our club. This is one way we
can keep aware of local community projects that we can support and are worthy
of Rotary’s support.
Come check us out sometime. For further information, please contact Doug
Yeats at [email protected] or by
phone 486-5373.
from Doug Yeats
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What’s new on the shelves
Hours / Heures
Monday - Thursday / lundi - jeudi :
9 h 00 - 12 h 00; 13 h 30 - 18 h 00
Friday / vendredi :
9 h 00 - 12 h 00; 13 h 30 - 17 h 00
Saturday / samedi : 13 h 00 - 16 h 00
Our Holiday Gift Workshop will be on
Saturday, December 10 from 1:30 until
about 3. Your child can make a beautiful
holiday gift box and a gift suitable for a
mom, grandma, aunt or sister! The cost is
$10 per child and we are limited to 12
children, so call to register today as space
fills up quickly.
Registration for our winter programs
opens on January 9. For more information about available programs, you can
pick up our winter brochure from the
library, or consult our website at
mwcl.ca. The brochure will be available
as of December 5.
We have sadly said goodbye to
Rosemary Mailas (Stronach) after
many years of service and keeping us
organized! Happily, we have welcomed
Pamela Montgomery into the fold as her
replacement, so all will be well!
Older readers will be excited for
Inheritance, the latest and final installment of Christopher Paolini’s popular
series starring Eragon and his dragon,
Saphira. They have come further than
anyone dared to hope. But can they
topple the evil king and restore justice to
Alagaësia?
In Walls Within Walls by Maureen
Sherry, three children move to Manhattan
with their family after their father strikes it
rich. They find a wall, a painting and a
book behind a grille in their historical
Fifth Avenue apartment and the children
start to decipher clues that send them on
an architectural treasure hunt.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney is also hitting our shelves
this month. School property has been
damaged and Greg is the prime suspect.
When a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley
family is trapped indoors. Greg knows
that when the snow melts he’s going to
have to face the music, but could any
punishment be worse than being stuck
inside with your family for the holidays?
Of course, we have also added several
new books to our Christmas and
Hanukkah collections; there will be
something for everyone to curl up with
when the snow hits.
Please take note that the library will
close for the holidays on December 23
and will reopen on Monday, January 9.
Happy holidays, and we’ll see you in
the library!
45 Westminster South
481-7441
Hours
Monday - Thursday
10 - 12, 2 - 4, 7 - 9
Christmas Closure
Our final day of operation before the
holidays is Tuesday, December 20. We
will reopen on Wednesday, January 4. In
the two weeks before closure, all items
may be stamped out for four weeks. Stock
up on books and movies and enjoy!
Award nominees and winners
We have all of the Giller Prize books
and many other award winners for 2011.
New books
Fiction
Barnes, Julian
Pulse
Dunmore, Helen
The Betrayal
Eugenides, Jeffrey
The Marriage Plot
Grisham, John
The Litigators
Hoffman, Alice
The Dovekeepers
Johnson, Wayne
A World Elsewhere
Murakami, Haruki
1Q84
Sparks, Nicholas
The Best of Me
Watson, S.J.
Before I Go to Sleep
Mysteries
Kathleen Weil
MNA for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
and Montreal West
Minister of Immigration and
Cultural Communities
5252 de Maisonneuve Blvd West
Suite 210, Montréal, Qc, H4A 3S5
Tel.: 514-489-7581
Bradley, Alan I Am Half Sick of Shadows
Fossum, Karin
Bad Intentions
Lindsay, Jeff
Double Dexter
Penny, Louise
A Trick of the Light
Rankin, Ian
The Impossible Dead
Robb, J.D.
New York to Dallas
Non-fiction
Bachman, Randy
Vinyl Tap Stories
Ebert, Roger
Life Itself
Isaacson, Walter
Steve Jobs
Kihn, Martin
Bad Dog: A Love Story
MacLean, Ron
Cornered
O’Leary, Kevin
Cold, Hard Truth
DVDs
Simply the Best Burger
Talk of the Town • Thank you
58 Westminster Ave N.
Montreal West
The Good Wife (Season 2), Tracy and
Hepburn Collection, Love Actually, The
Last Waltz, Modern Family (Season 1)
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Advent and
Christmas music
11th Annual
Tournament
Murray Robinson, Rev. Janet Bisset, Joyce Cree
and Bob Brodie
Remembrance Day 2011
For those of you new to the Town, there are two memorials
erected in the park, one for those who died in World War I and,
behind it, a second remembering those who died in World War
II. Anyone who was lucky enough to enter Royal West Academy
the week of November 7 saw an incredible display remembering
those who attended Aberdeen Modern School (a former name of
Royal West) and lost their lives for Canada: Laurence H. Glass,
Ralph G. Hall, Edgar Andrew Mott, Charles E. Tyler,
Charles Westgate to name a few.
For a small town, the number of men who fought in the wars
was many. Murray Robinson, who was in the Navy in WWII,
told me that it was not a question of “if you would enlist, but
when you would enlist.” I could not help but think, as I was at the
Cenotaph remembering those who died overseas, how fortunate
we were that many returned to live and contribute to our Town. I
could not imagine our Town without the contributions of families
of Bob Brodie, Murray Robinson, Fred Motton, Fred
Phendler and Stan Highway to mention only a few who are still
with us today making MoWest such an amazing place to live.
from Joan Foster
The 11th Annual Steve and
Rob Michelin Memorial
Hockey Tournament will be
held on Tuesday, December
27th at the Legion Rink. After
10 years of holding the tournament over two days, we
decided to pack all the fun into
one whirlwind day of hockey
excitement. Six teams will
battle it out in a series of
round-robin games to see
which two will advance to the
Championship Game. The
first game will tentatively start
at 9:30 am with continuous
play until we crown the
Champion-ship Team. Plans
for a tournament party are still
up in the air but regardless,
great fun will be had
throughout the day.
The tournament is held in
memory of twin brothers,
Steve and Rob Michelin.
Steve died in August 2001 at
the age of 37 from complications relating to a series of
strokes. In June 2004, Rob
died at age 40 from cystic
fibrosis. In ten years, the tournament has raised more than
$320,000 for local charities.
Every year, more than 100
people take part in the tournament as players and volunteers, which has become an
important event on the
Montreal West calendar. We
welcome everyone to come
out and watch the games.
from Andy Michelin
MW Presbyterian Church
is happy to invite you to join
us for our Advent and
Christmas services. The array
of wonderful music at this
time of year offers one of the
season’s greatest joys.
