The Westmount examiner, 1 juillet 2004, jeudi 1 juillet 2004

[" i pp | Le) Canadian Publication no: 1375822 Vol.69, No.26 - Thursday, July 1* 2004 + (514) 484-5610 » 9,800 copies MAKING ALL OF WESTMOUNT YOUR HOME ROBILLARD EMERGES UNSCATHED espite a bitter and hard-fought D campaign characterized by accusations levelled against her party, it turned out that Westmount\u2014Ville-Marie MP Lucienne Robillard had little to fear in Monday's election.When the dust had finally settled and the last poll results were in, the incumbent Liberal had taken more than 55 per cent of the vote in the riding to win a clear victory.\u201cIt\u2019s a landslide!\u201d cheered a worker in Robillard\u2019s campaign office Monday night.Robillard herself appeared a bit more reflective on her third consecutive win in the riding.\u201cI am happy I received the confidence of the people of Westmount\u2014Ville-Marie again,\u201d she said after her re-election had been confirmed.\u201cI am very proud, very happy.1 will serve them as I did in the past.\u201d Conservative candidate Robert Gervais could only muster 10 per cent of the vote, despite having run a strong campaign that didn\u2019t end until the polls opened Monday morning.Gervais ended up finishing fourth in the riding, just behind NDP candidate Eric Steedman.The closest any of Robillard\u2019s opponents got was Bloc candidate Louis La Rochelle, who won just under 15 per cent of the vote.\u201cI am surprised the Bloc came second,\u201d said Robillard, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec.\u201cI am surprised that the Conservatives came fourth.1 thought it would be like last time, with the Conservatives second and the Bloc third.Only a few days ago, polls showed the Conservatives running second.\u201d (continued on page 2) \u20ac ommunity CLT 7 IT oF ve LS NOTA ALL and rl Park See details inside Huge Selection Of Superior Quality Pet Products \u2019 Large Varieties of Premium Dog And Cat Food ANIMALERIE ® LITTLE BEAR 5 1 A A Country § Store | In The Heart Of The City Era *Some Restrictions Apply WESTMOU NT - ES RSA RES RT UTNE ETS SE UST SO NE SNR SA TSS ORLY (514) dorer www littlebear.ca | surrounded by aides and campaign workers, Liberal MP Lucienne Robillard carefully watches incoming poll results on Monday night.Shoreline bacterial water quality ; wo cl 0: Week of June 20\" to 21% 2004 oF \u20ac.Rosemont / : f Flouve Potite-Patséol : Saint-Laurent Fecal coliforms / 100m.Weather conditions Plateau ; & : * * Excellont (1 20) during sampling Mont-Royal / {he @ Good {21 a 100) do Rain Rk : Sainte A Satisfactory (101 a 200) > ci Outremont > vie Mare voa @ Bad (201 a 1000) Last rainfall C # À Notre- M Polluted (1001 and more) J-1 One day before Côte-des-Hoiges / .\u2018ex Dame R .joiges F5 No data 4-2 Two days before Notre-Dame.A awh * .Ni rg _ de-Grèce wv PEUX _\u2014 = Te .$ ds Le XC a Co.Westmount SE .A Ééte-SaintLue ! old Pont RS = Hampstoad / cé Soe Chamiptain 8 KN \\ Montrésl-Ovest Nagi $ \\ ; & i te + ÿ 2\u201d - des Ses ebro RGN .& Soeurs From May to \u2019 : Se DA ?oF September, water 0e, ou $a > samples are taken each * \"064% = retour \u2014 7} Lasalle & : & a gv.week at 122 sites along vas oq 3 \u201c0 > Montreal's shoreline @ «Te ® ; i 7 Se Pont À ~~ Bassin You can also check Lac Saint-Louis Mercier +0 de Laproine weekly results on our website at: .www.rsma.qc.ca Montréal 3 LOCAL NEWS One masonry expert tells you: To evaluate the state of +: r your masonry, brick or stone work, verify for yourself.» Masonry.formwork and chimneys can degene- * rate quickly if water infiltration-which turns Page 2 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, July 1, 2004 ai to ice in the wiuter-is not properly deviated.Ÿ PIERRE RENOV and his * experienced team can detect + all types of masonry problems : ¥ institutional tuck pointing, + brickwork, chimneys, stairs \"in St.Marc stone, balconies, , foundations, ete.For a free inspection, call wi (514) 425-5552 / Cell.: (514) 781- -0392 # Ask for Gil - (continued from page 1) It certainly seemed like Gervais had more support at the Meet the Candidates night held at Victoria Hall last Wednesday.With all seven candidates in attendance, voters from around the riding were given the opportunity to see the politicians debate each other on party policy and political records.Gervais seemed to have a bigger cheering section in Victoria Hall that night, as the crowd jeered at Robillard, with one woman demanding honesty and integrity from the government.Robillard didn\u2019t believe the relatively strong showing of the Bloc was part of a reaction to the sponsorship scandal the mired the Liberal government earlier year.\u201cAll the parties used the sponsorship scandal to attack us, not just the Bloc,\u201d she said.The Bloc won 54 seats or two-thirds of the seats in Quebec on Monday night.Robillard said she was not surprised by the third place finish of NDP candidate Eric Steedman.Robillard believes the people of Canada sent a message to the Liberals with the results of the election.\u201cThey are still confident in the Liberals,\u201d she said.\u201cBut at the same time, they're saying \u2018whoa.\u2019 With the minority government the Liberals now hold, they look to work with the NDP to formulate policy.\u201cI think right now, the Liberals are leaning closer to the NDP,\u201d she said.\u201c1 think we will be working with them more than with the Bloc.\u201d The NDP, which finished with 19 The finest retirement lifestyle is available at.Westmount\u2019s e Nensindlon A Quality Lifestyle Good living comes with age.Why not retire in perfect elegance and ultimate comfort?Our caring staff Will tend to all your needs 24 hours every single day.Please call us regarding our affordable rentals: 4430 St.Catherine West, Westmount 3521212 www.placekensington.com seats in the House of Commons hold the balance of power.Their 19 votes combined with the 135 Liberal votes would beat the 99 Conservatives and 54 Bloc votes by own, were the parties to band together in such a fashion.\u201cWe will see what the leaders decide,\u201d said Robillard.\u201cPerhaps together we can govern well.\u201d Robillard is optimistic that the minority government lasts.\u201cI don\u2019t think Canadians want to have another election next month,\u201d she said.\u201cSo I hope so.But we never know with a minority government.\u201cThis is a new experience for me,\u201d she added.The final tally of votes in the Westmount\u2014Ville-Marie riding, expanded this year to include a considerable part of NDG and downtggan that stretches south into à Montreal, past St.Laurent Boulevard into the Old Port area, was as follows: Lucienne Robillard (Liberal) 19,787 votes; Louis La Rochelle (Bloc Québécois) 5,259 votes; Eric Steedman (NDP) 4,347 votes; Robert Gervais (Conservative) 3,549 votes; Brian Sarwer-Foner (Green Party) 2,276 votes; David Proctor (Marijuana Party) 364 votes; and Serge Lachapelle (Marxist-Leninist) 98 votes.Eastern Township 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Baptiste Day here in Westmount and at least 14 other municipalities,\u201d he said.Westmount Avenue residents Kate and Stephen Takacsy and their three young children, Georgia, Julia and Nicholas, were enjoying the afternoon.\u201cWe're waiting for the cake\u2014that\u2019s the big one,\u201d said Kate, adding that the family would probably be back home by the time the bonfire was lit.\u201cWe're very happy to be celebrating the St.Jean,\u201d said Stephen.