Montreal West Viewspaper September 2017, Vol. 45, No. 6

INDEXCommunity Centre .............. 17-19CRA ............................................ 6IODE ........................................ 12Guides .......................................... 11Horticultural Society ...................... 4Kosher corner .......................... 15Libraries .................................. 7, 16News from the pews.................... 14Réunion du Conseil .................. 22Rotary ........................................ 5Schools ...................................... 8Scouts ...................................... 10Town Council Report .................... 20

by Maurice KrystalIstvan Cyr-Goralsky was born to be an

athlete and a physical fitness trainer; it’s inhis genes. His great grandfather was aswimming champion in Hungary and hisgrandmother was an expert ping-pongplayer who taught him how to play thegame when he was a youngster. His fatherexcelled in many sports and his motherworked briefly as a physical fitness instruc-tor. Istvan has always been interested insports, especially winter sports such as ski-ing, snowboarding and hockey which heplayed while a student at Westmount HSand Dawson College. A few years ago, hecoached at Dawson College for the men’shockey team and enjoyed instructing vari-ous physical fitness programs. In University, he took a number of busi-

ness classes and knew that he was destined

to own his own business rather than be anemployee. He attributes the motivation forthis to his father who runs his own construc-tion enterprise. So not surprisingly, whenIstvan obtained his B.Sc. from Concordia inleisure sciences this past year, he decided tostart his own fitness centre.A fellow hockey player introduced him

to CrossFit five years earlier. The philoso-phy behind this trademark program is theuse of functional fitness, where you worktowards goals with free weights and bodyweight. The method uses constantly varied,high intensity functional movement. It is acore strength and conditioning program de-signed to improve one’s cardiovascular andrespiratory endurance, stamina, strength,flexibility, power, speed, coordination,agility and balance.

Istvan Cyr-Goralsky:Crossfit 909

6th annual RBC MW Charity Golf TournamentRBCMW Charity Golf Tournament will be held Thursday afternoon, September 14 at the Caughnawaga Golf Course.

All levels of players are welcome for a fun afternoon with friends and neighbours as we raise funds for several local char-itable organizations. For information, please contact Sam McCoubrey at smccoubrey@genfoot.com or John Drummondat drdrummond@montrealwestdentistry.com.

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Photo: Maurice Krystal

Photo: Alex Brzezinski

Canada Day 2017: Members of the BBQ pit spearheaded the for the last 10 years by Joan Foster

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To help flood victims acrossQuebec, Action Sport PhysioMontreal West collaboratedwith RBC and organized twosuccessful fundraising eventsthis summer. A BBQ fundraising event

was held in the clinic parkinglot on Wednesday, June 7. Therewas also a spin-a-thonfundraiser that was held at theclinic on Friday, June 16. Together both events raised

$1100 and all the funds weredonated to the Canadian RedCross Flood Relief to help fam-ilies in need! Pictured, at right, are An-

drew Pereira, ClaudiaCalzetta, Pauline Ringue whoparticipated in the spin-a-thonfundraiser.

Together, we can make a difference

On August 19, CDN/NDGborough Mayor Russell Cope-man hosted an official plaqueunveiling and renaming of abaseball field in honour ofMoWester Lionel Geller inrecognition of 37 years of vol-unteer service to the NDGMinor Baseball program.In 1976, Lionel started coach-

ing with the T-Ball Division atTerrebonne Park before theamalgamation of the variousparks into the NDG MinorBaseball League in 1990. In themid-1980s he started the noviceprogram, baseball for 4- and 5-year-olds, along with NDGcommunity legends Bill Hurstand Leo O’Brien. He was theDirector of the program in 2012. Lionel has performed every

job in the league, most notablyas the league’s Equipment Man-ager and Chief Executive Con-sultant. He was President of theLeague four times (1989, 2000,2001 and 2005).In addition, Lionel has won

numerous NDG baseball andCDN/NDG Borough awards:(1997) William Hurst Volunteerof the year, (2000) Sports Ad-ministrator of the Year, (2002)Sports and Recreation Wall ofHonor for Service, (2006) Bor-ough Recognition for 30 years’Service, (2007) NDG Baseballcreates highest Volunteer Award:

Loyola Field renamed LIONEL GELLER FIELD

Lionel Geller Award of Excel-lence, (2017) Lionel’s No. 9 isretired by NDG Baseball.In 1980, Lionel founded a

skating program for intellectu-ally challenged children alongwith his wife Doreen and Moeand Barbara Yoffe.From 1979-1990, he coach-

ed NDG minor hockey and wason the Board of Directors forNDG Minor Hockey (1984-1990). In 1997, he foundedDawson’s Women’s Hockeyprogram and was the GeneralManager (1997-2007).He has tutored and still tu-

tors Dawson Women’s Hockey

players on his own time. as wellas people who have specialneeds. Has done other charita-ble activities, private in nature,for many members of the com-munity and beyond.“In the opinion of The Exec-

utive of NDG Minor Baseball,we wholeheartedly believethere is no better person forwhom an honour of this magni-tude can bestowed. Please jointhe NDG Minor Baseball fam-ily in honouring Lionel Gellerin the renaming of Loyola-2(Fielding & Coronation) to “Li-onel Geller Field.” Well deserved, Lionel!

Doreen and Lionel Geller

Spin-A-Thon at Action Sports: Andrew Pereira, Claudia Calzetta, Pauline Ringue

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ItÊs a party!More than 30 residents at-

tended the 8th annual BallantyneAve. N 200 block party on June 3. The main organizer was An-

drea Staudinger. There werehamburgers, brochettes andsausages on the grill, severalsalads and home baked desserts.Even-numbered addressesbrought desserts, while odd-numbered addresses suppliedsalads and other foods. Assortedbeverages were also in abun-dance. Ph

oto: Harold Rosenberg

I n f o rme r l y y o u r s

ItÊs a girl!Sue and Ron Smith, long-time residents of Ballantyne North, are pleased to welcome Delfine Smith to their growing family. Delfine’s

parents are Madeleine Sharp, Neurologist - Specialist in Movement Disorders at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill Universityand Ben Smith, Respirologist, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre. Fran Gahan is very long time resident andfriend of the Smiths; there are 96 years between Fran and Delfine!

ItÊs wedding bells!

Peggy and Jay Gar-land, long time residents ofNelson, welcomed GeorgeBlott into their family inJune at the wedding of theirdaughter Rhianna. Rhi-anna, as well as her sistersLeigh and Tara, were bornin New Zealand, but Mon-treal West is home andSunday dinner is a wonder-ful tradition – place settingnow for George!

West End QuiltersFall is approaching and our

thoughts turn to snugglingunder warm quilts. The WestEnd Quilters Guild begins its30th season Tuesday, September5 at 7:30 pm at the MW UnitedChurch. The guild was startedby Diane Shink in 1987. We meet the first and third

Tuesdays of the month to shareour passion for quilting. Every-one is hard at work stitchingcolourful quilts for our nextshow May 4 and 5. We welcome new members.

For information, please callMary at 486-8979 or emailmarysdogbob@gmail.com.

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I n memo r i am

On June 6, a plaque in memory of ChiefGeorge Booth was installed on the formerMoWest fire station. Chief Booth died inthe performance of his duties.Fire Chief Booth lived at 116 Westmin-

ster, just two doors up from the fire hall. Onthe afternoon of October 10 1975, he andhis wife had a steak dinner at Ye Olde Pubon St. Jacques, having stated to one of hismen, “It should be a quiet evening and allthe police are in tonight”.Early in the morning of Saturday, Octo-

ber 11, an electric heater sparked an uphol-stery fire at the rear of 15 Ballantyne South.Fire Chief Booth and his brother arrived inthe pumper and led volunteers, police andcitizens in their duties. A young resident ofthe house emerged to inform those present,that his sister, Donna Moore, was in her

room upstairs. Chief Booth was climbingthe stairs to review the progress of a searchand rescue for the young girl, when he suf-fered a seizure on the staircase. He wastransported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospitaland was pronounced dead. The young girlalso succumbed to the smoke.

Plaque unveiled in memory of

Chief George Booth August 29, 1929 - October 11, 1975

6th Annual MoWest Terry Fox RunTaking strides to find a cure

Arrangements from the garden

After the summer hiatus the Horticul-tural Society will be hosting floral designerOrysia Krywiak on September 25. Part owner of Fig Fleurs in Pointe

Claire, Orysia has over 20 years’ experiencein the floral design business. With a lifelongpassion for gardening and foraging, her sig-nature style is spectacular organic arrange-ments with bold and unexpected colourcombinations that change with the seasons. Orysia will demonstrate that anybody

can create something special from what isat hand in the home garden – specificallywhat is available in September.

Join us!Club meetings, held on the third Monday

of the month, are relaxed and friendly, andnon-members are most welcome. Events tolook forward to in the 2017/2018 season in-clude a well-know local landscape architect,as well as a visual tour of the gardens of theofficial residences of the National CapitalCommission. Membership at $20 is for thecalendar year, but single admission for non-members is only $5.The garden flower arrangement demon-

stration is on Monday, September 25, 7:30pm at the Town Hall.

