The Westmount examiner, 25 août 2011, jeudi 25 août 2011

[" ~ | rer hotaht, IN SENIOR LIVING WESTMOUNT For more information re i .487-8282 VOLUME 77, NUMBER 31 - THURSDAY AUGUST 25™, 2011 - 11 fiBcopics@® - @bld® @ SRL bods qin a 11 -08- 2 M ME > MAKING ALL OF WESTMOUNT YOUR HOME SINCE 1935 CT 2-2 6 = EV \\e wyvw.westmountexaminer.com | Dumais oe U9 RE VAN) CRE à æ .e A .En +.[ Ç 2 1-866-637-5236 : ide S again | APE many signs?RIS fi d oa on en?ints 3 , ov ) ial MIR | lV.ae, im lB oo Four-year-old Lhassa Leni.waigibne of méiy children -enéffänted by thé;col@rs and selection at last weekend's sida Cs die #Kugust Madn 5! 28 Liguidaxion-£o™ organized b the Sherbrogke ria Me \u2018Asso see p te, , Photo: Carmen Marie Fabio some hag > JesocatibniCee vigeg.OSÉPHMONTANARO srt wing IY Extraordinary Properties with Extraordinary Lives\u201d i 2 - Thursday, August 25, 2011 - Westmount Examiner - www.westmountexaminer.com 7645 Cr.Du BEAU- Bors | Bois DE SARAGUAY $1,349,000 Prestigious 4-bedroom home on cul-de-sac in Domaine Forét Saraguay, backing onto the forest.Renovated kitchen with black rock counters.Immense master bedroom suite features walk-in and luxurious marble ensuite bathroom.Enjoy the sights and sounds of nature from your patio or heated salt-water pool! MLS 8539397 10 Rue ANDERSON $1,399,000 SALABERRY DE VALLEYFIELD Spectacular waterfront property combines historic charm with modern conveniences thanks to extensive updates.Close to the heart of downtown.Enjoy the breathtaking water views and sunsets from any of the balconies or from the 4-season solarium.Large private yard features a heated pool and boasts 165 feet of shoreline along Lac Saint-Frangois.MLS 8447660 LAND | SAINTE-ÂDÈLE $249, 000 Exceptional riverfront lot of 145,000 sa.ft.with 794 ft of shoreline on the stunning Riviére aux Mulets! Featuring large mature trees, southern exposure and a network of manicured trails that tour the property.The site is very unique, private and boasts a level landscape for easy construction! Very close proximity to Chanteclerc ski resort.MLS 8444447 PENELOPE VILAGOS Certified Real Estate Broker REMBLANT WESTMOUN Rec WR) I5 Rue Des Pins #109 $21 | 000 STE-MARGUERITE-DU-Lac-MASSON 3 bedroom condo bordering the Donacaster River steps away from Lake Masson and the marina, the village of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson and the renowned Bistro à Champlain (specializing in fine wines).Many large windows make this condo bright and airy.MLS 8427599 1438 Route 202 | HINCHINBROOKE $749,000 200 acre estate including luxurious residence, 2 barns, maple bush (2000, 50-75 years old).red pine plantation (25.000, 20 years old), wooded area with various types of trees and 50 acres of cropland.Situated approximately 60 km from Montreal and 7 km from the U.S.border.MLS 8447854 YN ® MEN & + LE mc PRES $1,295,000 Magnificent waterfront! This 70,139 square foot property offers over 300 feet of shoreline on navigable Lac Saint-François.Beautifully renovated interior, 2 solariums, swim SPA, panoramic views.Possible inter- generational use.Boat house with mechanical lift and electric garage door will allow you to safely store your boat.MLS 8571220 15 Rue Des Pins #106 -$208,000 STE-MARGUERITE-DU-LAC-MAssoN 2 bedroom condo located less than one hour from Montreal.Bordering the Doncaster River, steps away from Lake Masson and the marina, the village of Sainte-Margue- rite-du-Lac-Masson and from the renowned Bistro à Champlain.Enjoy the sounds of the river from your balcony! MLS 8427617 1310 Route 132 | SAINT-ANICET $1,350,000 Magnificent 200,000 square foot waterfront estate with over 300 feet of shoreline on Lake St-Frangois.Large 3 bedroom home with solarium and patio, one bedroom guest house, 3 bedroom cottage, detached garage.boat house and more.Exceptional gardens with cascading ponds.Entertainer\u2019s delight! MLS 8407204 state 20 RUE DUCKETT Les Cores $1,350,000 This former 1915 convent has been lovingly transformed into a magnificent Second Empire style mansion.Sumptuous materials, high ceilings, beautiful mouldings and frescoes.This residence features a private chapel, numerous fiving rooms and bedroom suites, marble bathrooms, grand library, music and game room, cloister and much more.MLS 8555427 297 28e AVENUE | SAINT-ANICET $495,000 Beautifully renovated waterfront property with a triple detached garage and a 3-season solarium.125 feet of shoreline located in a protected bay on Lac Saint-François.Dock, sandy bottom and navigable lake - ideal for sports enthusiasts and nature lovers.Close to Saint-Anicet Golf Club.MLS 8748796 108 CH, Du Vieux Mouun $1,358,000 Norre-DAME-DE-L'ILE-PERROT À full service home with a panoramic view of the Lake St-Louis.Everything is there to enjoy! Swimming pool, water fountain, pond and many flowers (the watering system is pumped from the lake).Offers private boat access.