INFOOctober 2018

ILLUSTRATOR-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE YOUTH LIBRARY

GET TO KNOW JACQUES GOLDSTYN

Details on page 11

VOLUME 3 - No. 16

TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL

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TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL INFO Vol. 3 No. 16

PRODUCTION Public affairs and Clerk’s OfficeCOORDINATION Charles CyrWRITERS Charles CyrCOLLABORATORS Ava Couch, Alain Côté, councillors Michelle Setlakwe and Joseph Daoura, mayor Philippe Roy, Meagan Reinish, Bonnie Hill, Janyce Lauer, Ian Mainville, Catherine Morel, Sophie Séguin, Jacques Goldstyn, Andrée de Sève

REVISION AND TRANSLATION Craig Schweickert

PHOTOS Olivier Bousquet, Jacques Goldstyn, ARTTRAM GRAPHIC DESIGN Julie Joannette, PHANEUF DESIGN GRAPHIQUE PRINTER Deschamps Impression Legal deposit Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec, ISSN 1481-7772TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL INFO is distributed free of charge to all Mount Royal homes and businesses by Canada Post. Printed with environment-friendly ink on FSC-certified eco-responsible paper.

CONTENTS

Located in Kindersley Park, Fleming Circle and Darling Park and in front of Town Hall,

the temporary #TMR and #VMR installations got Townies talking. The four giant hashtags were

the project of last year’s Townschool Council, in collaboration with MU.

A delegation from Senegal visited the Town in July to discuss municipal management. Mayors and administrative

heads from the communes of Gaé, Gandiaye, Rufisque and Pout met with Town Council and our Town manager.

The weekly food truck events at Connaught Park this summer were a resounding success.

Timed to coincide with the Mount Royal Celebrates outdoor concerts, they attracted

crowds of hungry diners each week.

CULTUREMURAL BY CÉCILE GARIÉPYCRAFT FAIR TURNS 50ARTTRAM’S NEW LOCATIONPORTRAIT: JACQUES GOLDSTYNARTTRAM GALLERY

09MAYOR’S MESSAGE

TOWN NEWSJOSEPH DAOURA’S MESSAGEMICHELLE SETLAKWE’S MESSAGEELECTORAL DISTRICTS MAPTOWN MANAGER’S MESSAGEBUTTERFLY MOMENT TMR SECURITY EXPOSNOW REMOVALWEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA

LOCAL LIFEARTM TRANSPORTATION DUESREM: CONSTRUCTION OF STATIONSREM: CONTACT INFOPARENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF MOUNT ROYAL (APMR)211 HOTLINE2018 MONEYSENSE RANKING

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07Emergency Kit

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Mayor’s message

THE SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE: FOR THE COMMUNITY, BY THE COMMUNITYAlready well under way, the planning for our future sports and community centre recently shifted into high gear. And to go by the interest the project has sparked, it’s impossible not to conclude that its opening is eagerly anticipated.

The project received some very positive news a few weeks ago. Prompted by our MNA Pierre Arcand, the Quebec government announced a $3 million grant to go toward constructing the new facility. This corresponds to about 10% of the expected costs. It goes without saying that the Town councillors and myself are most appreciative of this support. What’s more, the grant shows Quebec City-based public servants that ours is a serious project.

A bit earlier, in June, the Poirier Fontaine architect firm, in a consortium with the Riopel et associés architect firm, was selected from all the firms that replied to our spring call for tenders. Poirier Fontaine’s extensive experience in the field only adds to our optimism: among the other projects it has been involved in are the Lasalle Aquadôme, the Benny Sports and Community Complex in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and public pools in Drummondville and Victoriaville. The consortium will partner with the GBI and SDK engineering firms to make our project a reality. I should note that the GBI team has worked on, among other things, infrastructure projects for the Beijing and London Olympics.

Town councillor Michelle Setlakwe is particularly interested in encouraging and maintaining citizen participation in the sports and community centre project. She tells you about it on page 4.

Elsewhere in the pages of this magazine, which is not devoted to this single project, I urge you to get to know Jacques Goldstyn, a peerless illustrator and long-time Townie. You may have recognized that this issue’s cover is part of the indoor mural that Jacques painted for the Youth Library last fall. His involvement as a volunteer at our library may speak volumes about his generosity and commitment but it is only a fraction of what drives this man of many talents. Learn more about the artist on page 11.