After a successful Terry Fox Run last September in Strathearn Park, raising the bar toover $11,000, it’s that time again to lace up your running shoes and come out on Sunday,September 17 to support a great cause to continue Terry’s dream to find a cure for cancer.Since Terry’s Marathon of Hope in 1980, the Terry Fox Foundation has raised over $650million for cancer research.The Terry Fox Run is a family-friendly, non competitive event. You can register, in ad-

vance, at terryfox.org/Run/Quebec_.html or complete a very brief entry form on site. Asthere is no entry fee, if you have not collected pledges, simply make a donation. The eventwill take place from 11:30-15:00. You can run, bike or walk any distance of the 2.5 kmloop around the park and surrounding area. So, come one, come all and run in the TerryFox Run! For more information, email tfmowest@hotmail.com.

from The Pennefathers

Artists’ Showcase Fall 2017

MoWest amateur and professional artistsare invited to display their art at the TownHall. The theme for the autumn exhibit willbe Canada’s Past, Present and Future. Thisis the final showcase that is part of theCanadian themes to celebrate Canada’s150th anniversary of Confederation. We’llstart hanging the autumn show in Septem-ber. Application deadline: September 15. Please keep in mind all works on paper,

fabric or canvas must be ready for hangingand three-dimensional pieces, such as jew-elry and pottery, must fit in the front hallcabinet. To find out more about the Artists’

Showcase, or to get an application form, goto the MoWest website under “culture” orpick up a form at the Community Centre.For more details, you may contact MarianScully, Recreation and Cultural Services,484-1610.

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PDec opens a Mathematics Tutoring Centre!

The Informer recently heard that PDec(Personalized Design Educational Consult-ants, 67 Westminster N.), is altering its focusto concentrate on mathematics and scienceeducation due to overwhelming demand. So if one of your children is having diffi-

culty in either or both of these areas, callElaine Wisenthal Milech to make an ap-pointment to see what they can offer for ele-mentary, high school or CEGEP students.Their highly experienced tutors have exten-sive knowledge of the Quebec program andcan find the gaps and areas of difficulties thatare impeding a student’s progress and achievesuccess. Please see the flyer in this issue.

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Quebec MNAand Minister of Im-migration, Kath-leen Weil, was ourguest speaker this

past May. Kathleen’s first orderof business was to pin distin-guished Rotarian, MaheshSharma, with his Rotary Foun-dation pin. Kathleen said MoW-est is a strong, vibrant and warmcommunity. The last time she talked to us

was right in the thick of the Syr-ian crisis. There was a great out-pouring of support. The target of7000 refugees was met over a14-month period. The Trudeaugovernment was a big help. Que-bec was the first to say we needto do more for the Syrians. TheMinister of Security worked hardwith the Ministry of Immigrationand there are many more tocome, but it has to be done in anorganized way. The High Com-missioner of the U.N. thankedKathleen personally. The US,Canada, Germany and Quebechave taken the most refugees percapita. We should be proud ofour civil servants and the jobthey have done. The Quebec government tar-

gets between 7000-8000 immi-grants per year and there are twostreams, the first being thosewho are sponsored by individu-als or organizations and the sec-ond those who are sponsored bythe state. Montreal receives themost refugees. Kathleen said that

Ro t a r y

UNHCR (United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees) islooking for more refugee spon-sors.Since January, we have had

3700 asylum seekers and 60% ofthose were declared legitimate;the others have to leave the coun-try. Next she talked about lan-guage training and said there wasno wait time to start lessons andthe refugees are excited to getstarted. Emploi Quebec has aprogram that pays 50% of the

salary for the first year and statedthat many business owners beganas immigrants. The commitment towards im-

migrants and their integrationinto Quebec and Canadian soci-ety has to be at all levels of gov-ernment. Integration stats showthat 40% of permanent workersstart out in temporary jobs. Manyof the people who come herewant to stay and become attachedto their new communities. Weneed programs that get the

Kathleen WeilQuebec Minister of Immigration

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worker into the job market assoon as possible because wastingsomeone’s talent for 3-4 years isunacceptable. We need the com-munity to open up to diversity.The Quebec government is start-ing a new program called “Weare Quebec” and as the Premiersays we are all immigrants theonly difference is where we arefrom and when we came here.The Minister stated that the im-migration system works well.

Lobsterfest 2017Saturday, June 3 was our an-

nual lobster party held at the Le-gion rink. We had in the vicinityof 400 guests along with manylocal Rotarians, numerous vol-unteers and several dignitariesincluding Mayor Beny Masselaand MNA Kathleen Weil. Thelobsters were delicious and veryfresh coming in from the Mar-itimes the day before. There wasa good selection of complemen-tary dishes and desserts alongwith a cash bar. We had a silentauction and an open auction aspart of the fundraiser. By 9:30pm everything was cleaned upand you wouldn’t have knownanything had just taken place.We’d like to thank all who par-ticipated in our event and helpedmake it a tremendous success.For information, please con-

tact Doug Yeats at doug@west-endpiano.com.

from Doug Yeats

Mahesh Sharma and Kathleen Weil at Lobsterfest 2017

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plete tryout schedule will beposted on the MWH Hockeywebsite at mwhhockey.ca by Sep-tember 11.The practice schedule is based

on the game and tournamentschedule and will be made avail-able as soon as the game scheduleis released by the EHL. Checkour website at mwhhockey.ca forany updates.Cost: $495

Future Stars hockey 2011-2012-2013

Teaches children content,methods and a framework thatwill help them learn the basictechnical and tactical skills of icehockey. FUN and non-competi-tive. Children do not need toknow how to skate. Cost: $415Ages: Children born in 2011-

2012-2013Days: Thursday, 5:30-6:30 and Sunday,

4:30-5:30Season: October 12-March 1

Skating lessonsThese classes are for first-time skaters

as well as more the more advanced skaters.Classes have a low ratio instructor toskaters and teach skating skills through cir-cuits and fun games.Cost: $250 (R) $270 (NR)Wednesday session starts October 11Sunday session starts October 15When: Wednesdays, 5-6 pm or Sun-

days, 3:30-4:30

Figure skating Cost: $230 (R) $250 (NR)Age: 7+Session: October 6-March 18Beginner: Friday, 4-4:55Advanced: Friday, 4:55-5:50

Gymtastic!We will have fun equipment circuits and

progressive gymnastics lessons from ourbeginners to the more advanced pre-schooler. Children must be out of diapers toparticipate.Fall session starts October 5Age: 3½ to 5 years, 5:45-6:30Age: 6 and 10, 6:30-7:30 Cost: $125 (R) $145 (NR)

Indoor soccerThis is a 10-week indoor soccer program

for girls and boys with Greg MacGregorand Alison Piela. The focus of these classesis to improve skills and technique. Class

773-724618 Westminster N., Suite 110

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Welcome back!Registration is open for our

many sports programs such as in-door soccer, Future Stars hockey,figure skating, Gymtastic, judo,sportball and skating lessons! Ifyou have any questions, pleasefeel free to contact Samantha at485-8598, Monday-Friday from 9-12 or email the CRA office at in-focra@mtlwestcra.ca.

Soccer updateThe fall session of soccer starts

September 9. Welcome back Gregand Alison as well as all thecoaches, players and parents. Thecomplete schedule is posted on theCRA website at mwcrasports.ca. Areminder: soccer uniform returndate is Friday, September 27 and28, 5-7 pm. We kindly request thatyou wash the uniforms prior to re-turning them. Anyone who doesnot return the uniform by his date will losehis deposit.

Some important dates• September 9 – Fall soccer begins• September 23 – Pick-up hockey, pleasecheck the mwhhockey.ca for the com-plete schedule

• September 23 – Soccer playoffs• September 23 – Last day of Micro soc-cer and Little Strikers soccer

• September 24 – U8+ Soccer finals• September 24 – Hockey tryouts begin• September 27 and 28 – Soccer andbaseball uniform return Registration is open for the following pro-

grams at mwcrasports.ca. Please note we arenow using Amilia for all our registrations.

Hockey 2010 + Single letter hockey is for MoWest resi-

dents only. Double letter hockey: pleasevisit: wllmaroons.com. All players must beregistered with their local hockey associa-tions before trying out for double letters.Knights’ website for all schedules, teams

and additional information: mwhhockey.ca.Single letter hockey registration for the

2017-2018 CLOSES August 31 forEVERYONE. No exceptions can be madeas the final registrations have to be submit-ted to hockey Quebec by September 1.• September 23: pick up hockey forNV,AT, PW, BT, MG. Please checkmwhhockey.ca for the complete sched-ule as of September 11.

• September 24: tryouts begin. The com-

U10 girls

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sizes are kept small to ensure each playerreceives individual attention.Fall session starts October 2Location: Royal West gym Cost: $125 (R) $145 (NR)Ages: 5 and 6 years old (co-ed)Ages:U8 to U13 boys and girls (sepa-

rate)Please check the website for dates and

times.

