A Seniors' Residence - Montreal West

Montreal West Viewspaper March-April 2021, Vol. 49, No 3.

The Easton Redevelopment Project (https://www.theeaston.ca/)

 The Saga of
by Maurice Krystal
 Fifteen years ago, I inter-

 a Seniors’ Residence
viewed an amazing lady named
Alice Miller. She had lived on
Nelson for nine decades both in
her parents’ house and the home
she had built next door. She went in this direction. I sat there worth of past issues, I noticed St. Philip’s was announced in
would be moving in a few and helplessly watched this lady, the same subjects kept being The Informer. Earlier that year, a
months to the Griffith-McCon- who played such a vital role in raised. The most persistent was survey polled MoWest residents
nell Residence in Côte Saint- the MoWest community, cry. the fight for a seniors’ residence. 55 and over if they were inter-
Luc. In fact, the residence was She pulled herself together and And as I was reading emotional ested now or in the near future
right across the street from asked me not to mention this letters to the editor, the memory in such a residence; 120 said
Wagar High School where she “weakness” in the article. She of Alice Miller came back to me they were. However, in early
had served for a number of spoke about how she wished with surprising clarity. 1981, the plan was abandoned.
years as Vice-Principal. We there were a residence in Mon- The reasons given were fi-
joked that she would be able to treal West she could move into. The historical span nancial difficulties, a legal issue
look out her window and return She moved that September A seniors’ residence has been over fees between the planning
to her glory days. and passed away not long after proposed in the past by a num- committee and Mr. Pope, the
 Sometimes what ends up in a place that she confessed she ber of Town Councils and yet architect, and the increasing
being printed in the paper and could never call home. here we are no closer and hav- reluctance by the parish mem-
what actually takes place are not My interest in the topic of a ing the same conversation. bers to remain involved with
always the same. In fact. her lips seniors’ residence started a few Over the many years, six sites this project.
trembled and she became teary- months ago when I was doing have been brought up for such a
eyed. It was the first and, so far, research on the history of The dwelling: next to St. Philip’s An- Edgar Davies Park
only time one of my interviews Informer. Reading two decade’s glican Church; Edgar Davies In the summer of 1989, the
 Park; adjacent to the Town Hall; Montreal Westward Rotary pro-
 what is now the Auto Evolution
 INDEX building; the old BMR lumber-
 posed a seniors’ residence to be
 located at Edgar Davies Park.
 Community Centre ...... 20 Libraries ................18, 19 yard; and townhouses next to The This time the building would be
 Council Meeting .......... 22 News from the pews .. 21 Salvation Army Eventide Home. six storeys and would contain
 Guides .......................... 9 Réunion du Conseil .... 23 98 apartments. The Informer
 Horticultural Society ...... 3 Rotary .......................... 5 St. PhilipÊs said “feelings were high” in the
 IODE ............................ 4 Schools ........................ 7 In 1978 a proposal to build a community. Everyone was in
 Kosher corner ............ 20 Scouts .......................... 8 four storey 36-suite apartment
 residence on land adjoining continued on page 6

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 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
 Heather Baylis
 489-7022
 Pollinator party plants and thereby contribute to
 reforestation after logging, fire
 and urban development projects.
 Many of you may have been Contrary to popular belief, Bats are also important because
 LAYOUT DESIGNER
 wondering what the Environ- small, basic actions can help they are the main predators of
 Julia Ross
 julia@ross.cd mental Action Committee (EAC) save our pollinators. Planting nocturnal insects (e.g., moths,
 has been up to this past year. certain flowers helps pollinators mosquitoes, crickets). Consum-
 AD MANAGER Well, first thing was to put the reproduce and thrive in an area, ing very large quantities of in-
 Heather Baylis
 brakes on plans for our second while also enhancing and sects, a bat can eat the equivalent
 489-7022 of its own weight in one night!
 montrealwestinformer@gmail.com clothing swap scheduled for strengthening the biodiversity
 May, 2020. This was disappoint- of the community. Bats are at risk due to light pol-
 DISTRIBUTION MANAGER ing as the first was such a great For suggestions of what you lution and loss of habitat.
 Rhonda Schwartz 482-0227 success. So on to other projects! could plant in your garden: The EAC will be using funds
 The EAC has been hard at espacepourlavie.ca/en/native- raised at our first clothing swap
 RATES
 work researching and making plants-your-garden. to purchase several bat houses.
 1/6 page: $50. billed annually or
 plans to support pollinators in While we are perhaps more If you are interested in having
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 Monthly billing $35/insertion. play important roles in the ecosystem, many people may res@montreal-west.ca.
 Flyers: $50 (non-profit), $85 (com- process of pollination; they help not be aware of the importance
 mercial)
 plants grow and breed, produc- of bats to our well-being. They from Laura Cousineau and
 Professional card: $135/year
 Subscriptions: $20
 ing a lot of the food that we con- play a critical role in spreading Chloe Comeau
 Classifieds: 25-50 words – $10,
 sume every day. the seeds of trees and other on behalf of the EAC
 25 words or fewer – $6 Pollinators help the economy
 of our planet by supporting food Bat house
 TASK FORCE production, but they are also the
 René Boucher backbone of the environment we
 Lina Harun
 Cynthis Koomas live in! Insect pollination is vital
 Lise McVey in the growth of millions of plant
 Jeanne Ragbir species which provide shelter
 Randi Weitzner
 and habitat for an innumerable
 number of animals. If these pol-
 The Informer is published nine times linators disappeared, the animals
 a year (usually on the second or third
 weekend of the month) except June,
 that depend on these plants for
 July and December. Typesetting by survival would vanish as well.
 Informer staff, printing by Les Public- Unfortunately, pollinator
 ités A. Campeau Ltée. Extra copies
 available at Town Hall and both li-
 populations here and around the
 braries. Funded, in part, by the Town world are in decline. Along with
 of Montreal West. Articles are printed climate change, pollinators suf-
 in French or English, as submitted. fer habitat loss from urban de-
 NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE velopment, abandoned farms
 April 7 and a lack of pollinator-friendly
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 Creative Snowman Contest Winners
 Audrey, Victoria and William McCutcheon
 Thank you to all those who participated! Merci !
Photo: Nigel Dove

