The Westmount examiner, 11 septembre 2003, jeudi 11 septembre 2003

[" Canadian Publication no: 1375822 Vol.68, No.34 - Thursday, September 11\u201d 2003 » MAKING ALL OF WESTMOUNT YOUR HOME Service cuts likely in next budget Martin C.Barry ith a reduction in the Borough of Westmount's 2004 budget expected from the Centre City, cuts in local services are going to be inevitable, says Borough President Karin Marks.Addressing borough council last week, Marks said that Westmount officials, who were at Montreal City Hall in late August presenting the borough\u2019s funding requirements for next year, deliberately requested an ranscontinental (514) 484-5610 » 9,800 copies amount exceeding by $500, 000 the city\u2019 s recommended amount, which was 1.47 per cent less than the budget Westmount was granted last year.Marks said the additional amount was requested to pay for service \u201cequal to\u2014but by no means superior to,\u201d what Westmounters received before merger with the City of Montreal.\u201cIt is unlikely that we will get all of what we were asking for,\u201d she said.\u201cAnd this is going to bring us to the place where we have always said we expected to be in, but hoped we wouldn\u2019t.\u201cAt this point, if we are forced to cut any more from our budget, we will have to start cutting services,\u201d said Marks.She also pointed out that the borough council is counting on the help of Westmount residents in deciding on the cuts.\u201cIt\u2019s clear that as elected officials we\u2019ll be called to make the decision,\u201d she said.Quality Office Furniture SAMPLE SALE Photo: Martin Barry \u201cBut we feel that it\u2019s really important for us to hear from the citizenry what they think of the various options.At the beginning of October, council will hold a public meeting during which members of the community would be presented the options, and where comments would lead to an informed decision about what services the population of Westmount may be willing to do without.(continued on page 3) Scoop speaks! 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Gleneagles.Magnificent apts., hardwood, high ceiling, fireplace, garage.Units available.1- 3 bedrooms.Immediate occupancy.Asking $1,200 - $3,300 /mo.Page 2 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, September 11, 2003 ean a me a = ep Sn mr erm + ogee tomar coca ee me a sg goat +» me Crete A) bet C9) ere votre a gen 7 ES et ma mr Cr Lac rentre rr met rae arg mr me New property valuations available online Westmount property owners will be able to view their new valuations on a special Website after noon tomorrow, Sept.12, Borough Director Bruce St.Louis announced early this week.\u201cSome residents may see a huge increase in their valuation,\u201d St.Louis said, \u201cbut that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean their property taxes will be ing up.\u201d For those who do not own a home computer, research on the 2004-06 valuation roll can be done at computer work stations set up in the council chamber at the Westmount Borough Office, 4333 Sherbrooke W, which will be available during regular business hours.For those who cannot make it during that time, St.Louis said, a computer will be available at the Westmount Public Library, which closes at 9 p.m.Unlike in previous years, there will be no paper copy of the new roll available at the borough office.Instead, all Montreal properties\u2014residential and commercial\u2014can be researched online at www.evalweb.cum.qc.ca The new valuation roll comes into force on Jan.1, 2004.Its impact on Westmount will be discussed in next week\u2019s Examiner.Terry Fox Run goes ahead this Sunday When local runners lace up their sneakers for the second annual Terry Fox Run this Sunday afternoon, Sept.14, they will be hoping to top last year's impressive achievement\u2014$13.000 for cancer research, the third-largest amount raised by a community in Quebec.The run begins at 1 p.m.on the Sherbrooke Street side of Westmount Park, near the cannons.The route has changed considerably from last year\u2019s winding trek through the streets of Westmount; runners will now follow a course around the park.Because of \u2018this change, organizers are allowing only walkers and runners (no bikes or roller blades) in order to avoid congestion.People can circle the route as ften as they like, and all ages are lcome.Pledge sheets are available at local banks, the Westmount YMCA, and at several businesses along Greene Avenue and Sherbrooke Street.However, pledges are not required and anyone is welcome to come out and run.Registration takes place at the park, or participants can also register online at www.terryfoxrun.ors.Neighbours buzzing over wasp increase Lucia a n invasion of wasps\u2014the Arr stinging kind\u2014appears to have overtaken Westmount.\u201cI was here last summer and there were a few\u2014but nothing like this summer\u201d said Dorchester Boulevard resident Ann Powell, who has lived in lower Westmount a little over a year.An altogether different variety of.wasp used to inhabit the area, Stayner Avenue resident Ray Walder noted somewhat mischievously Walder\u2019s backyard and other surroundings have been infested with the pesky and potentially painful insects lately.In other parts of Westmount, wasps have been causing problems, too.\u201cEverybody I talk to is having a problem and people don\u2019t want to eat outside,\u201d said Caroline Hornyak of Arlington Avenue just above Sherbrooke Street.\u201cI was having lunch up at a friend's on Upper Belmont the other day and we must have had 10 wasps around us.We weren't eating anything particularly sweet.It just really is stopping us from eating outside.\u201d There have been numerous wasps\u2014 \u201cto the point of being absolutely terrifying to some people, myself included.\u201d Powell said, adding that they can\u2019t be avoided when she takes her dog out for walks on Prospect, Greene and Clandeboye avenues in the lower part of Westmount.Last week.as she was trying to hang some of her husband's laundered shirts out on the backyard clothesline, Powell reached up for a clothespin when \u201cunder my nose came a wasp\u2014and he was about this far away from my face,\u201d she said, indicating a few inches.Over the next few minutes, she had to retreat into her house three times before finally getting all the laundry up to dry.Although there have been no reports so far of any serious stinging incidents, Powell agreed with Hornyak that the wasps are preventing many people from going about their lives normally.Some residents, such as Walder's Nests like this are now a common sight in Westmount wife, Penny, have set up special traps in their backyards, made out of plastic containers filled with sweet liquid, to attract and hopefully drown the wasps.\u201cIt's a case of just evacuating the garden very quickly every time they come out,\u201d she said, adding that she suffered a serious allergic reaction to a wasp\u2019s sting a few years ago, which left her apprehensive.