Our service at 10 am on
December 4 is the beautiful
White Gift service. The
themes of humility and
sharing will be reflected in
the music of the service. At
this service the augmented
choir will be accompanied by
a string ensemble, singing a
combination of traditional
and contemporary selections.
The service on December
11 will be our annual Brass
Sunday, a brass ensemble
will lift the spirits of all who
participate. Arrangements for
brass, and brass and choir
will offer a rich support of
the worship service.
On December 18, the
family service is one of our
churches favourites. This is a
beautiful service of lessons
and carols, all the meaningful
readings of the season along
with the music to highlight
and support these themes.
This service will also feature
full choir and instrumental
ensemble.
The Christmas Eve service this year will be held on
December 24 at 5 pm. This is
a service that attracts many
of the young families in the
area. The atmosphere in the
church is inspiring. The good
will, good news and good
music send us all into
Christmas in the proper
frame of mind.
Best wishes for a season
of wonder and joy.
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... Edinburgh School ... Edinburgh School ...
On October 31, learning French with Tinker
On Halloween, the school was full of witches,
Bell (Mme Geneviéve) was definitely more fun angels, skeletons and ghosts walking down
for Grade 4.
the hallways.
Halloween Idol
What is the most exciting thing for
a child about autumn? I think it’s
Halloween. And this year at Edinburgh it
was made extra special.
It’s only two months ago that Mme
Geneviève Guay came to Edinburgh to
teach grade 4, but she didn’t wait long to
show her creative spirit and come up
with an exciting new project – a talent
show done by kids for kids. A graduate
from McGill and Université de Montréal,
Mme Geneviève has worked in five different schools and she says she likes to
take the best ideas from each of them.
The whole week before Halloween, at
every lunch time, auditions were held.
Rehearsals had been done at home. Over
50 students were brave enough to come
and try their talents. Decorations were
made by the teachers. On Monday,
October 31, 17 performances were presented on the stage, in front of the whole
school. Piano recitals, dancing, lip-sync
and vocals – each and every piece was
met with applause. It was very moving to
see how warmly the kids supported their
classmates.
And then – all dressed in Halloween
costumes and wearing masks – teachers
got on stage and danced to Au bal
masqué (a song by la Compagnie Créole,
a popular French band from the West
Indies). The moves had been practised
over the course of three lunch hours in
total secrecy. The kids were thrilled with
the surprise!
After long deliberation, the teachers
of the Halloween Idol committee named
the winners, one per cycle. And the winners are: Olivia and Grace Tussman
(Baladi dance; Cycle 1), Nicholas
Saldanha (Rasputin dance; Cycle 2),
Shannen Kennedy (A Little Help from
My Friends, piano and vocal; Cycle 3).
Those are our aspiring stars. But as a
parent who was lucky enough to see the
show, I would like to say that every child
on stage that day was wonderful, and
unique – and very brave. We wish all of
them luck and hope to see more next year!
Student Leadership Council
Another new name in the school this
year: Mme Claudia Gucciardi. Well,
new as a teacher, I should say. Mme
Claudia is a former student of Edinburgh
herself, who then graduated from McGill
in secondary education in English and
ethics. Working in the Stepping Up
Resource Centre, she kept close to the
community and got to meet a lot of kids
from the school. This year, she transferred
here from the Marymount Academy.
In addition to her health, physical education, kindergarten and other classes,
Mme Claudia is in charge of the Student
Leadership Council (SLC). It’s the
second year that the Council has been
organized in the school. It consists of stu-
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dents from grades 5 and 6, chosen by
their peers by a secret ballot. Mme
Claudia talked to each class, explaining
what the vote should be about. Not a
popularity contest, but choosing someone
who would show leadership qualities and
be ready to lend a helping hand. In
October, 9 members of the SLC were
chosen and they elected Luca Cioffi as
their President and Katya Kredl as VP.
The SCL will meet every two weeks.
Its goal is to increase school spirit and to
raise money for noble causes. The
Council decides which charities we want
to follow as a school. The first one is
Plan Canada, supporting social justice
for children. The money raised may be
used to purchase a roof or buy livestock
for a school in a poor country.
Home and School news
H&S would like to thank all the parents who have supported us in fall
fundraisers. In total, the Entertainment
Coupon Booklets, Fruit and Nut Sale and
Coffee Sale have raised over $4000,
which will help with the purchase of
musical instruments, a Smart-board and
library books.
A donation of $969 was made to the
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and
a further $800 will be donated to another
cause later this year, all raised through
the sale of pink mittens. Thank you all!
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... Nursery schools ... Nursery schools ...
Jardin d’enfants Curzon Creative Pre-School
Little Red Playhouse
Lions and tigers and bears... oh my! November’s theme at Jardin d’enfants Curzon
was les animaux! Learning through arts and crafts, fine motor activities, creative and
dramatic play, stories and discussion, the Curzon Kids explored animals of all kinds.
Visiting science animator, Captain Catalyst, even based his visit on an animal theme,
to the delight of his “animal” audience, the Owls & Pussycats.
Thanks to the exceptional November weather, Curzon’s weekly visits to the MoWest
Children’s Library lent to lots of play time in Strathearn Park. As for the library time,
the Owls & Pussycats would like to extend a huge thank you to librarian, Mrs.
Wishart, for her wonderfully animated storytime sessions.
Mini Curzon’s two-year-old Piggywigs enjoyed a very creative month as well.
Beautiful string art projects are worthy of framing. The ten Piggywigs have also grown
by leaps and bounds in terms of transition, cooperating as a group and fostering the first
signs of special friendships. And, the peer incentive to toilet train for those who aren’t
has everyone lining up for the bathroom.
December will be a time to celebrate Chanukah and Christmas, at Curzon that
makes Chanumas! The pajama party will be a fun day of decorating and making candy
houses. The holiday show will present songs and activities representing the music, gym
and yoga programs. And, we’re very excited about the yummy treats at the multicultural buffet after the show. Happy holidays everyone!
For information about Curzon programs, please contact registrar, Kate, at 507-4992.
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Kick off the holiday season and join
us on Saturday, December 3 at the Town
Hall for a spectacular magic show for all
by Fredo the Magician!
The fun gets going at 10:30 am with
face painting, balloons, refreshments and
more! The proceeds will help start an
incredible Special Olympics gym program for our Coco’s Place kids.
Call The Little Red Playhouse at 4864032 for tickets or more info about our
unique school.
If you have a neat skill or talent and
would like to show our children what
you do, don’t be shy and call us to work
out a friendly visit.
From our LRP family to yours we
wish you a healthy, happy holiday season
full of love and laughter.
