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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENTWe are WestmountWeekly. Vol. 11 No. 8b August 15, 2017

From one DG to another

Retiring city director general Mike Deegan, right, hands over his desk plate to his successor, BenoitHurtubise, as city council appoints Hurtubise at the city council meeting August 7. See p. 2, 3 and 6.

Photo: Laureen Sweeney

Plans call for pool, rink

Sports complex planned forvacant Hillside ArmouryBy Laureen Sweeney

A proposal to convert the former Hill-side Armoury into a sports club includesan indoor pool and ice rink, the Indepen-dent learned last week.

The redevelopment project was outlinedby real estate developer Karl Beauchamp,a partner in a group called Hillside LimitedPartnership, which purchased the prop-erty recently at Hillside Lane and HillsideAve. The armoury had been home forsome 67 years to the 34 Combat EngineerRegiment (formerly the 3 Field Engineers),

which moved out four years ago.“We want to try to preserve the building

as an architectural site with a project thatwill serve the community well,”Beauchamp explained.

He said he hopes to deposit plans withthe city in the next couple of weeks.

Membership component

He said these include a four-lane“Olympic pool” and an artificial ice rink of50 feet by 100 feet suitable for 3-on-3 youthhockey. The facility could also include atraining gym “that schools could use.”

The building, which has a total floorspace of 54,000 squarefeet, he said, would have

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Lulham files for District 7By Laureen Sweeney

Councillor Cynthia Lulham has an-nounced that she filed nomination paperswith the city clerk August 10 to run for re-election in District 7.

Lulham sees her possible 7th term ofcontinuous council service since 1995 asan asset and an opportunity to share her“corporate memory” with a new counciland management team at city hall.

Lulham said she wants to “follow

through” on many projects she began ascommissioner of Sustainability and Parks.These include specifically refurbishingWestmount Park – a project starting thisfall – the naturalization of Summit Woodsand work to restore the conservatory andrebuild the greenhouses.

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City considers dog by-law revisions.See p. 7.

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Aug. meeting one of recordBy Laureen Sweeney

What is traditionally a quiet, uneventfulcity council meeting during the dog days ofAugust turned into one of importance re-garding the management of the city Au-gust 7.

The meeting opened with a series oftributes to retiring city director generalMike Deegan, 54, after 30 years with thecity. This was followed by the appointmentof assistant director general Benoit Hur-tubise, 51, as his successor. (See story, p. 6.)

Also came the surprise news of the re-tirement of Lucille Angers, the draftingand analysis clerk for Legal Services, whoprepares council meetings and has been afamiliar figure during her 17 years withthe city. (See photo, p. 10.)

“In case you’re wondering why there areso many of the city’s leadership staff here,”Mayor Christina Smith said, “It’s with avery heavy heart that we’re saying goodbyeto Mike Deegan.”

After spending most of his career withSports and Recreation and as its director,Smith emphasized his relationships withso many residents. “He walks on the street,talks to parents and is committed to thecity,” she said. “He has not only coached

the kids but the parents, too.”She said Deegan had built an “inspiring”

management team in his three years head-ing the administration, a sentiment echoedby other council members in turn.

Councillor Philip Cutler, the youngestcouncillor and a longtime hockey player,recalled how he and other teenagerscoached by Deegan had viewed him as a“godly” figure. “I had the opportunity togrow up with him as a role model… Frommy generation, thanks a lot for everything.”

And that includes his three years inter-facing with the contractors of the West-mount recreation centre, noted CouncillorPatrick Martin. He thanked Deegan fornot only building a large Sports and Recre-ation department but for “a great facility.”

“His departure is a great loss to thiscommunity,” explained former mayorKarin Marks in a letter read out by Coun-cillor Victor Drury. Both she and formermayor Peter Trent were reported to be outof town and so unable to attend Deegan’slast meeting.

“He didn’t seek to leave a legacy,” saidTheodora Samiotis. “But he did.” (See sep-arate story, p. 3.)

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By Laureen Sweeney

It’s likely no surprise to many that MikeDeegan is one of the city’s best-known andhighly regarded employees. It’s a result ofhis career-long efforts to build relation-ships and teams, on and off the hockeyrink.

“I’ve tried to value people,” he said in aninterview August 8 before leaving on re-tirement August 11. “I hope that the hall-mark of my career will be building rela-tionships with mayors, council members,colleagues and residents.”

He said lessons learned as a younghockey player had transferred into his pro-fessional life including “the value of work-ing and growing together.” His late fatherused to tell him the success of the teamwas more important than that of an indi-vidual player.

And in that regard, it’s perhaps fittingthat on what was to be his last day on thejob, Deegan was to be heading off withformer councillor Nicolas Matossian andthe Senior Westmount Hockey Team(SWAT) to play in a tournament in Bidde-

ford, Maine.In fact, he said, retiring doesn’t mean

he’s leaving Westmount. He hopes to playmore hockey here, to volunteer at FamilyDay and Winter Carnival and just “popin.”

