Old News

Ten Years Ago

September 4, 1997

HUNGRY PIGEONS: "The pigeon problem reared its ugly head again at this week's city council meeting, when a frustrated local landlord said a burgeoning animal population in Westmount Park is creating problems for nearby properties. City Hall says the best it can do for now is encourage residents to resist the urge to feed their feathered friends. The City of Westmount can't expect building owners to create pest-free islands in the middle of a menagerie, according to property owner Norman Hacker, who lives on Lansdowne Avenue."

Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 2, 1982

SYRUP SHIPMENT: "Westmount's annual shipment of maple syrup to Queen Elizabeth II is on its way to Buckingham Palace. The shipment consists of two cases, each containing 12 small bottles, for a total cost of about $100, Mayor Donald MacCallum reports. The syrup is intended to fill the silver jug donated to the Queen on a royal visit to Canada."

Thirty-Five Years Ago

September 7, 1972

NEW BANK: "Mayor Paul A. Ouimet this evening officially opens the Bank of Montreal's new Westmount branch at the corner of Greene Avenue and de Maisonneuve Boulevard. The branch is on the ground floor of the new six-storey building developed by KFC Corp. The branch's move to its striking new premises ,arks a long association between the Bank of Montreal and the City of Westmount. When the first branch opened in 1904, the Town of Westmount was only nine years old and had a population of 10,000."

Fifty-Five Years Ago

September 5, 1952

RUNAWAY TRUCK: "Recorder A.E. Laverty fined Vamor Dodier $5 in Recorder's Court Wednesday, but things could have been a lot worse for the Joubert company truck driver. Dodier was charged with improper parking after his truck rolled 165 feet down Belmont Avenue. According to police, the truck came to a dead stop opposite a garage located at 339 Cote Road. The only damage reported was a few scratches on the side of the garage. Luckily, the truck missed some well kept shrubs which lined the driveway."

Sixty-Five Years Ago

September 3, 1942

BETTER BARRACKS: "Equipment of the St. Sulpice barracks of the Canadian Woman's Auxiliary Corps of Montreal and district with furnishings to improve living accommodation has been undertaken by the Westmount Rotary Club. Considerable material has already been moved into the barracks and arrangements have been made for loans of pictures from the Art Gallery to hang on the walls of the barracks."