\u201cMy face swelled up, my arms swelled up.my neck,\u201d she said.Since then, she\u2019s carried prescriptions of adrenaline and antihistamines as antidotes.\u201cI really don\u2019t know where they're com- A homemade device for trapping wasps ing from, but they seem particularly bad this year.\u201d Going into the fall season, Powell added, \u201cthey become crazy for no reason at all.\u201d Marianne Zalzal of Westmount's Public Works Department wouldn't confirm whether wasps were particularly troublesome this season, although she said that the borough's chief horticulturalist, Claudette Savaria, had acknowledged the problem.Public Works Director Fred Caluori, on vacation for a month, was unavailable for comment.\u201cThere are a lot this year,\u201d Zalzal said of the wasps, adding that an outside extermination contractor was recently hired.Last Monday, according to Zalzal, the contractor was out working on a case of wasp infestation at one home in Westmount.\u201cThe calls have been coming in, from what I know, since just last week,\u201d she said.\u201cIt's a recent problem.It\u2019s happening and we're taking care of it at the moment.\u201d Westmounters may have to decide which services can be reduced (continued from page 1) Marks said it will be vital that as many Westmounters as possible participate in the public meeting on possible service cuts.\u201cWe are a community; we have to act as a community and we have to really look at what this is doing to our community,\u201d she said.\u201cIt\u2019s only by getting a lot of people involved that we will be able to find the best possible solutions to what is currently a very bad situation.\u201d Marks said tomorrow\u2019s release of a new property valuation roll for the megacity could aggravate the budget situation by raising property values in Westmount by nearly a third.\u201cWe know that in Westmount the likelihood is that we will have gone up some 30 per cent,\u201d she said.\u201cWe're now getting to really usurious amounts that we are being asked to contribute, and at some point as a community we have to figure out what we are going to do.\u201d Marks said that Westmount still suffers from the stereotypical image of its residents being all independently wealthy.\u201cWe all know that this community is not what people like to presume it is\u2014all people who can just continue to dig deeper into their pocket for another $5,000 and another $7,000 in taxes,\u201d she said.\u201cThis community is also largely made up of people on fixed incomes, who bought their homes and were lucky enough to buy them at a time when they were affordable, and for whom those increases in taxes may mean they may have to sell their homes.And we're not prepared to just sit here and say that\u2019s acceptable.\u201d One of the options borough council is considering involves the demerger referendum Westmount plans to hold eventually.\u201cWe will hope that we can get a lot of people out participating in something like this, where we can hold an honest discussion,\u201d Marks said.\u201cWe don\u2019t hold the monopoly on good ideas and strategies and options,\u201d she added, noting the limitations of Westmount\u2019s reduced three-member council.\u201cWe would hope that in a community like ours, where we have so many very capable and knowledgeable people, that there might be other ideas, that there might be some things that we haven\u2019t thought about\u2014 and we're certainly open to hearing them.\u201d 3rends Vicintyr 2 THT à #1 _Affiliated Real Estate Agent ROYAL LEPAGE ; Top 5 (Westmount Office 2002) ERR || IN Top 5% of Agents for Royal LePage HERITAGE across Canada 2002) Recipient of Platinum Award 2002 * Cell: (514) 233-1103 4 brenda@westmountproperties.com tohanne Pofle ies _Affiliated Real Estate Agent Cell: (514) 909-3484 IL] DO] yates@videotron.ca co Chartered real estate broker Franchisee independent and autonomous of Royal LePage Office: (514) 934-1818 N 27 \u20ac bey - £007 \u2018LL 18quardas \u201cKepsiny, - YINIVVX3 LNNOINLSIM IHL Page 4 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, September 11, 2003 westmount uNY-5200 Bureau d'arrondissement Rôle d'évaluation Le nouveau rôle d'évaluation 2004-2005- 2006 scra déposé et mis à la disposition du public dès midi, le vendredi 12 septembre.Les résidants de Westmount peuvent consulter en direct un extrait du rôle à l\u2019adresse evalweb.cum.qc.ca ou en utilisant un des postes de travail dédiés à cette fin se trouvant au bureau d'arrondissement et à la Bibliothèque publique de Westmount.Il est à noter qu\u2019il n\u2019y aura aucune copie papier du rôle disponible aux fins de consultation.Info : 280 - EVAL (3825).cv wh Evénements communautaires Opération patrimoine Concours pour enfants Les enfants de 4 à 8 ans sont invités à participer au concours Défi architectural de Westmount en soumettant un dessin de leur maison.Les dessins seront exposés dans la section des enfants de la bibliothèque.Les formulaires de participation sont disponibles au comptoir des enfants de la bibliothèque de Westmount.La date limite pour remettre le formulaire dûment complété est le vendredi 10 octobre.Les noms des gagnants du concours seront dévoilés le 14 octobre.Info : 989-5229.Candidat(e) recherchéle) Le Service des événements communautaires de arrondissement de Westmount est à la recherche de candidats pour combler le poste temporaire d\u2019adjoint(e) à la coordonnatrice à temps plein.Le ou la candidat(e) doit posséder au moins deux années d\u2019expérience dans un poste similaire, des aptitudes en communication ainsi qu\u2019un sens poussé de l\u2019organisation du travail.Une connaissance approfondie du milieu socioculturel de Westmount est également essentielle.Veuillez soumettre votre candidature avant le 26 septembre.Par la poste au 4333, rue Sherbrooke O., Westmount H3Z 1E2.Par télécopieur au (514) 989- 5484.Par courriel au rh-hr@westmount org.RS Bibliotheque Conférences d'automne Helen Humphreys, auteure de The Lost Garden, Leaving Earth et Afterimage, lira : des extraits de ses livres le mercredi 24 : septembre à 19 h 30 dans la salle : Westmount de la bibliothèque.Info : RS es Ten TUR are CW eed ha Le 13 septembre \u2014 14 h Fête du Club de lecture des vacances, Victoria Hall Le 14 septembre \u2014 13 h La journée Terry Fox Parc Westmount Le 15 septembre ~11 h Séance spéciale du conseil d\u2019arrondissement 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest Le 16 septembre - 13 h Club de lecture anglaise Crow Lake de Mary Lawson Bibliothéque Du 18 septembre au 10 octobre Barbara Asgary et Alison Sorbie La Galerie du Victoria Hall Le 24 septembre \u2014 19 h 30 Conférences d\u2019automne Helen Humphreys, Bibliothèque Le 27 septembre \u2014 19 h 30 Contra Danse, Victoria Hall Le & octobre \u2014 20 h 00 Séance du Conseil d\u2019arrondissement (4333, Tue Sherbrooke O.J Club de lecture pour les 9 à 12 ans Le Club de lecture pour les enfants de 9 à 12 ans se réunira dans la salle