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67-571: Westmount is an affluent municipality on the Island of Montreal , in southwestern Quebec , Canada. It is an enclave of the city of Montreal , with a population of 19,658 as of the 2021 Canadian census . Westmount is home to schools, an arena, a pool, a public library and a number of parks, including Westmount Park , King George Park (also known as Murray Hill Park) and Westmount Summit . The city operates its own electricity distribution company Westmount Light & Power (Hydro-Westmount). The city

134-582: A First Nations presence 4000 to 5000 years ago. A large amount of prehistoric burial sites were found within the area of Westmount. The Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee (Iriquois) peoples have historically inhabited the Island of Montreal as well as much of Quebec. When the first French colonists settled in the area in the middle of the seventeenth century, this area was known by several names including La Petite Montagne, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Côte-Saint-Antoine. A former farmhouse from this era, Hurtubise House ,

201-715: A supplementary Japanese school serving Japanese nationals and Japanese Canadians in the Montreal area, previously held classes at the Westmount Park School in Westmount. Westmount is twinned with: Musicians Leonard Cohen and Sam Roberts were born in Westmount, as was the actress and comedian Caroline Rhea . The city is currently home to many notable Montrealers, including the federal MP and former astronaut Marc Garneau . Canadian-American MMA journalist Ariel Helwani grew up in Westmount and attended

268-482: A change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 20,312 . With a land area of 4.04 km (1.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 4,865.8/km (12,602.5/sq mi) in 2021. StatsCan lists the median after-tax income in 2015 as $ 41,674. The three largest occupation categories were management, business, and "education, law and social, community and government services"; each of these sectors employed about 20% of Westmount workers. Since regaining its status as

335-431: A city, Westmount is governed by a City Council made up of a mayor and eight "district" councillors. The current mayor of Westmount is Christina Smith, who was elected interim mayor at a special council meeting on April 24, 2017, following the retirement of long-serving Mayor Peter Trent . Smith later went on to win an election November 5, 2017 to remain mayor. She retained her position in 2021, being acclaimed. In addition to

402-599: A desire to promote the rights and interests of the English language community while recognizing there were legitimate goals being pursued by the provincial government in promoting the French language, such promotion having strong support in the majority Francophone population. Alliance Quebec's best-known accomplishments from its earliest years included: The group had widespread grassroots volunteer activity in its early years. It formed at least 20 regional chapters, including 8 in

469-491: A large greenhouse are located on the north side. Westmount Park United Church is adjacent to the park to the west. According to the Office québécois de la langue française , Westmount has been officially recognized as a bilingual municipality since 2 November 2005. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Westmount had a population of 19,658 living in 8,591 of its 9,423 total private dwellings,

536-740: A protest vote by anglophones, either by spoiling their ballots or voting for the upstart Equality Party that opposed the Liberals' legislation. The Equality Party won four seats in the National Assembly in 1989, but quickly lost its support due to infighting, garnering only 0.3% of the vote in 1994 . Rebuffed at the ballot box, some of the Equality Party's remaining active members instead concentrated on winning elected positions in Alliance Quebec in order to have AQ promote

603-420: A series of mystery novels starring an anglophone Westmount lawyer, most of which were set in Westmount. [REDACTED] Media related to Westmount, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons Island of Montreal The Island of Montreal ( French : Île de Montréal , [il d(ə) mɔ̃ʁeal] ) is a large island in southwestern Quebec , Canada, which is the site of a number of municipalities, including most of

670-514: A small city dotted with many green spaces. Architect Robert Findlay , a resident in the early twentieth century, designed many municipal buildings in the city, including the library, Westmount City Hall and several other buildings of public order. In the twentieth century, Westmount was home to some of Montreal's wealthiest families including the Bronfmans and the Molsons . This made the city

737-479: A symbolic target of Front de libération du Québec terrorist bombings in the 1960s, culminating in the 1970 October Crisis . Following the death of former Quebec Premier René Lévesque in 1987, the city of Montreal renamed Dorchester Boulevard René Lévesque Boulevard . After the city of Montreal changed the name, Westmount retained the name of Dorchester on their portion, as did Montréal-Est . In 2001, while trying to prevent Westmount from being amalgamated into