À solarium and a multi media room with bar and wine cellar complete this magnificient house.MLS 8482008 514.779.5122 pvilagos@sothebysrealty.ca penelopevilagos.com ad dh\" \"dD 4033728 WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM CHRISTINE JEYARAJAH The 21st annual RONA MS Bike Tour.à pledge-based fundraising event involving an expected 10,000 cvclists, is currently taking place across Canada, and once again.one of them is Patricia Dumais of Greene Avenue.\u201cThis will be my fifth RONA MS Bike Tour,\u201d Dumais said of her cycling event.which will take place this weekend.\u201cThe tour is a way for me to combine my love of cveling while helping a good cause.\u201d She added how her team, the Spirit Riders, is made up of members of Randonnée Aventure, the outdoors club she belongs to.\u201cIt's been a success for the past 21 vears.\u201d Dumais of the MS Bike Tour.Last year, the two Quebec events \u2014 the regional and Patricia Dumais training for this year\u2019s RONA MS Bike Tour Man down on Sherbrooke! Anyone passing the Globe 4141 office building at Sherbrooke Street and Mount Pleasant Avenue last weekend may have noticed something odd \u2014 part of the familiar sculpture \u201cCatching Up\u201d had been knocked over by vandals.The life-size statue of a businessman reading The Gazette has been standing at the building's entrance since 1985.Photo: Matthew Faigan ana Eau Keynote Lance Armstrong Buy muhc.ca/store : Info tourdetremblant.com/summit-sommet Back on her bike Patricia Dumais prepares for her fifth MS fundraiser provincial MS Bike Tours \u2014 raised a record total of more than $1.5 milhon.Organizers hope to surpass that objective for 2011.The Spirit Riders team also raised a record total of $33.000.The provincial MS Bike Tour has around 1.250 participants.who have the option of completing a one- or two-dav tour, said Dumais.Food and accommodations are provided on the two-day bike tours, while entertainment, road support crews and awards for fundraising are available.\u201cWe start in Buckingham.do: loop over to Thurso.and then ride to Gatineau\u201d said Dumais, who admits to never cveling m this area before, but looks forward to discovering some new cveling territory.\u201cOn day two, our 72-kilometre ride takes us over to Ottawa.Millions of satisfied clients since 1939 CARPETS & TILES a DE TE N West End * 514-365-1688 , Lach ; www.milliontapis.com * www.millioncarpets.com along the river and into the Ontario countryside.\u201d The cvelists then take a ferry at Masson back to Buckingham.Dumais raised $1749.69 last vear and is more than halfway to reaching this vear's goal of $2.01] Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive nervous system disease affecting the brain and spinal cord.The Bike Tour began in 1990 and is regarded as one of the most important events of the MS Society of Canada.The proceeds raised fund research to find a cure for people living with MS.Cvelists can sign up as an individual or as part of à team.To register for the RONA MS Bike Tour, visit www.nissociely.ca LETTRE NON EDR SMR CIBC Bike Challenge raises over $200,000 ili Lita BOUCICAUT There was plenty of cheering in the Montreal Children\u2019s Hospital parking lot on Friday, Aug.12, when the CIBC 401 Bike Challenge cyclists returned after a two-and-a-half day ride from Toronto to Montreal.Westmounter Dr.Gerald Wiviott and 25 other riders were greeted with applause, laughter and many loud noisemakers in what was a festive end to the seventh annual cye- ling event that raises money for Sarah\u2019s Ward at the hospital.Speeches were made by Sarah Cook, a survivor of childhood cancer and inspiration for the fund in her name, Roger Skira, fellow cyclist and father of a son who was treated on Sarah\u2019s Ward, Gene Picolli, founder of the bike challenge, and Jeff Shamie, Director General of Cedars Cancer Institute at the MUHC.More than $205,000 was raised by this year\u2019s bike ride alone.\u201cThis group just exceeded all expectations,\u201d said Shamie.\u201cAll the funds will benefit the children on 8D, here at the Children\u2019s, called Sarah\u2019s Ward.We're so proud of what WHO WESTMOUNTQUEBFC.COM Tamara Scullion Real Estate Broker 514.898.1220 Groupe Sutton Centre-Ouest Inc.1S9H66E Call 514 934-1934, 23622 Real Estate Agency Cedars Summit on Cancer Survivorship Friday, September 9, 2011 7:00-8:30 p.m.Centre Mont-Royal $50 tickets $500 VIP Package Write cedarslance@muhc.mcgill.ca they did today.