Residents push for reserved parking in southwestern NDG

Saibil donates hair to create
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agree: not so fleet on Fleet
Côte St. Luc unveils plaque,
baby grand piano for library
After two years without a haircut, 6-year-old Cameron Saibil
donated his hair on June 22 to construct wigs for cancer sufferers.
See p. 4 for details.
Photo: Isaac Olson.
Stéphane Meloche, left, and Maxime Turcot of Hampstead Public
Works put up signage on Fleet Rd. on June 29 for a new 40 km/h
speed limit, from 50 km/h.
Photo: Martin C. Barry
One June 28, library director Janine West shows off the new plaque
commemorating all those who helped pay for the library’s new baby
grand piano. See story on p. 10.
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On June 27, Sandrine Campeau told the
borough council that residents from Marcil
and Wilson avenues want residential parking. She submitted a petition with 81 signatures.
“With a significant increase in commerce on Sherbrooke and the arrival of
the MUHC, we see a huge difference in
parking availability,” she said. “I have personally witnessed cars parking in front of
my home and taking out their bikes only
to return at the end of the work day.”
She said requests for residential parking
have been repeatedly submitted but re-
jected by the borough.
NDG district councillor Peter McQueen
and borough mayor Russell Copeman
both said they support the cause. Copeman said “we have tried to streamline the
process” of residential parking requests
and the borough will “take into consideration” this demand.
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issues generate. He said it is hard to please
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310 petitioners contest Monkland street festivals
asked if it was possible to organize a meeting with the residents to discuss solutions.
Officials pointed out that the meeting has
been arranged already.
Copeman said the situation is being
looked into as borough officials are listening to the concerns. Starting with the next
application to authorize the Flavours of
Monkland festival, he said, the events will
be scaled back as less street space will be
granted. NDG district councillor Peter McQueen suggested, instead of limiting how
much of the street is closed, that the sec-
By Isaac Olson
The two summer festivals on Monkland
Ave. have come under fire for being too
long, too polluting and, most of all, too
noisy as residents and business owners
alike take a stand against the annual
events.
Michelle Chartrand, on June 27, addressed the borough council and presented a petition with 310 signatures
against the two street festivals put on by
Monkland Village Productions, a private
festival and concert planning company
owned by Danny Roseman. He is also a
merchant on Monkland Ave. and president
of the Monkland Merchants Association.
“We are against the noise,” said Chartrand, speaking in French, noting the decibels are just too high. She said petitioners
are against the pollution the festivals create
and, she said, the duration of the now fourday festivals is too long.
She asked how much public funding
goes into the festivals, which are managed
by this private company. Borough mayor
Russell Copeman said $5,000 goes into
the two events directly and there are cer-
Pierre Boucher addresses the council on June 27.
Michelle Chartrand addresses the council on June
27.
tain city services provided. He offered to
give the exact numbers later once it is researched. Beyond that, Copeman said immediate measures will be taken to reduce
the impact these festivals have on the
neighbourhood and the city is looking for
further solutions.
The two festivals in question are the
Monkland Grand Prix (June 9 to 12) and
Flavours of Monkland (August 18 to 21).
Flavours of Monkland, for example, takes
up seven blocks of Monkland Ave., closing
the street off to vehicular traffic so musicians and food vendors can set up shop.
The festivals are said to bring a combined
audience of over 400,000 people to the area
and Roseman has continually argued that
the events put the shopping district on the
map.
Bernard Morin and Pierre Boucher also
addressed the council on the issue, asking
about the two festivals and how the borough will intervene.
“Do not underestimate the weight of
this petition,” said Morin in French. He
tion closer to Grand Blvd. be given to local
artists, who don’t make as much noise.
Local community groups, he said, could
also set up kiosks.
McQueen agreed that the festivals are
too loud, with the same type of music
down the entire stretch of street as the
Grand Prix hosts some 24 bands. He suggested that certain street corners be limited
to certain types of music rather than the
same, loud rock genre.
“If there are other ideas, my ears are
open,” said McQueen.
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Now she is a board member of the Canadian Alliance for Syrian Aid (CASA) and
she says the organization is readying for
some 200 refugees expected to arrive in
NDG this summer with the help of the
Shaare Zedek Congregation.
“There are a few families that are already
here,” said Mousa, noting she has been
working with the NDG Community Council and the congregation. “CASA is an organization that was formed, basically,
when the Canadian government announced it would be bringing in 25,000
Syrian refugees.”
To help refugees settle in NDG and the
rest of the Montreal region, she said housing and furnishing those homes is the
number one priority. The next is to help
people integrate into Canadian life. They
must learn French, how to navigate public
transportation and shop for food. CASA
is covering the Montreal region, she said,
including those coming to NDG.
“The main problem for Syrian refugees,
in my opinion, is the integration process,”
she said. “It’s language issues and moving
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around in the city. They are going to start
French-language classes.”
It is about $12,000 to sponsor a Syrian
refugee and about $23,000 to sponsor a
family of four, she said.