 Let’s save
 the St. Pierre River
 If you have in preventing flooding, and their
 played golf or contribution to biodiversity, and
 walked your it passed a resolution to protect
 dog on Mead- the Island’s rivers and streams.
 owbrook in the The St. Pierre River is also an
 past year, per- important part of Montreal’s
 haps you noticed that the small heritage: it was first diverted in
 river that meanders across the 1697 to help power area flour
 fairway was frequently dry. mills. But eventually, like the Is-
 Now, the St. Pierre River is at land’s more than 30 other
 risk of drying up permanently streams, it was buried in the
 and completely, and Les Amis sewer system. The open stretch
 du Parc Meadowbrook has of water on Meadowbrook is
 launched a letter-writing cam- one of just a few places where
 paign to save it. remnants of the island’s rivers
 The river was fed by a con- are still visible.
 taminated storm sewer collector. Les Amis du Parc Meadow-
 In January, the Quebec Court of brook is encouraging people to
 Appeal ordered the City of write Mayor Valerie Plante,
 Montreal not to release any asking her to work with Mon-
 more water, contaminated or trealers to save the St. Pierre
 not, from the collector onto the
 golf course. From now on, this
 River. Go to lesamisdemeadow-
 brook.org to learn more. You’ll Gannaiden:
 200-metre stretch of the river
 will be entirely dependent on
 find a link to a letter you can
 sign, or you can write one of
 Garden of Possibilities
 rain and melted snow. your own. In 1989, Elaine Steinberg bought three acres of inhospitable
 In 2014, Montreal city coun- land – a marsh surrounded by sand – in Vaudreuil-Dorion. In the
 cil recognized the value of rivers from Janice Hamilton years since, it has been her labour of love to coax this property into
 a three-acre paradise. The property consists of her home, green-
 house, artist studio, pond and masses of flowers planted around
 trees and shrubs. Elaine’s husband, Marcel Braitstein, is a recog-
 nized Canadian sculptor and his wonderful creations dot the land-
 scape.
 Elaine Steinberg was to have spoken to the Horticultural Society
 about her Garden of Possibilities this past March 15 (2021). She
 was engaged well before March 2020, and, if all goes well, she will
 at last be making her presentation in March 2022.
 Gannaiden will be open for organized tours this summer if per-
 mitted by government guidelines. It is necessary to book in ad-
Photo: Andy Dodge

 vance. Contact information is available on the website
 Gannaiden.org.
 It is also worth a look at the website to see what has been done
 with a marsh/sandpit. Inspiring!
 from Sue Sladen

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 Artists’ Showcase IODE

 Unsung Heroes Recycling produces

 Montreal West Memorial Soldier (pastel)
 Calling all Mo West Artists! useful items!
It is time to start planning your
art work for next season’s Since I joined IODE HMS
 Victory chapter in 1997, the

 – Rose Marie Loughran
Artists’ Showcase. The theme for
the spring/summer exhibit will front porch at 131 Wolseley
be Unsung Heroes. Please fill Avenue North became a redis-
out an application online. The tribution centre.
online exhibit will be up toward In February, with the help of Jane Pater-
the end of May, the deadline for son, almost 25 pounds of assorted wool was
application is May 15. distributed to several volunteer knitters to
 make scarves and mitts for Dans la Rue and
Tonic (etching with aquatint) by Annette Wolfstein-Joseph. This and other artworks from our last online exhibition baby clothes, socks, etc. for various charita-
“Great Outdoors” can be viewed on the Town website at montreal-west.ca/en/recreation/culture/artist-showcase/. ble associations. Two venerable sewing ma-
 chines, leftover sewing supplies, much wool
 and knitting needles were sent to Ullivik, a
 provincial residence for people from north-
 ern Quebec villages who have been flown
 to Montreal for medical treatments. Most of
 these donations are from friends who are
 downsizing or helping to clear out homes.
 The volume of travel toiletries received
 for women’s shelters is much reduced while
 we cannot travel, but large bottles of sham-
 poo have been passed on to Resilience Mon-
 treal or Auberge Transition.

 Want to help?
 Part of the mission of IODE is to fill in
 gaps, and we really appreciate all the help
 for recycling/redistribution and welcome
 more women to help with this and other
 projects.
 Please call Giuliana Pendenza at 486-
 1538 or Janet King at 481-6523 for more
 information. We do hope to resume in-per-
 son social meetings soon.

 from Janet King

 West End Quilters
 Spring is coming and the parois, a local quilter showed
West End Quilters are looking us her beautiful quilts, many
forward to gathering together at in silk and linen. If we have
a meeting outside. We have any free time, Courtepointes
been quilting and a number of Québec has been busy organiz-
baby quilts and crocheted blan- ing many online workshops and
kets are ready to be donate to lectures. More inspiration.
new mothers at the Royal Vic- March 21, International
toria Hospital. Quilt Day will be hosted once
 We had a fun Zoom work- again by Loose Threads Guild
shop with Cheryl Arkison from in Côte Saint-Luc. It was can-
Calgary. We learned how to celled last year, but now that we
make letters and words to add to are all experienced Zoomers,
quilts. An online class actually we will enjoy a day of quilting
works well. One doesn’t need to online.
pack up all the supplies, sewing facebook.com/westendquilters
machine and fabric, so you can marysdogbob@gmail.com.
work easily in your own space.
Another evening, Karen De- from Mary Sutherland

