2024
December 10:
City kicks off Christmas season with tree lighting - Taxes paid, city
cancels auction of properties with unpaid balances, see p. 19
December 3: Library wraps up its 125th
celebrations - City consults on cycling to guide future work, spending
November 26: St. Margaret’s Day
Centre
turns 25 - Residents weigh in on ‘preliminary’ designs for
the southeast
November 26: Supplement
November 19: Province says ‘no’
to funding Marianopolis soccer field - Work begins at former Rowntree
Antiques/current Resilience building
November 12: Maintenance to
close both WRC rinks for most of December - Natural splash-pad rink to
replace Westmount Park’s refrigerated one
November 5:
Historic note recalls Westmount flyer Gordon Campbell’s World War
I
sacrifice - Hallowe’en winners announced at the Extravaganza
October 29:
Fence removed, kids rush into ‘new’ Westmount Park
playground - Council
focuses on roads+ in $39M capital works program, $21M loan
October 22: Council denies permit, Urban
Planning issues one for 17 Bellevue terrasse - So where do the ducks go
from Westmount Park?
October 15: Cllr. D’Amico looks for
solutions to moving heavier bins to curb - Fewer attend city council
October 7 despite lengthy agenda
October 8: Turkeys take time to tour town
-
Public Security catches 2 hiding at Hydro Westmount
October 1:
Highlights released on consultations for south-east development -
Pumpkin activities feature in Vic village sidewalk sale October 5
September 24: City awards engineering
contract for Upper Roslyn/Roslyn Ave. steps - Costs rise to $2.8M to
re-pave eastbound Dorchester Blvd.
September 17: Council asked to abandon
Claremont triangle pilot project - Garbage pick-ups reduced Oct. 1 to
encourage composting
September 10: Tree work, pile driving
questioned by 500 Claremont’s neighbours - Why not choose
‘green’ option for new roof ?
September 3: Agreements approved for salt,
snow removal, dump trucks - City readies for winter with new contracts
August 27: City orders new master bike plan
from Vélo-Québec - Greene festival, sidewalk sale to
close street Sept. 7-8
August 20: Silver & bronze for Westmount
Soccer Club - Mouton Noir gets extension to operate at WRC for rest of
year
August 13: Debby Downer arrives in
Westmount
town - Time to sign up for fall sports activities, programs
July 9: City to limit number of
entrances at Summit Woods soon - Contactivity makes final move
arrangements from church
July 2: Chang wins all-ages
abacus nationals! - Greene, Victoria merchants unveil weekend concert
series for July
June 25: Canada Day BBQ, Splash
Bash, cake return for July 1 - Renovating your home? Heritage rating
can play a big role
June 18: City planning for
southeast back on front burner, seemingly - Residents: Who okayed plans
for park playground, memorial garden?
June 11:
Veteran WRC operations manager Maislin appointed head of division in
Sports and Rec.- Public Security apprehends, tickets midnight
‘prowler’
June 4: Family Day
means…reconnecting - Plans set for Victoria village street
festival June 7-9
May 28: Contactivity to move
programs
from church to Vic Hall, WRC - Stolen pick-up flips over, traps
driver, closes Lansdowne
May 21: City adopts new system for
evaluating service contract bids - Council names architect McAuley to
Planning Advisory Committee
May 14 (includes Spotlight): Family Day May
25
to contain
a possible 150th ‘surprise’ - City seeks impact studies to
provide
up to $4M for joint project
May: 7: Updated demo by-law
includes
fines of $1M+, detailed specs - Don’t forget! May 12 is
Mother’s Day
April 30: Newell named
Manoir’s Outstanding Volunteer - Council awards $82,500 in
supporting grants to 6 non-profits
April 23: City tweaks garbage
collection plan, allows pick-up
from a few private locations - Province replies to Cllr. D’Amico:
Off-leash dogs must be ‘enclosed’
April 16: Rest in peace, Eddy
Nolan – the ‘Terry Fox’ of Roslyn School - City
day-camp sign-up starts April
16, Rec. dept. needs soccer coaches
April 9: April – or should we call the
month ‘Variable’ - Will city negotiate to keep
Bixi
stations open here next winter?