WomenÊs indoor soccer This 10-week program provides women

19+ the opportunity to learn and play recre-ational soccer. Coach Greg Macgregor willguide you through the rules as well as teachbasic to more advanced skills.Fall session starts week of October 2Location: Royal West gym Cost: $145 (R) $ 165 (NR)

JudoThe practice of judo techniques helps

people develop basic and fundamentalphysical fitness in a number of ways, such

as the development of strength, flexibility,agility, speed, dynamic and static balance,power and endurance. Cost: $180 (R) $200 ( NR)Ages: 5-12Levels: Beginner white and yellow belt/

Advanced Yellow and OrangeDay: WednesdaysSession: October 4-March 28Location: Elizabeth Ballantyne School

Sportball multisport Sportball Drop Off programs help kids

ages 3 and up develop independence andbuild confidence by attending classes “allby themselves.” Coaches engage youngerchildren with creative storylines and specialthemes and connect with older kids as lead-ers and mentors. Kids will be participatingin eight popular sports – hockey, soccer,football, baseball, basketball, volleyball,golf and tennis. Tuesdays • Session 1: 3½-5 years old, 5:30-6:30• Session 2: 6-8 years old, 6:30-7:30• Cost: $205 for 10 weeks

New

Jocelyne DorionPsychologue clinicienne Clinical Psychologist

Pour un rendez-vous For an appointment

Tél : 514 663-6457jo.dorion@videotron.ca

101 av Ballantyne S. Montréal-Ouest, H4X 2B4

News from the library“We may not be big, but we’re small” –

Stuart McLean 1948-2017Coming this fall the library will be host-

ing a series of events called MoWest Reads,Mo West Talks and MoWest Writes. Theevents will take place in the early eveningor after dinner. Stay tuned for the time anddates by following our Facebook page orsubscribe to our newsletter. We will be kicking-off our MoWest

Reads series on September 27 with anevening honouring one of our more famousresidents.

Did you know that Stuart McLean grew up in here? Stuart McLean attended Elizabeth Bal-

lantyne, Lower Canada College and SirGeorge Williams University. He was a pro-lific writer, story-teller and radiobroadcaster.“We may not be

big, but we’resmall” is a quotefrom one of Stu-art’s stories aboutDave’s recordstore. This is awonderful bylinethat we think ap-plies to our ownpublic library.Stuart McLean was known to visit our

Town on a regular basis, especially aroundChristmas when he was in Montreal tapinghis annual Christmas show.Here at the library we will be honouring

the life and work of Stuart McLean and ded-icating a room in the library to him. Theevent will take September 27 at 5 pm. Pleasejoin us as we read from some of his belovedstories and enjoy some delicious home-made treats prepared by our members.

Stuart McLean DedicationSeptember 27, 5 pm

All welcome

from Deborah Marcogliese

New extended hours! Saturday: noon-4 pm

Monday-Thursday: 10 am-4 pm and 7-9 pm

(no lunch time closures!)

Adu l t L i b r a r y

photo: Scott Blackburn

CRA Mudhens 2017

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Éco l e d e s Am i s - d u -Monde

Déjà la rentrée scolaire!Nous allons sous peu

amorcer une autre mer-veilleuse année scolaire.Fidèle à ses habitudesnotre équipe-école a déjàprévu des orientations de

travail pour cette année scolaire. Tout d’abord, notre école est impliquée

dans un projet-pilote sur le changement cli-matique. Ce projet est initié par l’UNESCOà Paris. Vingt-sept pays participent à ce pro-jet. Il y a dix écoles par pays. Il s’agit d’-analyser ce que l’on fait déjà dans notreétablissement en lien avec le développe-ment durable et puis bonifier le tout. Desmoments d’échanges sont prévus avec lesautres écoles participantes. Les élèves del’école, les partenaires et les familles serontinvités à poser de petits gestes dans ce sens.Le conseil des élèves tiendra une petiterubrique mensuelle à ce sujet. Puis, l’ensemble des titulaires de l’école

travaillera la philo pour les jeunes une foissemaine. Les éducatrices du service degarde participeront occasionnellement à cespériodes d’enseignement. Nous croyons àl’importance de donner du temps pour queles enfants apprennent à parler, à s’écouteret poser un second regard sur différents su-jets. C’est la base du Vivre Ensemble. Saviez-vous que nous avons un croque-

livre à l’entrée de l’école? Le principe estsimple, il s’agit d’un point de cueillette etde dépôt. Donc, on peut prendre un livre etl’apporter à la maison ou y déposer deslivres. La lecture qui circule dans les foyers. En résumé, une année qui sera sous le

thème du développement durable où nos

jeunes seront investis dans différents pro-jets pédagogiques stimulants. Pour le plaisir d’apprendre, les 62 mem-

bres de notre personnel sont présents pouraccompagner les élèves dans la réussite sco-laire.

Un grand rendez-vous pour notre rentrée scolaire.

Préscolaire : entrée progressive soit lemardi 29 août ou le mercredi 30 aoûtPrimaire : 29 août à 8 h 45 sur la cour

d’écoleAu plaisir de vous y retrouver,

Lina Fortin Directrice

EBS

Welcome back!We would like to welcome

all our students, families andcommunity members back to

another school year at EBS. It’s always sad to say goodbye to sum-

mer, but the EBS staff members are lookingforward to an excellent school year. Ourgymnasium is being renovated, and almostthe whole school has been given a fresh coatof paint! There are many plans for new pro-grams – academic, social, extra-curricularand also to add more physical activity to thedaily routine of the students and the staffmembers.We sadly say goodbye to some teachers

and child-care workers, but are looking for-ward to new additions to our staff. Best wishes to Gail Robinson on her re-

tirement – she has been a much loved figureat EBS for many years! Machu Picchuawaits you – shine up those hiking boots!

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9Le 5 août dernier, à la mairie de Mon-

tréal-Ouest, l’évènement « Célébrons notrejeunesse » du projet Opération Retour à l’é-cole a rendu hommage aux jeunes élèvesissus de Montréal-Ouest, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce et Saint-Pierre. En présence desfamilles, de partenaires, du maire de Mon-tréal-Ouest et d’organismes communau-taires, une cinquantaine de jeunes se sontvus remettre un sac à dos rempli de toutesleurs fournitures scolaires. Bien que le pro-jet Opération Retour à l’école en soit à saquatrième édition, la collaboration avec lamairie était une première pour ce projetcommunautaire initié par l’église Overcom-ers Assembly de Montréal-Ouest qui tient àêtre un acteur engagé dans sa communauté.L’Opération Retour à l’école est un projetqui a pour but de parrainer des élèves duprimaire en leur offrant gratuitement des ef-fets scolaires.Par un bel après-midi, les invités d’hon-

neur ont fait leur entrée dans la salle de ré-ception de la mairie où plusieurs petitesattentions leur étaient spécialementréservées.Lors de son allocution, M. Beny

Masella, maire de Montréal-Ouest s’estd’ailleurs dit très honoré que sa ville soitl’hôte de cette initiative. Parmi les invitésprésents, M. Com Tam Vo, employé dansune institution financière de la Place, a en-couragé les jeunes à persévérer dans leursétudes malgré les obstacles qui peuvent surgir. Les célébrations ont continué avecune prestation de la chorale de l’Overcom-ers Assembly leur rappelant qu’en dépit des difficultés, il y a toujours de l’espoiravec Dieu.Enfin, sous des airs de remise de

diplômes, le moment tant attendu de laremise des fournitures scolaires est enfin ar-rivé. Les jeunes, accompagnés pour certainsde leurs parents, ont pu recevoir leurs sacsà dos des mains de M. Masella, de M. Isaac

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Mon t r e a l We s t S c o u t G r o u p

It seemed like an eternity be-fore our Scout Troop headed offto the Jamboree at Camp Nadoeein Nova Scotia. It took 10 monthsof planning, fundraising and

many ups and downs to get it off the ground.Finally school was finished, the bags

were packed and the equipment wascrammed into the back of a very large van.Six excited boys and two leaders climbedaboard and departed from the Town Hallearly on Friday, July 7. Thank goodnessDave Wood had family to visit in the Mar-itimes as he was gracious enough to drivethe other two leaders, saving us the cost ofrenting a second vehicle.First stop, Lévis for lunch and then on to

Moncton where we had pizza for dinner,our last real showers and slept in real bedsat the University of Moncton dormitories.After a hot breakfast, we headed to Nova

Scotia and took an impromptu side trip tothe Shubenacadie Wildlife Park. Arrival andset up at the campsite was a bit of a horrorshow as the area had torrential rains the daybefore. After trekking through mud, carry-ing all of our gear, we set up our campsite.Luckily we were given bales of hay tospread over the muddy ground.Sunday was sunny with clear blue skies

and the fun began. Every day was crammedwith activities from raft building with poolnoodles, swimming in frigid water alongwith the leeches(!), high ropes course, anevent called water and suds (a fun way to getthe boys clean), STEM activities (optics,light, laser), fun in the pigpen(?), investigat-ing welding and leather tooling, tower build-ing as a patrol and then destroying themwith paint sponges, to learning about tidalforce. Our last activity was called “Game ofDrones”. One Scout commented that, “Each

day is better than the last.” Gabriel Renaudsaid that he wished it could have gone onlonger, high praise for any camp.Thursday was visitor’s day and we wel-

comed Alex’s father, Scouter Fred,William’s brother and two Venturers. Wealso met scouts from across Canada, the USAand literally from around the world – Taiwan.On Saturday we were up early, all packed

and left the campsite for a day in Dartmouthand Halifax including a ferry ride and ofcourse “Cow’s ice cream.” We slept in aDartmouth United Church and drove all theway to Montreal on the Sunday (what a longtrip!). We arrived very late, tired but happyand full of stories to share. Many thanks to Jessica Lonardi

(Scouter, mother of Ryan Cuthbert, Volun-teer of the Year) for keeping all of the reg-istration and paperwork organized, DavidWood (our Treasurer, emergency driver) forkeeping track of the money, Alex Donald-son (Scouter and driver), William Andrea(Scouter) and Isaac Million-Lovett(Scouter in training). Without you, the tripwould not have been possible.Thank you to all of the youth and their

parents, you all really pulled your weight toraise funds. Thank you to our generousdonors: Andy Michelin, Tom Johnstone,Jon Wiersma, Rotary, our local MNA,Kathleen Weil and all of the people whopurchased products from our annual gardensupply sale. Many Thanks to PaulaCordeau and the Town of Montreal Westfor allowing us to sell ice cream in the parkon Canada Day.

from Jessica Lonardi and Karen Johnstone

Volunteers neededWe are always looking for new leaders,

badge testers, group committee members,scarf sewers and resource people to help runour programs. You do not need to be a for-mer Scout to take part in our communityevents such as our annual food drive, blooddonor clinic, Christmas carolling at seniors’residences and our spring garden supplysale. If you have a special talent, skill or ac-tivity to share with the Scouts (ages 5 to 17),please call Bob King at 481-6523 or KarenJohnstone at 483-1152. High School stu-dents who need community service creditsare most welcome.