I also encourage all Mount Royal residents to acquaint themselves with the new 211 hotline, an information and referral service that directs callers to the appropriate social and community resources based on a directory of more than 5,000 organizations. Be sure to remember this useful number and to read the article about the service on page 8 of this issue.

Lastly, our annual Craft Fair is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. It is the perfect excuse to come to Town Hall on the weekend of November 23, 24 and 25. Details on page 6.

I hope your fall is as colourful and comforting as the works of our stellar craftspeople.

Philippe Roy, Mayorphilippe.roy@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

@PhilippeRoy_VMR

REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE MOUNT ROYAL TOWN COUNCIL 2018 CALENDARThe Town of Mount Royal Council Meeting is held each month, on a Monday. The meetings take place at 19:00, at the Elizabeth Salon at Town Hall, located at 90 Roosevelt Avenue.

Past Council meetings can be listened to online. Recorded in audio format, the meetings are posted on the Town’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/youtown001.

October 22 November 19 December 17

OUR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE:

A RALLYING PROJECTIt’s official: we will finally have our sports and community centre! The architect and engineering firms have been selected and the plans will be finalized in the coming months. The project is now in the hands of experts and, while our public servants are our front-line contacts with them, citizens will still be able to follow the progress and even contribute to the project. Here’s how.

First, we heard you when you asked us to set up a committee whose members would include residents representing various user groups, in particular young families. The representatives will keep tabs on the process and voice the needs of those they represent. In addition, the Town will be giving residents access to an online discussion or survey platform should there be a need for it, the details of which would then be announced when appropriate.

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Second, following the lead of other municipalities, we hope to launch a fundraising campaign through which members of the public can donate to the project. The details of how such a campaign would function still need to be worked out but I already foresee a program that is open to all, is creative in terms of visibility and recognition and allows citizens to contribute what they can afford.

We have already secured funding equivalent to 50% of the project’s value, specifically $12.5 million appropriated from the surplus and, as announced earlier this summer, a $3 million contribution from the provincial government. Whatever transpires, the balance to be financed will not place a heavy burden on future generations. A fundraising campaign could, however, reduce the amount borrowed and directly involve the community in the Town’s largest public infrastructure project in decades.

BRAVO TO KOMBIBusiness, industry and trade in products and services are the lifeblood of a stable economy and arguably the pillars of socio-geographic development. Businesses and businesspeople bring challenges, create wealth and communicate skillfully with others to contribute to their well-being and make life more comfortable and pleasant.

On May 24, continuing a longstanding tradition, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saint-Laurent–Mount Royal (CCSLMR) held the 34th edition of its Alpha Gala, with Mayor Philippe Roy serving as the honorary chair. The event was attended by municipal, provincial and federal officials and nearly 400 guests. The gala is an opportunity to recognize and, as a community, express appreciation for local businesspeople, who build wealth and create jobs, ensuring that the wealth is fairly redistributed to the benefit of the entire community. From among the many candidates for awards at the 2018 gala, some 30 finalists were chosen from the various categories: retailing, distribution, manufacturing, industrial and consumer products and professional services. Kombi, a firm based in Mount Royal’s industrial sector, proudly took first prize, as Company of the Year, after winning an earlier award in the Consumer Product Manufacturer, Under 50 Employees category.

Founded in 1961, this family-run, 100% TMR company is a leader in the winter sports accessories market. Long known for its high-quality gloves and mittens, Kombi recently extended its expertise in staying warm to a full range of related accessories. It has points of sale in more than 20 countries around the globe. Kombi is truly one of the jewels of our industrial community, and its success only adds to the reputation our Town has developed through its sustained efforts to ensure the continuous growth of our industrial sector.

Whether personal or corporate, your donation will be a gesture of solidarity toward our community. It will also be a way for you to permanently express your sense of attachment to TMR. Stay tuned and feel free to share your comments with us!

Michelle Setlakwe Councillor, District 5 michelle.setlakwe@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

This inspiring victory of a local business becomes part of our community heritage and helps make Mount Royal a more attractive living and business environment. Once again, congratulations to Kombi!

Joseph Daoura Councillor District 1 joseph.daoura@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

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VOUS N’ÊTES PAS ENCORE INSCRIT AU CARNET D’IDENTIFICATION MÉDICALE ?

