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'Montreal Compost Centres - Late and Over Budget'

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n August of 2015 Mayor Denis Coderre announced the city's plans to expand its organic waste collection program to include every household in the Montreal area by 2019. The goal is to offer the collection of organic waste to a total of 536,000 households which includes homes, duplexes and apartment buildings with eight residences or less.

They started delivering the brown composting bins to households last year, to be filled with organic waste that would be picked up and sent to compost treatment centres instead of landfills. The initiative was and still is commendable - and addresses serious environmental issues.

The city had also announced plans to set up five new composting plants on the island, so as not to have to continue sending

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its composting to centres all the way in Joliette and Lachute. The first three plants are planned to be situated in the boroughs of Saint-Laurent, Lasalle and Montreal East. The fourth plant was supposed to be

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in St-Michel, but when residents overwhelmingly opposed the idea, it was replaced with a location in

Pointe-aux-Trembles. (The fifth, one of two biomethanation plants, is slated to be built only by 2024, but will depend on the need of it).

The problem? The treatment centres were supposed to be up and running by 2019, but are more than a year behind schedule and now estimated to open only in December 2020 - and already at a cost of $51 million more than the original budget. The first projected estimate for the five plants was $237 million - and we are now looking at a new price tag of at least $288 million. Late and over budget seems to be an all too familiar moniker in this fair town.

As well, the cost of supplying the brown bins to all the households will be $12 million - and $165 million for operating costs. But

Mayor Coderre said federal and provincial grants will help to offset some of the expenses and not all of it will come from Montreal tax payer's pockets.

City Hall spokesperson Geneviève Dubé said the delays and increased costs are due in part to having to change their plans when the St-Michel location was switched to Pointe-auxTrembles, resulting in more expenses, as it will be an indoor plant and the buildings will need to be bigger to accommodate the composting process. At the proposed St-Laurent facility, access for trucks from Pitfield Blvd. needs to be

created and an existing building on the site needs to be decontaminated. As well, they are also aiming to attain LEED environmental certification and there are further costs attached to that.

To add a little spice to the compost soup recipe, the City of Montreal announced a new bylaw on August 24th of this year in which Montrealers, who have access to the compost collection program, will face fines if they put organic waste in with their regular garbage - fines ranging from $300 to $1,000. Ouch.

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bags. Finding the guilty parties will be extremely difficult," Luc Ferrandez, opposition party Projet Montréal's interim leader said.

Then just how will the bylaw be enforced? Will there be an 'Office de la Compost Montreal'? According to the city's executive committee member Réal Ménard (responsible for sustainable development, the environment, large parks and green spaces) there will not be any 'garbage police', but he did not offer how the law would be carried out.

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n unprecedented numbers, close to 1,000 West Islanders gathered at the Beaconsfield Recreation Centre on November 19, to banish hunger on the West Island. The first annual Neighbours for Neighbours Food Drive started with a simple Facebook conversation between two mothers, Stephanie Koury and Rhonda Massad, trying to teach kindness to the next generation.

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he announcements for next year celebrations of the Montreal 375th anniversary and the 150 years of Canada have continued this week. This time the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in collaboration with the McCord Museum and the assistance from Concordia and McGill universities unveiled the details of a large-scale project for next year: La Balade de la Paix (The Stroll of Peace)/ An Open-Air Museum.

One of the iconic arteries in the city centre, Sherbrooke Street, will become a site for this Open-Air Museum, starting in front of the MMFA at the corner of Bishop St. and extending east for about a kilometre. It will feature 67 works bearing messages of peace. The number of works to be exhibited is also a reminder of another anniversary next year: the 50 years since Expo'67.

The event will take place between May 29 and October 27, 2017.

The art route will feature sculptures and installations by 29 Canadian and foreign artists: Magdalena Abakanowicz,

Cesar Baldaccini (César), Romero Betsabée, Jonathan Borofsky, Fernando Botero, Luben Boykov, Alexander Calder, Claude Cormier, Wim Delvoye, Jim Dine, Sorel Etrog, Ivan Eyre, Joe FaAn artistic rendition of what the Open-Air Museum on fard, Barry Flanagan, RoseSherbrooke St. would look like next year Marie Goulet, Keith Haring, Zhang Huan, artists, including Benoit ples, protection of the enCharles Joseph, Yayoi Aquin, Darren Ell, Aydin vironment, focus on Jean-François youth, and the importance Kusama, Ju Ming, Robert Matlabi, Lemire and Isabelle of diversity. "It will be a reHayeur. markable year," Dubourg The flags of the 13 said, adding that the fedprovinces and territories eral government will conof Canada, as well as tribute 1.3 million to the about 200 flags of all the Open-Air Museum projworld's countries, will fly ect. over Sherbrooke St. since Nathalie Blondil, Directhe theme of the exhibi- tor and Chief Curator of tion is the aspiration for the MMFA underlined the peace for the whole fact that "we rather build globe. bridges than walls" and Speaking at the press thanked the generosity of conference held at the the lenders of the various new Peace Pavilion of the works to be exhibited.

