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2012 (4 issues to February 1 inclusive, 193 total)

February 1:  Study of Vic village aims to update city plan - Winter carnival begins Thursday - Westmount Y kicks off centennial

January 24: Trent holds out hope for pension relief - Council cracks down on ‘everlasting’ worksites - Westmount, national historic site

January 17:  Low snowfall spared city some $400K,... till now - MUHC Glen facility to receive record-breaking $10-million donation

January 10: Tax auctions fail to materialize - 2012 to unfold as the ‘Year of Traffic’ : Trent - Peewee A Predators, champs

December 20:  Pomerleau bids $36.4 million, a ‘historic moment’ - Taxes up 3.3 percent in $93-million budget - Capital works to cost city $6.7 million

December 13: Church Hill accident a "wake-up call", spawns other issues - City pledges higher dog run fences after dog killed by car

December 6: Car looked like a bomb - Residents seek garbage crackdown - Agglo increase smaller for Westmount in 2012

November 29: Accident prone areas under study - Naked woman caught in ‘indecent act’ behind city hall - Jutras retires

November 22: Hope fades for agglo pension relief in 2012 - Artisan festival generates $4K for PSU food drive - Bike path rerouting launched

November 15: Are 7 fire incidents related? - Sherbrooke bus lanes still pending - City’s 2012 budget expected to rise at least 3 percent

November 8: Phase 2 now launched for arena/pool bidders - City sounds alarm over potential ash borer invasion - Bike path closure defended

November 1: By-law to ban recycling, compostables in garbage - Metro grocery re-organizes shelves after 10 years - No underground stream

October 25: Close bike path this winter, says ATC - Plourde: Graffiti program 'starting to show’ results - At a glance: NDG & Westmount's lanes

October 18: Phase 1: Six consortia vie for arena/pool project - Library to hold eReader ‘petting zoo’ on Oct. 30 - Smart Living Day

October 11: Three local boys quizzed on second park fire - PSU launches ‘wheels-to-curb’ campaign - Academy water, sewer work to start mid-month

October 4: Traffic study offers masses of data to end first phase - Toddlers unhurt when struck by runaway car on Church Hill

September 27: ‘Race is on’ to find building consortium for arena project - Rotary starts up collection again

September 20: Lemay out, consortium sought - Reserved bus lanes expected to have huge impact - Suspects still missing from Greene robbery

September 13: Mayor’s response to arena skeptics dominates council meeting - Argyle Ave. fire - 16% of homes do not conform to smoke detector bylaws

September 6: Yay Arlington! - Westmount to declare Sept. 24 as Car-Free Day - Four groups opt to present briefs to traffic consultants

August 30: Bye bye Irene! - City asked to outlaw new wood-burning units - Education issue: See profiles, p. 8-10 and schools, p. 13.

August 23: Demolition: a rising trend? - Controversial, unfinished Côte Rd. house for sale - Suburbs up against a wall on agglo budget

August 16: City to make first claims after graffiti arrests - Crime samplings show overall rise  - Pedestrian lights for Clarke/Sherbrooke?

August 9: Sally Aitken (1937-2011) - Arena/pool delay to keep small rink in operation - Redfern demo approval faces at least one appeal

July 12: On-street parkers win reduced fee hikes - Licence plate scanner hits the road - City to renew SPCA contract as last resort

July 5: Construction values soar in 2010, off the chart this year - Water main replacement on Sherbrooke - Driveway-challenged houses

June 28: Existing big rink to be open until spring 2012 - Arena/pool construction: some piling, no dynamite, facility to open in summer ’13

June 21: Real estate market cools, more snow in 2011 - Bike patrol goes to rescue of baby and dog - St. Jacques exit to open mid-August

June 14: June 21 arena meeting to be for project’s neighbours - Four Westmounters inducted into Order of Canada - On-street parking fee doubled

June 8: Defective valve cause of high water pressure - Victoria village street festival set for June 10-12 - Mayor charges petition ‘misleading’

