dr. simon wing: - a medical breakthrough - montreal west
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Montreal West Viewspaper October-November 2018, Vol. 46, No. 8
INDEXArt etc. ................................3Community Centre............ 19CRA.................................... 6-7Guides ................................ 13Horticultural Society.............. 3IODE ...................................... 4Kosher korner .................. 15Libraries ............................ 8, 9Muriel Phendler .................... 3News from the pews .......... 15Réunion du Conseil .......... 17Rotary ................................ 4Schools .......................... 5, 7Scouts .............................. 12Town Council Report .......... 16
Dr. Simon Wing:A Medical Breakthrough
by Maurice Krystal
Dr. Simon Wing livedhis first 25 years inCartierville, not far fromHôpital du Sacré-Cœurde Montréal, which hecould see from his bed-room window. In 1972after high school, hewent straight to McGilland did his undergradu-ate studies in biochem-istry and then attendedMcGill’s school of med-icine and subsequentlyspecialized in endocri-nology. Endocrinology isthe branch of medicinethat deals with hormonalsecretions by glands di-rectly into the blood sys-tem. Diabetes and thyroidconditions are the mostfrequent disorders treatedby endocrinologists.
He did his first stint inresearch during a post-
doctoral fellowship inBoston and then returnedto Montreal to do hissecond postdoctoral fel-lowship in 1990. That iswhen he and his wife,Mary Diovisalvi, andtheir young daughter,Sara, began their searchfor a new residence. Dueto the political turmoil atthe time their originalplan was to move to abilingual area such aVille St. Laurent, to raisetheir daughter. Their realestate agent insisted thatthey also look at Mon-treal West, which theythought was an Anglo-phone bastion.
However they wereimpressed with the bilin-gual nursery schools andthe French immersion el-ementary and highschools in the Town. Lit-tle Sara is now following
her father’s footsteps inthe medical professionand Emily, who was bornin MoWest, is in gradschool in the US. Thefamily has always lovedthe small town feel min-utes from the downtowncore. The train station is afive-minute walk and,since his lab relocated atthe Glen, the bike ride towork is 20 minutes. Iron-ically, Hor Kay Chan,the real estate agent whorecommended the neigh-bourhood, moved in threedoors away
Mary, who trained inoncology nursing in Bos-ton, continued her profes-sion at the Montreal Ge-neral Hospital. When theGlen campus opened in2015, she moved there tocontinue her work at theCedars Cancer Centre.
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Flu vaccination clinicWednesday, November 1410 am-3 pm, Town Hall
Bring your Medicare CardThe influenza (flu) vaccine is free
for people at high risk and people inclose contact with them:• People aged 75 years old and over;• People with certain chronic dis-
eases;• Pregnant women with chronic dis-
eases, throughout their pregnancy;• Pregnant women in good health, in
their 2nd and 3rd trimesterof pregnancy.
The pneumococcalvaccine is offered topeople aged 65 or withchronic illnesses.
WEDNovember
14October blooms! Sylvia Gervais from 164 Wolseley North hasshared with us a picture of her rhododendron. “This bush has beenblooming in the fall for the past few years,” she says. “This is thenicest it’s ever been.”
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NEXT ISSUE DEADLINEOctober 31
BMO closes after 99 years
Current and former BMO employees wave farewell at the closing of the branch thathad occupied the building from the time it was built in 1929
The BMO sign is removed from the Westminster N. branch on the final day of busi-ness, September 14, 2018
Photos: Harold Rosenberg
Dr. Simon Wing:continued from page 1Take time to remember
November 11, 2018 marks100 years since the Armistice wassigned to end the First World War. Thirty na-tions bore arms. Canada, a country of 8 millioncitizens, had 619,636 men and women serve inuniform. The sacrifice was great: 66,655 Cana-dians and Newfoundlanders were killed and
172,950 wounded.On October 21, 1921 the Town dedicated a War Memorial
to honour those who died in WWI. Join us at this same memorial Sunday, November 11 at
12:30 to honour and remember these men and women whoserved in WWII and the Korean War and continue to servetoday during times of war and peace.
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She loves the pervasive senseof community in our Town andis involved with the Home andSchool Associations and organ-izing the annual Westland Driveblock party with neighbour, Eve-lyne Pytka.
Meanwhile Dr. Wing joinedthe staff at the Royal VictoriaHospital and, after the postdoc-toral fellowship, the Polypep-tide Laboratory at the ResearchInstitute and for 25 years hasled a team doing research onunderstanding why people losemuscle mass and muscle pro-tein when they become ill.
It is estimated that half of allcancer patients suffer from amuscle-wasting syndromecalled cachexia. Cancercachexia impairs quality of lifeand response to therapy. The re-search team discovered a newgene involved in muscle wast-ing that could be a good targetfor drug development.
It could have huge clinicalimplications as muscle wastingis also associated with other se-rious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, heart failure, rheumatoidarthritis and chronic obstructivepulmonary disease and is also aprominent feature of aging.
Dr. Wing has frequently tra-velled to China the past decadefor family reasons. Dr. Wing’sgrandfather and father (at age12) came to Canada in the1920s and suffered the discrim-ination of the infamous HeadTax and the Chinese ExclusionAct. Ten years later Dr. Wing’sfather returned to southernChina to get married. Due to thelaws in the Exclusion Act, hehad to periodically go back andforth between the two countriesuntil he could finally bring hiswife to Canada in 1952. Anolder brother and sister volun-tarily stayed behind and arenow in their early eighties.
As I was leaving I asked if heread the piece in The Informeron Dr. Charles Scriver. Dr.Wing smiled. He said that Dr.Scriver taught him in medicalschool and the man was a capti-vating, unforgettable lecturerand a star researcher. He didn’tthink he was in the same league.I guess that remains to be seen.
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Come to the 16th annual auction Curzon Creative Preschool will be hosting
its 16th annual auction November 17, from 7-11 pm, at MW United Church (88 BallantyneAve N).
Please join us for a fun evening of livemusic, food (provided by local businesses),
beverages and both a live and silent auction. We are lookingforward to another exceptional year, with thousands of dollarsworth of exciting auction items to bid on, including MontrealCanadiens tickets, weekend getaways, golf lessons, spa pack-ages, dining experiences and much more! This is a great oc-casion to enjoy a night out with friends and get somewonderful and unique gifts in time for the holidays! Curzon Creative Preschool, a non-profit cooperative pre-
school, has been part of the MoWest community for over 50years and its success depends largely upon the support offundraising activities and the generosity of our community.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and can bepurchased at curzonauction2018.eventbrite.ca. This event at-tracts more than 150 attendees, so don’t delay in reservingyour tickets! All auction and ticket proceeds will directly ben-efit Curzon Creative Preschool.
For more information or to donate to the auction, pleasecontact [email protected].
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ItÊs that time of the year again!The 33rd edition of a beloved community event
is back at the Town Hall Saturday, November 17 (10am-5 pm) and Sunday, November 18 (10 am-4 pm).As always, visitors can expect to find wonderful andamazing items from a large variety of artistic disci-plines (including pottery, jewelery, food, bath and
body products, glass, home decor, art/photography, children’s items,scarves, candles, men/women’s accessories). There is so muchchoice, holiday shopping will be enjoyable and our visitors willknow they are supporting local artisans and businesses. We havemany artisans from MoWest, so come and greet your neighbours.
Community focus and involvement ART ETC. is pleased to announce the NDG Food Depot’s partic-
ipation in the show again this year. The Food Depot has a newname: The Depot Community Food Centre, but its service to thecommunity remains the same. The depot will be accepting mone-tary donations in lieu of actual food, as they did last year, and vol-unteers will be at the show to explain all the wonderful benefitsyour donations will enable.
Additionally, a new fundraising partnership has been forged be-tween ART ETC. and the MoWest Public Library. The library will beselling raffle tickets for the opportunity to win an exquisite “hightea” for eight at the library. Deborah Marcogliese (head librarian)is hoping everyone will stop by the information and raffle booth.
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Muriel Phendler, a long time resident,died on September 16 at the age of 93. atSt. Anne Veterans’ Hospital where Fredstill resides. She and Fred lived for the mostpart on Strathearn North opposite the park.After Fred moved to St. Anne’s it wasarranged, under a spousal reunification pro-gram, for her to join him there.
Muriel was a physiotherapist; she partic-ipated in many volunteer activities in Town,including the Travel Club and the FootClinic. She joined IODE HMS VictoryChapter years ago, after a volunteer eventat St. Philip’s Church, their parish churchfrom which she was buried on October 9.
Muriel will be sorely missed by Fred-eric, her husband of 67 years, her four sons,Ron, Dave, Doug and Greg and manyother relatives and friends. Muriel will alsobe fondly remembered by members of theIODE HMS Victory Chapter for her volun-teer work that she greatly enjoyed.
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Many ART ETC. visitors have a tradition of going for lunch at the special café set up inthe Music Room. If you’ve never done this, start your own tradition this year!
The Horticultural Society will have the usual offerings: by popular demand, Jay Gar-land’s buttercup squash soup, quiche, sandwiches, home-baked squares and cookies, teaand coffee, Saturday, 11 am-2:30 pm.
On Sunday, the café will be organized by the Children’s Library, their offerings are al-ways delightful. We hope you’ll join us!
Paul Martin was presentedwith the Polio EradicationChampion Award for the Cana-dian government’s support ofRotary’s Polio Plus program. He
congratulated Rotary for starting the PolioPlus campaign that has played a big role inhelping polio decline from 350,000 cases ayear in 1985 to just 17 this year.
Mr. Martin had polio at 8 years old andrecovered. His father, Paul Martin Sr., waspartially paralyzed by polio and was the min-ister who approved the vaccine. Rotary pre-sented him, Paul Martin Jr., with this award.He went on to say, “This is one of the great-est days of my life”. Paul Martin Jr. is amember of the Rotary Club of Westmount.
Friday, November 9oyster party
Our annual oyster party, sponsored by theRotary Club of Montreal West and NDG,will take place on Friday, November 9 at 6pm at the Town Hall. The cost for this all-you-can-eat oyster event is $60 per person.In 2017 we were able to give tax receipts of$40 for each $60 ticket sold; we expect thetax receipt amount to be something similarthis year.
