Montreal as Muse: Photographs by Clara Gutsche and David Miller with speakers Clara Gutsche, artist and David Miller, photographer on Thursday, February 26, 2026 from 7pm to 9m at the westmount Public Library.
LABO Apartments: The Third Life of the Charles E. Frosst Pharmaceutical Laboratory” with speaker Samuel Pouliot, architect, NEUF architect(e)s, on Thursday November 20 from 7pm to 9pm at the Westmount Public Library.
Discover the story of a structure that has spanned three eras, each marked by profound transformations leading to its new residential purpose. From its reconfigurations emerge unexpected uses and distinctive architectural expressions, where memory meets the future. A rare witness to Westmount’s industrial past, this landmark embodies both heritage and renewal.
As part of its mission, the Westmount Historical Association includes the promotion of public awareness of our community’s heritage. Westmount City Council’s proposed zoning changes for the Southeast sector will affect the Atwater Library and Dorchester Boulevard. The position of the WHA is that any zoning change must respect and complement these two heritage components. A recently revised proposed zoning change would now permit a 20-storey building on St. Catherine Street adjacent to the Atwater Library, in spite of the Library’s heritage designation. Any development immediately adjacent to such an historic structure should not be detrimental to its heritage value. In addition, a housing development on the north side of Dorchester should be in keeping with the Victorian homes on the south side of the street.
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Volume 26 Number 1
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Annual membership provides free admission to our two lectures series on Westmount’s history and heritage, participation in walking tours of Westmount, two issues of the WHA newsletter The Westmount Historian, and access to our Archives. Please note that our membership year now corresponds with the calendar year.