Mousa said CASA officials are looking
to address two key issues at the moment.
It is difficult, she said, to find affordable
housing in NDG. Housing is limited in
NDG and CASA officials are looking for
solutions. There is also limited space in
the “welcome classes” offered by the
French school board to newly arrived children. There have been meetings, she said,
with the borough mayor and school officials as CASA continues to look for solutions.
Meanwhile, she said, information sessions are planned for the new refugees to
help them integrate. These sessions will
include information on social services, receiving healthcare, education and more.
At a recent info session, she said there
were health providers, educators, financial
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Saibil donates hair
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After two years without a haircut, 6year-old Cameron Saibil donated his
hair on June 22 to construct wigs for
cancer sufferers. In front of his fellow
students and family at Royal Vale
School, David Devico of Queen of the
World Salon snipped off his two ponytails for donation. Devico volunteered
his time for the cause. Saibil was inspired by a kindergarten teacher who
did the same with her hair. In addition,
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Bike engraving offered by the SPVM
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From left: Constable Isabelle Dubé (left), Halima Elkhatabi, Joseph Lambert and Constable Claire
Parkinson on June 29 during a free bicycle engraving event at the corner of Girouard Ave. and Côte
St. Antoine Rd.
By Isaac Olson
On June 29, cyclists cruising by NDG
Park at the corner of Girouard Ave. and
Côte St. Antoine Rd. were given the opportunity to get their bikes engraved with
a registered identification number.
An urban security counsellor with Prevention CDN-NDG, Joseph Lambert, was
on the scene, engraving bikes with the
help of Station 11 constables Claire Parkinson and Isabelle Dubé. This service is provided by Montreal police for free.
People can bring their bicycles to the
station (located at the corner of Kensinton
and Somerled avenues) for a free engraving or they can attend one of these weekly
sessions that will be held throughout NDG
all summer.
Parkinson said police often find abandoned bicycles and the engraved numbers,
which are recorded by the police, will allow
officers to track down the owner. Stickers
are also distributed, warning potential
thieves that the bicycle is registered with
police.
According to the Service de Police de la
Ville de Montréal (SPVM) website, about
2,000 bicycles are reported stolen every
year. These engravings are a deterrent,
states the website, because it makes it
more difficult for a thief to sell the bike.
“The purpose of Projet Numéro is to introduce different measures to reduce bicycle thefts and improve the chances of
finding them through an ID document
and engraving on the bicycle,” states the
website. “The Projet Numéro ID document is a way to record and keep all of the
information about your bicycle that the
police will need if it gets stolen (brand,
model, serial number, etc.).”
More information about this service
can be found on the SPVM’s website
(spvm.qc.ca). The website encourages residents to contact the local police station to
learn when and where the engraving
events will be held. Parkinson noted the
events will be held at various locations
throughout NDG every week.
On June 22, Cyclo Nord-Sud was at Royal Vale School collecting bicycles between 8 am and 12 pm.
François Delwaide and Aurore Lehmann were on scene collecting the bikes, which will be distributed to
18 countries in Latin America and Africa. These bicycles provide impoverished people with
transportation to school and jobs. Nearly two decades in operation, the organization has shipped more
than 50,000 bicycles.
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June 27 borough council meeting highlights
McQueen encourages people to get involved with Turcot committee
By Isaac Olson
With the increase of complaints about
parking, traffic and ongoing construction,
NDG district councillor Peter McQueen
kicked off the June borough council 27
meeting by encouraging people to attend
the upcoming committee focused on the
Turcot interchange reconstruction project.
“The battle continues,’ said McQueen.
“Please come out to the meeting of Transport Quebec Turcot.”
In addition to providing information
about what work has been and will be done
on the Turcot interchange, the meetings
also give people a chance to make statements and ask questions. The ministry of
Transport is still looking for committee
members to join the discussion, but there
is also an opportunity for citizens to listen
and ask questions.
The meeting of the Good Neighbour
Committee was to be held on July 11 at 7
pm after press time. The meetings are
held in the French language, though citizens do ask questions in English. Representatives of Quebec’s Transportation ministry rarely respond in English, but the
mediator does translate.
Searle pokes fun at Rotrand’s
visible minority push
For some time, Snowdon district councillor Marvin Rotrand, an NDGer, has been
pushing for a more racially diverse municipal government and, along with holding summits on the topic, he successfully
lobbied for a motion calling on the council
to address this issue.
During his opening comments, Loyola
district councillor Jeremy Searle said he
was impressed by Rotrand’s political
courage for “retiring.” He claimed Rotrand
was retiring so a visible minority can run
for office.
Rotrand shook his head “no” while
Searle made his comments.
“There are going to be many tears at city
council after 34 years of Marvin Rotrand,
but apparently we are going to have a Filipino on city council instead of Marvin.
Maybe Perez and Mr. Copeman would like
to follow his glorious and shining example,” said Searle, who went on to describe
himself as “the most significant minority
candidate” because he is an English independent.
