The Monitor Newspaper
July 22, 2008
A new set of baby swings have been installed at
Rembrandt Park in Côte Saint-Luc, District 2 City Councillor Mike Cohen
has announced. What makes this unique, he notes, is the fact they were
paid for by an anonymous donor.
The swings, in fact, are dedicated in memory of the
children who perished at the Mauthausen-Gusen Nazi concentration camp
in Austria. Councillor Cohen says this is a perfect example of how the
city’s new sponsorship program, which he unveiled last fall, can work
to the benefit of the community at large.
“In this particular case the cost was about $2,000,”
said Councillor Cohen. “After we announced our new sponsorship
guidelines, a constituent asked me whether we could put new baby swings
in the park. I told him it was not presently in the budget, but told
him about the sponsorship option. His parents are Holocaust survivors
as are a number of residents of Rembrandt Avenue. He generously
provided the financing, but wishes to remain anonymous. I really do
hope others follow his example in the future.”