Sheila Finestone Park to be formally dedicated on Monday night August 14 in Côte Saint-Luc
The formal dedication of a park named after former Mount Royal Liberal MP and Senator Sheila Finestone will take place on Monday, August 14 (7:15 pm) on Marc Chagall Avenue behind Côte Saint-Luc City Hall. The late Sheila Finestone Sheila Finestone was the Liberal MP for Mount Royal from 1984 to 1999, which had previously been held since 1965 by former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Finestone admired Trudeau and has said he inspired her to go into politics. She concluded her political career a member of the Senate, retiring in 2002. She passed away in 2009. “I always felt that our city should name something after her,” said Councillor Mike Cohen, whose district encompasses this park. “She served our community with distinction and this tribute was a longtime in coming.” Sheila Finestone was a devoted community activist before entering politics. Notable among these, at a young age she ascended to the presidency of the Women's Federation of Allied Jewish Commun...