When Councillor Magda Popeanu interjected to note she is a minority, likely because of her Romanian heritage, Searle
then said, “I don’t know if you all know
this, but Magda actually fought on the barricades against the Russians.”
Meanwhile, Rotrand continues his push
to get more minorities elected to city council while promoting his efforts on a
Canada-wide scale because, he says, the
lack of diversity in municipal politics is
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Motion to maintain NDG
Communauté Active program
Proposed by McQueen, the council has
unanimously approved a motion to maintain a program that has long been funded
by the province.
NDG Communauté Active, which helps
people regain mobility through exercise,
had its provincial funding cut and, earlier
this month, participants turned out in
droves at the council meeting to lobby the
council for support.
Later, McQueen told the Free Press that
the motion reinforces the borough’s commitment to providing facilities for the
growing number of seniors and mobilitychallenged adults in the community who
still need to stay as fit as they can.
“And we will send a letter to the provincial minister of Health and the local MNAs
to ask them to renew their funding to this
and similar programs that ultimately save
public money by helping these seniors and
mobility-challenged adults to avoid accidents, not need hospitals, and stay out of
long-term care facilities as long as possible,” he stated.
Before voting in favour of the motion,
Rotrand noted there are a lot of cuts to
various public programs and “I just do not
want us to get into the habit of contradicting the provincial government” when it
comes to these types of cases in the borough. He said this opens the door to other
groups to come forward. He suggested the
council address such issues on a case-bycase in the future.
Money matters
Councillors approved $3,500 in one-time
financial contributions to several nonprofit organizations and initiatives. Among
those were NDG Arts Walk ($350), Loyola
Youth Development Association ($500)
and Valorisateurs Écologiques ($600).
Councillors awarded Cité Nissan Gabriel
a contract to supply two Nissan Leaf electric cars and equipment for just over
$88,400. The council also approved a
branch chipper contract for nearly
$100,000 with Les Entreprises Douglas
Powertech.
Loyola Park upgrade continues
An additional expenditure of nearly
$8,000 was approved for the lighting work
on a Loyola Park baseball diamond.
Awarded to Bruneau électrique inc. for the
additional work, this brings the contract
total up to nearly $250,000.
Three finalists chosen
in NDG Soccer t-shirt
design contest
There are three finalists to choose from
in the NDG Soccer Association’s t-shirt design contest. The t-shirts will be given to
every player during the full-field playoffs.
On the organization’s website, the NDGSA
thanks all the “talented artists” who sent
in designs. Now the organization is encouraging people to vote for their favourite
design by July 17. Only one vote is allowed
per person. People can view the designs
and vote on NDGSA.com.
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NDG NEWS
Letters to the Editor
Mayor forms senior citizen
advisory committee
Democratic health of
the borough threatened
such as municipal infrastructure and programming. The committee may decide to
investigate certain issues, he said, or he
may assign subjects for the group to look
into. The borough will provide the sevenmember committee with secretarial support.
“We just had a very general discussion
with them last week,” he said. “Housing
is clearly an issue they will want to look
at. The availability of affordable, quality
housing for seniors.”
Other issues include senior isolation,
pedestrian safety and public transit.
“I’m being as hands-off as I possibly
can,” he said. The first step, he said, is to
organize a meeting with borough services
to review what services are available to seniors, what has been done and what studies have found. “They don’t want to reinvent the wheel either. They don’t want to
do things that have already been done.”
From Côte des Neiges, the committee
includes Noel Alexander, Robert Lebeau
and Annette Rudy. From NDG, the list includes Roger Coté, Jean-Pierre Lavoie and
Anne Usher.
By Isaac Olson
Borough mayor Russell Copeman said
he made a commitment during his mayoral campaign to form a committee focused on seniors’ issues.
“Admittedly, it is later than I would have
liked,” said Copeman in a June 28 phone
interview. “But we put the committee together. The membership is in place. We
had our first meeting.”
Copeman said the NDG Seniors’ Citizens Council and a similar organization
in Côte des Neiges were both consulted
before it was decided who would sit on
the committee.
“It’s really a mayor’s advisory committee,” said Copeman. “It’s not to the borough or borough council. It’s directly to
me on issues that are of importance to seniors living in our community, with a focus on issues that fall under the jurisdiction of the borough.”
The committee might talk about healthcare, he added, but that’s not part of the
borough’s responsibilities. The borough
can only act within its jurisdiction, he said,
We recently learned that the developers
of the Provigo project at the corner of St.
Catherine and de Maisonneuve in NDG
have resubmitted their project to the city
and that the borough is once again working on it. This project was pulled by the
borough council at the January 18, council
meeting after enough residents signed the
register in order to trigger a referendum
on the question. Mayor Russell Copeman
explained that his decision to withdraw
the project was based on the expense of a
referendum rather than any recognition
of the fundamental values of democracy
or the will of the people.