Registration 2017/2018

All registration is on line at scouts.ca.For information about our program, meet-ing places and times, check out the MoWestrecreation booklet or call Karen Johnstoneat 717-5696 or e-mail at karenmansfield-johnstone@gmail.com.

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The previous Guidingyear ended with a bang. Weheld a wonderful celebra-

tion in Strathearn Park where a simple cere-mony for the two Guides advancing toPathfinders was held. The Guiding units ofMontreal West all gathered together to sharein a fantastic pot-luck dinner. Awards weregiven out. Guiders were thanked for theirdedication and service to the girls. We alsohad a chance to wish Tawny Owl (ChristinaRené de Cotret) a fond farewell. After help-ing out the Sparks, Guide and Brownie unitsfor the past seven years, she is now movingon to other endeavors. Brown Owl (JanetKing) is also stepping back from the weeklyduties as a Brownie leader. However, weknow, they will be there to lend a hand if aunit is in need.

Summer GuidingThis year, there was a new twist for the

girls who are Guide aged and their oldersiblings. Summer Guiding was offered tothe girls in our district as a pilot project. Thegirls had an opportunity to register for as

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many of the Tuesday Guiding activities astheir interests and family schedule permit-ted. They had a chance to explore “messyscience” in the park, attend outdoor con-certs and plays, participate in a scavengerhunt on Mount Royal and practise campingskills at Westmount Park. Some of the oldersiblings had an opportunity to organizesome of the events for their younger sisters.It was a wonderful experience to watch theleaders of tomorrow blossom.

Join the Guides!The 2017-2018 Guiding year is almost

under way. The units in MoWest will bestarting the week of September 4. TheSparks (Kindergarten and grade 1 girls)meet on Wednesdays from 5:15-6:15 on thetop floor of the MW United Church (88Ballantyne Ave.) The Brownies (grades 2-3) also meet on Wednesday; however, theymeet in the basement from 6:30-7. TheGuides (grades 4-6) meet on Friday, 5-7.Registration takes place on-line atregister.girlguides.ca/web/OnlineReg. Ifyou have any questions or concerns, please

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feel free to contact Christine atpearl.barnowl@gmail.com. If the MoWestunit meeting times are not convenient foryour family’s schedule, there are units thatmeet in nearby NDG Wednesday night(Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfind-ers). There is quite a bit of cooperation be-tween our two communities.

Events for SeptemberThere are many interesting provincial

events already planned for September. Tocelebrate Canada’s 150th and Montreal’s375th anniversaries, the Girl Guides are pair-ing up with the Montreal Alouettes for the“Gros Dodo.” Girls, Guide aged and older,will have an opportunity to explore Montrealwith their unit on Saturday, September 16when they will gather for activities at theMolson Percival Memorial Stadium andpitch their tents to sleep overnight at the sta-dium. They will have a chance to enjoybreakfast Sunday morning before beingjoined by their younger sisters for a tailgateparty and the Al’s home game against the Ot-tawa Redblacks. Sounds like a fantastic plan!The fall fun day will also take place the

last weekend of September. This weekendgives the girls an opportunity to experiencethe wonderful provincial camp for one lasttime before it is closed for the winter. Girlswho have already registered for the Guidingyear, will be receiving the information onhow to register for the camp very shortly.As well, September will see the delivery

of the fantastic chocolate mint cookies. Thenext issue of The Informerwill have more de-tails about the selling strategies for the units.We are always thrilled to have new girls

and women join the sisterhood of Guiding.If you are curious, please feel free to dropby and have a chat. Your talents can alwaysbe put to use!

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ident of the HMS Victory Chapter, IODE,made this possible with the generous dona-tion of Veseys Seeds from P.E.I. Veseys do-nated 1000 red and white tulip gardens to150 communities across Canada. In May,we were treated to a beautiful display oftulips in Strathearn Park. Bruce Thicke of Public Works planted

the bulbs eight inches deep to encourage thetulips to return for many more seasons.When the tulips were spent, annual red andwhite flowers were planted in their place. Aplaque, funded by the IODE, will be placedin the park to inform the public about howthe tulips came to be.

Student awardsOn June 21, the IODE presented the

Canada’s 150th IODE Good Citizenship Awardfor social responsibility and social engagementto Noah-Arun Parghi at Elizabeth BallantyneSchool.The annual Marian McLeod Memorial

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St. Philip’sAfter a quiet summer, September is once

again upon us with the choir back in ourchoir stalls on September 17. Sunday school kicks off on Sunday, Sep-

tember 10 at 10 am. We will continue withthe Holy Moly program which uses a videotelling of a Bible story each week, followedby age-appropriate crafts and activitiesbased on the Bible story. Children ages 3-10 are welcome to join at any time. Comecheck it out!On September 23, St. Philip’s will be

having a celebratory dinner to mark boththe end of our 125th anniversary and thecompletion of many building renewal andrepair projects. Please call the church officeif you would like further information.Our harvest thanksgiving service, fol-

lowed by a pot luck lunch, will be on Octo-ber 8.Our refugee family is finally here! They

arrived on July 27 and it was a joyous oc-casion at the airport as our committeegreeted them. They are now settled intotheir apartment and getting to know theirnew home. Thank you to all the generous donors

who have made this possible. Specialthanks to Richard Eckerlin for his dona-tion of a refurbished computer and to allMoWesters who made his donation possibleby dropping off your old computers at hisshop for recycling.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

This fall at St. Ignatius of Loyola we arereally putting the emphasis on creating anamazing Sunday experience for you and yourfamily. We have a contemporary praise andworship band at our 11 am Mass, new videoscreens, a family room and, after Thanksgiv-ing, we will be offering programming forchildren during that Mass as well. Our 9 amMass will be a more traditional service thatrelies on the rich heritage and rituals of ourCatholic faith to offer a more contemplativeform of worship. All of this is in an effort tomake it as easy as possible for our guests tofind a home in our growing and vibrant com-munity. Please consider joining us.If you've ever asked yourself, “Is there

more to life than this?” Then Alpha is thecourse for you. The Alpha course held at St.Ignatius in the spring was a huge successand so we want to once again offer it to thecommunity. Come join others asking them-selves the same questions in a non-threat-ening environment where we will share a

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wonderful meal, watch a short video andbreak off into discussions about the reallyimportant questions. “The small group dis-cussions were what I looked forward toeach week, because I recognized that no-body was there to judge me. We laughed,we cried, we talked about our feelings, webuilt real relationships.” (Palma, Alpha par-ticipant)You can get more information or register

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How quickly we are back in the saddle.Rev. Mark Hammond returns to the pulpitSeptember 10 as 10 am worship resumes atMWUC. It will be good to see him backand to see each other again. Please join us.

Sunday school is backThe children will begin Sunday school

on September 17. Best part of that is thechildren’s time will be part of the serviceagain, happening just before they go offwith Brenda Murray and co. Sometimesthose stories are the favorites of more thanjust the kids, but don’t tell anyone….

School supplies for St. Columba House

During services in September, anyschool supplies donated for St. ColumbaHouse’s after school program will be col-lected by the children and delivered on yourbehalf. They will be put to good use.

Labyrinth WalkWith the construction on Ballantyne this

summer, it was not a year to put up an out-side version on the lawn. So that idea is onhold for the time being. However our in-door walks will resume beginning Sunday,September 24 between 2 and 4 inWadsworth Hall. This individual walkingmeditation will be available at no cost, butyou are asked to walk in socks or slippers.We will have the mood set with candles andgentle music. So come and bring your con-cerns, or none at all, and see what arrivesfor you. No experience is necessary. All arewelcome. Savour the warm days as the shadows

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“Community is family and, during theHolidays, family ought to be together.” Thatis what would describe the Shavuot experi-ence in MoWest, when we celebrated as acommunity with approximately 50 peoplein attendance!Chabad Westminster thanks those who

celebrated with us; we look forward tomany more celebrations together.