We serve delicious Maritime oysters aswell as a variety of cold cuts, bread and buns,desserts, coffee, tea, etc. There will be a cashbar and a silent auction along with a live auc-tion and a raffle draw.
The event is a fundraiser for local and in-ternational Rotary charities. Locally, wesponsor cooking classes at the NDG FoodDepot and also support the MoWest CanadaDay activities, Royal West Science fair,YMCA Strong Kids and many others.
Internationally, we are helping a Rotaryclub in Peru that gives free medical/dentalclinics using volunteer doctors and dentists.For many years we have supported CYMA(Canadian Youth to Armenia): young peoplerebuilding schools and hospitals. We supportthe Rotary Foundation that gives scholar-ships and works with the World Health Or-ganization on polio eradication.
Please join us. This event is a fun familyevent. Hope to see you there. For tickets,please contact Doug Yeats at [email protected]. This event is limited to 200tickets and usually sells out.
Special guest speakerSpecial guest speaker Trudie Mason of
CJAD Friday, November 2 at 6:30 pm, Town
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Paul Martin: former Prime Ministerand Finance Minister of Canada
Hall. She will speak on “A Day in the Lifeof the CJADNewsroom”. Buffet dinner $20Please confirm your attendance
Come join us for lunchYour attendance brings good speakers and
good fellowship. If you know a local busi-ness person, please ask him or her to be aspeaker and to attend a meeting.
For information, please contact DougYeats at [email protected].
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raiser was initiated in 2016. In2018 alone supportersshopped and raised almost$3000 in partnership withIndigo Books and Music. Anyone can support this
fundraiser by purchasing eGift Cardsthrough the link to the home page ofIODE.ca .For every Indigo eGift Card pur-chased, Indigo Books and Music will do-nate15% of the value of the purchase toIODE Snack Pack. The eGift card you re-ceive from the website can be converted toplastic gift cards in store and used to shopin retail locations or online at Indigo.ca.
Every Indigo eGift Card purchased willmake a direct contribution and help IODESnack Pack program continue to providedaily nutritious snacks to more than 1,700children in 14 schools located in remoteareas of Labrador.
Sock knitters neededAccording to Maslow’s hierarchy of
needs, shelter, food and clothing are basichuman needs. It has been documented thatchildren arrive at school not only hungrybut also not properly clothed for the harshwinter weather. IODE HMS Victory Chapter has
adopted a grade 4 class in a tiny isolated vil-lage in Cartwright, Labrador. Our goal is toprovide pure virgin wool socks for everychild in our adopted class. Are you willingto knit a pair of socks? We would appreciateyour help and support. Please, call Moira484-1523.
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Barry Rassin, President of Rotary International and PaulMartin
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Cueillette de pommes et citrouilles
Les élèves du service degarde lors d’une journée péda-gogique sont allés au verger. Enplus d’en apprendre sur les dif-férentes sortes de pommes etpotirons, nos élèves ont cueilliet rapporté à la maison un sac depommes et une petite citrouille.
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Notre école avec l’ensemblede ses activités centrées sur ledéveloppement durable a étécitée à l’international au réseaudes écoles associées UNESCO :« une école où les pratiques sontexemplaires et innovantes ».
Colloque : Soif dÊavenir!
Quelques élèves du 3e cycleparticiperont à un colloque d’é-coles primaires associées UN-ESCO sur le développementdurable. Lors de cette journée,nos élèves assisteront à des con-férences et participeront à desateliers pour dresser un plan d’ac-tion à mettre en place à l’école.
LÊOPPCette année, nous avons deuxparents qui souhaitent mettresur pied l’organisme de partici-pation de parents (OPP). Ainsi,nous pourrons mettre de l’avantdes activités qui favoriseront lelien école-famille et l’implica-tion des parents à l’école.
Parrainage employés de Parmalat et lÊécolePour une deuxième année,
les employés du club de cy-clisme de la compagnie Par-malat ont participé à unecollecte de fonds dans le cadredes activités du Grand défiPierre Lavoie. Les sommes re-
cueillies serviront à acheter dumatériel pour favoriser l’activitéphysique chez nos jeunes.
Compétition de cross-country
43 élèves des 2e et 3e cyclesparticipaient à la compétition decross-country organisée par leRSEQ au Cap Saint-Jacques.Les résultats seront connus à lafin d’octobre. À suivre....
Spectacle ZutLe vendredi 12 octobre, les
élèves des 2e et 3e cycles assis-taient à un spectacle à notreécole. La troupe de ThéâtreParminou a présenté la pièceZut. Il s’agit d’une comédie quitraite de l’anxiété. Cette pièce aété créée pour aider les 8 à 12ans à démystifier l’anxiété etproposer des outils concretspour les aider à mieux la gérer.
Au cours de l’année scolaire,nous offrirons à nos jeunes plu-sieurs situations pour apprendreà reconnaitre l’anxiété et à trou-ver des trucs pour la gérer.
La fête de lÊautomneLe vendredi 19 octobre, c’é-
tait la fête à l’école. Les élèvesont préparé des slogans sur lapaix et la protection de l’envi-ronnement. Nous avons eu unpetit défilé dans le quartier suivide jeux sur la cour d’école.
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Outdoor soccer updateThe CRA outdoor soccer
program finished with 40 teamsfrom U6 to U15 playing gameson a beautiful, sunny fall week-end. During both playoffs andthe finals there were some nailbiting moments, incredible up-sets and cheers that could beheard blocks away from bothHodgson and RWA fields.
Congratulations to all theplayers for their hard work andgreat plays. A special mention tosoccer director Greg Macgre-gor and his team, SabrinaManolakas (girls’ coach) andBrian Baxter (micro coach).
Most importantly, we wouldlike to thank all the volunteercoaches from both the microprogram and the U8+ program.These coaches volunteered theirSaturday mornings and week-nights to their teams. Their or-ganisation, dedication andcommitment to this program iswhat makes it such a great suc-cess.
We would also like to thankour referees who were fantasticthis past season, great job!Thank you to everyone for awonderful season.
Update on programsIndoor soccer
for ages 5 and upThe fall session of indoor
soccer is under way at RoyalWest Academy. The micro play-ers (ages 5 and 6) are keeping
their coaches on their toes whilethey learn new drills and havemini scrimmages. Sabrina Manolakos brings
all her energy to the girls’ sidekeeping everyone moving andhoning their skills. On the boys’side, our soccer director GregMacgregor is making sure toadd some tricks to the regulardrills and games that keep theboys active. We also havewomen’s soccer which runs onMonday evening and is coachedby Greg.
HockeyThe Knights are back. Play-
ers from MW/Hampstead playin the EHL against teams from
other municipalities. HockeyDirector Eric Rayment hasbeen hard at work, helping getteams ready for the start of theseason. Teams from Novice toMidget start their season mid-October, so come out to the Le-gion Rink and cheer them on.Go Knights, Go!
Remember to come out onDecember 9 for Hockey Holi-day Day to celebrate all thingshockey and to cheer on ourKnights!
The Double letter hockeyseason is off to a great start withfour teams playing under theWestluc Kings banner. Theseteams are made up of playersfrom MW/Hampstead and CSL.
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Future Stars hockeyOur youngest players’ aged
4-5-6 started in October at theLegion Rink. They are learningthe basics of hockey through avariety of drills focusing on skat-ing techniques, puck handlingand mini scrimmages. This pro-gram is taught by the hockey di-rector Eric Rayment, Thursdayand Sunday afternoons. There isstill room if you are interested injoining; contact the CRA officeat [email protected].
Figure skating We welcomed back Anne
Smith and her daughter, coachHeather Smith to the LegionRink for another season of spinsand step sequences.
This program runs on Fridayafternoons and teaches basic tomore advanced figure skatingskills. There is an end of yearskating show in March to whicheveryone is welcome, but getthere early because it’s standingroom only.
Gymtastic! Gymtastic takes place in the
newly renovated Elizabeth Bal-lantyne gym. The kids gothrough equipment circuits, bal-ancing on beams, hanging fromrings and learning their gymstop.
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Skating lessons pre-skate to level 6, ages 5+
Led by program co-ordinatorMackenzie Bullett and herteam of coaches, this programshows the newest skaters howto make snow with their skatesand to get up off the ice in lessthan five seconds, twirl, balanceand control. Registration is stillopen, but there are limitedspots.
Pre-school skating lessons Ages 3 and 4
This class is designed forpre-schoolers who have neverskated before. There are twosessions, one in the fall and onein the winter. Class sizes arekept small and classes areslightly shorter than the regularskating lesson to accommodateour youngest skaters.
JudoThe ever popular judo class
is well under way led by sensiSteve Morissette and Marie-Helene Chisholm. Classes areheld in the Elizabeth Ballantynegym on official judo mats. Stu-dents are eager to learn the new
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Successful Terry Fox Run!As usual at this time of year, the EBSstudents participated in the annual TerryFox Run. This is a well-loved annual event,where teachers and parents collaborate tomake sure the students have a great experi-ence. The weather forecast did not lookgood, but the sun came out to cheer us on,and the temperature was perfect. We had aterrific day and surpassed our fundraisinggoal – collecting a total of over $4,000 forthe Terry Fox Foundation! Our principal,Mr. Brown, was really proud of the stu-dents, who begged him to take them for“one more lap”.
Thank you to all our excellent EBS stu-dents and their families, and also to ourPhys Ed teacher, Angelo Covone, for or-ganizing the event. As a “physically fit”school, we are proud of the efforts that ourstudents make, through exercise, to raisefunds in support of Terry Fox’s originaldream!
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Darrell Fox, brother of the late Terry Fox, visited EdinburghElementary School on September 26. Darrell delivered a powerfuland emotional speech recounting “Terry’s Story” to a gymnasiumwith over 400 students and staff members.
Edinburgh student Avah Pennefather was honored by Darrell.Avah has participated in every Marathon of Hope since birth. Shereceived a T-shirt worn by Darrel during Terry’s run across Canada.
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moves and earn their next beltlevel. Steve has built a wonder-ful program introducing thesport of judo to the youth and,new this year, students have theopportunity to start competing.
