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Dear QART Members and Friends:
Spring is on the way with its warmer weather.
To celebrate, the QART executive is pleased to announce that there will be a Spring Fling luncheon at Ottavio’s restaurant on Wednesday, April 9th, starting at 11:30 a.m
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Ottavio’s is a very popular Italian restaurant. It is located on the north-west corner of Marcel-Laurin & Côte-Vertu. Its address is 1134 Blvd. Marcel-Laurin in Ville St.-Laurent, H4R 1J7. It is easily accessible and has a parking lot. Detailed driving directions follow at the end of this notice.
Ottavio’s offers good food at a reasonable price. You can check out the lunch menu at https://ottavio.ca/en/. There is also a gluten-free menu available. Ottavio’s is a BYOB restaurant that specializes in Italian food, including pizza, pasta and mussels. Tax and tip are extra. The restaurant’s telephone number is 514-335-7966.
We will need to know if you’re going. Our deadline for numbers is Friday, April 4th. You can contact Annie Schaffhauser by phone at 438-342-8535 or by e-mail at azuk1024@gmail.com.
QART will offer as door prizes two bottles of wine and two free meals. Each paid-up regular or honorary member attending has a chance to win one of these prizes. Guests are welcome.
Also take note that plans are being made for a QART AGM luncheon on Wednesday, May 14th.
Happy Easter, and hope to see you at the QART Spring Fling.
All the best,
John.

If you live in the east end and intend to use the westbound Highway 40 (Métropolitain), here are some things you should watch out for:
- You have to get off of the expressway and go on the service road (Côte-de-Liesse). Use Exit #70. Once in the exit, keep to the left. Follow the signs that say Marcel-Laurin.
- Stay on the service road. Once past the traffic lights at Ste.-Croix (Lucerne), keep to the centre (2nd lane from the right). Follow the signs that say Route 117 - Marcel-Laurin. This will take you onto the newly re-opened overpass and lead you northward on Marcel-Laurin.
- Just before Côte-Vertu, turn right to go east on Edouard-Laurin. At the stop sign, turn left to go north on rue Leduc, then left to go west on Côte-Vertu. After you cross Marcel-Laurin, turn right to enter the shopping centre's parking lot.
If you live in the West Island and intend to use the eastbound Highway 40 (Trans-Canada), here is a possible route that you can use:
Take Exit #64 and go north on Cavendish Blvd. Turn to the right to go east on Thimens. Follow Thimens until Marcel-Laurin. Turn to the right to go south on Marcel-Laurin until just before Côte-Vertu where you turn right to enter the shopping centre's parking lot.
New Notice concerning Membership Fees
April marks the beginning of QART's new financial year. Soon, we will start our membership drive for 2025-2026. Membership is the life blood of our association. We depend on your support, generosity, and promptness. I thank you in advance in making the upcoming membership drive a success.
There will be no change in the membership fees charged for 2025-2026. The regular membership is $35; an honorary member who has 25 years of membership attained before July 2013 pays $0; an honorary member who has 25 years of membership attained after July 2013 pays $15; a member at large who just wishes to receive our general mailings but not participate in any QART meeting or activity pays $15
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In early May, QART Treasurer, Steve Dursa, will send each QART member an invoice for QART membership in 2025-2026. Be on the lookout for these personalized invoices.
If you wish to contact Steve, you can email him at stevedur2020@gmail.com. You can also reach him by mail at
QART
291 ave. du Parc
L'Ile-Perrot, QC
J7V 9Z5
Attention: Steve Dursa
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WHAT’S UP NEXT?
At this point in the normal QART calendar, there remains just one event, the AGM and accompanying luncheon. This is usually scheduled in May. No AGM could be held last year because of the pandemic. For the same reason, I do not foresee holding a physical AGM this year until the fall, at the earliest.
However, our financial year ends March 31st. Before we plan anything further, our treasurer, Steve Dursa, has to close the year and produce the annual financial statements. QART will send these to you in the next bulletin.
Once QART’s financial statements are published, we will be ready in May to start collecting next year’s membership fees. To do this, Steve Dursa will first send out invoices. A few days later, he will send you a statement of account. Please wait until you receive your statement of account before you pay. A large number of regular members have earned varying amounts of credits in compensation for the lack of physical events in 2020-2021. Waiting for your statement of account helps ensure that you pay the correct amount with your credits worked in.
This year, we will replace the May AGM luncheon with a stay-at-home event if it is financially possible. Before QART can return to normal group activities, we would need that a large percentage of the population be vaccinated, that social distancing be lifted, and that indoor locations, such as restaurants, be fully opened. I am not sure when all this will happen, but I believe that our memorial celebration in November and our Christmas gathering in December are definite possibilities. |
Membership Dues
It's now that time when QART starts collecting the membership fees for the new year 2024-2025. Membership is the life blood of the association. We really depend on your support, generosity, and promptness. I thank you in advance in making this membership drive a success.
There has been no change in the fee amount. The regular membership is $30; an honorary member who has 25 years of membership attained before July 2013 pays $0; an honorary member who has 25 years of membership attained after July 2013 pays $12; a member at large who just wishes to receive the newsletter but not participate in any QART meeting or activity pays $12.
Membership forms are available in the latest QART newsletter or on this website (just click on this link). Please mail your payment (cheque only) to:
QART
291 ave. du Parc
L'Ile-Perrot, QC
J7V 9Z
Attention: Steve Dursa |
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Do you want to communicate with QART ? Perhaps you have a suggestion or a comment. You can reach QART or any member of the Executive Committee at just one email address, qart.mtl@outlook.com |
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