Old News

Ten Years Ago

March 26, 1998

SUMMIT DONATION: "Last Tuesday, over 70 people gathered at a house on Summit Circle to celebrate success. The gathering was not unusual, but the reason to celebrate was. The Westmount Dog Owners Association, among others, came to present a $5,856 cheque to the City of Westmount – money to be used for the repair and restoration of Summit Park. Like most of Westmount, the park suffered from the infamous Ice Storm of '98. According to City horticulturalist Claudette Savaria, some 75 per cent of trees within the park were damaged, many badly. The WDOA has long considered Summit Park a Westmount treasure, not only because it is a superb run for dogs, but also because it is a wonderful oasis in the heart of a major metropolitan centre."

Fifteen Years Ago

March 25, 1993

HEROIC ACTION: "Westmount firefighter Lt. Tony Testa is a hero to the parents of two-year-old Jessica Amesse. He brought the little girl back to life after she stopped breathing in a restaurant in LaSalle Feb. 20 while he was off duty, according to parents Lise and Gaetan Amesse of St. Louis de Gonzaque. Their daughter suddenly collapsed in her high chair, they wrote in a letter to the city. 'She had no signs of life, she turned all blue and limp,' the letter said. 'It was very stressful, worse than a nightmare. Fortunatley and thank God, this man, this stranger was on the scene and without hesitation, and with incredible calm, provided first aid until the ambulance arrived.'"

Twenty Years Ago

March 31, 1988

VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS: "The final count is in. All property valuations that Westmount had submitted for MUC review have been looked at and 52 per cent will not be adjusted. The news was obtained from the MUC evaluation committee yesterday afternoon by city treasurer Jean-Luc Emond, who said he believes the latest tally to be final. Of 728 assessments submitted for review, 380 will remain uncorrected and 348 will be reduced, Mr. Emond told The Examiner. 'We don't expect anything else.' Of the 380 uncorrected assessments, only 138 were believed to have been increased less than 100 per cent over the last year. The others were all in excess."