SportballSportball drop off programs
help kids ages 3 and up developindependence and build confi-dence by attending classes “allby themselves”. Coaches engageyounger children with creativestorylines and special themesand connect with older kids asleaders and mentors. Kids willbe participating in eight popularsports – hockey, soccer, football,baseball, basketball, volleyball,golf and tennis.
If you are interested in theseprograms. please contact theCRA office at 485-8598 or [email protected].
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De nouveaux programmesUn rappel que des nouveaux pro-
grammes s’ajoutent à notre calendrier : leBiblio-Club, commence le 30 octobre.
C’est une activité hebdomadaire qui sedéroule en français et s’adresse aux enfantsde 5 ans et plus. En utilisant différentesressources de la bibliothèque (livres scien-tifiques et artistiques, périodiques spécial-isés, vidéos, jeux, logiciels, etc.), lesparticipants réalisent des projets variés quistimulent leur créativité tout en leur perme-ttant d’améliorer leur compréhension de lalangue française.
Deux activités de codage : Scratch Club,pour les enfants de 7 ans et plus, et Cubetto,pour les jeunes de 3 à 6 ans, permettent dedévelopper des habiletés et des stratégies deprogrammation à un jeune âge. Cubetto estle nom du robot en bois auquel les enfantspeuvent donner des commandes en utilisantdes blocs de couleurs différentes.
Halloween We are getting ready for our Halloween
celebration Saturday, October 27! We willstart at 12:30 pm by reading some spookystories. Then we will decorate pumpkins,offered by the Library. To finish the day,there is nothing better than watching themovie Hotel Transylvania. Don’t forget toput your Halloween costume on; we wantto see what you will turn into this year!
Sleepover at the Library
On November 3, you can have the op-portunity to spend an unforgettable night atthe Library. We are going on a scavengerhunt, play a game, read a story and watch amovie. Bring your sleeping bag and a flash-light! Sign up for the adventure! When theparents come to pick up their children nextmorning, we will all enjoy a deliciousbreakfast together.
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their support last year we would not havebeen able to start our French language col-lection. We would also like to thank theRoyal Bank of Canada, Montreal WestBranch, for holding a hot dog sale to sup-port the Montreal West Reads series. Our li-brary would not be what it is today withoutthe support of our donors, members andvolunteers. Thank you to all!
Coming eventsOctober 24: Montreal West Reads: A
Night of Mystery and Suspense withChristopher Huang, John Kalbfleischand Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan. Doorsopen at 7 pm; readings will start at 7:30 pm.November 2: A Bench in the Sun – a
reading by the Lakeshore Players Dorval.Limited seating. All are welcome; no ad-mission. Doors open at 7 pm.November 14: Tea and Books. The sec-
ond Wednesday of the month you’re invitedto chat about the books you’ve read over a
This fall we, at the MW Public Library,have been busy with our two Montreal WestReads events. Here is a review of our firstevent.
Montreal West Reads & Arts Alive Quebec; three authors
and one musical act The MoWest Reads and Arts Alive Que-
bec presentation at the Public Library onThursday, September 26 featured both amusical performance and literary readings.The country style duo Sin and Swoonopened the event with lively finger pickingon their guitars and beautifully harmonizedvocals. Three readings followed, and thenthe band performed a second set of originalmusic. Questions, a book signing and re-freshments rounded off the evening.
A lively discussion followed, revealingsome aspiring authors in the packed audi-ence. All three writers agreed that devotingtime each day to writing was a key to suc-cess. Thank you Debbie for an informativeand entertaining evening. And if you wantfeedback on your work in progress, why notjoin the library’s writing group?
Library newsThis autumn, we also have had great
news from our donors without whose sup-port, we would not be able to hold ourevents and other programs. We would firstlike to thank Elizabeth Rae-Asselin, andSarah Miller. Through their volunteerwork, they obtained a Royal Bank ofCanada Volunteer Grant. We would alsolike to thank Sam McCoubrey, JohnDrummond, Glynn Ennis, Tony Cioffi,Pierre Shousha and Scott MacKenzie ofthe RBC Montreal West Golf Tournamentfor their support again this year. Without
What I have read recently by Clare Godon
A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman is a trulycharming, quirky little book. A tale of love and redemp-tion brought about through the interaction of the pro-tagonist, Ove, and the different characters on his street.
The main character, Ove, is a grumpy 59-year-oldwidower, rigid in his ways and somewhat suspicious ofhis fellow men. His world is slowly changed when anIranian family comes to live next door.
A lovely book with neither profanity nor violencethat would be a great vacation read or a book clubchoice.
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COUNCILcommuniqué
Agglomeration mattersI would like to providea brief update on therelationship the Associ-ation of Suburban Mu-nicipalities (ASM) haswith the City of Mon-tréal.
The ASM is made up of all the Island’s de-merged cities. The ASM has been studyinghow to minimize the irritants in our cur-rent Agglomeration (Agglo). We identi-fied four main areas as the focus of ourresearch: the budget process, the “quote-part” system, mixed expenses and theoverall governance of the Agglo. A co-operative budget process is essentiallynon-existent. The demerged towns areprovided with the budget at the sametime as the media. The cities of the ASMpay an average of 50% of their opera-tional budgets to the Agglomeration, yethave no say in budget orientations. The “quote-part” system determineshow much each city pays into the Ag-glomeration. Currently, almost our entirebill from the Agglo is based on propertyvalues. This leads to some skewedcharges. For example, Westmount paysmore for police services just becausetheir homes have high evaluations. Mixedexpenses are those costs that are paidpartially by the Agglo and partially by theCity of Montreal. The way we dividethese costs is determined by rules thatwere adopted in 2005 (right after de-merger) without any update for the cur-rent realities. And, as for governance, weneed to find ways to tweak the systemto ensure it becomes fairer to the littlepartners, like Montreal West.In order to address these issues, the ASMformed working committees to proposeremedies. And for the first time ever,Montreal has agreed to create joint com-mittees with us and set defined deadlinesto come up with solutions. On September 20, we held a press con-ference to thank Montreal for this open-ness and to make public our expectationthat our 2019 Agglo bill increase will re-
spect the cost of living. Later that day,Mayor Plante stated that “the mayors willbe very happy” when referring to the2019 Agglo tax. Time will tell, but wehope it’s a signal that things are improv-ing concretely.
Delegation from CameroonOn Monday, September 24, MontrealWest hosted an information session fora delegation from Lagdo in northernCameroon. They were in Quebec on aneducational tour arranged by ENAP(École nationale d'administration pub-lique). The Cameroonians had expressedan interest in visiting a small, mostly an-glophone, town which is dealing with alarge central city. The folks at ENAPreached out to Me Di Stasio, our Direc-tor General, and we had the pleasure ofhosting the delegation here to discussour local budget process and the ramifi-cations of dealing with a city like Mon-treal. The exchange was extremely pleas-ant and the mayor of Lagdo, Mr. AbakaiMama, and I vowed to keep in touch tonurture this new friendship.
CP Holiday TrainI’m so happy to announce that the CPHoliday Train will make a stop again inMontreal West on Tuesday, November 27.CP Rail makes a generous donation tothe Depot, formerly NDG Food Depot.We also collect food and monetary do-nations on site that evening. All food do-nations go to the Depot and all themoney collected on site is split betweenthe Depot and our own Meals-on-Wheels program. Please do mark thetime on your calendar. This is the fifthyear we are hosting a stop and the atten-dance and success is growing each year.
Coffee with the MayorThe next Coffee with the Mayor will takeplace Thursday, October 25, from 7:30 to8:30 am in the Community Centre.
Beny Masella, MayorTown of Montreal [email protected]
MAYOR’S REPORTDuring the spring andsummer, MontrealWest’s Public WorksDepartment does ahost of seasonal main-tenance around Townincluding pothole patch-ing, speed bump instal-
lation, sidewalk, manhole, street light andcatch basin repair, street line painting,street sign replacement, tree planting andtrimming, landscaping and lawn mainte-nance. The list is long.They also work with engineering firmsand contractors on our infrastructure toensure that the projects are carried outaccording to plan. This year, our biggest infrastructure pro-ject was the total reconstruction of Per-cival Avenue between Nelson and thedead end near Elizabeth Ballantyne. Although, there are still a few things tofinish, such as tree planting and the repairof front yard landscaping, the residents of the area can finally drive on a verysmooth road.Other projects the Public Works De-partment worked on this season were:The Davis Park Project: This project in-volved the construction of a splash padfor kids, new pathways, lighting, landscap-ing (including 20 new trees) and park fur-niture. The enhancement of Rugby Park: Theplayground at Rugby Park was refur-bished by replacing the outdated anddamaged swing set and adding new rail-way ties and wood chips. Creation of R.D. Paul Park playground: A new playground is now located on thegreen area that was formally closed offto the public. Among other things, PublicWorks was responsible for the excava-tion, ground preparation and landscapingof the area. So that’s a seasonal snapshot of what ourPublic Workers have been up to, but, ofcourse, there’s always more to do. It is anendless job.
Maria Torres, CouncillorPublic Works, Buildings and [email protected]
Public Works: a seasonal snapshot
To ensure a safe andfun-filled Halloween,the SPVM and ourTown’s Public Securityare asking that children“trick or treat” be-tween 4:30 pm and8:30 pm. In addition,
parents should keep in mind the follow-ing safety tips:• Costumes should be light-coloured,
flame resistant and short enough toavoid tripping.
• Remind children to keep away fromcandles; costumes can be flammable.
• Use face paint rather than masks orthings that will cover the eyes.