“Westmount has given me more than Icould give it,” he explained. Despite theclichés, he said: “It’s been a privilege andan honour for me to work here.”

Lasting memories

Some of his more memorable experi-ences include his almost three-year stint asthe city’s on-site coordinator for buildingthe Westmount recreation centre (WRC).

This meant putting on boots and hardhat and dealing on the ground with con-struction contractors in a milieu he hadnever experienced. To his surprise, hisability to build relationships played a sig-nificant role in that environment too,which helped catapult him into the city’stop management position.

As a result, the many awards won by theWRC form some of his memories.

As well, Deegan is proud of the man-

agement team hebuilt up in the threelast years as directorgeneral. This in-cluded filling a num-ber of vacant depart-ment-head positions,including Finance,Legal, Urban Plan-ning and PublicWorks. All 11 posi-tions are now filled,“which bodes well forthe future,” he said.

The team is gettingstronger and increas-ing in motivationwith the appointmentof assistant directors,he added.

The “temporary”position of assistantdirector general isnow vacant with theappointment of

Highlights importance of team ‘play’

Deegan discusses high-profile years with city

The city says thanks to ‘Mike’ with this plaque presented by Mayor ChristinaSmith, left, to Mike Deegan at the council meeting August 7 on hisretirement as director general .continued on p. 12


Letters to the EditorProud of Westmount fornot adopting BSL

I am replying to the letter from ChristineDowns in the July 11 issue of the Indepen-dent (“No real repercussions for the killingof a dog,” p. 6). First, I’d like to say howshocked I was to read about the attack andsubsequent death of Ms. Downs’ dog. As adog lover and former dog owner myself, Ican’t imagine what that must have beenlike.

However, Ms. Downs’ description of a“pit-bull” is sensationalized. As the Inde-pendent stated in an editor’s note at theend of the letter, “pit-bull” is not an actualbreed of dog, but a colloquial term used todescribe any number of pure or mixed-breed dogs that fit a certain look. Shestated that ‘pit-bull’ dogs were bred* to“attack and kill,” which is absolutely notthe case, though the North American me-dia often only reports on the negative as-pects of these breeds.

No breed of dog is inherently bad; theonus is on the owner of the dog to properlytrain it and to be a responsible dog owner.Any breed of dog can be aggressive iftrained to be so. Large-breed dogs espe-cially need proper and continued trainingto ensure that they are upstanding fur-cit-izens of their community. “Pit-bull”-typedogs are actually wonderful family dogs

and are historically great with children –they were initially termed “nanny dogs.”

No breed should be discriminatedagainst due to physical appearance or la-beled as a “dangerous breed” because ofcertain dogs being aggressive or poorlytrained. The same case could be made forbreeds of small dogs, those who present asaggressive and bite people’s ankles, butpeople are dismissive of their aggressionand laugh it off as cute due to their smallstature.

I am proud that Westmount has notadopted breed-specific legislation (see “Nolegislation planned on breed-specificbans,” July 12, 2016), and I hope that thiswonderful community continues to acceptall breeds of dogs and hold the ownersmore responsible.

Diana Martin, Montreal* Editor’s note: The wording Christine

Downs used was “genetically programmedto attack and kill.” – KM.

$125 ticket for loss ofdog a pittance

My heart goes out to Christine Downs(“No real repercussions for the killing of adog, “ July 11, p. 6), whose fox terrier wassavaged to death by a loose pit-bull [typedog.]. It is heart-breaking enough to lose a

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family member, but when this happens insuch a needless and violent manner, thewound is considerably worsened.

As for the owner who failed to keep herdog under control, her $125 ticket is noth-ing compared to the grief Ms. Downs mustbe experiencing; and her refusal to at leastpay Ms. Downs’ vet bill surely compoundsthe tragedy.

I hope, at the very least, litigation goesMs. Downs’ way, and that the offendingdog is suitably dealt with.

Patrick Tee, Sherbrooke St.Editor’s note: See story on dog by-law

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‘See the lights’:Synchronize them

I fully realize the city of Westmount doesnot want to encourage motorists to usetheir streets as major east-west thorough-fares. However, the reality is that St.Catherine, Sherbrooke, Westmount Ave.and The Boulevard traverse its territory.We can leave de Maisonneuve out of thediscussion.

With on-going work on the Ville MarieExpressway, Côte des Neiges and now evenWestmount Ave., what choice is there?Further, Côte St. Luc Rd. between Decarieand Bonavista is about to undergo year-long surgery.