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 Rotary

 Lisa Kasner: have had 14 Peace Fellows over the years,
 many of whom have come from the ranks of
 the federal civil service. We are looking for
 Project Feel the Love candidates whose dedication to a better world
 through peace is driving them to further stud-
 ies. The deadline for applications is April 15.
 Our February 25. speaker Rotary Global Grant
 was Lisa Kasner from Project Scholarships from Doug Yeats
 Feel the Love. Lisa said the
 project came about from a doc- The single 7040 Global Grant Scholar-
tor at the Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare ship is awarded annually to a District 7040 Join Rotary!
Centre. Several members of his staff told permanent resident (Western Quebec, East-
him they are tired and are feeling under ap- ern Ontario, northern NY state) whose un- The Rotary Club of Montreal West and
preciated. He decided to show them love dergraduate degree will be awarded by the NDG is looking to recruit new members.
and he made the first donation end of June and who will be Rotary International is an international
to Feel the Love to kick off entering the first year of a first service organization whose stated human
the project. Master’s degree in studies re- rights purpose is to bring together business
 A lot of donations were lated to one of Rotary’s seven and professional leaders in order to provide
going to the Jewish General areas of focus. Further criteria humanitarian services, encourage high eth-
Hospital because it is a are listed on the District web- ical standards in all vocations, and to ad-
COVID-19 designated hospi- site and the list should be read vance goodwill and peace around the world.
tal. The staff needed to know carefully. The Global Grant The Rotary Club of Montreal West and
the community were behind Scholarship is for $30,000 NDG has been meeting online through
them and knew how hard they USD. Zoom Thursday night from 7:30-8:30. We
were working. They called We are looking for candi- have been focused on raising money for the
people they knew and people dates who have a wide range follow charities or organizations over the
they did not know. They googled and asked of experience, a sense of adventure and a past 18 months: delivering meals to front-
around and were rewarded with so much desire to change the world! The deadline for line workers, the Native Women’s Shelter,
love from everyone they asked. Not one per- applications is Aril 15. the homeless, the Food Depot, disaster in
son or company turned them down. Lebanon.
 Rotary Peace Fellowship We have raised money for these impor-
 They say it takes a village and Project
 tant causes through activities such as a vir-
Feel the Love benefited from being part of Rotary offers two types of Peace Fellow- tual oyster party fundraiser, a virtual
the village. There was support from the Sikh ships: a two-year Master’s program and a concert, virtual Zoomba and a virtual com-
and Jewish communities, from the Rotary three-month certificate program in peace edy night with Joey Elias April 17.
Club, from transport companies. La Senza studies. Candidates must have three years If you are 25 years or older, looking to
said they had 500 pairs of shoes to donate; experience for the Peace Fellowship Mas- team up with like-minded individuals and
all they had to do was pick them up. The ter’s degree and five years for the certificate your passion is to help others, please reach
goods were brought to Combined Jewish program in a field related to peace studies. out to us for more information. We are look-
Appeal (CJA) and since the CJA building Once again, candidates should read the cri- ing for women and men who are willing to
was shut down for three months, they were teria on the Rotary International website contribute to our growth and community.
able to use it to warehouse all the goods col- very carefully. Mowest.ndg.rotary@gmail.com or call
lected. Kruger Inc. donated toilet paper to As a district, we have been fortunate to Brian at 825-0191.
every staff member at the seven sites.
 Also. they prepared 10,000 meals over
three months. There was a theatre group
who could not perform or make their cos-
tumes, so they decided to make masks for
the staff to be used when the workers left
the hospitals. Tim Hortons gave gift cards
and IGA gave bags of food. No one wanted
to say no. They were not looking for finan-
cial donations, but they did get them and
were thankful for them. Restaurants would
deliver food for the workers. McDonalds
fed many workers their Happy Meal and
the owner of the franchise would deliver
them personally. Everyone on a shift, be it
janitor, security guard, nurse or doctor
shared in getting the meal or the treat.
Everyone was treated with the gratitude
they deserved.
 Lisa ended her talk with an update by
saying most residents got vaccinated in De-
cember and it was a godsend because there
were very few outbreaks after that.