June 1: Three new sergeants make Public Security history - ‘Safe Walk’audit results expected soon -  Jean-Pierre Goyer (1932-2011)

May 24: Water pressure increase affects half of Westmount - Trent named to greater Montreal regional council - 5 Saisons takes a break

May 17: Boeckh foundation creates Samarthji Lal award - MUHC piling to continue into summer - Upcoming Family Day geared to changing times

May 10: City hires arena/pool fundraising advisor - Genivar gets nod to prepare city’s master traffic plan - Bixis hit the road in Westmount

May 3: Public input sought on sound barrier proposals - Dawson’s Peace Garden planted April 27 - WMA to honour Kiely May 18

April 26: City names Genivar Inc. arena/pool project manager - Westmount to bill Montreal for water-line breaks - Westmount Y hosts Blue Hounds 

April 19: City receives 9+1 bids for arena/pool project management - WMA's search for volunteer of the year - PSO's respond to more than 5,000 calls

April 12: Two vote against Greene condo permits, parking loss - R2 rezoning registers set for April 26 - Election campaign underway

April 5: City: New dog regulations to be strictly enforced - City poised to receive 50 Bixis - Overview of candidates running in Westmount

March 29: Tenders called for city’s arena/pool project manager - Crime levels remain low in February - Rain leaks into library, again

March 22: New SAQ outlet slated to replace two closures - Earth Hour comes to Vic Hall Saturday - Residents pack council chamber over traffic plan

March 15: Has Cromwell conquered Victoria village? - Sports & Rec targets fall for online sign-up - MUHC site may generate more building

March 8: May Cutler 1923-2011 - Remembering Cutler’s mayoral legacy -  Merchants reveal recycling woes,  call for back-door service

March 1: Vanguard School, Nurses may both leave Westmount - Pension plan seen as key to loyal service - 28 Devon passes first hurdle

February 22: Inuit health support centre moving to Westmount - Blasting, height concerns unite neighbours at Devon hearing - Graffiti doubles, hits record

February 15: Bixis could come to Westmount soon - Move to curb ‘supersize’ houses goes down mountain - Two loan by-laws up for approval

February 8: Pool may stay open this summer - City: Pension plan now unsustainable - McBain named to new #2 position with Public Security

February 1: City hears back from public on new building rules - Demo hearing set for 28 Devon - Antiques dealer Henrietta Antony to close

January 25: Westmount’s outdoor rinks buck closure trend - Westmounters receive awards - Carnival plans now in high gear

January 18: Leash law clarified for Summit - First Montreal homicide of 2011 - Cyclist count begins as path snow clearing queried

January 11: City chooses first hometown Public Security director - Arena/pool to dominate city resources - 2011 issues rooted in the past

2010 (46 issues)

December 23: Taxes rise 2.16% on homes, parking rates, fines also up - City of Westmount, Budget 2011 - Capital works budget reduced

December 14: Cisterns, solar panels may be coming to Westmount - Snow removal up to standards? - Budget meeting December 20

December 8: Agglo tax hikes hit taxpayers - City to review truck routes after Lansdowne complaints - Rash of upper Westmount break-ins

December 1: Arena soil analysis now being translated into design - Founder Gervais calls for more Public Security powers 

November 23: 5 Saisons demo to be approved, neighbours fed up with ‘mess’ - City must add $1 million to pension – for 15 years

November 16: Turcot revisions fuel new hope - Car tax seen as benefit to Westmount homeowners - City: look out for wire thieves in parks

November 9: Traffic heading for ‘disaster’? - Public Security frees trapped cats - Update on city’s sustainability plan

November 2: Summit Park rebranded as ‘Summit Woods’ - 5 Saisons to be open all winter - Westmount wins Communities in Bloom

October 26: 5 Saisons demo hearing Nov. 16 - Gallery to receive honorary degree -Westmount: a city changed by mergers

October 19: Commercial recycling starts this week - Library gate count rises to 1,000 users a day - Poet Michael Harris shortlisted

October 12: Bike path open this winter - Dog owners offer to pay more - City pushes for noise, dust control