Which brings me to Westmount’sflawed policy of purposely desynchroniz-ing traffic lights. Depending on the time ofday, certainly during rush hours, you gofrom intersection to intersection, alternat-ing between green and red. Mobility? Nota chance. Frustration? Extreme. This onlycauses drivers to fume and some to dosilly things. The buses we are all encour-aged to use are also delayed.

With an election this fall, this shouldbecome an issue. Let’s hope a new West-mount administration will see the light –green – and help alleviate years to come oftraffic woes.

Rick Leckner, Montreal

Why not recycle defunctstop signs?

It is with interest that I read “City to re-move eight targetted mid-block stop signs”in the July 11 edition (p. 3).

While these mid-block stop signs wereclearly unnecessary, I would suggest thatthey be re-used in locations where theywould be of benefit.

The intersections of Summit Cresc. andGordon Cresc., as well as Summit Cresc.and Shorncliffe are quite busy and have nostop signs. To make matters worse, peopleunfamiliar with the area often stop at the

intersection, expecting a stop sign, whichhas created several near accidents whendrivers behind them don’t expect the [ve-hicle ahead] to stop.

I am afraid to let my children play in thestreet because of these dangerous inter-sections. Let’s re-use and recycle the stopsigns slated to be removed from elsewhere.

Jessica Morrison, Surrey Gardens

Open letter: summerconcerts

As a Westmount resident for the past 17years I have attended most of the outdoorsummer concerts in Westmount and amthankful to our municipality for providingthem.

Insofar as this summer’s presentationshave been staged, I would like to mentionsome concerns.

Why are we reduced to only six perfor-mances? Is it a budget matter?

After several venue changes: lagoon tothe gazebo to the Westmount recreationcentre – and this season back to the la-goon – a sound system problem exists.

There is a lack of genre variety for themusical performance.

Once again, thank you Westmount forthe entertainment.Stan Grossman, de Maisonneuve Blvd.

Councillor Davis responds: I am taking theopportunity to respond to your email on be-half of the Community Events team.

The summer concert series has always pre-sented six concerts, and, in fact this year, theWords and Music event has been added.

The move back to the lagoon was the resultof extensive feedback from the public last year.Most people asked for the location of the con-certs to be returned to the lagoon as they feltthe roof of the Westmount recreation centrewas too hot and sunny for their liking.

Those who like the music loud sit near thestage; others sit around the lagoon. To dateover 150 people have attended each concertwith many positive comments.

As a result of this move, a new and morepowerful sound system has been acquired toincrease the enjoyment of all concert goers.

Regarding the choice of concerts offered, acommittee makes these decisions. This yearthey selected a range of music including soul,folk, jazz and a vocal ensemble. Suggestionsof what residents would like to hear are alwayswelcome.

The Community Events department strivesto offer interesting events and activities thatappeal to a broad spectrum of Westmounters,and I encourage all to support them.

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Set to finish in time for schools’ return

Sidewalk replacement approved for many locationsBy Laureen Sweeney

Reconstruction work is expected to revup in the few remaining weeks before thestart of school.

In addition to replacement of the watermain and water services on Columbia for$548,000, city council August 7 approved

another $2.3 million for replacement ofwater services on Argyle (Thornhill to TheBoulevard) and sidewalk reconstruction atvarious locations.

A long list of the sidewalk work was readout by Councillor Patrick Martin, com-missioner of Public Works. In some cases,where Hydro Westmount lines run under

the sidewalk, thiswill involve electri-cal work as well.

The sidewalks –many located nearschools – are target-ted for completionby the start ofschool, no doubt adaunting challenge,according to Mar-tin.

Council had freedup extra funds thisyear to begin to ad-dress the problemof the city’s crum-bling sidewalks, heexplained.

Including new sidewalks installed thisyear as part of road reconstruction pro-jects, the city will have reconstructed 6,850square meters out of the city’s total side-walk area of 150,000 square meters, or 4.6percent in one year. “This is a significantnumber: more than three times our usualrate,” he later explained.

Martin said he hoped future councilswould continue “this much-needed work”on sidewalks.

The latest work will take place at the fol-lowing locations:• The north side of Sherbrooke St. from

the eastern city limits to Mount Pleasant.This work includes reconstruction of Hy-dro Westmount conduits that are buriedunder the sidewalk and reconstructionof two manholes;

• South side of Sherbrooke (Kensington toRedfern);

• St. Catherine, both sides (Hillside toClarke);

• West side of Kensington (Sherbrooke toCôte St Antoine);

• Argyle, both sides (Thornhill to TheBoulevard), including new water services

and street lights, in anticipation of re-building the street itself next summer;

• North side of The Boulevard (Braeside toAberdeen);

• South side of The Boulevard (Lansdowneto Belmont and Renfrew to Sydenham);

• East side of Mount Pleasant (Montrose toCedar in front of ECS).