The democratic health of the borough
was deplorable when he entered office almost three years ago. As borough mayor,
he pledged to make every effort to regain
the citizens’ trust. However, this project is
yet another example of the ailing health
of democracy in local politics. Almost 300
residents in the area surrounding the proposed site have signed a petition against
the project, which would dramatically
change the quality of life in this historic
residential neighbourhood. To ignore the
clear opposition to the project and to push
it through using a backdoor is a slap in
the face for the residents of NDG and for
democracy itself.
Throughout the decision-making process, our elected “representatives” made
decisions based on inaccurate information.
An access to information request revealed
that the traffic study used by the borough
was conducted in 2013. When the residents protested at council meetings about
the traffic problems in the neighbourhood
since the Glen opened in June 2015 and
warned of the devastating impact that a
4,000-square-metre supermarket, plus 200
underground parking spaces, would have
on this family neighbourhood, they were
assured that the traffic study had shown
that there was no problem and that they
were “exaggerating.” Democracy requires
that elected representatives actually represent the interests of their constituents.
Making decisions based on inaccurate information is neither professional nor responsible and it is not how you regain citizens’ trust.
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Bruce, Stewart encourage more involvement in Westhaven neighbourhood
By Isaac Olson
Janet Bruce, after extensively researching the history of the Westhaven neighbourhood, teamed up with Dana Stewart
to put together a bilingual history poster
that highlights some key moments in the
area’s development over the last century.
This poster is part of Bruce’s ongoing
effort to revive the once-strong community
spirit that glued area residents together
some decades ago and, at the centre of this
revival, is making full use of the Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Centre. It’s
there, the duo explained, that the community already has some adult activities available, but more could be possible if volunteers step up to the plate to host
workshops, games and other fun.
Bruce was born and raised in Montreal
West. She has moved around over the
years, but she has always felt connected
to the Westhaven neighbourhood as she
had many friends in the area when she
was young. The neighbourhood is tucked
between the train tracks and St. Jacques
St. in southwestern NDG. It includes
streets like Patricia and Westmore avenues
where, she said, the buildings were constructed for returning soldiers and their
families after World War II.
“Eighty years ago, this was all farmland,”
said Bruce, who hosted a Jane’s Walk two
years ago and developed an interest in documenting the area’s history. She has since
been working with a museum in Montreal
West and doing her own independent research to find out more about the old train
station, the buildings and the evolution
that has taken place over the years.
“These buildings, on Westmore, Patricia, Elmhurst and Trenholme, were built
between 1947 and 1948.”
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got involved with the neighbourhood committee and the NDG Community Council.
She is also working to establish a social
Parking, cont’d. from p. 1
abortion and assisted dying, but parking
generates just as much political fire, he
said. Residential parking, he added, angers
business owners and commuters, while
residents are desperate to find curb space.
“I have never seen an issue that generates more passion virtually than parking,”
said Copeman. “It’s absolutely amazing.
On April 5, Janet Bruce (left) holds up a bilingual history poster about the Westhaven neighbourhood.
Dana Stewart (right) helped put the poster together.
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27.
club that, in turn, encourages more residents to attend community meetings. She
said she also wants to see people of all
ages taking advantage of the community
centre, which, she noted, is more commonly used by youth at the moment.
“The centre has been here since 1972,”
added Bruce. “It was started by four neighbourhood ladies. They were tired of their
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approached the city of Montreal.”
Stewart said there are a lot of students
and people who stay in the area temporarily. There are also a lot of young people or
immigrants who only stay in one of the
apartments long enough to save up money
for an upgrade. However, there are also a
lot of families and those who remember a
time when the community was tightly knit.
The once family-oriented neighbourhood
has become disconnected, said Stewart.
The goal, said Stewart, is to ensure people feel the centre still belongs to them.
She is offering wool-felting workshops and
she hopes to see more craft and social initiatives start up.
From there, the hope is to build on those
connections and encourage people to attend neighbourhood committee meetings,
have a local voice and maybe organize
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10 – THE FREE PRESS – July 12, 2016
Library unveils new baby grand piano, plaque
By Isaac Olson
It’s official: The Eleanor London Côte
St. Luc Public Library now has a baby
grand piano.
As the library kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations, the new baby grand piano was unveiled in the Harold Greenspon
Auditorium on June 22 as Emie R. Rousell
sat down with a jazz trio to perform.
“We were able to acquire this gem of an
instrument through various fundraising
initiatives, including our heartfelt ‘88 Keys
to Music Campaign,’ allowing us to honour donors’ names on a plaque we unveiled just prior to the concert,” writes
Councillor Mike Cohen on his blog.
See photo on p. 1.
The library’s new baby grand piano.
Photo courtesy of the Côte St. Luc library.
“Since the piano will require upkeep,
we are still taking $88 donations.”
Library director Janine West said
fundraising was needed to pay for the piano as such an expense does not factor
into the library’s city-allocated budget.
There are 88 keys on a piano and, at $88
apiece, the hope was to make up for the
majority of the piano’s $10,000 cost. About
50 keys were sold and money raised from
used book sales covered the rest. The hope,
she said, was that the used book sale earnings wouldn’t have to be dipped into quite
so much, so the library is still selling keys.