MMFA, Émmanuel She stressed the imporDubourg, MP for tance for this, since—unBy Sergio Martinez Bourassa on behalf of like exhibitions in a Canadian Heritage Minis- museum—on this occamtltimes.ca ter Mélanie Joly, said that sion, the works would be Murray, Dennis Oppen- the celebration of the in a public place.

Gilbert Rozon, The former Supreme heim, Nikki de Saint 150th anniversary of Commmissioner for the Phalle, Giuseppe Penone, Canada would begin on Court judge and active Celebrations of the 375 the night of December human rights advocate Michelangelo Pistoletto, Richard Prince, Ugo 31, 2016. The events held Louise Arbour who is the Anniversary of Montreal Rondinone, Wang throughout the country exhibition's ambassador peace, which she characShugang, and Catherine and during all 2017 will explained her involve- terized as being "someSylvain. There will also be centre on four main ment with the project re- thing more than just the 40 large-format photo- themes: reconciliation minding the audience that absence of war."

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Montreal’s Sikh Community helping Sun Youth this Holiday Season

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he Sikh community of Montreal and Greater Montreal through its Gurudwara Sahib Quebec Temple celebrated Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s 547th birthday, on November 20th.

Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion, taught that sharing with the less fortunate in our society was everyone’s duty. To underline this, members of the Gurudwara Quebec of Montreal, were invited the community "to stay for a while after the service and enjoy our traditional vegetarian lunch called Langar; the tradition that was started by Guru

Nanak to express the ideals of equality and, to remind us to practise the ethics of sharing, of inclusiveness and, oneness of all humankind," said Jagdish Singh Sidhu, General Secretary of Gurudwara Sahib Quebec.

The support of the Gurudwara Temple is all the more important to Sun Youth during this time of year, since this is the time when everyone should be able to share a little bit of the Holiday season spirit.

With the recession still having an impact on the lives of many, the support towards Sun Youth is all the more important to a lot of people in the

Greater Montreal community. This marked the 29th consecutive year that the Montreal congregation donated to Sun Youth Organization.

Sun Youth wishes to thank the members of the Montreal Sikh community for their constant support throughout the years. Together, we will be able to spread some Holiday cheer to those in need or struck by a tragedy.

Members of Gurudwara Temple (left to right) Jagdish Singh Sidhu, Gurdeep Kaur Sandhu (President), Joseph Munio (Sun Youth), Opkar Singh Sandhu and Dilbag Singh

The brown bin?

Will latex gloved inspectors dig through regular garbage bins, searching for the elusive contraband?

Beware where you put your table scraps - for you might find yourself with a hefty ticket. And how will they be able to prove who put the evidence they find in there? I see people all the time walking by bins and dumping things inside - from little dog excrement baggies, to banana peels, sandwiches and apple cores.

Another question being asked, is just how many of the composting bins are actually being used? At least 50 households received a brown bin last autumn just on my street alone - and from the start only about 25 to 30 bins were being put out for collection. By the middle of the sweltering summer of 2016 it was down to 12 as people, uninspired by the swarm of maggots filling their bins, opted out.

The solution the city offered was to use compostable liner bags, of which we had to buy - but they rotted through. They also suggested to clean the bin out after it is emptied with some vinegar and salt, or keep food scraps and meat in the freezer until the day of pickup. I even tried using

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the small, indoor bucket they first included with the bins to store our organic waste in until pickup day, but when it was opened after a day or two the stench emanating from it was overwhelming - the gag factor was high.

Even with the locking cover, when put out on the back balcony, raccoons, skunks and squirrels were all over it - even managing at one point to open it.

The suggestions offered are clearly impractical for many households. Some people have mobility issues or no access to outdoor hoses or a garage to store their bins inside. My freezer has just enough space to keep the food we need to eat in it, never mind the table scraps.

Now over one year later since the bins arrived and even with the cooler weather, I only saw 8 bins out this week on my street. I also see less and less bins being put out on other streets. Perhaps some households do their

own composting in their gardens? Has that been considered or have the bins just been dumped there? It is something that should work and needs to work. It's not that we should scrap the program, we shouldn't for many good reasons. It's about how to make it work - and a good start would be to have these concerns addressed.

The organic waste, once converted to compost, becomes a natural fertilizer to be used in the city's parks and green spaces and will also be distributed free of charge to residents on compost distribution days. Environmental concerns are real and we should all do our part to keep our world clean and safe.

