Around the Towns

ART EXHIBIT AT CSL LIBRARY
Côte St. Luc’s Eleanor London Library is presenting artworks by Amy A. Thompson and Amber Albrecht, until Feb. 28, the city announced. “This exhibition, Invented Memories: Works by Amber Albrecht and Amy A. Thompson, explores themes of recollection, narratives and dreams,” says a city announcement. “Amber Albrecht has created prints and drawings of absurdist situations, which stem from her recollection of the creatures, landscapes and impossible happenings of the storybooks from her childhood.
“In Amy A. Thompson’s mixed media series Glint, she depicts an imagined land. These dreamlike landscapes lead the viewer to reflect on the contrast between the intimacy of the self and the grand expanse of the cosmos.”

CSL WINTER CARNIVAL
Côte St. Luc’s annual winter carnival takes place Sunday Feb. 14, also Valentine’s Day, with numerous activities during the day, Peewee “A” invitational hockey tournament semi-final games takes place at Trudeau Park, Confederation Annex, from 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., and 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. A pancake breakfast, along with hot chocolate, cider and coffee, takes place at the park’s Chalet 1 starting at 11:30 a.m. A figure skating club exhibition takes place at Samuel Moskovitch Arena from noon to 1:35 p.m. Carnival activities from 12 to 4 p.m. will include face painting, balloons, arts and crafts at the Samuel Moskovitch Arena studio room; taffy on the snow, inflatables, horse-drawn carriage rides and skating on Centennial Lake at Trudeau Park and from 1:45 p.m. to 2:50 p.m., public skating at the arena, admission for which is free.

EXTENDED HAMPSTEAD TOWN HALL HOURS
Hampstead announced that its town hall will extend its opening hours during tax period “in order to accommodate and better serve its residents. The town hall will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Feb. 8 to 12 and on Feb. 15.

SNOW CLEARING PRIORITIES IN MOWEST
The town of Montreal West issued an advisory regarding snow removal, stating that “for safety reasons, the town prioritizes snow clearing and snow removal on primary streets (commercial buildings, fire routes, school zones and municipal buildings). After these areas are cleaned, snow clearing/snow removal then proceeds to the secondary streets.” The town also pointed out that the snow dump “is located behind the Municipal Arena on Bedbrook. Residents should be aware that this results in heavier truck traffic in the area during snow operations.”
— Joel Goldenberg