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804-587: A vocal critic of AQ, he won by rallying a group known derisively as "angryphones" (mainly members of the tiny Equality Party and some listeners of right wing talk radio shows, particularly the Howard Galganov show). He in turn supported Equality Party members for positions on AQ's board of directors. Unlike previous presidents, he made no attempt to meet with political leaders, preferring to conduct his lobbying through media, such as on radio talk shows. Also unlike previous presidents, who generally accepted

871-472: Is also the location of two Canadian Forces Primary Reserve units: The Royal Montreal Regiment and 34th Signals Regiment. Traditionally, the community of Westmount has been a wealthy and predominantly anglophone enclave, having been at one point the richest community in Canada. It is still the most affluent neighbourhood in Canada outside of Toronto , Vancouver , and Calgary . There are indications of

938-685: Is home to the Westmount Lynx Lacrosse Club, which has field lacrosse teams for boys and girls aged 8–16. Westmount is also home of the oldest active rugby club in North America, the Westmount Rugby Club . In addition, the city's swim team, the Westmount Dolphins, won the 2007 Section B Alps finals. Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard grew up in Westmount. The city is home to two CEGEPs :

1005-502: Is significant for introducing the first French Immersion Program on the Island of Montreal in 1968. Westmount is also home to several private schools, including coeducational St. George's School of Montreal as well as Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's School , The Study and the French-language Villa Sainte-Marcelline for girls and Selwyn House School for boys. The Montreal Hoshuko School ,

1072-466: Is the oldest house still standing in Westmount. The Village of Côte St-Antoine was first incorporated in 1874. It later became the Town of Côte St-Antoine. It was renamed Westmount, in 1895, reflecting the geographical location of the city on the southwest slope of Mount Royal and the presence of a large English-speaking population. During the twentieth century, Westmount became a wealthy Montreal suburb;

1139-405: Is the second largest in Westmount. The landscaping design was undertaken in 1912 by M.J. Manning, and comprises large playing fields at the east and south sides, and Westmount Arena and adjacent swimming pool at the southwest corner. The central area contains an extensive playground, footpaths, ponds and wading pools, and tennis courts. Westmount Public Library , built in 1897, Victoria Hall , and

1206-560: The Atlantic Ocean . The Lachine Canal on the island bypasses this complex part of the river. Neighboring islands in the St. Lawrence include Saint Helen's Island , Notre Dame Island , and Nuns' Island . The topography of the island has been significantly altered by human activity, as evidenced by historical maps that name a lake St. Pierre in the island. This lake, and several other watercourses, have been drained or covered over as

1273-556: The Atwater metro station. There are several parks within the city, including Westmount Park and King George Park (also known as Murray Hill). Summit Woods , a popular urban forest and dog run, is located within Summit Circle. Located between Sherbrooke Street and De Maisonneuve Boulevard to the north and south, and Melville and Lansdowne Avenue to the east and west, this 1,141,002 sq ft (106,002.6 m) park

1340-731: The Charter of the French Language (also known as "Bill 101"). After the Parti Québécois was re-elected in 1981, several of these groups (notably the "Positive Action Committee" and the "Council of Quebec Minorities") joined in May 1982, as "The Alliance of Language Communities in Quebec" (or "Alliance Québec") in an effort to gain more influence and to start a province-level dialogue between linguistic groups. AQ's ideology reflected

1407-507: The Entartistes threw a cream pie in his face while he marched in Montreal's 1998 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day parade. Johnson's presidential campaign and his first six months as president temporarily brought more media attention and members to Alliance Quebec, as the PQ government and Quebec nationalist groups publicly criticized AQ's new, more confrontational tone. However, Johnson called off

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1474-751: The Gulf of Saint Lawrence . The Island of Montreal is the largest island in the Hochelaga Archipelago , which is formed by the confluence of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers. Near the Ottawa shore at the western end of island, the Ottawa River widens into Lac des Deux-Montagnes . A natural watercourse there, between the island and Île Perrot , has been improved by the island's Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal . These waterways, connecting Lac des Deux-Montagnes with Lake Saint-Louis , constitute one of

