2 ? THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010
Around the Towns
NOMINATE OUTSTANDING CITIZENS
The Quebec government?s Ministère de l?Immigration et des Communautés Culturelles is taking nominations for the 2010 Prix Québécois de la Citoyenneté until the end of the week. The awards for outstanding contributions to communities by individuals, nonprofit groups and businesses have been handed out since 1997. Winners will be invited to the National Assembly for a ceremony in May. The deadline for sending nominations is Friday at midnight; more information is available at www.quebecinterculturel.gouv.qc.ca/pqc. The prizes include the Prix Jacques-Couture for the promotion of intercultural rapprochement, the Prix Anne-Greenup for battling racism, the Prix Maurice-Pollack, given to an organization that promotes employment accessibility, and the Prix Charles-Biddle for outstanding contributions to Quebec society. ? DDVACCINATIONS THIS WEEK
Residents of NDG, Snowdon, Montreal West, Côte St. Luc and Hampstead are invited to drop in at the seasonal flu, A (H1N1) and pneumococcal vaccination centre that is open until the end of the week at the NDG-Montreal West CLSC (2525 Cavendish Blvd.). No appointments will be taken, but for more information, call 514-488-2900. The A (H1N1) vaccine is free for all, but the seasonal flu vaccine costs $10 for those who do not meet the following criteria: 60 years and over, children aged six to 23 months, anyone between two and 59 years with a chronic illness, and anyone who regularly comes into contact with those who fall into the preceding categories (or who are near children younger than 23 months). The clinic will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Sunday, March 7. ? DDFAMILY COOKING WORKSHOPS
The Lunchbox is inviting residents of Côte des Neiges-NDG to participate in free cultural cooking events. Families will learn how to prepare, then enjoy eating a meal created by a member of a different cultural community. Romanian cuisine is on the menu on Saturday, March 6, 11 a.m. at the Gilbert-Layton pavilion (Chester Ave. at Mayfair Ave.) and 4 p.m. at the Westhaven Community Centre (7405 Harley Ave.). On Saturday, March 13, the theme will be Uzbek cuisine. Workshops will be held at 11 a.m. at the St. Raymond Centre (5600 Upper Lachine Rd.) and at 4 p.m. at the Westhaven Community Centre. To register for the events, call 514-967-6374 or e-mail boite.lunch@gmail.com. A pyjama breakfast is also being held today (March 3) from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the St. Raymond Centre. ? DDCSL LIBRARY LECTURES
Côte St. Luc?s Eleanor London Library is presenting two lectures next week. The first is Emergency Buttons, Cell Phones and Websites Geared to Seniors with Dr. Philippe Archambault, in partnership with the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging. The talk takes place Wednesday March 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5. The second is Oriental Rugs: The Art and the Market, ?a lecture by the Montreal appraisers and authorities on oriental carpets, Janice Summers and Harold Bedoukian on the history, design and techniques of oriental rug weaving,? says a library announcement. ?If you have an oriental rug, you are welcome to bring it to the lecture for a free evaluation.? This talk See AROUND THE TOWNS, page 6PAGE TWO
Fraser-Hickson?s Dinsmore ?always optimistic?
FHL looking at other sites after church project fails
By Dan Delmar The Suburban Despite a major setback, the president of the Fraser- Hickson Library says he is looking at new sites to house the NDG institution and hasn?t given up hope after the Anglican Diocese of Montreal put the brakes on a resurrection plan. FHL members have now seen the three-year mark come and go since they have had access to the library; its Kensington Ave. facility closed on Feb. 28, 2007. Groundbreaking on a new home at the site of the Trinity Memorial Church on Marlowe Ave. was set to begin, but soaring costs led the Diocese to pull their support. ?I can?t say why the Diocese elected to have our arrangement expire,? Dinsmore told The 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 Suburban, conceding that ?there were some very real financial challenges for them.? Speaking for the Diocese, Bishop Barry Clarke told The Gazette recently that their contribution of $500,000 would have had to triple in order for the project to go through. The FHL had been paying the Diocese to rent out their basement, where the new facility would have been built, but the 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. lease was not renewed at the beginning of the year. A well had even been drilled on the site to accommodate a geothermal heating system; the work was for naught. The failed project has cost the church more than $200,000 and the FHL nearly $500,000. With city funding having been set aside for a new library on Benny Farm, financial support from the borough to help build a newNo farm animals allowed: CSL
Many municipalities have little-known bylaws
By Joel Goldenberg The Suburban Côte St. Luc has many well-known and publicized bylaws ? perhaps its most famous are its overnight parking prohibition between 3 and 6 a.m., its pioneering requirement for bicyclists to wear helmets and also innovative ban on smoking in public places, well before Quebec made the latter province-wide law. Other bylaws are obvious and by no means unique ? putting out garbage at the correct time, keeping your dog leashed and out of parks, and no unauthorized parking in handicap zones. 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 FHL facility is not a possibility at the moment. Côte des Neiges-NDG did offer a grant to help with operating costs, but those funds will only be made available once the library is open to the public. Dinsmore said he won?t ask the borough for more money. ?We?ve had a very good relationship with the borough,? he said. ?We didn?t ask. We felt their support was sufficient.? Describing the unsuccessful church project as a ?setback,? Dinsmore said that he is still confident that a new site for the FHL will be found eventually. Although he would not go into specifics, he said a handful of locations in NDG are being looked at. ?I?m always optimistic? I hope very much that people will be optimistic about our future.? n 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 DAN DELMAR / THE SUBURBAN But others are less obvious. Côte St. Luc?s website (www.cotesaintluc.org) lists many of them. In that city, you can?t: 1. ?Keep live farm animals or fowl on your land,? so do not expect to find any live cows, chickens or turkeys in local backyards and homes. There have been no such incidences in Côte St. Luc, The Suburban has been told, at least in recent years. See BY-LAWS, page 12 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, March 3, 2010
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