Sidewalk on Mount Pleasant outside ECS seen recently is among those to bereplaced before the start of school. Photo courtesy of P. Martin

Comin’ UpSunday, August 20

“Words and Music” poetry festival, 2 to4 pm in Westmount Park “under the bigmaple tree.” In the event of rain, it movesto the Mouton Noir café of the Westmountrecreation centre. Free. Info: 514.989.5226.

Thursday, August 24 and August 25

Residents’ contributions to the rockingchairs of the sound installation “LullingTime” will be presented 3 to 8 pm in West-mount Park. Register on westmount.org orphone 514.989.5226. Info: [email protected].


City in ‘good hands’ with Hurtubise: Drury

By Laureen Sweeney

The appointment August 7 of the city’snew top administrator, Benoit Hurtubise,is to take effect August 12 in his promotionfrom assistant director general.

In moving the resolution to appoint thenew DG, an electrical engineer, CouncillorVictor Drury noted the many roles Hur-tubise has undertaken in his four yearswith the city after 25 years in the privatesector.

“Clearly, he brought a skill set and apti-tude – but also attitude,” he said as com-

missioner of Finance and Administration.“We are in very, very good hands.”

Hurtubise joined the city on a five-yearcontract in April 2013 as director of HydroWestmount, but since then he has servedsimultaneously as interim director of Pub-lic Works on at least two occasions. Healso has been assistant director generalfor infrastructure and engineering, a newlycreated position in 2016, and has served assubstitute DG.

“I recognize I have big shoes to fill,” hesays as successor to Mike Deegan, “but Iwill continue council’s orientation.”

AVIS DE DEMANDE DE DÉMOLITION

À TOUTES LES PERSONNES INTÉRESSÉES

AVIS PUBLIC est par la présente donné que la Ville de Westmount a reçu unedemande pour un permis de démolition et un programme de remplacement pour lebâtiment situé au 80, avenue Sunnyside.

Ce projet n’implique pas une démolition complète du bâtiment mais plutôtl’enlèvement d’une partie du mur arrière d’un immeuble de catégorie 1*, ce qui,selon la définition du règlement, constitue une démolition et doit par conséquentêtre assujetti à la démarche régissant les démolitions à Westmount. Le projetproposé consiste en l’élargissement d’une ouverture de fenêtre pour accommoderune porte donnant sur la cour arrière.

Tous les documents pertinents concernant cette demande de permis dedémolition, incluant les plans, peuvent être consultés au bureau du directeur duService de l’aménagement urbain, situé au 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest àWestmount pendant les heures d’ouverture.

Toute personne qui veut s’opposer à la démolition doit, dans les dix (10) joursde la publication de l’avis public, ou à défaut, dans les dix (10) jours qui suiventl’affichage de l’avis sur l’immeuble concerné, faire connaître par écrit son oppositionmotivée à la greffière adjointe de la Ville à l’adresse ci-après.

De plus, toute personne désirant exprimer son accord à la démolition proposéeou présenter toute autre proposition, doit également le faire, par écrit, à l’intérieurdu délai de dix (10) jours, à la greffière adjointe de la Ville à l’adresse suivante :

Services juridiques et greffe Ville de Westmount4333, rue Sherbrooke OuestWestmount (Québec) H3Z 1E2

Toute personne (ou son représentant dûment autorisé par écrit) qui aura déposéauprès du greffe, une opposition motivée par écrit ou fait une proposition par écrit,à l’intérieur de ce délai pourra être entendue par le comité de démolition au coursde la séance publique qui se tiendra le 18 septembre 2017 à 17h15 dans la salledu conseil de l’hôtel de ville, situé au 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest à Westmount.

DONNÉ à Westmount, Québec, ce 15 août 2017.

Nicole DobbieGreffière adjointe de la Ville

NOTICE OF DEMOLITION APPLICATION

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Westmount has received anapplication for a demolition permit, and for a replacement program for the buildinglocated at 80 Sunnyside Avenue.

This project does not involve the total demolition of the house but involves theremoval of a part of the rear wall of a Category 1* building which according to theby-law definition constitutes a demolition and must therefore be submitted toWestmount’s procedure regulating demolition. The proposed work is to enlarge awindow opening for a new door giving access to the rear yard.

All relevant documents concerning this demolition application, including plans,may be consulted at the Office of the Director of Urban Planning located at 4333Sherbrooke Street West, in Westmount, during regular business hours.

A person wishing to oppose the demolition must do so by writing to theAssistant City Clerk, giving the reasons for objecting, within 10 days of publicationof the public notice or, failing such notice, within 10 days following the posting of thenotice on the immovable concerned.