1541-529: The Isle de Mont-real in another map. The island derived its name from Mount Royal ( French Mont Royal , then pronounced [mɔ̃ ʁwajal] ), and gradually spread its name to the town, which had originally been called Ville-Marie. In Kanien’kéha , the island is called Tiohtià:ke tsi ionhwéntsare ('broken in two', referring to the Lachine Rapids to the island's southwest) or Otsirà:ke (meaning 'on

1608-812: The Jacques Cartier Bridge together accommodate 101 million vehicle crossings a year. The island of Montreal is a hub for the Québec autoroute system , and is served by Québec autoroutes A-10 (known as the Bonaventure Expressway on the island of Montreal), A-15 (aka the Decarie Expressway south of the A-40 and the Laurentian autoroute to the north of it), A-13 (aka autoroute Chomedey), A-20 , A-25 , A-40 (part of

1675-657: The Liberal Party of Quebec , the main opposition party while the PQ was in government. The Liberal Party of Quebec won the provincial election of 1985 , and many of AQ's initial leaders were recruited to work for the new government. Several of AQ's highly educated and bilingual early staff members went on to become Liberal cabinet ministers in later years, such as Thomas Mulcair , Kathleen Weil , and Geoffrey Kelley (Jacques-Cartier), while others served as MNAs —Russell Williams ( Nelligan ), Russell Copeman ( NDG ). While this initially gave AQ strong lobbying contacts within

1742-530: The Trans-Canada Highway system, and known as "The Metropolitan" or simply "The Met" in its elevated mid-town section), A-520 , and R-136 (aka the Ville-Marie autoroute). Many of these autoroutes are frequently congested at rush hour . However, in recent years, the government has acknowledged this problem and is working on long-term solutions to alleviate the congestion. One such example is

1809-616: The Westmount Square complex, which was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and funded largely by Westmount resident Samuel Bronfman , the founder of the Seagram liquor empire. There are several small commercial districts on Sherbrooke Street from the city's western boundary to the intersection of Sherbrooke Street and Victoria Avenue (" Victoria Village "), on Saint Catherine Street across from Place Alexis Nihon , on Greene Avenue and on De Maisonneuve Boulevard near

1876-477: The downtown core . Nevertheless, it remains part of the urban agglomeration of Montreal and the bulk of its municipal taxes go to the Agglomeration Council, which oversees activities common to all municipalities on the Island of Montreal (e.g. police, fire protection, public transit) even after the demerger. The city is roughly 4 km (1.5 sq mi), and occupies an area of land on

1943-527: The Akiva School. United States Vice President Kamala Harris lived for part of her youth in the area, and attended Westmount High School . Westmount has been the setting for a number of novels. Gwethalyn Graham 's World War II novel Earth and High Heaven told the story of a romance between a wealthy English girl from Westmount and a Jewish lawyer from Northern Ontario. David Montrose' 1950s hard-boiled detective novel, The Crime on Cote des Neiges ,

2010-503: The Charter of the French Language in 1994). Johnson told a crowd of demonstrators that he refused an Eaton's offer to put up English signs in their stores if AQ would quietly call off the protest, as Johnson wanted to make it a public issue. Johnson also had AQ's constitution amended to add his view that Canada's federal government should refuse to recognize a Quebec unilateral declaration of independence . Johnson also made headlines when

2077-624: The Equality Party's platform (notably, favouring a complete repeal of all mandatory use of French in Quebec, and partitioning Quebec in the event of independence). Public infighting between so-called "moderates" (sympathetic to the Liberal Party) and "radicals" (the remaining members of the Equality Party) within AQ throughout the 1990s, along with a gradual decrease in interest among the general Quebec population in language politics , led to

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2144-614: The Liberal Party had campaigned in 1985 to loosen the legal restrictions on languages other than French, Bill 178 overturned the Supreme Court's "Ford" decision (see above), restoring the prohibition on non-French commercial signage (with an exception for small signs inside stores). Alliance Quebec's inability to prevent the adoption of Bill 178 by the Liberal government it had perceived as an ally, opened it to criticism from

2211-516: The St. Lawrence. The St. Lawrence coast of the island faces a variable waterway. In the southwest, the St. Lawrence River widens into Lake Saint-Louis as it approaches the island. Around a southern point near the center of the island, the St. Lawrence narrows into the Lachine Rapids , then widens into the Bassin de La Prairie past that southern point, and narrows again at the Montreal neighborhood of Cite Du Havre before flowing towards Quebec City and