April 2: City re-allocates 2023 surpluses,
prepares for 2024 capital works - Court postponement leads
to extension of fencing contract
March 26: Alleged ‘abuse’ of
Summit Woods
by dogs dominates long meeting - Cutting down on regular council
meetings leads to 3-hour session
March 19 (includes Spotlight): Robinson off
to
National
Aboriginal Hockey Championships
in Alberta with U18 team - Design for Doug Ellis
Memorial Garden unveiled
March 12: Westmount Park playground, paths
slated for $2.5-million updating - Total value of construction permits
increases 16% in 2023, as number falls 6.8%
March 5: City asks province to extend
99-year lease for RMR armoury - Major savings expected
on city’s $3.5M snow budget
February 27: Province asked to
renew city’s
existing electoral-district boundaries - Jogger kicks dog in Summit
Woods
February 20: Westmount Public
Library’s
mobile app to launch February 20 - Council mandates BMMD legal firm
to negotiate over WRC pool
February 13: Head start for residents:
Spring sign-up opens February 13 - New recycling contract
awarded to new collector
February 6: Feb. 12 meeting set for
new
plan on Murray Park trees - City renews 10-year-old partnership
with YMCA for WRC youth centre
January 30: 38th Winter Carnival:
Tried-and-true events, plus
new ones, mark city’s 150 years - New Scrabble club for kids
starts at library January 30
January 23: Design contract
awarded for
revitalizing city’s southeast sector - Council okays agreement
with white-collar workers
January 16: Garbage-collection
changes needed
public consultation: Cllr. Roux - Levitin appointed new city clerk
2023
December 12: City launches new
committee
on environment, sustainability - Consultation contracted out for
work on the ‘Fordens’ & Claremont
December 5: City’s
support for turf field
at Marianopolis challenged - Dawson seeks more support
for sports subsidy
November 28:
Public council meetings to be
reduced to one per month - Garbage collection changes
questioned at council meeting
November 21: Winter
registration gives
head start to residents Nov. 21 - More contracts show how costly
winter is for the city
November 14: Big changes coming
to city’s garbage pick-up - Council resolution calls for
Holocaust program in Qc schools
November 7:
City looking for new
chief lawyer as Ferland departs - Public Security kicks off holiday
food drive November 11-12
October 31: City
extends freeze
on southeast development - Argh! Cub Scouts visit anti-piracy naval
vessel
October 24: Murray Park
toboggan slide
to be ‘scaled back’ this winter - Mayor Smith urges Premier
Legault
to axe university fee hike
October
17: Work starts on fix for Greene Ave.’s low railway
bridge - ‘Hallowe’en Extravaganza’ party
set for Oct. 28 at Vic Hall
October
10: New contract awarded for
Doug Ellis memorial garden - Contract given for new
library entrance, makerspace
October
3: Merchant festivals to kick off
fall with Hallowe’en theme - New bids now being analyzed
for Doug Ellis memorial garden
September
26: Westmount’s Rashad defeats
Canada’s #1 golf croquet player! - Hockey players flock to Sports
and Recreation’s winter program
September
19: Council questioned on street
repairs, timing, closures - City adds $7,000 to Y’s grant for
$12,000
September 19: Real Estate Spotlight
September
12: Temporary fix undertaken to
restore Murray Park’s waterfall - New update on Murray Park
trees expected to follow
September
5: Program kicks off Sept. 21 on
library’s 125-year celebrations - New signage coming
for Greene rail underpass
August
29: City imposes 90-day interim
freeze on southeast/Tupper
lot development - New by-law bans burning wood
in fireplaces Sept. 1, 2024
August
22: Pool goes into post-season use
after challenging year - Perlman, teammates win AA baseball provincials
August
15: City’s ‘blue collars’ vote 90%
to end 7-week strike - Westmount Soccer Club wins first tournament
July
11: City’s blue collars vote down
tentative agreement - Date not set for register
on Vic village medical offices
July 4:
Tentative agreement reached to end
strike of city’s blue-collar workers - Animals invade southwest,
northeas
June
27: Joint
city/Marianopolis field planned
on CEGEP’s campus for next spring - Mayor Smith calls for return
to
negotiations, setting ‘the record straight’
June 20: Rec
staff plan to keep
pool open, but city cancels
Splash Bash, St. Jean event - Victoria Village Festival
postponed due to rain until
Friday, July 21
to Sunday, July 23
June 13: City’s
blue-collars
fill council chamber June 5 - Vic village medical offices move to
petition stage, before possible register
June 6: Belvedere
Residence
marks 50th anniversary - Berger welcomes Al Mansoori at Genocide
Education gala
May 30: Selwyn,
St. Matthias working on
sale of church for school’s grade 12 - Greene festival to include
street music, magician, artists
May 23: Weekend
street festivals coming up for Greene, Vic village - St. Matthias turns
150
May 16: Durnford
wins for ‘hot doc’ - New food truck to join
‘favourite’
pony rides, train, inflatables at Family Day, May 27
May 16: Real Estate Section
May 9: ‘Respect
free speech,’ but
condemn incivility: Cllr. Shamie - Masters swimmers seek second
city report on indoor pool
May 2: Art
Westmount to feature work
of some 35 local artists May 6-7 - Coronation tree planting,