Likewise, any person wishing to express support for the proposed demolition,or make any other comment in this regard, must also do so, in writing, to theAssistant City Clerk, within that period of ten (10) days, at the following address:

Legal Services and City Clerk’s OfficeCity of Westmount4333 Sherbrooke Street WestWestmount, Quebec H3Z 1E2

Any person (or their representatives who have been duly authorized in writing)who has filed, in writing, objections or comments with the City Clerk’s Office, withinthe specified delay, may be heard by the Demolition Committee at its public sittingto be held on September 18, 2017 at 5:15 p.m. in the Council Chamber of CityHall, located at 4333 Sherbrooke Street West in Westmount.

GIVEN at Westmount, Quebec, this August 15, 2017.

Nicole DobbieAssistant City Clerk

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Nicole DobbieGreffière adjointe de la Ville / Assistant City Clerk

Patrollers free trappedblue jays

Public safety officers managed to freetwo blue jays trapped between the doublewindows of a garage at a house on Côte St.Antoine July 21, Public Security officialssaid. The birds had been spotted by aneighbour, who called officers at 7:50 amin the absence of the resident, who was outof town. When the garage door was foundlocked, responding patrollers managed toopen the outer window enough to let thebirds escape. It was not known how theyhad been become trapped.

Night-time doorbell-ringers caught

After a number of complaints about peo-ple ringing doorbells and knocking ondoors August 8 and 9, public safety officersreported tracking down a group of fiveyoung people on Mount Stephen at 1:25am. Public Security officials said the groupquickly dispersed but officers managed tocatch a couple of them. One admitted tothe incidents and was issued a ticket for$149 for trespassing.

Police also arrived after someone alsocalled 911. They stated they had received anumber of calls about the doorbells overthe two nights. The one person tickettedwas described as living in east-end Mon-treal. He had recently turned 18.


Muzzle regulation ‘unenforceable’ for single dog

City to ‘fix’ by-law to deal with dangerous dogsBy Laureen Sweeney

The city intends in the next month ortwo to change aspects of its dog by-law todeal more effectively with dangerous dogs,Councillor Cynthia Lulham told the coun-cil meeting August 7. This follows thedeath May 31 of a small dog attacked by apitbull-type dog.

She was responding to a question fromChristine Downs of Hillside, who ownedthe wire-hair fox terrier, as to why the at-tacker was not being penalized or muzzledin accordance with section 13 of the exist-ing dog by-law 535.

“Because we need to fix that by-law,”replied Lulham, expressing her concernover the incident. The applicable law por-tion in its current form cannot be enforced

for a single dog, she explained. It impliesthat “all” dogs would have to be muzzled.

The section states:“The Council by resolution, at any time

or from time to time, may order that alldogs within the City shall be muzzled, iso-lated or detained for such period or periodsas it may think proper, and the keeper ofany dog who fails to comply with such or-der shall be deemed to have infringed thisby-law.”

A discussion ensued over “irresponsi-ble” dog ownership and that “bad dogs”were usually the result of bad ownershiprather than specific breeds.

For that reason, Lulham said that she,along with Public Security and the Legaldepartment, were looking into modellingthe revised by-law version on Calgary’s

dangerous dog by-law massaged to West-mount’s needs.

“I had hoped it could be done in time forthe September council meeting, but I’mnot sure it can be,” she later said.

Darin Laine, the woman who had beenwalking the terrier for Downs, related how

the pitbull had darted out of bushes andgrabbed the terrier by the neck, shakingand dragging it. She said people on thestreet were terrified by the dog.

The incident was related in a letter to theIndependent by Downs (see July 11, p. 6.)

Christine Downs of Hillside asks council August 7 why dog that caused the death of hers has not beenmuzzled.

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By Laureen Sweeney

Concerns of some residents over thesafety of a proposed garage access off 500Claremont for an apartment developmentat Windsor were addressed at the citycouncil meeting August 7 as likely beingnot as problematic as the neighbours sug-gest.

Councillor Cynthia Lulham, a memberof the city’s Traffic Advisory Committee,explained that Claremont was already char-acterized by numerous driveways andparking pads out of which residents usu-ally backed out without accident.

On one hand, Lulham said, vehicles us-ing the apartment garage would always begoing in or out front first. She said theplan calls for lights regulated by motion de-tectors to help guide vehicles in and out ofthe garage and to warn pedestrians of exit-ting cars.

“The dangers you speak of I do not see,”she said explaining she had spent time onClaremont to check out residents’ con-cerns.

Those opposing the Claremont accesshave been saying that traffic and pedestri-

ans would not expect cars to turn in an outof the driveway and that busses might havedifficulty stopping on an icy hill. They alsocontend that the arrival of Marianopolishas increased traffic.

Lulham explained that other, muchlarger residential developments had gen-erated similar concerns at the pre-con-struction phase that had later not materi-alized. She listed 1250 Greene and 175Metcalfe, both of which presented partic-

ular traffic challenges.She later added that much larger rental

buildings such as 4488 St. Catherine (40units) also had garage accesses that openedoff very busy streets, some right into in-tersections.