October 5:  No stampede against new valuations - 13% lack working smoke alarms - Westmount caught off-guard by work on The Boulevard

September 28: Sports and Rec. is booming - City hall teams compete for cup - Community service enhances quality of life, Pound tells Rotary

September 21: Tax roll brings ‘slight relief ’ from past ‘excessive’ hikes - Westmounters grill MUHC reps - Art Westmount, Celebrating art and architecture

September 14: Two pedestrians hit on Sherbrooke only days apart - Cops trying to get Dawson massacre online game removed  

September 7:  PSOs crack down on safety as schools resume - Claremont area residents roast Second Cup’s 24/7 test run - Council reviews Bixi sites

September 1: Kitchen waste gets big buy-in, city closer to Que. goal - Greene Ave. work on time - City declares Le 4300 structurally safe

August 24: ‘Last hurdle’: No referendum for arena loan by-law - Hot market, aging buildings raise permits to new level - Westmount showcased

August 17: Sports registration guaranteed for most activities, levels - Dawson reaches out to students on iPhones, a Quebec first 

August 10: - In memoriam: Don Wedge - Citizens mobilize for Safe Walk - Arena loan register set for Aug. 17

August 3 - Special Edition: Remembering Don Wedge (1930-2010)

July 13: Compromise ends hot issue - Bixi program fraught with complexities - Hogg back in Westmount

July 6: Commercial recycling is coming - Greene rezoning unopposed - City’s key priorities disclosed

June 22: $2-million Greene reno starts next week - New Murray Park courts open - Trent welcomes Montreal’s endorsement of CN route

June 15: Tax relief in sight for entire island - 5 Saisons ‘rescue’ includes village square, indoor parking - Lansdowners alarmed by looming traffic increase

June 9: Public Security returns to ‘ live ’ dispatch with new 911 link-in - Condos planned for Hillside Ave. - Park was patrolled when attack occurred

June 2: Bike link to Lachine canal targeted for Aug. - Grafitti, hit-and-runs up with increased reporting - Contactivity Centre planning for the future

May 26: Arena analysis just released - City council’s search to curb light pollution continues - WMA back to more civil style

May 19:  Dawson peace garden to take root - Family Day goes zero-waste for 35th anniversary - Landscaping in Prince Albert Park raises safety concerns

May 12:  Residents question park safety - Gascogne to be allowed 25 seats - Westmount studying details of  new Glen bike link

May 5: Green light for arena project - City reduces appetite for more restaurants in proposed by-law - Honouring HMCS Westmount

April 27: Next steps revealed as arena/pool vote continues - Selwyn House weighs in on arena/pool plan - Community service medals to be awarded

April 20: CEOs reach the pinnacle - Kings rule - Westmount to have input into agglo budget - Underground arena proposal: reactions • added information

April 13: Going underground!: Mayor asks citizens to support latest arena concept - Cedar permit boils over - 493 Lansdowne approved

April 6: Arena information delayed another week - Earth Hour results provide conflicting opinions - New SAQ to allow both anglo papers

March 30: Aberdeen, Lansdowne projects on tap for April 6 city council - Citizens on new noise by-law - Council okays two major building projects

March 23: City delays arena/pool information package to April - SAQ: Limit of 1 local paper, Westmount ‘allowed’ English one - Bike path now open

March 16: Dark Sky event  kicks off Earth Hour stargazing March 27 - Anglo papers banned from local SAQ - Anne Lindsay at Bon Appétit books

March 9: Westmount High paints for Haiti - City council meeting: Environmental issues dominate - City to clamp down on A/C noise

March 2:  Oratory’s wooded lots to become nature reserve - PAC: Cedar home still too large - Council reviews another two projects

February 23: Green city conference targets implementation - Construction at  future SAQ scheduled to end - Two newspapermen: many links

February 16: PSOs return to regular patrols  -  Bourdon takes over Public Security - Crime: Big decline in new year

February 9: Council rejects Cedar project in historic public debate - Runaway dumpster on Argyle