2278-625: The Wanderers to disband. In 2010, Mayor Peter Trent unveiled a $ 38-million project to demolish the old arena and create two new rinks, a larger swimming pool, refurbished tennis courts, and an extra acre of green space. In the fall of 2013, the new Westmount Recreation Centre opened. It is home to the Westmount Wings, Lasalle/Westmount Cobras and was the home of the Westmount Predators that are no longer active. Westmount

2345-504: The anglophone community. Right-wing critics of AQ dubbed it "Compliance Quebec" and "the lamb lobby" for its perceived unwillingness to challenge the government. Internal tension arose among the directors of AQ over the issue of denied access to English language schools in the province. Tensions increased over whether or not to support the Liberals in the Quebec general election of 1989 in spite of Bill 178. Some prominent AQ leaders urged

2412-708: The anglophone neighbourhoods of Montreal. The federal government subsidized AQ in an effort to promote minority official language groups in the province, providing it with most of AQ's budget ($ 1.4 million in 1986). Similar funding was provided to French language groups outside Quebec. In addition to AQ's regional chapters, six federally funded anglophone groups outside of Montreal became affiliated with AQ and sent delegates to its annual convention. Affiliated Quebec anglophone universities, CEGEPs and health and social service institution and community associations were also allowed to send delegates. Institutional members brought AQ substantial public policy expertise and participated in

2479-481: The annual convention in 1985 had about 470 delegates while each of the conventions from 1999 onward had under 100 delegates. The annual convention chose the president and treasurer of AQ for the upcoming year. (In the William Johnson era, the president's term was lengthened to two years, although each subsequent president resigned before the end of their full two-year term.) The delegates would also choose

2546-515: The annual convention, which took place each May in Montreal. In the 1990s, six chapters in central Montreal merged, which allowed the merged chapter to send up to 54 delegates. (In the William Johnson era, the West Island chapter's number of delegates was increased to reflect that it was the chapter with the second-largest number of members.) A youth commission of members under thirty years of age also existed and could send up to 18 delegates to

2613-480: The bedrock of the island consists of Chazy limestone , with some Utica shale . At the centre of the island stand the three peaks of Mount Royal , a volcanic intrusion (not an extinct volcano , contrary to popular belief). This short mountain (elevation 233 metres (764 feet) is a member of, and gives its name to, the Monteregian Hills . The island of Montreal is the major component of the territory of

2680-900: The board . The group also had an "Advisory Council" of prominent anglophones to advise the group on important issues from time to time, but this fell into disuse by the late 1990s. The executives and directors were volunteer positions (although the president received a stipend .) There were also a number of paid staff members (around two dozen in 1994), such as a general director, a fundraiser, receptionists, researchers and organizers, paid for mainly from federal government grants. For most of its existence, AQ also maintained committees to study issues. These included (at various times)committees for health and social services, education, access to English schools, youth employment, legal affairs, communication, internal rules, and membership. Some committees organized events and activities. One of these activities, "Youth Employment Services", became independent of AQ in

2747-439: The board of directors. Half of the forty-person board of directors of AQ would be up for election annually for a two-year term; the top twenty candidates who received the most votes being elected. The new board of directors would meet immediately after the convention to choose the remaining executive positions, including vice president , vice president "off- island " (meaning from outside of Montreal), secretary , and chairman of

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2814-622: The city developed, while areas on the island's shores have been reclaimed and extended. The southwest of the island is separated by the Lachine Canal between Lachine and Montreal's Old Port ; this portion of the island is partially divided further by the Canal de l'Aqueduc, running roughly parallel to the Lachine Canal, beginning in the borough of LaSalle and continuing between the boroughs of Le Sud-Ouest and Verdun . Most of

2881-430: The city for special criticism. On January 1, 2002, as part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal , Westmount was merged into the city of Montreal and became a borough. However, after a change of government and a 2004 referendum , it was re-constituted as an independent city on January 1, 2006. It is now one of fifteen independent suburbs on the Island of Montreal, and the only one that directly borders

2948-624: The city is represented in the riding of Westmount–Saint-Louis by MNA Jennifer Maccarone of the Quebec Liberal Party . Westmount was home of the Montreal Arena , the third arena in history to be built specifically for hockey. It was the home rink for the Montreal Wanderers , one of the great teams of the early hockey era, as well as the legendary Montreal Canadiens . The arena burned down in 1918, causing