MW Town Council newsletter • (514) 481-8125 • [email protected] • Issue 44, October 2018
This September TownCouncil unanimouslypassed a resolution cal-ling on the federal gov-ernment to reinforceBill C-71 by prohibitingthe availability, sale,possession and use of
handguns, assault rifles and semi-auto-matic firearms. Montreal and Torontopassed the same resolution earlier thissummer. It is our hope that more munic-ipalities will follow.Some may ask why it is important for asecure suburb like Montreal West toconcern itself with such legislation.Thankfully, gun violence does not pose an immediate threat here, but it is agrowing threat in Canada.A Statistics Canada report (November22, 2017), indicated that both the numberand rate of homicides committed with a
firearm have increased for a third con-secutive year.We all know that assault rifles or hand-guns were used in the attacks perpetratedagainst École polytechnique (1989), Con-cordia (1992) Dawson College (2006)and the Québec mosque (2017). And ac-cording to Stats Canada, violent crimesinvolving firearms increased by 33% be-tween 2013 and 2016, with 60% of thosecrimes involving handguns.Police and provincial authorities acrossthe country have warned that legalfirearms, either stolen from legal ownersor illegally resold, are now the source ofthe majority of weapons seized in crimi-nal investigations. So the problem doesnot just lie with the “criminal element”.Law-abiding gun owners can unwittinglybecome part of the problem.In addition, the Service de police de laVille de Montréal and the Canadian As-
Stay safe this Halloween
A call to ban handguns and automatic weapons
The Town is pleased to announce that it hasfinalized a new collective agreement with theunion representing the Town’s blue-collarworkers (Local 301 of the Syndicat des colsbleus regroupés de Montréal). Our blue-collarworkers voted September 25, and Council ap-proved it September 26. The contract is validuntil December 31, 2023. After 10 months of
negotiation, the deal is a positive step for both the Town and itsworkers. In addition to agreement on salaries and benefits, thenew contract includes some changes to shift schedules. I wouldlike to thank our Director General, Me Raffaelle Di Stasio, andeveryone involved in the negotiations on both the Town and theunion side.Montreal West currently has 26 permanent blue-collar workerswho fill important roles, including road, park and building main-
New collective agreement with blue-collar workers
• Remind children to walk on sidewalks.• Visits should be made along one side
of the street first and then the other.Cross the street only at intersections.
• Remind children to look both waysbefore crossing the street to checkfor cars.
• Children should carry a glow stick orflashlight to be better seen.
• Trick-or-treaters should travel ingroups of four or five. Young childrenshould be accompanied by an adult.
• Visit homes that have porch lights on.
• Children should never get into cars orenter the homes of strangers.
• Don’t let your children eat their treatsuntil they’re examined by an adult.
• Set agreed-to boundaries with yourchildren. Explain the importance ofstaying within them.
At Halloween, some people in costumeattempt to scare others. Although theyare generally intended to be pranks, suchbehaviours can be seen as menacing. De-pending on the context, such behaviourcan actually be considered a criminal of-fence. Should such a situation occur, donot intervene. Instead, if you feel threat-ened, please flag down one of our PSOson duty. They will be out in full force thatevening or call 911 to report the incident.Happy Halloween!
Dino Mazzone, CouncillorPublic Security and Special ProjectsFundraising - (514) [email protected]
tenance, snow clearing and the upkeep of trees and flowers.In September 2017, the Town signed a new collective agreementwith its white-collar workers (Syndicat des fonctionnaires municipauxde Montréal) which is in force and valid until December 2022.There are currently nine permanent white-collar workers whoperform a wide range of clerical, technical and professional tasksin Administration, Finance, Urban Planning, Recreation, Public Se-curity and Public Works.Council is very pleased that we have such long-term agreementsand looks forward to continued good labour relations and sta-bility. We would like to take this opportunity to give a shout-out to all our staff and management for the exceptional job theydo running our town.
Colleen Feeney, CouncillorFinance, Administration, Human Resources and Urban [email protected]
sociation of Chiefs of Police have takena stance in favour of enhanced gun con-trol. Most recently the survivors of theQuébec mosque attack have joinedforces those of Dawson College andÉcole polytechnique to request that thefederal government prohibit possessionby the general public of weapons in-tended to kill human beings.Given these facts, Council felt it was inthe best interest of all Canadians to re-quest the federal government strengtheneligibility criteria for purchasing firearms,and ban certain weapons outright.If you, personally, have views on this mat-ter I urge you to contact our MP MarcGarneau at [email protected] andexpress your concerns while Bill C-71 isstill being studied.
Elizabeth Ulin, CouncillorRecreation, Culture and [email protected]
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AgglomérationJe voudrais faire unecourte mise à jour de larelation que l’Associa-tion des municipalitésde banlieue (AMB), re-groupement de toutesles villes reconstituées
de l’Île, entretient avec la Ville de Montréal.L’AMB étudie comment minimiser les ir-ritants au sein de notre agglomérationactuelle. Nous avons défini quatre grandssujets au centre de notre recherche : leprocessus budgétaire, le système dequotes-parts, les dépenses mixtes et lagouvernance globale de l’agglomération.Un processus coopératif de budget estessentiellement inexistant. Les villes dé-fusionnées sont informées du budget enmême temps que le sont les médias. Lesvilles de l’AMB remettent en moyenne50 % de leur budget de fonctionnementà l’agglomération sans avoir leur mot àdire quant aux orientations budgétaires.Le système de quotes-parts détermine lapart que chaque ville paye dans l’agglo-mération. Actuellement, la quasi-totalitéde notre facture de l’agglomération estbasée sur l’évaluation foncière, ce quiaboutit à des redevances faussées. Parexemple, Westmount paye plus pour lesservices de police, simplement parce quel’évaluation de ses maisons est élevée.Les dépenses mixtes sont les couts à lacharge partielle et de l’agglomération etde la Ville de Montréal. La répartition deces couts date de règles adoptées en2005, immédiatement après les défu-sions, qui n’ont jamais été mises à jourpour refléter la réalité actuelle. Quant àla gouvernance, nous devons trouver desmoyens d’ajuster le système pour as-surer plus d’équité envers les petitspartenaires, comme Montréal-Ouest.Pour étudier ces questions, l’AMB a formédes comités de travail qui proposerontdes solutions. Et, pour la toute premièrefois, Montréal a accepté de créer descomités mixtes et d’établir des dates lim-ites pour en arriver à des solutions.Le 20 septembre dernier, lors d’une con-férence de presse nous avons remerciéMontréal de cette ouverture et rendupublique notre attente que les factures2019 de l’agglomération s’alignent sur le
cout de la vie. Plus tard ce même jour, enréférence aux taxes 2019 de l’agglo-mération, la mairesse Plante a annoncéque « les maires seront très heureux ».L’avenir le dira, mais nous espérons quecela constitue un signal que les chosess’améliorent effectivement.
Délégation du CamerounLe lundi 24 septembre, Montréal-Ouest atenu une séance d’information pour unedélégation de Lagdo dans le nord duCameroun, dans le cadre d’une tournéeéducative organisée par l’ÉNAP (Écolenationale d’administration publique). LesCamerounais avaient manifesté leur in-térêt à visiter une petite ville, majoritaire-ment anglophone, qui traite avec unegrande ville centrale. Les gens de l’ÉNAPont approché Me Di Stasio, notre direct-rice générale, et nous avons eu le plaisirde recevoir la délégation ici pour discuterdes mécanismes de préparation de notrebudget local et des ramifications de nosrelations avec une ville comme Montréal.Les échanges furent très plaisants et jeme suis engagé, avec le maire de Lagdo, M. Abakai Mama, à garder le contact etentretenir cette nouvelle amitié.
Train des Fêtes du CPJe suis très heureux d’annoncer que leTrain des Fêtes du CP arrêtera encoreune fois à Mo-Ouest, le mardi 27 novem-bre. CP Rail donne généreusement auDépôt, centre communautaire d’alimenta-tion, anciennement Dépôt alimentaireNDG. Nous recueillons aussi de la nour-riture et des dons en argent sur le site cesoir-là. Tous les dons de nourriture vontau Dépôt et les fonds amassés sontpartagés entre le Dépôt et notre propreprogramme de la Popote roulante. N’oub-liez pas d’inscrire la date à votre calend-rier. Ce sera le cinquième arrêt du Trainici et sa popularité croît d’année en année.
Café avec le maireLe prochain Café avec le maire aura lieule jeudi 25 octobre de 7 h 30 à 8 h 30 auCentre communautaire.
Beny Masella, maireVille de Montré[email protected]
RAPPORT DU MAIRECONSEILcommuniqué
duAu printemps et enété, les Travaux publicsde Montréal-Ouest effectuent une foule de travaux d’entretiensaisonnier dans la ville,incluant remplir lesnids-de-poule, installer
des dos-d’âne, réparer des trottoirs, destrous d’homme, des lampadaires et despuisards, peindre des lignes dans les rues,remplacer des plaques de rues, planter etémonder des arbres, entretenir les amé-nagements paysagers et les pelouses. Laliste est longue.Ils travaillent aussi avec des firmesd’ingénierie et des entrepreneurs sur nosinfrastructures pour assurer que lestravaux se font selon les plans.Cette année, notre plus gros chantierd’infrastructure a été la reconstructioncomplète de l’avenue Percival entre Nel-son et le cul-de-sac près d’Elizabeth Bal-lantyne. Même s’il reste encore deschoses à terminer, comme planter desarbres et réparer les terrains avant, lesrésidents du secteur peuvent enfin cir-culer sur une surface toute en douceur.Cette saison, les Travaux publics ont aussiœuvré sur :Le parc Davies : ce chantier comprenaitla construction d’une aire de jeux d’eaupour les enfants, de nouveaux sentiers,de l’éclairage, du paysagement (incluant20 nouveaux arbres) et du mobilier deparc.Le parc Rugby : le terrain de jeux du parcRugby a été rénové en remplaçant lesbalançoires démodées et endommagéeset ajoutant de nouvelles traverses dechemin de fer et des copeaux de bois.Le terrain de jeux du parc R.D. Paul : unnouveau terrain de jeux se trouve doré-navant sur l’espace vert auparavant ferméau public. Entre autres, les Travaux publicsse sont chargés de l’excavation, de la pré-paration du sol et du paysagement.Et voilà, c’était une photo instantanéesaisonnière de ce à quoi nos Travauxpublics se sont occupés, mais évidem-ment il y a toujours autre chose à faire.C’est un travail sans fin.