\u201cEspecially fa, * Borough President Karin Marks cuts the St.Jean cake LT Photo: Martin in Barry after being able to demerge to get our city back, we feel that it\u2019s very important to show that we're part of Quebec.We love our province, as well, but we also love our municipalities.\u201d This was the sixth year Westmount marked the St.Jean Baptiste holiday.Virginia Elliott, a borough community events coordinator, said more than a dozen borough employees worked hard getting everything organized.Many volunteers from the local Guides and Scouts, the St.John\u2019s Ambulance and other organizations, were also involved serving popcorn, potato chips, soft drinks and other snacks.As heavy rainfall had been forecast, a decision was taken early on to move the event into Victoria Hall so as not to expose the musicians\u2019 electrified instruments to moisture.Families, neighbours, couples and friends who had brought along picnics to enjoy in the park had them sitting at tables inside instead.As it turned out, the rain didn\u2019t start falling until around 9:30 p.m., a half- hour after the bonfire had been lit when it was beginning to die down.\u201cBecause Environment Canada gave us a 60 per cent chance of rain, we decided to do it inside because we didn\u2019t want to be outside and suddenly have a downpour,\u201d Elliott said, noting that downpours this time of year are frequent and difficult to predict.From the late afternoon through the evening, a large fleur-de-lys cake was cut up and served by Marks, and entertainment was provided by L'Homme à deux femmes, a guitar, accordion and fiddle trio that presented a rousing concert of traditional Québécois music, dance and song.It was more than a concert, however.Westmounters joined in the set dances, led by callers and eight semi-professional dancers known as Les Mutins de Longueuil, who led the crowd.Westmount-Ville Marie MP Lucienne Robillard, out campaigning before Monday's election, put in an appearance during which she recalled past St.Jean Baptiste celebrations.\u201cWhen 1 was younger it was really a big celebration for all French Canadians,\u201d she said.\u201cUnfortunately, 1 have to say that I think the Parti Québécois and the Bloc Québécois have stolen our flag and our celebration.That's why I really appreciate that here in Westmount we celebrate this.This is for all people.\u201d Borough switching from Lotus Notes to MS Outlook After a year of disappointing experiences, the Borough of Westmount has decided its administration personnel would be better off using Microsoft's Outlook e-mail program managed by the borough, rather than the Lotus Notes program supplied by the megacity.In a memo circulated in April from Borough Director Bruce St.Louis that was made public at the June borough council meeting, St.Louis noted that even after a year, the level of comfort with Lotus Notes by borough personnel was not very high, bilingualism was a major problem (\u201cEnglish version will not be available\u201d), no filtering system was available for the large amount of spam received daily, and all modifications had to be processed through the megacity administration downtown.Jerry Dolar and Craig Wright, two borough information services employees, noted that demonstrations of tlook were made to several employee ups and their response was \u201calmost overwhelming in terms of their preference of Outlook over Lotus Notes.\u201d Outlook will be based on the Westmount.org domain, a site the borough continues to maintain in addition to the one it has as part of the City of Montreal\u2019s comprehensive web domain for all the megacity\u2019s boroughs.The Outlook program would be managed by Westmount, would provide easy home access, a choice of language for users, a password, integrated spell check, offline access and control of junk mail.40336919 -=\u2014\u2014eeæ # ! 4 Westmount Square, suite 110 http://www.royallepage.ca westmount1@royallepage.ca TRAGEDY AVERTED AT PLACE KENSINGTON Marilynn Vanderstay ust a cup or two of chlorine added to the swimming pool resulted in a toxic chemical reaction that forced the evacuation of Place Kensington's 210 residents on Monday.The drama began at about 10 a.m.when Camil Bondu, maintenance manager at the Ste.Catherine Street seniors\u2019 residence, was routinely adding chlorine to the pool.The bucket suddenly foamed up with a cloud of toxic chlorine gas.He ran to the sink and dumped the bucket while dialing 911.Despite choking on the gas himself, he evacuated the staff from the basement where he was working, and headed upstairs to alert executive director Sylvia Zagury and administrator Pam Hendy.When Frank Albert, division chief of the Westmount fire station, received the call, he was told it was for a hazardous materials incident.Before the 24 emergency vehicles arrived, Place Kensington staff was already evacuating residents, starting with the assisted-care residents on the second floor.Zagury immediately called Ginette Villeneuve, executive director at the Chateau Westmount, to arrange for the nursing home to take in and feed the 40 assisted-care residents.Westmount Public Security officers Chayne Barnes and Kaushi Patel cordoned off the area and REALTOR diverted traffic.Within minutes the firefighters entered the building, their faces covered with oxygen masks, and took over the evacuation, systematically checking the building for residents and helping them in and out of the elevators, even carrying out residents seated in chairs when necessary.Downstairs, firefighters dealt with the toxic chlorine gas.\u201cAlthough not a lot of chlorine was involved, it has an affinity for water and attaches itself to the mucous membranes of the nose and throat.That is why it is so toxic,\u201d said Albert.The firefighters ventilated the building using fans pressurized with fresh air to push the gas out.While residence staff dealt with the task of assisting the seniors board the buses, many with cumbersome walkers, the community around the centre started rallying to aid in the crisis.Next door, Robert Salico, vice president of Decarel Construction, saw the seniors milling around on the sidewalk and immediately made arrangements for 25 of them to be seated in the firm\u2019s conference room while they waited to board a bus.A resident of Metcalfe Avenue offered the use of her bathroom facilities to seniors on the bus that was waiting for directions outside her house.Recognizing that particular need, the borough made arrangements for the buses to park outside Victoria Hall for the duration.IN WESTMOUNT ACCORDING TO G.M.R.B.STATISTICS aes In ROYAL LEPAGE >= Inman HERITAGE Courtier immobilier agréé Franchise indépendante et autonome de Royal LePage In spite of Victoria Hall being used as a polling station, staff assisted the seniors in using the washroom facilities for the hour they were parked outside.Borough President Karin Marks and Borough Director Bruce St.Louis spent the hour chatting with and comforting the evacuees.At 1:15 p.m.Place Kensington staff started reintegrating the residents.Since the kitchen was contaminated with the lingering smell, management representative Caron Gelber arranged with Snowdon Deli to pick up sandwiches to feed the hungry seniors upon their return.The staff at the Deli scrounged up every sandwich they could find and Gelber's husband, Bob Sugar, left his job to pick up and deliver the emergency provisions since she was unable to leave the site.At 4 p.m.the last of the assisted- care residents came off the bus.Tired and a littie dazed, they made their way back into the residence with the aid of their nursing care.At the end of the long day, amazingly no one had been hurt by the gas or had been treated for any other ailment by Urgences Santé.