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We're playing with fire with our heritage
Article online since March 1st 2010The recent suspect fire which destroyed the old Franciscan Chapel on René Lévesque Boulevard underscores the sorry fact that Montreal’s city centre has lost three historic churches to flames in just a little over 20 years. The first of the three conflagrations occurred on Jan. 16, 1986...
Montreal's notorious car culture had an early start
Article online since February 19th 2010A little over a century ago, a scarcely-known individual by the name of Antoine Toutant unwittingly made Montreal history. As the unfortunate labourer was crossing the intersection of Ste. Catherine Street East and Maisonneuve (today, Alexandre-de- Sève) he was struck by a ‘speeding’ automobile....
The next and best phase
First grandchild helps put everything in perspective
Article online since February 8th 2010It was an early autumn morning and we dressed in efficient haste. There had been no need to set an alarm, as our human instincts would accurately notify us of the time. After all, how could we sleep with the anticipation of what was to occur? We arrived at the designated locale when we said...
Westmount past places us in the footsteps of late legend Kate McGarrigle
Article online since January 27th 2010How do you follow a legend once they are gone? Many still make pilgrimages to Memphis’s Graceland, although Elvis died there more than 35 years ago. Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s unusual Art Deco mansion on Pine Avenue reminds us of his unique character every time we drive past it alongside...
Just money down the drain
Article online since January 25th 2010Ever since a local newspaper reported in the early 1900s that the municipal sewer serving the then-densely populated community of Griffintown drained unencumbered into the still waters of the Montreal harbour, the topic of this city’s underground waste conduits has been one to avoid at the...
Other News ( 6 to 26 of 26 )
- Westmount’s Spurrell heart and soul of Montreal film field ( January 15th 2010 )
- The pride of Dominion Square ( December 22nd 2009 )
- Uplifting all traces of that dark November feeling ( November 11th 2009 )
- Confessions of a history detective ( November 11th 2009 )
- The Annual Pumpkin Carve at 457 Lansdowne ( November 5th 2009 )
- Water main break led to city's most serious crisis ( October 13th 2009 )
- 850 metres of adrenaline ( September 1st 2009 )
- Cricket: Alive and well in the city ( August 6th 2009 )
- Old News ( June 17th 2009 )
- Stirring ghosts of the Ottawa Hotel ( May 22nd 2009 )
- The unforgettable Louis Rubenstein ( April 9th 2009 )
- Raising a toast to public speaking ( April 9th 2009 )
- Friendship: One of life’s most treasured relationships ( April 9th 2009 )
- Remembering St. Patrick’s Day 1909 ( March 19th 2009 )
- How to boost your immune system with supplements ( February 25th 2009 )
- Victorian England's Archway of Tears ( February 25th 2009 )
- Vacationing after the Vacation ( February 4th 2009 )
- Turbulent times: Recalling the Sir George Computer Centre riot ( January 19th 2009 )
- How to boost your immune system with food ( January 6th 2009 )
- Prescription for danger ( December 18th 2008 )
- On the trail of the ancestors ( December 18th 2008 )
Montréal Express
- # 1 : Caroline Ouellette toujours sur un nuage doré !
- # 2 : STM: un « 747 » pour relier le centre-ville et l'aéroport Montréal-Trudeau
- # 3 : Mario Saint-Amand campera Gerry Boulet dans un film sur le défunt chanteur d'Offenbach
- # 4 : Affaire Villanueva: l'agent Lapointe est armé pendant son témoignage
- # 5 : 250 000 $ de plus pour le Conseil des arts de Montréal
- # 6 : L’ÉNÉIDE, épopée tragique, absurde et misérabiliste
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Steven Guilbeault - Environment Column
Shaky democracy -
Richard Cléroux - National Columnist
Harper Flipped. And then he Flopped.
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Recipe of the day
Dog's Breath Biscuits
Dogs will lick up every last crumb of these crunchy peanut butter-flavoured biscuits created by Nicole Young. Plus the fresh mint and parsley... [+] More
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