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Montreal - $18,500,000 Sunnyside Avenue,Westmount ontreal and more bang for your buck? According to statistics Toronto have a history of from the Canadian Assofriendly rivalry ciation of Real Estate refor years, with both great leased last July, the average cities claiming to be the price for a home in Monbest in Canada and trying treal was $350,000, while to outshine each other on Toronto's average price many fronts. All in all it was a little over $700,000. boils down to one thing, For example, in Montreal the quality of life - and the price for a home outeach have their strengths and weaknesses in that area. I could say with confidence and pride, Montreal Bagels and smoked meat win hands down. Then again, I would concede the prize to Toronto when it comes to food trucks and street food. Toronto has the Blue Jays baseball team and the Toronto International Film Festival By Bonnie Wurst but Montreal has the Habs and the Montreal Inmtltimes.ca ternational Jazz Festival, side the city's core, but so it all balances out. There is one clear area within a one hour comwhere the balance scales mute, can be as low as are tipped in favor of one $80,000 and the price can be city; residential real es- Downtown tate. Both markets are $270,772. In Toronto the thriving, but dollar for dol- price outside the city's lar, which city gives you core can be $200,000,

Toronto $17,700,000 Park Road, South Rosedale The asking price will get you: 5 Bedrooms, 9 Bathrooms 9 Parking spaces Guest house, Garage house, Outdoor Pool, Basketball Court, In-home fitness center, Billiards room, Indoor ball hockey rink, two different dens (one with a pool table), both complete with huge couches and flat-screen TVs, Wine Cellar and more. 0.90 acres / 3,642.10 m2 Lot size Year Built 1857 Taxes: $62,472.39 / 2015

press St. in Vancouver is valued at $44,999,000 and is the most expensive piece of real estate in Canada. The four level property is close to 50,000 square feet in size and includes three houses on the lot, 17 bedrooms, 23 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, a wine cellar, elevator and a multi-story parking garage. Unless you can also afford to hire the staff to keep the house running and maintain the 23 bathrooms, you will be perpetually cleaning ceramic bowls until the cows come home - but then again, maybe there's a pasture on site already awaiting them. But if you are looking for something, let's say… a little 'cozier', you might want to look east towards picturesque Nova Scotia. Near the historic town of Annapolis Royal, a beautiful sea-side community nestled in the Annapolis Valley, you can purchase a four bedroom cottage priced within the 5 digit range - and I hear the views are magnificent!

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New Montreal REM SkyTrain panel discussion at McGill University Daniel Bréton, a former environment minister, was astonished to find that the CPDQ did not consider any alternatives to the REM “because it is not in their mandate” as confided to the CPDQ by the Quebec government. Breton further suggests that the project was scheduled so as to avoid attracting public scrutiny. Manon Massé, a Quebec Solidaire MNA for downtown Montreal, notes that many aspects of the REM project go against key recommendations of the Charbonneau Commis-

sion on how to reduce corruption in Quebec politics. Laurel Thompson, of the Citizen's Climate Lobby, suggests that the REM is being fast-tracked partly to avoid paying higher carbon taxes in the near future. Shaen Johnston of the Montreal Climate Coalition reminded the audience of Canada's legal commitments under the Paris agreement to reduce GHGs. She criticizes some environmental groups that are “afraid to bite the hand that feeds”

and made a call for action to stop the REM. The panel was organized by the Young Greens of Concordia together with the Young Greens of McGill and the public interest group, Trainsparence.

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ix panellists gathered at McGill University on January 16 to discuss whether the REM SkyTrain proposed for Montreal is an environmentally-friendly project. The six were unanimous in declaring that this project—proposed by the Caisse de dépôt et Placement de Québec (CPDQ)--is not environmentally-friendly. The group included three Quebec politicians, two climate change activists, and a public transit expert. An empty chair with the sign “CPDQ” signified that the Caisse declined an invitation to send a representative. Daniel Green, of the Green Party of Canada, showed a map of how the REM is slated to be built on or adjacent to some of the few remaining green spaces and wetlands left on Montreal Island, threatening such areas with urban sprawl. Green also pointed to how the REM is planned to pass close to the Bonaventure Expressway where soil is highly contaminated. The

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construction of the REM here will likely release many toxins into the St. Lawrence River.