\u201cEverybody involved, from my firefighters to the staff at Place Kensington to the police and Westmount Security, cooperated in an immensely professional way so that we were able to avoid what could have been a real disaster,\u201d said Albert.Pun il Ib + morn our \u20ac beg - 5007 \u20181 An] Cepsinus - YININVXZ LNNOWLSIM IHL Page 4 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, July 1, 2004 sr e, uf rr SERVICES MUNICIPAUX Féte du Canada Les bureaux administratifs ainsi que les installations de loisirs, à savoir l\u2019Aréna de Westmount, la Bibliothèque publique de Westmount et Victoria Hall, seront fermés le 1* juillet en raison de la Fête du Canada.Veuillez également prendre note qu'il n'y aura pas de collecte d\u2019ordures le 1\" juillet.Wy ÉVÉNEMENTS COMMUNAUTAIRES La galerie du Victoria Hall La galerie du Victoria Hall est fière de présenter les œuvres de l\u2019artiste Caroline Hart.L\u2019exposition intitulée Portraits de l\u2019artiste tiendra l\u2019affiche jusqu\u2019au 14 juillet.Info : 989-5226.Concerts d'été au parc Westmount Du 11 juillet au 1S août à 14 h Vous êtes invités à assister à une série de concerts donnée par des musiciens professionnels devant se tenir au parc Westmount, à proximité de l\u2019étang, les dimanches à 14 h.Cette série débutera avec l\u2019ensemble jazz The B Team Trio.En cas de pluie, le tout se tiendra au Victoria Hall.Info : 989-5226.La troupe Les Marivaudages La troupe Les Marivaudages présentera la comédie Arlequin, valet de deux maîtres de Carlo Goldoni le jeudi 8 juillet à 19 h 30 au parc Westmount.Veuillez apporter vos chaises.En cas de pluie, la pièce aura lieu au Victoria Hall.Info : 989-5226.\\W/ HYDRO WESTMOUNT Vous déménagez?Veuillez donc nous aviser au moins 7 jours précédent votre déménagement en composant le 925-1414.Vous payez votre compte à la banque?N'oubliez pas d\u2019aviser votre institution bancaire du changement apporté à votre numéro de compte afin d'éviter des ennuis.NY RS BIBLIOTHEQUE Horaire d'été Veuillez noter que la Bibliothèque publique .de Westmount sera fermée tous les : dimanches pendant la période estivale, et \u201cce, jusqu\u2019au 5 septembre inclusivement.Les abonnés peuvent toujours consulter le.catalogue et les bases de données de la ;mibliothèque en ligne 3 a www.westlib.o org.DATES À RETENIR Se poursuivant jusqu\u2019au 14 juillet Caroline Hart : Portraits de l\u2019artiste La galerie du Victoria Hall Le 5 juillet -20 h Séance du conseil Salle du conseil Les 8 et 27 juillet - 19 h 30 La troupe Les Marivaudages Parc Westmount Les 11, 18 et 25 juillet - 14 h Concerts d\u2019été Parc Westmount TURNS : EL RE ee ae RES SC IS Club lecture vacances Pour voyager dans le temps et se transporter à travers les âges avec des histoires de pharaons égyptiens, de mythologie grecque et de guerriers aztèques, inscrivez-vous au club lecture vacances de la bibliothèque qui se tiendra du 11 juin au 27 août.Après tout, lire cet été c\u2019est emballant! WWy @ TRAVAUX PUBLICS Résidus de jardin Les résidants doivent veiller a ce que leur paysagiste élimine les résidus de jardin de fagon adéquate.Seuls les débris d\u2019herbe, les feuilles et les petites branches (mesurant jusqu\u2019à six pouces de diamètre) peuvent être apportés aux ateliers des Travaux publics situés sur la rue Béthune, et ce, en vue de leur compostage.Les grosses branches et les troncs d\u2019arbre doivent être éliminés sur un site privé.Les résidus d\u2019üne longueur maximale de six pieds et de moins de 12 pouces de diamètre peuvent également être attachés en paquets et jetés avec les ordures ménagères.Toutes autres matières laissées ailleurs ne seront cueillies.De plus, on demande aux résidants d\u2019aviser leur jardinier et paysagiste de ramasser les débris d\u2019herbe et de ne pas les déposer sur le trottoir ou dans la rue.Info : 989-5311.\\W/ SPORTS ET LOISIRS Camp d'été de Westmount Destiné aux enfants de 6 à 13 ans voulant participer aux activités sportives, artistiques et scientifiques, de bricolage, d'observation | de.la nature, de musique et de théâtre, l'inscription débutera le 5 juillet à l\u2019Aréna de Westmount, et ce, pour la session de deux semaines débutant le 12 juillet.«Info : 989-5353.NY MUNICIPAL SERVICES Canada Day All Westmount administrative offices and cultural facilities, including the Arena, Westmount Library and Victoria Hall, will be closed on July 1 (Canada Day).Residents should also note that there will be no garbage collection on July 1.NY COMMUNITY EVENTS The Gallery at Victoria Hall The Gallery at Victoria Hall is pleased to present the works of artist Caroline Hart.The exhibition titled Portraits of the Artist will run until July 14.Info: 989-5226.Summer Concerts in the Park July 11 to August 15, 2 p.m.Join us on Sundays at 2 p.m.at the lagoon in Westmount Park for concerts by professional artists.This 6-week series begins on July 11 with jazz ensemble The B Team Trio.Rain location: Victoria Hall.Info: 989-5226.Theatre in the Park La troupe Les Marivaudages will perform Arlequin, valet de deux maîtres, a comedy by Carlo Goldoni in French on Thursday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m.in Westmount Park.Bring a lawn chair.Admission is free.Rain location: Victoria Hall.Info: 989-5226.Ww HYDRO WESTMOUNT Moving ?Please call us at 925-1414 at least 7 days prior to your move.Do you pay your account through the bank?Don't forget to advise them thai your account number has been changed.This will avoid any unpleasant surprises.NV i - i Lo 0 LIBRARY Summer Hours Please note that the Library will be closed every Sunday until September 3 inclusively.As alwavs, members may still access the Library catalogue and databases through the Library's Web site at www.westlib.org.Summer Reading Club Take a journey back in time to discover the ancient civilizations of our world.Read about Egyptian pharaohs, Greek gods and Aztec warriors.This summer.just lel vourself get wrapped up in reading in the Library Summer Reading Club.Sign up at the Children\u2019s Department from June 11 to August 17.\\@W information : 989-5200 | DATEBOOK http://westmount.ville.montreal.qc.ca Until July 14 Caroline Hart: Portraits of the Artist The Gallery at Victoria Hall July 5-8 p.m.Council Meeting Borough Hall July 8 & 27 - 7:30 p.m.Theatre in the Park \u2014 Les Marivaudages Westmount Park July 11, 18 & 25 - 2 p.m.Summer Concerts Westmount Park ® | NE PUBLIC WORKS Garden Waste Residents are responsible for making sure their contract gardeners dispose of garden waste properly.Grass cultings, leaves and small branches (up to 6 inches in diameter) may be brought to the Public Works Yard on Bethune St.for composting.Large branches and tree trunks must be brought to a private site.Alternatively, the waste may be bundled (maximum 6 feet long by 12 inches in diameter) and placed with the regular garbage.Any materials left elsewhere will not be collected.Residents are asked to notify their gardeners that grass clippings are to be picked up and not lefi on the public sidewalk or roadway.Info: 989-5311.\\W/ m- Hs SPORTS & RECREATION Westmount's Summer Camp Children aged 6 to 13 years will enjoy sports.arts and crafts, science and nature.mus and theatre.Registration begins July 5 0 the Arena for the two-week session beginning July 12.Info: 989-5353.