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We still need an indoor pool

Of all the arguments, counter arguments and tiresome bits of sniping still being volleyed back and forth over the Big Issue that has become the Westmount Recreation Centre, none seem to have the stark validity of the call for year-round swimming. The plans for this ambitious, innovative facility...

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  • Don’t mess with the dogs

    June 15, 2011 - 16 h 13

    Of all the cities, boroughs and neighbourhoods in the Montreal area, nowhere are dogs more a part of the community fabric than here in Westmount. And nowhere else are you sure to receive an outpouring of public wrath if you dare to table...

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  • Anonymous signers don’t cut it

    June 11, 2011 - 18 h 32

    Back in the wild and woolly days of Pierre Bourque and the Montreal mega-merger, the City of Montreal opened a petition to gauge public opinion on the popularity of an island-wide municipal fusion. It garnered a lot of signatures, which upon first...

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  • Lingering signs of neglect

    June 1, 2011 - 14 h 56

    To some, they present nothing more than a veritable blight on the urban landscape; to others, they are welcome symbols of a democratic society.

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  • Who noticed the rain?

    June 1, 2011 - 14 h 53

    If you have young children and you attended Family Day last Saturday, there’s a good chance you had at least one extra load of laundry this week. The mud was thick on the field and intermittent downpours kept overall attendance on the low side...

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  • Others can learn from Rossy tragedy

    May 25, 2011 - 11 h 44

    An especially sad chapter in Westmount’s history is currently being played out, with the recent announcement that the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the City of Westmount’s appeal in the ongoing Rossy case.

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  • Garneau steps up

    May 18, 2011 - 12 h 17

    Last Saturday, just a few days after it was announced that the recently re-elected-by-a-hair Westmount-Ville Marie MP Marc Garneau was tossing his hat into the proverbial ring as a candidate for the leadership of the troubled Liberal Party —...

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  • City pedals ahead with new Bixi stations

    May 12, 2011 - 16 h 05

    There were a lot of smiling faces at the corner of Greene Avenue and de Maisonneuve on Monday morning as the mayor, six Westmount city councillors and many community leaders congregated in front of the old post office building to celebrate the...

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  • Lansdowne residents continue to plead their case

    November 25, 2010 - 11 h 32

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  • What statistics don’t say

    October 7, 2010 - 11 h 18

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