“Look at the moon!” Manon said.
From our balcony, it was just rising in the south, over the former Molson brewery.
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Elizabeth II's death means some changes for Canada. How big will they be?
Manon has written here before about the -Phone Wars and Bill 96. It’s a complicated subject with a lot of historical, cultural, and emotional baggage. As an outsider, I mostly witness the controversy via stories I hear from other students in my Francisation class, and in discussions on the online Montréal Reddit groups.… [Read More]
Is Canada's Greatest Stuntman guilty of identity theft?
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The Tam-Tam
Every Sunday in the spring through fall, you can hear the heartbeat of Montréal thrumming near the famous Angel of Mt. Royal.**
That heartbeat comes from the city’s famous tam-tam, a drum circle that has grown and evolved for the past 50 years.… [Read More]
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The Maple Report #8
Blueberry Maple Ice Cream by Irresistables
Some of the famous ups and downs of Montréal
Since I can’t be in LA to see the latest City Garage show (which sounds great, so you should go!), I have to mollify Frédérique some other way. She’s suggested several times that I visit Île-des-Sœuers.… [Read More]
It seems like it’s yellow flower season in Montréal, and the bees are out making the most of it.
Sunflowers and Black-eyed Susans
Sunday’s walk was intended to be mostly in the old city near the Vieux Port. I was thinking of focusing a bit on the oldest architecture in the city.
On the way, I passed a lot of new construction on Boulevard René-Lévesque.… [Read More]