de conférence de la bibliothèque le jeudi 25 septembre de 16 h à 17 h pour discuter du livre Stravaganza: City of Masks de Mary Hoffman.Veuillez vous inscrire au comptoir des enfants.Info : 989-5229.Comité de la bibliothèque publique _ Le conseil d\u2019arrondissement est à la recherche d\u2019un(e) citoyen(ne)désirant devenir membre du comité de la bibliothèque publique.Nommé(e) pour trois ans, le candidat ou la candidate retenu(e) devra consacrer bénévolement son temps et ses compétences afin d'aider le comité à remplir son mandat consistant à veiller à ce que la bibliothèque respecte son énoncé de mission et conserve sa liberté et son indépendance intellectuelles.Toute personne intéressée à relever un tel défi est priée de soumettre sa candidature par écrit à la conseillère Cynthia Lulham, aux soins du bureau d'arrondissement, 4333, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Wéstmount (Québec) H3Z 1E2.ch ~ ANSARI a Se SLE RSIS 8 OR SEs BTR Borough Office 2004-2005-2006 Valuation Roll The new valuation roll will be released and made available to the public as of noon, Friday, September 12.Westmount residents may obtain an extract of the valuation roll online at evalweb.cum.qc .ca.Designated computer stations will also be available at the Borough Hall and at the Westmount Public Library for that purpose.Residents should note that there is no paper copy of the new roll available for consultation.Info: 280-EVAL (3825).¢&v rh Community Events Opération patrimoine Contest for Children Children 4 to 8 years of age are invited to enter the 2003 Westmount Architectural Challenge contest by making a drawing of the building where they live.Entries will be displayed in the Children\u2019s Library.Contest forms are available at the Children\u2019s desk of the Westmount Public Library.The deadline for submitting a completed form is Friday, October 10, 2003.Contest winners will be announced on October 14 Info: 989-5229.Candidate wanted Westmount's Community Events office is looking for a temporary, full-time Assistant Coordinator.The candidate should have at least 2 years experience in a position of similar responsibilities and have excellent organization and communication skills.An in-depth knowledge of the Westmount Community is required.Please submit your resumé by September 26.By mail to 4333, Sherbrooke Street W., Westmount H3Z 1E2.By tax at (514) 989- 5484.By E-mail to rh-hr@westmount.org.«RY RC Library Author Event Helen Humphreys, author of The Lost Garden, will give a reading in the Westmount Room of the library on Wednesday, September 24 from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.Refreshments will be served.Info: 989- 5386.Book Club for 9 to 12 year olds The Book Club for 9 to 12 year olds will meet in the board room of the library on September 25 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.to discuss Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman.Refreshments will be September 13 ~ 2 p.m.\u2018Summer Reading Party \u2018Victoria Hall September 14-1 p.m.© Terry Fox Run Westmount Park September 15 \u2014 11 a.m.Special Council Meeting 4333 Sherbrooke West September 16 - 7 p.m.English Book Club Crow Lake by Mary Lawson Westmount Library September 18 to October 10 Barbara Asgary and Alison Sorbie The Gallery at Victoria Hall September 24 \u2014 7:30 p.m.Author Reading Helen Humphreys Westmount Library September 27 \u2014 7:30 p.m.Contra Dance Victoria Hall October 6-8 p.m.Council Meeting 4333, Sherbrooke Street W.J served.Please sign up at the children\u2019s desk.Info: 989-5229.Public Library Committee Borough Council is looking for a new Westmount \u201ccitizen\u201d member for the Public Library Committee.Appointed for a three-year term, the successful candidate is expected to volunteer his or her time and expertise to help the Committee with its mandate to ensure that the Library complies wit the terms of its Mission Statement \u2019 that it maintains its intellectual freedom and independence.If such a challenge is of interest to you.please submit a written application to the attention of Councillor Cynthia Lulham, Borough Hall, 4333 Sherbrooke Street West, Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1Ez.ww CP no = - on O00 9 © Phe spy Page design by Fravid Munn se LOCAL NEWS TAXPAYERS TO PAY EVEN MORE FOR MUCH LESS ith soaring property valuations and a further cut in borough budgets looking in 2004, the megacity is costing Westmounters \u201ca great deal more\u201d for fewer services, Borough President Karin Marks informed the borough council meeting Sept.7.\u201cThere are no economies of scale.\u201d And the trend of the past two years is expected to escalate with the megac- ity directive to boroughs to cut another 1.47 per cent off this year\u2019s budget for 2004, she revealed.\u201cWe are not repared to do that\u201d.The budget crunch and other shortcomings of the megacity, along with Montreal's \u201cfrighteningly\u201d vague plan for decentralization, dominated the opening of the borough meeting.Marks also summarized Westmount\u2019s brief being presented this week to Quebec government hearings on Bill 9, which provides for the possibility of demerger.She also noted she had participated in the preparation of a brief from former elected officials across Quebec dissatisfied with the new megacities.The Westmount Municipal Association also had deposited a brief.The borough's brief focuses on several basic elements resulting from the megacity structure, Marks said.These include the erosion of participatory democracy, bureaucratic delays, difficulties encountered by local elected representatives in fulfilling their roles, the feeling of a loss of ownership of institutions; and the myth of - COUNCIL REPORT .Westmount Municipal : _ Association economies of scale.\u201cOur fervent hope,\u201d she said, is that the government will listen to these concerns and go through with the process of letting citizens decide to demerge.\u201cWe all love Montreal.but we need to be more efficient and effective.\u201d Mayor Gérald Tremblay\u2019s decentralization plan in response to Bill 9, has cost a lot of money and is short on detail, she said.\u201cIt\u2019s frightening because everyone can interpret it as they wish, so we're very skeptical about what's being proposed.