February 2: Cllr. Price: ‘Serious concerns’ if agglo hikes continue - City adopts $9.4 million in capital worksJanuary 26:  Tax bite up 8 to 9 percent - Olympic spirit pervades winter carnival - Victor Murciano and Virginia Elliott are off to the Olympics

January 19: Westmount ‘guarantees’ residents a place in Sports & Rec program - Cedar Ave. house controversy continues to boil - New fencing in place at one dog run

January 12: Aberdeen demo denied - Court won’t hear city’s $22-million claim - Budgets from Y2K to 2010: Forced fusion, fights and fiscal hikes

2009 (46 issues)

December 15: On your marks, Get Set, GO! - Lulham: ‘Streamlining’ building permits in the works

December 8: Trent becomes new head of suburban mayors -  Arena project under microscope - Westmount’s SWAT team storms the arena

December 1: City stops park patrols at night - Reprieve for 5 Saisons - Westmount High paints for Kenyan art school - The self-promotion issue

November 24: Bike path to close for winter later than planned - Debt nearly $40 million - Study honours Judy Berlyn

November 16: BAPE report echoes city position on Turcot project - PSOs won’t respond to panhandling - In November, we remember

November 9: Standing committees gone, commissioners named - New life for microfilms - City outlines H1N1 plan

November 2: Elected: T. Price, K. Duncan, G. Ikeman, N. Forbes, C. Lulham, T. Samiotis - Upsets, nail-biters and landslides - Cenotaph service on Sunday

October 27: Project deadline pushed to 2015 - Sunday’s vote to decide new council - Westmount’s spooky hospital

October 20  THE REAL ESTATE ISSUE - Supremes: Westmounters can’t sue Montreal as a class - Tony’s chief chairing $2M campaign - Passing the torch

October 13 Westmount’s soldiers volunteer to keep Olympians safe - Almost there (Glen access for Superhospital) - Final season for 5 Saisons

October 6: Acclaimed: mayor, 2 councillors - Swansong council meeting packed with business - Full election summary

September 29: Surprise! Arena grant almost $20M - Candidates slow to file for council seats - Remembering Stuart Robertson - Little, but strong

September 22: It’s a go: Trent running - New arena design ready- Profile: Julia Deutsch

September 15: Four more announce candidacy (Leahey, Hébert, Price, Drury) - Arena planning costs now exceed $800,000 - Arlington still partying after 40 years

September 9: City preparing recession budget for 2010 - Thompson won’t run - Joan Rivers at the Shaar

September 1: Reading to young readers - Ikeman announces candidacy - Sustainability priorities unveiled - Profile: Barbara Covington

August 25: City election plans halt weddings, paper ballots return - Elfie retires after 40 years in Westmount - July brings surge in thefts from cars

August 18: Local militia regiment (RMR) plans family park events Saturday - WAG flyer sparks more debate - Skydiving for charity - Profile: Aaron Fraser

August 11 - Trent prepares to run - Arena tweakings on tap, no WAG study - Marks will not seek re-election

July 14 - Arena/pool decision unlikely by current council - Web audio coming for question period - Mayor, Martin, Lulham and others on WAG arena site proposal, p. 3-7

July 7 - Cllr. Martin: Save $8 million, build new rinks at the WAG - Olympic torch coming to Westmount, volunteers sought - Spreading the wealth of fresh produce

June 30: City looks for bike path remedies - Water leak on Claremont unrelated to Sherbrooke main - New citizens in time for Canada Day

June 23: Montreal gives back but will take away again - Liberals and lovers of architecture - WMA left rudderless in election year

June 16: Totem unveiled in festive ceremony - MP Marc Garneau tables his first private member’s bill - :Profile: Douglas Fales

June 9: City invites farmer to share weekly harvests - Council tables 2008 audited financial statement - What’s at stake? - Battle for WMA has been won

June 2: Healthy City dives into arena/pool review - Family Day in Westmount - Two vie to head WMA - Profile: Nigel Penney