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 The Saga of a Seniors’ Residence West the special place it is, the majority, grey
 haired and balding, are in the Town Hall
 once a year to be feted. Surely there should
 continued from page 1
 be a place for them when they can no longer
agreement to the need, but not the location. is technically in NDG, some of the surround- climb those stairs. Yes, both in their homes
Over 250 pe-ople packed the Town Hall to a ing land is within the borders of MoWest. In and those stairs in the Town Hall.
raucous information meeting. the 1980s, the Salvation Army was selling off I do not believe most residents are unfeel-
 The major complaint was the surrender- property to stay financially afloat. It was sold ing towards the plight of seniors in their
ing of valuable green space to the project. to a private concern who wanted to turn it midst. It may sound like they are being aban-
The argument against was that this would into a seniors’ home with independent living. doned to NDG, Côte Saint-Luc and the West
destroy the garden village atmosphere. Al- From Joan Foster, I recently learned that Island suburbs, to end their days somewhere
ternate locations were proposed. This in- Alice Miller and a few others from MoWest else rather than the streets where they raised
cluded building the residence next to the jumped in when there was a presale. but that their own families. When the pandemic hit,
Town Hall, in the area which housed the fell through when not enough units sold. a call went out to volunteers to help with the
Cenotaph, or even connecting the residence In 1993, the Government of Quebec Town’s Senior Outreach Program, there
to the Town Hall. Then there was the pro- made a bid to purchase the property to house were more people than could be used. Nine
posal to locate the residence in what some prisoners. This mobilized concerned citi- months later, volunteers are still helping sen-
called the town’s “eyesore”, the MW Auto- zens, both in NDG and MoWest to fight this iors with shopping and are calling to check
mobile building. Although the Edgar Davies going through. Once again, “Not in my back in on them. Combating isolation is a major
location had the backing of the Mayor and yard” won the day! There was talk of devel- issue especially with the most vulnerable in
Council, opposition proved too strong and oping some of the land on Brock South to our society. Good will is evident.
the plan once again evaporated. build townhouses, but this too evaporated. I received a brochure in my mailbox ex-
 The residence was then sold to Parmalat and plaining MADA, the age-friendly policy pro-
 Auto Evolution building has since stood boarded up for decades. posed for the next five years. An age-friendly
 Proposed changes to the urban plan in municipality encourages active aging by op-
the winter of 1991 initiated many letters to The present day timizing opportunities for health, participa-
The Informer. The most contentious issue Since then there has been little talk of a tion and security. The Town will adapt its
was the proposed by-law change (#446) that seniors’ residence, at least not brought up be- structures and services to be accessible and
would have allowed four-storey apartment fore Council. There is now a shift to encour- inclusive to older people with varying needs
buildings on Westminster South. Commis- age the building of apartment blocks that and capacities. And as is stated in this pam-
sioners on the Town Council pointed out the could rent to seniors and allowing more du- phlet, this is good for all age groups. The
need for increased tax revenue as well as plexes to be constructed. This shift comes young are not “protected” by “hiding” those
apartment spaces for seniors who have to from the seniors themselves. The two most re- who can no longer be active. Within this
give up their homes, but wished to still re- cent surveys suggest seniors in MoWest pre- brochure are photos of seniors doing things,
side in the community. fer independent living in an apartment or both physically and mentally, with multiple
 But once again there was opposition. condo over an institutionalized setting. The generations. It is very positive, and maybe
One letter writer, who voiced a persistent pressure to make changes will only mount as that is the way it ought to be. I know some of
complaint on the “no” side was, “The town seniors increase in numbers. Primarily be- these people. They all look happy. I think
will have NO control over who lives in cause people are living longer, the birth rate most seniors in MoWest are happy. There are
[these buildings].” Once again there was the is declining and Baby Boomers are now a ma- so many things to do in this community.
argument of destroying the village atmos- jority of Golden Agers. Presently some 17% I don’t want to be negative but aging can
phere and a loss of “solar rights”. There in MoWest are 65 and over. In neighbouring be difficult. There are the falls, the strokes,
were also letters that insinuated, without ev- NDG it is 20% and in CSL it is close to 30%. the canes, the walkers and the wheelchairs.
idence, that Councillors were “bought” by The fact that CSL’s figure is almost twice There is dementia and Alzheimer’s. Most of
land developers. The “yes” side focussed on that of MoWest should not come as a sur- us will eventually reach that stage in life
the need to generate more tax revenue to prise. The high-rise buildings and the multi- where independence is no longer an option
provide the citizens with badly needed pro- tude of senior residences have made CSL one and we will require assisted living.
grams and projects. It mainly appealed to of the most densely populated senior areas in The purpose of this essay is not to criti-
the best in human nature to help out seniors Canada. With the lack of land to develop, it cize anyone. It is to remind us that promises
who wanted to reside within the Town but seems unreasonable to expect MoWest could were made that could not be kept for what
needed various forms of assistance. ever come close to CSL’s number in this re- ever reason. Alice Miller’s tears will haunt
 The “no” side won after a highly polarized gard. And would we even want to? me forever. Perhaps “The times are a chang-
referendum. The results were 854 negative Over 80% of the buildings in MoWest ing” so let’s not give up trying again. Re-
votes and 749 affirmative. Only 46% of those are single family dwellings. Will more cently the plans for The Easton were made
eligible voted. Feelings on both sides were apartments or condos change the character public in The Informer. This is the building
bruised. Letters to the editor of The Inform- of our Town? Probably, but character is that will eventually house the new adult li-
er continued on this issue for months. more than what sort of housing exists, it’s brary. It will also have 24 condo units. There
 also how we treat the various demographic has been no fuss or protests that I have heard
 BMR lumberyard segments of our society. of. In 1991 the community almost split in
 In 1993 The Armand et Fils Ltée BMR I have seen how senior volunteers keep two at the mention of four-storey apartment
lumberyard on Milner went under after 83 our libraries open, keep our newspaper func- buildings on Westminster South. Techni-
years in business. The owners tried to get the tioning and keep the Meals on Wheels dis- cally The Easton (theeaston.ca) will be a
zoning bylaws changed to allow for a six- tributing. I have watched our seniors lead three-storey structure with a mezzanine. I
storey seniors’ residence. For some reason active lives exercising, quilting, planting, am not sure how many seniors will be rush-
the Town Council did not pursue this matter. painting, biking, playing tennis, curling, ing to buy these condos, but maybe a small
 Then there was the issue of the Eventide functioning and living. On Volunteers’ Night crack has opened. Leonard Cohen had some-
Home run by the Salvation Army. While it all those who have helped out making Mo- thing to say about cracks “letting the light in.”

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 Edinburgh School

 Conversations about
 Mathieu da Costa, John about racism, stereotypes and
 Armstrong Howard, Yolande prejudices. The presenters also

 Black history
 James. Names of historic Black broach the issue of how stu-
 figures in Canada, but names dents can continue to educate
 that may not show up in the themselves about Black history
 school curriculum. beyond the month of February.
 During Black History Month “Although February is a fantas-
 (February) students from all tic opportunity for communities
 grades at Edinburgh Elementary in Quebec to come together to
 took part in presentations from celebrate Black history and suc-
 Kemba C. Mitchell - Consulta- cesses, it is equally important to
 tion Services (KCM), courtesy of note that Negro History Week,
 the West-Island Black Commu- was founded by the American
 nity Association (WIBCA). historian Carter G. Woodson in
 “Considering the minimization 1915 due to the frustration of all
 and distortion of the Black Cana- students being deprived of
 dian experience in the curricu- learning about Black achieve-
 lum, it is important that all ments in school. In 1995, the
 children are aware of the contri- House of Commons officially
 butions of all racialized individ- recognized February as Black
 uals to this country,” says Kemba History Month in Canada yet,
 Mitchell, Chairperson of WIBCA. 26 years later, Eurocentric edu-
 The presentations highlight cation continues to misconstrue
 the contributions of Black Canadian history further mar-
Portraits of Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks and Viola Desmond, painted by a Grade Canadians, but also open the ginalizing communities,” notes
3/4 class, adorn the staircase of Edinburgh door to important discussions Mitchell.

