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Home 2021 (33 issues to September 21 inclusive, 634 total)
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
March 27: Building activity in 2017 - Zoning - Anti-gun march - Blower By-Law
March 27 Spotlight on real estateFebruary 16: Trial bike routes on CSA, Wstmt. Ave. - Summer Camps: Part 2 - Train Station
February 9: Early public consultation for all large projects - Mayor’s Column - Summer Camps: Part 1November 17: Rates up 63% - ‘Holiday madnesss’ - 9 Lives - roaming gang of teenagers
November 10: City hikes capital works spending - Healthy City stalwarts - Mayor’s comments re financial position
November 3: the role of PAC - Police to meet Westmounters - ‘Wheels-to-curb’ campaign
October 27: 2016 capital works budget - Election win ‘fantastic news’ - staying Independent
October 20: Greenhouse
closes indefinitely - Turcot work to
close Greene then Glen Rd. - Fall social calendar- Part 1
October 13: Trial bike
routes - Quarter Century Club - Dog run opens with adjustments to follow
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 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 noiseFebruary 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)
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