Open House
Tuesday, December 6, The Little Red
Playhouse Open House from 9-10am.
Call 486-4032 for more info!
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... EBS ... Elizabeth Ballantyne School ... EBS ...
Intergenerational Day
Room 12, Cycle , 3 of
went to an intergenerational
event at the MWUnited
Church, hosted by Tracie
Swim, coordinator of the
Extra-Miles seniors’ program.
We were all excited and nervous waiting for the community seniors to arrive. When
they came, we helped (they
didn’t need too much) them
with their coats and decided
to get a head start on conversation. They were a lot of fun.
We met an alligator hunter
named Bill Foster and learnt
about alligators; we also
learnt that in India, there
weren’t very many schools. It
was fun to learn about the
wild life. Did you know that
three movies only cost one
cent back in the day?
Then there was Bob, an air
pilot in World War II who
taught us about the olden
days when milk was delivered on a horse drawn cart,
not bought at the IGA. He
also taught us about his
career as a pilot.
Helen-Claire Ross and
some of the other seniors fol-
culminated with a great apple
picking field trip to St. Joseph
du Lac. A fun day was had by
all. We enjoyed the tractor
ride, the petting zoo, the playground and especially the
apple orchard. We came
home with full bags of juicy
apples!! Now what can we
make with all these apples??
Kindergarten was excited to
make apple crisp!!
News from Cycle 2
Cycle 3 students meet with seniors from Extra Miles at MWUC.
lowed us on our small tour of
the church. Did you know that
Helen-Claire’s grandfather
was the first minister of the
MW United Church? HelenClaire has a special seat that
she has been sitting in since
she was two years old!
We saw plaques and
stained glass to commemorate the soldiers who went to
fight in the World Wars. We
also saw a table full of obsolete items such as phones,
typewriters and books.
Then it was time to go back
to EBS, we were sad because
we didn’t want to leave our
new friends. We really hope
Tracie Swim and our teacher,
Mrs. Robinson, will organize
another day for us to see our
new friends again!
News from Cycle 1
We have been learning a
lot about a great healthy food,
the apple! Our apple theme
The MSO and an afternoon
of skating are coming up for
all of Cycle 2. The music featured was from Le Petit
Prince. The storyline is being
covered in both English and
French. In French class, the
students are doing a mini project on planets. Rooms 14 and
15 are wrapping up their cat
theme which involved projects and purrrr-fect visits
from lots of cats. Room 13 is
doing Tales of a Fourth
Grade Nothing and room 16
just
finished
reading
Fantastic Mr. Fox. There is
much energy and enthusiasm
in Cycle 2, a huge transition
to independence.
Adoption of the municipal budget
Adoption du budget municipal
The budget for fiscal year 2012 will be adopted at a special
meeting on Monday, December 19, at 7 pm at the Town Hall.
The regular monthly meeting will follow at 8 pm.
Le budget de l’exercice financier 2012 sera adopté par le
Conseil lors d’une séance spéciale le lundi 19 décembre à 19h,
à l’hôtel de ville. La séance mensuelle ordinaire suivra à 20h.
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... MW Scout Group ... www.mwsg.ca ...
the cabooses and having mug-up, we
played several games of Capture the Flag
on the beach. That should have tired
everyone out, but the excitement level
was so high that sleep was slow in
coming.
In the morning, after a hearty breakfast and an opening ceremony, the Cubs
learned how to lash, using the clove hitch
that most of them had learned in the previous week’s meeting. Then we gathered
food and firewood and hiked along the
very muddy trail to the falls (it’s a good
thing rubber boots were on the kit list!).
There, with the Venturers who had
camped in the area the night before, we
lit fires and cooked hot dogs for ourselves and the Beavers who had arrived
just in time for lunch.
Successful food drive
Many thanks to everyone who came
out to the blood drive on October 26. Our
friends and neighbours came through once
again and the drive was a great success!
On October 27, our Beavers, Cubs
and Scouts went door-to-door and
amassed boxes of donations for the NDG
Food Depot. Six of the Venturers and
Rusty Wiersma manned the collection
depot at the Town Hall, as the Beavers,
Cubs and Scouts brought in boxes of
food donations. They loaded up a trailer
with canned foods, pasta, diapers and
much more and delivered it all to the
NDG Food Depot. A great team effort!
Well done, everybody (including the
parent volunteers) and thank you to all
our neighbours who gave generously.
Halloween party
Beavers and leaders at fall camp
Beavers
Four MW Beavers and two leaders
enjoyed fall camp at Tamaracouta Scout
Reserve on the weekend of October 2123. We ‘roughed it’ in a heated cabin
with indoor plumbing, though we spent
much of our time outside in the fresh air.
Fun memories include a short hike to
waterfalls, where we enjoyed a BBQ
lunch courtesy of the Cubs, and a visit to
the Cubs’ temporary shelters, as well as
trick-or-treating and an evening campfire
complete with songs, skits and jokes.
In preparation for Remembrance Day,
the Beavers had a special visit from a
Canadian Naval Officer (Ryan C.’s dad),
who spoke about Canada’s military and
peacekeeping duties and was peppered
with interesting questions!
Cubs
The Cubs (and leaders!) all had a
wonderful time at the Halloween camp at
Camp Tamaracouta. The weather was
good, although cold at night, so we spent
almost all our waking hours outdoors. On
Friday night, after setting up our beds in
In the afternoon, the camp had organized a Halloween party. In costumes
that they had brought from home, the
Cubs visited several stations around the
central part of the camp where there were
activities and places to collect candy. The
highlight was to have been the Haunted
House, but it had been toned down
enough that our Cubs were not really
scared! We shared a campfire with Cubs
from Hudson, then headed off for early
bed. The Cubs were all very tired, but all
the candy they had eaten had a battle
with the sleepiness.
On Sunday morning, the main activity
was making shelters in the forest, using
the lashing skills acquired the previous
day and whatever materials they could
find. Before they were dismantled, the
Beavers visited and had a difficult time
deciding which of the three shelters was
the best.
All in all, it was a great experience for
those who attended.
Venturers
Fall camp was a good camp, but it
didn’t start out too great. We had a long
bus ride to Tamaracouta Scout Reserve
and then a sleepy hike to our campground in pitch darkness, to set up in the
pouring rain. But when we woke up in
the morning, it got a lot better. We had
actually picked a pretty good campsite,
one with a good view of the waterfall,
easy access to it, but far enough away not
to get wet. We built a fire, ate, did an
activity with the Cubs who came up to
the falls, ate some more and slept a lot.