Each person who buys a key will get their
name on a commemorative plaque that
will be displayed next to the piano.
“We have a beautiful plaque that was
John Grant high school students make, publish music video
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Last month, teacher Marie Francis invited Hodges to visit the school and, dur-
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produce the song titled “Breakthrough,”
according to an English Montreal School
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cause we all feel alone.” The chorus includes sentiments such as, “Let your light
become your saving grace ’cause every day
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Teacher Catherine Rendell-Green created the video with students to accompany
the song. John Grant is a special-needs
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designed more or less in the shape of a piano,” she said. “As we get more names,
we can send it back to get it engraved.”
West said the library offers musical
shows regularly as it is, and pianos were
rented when needed. But this regular expense added up quickly as the piano
needed to be moved and professionally
tuned each time. Purchasing the piano,
she said, eliminates those costs and now
the plan is to offer even more concerts,
including solo pianists.
“It’s very nice and new and shiny,” said
West about the new piano. “We are now
thinking about how we can integrate the
piano into our programming, such as offering a series of solo pianists.”
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June 14 for the newly named Syd Wise
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School, which now houses the Marymount Adult Education Centre and
John Grant High School facility on
Parkhaven Ave.
Wise, who passed away last fall, was
the English Montreal School Board
(EMSB) commissioner representing
the Côte St. Luc-Hampstead district.
He was also a principal at Wagar High
School and worked tirelessly to re-establish a public high school in the
building.
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CÔTE ST. LUC NEWS
May 9 city council meeting highlights
Goldbloom: Residents can now request
short-term overnight parking permits online
By Isaac Olson
During the May 9 Côte St. Luc city council meeting, Councillor Sam Goldbloom
announced that residents can now, as of
May 9, apply for short-term overnight parking permits online through the city’s website (cotesaintluc.org/parking).
“Visitors to Côte St. Luc will be able to
register online for an overnight parking
permit instead of having to call our dispatch centre,” said Goldbloom.
Throughout the city, parking is not allowed on the streets between 3 am and 6
am. The city’s website states, “Temporary
Shakespeare
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park is closed
for renovations, but the show must go
on.
Repercussion Theatre’s Shakespeare
in the Park (SITP), which takes place
annual in Côte St. Luc, is going to be
in Rembrandt Park this year. It is usually held in Trudeau Park. There was a
preview on July 6 and the next show
will be on July 27 at 7 pm. This year
SITP is performing The Tragedy of
Julius Caesar and, directed by Amanda
Kellock, it is an all-female cast this year.
In a press release, Kellock is quoted
as saying, “Our mandate is to produce
Shakespeare, so we are bound to the
material; I think it’s our job to engage
with Shakespeare, to discover fresh, engaging approaches to these well-known
texts. In Montreal, we have so many diverse and incredibly talented female
stage actors who are woefully underused so here’s a perfect vehicle to try
something different and showcase
these versatile artists.”
In the release, Kellock says the play
is family friendly and has elements that
will interest young children.
For more information, visit: Repercussiontheatre.com.
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permits are generally given to residents
with a genuine need, such as a short-term
visit of out-of-town guests or other extraordinary circumstances.”
Parkhaven Ave. construction
draws complaints
Residents came forward to complain
about a large dirt pile, an unclean street
and racing dump trucks at the construction site on Parkhaven Ave., next door to
the Aquatic and Community Centre
(ACC). The pile of dirt, which is coming
from an excavation site on The Avenue
next door to the Quartier Cavendish, will
be removed in July, said urban development director Charles Senekal.
Regarding the cleanliness, Councillor
Glenn Nashen said the water trucks are
passing more frequently to clean the
streets and an invoice is being sent to the
developer because “the amount of dirt on
the street was completely unacceptable.”
Regarding the complaints about dump
trucks zipping around the area, the mayor
said the police will take note of the concern
and issue tickets when needed.
Davies Ave. demolition to go ahead
Before the regularly scheduled city council meeting got under way, the council held
a special meeting and unanimously decided to approve the demolition of 5815
Davies Ave. (corner of Mather Rd.). Several
residents have come forward against the
design of the replacement building, but
councillors say it is a good fit to the area.
Councillor Ruth Kovac noted the city
has been heavily involved in the planning
process, ensuring the planned building
meets city requirements and expectations.
“It looks different on paper, obviously,”
said Kovac. “But I think this will be a very
nice addition to the neighbourhood.”
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Cllr. Nashen reminds residents
about pool safety after man drowns
Birnbaum recognizes
citizens with medals
Earlier this month, Côte St. Luc Public
Safety director Jordy Reichson was first to
arrive on the scene of a possible drowning
in a condo’s swimming pool on Rembrandt Ave.
According to Councillor Glenn Nashen’s
blog, Reichson saw the body at the bottom
of the pool. He removed his utility belt,
radio, tools and boots. He jumped into the
pool as he was joined by public security
In what was the second annual presentation of the D’Arcy McGee citizenship medals on June 20, provincial legislator David Birnbaum recognized
certain residents for having touched
and enriched the lives of riding residents through their community engagement. This year medal winners are
Dr. Mark A. Wainberg, Ian M. Solloway,
and Liselotte Ivry.
agent Sebastien Payette. Together, they
pulled the man out and attempted to resuscitate him, but the man did not survive,
states Nashen.