\u201d At age 70, Dr.Wiviott was the oldest cyclist on the bike challenge this year.He was an inspiration for all the cyclists.Wiviott himself was inspired.\u201cIt was very gratifying to come back and to have a welcome the way we had today,\u201d he said.\u201cI knew why I was doing it, but to hear the speech from a father that has gone through it, its so much more meaningful.It\u2019s not a disease that only affects one person, it affects the whole family and Sarah's Ward is able to provide the comfort and the resources that make life for those families that much better.\u201d ST.PATRICK SQUARE 3971332 2 sizes available ! Regular & Small 3% Discover a unique apartment community where autonomous individuals 55 plus value our beautiful award winning gardens, 9-hole putting green, indoor swimming pool, sauna, gym, billiard room, library and many in-house activities that make apartment living among your peers more enjoyable.514-481-9609 6767 Cote St.Luc Road i 3920993 4 D'IHSTATUT DES CEDRES CONTRE LP CANCPPR THE CFDARS CANCER CS TTTITF \u20ac - TTOZ \u2018Ql 1sn8ny \u2018Aepsinyi - JOUIMEXZ JUNOUIISOM - LUOJ'JOUIWIEXIJUNOUIISOM MMM & - Thursday, August 25, 2011 - Westmount Examiner - www.westmountexaminer.com = OPINION Es Rogue cyclists are a serious menace M WAYNE LARSEN LARSENWOTRANSCONTINENTAL.CA Fave you ever stepped off the sidewalk, only to leap back as a bike sped past, missing you by inches?If you have, chances are the cyclist ignored you completely and kept going, or at best made a gesture that implied you were an idiot for daring to challenge them on their territory.Anyone who has yet to experience a gut- wrenching, heart-pounding close call at a local intersection or bike path might be led to believe that this is not an everyday occurrence \u2014 but it is, One of the things you'll never hear after one of these incidents is, \u201cOh, I'm terribly sorry.| didn\u2019t see you there.My bad.Please forgive me!\u201d No, it's always the other person's fault.Of course it goes without saying that the vast majority of cyclists arc decent, law-abiding people who don\u2019t think it\u2019s particularly cool to run red lights or buzz unsuspecting seniors stepping off sidewalks.But there are more than enough careless, reckless, stupid people out there to create a very real menace for both pedestrians and motorists.All vou have to do is park yourself at a corner where a bike path crosses a major intersection, sit back and watch the chaos.Chances are you will be startled by the number of morons who breeze straight through a red light with no regard for oncoming traffic \u2014 all as if this was standard.acceptable behaviour.What makes this situation all the more frustrating is that there is no shortage of valuable resources to help educate cyclists in basic safety rules.In this community alone there are the Westmount Citizens for Safe Cycling and the Westmount Walking and Cycling Association, both of which are dedicated to EXAMINER 245 Victoria, suite 210, Westmount (Qc) H3Z 2N2 Editorial & Sales - Tel: 514 484-5610 Fax: 514 484-6028 Administration » Tel: 54 685-4690 Fax: 54 685-3923 Classified ads: 1-866-637-5236 www.westmountexaminer.com Printed dmprimeries Transcontinental 2005 Inc.Transmag Division 1 Distribution : Distribution Transcontinental Media inc.Division Publi-Sac Montreel Published by: Transcontinental Media GP.\"CERTIRED DISTRIBUTION : 10 406 COPIES } 11000 PRINTED COPIES Publisher's Liability for error: The publisher shall not be lable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.The publisher's ability for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement fs strictly the promoting cycling as a healthy \u2014 and above all, safe \u2014 activity for all ages.Even the City of Westmount seems squarely behind the bicycle, having gone to considerable lengths last year to introduce the Bixi network to its streets, as well as keeping the de Maisonneuve bike path open through the winter as a means of encouraging year-round cycling.Westmount even leads the local pack in safety measures with its mandatory helmet bylaw \u2014 although that is admittedly very difficult to enforce on its portion of a major bike path that serves as a throughway between two Montreal boroughs where no such law exists.Posting Public Security officers at both the Claremont and Atwater borders is hardly a practical solution \u2014 after all, this is not Stalinist Russia \u2014 although any resultant ticket revenue might be used to further promote safer cycling, There are no easy solutions to the complex problem of