Michelle Setlakwe

Councillor, District No. 5( 514 734-2914 (office) Fax: 514 734-3072 (office)michelle.setlakwe@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

Joseph Daoura

Councillor, District No. 1 ( 514 734-2914 (office) Fax: 514 734-3072 (office) joseph.daoura@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

Erin Kennedy

Councillor, District No. 3 ( 514 345-9336 (home) Fax: 514 345-9336 (home) erin.kennedy@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

John Miller

Councillor, District No. 4( 514 738-7155 (home) Fax: 514 734-3072 (office)john.miller@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

Jonathan H. Lang

Councillor, District No. 6( 514 734-2914 (office)Fax: 514 734-3072 (office)jonathan.lang@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

Minh-Diem Le Thi

Councillor, District No. 2 ( 514 734-2914 (office) Fax: 514 734-3072 (office) minh-diem.lethi@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

Philippe Roy

Mayor ( 514 734-2914 (office) Fax: 514 734-3072 (office) philippe.roy@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

WORKING TOGETHER TO BETTER SERVE YOU

YOUR MOUNT ROYAL TOWN COUNCIL

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We like to say that Mount Royal is a great place to live. Well, believe me, it’s also a great place to work. Doing so means being behind the scenes, being in the heart of the machine, having a special view of the workings of a well-oiled administration. When I look back, I can recall the many challenges along the way—the 1987 flood, the 1998 ice storm and the municipal mergers of the early 2000s not being the least among them. And yet, 35 years later, it is not these dramatic episodes that have made the biggest impression on me.

With my newly minted degree in civil engineering from Concordia University, I spent some time in Australia at the start of my career. On arriving in Mount Royal, it was with Henri Monarque that I began working, first as a project engineer, then as assistant manager, Engineering. One thing led to another and I was eventually overseeing several non-engineering fields, such as urban planning, public security and business services. Then I was appointed Town manager. Amazingly, at that point, I’d been working for the Town for 20 years. The next 15 years would fly by just as fast or maybe even faster.

This I can tell you: the Town’s culture has a big influence on the quality of the services delivered to Mount Royal households. Over the years, one of my priorities has become to impart to the younger staff members the sense of excellence and the collegiality

that typifies the Town’s management. It is crucial to maintain this culture. Much more than crises like the ice storm, it is this spirit of collaboration that will remain with me when, one day, I leave my current position.

I currently have the privilege of working with a team more dynamic than ever. Cooperation with Town Council is excellent. The services we offer are constantly evolving and improving. In short, these are good years for the Town and, three and a half decades after arriving here, I still find much to be pleased about.

The residents who have gotten to know me at least a little know that I spend a great deal of time in Mount Royal, often above and beyond my official duties. One develops an attachment to this garden city, to its history and ambitions. One also develops ties with the community. It’s totally natural.

The next challenge facing us is that of the sports and community centre. I firmly believe in the success of this new project, which is already well under way and which, once again, we will make happen… together.

Ava Couch, Town Manager townmanager@town.mount-royal.qc.ca

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS IN A FLASHThis summer, the Town’s councillors and employees marked my 35 years of service to Mount Royal. The gesture affected me deeply. It also amused me to notice that to the youngest among the employees, a career like mine, now spread over several decades, seems hard if not impossible to imagine. And yet, between you and me, those 35 years have gone by in a flash.

To mark the end of the first season of its Dakin Park butterfly garden with a flourish, the Town released a flock of monarch butterflies on the morning of September 12. Dozens of students from Saint-Clément Ouest School, located near the park, were on hand to enjoy the spectacle.

A BUTTERFLY MOMENT

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Around 15 partners set up booths at the nicely sized event. Besides Mount Royal Public Security, the event featured representatives from the SPVM (Montreal police department), the 911 hotline, Montreal Civil Security, Urgences-Santé, Exo, STM inspectors, SAAQ traffic control, Énergir, Hydro-Québec, the Red Cross, the Canadian Coast Guard and the Musée des pompiers de Montréal as well as badge collector George Scherbakow.

For children, it was an opportunity to admire close up the vehicles that fascinate them. Kids could also play on an inflatable fire truck and enjoy cotton candy and popcorn. For their part, adults could discuss various issues with the representatives in a relaxed and friendly setting.

Public Security offers its thanks to Rockland Centre management for its wonderful hospitality, as it allowed the event to be held in its outdoor parking lot on top of providing $500 Rockland Centre gift cards to the two Mount Royal residents who won them in the door prize draw.