\\@ (UV dt Sa\u2019 mat ed Roslyn community ponders alternative school bus arrangements Martin C.Barry arents at Roslyn School are waiting to hear what the Borough of Westmount will propose as an alternative to using the Roslyn playground as a bus loading zone this fall.Major road repair work on Roslyn Avenue between Westmount Avenue and The Boulevard is set to begin in July and be completed by the end of October.The $1.5 million project will begin with the replacement of the water main, to be followed by the complete reconstruction of the roadway and sidewalks.This will directly affect Roslyn School\u2019s buses, which use Roslyn Avenue for picking up and dropping off students.At a meeting of the Roslyn governing board on June 14, teachers unanimously endorsed a motion forth by parents to remove from consideration 4 possibility buses would use the schoolyard \u201ceither on a temporary or permanent basis\u201d to .drop off and pick up students while the street reconstruction work is being done.The meeting was preceded by a well-attended session of the Roslyn Parents Participation Organization that was open to residents of the community.About 400 Roslyn students (about half the student population) are bused in Monday to Friday during the school year.Roslyn and Grosvenor Avenue residents voiced their concerns regarding traffic issues on their streets, and lent their support to the parents\u2019 efforts to demand consultation from the borough on these issues.According to Melbourne Avenue resident Cathy Richards, a spokesperson for the parents, one of the important reasons the idea of using the schoolyard was rejected was that Grosvenor is too hazardous as an access point.\u201cGrosvenor is a fire lane\u2014it is the only escape route over the mountain from Westmount to Queen Mary directly,\u201d she said.\u201cThat\u2019s why they don\u2019t put speed bumps on there.It\u2019s already a traffic nightmare because parents are breaking the law and double-parking and parking on the wrong side of the street and up on sidewalks.You couldn't get a fire truck through there at five to nine (a.m.) if you prayed.\u201cBut what they were talking about doing is bringing the school buses up through that traffic and turning onto the school yard from Grosvenor, and then swinging the buses around in a circle and then bringing them back out onto Grosvenor.It was just a recipe for disaster.\u201d Westmount Options the parents and school staff have NEW EXCLUSIVE proposed include using land from the school Upper Lansdowne grounds facing Westmount Avenue to create a bus a ad Exquilitely ranovated 4 loading lane, or having the buses come on we à Fa tt utiful Lansdowne or Roslyn below Westmount Avenue gE ; aN US En CR ntral and allowing the students to cross the street.AIC.New EVERYTHING (sla A By far, according to Richards, the parents think \\ that using Westmount Avenue as the drop-off point would be the safest and most sensible choice.However, concern about serious traffic jams on Westmount Avenue in the morning and afternoon when the buses stop for up to 15 minutes is preventing that option from being adopted.The parents have come up with the suggestion that a \u2018designated traffic lane\u2019 be created on Westmount Avenue, separated from the rest of the street by barriers.According to research conducted by a committee member, this would allow traffic to pass legally in both directions.While acknowledging the risks of putting buses in the Roslyn schoolyard, Borough Director Bruce St.Louis said: \u201cWe are open to any and all suggestions because we have a short-term problem.We are looking at a couple 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Robillard held up for Liberal as the main event in the Westmount-Ville Marie I: was a hot night in Victoria Hall last Wednesday election campaign unfolded in front of a standing room-only crowd.The traditional \u2018Meet the Candidates\u2019 night, which the Examiner once again co-organ- ized with the Westmount Municipal Association, was by all accounts a great success, judging not only by the unprecedented attendance, but also by the high spirits that charged the proceedings.And as the audience filed out after the last closing statement, one thing was certain: this election would not be a walk in the park for Liberal incumbent Lucienne Robillard.The traditional Liberal landslide was not expected this time around.Dissatisfaction with the federal Liberals, coupled with growing support for the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois, seemingly stacked the deck against the big red Liberal machine.Robillard certainly must have felt she was in the hot seat on several occasions, placed in the awkward position of having to answer for the misdeeds of her party.She defended herself and her colleagues as best as one can under the circumstances, but in the face of such far-reaching scandals, it was a matter of too little too late.To her great credit, she never made any lame excuses and even came right out and said her party had made mistakes.No, it certainly wasn\u2019t a walk in the park for Robillard or many other Liberal candidates\u2014but they proved that in the face of great adversity, one must try even harder.They did, and they have the election results to prove it.Wayne Larsen e-mail: larsenw@transcontinental.ca sins EENY MEENY MINEY Mo .THAT WAS EASY SHRINKING HOSPITAL IS STILL A SUPER-PROBLEM Municipal Association five years ago that, second to annexation, the super-hospital was the biggest threat to Westmount.Meantime, the project has become a shrinking super-hospital.Even so, the association should probably revise the mantra to become: \u201cAfter the transition committee, the MUHC is the biggest threat.\u201d Nevertheless, given the determination of Dr.Arthur Potter, the MUHC\u2019s new American chief, there will be pressures from many directions to get the building started.But is the path really clear?First step: a lot of contaminated soil has to be cleaned up from the Glen Yards, but the amount will not be known until CP moves the train marshalling elsewhere so that the tracks can be lifted.More directly, what provisions has | t was the view of the Westmount the hospital made to avoid impact on those who live nearby?We have already seen changes to property ownership and exploding rents on Sherbrooke Street as well as attempts to rezone and further commercialize the NDG part of de Maisonneuve Boulevard.Most of all, what of the traffic problems?Although modern hospitals have been built to be car-free, board chairman David Culver totally rejected the suggestion that MUHC do likewise.In earlier plans, there were to be hugely expensive connections from underground parking to the autoroute.Without it there will be enormous impact on residential streets.Additionally, Culver said the hospital was considering making part of the disused Turcotte Yards a super- parking lot.Although the public relations.emphasis has been put on the main access being at Vendôme métro station, less publicized plans allow for the entrance to be at the street-level intersection of de Maisonneuve, Claremont and Ste.Catherine.There could be a hotel on that corner, too.It seems inevitable that southwest Westmount and Vendome Village in NDG will bear the brunt of the hospital\u2019's impact.However, with a slimmer MUHC project, could the Westmount land be available for a more harmonious development?Or even save the little forest and a home for a family of burrowing owls?Missing the point Francophones, or at least those with opinions in the media, seem incapable of accepting that we wanted our cities back because they were better and more cheaply run.Plus it is more pleasant to know the staff working for you than dealing with a faceless bureaucracy.Predictably, the post demerger anger felt by many Montrealers towards the \u201crich\u201d has continued, fuelled by the francophone media.In La Presse (June 25), a reader\u2019s letter stated bluntly: \u201cThe reasons for the vote are language and money and those who do not see it are blind.