dangerous cyclists any more than there are solutions to the problem of motorists who make life a living hell for cyclists in the urban environment.No matter how much information is put out there, not everyone will take notice.But we have to keep trving and \u2014 most importantly of all \u2014 never forget to look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk.A close call To the editor: When will cyclists learn that the rules of the road apply to them as well as to cars?This past Saturday, 1 was driving on Dorchester Boulevard, waiting to make a left- hand turn onto Ste.Catherine Street.The light turned green.and as | started to go, a cve- list going very fast went through the red light, forcing me to slam on my brakes.I honked at her, and in return received the finger.If 1 had started to increase my speed a couple of seconds earlier.the cvelist would have hit my car on the driver's side and suffered a serious injury.Also, she was not wearing a helmet.1 strongly believe that Public Security, along with the police, should get much tougher with these cyclists who appear to feel that stop signs and red lights are only for cars.How many more cyclists have to be injured \u2014 or even killed \u2014 before they get the message and act responsibly?Harvey Aisenthal, De Maisonneuve Boulevard Editorial served as a rallying cry for the community To the editor: Thank you for your thoughtful editorial, which 1 have taken as a rallying cry to save a unique and generational opportunity presented to Westmount.So hold me back.Never since the days of plagues on both your houses through to the modern day knuckle rap downgrade of the USA by S&P for not getting its political house in order have | seen a déja vu all over again such as the debacle now tearing our genteel Westmount fabric asunder.| refer of course to our $37-million community project, which has managed to polarize just about evervone from evervone.Calling it the arena project | suspect was the first error.in that it focused attention on the two hockey rinks thus alienating anyone who was not involved in the hockey scene, about 90 per cent of the population by my reckoning.My point is simply that having reached the point after many months of admittedly imperfect community involvement, consultation and process, shouldn't we try to remember who we are, gather up our dignity and stand full square behind our outstanding elected officials in turning the project into the best it can be?Because be under no illusions, that a continuation of the bickering risks killing the project either through internecine wrangling or through further delays, which will simply invite the various levels of governments to withdraw their funding pledges.What the Lord giveth, the Lord taketh.anytime, and especially in a downturn economy or during electoral posturing.And just before the naysavers start relishing that prospect.please remember WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM that the extra $200 per year saved in your taxes will in reality be illusionary, as the maintenance and upgrade costs for the old structures will come in at about the same amount as Westmount\u2019s capital contribution to the proposed project, with little to show for it.1 am not arguing for the pros or cons of the project.There are both, whoever vou may be.I am over 60, not into hockey, and would love two indoor Olympic pools, but for now I'll defer to some of the facilities for the slightly younger crowd.Instead, I'll use my energies to create some positive contribution to the community.Perhaps we could all get behind contributing positively to our community.Perhaps vou could support ne in my endeavours?lam referring to my passion of bringing science back to kids in a fun way.| know what a great need there is for this.As director of the Marianopolis Science Camp.| was told this repeatedly by hundreds of parents and kids.It's now time to bring science fun to Westmount! And the new community centre will provide an ideal venue for this project.And in case vou haven't vet noticed, we have alreadv begun: 1 brought McGill on board and during last season and they delivered a wonderful new series of science talks and activities to kids through the Redpath Continued on page 11 bb» SEND US YOUR LETTERS! The Examiner welcomes letters from readers on topics of local interest.While we only publish the writer's name and street, all letters must include the writer's name and address, as well as a daytime phone number for verification.Letters may be sent by mail to: Letters to the Editor, The Westmount Examiner, 245 Victoria Ave.suite 210, Westmount, QC.H3Z 2N2, by fax to 514-484-6028 or by email to larsenw@transcontinental.ca.We look forward to hearing from you! Cr pao rrr ra XP ee M\" LocAL NEWS Signs of the times Have we unknowingly become a nation of imbeciles?