 Elizabeth Ballantyne School

 The giving trees sories helped themselves to these knitted
 items from these trees. This act of kindness
 Elizabeth Ballantyne School has re- and generosity on the part of the Centennial
ceived a generous donation of knitted hats, Sisters is very much appreciated.
scarves, mittens and headbands from a
group called Centennial Sisters. It takes an
extraordinary group of volunteers to knit Art workshops
beautiful items for students who need them. Creativity has been looming in the class-
The knitted items were placed on and under rooms at EBS. Local artist, Kate Battle,
our giving trees. These trees were made by presented a virtual workshop to explain
Ms. Carmy and two stagiaires from Vanier pop-up art and the basic techniques of cre-
College. Students who require warm acces- ating their pop-ups. Students from kinder-
 garten to grade 6 enjoyed learning about
 paper engineering. The students were en-
 gaged and had a great time.
 Students in grade 6 also took part in a
 stained-glass workshop presented by local
 artist Anouk Looten. The two-day work-
 shop taught the students all about stained
 glass and the art of Joan Miro and Sonia De-
 launey. The students were inspired by the
 work of these artists to create beautiful
 pieces of stained glass that will be displayed Guiselena and Chloe’s stained-glass masterpiece
 on the windows of the cycle 3 hallway.
 These workshops were made possible
 through generous grants from ArtistsInspire month was dedicated to recognizing inspi-
 and Culture in the Schools from MEES. rational Black individuals who made a dif-
 ference in the world. Students from
 kindergarten to grade 6 took part in a variety
 Black History Month of activities in their classes. Ms. Gladys,
 our spiritual animator, hosted virtual les-
 In honour of Black History Month and sons, stories were read and the hallways
Hellen and Chloe love EBS’ Giving Trees in appreciation of African heritage, this were filled with fantastic art and projects.

8
 Montreal West Scout Group
 Cubs
 The MoWest Cub Scouts have
 been busy meeting online and
 having fun while doing so. Along
with welcoming new members, they have
worked hard on crafts, done some baking
and have shared some show and tells. Most
recently the Cubs have independently
worked on a spring break scavenger hunt
outdoors and will soon share their findings
from different types of trees, to furry ani-
mals and their tracks, as well as snow brick
structures and snowballs as big as their
heads, at a coming meeting.
 Along with the nicer weather, the Cubs
will continue to hone their Scouting skills
as well as some useful everyday ones. They
will be doing some coding, practice with
compasses, fire building tips and putting
their very own first aid kits together, along
with learning how to use them. They'll even
be making their own no-sew masks. Keep- Finn Duncan - building a Bat Box for the Canadian
ing up with the very different time we’re in Wildlife Federation
has been a huge part of the Cubs’ life and
they are handling it like the stars they are! edge about the mythology that surrounds
 the constellations and the use of technology
 from Mara DiVittori and star charts to share their knowledge.
 Scouts are also gazing skyward to iden-
 Scouts tify the variety of birds that live around us
 Scouts have been gazing skyward. A re- in the winter. As we look outside our homes
cent challenge assigned at an online meet- and in parks and outside of the city, the
ing was to identify a constellation in the Scouts are photographing and identifying
night sky, photograph it, if possible, and to the birds they see. They are recording the
report back to the Troop on the story behind type of bird, the location, and the date
the constellation. Scouts learned a lot about where they see the birds. The idea is to con-
the fish Pisces, Orion and how to identify tribute to the counts of birds that are taken
his belt, how Ursa Major points to the North each year so that naturalists can get a better
Star, and how the giant crab, Cancer, at- idea about changes in bird populations.
tacked Hercules during one of his great
labours. Scouts showed impressive knowl- from Andy Chapman

Max Harrar is doing “Find a snowball bigger than your head” challenge for the Cub Scavenger Hunt

9
 Guiding

 In February, the
 Sparks and Brownies
 “visited” Australia. We
 are fortunate Brown
Owl visited the continent many
years ago and was happy to
share stories of Australia and of
Guiding and the country. As part
of our meeting, Brown Owl cre-
ated an action story entitled:
We’re Going on a Rescue. She
had the girls meeting up with
various animals including kan-
garoos, wombats, duck-billed
platypuses and possums. All the
animals helped in searching for
the koala who needed rescuing
from the wildfires. All the ani- These are the three pages that led the discussion during the meeting where the girls shared their pandemic experience
mals made it safely back to the

 To Australia we go!
nature preserve!
 Knowing everyone is living
through the pandemic, Girl
Guides of Canada has created a This year, The World Associ- celebrate with a virtual story- about geometry in an origami-
time capsule of the girl’s experi- ation of Girl Guides and Girl telling led by a Scouter from inspired craft. They made letters
ences. The Sparks and Brownies Scouts has been nominated for a Westmount and a Guider from through folding a piece of paper
had some thought provoking Nobel Peace Prize, and this ac- the South Shore who donned the in a specific way, making one
questions and discussions of their complishment was the main rolls of Lord and Lady BP and cut in the paper to create a letter.
experiences. The girls each con- focus of this year’s Thinking shared the story of how Scout- The letters they made were S T
tributed a piece of artwork and Day activities. The Sparks and ing and Guiding was created. E M I S F U N. (STEM is fun).
some thoughts of what they are Brownies focused on what This was followed by a campfire After March break, the girls
feeling and how they will feel brings peace to them. If they can sing-along! It was very well or- had a chance to be the special
once the pandemic has eased. find peace within themselves, ganized and received. guests at the Sparks and Brownie
 Thinking Day is celebrated they can spread peace through- The Guides had a special meeting and shared their ver-
every year on February 22 by out the world. The Guides par- visit from the national organiza- sions of feminized fairy tales
the Girl Guides and Scouts the ticipated in this international tion: Let’s Talk Science. The which they had created last
world over. It is a time when we celebration by learning to be ef- Guides had a chance to discover month. There were different ver-
remember Lord Baden-Powel, fective peace-builders. At the how science can be used to sions of Little Red Riding Hood.
the founder of our organizations. local level, we all joined other solve crimes, using different In one version, there was a robot
We also celebrate the connec- Guiding and Scouting members techniques from DNA to finger- fox that was programmed to be a
tions we have to other members. from the province of Quebec to prints. The girls also learned companion animal for elderly
 people. In befriending the fox,
 Little Red’s grandmother built
Below: Garden of flowers was the activity for up the courage to become a fa-
the peace garden; the girls wrote on flowers mous singer, a dream she had al-
activities which bring them peace. ways had. This story was even
Right: Animals of Australia project animated with drawings! Another
 girl rewrote Sleeping Beauty. Al-
 though the young princess did
 appear to be sleeping in a casket
 in the middle of the forest, she
 was not waiting for her prince to
 come and give her a kiss. In this
 version, the young prince, after
 kissing the princess, was told in
 no uncertain terms how impor-
 tant it is to obtain consent first
 before assuming anyone would
 like to be kissed. Silence does
 not equal consent! They did not
 live happily ever after as a mar-
 ried couple.