Maria Torres, conseillère Travaux publics, Bâtiments et [email protected]
Les Travaux publics : instantané saisonnier
La Ville de Mo-Ouest est fière d’annoncer laconclusion d’un nouveau contrat collectif avecle syndicat de ses cols bleus (Local 301 du Syn-dicat des cols bleus regroupés de Montréal). Noscols bleus ont voté le 25 septembre et le Con-seil l’a entérinée le 26. Le contrat est validejusqu’au 31 décembre 2023. Après 10 mois denégociations, l’accord est un pas en avant, tant
pour la Ville que pour ses ouvriers. En plus de l’entente sur lessalaires et les avantages sociaux, il comprend des modificationsaux quarts de travail. Je tiens à remercier notre directricegénérale, Me Raffaelle Di Stasio, et tous les autres qui ont par-ticipé aux négociations, pour la Ville et pour le syndicat.Mo-Ouest compte actuellement 26 cols bleus permanents quijouent des rôles importants, dont l’entretien des rues, des parcs
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Prudence à l’Halloween
En septembre, le Conseila unanimement adoptéune résolution deman-dant au gouvernementfédéral de renforcer leprojet de loi 71, en pro-hibant la disponibilité, lavente, la possession et
l’usage des armes de poing, des fusils d’as-saut et des armes semi-automatiques.Montréal et Toronto ont adopté la mêmerésolution et nous espérons que d’autresmunicipalités suivront. Certains se questionneront sur l’impor-tance, pour une banlieue sure comme Mo-Ouest, de s’en soucier. Heureusement,la violence armée n’y constitue pas un dan-ger immédiat, mais cette menace grandit.Un rapport de Statistique Canada (le 22novembre 2017) indiquait que tant lenombre que le taux d’homicides pararme à feu avaient augmenté pour unetroisième année consécutive.
Nous savons tous que des fusils d’assautou des armes de poing ont servi dans lesattaques perpétrées à Polytechnique(1989), à Concordia (1992), à Dawson(2006) et à la mosquée de Québec(2017). Selon Statistique Canada, lescrimes violents impliquant des armes àfeu ont augmenté de 33 % entre 2013 et2016, et 60 % d’entre eux impliquaientdes armes de poing.Les policiers et les autorités provincialesont prévenu que des armes à feu légales,volées à leurs propriétaires légitimes ourevendues illégalement, sont maintenant lasource de la majorité des armes saisieslors d’enquêtes criminelles. Le problèmen’est donc pas strictement avec « l’élé-ment criminel ». Des propriétaires d’armesà feu respectueux des lois peuvent in-volontairement faire partie du problème.Le Service de police de la Ville de Mon-tréal et l’Association canadienne des chefsde police se sont prononcés en faveur
Appel à l’interdiction des armes de poing et armes automatiques
Pour s’assurer d’uneHalloween amusante etsans danger, le SPVM etla Sécurité publique deMo-Ouest demandentque les enfants fassentleur « tournée farce oufriandise » entre 16 h 30
et 20 h 30. De plus, les parents devraientgarder ces consignes de sécurité à l’esprit :• Les costumes devraient être de
couleur pâle, résistants au feu et assezcourts pour éviter de trébucher.
• Rappelez aux enfants de se tenir loindes bougies, les costumes pouvantêtre très inflammables.
• Utilisez du maquillage plutôt que desmasques.
• Rappelez aux enfants de marcher sur
d’un contrôle accru des armes à feu. Toutrécemment, les survivants de l’attaque surla mosquée de Québec ont rejoint lesrangs des survivants des tragédies du col-lège Dawson et de l’École polytechniquepour demander que le gouvernementfédéral interdise la possession d’armesconçues pour tuer des êtres humains.Se basant sur ces faits, le Conseil a cruqu’il allait de l’intérêt supérieur de tousles Canadiens de demander que le gou-vernement fédéral resserre les critèresd’éligibilité des citoyens souhaitantobtenir des armes à feu et bannisse ab-solument certains types d’armes.Si vous, personnellement, avez des opi-nions sur ce sujet, je vous incite à con-tacter notre député, Marc Garneau, à[email protected], pour exprimervos préoccupations alors que le projetde loi C-71 est encore à l’étude.
Elizabeth Ulin, conseillère Loisirs, Culture et [email protected]
le trottoir, pas dans la rue.• On devrait visiter les maisons d’un
côté de la rue et ensuite de l’autre enne traversant qu’aux intersections.
• Rappelez aux enfants de regarder desdeux côtés avant de traverser la rue.
• Les enfants devraient être munis d’unbâton lumineux ou d’une lampe depoche pour mieux voir et être vus.
• Les enfants devraient rester engroupes de quatre ou cinq. Un adultedevrait accompagner les plus jeunes.
• Ne visitez que les maisons dont leslampes extérieures sont allumées.
• Les enfants ne devraient jamais mon-ter à bord de voitures ou entrer chezdes étrangers.
• Ne laissez pas les enfants mangerleurs friandises avant qu’un adulte neles ait inspectées.
• Fixez des frontières avec vos enfants.Expliquez-leur l’importance de re-specter les limites.
À l’Halloween, certaines personnes dé-guisées tentent d’effrayer les autres. C’estgénéralement fait en farce, mais peut êtreperçu comme une menace. Selon le con-texte, des agissements du genre peuventen fait être considérés comme criminels.Si une telle situation se produit, n’inter-venez pas. Si vous vous sentez menacé, ar-rêtez plutôt un de nos ASP (ils serontplusieurs en fonction ce soir-là) ou com-posez le 911 pour rapporter l’incident.Joyeuse Halloween!
Dino Mazzone, conseiller Sécurité publique et Financement de projets spéciaux(514) [email protected]
Nouvelle convention collective avec nos cols bleus et des édifices, le déneigement et des arbres et des fleurs.En septembre 2017, la Ville signait une nouvelle entente collec-tive avec ses cols blancs (Syndicat des fonctionnaires municipauxde Montréal), valide jusqu’en décembre 2022. Actuellement, neufcols blancs permanents s’acquittent d’une vaste gamme detâches de bureau, dans les secteurs administration, finances, ur-banisme, loisirs, sécurité publique et travaux publics. Le Conseil est satisfait d’avoir de tels contrats à long terme envigueur et se réjouit de la perspective de bonnes relations detravail et de stabilité. Nous profitons de l’occasion pour direBravo! à tout notre personnel et aux gestionnaires pour leurtravail exceptionnel dans le fonctionnement de notre ville.
Colleen Feeney, conseillèreFinances, Administration, Ressources humaines et [email protected]
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BeaversMW Beavers
began the year by vis-iting several areas of
The Pond: Environment and Out-doors, Leadership, Active andHealthy Living, Creative Expres-sion and Belief and Values. Activi-ties have included scienceexperiments such as lemon volca-noes, slime and marshmallow-toothpick engineering, baking andeating(!), Crafts like pencil holdersand puppets, puzzles and games.favourite games, so far, includeBeaver Colony (Captain’s Com-ing), Wonder Beaver and TurkeyTag. It is wonderful to see howmuch sharing, good sportsmanshipand fun are found among theseyoungest of the Scouting family.
The new Kits are learning theirBeaver Motto, Promise and Law in prepa-ration for Investiture when they will be of-ficially welcomed into the Beaver Colony,just in time for fall camp at the end of Oc-tober at Cap St-Jacques Nature Park.
CubsCub Scouts is a large pack this year, with
a total of 30 new members! The Cubs havebeen helping with the planning of activitiesand preparing the newcomers for investi-ture when they officially join the pack afterlearning the Cub Motto, Law and Promise.
Some of the third-year Cubs, theHowlers, are working towards the SeeoneeAward. This is one of the greatest achieve-ments in Cubs. It requires 15 hours of com-munity service, such as participating in theannual food drive for the The Depot Com-munity Food Centre, marching in the Re-membrance Day parade and caroling at the
Montclair Seniors’ Residence. In addition,the Cubs must complete 10 levels of out-door activity skills, such as camping, pad-dling and emergency first aid. The SeeoneeAward also requires a Capstone Project.
The Capstone Project is one that isplanned and carried out by the Cub himself.It must be a service to the community andbe an important personal journey. TomChapman decided to clean up the areaaround the Hump Bridge on Westminsternear Radcliffe in order to learn how to planan event and make the area nicer for thecommunity. Two other Cubs, James Ruf-falo and William Dines, helped out andearned community service hours. The cubscollected 15 bags of garbage, including alot of plastic, a stove vent hood, rebars, asmall motor, an umbrella and an old boot!It was a lot of work for them, but also a lotof fun.
ScoutsThe 1st MW Scouts are back in
action for another year, followinga busy summer of three camps. Allwere great, but the favourite wasthe urban camp in the heart of thecity at the Old Port. The first meet-ing for 2018/2019 was a treat, witha delicious BBQ to make the mostof the remaining warm weather.
This year, we have a dozenScouts in the Troop, with some re-turning from last year alongsidenew faces. The troop has beensplit into two patrols, the BlurryBuffalos and the West Wolves.Each patrol has nominated theirleaders: Ryan and Alex. The troophas also nominated Nathaniel tobe their troop leader for the term,an important responsibility whichinvolves liaising between the
Scouts and Scouters as well as sitting on theCourt of Honour.
The Scouts have wasted no time com-pleting their training and learning how topack their gear for fall camp at Lake Lover-ing for two nights starting October 12.Some activities on the agenda include per-mit training, cooking and canoeing. We’llkeep our fingers crossed for some sunshine!
Group committeeIf you would like to enquire about regis-
tering your child or volunteering to help(e.g., assist at blood donor clinic, sewingscarves, coming to speak to the youth),please contact Karen Mansfield-Johnstoneat [email protected].
Blood donor clinicThe Scout Group is pleased to announce
that we will, once again, be sponsoring ablood donor clinic on behalf of Héma-Québec. This year it will take place Mon-day, November 12, from 1:30 to 7:30 pm,in the church hall of St. Philip’s Church,7505 Sherbrooke Street West.
Donation usually takes approximatelyone hour, from registration to a short restafter giving. Clinic staff and our volunteersdo their best to make this a pleasant experi-ence. Also, there is the satisfaction of givingpart of you, your blood, which is somethingthat the science world has not been able toreplace artificially. And so, by giving,donors are actually saving lives.