But if the organic waste collection doesn't work, the planned compost treatment centres will be all for naught - late, over budget… and unused.

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Engagement and anniversary rings are a big part of his business. Earrings, bracelets, and pendants are also offered.

Magdor always gives its price in advance so that there are no surprises when customers come to pick up the finished product. Waiting time depends on the season, but gener-

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ally involves a minimum of two weeks. Rush orders of only a few days are also sometimes possible.

Apart from jewelry, Magdor sells watches featuring brands: Raymond Weil; Seiko, and Swiss Army. Magdor also repairs all main brands of

watches. High quality diamonds are available from Canada and other conflict-free areas around the world.

Magdor offers verbal or written appraisals. He can issue certificates for insurance purposes or for personal information. He

helps his customers to upgrade or purchase pieces of gold. “One lady came in with what she thought was an almost worthless ring but I told her that the stone was an emerald evaluated at $20,000. She was happy to have the appraisal done to

say the least!� “My customers here are from all over� Mansur says, “One of them even comes in from Vancouver as he still believes in me making his jewelry. I recently had a customer asking me to make him an engagement ring and I re-

membered making a ring for his father! Finding a good jeweler is like finding a good car mechanic; once you find a good and trustworthy one, you want to keep him.�

Magdor sometimes has wonderful gifts for their clients. Currently, clients who purchase any jewelry for $500 or more will be eligible to enter their names for the St. Valentine’s Day draw. The prize is a gorgeous 14 carat pair of earrings worth $400 or equivalent merchandise.

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A film about people eating won prize at Documentary Festival

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"Le goût d’un pays" a Quebec film about the making of maple syrup was the most popular with the public

his past Sunday the 19th edition of the Montreal International Documentary Festival came to an end. However, the closing ceremony with the awarding of prizes took place the day before. The organizers were happy that this year's event managed to congregate a broad audience, interested in the eclectic variety of films from 35 countries that were screened during the eleven-day event.

The Grand Prize for Best International Feature was awarded to "Another Year" directed by Shengze Zhu (China). In its decision, the jury stated that (it) "displays an astonishing range in its personal social depiction of working class China, all while adhering to rigorous formal constraints." The documentary is three-hour long, and although it basically displays scenes where people are eating, its real focus is the social gathering that occurs around the process of eating. The film "Tempestad" by Tatiana Huezo (Mexico) focused on the topic of human trafficking received a special mention from the jury.

The prize for Best Cinematography in an International Feature went to "Brothers of the Night," directed by Patric Chiha (Austria). This movie de-

picts the life of a group of young Roma migrants in Vienna. The jury highlighted its visual style.

"Havarie" directed by Philip Scheffner, was awarded the prize for Best Editing in an International Feature: "For making a multi-layered essay on the global politics of the

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refugee crisis out of what amounts to a single image," remarked the jury.

The jurors for the International Feature Competition were Inti Cordera, Penny Lane, Khoa Lê, Rachael Rakes and Ingrid Veninger.

In the Canadian category, the Grand Prize for Best Canadian Feature was for "Resurrecting Hassan" a film by Carlo Guillermo Proto about the Hartings,

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a blind family that sings in the Montreal metro and feels the absence of their son, Hassan, who died tragically a few years ago.

A special mention was given to "Tales of Two Who Dreamt" directed by Andrea Bussmann and Nicolás Pereda.

The prize for Best New Talent from Quebec/Canada was granted to Zaynê Akyol's "Gulîstan, Land of Roses" a documentary on the women enrolled in the Kurdistan's liberation group, the PKK. The jurors for the Canadian Feature competition were Miriam Fahmy, JeanFrançois Lesage and JeanFrançois Ruel.

There were also awards given to short and medium-length films as well as other distinctions.

Very important too, the verdict of the public, which on this occasion favoured the Quebec film "Le goût d'un pays" ("The Taste of a Country") by Francis Legault, centred on the making of maple syrup as an essential element of québécois identity. Singerwriter Gilles Vigneault and Fred Pellerin are featured in this film.

The 20th edition of the Montreal International Documentary Festival should take place next year between November 9 and 19.

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he above photo is a glimpse into our new shop production area. Russ is pouring an assembly of Tooth Cleansers, soon to be labeled and brought out to our storefront. Some will also be sold online, or at a craft show somewhere else in Canada.

People are loving the cleanser. It may take a little getting used to creating a 'green splash of sink art’, but the tooth cleansing results are proving worth the effort.