16,000 parking spots are planned,” said Gagnon, pointing to how the REM will encourage car use. Gagnon also claims that the real cost of the project is closer to $8 billion instead of the $6 billion official figure. According to Gagnon's calculations, the true cost of a oneway fare on the REM is about $18, but he suggests that transit fares will be raised everywhere around the metropolis to subsidize the REM. Gagnon proposes an alternative using metro extensions, tramways, and By Sergio Martinez improvements to existing commuter trains. He mtltimes.ca claims that for about $6 Luc Gagnon of Option billion, we could move Transport Durable claims three times as many pasthat the CPDQ has cho- sengers as the REM, cresen the wrong technology ate 128 stations, and for such a train; leading to achieve greenhouse gas a cascade of problems. By (GHG) emission reducchoosing high speed, dri- tions 12 times more imverless technology, much pressive than the CPDQ of the REM has to be built plan. Gagnon's proposal on monorails. The cost of puts transit in areas raised train stations is where it is most needed, about $200 million each, such as Montreal's eastforcing the CPDQ to min- end. The Two Mountains imize the number of sta- and the Vaudreuil AMT tions. “People will not trains would also benefit walk to these stations, while a tramway reaches they will likely drive, and Trudeau Airport.

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Vaping and smoking - did you quit Opinion

smoking policy with any teeth was against smoking in front of the school. During recess and lunch his week was to- we’d head out – not too bacco-free week far out, because smokers in Quebec, a one like to stand right by the week period to front entrance of a buildpromote smoking cessa- ing so that you have to tion, which is a good thing. walk through their stink – But one wonders if our and smoke to our hearts’ efforts are a bit off the – and lungs’ – content. One day the principal mark. Quebec has something, walked by and said. “Guys, for example, called The please don’t smoke in Quebec Council on To- front of the school or I’ll bacco on Health which, suspend you.” So, we not to quibble over se- crossed the street. Things are different now. mantics, seems a bit of a misnomer, since tobacco But just when you and health don’t go to- thought kids were “getting gether. But I suppose they it,” just as the number of can’t really call it the Que- teen smokers is dropping bec Council on Tobacco significantly, Vape stores and Death; that would are popping up, well, like likely have the same effect weeds. Vapes have made smokon teens as those graphic warnings on cigarette ing cool again, from the packs. But how else do look of the devices to you convey a concern what they’re called: E-cigs. over two things simulta- Sounds like E-Mac. Or neously? (The Conseil iPhone. And it’s cool. It’s Quebecoise sur Le Tabac technology. And just like et La Sante does not ap- everything else, they’re pear to have an English rechargeable, yet another component. But I di- glowing light next to your bedside where your iPad gress…). Teens are indeed the and iPhone are charging, target of a new anti- so you’re ready to go in smoking campaign. A the morning, walking to youth group called The the bus sucking on someEnlightened Gang wants thing that’s reminiscent of to get teens off tobacco a pipe, but contains only “juice,” or more to the completely by 2025. point, “E-juice,” and blowCan they do it? out deliciouslyWhen I was in high ing school the only anti- flavoured vapour. It’s like a

little pocket-hooka. There are those who argue, as passionately as smokers do, that vaping is a safe alternative to smoking, and a great way to help you quit. Really? Because that just seems like part of the marketing hype of the vape culture. And it’s the marketing, along with peer pressure, that’s at the heart of the new antismoking campaign. Look, if it has to be flavoured to get kids to buy into it, and referred to as “juice,” and fit into your pocket likes it’s a vapetouch or a vape-nano or whatever, it can’t be good for you. I don’t really know what it takes to quit smoking. I was one of the lucky ones. I was never addicted to nicotine, I just smoked to be cool. I just enjoyed the activity of smoking: blowing rings, French-inhaling, and then seeing just how far you could flick the butt when you were finished, content in the assumption that cigarette butts were biodegradable, so it didn’t matter where it landed. But inasmuch as I don’t want my kids to smoke, I also don’t want them to vape. If the stuff contains nicotine, then is it really better than tobacco? And if it doesn’t, well, then what’s the point?