By comparison, she said, the 16 to 17proposed units on Claremont meant it was“not a huge project,” and that residents’cars would not be entering or exiting all atthe same time.

Asks for access Windsor access

Frank Philpott and Judith Le Gallais,both of Claremont, explained that whenthe building was occupied, some 20 to 28cars that parked in a rear exterior area usedWindsor as its driveway and suggested asimilar access.

Developer Gideon Pollack took to themic to explain the elevation of the pro-posed underground garage made that op-tion impossible. He also said he had givencopies of two traffic impact studies to op-ponent Philpott.

Both Mayor Christina Smith and Coun-cillor Theodora Samiotis said that oppo-nents could bring up their objections at the

next public consultation meeting on theproject. This is expected in September.

Smith also said she would find out howmany on-street parking spaces would belost because of the garage driveway, a ques-tion that had been asked.

A preliminary consultation took placein December to unveil the proposal. It hassince undergone some revisions (see storyAugust 8, p. 3).

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Judith Le Gallais of Claremont also speaks to thetraffic safety issue.

Developer Gideon Pollack explains reasons forgarage access that have been viewed ascontroversial by some residents.

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New? The sensational and sizeable original“Taverne” sign from the 1940s, saved fromthe restaurant’s Monkland location and re-stored to its glory, sidles along the entrancewall, where Montrealers from all over thecity arrive for their reservation. No wonder.

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Lucille Angers, Legal Services’ drafting and analysis clerk, right, works at her last council meetingAugust 7 before retiring August 11 after 17 years. “She keeps us organized and does an enormousamount of work, and we are so grateful for her,” Mayor Christina Smith said in announcing thedeparture at the close of the meeting. . Photo: Laureen Sweeney

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“We have negotiated rates with the majorcouriers, and we simply pass on the sav-ings. We also offer brokerage, and by work-ing with service providers we get the sameshipping rates as Amazon and eBay.” Theformer UPS location on St. Catherine hasbeen re-designed. S‘N S has been openfor business since May 15.

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Although there was a threat of rain on the eveningof July 8, it wasn’t enough to keep more than adozen youth from taking part in an evening“campout” event held indoors by staff from thechildren’s section of the Westmount Public Library.The evening’s activities included some elaborategames, such as the one seen here called the “humanknot.” Library staffers seen in the foreground of thephoto, from left, were: Molly Bower, Emily Gamble,Rachel Conover, Jacquelyn Sundberg and WendyWayling. Photo: Martin C. Barry

districts by working to implement the rec-ommendations of our economic develop-ment advisor.

“I’m also very concerned about trafficand the next few years of disruptions re-lated to the Turcot and the possibleProvigo [at Claremont and de Maison-

neuve] projects, work affecting not onlyDistrict 7 but much of Westmount. I hopeto continue being a member of the TrafficAdvisory Committee.”

Among her more recent achievements,Lulham lists Summit Woods, creation ofthe Summit Circle walking path, obtainingthe government grant for that project andthe refurbishment of the dog runs – in-cluding creation of the new one in West-mount Park.

She is also working now to bring in dan-gerous dog legislation. See story, p. 7.

She also lists the creation of Prince Al-bert square, the splash pad in Prince Al-bert Park, new play equipment in parks,the return of summer student workers tothe parks and her leadership of the city’sHealthy City Project.

Lulham, who lives on St. Catherine atIrvine, is the project manager for the “prox-imity project” of the Federation of Cana-dian Municipalities (FCM)/Railway Asso-ciation of Canada. This develops and setsout safety guidelines for new constructionclose to rail lines and encourages munici-palities to incorporate them into their by-laws.

She has also been an active member ofthe FCM and instrumental in promotingthe use side guards on trucks.

Lulham lists goals, achievementscont’d. from p. 1

Cynthia Lulham at the council meeting April 3,2017.

Residents are being advised to close andsecure garage doors at night and to double-check they had done so before leaving onholiday.

Public Security assistant director Kim-berley Colquhoun said patrollers found atleast five garage doors open duringovernight checks last week and had had tocall police in a couple of the incidents to

check for possible intrusion into thehouse. Doors were closed and/or securedif possible, and notices left for residents.

A garage can provide burglars with acover of darkness in which to break into ahouse that adjoins the garage, she said.As well, many residents store bicycles,tools and other items in a garage that canattract the eyes of thieves.

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89-year-old foundhiding under balcony

A man found hiding under a balconyon Montrose August 2 was taken to hos-pital for evaluation, Public Security offi-cials said. Patrollers found him followinga call at 6:58 pm for someone looking con-fused and carrying a tea kettle. He told pa-trollers he lives “on the street.” Police werecalled in case he had been reported miss-ing. Urgences Santé took the 89-year-old tothe Montreal General Hospital.