Green is clean. Whoever purports toothpaste to be white may not truly understand the full benefit of the wonderful ingredients that should be in toothpaste. It is true that coconut, calcium, baking soda and magnesium are white. These are good ingredients and can make a good toothpaste. But extraordinary toothpaste cannot remain white. Charcoal and clay are black and gray.Turmeric is yellow.

Neem and Moringa are green. Amla is brown. Add a few other goodies like manuka, cinnamon, and clove and the GREEN colour reigns true.

Green is the colour of nature. ‘Green’ means freshness and harmony, desirable attributes, not only in oral health, but also for our entire body. We want our teeth and mouth to be fresh, clean and polished. We want it to be

free of tooth decay, inflammation, infections, cankers and abscesses. Good oral health can balance the body and the mouth is the doorway. Be proud when the dentist says, ‘Your gums look healthy.”

Of course, a good diet is essential to our well-being.

So is good skin care. At Earth to Body we specialize in hand made healthy creams, lotions, soaps and oils to nourish the skin.

Two years ago we added our Tooth Cleanser. Our customers are thanking us.

Their dentists are complimenting their teeth and their gums. Everyone is happy.

We also make a Mouth Freshener. Maybe not the WOW power of the commercial ones on the market but the mouth respects the difference. That WOW power may taste refreshing but it is dangerous. Many of the ingredients are known carcinogens. Instead of rinsing with Chlorhexidine Alcohol Hexetidine (oraldene). Methyl,Salicylate, Benzalkonium Chloride, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, triclosan, Methylparaben , would you not rather choose an ingredient listing that you can understand? No offense to the chemists out there, but the layperson should not have to wonder.

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On our Tooth Cleanser: “I love the tooth cleanser!! I have found that my problem areas where plaque that has been built up has slowly disappeared. My gum health feels better & slowly my teeth are getting whiter. Also I no longer get that 'fuzzy' feeling on my teeth half way through the day. A few extra steps that are well worth it! “ On our Mouth Freshener: "I had an awful canker sore in my mouth for a quite a few days I used the mouth freshener and it was healed in two days.The unique flavour took a bit getting used too and now I love it! I swear by the freshener for overall mouth/gum health and I have not had a canker sore since I use it daily." A.G. Calgary Take a walk on the wild side. Green tooth cleanser paste is an adventure. You will get used to it and you will see great results.

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Tippi: A Memoir by Tippi Hedren

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fter reading actress Tippi Hedren’s recently-released memoir, you can’t help but get the impression that her life and movie career centred around animals.

First of all, her first two starring movie roles dealt with animals … Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” (for obvious reasons) and “Marnie” (in which the title character played by Hedren ends up shooting the horse she has ridden since she was a child). Then she became an animal rights activist, protecting and raising abandoned lion and tiger cubs. And as a result of one of her later movies, established the Roar Foundation to further the cause of protecting abandoned wild animals, and converted her Soledad Canyon, California home into an animal preserve that’s called “Shambala”.

If you were expecting a behind-the-scenes account of how Hedren dealt with the dark genius of Alfred Hitchcock when she was shooting “The Birds” and “Marnie” as the famed director’s newest screen protégé, you will certainly not be disappointed. Hitchcock discovered Hedren in 1961, while she was a successful model, when he saw her in a TV commercial for a milk-based meal replacement product called Sego.

As soon she was signed to a contract with the famed director, Hedre began to get the star treatment from him, getting acting lessons from him and his wife Alma Reville, as well as voice lessons and wardrobe sessions with Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head.

However, when shooting began on “The Birds”, Hedren became the living example of Hitchcock’s famous maxim that “actors should be treated like cattle.” Somehow, no matter what kind of abuse he heaped upon her (such as not using shatterproof glass in the phone booth scene), Hedren kept her head up, determined to finish the picture. And when the infamous bedroom scene at the end of the picture (when her character Melanie Daniels is attacked to a catatonic state in an empty bedroom by a huge flock of birds), Hedren still kept her head up despite the five days of live bird abuse that was heaped upon her by Hitchcock.

As Hedren writes: “’Action!’ again, and I was pelted with still more live, screaming, frantic birds, while the birds that were tied to me began pecking me as they’d been trained to do.

I was too focused on my own survival to notice, but I was told later that it was even more horrifying and heartbreaking for the crew to watch than the previous four days had been, and there wasn’t a thing anyone but Hitchcock could do to put a stop to it.”

Things went from bad to worse between her and Hitchcock by the time they started working on “Marnie”. By that time, he insisted that Hedren spend time with him off the set. And when she refused his sexual advances, she became persona non grata in his eyes. Not only did Hitchcock refuse to speak directly to Hedren during the remainder of the shoot, but because she was still under contract to him for the next two years, he was determined to ruin her screen career. This went as far as turning down other film roles that were offered to her (adamantly insisting that she was unavailable to accept the roles in question), and not even putting her name in consideration for a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her work on “Marnie”.

