Press Releases

Côte Saint-Luc, August 24, 2010 – On Monday, August 30, 2010 at 7pm, the City of Côte Saint-Luc will hold a public information session on the construction of a new multipurpose aquatic centre on Parkhaven Ave.

Mayor Anthony Housefather and members of council will provide an update on the status of the project including building designs, and services that will be offered.

The public information session will take place at Côte Saint-Luc City Hall, 5801 Cavendish Blvd. Residents are invited to watch the presentation and ask questions.

Côte Saint-Luc, August 23, 2010 – The first ever Côte Saint-Luc Emergency Medical Services alumni reunion will take place on Sunday, August 29 from 6pm to 9pm at the Public Safety Station, 8100 Côte Saint-Luc Rd.

Anyone who has ever volunteered or worked at EMS or its forerunner, EMO (Emergency Measures Organization), is invited to attend. Anyone with old photos is encouraged to e-mail them to ems@cotesaintluc.org for use in a slideshow at the event.

Côte Saint-Luc, August 23, 2010 – The Swingtown Sinners will perform a free live outdoor concert on Sunday, August 29 at 4pm at Ashkelon Gardens behind the Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library.

Formed in 2000, The Swingtown Sinners is a nine-piece swing band led by lively frontman Nigel Stern. The band has performed at numerous music festivals including the Montreal International Jazz Festival and has appeared on television stations such as MusiquePlus.

Côte Saint-Luc, August 17, 2010 - The City of Côte Saint-Luc has completed a two-year project to catalog and place a visible identification tag on street light poles on city streets, which allows residents to report the exact location of faulty lights.

Côte Saint-Luc, August 16, 2010 – The annual household hazardous waste (HHW) collection takes place in the City of Côte Saint-Luc on Sunday, August 22 from 9am to 5pm beside the Public Works Department Building at 7001 Mackle Rd.

Common HHW items include fluorescent light bulbs (including compact florescent lights), batteries, paints and solvents, pesticides, cleaning products, aerosol cans, motor oil, gasoline, expired medication, thermometers, used computers and electronic equipment, and empty propane tanks.

Côte Saint-Luc, August 10, 2010 – At last evening’s monthly council meeting, the City Council of Côte Saint-Luc appointed Tanya Abramovitch as City Manager and Nadia Di Furia as Associate City Manager.

Côte Saint-Luc, August 9, 2010 – The City of Côte Saint-Luc will host a public information meeting on Wednesday, August 18 at 7:30pm at City Hall (5801 Cavendish Blvd.) about what residents can do to help control the city’s cat population.

Alanna Devine, the director of animal welfare at the CSPCA, and Dr. Marlene Kalin, the director of the Côte Saint-Luc Animal Hospital will speak at the meeting and answer questions from the audience.

Côte Saint-Luc, August 3, 2010 – Survival Japanese Cooking, a project by artist Shié Kasai, is on display at the Art Gallery of the Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library from August 19 to September 26, 2010.

Côte Saint-Luc, July 30, 2010 – The third annual Girls Summer Softball League All-Star Game scheduled for Sunday, August 8 from at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park in the City of Côte Saint-Luc will raise funds for the Israel Cancer Research Fund.

Côte Saint-Luc, July 30, 2010 – On August 3, 2010, Mayor Anthony Housefather will welcome the winner of this year’s Mayor for a Day essay-writing contest to city hall. The contest is open to grade 5 and 6 students.

The 2010 winner Leah Bessner, a grade 6 student at Hebrew Academy, will see how the City of Côte Saint-Luc operates on a typical day, beginning with a breakfast with Mayor Housefather. Leah will also tour city hall, the Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library, and the departments of Public Safety, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation.

Côte Saint-Luc, July 9, 2010 – Residents of the City of Côte Saint-Luc now have until Friday, July 23 to enter the annual Maisons Fleuries garden beautification contest.

Residents can download the registration form at www.CoteSaintLuc.org/en/contests, or they can pick one up weekdays between 8:30am and 4:30pm at City Hall (5801 Cavendish Blvd.) or the Parks and Recreation Department Building (7500 Mackle Rd.). For more information about the contest, contact Loretta Anisef at 514-485-6806 ext. 2023.

Côte Saint-Luc, June 14, 2010 – Next month on its Human Rights Walkway, the City Côte Saint-Luc will honour those who spoke out and fought for Jews oppressed in the former Soviet Union, Syria, and Ethiopia.

The ceremony will take place on Canada Day, Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 5:30pm at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park.

Côte Saint-Luc, June 7, 2010 – Dr. Ada Sinacore, a leading authority on career issues, will give a lecture on career transitions on Thursday, June 10 at 6:30pm at the Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library.

Côte Saint-Luc, June 3, 2010 – The City of Côte Saint-Luc will hold a public information session about the status of the Cavendish Mall redevelopment project on Monday, June 7, 2010 at 7pm at City Hall, 5801 Cavendish Blvd.

WHAT: Information session about Cavendish Mall redevelopment project

WHEN: Monday, June 7, 2010 at 7pm

WHERE: Côte Saint-Luc City Hall, 5801 Cavendish Blvd.

Côte Saint-Luc, June 2, 2010 – Four schools in the City of Côte Saint-Luc now use the city’s organic waste collection service to dispose of food scraps, paper towels and other organics generated by students and teachers.

The two latest schools to launch organic waste programs are École de la Mosaique on McMurray Ave. and Merton School on Merton Rd. They join Bialik High School and the Jewish People's Peretz School (JPPS) Children's Centre who previously launched similar waste-diversion efforts.