THE FIRST TMR SECURITY EXPO:

A RESOUNDING SUCCESSOn September 8, more than 800 visitors attended the first edition of the TMR Security Expo, helping to make this initiative of our Public Security Department a resounding success.

OUR SNOW REMOVAL BY-LAWUnder By-law No. 1432 on Snow Removal, shovelling, plowing or blowing snow onto streets and sidewalks is illegal. If you hire a snow clearing contractor, you are responsible for informing him of this. In addition, the contractor must obtain a permit from the Town and place at least one post on which his name and telephone number are clearly visible in all locations where he operates. This post must be placed at a distance of at least 2 metres from the sidewalk and be installed before November 15.Any snow clearing contractor caught violating the By-Law will immediately be issued, at least, a 300 $ ticket. However, if it is clear that the snow dumped on the street is from a specific address but that the contractor is no longer on site, the ticket will be issued to the name and address of the owner. Don’t forget that dumping snow on a fire hydrant is also prohibited.

Help us keep the Town’s streets and sidewalks free of snow!

SNOW REMOVAL: WASTE AND RECYCLING BINS ON COLLECTION DATESMake sure household waste and recycling bins don’t interfere with snow removal operations.

Even during heavy snowfalls, particularly on collection days for household waste and recyclable materials, residents sometimes leave their containers on the sidewalk or on the edge of the street. In fact, they should be left on your property, next to the entrance. Blocking a snowplow’s path delays the snow removal operations and increases the risk of collision.

Reminder: Under sections 25 and 28 of By-law No. 1358 and section 46 of By-law No. 1380, placing any object (waste or container) on a public way, including streets and sidewalks, is strictly prohibited.

Information: 514 734-4666, Mount Royal Public Security

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In effect since May 1, 2018

To help fund the construction of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM), the Autorité régionale du transport métropolitain (ARTM) is now charging dues on certain construction, renovation and expansion projects on buildings located within one kilometre of a current or future REM station. The dues also apply to work to repurpose such buildings. The buildings subject to transportation dues are those partly or wholly located within the application zone. Public bodies, childcare centres, non-profit organizations and the like are exempted from paying the dues.

Calculation and payment of dues• The value of the work is submitted by the owner or his contractor,

then verified by our Urban Planning and Inspection Division. The amount is then used to calculate the dues. The municipality collects the dues for the ARTM and remits them to it in their entirety.

• The dues are calculated when the permit is issued by the municipality. Obtaining the permit is contingent on full payment of the dues.

• The applicable rate is, initially, $107.64/m2 and will be adjusted each January 1 based on the CPI.

• However, the rate will be introduced progressively. The dues to be paid will be calculated on 100% of the value of the work only as of January 1, 2021. For 2019, it will rise from 50% to 65% of the indexed rate.

• Payment must be made by certified cheque payable to the Autorité régionale du transport métropolitain and paid to the municipality. It can be made by the building’s owner or a representative of the owner.

Important: Town of Mount Royal cannot under any circumstances avoid its obligation to collect the applicable ATRM dues or issue a permit for the work at a location for which the dues have not been paid in full.

Information: Urban Planning and Inspection, 514 734-3042.

A first few steps are being taken this fall towards the construction of the new Mont-Royal and Canora stations. Contrary to what the Town has known in recent years, these two stops are set to become proper little train stations, i.e. actual buildings. The information below regarding the work sequence was provided by the REM. It essentially has to do with the dismantling of existing infrastructures, then some excavation and the drilling of foundations for the future stations.

September 2018• Pile driving, timbering and anchoring of the piles in rock for

the retaining walls;• Excavation and demolition of existing walls;• Platform and low wall demolition work;• Removal of rails and excavation (west side).

October 2018

• Pile driving and installation at the future station sites.

Until the end of 2018

• Pile formwork and construction of the future stations’ foundations;

• Erection of the stations’ steel structures.

The work will take place mostly during weekdays, from 7:00 to 19:00, but could extend as late as 22:00 if needed, depending on the progression. Construction and finishing work will then continue until the stations are operational, at the end of 2020.

Information, comments and complaints: 1 833 rem-info (1 833 736-4636)

TRANSPORTATION DUES FOR THE RÉSEAU EXPRESS MÉTROPOLITAIN (REM)

Construction of Canora and Mont- Royal Stations for the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM)

RÉSEAU EXPRESS MÉTROPOLITAIN (REM)At any time, ask your questions and voice your comments!

