Draft Resolution sent to Montreal West

THAT the Ville de Montréal, per the Lachine Borough Council, require the Town of Montreal West to immediately remove this device (sidewalk) installed in the centre of Broughton Road and Des Érables Street contrary to the agreement reached between the municipalities as referred to in the November 12, 2009 decision by the Court of Appeal;

THAT the Ville de Montréal, per the Lachine Borough Council, ask the Town of Montreal West to respect this agreement and undertake to remove this device until such time as the emergency services concerned have agreed to the installation of a proper device that meets the road safety requirements for all users;

The Devil Made Me Do It

A Former Mo'West "Pro-Barricade" Councillor speaks out...against Pharmaprix secrecy.

Former Mo'West Town Councillor, Colleen Feeney, a vocal Pro-Barricader while in office, doesn't seem to like it when her Town Council does stuff behind closed doors now that she's on the other side. I don't know how this found it's way to my "in box" but I can't resist posting it. Enjoy...

Who Made Pharmaprix Decision in MoWest?

MoWest will soon be getting a large Pharmaprix although the Town Council is under some criticism for not being more transparent about the process. We wonder what role council member Dino Mazzone played in bringing in the pharmacy super store. According to an archived document from 2007 posted on the Pro bono Law Ontario website, "Dino Mazzone officially becomes part of the business law team at the Montreal office of McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP after more than three years as the in-house counsel for the Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix pharmacy chain."
www.pblo.org/news/article.175346-Pro_bono_hopes_for_new_year

Barricade Blocked by Truck Driver

OCT. 12, 2010

An 18-wheeler flatbed truck got stuck at the barricade from approx. 2:30--3:15 this afternoon. The driver was going up des Erables and was presumably surprised upon finding the barricade there. The Fire Dept. was called in and Firemen guided the truck down the hill. Needless to say, no other vehicles could have gone through the entire time. Given that Google and MapQuest still show Broughton/des Erable as an open road, more of the same can be expected.

A Plastic Olive Branch

Needless to say, we were all aghast when we received this notice from Mo'West Town Hall. After years of telling us that we're not welcome on their streets, this!!??

CBC Montreal News Report

Confused Ambulance Driver??

OCT. 1, 2010 At about 7:45 pm Michel Forest was driving up the hill. While taking the left turn for Hillcrest he was forced to pull over as far as possible to his right because a large ambulance was on it's way down. However, instead of going past him, the ambulance driver stopped, looked both ways and decided to pass in front of him towards MoWest. Obviously, he was forced to stop at the Barricade and after about 30 seconds he began to slowly reorient the ambulance back and forth until he was able to make a sharp right turn and proceed down the hill. "The ambulance was not going fast and did not have his sirens and flashing lights going. So, was he on a call or was he checking and testing the new road configuration with the ''Coussin berlinois'' ???"