May 26: New site for Family Day - High hopes for more gas tax $ - Spring Soirée 2009 - Indie’s 2nd anniversary

May 19: Hogg, SAQ to switch locations - Exclusive interview with MP Marc Garneau - City: Former Marianopolis site could have spelled ‘disaster’

May 12: Police arrest 3 men linked to 73 break-and-enters - WMA chooses Centre Greene’s McNally for volunteer award - Profile: Jenny Patton

May 5: Building activity reached new heights before slowing - City reviews preparedness for flu epidemic - Garneau supports Israel on its 61st

April 27: Back to the (arena) drawing board? - Final green-bin area starts up for kitchen waste, garden debris - Sports and Rec awards young athletes

April 21: Coronation of the Kings - Banner year for hockey - Famed photographer Szilasi to exhibit 50 years of work - Profile: Dr. Harry Rosen

April 14 Arena/pool plans revealed at council Most applaud rollout, critics keep low profile - How many should go to Whistler? - Honours founder helps celebrate

April 7: $30-million arena plan unveiled - Flower show boasts green roof - Profile: Captain Mike Finner

March 31-April 1: 900 daily library users recorded in 2008 - Architects argue new limits not needed - Profile: Kathleen Duncan

March 24: Positioning of Bethune traffic light questioned - WMA calls for arena consultation - Afghanistan send-off for RMR

March 17: Building permit values drop 25% - Star gazing event set for Earth Hour - Archer freed in Darfur- Profile: Patrick Martin

March 10: Arena design roll-out planned for April 6 - Tax money slower than usual - Westmount in Africa, again

March 3: RMR to send 18 to Afghanistan - New arena petition urges progress - Barbie celebrates 50th at the library - Profile: Tony Moffat

February 24: Phase 3 of kitchen waste pick-up starts soon - Paying Montreal for ‘gift’ of water - Williams, Lord mark Black History Month

February 16: Police solve car break-in spree - Changing face of Public Security - Arena parking being re-costed - Profile: Cynthia Lulham

February 10: No more (recycling) sorting - Carnival-time in Westmount - Westmount studying truck side-guards, backs Jessica Campaign

February 3: Power demand hits record - Arena wish list downsized, sustainability vision presented - Surrey Gardens up for development - Profile: Louise Penny

January 27: Residents shocked by 7-year rebuild of Ville Marie highway - Steele marks 30 years as a milkman - Winter carnival features new events

January 20 ‘Rules are rules’: neighbours lose demolition appeal - Anna Gainey returns to Roslyn - Council pay rises 6%over 3 years

January 13: Library contest encourages reviews - Glitches plague city council web postings over holidays - Profile: Kenneth M. Near

2008 (37 issues)

December 17: Homeowners face 1 percent tax hike to ease past burden - Council hails 6-year blue-collar accord - Closing an era (Sgt. Robert Stringer)

December 9: Court upholds city’s discretionary powers - Totem to be restored - Superhospital update: On track to provide new types of care

December 2: Peanut allergies fuel curb on wildlife feeding - Lexington Ave. dust-up - Draft unchanged by agglom budget - Profile: George Bowser

November 25: Westmounters leave giant eco-footprint - De Vries to Ahuntsic in staff shuffle - Horsing around atWestmount Park - Profile: Nicholas Hoare

November 18: Hockey enrolment ‘explodes’ - New trial replaces arrest warrant - Food for the holidays - Profile: Irene Marks

November 11: City pension plans well protected despite crisis - Most join in new compostables pickup - Lest we forget

November 4: Local taxes likely to stay at par - Local taxes likely to stay at par - Travis on child-raising - Profile: Bruce Anderson

October 28: Haunted House becomes daylong event - Council retreat explores governance - Profile: Guy Charette

October 21: Get safe, go eco at ‘Live Smart, Live Green’ - Arena-plan skeptics go online - Roadwork nears completion

October 14: Can suburban taxpayers sue as a class? - Customer service a priority for 'new' Public Security - Profile: Nicole Forbes