Donors should bring with them somepersonal identification and, if they have do-nated previously, their Héma-Québec card.For further information about the proce-dure, uses of the blood and rules of eligibil-ity, please go to hema-quebec.ca.
Thank you for considering to be a donor.
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September 29saw over 400girls and women
gathering at the lovely provin-cial Girl Guide camp in MorinHeights. The reason? The annualFall Fun Day had come ’roundagain. The camp is so popular, itwas filled to capacity within aweek of most units starting upfor the new Guiding year. Thisyear, there was a bit of a twist...it was the official launch of theGirls’ First Program.
Traditionally the girls wouldbe divided up according tobranch and spend a day at a spe-cific site doing activities whichwere planned for them. Thisyear, the girls were divided upaccording to the patrol they wereregistered with and they decidedwhich activities they wanted todo. The activities included: con-ducting experiments, moneymanagement, Guiding jeopardy,renewable resourced tag, beingyou craft, nature match, fairygarden walk, sensory trail, giantgames, voila Quebec! and camp
songs. The girls had great funexploring the different stations.The Sparks enjoyed the giantgame station, they actually wentthere three times! The Guideshad a chance to visit almost allof the stations! It was fun to mixand mingle with all the differentbranch levels during the day.
The Pathfinders and Rangershelped the Sparks cook theirlunch on buddy burners. Thegrilled cheese sandwichescooked very quickly, and wereeaten just as fast! The Guidescooked their own lunches oversmall campfires.
Although the day waspacked with exploring and ad-venture, the highlight for most,is the evening campfire. Achance to sing songs around thecampfire with 400+ voices. Achance to sing there for one lasttime this year. Memories to holdin our hearts through the winter,until the spring time comes, andwe have a chance to visit Wa-Thik-Ane again. It is truly amagical place.
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MADA ’bout seniorsThe MoWest MADA (Municipalité amie
des aînés) Steering Committee met in Sep-tember to finalize their mandate and reviewthe next steps to be taken for MADA certifi-cation.
An important part of the mandate is toconduct an assessment of the Town to as-certain how senior friendly it is at the mo-ment. In order to do this, the committee willbe holding focus groups and sending outsurveys to Montreal West residents in the60+ age group. It is important that we hearfrom as many residents as possible in thetarget population.
Based on this assessment, an action planwill be set up in consultation with residentsto outline what steps should be taken to ad-dress some of the issues, and to enhance oursenior friendliness.
More information on the survey will beforthcoming in the November Informer. Ifyou are interested in participating in a focusgroup, please contact me at my email ad-dress below.
A copy of the Seniors’ Community Note-book for our area has been included withyour Informer delivery this month. It con-tains a list of resources as well as useful in-formation on Health and Safety, EmergencyPreparedness, Fraud and Elder Abuse. Al-though geared to seniors, there is a lot ofvaluable information for other age groupsas well. If, however, you do not need thebooklet, please pass it along to someonewho might find it helpful. If you did not re-ceive the booklet, copies are available at theCommunity Center or at the Flu VaccinationClinic, which will take place in the MusicRoom at Town Hall on November 14 from10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Colleen FeeneyChair, MADA Steering Committee
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Le Comité de pilotage MADA (Munici-palité amie des aînés) de Montréal-Ouests’est réuni en septembre pour peaufiner sonmandat et réviser les étapes à venir en vuede la certification MADA.
Une importante partie du mandat est deréaliser une évaluation de la convivialitéactuelle de la ville vis-à-vis des personnesâgées. Pour ce faire, le comité organiserades groupes de discussion et fera circuler unsondage parmi les résidents de Montréal-Ouest âgés de 60 ans et plus. Il est impor-tant que nous ayons le plus grand nombrede réponses possible de la population cible.
Sur la base de cette évaluation, un pland’action sera tracé en consultation avec desrésidents, pour établir les étapes à franchir pouraborder certains des problèmes et améliorernotre convivialité à l’égard des aînés.
De plus amples renseignements sur lesondage suivront dans l’Informer de no-vembre. Si participer à un groupe de discus-
sion vous intéresse, veuillez me joindre parcourriel à l’adresse ici-bas.
Un exemplaire du Carnet communautairedes aînés pour notre secteur est livré avecvotre Informer ce mois-ci. On y trouve un in-ventaire de ressources et des renseignementsutiles sur la santé et la sécurité, la préparationaux urgences, la fraude et les mauvais traite-ments envers les personnes âgées. Bienqu’orienté vers les aînés, il contient beaucoupd’informations précieuses pour d’autresgroupes d’âge aussi. Par ailleurs, si vous n’enavez pas besoin, remettez-le à quelqu’un quipourrait le trouver utile. Si vous n’avez pasreçu le livret, des exemplaires sont disponiblesau centre communautaire et à la clinique devaccination contre la grippe qui se tiendra à lasalle de musique de l’hôtel de ville, le 14 no-vembre de 10 h à 15 h.
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K o s h e r k o r n e r
St. Philip’sSt. Philip’s annual Christmas bazaar is
Saturday, November 10. Doors open at 10am. As always, we will have a delicious se-lection of baked goods, jams, jellies, pick-les, and fudge, plus jewellery, knittedgoods, antiques, furniture, attic treasures,books and games. Come with your appetitefor homemade soup, served by our Men’sFellowship (yes, they can cook!).
Remembrance Day falls on a Sundaythis year, and our usual act of remembranceto begin our 10 am service will be ex-panded, as we mark the 100th anniversary ofWorld War I. We will also be participatingin the Legion’s “Bells for Peace,” tollingour bell at sunset.
St. Ignatius of LoyolaAs the days get shorter and the weather
gets chilly, keep in mind St. Ignatius onWest Broadway. Our building is open everyweekday from 8 am to 4 pm, offering aquiet place to pray, meditate or simply findsome respite from the busyness of life.Enjoy the brightness and warmth of thisbeautiful space. And why not try ourevening Mass Tuesdays at 7 pm?
Over the past few years, St. Ignatius hascommitted itself to offering a joyful spiritof community that will connect people toGod. This fall, we have unveiled a newwebsite (stig.ca) and a new Facebook page:facebook.com/stig.ca.
The website is designed to be simple tonavigate and welcoming to newcomers, justlike our church! Pages about Alpha (a placeto explore life’s “big questions”) and Kids’Ministry help people know that our doorsare open to all. Details about mass times,sacramental prep and other programs willbe helpful to those looking to grow in theirfaith and connect with new people.
Meanwhile, the Facebook page willhighlight inspiring ideas, special events,and weekly new additions to our playlist ofsermons. Anyone can follow us on Face-book! Come take a look!
MW United Church…the brick one
Bazaars galoreHere at MW United our bazaar kicks off
the season Saturday, November 3 from 10am to 2 pm. Bring family, friends, neigh-bours; come to browse, to bid (silently), toshop, to eat, to take goodies home for later(or the freezer). Did I mention Maxville’sMuir’s Scottish Baked goods? It’s a goodtime all round.
Busy time of yearSeptember was a busy month on the
Jewish calendar: from Rosh Hashanah, YomKippur, Sukkot all the way to SimchatTorah, almost every day was a holiday!
A holiday in Judaism is not only a cele-bration, it is also an inspiration. Each has aunique message that we can take with us forthe rest of the year.
So, as we reflect on the beautiful timesthat we had celebrating together, at the hol-iday dinners or during prayer, we can alsotake a moment to find a “souvenir” that wecan bring “home” from the holiday season.One small action to add light in your life forthis coming year can help create a year longHigh Holiday feel.
Feel free to reach out to Rabbi Mendyor Chaya Marlow ([email protected]) for ideas of an ongoing group,class or a service that can work in yourschedule and add a little meaning through-out the year.
It is also exciting to note all the wonder-ful milestones that our young Jewish com-munity has reached as we held our first yearof complete High Holiday services. It isonly thanks to all of you (over 100 people!)who came to join us in celebration; we lookforward to continue to grow together!
Special thanks to Chaya Marlow forpreparing the delicious and festive RoshHashanah dinner, lunches and Yom Kippurbreakfast enjoyed by all and allowed us tocelebrate as a community.
Looking forward to a year of growth aswe continue to add more programs and ac-tivities catering to all ages.
Hope to see you there!
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The silent auction is always fun. Besidesthe items displayed, there are many servicesand other delights listed for you to placeyour bids. Need your piano tuned? Fancy aScotch tasting? Care for a massage or ther-apeutic touch sessions? There are tickets tosports or the OSM to consider. You reallyneed to peruse the list over a luncheon ofhomemade soup and cake, no? Believe me,I wouldn’t miss it!
Memorials and remembrancesNovember 4, to honour those known to
our congregation who have died in the past12 months, we read their names and light acandle, just another example of how theycontinue to shine in our lives. November 11we honour those who fought and died in thewars. Both services have their solemn mo-ments but are rich at the same time.
Sunday school aboundsUnder Brenda Murray’s direction, our
Sunday school program continues to thrive.Already preparations are happening for thePageant (December 9) that always finds anew slant on this wonderful old story. So ifyour young ones want to participate, don’twait to get them in on the action.
OctoberÊs Labyrinth WalkTuesday, October 30 from 7-9 pm we
will hold a walk. Socks and slippers please.Give yourself the gift of peace, of problemsolving, of the gentle pause that a walkingmeditation can bring. All are welcome towalk this ancient pathway. Come and seewhat it holds for you.
Join us at any time. We worship at 10 amevery Sunday, with Sunday school andnursery service available.
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To w n C o u n c i l m e e t i n g : S e p t e m b e r
by Carol FosterThe discussions concerning the
future of the arena are ongoing, butone decision could not be delayed,
according to Mayor Masella as he beganhis report. The section of the flat roof cov-ering the offices and dressing rooms is invery bad condition and requires immediaterepairs which will cost $125,000.
The Association of Suburban Mayors,for the first time in 12 years, will now par-ticipate in the Agglomeration budgetprocess thanks to the creation of four work-ing parity committees set up in collabora-tion with the Plante-Dorais administration.
The Mayor welcomed a delegation fromNorthern Cameroon to Montreal West. Thisgroup was interested in the relationship be-tween small towns and large cities.