High Holiday services With the High Holidays approaching, we

look forward to celebrating together as wewelcome the community to our first annualHigh Holiday services here in MoWest. Ourfamily-friendly services will be easy to follow,uplifting and a meaningful experience for all.The services will be held at Rhonda at

141 Westminster Ave North. We thankJacques, Rhonda and the Pepin family forproviding us with a central location perfectfor our High Holiday celebration. The Rosh Hashanah service schedule is

September 21 at 5:45 pm and September 22at 6 pm. The Yom Kippur services are September

29, 6:30 pm (Kol Nidrei). September 30,5:30 pm (Yizkor) and September 30, 6:30pm (Ne’ilah).To RSVP or for more information, please

visit chabadwestminster.com/highholidays.

Evening of inspiration Tuesday, September 26 at 8 pm. Chabad

Westminster will be hosting an evening ofentertainment and inspiration “Beat theOdds” with internationally acclaimed moti-vational speaker Yossi Goodman. The lec-ture is guaranteed to leave you mesmerizedand will change the way you think! ToRSVP, please visit chabadwestminster.com.

Hebrew for JuniorsAs we begin a new school year, Hebrew

for Juniors at Elizabeth Ballantyne and Ed-inburgh welcomes back all our familiarfaces and looks forward to meeting newfaces as we learn Hebrew and Jewish her-itage in a fun and interactive way. To signup, please visit freehebrew.com.Shana Tova to MoWest!

from Rabbi Mendy Marlow

Eh oui! Déjà, la rentrée scolaire!Comme chaque année, le Poste de

quartier 9 fait appel à la prudence des auto-mobilistes, particulièrement dans les zonesscolaires et aux traverses brigadières. ÀMontréal-Ouest, notre grand souci est aussila sécurité des piétons et automobilistes quipassent près du passage à niveau. Soyez as-surés que notre présence sera entière. As-surez-vous d’être bien certains d’avoir assezd’espace pour traverser complètement lesvoies avant de vous y engager en voiture.S’il vous plait, soyez vigilants et re-

spectez la signalisation routière, car nosjeunes sont fébriles au retour des vacanceset n’ont pas nécessairement la tête à laprudence.

Autobus scolairesLa rentrée des classes implique aussi le

retour en nombre des autobus scolaires. En-core une fois, la prudence est de rigueur.Rappelez-vous qu’il est interdit de croiserou de dépasser un autobus dont les feuxclignotants sont en fonction. Pour desraisons évidentes de sécurité, il est égale-

ment essentiel de respecter les débarcadèresréservés aux autobus, devant les écoles.

Rencontres aux écolesEn terminant, vos agents sociocommu-

nautaires Vincent De Angelis et Marie-Christine Nobert rencontreront les enfantsdu primaire des écoles Edinburgh et Eliza-beth Ballantyne avec un programme deprévention des agressions envers les enfantset la diffusion du film « Mimi, il faut sauverDuncan! » en préparation pour la fête del’Halloween ! Nous vous invitons à visiter le site inter-

net du SPVM avec vos enfants, dans la sec-tion Jeunesse. Il offre des jeux interactifséducatifs sur la sécurité. Lien :spvm.qc.ca/fr/Jeunesse/A-lecole-en-toute-securite.Nous vous souhaitons une excellente

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We’ve had a wonderfulsummer at the children’slibrary!

Reading to Celebrate Canada 150!Our Bilingual Summer Reading Club

was a great success! So very many bookswere read, and a lot of fun was had by allthe participants and the librarians, too! Thetree sprouted lots of maple leaves as chil-dren completed their challenges, and themap was full of explorers reading their wayacross Canada! Our Reading Club finaleparty on Friday, August 18, with a visit fromMagazoo, was a great way to celebrate ourwonderful readers and wrap-up the season!

NewOver the summer, we acquired an amaz-

ing assortment of new books. We havesome beautiful new picture books andfunny baby books, too. Come check out thelatest Munsch, Braids!, Lemony Snicket’sFile under: 13 Suspicious Incidents orDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down #11.We also have the Where Is series for thosewho want to learn more about the historicaland natural wonders of the world.Also new this summer, is Alex Brullo,

our smiling summer student! Alex loves toshare interesting trivia, so don’t be afraid toask her a question. She’ll be continuing aspart of the library team, working weekendswhile she completes her studies at John Ab-bott College.

Des surprises pour la rentréeAlors que les enfants reprennent le

chemin de l’école, un détour à la biblio-thèque s’impose! Ces suggestionségayeront votre rentrée. Pour apprendre à lire en s’amusant, les

histoires de la Boîte de lecture Tonka abor-dent le thème de la construction, alors queles séries Simon et moi et Robert et moiracontent le quotidien avec humour. Voyezégalement les nouveaux tomes de Poké-mon, Les Shopkins, Les Trolls, Mina, Mon-sieur Madame, Drôles de petites bêtes etNational Geographic.Parmi nos nouveaux albums, ne man-

quez pas : C’est prêt, M. Panda?, Que sepasse-t-il dans la salle des profs?, Un amilumineux, Petit Frank architecte, L’oiseaude Colette et Ada, la grincheuse en tutu. Plusieurs nouvelles bandes dessinées vous

attendent, comme Angry birds, Ernest et Re-becca, Pokémon noir et blanc, et Sac à puces.Essayez aussi les nouveaux titres de Garfield,Astérix, Enola et les animaux extraordi-naires, Les Légendaires et Adventure Time. Nos nouveaux romans plairont à tous!

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nent parfaitement comme premiers romans.Pour des lectures intermédiaires capti-vantes, choisissez les séries Survivants,Zoélie l’allumette, Les apprenties déesseset Les apprentis héros. Les lecteurs avancésapprécieront Maude, Les filles modèles, Lavie moins compliquée de Maude M. Bérubéet les récits passionnants de JulesVerne.Enfin, découvrez parmi nos nouveaux

documentaires des ouvrages sur Minecraft,des manuels d’expériences scientifiques,des biographies intéressantes, des Petits dé-goûtants et le recueil de poèmes Montréal,j’ai quelque chose à te dire.Bonne lecture!

FallOur fall programs will be starting soon!

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Hours/Horaire The library will be closed for the Labour

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Day campWith every summer comes its fair share

of sun (maybe a little less this summer), newfriends, old friends, laughs and excitement.This summer was no different for the MWDay Camp family. Summer 2017 was jampacked with specialists, activity days, trips,and plenty of time in the pool.This year, the specialists brought a little

extra to MWDC. To name a few, our musicspecialist, drama specialist and Claymationstream brought our campers into a world ofcreativity and innovation. Our music spe-cialist worked with the children on devel-oping rhythm and creating their own beatsto songs. Many discovering a foot tapping,finger snapping side of themselves! Thedrama specialist worked with all the groupsthroughout the summer on brainstormingand practising their variety show acts. Shealso helped with our activity days, introduc-ing new improv and acting games to thechildren. Lastly, we had a Claymation stream

come in for a week to work with camperson creating their own stop motion films.They created the characters from clay, de-signed the backgrounds and did the narra-tion. We hosted a film festival showcasingtheir films, and the whole camp thoroughlyenjoyed what they created!Our activity days this year were incredi-

ble and filled with fun activities and excite-ment. There were Cops and Robbers, PiratesBay and Canada 150 Games. They were allvery successful and very entertaining! Thebest part of these three days must have beenwhen we all gathered in Strathearn park fora huge group picture with all the artwork wecreated for Canada’s 150th birthday. It was amoment that the entire camp was able to

bond with one another, counsellors, juniorleaders, and children alike.The training programs at MWDC are

something that we pride ourselves on, hav-ing more than 50% of our staff membershaving come up through those programs.The Future Leaders, Leaders in Training,and Junior Leaders have proven themselvesto be responsible, mature and hard-workingyoung people, who will hopefully continuethe trend and join us in the future, as theyprogress through the programs and becomecounsellors themselves. This summer, likethose before, we consider ourselves luckyto work alongside such a tight-knit, passion-ate group of people.The most tell-tale sign of a great staff is

their willingness to go above and beyond ex-pectations. Throughout the summer, thecounsellors took it upon themselves to ex-ceed expectations in some amazing, and attimes subtle, ways. From telling engagingstories while the children are eating lunch tokeep them entertained and nourished, tomissing lunch entirely in order to make surea colleague is not overwhelmed, to organiz-ing large activities such as counsellor chal-lenge; this summer was full of exceptionalgestures like these. Such acts constantlyserve as a reminder of our staff’s undyingcommitment but also, more importantly,shows that many of our staff consider beinga MWDC counsellor as more than just a job.Summer 2017 was a resounding success,

we could not have hoped for anything more(except maybe sunshine). Hopefully wewill see everyone back next year for anotherfun-filled summer.Have a wonderful school year!Love,

MWDC

The Community Services would like tothank all the volunteers who helped makeCanada Day such a success (even with therain). A big, heartfelt thanks to Joan Fosterwho has spear headed the BBQ pit for thelast 10 years. Joan has been a great volunteerto the Town over the years and we are sofortunate to have had such a dedicated andcommunity-minded individual in our midst.A special thanks to Ann McKay who

has been our parade organizer for the pastseven years and who will also be steppingdown this year. Ann has also been a greatvolunteer in the Town for many years andwe thank her for all the community spirit,enthusiasm and generous time she hasgiven to the Town. Thanks to the ticket booth volunteers

with Pauline, Marla, Tammy and Marianat the helm. Our beer tent organized by theSenderak family, volunteers BettyCordeau and JP Chatelain and of courseSam Ducharme. Our MC for the day Jon(Rusty) Wiersma, our MoWest Public Se-curity, Public Works, Station 9 police,Chris Kearney and his crew from the pooland camp and of course all the residentswho came out to celebrate our national holiday.This event would not be possible with-

out the generous contribution of the RotaryClub of Montreal Westward and HeritageCanada. Thanks to all for making it a mem-orable day and see you all next year.

from Paula Cordeau

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484-6186 Commun i t y C e n t r e 484-6186

What a great summer we have had! Itwas filled with exciting swim meets, nailbiting diving competitions, fun swimminglessons, very hot days and rainy ones too.Despite the rain, the pool was more packedthan ever. We would like to thank everyonewho came to the pool for making the sum-mer so great. Here’s a recap of all that hap-pened at the pool this summer.