“This tragic event serves as a critical reminder that one should never, ever swim
alone,” he writes. “I have recommended
that the city produce and distribute signs
to this effect to all condo and apartments
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There was a special awards banquet
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After 47 years of serving as a principal
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School Board press release, Candib began her career as a teacher at the former Wagar High School in Côte St.
Luc. She later became vice principal
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CÔTE ST. LUC NEWS
Friends, family mourn the death of Kovac’s mother, a Holocaust survivor
By Isaac Olson
Ilse Zilversmit, the mother of Councillor
Ruth Kovac, died on June 23 at the age of
90.
Zilversmit was known by her maiden
name, Ilse van Collem, when she attended
Hebrew school with Anne Frank’s sister,
Margot Frank, many years ago. In fact, Zilversmit once tried to toss a piece of bread
to the young diary keeper when the two
families, friendly before the Nazi regime
invaded Amsterdam in 1940, ended up in
the same concentration camp.
In June 2014, the Free Press published a
full article on this chance encounter and
of Zilversmit’s relationship with the
Franks. Very talkative and full of energy
as she sat in her elegantly decorated condo,
she said she enjoyed walking down to the
mall to play bridge. But her teenage years
were not so enjoyable.
“Our parents were friends, but we lived
in different districts in Amsterdam and
nobody had a car in those days,” she told
the Free Press back in 2014, recounting her
family’s relationship with the Franks. “We
saw each other at the synagogue. I remember Anne very well. She was a real sweet
girl, but a little devil at times. Like some
of my kids.”
On June 20, 1943, van Collem’s family
was arrested by the Nazis and taken to
Westerbork transit camp. Later, they were
transferred to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Councillor Ruth Kovac and her late mother, Ilse
Zilversmit, on May 30, 2014 in Zilversmit’s
condo.
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She never got to live the typical
teenager’s life as, she said, she was forced
to mend bullet-riddled uniforms, scavenge
for food and, at one point, work in the
kitchens where she could occasionally steal
a bite to eat despite the risk of execution
for such an offense. Her father died in the
camp soon after suffering a severe beating
at the hands of the camp guards.
Cohen describes her as “a terrific
woman” that, before her cancer reached a
critical stage, lived on her own and remained self-sufficient.
“I always enjoyed my conversations with
Ilse,” states Councillor Mike Cohen on his
blog. “She followed current events very
closely and was naturally very proud of her
daughter the politician. It was just over a
month ago that Ilse came to city hall with
Ruth, her granddaughter and great grandchildren for our annual VE (Victory in Europe) Day, where the three generations
laid a wreath.”
Cohen quotes Kovac as saying, “Before
we took her to the hospital for the final
time, I came to her condo and she had the
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told me to take care of her plants. My dad
passed away 29 years ago. So mom lived
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HAMPSTEAD NEWS
Hampstead holds a very quiet July town council meeting
By Martin C. Barry
Hampstead held one of its shortest-ever
town council sessions on July 4. The meeting concluded after just 19 minutes and
the attendance consisted of two community journalists and a representative from
Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather’s
office.
In her monthly report, Councillor Karen
Zajdman, who deals with parks, recreation
programs and community events, announced that Hampstead Day – which was
originally scheduled for May but was postponed to June 9 because of impending
rain, then cancelled due to bad weather –
will now be taking place on September 11.
In the meantime, another activity, Aquamania, will be held on Sunday, July 24 at
the municipal pool. Zajdman also said that
since exercise equipment has been installed outdoors in Hampstead Park, three
eight-week exercise programs are now being offered to Hampstead residents.
Zajdman noted that a registration deadline for 2016-17 ice hockey is August 19
and that Hampstead’s little league baseball
teams have had “an amazing year again
due to the dedicated volunteers that coach
the different levels.”
She said Aldred Park has been selected
for the installation soon of a large red
climbing apparatus for children. At the
same time, a mum-and-tot swing has been
installed in Dufferin Park. According to
Zajdman, it will allow an adult and child
to use the swing together while facing each
other.
In his report on urban planning, Councillor Leon Elfassy said Hampstead’s Urban Planning department issued 78 building permits in June. Year to date, he added,
there was an increase of 67 percent. Out
of 304 building inspections conducted in
June, 22 notices of infraction against
Hampstead’s building code were issued.
Councillor Michael Goldwax who deals
with Public Works issues reported there
were no water main breaks in June. He
said the department is in the midst of recruiting a new Public Works foreman
since a previous one “left us for greener
pastures.” Goldwax also issued a reminder
that the town will be holding a major blood
Town councillor Karen Zajdman announced that
the twice-postponed Hampstead Day will now be
held on Sept. 11.
donation drive on August 24 that he and
his family have strongly supported for
years.