Also, near the end, our company went on
a mountain bike ride. It was all very
muddy, with puddles and minor accidents
along the way. In the end we had a very
lazy and very fun camp.
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...Girl Guides of Canada... Guides du Canada...
Girl Guides, Brownies and Sparks in
the MoWest area had no problem selling
the chocolaty mint cookies. In fact, we
did not have enough to supply the
demand, so we will be sure to order more
at the end of March: the “classic” vanilla
and chocolate sandwich cookie. Thanks
to all of our regular customers who help
the girls’ program while eating!
Welcoming new girls
The Brownies have been welcoming
new girls, especially from Merton School
where the news of our program has got
around. We also have girls who attend
school in LaSalle and Westmount, as
well as Elizabeth Ballantyne and
Edinburgh – making new friends while
keeping the old, as the song goes.
The history of our group in Guiding
can be traced back to the 1930’s, a strong
tradition for having girls have fun while
learning to be resourceful and adventurous in today’s world.
We were well represented with flags
and wreath-carriers at the Remembrance
parade. Scouts and three Guides went to
the Town Hall to help serve the veterans
and their families.
Brownies have been completing the
Science Challenge, with an exploding
bottle of Coke (with only four Mentos;
we did ask them not to try it at home,
without their parents) and turning celery
leaves red and discussing endangered
species with origami whales.
Ecomuseum visit
The overnight at the Ecomuseum was
eagerly anticipated. One new Brownie had
been told all about it by an older sister
who went there some years ago and still
recalls it enthusiastically. Twenty girls and
six adults enjoyed seeing and experi-
encing the nocturnal animals in the dark.
This visit might inspire a career in climate
ecology or animal welfare ....
Guides have been learning to knit,
joining the new/old fashion – starting to
make squares, or rectangles, for a
blanket to be given to a charity. Sparks
have been busy, completing their
Experimenting Badge – promising to
share and to be a friend is fun for girls in
kindergarten and Grade 1.
Together, the younger girls will be
making a Christmas basket for 24 recipients of Meals-on-Wheels, with crazy
reindeer, homemade cookies and recycled Christmas cards.
Recycle pennies and cards
We welcome donations of used cards
which they will cut and glue to become
new ones and the penny collection this
year is amazing. The rolling of pennies
happens in early December and they will
be taken to the bank to be transformed
into “real” money for the United
Church’s Christmas turkeys.
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... News from the Pews ... News from the Pews ...
Season’s
greetings
and all the best
in the New Year!
MW United Church
the brick one
Marché de Fleurs
Westminster
3696888
33 Westminster N.
Well, the bazaar has come and gone,
the amaryllis campaign is winding down,
hopefully bringing bursts of joy to many
of your friends, neighbours and families.
I know mine is promising to be quite
stunning. Thank you to all who supported our efforts. Fundraisers have
many benefits – there is the obvious one
of earning support for our cause, but also
connecting with many good people along
the way. Many thanks.
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All who enjoy seeing who’s the littlest
angel or shepherd, and what form the
nativity play will take this year, will want
to know that pageant Sunday is
December 4. The choir hosts the choral
service with seasonal words and music
on December 11. This is not to be confused with our carol service on
December 18, where we include extra
hymns in order to put more favourites
into the service. Following the carol service, Communion will be offered in the
Bethlehem Aisle to those who wish it or
may miss the late Christmas Eve
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Our family service begins at 5:30 pm. It
is a necessarily informal service as much
excitement fills the air. Then at 10:30,
our Christmas Eve Communion service
is offered. With its welcoming atmosphere, special music, and touching message it is a lovely tradition. Please understand that there will be NO worship service on Christmas Day – even if it is a
Sunday – so there’s one Sunday you can
sleep in. Truth is, we shall all be busy
preparing and delivering Christmas dinners to those in our vicinity who are
housebound – a very special event.
Service New Year’s Day though...
While there will be no nursery service
or Sunday school offered until January
15, we will be open for regular worship
beginning on January 1, so no sleeping in
that day....
Walking for meditation
After the November 29 Evening
Labyrinth Walk (7-9 pm), our next walk
will be Sunday afternoon, January 29.
It’s a gift of peacefulness to give yourself
on either side of a time devoted to consideration for others.
We’re at 88 Ballantyne N., 482-3210
or www.mwuc.org.
Season’s greetings all.
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... News from the Pews ... News from the Pews ...
St. Philip’s
Reimer and Michael Evans, to all volunteers too numerous to mention and to
everyone who came and shopped.
wine and cheese reception in the
Memorial Hall following.
Farewell and welcome
Food Drive
Helene Vaudry, our church secretary
for 17 of the past 19 years, retired
September 15, although she continues
her other job with Dr. Beribeau. We
thank her for her many years of devoted
service to St. Philip’s.
We welcome to the church staff
Mylène Francescon. Mylène will be in
the office, weekday mornings. She is
being assisted by volunteer Audrey
Prosser who is organizing files for the
archives and helping update our membership database.
Christmas Bazaar
Once again on Saturday, December 3,
St. Philip’s will be a collection and
sorting site for the NDG Food Depot’s
annual holiday food drive. A couple of
teams from St. Philip’s will be canvassing nearby streets and other teams
will be sorting and packing the donated
food. If you’d like to be a part of this
effort, call the Food Depot at 483-4680
or St. Philip’s at 481-4871. If you miss
the collection, donations of food can be
dropped off at the church Monday-Friday
9-12 or on Sunday mornings and we will
make sure it gets to the Food Depot.
Our Parish Bazaar was held on
Saturday November 12. It was a success
with fellowship and good food. Thank
you to this year ’s co-chairs, Mark
The choir’s annual Advent Festival of
Nine Lessons and Carols will take place
on Sunday, December 11 at 5 pm with a
Once again at 5 pm on Christmas Eve
we will offer our popular Children’s
Service. This is an interactive telling of
the Christmas story with traditional
carols and as the story is told, the children arrange the figures in the crèche.
Children of all ages – and the young at
heart – are invited to participate. This
year the service will be bilingual.
Notre célébration de Noël pour les
enfants aura lieu le 24 décembre à 17h.
La liturgie raconte l’histoire de la
nativité de Jésus avec les chants de Noël,
pendant laquelle les enfants mettent les
statues dans la crèche. La célébration
cette année sera bilingue.
The traditional Christmas Eve midnight mass will take place at 11 pm. On
Sunday, December 25, there will be one
service only at 10 am.
MW Presbyterian
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year to all.
Looking back
Thank you so much for all your positive feedback on our fundraising dinner,
e.g. “The food was delicious, the
ambiance was terrific and Tom Allen was
a joy to listen to.”