\u201d This includes increasing the size of borough councils, giving the borough president the title of borough mayor; allowing boroughs to levy additional taxes, set capital works budgets, and = PRESCRIPTION patient needs these problems.Donald Pearson & Mel Alter Pharmaciens Préparateurs - Compounding Pharmacists OFFERING FULL SERVICE AND NATURAL || HEALTH SPECIALTIES * PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDING Specially trained to create medications in various forms according to * BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT Natural alternatives to hormone replacement * DRUG-INDUCED NUTRIENT DEPLETION Many prescriptions cause nutrient depletions.We can help you with * VETERINARY COMPOUNDING If you have problems with your pet's medication, we can help ¢ CERTIFIED CLINICAL NUTRITIONIST, HOMEOPATH, NATUROPATH ON STAFF AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION AND NURSE FOR MENOPAUSAL CONSULTATION 40352823 www.montrealpharmacy.com Helping physicians help patients with special needs * Free Prescription Delivery Westmount Medical Building 5025 Sherbrooke West * 484-2222 INTERNET http://Wwww.remax-quebec.com/westmount hire and fire personnel.But, to illustrate how deceiving the proposal is, she said, boroughs would still not have the power to hire their own director.As well, she said, it is an insult to believe that it will make a difference by calling the borough president \u2018*mayor*, as if decentralization \u201cis all about names and hierarchy.\u201d She also pointed out that boroughs already have the opportunity to levy additional taxes as a sort of local improvement tax, such as building a new facility, for example.One, she added, that would end being open to everyone on the island.Imagine trying to levy additional taxes on top of the 18 per cent increase in taxes that the owners of single-family dwellings in Westmount have already paid since the forced mergers.Under the Tremblay plan, she explained, a portion of some additional revenues boroughs might generate would be returned to the borough, \u201cand that\u2019s touted as local control\u201d.Marks further decried the hasty megacity vote on the decentralization plan and the lack of opportunity for public consultation.Five information sessions last week immediately prior to the vote were held in Pointe aux Trembles, St.Leonard, the Plateau, LaSalle and Pierrefonds.The Tremblay \u201cpeople\u201d (councillors) have been \u201cbrought into line\u201d to support the plan, she said.\u201cThe rationale is that they can still vote for demerger afterward.But I feel, let the people who want out, get out, and decide (on decentralization) later.And I think we\u2019re quite comfortable getting out.\u201d Budget cuts Westmount was the first borough to make its budget presentation for 2004 to the megacity\u2019s finance committee Aug.28, Marks said.This year\u2019s guidelines of a 1.47 per cent cut had to be made without cutting services.\u201cYou can have one or the other, but not both!\u201d Because Westmount had already trimmed its fat on entering the megac- ity, it has nothing to cut without reducing services, she said.In fact, the borough requested an additional $500,000 simply to maintain the current level of services \u201cbut it is unlikely we\u2019ll be getting it.\u201d As a result, Westmount will hold a public meeting in early October to ask citizens what services they would be prepared to cut and what options they can suggest.One, she said, \u201cis the referendum option.\u201d Valuation roll On top of the budget crunch, the borough also faces a property valuation increase of 30 per cent under the new roll, and \u201cthere's no guarantee it won't kick in on top of the 18 per cent (hike in taxes already experienced).\u201d That could cause the many Westmount citizens living on fixed incomes to sell their homes.(continued on page 8) COSMETIC DENTISTRY CAN MAKE YOU LOOK OUNGER IN À MATTER OF 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has come in at Winner's, which sells everything at a discount.While I am pouring my heart out about my sad affliction, I jump every time the phone rings waiting to hear from my lawyer.I plan to sue Winner's because I blame it all on them.Before I knew about that place, I was just fine.I would shop only when I actually needed something.All right, perhaps I did go overboard on occasion.It was usually confined to the Dec.31 sale at the Ralph Lauren factory outlet in Knowlton or the early January clearance at Holt Renfrew.I can even recall more innocent days when I would actually pay retail, but those days are long gone.Thanks to Winners, my life is in complete disarray.I show up at there more often than some of their staff.Their ads say, \u201cYou should go.\u201d 1 do.I go all the time.Do I go to one particular store?I go I'M LOSING TOUCH AT WINNER'S to the one downtown.But I also frequent the one in Decarie Square.| have been to the store in St .Laurent many times and 1 have dropped a bundle at the one on Kirkland.Often.1 have purchased enough socks and shorts on sale to start my own store.On some outings, 1 have walked in and promised myself that I just want to find one dress shirt and that\u2019s all.Two hours later, 1 don\u2019t have the shirt, however I have elbowed unwary housewives aside to grab a last set of place mats.I am also out of breath pushing an overloaded shopping cart toward the cashier.Still in need of the dress shirt, I become the proud owner of a totally useless desk pen set marked down three times.Enough gift-candle sets to see my entire neighbourhood through the next blackout.My cart also contains twin-bed sheets even though 1 don\u2019t own a twin bed.In anticipation of my own holidays and those of every other religious group, I have snapped up enough boxed stationery sets to correspond individually with the entire population of Prince Edward Island.1 even manage to snare a superb set of of Italian cookbooks although my culinary expertise has never required the use of any cooking utensil other than a can-opener.A friend recently advised me not to buy anything unless 1 really loved it.That suggestion has helped cut down on the photo albums and chafing dishes.She also counselled me to try to go two weeks without buying anything.I sure hope it works.Gotta run.I'm heading over to one of the malls, but I promise not to buy anything.I just want to see if anyone's still buying retail.« Tommy Schnurmacher is heard weekdays 9 a.m.to noon on CJAD 800 Radio.His e-mail address is tommys@total.net.(from the examiner archives) »o INE Eee One Year Ago September 5, 2002 PUBLIC SECURITY STAYS: \u201cDespite mounting pressure from Montreal\u2019s police union to have Public Security forces on the island placed under police control, Westmount Borough President Karin Marks says she is optimistic that the value of Public Security will be recognized and its role maintained.The question of Public Security\u2019s future arose in recent weeks because of views expressed by the Montreal Police Brotherhood that Public Security should be under their direct control.The union representing members of the Montreal Police force is one of a number of interest groups who will be submitting ideas to a megacity commission that will eventually be making recommendations on Public Security\u2019s future on the island.Marks said she is hopeful that Public ecurity forces will remain in place.e pointed out that megacity budget constraints would be the most important factor in deciding the Public Security\u2019s future, but that the police union\u2019s views could also be influential.