3015-514: The city of Montreal , along with Île Bizard, Saint Helen's Island, Notre Dame Island, Nuns' Island, and some 69 smaller islands. With a population of 2,014,221 inhabitants (22% of the population of Québec ), it is by far the most populous island in Canada . It is also the 6th most populous island of the Americas and the 37th most populated island on Earth. In addition, it is the world's most populous island surrounded by fresh water. Montreal and

3082-506: The city of Montreal , and is the most populous island in Canada. It is the main island of the Hochelaga Archipelago at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers. The first French name for the island was l'ille de Vilmenon , noted by Samuel de Champlain in a 1616 map, and derived from the sieur de Vilmenon , a patron of the founders of Quebec at the court of Louis XIII . However, by 1632 Champlain referred to

3149-489: The city of Montreal, Westmount Mayor Peter Trent and city council asserted that the city was a designated anglophone institution and should not be merged into francophone greater Montreal. In response to this opposition, Municipal Affairs Minister Louise Harel said that Westmount's resistance "reeked of colonialism" and that the opposition was an "ethnic project", statements for which she would refuse to apologize. When asked for comment, Quebec Premier Bernard Landry said

3216-580: The convention. Affiliated groups such as the Townshippers' Association could also send delegates, as could affiliated universities, hospitals and community groups. The outgoing president and board of directors were also entitled to vote at the convention, representing 41 delegates. In theory, an annual convention could have nearly 400 delegates during the 1990s. In practice, the number of delegates attending annual conventions decreased over time as membership fell and affiliated groups stopped participating;

3283-401: The extension of Quebec Autoroute 30 on Montreal's south shore , which will serve as a bypass . Today's existing highways have been planned in the 1960s as part of a grid like transport system. Notably, turning right on red on the island is prohibited, and signage at entry points to the island indicates as such. Alliance Quebec The Parti Québécois (PQ), a party that supports

3350-630: The fire'). In Anishninaabemowin , the land is called Mooniyaang , named for the first stop in the great Anishinaabe migration from Dawnland (the Maritimes ) to the Great Lakes . The island is approximately 50 km (31 mi) long and 16 km (9.9 mi) wide at its widest point, and has a shoreline of 266 km (165 mi). It is the second largest island in the Saint Lawrence River , after Anticosti Island in

3417-500: The government, the departure of many of the group's founding leaders eventually hurt the group. Some have argued that the 1985 election was the beginning of a decline in influence of Alliance Quebec, as English-speakers believed the new government was friendlier and so the need for AQ was lower, while the Liberals had more connections with English-speakers than the PQ and so relied less on AQ to transmit their points of view. The group also faced criticism, almost since its founding, that it

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3484-492: The group's eight chapters on the Island of Montreal merged in order to avoid closing. In 1996, the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec investigated alleged irregularities during the 1995 Quebec sovereignty referendum , finding among other things that votes in three mainly federalist ridings had been rejected without valid reasons. Alliance Quebec sued the Quebec government to try to force it to re-examine

3551-496: The group's lack of support, which ultimately caused it to close down: Alliance Quebec was registered as a non-profit association in Quebec, with a headquarters in Montreal. Anyone could join as a member by paying a nominal fee of $ 5–$ 10. Membership entitled them to participate in the regional chapter in which they lived. Each regional chapter had its own board of directors and executive and obtained their budget mainly from membership fees. Each chapter could send nine delegates to

3618-466: The group's protests in October 1998 and AQ's media coverage fell considerably, never to recover. Johnson's presidency and those of his similarly minded successors also provoked a negative reaction from the mainstream community of anglophones that formerly supported AQ. Links to the community's key healthcare, educational and community institutions vanished. Several events during these years highlighted

3685-577: The local city council, Westmount is represented by its mayor on the Montreal Agglomeration Council . List of former mayors: Throughout Quebec, Westmount is known as an overwhelmingly Liberal riding, both federally and provincially. On the federal level , Westmount is represented in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount riding. The riding was won by Anna Gainey in the 2023 federal byelections. Provincially,