Swim teamThe swim team had a successful season,

winning every meet. We would like to thankall the coaches: Rose, Emma, Stefano, Sean,

Sierra, Victor and our head coaches, Phoebeand Justine. The coaches will miss seeingtheir swimmers every day! A big thank yougoes out to all the swimmers and parents whohelped make swim team possible. The teamkeeps growing and we hope that it gets evenbigger and better next season.

Diving team The diving team also had a great year.

Everyone worked hard to improve theirdives and it paid off. We would like to thankthe coaching staff: Benji, Ben, Annisa, Aniand our head coach, Catherine. Thank you

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Shave-to-Raise event We also had a few special events this

summer. Our annual Shave-to-Raise eventwas a blast. It was great to see our commu-nity come together to raise money for theAndy Collins for Kids foundation, benefit-ing the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Somevery generous members of the communityraised money and shed some hair for thegood cause. Thank you for participating andthank you to all of our sponsors for the gen-erous donations. We raised over $10,000 forthe cause. A special thanks goes out to JakeSutherland and Sandrine Robb-Lavoiefor organizing the event.We also hosted a Confederation swim meet

on July 26, to celebrate Canada’s 150th an-niversary and the history of aquatic sports inCanada. There were games, races, diving, sillycostumes and more. Thank you all for partic-ipating, we hope you had a great time! Wewould also like to thank Canada 150 for beingour sponsor and making the event possible.On behalf of the entire pool staff, we

wish you all a fun and safe year and we areexcited to see you back next season!!

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Fall and winter programs

Check our website: montreal-west.ca orfacebook page: facebook.com/montreal-west.ca Registration is now online for allTown programs on amilia.com.

Bilingual Discovery 2 to 4 years old

Monday to Friday, 9 am to noonChildren will experience a fun and play-

ful atmosphere with exciting and educa-tional activities including arts and crafts,story time, drama play, and much more.Small class sizes provide a more interactiveand personalized service focusing on social-izing, learning problem solving and grossmotor skills. Optional 2 to 5 days available,for more information please contact the JohnA. Simms Community Centre at 484-6186.

Parent and Tot and Youth Programs

• Parent and Tots Exercise• NEW instructor for Baby Boogie &Music and Movement by the MusicHive (Baby Boogie – 6 to 18 monthsand Music and Movement – 18 to 36months)

• NEW Chess for girls with Steve on Fri-days

• Captain Catalyst science fun on Satur-days

• Ballet for ages 3 to 7• Red Cross babysitting course: October 28• Birthday parties• Hip Hop on Thursday• Yoga kids or teens on Mondays

Many activities happen only because of volunteersSummer weather was not very cooperative this year for our events, but that did not stop

MoWesters from participating in Canada 150. There were many activities planned involv-ing the camp, pool and the Community Centre. The pool had their Confederation swimmeet, the camp did journals and Canadian games and the Community Centre held MoWestCanada 150 games as well as Intergenerational Week activities involving the seniors andyouth. All these special activities could not have been possible without the help of a grantfrom Canada 150 and the enthusiasm from the staff, volunteers, parents and children inthe programs. Thank you all for making our summer events memorable and fun!

from Paula Cordeau

MW CelebratesCanada 150

Sunday, September 17 Strathearn Park, 3-8 pm

On Sunday, September 17, be at Strat-hearn Park for the MoWest celebratesCanada 150 event. The event will start at 3pm and there will be activities for the wholefamily. There will be the Town and Countryponies and petting zoo, arts and crafts, facepainting, performances by Sea Songs &Shanties at 4 pm, The Fundamentals at 5pm, BBQ, food trucks and a fireworks dis-play plus so much more. So mark that dateon your calendar and celebrate Canada 150in MoWest.

Suggestions anyone?If you have any ideas, suggestions or

contacts for next year’s events, please letme know. Call Marian Scully at 484-1610or email mscully@montreal-west.ca.

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cerning a possible recreation centre, as wellas costs that might be involved, came fromseveral Ballantyne North residents. TheMayor’s answers were the already familiarones as were the questions. The sequence of events surrounding a

tree that was cut down by a resident was thenext issue brought up by a Radcliffe resi-dent, followed by her inquiry about the sta-tus of the Town’s tree policy. Although thetree policy is still a work in progress, PublicWorks staff have been given permission tobegin planting more trees.The plans to rejuvenate Westminster Av-

enue are still in progress but not complete,and no decision has yet been reached con-cerning creating a Stuart McLean memo-rial (such as a tree in front of the AdultLibrary) were the responses to the two finalquestions asked in the first question period.

CouncillorsÊ reportsCouncillor Ulin reported summer activ-

ities were in full swing, the children’s artwill be on display in the next Artists’ Show-case and the pool will open on June 3.Several parks have been provided with

new equipment as well as commemorativesigns with information on the parks andtheir namesakes.Although a more flexible tender request

for phase 2 of the work on Davies Park wasissued, the lowest bid came in at more than10 percent above the Town’s estimate andtherefore was turned down. Now Councilwill wait until the fall to consider going totender yet again. Ninety-one percent of property taxes

have been collected to date, was CouncillorFeeney’s first announcement. The financialstatement of the Town for 2016 was pub-lished in The Informer as well as in The

by Carol Foster

May Council meetingAs published in the June issue

of The Informer, the Mayor welcomed thenew Director General of the Town, Me Raf-faelle Di Stasio, and thanked ClaudeGilbert for his interim leadership in thatposition.The Mayor also commended the Public

Works Department as well as the Public Se-curity Office for coordinating the efforts in-volved in sending a team from the Town tohelp with the recent flooding in Île-Bizard.

First question periodAn update on the suggestion of webcast-

ing Council meetings was requested by theinitiator of the idea. She has discussed thepossibility with Chris Kearney who said amandate would have to first be establishedby Council.Councillor Ulin explained that it was

still an item of interest to Council; however,who runs it, the cost, the experiences ofother towns and the demand from residentsare just some of the additional informationCouncil would require before making a de-cision. Chris Kearney will be asked to lookinto these questions. The Town’s website,which would be the appropriate place forsuch an endeavour, is being renewed thissummer so this information would be re-quired soon.The next questioner asked for an update

on the traffic situation on Brock South.Signs, speed bumps and bollards are allbeing looked into and progress should beseen shortly, was the Mayor’s reply.Persistent questioning about the method,

results and implications of the survey con-

Town C o u n c i l M e e t i n g s : Ma y a n d J u n e

Suburban, and the budget for 2017 is ingood shape.Although no crime had been reported for

the past month, Feeney added the usualsummer reminder to “lock your bike.”Three fines were issued for work withoutpermits and two fines and one warningwere issued for garbage infractions. Coun-cillor Feeney ended her report with anothervery serious summer reminder that aware-ness of, and respect for, the bylaw pertain-ing to pools applies to every pool owner.The Public Works staff had to attend to

park renovations, repairs to damaged lawns,dog-run maintenance and the Town’s flowerbeds. A water-main break, a sinkhole onBallantyne South and the construction ofsome new sidewalks contributed to theirworkload according to Councillor Torres.In addition, 17 new trees have been plantedand there are more to come.Councillor Tasker-Brown once again

brought up the need for permits as well asthe deadlines for submission of projects toPAC. A student has been hired to go door todoor to help ensure residents are aware ofthe composting regulations.

Second question periodA resident who had asked some detailed

questions about the Town’s infrastructurework during the last Council meeting con-tinued his interest in this program. In re-sponse to his query about how the Towndetermines the list of streets to be repaired,the Mayor replied that all the streets areranked according to their condition, with theworst at the top of the list and this informa-tion is used to apply for grants. The most re-cent list is four years old and keeps beingupdated as work is completed. Because thecondition of a street can change within thisperiod, the list keeps changing. So, while thequestion is a good one, the answer is com-plex. Twenty percent of the streets needingwork have been completed so far.The meeting was then adjourned.

Correction It has been pointed out that there was an

error in the Council report published in theJune issue of The Informer. The portion ofthe sentence reading “the creation of a Face-book page on a municipal level” shouldhave read “the use of Facebook Live as aplatform for live webcasting.”

June Council meetingThe Mayor began his very brief report

with an update on the measures being takento try and control the increased traffic,which is due to the work on the Turcot In-

terchange and is still affecting residents onBrock South.On a personal note, he added that he has

found his past eight years as Mayor chal-lenging, but he has enjoyed serving thecommunity and he intends to run again inthe coming election.The Planning and Advisory Committee’s

list of projects was an unusually long onewith 23 different proposals from residentsseeking permits.