\u2018We feel that Public Security has always been independent and has TD ®» CW be li (DD ~+ D DD (DD CSW NW Eaminer on ER RA a 6 \u201c245 Victoria Âve, suite 10 - Westmount (Quebec) H3Z 2M6 worked very closely with the police and with fire\u2014and we feel that\u2019s an excellent model,\u2019 said Marks.\u2018If there are areas where (public security) has not worked as effectively as we feel it has worked, then the police may feel they have needs to take it over.So both of those could be reasons for concern.But we truly believe that if people see this model and understand it, that it will be seen as something that is helpful to the police and is cost effective.\u201d Thirty Years Ago September 13, 1973 NEW POSTAL CODES: \u201cYou are no longer an upper or a lower Westmounter.You now live in H3Y or H3Z.You have been reclassified.This time by the Canada Post Office which, by the way, puts the dividing line as Sherbrooke street, as heretofore, with 215 and 216 below, and 217 above.The city itself, two years ago, in setting up wards for municipal elections, put the old class.er, we mean geographical border, at de Maisonneuve boule- vard\u2014with Ward 3 below and two upper Westmounts, Wards 1 and 2, above that artery.Now, by their mail we shall continue also to know them.\u201d Forty Years Ago September 13, 1963 LESS HOURS: \u201cAfter a year of waiting, Westmount firemen next month begin a work week reduced to 42 hours from 56 in an arbitration board ruling, but they will need 16 more men to maintain a standard work force.The additional men were engaged last week and are currently undergoing extensive training in all phases of firefighting and rescue work.The Fire Consult us for results! Department compliment is now 69.The trainees, aged 21 to 25, are being instructed by Captain Ryan and other members of the department and attend daily films and lectures.Firemen won the 42-hour week through the decision of an arbitration board in June, 1962.\u201d Fifty Years Ago September 11, 1953 LAST FARM: \u201cPlans are reported nearing completion in a move that will see the disappearance of the last farm in Westmount, the last large tract of undeveloped property on the lower level of the city and the beginning of an exceptional commercial development.The farm is on the one opposite the Westmount Athletic Grounds, in the block bordered by Western, Clarke, Redfern and St Catherine street.Owned for decades by the Grey Nuns and valued by the city at $298,400 for tax purposes, the property has been acquired by a syndicate, it is reported, and offices, stores and apartments will be constructed on the site.\u201d Sixty Years Ago September 9, 1943 WAR EFFORT: \u201cSalvage is still being continuously collected throughout the city and all citizens are being asked to redouble their efforts in the collection of salvageable materials.The following is a list of materials and articles which are most urgently needed: paper, scrap iron and steel, metals, fat and bones, rags, bottles and jars of all kinds, rubber.Among miscellaneous items are: old automobile batteries, coat hangers and phonograph Advertising is really all about.building awareness.Study after study has proven that those who reduce advertising spending usually lose market share and sales.484-5610 records.Magazines and all reading materials are also collected.If, after searching the house from attic to basement, a householder finds he has two or three small cartons or bundles of salvage he should place these beside his garbage cans on collection day and they will be taken directly to the salvage depot.\u201d Professional Theatre 28 Wharf Rd., Hudson $20% mat.$22\u201d Tues.-Fri.$24\u201c Sat.Group rates available PANTING by Kit Brennan Directed by Greg Kramer Sept.9 - Sept.28 Opening Gala & Reception: $26.00 Thursday, Sept.11 at 8:00 p.m.7 shows a week Tuesday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m.Thursday at 2:00 p.m.Sunday at 3:00 p.m.40356824 In Kit Brennan's sensitive and uplifting slice of country life, grieving souls find hope and companionship in some unlikely places.This award winning Canadian play illustrates love's amazing power to bridge both geographical and generational gaps 4 HENNNENNENEKNKY» COMING THIS FALL oN Moro VILLAGE THEATRE KNHENENEEEKŸ JOURNÉES DE LA CULTURE Sept.27 OH, COWARD! 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For tickets or information (450) 458-5361 Telephone messages returned promptly Parking Is available at the theatre and restaurants are within walking distance.G.Reserve your tickets online www.villagetheatre.ca L abed - £00Z \u201811 s8qua1das \u2018Aepsiny1 - YININVX3 INNOWLSIM IHL Page 8 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, September 11, 2003 EE a ti a en (continued from page 5) Marks hoped that with so much expertise in the community, citizens might be able to provide options and ways of dealing with the situation.\u201cWe have to act as a community to find solutions for the community\u201d Going once, going twice.After 128 years of successfully selling off - usually at auction - found bicycles and other unwanted items, Westmount lost that right with the creation of the megacity But now, the borough has regained the right from the centre city council, Marks said.\u201cThey now believe we can manage that on our own!\u201d But there's still an exception: the sale of motor vehicles can now be sanctioned only by Montreal's executive committee, she added.\u201cSo while we talk about decentralization on one hand, this is what's going on, on the other.\u201d Back-to-school safety September means back-to-school and citizens are reminded to be particularly vigilant about traffic regulations around schools, Borough Councillor Cynthia Lulham said.\u201cThe Public Security Unit and police will be very visible around schools.\u201d They will be cracking down on speeding, school bus safety, idling engines, double parking, and other violations including the unsafe driving practices of some parents when they drop off and pick up their children.LOCAL NEWS Remembering George Payne Condolences were given to the family of the late police Constable George Payne, who died recently.A longtime resident of Westmount, Cst.Payne was retired from the MUC force after serving his entire career at the Stanton Street station, originally as a member of the Westmount Police Force.Through the years he had been a well-known figure at city council meetings and at Westmount\u2019s annual cenotaph service for Remembrance Day, where he raised and lowered the flag for many years.\u201cTragically, George is gone,\u201d Councillor John de Castell said.\u201cBut he has passed the torch to his son Steve Payne, a Public Safety Officer, so it\u2019s fitting that we recognize his heroics at this time.\u201d [AX ATLAS 485-8585 485-4888 Airport reservations 100% Guaranteed or your trip is free*!!! 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Aa, a We distribute Ee LISE CM 4 plus cleaning & The reference for quality landscaping products.oy ee Ri g | 15725 boul.Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds, Techo-Bloc RE oui on Aas TbeiSesl WwWW.lanielprodamex.com, (514) 626-3023 pl nspiration FASHION SHOW You're invited to an evening of Fashion at Westmount Square.Thursday, September 18, from 6 pm to 9 pm - Refreshments followed by a fashion show.Free admission - Invitations a must.Available at the information kiosk.Westmount Square supports the Canadian Cancer Society.Donations to this cause can be made throughout the evening EMME iN : Vir by diff.CYR eine CT = FEMME, M WESTMOUNT SQUARE \u201c.Sainte-Catherine street, between Wood and Greene re GET THE BACK on Installed Hot Water Heaters, Flooring, Appliances, Windows, Garage Doors, Carpet and Duct Cleaning and much more.Licence RBQ: 8259-1660-37 *Home Depot will deduct an equivalent amount to the applicable tax from the purchase price of selected installed merchandise.Minimums may apply, see details in store.PST is already not applicable in respect to some installed merchandise and therefore no discount will be available.At Canadian Home Depot stores only.Not valid with any other promotion.Offer valid September 15 to September 28, 2003.6 9BRg - £00Z \u201811 8querdas Lepsiny] - YININYXG LNNOWLSIM 3HL Page 10 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, September 11, 2003 \u2014 _- REAL ESTATE WESTMOUNT'S AUGUST SALES: TIGHTENING UP pn erving Montreal for over 30 ours! @ presents 0il on canvas 30 x 40 VERNISAGE Saturday, September 13, 2003 1:00 - 4:00 pm The exhibition will continue until September 25 5471 Royalmount Ave., T.M.R.ER IT FT RI PIT CI CY YU TY i [Y) www.shaynegallery.com (514) 739-1701 HOURS: Tygg, thru Fri.10:30 - 5:30 pm / Thurs.11:00 am - 7:00 LA 10: Closed Sundays & Mondays amily Lies\u201d SharynegGallery 40353296 or J Montreal's first organic market Eggs, meats, fruits and vegetables, wines, garlic, processed products, etc.Meet a dozen certified producers 8 consecutive Saturdays August 30 September 6, 13, 20, 27 October 4, 11, from 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.Information: (514) 937-7754 www.marchespublics-mtl.com 18 Tro SNAG eid Ontario St.East Andy Dodge, CRA (NOTE: The following article relates to offers to purchase Westmount residential dwellings which were reported by the local offices of Sutton and Royal LePage Realties as having been accepted in August.Because they are not final registered sales, the addresses and prices cannot be made public, but give a good idea of current trends in local real estate activity.The graph on this page offers a picture of these trends over time.) a sharp upward swing in August, though volume was at its lowest level this year.Only eight residential sales were reported in August, but the average price of those eight was just over $1 million, and four of the eight prices were more than double their municipal assessment.The lowest price in the month was $495,000 and the highest over $2.5 million, though T he Westmount real estate market took for the early 2004 spring market.The eight sales reported in August is down from 13 last year and is in fact the lowest number of sales for an August since 1994, the year which had the lowest volume on record in Westmount.Condominiums were slow to move, as well, with only two sales reported in August.Coupled with only one in July, the three sales compare with an average 12 in the previous two quarters.Volume is much stronger, however, in the Cote des Neiges area just north of Westmount and in most of the downtown area, where already the number of sales equals the total number reported for all of 2002, both in terms of condominiums and single-family sales.Things are slower in the eastern sector of Notre Dame de Grâce, @; least as far as single-family homes are concerned, and prices are up only some 14 percent year-to-year, while in the other adjacent- Westmount areas they are up between 25 and 30 percent.these days even that price is not astounding.Of the eight, three had been on the 975.000 market more than 100 days and four for 332-008 B'MONTIL JAHUARY 189 AUGUST 20.less than 20 days; three sold at or above 292-000 waking price .on BEE nce adjusted to municipal evaluation, 800.000 1.000.000 the \u201ctypical\u201d Westmount house\u2019s price 773.009 90,0004 - went back over $900,000 for the first time |P 725.000 900.0007 7 J since January.Again, there appears to be |} 792.399 850,000 7 =V.little to hold back the market, though the |c 652-000 800,000 j presentation of the new municipal assess- |* 600.000 750,000 ment roll this month might bring a shift 315008 700,000 mre in emphasis between various locations or 325.000 types of houses.Many overblown asking 475.000 prices are coming down to realistic levels 432-000 now in the hopes of clearing out the 109.000 inventory before the end of the year.350.000 There is still a shortage of houses, but 1.000.000 AHDY OOUSE GANS LE, INC MORTE VEAR agents are working on developing listings 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to $300,000 .2 $700,000 to $800,000 .6 $200,000 andless.WESTMOUNT ADJ.- VICTORIA - | ied-a-terre with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, renovated Asking ; WESTMOUNT - BRUCE - Charming Vidorian style cot | toge, 4 bdrms, parking, situated on quiet street, great Ë potential.Asking $429 000, WESTMOUNT - DE CASSON - À Quiet street , 3 storey renovated and spacious, 5+1 |bdrms, 4 1/2 baths, 2 | El garages, parking.Asking | $619.000.WESTMOUNT AD), - PICQUET - Executive residence with luxurious appointments, close to schools & transportation.3+1 bdrms, 3+1 baths, C/A, 2 § goroges.Asking $1,350,000.DOWNTOWN - PINE AVE.- \u201cle Noble\u201d - Spacious, renovated, H sun-filled condo.2 à dbdrms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, doorman, pool, close to University & j Hospital, garage.Asking $475,000.WESTMOUNT - CHATEAU WESTMOUNT SQUARE - ] Spacious & luxurious Ji | condo in \u201cChateau Westmount Square\u201d.2 bdrs, 2+1 baths, indoor pool, A/C, garage.- THE BOULEVARD - ÿ Large det.troditional home, Jd exquisite woodwork and details, 4+1 bdrms, 3 1/2 baths, ground floor den and solarium, large separate apartment w/private entrance, 2 orages, 2 parkings.Asking Vo 000.\u2018 WESTMOUNT ADJ.i - JEAN GIRARD - Sumptuous townhouse \u2018MW close to Greene Av.fl Spacious sun filled LVR & | DNR.Open plan, galley È style kit.w/FMR.Large | outdoor deck.3+2 bdrms, 3+1 baths, 2 garages.Asking $999,000.OLD MONTREAL -DE LA COMMUNE- | Ultra modern loft-style À condo located directly § facing the waterfront § and the \u201cOld Port\u201d.2 bdr, 2 baths, garage, f leony.ximately 1750 s.f of luxurious appointed spoce.À Asking $599), WESTMOUNT - CLAREMONT - Magnificent Victorian-style ; townhouse.Beautiful archi- (88 A8 lectural details.Impeccably [8 in renovcled 3+] bdrm, a i s, garage.High ceilings | ork Asking and woo sa $799,000 WESTMOUNT ADJ.- JEAN GIRARD - New construction (2002} - Luxurious townhouse on 3 levels, 342 bds, 3 1/2 Y baths, family, office, hard | wood floors throughout, central air, intercom, large terrace, 2 garages.Asking $1,150,000.WESTMOUNT ADJ.