This quasi exile from Hollywood thanks to Alfred Hitchcock opened the door to another aspect of her life: that of a humanitarian and animals rights activist, which takes up the remaining three-quarters of the book’s text.This is thanks to her involvement with Food for the Hungry, which sparked her interest in preventing world hunger, as well as aiding in the plight of the Vietnamese boat people who were flee• November 26, 2016

ing Vietnam following the war that devastated their home country; and during an on-location shoot in South Africa for a movie called “Satan’s Harvest” in 1969 where her interest in lions and preserving lions and other large cats from abuse began.

Her account of how she and her then-husband Noel Marshall worked on a Disney-type family movie called “Roar” – in which a family living in Africa has their home bombarded by a never ending stream of wild animals (especially lions) – became a near decade-long obsession and ordeal, makes for fascinating reading.This is due mainly to what Hedren and Marshall went through to get this picture made, which included a devastating flood to their Soledad Canyon home that served as the main location for the shoot, countless severe injuries to the cast and crew that were caused by the volatile-tempered lions (including what happened to director Jan de Bont, who practically had his scalp torn off by a lion while shooting a scene), and the constant battle to get funding for the picture (after a deal with author William Peter Blatty, in which she and Marshall as producers of the film version of his best selling novel “The Exorcist” were promised a percentage of the profits after it became a major box office hit, but fell through when Blatty initialed, but did not sign the actual contract). And after nearly a decade of pro-

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duction and so many obstacles, “Roar” was released in 1981, but only received mixed reviews and was a box office flop.

However, Tippi: A Memoir is a vivid testament to a person who is a true Hollywood survivor. Tippi Hedren, throughout so much mistreatment at the hands of Alfred Hitchcock, serious health problems (which included an accident that cost Hedren her sense of taste and smell), three broken marriages and the ordeal of shooting “Roar”, Hedren proved she has risen above all of that to become a loving mother and grandmother (her daughter and granddaughter – respectively – Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson have become successful actresses in their own right), a busy actress, a film legend and a person who finds peace and contentment within the confines of her animal preserve and the big cats and other wild animals that inhabit it.

As Hedren states towards the end of her book:“I never set out to be famous, or a model, or an actress, or an animal rights activist, or a humanitarian. I just went where my heart led me, once I decided that being afraid was something I wasn’t going to do anymore, and it led me on an extraordinary journey.”

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latte. And let’s not forget their hot coco! For those with a sweet tooth, you won’t be disappointed.

The independent coffee shop offers a variety of fresh home bake goods ranging from banana bread, lemon bread, muffins, croissants and their delicious sucre à la crème.

Shaughnessy Café is definitely more than just a place to grab coffee, it’s slowing turning into a great hub for the neighbourhood.

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Onyx - The new

Persian/Iranian restaurant in NDG

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grette with a pleasant and mildly acidic bite. Every bite of this salad had his past Saturday crunch, and it worked we went to try well with the meal as a the new whole. The fried eggplant Persian/Iranian dish was nicely blended restaurant in NDG – with onions and spices, Onyx. This cozy eatery and along with the opened in June, with the smoked eggplant, paired key concepts of providing well with pita and shallot high quality food, courte- yogurt. We tried to save ous service, and an overall room for the garden positive experience to salad, which was filled with lettuce, tomato, carcustomers.

A charming interior rot, purple cabbage, and greeted us: comfy tables sprinkled with cranberadorned with red table ries, sunflower seeds, and runners, lanterns with a mild dressing. All protealight candles and an at- duce was fresh.

For the mains, we ortractive wine rack. We arrived in the early dered koobideh, two afternoon and the restau- skewers of ground beef with grilled rant was filled with pa- served trons calmly enjoying a tomato, butter, onions, and rice, and a lamb shank midday meal.

We opened with an as- served with dill rice and sortment of appetizers, fava beans. The koobideh including smoked and was well- seasoned and fried eggplant, shirazi juicy, and a shake of sumac salad, an embellished gar- enhanced the flavour. Its den salad, and soup with rice accompaniment was beans and herbs. The fluffy and matched well smoked eggplant with with the earthy flavour of spices was a vibrant or- the grilled tomato. The ange-red colour and it lamb shank was delicious surpassed expectations and tender; the sauce was and merited a request for on point, a delicate blend seconds. The shirazi salad of tomato and onion with was another formidable a slight sweetness and opener, owing its success deeper notes. The fava to fresh tomato, cucum- bean and dill rice had a ber, onion, herbs, and an fragrant, buttery taste; the effective lemony vinai- fava beans were soft and BySylvia K. Montreal Times

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the combination was excellent soaked with the lamb sauce.