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Benoit Hurtubise as DG, and it is to befilled, Deegan said. This new person is ex-pected to be an engineer who can overseeincreased capital spending as well as thecity’s southeast development project,which will require technical and planninginput from most city departments.

Recalling some of the many changessince he joined the city in Sports andRecreation, Deegan said “we didn’t evenhave a computer in the office.” Now pro-gram registration takes place online.

Throughout the years, he noted, this de-partment’s success has been driven by itsnumerous volunteers, many of them lead-ing busy professional lives but who con-tribute their time as coaches and other as-sistants.

Among the changes in the three yearshe’s been DG, he includes the huge in-crease in capital spending from $7 millionor $8 million a year to $17 million.

And in a parting message, he said it isimportant for city employees to “keep re-minding ourselves that we are in publicservice, which means customer service.We must get back to residents promptly.We aren’t a big city like Montreal – too bigto give personal service.”

He said it had sometimes been difficultto hear criticism of the city but he tried totake it “constructively.”

While Deegan is taking up a new chal-lenge to work in a family business calledConsultExpo Inc., he said listening to thecomments at his last council meeting was“very humbling, like leaving your identitybehind.

“I’m leaving with a heavy heart.”

cont’d. from p. 3

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Truman Capote called the elegantwomen he knew “swans.” The name wasperfectly apt for the bevy of beauties grace-fully gathered for the annual Les amis dela montagne benefit luncheon on June 15.(There were gentlemen as well.) Guestswere invited to wear hats, and did theyever! Men sported toppers inspired by As-cot top hats (Jeff Drummond), TripleCrown boaters, fedora-style (Patrick Ken-niff) and London gentlemen-style bowlers.Ladies wore creations ranging from thehuge-brimmed to fascinators.

Honorary president Diana Ferrara Scaliawas ably assisted by co-presidents MaryBruns Creighton, Judith Kavanagh, CaroleLabelle Molson and Westmounter KathrynLund Drummond.

Les amis founder and president, localres Peter Howlett wearing a British bowler,greeted guests with his wife Morag and

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mittee members Westmounters SarahIvory, Caroline Codsi, Gwen Nacos andSara Riesman, working with Jehan Assad,Caroline Biron, Rucsandra Calin, KimDrummond, Carolina Gallo La Flèche,Françoise Lyon, Julie Laurence, TheresaPassarello, Bita Cattelan and Myriam Tru-chon.

Westmount residents noted amidst thefinery were Gael Fraser-Tytler, in a whitepantsuit and fascinator; Ann Birks, whoseimaginative hats never cease to amaze;and Althea Drummond, chic in a vintagepantsuit with navy/white stripes. Other lo-cal res seen were Pen Bridgeman, SusanEvans, Anne-Marie Boucher, Kim Drum-mond, Christine Harkness Lapointe, Jus-tine Miller, Mia Drummond (Kathryn andJeff’s daughter) Mimi Mahar, Thea Lindsayand Susan Evans as well as Marja Hogan.

Arriving on the red carpet were MaryDeros, deputy mayor and associate coun-cillor to mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre,Brouria Schreter, Jeannie Saunders andjazz singer Randa Ghossoub, who madeher own hat complete with green grassand a replica of the Mount Royal cross.

Nadia Saputo wore a lovely long dresswith polka dots. To her surprise it wasmatched by her daughter Gabby Musac-

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Purses of the day ranged from classic de-signer – Mussachio’s YSL and Saputo’sChanel – to vintage Dior, worn by MarieBlouin Nightingale and little lady-likepurses as held by J.J. Jacobs.

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Victoria Ave.-based café, LeonidasCulture Chocolat, hosted a vernissageof three artists’ work July 8. Amongthem was Westmount artist SharonSutherland, who exhibited eight colour-ful collages inspired by the Persianpoet Rumi. She described her work as“Rumi’s roadmap for living or the mo-ment of bliss.” Also on display wereLeslie Fehler’s paintings and DominikaKlosowicz’s book illustrations for localauthor Michelle Franklin, who at-tended.

The café, owned by KatayonMostafaei and Reza Yavarian, hashosted one other exhibition since itopened in November. Interested in “of-fering patrons a cultural experience,” aswell as tasty treats, Yavarian, a litera-ture professor, spoke of future photog-raphy exhibits, musical events and the-atre productions.

The current art display continues un-til late September at 318 Victoria Ave.

Reza Yavarian, left, stands with artist SharonSutherland at a vernissage at Yavarian’s shop LeonidasCulture Chocolat July 8.

From left: Ann Birks, Pen Bridgman and Susan Evans.