Special thanks go out to so many: our
guest speaker and storyteller, Tom Allen;
Peter Webster’s Bouquet Garni
(caterers); Earl Wilson (organist) for
providing the excellent jazz duo: Chad
Lindsley, piano, and Tim Nolan, bass;
Sue Brass, Marnie Dimock, David
Donna Nicholson
481-3406
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Mitchell, Marian Scully (servers); Jean
and her three ladies from Tyndale StGeorges (dishwashers); Ruth Darling
and the CASE committee (organizers);
Howard Davidson, coordinator of the
whole lot!
As well, our card party was a sold-out
and happy event.
More good news
On Tuesday, October 18, the Montreal
Presbytery gave MWPC permission to
call a new full-time Minister. Rev. Rod
Ferguson, Assistant Minister at the
Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, was
appointed Interim Moderator and our
own Dr. John Simms was appointed
Stated Supply, both as of October 31 for a
period of one year or until a new minister
35 years ++
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journey and we ask for your prayers for a
successful outcome of our search.
Special services
White Gift Sunday, December 4 at 10
am, followed by a luncheon. Our friends
from Tyndale St-Georges will be with us.
Holy Communion: December 11 at 10
am. Christmas Eve and Family Service:
December 24 at pm. N.B. There will be
no Service on Christmas Day. Please plan
to attend any or all of these services.
Looking forward
A special service in honour of Martin
Luther King will be held on Sunday,
January 22, at 4 pm. Following the service, our famous ham and scalloped
potato dinner will be served! Tickets will
be available ($20 each) in the weeks prior
to the event. N.B.: there will be no tickets
available at the door. We and our friends
from Tyndale St-Georges look forward to
welcoming you to what we are sure will
be a meaningful and fun-filled event.
For further info and tickets please call
Ruth Darling at 486-5524 or Janet
Dimock at 484-2783.
Yes, our chili dinner will be back in
February, date and price to be confirmed.
Tickets will be on sale in late January or
early February.
Ongoing
481-3406
Church Service on Sundays at 10 am.
Let our church home be your church
home.
from Janet Dimock
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Come play bridge
The Day Ladies of the MW Curling
Club host luncheon bridges almost once
a month during the winter. Cost is $7 for
non-members and $5 for members.
Bridges will be December 7 January 11,
February 8 and March 28. Please call
Sandra Jones at 489-0261.
MW
50+
Club
Environmentally Yours
A few fall reminders:
By the time you read
this article you should be
aware that the Friday yard
waste pick ups have finished for the year. We
had a particularly long autumn, and the
leaves stubbornly stayed put, so some
will not have made it into the collection.
That’s a shame, but next year the final
date may be moved a week or two later.
The trade off will be shifting the pick up
until later in the spring. Public Works
will have to assess the utility of this.
Also, the allowable window for using
leaf blowers is over for the season. From
now until the two week spring window,
rakes only SVP. Please ensure that your
landscapers respect this regulation too.
Trees in MoWest
Outings and events
for December
5 Iceland by photographer
9
14
15
16
19
20
Frederic Hore
Christmas dinner
Upper Canada Playhouse
& Alight at Night
Soup’s On:
Ice with Bruno Stenson
Longueuil Christmas
Market
Movie Matinée:
The Santa Claus
Bridge
484-6186
NOVA Foot
Clinics
December 14 & 21
By appointment only.
Please call: 484-6186.
Tibia
Fibula
Tibialis anterior
Soleus
Cuneiform
Tendon from
gastrocnemius
Talus
Flexor digitorum longus
(extends under foot,
dividing into four tendons)
Calcaneus
Distal phalanges
Abductor hallucis and
flexor hallucis brevis
Navicular
You may have seen a fellow wandering around taking a special interest in
the tree in front of your house. Not to
worry, the Town has hired an arborist
who is mapping all our public trees
(along streets and in parks). This map
will provide statistics on how many trees
we have, their species and health. It will
greatly assist Public Works in future
planting and trimming, and is the first
step getting a better handle on our tree
population.
In addition to this, Councillor Julie
Tasker-Brown and I, along with members
of the Environmental Action Committee,
are reviewing Town tree policies
(regarding planting, varieties, removal,
safety standards, etc) and ‘best practices’
elsewhere. This information will then be
presented to Council for discussion. It is
hoped that a comprehensive document
can be adopted which reflects the tremendous importance trees have for this community. If you would like to have any
input into this process please contact me
[email protected] or Councillor
Tasker-Brown [email protected] with your comments.
To give you some food for thought,
here’s a synopsis of our principle regulations on tree felling on private property.
A tree may be cut down only under the
following circumstances and always with
a permit when:
1. the tree is dead, sick or dangerous
(sanitation cut);
2. if there is competition between trees
(improvement cut);
3. the tree is causing damage to property
or is dangerous public safety;
4. the tree must be felled to allow public
works (work carried out by a public
body);
5. the tree must be felled for authorized
construction where a permit has been
obtained.
There are lots of other regulations
concerning trees, but these are some of
the most relevant to residents. If you’d
like to weigh in on the review process,
please let us know.
Elizabeth Ulin
Councillor, Recreation and Culture
Chair, Environmental Action Committee
Vôtre en environnement
Rappels pour l’automne
Au moment de lire cet
article, vous devez déjà
savoir que les collectes de
résidus de jardinage du
vendredi sont terminées
pour l’année. Notre automne a été particulièrement long et les feuilles s’entêtaient
à rester accrochées aux arbres, donc certaines d’entre elles n’ont pu être collectées. C’est malheureux, mais l’an
prochain la date pourrait être repoussée
d’une ou deux semaines. Ceci aurait pour
effet de reporter le début de la collecte du
printemps de quelques semaines. Les
travaux publics devront évaluer la pertinence d’un tel changement.
En outre, le temps où il est permis
d’utiliser les souffleuses à feuilles est
aussi écoulé. À compter d’aujourd’hui et
jusqu’à la fenêtre des deux semaines du
printemps prochain, râteaux seulement,
SVP. Et, assurez-vous que vos jardiniers
se conforment aussi à ce règlement.
Les arbres à Montréal-Ouest
Vous avez peut-être remarqué une personne circulant dans votre quartier qui
s’intéressait particulièrement aux arbres
devant votre maison. Ne vous inquiétez
pas! La Ville a embauché un arboriste
pour cartographier tous nos arbres publics
(le long des rues et dans les parcs). Cette
carte fournira des statistiques sur le
nombre d’arbres, leurs espèces et leur état
de santé. Ceci aidera grandement les
travaux publics lors des plantations et des
émondages à venir et représente le premier pas vers un meilleur contrôle de
notre parc arboricole.