Facebook and Twitter: REMgrandmtl1 833 rem-info (1 833 736-4636)info@rem.inforem.info

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211: THE EASY WAY TO FIND SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES Launched last spring, the 211 hotline gives people in the greater Montreal area detailed and up-to-date information on locally available social and community resources. Operators at the Information and Referral Centre of Greater Montreal (IRCGM) direct users to the most appropriate resources and they do so free of charge. You can also view the directories of social and community organizations online by visiting the IRCGM website at 211qc.ca.

What sorts of resources?Developed in an inclusive spirit, the 211 information and referral hotline covers a wide range of categories: mental health and addiction, children and family, seniors, legal and human rights, food assistance, government services and many other health care and service resources.

The other “1-1” services The 211 helpline is one of a whole slew of numbers ending in 1-1.

• 311: City of Montreal services and activities• 411: Directory assistance• 511: Information on Transports Québec work• 811: Info-Santé/Info-Social (consultation with a nurse)• 911: Emergencies

2018 MONEYSENSE RANKING: TMR AMONG THE LEADERSCelebrating its 15th edition this year, the 2018 MoneySense ranking of the Canada’s best places to live has Mount Royal in 3rd place among the top cities to raise a family in and the cities that have the most to offer to new Canadians.

Overall, Mount Royal was ranked the 13th best city in Canada and the 4th best in Quebec.

Long a print magazine, MoneySense is now an entirely digital publication. Despite the change, its focus remains on personal finance and related topics: www.moneysense.ca.

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Contact info@parentsvmr.ca to learn how you can get involved.

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SAVE THE DATE!

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honey harvesting workshop with Alvéole.

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The Craft Fair celebrates its first HALF- CENTURY

A NEW HOME FOR ARTTRAM

In collaboration with MU, an organization specializing in murals, an exterior wall of the Curling Club building overlooking the outdoor basketball courts became the “canvas” for a huge mural that appeared this summer. Funding for this project involved the participation of the ministère de la Culture et des Communications.

The work of Montreal artist Cécile Gariépy, the new mural colourfully and wittily alludes to several sports that have been part of the Town’s distant and more recent history. Awash in greens, oranges and pinks, the result is invigorating to say the least. It is titled Sportifs.

The work is also the Town’s fourth collaboration with MU, after Ilana Pichon’s Town centre mural //\\//\\ in 2015, the typographically rich Sapere Aude created by Les Hommes de Lettres at the Youth Library in 2017 and the artistic direction of the Townschool Council’s temporary character sets, namely the giant #TMR and #VMR hashtags that embellished the garden city this summer.

NEW MURAL adds colour to the outdoor basketball courtsOn the weekend of November 23,

24 and 25, our popular Craft Fair will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Besides featuring the usual dozens of booths with high-quality handicrafts, the event will mark the milestone by offering visitors handmade commemorative items, not to mention other surprises.

The 2018 fair will hand out ceramic coasters made by the Mount Royal Pottery Studio to the first visitors each day (the coasters will also be available for purchase). In addition, visitors will find bilingual cookbooks filled with favourite recipes of the exhibitors and organizers.

For the record, the Pottery Studio was behind the first Crafts Fair, as you might guess even today based on the Studio’s magnificent annual display on the stage of Schofield Hall. The display alone features works from some 70 ceramic artists and potters, and that is above and beyond the many other booths at the fair. In the early 1960s, the pottery students began holding exhibits at the arena to display their works and sell some of them. In 1968, this was replaced by an event called the Exhibition-Sale, which included other disciplines – most notably batik, weaving and stained glass – and literally invaded the Recreation Centre.

The following decades brought all kinds of changes and adjustments to the fair. The New Horizons Workshop exhibits its wood crafts at the event since 1998. In 2007, ARTTRAM withdrew from the fair in order to organize one of its own, which is also very popular. Yet even after 50 years, the Crafts Fair continues to attract hordes of fans, whom it now welcomes at Town Hall

Friday, November 23, 11:00 to 17:00 Saturday, November 24, 10:00 to 17:00 Sunday, November 25, 10:00 to 17:00

Information: 514 734-2943

The conversion of the former police station at 40 Roosevelt Avenue has allowed our Technical Services team to move into new, modern and more accessible offices. The same is true for the artists of ARTTRAM, who now have a fine exhibition and meeting space, which the Town is providing free of charge. What’s more, the association has a separate entrance, near the rear of the building.

