The Westmount examiner, 4 septembre 2003, jeudi 4 septembre 2003

[" fe ranscontinental ' «a A Î training e To | rr Tar itness and wellness Canadian Publication no: 1375822 Vol.68, No.33 - Thursday, September 4\" 2003 » (514) 484-5610 + 9,800 copies MAKING ALL OF WESTMOUNT YOUR HOME ! a \u2018[ ouuu Sternthal, President S14 437 6183 unitrammingontine.com 5 valid for new clients only with purchase of a 10 session package.Valid until Sept.11/03 Ig ç mpletion of \u201c lopkout repairs delayed Martin C.Barry estmount's summit lookout, Wi to the public all summer for extensive repairs, won't reopen until mid-September because of structural damage not anticipated in an initial work estimate.\"We still have another two weeks of work,\" said Fred Caluori, director of Public Works for the Borough of Westmount, describing the project as being \"just a bit\" behind schedule.The noise of jackhammers has resounded over the past few months on Summit Circle, as workers have broken up concrete stairs, walls, sidewalks, railings and landings at the lookout which hadn't been repaired since the early 1930s when it was built as a government make-work project.The overhaul, costing $532,105.60, involves repairs to cracks on the interior and exterior of the lookout's main platform, the demolition and replacement of three beams and three columns on the lookout's interior, the restoration of all damaged vertical concrete surfaces, and the application of a protective coating to the entire surface at the project's conclusion.\"The weather hasn't helped, but there was additional work that had to be carried out,\" Caluori said.Two years ago, when the initial estimate was made, estimators failed to take into account the size of a breach in the lower wall of the lookout.\"There was quite a gap that appeared,\u201d said Caluori.\"It was by far more serious than thought at the time.\" Although the lookout construction site on Summit Circle remains fenced off and inac- : cessible to the public, Caluori said that once ° .0 + A the work is completed, the lookout should open within a few days of a cleanup.lan Ferrier and friends TL .De \u2014 © in a 7] ATL Lge) ddl dd RL, gL \u201cunder DEES Photo: Martin C.Bal 51) 391 -2000 SORORITIES CAS TRE SRR rl RES TR RR SR A co WEARS SN 5 .Oo BERRY CHEE 80 CLE.EE Camp MaroMac EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION \u201804 IN PROGRESS DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 23/03 (continued on page 2) Scoop speaks! 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PE ra 2 LOCAL NEWS We Spoken-word performers find receptive audience in Westmount Martin C.Barry estmount is rapidly becoming a venue for poetry recitals and spoken word happenings.One such event last week, entitled Poetry in the Park.featured noted local writers Ian Ferrier, Victor Yelverton Haines, Maya Khankhoje, Ila Grayland and Eileen Ballard reading from their work.Held by the lagoon in Westmount Park, this was second chance for Westmounters to appreciate the literary and musical skills of performing rtists; the first was Words & Music, organized by the Friends of Westmount Library at the Victoria Hall art gallery on July 3.\u201cThis is a poetry and spoken word event\u2014but mainly for poetry,\u201d explained one of the organizers, John Fretz, a Lansdowne Avenue resident with a background in writing for the Victor Yelverton Haines recites his narrative \u201cwork.yo Jarl Spells CHIP! 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