Other items on the agenda included a re-quest from the Town to the federal govern-ment to strengthen Bill C-21 /governing thepossession of handguns.
The Town has entered into an agreementwith the Fédération québécoise des munic-ipalités in order to benefit from a supply andservice contract for LED lamppost lighting.This will allow the Town to have advice inchoosing the right type of lighting as wellas to benefit from an energy cost paybackover three years.
One property in the Town is subject tobeing sold at a public auction on November13 due to unpaid taxes.
First question periodCouncil was urged to express concern to
the MTQ that the committee set up to re-view problems arising from the Turcot con-struction seemed, to one resident, to haverecently been ignoring issues put beforethem by municipal representatives.
Council was also asked if it was time tostart considering alternative solutions to thefuture of the existing arena. The Mayorreplied that it is still the intention to reapplyfor grant money in February and to meetwith a functionary in Québec City to dis-cuss the contents of such an application.However, Council will also be looking atother options.
The construction of a new apartmentcomplex on the site of the old MotelRaphael has led the developer to inquire
about the possibility of reopening BrockSouth for access to Montreal West. TheMayor stated that although he is firmly op-posed to this possibility, he wants to meetwith the developer as well as a representa-tive from NDG to determine the Town’s po-sition.
A discussion then ensued between aspokesman for Les amis du parc Meadow-brook and the Mayor about the actual num-ber of addresses affected by the problem ofcross-connecting pipes causing the contam-ination of the small river running throughMeadowbrook. The spokesman represent-ing those who do not want to see the riverbeing covered over asked the Mayor to sup-port this stand to the city of Montreal.Masella indicated he has already been indiscussions with Montreal.
It was suggested that white pines wouldbe a good replacement for the diseased ashtrees now being cut down in the Town andthe Mayor indicated he feels a combinationof species would be a better alternativerather than sticking to only one type of tree.
CouncillorsÊ reportsHaving recently attended an early morn-
ing Coffee with the Mayor, CouncillorMazzone said he found it quite interestingto hear what people talked about at 7:30 amand urged more people to share in this expe-rience. Mazzone also mentioned that he wasimpressed by the police monitoring of stop-sign violators at the corner of Westminsterand North View. The Traffic and SafetyCommittee is in the process of an overhauland the crime statistics for the past monthwill appear on the Town’s website.Councillor Ulin announced the fall pro-
grams have started and some new ones, in-cluding ballet for seniors, have been added.She was happy to see the continued warm
weather has enticed youngsters’ use of thenew splash pool and the remaining addi-tions of some trees and shrubs will completethe work on Davies Park.
The Pool administration is inviting com-ments from the public about new ideas fornext summer and, on the opposite side of theseason’s calendar, the arena has now openedand hockey programs have begun. Threedozen welcome baskets were distributed tonewcomers in the community by members ofCouncil and both the givers and the receiverswere reported to have enjoyed the event.
Late fees for non-reported water meterreadings are now being issued, the planningof the budget for 2019 has begun, and thenegotiations for the blue-collar workers’collective agreement went very well and acontract has now been signed. CouncillorFeeney continued her report with her usualdescription of how the budget had beenspent in the previous month and added thatthe Seniors’ Committee is preparing a ques-tionnaire to distribute to residents 60 yearsand over in order to assist in the develop-ment of this committee’s action plan. Arti-cles in The Informer will help keepeveryone informed of progress. In recogni-tion of National Senior’s Day, some stu-dents from Royal West will get togetherwith some seniors to talk technology.
Second question periodA complaint about the mandatory use of
paper bags to collect compost was voiced asa resident explained the problems of soddenpaper that rips easily. He pleaded for the re-turn of a regulation that allows the use of re-cycled plastic bags.
Councillor Ulin doubted such bags existbut agreed to look into it.
The meeting was then adjourned earlierthan usual.
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par Carol Fostertraduction par René Boucher
Les discussions sur l’avenir del’aréna se poursuivent, mais une
décision ne pouvait être remise selon lemaire Masella en amorçant son rapport. Lapartie plate du toit est en très mauvaise con-dition et exige des réparations immédiatesau cout de 125 000 $.
Pour la première fois en 12 ans, l’Asso-ciation des maires de banlieue prendra partà l’élaboration du budget de l’aggloméra-tion par le biais de quatre comités de travailparitaires créés en collaboration avec l’ad-ministration Plante-Dorais.
Le maire a souhaité la bienvenue à Mon-tréal-Ouest à une délégation du nord duCameroun intéressée aux relations entre lespetites municipalités et les grandes villes.
D’autres points à l’ordre du jour incluaientune demande de la Ville au gouvernementfédéral pour renforcer le projet de loi C-21régissant la possession des armes de poing.
La Ville a passé une entente avec laFédération québécoise des municipalitésafin de bénéficier d’un contrat d’approvi-sionnement et de service pour l’éclairage parlampadaires à DEL. Cela permettra à la Villed’obtenir des conseils quant au choix du bontype d’éclairage et de tirer profit d’un rem-boursement des couts d’énergie sur trois ans.
Une propriété dans la ville est passiblede vente à un encan public le 13 novembreen raison de taxes non payées.
Première période de questionsOn a prié le Conseil de saisir le MTQ de
préoccupations quant au comité créé pourexaminer les problèmes provoqués par laconstruction de Turcot qui, selon un rési-dent, récemment semble ne pas tenircompte des questions soulevées par lesreprésentants municipaux.
On a aussi demandé s’il n’était pastemps de considérer d’autres solutions pourl’avenir de l’aréna. Le maire a répondu quel’intention de refaire une demande de sub-vention en février demeurait et qu’une ren-contre avec un haut fonctionnaire à Québecétait planifiée pour discuter du contenu detelle demande. Cependant le Conseil exa-minera aussi d’autres choix.
La construction d’un nouveau complexed’appartements sur le site de l’ancien MotelRaphael a amené le promoteur à s’informerde la possibilité de rouvrir Brock Sud. Lemaire a affirmé que, bien qu’il soit ferme-ment opposé à cette hypothèse, il veut ren-contrer le promoteur et un représentant deNDG pour arrêter la position de la Ville.
Une discussion s’est ensuite engagéeentre un porte-parole des Amis du parcMeadowbrook et le maire quant au nombreréel d’adresses touchées par le problème desraccordements croisés de conduites qui
R é u n i o n d u C o n s e i l : s e p t e m b r ecause la contamination de la petite rivièretraversant Meadowbrook. Le représentantde ceux qui s’opposent à son recouvrementdemandait au maire d’appuyer cette posi-tion auprès de la Ville de Montréal. M.Masella a indiqué avoir déjà entrepris desdiscussions avec Montréal à ce sujet.
L’on a suggéré que le pin blanc serait unbon remplaçant pour les frênes malades quisont abattus dans la ville. Le maire arépondu qu’à son avis, une combinaison deplusieurs espèces vaudrait mieux que des’en tenir à un type unique d’arbres.
Rapports des conseillersPar suite de sa participation récente à un
Café avec le maire, le conseiller Mazzone asouligné avoir trouvé très intéressant d’en-tendre ce dont les gens parlaient à 7 h 30 lematin et a incité plus de gens à partager cetteexpérience. Mazzone s’est aussi dit impres-sionné par la surveillance policière des délin-quants à l’arrêt à l’angle Westminster etNorthview. Le Comité de circulation et desécurité est en voie de restructuration et lesstatistiques sur le crime du mois précédentapparaitront sur le site Web de la Ville.
La conseillère Ulin a annoncé que lesprogrammes automnaux ont débuté et desnouveaux se sont ajoutés. Elle s’est diteheureuse que la chaleur persistante ait incitéles enfants à venir patauger dans le nouveaujeu d’eau du parc Davies. L’aménagementsera complété par l’ajout d’arbres et arbustes.
La gérance de la piscine invite les com-mentaires du public, recherchant de nou-velles idées pour l’été prochain. L’aréna estmaintenant ouvert. Les nouveaux venusdans notre communauté ont reçu troisdouzaines de paniers de bienvenue desmains de membres du Conseil et tant ceuxqui distribuaient que ceux qui recevaientont apprécié l’évènement.
Les frais de retard pour les lectures decompteurs d’eau non reçues sont en voied’émission, la planification du budget 2019a débuté et les négociations pour le renou-vellement de la convention collective descols bleus se sont très bien déroulées,aboutissant à un contrat signé. La conseil-lère Feeney a poursuivi son rapport par sadescription habituelle des dépenses etajouta que le comité des aînés prépare unquestionnaire pour les résidents âgés de 60ans et plus afin d’aider à préparer son pland’action. Des articles dans The Informer in-formeront les gens des progrès. Pour mar-quer la Journée nationale des aînés, desélèves de Royal West rencontreront des per-sonnes âgées pour parler technologie.
Deuxième période de questionsUn résident a formulé une plainte con-
cernant l’usage obligatoire de sacs de papierpour la collecte des matières compostables,expliquant que le papier trempé se déchirefacilement. Il a plaidé pour le retour d’unrèglement permettant l’utilisation de sacs deplastique recyclé.
La conseillère Ulin doutait de l’existencede tels sacs, mais s’est engagée à faire desrecherches.
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7th annual RBC MoWest Charity Golf TournamentGreat success again this year!
Once again we were fortunate to have awarm and sunny day in mid-September asover 70 golfers enjoyed a great afternoon atCaughnawaga Golf Course. The talent lev-els may have been variable from group togroup, but the stories we shared and the funwe had with friends and neighbours wereuniversally awesome.
As great as the golf was (or wasn’t) evenmore fun was had over pre-dinner drinksfollowed by a great meal with only a fewspeeches to interrupt the table conversationsand the silent auction bidding.
Thanks to all of the participants andsponsors we raised over $10,000 this yearpushing our total over the last seven yearsto over $65,000.
This year’s champions were GlynnEnnis, Bryan Hession, Paul Desjardinsand Steve Pour who managed a 13 underpar total in this best ball style event.
Other prizes included: ladies’ and men’slongest drive won by Leslie Bronstetterand John Flood. Ladies’ and men’s closestto the pin won by Lynne Boivin and RyanEmery. The Simplespace putting contestwinners receiving prizes from Alex’s West-minster Florist shop were the foursome ofCynthia Hyde, André Lavoie, HaydenWright and a one legged Andy Michelin.