\u201d In the Journal de Montreal, a reader said that the linguistic cleavage had been maintained, not to say worsened.The West Island \u201cseparatists\u201d had scored a shining victory.There were many more similar comments.Even the Gazette had a francophone reader saying that in the referendum vote \u201canglos made a point of showing how they are truly separate from the French-language Montreal majority.\u201d Meantime, a La Presse reporter was revealing that there was a backlog of at least 40,000 municipal court hearings, all with unpaid fines.Why?The creation of the megacity, calmly explained mega-court spokesperson Marie-Anne Aubert.It is one of the great megacity scandals and there will be more to come.Decision sharing Our only delegate to the mega- council, Karin Marks, was apprehensive about the reaction she might receive at last week\u2019s mega-council meeting, the day after the referendum.\u201cI was congratulated by several councillors from both parties,\u201d she told friends.\u201cThere was a generogity of spirit.They appreciated thal) e had been clear on our intentions all along.\u201d Marks had a mega-dilemma to face over a planning issue\u2014one of her specialities.Council had to approve developers\u2019 requests for a substantial height increase to condos already dwarfing the historic Mount Stephen mansion on Drummond Street.(continued on page 7) E Eaminer 245 Victoria Ave., Suite 10 Westmount (Québec) H3Z 2M6 RIBBON P'{ Canadian Publication no.: 1375822 Publisher : Gordon Brewerton Editor © Wayne Larsen v no : Debbie Dore : Pierrette Godard : 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Montréal 337-6920 Publishing : Transcontinental Media G.P.www.medias-transcontinental.com André Préfontaine, President Tarscontinental So | w Fy A | E-Mail: jardinscoldbrook@coldbrook.c cA = _ Re ON py .West Bolton: Sit on top of the world.100km views! Immaculate 5 br, 3 1/2 bath country home on 39 acres of meadow & forest.A must see property! Anthony Thomson, aia (450)243-0193 anthony.thomson@sympatico.ca Knowlton - 56 acres with barn.Fabulous Mountain views to the south.5 minutes from the village.Anthony Thomson, aia (450)243-0193 anthony.thomson@sympatico.ca Knowiton's Golden Mile - Set on over 13 acres of man- Anthony Thomson, aia (450)243-0193 anthony.thomson@sympatico.ca tion, please contact Anthony Thomson, aia (450)243-0193 anthony.thomson@sympatico.ca or Gerry Pion, aia (450)243-0610 gpion@sympatico.ca icured lawn with unspoiled forest & ponds.Weekends in the country wil never be the same! In proximity to the golf course, beach, boat club and town.For further information, please contact Gerry Pion, aia (450)243-0610 gpion@sympatico.ca Knowlton: Own a piece of our history.2 story commercial building fully leased in prime downtown location.$385,000 Reg Gauthier, ala (450)538-0564 rgauthier@coldbrook.ca Anthony Thomson Gérald Pion Diana Timmins Lilian Sharko Beverly de Winter Christopher Thom Pierre-François Chapleau Yves Desgens Gordon Rowe Guy Dion Carole Cournoyer Gracious Georgian manor nestled on 29 secluded acres.Gorgeous views, state of the art construction.Turn key condition.Operating sugar bush on 158 park like acres.Fabulous building site.Great business opportunity.For further informa- 9 acre hideaway.babbling brook, lovely pond, mountain views and only minutes from Knowlton.Asking $349,000 Anthony Thomson, aia (450)243-0193 anthony.thomson@sympatico.ca Exceptional site: Own a 158-acre hillside in picturesque Dunham along the Route des Vins and close to the Vermont Border.Ideal climate for vineyards and small fruit.Beautiful southern exposure and a view of the mount Pinnacle.Farm house and garage.Have your own private paradise.Carole Cournoyer a.i.a 450-295-2316 carole.cournoyer@sympatico.ca www.coldbrook.ca Knowlton, 123 Lakeside, Lac Brome 1-450-242-1166 Dunham, 3809 Principale, Suite 203, Dunham 1-450-295-1102 Reginald Gauthier Dawn Brooks (Admin) Sugar Hill - 14 enchanting acres, 2 beautiful ponds, mature forest & meadow.2 lots possible, tennis & stables included.Anthony Thomson, ala (450)243-0193 anthony.thomson@sympatico.ca Beautiful brick home, Victorian style with high ceilings throughout, wood floors, French doors opening onto porch, in- ground pool, walk to town.Beverly de Winter aia, (450)242-4287 dewinter@coldbrook.ca private 1 acre lot.Superb construction only minutes from village centre.Anthony Thomson, ala (450)243-0193 anthony.thomson@sympatico.ca Sutton: 4 bdrm home offering hardwood floors, fireplace, attached garage in sought after location.Easy walk to the heart of town, $189,900 For further intormation please contact Beverly de Winter aia, (450)242-4287 dewinter@coldbrook.ca West Bolton: Wonderful century old & rambling farm house, offering spacious living & entertaining areas.Outbuildings.ponds, 299 acres & great mountain views.$990,000 Guy Gosselin Sutton - (Mont Echo area) Breathtaking view from this 3 bedroom bungalow.19 acres approx.Natural basin for a small lake.Available immediately.$249,000 Reg Gauthier, aia (450)538-0564 rgauthier@coldbrook.ca Brome: 237 acre farm with comfortable loyalist farmhouse plus guest house.stable.several out buildings.sugar shack and equipment, views of Mt.Sutton and Bromont.A dream come true.Beverly de Winter, aia (450)242-4287 dewinter@coldbrook.ca sets!!! $399,000 Lilian Sharko, aia (450)243-0369 lilsharko@sympatico.ca large rooms, beautiful gardens.Diana Timmins, aia (450)242-1166 diana@endirect.qc.ca New - conveniently located between Sutton, West Brome & Dunham.3.8 beautiful hilitop acres surrounded by hundreds of green zone acres.Immaculate stone residence offering bright open spaces.Incredible views and sun- 9 4 it kt gr pat NYY Country living at its best! Panoramic views of Brome Lake and the surrounding mountains (180 degrees) can be seen from every window.À bdrms.2 fireplaces and so much more.56 wooded acres +++ Please call L.A.for further information.By appointment only.$795,000 Yves Desgens, aia (450)242-2080 ydesgens@coldbrook.ca road on 1/2 acre well landscaped lot.Lots of living space.Diana Timmins, aia (450)242-1166 diana@endirect.qc.ca Emplacement commerciale sur le lac.Motel.chalets et résidence.Plusieurs options existent pour l'achat.S.V.P.contacter Gerry Pion, aia (450)243-0610 gpion@sympatico.ca Lilian Sharko, aia (450)243-0369 lilsharko@sympatico.ca Knowlton - close to the community centre.3 bedroom (Poss.4th br) brick bungalow, large garden shed/workshop.Excellent condition and worth every penny.Come and see for yourself.$168,500 Reg Gauthier, aia (450)538-0564 rgauthier@coldbrook.ca I gy PR ets\u201d New on the market - Conference area.Exquisite 4 bdrm residence on landscaped 39,500s.1.lot, in ground pool.Interior is beautifully decorated.For the discerning buyer.By Appointment only.Reg Gauthier, aia (450)538-0564 rgauthier@coldbrook.ca RS EE = Views: Country cottage on a 5 acre lot, quiet road.Large garage with guest apartment.