Councillor Warren Budning, who oversees the pool and is responsible for the
“youth involvement” dossier, had nothing
special to report, but said he wanted to say
a “big thank you” to the staff at the pool as
well at the summer day camps.
“They’re been doing a great job and
they’ve been working really hard and making sure that the environment is safe and
enjoyable for all our patrons,” said Budning.
While Councillor Harvey Shaffer, who
is responsible for legal matters and public
security, reported that June was quiet, he
also noted that the month is known for
graduation parties with young people celebrating privately and in parks, although
“in general all proceeded in an orderly
manner.”
According to Shaffer, some minor criminal acts which took place last month included thefts from vehicles on June 11 and
16. As well, on June 25 three individuals
were arrested for trespassing, he added.
Council hears about shade in Hampstead Park and composting program
By Martin C. Barry
For Hampsteaders who are regular users
of Hampstead Park, the town’s largest park
could do with some additional shade trees
as well as more park benches, a resident
told Mayor Bill Steinberg during the
monthly town council meeting on June 14.
“This is not so much a question as a request,” said Harvey Kofsky of Dufferin Rd.
“For those of us who do a lot of walking
around the park in the afternoon, there
really is no place where there is shade. So
the question and the request is: would it
be possible to have some benches placed
on this side under the trees or perhaps
AVIS PUBLIC
Démolition d’un immeuble
PUBLIC NOTICE
DEMOLITION OF AN IMMOVABLE
AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné aux
résidants de la Ville Hampstead et À QUI DE DROIT :
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the residents of
the Town of Hampstead and TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN:
QUE conformément aux dispositions de l’article 5.1 du
Règlement Nº 759, le Comité d’étude des demandes de
permis de démolition de la Ville de Hampstead a reçu
une demande de permis de démolition pour la propriété
située au 59 chemin Granville, sur le lot 2 089 107 aux
Plan et Livre de renvoi officiels du cadastre du Québec.
THAT as required by provisions of Section 5.1 of By-Law
Nº 759, the Demolition Review Committee of the Town
of Hampstead has received a request for a demolition
permit for the property located at 59 Granville Road,
bearing lot number 2 089 107 on the Official Plan and
Book of reference of the Cadastre of Quebec.
QUE toute personne qui veut s’opposer à la délivrance
d’un permis pour ladite démolition doit, dans un délai
de dix (10) jours suivant la publication du présent avis
public faire connaître, PAR ÉCRIT, son opposition
motivée au soussigné à l’adresse suivante: 5569, chemin
Queen Mary, Hampstead, Québec, H3X 1W5.
THAT every person wishing to oppose granting of a
permit for said demolition must, within ten (10) days of
publication of the Public Notice, make his objections
known IN WRITING to the undersigned, at the following
address: 5569 Queen Mary Road, Hampstead, Québec,
H3X 1W5, giving the reasons for his objections.
Donné à Hampstead, ce 12 juillet 2016.
Given at Hampstead, this July 12th 2016.
Le greffier de la Ville
(s) Me Pierre Tapp, OMA
The Town Clerk
(s) Me Pierre Tapp, OMA
under Mount Hampstead?”
Calling it a “very reasonable request,”
Mayor Bill Steinberg added, “I’m sure we
can take care of it.”
During the same meeting, Edna Janco,
a Baronscourt Rd. resident who is one of
Hampstead’s most outspoken supporters
of recycling, asked the mayor about the
costs of Hampstead’s door-to-door composting program, “when there is about an
average of one bin or two per street.”
The mayor maintained that the cost of
the recently-launched composting program “is not much more than before we
had composting. Why? Well, if you talk
about the truck, we already had a green
collection. The compost replaces the green
collection. The green collection was most
weeks of the year except for winter, but
the composting is now all year so we’ve
added the winter.
“Secondly, even if one could make the
case that not that many residents are going
to compost – and I don’t think it’s as few
as you’re saying because I’ve driven around
and I’ve seen more people doing this –
but even if that were the case, the town
has to encourage composting because by
2020 we will be hit with penalties if we do
not convert enough waste from garbage
into compost, recycling and whatever.”
Steinberg suggested that Hampsteaders
will gradually begin more actively partici-
Edna Janco, an outspoken proponent of recycling
in Hampstead, raised questions about the town’s
composting program at the June 24 council
meeting.
pating in the composting program. “I kind
of see more and more people doing it and
it’s a gradual thing,” he said. “When we
started with recycling, over a year or two
or three, more and more people were doing recycling. More and more quantities
going into recycling. There’s no reason to
believe it won’t the same with compost.”
THE FREE PRESS – July 12, 2016 – 15
HAMPSTEAD NEWS
Hampstead
Happenings
Courtesy of the town of Hampstead
Aquamania is just around the corner
All Season Pass and Day Pass holders
are invited to join us at Hampstead pool
for Aquamania, Sunday, July 24, from 1 to
4 pm, for a splashing good time for the
entire family! Total Diving returns with
free scuba diving lessons, plus there will
be an inflatable, refreshments, our always
popular lifeguard games, and much more!
