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• Questioning question period
  "It's getting out of hand," Mayor Peter Trent agreed with Westmount Municipal Association President Jean-Pierre Picard, who took the microphone ...
• It's not enough!
  Merchants were happy, as the whole thing was turned into an event that encouraged a street festival atmosphere where shoppers could enjoy a ...
• There's no place for stupidity in the war on graffiti
  Yes, one of our most sacred symbols was brainlessly vandalized, treated as if it held no more significance than a derelict garage wall at the end ...
• Almond family epic continues
  The Survivor, which follows last year's inaugural volume, The Deserter, continues the story of Thomas Manning, the British Navy deserter with a ...
• And so the battle continues...
  For the first time ever, it seemed, there was at least as much support for the arena project as opposition - although many of the battle-weary ...
• There's nothing tony about misinformation
  While it can be argued that the latter piece presented a fairly accurate assessment of the ongoing arena debate, it offered readers no new facts ...
• Lapointe steps up
  The City of Westmount announced this week that long-time sports coordinator and administrator David Lapointe has been promoted to the permanent ...
• 36th annual Family Day in Westmount
  Last Saturday’s festivities went ahead as planned in Westmount Park, despite drizzle and mud
• Body found in Summit woods
  “All we can say right now is that we are looking at the case as a suspected suicide,” said Const. Adalbert Pimentel of Station 12. He added that ...
• Meet the candidates on April 20
  As the main campaign event in the Westmount-Ville Marie riding, the evening gives voters an opportunity to meet and question each of the ...
• Ipsos Descarie VP defends poll results
  An Ipsos public opinion poll on the project, carried out in Westmount exactly a year ago, recently came back to public attention when Monty ...
• Library book sale moves to Vic Hall
  “As many of you remember, the sale was originally confined to the Westmount Room in the library. But as the sale grew, we expanded to new areas,” ...
• Drabkin challenges Garneau in Westmount
  Drabkin, a native Montrealer who had been serving as chief of staff to Stockwell Day in Ottawa for the past five years, is running against ...
• May Cutler left a legacy of accomplishments
  “Did you read this stupid piece in the New York Times…?” or “What do you think of this…?” The last time M.E. CUTLER appeared on my phone was ...
• Our roads, bike paths are relatively safe, WMA told
  “Westmount roads are comparatively safe for pedestrians and cyclists,” Emily Sangster told members of the Westmount Municipal Association on ...
• Westmount Youth Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to...
  Under the baton of artistic director Scott Gabriel, the young musicians performed Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Procession of the Nobles” and Symphony No. ...
• SWAT raises $40,000 for children’s hospitals
  “Once again the Westmount merchants and firms of professionals have given us an incredible amount of support,” said Howard Hoppenheim, one of the ...
• McBain named to new Public Security post
  The announcement was made by city councillor Gary Ikeman at Monday’s council meeting. “I’m very proud to be working for the City of Westmount, ...
• Westmount pool will re-open this summer
  The nearly 50-year-old pool was closed for good last Labour Day weekend, as construction on the new project was to be underway by this summer. ...
• SAQ plans to close two local stores
  The news does not sit well with the provincial liquor board’s employees’ union, which is calling on Westmounters to help fight the closures by ...
• Prévosts launch luxury condo project
  Construction is set to begin this spring, with the demolition of the existing building that currently houses the 5 Saisons grocery store. It will ...
• Last chance to catch three dynamic painters
  The City of Westmount’s first art exhibition of the year brings together Stonehewer’s rustic Eastern Township landscapes, filled with familiar ...
• Mountainside presents Bach, Beatles and Broadway
  Consisting of flautist Diane Caplette, violinst Solange Bellemare and cellist Iona Corber, Trio Ambiance will present an afternoon of familiar ...
• Local buildings honoured for architectural heritage
  Mayor Peter Trent and city councilor Cynthia Lulham made the announcement on Jan. 19 at city hall, where representatives of the two properties — ...
• A new look at an old enemy
  The British-born Montrealer died in 1952, before he could carve a prominent name for himself as a political cartoonist. His images thus remained ...
• City pedals cautiously over Bixi plans
  “It’s not as simple as saying yes, let’s put Bixis in Westmount,” Mayor Peter Trent said at the Jan. 10 city council meeting in response to a ...
• Slow snow clearing undermines winter bike path...
  “When we agreed to try out the bike path in winter, we did say that it would not get the top priority that pedestrians get — we made that very ...
• Rant Demon is Cutler’s finest hour — so far
  We’ve all uttered those words in various stages of exasperation, but Keir Cutler has taken this catchphrase to a new level of artistic meaning in ...
• Efficient snow removal requires citizen cooperation
  It also takes the cooperation of residents. With the official arrival of winter last week, the City has issued a plea to all residents for ...
• Belt-tightening budget calls for slight tax increases
  These were two of several “belt-tightening” measures to be shouldered by Westmounters, according to the City’s 2011 operating budget unveiled by ...