+ ROBERT N.Witkins 0 The cunent proliferation of assorted public and commercial signs is the subject of continuing polemics both here and abroad.Furthermore, while a Gazette article explained the issue admirably well (\u201cBillboards are \u2018visual pollution.\u201d Quebec group says,\u201d June 1), it also caused me to consider mv own thoughts and observations on the wide-ranging subject of signage.And as is occasionally the case, that process took me briefly overseas.Last autumn, while deep in a South Bank Underground Station near Lambeth in Central London, | came upon two side-by-side elevators designed to convey passengers to and from the train platform.One of the timeless \u2018lifts\u2019 was totally enclosed in a steel work cage such that it was not physically possible to approach and was, therefore, very obviously out of service.Nevertheless, a sign accompanied the job site and reminded customers that while the restoration was taking place, users should consider using the only other elevator! It struck me at the time that the notice was totally superfluous, and that we are increas ingly living is a very solicitous society.In that regard, upon my return to Montreal, my harmless study continued on this side of the Atlantic.As a logical follow-up to the London \u2018tube, | started my scrutiny in this citv's metro svstem.To be sure, it didn\u2019t take long for me to realize that this town\u2019s underground network also provides a wealth of informative signs, many of which are thoroughly redundant.Take.for example, a dreadfully tiny corner in the Sherbrooke metro station.About the size of a verv small bedroom, it was caged off from the rest of the station a number of vears ago.This rather moffensive move was quite naturally accompanied by the requisite tablet explaining that it had been done in order to assist visuallv-impaired people avoid a poiut- less junction.Interestingly, however.the somewhat supercilious notice was neither in Braille nor in English.Speaking of which.many English-speaking Montrealers are quite often unwittingly reminded of the necessity of their next ophthalmologist appointment by a quick glance at the emergency Information instruction signs m metro wagons.While most users, by wav of ilustration.would be quite capable of deciphering the French text, the considerably smaller version m the language of Shakespeare leaves a lot to be desired.In fact.the English script alwavs reminds me of the bottom line on that same eve doctor's evaluation chart.The simple fact is that.given their dnmnutive size.Pour une transaction en toute quiétude.LS Tranquilli-T REAM they would be of no use whatsoever in a truly urgent situation.But | digress.Some otherwise meaningless notices in our subway system are simply totally ignored.For instance, in the client seating section of the customer service area of the Berri metro station, a panel informs the reader that the accommodation is for the exclusive use of its patrons.Yet.on anv given day.there can be seen a plethora of vagrants sleeping totally undisturbed on them.Of course, useless signs are not exclusive to Montreal's transportation network.Some are even found tn our universities.In particular, at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) there are several overhead pictograms indicating that people in wheelchairs should not use the stairs in order to move from one level to another but rather employ the neighbouring ramps.Alternately, an adjacent representation instructs walkers not to use the ramps but rather the stairs.Have we unknowingly become a nation of imbeciles?SIGNS CAN BE MISLEADING AND DANGEROUS Much more critically, however.some road IN HOME (SION VEN DVN INE inhon (514) 318-2653\u201d omputing.ca 4033246 WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM signs in lus aoty, although far from unneces- sarv, are dangerously misleading.For example, the Cathedral Street eastbound entrance to the troubled Ville Marie Autoroute presents a singularly unique peril.Immediately upon entering the downtown tunnel, a couple of overhead green arrows suggests the presence of two lanes, vet on a steep descent, and on a sharp curve at that, the access passage rapidly reduces to one lane of traffic.Here, where there should definitely be at least a cautionary notice, there 1s nothing.On the other hand, and in another area, some traffic panels simply overwhelm the reader with elaborate information.Montreal's parking restriction road signs are notorious for this.And so on thal note, I end my observations Computer Courses * Introduction to Windows Private Tutoring U0 Atwater A at Ste-Catherine St.