- ST.SULPICE - 3 det.homes app 5,000 sf of | luxurious living space, 4 bdrs + J den, 4 baths, large kitchen Ë w/incorporated family room w/frpl, double garage, C/A.Asking $1,600,000.Magnificent Victorian style manor, 3 storey plus excep- [tional renov.bsmi.yA Approximately 8,300 sf of beautiful living space, completely renov,, on 18,750 sf of manicured land.Asking $2,880,000.LL beg - £007 LL #quardas Kepsinyy - yINIWYXI INNOWLSIM FHL REAL ESTATE CL > HOME TRANSFERS.IN MAY: 2003.Jt Gi Ze nous oC i FROM, ~ Sin as CI a QE PRICE, 2001 Ha HOUSES | A Li RE TE ES, 4 are: EE WE Ty £ 39 Bâti m0 sr gm 240 644 615 Clarke * a, A oft.Afitothe a, 662-64 is a JAA 4687 Wedtmount 4 ge ras 44 Windsor.> at, CE us Pa Lge a Fe Tete DUPLEXES SEE c Valu tion Ps né pe of à ve Eh sa hd Lg A ak PA \u201c7, Benoît Chotard - a Le.4 f izabeth MaDe \u2019 \u2018ClairëP Îtetier; À Hid Pelletier g° tate uciend R a dhe Eon d&\u201d Ghee Te 75 = # Paul Jamel barigdpnt.\u201d EE wy y\u201c, \u2014Jacques-R Fournier & Vickiria KoronoWëii < < % wrt Lugo Prope Srties:Ltd] videieatth 4) ede \"4 » si pg Ç fs .œ Ep Rese CONDOMINIUM GARAGES\u201d 4 er .2 3 re Ÿ A er oy : .pr Luyçia.Nicholls ol 8 sf En &e wl) \"Th C4 erpsinor & Kaiglin Mah Stor Barry Rigel & Harvjet Wailer; */ 9, _- ynda Zulian.z es are ine Gra 4 M te gs LS pe ae mae pk ps j Tvs 2 = ques Bret Jacaiesorfp ete Fok ri oe coh 5 en, \u2019 EL a À x j cy 060 uk ; $1,397,000 Æ\u2014 Soar Slow volume in May sales Andy Dodge, CRA (NOTE: The following article relates to the registration of deeds of sale for Westmount real estate sales in May, 2003, filed at the Montreal Registry Office.A list of sales can be seen above.) airly slow volume and slightly lower markups featured May's list of real estate transfers in Westmount, with two sales over $1 million and only two under $500,000.The list, which involves sale prices agreed to mostly between January and March, indicates that the majority of Westmount houses now are worth between $500,000 and $1 million.The two lowest prices involve 61-63 Hallowell Avenue, a duplex very close to the CPR tracks, which sold for Page 12 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, September 11, 2003 $450,000, and 44 Windsor Avenue, an attached house, which went for $485,000.Highest price was registered for 615 Clarke Avenue, north of The Boulevard, which sold for $2,270,000, while 59 Forden Avenue, semidetached but nicely renovated, changed hands for $1,210,000.Three of the sales had prices more than double their municipal evaluation, topped by 44 Windsor which had a valuation of only $225,600.Lowest markup of 18.8 percent was recorded in the sale of 4342 Montrose Avenue which brought $630,000.Usually, May, June and July are the biggest months for registration of property transfers, with an average of 22.5 for the past ten Mays.The 17 one- and two-family dwellings sold this May is well below the 27 in May, 2002, but not the lowest volume of the past decade.The average markup of 59.4 percent is down from 72.4 percent in April, but otherwise it is the highest since last November\u2019s transfers.Three condominiums were transferred in May, two for more than double their municipal assessment, including Apartment 901 at 200 Lansdowne Avenue, which went for $690,000, 121 percent above its assessment.Also, flats at 1-5 York Street and 123-25 Irvine Avenue sold in May, as did a 25-percent share of a duplex at 238 Redfern Avenue.Finally, a garage space at Westmount Park Towers, 4700 St.Catherine Street, went for $26,000 while another at 1 Wood Avenue, evaluated at roughly the same price, sold for only $5,500.As with April, no vacant land or commercial property sales were registered in May.Leg Chop Glôminer 484-5610 \u201d Diane Ménard Branch Manager e Ghislaine Adeland - Lo FTTH] 4 wad 1818 110 ROYAL LEPAGE http://www.royallepage.ca sme INN westmount1@royallepage.ca HERITAGE Courtier immobilier agree Franchise independante et autonome de Royal LePage Margaret Guthrie my How to Make an Offer When it comes time to make an offer, your Royal LePage Real Estate Agent can provide current market information and will assist you in drafting your offer.Your Royal LePage Estate Agent will communicate the offer, sometimes known as an Offer to Purchase* to the seller, or the seller's representative, on your behalf.Sometimes there may be more than one offer on a property coming in at the same time.Your Royal LePage Real Estate Agent can guide you through this process.*Offer to Purchase: a legal document which specifies the terms and conditions of your offer to purchase the home.008 A 5 4 \u2018 : $ LE KS Christopher Logan osemari i Nicole Masson ends yre pnée Naj Susan O'Brien 4 Nicole Brunet Brian Grant Lois Hollinger Tania Kalechefl Monique Laorendean Marie-Yvonne Paint Brigitte 1.Burdman Viv ian G rant Pairicin Homa Marie-Thérèse Lacroix Arnold A.Leider dotranne Pelletier ¢ a 2 3 Co Masha Reich L ¢ 0 Myvan Robic Gilles Rochon 0 j 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laundry RE room, 2 storage spaces.Separate heating system, hot 7 water tank.High ceilings, mouldings, beautiful wood J floors and parking.ONE OF A KIND.$429,000 DONNA HINCHCLIFF REAL ESTATE Don't get swept up by scammers ith the cold weather just around W corner, thousands of residents will have their home chimneys swept, but unfortunately, there are scam- mers out there looking to bilk home owners out of their money.It is not well-established companies\u2019 policy to advertise door-to-door.Their usual way of conducting business is based on customers contacting the company themselves and making an appointment in order to have their chimney cleaned.Moreover, for their business to be legitimate, companies that provide chimney sweeping services must be accredited by HPA (Heating Professional Association), and their employees must always carry their accreditation card, so they can produce it upon any customer\u2019s request.Companies must also have a licence from La Régie du batiment du Quebec (RBQ), and the licence number must be easy to read on the invoice.Apart from this number, the following should also be found on the bill: + Tax registration number (GST and QST).» The company\u2019s phone number.+ The company\u2019s full address.Various chimney-sweeping companies have told police that: « For a chimney-sweeping of an oil and/or gas heating system, the job takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes and the fee should be about $55.+ For a chimney-sweeping of a wood stove and/or a fireplace, the fee varies from $85 to $95 and this kind of job takes 45 minutes to an hour to accomplish.Usually, a chimney-sweeping business will not ask for an advance payment.The invoice will be issued on job completion only.To obtain a chimney-sweeping licence, the service provider must warrant an amount rg | among other things, will be used to partial refund customers who have been defrauded.Always ask the employee who visits you to show you both the HPA and RBQ licences before he or she undertakes a job.If you are not sure, call the RBQ at 873-0976 to ensure that the company is legitimate.Here are some tips for customers to ensure a good job has been done: « You must always verify that the employee has taken of all remnants of rubbish from the chimney base, inside as well as outside.