For dessert, we sampled dates and baklava, drizzled with chocolate sauce.

Each forkful of baklava was flaky, slightly nutty, and sweet, and the dates were satisfyingly rich. A touch of chocolate complimented these traditional flavours perfectly.

Dessert was served with an utterly charming tea service: a high quality black tea in an decorated heated pot, alongside a lovely cup of sugar crystals and cubes as sweetening options.

Antique-style tiny tea spoons and glittering cups completed the effect.

Staff and servers at Onyx were friendly, patient, and attentive and the meals were reasonably priced. Reservations are requested for groups larger than five and you can bring your own wine.

A new development on the menu: they will be serving breakfast on Sundays, including omelettes, halim (wheat pudding), butter, jam, and tea.

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The wonders of Rue Notre-Dame

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Geppetto Duck Linguini

hen we think of places to go out and grab a coffee, a drink or a quick bite, our minds often lead us to the downtown core or the Old Port. Lucky for Montrealers, the St-Henri neighbourhood has tons of great places to dive into. Notre-Dame Street is blooming with new hotspots which include restaurants and cafés.

Whether you’re looking for a Middle-Eastern dish to tickle your senses, or for more of a fancy atmosphere with some killer appetizers, park your car, or take the metro and walk along the vibrant Notre-Dame Street West, it may surprise you.

Over the past couple years; St-Henri has been

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the cornerstone for some pretty snazzy launch parties as well as the main attraction in many social media posts. With restaurants like Sumac, EVOO, Henri Saint-Henri, Geppetto, Junior’s, and Grinder, what we all know and loved as the “Little Burgundy” neighbourhood has come a long way since Pub Burgundy Lion laid down its roots on this busy street. Residents and tourists of the area are welcomed with street art, new and improved condos and living areas, as well as great places to chill at.

Among these places is Middle-Eastern restaurant Sumac, offering its clients a taste of our favorite spices and comfort dishes which include crispy falafel dishes, creamy hummus and fluffy pita.The menu is

Geppetto - It's a pizza pie! Kale and sausage

varied and customers can Inches away from the choose between splitting Corona Theatre, foodies family size portions or in- and wine lovers can waltz dividual ones. Sumac is their way into restaurant just one-year-old and is al- Geppetto; contemporary, ready taking Italian locathe city by tion with a storm with warm atits ethnic, aumosphere thentic menu and killer and its casual food.

We dining space. were invited Their appefor a tasting tizers are of their definitely menu which worth trying, blew my especially the taste buds fried eggplant away. I arwhich was rived around fresh and a 6:30 p.m., tad spicy, just pretty early the way it By Alyssa De Rosa for a Friday should be. The night, so I ingredients mtltimes.ca wasn’t exare fresh and pecting a big every one’s favorite chick- crowd, but as the time pea dip (hummus) was on passed, the restaurant point. I’ll definitely be reached full capacity, ingoing back!

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SUMAC: - A delicious Middle-Eastern dishes at Sumac

cluding the bar. By the time we left, we were satisfied and quite full, after having eaten four appetizers and a whole pizza.The first dish we tried was linguini pasta with mushrooms and braised duck. I definitely was not expecting such a lavish appetizer, but let me tell you that this dish was on point.The linguini was al dente, just the way my fellow Italians like them, the mushrooms were fresh and succulent, and that duck. No words.

I didn’t know the manager knew I loved mushrooms, because the next appetizer was crostini topped with cheese, mushrooms and parsley.The next two appetizers included grilled octopus on a bed of fresh hummus and a twist on a Greek salad with feta cheese and wa-

tercress. For the main event, we had the opportunity to try what Geppetto is known for: pizza.

Low and behold a fresh pizza with Italian sausage, kale, cherry tomatoes and Caciocavallo cheese.

By that time, my guest and I couldn’t move and we were quite pleased with the service and the food! A must-try if you’re in St-Henri, or their downtown location.

My advice to you all is to explore this bustling street. Pop into a café or two, enjoy a cup of coffee, taste some new Indian or Middle-Eastern grub, and enjoy a glass of wine and oysters at the trendiest bars and restaurants.

Notre-Dame Street West got a makeover and it’s looking good!

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Chickpea Burgers

Ingredients • ½ cup (125 mL) PC Memories of Marrakech Whole Wheat Couscous • 1 can (540 mL) PC Organics Chickpeas, rinsed and drained • ¼ cup (50 mL) PC Sliced Sweet Roasted Red Peppers , drained • 2 green onions, chopped • ¼ cup (50 mL) roughly chopped fresh

mint • Juice of 1 lemon • 1 egg white • 2 tbsp (25 mL) PC Blue Menu Just Almonds Almond Butter - Smooth • 6 PC Thins Whole Grain Round White Buns • 1 large tomato, sliced • 4 leaves lettuce

Instructions 1. Place couscous in heatproof bowl or small saucepan. Cover with 1/2 cup (125 mL) boiling water. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes.