En outre, la conseillère Julie TaskerBrown et moi-même, ainsi que les mem-
bres du Comité d’action environnementale, sommes en train de revoir la politique de la Ville en matière d’arbres (concernant la plantation, les variétés, l’élimination, les normes de sécurité, etc.) ainsi
que les « meilleures pratiques » ailleurs.
Cette information sera ensuite présentée
au Conseil, pour discussion. Nous
espérons qu’un document détaillé pourra
être adopté qui reflètera l’énorme importance des arbres pour notre communauté.
Si vous souhaitez ajouter votre grain de
sel à ce processus, veuillez communiquer
avec moi au [email protected] ou
avec la conseillère Tasker-Brown au
[email protected] pour
nous faire part de vos commentaires.
Pour vous donner quelques pistes de
réflexion, voici un résumé de nos principaux règlements sur la coupe des arbres sur
les propriétés privées. Un arbre peut être
abattu uniquement dans les circonstances
suivantes et toujours avec un permis :
1. l’arbre est mort, malade ou dangereux
(coupe d’assainissement);
2. les arbres sont en compétition les uns
avec les autres (coupe d’amélioration);
3. l’arbre occasionne un dommage à une
propriété ou représente un danger pour
la sécurité publique;
4. l’arbre doit être abattu pour permettre
des travaux publics (du travail effectué
par un organisme public);
5. l’arbre doit être abattu pour faire place
à une construction autorisée suite à
l’obtention d’un permis correspondant.
Il y a de nombreux autres règlements
concernant les arbres, mais ceux qui figurent ici sont les plus pertinents pour les
résidants. Si vous souhaitez avoir votre
mot à dire dans le processus de révision,
n’hésitez pas à nous en faire part.
Elizabeth Ulin
Conseillère, loisirs et culture
Présidente, Comité d’action environnementale
Dr. Michael J. Wexel
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... Town Council Report ... October ... Town Council Report ...
by Carol Foster
In compliance with the
Quebec City and Towns
Act, Mayor Masella began
the meeting of Council with a
report on the Town’s financial situation.
Highlights included the fact that the 2010
budget year ended with a surplus of
$370,000 and the current year is expected
to end with a surplus of $83,000.
Continuing to invest in the Town’s infrastructure will be a primary objective of
the 2012 budget. All remuneration for
each member of Council was reported as
well as a list of all contracts in excess of
$25,000. As required by the Act, the
Mayor’s report must be made public and
will soon appear in The Suburban.
The mayor then proceeded with his
regular monthly report and noted that the
work on the contaminated ground around
the library building has been completed,
but no grants have yet been received to
assist in the cost of this project.
Following the guidelines set out in
Bill 109 (Municipal Ethics and Good
Conduct Act), the members of Council
recently attended an approved course on
ethical behaviour and a by-law for the
Town enacting a Code of Ethics and
Good Conduct for Elected Municipal
Officers has been prepared.
An interesting item was included under
Administration
and
Finance.
Reimbursement was approved for expenses of $50 twice a month payable to
Councillor Elizabeth Ulin for providing
the evening meals when Council meets
for caucus at 6 pm. In the past in MoWest
(and at most other municipal councils),
food is ordered in when meetings go
through dinner. This arrangement not only
saves money but, according to the Mayor,
Councillor Ulin is a very good cook.
Councillor Julie Tasker-Brown
announced that since a number of young
ghosts and goblins were currently
prowling the Town, two Public Safety
Officers were on the streets to ensure
their safety. PSOs also assisted in investigating the theft of some railroad property and supervised safety procedures
during the Terry Fox Run at the two local
elementary schools.
Calls to the Pointe Claire Dispatch
Centre for temporary overnight parking
permits continue to drop (52% less than
September 2010) with the availability of
online access. However, these permits
are sometimes abused and used on a regular basis rather than paying for a
monthly permit.
Councillor Ulin reviewed the dates for
several upcoming events which include
the flu clinic, Art etc. and the
Remembrance Day ceremonies. The
Environment Committee is drafting a
policy for trees in the Town. MoWest is
to be the subject of the Winter Art
Exhibit and therefore many submissions
are anticipated.
Councillor Dino Mazzone advised
that the PAC meeting schedule is now
available on the Town’s website and can
be consulted when submitting requests
for permits. In his view, spending on the
Town’s infrastructure remains a high priority, but he welcomes dialogue with residents concerning all discretionary
budget items.
Councillor Joseph McKenzie, in
anticipation of the inevitable bad weather
ahead, reviewed the rules for snow
removal by private contractors. He cautioned that this year there will be no
warnings issued for non-compliance
before fines are imposed. All contractors
must have a permit to work in this town.
The end of November will see the
cessation of the “green pickups” as well
as the use of leaf blowers. Asphalt repairs
are currently behind schedule but will
continue as long as the weather permits.
Moving to more positive news,
McKenzie announced that the Public
Works Department is in the process of
developing a very sophisticated computer-generated geographic information
system (GIS) which will greatly assist in
determining where issues in the total
environment in the Town occur. This
system is expected to take 15 years to be
fully functional.
Question period
A resident from Wolseley, who habitually leads off question period, stated he
felt it was the obligation of the Town as
well as the home owners to ensure contractors are informed of the snow
removal obligations. Councillor
McKenzie assured him that when contractors are issued a permit, they are also
informed of the regulations.
A discussion ensued concerning possible ways to improve the traffic flow at
the Sherbrooke and Westminster intersection. Tasker-Brown explained that this
is a very complicated issue and many
traffic studies have been done over the
years searching for viable remedies. She
added that a study, prepared in 1977 and
recently discovered, illustrated little difference between the amount of traffic in
that area between then and now. She also
showed interest in the suggestion that the
entrance to the Town parking lot from
Westminster might need rethinking.
A home owner on Sheraton complained that his family could not sleep at
night due to the heavy railroad traffic
near his house. Mayor Masella said he
was under the impression train companies had to respect certain time limits. He
offered to look into the situation so that
the resident could lodge his complaint to
the proper authorities.
The next questioner, well known to
Council for his continuing concern over
budgeting, asked if the Town was considering zero-based budget planning.
Councillor Mazzone felt it was a good
question but, much to his personal regret,
municipal budgets are not prepared in
that way. He explained again the three
levels of budget expenses the Town has to
deal with and noted that the discretionary
portion of the budget was very small but
was the only place for any wiggle room.
Suggestions for this level of expenditures
continue to be solicited by the councillor.