tea to take place May 6
April 25: Council
approves sale of
RMR armoury, land to feds - City joins bilingual cities
in court case against Bill 96
April 18: City
summer programs start
registering April 18 & 25 - Some 200 use WRC day shelter
to warm up, charge phone
April 11: Thanks,
April – Freezing rain brings down trees, branches across city -
City: Short-term rental of principal
residence okay (with certificate)
April 4: Clothing
Swap coming to Vic
Hall for Earth Day, April 22 - Demolition meeting posted
for 3 summit-area homes
March 28: Blue-collar demonstration at her
home ‘unacceptable’: mayor - Victoria village opening up
again to doctors’ offices, clinics
March 21: 3-day blue-collar strike shuts
down
activities at WRC - Playing fields to be maintained by last
year’s contractor
March 21: Real Estate Section
March 14:
Construction guarantee confiscated from 4014-4022 St. Catherine - Two
city cannon part of group honouring Ukrainian refugees in St.
Pat’s
parade
March 7: Homeless
under Ville Marie Expressway pledge to stay despite eviction order -
Merchant associations hire first GM to revitalize districts
February 28: Residential condo project at
Hillside armoury avoids referendum - Council extends expired demo
permit for 500 Claremont
February 21: Seniors reminded of
‘little known’ provincial income tax grant - Gesser in top
10 at world photo competition
February 14: Blue-collar group airs
grievances
at council meeting - Council approves ‘termination
agreement’ for assistant DG
February 7:
Offer to buy building for Villa Sainte-Marcelline school refused -
Parking meters: Tap option, larger screens featured in new interface
January 31: Negotiations continue over
RMR’s 99-year lease of land - ‘Parklets’ to return
this summer, but with changes on Greene
January 24: City gears up for traditional
winter carnival, Feb. 1, 3 & 4 - It’s a go! 4216 Dorchester
Blvd. gets final council approval
January 17: City adopts budget of $130M as
local spending rises 12.8% - December 2022 Real Estate
2022
December 13: City’s capital works
budget adopted at $28M for 2023 - New most expensive house –
previous record lasted only 2 weeks
December 6: City resigns taxes to
Montreal from 1111 Atwater tower - Two more holiday concerts coming to
Vic Hall
November 29: Council adopts first draft
approval for Hillside project - Selwyn House to start offering pre-u
program in fall 2023
November 22:
Association urges cyclists to use lights to respect others &
the
law -Ban on gasoline-fired leaf-blowers to kick in October 1, 2023
November 15: City withdraws office-use
re-zoning for 400 Mt. Pleasant - Gasoline-powered leaf-blowers now
banned as of November 1, 2023
November 8: City’s winter
‘playground’ approved for rink, toboggan hill - Library
announces pumpkin prize winners
November 1: Public consultation for 4216
Dorchester - City to apply for federal funding for library’s
lower-floor entrance
October 25:
Garden named for late hockey prodigy Doug Ellis to be built near WRC -
Garden named for late hockey prodigy Doug Ellis to be built near WRC
October 18: Council dismisses city’s
top employee after long investigation - City unveils time-capsule
contents
October 11: Draft
ban by-law delayed
by city for fine-tuning - Province backs city on approval of Goode
House work
October 4: Draft ban by-law delayed by
city
for fine-tuning - Time capsule submissions on view for voting
September 27:
New plan for 4216 Dorchester includes changes - Hillside armoury
developer submits revised set-backs to city
September
27: Real Estate Spotlight
September 20:
14-0 soccer season for U10 boys - Shaar marks 100 years in Westmount -
New property valuation roll made public
September 20: Fashion Beauty & Health
Section
September 13:
City combines Senior A & B hockey leagues in sudden change - 400
Mt. Pleasant re-zoning gets second reading
September 6:
Pool closes Labour Day after ‘very’ busy summer season -
Fate of Goode House reno now up to Quebec culture minister
August 30:
Grease comes to Victoria Hall! - 2021 census data for Westmount is
in
August 23: Hillside
armoury developer can pursue permit request, or change proposal - City
hall’s restoration work cited for bronze, silver and gold
August 16:
New Westmount Park play structures delayed again - Fall programs
filling up or full, 2 weeks left for winter hockey
August 9:
Resilience Montreal receives $3.8 million - Director general Hakim on
leave, council names Larue substitute DG
July 12:
Devon Park redevelopment contract awarded - Residents, council respond
to
Independent’s
editorials - Fall registration starts August 2 for Sports and Rec
July 5: DG
threatens to sue letter writers, rescinds threat - Girl’s leg
trapped by pedal in freak bike path mishap
June 21: City
council okays interior updates to super-protected Goode House - City to
bring back its plan to ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers
June 14: City
‘formalizes’ far-reaching sustainable development committee
- 50 years of the McEntyre Writing Competition
June 7: Public demo hearing on Goode House
set
for June 14 - Questions ‘all over the place’ from residents
in Districts 7 & 8
May 31: Major city work already begun
on
lanes, roads, buildings - Clay tennis courts in Westmount Park still
not open
May 24:
Council approves permit for residential development at former St.