2. Place chickpeas, red peppers, green onions, mint, lemon juice, egg white and almond butter in food processor. Pulse on and off until mixture is blended but still chunky, scraping downside of bowl as necessary. Scrape mixture into large bowl.

3. Uncover couscous and fluff

with a fork. Add to chickpea mixture and mix well. Divide into 6equal portions. Form each portion into a patty 5inches (12 cm) across and 1/4 inch (5 mm) thick.

4. Heat large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. In batches, cook falafel patties for 5minutes per side or until crisp and starting to brown. Serve on buns with tomato and lettuce.

Serve with PC Blue Menu Raita, if desired.

Chef’s tip: For a delicious sauce alternative to PC Blue

Over 9 million Canadians are living with diabetes or prediabetes. Eating well and being physically active help many people manage or prevent diabetes. Let’s take a closer look at carbohydrates - the nutrient in many foods that influences our blood sugar levels.

Carbohydrates provide energy and raise blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates are found in many foods including grain products, vegetables and fruits, milk and alternatives, meat alternatives (beans and lentils), and snack foods.

People living with diabetes can still eat foods that contain carbohydrates. With that being said, it is important to pay attention to the amount and type of carbohydrates you eat. The right amount and type of carbohydrate for each person depends on medications, body size and level of physical activity.

Carbohydrates consist of starch, sugar and fibre.

Fibre does not raise your blood sugar level, but starch and sugar do.

Sugar Sugar can be added to food by a food manufacturer, such as in a candy bar, or can be found naturally in foods such as fruit and milk.The World Health Organization recommends limiting added sugars (free sugars) to no more than 5% of calories – that’s about 25g or the equivalent of 6 teaspoons of sugar. In addition to sugar added in food preparation

or by a food manufacturer, other examples of added sugars include maple syrup, molasses, brown sugar, white sugar and honey.

When baking or preparing foods, using dried fruit, bananas or fruit purees, spices like nutmeg and cinnamon, and vanilla or almond extracts can add sweetness naturally and replace sugar.

Menu Raita, place 1 cup (250 mL) PC All Natural 1% Yogurt in a sieve lined with a paper coffee filter. Place over bowl.

Place in refrigerator to drain overnight. Discard liquid.Transfer drained yogurt to a bowl; stir in 1 tsp (5 mL) PC Blue Menu Smooth Almond Butter, 1 tsp (5 mL) PC Louisiana Hot Sauce and a pinch of salt.

Diabetes – Making your carbs count!

Genevieve Ledoux

Starch Starches are the type of carbohydrate found in grains (cereals, rice, pasta), some vegetables (corn, potatoes) and legumes (lentils, beans). Starches cause blood sugar levels to rise, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat them.

Fibre Fibre does not raise your blood sugar level. The two types of fibre include insoluble and soluble. For people with diabetes, soluble fibre may help manage blood sugar levels as it helps slow the sugar being absorbed into your blood.

Soluble fibre is found in

Serves 6. Per serving: Calories 420, Fat 7g, Carbohydrate 72g, Fibre 9 g, Protein 17g Recipe source: www.pc.ca

foods such as fruits and vegetables, legumes, barley, and oats. Insoluble fibre helps promote regularity and a healthy digestive system. The Canadian Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes consume 2550 g of fibre/day. Adding more fibre to your diet can be as easy as choosing whole vegetables and fruit instead of juice, choosing a high fibre cereal with at least 4 grams of fibre per serving, adding pulses (lentils, beans) to your recipes, and incorporating nuts and seeds into your snacks.

If you have diabetes, eating regularly throughout the day is important for managing blood sugar levels. It is recommended that you eat three balanced meals each day at regular times, and to space meals no more than six hours apart. A healthy plate for a meal should have at least two different vegetables making up half of the plate, with one quarter of the plate made up of grains and starches, and the other quarter being a meat or meat alternative. In addition to this healthy plate, one serving of milk and alternatives and one serving of fruit completes the meal.

Geneviève Ledoux is a Registered Dietitian with Provigo Le Marché in Kirkland.

Contact Geneviève Ledoux by phone at 514-826-4280 or by email at Genevieve.ledoux@provigo.ca

Were you aware that Provigo Le Marché Kirkland can deliver your groceries directly to your home**? Take advantage of it! We deliver every Tuesday from 10am to 6pm. For more information, please contact the customer service at Provigo Le Marché Kirkland: 514-426-3005. *3$ of delivery fees, in a 5 miles radius

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Prescription times:

Enforcement of your rights

n order to avoid losing a right, it is essential to act before it is too late.