$235,000 Diana Timmins, aia (450)242-1166 diana@endirect.gc.ca One of a kind property! Exceptional log construction, spacious open plan, top quality finishing.Private Park like grounds with swimming pond breath taking southern views! $975,000 Lilian Sharko, ala (450)243-0369 lilsharko@sympatico.ca Immaculate 3 bedroom cottage on very 6 abey - +00Z \u2018L YNf Nepsiny] - YININEXF INNONLSIM IHL Page 10 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, july 1, 2004 Celebrate Summer in Knowlton In the heart ib the Eastern I + Townships ques an dining.establishments and enjoy y the beautiful country scenery.Ey 7 # \u201ctheir tickets.Organizers, however, assur the pulllic:that tickets nés available fc bg of an English: cou n the village that shows: pif pgéhey, à itiques.tà j f tia : pri Es Th i TOURIST INFORMATION Knowlton: www.knowltonquebec.ca Chambre de Commerce Ville-de-Lac-Brome: 1-450-242-2870 www.cclacbrome.qc.ca Maison régionale du Tourisme des Cantons-de-I'Est: 1-866-472-6292 Q dici à ; TOYS @ \\:.NEW TOYS ARRIVING EVERY DAY *;- GIFT SHOR, POST CARDS, CARDS 2 p= a\u201c = KNOWLTON SOUVENIRS { @ Heather Chaffey Heath & d Owner 2 ¥ En Vs 40225843 27 Lakeside, Knowlton, Lac Brome © @© (450)242-2982 < e he XH choice e of 2 a gourmet picni¢ lunch Year, tle Holders ha ntiques, 780 Atwater street.\u201d \u201cto Exit ustomers may = purchasd eir 277 To a Views of the lake and mountains.:Pool, \u2018fake access and tennis.\"Turnkey custom homes.$264,00 and up 17 Stonehaven, Ville de Lac-Brome (Québec) JOE 180 Tél: 450 243-6446 Fax: 450 243-5445 www.habitationinverness.com R.B.Q.: 8284-2550-43 COUNTRY HOMES ON THE GOLF.A comedy by Michel Marc Bouchard HOME AND BEAUTY A Farce in Three Acts by W.Somerset Maugham MARY'S WEDDING By award-winning playwright Stephen Massicotte OPERA COMIQUE MODERNE Tuesday Night at the Opera BOWSER & BLUE \u201cA Pain in the Arts\u201d LORNE ELLIOTT \u201cCollected Mistakes 2004\u201d Arts Knowlton, 9 Mont Echo, Knowlton, Qc.(450) 242-1395, (450) 242-2270 www.theatrelacbrome.ca Only 60 minutes from the Champlain Bridge JS us i Stuart Courtier Immobilier Agréé 316 Knowlton Road Knowlton, QC JOE 1V0 (450) 242-1525 (Fax) 242-1529 Peter Marsh Agent Affilié Knowlton - Spacious 2 storey wood shingled house with attached 2 car garage on 5.8 acres of land consisting of a pine tree plantation and a large fresh water swimming pond.This 4 bedroom, 3 full baths, 2 half baths house boasts 9 foot ceilings, pine floors, open fireplace and a finished basement.All this in a gated community with tennis courts, guest cottage and horse stables.Offered at $895,000.Lac Brome - Magnifique résidence d'inspiration européenne niché dans un boisé surplombant le Lac Brome.Construction de qualité supérieure - | entièrement en béton, extérieur en stucco.Plafonds 9 pieds, 5 cac + loft et 3 salles de bain.Fenêtres à crémone.| Cuisine semi-professionnelle.Garage sucre avec poêle à bois antique.Golf Inverness à votre porte.Un havre de paix à une heure de Montréal.$795,000.Sutton - Cette maison inclus 3,200 pi.ca.grand hall.salon, 2 foyers, coin piano, salle à dîner, cuisine, salle familiale, 4 chambres à coucher, 3 salles de bain, 2 salles d'eau, laveuse/sécheuse, sous-sol, chauffage à l'huile et thermopompe (air climatisé), plafond 9 pieds, garage double, piscine et bain tourbillon orientation plein sud.Écurie.Résidence secondaire 1,050 pi.ca.2 chambres à coucher, 2 salles de bain, mezzanine, salon, foyer, salle à dîner et cuisine.Toutes avec 4 acres, étang et ruisseau.$1,350,000.double.2 acres de terrain.Cabane à 18 | | io I i > 4, x Where som ] TOWNSHIP TREASURES Theatre Lac Brome 2004 offers a varied and ambitious season Summer in Knowlton and English language theatre has long been synonymous, from Robertson Davies and Christopher Plummer performing at the Brae Manor Playhouse to Theatre Lac Brome and Now Arts Knowiton.Since 1986 a new initiative to revive English language theatre established Theatre Lac homes and gardens are open to view, is on Wednesday, July 7 and the Mid-Summer Gala, considered one of the highlights of Knowlton's sodal season, will be on Saturday, July 31.Brome and it has now been, downtown Knowdton, only orig hour east from.{ «moting Canadiari plays.the Champlain Bridge, or visit \u2018the web site at: c-wwwitheatrelacbomeca 0 © Box Office: (450) 242-2270.Vi 2 # For a season brochure or further information call (450) 242-1395, visit the Theatre \u2018at Arts - Knowiton, 9 Mont Echo Road, in beaütiful Theatre Lac Brome Repertory Season 2004: Opening:July2nd Night Butterflies (\u201cLes Papillons de Nuit\u201d) By Michel Marc Bouchard, .-\u2026 Translated by Linda Gaboriau { a ; - Home and Beauty by W.Somerset Maugham.cJuly16 Mary's Wedding by Stephen Massicotté \u201d.August2 Opera Comique Modeme :: \u2026 Knowiton House:an Tickets: $5 - $25 + Special prices for os Le 2 BRÔME LAKE MASTERPIECE This palatial brick mansion is nestled on 4 private acres with stately trees, perennial gardens and 300 feet of prime lokefront.À visual symphony of elegance and beauty, it offers 6,000+ square Feet of luxurious living space and exceptional views of the |: lake and mountains.Only T hour from Montréal.Prepare to be pampered.BROME LAKE ESTATE On a superlative hilltop setting sheltered by century pines, you will find this quintessential 4 bedroom country home with a bright designer kitchen, mammoth stone fireplace, butler\u2019s pantry and hot tub.i1 features spectacular mountain views, a pool, vine- covered terraces, tennis court and gardens on 148 acres.Definitely for the hard fo impress.SUTTON SANCTUARY Private family compound on 139 acres with 8 houses, ponds, barn, maple bush, wildflower meadows, forest with trails and inspiring mountain views.This fully equipped and furnished mountainside retreat has zoning that permits further development.A rare opportunity with infinite possibilities.$1,500,000 38 ACRE BROME LAKE FARM Imagine golden hayfields shimmering in the summer sun on o gently ring hide vith smal clusters of trees, a cour fom.i , arn ond beautiful views.Now, picture yourself there J+ house with wood floors and front porch, perennial gardens, on old wooden on the porch, contemplating the beauty of nature and listening to the birds singing in the apple orchard.COWANSVILLE 7 ACRES Hep out of the ordinary with this California style residence.Soaring ceilings, dromatic wall of windows, 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 | baths, solarium, family room, indoor pool, double gorge carport.A sculpture of wood and glass overlooking a peaceful pond Ë and wooded glade.This diamond in the rough needs some upgrading.Only $199,000 SHARYL THOMPSON Royal LePage Action (tr (450) 266-6888 For o virtual tour and photos visit my website Www.sharyl.com » Refined country cuisine * 25 rooms & suites with terrace, fire place & whirpool + Heated outdoor pool « 7 golf courses & 5 ski centers nearby » Vineyards * Horseback riding + Between Knowlton -.and Sutton hb: NTT CR ELIE TG L&R ral XR www aubergewesibre Haven \u2026 \u201cSupplier of Natural Stone\u201d 0 ¢ Granite © Blue Stone ® Field Stone * Boulders e Slate * Limestone ® Black Manoir ® Sandstone * Chimney / BBQ * Walkways o Fireplace * Walls * House exteriors ¢ Steps ° Patios * Posts _ * Stepping stones e Boulders \u201cOver 30 yea Good supply of landscaping products and gift shop Store hours: Mon.to Fri., 8:00 to 5:00; Sat.: 8:00 to 4:00; Sun.closed 605.ch.Knowlton Rd.Mike Stone, proprietor (450) 242-0255 fax: (450) 242-2071 experience to answer your questions\u201d 40226852 - 18 hole golf course - Driving range with natural grass - Proshop and dining room \u201cOne the best executive golf courses in Quebec\u201d \u2014NHE\u2014 700 Lakeside, Ville de Lac Brome Highway 10, exit 90, 243 south, 3 km on left à 1-888-539-0808 $ I 11 CLUB DE 4 GOLF CLUB Lac rome www.golflacbrome.com 40225860 SL TES res WEYL a TN eR te ell FABULOUS VIEWS YEAR ROUND FROM YOUR WATERFRONT