In case of rain, the event will be held
September 4.
Hockey registration under way
Hockey registration is under way at the
Irving L. Adessky Community Centre during regular office hours. The program is
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from 1:30 to 8:30 pm, at the Irving L.
Adessky Community Centre. On behalf of
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town of Hampstead, please join us in sharing the gift of life.
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AVIS PUBLIC
DÉROGATION MINEURE
PUBLIC NOTICE
MINOR EXEMPTION
AVIS PUBLIC est donné par le soussigné qu’à une
séance régulière du Conseil qui se tiendra le Lundi, 1er
août 2016 à 20h00 au Centre communautaire, 30
chemin Lyncroft à Hampstead, le Conseil municipal
statuera sur la demande de dérogation mineure
suivante :
PUBLIC NOTICE is given by the undersigned that, at a
Regular Meeting of the Town Council to be held on
Monday August 1st, 2016 at 8:00 p.m., at the
Community Centre, 30 Lyncroft Road in Hampstead, the
Council will deal with the following request for minor
exemption:
Site concerné:
Location Concerned:
2 chemin Albion
Lot 2 089 554, Zone RA-1
2 Albion Road
Lot 2 089 554, Zone RA-1
Nature de la demande:
Nature of Request:
Demande d’approbation d’une dérogation mineure au
Règlement de zonage numéro 727, pour les articles
suivants :
Request for approval for a minor exemption to Zoning
Bylaw number 727, to the following articles:
Art. 7.6.3.9. ; Permettre la construction d’un accès
véhiculaire dont la pente descendante commencerait
directement après le trottoir au lieu d’être au même
niveau que celui-ci sur une longueur d’au moins 90 cm.
Art. 7.6.3.9.; Permit the construction of a driveway where
the slope begins immediately at the sidewalk instead of
being maintained at the same level of said sidewalk for
a length of at least 90 cm.
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Art. 7.6.3.10. ; Permettre la construction d’un accès
véhiculaire ayant une pente de 15% au lieu de 10%
maximum.
Art. 7.6.3.10.; Permit the construction of a driveway with
a 15% slope instead of 10% maximum.
Le tout conformément au Règlement numéro G-18-0005
« Règlement concernant les dérogations mineures ».
The whole in accordance with the provisions of By-law
number G-18-0005 “By-law concerning Minor
Exemptions”.
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le Conseil relativement à cette demande lors de cette
séance.
Any person interested in the present request may
address the Town Council at the above mentioned
meeting.
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16 – THE FREE PRESS – July 12, 2016
NDG NEWS
New donation bin rules are now in effect
throughout the borough
Our cat,
Ruby,
has gone
missing in
the NDGWestmount
area.
By Isaac Olson
Calico, mostly black, female,
micro-chipped, domestic
short-hair breed.
Has lighter spots around
her eyes, chin, and paws.
She is very sorely missed,
so reward is offered.
If you see her please call,
or send a picture sms,
to Cameron at
(514) 586-2845
www.petluck.ca/86602
The borough has tightened up its rules
on donation bins, essentially limiting
where and when the giant metal boxes can
be installed. The regulation was approved
during the April 4 borough council meeting and has been in effect since April 13.
Regulation RCA 17264 increases the
strength of a three-year-old by-law that
banned donation bins from public property, but the operators of these bins have
been dodging those rules by putting them
on private property. There are cases, like
one this winter at St. Monica Elementary,
where bins are placed on lots without the
property owner’s consent. The borough
has been cracking down on any bins on
public property, but now councillors are
climbing on board with other Montrealregion municipalities that are trying to
limit the number of metal containers left
scattered throughout city streets and properties.
There have been cases of for-profit businesses managing donation bins under the
guise of charity and, while the federal gov-
THE EXPERTS
IN GIRLS’ EDUCATION
ernment works to control alleged false advertising, municipalities have been stepping up to bat with local regulations. Laval
has reportedly banned private companies
from operating for-profit bins as used
clothing is often sold overseas and Vaudreuil is now verifying if bin operators are,
in fact, charities.
According to the borough’s new by-law
amendments, it is now forbidden to install
or allow a person to install a bin without a
certificate of occupancy and there are several requirements to obtain that certificate,
such as submitting details about the container’s dimensions, a photograph of the
container, permission from the land owner
and more.
Only one bin is permitted per lot and
there are limitations on where on the property bins can be placed. For example, there
is now a 15-foot setback from the road required, the bins cannot be placed on the
common ground between lots and there
are requirements on the dimensions of
the bins. Information and coordinates
about the charitable organization must be
visible on the bin in characters that are a
This donation bin, as seen in December 2015, was
placed on St. Monica School property without the
English Montreal School Board’s permission.
When the Free Press inquired about the bin,
school officials ordered its removal.
minimum of three centimeters large in
highly visible lettering.
Violating these newly set rules can result
in first-offense fines as low as $100 for a
single person operating an illegally installed bin to up to $4,000 to corporations
found in noncompliance multiple times.
ecs.qc.ca
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2016