Prescription is the term used legally which allows a person to either gain or lose rights simply by the passage of time. In terms of gaining a right, you could for instance be recognized as the owner of a thing if you have had it in your possession for a certain amount of time.

With regards to losing a right, the most common example is the right to sue someone.

Depending on the situation at hand, prescription times will vary. In accordance with the generally applicable rules of prescription, the prescription period for a demand obligation is three years beginning from the date of the cause of action of the creditor.

In matters relating to debts, requests for compensation for damages, conflicts arising from a contract, etc., you generally have three years to

Prescription deadlines are set out in the Quebec Civil code and are of public order.Therefore even if two parties to a contract agree to set a time limit that is different than the one set by law, the clause in the contract would not be considered valid.

The present article is for information purposes only and does not constitute a legal opinion. We strongly encourage anyone who feels their rights have been breached to seek independent legal counsel.

Concert: Prud'homme Chartré Duo The City of Dollard-desOrmeaux presents the Prud'homme - Chartré Duo on Sunday November 27 at 2 p.m. in the Banquet Hall of the Dollard-des-Ormeaux Community Centre, 12001 De Salaberry boul., DDO. Gabriel Prynn on the cello and Philippe Prud'homme on the piano offer a musical journey through the centuries where virtuosity and passion are at the rendez-vous.

The program features select pieces by composers Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Cesar Franck.

Admission is free. No registrations or passes are necessary.

For information: 514-6841496.

CBC Montreal live from Fairview Mall, Pointe Claire Friday, December 9th, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Where: Fairview Mall, Pointe Claire (6801 Trans Canada Highway, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 5J2) Cost: Free. Join CBC Montreal live from Fairview Mall, Pointe Claire for a day of music, stories and giving — starting at noon with Shawn Apel host of Radio Noon (noon to 1 p.m.); Sue Smith, host of Homerun (3 to 6 p.m.); and ending at 6 p.m. with Debra Arbec of CBC Montreal News. Follow us throughout the day on Twitter @CBCMontreal (#cbcsingin) and at cbc.ca/singin where you can listen live and donate online. Come in from the cold, meet CBC personalities, warmup your singing voices and hear amazing stories about people and groups that West Island Community Shares supports in our community. Plus there will be holiday raffle draws and a CBC Montreal video booth to record your holiday greetings.

CBC Christmas Sing-In Concert - Sunday, December 11th, 3 p.m- 5 p.m. (doors open at 2 p.m.). Church of St.Andrew and St. Paul (Sherbrooke St. West, corner of Redpath) and Bourgie Hall at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Sher-

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take legal action. Before instituting a legal demand, it is essential to ensure your rights have not expired. Additionally, it is important to know that some events will interrupt the time limits for prescription whereby the time limits will start at a later date.

To ensure that the prescriptive period has not expired, it is imperative to first determine when the starting point of the claim is.This generally is when a person first becomes aware of all the necessary elements of a fault. For example, the starting point in a situation involving a loan, is the moment at which a person is entitled to request re- payment of the debt or that person is in default due to the terms of the agreement.

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Learn the tools with which to express yourself. $10.00 per class.

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The dollar was very popular...in fact over 585,000 were sold in 1971 alone. Throughout the 1970s a new design was made for each year on the same sized coin, and millions were sold. In the late 1970s the price of silver was rising rapidly, and price adjustments needed to be made. By 1980 the issue price had risen from $3 to $22 to try to keep up with inflation.

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In 1981 the mint began striking a better quality Proof coin. This differs from previous dollars in that the coin is struck more than once, to give a frosted appearance on the higher points of the coin.

The proofs were sold at a slightly higher price than the original finish (both were offered). All Canadian silver dollars from this point on were struck in proof, and in certain years a non-proof was also offered.

In 1992 the mint increased the silver content of each coin to 92.5% from 50%, and most years from that point on are at least 92.5%. In recent years some issues have

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Today, the issue price for 2012 is around $60...so this is an affordable series that it is possible to collect.With over 40 years of coins, a large variety of themes, and interesting art, it is a great way to start in the hobby. Since most coins were issued in capsules, they are almost always in new condition (with the exception of some toning), so needing to understand coin grading is not a problem...like it would be with the older coins.

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Michael Joffre is owner of Carsley Whetstone & Company Inc. a firm that buys and sells rare coins and related collectables. He is always interested in buying older coin collections. CWC also carries a full line of books and collecting supplies, available in stock in their retail store. Michael can be reached at 514289-9761, or at sales@carsleys.com. For more information please visit: www.carsleys.com

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