3752-437: The marginalization of AQ in the province's politics. While infighting preoccupied the board of directors and annual convention, the grassroots elements of AQ became less active. Government funding allowed for a permanent staff for the group, which relied less and less on volunteers. AQ's smallest regional chapters, in Quebec's Magdalen Islands , Lower North Shore and Baie-Comeau , closed down for lack of members, while six of

3819-557: The minister had his full support and that the opposition was little more than Quebec bashing . Several federalist public figures criticized Landry's statement: Jean Charest called it insulting to the intelligence of the citizens of Quebec; Joseph Gabary, president of the Quebec Chapter of the Canadian Jewish Congress , called the language "crude"; Alliance Quebec also criticized the premier for singling out

3886-405: The objectives of Bill 101 and focused on changing how it was applied, Johnson questioned the commitment to tolerance and human rights of those who supported Bill 101. After his election, Johnson organized two demonstrations against stores, in particular Eaton's and The Hudson's Bay Company , that did not place English on their in-store advertising (which was once again legal after amendments to

3953-511: The other municipalities on the island compose the administrative region of Montréal . The area of the Urban agglomeration of Montreal , which includes the Island of Montreal and several other smaller islands, is 499 km (193 sq mi).). The crossings which connect the island to its surroundings are some of the busiest bridges in the country and the world. The Champlain Bridge and

4020-538: The places where the Ottawa flows into the St. Lawrence. North of the island's western end, Lac des Deux-Montagnes flows into Rivière des Prairies , still part of the Ottawa. The Prairies separates the island from the other major part of the Hochelaga Archipelago including Île Bizard and Île Jésus . After coursing about 55 km (34 mi), the Prairie, at the northeastern tip of the island, joins

4087-508: The policy formulation process. By the end of the 1980s, AQ claimed to have 40,000 people on its membership list (including members of regional associations affiliated with AQ, such as the Townshippers' Association ). This led to critiques that people who did not renew their memberships were not removed from this list and that the actual number of dues-paying members hovered around 5,000. Many of Alliance Quebec's founders were active in

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4154-505: The public anglophone Dawson College and the private anglophone Marianopolis College . The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates French-language schools in Westmount. English-language public schools in Westmount are operated by the English Montreal School Board (EMSB). These include Westmount High School , its sister elementary school Westmount Park School and Roslyn Elementary School , which

4221-475: The rejected ballots in all 125 Quebec ridings. The trial judge ruled against AQ in 2000. AQ appealed, but ceased operations in 2005 (see below). In 2008 the Chief Electoral Officer got the court's permission to destroy the ballots after ruling that AQ's appeal had taken too long. In May 1998, the group elected a "radical" president, Montreal Gazette columnist William Johnson . Previously

4288-422: The south face of Westmount Summit , the western peak of Mount Royal. The city, most of which is on steep terrain, extends from the summit to the end of the narrow plateau at the foot of the mountain. Most of the city is residential. Homes increase in size and value toward the top of the mountain, with the largest and most expensive being on or near Summit Circle. Notable buildings include Place Alexis Nihon and

4355-600: The sovereignty of Quebec and the dominant use of French in most areas of public and business life, won a majority in the Quebec National Assembly (the province's legislature) in 1976. The vast majority of Quebec anglophones (i.e., Quebecers who speak English as a first language), who at that time made up approximately 13% of Quebec's population (see Language demographics of Quebec ), did not support this party. Some anglophones formed local lobby groups to promote federalism and argue against new laws such as

4422-446: Was not aggressive enough in its demands. In December 1988, AQ's offices were destroyed in a case of arson . Then-president Royal Orr sued Le Journal de Montréal and Télé-Métropole , for falsely reporting that he was the "prime suspect" in setting the blaze. The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court. AQ's weakened bargaining position was brought to prominence in 1989 when the Liberal government passed Bill 178. Although

4489-638: Was translated into French as Meurtre à Westmount . Daniel Richler 's Kicking Tomorrow is a bildungsroman of a teenager growing up in a Westmount family in the 1970s, mentioning how the students at Westmount High School were "famous in the City for the achievement of being perpetually stoned." Claire Rothman 's novel Lear's Shadow takes place amidst an outdoor summer production of the Shakespeare play in Westmount Park. Edward Openshaw Phillips wrote

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