| www.atwaterlibrary.ca Cali 514-935-7344 (Nisa) | Tis Library and Computer Centre\u2019 Art Gallery and dealer specializing ARTI ° in lease to own.Joseph Drapell Charles Pachter Peter G.Ray www.arfil.ca * info@artt1.ca 514 439-1401 Cal for private appointement: 2160 de la Montagne.suite 201, ML H3G 213 3990337 Some things are too obvious for words \u2014 so a pictogram is necessary.on the subject and return home from that same Sherbrooke Street metro station mentioned carlier.Feeling somewhat fatigued, and while waiting for the train to arrive mn the station, | lean against one of the support bars placed on the platforny wall.At that juncture, Twas not m the least bit surprised to see that there was a nearby nohce suggesting that 1 was indeed using the device for the right purpose, - Robert N.Wilkins is a local historian and freelance writer.He can he reached at montreal_1900@hotmailcom and his website is located at www forgoodmeasure.tk Les Pavages Spinelli inc.Serving Westmount for over 17 years » Asphalt - Uni-Stone - Cement Work * General Work Free Estimates Carlo : 327-6462 #5 494-4981 \u201cSRAGBOS To Enjoy Hassle- .Free Real Estate Transactions G - 1102 \u2018eZ Isn8ny \u2018Aepsiny| - JDUJWEXZ JUNOUNSIM - LIODISUIWEXIIUNQUISIM MMM 6 - Thursday, August 25, 2011 - Westmount Examiner - www.westmountexaminer.com = a.FIDELITY! 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M3 LocAL NEWS WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM Courageous cancer survivour marches toward a cure @ ALISHA LUNDGREN-DRINKWATER Aberdeen Avenue resident Thérèse Attias will spend this weekend walking 60 kilometres alongside thousands of fellow supporters at the seventh annual Pharmaprix Weekend to End Women's Cancers \u2014 a two-day event that helps raise money for breast and gynecological research at the Jewish General Hospital.\u201cIt's like a whole family trving to work and fight for something,\u201d said Attias, a petite but radiant woman.\u201cThey are all fighting for family and friends.It's so empowering.When vou get to the end vou are exhausted.but people are cheering all over the streets and vou feel like a hero.We are walking for the same people and that unites us.\u201d Now 68, Attias was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35 while raising young children with her husband.Jacob Attias, a successful real estate developer.In the past five vears, her cancer returned three times but throughout treatment she remained hopeful and determined to find a cure.Attias\u2019s cancer is now in remission.and she credits her survival to the positive attitude she mamtained by painting and volunteering, \u201cI'm a survivour,\u201d Attias said with a tear in her eve.\u201c1 know a lot of people who lost their battle and some that are still going through it.Its very important that women with cancer understand that their sickness shouldn\u2019t hold them back.You have to keep on believing that vou are strong.You're the one who is going to beat the sickness, not the sickness that is going to beat vou.\u201d Attias and those who accompany her raise at least 52.000 each walk.This vear she will be Thérése Attias supported bv her daughter, Iris Attias, as well as her close friend Elaine Dubrowsky.Attias plans on participating in as many walks as she can in the vears to come and is grateful for each dav she is alive.According to Kim Gradek, à communications coordinator for the event, the walk has raised more than $40 million over the past five years.These donations have allowed the hospital to equip two state-of-the art laboratories in the Segal Cancer Centre and the Cell Imaging Facilitv.They have also funded innovative molecular and genetic studies, research by internationally renowned scientists, and the latest technology for operating, For more information about the Pharmaprix Weekend to End Women's Cancers or to get involved, cal! 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Natacha Lauzon was outside boutique Lolë, offering free \u201c\u2019hooping\u201d lessons.Photo: Carmen Marie Fabio which specializes m women's sporting apparel, only opened for business two months ago.\u201cWhat's good about the sale is a lot of people are getting to see our store and know our store,\u201d said manger Cynthia Boriassi.Neighbouring boutique Quelque Chose only recently moved to the area from Notre Dame de Grace and co-owner Annie {just Annie) declared the sale \u201cfabulous, just fabulous.