 from the Guiders
 of Montreal West

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MAYOR’S REPORT
 Upcoming
 infrastruc-
 ture work
 rebuild Fenwick, from
 Ainslie to Rennie.That work
 is our typical Montreal West
 project: replacement of
 COUNCIL
 communiqué
 With spring water mains, sewers, light-
on our doorsteps, our ritual ing, sidewalks, road founda- Westmount (ranked 62nd) nature – and though I have
infrastructure work is taking tion and surface. As the and Montreal West (ranked been hard pressed to remain
shape. sidewalks on Fenwick al- 76th)! The rankings go to optimistic at times – I will try
As you’re reading this, we ready have boulevards, the 1162. The study looked at to end on a positive note. As
should already have issued grassy area between the population growth, median you remember the devastat-
our call for tenders for the curb and sidewalk, we held household income, percent- ing effect COVID has had on
repaving work to be under- a public consultation with age employed, etc. Another our lives this past year, try
taken on Avon, between the residents on Fenwick on reason for MoWest pride. and think of some of the pos-
Westminster and the over- March 9 to ask for their itives. Though I would never
pass into Lachine at Ronald opinions on whether to Commemoration of beginning try to minimize the deaths
Drive. This was part of the continue with the boule- of COVID pandemic we have suffered as a com-
agreement with the Ministère vards, remove them from munity, as a town, province,
des Transports du Québec one side or remove them Anniversaries are sometimes country and globally, try to
related to the Turcot re- from both sides. The resi- joyous and sometimes somb- remember the positive as-
construction project. They dents voted to keep the sta- er opportunities to remem- pects we have gained. Re-
are contributing financial tus quo and so the boule- ber special dates in our lives. member the good you wit-
assistance in the area of vards with be incorporated March 11 was a somber oc- nessed as a community help-
$600,000. Originally, we into the final design. casion. I participated in a ing its members. Try to re-
were projected to repave Montreal island service com- member the bonds you have
Avon from the NDG border Economic vitality memorating those lives lost created or strengthened with
to the Lachine border. But because of COVID-19. your neighbours, friends and
 There was an interesting ar-
upon investigating the pipes ticle in The Gazette on March Throughout this past year, family by facing these hard
in the section between 16 entitled “Suburbs of Que- there have been some unfor- times together.And try to re-
Westminster and NDG, we bec’s large cities have highest tunate constants. Some of member that we’re making it
see that we will have to re- economic vitality: study.” The our neighbours, friends and through. Maybe not un-
construct the road and re- study, conducted by Institut family have gotten sick and scathed, but maybe more
place the piping. That how- de la statistique du Québec, some have died because of human.
ever requires coordination concludes that “the most COVID-19.We have now set Let’s not forget those we’ve
with Montreal so, unfortu- economically healthy munic- aside this day to commemo- lost as we keep our guard up.
nately, it will not happen this ipalities are in the metropoli- rate the 10,000 plus deaths in
year. However, we will repave tan regions of Montreal….” Quebec, 22,000 plus deaths
the section down the hill. The highest Montreal region in Canada and 2.6 million Beny Masella, Mayor
As well, we will very soon municipality was TMR (rank- plus deaths worldwide. Town of Montreal West
issue a call for tenders to ed 41st overall) followed by As I tend to be optimistic by bmasella@montreal-west.ca

 MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS PROJECTS 2021-2023 1) Town Hall:
 Update the study for foundation
 In 2019, the Town of Montreal West received a grant from the wall repair
 Federation of Canadian Municipalities to develop and imple- Roof replacement
 ment a Municipal Asset Management Program. Here are the ul-
 Masonry repair
 timate goals of this project.
 Replacement of outdoor fire es-
 cape stairs (both staircases)
1) update the inventory of our build- In 2020, the Town administration cre- Interior Assembly Hall renovation
ings and their functional and technical ated a new governance structure to
components, systematically analyze all data collected 2) Public Works Building:
2) carry out an assessment of their on the buildings to plan future mainte- Roof replacement
condition nance and renovation. 3) Chalet at Edgar-Davies Park:
3) formalize an intervention plan. Consequently, the following major ren- Foundation wall repair
In developing a strategic plan we will ovation and restoration work has been
be able to better structure our short identified and approved, under the Maria Torres, councillor
and medium term building infrastruc- Town’s Plan triennal d’immobilisation Public Works and Public Buildings
ture investments. (PTI) for 2021 through 2023: mtorres@montreal-west.ca

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BECOME A COVID-COMBATANT How can you help?
 Here’s what I suggest: once
 With the vaccine rollout truly underway, there is more than a glimmer of
 you're vaccinated or even
 light at the end of our Covid tunnel. Since mid-March all those age 65+ have an appointment, let
 have been eligible for the shot, and I believe that all MoWesters who are friends and neighbours
 able to get vaccinated should do so ASAP. know. I’d even ask you post
 the good news on any social
 media you use. After all, it
Personally, I can’t wait for shot as soon as they can, un- there’s no urgency once our
 should be cause for celebra-
the day that age 60+ are el- fortunately, there are some case numbers come down.
 tion once you join the ranks
igible – I’ll head straight to who are skeptics and will But in my opinion, this is
 of the immunized “Covid-
Clic Santé to book my shot! outright refuse to get it. But very unfortunate as it could
 Combatants”. The more we
Even if you aren’t eligible yet, then there are a number of significantly delay our path
 all speak about and demys-
I’d suggest you go onto the people who are simply hesi- towards herd immunity. And
 tify this happy event, the
Clic Santé website and famil- tant and taking a “wait and for those people who can
 higher the population’s
iarize yourself with the form see” attitude. Some of the not get the vaccine for
 comfort level will become
you’ll need to fill out. That leading reasons they give health reasons (or because
 towards it. That’s a job we
way, when your age group is have to do with concerns they’re too young), herd im-
 all can do. It will help move
announced, you can whiz about side-effects, and the munity is all we can do to
 the needle towards normal.
through the booking request vaccines’ safety and effec- properly protect them. So
 And the sooner that hap-
and get your first choice of tiveness – even though these it’s these folks on the fence
 pens, the sooner we can get
time-slot and location. issues have been thoroughly I’d like to nudge a bit.
 back to our beloved Mo-
 vetted during the rigorous I certainly don’t want to co-
So besides getting the jab West normal: big hugs and
 approval process. Neverthe- erce or bully those who are
yourself when it’s your turn, two cheek kisses.
 less, concerns still linger. reticent. But those of us
what else can you do to Many of these people will who feel more comfortable
speed up the day we finally eventually get the vaccine with immunization can pro-
see Covid in the rearview but just not at the first op- mote the benefits and safety Elizabeth Ulin , Councillor
mirror? portunity.They may want to of the vaccine and shift our Recreation, Culture and
While most Canadians will wait, to see how things play community norm towards a Communication
roll up their sleeves for a out. They may even feel that fully vaccinated population. eulin@montreal-west.ca