Stephen’s - 325 Melville gets okay for partial demo,
re-development
May 17:
Family Day returns May 28 after two missed years - City’s old
incinerator to go, private Murray Ave. garage stays
Real Estate Spotlight
May 10:
Council grants Montrose Ave. rear extension - Council approves work to
re-open summit lookout
May 3: Sold,
for $18.5 million!, 418-20 Claremont/5001-15 Sherbrooke - Dog licences
up 30% since last year, after 5% year before
April 26: New
Westmount Park play structures - Revival of ‘prayer
labyrinth’ tradition - Lexington: fait accompli?
April 19:
Sports & Rec sign-up opens - Platinum Jubilee Tea April 24 - March
Real Estate
April 12: Contactivity
resumes in-person programs - New director to head Urban Planning -
Council appeals to Quebec to reinstate Dawson project
April 5: Atwater-to-Wood
gathering place - Restoration of city hall’s 300 windows - Real
Estate Transfers October 2021
March 29:
New councillors vote against re-design of Lexington Ave. - Hybrid work
policy adopted by city - City’s historic incinerator set for demo
hearing
March 22:
Library's Book Sale - Back-to-back overnight fires - Holocaust
survivors’ exhibition
Real Estate Spotlight
March 15:
Council meeting opens with call for solidarity with Ukraine - Court
rejects $2M claim over Mount Pleasant permit refusal
March 8:
Sports & Rec sign-up opens March 15 - Library develops new services
- Vendôme Metro project wins gold award
March 1:
New ‘unforeseen’ costs push greenhouse contract to $6.3M -
September Housing Transfers
February 22:
Army’s assistance at vax centres ends - Teen Zone
partnership renewed - Applications now accepted for Gallery at Vic Hall
February 15: Permit approved for 4216
Dorchester - EMSB: ‘isolated incident’ - Hockey games
return Feb. 14
February 8:
Rising agglo increases - New city committee - Library opens to all next
week -Cancelled Dawson expansion
February 1:
Youth programs open up at WRC, Vic Hall - Teens caught vandalizing
fence at toboggan run - The Boulevard/Cedar road-rage incident
January 25:
WRC rinks re-open January 17 - Tobogganing sends 50+ to
Children’s ER - Sharing the faith – Part 2: Catholicism
January 18:
City’s operating budget climbs - City clerk/legal director named
- ‘potential’ dangerous dog alert
January 11:
City adopts $26.5M capital works budget - City services focus on
safety, security - July Real Estate
2021
(45 issues)
December 14:
Record house sale! - Dawson partnership approved - Greening the holidays
December 7:
Food drive results - Revised commissionerships - Bowser & Blue
return - Flame of Hope
November 30:
Council hires trucks & drivers for snow removal - Winter parking
kicks in - June Real Estate - Holiday Gift Guide
November 23:
In-person council is back - Public Security food drive - Holiday Gift
Guide
November 16:
Four new programs with Sports and Rec - Remembering, on the day -
Hockey player of the month
November 9: New
city council - New all-girls hockey team - Public meeting to be held in
council chamber Nov. 15
November 2:
Westmounters air their views at meet-the-candidates debate - SWAT
arrests burglar - Medals of the National Assembly awarded
October 26:
Hallowe’en mystery walk - Library replaces curbside service -
Metro grocery, noisy ventilation units
Spotlight on Real Estate: October 2021
October 19:
Demolition permit request granted for 4898 de Maisonneuve - Inter-city
hockey returns - Naked man in Summit Woods
October 12:
Greenhouse cost rises for ‘unforeseen’ work - Two new
assistant directors-general - Library’s gradual re-opening
October 4:
Smith acclaimed as mayor - Westmount’s landfill amounts - April
real estate transfers - Dog-run dust
September 28:
Toboggan run returning along with refrigerated rink rental for second
winter - Preliminary reaction to Independent’s editorial
Spotlight on Real Estate: September 2021
