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The Relève en Folies Foundation presents $50,000 to CSSS Cavendish for three innovative projects to help youth on its territory

On Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Cavendish Mall, the Relève en Folies Foundation presented a cheque in the amount of $50,000 to the Julius Richardson Foundation for the CSSS Cavendish. The Relève en Folies Foundation, whose mission is to help underprivileged youth, elected from among several proposals to fund three projects of the Family-Child-Youth Department of CSSS Cavendish. The three projects are: access to summer camp, supervised recreation in parks and integration of new immigrant families. For the past four years, Relève en Folies has organized an annual performance to promote the next generation of artists in music, dance, comedy, fashion and multidisciplinary arts. The profits generated by this performance are given to organizations working with youth. From left to right: Geneviève Vézina, Director of sponsorship and publicity, Relève en Folies; Francine Dupuis, Executive Director, CSSS Cavendish; Louise Martell, Vice President, Relève en Folies; Alan Maislin, President of the Board of Directors, CSSS Cavendish; Marianne Kuster, Program Manager, CSSS Cavendish; and Valérie Lapointe, Psychoeducator, Family-Child-Youth Program, CSSS Cavendish

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Blood on the table ? city ?agglo? taxes set to soar

By P.A. Sévigny The Suburban Prior to last month when the Tremblay administration finally revealed its new budget for 2010, the island?s suburban mayors already knew their cities were in for some very bad news. As of last week, the news only got worse. Unless the Charest government does something about Montreal?s finances, both the city and its suburbs can expect more tax hikes in their not too distant future. ?At this point, we?re looking at a six percent increase in taxes for residential properties and up to an 11 percent increase for commercial and industrial properties,? said TMR mayor Vera Danyluk. ?Frankly speaking, there?s not much we can do about it.? As for Westmount?s new budget, city councillor Tim Price, the city?s finance commissioner, was forced to wait until the last week of January before releasing his own figures which demonstrate how the owners of an average singlefamily dwelling can expect an increase of at least eight to nine percent over last year?s taxes. In his presentation, Price told the city council the tax hike was due to a 12.5 percent increase in the city?s agglomeration fees for regional services which adds up to $5 million more due as compared to last year?s fees. ?This increase in Westmount?s contribution is completely unacceptable, given the rates of inflation, our current economic situation and the reality of our city,? said Price. As the president of the island?s Association of Suburban Mayors (ASM), Westmont Mayor Peter Trent prepared the ASM?s minority report in which he singles out nine serious points for future discussions with the central city authorities. As a successful businessman, Trent still can?t understand why the city?s budget process fails to reflect any concrete objectives nor does it display any kind of coherent guidelines for future projects or possible emergencies. During the recent municipal elections, the report cites how Mayor Tremblay often said the city?s future tax hikes would only reflect regular inflation

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