\u201d not just for the sales but for getting to know her fellow vendors and new customers.Shopper Ellie Jacobs, who was eyeing zebra-patterned picture frames, felt the sale wus good for both the neighbourhood and the economy.\u201cThe weather is perfect and it brings a lot of people to the area.\u201d she said.Even with Sundav's deluge.the \u201cexperiment\u201d was pronounced successful with credit going to the organizers.\u201cWe're lucky that we have the Merchant's Association.\u201d said Pickrell.\u201cThe people that are volved with it are really good.\u201d NCJ EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Margaret A.Jacobs 4920 de Maisonneuve Blvd.W., Suite 10, Westmount Qc H3Z 1N1 Tel (514) 484-3548 Res (514) 481-4452 Fax (514) 484-6000 e-mail: mags@ncj.ca 4031985 xx Thomas More Institute A 3405 Atwater Avenue | Montreal, QC | H3H 1Y2 + Tel: 514.935.9585 | Fax: 514.935.3982 Yoon: ome www.thomasmore.qc.ca | info@thomasmore.qc.ca Offering adults the opportunity to read and discuss questions in Liberal arts Ancient Rome Through Opera Depicting Virtue: Literature as Philosophy The Rest is Noise: Listening fo the 20\" Century .©.e L\u2019attention au monde: Le regard de Bernard Émond ° e Gertrude and Alice: The Fiction of Autobiography ° Herodotus and Thucydides: The Classic Greek Historians # Saturday Afternoon at the Opera Nordic Noir: Scandinavian Sleuths in Mystery Writing ° .\u201d Which Way, America?The Global Impact of Recent Trends Some of our Fall 2011 courses The Crusades and Their Legacy Democracy in Danger?Exploring Lonergan\u2019s Insight Faith and Reason Théâtre Montréal Theatre Who Was William Shakespeare?Workshop on Writing Skills Fall session begins September 19 | Bachelor of Arts degree offered @ ® Open House and Diseovery Café * © ) - Friday, Sept.9 (6 to 8 pm) | Saturday, Sept.10 (10 am to 4 pm PLAY IT AGAIN SP SRTS [J Skates oo [J Helmet + cad se A [J Shouler pads.D) Elbow pads LJ Gloves [] Hockey pants D Tape L] Girdle [J Stockings [J Sticks 2100 Blvd Décarie, Mtl (Just below Sherbrooke) (514) 484-5150 E-mail: pias@sympatico.ca 6 - T10Z \u2018SZ ISn3ny \u2018Aëpsiny] - 1UIWEXZ JUNOWISIM - WOIJ3UIWIBXIIUNOWISIM MMM 8 10 - Thursday, August 25 .2011 - Westmount Examiner - www.westmountexaminer.com get Pedneault Cr Les petits tera, des Pauvres e Garn« The in Oka around at all times accompany them.pait of hfe\u201d Let's channe orld \u201cThis year, we are renewing the fundraiser after a 10-year break, he said course will be between our headquarters at Garnier Avenue and our country house in Oka.\u201d The cost to participate?$100 per cyclist Many people In your neighbourhood do great things that, in their way, change the world for the better every day.These local heroes are often in the background and don't always get the credit they deserve for their outstanding generosity, and we decided to shine a light on these everyday people Discover them in our pages every week throughout the years.Make an appointment with a local hero - on our pages - HELPING HAS NO AGE Many charities are working in the shadows of the spotlight.Such is the case He has been a compañion for with the International Federation of the little brothers of the Poor (IFLB), an organization that makes sure seniors can get out and do activities without being alone.Laurier Pedneault, 51, has spent half his life working for IFLB.These days, he organizes the number of activities that take place each week.\u201cMy role 1s 10 coordinate all transportation, hospitality and entertainment when we plan an activity,\u201d said the man who first graced IFL8 as a student.He organizes all the activities at the Garnier street headquarters in Montreal and the surnmer horne \u201cThe people who IFLB help don't usually have a farnily or have one that is absent,\u201d Pedneault said.\"We act as their family.We are with them until the end.It's important that somebody who 1s in their older years have somebody who 1s significant to them \u201cAlot of the time, we work with seniors who don't have children or those who had children who passed away before them.\u201d tven with its specific name, the organization will help all sorts of people who are alone, no matter their socio-econornic status \u201cRight now, we speok of emotional poverty, even if 9 person has money and no material want,\u201d said Pedneault.