September 21:
Appeal to readers - City councillor info - City tables re-zoning
by-law
Fashion, Health & Beauty Section
September 14: 2022 agglo payment rises 8-10%
- Library’s gradual re-opening continues - Fire in vacant
apartment building
School Guide 2021
September 7: Vaccination proof needed for
indoor Sports and Rec - Back-to-school safety - March Real Estate
August 31: No council decision on
artificial-turf - Coin parking meters removed - Councillors columns -
Summit lookout
August 24: Basketball and more previewed for
fall programs - Demo permit okayed for 500 Claremont - 2020 Real Estate
Review
August 17: Protect the ‘monarch’
- Universal accessibility needs - new executive-director at Centre
Greene - July Real Estate
August 10: Where your compost is processed -
New director general - More park consultation - January/February
transfers
July 13: Ducks
rescued thrice! - Summit falcon watchers - ‘Mystery’ pop-up
concerts
July 6, 2021: Council refuses demo request
for 325 Melville - City stops
work
at 4898 de Mais. - Modular ‘pumptrack’ to be installed
June 22: Governing board for Hydro
Westmount - City posts 55+ letters on 325 Melville - St. Jean brings
Quebec quiz
June 15: Library unveils partial re-opening
plan - Greenhouses require more work - Summer registration opens for
Sports and Rec
June 8: Demolition hearing on 325
Melville to resume June 23 - Where does our food waste go? - Lansdowne
parking shift in effect
June 1: Mayor, 4 councillors intend to run
again - Pool readied to open June 14 - November 2020 Real Estate
Transfers
May 25: Forden Cresc. to be changed - April
Real Estate sales - New assistant library director
May 18: Mayhem in Westmount Park - Eight
ticketted for climbing Summit lookout fence -Interview with Peter Molson
May 11: City’s 2020 results show new
rise in surplus - Somerville tot lot - Cat rescue
Real Estate Spotlight - special section
May 4: Summer camps & tennis lessons
fill up quickly - Public library stays shut - October real estate
April 27: ‘Barrage’ of
pool-permit requests - ‘Imagine 2040’ results posted
April 20: Murray pond to stay dry -
Dorchester reserved parking zone - March Real Estate
April 13: City set to re-jig outdoor life -
300 city hall windows - Lansdowne parking shift
April 6: City spearheads car-free zone -
City’s seed lending library - September house transfers
March 30: City’s camps, tennis
lessons, soccer training get okay - Preparing playing fields, parks
March 23: Double-header demo meeting -
Greenhouse costs to city - Sunnyside reconstruction
Real Estate Spotlight - special section
March 16:
Sports & Rec registration starts March 16 - City lowers flags -
Westmount Soccer Club
March 9: City
‘quietly’ introduces new demolition procedure - Westmount
Park's Survey
results expected March 15 - More Lansdowne parking results
March 2: City’s
insurance costs already rising for 2021 - Residents’ analysis of
Lansdowne Ave. - Resilience finds a permanent home
February 23:
Residents ask council to release results on Westmount Park - Greenhouse
work under way - Contracts awarded for plants
February 16:
Past DGs step up in interim - Grooming machine for new
cross-country ski tracks -2 Demo requests
February 9:
Retirees will be missed at Metro grocery - Loosening of COVID rules -
City honours Shaar guard
February 2:
Hockey stick love - 37th Winter Carnival COVID-style - July transfers
January 26:
WRC, Vic Hall for vaccinations - Tax installments pushed back -
Tribute to "Mr. Gallery"
January 19:
Future of ‘work’ greenhouses - New Urban Planning
position filled - December Real Estate Sales
January 12:
Contract awarded to rebuild greenhouses - Toboggan run a hit! - New tax
rate brings 2% hike
2020
(44 issues)
December 8: Formal toboggan run on Murray
Park - Library takes longer COVID break - WRC to be open for holiday