First question periodThe time it takes to obtain a permit

sometimes can interfere with the expedi-ency of getting a project under way, was thefirst concern raised by a resident. She addedthat this can be particularly problematicwhen weather is a factor. Councillor Feeneyresponded that there have been changesmade to the approval process and there isnow a special Council meeting held afterevery PAC meeting, which has speeded upthe process.A frequent questioner from Ballantyne

North was impressed by the quality of someof the new speed bumps recently installedand asked when they could be installed onhis street. The Mayor stated that that will bea consideration when existing speed bumpsneed to be replaced.Another Ballantyne North resident

pointed out that the construction machinerybeing used in the Town makes more noisethan leaf blowers do and asked if the timelimits for their use could be extended.Council is not prepared to look into this re-quest and, in fact, Council is not permittedto make any decisions after October (withan election imminent) was the responsefrom the Mayor. He suggested the matter betaken up with the next elected Council.

CouncillorsÊ reportsThe Town’s new Director General is be-

ginning her job with “a baptism by fire” asnegotiations with the white-collar staff areunder way, to be followed by the blue-collarstaff’s in the fall, was the first item in Coun-cillor Feeney’s report.The Town spent more than $3 million

dollars during the past month with $2.6 mil-lion of this going to the AgglomerationCommittee.Public Security reported two break-ins

and a few attempted ones during May.Measures to help ensure homeowners’ se-curity were sent out in an e-bulletin fromthe Town and extra vigilance was advised.PSOs will provide a “home holiday watch”when requested and residents should leavethe Public Security Office the name of acontact person in their absence.Councillor Torres described a very busy

month for the Public Works staff which in-cluded trees being planted, trimmed andstumps removed. Shrubs and annuals wereadded around the Strathearn parking lot, aswell as sod planted on the Adult Library’sfront lawn. Sidewalks needing attentionwere repaired and flags were put up for theholidays. All this was done in addition tothe regular maintenance duties around theTown. Councillor Torres ended her remarks by

stating that she, too, will be running in thenext election.The main item on Councillor Tasker-

Brown’s report, as read by the Mayor in herabsence, was the student hired to increaseawareness of the Town’s composting pro-gram has knocked on 750 doors and spoketo 250 residents, Councillor Ulin reminded everyone that

the regular summer session of the pool has

begun and that the water is extremely com-fortable (in spite of the weather). Adult gymequipment has been added to George BoothPark, and the rain has already caused thecancellation of one of the Town’s specialevents evenings.The Mayor concluded this portion of the

meeting by mentioning that the number ofout-of-town dog licences, which will enablethese dogs and their owners to use the dogrun, has been increased from 10 to 20

Second question periodPayments for taxes and recreation fees

can currently be made online but paymentfor dog licences must be made at the TownHall in person since a dog tag has to be is-sued. As the website expands, more pay-ments may be made online was the answerto the first question raised.The meeting scheduled to discuss the

draft by-law to amend the planning pro-gram in order to integrate two former lotsSouth East of Brock Avenue South in themixed land use designation without zoningmodifications will not change the zoningby-law but is intended to hear feedbackfrom residents in the area, the Mayor ex-plained to another questioner. The Mayoradded that, in future, a sign will be postedon lots which may be affected by any pos-sible changes to the zoning by-laws.In response to two other questions,

Mayor Masella agreed to support the pro-posed green link for cyclists and will followup on a complaint about garbage collectorscarelessly ruining a garbage can. The unusually short meeting was then

adjourned, setting a record and allowingeveryone to get home in time to hear PeterMansbridge anchoring the nine o’clockNational for one of the very last times.

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Réun i o n s d u C o n s e i l : ma i e t j u i n

par Carol Fostertraduction par René Boucher

MaiComme publié dans le numéro de juin de

The Informer, le maire a accueilli la nou-velle directrice générale de la Ville, MeRaffaelle Di Stasio, et a remercié ClaudeGilbert qui a assumé l’intérim du poste. Le maire a aussi loué les services des

Travaux publics et de la Sécurité publiquequi ont coordonné les efforts pour envoyerune équipe de la Ville pour aider lors desinondations récentes à L’Île-Bizard.

Première période de questionsL’initiatrice de la suggestion de diffuser

les réunions du Conseil a demandé de fairele point à ce sujet. Elle a discuté de la pos-sibilité avec Chris Kearney qui a réponduqu’il faudrait d’abord que le Conseil endonne le mandat.La conseillère Ulin a expliqué que cela

demeurait un point d’intérêt pour le Con-seil, mais qui en serait chargé, les couts, l’-expérience d’autres villes et les demandesdes résidents font partie des renseignementsadditionnels dont le Conseil a besoin avantde décider. On demandera à Chris Kearneyde fouiller ces questions. Le site Web de laVille qui serait approprié pour ce projetétant en rénovation cet été, ces informationssont donc requises bientôt.Le prochain intervenant a demandé une

mise à jour concernant la circulation sur BrockSud. La signalisation, des dos d’âne et desbornes sont à l’étude et des progrès devraientêtre évidents à court terme, selon le maire.De nombreux résidents de Ballantyne

Nord ont posé des questions persistantes surla méthodologie, les résultats et les impli-cations du sondage concernant un potentielcentre récréatif ainsi que sur les couts im-pliqués. Le maire a apporté des réponsestout aussi habituelles que les questions.L’intervenante suivante a soulevé l’a-

battage d’un arbre par un résident et a pour-suivi avec une demande quant au statut de lapolitique de l’arbre de la Ville. La politiquede l’arbre est toujours en gestation, cependantle personnel des Travaux publics a obtenu lapermission de planter d’autres arbres.Les deux dernières réponses de la pre-

mière période de questions portaient sur lesplans de rajeunissement de l’avenue West-minster qui progressent mais ne sont toujourspas complétés et sur la décision toujours at-tendue concernant la création d’un mémorialà Stuart McLean (un arbre devant la biblio-thèque municipale, par exemple).

Rapports des conseillèresLa conseillère Ulin a rapporté que les ac-

tivités estivales vont bon train, que des œu-

vres d’enfants seraient exposées lors de laprochaine Vitrine artistique et que la piscineouvrait le 3 juin.Plusieurs parcs ont reçu de nouveaux

équipements et des plaques commémora-tives informant sur les parcs et leurshomonymes.Bien qu’un appel d’offres plus flexible

pour la phase 2 des travaux au parc Daviesait été lancé, la plus basse soumission présen-tée dépassait de plus de 10 pour cent l’esti-mation de la Ville et a par conséquent étérefusée. Le Conseil attendra l’automne avantd’envisager de retourner en appel d’offres.La conseillère Feeney a d’abord an-

noncé que quatre-vingt-onze pour cent destaxes foncières ont été encaissées. Les étatsfinanciers de la Ville pour 2016 ont été pub-liés dans The Informer ainsi que dans TheSuburban et le budget 2017 est en bon état. Même s’il n’y avait aucun crime à rap-

porter pour le mois précédent, madameFeeney a ajouté le rappel estival habituel de« barrer vos vélos ». Trois constats d’infrac-tion ont été donnés pour travaux sans per-mis et un avertissement pour infraction aurèglement sur les ordures. La conseillèreFeeney a terminé son rapport par un autrerappel important sur la connaissance et lerespect du règlement relatif aux piscines quivise tous les propriétaires de piscines.Le personnel des Travaux publics s’est

occupé à rénover des parcs, réparer despelouses endommagées, entretenir le parc àchiens et les parterres de fleurs. Un brisd’aqueduc, un affaissement sur BallantyneSud et la construction de quelques trottoirsse sont ajoutés à la charge de travail selonla conseillère Torres. De plus, on a planté17 nouveaux arbres et d’autres suivront.La conseillère Tasker-Brown a réitéré

le besoin de permis ainsi que les dates lim-ites pour soumettre des projets au CCU. On

a procédé à l’embauche d’une étudiante quiira de porte en porte pour s’assurer que lesrésidents sont au courant des règles sur lecompostage.

Deuxième période de questionsUn résident qui avait posé des questions

détaillées sur les travaux d’infrastructure dela Ville lors de la dernière réunion du Con-seil a encore démontré son intérêt pour ceprogramme. À sa question demandant com-ment la Ville détermine la liste des rues àréparer, le maire a répondu que toutes lesrues sont notées selon leur état, les pires entête de liste, et ces renseignements serventaux demandes de subventions. La plus ré-cente liste date de quatre ans et est mise àjour selon les travaux complétés. Puisquel’état d’une rue peut se modifier en cours depériode, la liste peut changer. La questionest bonne, mais la réponse est complexe.Vingt pour cent des travaux de rue néces-saires ont été exécutés à ce jour. La séance fut alors levée.Correction : On nous a fait remarquer

une erreur dans le rapport sur la réunion duConseil publié dans le numéro de juin deThe Informer. La partie de la phrase quiparle de « la création d’une page Facebookau niveau municipal » devrait se lire « l’u-tilisation de Facebook Live comme plate-forme pour diffusion Web ».