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Françoise Lyon, left, and Rucsandra Calin.From left: Kim and mum Althea Drummond,and Thea Lindsay.

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While Beauchamp lives in Town ofMount Royal, he is no stranger to the localcommunity. He said his children had allgone to schools here. He is mostly involvedin apartment building construction, he ex-plained, “But when I walked into the ar-moury, I knew it was not destined for acondo property.”

He said a sports complex would be anatural calling for the building given itsoriginal construction in 1911 as an eques-trian academy and its venue across fromthe Westmount Athletic Grounds, with its

tennis courts and field for football and soc-cer.

Under the department of National De-fence’s ownership, the building operatedas a grandfathered “assembly building” ina residential zone, according to former Ur-ban Planning director Joanne Poirier (seestory April 1, 2014, p. 1). An assembly build-ing, she explained, could include use bygroups such as “a badminton club.”

The architectural plans for the currentproposal were prepared by Eric Huot, ar-chitect of the extension for 475 Roslyn (seestory May 23, p. 8). The architectural advi-sor in both projects is Bruce Anderson.

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LA CONCEPTION $1,495,000+GST/QST2 Route des Érables MLS: 122786944 Bdr house to be built on one of the 8 LakeXavier lots.

SUD-OUEST $595,000.2132 Rue de Paris MLS: 18032225Bright & completely renovated. 2 Bdr w/ outdoorpatio, garden & shed.

VILLE-MARIE $618,000.1520 Av. du Docteur-Penfield, apt. 104 MLS: 1364890310th Floor, amazing view, fully renovated w/garage.

WESTMOUNT ADJ. $1,465,000.3634 Av. Prud'homme MLS: 18028163Amazing reconstruction w/ spectacular volumeson 4 levels.

NDG $665,000.4361 Av. Christophe-Colomb MLS: 17032176Gorgeous architectural details w/ beautiful patio.

NDG $675,000.5877 Rue de Terrebonne MLS: 27069588Bright & spacious 1,625 SF upper duplex. Entirelyrenovated, steps to Monkland village.

WESTMOUNT $1,195,000.1 Parkman Place MLS: 13872836WOW! Fully renovated ground floor condo w/gardening space.

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WESTMOUNT $2,295,000.726 Upper-Lansdowne Ave MLS: 108774445 Bdr w/ large terrace & garden.

WESTMOUNT $799,000.510 Prince Albert Ave MLS: 224221173 Bdr condo in the heart of Westmount.

OUTREMONT $2,795,000.1304 Blvd du Mont-Royal MLS: 20593696Property w/ unique character in the heart ofOutremont.

WESTMOUNT $3,850,000.50 Oakland Ave MLS: 150171904 Bdr w/ swimming pool.

WESTMOUNT $2,350,000.215 Redfern #308 MLS: 244664882200 SF, Private terrace.

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OLD MONTREAL FURNISHED RENTALLuxuriously appointed executive condo offers all thecomforts of home. Fully furnished 1+1 bedroom,2 baths. Garage. Perfect location 2 minutes fromMcGill Av. $4,900/M

WESTMOUNT FURNISHED RENTALBest Victoria Village location! Completely furnishedupper, 3 BDRMS, 2 baths. All included. Flexibleoccupancy. If you’re renovating or in-betweenhomes, this is an ideal stop! $4,000/M

LAURENTIAN LAKEFRONT ESTATEImposing manor on magnificent grounds only45 min. from Montreal. One of a kind propertyw/ guest cottage offers privacy and comfort.Pool, tennis, and much more $2,900,000

AMAZING SPACE DOWNTOWNSunny condo, convenient location steps to BellCentre, 1344 sq.ft. 2 bedroom, 2 baths, updated-eat in kitchen. Central AC, garage, balcony.MLS 22020812 $438,000

CDN PENTHOUSE WITH VIEWSUrban living just below Westmount’s summit, ata fraction of the price! At the top of Ridgewood,2-bedroom PH co-op with Mount Royal views.Garage. Pool. Low monthly fees. $369,000

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GREAT NDG LOCATIONA beautiful home in an amazing location,magnificent woodwork and good proportions.4 BDRM. Gorgeous kitchen and bathroom.Deck and garden with mature trees. $775,000

DOWNTOWN PIED-A-TERREExcellent location on Golden Square Mile.Bright studio ideal for student, senior or investment.Security, pool, gym. Most affordable in priceand fees! Why rent? $174,000

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A RARE FIND IN OLD MONTREALLuxury PH at Solano. Views and private terrace.Beautiful sunny 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, garage.Pool and gym. 1431 S.F. Very unique. $838,000

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OLD MONTREAL GEMLocated on one of the most beautiful quiet streets,superb loft style condo with great luminosity.Gas fireplace, original wood beams, 1+1 bedroom.2 baths. Garage. Terrace. $759,000

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