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Pet of the Week Bonnie Raitt ‘Dig Elli the Young at Heart Dog in Deep E Tour 2017’ stops in Montreal lli, a German Shorthaired Pointer living in Pierrefonds, was 11 years old when Siobhan Martel rescued her from a very bad situation. She was part of an animal hoarder's collection and had spent many years in a cage. She was filthy and very frightened and he was told she might have to be put down because of the horrible condition she was in. Elli was thrilled to be let out of her cage and be able to bounce around. Three years later, she's still very healthy - and smells much better. "I thought I was getting a frail, docile senior. I was wrong," Siobhan said. "Elli is an exuberant, bouncy bundle of senile joy who loves running around, pointing at things and lounging on 'her' couch. She is the proud (but bewildered) nanny of two young cats and the bane of her long-suffering husky brother's existence." "As a Pointer, she considers it her solemn duty to inform me of the whereabouts of any small animals (or plastic bags, or

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imagined things) that she sees outside by going very still, lifting one paw and pointing at them with her nose. She is very good at pointing, even though both her vision and hearing are starting to go." Elli is still full of life and is even learning new tricks, albeit at a much slower pace. "We're working on 'sitting pretty' and spinning in a circle… she's a very, very sweet dog who loves everyone she meets and takes good care of the cats. They come and re-

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Sun Youth celebrates a 19-year partnership

resident of the Marcelle & Jean Coutu Foundation Marie-José Coutu with Sun Youth's Eric Kingsley and Ann St Arnaud. Photo: Joseph Munro n October Owner-Pharmacist Asso- ganization during the 2016, the Mar- ciation (AQPP). Christmas Basket distriIn 2005, Sun Youth cre- bution. For over 31 years, celle & Jean Coutu Founda- ated the Children’s help this tradition has allowed tion again affirmed its sup- program to support fami- Sun Youth to support its port for Sun Youth with lies with sick children clientele during the holian $86,000 contribution treated at the St. Justine day and the first three Montreal Children's to finance the organiza- and hospitals. The Foundation months of the year. tion's Medication and was there to help, allowOver the last 19 years, Children's Help pro- ing Sun Youth to pay the the Marcelle & Jean grams. bills of families who may Coutu Foundation has Since 1997, the Marcelle have to leave their jobs, at donated over $1.4 million & Jean Coutu Foundation least temporarily, to tend to support Sun Youth's has been an exceptional to the illness and recovcontributor, starting with ery of a child. This pro- community services, creSun Youth's Medication gram would have never ating a relationship that Program, which offers fi- been possible without its has helped define Sun Youth as an institution nancial assistance to financial support. those who cannot afford This year, the Marcelle & that contributes to the their prescription medica- Jean Coutu Foundation well-being of the commutions, enabled by the co- has donated $50,000 to nity throughout Montreal operation of the Quebec Sun Youth to help the or- and Quebec.