From left to right: Hélène Gaudry Seni, Nadine Aboussouan, Andrée de Sève, Barbara Handfield Barbeau, Jocelyne Koss, Vladimir Midvici, Roberto Venafro and Rosalind Abensur.

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Portrait of a local artist

JACQUES GOLDSTYNIt was in the early 1980s that the impressive career of illustrator Jacques Goldstyn took off, propelled by Félix Maltais’s Les Débrouillards initiative to popularize science among young people. A bold move

for someone at the start of a career as a geologist, it was an opportunity for the artist to combine his two lifelong passions, drawing and science. The enduring success – for Les Débrouillards as well as

Jacques Goldstyn – generously rewarded his decision. Now also an author, comic strip illustrator and cartoonist, the artist has lived in Mount Royal for nearly 25 years.

DRAWING, FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN

Today, a few decades after his start at Les Débrouillards, Jacques Goldstyn has his fingers in many pies. His focus still includes scientific news – he contributes to Les Débrouillards, Les Exporateurs and Quatre-temps magazines – but also extends to current events, most notably in the form of editorial cartoons under the pen name Boris that appear in the Montreal Gazette on Wednesdays and Fridays. For these cartoons, he has carte blanche and selects his subjects as he sees fit – this in a city like Montreal where the number of renowned caricaturists can be counted on one hand.

Jacques Goldstyn also maintains a lively interest in social justice and human rights. He contributes to several publications in the field, chief among which are Relations magazine and periodicals from the CSN and similar organizations. He is very involved with Amnesty International, in particular during the organization’s writing marathons. For these events, people from around the world, including Montreal, write letters and greeting cards for unjustly held prisoners of conscience. For the recipients, they are a source of comfort and hope. For the authorities of the countries concerned, it is a kind of attention they would rather not be receiving.

Lastly, Jacques Goldstyn has several young people’s books to his credit, all personal projects in which he is not only the illustrator but also the author. Driven by a more poetic impulse and often dealing with humanitarian and cultural issues, the books have been amply recognized in recent years. Published by Éditions La Pastèque in 2015, L’Arbragan has garnered a Prix Jeunesse des libraires du Québec, Prix Sorcières, TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and Prix du livre jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal. Azadah, which appeared the following year, also received a Prix du livre jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal and the 2017 Governor General’s Award in the Children’s Illustration category.

METHODS AND TOOLS

Out of necessity, Jacques Goldstyn remains on top on the news. He relies on spontaneity in his sketches, without waiting for a stroke of genius, then sets his drawings aside to give the ideas

time to percolate before he returns to them with a clearer notion of how to proceed. Once he has a concept he’s satisfied with, the final drawing takes him under an hour for editorial cartoons. In the digital age, when most illustrators work with graphic tablets, Jacques continues to favour pen, brush and watercolour.

A PROUD PARTNER OF THE REGINALD J. P. DAWSON LIBRARY

Jacques Goldstyn’s drawings have long delighted the users of our library, where he is permanently illustrator-in-residence. A veteran user of the library’s resources before the Internet simplified doing research for his drawings, the posters and other illustrations he creates for our institution are, for him, a way of giving back to the community. His pen and brush strokes can be seen in several projects for the Youth Section, including a magnificent indoor mural completed last year, and in initiatives aimed at adults, including, in recent years, the illustration on members’ cards and reusable bags.

WHERE TO FIND JACQUES GOLDSTYN?

In addition to the many publications mentioned above, a new book for young readers has just been published by Éditions Bayard. Titled The Eleventh Hour (in French: Jules & Jim – Frères d’armes), the book has appeared just in time to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. With great humanity, It tells the story of two childhood friends who leave for the front.

In other words, you’ll be able to find Jacques Goldstyn… in bookstores! He also has a work-related Facebook page (@jacquesgoldstyn).

WATERCOLOUR, PHOTOGRAPHY, ACRYLIC AND SCULPTURE

Gallery

ART SALON OCTOBER 17-20, 10:00-17:00

ARTTRAM.org VIVA INYPrintemps - (acrylic)

ANDRÉE DE SÈVE Au début - (Watercolour)

ROMANO DE SANTIS Aux aguets - (wood carving)

GHYSLAINE CIANCIULLIVille la nuit - (acrylic)

MONICA REGALINOPapillon heureux - (silk painting)

LAURENCE HERVIEUX Humanité - (acrylic)

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