JuinLe maire a amorcé son très court rapport

avec une mise à jour sur les mesures misesen place pour tenter de contrôler la circula-tion accrue en raison des travaux del’échangeur Turcot et qui affecte toujoursles résidents de Brock Sud.Sur une note personnelle, il a ajouté que

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représenté un défi, mais il a aimé servir lacollectivité et a l’intention de se présenter àla prochaine élection.La liste de projets du Comité consultatif

d’urbanisme était exceptionnellementlongue avec ses 23 différentes propositionsde résidents qui demandent des permis.

Première période de questionsLe premier point soulevé par une rési-

dente concernait les délais d’obtention d’unpermis qui peuvent parfois nuire au démar-rage d’un projet. Elle ajouta que cela pou-vait devenir particulièrement problématiquelorsque la météo est un facteur. La conseil-lère Feeney a répondu que l’on avait ap-porté des changements au processus et qu’ily a maintenant une réunion extraordinairedu Conseil après chaque rencontre du CCU,accélérant ainsi le traitement.Un intervenant fréquent de l’avenue

Brock Nord s’est dit impressionné par laqualité de certains dos-d’âne récemment in-stallés et a demandé quand l’on pourrait enaménager dans sa rue. Le maire a indiqué quecela serait à considérer lorsque ceux existantsdevront être remplacés.Une autre résidente de Brock Nord a fait

remarquer que les équipements de construc-tion utilisés dans la ville font plus de bruitque les souffleuses à feuilles et a demandési l’on pourrait prolonger les périodes d’u-tilisation. Le Conseil n’est pas prêt à exami-ner cette demande et, de fait, n’a pas le droitde décider quoi que ce soit après octobre enraison de l’élection imminente, selon lemaire. Il a suggéré de soulever cette ques-tion auprès du prochain Conseil.

Rapports des conseillèresLa nouvelle directrice générale de la

Ville connait un « baptême du feu » avec lesnégociations avec les cols blancs; cellesavec les cols bleus suivront cet automne.Voilà l’essence du premier point du rapportde la conseillère Feeney.La Ville a déboursé au-delà de 3 M$

dans le dernier mois, dont 2,6 M$ pour leComité d’agglomération.La Sécurité publique a rapporté deux in-

troductions par effraction et quelques tenta-tives en mai. La Ville a transmis pare-bulletin des mesures que peuvent prendreles propriétaires avec recommandation devigilance accrue. Les ASP fourniront unservice à demande de « surveillance desmaisons pendant les vacances » et les rési-dents devraient laisser le nom d’un contacten leur absence.La conseillère Torres a décrit un mois

très occupé pour le personnel des Travauxpublics incluant plantation d’arbres,émondage et essouchage. On a ajouté desarbustes et des plantes annuelles autour du

parc de stationnement Strathearn, gazonnél’avant de la bibliothèque municipale, ré-paré des trottoirs qui le nécessitaient et sus-pendu des drapeaux pour les fêtes, en plusd’effectuer les travaux normaux d’entretienun peu partout dans la ville.Madame Torres a clos ses remarques en

indiquant qu’elle aussi sollicitera un nou-veau mandat.Le point principal du rapport de la con-

seillère Tasker-Brown, lu par le maire enson absence, indiquait que l’étudiante em-bauchée pour mousser le programme decompostage de la Ville a frappé à quelque750 portes et parlé à environ 250 résidents.La conseillère Ulin a rappelé que la

session estivale normale à la piscine estcommencée et que l’eau y est très confort-able malgré le temps. Des équipements degym pour adultes ont été ajoutés au parcGeorge Booth et la pluie a déjà provoquél’annulation d’un des évènements spéciauxde la Ville.Le maire a conclu cette portion de la réu-

nion en mentionnant que le nombre de li-cences pour chien offertes aux gens del’extérieur, permettant à ces chiens et leursmaîtres d’utiliser le parc à chiens, est passéde 10 à 20.

Deuxième période de questionsLe paiement des taxes et frais pour

loisirs peut actuellement se faire en ligne,mais on doit effectuer le paiement des per-mis pour chiens en personne à l’hôtel deville puisqu’un médaillon est remis.D’autres paiements seront possibles enligne au gré du développement du site Web;c’était là la réponse à la première questionsoulevée.Le maire a expliqué à un autre inter-

venant que la réunion prévue pour discuterdu projet de règlement amendant le pland’urbanisme, pour intégrer deux anciensterrains au sud-est de l’avenue Brock Suddans la désignation à usage mixte sans mod-ifier le zonage, n’amendera pas le règlementde zonage, mais vise à recueillir les opini-ons des résidents du secteur. Il ajouta qu’àl’avenir, une affiche sera installée sur toutterrain qu’un changement potentiel au rè-glement de zonage pourrait affecter.En réponse à deux autres questions, le

maire Masella s’est dit d’accord à soutenirle lien vert proposé pour les cyclistes ; ilfera le suivi d’une plainte concernant deséboueurs qui ont négligemment abimé unepoubelle.La réunion exceptionnellement courte a

ensuite été levée, établissant un nouveaurecord et permettant à tous de retourner à lamaison à temps pour voir Peter Mans-bridge livrer une de ses toutes dernièresprestations comme chef d’antenne du Na-tional de 21 h.

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Election SummaryFriday, September 1

Reference date for establishing the quality ofelector or candidate in a regular municipal electionAn elector is a physical person (not a corpo-

ration) who is of legal age on November 5, 2017and who, on September 1, 2017, is a Canadian cit-izen and, at this latter date:• is domiciled in Montreal West and has been

domiciled for six months in the Province ofQuebec, or

• has been, for 12 months, the owner of an im-movable or the owner of a business (even ifin a rented space) in Montreal WestAn elector, in addition to meeting these re-

quirements, must be entered on the electoral listin order to be allowed to vote.A candidate is an elector who is nominated to

run for the office of Council member and who, onSeptember 1, 2017, has been residing (continuouslyor not) for the last 12 months in Montreal West

Friday, September 22Beginning of the nomination period for candi-

dates to one of the five seats on the Municipal Coun-cil (mayor or one of the seats numbered 1 to 4)

Friday, October 6Last day of the nomination period and decla-

ration of election by acclaim, if any.

Élections en brefVendredi 1erseptembre

Date de référence pour établir la qualitéd’électeur ou de candidat à une élection munici-pale régulièreUn électeur est une personne physique (non

une corporation) ayant 18 ans ou plus le 5 novem-bre 2017 et qui, le 1er septembre 2017, est decitoyenneté canadienne et, à cette dernière date :• est domiciliée à Montréal-Ouest et, depuis

six mois, dans la province de Québec, ou• est, depuis 12 mois, le propriétaire d’un im-

meuble ou celui d’une entreprise (même dansun espace loué) à Montréal-OuestEn plus de satisfaire à ces conditions, un

électeur doit être inscrit sur la liste électorale pouravoir le droit de voter.Un candidat est un électeur qui se présente

pour être élu au conseil et qui, le 1er septembre2017, a résidé à Montréal-Ouest (de manière con-tinue ou pas) dans les 12 derniers mois

Vendredi 22 septembreDébut de la période des mises en candidature à l’undes cinq sièges au conseil municipal (maire ou l’undes postes de conseiller numérotés de 1 à 4)

Vendredi 6 octobreDernier jour pour poser sa candidature et procla-mation des élu(e)s sans opposition, s’il en est.

AUGUSTMon 28 Town Council meeting. Town Hall. 8 pm.

SEPTSun 10 MW United Church resumes. Worship at 10 am. Sunday school kick-off. St. Philip’s. 10 am.Tue 12 Open house at Little Red Playhouse for parents

wanting to know more about the preschool pro-gram. 263 Percival. For more information, call 486-4032 or info@thelittleredplayhouse.com. 7-9 pm.

Thu 14 Coffee with the Mayor. Community Centre. 7:30-8:30 am.

Sun 17 Choir resumes. St. Philip’s. 10 am. MoWest celebrates Canada 150. Face painting,

pony rides, games, inflatables, music, BBQ, foodtrucks, a fireworks display and more. Please seepage 19. Strathearn Park. 3-8 pm.

Mon 18 Town Council meeting. Town Hall. 8 pm.Wed 20 Expansion and MoWest neighbours. You may

have heard the news that La Fondation PlaceCoco has bought the property at 263 Percival andour hope is to renovate and expand. We would liketo invite you to come in and see our plans andopenly discuss our future. Please RSVP atinfo@thelittleredplayhouse.com. 7-8 pm.

Sat 23 Book launch and signing. Ellie Presner will signcopies of her book, Surviving Hollywood North:Crew Confessions from an Insider. Bonder Book-store. 2-4 pm.

Book sale. Adult library. noon-2 pm. Celebratory dinner. St. Philip’s. Sun 24 Labyrinth Walk. MW United. All welcome. 2-4.Mon 25 MW Horticultural Society presents a demonstra-

tion on arrangements from fresh cut garden flow-ers. Guests, $5. Town Hall. 7:30 pm.

Tue 26 Date limite du pour retourner vos lectures decompteurs d’eau à l’hôtel de Ville / Deadline toget your water meter reading to the Town Hall

Wed 27 Stuart McLean dedication. Adult library. All wel-come. 5 pm.

COMING EVENTSPlease call the editor: Heather at 489-7022.e-mail: montrealwestinformer@gmail.com

Next deadline: September 13