skating
December 1: City’s agglo increase for
2021 drops to 2% - Sign up for Code Red alerts - June real estate
transfers
November 24: City projects $8.5M surplus -
$27.2M record capital works budget - Refrigerated rink opened
November 17: New library services - early
festive street decor - Food drive drop-off set up
November 10: Church could become a mosque -
‘Library honey’ on sale - ‘Poppy by Mail’
November 3: Sports & Rec suffers
setback - Knitters reach out to Montreal’s homeless - 12
‘Wellness Workshops’
October 27:
Train track replacement to cause overnight noise - Citizens urged to
complete ‘Imagine 2040’ poll - COVID trick-or-treating
protocol
October 27 Real Estate Spotlight
October 20:
City to get $4.2M from Quebec - City names accessibility committee -
Library plans ‘Hallowe’en Gala’
October 13:
City rents outdoor rink - Consultant: 2040 plan - RMR remembers October
Crisis
October 6:
Adult hockey suspended - Library launches online events - April Real
Estate
September 29: Playing
fields fees waived - Mayor: Police enforce COVID rules - New planning
head
September 22:
‘Imagine 2040’ webinar planned for Oct. 1 - Pedestrian
corridors to be removed
September 22 Real Estate Spotlight
September 15:
City to plant 200 trees - Larue to head Urban Planning - Kovac, Du win
writing contest
September 8
September 8 School
Guide
September 1: Library awaits results before
going to ‘stage 3’ - Hockey limited to pick-up - Virtual
public consultation for heritage site
August 25: Parklets installed - by-law
enforcement in Westmount Park - Police report - Pop-up Concerts
August 18: Major permits granted - 1100
Atwater tenants - Permit approved at 480 Mount Pleasant
August 11: ‘Parklets’
on Sherbrooke - Sunday markets postponed - Real Estate Transfers
Jan/Feb 2020
July 14:
Arena opens July 13 for adult hockey - Arena opens July 13 for
adult hockey - Kahane returns - Social Notes (Belle Grivakis)
July 7: City shortens some swim times to
give more users a chance - Mandatory face masks for Westmount? - Social
Notes (Barbara Silverberg)
June 30: no edition (Dominion Day observance)
June 23: No plan
yet for return to in-person
city council meetings - Pool opens June 22 to ‘very
different’ season
June 16:
New summer space for Greene, traffic to use one lane - Pool plan calls
for 90-minute time slots - Social Notes (Marlene & Joel King)
June 9: Pool to open, date unknown -
Work starts soon on new $1.4M slate roof for city hall - Social Notes
(Susan Stern)
June 2: Westmount library to partially
re-open with supermarket-style curbside pick-up and target of June 8
start -
WAG field fenced
May 26:
Sunday markets planned for Victoria, Greene - City council moves
to
waive terrasse fees, ease restrictions - Dog runs to re-open –
pending
maintenance
May 19: Public
bins coming for garbage, recycling, compost - No tennis lessons,
singles only - Westmount club launches training videos
May 12: City
projects $5.7M shortfall from effect of COVID-19 - 10 letters to city
all oppose proposal for 4216 Dorchester
Real Estate Spotlight: Retrospective on previous crisis: October
2008
sales: Still sliding & August 2010 sales: Getting ready for fall
May 5: Building permits being issued,
parking hiatus ends May 18 - City resuming partial operations:
retail, construction to restart
April 28: City cancels soccer, other spring
Sports and Rec programs - ‘Storytime’ now on library
website with pet guest appearances
April 21: 21 COVID-19 cases reported at St.
Margaret’s at April 17 - Retirement, long-term care homes adapt
to new challenges - Contracts awarded for Springfield, St. Sulpice work
April 14: Council deems St. Léon
extension a ‘priority action’ - Temple Emanu-El Beth Shalom
adapts to COVID-19
April 7:
Work permit values soared to all-time high of $205M in 2019 -
Côte St.