- Remember that an employee who works for an established company will always drive to your home in a vehicle bearing his company\u2019s logo and/or name.» Never do business with a salesperson and/or repair person without verifying all the required papers and the company\u2019s references prior to the work being done.Want to advertise in our monthly real estate section?Call 484-5610 to find out how.TOP 1% ACROSS CANADA* (*Out of 8859 Agents) Office: 934-1818 (24 hrs) Cell: 591-0804 Home: 846-8836 ROYAL LEPAGE vam JUIL Chartered Real Estate Broker HERITAGE i 3238 THE BOULEVARD - Asking $875,000.OPEN HOUSE - (corner Braeside) Superb 3-storey, 5 bedroom home featuring cross-hall plan, oak woodwork, leaded windows, granite kitchen, master ensuite, 2 car parking, fabulous top floor apartment.This is a home filled with sunshine.SUNDAY 2-4 / ARI sin H S t | | & we REAL ESTATE IS JUSTICE REALLY BEING SERVED?Mr Wright, We recently had a case at The Rental Board (Court) in which it was clearly shown that the landlord did not follow the law, and even though it was not shown in court, some threats of various i natures were expressed.The initial ecision of The Rental Board (Court) was in our favour but then an Application for a Retractation (Revision in English) was made and won.We had our witnesses and would have proven that the landlord acted very illegally.What happened and is this really justice?KL.I have had several conversations with K.L.over the period in question.The case is still before the courts.Identifying factors have been changed to protect the innocent.The reader should note that \u201c(Court)\u201d appears after The Rental Board.Everyone should be aware that even though the Rental Board is a tribunal, appeal is not automatic and it is most prudent to regard it as the final decision.Be totally prepared, always.A Revision (Retractation in French) is a procedure, in court, whereby instead of resorting to an appeal, it is legally recognized that something unforeseen may have occurred, such that justice was prevented from happening.There are very strict guidelines.And a successful Revision is not guaranteed.The general criteria for a Revision (Retractation) are the following: One party was prevented from furnishing proof by surprise, fraud or some other reason that the commissioner (régisseur) considers as sufficient.The commissioner has omitted to rule on a particular part of the original application (demande) or ruled over and above what was legally asked.This case had a very unusual motive.Both parties received the notice.Both parties were at the Rental Board.Both parties, according to evidence, made their presence known.The landlord did not go to the hearing.What happened?Where does justice begin and manipulation of the court system begin?The landlord\u2019s claim: a) Arrived at court 2:20 p.m., 10 minutes before hearing.b) Made presence known to clerk.¢) Told by clerk it would take another 30 minutes before case, d) No room to sit down.Chose to wait in hallway.e) Checked every 3-4 minutes as to when hearing would start.There is more, but I will not go into the legality of the claim made.The reason for the decision in the landlord\u2019s favour is important.Above all, justice must be served.It may seem, given evidence and witnesses available, that justice did not and cannot be expected to happen.Ma Antiquites do Friedman NEW ARRIVALS 1476 SHERBROOKE 935-1991 Tel: 482-8560 ANDY DODGE & ASSOC.INC.Real estate consultants & appraisers C.P 357, Succ.Victoria, Westmount H3Z 2V8 FAX: 482-8621 www.microtec.net/-andyd.Habitation 40203951 \u201cTer 481-0125 In this case, evidence and witnessing are not of primary importance.Eventually, but not right now.The landlord's claim is that he did not hear the call to the hearing given by the commissioner over the speakers.Is this plausible?Unfortunately, yes.There is a speaker grid installed by the Rental Board.It is a part of the justice system.However, the Rental Board is located in the old CBC building on René Levesque Boulevard near Guy Street.It is a commercial building.Contract law gives many and varied rights to a commercial tenant.Speakers in a common shared hallway are not usually one of them.A commercial entity does not have the automatic right to potentially disturb others.A loudspeaker going off every five minutes, eight hours a day, is very likely an illegal disruption to other commercial tenants.Every person has the right to justice.If anything should occur which stops Justice, procedures exist which assist the application of the law.Here it is Revision.The Rental Board does not have control over its complete environment.If the simple, but very important notice to come to your hearing is not heard, and is truly outside your control, then justice is denied.This column is not dealing with the truth of the claim.The case will be started once again.Evidence will be presented.Witnesses will be called.Justice will be served.A little late perhaps, but it will be complete.If the landlord was lying and it could Simpkin Ltd.MASTER ELECTRICIANS Serving Westmount for over 50 years Authorized Distributer of Onan Generators e Recommended by CAA 40335624 5800 St.Jacques W.Member, Corporation des Maîtres Électriciens du Québec be proven, Abuse of Legal Procedure, Perjury, Damages and Interest, are potential legal recourses.The landlord's legal history may be examined to determine if past actions show other legal transgressions or manipulation.But, justice was served.The other party will have a second \u201ckick at the can.\u201d Proof and justice does not disappear.It only slows down.As a sidebar, there is proof available that other illegalities have since been attempted.My fervent hope is that all parties will follow the law.Justice, is after all, for everyone.The Rental Board could reduce problems like this by adding a warning to the Notice of Hearing, telling each person individually, putting up signs, scrolling names on an exterior electronic billboard.Signs on or above exterior seating would help.Just a thought.+ Ted Wright is Coordinator of Westmount Legal Clinic, every Wednesday at 3:30 pm at The Westmount YMCA, 4585 Sherbrooke West.He may also be heard on Know Your Rights - Legal Show, Saturday 2:30 pm, Radio CINQ-FM, 102.3, Cable 88.3.General info only.Please consult a legal expert.Looking for something really ORIGINAL and DIFFERENT e offer the most beautiful and exclusive selection of home dec- # oration items and giftware from around the world! » Artistic hand-blown glass * Unique selection of pewter » Handcrafted scented candles and gel filled candles *» Hand-painted ceramics, mirrors, lamps * Sterling 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