 AIRBNB RENTALS ARE ILLEGAL IN MONTREAL WEST
 As summer approaches, and if the situation with COVID-19 improves, we may once again see tourists
 coming into Montreal. It is therefore important to know that, in accordance with our zoning by-law (article
 2.1.9, paragraph 6), lodging establishments (hostel, hotel, motel, lodge, etc.) and rentals through Airbnb and
 similar platforms are not permitted in any zone in the Town.

These are businesses that provide tem- or for long-time residents who are sell- aforementioned penalties can be im-
porary or transient lodging to the pub- ing their homes and wish to downsize. posed for each day the infraction lasts.
lic. They are not permitted in any type The Town has recently been made If you are aware of an Airbnb operation
of residence (single-family dwellings, aware of a few Airbnb rentals operating in the Town, we encourage you to notify
duplexes, apartments and condos) or in Montreal West and has acted to no- Urban Planning by completing the form
in any commercial establishment. tify the property owners and apply the "Contact Us" at the bottom right of
These short-term rentals are banned appropriate fines. the website www.montreal-west.ca/en/.
because they are not in keeping with Your information will be held confiden-
the nature of community in our Town. For an individual, the fines for non- tial. And most importantly, your neigh-
They can lead to problems related to compliance range from $300 - $1000 bours will appreciate being able to
noise, lack of consideration of neigh- for a first offence, and from $500 - maintain the sense of community that
bours and garbage being strewn out- $2000 for a repeat offence, plus court we enjoy in our Town.
side. They can change the atmosphere fees. For a corporation, the fines are
in a neighbourhood. In addition, they from $600 - $2000 for a first offence,
remove long-term rental properties and from $1000 - $4000 for a repeat Colleen Feeney, Councillor
from the housing inventory in Mon- offence. If an infraction lasts more than Finance, Administration,
treal West, either for new residents one day, the infraction on each day con- Human Resources and Urban Planning
who would like to move into the Town stitutes a distinct infraction and the cfeeney@montreal-west.ca

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communiqué
 du CONSEIL
 RAPPORT DU MAIRE
 Travaux De plus, nous lancerons très La municipalité de la région Comme j'ai tendance à être
 d'infrastruc- bientôt un appel d'offres de Montréal la mieux optimiste de nature – et
 ture à venir pour reconstruire Fenwick, classée est VMR (41e au bien que j'aie parfois du mal
 d'Ainslie à Rennie. Ce travail classement général), suivie à le rester – je vais essayer
 Avec le prin- est un projet typique de de Westmount (62e) et de de terminer sur une note
 temps à nos Montréal-Ouest: remplace- Montréal-Ouest (76e)! Les positive. Si vous vous sou-
portes, nos traditionnels ment des conduites d'eau, classements vont jusqu'à venez de l'effet dévastateur
travaux d'infrastructure pren- des égouts, de l'éclairage, 1162. L'étude portait sur la que la COVID a eu sur nos
nent forme. des trottoirs, des fondations croissance de la population, vies au cours de l'année
 et de la surface de la route. le revenu médian des mé- écoulée, essayez de penser
Au moment où vous lisez à certains aspects positifs. Je
ces lignes, nous devrions Comme les trottoirs de nages, le pourcentage de
 n'essaierai jamais de mini-
déjà avoir lancé notre appel Fenwick ont déjà des boule- travailleurs, etc. Une raison
 miser les décès que nous
d'offres pour les travaux de vards, c'est-à-dire la zone de plus d'être fier de Mo- avons subis en tant que
repavage de la rue Avon, herbeuse entre la bordure Ouest. communauté, en tant que
entre Westminster et le via- et le trottoir, nous avons ville, province, pays et de
 tenu une consultation pu- Commémoration des manière globale, mais es-
duc de Lachine à la hauteur victimes de la COVID-19
de la promenade Ronald. blique avec les résidents de sayez de vous rappeler des
Cela fait partie de l'entente Fenwick le 9 mars pour leur Les anniversaires sont par- belles choses que nous
que nous avons conclue demander leur avis sur le fois des occasions joyeuses, avons gagnées. Souvenez-
avec le ministère des Trans- maintien des boulevards, parfois sombres, de se sou- vous du bien que vous avez
ports du Québec et qui est leur suppression d'un côté venir de dates qui ont mar- vu en tant que communauté
liée au projet de recons- ou leur suppression des qué nos vies. Malheureuse- qui s’entraide. Essayez de
truction de Turcot. Ils ap- deux côtés. Les résidents ment, le 11 mars en est une vous souvenir des liens que
 ont voté pour le maintien sombre. J'ai participé à un vous avez créés ou renfor-
portent une aide financière
 du statu quo et les boule- service sur l'île de Montréal cés avec vos voisins, vos
de l'ordre de 600 000 $. À amis et votre famille en af-
l'origine, nous avions prévu vards seront donc intégrés pour commémorer les vies
 dans le projet final. perdues à cause de la frontant ensemble ces mo-
de refaire la route Avon de ments difficiles. Et essayez
la frontière de NDG à celle COVID-19.
 Vitalité économique de vous rappeler que nous
de Lachine. Mais après avoir Tout au long de cette nous en sortons. Peut-être
examiné les tuyaux dans la Le 16 mars dernier, The Ga- dernière année, il y a eu pas indemnes, mais peut-
section entre Westminster zette publiait un article in- quelques constantes mal- être plus humains.
et NDG nous avons con- téressant intitulé « Les heureuses. Certains de nos
staté que nous devrons re- banlieues des grandes villes voisins, amis et membres de N'oublions pas ceux que
construire la route et rem- du Québec ont la plus notre famille sont tombés nous avons perdus et res-
placer les tuyaux. Cela né- grande vitalité économique: malades et certains ont tons sur nos gardes.
cessite toutefois une coor- étude » . L'étude, menée par perdu la vie à cause de la Restez en sécurité et en
dination avec Montréal et, l'Institut de la statistique du COVID-19. Le 11 mars, nous bonne santé.
malheureusement, cela ne Québec, conclut que « les commémorions les plus de
se fera pas cette année. municipalités les plus saines 10 000 décès au Québec,
Cependant, nous allons économiquement se trou- 22 000 décès au Canada et Beny Masella, maire
re-paver la section en bas vent dans les régions mét- 2,6 millions de décès dans le Ville de Montréal-Ouest
de la colline. ropolitaines de Montréal... » monde. bmasella@montreal-ouest.ca