Antoine, de Maisonneuve and part of Greene narrowed for walkers
March 31: Public Security, Contactivity
reaching
out to isolated, vulnerable - Library adds e-books, provides
memberships online
March
24: City shuts all offices to public - Local heroes -
Contactivity to beef up outreach services
Real Estate Spotlight - special section
March 17: COVID-19 closures - Reconstruction
of Stayner - ‘Imagine 2040’ event postponed
March 10: Meeting March 18 on Westmount Park
- Could Bill 40 affect St. Léon? - Murray Park watercourse
March 3: Indoor pool feasibility study
delayed
by tender process - Boundaries likely to remain unchanged for 2021
election
February 25: Feedback from‘Imagine
2040’ - E-scooters won’t be back - Sports and Rec spring
sign-up
February 18: PAC hears proposal for
Hillside armoury - 4898 de Maisonneuve gets cadastral approval
February 11: Hydro credit - Faster
landscape permit processes - St. Léon register application
deadline
February 4:
Hillside armoury condo project - Local hockey player revived on ice -
"Imagine Westmount 2040"
January 28:
New features at Winter carnival - Faster snow removal -
Quebec flag law
January 21
City creates its first pre-novice inter-city team - Residents invited
to share ideas for new urban plan
January 14:
Taxes rise 2.5% on average - Results of a city survey - MUHC’s
new surgeon-in-chief
2019
(45 Issues)
December 10: Last ‘big’ meeting
for 2019 - St. Léon’s addition - Royal Montreal curlers
December 3: City faces 2.6% agglo hike -
Traffic and safety concerns - July real estate transfers
November 26: Zero surplus forecasted - City
beefing up snow removal - New tariffs for 2020 sports fees
November 19: Fun Academy wins legal action
- Refurbishing Westmount Park - Resilience Montreal shelter
November 12: Synthetic WAG field? -
Homeless day shelter - Restored cannon on display
November 5: Major projects hike
capital works plan - June Real Estate transfers -Margaret Trudeau talks
at Victoria Hall
October 29: Temporary winter homeless day
shelter - 2020 capital works program - Reno rules
Real Estate Spotlight - Special Section
October 22:
265 households reply to Sports and Rec survey - Sound barrier
discussions - Fall Social Calendar, part 1
October 15:
Consultations on Westmount Park - Reducing our carbon footprint: -
September Home Sales
October 8:
Honey harvested - Lieut. Meunier retires - Shop Local Feature - Art
Scene
October 1: New programs at the library -
Jay marks 40 years - Bird e-scooters follow Lime
September 24: Mayor commits to not raising
local taxes beyond inflation - Westmount croquet players win
Real Estate Spotlight - Special Section
September 17: Westmount
Park refurbishment - more new snow contracts - New valuation roll
September 10:
School Guide 2019 - Seniors outreach program - Operation of e-scooters
questioned
September 3:
City council seeks solution to Cabot Square’s homeless -
Composting Phase 2 - City’s 1810 cannon
August 27:
Church considers managing organization - Westmount ranked third in
Quebec for best place to live
August 20: Safer
sidewalks straw poll - Unpaid 2018 property tax list - Family campout
August 13:
4898 de Maisonneuve okayed - Petition against new Redfern bike way -
New dockless bikes & scooters
August 6:
Pool opened up in July heat - City levies hefty fines on recycling
contractor - Yoda returns via Redpath & Griffintown.
July 9: More
on Indoor pool ‘needs study’ - Most of city’s surplus
appropriated - Bike paths announced
July 2: No
petitions against new by-laws - Knowlton/Eastern Townships supplement -
‘Stricter’ boil water guidelines
June 25:
Garbage issues - North-south bike routes - Glen Road closure - Beer
Review
June 18: Sports
and Rec seeks opinions - memorial bench program - May real estate sales
June 11:
Masonry work at city hall - StoryWalk panels - McEntyre Writing
Competition winners
June 4:
Moving forward on greenhouse - Incinerator to come down - January
transfers: Highest monthly average ever
May 28: City
reveals surprise surplus - Project to develop 8 ‘high end’
homes - Plant exchange ‘rescued’
May 21: New by-law for dockless
bikes, scooters - 2 outdoor courts for pickleball - Public Works gets
assistant director
May 14: Family Day May 25 - New zones to
help houses of worship - 12 years of Independent
Real Estate Spotlight - Special Section
May 7: Critics
question use of SCAOPI - RMR helps combat floods - Gymnast Castonguay,
YMCA Masters win provincials
April 30:
