We took our exploratory trip to Ottawa this past weekend. It was productive; we got a sense of the town and found some viable neighborhoods if we decide to spend our next residency stint one province over.… [Read More]
Tomorrow, September 30th, is a statutory holiday in Canada called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
This holiday is meant as a day of reflection on Canada’s colonization of its indigenous peoples and the devastating impact of the Indian residential school program on indigenous families and culture.… [Read More]
Early voting started this weekend, leading up to Election Day on October 3rd. We’re relieved it’s almost over, but some Québécois are having fun with it.
Autumn’s here, but Rue-Sainte-Catherine is still busy, and there’s a lot going on in and around the village.
Here’s a few views in the neighborhood.
The Village in Late Summer (click to enlarge)
Technically the equinox isn’t until Thursday the 22nd, but last week Montréal definitely shifted gears into greyer, cooler, start-to-hunker-down mode. Probably just the shorter days, but it seems as if the arms of the sky are closing after the wide-open embrace of summer.… [Read More]
The weather took rapid turn into cooler temperatures. And in the parc, we’re seeing the first hints of changing colors. Even the streets are showing hints of autumn color…
Voici l’automne…Quebecers are fiercely proud of local folks who have achieved fame and fortune. There are statues in the parks of notable artists, poets, and writers, and you’ll even see streets or parks or cafes named after some of them.… [Read More]
YIL that the world’s biggest magic competition is held in Québec! It’s run by the FISM (Fédération Internationale de Sociétés Magiques) and over 100 professional rabbit-pullers-out-of-hatters compete in eight different categories each year.… [Read More]
A couple Mondays ago I walked up to the local épicerie to do the weekly grocery shopping (I like to go early in the morning, when our nightowl party street in The Village is quiet).… [Read More]
It’s election campaign season (about which I’ll write more later) and the whole town is covered in pictures of politicians’ faces. It’s against the law to deface political posters here–one person has been arrested already–but even so.… [Read More]
