2 * THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010

Around the Towns

CSL MAISONS FLEURIES CONTEST

Côte St. Luc has announced that residents "now have until Friday, July 23 to enter the annual Maisons Fleuries garden beautification contest. "Residents can download the registration form at www.CoteSaintLuc.org/en/contests, or they can pick one up weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at city hall (5801 Cavendish Blvd.) or the Parks and Recreation Department Building (7500 Mackle Rd.)," says a city announcement. "For more information about the contest, contact Loretta Anisef at 514-485- 6806 ext. 2023. The city awards prizes to residents who create attractive green spaces with blossoming trees, flowers and shrubs. A panel of judges views the gardens and selects the winners and runners up based on various categories."

CSL SHELTERS FROM HEAT

Côte St. Luc has listed several locations where residents can get relief from this summer's heat waves. They include the Eleanor London Library (5851 Cavendish Blvd.,10 a.m. to 10 p.m.), Samuel Moskovitch Arena (6985 Mackle Road, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.), Cavendish Mall (5800 Cavendish Blvd., Monday-Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday- Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., the movie theatre is open later); Côte St. Luc Shopping Centre (7155 Côte St. Luc Rd., Monday-Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.); Côte Saint-Luc Senior Social Centre (7155 Côte St. Luc Rd., Suite 203, Monday-Thursday: 9 a m. to 4 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.); Decarie Square (6900 Decarie Blvd., Monday-Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday- Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.). The city also announced that it has "extended the hours of operation at its outdoor municipal pool, located at 7500 Mackle Road, now 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. The pool is open to all residents and non-residents for free. The splash pads in our parks will also be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The splash pads are located at Rembrandt Park (Kildare / Rembrandt), Richard Schwartz Park (Smart / Côte St. Luc Rd.), Fyon Park (Clover / Sunrise), Yitzhak Rabin Park (Kildare / Hudson) and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park (Mackle / Einstein).

HAMPSTEAD BLOOD DRIVE

Councillor Michael Goldwax announced at the July council meeting that Hampstead will be holding its annual blood drive Tuesday Aug. 24 from 1 to 8 p.m., at the Adessky Community Centre, 30 Lyncroft Rd. The fourth annual drive will be chaired again this year by Goldwax and his son Brandon Baran-Goldwax. Goldwax organizes the drive in honour of Brandon, who was the recipient of direct donation transfusions when he was born prematurely.

HAMPSTEAD SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Hampstead is encouraging residents to "enjoy the sun and good weather with family and friends at Hampstead Park this summer The town's main park located at 30 Lyncroft Rd. features a heated pool, 10 clay tennis courts with access to tennis pros, basketball and beach volleyball courts, and baseball and soccer fields."

MOWEST HUMP BRIDGE REPAIR UPDATE

Montreal West announced a change in date for repairs to the town's hump bridge on Westminster Avenue. Originally set for July 10, the bridge will now be closed for construction on Saturday July 17, 2010, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Côte St. Luc's website is advising its own residents to use Côte St. Luc Road as an alternative access route. - Joel Goldenberg

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Annual Pow Wow

The annual Echoes of a Nation Pow Wow was held on Sunday at the Kahnawake reserve located on Montreal's south shore. This year's event also marked 20th anniversary of the Oka Crisis.

CSL meeting divided over Fleet left turns

By Joel Goldenberg The Suburban Côte St. Luc plans to ease its left turn prohibitions on westbound Fleet Road in August or September, around the same time as its reduction of speed limits on side streets from 50 to 40 km/hr, says councillor Dida Berku. The city will be allowing left turns from Fleet onto Pinedale, Alpine and Randall, except during peak hours - 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Currently, left turns are only allowed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. weekdays and all weekend. Berku, who held a special meeting for residents of her district last Thursday, also said there are plans around the same time for a nearly perpetual green light at Baily and Robinson onto southbound Cavendish, to prevent motorists from using nearby Glencrest as a means to access Côte St. Luc Road. But the left-turn issue dominated what became an animated meeting. At one point, a resident who continu- 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. ously spoke out of turn, was told to "shut up" by other attendees, and threatened another audience member with his fist, was ejected from the meeting. Kay Road resident Howard Silbiger, who has been lobbying council for an easing of the left-turn restrictions for nearly 20 years, was cited by Berku as a reason to change the rules. "Someone like him needs to go to Kay [from Fleet], and why should he have to [go north] on Alpine, go around to Pinedale or Randall [heading south], it's a lot of redundant looping around in our district," Berku said. "If [Silbiger] needs to go home between 10 and 3, or after 7 p.m., why should he have to loop around? There's a lot more exhaust and traffic. [There are many] cars going [north] on Alpine, just passing through, for no reason other than they have to loop around. That's why we brought [traffic calming devices] on Alpine, because it has become unbearable." But some Randall Avenue residents 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 are opposed to the change. One resident said motorists already speed on Randall to beat the countdown traffic light at the corner of Fleet. "Now, if you have left turns, we're going to have more traffic," the resident said. "Already people turn left when they're not supposed to." Berku responded that the speed limit will become 40 km/hr on Randall. "Police are there and they will give tickets," the councillor said. "We'll take note of the objections and bring them back to council. Maybe we could put more poles on your street, but we're committed to trying it." This did not satisfy an especially vocal Randall resident. "There's no way, I have grandchildren, there are children on the street!" he said. "If this happens, I am going to take an injunction against this!" "This is between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and after 7 p.m.," Berku said of the new left-turn rule. "Try it and we'll see how it works." 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, Abby Schachter, 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 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, July 14, 2010 ANDREW SOONG PHOTOS

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