City to repay debt - Office use by-law adopted - Vendôme tunnel
April 23:
Midget A wins - École St. Léon extension - Edgehill
firebombing suspect arrested
April 16:
Controversial dog run surface - No expansion of Bixi -
‘Restoration’ of Westmount Park
April 9: 500
Claremont gains council’s approval, again - City/Cromwell meeting
- City's spring reception
April 2: City
‘desperate’ for soccer coaches - Remembering
Colonel Hart - Greenhouse work reassessed
March 26: New
bike-sharing services? - Tenders awarded - Beer Review - St. Catherine
rezoning
Real Estate Spotlight - Special Section
March 19:
Zoning changes for 1100 Atwater - Closure of de Maisonneuve delayed -
Earth Hour activities
March 12:
City offering Irish pub night - Grants to 7 non-profit groups -
Memorial benches
March 5:
Access to Public Works yard - Branding of commercial districts - Zoning
change meeting
February 26: Children’s
Tower 1 - Profile: Julia Gersovitz - Beer Review - Art Scene
February 19:
New film streaming service - Westmount Park dog
‘Scarfy’ - Replica additions
February 12: Narnia
relocating - Zoning change - City to improve permit times, service -
snow removal issues
February 5:
Sports and Rec’s sign-up - City seeking ‘better snow
cleaning plan’ - First winter StoryWalk
January 29:
New features set for Winter Carnival - Irvine Ave. ‘snow
warriors’ - Violent assault on building manager
January 22:
On-street parking permits hiked - Pool ‘needs study’
- Powers limited to protect heritage building
January 15:
Taxes up - Hillside demo gets okay - Mayor Smith looks ahead
2018
(45 Issues)
December 11: Last
2018 issue: Second SCAOPI process for 500 - City demographics - Budget
meeting December 17
December 4: Council
hikes pay - Demo hearing, Hillside Clinic - Community liaison for
super-hospital tunnel
November 27: Council’s
bike ride - PSOs help rescue baby & toddler - Holiday Gift Guide
Section
November 20: City wins back Cape Ann trophy
November 13:
City sees strong 2018 - Agglo share up 3.6% - Council adopts $19M
capital works budget
November 6:
City to spend $19M - Traffic
disruptions - Reader's support
October 30: Waste
management report from Agglo - School to close for 2 years - Southeast
sector vision
October 30 Real Estate Spotlight
October 23: Armoury
plans on hold - Cape Ann hockey tourney - Westmount wins Prince of
Wales prize
October 16:
The Four Mayors - New PAC by-law - ‘what they do in
California’
October 9:
City seeks bids for expert ‘needs study’ - Mountainside
Church sold to developer
October 2:
MTQ could fund 100% of highway sound barrier - Hiroshima saplings - New
ideas at the Library
September 25:
Hockey picks up steam - Greenhouse options - Prospect greenspace
September 25 Real Estate Spotlight
September 18:
City prepares for winter - Delivery of Independent in event of strike -
WMA candidates’ debate
September 11:
Pool problems, City negotiating - School Guide 2018 - Sports banquet
photos
September 4:
Daycare’s permit refusal being fought - Bike sharing - Candidates
- Beer Review
August 28:
Orphan lane acquisition is trial run - Balcony hot tub - Dust
complaints
August 21: No
new daycares? - Accessibility needs - Bon Voisinage meeting
August 14:
WYO to leave Vic Hall - AGIL report delayed again - Park maintenance?
August 7:
'All-Weather Friends’ - Expanded green bin pickup - Orchid
Society dissolves
July 10: Heat
wave at the pool - Smoking ban by law - Compost collection expanding
July 3: Greene’s
Bixi station - City to host 7 concerts -Community gardens
June 26: Y
Masters swimmers - It’s construction season! - Revised plan for #
51
June 19: Committee to update zoning - Plans
to reassess city incinerator - Trent portrait unveiled
June 12: Intercity
hockey faces choices - Mt. Royal road - 2 water incidents
June 5: Hillside
Armoury project - 2 new downtown French schools - WRC’s busy
summer
May 29: Court refuses
city request - two park water features - 2017 City financials
May 22: WRC to offer
the ‘latest craze’ - City Hall & Greenhouse
restorations - Family Day May 26
May 15: Indoor pool -
City surplus & dog by-law - Arts, birds, bikes
May 15 Real Estate Spotlight
May 8: Smoking
ban? - Day Camp waiting lists -Smith marks one year
May 1: Fire
station too small - Street reconstruction challenges - Winning Y
swimmers
April 24: WRC
gets cosmetic‘patch-up’ - Day camp sign-up
‘glitch’ - 350 city trees
April 17: Upcoming
construction - EHL division championship - First ‘Olympes
de la Parole’