October 7: Quebec’s only Reformed Episcopal Church forms here - Who’s responsible for 172 ‘orphan’ sidewalk trees? Federal election: Candidates’ last leg

September 30: Hundreds appeal for new arena - St. Louis’ farewell - Spirit of Bill 22 dying? - Profile: Mary Sancton

September 23: Citizens press for action on rail line - Last council meeting for retiring Bruce St. Louis - Westmount en-visioned - Profile: Gabrielle Pilot

September 16: Kitchen waste pickup expanded to encompass half of Westmount - Council adopts 27 Bellevue permit change - Profile: Commander Michel Wilson

September 9: City to be one big, open studio - Bead Emporium closes - Westmount, Africa - Re-cycle your bicycle and lend a helping hand - Profile: Stan Grossman

September 2: Election coverage: Meet the candidates - Motion fails in rare 4-3 vote - Welcome tax drives 2007 surplus to $5 million - Profile: Lucy Stojak

August 26: Smart Living goes green this year - City starts massive search for sustainability views and actions - Profile: Tom Thompson

August 20: Changes bring two 'home' to Westmount - We are Westmount, we are weekly (until October 1 at least) - Profile: Christina Anderson

July 15: Hydro Westmount brings in $3 million - Lagacé Dowson, from talking to running - Profile: Jim West

July 2: One island, one uniform? - SUMMER on SPRINGfield - Selwyn teacher Nicoll retires to standing O - Profile: Chil Heward

June 25: Public lane to be rebuilt - School's out for students, retiring teachers - Fun Run raises money for local YMCA - Canada Day in Westmount

June 17: One tax bill, less money to agglom - Roslyn closes English stream, teacher Rill retires - Mayor: Local control of security key - Profile: Men Who Read

June 3: Kitchen compost nears 2 tonnes - Recycling the park bike path - LCC's new Chamandy arena - Profile: Mayor Karin Marks

Addendum: Return to Roslyn by Kristin McNeill

May 28-29: The Independent turns ONE! - Family Day: Bigger than ever - Profile: Lesley Moffat

May 20-21: Soccer fever sweeps Westmount - NOVA fills healthcare gaps - Westmount's new ERUV - Profile: Dramatis Personae

May 6-7, 2008: Kitchen waste pickup starts - There's always next year - Is Westmount Square tunnel no man's land? - Profile: Wanda Potrykus

April 29-30, 2008:  Argyle raises funds for first time - 'Walking Wednesdays' gets kids ... walking - jTeens wrap up successful first year - Profile: Barbara Moore

April 14-15, 2008 - Bronfman house aims for new benchmark - Green bins on the way - Paris, Westmount

April 2, 2008 - Green roofs are coming! - Tri-fecta for the Tri-llium - Profile: Jaspal Rangi

March 26, 2008 - Scouting trio fundraise for charitable trip to Namibia - Garden group marks milestone - Profile: Gabrielle Soskin

March 19, 2008 - Westmount ushers in civil marriages - Flower show opens for Easter - Profile Dr. Mark Roper

March 5, 2008 - $3 million for water work - Stanton becomes busy hub - Profile: Bill Smith

February 27, 2008 - We'll participate in Earth Hour - Fire station becomes mini HQ - Profile: Healthy City Project

February 20, 2008 - Exploring the secrets of snow removal - Lots of change in '08 - Profile: Amy Felske

February 6, 2008 - Sustainability gaining momentum - Year of the Rat - Profile: Dr. Henry Olders

January 30, 2008 - Bruce St. Louis retires - Winter Carnival - Profile: Morris Shore

January 16, 2008 - Going green on Grosvenor - Mt Stephen Fire - Profile: Echenberg

2007 (14 issues)

December 18, 2007

December 5, 2007

November 21, 2007

November 7, 2007

October 10, 2007

October 3, 2007

September 19, 2007

September 6, 2007

August 15, 2007

August 1, 2007

July 4, 2007

June 20, 2007

June 6, 2007

May 2007

 

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