\u201cTo prevent conflicts of interest, everything Is offered free; 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By 2013 I can see a full fledged Science Camp in Westmount, hosted in the new community spaces.Perhaps in 2012 we'll see the start of this with the inauguration of the Science Den for the day campers of Westmount.How exciting would that be?So please, please.please.Stop the wrangling, support the imperfect solution and support any positive initiative vou may consider within the constraints of the existing project, Nigel Penney, Prud\u2019homme Avenue Misinformation is in the eye of the beholder To the editor: Last week's editorial \u201cNothing Tony about Misinformation\u201d (Aug 18/11) dealt with the apparent lack of respect accorded Westmount by mainstream media in their coverage of the arena project.Since some S20 million of other Canadian\u2019s tax monet will be spent on the project.it is not unreasonable that it be scrutinized by those footing the bill.The fact that neither the coverage nor the comments were sufficiently deferential is something that Westmount will have to get used to, especially if they want the money.As for lamenting \u201cthe spirit of hostilit™ noted by the mavor.perhaps he himself could start by no longer characterizing anvone who gues- tions or disagrees with council as four or five malcontents and navsavers.particularly as he is well aware of the enormous number of Rah Muslim Montrealers came together last Friday at the Masonic Temple to raise funds for drought-stricken Somalia.Photo: Mohamed Harfoush Canada's Youth Division.\"Islam is a human religion.It fights for social justice for human beings regardless of religion or ethnic background.\u201d residents who have expressed reservations about the arena project.The editorial lectured those outside the pedigreed journalist's circle (bloggers) for their lack of standards and professional training, because of \u201cthe danger that their words will be accepted as the truth by unsuspecting readers.\u201d Yes, those childlike readers, who must be protected by having their news delivered only bv council-friendly journalists, journalists who, unlike bloggers.only write the truth, not opinion.and certainly never anvthing to support a politician.Misinformation lies in the eve of the beholder and takes many forms.Surprisingly.an editorial which is ostensibly about misinformation and targets some vague, never-specified \u201cfalse information bouncing around Westmount\u201d does not address the svsteme mis- Information process used to sell the project to residents.For those who need reminding, the following are a few examples: * The undocumented claim that a second full-sized rink was needed; * The flawed needs assessment, which relied on extrapolation from another demo- graphie cohort, a community of 60,000 to jus- tifv building a second rink because of an imaginary dramatic increase in births.Oddlv enough, what the tables do show, is that for each of the periods 2006 - 2016, 2021, 2026 and 2031.the 20-24 age group will actually decline bv a whopping 50 percent and the 15-19 group bv 13 percent (2016) and 8 percent (2021), before stabilizing in 2026 at the level of 2006: * The claim bv the city, in its polling material, that the \u201cinfrastructure grant is very specific: two rinks and an outdoor pool.\u201d In fact, while governments do not grant money for an infrastructure project with no plan, the entente between the citv and the government makes clear that the plans can be changed as long as the granting agency is informed; * The claim, in the polling material, that the grants would shortly expire, which left the impression that if the option of two rinks and a Malas, a 27-vear-old Canadian of Lebanese origin, said the famine in Somalia motivated the three associations to work together for the first time.She added that Somali women in WWW.WESTMOUNTEXAMINER.COM Montreal donated and prepared the food for Iftar.\u201cTwo hundred and thirty people are attending,\u201d said Hassan Abdulahi, à 25-vear- old spokesman for the event.\u2019l'his is the max- mum capacity of the hall.All tickets are sold out.We are thinking of organizing a second fundraiser, maybe after Ramadan.\u201d Abdulahi added that $3,000 was raised through ticket sales alone, with each ticket selling for $10 in advance or $15 at the door.Malas and Abdulali said the Canadian government pledged that i would match every dollar they raised, and this money would be eventually funneled to the Somali people by the Canadian charity: Human Concern International.which has posted an urgent appeal for Somali drought relief on its website.\u201cI think it achieved its goal\u201d said Omar khan, à 25-vear-old volunteer who studies computer engineering al Concordia.\u201cIn Ramadan, we fast and we realize what being hungry means.\u201d pool were not accepted the grants would be lost; 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