In conclusion, he promised to provide the
questioner with what detailed breakdown
of expenses is already on record.
The Mayor stated that he is totally comfortable with the way contracts are being
awarded, answering a suggestion that there
always exists the possibility of collusion in
this area. He also said that his first preference is to pay off debt in response to the
suggestion that all extra monies should go
to paying off debts and only crisis in infrastructure should get priority.
The last person to take the microphone
inquired about the status of the permit for a
daycare he wishes to open in the Durand
Plumbing building. Mayor Masella
answered the Traffic and Safety Committee
is looking into this location as there are
concerns about truck traffic around this
site. The TSC will give its advice to PAC
which will then handle the file. Council
will make a decision once both committees
have reviewed the issue and it will then
supply an answer to the resident.
The meeting was adjourned as treats
were still being handed out on many of the
colourful tree-lined streets of the Town.
GROUPE NEWTON
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Agence immobilière/Real Estate Agency
514-481-7003
Office 514-481-0241
Award Winning Broker
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... Réunion ordinaire du Conseil ... Septembre ... Réunion ordinaire ...
par Carol Foster
traduction par René Boucher
En conformité avec la Loi sur les cités
et villes du Québec, le maire Masella a
ouvert la réunion d’octobre 2011 du
Conseil avec un rapport sur la situation
des finances de la Ville. Les points forts
incluent le fait que l’exercice budgétaire
2010 s’est soldé par un surplus de 370
000 $ et on s’attend à terminer l’exercice
courant avec un excédent de 83 000 $. La
poursuite des investissements dans les
infrastructures de la ville sera un objectif
principal du budget 2012. La rémunération entière de chaque membre du Conseil
a été divulguée ainsi qu’une liste de tous
les contrats de plus de 25 000 $. Comme
le requiert la Loi, le rapport du maire doit
être rendu public et il sera publié
prochainement dans The Suburban.
Le maire Masella a ensuite présenté
son rapport mensuel et il a noté la fin des
travaux de décontamination du sol autour
de la bibliothèque, mais qu’aucune subvention n’avait encore été reçue pour
aider à acquitter le coût de ce projet.
En accord avec les directives de la Loi
109 (Loi sur l’éthique et la déontologie en
matière municipale), les membres du
Conseil ont assisté à un cours sur
l’éthique et un règlement promulguant un
Code d’éthique et de déontologie des élus
municipaux pour la Ville a été préparé.
Au chapitre de l’administration et des
finances, on retrouvait un point intéressant, soit l’approbation du remboursement de dépenses de 50 $ deux fois par
mois à la conseillère Elizabeth Ulin,
pour la fourniture de repas lors des
caucus du Conseil à 18 h. Précédemment,
au Conseil de M-O comme pour la plupart des autres conseils municipaux, on
faisait livrer un repas si la réunion se
poursuivait au-delà du souper. Ce nouvel
arrangement fait épargner des fonds et de
plus, selon le maire, la conseillère Ulin
est très bonne cuisinière.
La conseillère Julie Tasker-Brown a
fait part que puisque de nombreux jeunes
fantômes rôdent actuellement dans la
ville, deux agents du Service de sécurité
publique patrouillent nos rues par mesure
de protection. Nos agents ont aidé à l’enquête sur le vol de biens de la compagnie
de chemin de fer et ont supervisé les
mesures de sécurité au cours de la course
Terry Fox de nos deux écoles primaires.
Le nombre d’appels au centre de
répartition de Pointe-Claire pour des
permis temporaires de stationnement a
continué à diminuer (52 % de moins
qu’en septembre 2010) grâce à l’accès en
ligne. Cependant, on abuse parfois de ces
permis qu’on utilise sur une base
régulière plutôt que de payer pour un
permis mensuel.
La conseillère Ulin a passé en revue
les dates de plusieurs événements à venir,
dont la vaccination antigrippe, Art etc. et
les cérémonies du jour du Souvenir. Le
Comité sur l’environnement est à préparer une politique sur les arbres. M-O
sera le sujet de l’exposition hivernale de
la vitrine artistique et on s’attend à de
nombreuses présentations.
Le conseiller Dino Mazzone a
indiqué que le calendrier des rencontres
du CCU est disponible sur le site Web de
la Ville et on peut le consulter pour
présenter les demandes de permis. Selon
lui, les dépenses pour les infrastructures
de la ville demeurent une grande priorité;
il est cependant ouvert au dialogue avec
les résidants quant à l’ensemble des
postes budgétaires discrétionnaires.
Anticipant l’incontournable mauvais
temps qui nous attend, le conseiller
Joseph McKenzie a rappelé les règles
concernant l’enlèvement de la neige par
les entrepreneurs privés. Il a prévenu que
cette année, aucun avertissement ne sera
donné avant l’imposition d’amendes en
cas de manquement. Tous les entrepreneurs doivent se munir d’un permis pour
travailler dans la ville.
La fin-novembre signifiera la cessation
de la collecte des « résidus verts » ainsi
que de l’utilisation des souffleurs à
feuilles. Les réparations d’asphalte
accusent du retard, mais se poursuivront
aussi longtemps que le temps le permettra.
Sur une note positive, McKenzie a
annoncé que le Service des travaux
publics est à mettre au point un système
très sophistiqué de renseignements géographiques assisté par ordinateur qui sera
d’une grande utilité pour aider à déterminer où dans la ville les problèmes se
produisent. Ce système prendra jusqu’à
15 ans avant de devenir entièrement
opérationnel.
Période de questions
Un résidant de Wolseley qui,
généralement, enclenche la période de
questions a indiqué qu’il estime que la
Ville ainsi que les propriétaires ont
l’obligation de s’assurer que les entrepreneurs sont au fait de la réglementation
concernant le déneigement. Le conseiller
McKenzie lui a affirmé que lorsqu’un
permis est délivré à un entrepreneur, on
l’informe aussi des règlements.
Une discussion a porté sur les possibilités d’améliorer la circulation à l’intersection Sherbrooke et Westminster. La
conseillère Tasker-Brown a expliqué que
ce problème est très complexe et a donné
lieu à de nombreuses études par le passé,
à la recherche de solutions viables. Une
étude préparée en 1977 et découverte
récemment mettait en lumière le peu de
différence entre le volume de trafic
d’alors et celui d’aujourd’hui. Elle a
aussi manifesté de l’intérêt à l’égard de
la suggestion que l’entrée Westminster
du terrain de stationnement municipal
devrait peut-être être revue.
Un propriétaire sur Sheraton s’est
plaint que sa famille ne pouvait dormir la
nuit en raison du lourd trafic de trains.