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PROJETS DE BÂTIMENTS MUNICIPAUX 2021-2023 1) Hôtel de ville:
 Mise à jour de l'étude pour la ré-
 En 2019, la Ville de Montréal-Ouest a reçu une subvention de la paration du mur de fondation
 Fédération canadienne des municipalités pour élaborer et mettre Remplacement de la toiture
 en œuvre un programme de gestion des actifs municipaux. Ce
 Réparation de la maçonnerie
 programme nous a permis d'évaluer l'état physique général des
 Remplacement des escaliers de
 bâtiments municipaux de la Ville et d'élaborer un plan stratégique
 secours extérieurs (les deux es-
 rentable et efficace pour les entretenir et les moderniser. caliers)
 Rénovation de la salle de réunion
Les objectifs principaux de ce projet En 2020, l'administration de la Ville a intérieure
sont les suivants : créé une nouvelle structure de gouver-
1) mettre à jour l'inventaire de nos bâ- nance pour analyser systématiquement 2) Bâtiment des travaux publics:
timents et de leurs composantes fonc- toutes les données recueillies sur les Remplacement de la toiture
tionnelles et techniques, bâtiments afin de planifier l'entretien et
 la rénovation futurs. 3) Chalet du parc Edgar-Davies:
2) effectuer une évaluation de leur état Réparation du mur de fondation
3) formaliser un plan d'intervention. En conséquence, les travaux majeurs
En développant un plan stratégique, de rénovation et de restauration sui-
nous serons en mesure de mieux vants ont été identifiés et approuvés,
structurer nos investissements à court dans le cadre du Plan triennal d'immo- Maria Torres, conseillère
et moyen terme en matière d'infra- bilisation (PTI) de la ville pour les an- Travaux publics et Bâtiments publics
structure immobilière. nées 2021 à 2023: mtorres@montreal-ouest.ca

 LES LOCATIONS AIRBNB SONT ILLÉGALES À MONTRÉAL-OUEST

 Bien que la pandémie ait ralenti de nombreux secteurs de l’économie, le marché du logement n’en fait
 pas partie. Les ventes de propriétés à Montréal-Ouest sont restées stables. Notre ville demeure un endroit
 où il fait bon vivre, avec des nombreuses jeunes familles ayant décidé de s’y installer. C’est non seulement
 une bonne nouvelle pour notre communauté, mais aussi pour les finances de la Ville.
À l'approche de l'été, et si la situation de considération des voisins et à 2 000 $ pour une première infraction,
de COVID-19 s'améliore, nous pour- la présence d'ordures à l'extérieur. et de 1 000 à 4 000 $ pour une ré-
rions à nouveau voir des touristes à Elles peuvent changer l'atmosphère cidive. Si une infraction dure plus d'un
Montréal-Ouest. Il est donc important d'un quartier. De plus, elles retirent jour, chaque jour constitue une infrac-
de savoir que, conformément à notre les propriétés locatives à long terme tion distincte et les sanctions susmen-
règlement de zonage (article 2.1.9, de l'inventaire des logements de tionnées peuvent être imposées pour
paragraphe 6), les établissements Montréal-Ouest, que ce soit pour les chaque jour que dure l'infraction.
d'hébergement (auberge, hôtel, motel, nouveaux résidents qui voudraient Si vous êtes au courant d'une opéra-
gîte, etc.) et les locations par le biais de s'installer en ville ou pour les résidents tion Airbnb dans la Ville, nous vous en-
la plateforme Airbnb (ou similaires) ne de longue date qui vendent leur mai- courageons à en informer notre
sont autorisés dans aucune zone de la son et souhaitent s’installer dans un service d’Urbanisme en remplissant le
ville. Il s'agit d'entreprises qui four- logement plus petit. formulaire Contactez-nous en bas à
nissent un hébergement temporaire ou La Ville a récemment été informée de droite du site Web www.montreal-
transitoire au public. Elles ne sont au- l'existence de quelques locations west.ca/fr/. Vos informations resteront
torisées dans aucun type de résidence Airbnb à Montréal-Ouest et a pris des confidentielles. Et surtout, vos voisins
(habitations unifamiliales, duplex, ap- mesures pour informer les proprié- apprécieront de pouvoir maintenir
partements et condos) ni dans aucun taires et donner les amendes appro- l'esprit de communauté dont nous
établissement commercial. priées. Pour un particulier, les amendes jouissons dans notre ville.
Ces locations à court terme sont in- pour non-conformité vont de 300 à
terdites, car elles ne sont pas con- 1 000 $ pour une première infraction, Colleen Feeney , conseillère
formes à l’esprit de communauté de et de 500 $ à 2 000 $ pour une ré- Finance, Administration,
notre ville. Elles peuvent entraîner cidive, plus les frais de justice. Pour une Ressources humaines et Urbanisme
des problèmes liés au bruit, au manque société, les amendes vont de 600 à cfeeney@montreal-ouest.ca

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