2 ? THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Around the Towns

Quebec rethinking Hippo plan?

Snowdon councillor Marvin Rotrand told The Suburban that the Quebec government may be reconsidering the sale of the land occupied by the Hippodrome de Montréal. Talks between the province and the city of Montreal are reportedly taking place. Rotrand and other local politicians, along with housing groups, have been pressuring the Quebec government to surrender the land to the city for housing. ?They gave the mandate (to sell the land for $100 million) to SONACC (Quebec?s horse racing authority),? Rotrand said, ?but they may be having second thoughts about that.? Some reports suggest BMO Capital Markets, acting on behalf on SONACC, will put the land on the open market in April. Former mayor Pierre Bourque?s administration sold Blue Bonnets to the provincial government for $15 million, when it was worth four times that in the early 1990s. ? DD

New Hope Seniors need driver

NDG?s New Hope Senior Citizens? Centre is in urgent need of a volunteer driver who would pick up members of the organization around the neighbourhood, to ensure they have access to programs and activities. The driver would need to be available for one hour on Monday mornings and/or one hour on Monday afternoons. To cover the cost of fuel, the centre will pay volunteers 40 cents per kilometre. The centre is a nonprofit community group that has a mandate to ?alleviate senior isolation,? said Gerry Lafferty, who runs the organization. ?New Hope has provided services to seniors for over 30 years.? For more information, contact Lafferty at 514-484-0425 ext. 202 or by e-mail at glafferty@videotron.ca. The centre is located at 6225 Godfrey Ave.? DD

JOE SCHWARCZ LECTURE

The longtime and popular Science Demystified lecture with chemist Dr. Joe Schwarcz takes place Monday March 1 at the Eleanor London Library. The library is at 5851 Cavendish Blvd. in Côte St. Luc. For more information, call 514-485-6900.

MOWEST?S MARCH BREAK EVENTS

Montreal West is holding its March Break excursions for students off school for the week of March 1 to 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost, for regular registration which began Feb. 15, is $190 for the week and $50 for each day for residents and $200 for the week and $55 for the day for non-residents. No refunds will be issued for any registration that takes place after Feb. 20. The excursions are to the Circus School in Verdun (March 1), Jungle Adventure Indoor Fun Centre in Laval (March 2), Tubing in St. Sauveur (March 3, departure 8:30 a.m.), Rock climbing-Action directe (March 4) and an inhouse movie and magic (March 5). For more information, call the Simms Community Centre at 514-484-6186.

MOWEST?S COTTON TAIL PARTY

Montreal West is holding its annual Cotton Tail Party 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday March 21 at town hall. Activities include an egg hunt, face painting, crafts and children?s entertainment. There is limited space. Tickets can be bought in advance at the Simms Community Centre at 8 Westminster South. The cost is $5 in advance and $7 at the door. For more information, call 514-484-6186. ? Joel Goldenberg

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Gardenview Elementary (from left) Damaskini Nicolantonakis (teacher), Jared Zilber, Luca Pasztor, Nina Wong (acting viceprincipal) and James Monios get up close with the Grey Cup. Publisher: Michael Sochaczevski Associate Publisher: Sari Medicoff VP Business Development & Marketing: David Solomon Sales Manager: David Broadman Production Manager: Karen L. Cross Classified Manager: Charmaine Worrell Credit Manager: Carol Balinsky 7575 Trans-Canada Highway, Suite 105, St. Laurent, QC H4T 1V6 (514) 484-1107 (Fax) 484-9616 suburban@thesuburban.com www.thesuburban.com Some images and graphics Copyright 2009 Michael Publishing and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Local students and the Grey Cup pay a visit to The Suburban

Alouettes? vice-president of marketing and communications Claude Rochon (talking Grey Cup history with the local students) recently paid a visit to The Suburban and brought along the Grey Cup as well as championship hats signed by Grey Cup MVP Avon Cobourne for the students from St. Laurent?s Parkdale and Gardenview elementary schools.

The Montreal High Lights Festival

Parkdale Elementary?s (from left) Tara Grant-Sarmounikin, Kyle Flowers, Haider Alikman. Teacher and on-site coordinator Christopher Popowycz is standing behind Kyle Flowers as they spend time with the Grey Cup. Editor-in-chief: Beryl Wajsman (editor@thesuburban.com) Associate Editor: Anthony Bonaparte (anthony@thesuburban.com) Sports Editor: Mark Lidbetter (sports@thesuburban.com) Editorial Staff: Joel Ceausu, Dan Delmar, Julia Gerke, Joel Goldenberg, Walter J. Lyng, P.A. Sévigny, Samantha St. Jules, Kevin Woodhouse Editorial Contributors: Maria I. Anelli, Akil Alleyne, Sam Bick, Mike Cohen, Alex Di Pietro, Mitch Gallo, Ian Howarth, David Lisbona, Bernard Mendelman, Daniel W.K. Rafuse, Lisa K. Savage, Linda Zlatkin Photographers: Andrew Soong, Rob Taussig, Mico Smiljanic CONTACT US via email: Letters: editor@thesuburban.com | Entertainment: entertainment@thesuburban.com | Features: anthony@thesuburban.com | Sports: sports@thesuburban.com | Community Events: calendar@thesuburban.com | Advertising material: production@thesuburban.com PHOTOS ANDREW SOONG / THE SUBURBAN Publisher?s liability for error: The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher?s liability for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement is strictly limited to publication of the advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement. Entire Contents Copyright Michael Publishing Co. Inc., Wednesday, February 24, 2010 ANDREW SOONG PHOTOS

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