Le maire Masella était avait l’impression
que les sociétés ferroviaires devaient
respecter certaines restrictions d’horaire.
Il a offert de s’enquérir de sorte que le
résidant puisse déposer sa plainte auprès
des autorités compétentes.
L’intervenant suivant a demandé si la
Ville envisageait la planification budgétaire base zéro. Le conseiller Mazzone
estime la question pertinente, mais, à son
grand regret, les budgets municipaux ne
sont pas préparés de cette façon. Il a
expliqué les trois ordres de dépenses
budgétaires dont la Ville doit s’occuper
et fit remarquer que la portion discrétionnaire du budget, très petite, est le
seul endroit avec marge de manœuvre.
Le conseiller sollicite toujours des suggestions pour ce type de dépenses. En
conclusion, il a promis de fournir à l’intervenant la répartition détaillée des
dépenses déjà versée au dossier.
Le maire s’est déclaré tout à fait à
l’aise avec la façon dont les contrats sont
octroyés en réponse à une suggestion
que la possibilité de collusion existe toujours dans ce domaine. Il a aussi indiqué
que sa préférence va au paiement de la
dette pour faire suite à la proposition que
tous les fonds excédentaires devraient
servir au remboursement des dettes et
que seules les crises dans les infrastructures devraient prédominer.
La dernière personne à s’approcher
du micro s’est enquise de l’état du
permis pour un service de garderie
qu’elle souhaite ouvrir dans l’édifice de
la Plomberie Durand. Le maire Masella a
répondu que le Comité sur la circulation
et la sécurité examine cet emplacement
en raison des préoccupations concernant
la circulation de camions à proximité. Le
CCS transmettra son avis au CCU qui
étudiera ensuite le dossier. Après que les
deux comités se seront prononcés sur la
situation, le Conseil rendra sa décision et
la fera connaître au résidant.
La séance a été levée alors qu’on distribuait toujours des friandises dans
plusieurs des rues bordées d’arbres de
la ville.
COMING EVENTS
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Next deadline: January 11
NOV
Sat 26 Decorating MW Presbyterian Church for Christmas. 4 pm.
Dinner. Maranatha Chapel. 6 Ronald Drive. 6-8 pm.
Sun 27 Thanksgiving Service. Speaker: Pastor Olu Ayeni.
Maranatha Chapel. 12:30 pm.
Mon 28 Town Council Meeting. Town Hall. 8 pm.
Tue 29 Evening Labyrinth Walk. Wadsworth Hall. Socks or slippers.
MW United Church. 7-9 pm.
Royal West Academy’s Bardolators present Shakespeare’s
The Merchant of Venice at 7 pm on the evenings of November 29;
November 30 and December 1. Tickets are $10 adults, $7 seniors
and $5 students. Dinner theatre presentation on Friday, December
2: supper at 6 pm, show at 7:30 pm; tickets $25 and must be
reserved in advance by calling 489-8454 attention S. Westlake.
DEC
Sat
Sun
Tue
Sun
Mon
Sat
Sun
Mon
Sat
Sun
JAN
Sun
3 NDG Food Depot annual holiday food drive. Donations may be
dropped off at St. Philip’s. 9 am - 3 pm.
Magic Show with the Amazing Fredo. Tickets: $10. Ornament
making, face painting; fun for all. Info: 486-4032. Town Hall. 10:30 am.
Public consultation with federal MP Isabelle Morin on le train de
l’ouest and other concerns. Curling Club. Info: 639-4497. 1-4 pm.
4 White Gift Sunday. MW Presbyterian Church. 10 am.
Christmas pageant. MW United Church. 10 am.
6 The Little Red Playhouse Open House. Info: 486-4032. 9-10 am.
11 Choral service. MW United Church. 10 am.
Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. Reception follows.
St. Philips. 5 pm.
Holy Communion. MW Presbyterian Church. 10 am.
12 MW Horticultural Society presents Dawn Smith's Christmas floral
arrangement demonstration. Everyone welcome. Non-members, $5.
Town Hall. 7:30 pm
17 Christmas Carol Night of Songs. Redeemed Christian Church of
God Maranatha Chapel. 6 Ronald Drive. 6 pm.
18 Carol service. MW United Church. 10 am.
19 Town Council Meeting. Town Hall. 8 pm.
24 Christmas Eve children’s service / Célébration de la veille de
Noël pour les enfants. St. Philip’s. 5 pm.
Festival Holy Eucharist. St. Philip’s. 11 pm.
Christmas Eve and Family service. MW Presbyterian Church. 5 pm.
Family Christmas Eve service. MW United Church. 5:30 pm.
Christmas Eve Communion service. MW United Church. 10:30 pm.
25 No service: MW United and Presbyterian churches.
Christmas Day Holy Eucharist with carols. St. Philip’s. 10 am.
1 New Year’s Day Holy Eucharist. St. Philip’s. 10 am.
Worship resumes at MW United and Presbyterian churches. 10 am.
Garbage Bowl game. Montreal Westward Rotary Field. 1 pm.
Sun 22 Martin Luther King Service. 5 pm. Dinner. 6 pm. MW Presbyterian
Church. Dinner tickets ($20 each) must be purchased in advance.
Info: Ruth Darling, 486-5524 or Janet Dimock, 484-2783.
Sun 29 Afernoon Labyrinth Walk. MW United Church. 2-4:30 pm.
Mon 30 Town Council Meeting. Town Hall. 8 pm.
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mileage paid; spoken English
required, must be patient and
comfortable working with the
elderly population (75
years+). All candidates will
be required to accept a police
background check. Please
contact: Meaghan Valade
(487-1311)
or
e-mail
[email protected].
LOOKING FOR CAR
POOL from MoWest to
CAE/Bombardier on Côte de
Liesse, return ride. Departing
between 6 and 7:30 am and
returning between 2:30 and
4:30 pm. Will share in all
expenses and provide coffee
and croissant every Friday
morning. Please call Julia
Moroney at 489-5562 or
email [email protected].
Breakfast
with
Santa
Sunday, December 11
7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Town Hall
Includes: breakfast, photo
with Santa, music, arts and
crafts, face painting, loot bags
and more! Captain Catalyst
(10 am - noon), sleigh rides
(9 am - noon).
Tickets
In
At the
advance door
Family: $30 $40
Adult:
$10 $13
Child:
$6
$9
Reservations for breakfast
at 7:30 am, 8:30 am, 9:30 am
or 10:30 am. Tickets available at the Community
Centre. To benefit CRA
Hockey. Info: 484-6186.

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