HAVEN AT AY, KNOWLTON BAY COTTAGES! Our renovated, fully equipped cottages are situated directly on Brome Lake's south Bay in Knowlton THE IDEAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS VISITING THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS For information & reservations Chalecs JONES NEW YORK CO SOI KO A 4 KNOWLTON 45 Lakeside Road, Knowlton, PQ JOE IVO T:450 243 0052 F:450 243 0054 LL s6@gd - +002 \u20181 nf epsinyi - YININYXI INNOINLSIAY IHL While we were fighting.hile we were fighting to take back our city, many of the wonderful Westmount events that make Westmount the city we fought for came and went with little notice.Now that we are victorious in the battle and the dust is settling, here is a sampling of some of the wonderful events that Westmount did continue on with, the events that make Westmount Westmount.Community helping community When radical senior activist and Marilynn Vanderstay quilter Lanie Melamed passed away last summer, she left behind an unfinished quilt top.During the winter the Westmount Quilter\u2019s Guild completed the quilt and raffled it in the commu- nity\u2014raising $2,627 by selling 1,500 tickets.The Guild sent a cheque for $2,000 to the Breast Cancer Association of Montreal.A cheque for $500 and a book entitled \u2018Quilted Diamonds, Jane Austen, Jane Stickle & Friends\u2019 by Linda Franz, a LOCAL NEWS Canadian quilter, was given to Ann Moffat for the Westmount Public Library.Seniors compete in tournament Teams of 15 players from Place .Kensington and Manoir Westmount competed in a friendly tournament of the hybrid shuffleboard-curling game this spring.Members of both teams have developed prowess in the sport that demands skills of coordination, strategy, and good humour.The tournament ended in a 1-1 tie, resulting with demands for a rematch in September.A call for croquet players \u201cThe hot game of the hot season is about to start rolling at the Westmount Croquet Club,\u201d says club president Beryl COLLINS CLARKE MACGILLIVRAY FUNERAL HOME 5610 Sherbrooke St.W., Montreal 483-1870 WHITE Consultation * Surgery Laboratory HÔPITAL VÉTÉRINAIRE GENERAL M.B.Dr.Marcel Banon D.M.V.Dre.Sandra Chapman D.M.V.Dre.Regina Rendon D.M.V.Parker.The public is invited to learn more about the game that combines the precision shots of billiards, the strategy of chess and the accurate putting of golf, with lots of laughs and fun at * Special Diets * Behavior + Boarding an open house every Wednesday afternoon.The club shares the Community art centre \u2018Collective Visions\u2019, this year\u2019s annual fundraiser exhibition at the Visual Arts Centre raised over $11,000 in May.Once again this year, executive director Victoria LeBlanc had the walls painted red and installed over 130 works by local artists including Anne McCall, Sara Gersovitz, Gabrielle Pilot, Gail Eakin, Barbara Asgary, Shelley Freeman, Anthony Hobbs, Hannah Franklin, Mary Martha Guy, Barbara Dickstein, Bruce Roberts, Anne Fish, Sandra Goldie, Caroline Hart, Joanne Hewson Rees, Susan Lazar Hart, Susan Alain, Laurie Campbell and artist/patron Virginia McClure.Guests not only had the opportunity to purchase affordable art, but Westmount restaurateur Ron Moffat, owner of Java U, sponsored the cil ing of the hors d\u2019oevres and wine th: made the vernissage an exciting evening out.CAA settles in Westmount The Montreal branch of the Canadian Authors Association moved into the Westmount Room at the Westmount Public Library for their monthly meetings.Chair Harvey Grossman shared the history and mandate of the association that was initiated by Stephen Leacock in 1921 with a dozen authors, published and not, who attended the first Westmount 4 * Dentistry * Radiology FUNERAL DIRECTORS Page 12 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - Thursday, July 1, 2004 John B.Fraser - Manager | Pre-arranged funeral information available upon request 40203302 | OPEN 7 DAYS BY APPOINTMENT Tel: (514) 935-1888 3400 St.Antoine W.(corner Greene Ave.) greens at the Westmount Lawn gil Bowling Club.For g more information phone 485-6454.Lionel Groulx sup \u2026.+ ARTE Ih Yr TE and\u2019 tube ial \u201cWay MOK a, Camping and lodging available hw IJ 3 200 A Only 30 minutes south of Montreal * Highway 15 South, Exit 6.of Eligibility.Kells, Experience the Since we opened our doors in 1978 Kells has recognized that a one-size-fits-all approach to learning does not work.We realize that each student is unique and can be successful in an environment where diversity is celebrated.Students don't get lost in the shuffle.That's because from Kindergarten through High School we design an individualized academic program for every student, built around their needs and talents.Small classes, individualized instruction and a flexible approach to learning are what distinguishes Kells from other schools.We are proud to say it works.Kells Academy is privately funded and co-educational.Students do not require a Certificate SUMMER SCHOOL - REGISTRATION NOW IN PROGRESS CALL FOR INFORMATION ON EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS meeting in June.The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 6, at 7 p.m.lanitt Yoo from Indigo books will be speaking on \u2018How to Market your Book\u2019.For information call 481-2900.(continued on page 15) Difference GE re HC on ee\u201d Perm:t # 009-501/009-502 CREDIT COURSES Tel.: 6865 De Maisonneuve Blvd.West (Corner Park Row West) Montréal, Québec Canada H4B 1T1 (514) 485-8565 e-mail: kadmin@kells.ca * Website: www.kells.ca Fax: (514) 485-8505 y oa FURY SUSUR. m= Oooo wm Wa, TO, \u2014_ de, AI kt + WESTMOUNT WINGS BARBECUE COTE ST.LUC Noab Sidel he bottom of the last inning.two outs.bases loaded.up by a run.one out away from championship glory\u2014a situation most baseball players would kill to be in.Strike one, strike two, strike three.With that, pitcher Daniel Kost- Stephenson clinched the 2004 Bantam inter-community baseball championship for the Westmount Wings after a season of ups and downs, and most importantly, tasty hot dogs.The Wings, known as a fun group that had a good time both on and off the field, had a strange tradition for most of the 2004 season.They would gave a barbecue running throughout game, and the players and coaches would snack their way though each victory.\u201cIt was well organized, everyone brought food and the kids knew that if they had a good inning they could come back and have a hot dog,\u201d said co-coach Ryan Crelinston.But near the end of the season, after receiving complaints, Baseball Québec banned the infamous barbecue from the field, throwing the Wings for a loop.\u201cWe persevered without the barbecue and that was quite a feat.The kids were pretty upset about losing the barbecue, but they overcame it and started bringing doughnuts and other food,\u201d Crelinston said.\u201cBut it still just wasn\u2019t the same.\u201d Krispy Kremes in hand, Westmount went into the playoffs as one of the best teams, and went into the finals against the Cote St.Luc A's on a roll.With a lot of depth on the roster, co- coaches Crelinston and Rob Stroll were confident of a victory despite the losing the opening game of the best-of-three series.\u201cThe kids wanted to win.We lost last year in the finals, and for a lot of kids this was their last year in the league.They didn\u2019t want to lose two years in a row, they talked about not wanting to lose again,\u201d Crelinston said.\u201cThey knew we had played well against Côte St.Luc during the season and that we could beat them.