The most coveted prize of all is to be thewinner of the orange ball contest in whichthe foursome must take turns playing witha special orange golf ball and not lose it dur-ing the course of the day. Only four teamssuccessfully completed this task and theywent into a draw to determine the final win-ner. With a 25% chance of victory, thegroup of John Gubany, Phil Birdgenaw,Tom Clarke and Kevin MacKenzie tookhome the prize.
The real winners of the day’s event werethe various local charities that receive the fi-nancial support from the proceeds of thetournament. These include the MoWestChildren’s Library, the Public Library,Place Coco, Edinburgh and Elizabeth Bal-lantyne schools, Meals-on-Wheels, the ExtraMiles’ seniors outreach program and theMUHC in honour of the late Rick Emery.
We, as the organizing committee, wouldlike to thank our volunteers who helped outon the day of the event with Sharron Mc-Carry and Morgan Pudwell-Kearneyfrom Place Coco helping at player registra-tion, as well as Debbie Margoliese fromthe Public Library and her daughter KatieLamond who were monitoring the hole-in-one contest (spoiler alert: nobody managedto win). A big thank you goes out to RandiWeitzner for once again taking all the greatphotos throughout the day.
We would also like to thank all of our gen-erous sponsors who are a huge part in thefundraising success of this event. They are asfollows: Royal Bank, 5 Saisons Landscaping,Action Sport Physio, Andy Michelin atRichter, Assurances R.C. Coull Inc, Bol deFruits de Qualité, Burger de Ville, Dag-woods, Emma’s Cupcakes, Sandy Maag atErnst and Young,Evenko,Fuller Landau,Gi-ancola Construction, Giant Tiger, CathGardner at Imagine Realty, IMK, JacobKleinfeld, Dr. John Drummond of Mon-treal West Dentistry, Kevin Perkins of PSBBoisjoli, Josie Spano at les delices Lafrenaie,Meldrum the Movers, Mini-Cout, RyanEmery at Mizuno, Paul at Pasteizza,Pharmaprix, PJ Impex, Pochiche Falafel,
Dave Stenason at Rempart Asset Manage-ment,RONA, Sherbrooke Street Capital, Sim-plespace, Graham at Solo Cycle, ScottMacKenzie at RBC Wealth Management,Philip Clement at Royal Lepage, Taylor-made, Lily at Top Beauty, Westminster DryCleaner, Alex at Westminster Florist andYe Olde Orchard Pub.
We would also like to thank Mother Na-ture who again provided us with a perfectgolf day.
We look forward to seeing everybodyback again next September and we wel-come any new participants who would liketo join us either as players, sponsors or vol-unteers.
from John Drummond
Cheque presentation: Sam McCoubrey accepting a cheque on behalf of the MoWest Children’s Library from RBCTeam members Omar Shash, Scott MacKenzie, Jerry Mesidor, Alina Mrut and Pietro Mastromonaco.
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Communi ty Cent re 5 0 + C l u b
Red Cross Babysitting course
Saturday, October 29:30 am-4 pm11 years +
Early bird winter registration November 1-23
Programs starting early January Sign up online at amilia.com
or at the Community Centre, 484-6186.Programs include:
Toddlers: Baby Boogie, Music and Move-ment and Parent and Baby exer-cise, Parent & Tot Playgroup
Youth: Captain Catalyst, chess withSteve, youth yoga, ballet, HipHop
Bilingual Discover Playgroup Winter session starts January 7
Two to four years old, drop off program,Monday to Friday from 9 am to noon.
Children will experience a fun and play-ful atmosphere with exciting and educa-tional activities including arts and crafts,story time, drama play and much more.Small class sizes provide a more interactiveand personalized service focusing on social-izing, learning problem solving and grossmotor skills. Two to five days available.
For more information, please contact us484-6186 or by email [email protected].
Halloween on Ice Sunday, October 28
Lace up your skates andcome dressed up for a spookyskate! Join us at the LegionMemorial Rink for a fun timewith friends and family duringfree skate: 1-2:20 pm. Facepainting, crafts and prizes!
A Walk to RememberSaturday, November 10
Join Dr. Robert Drummond for tour ofthe Town, visiting select homes of servicemembers who gave their lives during theWorld Wars. Come and hear their stories.Meeting place: Strathearn North and Wolse-ley dead end. 1 pm.
Remembrance Day ceremony
Sunday, November 11 Procession begins at Curzon and West-
minster at 12:15. Ceremony begins at 12:30at the Cenotaph. The cere-mony will be followed by areception for Veterans andtheir families at the TownHall.
CP Holiday Train...is coming to Town on Tuesday, No-
vember 27. Stay tuned for more details inthe next Informer or on our Facebook pagefacebook.com/montrealwest/. Fundraiserfor the MW Meals-on-Wheels and TheDepot Community Food Centre.
November 7, 21
484-6186
Foot clinics
October25 Pumpkininferno at
Upper Canada Village
30 Bridge31 Halloween tea
partyNovember
1 Movie matinée: COCO15 Lecture:
Phil and the First World War by Douglas E. Delayne
27 Bridge
For more information, please call Marian Scully at 484-6186.
$40 for the first visit, $35 for subsequent visitsby appointment only
Fraud alertThe Town’s Public Security Depart-
ment recently received a report from aresident about a possible telephone scamallegedly collecting donations for MoW-est seniors’ activities. We wish to remindresidents that the Town has no knowl-edge or endorsement of any such foun-dation/charity.
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COMING EVENTSPlease call the editor: Heather at 489-7022.e-mail: [email protected]
Next deadline: October 31; delivery begins November 16
OctSun 21 Autism Speaks Canada dog walk. Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park
(6975 Mackle). Registration: autismspeaks.ca/dogwalk. Family-and dog-friendly event. 9:30-11:30 am.
Native Trees Walk led by Louise Chênevert. Cost $10. Info: [email protected]. Meet at Town Hall. 10 am.
World Food Sunday. Non-perishable donations for The DepotCommunity Food Centre. Lunch to follow. MW United. 10 am.
Tue 24 Montreal West Reads: A night of mystery and suspense. Publiclibrary. Doors open 7 pm; readings start 7:30 pm.
Thu 25 Coffee with the Mayor. Community Centre. 7:30-8:30 am.Sun 28 Native Trees Walk. Please see october 21. Halloween on ice. Legion Memorial Rink. 1-2:20 pm.Mon 29 The Royal West Academy Bardolators present Shakespeare’s
Twelfth Night at 189 Easton, 3:30 pm (Toonie Theatre). ContinuesTuesday, October 30, 7 pm; Thursday, November 1, 7 pm. Tickets:$10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students. Friday, November 2: fundrais-ing wine and cheese; tickets: $20 adults/seniors, $10 students.Wine and cheese at 6 pm, performance at 7 pm. Tickets at the door.
Town Council Meeting. Town Hall. 8 pm.Tue 30 Labyrinth Walk.Wadsworth Hall. MW United. 7-9 pm.
NovFri 2 A Bench in the Sun – reading by the Lakeshore Players Dorval.
Limited seating; all welcome; free. Public library. 7 pm.Sat 3 Family Christmas bazaar. MW United. 88 Ballantyne N. Wheel-
chair accessible. Silent auction, luncheon. All proceeds to thework of the church. 482-3210. 10 am-2 pm.
Mon 5 Vernissage of the Fall Artists’ Showcase: Abstract. Works of12 MoWest artists. Town Hall. 5:30-7 pm.
Fri 9 Oyster Party sponsored by Rotary Club of Montreal West andNDG. Tickets: Doug Yeats at [email protected]. TownHall. 6 pm.
Sat 10 Christmas bazaar and lunch. St Philip’s. Delicious lunch: 1:15am-1:30 pm. Information: 481-4871. 10 am-2 pm.
A Walk to Remember. Led by Dr. Robert Drummond. Meet atStrathearn North and Wolseley dead end. 1 pm.
Sun 11 Remembrance Day ceremony. Procession: Curzon and West-minster at 12:15; ceremony: 12:30 at the Cenotaph.
Mon 12 MW Scout Group’s blood donor clinic. St. Philip’s. 1:30-7:30 pm. Wed14 Flu vaccination clinic. Town Hall. 10 am-3 pm. Tea and Books. Public Library. 2 pm.Thu 15 Lecture by Dr. Douglas E. Delayne. “Phil and the First World
War: An Irish Immigrant from Montreal in the Canadian Expedi-tionary Force, 1914-1919.” Free. Town Hall. 7 pm.
Sat 17 ART ETC. Town Hall. 10 am-5 pm. Continues Sunday: 10 am-4 pm. Curzon Creative Preschool’s 16th annual auction.
MW United. 7-11 pm.Thu 22 Water taxes due / Échéance taxes d’eau
St. James Literary Society
Tuesday, October 23, 7 pmLessons from Polling 2018 Quebec Elections
St Jax MontréalTuesday, November 6, 7 pm
Islam 101St. Jax Montréal
Tuesday, November 20, 7:20 pmWorld Scouting Today
MoWest Community Centre
stjamesliterarysociety.comReservations: 484-0146.
Non-members $12.
A poemDuring the First World War, a group
known as the Girls Red Cross Workersof MoWest was formed. They metweekly at 146 Easton in the attic of Mrs.J.R. Colby and folded bandages sup-plied by the Red Cross and packagedthem in boxes for shipment overseas.
One Christmas the girls sent a box ofgoodies to the boys fighting overseaswith the following poem written by Mrs.Gertrude Foss who lived at 60 Strat-hearn North.
To the Boys of Montreal WestOf all the boys now at the front,The ones we love the best,Are the ones who left our hometownThe boys of Montreal West.We think of them in the daytime,And pray for them at night,And hope that God will give them Strength to conquer in the fight.Our girls have all been busy,And trying their part to do,We send you candy, cigarettes,And spearmint gum to chew.The towel is for your face,And the socks are for your feet.In case you should go hungry,Fruitcake is good to eat.May Christmas bring you happiness,And everything the best,With love and cheers for Canada,From the girls of Montreal West.