\u201d After their 9-8 game one defeat, the Wings came out of game two with a 14- 9 romp and were ready for a big game three.It went down to the wire, with Kost-Stephenson having to strike out CSL'\u2019s last batter to clinch the title.\u201cThe team got together and stepped up.We had good pitching, and 1 think we had a deeper team than them.It showed in a three game series, and in the long run I think that paid off,\u201d Stroll said.The barbecue issue also played a special role for the Wings.Use the Examiner Bulletin Board! 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to recover from this year\u2019s Bloomsday\u2014an unofficial bash that does not appear on conventional calendars but over the years has approached St.Patrick's Day as the biggest celebration of Ireland in general and Irish literature in particular.But unlike St.Patrick\u2019s Day, which is the straightforward celebration of the man said to have driven the snakes from Ireland, a good many of the hundreds of thousands who raised a glass or two this month have only the slightest idea of what they were actually drinking to.For the uninitiated, Bloomsday is June 16\u2014the day on which is set what is most widely considered the greatest novel of the 20th century.James Joyce\u2019s \u2018Ulysses,\u2019 that complex literary labyrinth whose very name strikes terror in students and has driven even the most dedicated English professors to dive for cover, chronicles a day in the life of an average Dubliner as he goes about his business on June 16, 1904.A simple premise, of course, but in Joyce\u2019s hands it is transformed into a literary epic that has never ceased to amaze scholars for its ambition and scope\u2014 so much so that it is actually honoured with a global day of celebration to mark the fictional occasion.No other novel can boast of that.So in June it was 100 years since Leopold Bloom, a salesman of advertising space, crossed paths with Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's recycled hero of the autobiographical \u2018A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u2019, But why June 16?Anyone who has studied Joyce will tell you that everything in his body of work was set down deliberately, with definite purpose, so the choice of June 16.1904 must have some great hidden significance.Scholars pondered this puzzle for years, until it finally came out that when Joyce began writing \u2018Ulysses\u2019 a decade later, he set it on that day for a much simpler and more personal reason than anyone expected: it was the day on which he and his future wife had their first, shall we say.date.Those who have never read \u2018Ulysses\u2019 will be pleased to know that it retains the dubious distinction of being famous for not being read.Many have attempted it but were quickly discouraged by the multiple levels of meaning, abrupt changes in narrative style, obscure symbolism and that unconventional Joycean wordplay which would only become fully realized in his final work, the notoriously impenetrable \u2018Finnegans Wake\u2019.But you don\u2019t have to have read \u2018Ulysses\u2019 all the way through in order to fully appreciate what Joyce was able to achieve\u2014a modern-day Odyssey set in all the familiar streets, pubs and homes of his inescapable Dublin.Each chapter corresponds to an episode in Homer\u201ds original, each employing a different narrative method, tone and style.It was the ultimate literary undertaking up to that time, the ultimate portrayal of a city.The story behind \u2018Ulysses\u2019 is more of an epic than the plot itself.Its author was a fiercely passionate Irishmen living in self-imposed exile in Europe, struggling to support a family amidst crippling poverty, nasty domestic quarrels and literary rejection (his first book, \u2018Dubliners\u2019 had taken years to find a publisher and was burned at least once along the way).Worst of all, rapidly decreasing eyesight forced Joyce to abandon the project for long periods.When it was first published in Paris in 1922, it was an immediate suc- cess\u2014but breaking into the American market proved to be much more difficult.Authorities impounded the book on the grounds that it was obscene (all anyone had to do was glance at the very last page, which contains the climactic end of Molly Bloom's breathless, punctuation-free monologue), which of course drove up the demand and made Joyce notorious on two continents.How big is Bloomsday?A simple Google search with that one word comes back with more than 50,000 web sites.The City of Dublin, among many other official bodies, had been planning special festivities for this year\u2019s centennial, and there were hundreds of smaller celebrations around the world\u2014 many of which are still going on.Dead for more than 60 years, James Joyce has long since passed from public attention.His books remain in print, but it is highly unlikely that you will ever spot someone reading \u2018Ulysses\u2019 or \u2018Finnegans Wake\u2019 on the bus at rush hour.He is now known almost exclusively among the ever- diminishing ranks of English students and their professors- which makes the annual celebration of Bloomsday all the more curious.In a flashy, high-tech culture that venerates movie stars above actors and pop icons above musicians, it is heartening to know that a serious work of literature\u2014the extraordinary product of one man\u2019s effort and talent\u2014is not only remembered after more than 80 years but celebrated on a grand scale, mostly by people who would never have otherwise heard of the author or his work.Words and Music event promotes Westmount Public Library Noah Sidel he Friends of the Westmount Library got together on June 17 for a night of song and poetry at their annual Words and Music even held in the Gallery at Victoria Hall.With five diverse acts, friends of the Friends got to take in an entertaining show while learning a bit about the organization that brought them there.\u201cWe have young artists and singers perform and it\u2019s become quite a nice annual event,\u201d said co- organizer Joan Albu.\u201cI've been around since the beginning, and it\u2019s a nice a way of making the community aware of us and the library.There\u2019s no admission, and it\u2019s not a fundraiser.It\u2019s an event to let people know about Friends of the Library.Performer Catherine Kidd has been involved since the first Words and Music night four years ago.\u201cI move around and tell stories and have fun with funky wigs and stuff,\u201d she said.\u201cI'm touring a show this summer, but 1 made a point of being here at this event because I like it so much.\u201d With a summer tour stopping in Whitehorse, Yukon and Edinburgh, Scotland, Kidd felt the night at Westmount Library was a good way to get her busy season started.\u201cI just love this show.I've been doing it every year and 1 find that having the sense of continuity this gives helps bring peace.To have this every year brings some stability.\u201d In addition to performances by storyteller Mike Burns, musician Bryan Highbloom and the Orpheus Singers, Chantal Montreuil read Jean Cocteau poems to the audience as part of the show.\u201cl\u2019ve been a member of the Friends for a while, but this is my first time participating.I think it\u2019s very nice and it might help us to bring more people to the library, and at the same time promote both French and English poetry and music,\u201d Montreuil said.\u201cThis is a pleasant event thal helps bring awareness and attract people to the library,\u201d said Friends of the Library 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