Happening Gourmand marks its 10th year

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appening Gourmand is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and is still happening until February 5th. So all you Montreal foodies who have not experienced this years Happening Gourmand still has a chance. The nine participating restaurants are offering special three-course menus with fixed prices at $23, $26 or $30. Additionally, Verses will have a lunch menu for only $18. There will be wine pairing suggestions for each dish, available by the glass or by the bottle. For a celebratory ‘chin-chin’, participating restaurants will prepare a signature cocktail to mark the occasion. From wood-fired Southern-Italian-style pizza to stylish Japanese izakaya fare, Happening Gourmand has something to please all palates. Participating restaurants: Bevo Bar + Pizzeria ($23) 10 Rue Saint Vincent, Montréal, QC H2Y 3A5 www.bevopizza.com Vieux-Port Steakhouse ($23) 39 Rue Saint Paul E,

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Happening Gourmand has partnered with Igloofest once again with all nine restaurants, guests are welcome to purchase tickets to the outdoor dance party for only $20. Le Place d’Armes Hôtel & Suites, Hôtel Nelligan, Le Petit Hôtel, Hôtel William Gray and Auberge du Vieux-Port are also offering hotel discounts in the form of the promotional code “GOURMAND” allowing participants to enjoy a discount of 10% for the duration of the event. Happening Gourmand has one more good reason to celebrate, the annual event is proud to announce a partnership with Dans la rue. For each meal sold over the month of the festivities one dollar will be donated to the charity organisation to support their work with homeless and at-risk youth. For more details, please visit Happening Montreal’s website: happeninggourmand.com

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n August 6, 2015, the day of the fateful Republican presidential candidates’ debate in Cleveland in which Megyn Kelly’s question to Donald Trump about his treatment of women would make her a household name, there was one major preoccupation the Fox News host would have before the debate even started. That was thanks to a sudden case of a stomach virus she contracted just hours before the live debate went on the air, which made her quite violently ill and almost put her out of commission. It got to the point where Kelly was given a blanket to put around her legs while she was at her seat on the debate stage during the broadcast, as well as an empty wastebasket placed at her feet, in the event she was overcome with nausea, and had to vomit on live TV (with her mic conveniently cut off and the cameras turned away from her). Yet, through the illness and controversial question to Trump, Kelly survived the stormy night in Cleveland, not to mention the other storms that would come her way as a result of that question. And when it comes to survival, both personal and professional, Megyn Kelly is someone who knows how to weather them. As she writes in the prologue of her best-selling memoir Settle for More: “I was raised with strong values, and had spent much of my life to that point seeing my character tested. I was viciously bullied in middle school. My father died when I was a teenager. As a lawyer, I worked eighteen-hour days immersed in acrimony. As a cub reporter, I was targeted by a violent stalker. Once I became a well-known news anchor, I accepted without complaint the scrutiny that comes with that role. I’d also navigated my way through plenty of sexism from powerful men. So I suppose I was as prepared as anyone could be to spend the 2016 election being targeted by the likely Republican nominee.” That paragraph basically sums up the personal story that Kelly conveys in her book. Without trying to elicit a feeling of pity from the reader, she recounts how she managed to work her way up the ladder to a great degree success in two mostly male-dominated career fields – law and news media – through a great deal of struggle and hard

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work, yet at the same time deflecting the many slings and arrows that were thrown at her. There are plenty of stories offered in the book that give the reader an unblemished portrait of how Megyn Kelly became the multi-faceted individual that has drawn so many millions of viewers every night to watch “The Kelly File” on Fox News (and later this year, to her new broadcasts for NBC News, which the move was officially announced last month).

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Perhaps the most compelling part of the book – and is a vivid example of Kelly’s strength and resilience in times of adversity – is the portion towards the end of the book that chronicles her battles with President Donald Trump before and during his run for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. “I enjoyed interviewing him,” Kelly admits about his first two appearances on “The Kelly File” before his candidacy. “He was fun to watch, irreverent, and you never knew what he was going to say.” Then in early 2015, before he announced his presidential run, Trump launched a campaign to charm and court Kelly, with constant phone calls, personal notes, highly complementary tweets, and even an offer to pick up the tab when she spent a weekend with some old friends at the Trump Soho Hotel in New York City (an offered that she vehemently refused). Kelly then realized Trump’s motivation behind this “campaign”. It became quite evident during an interview she did with Trump for a Kelly File broadcast just before he announced his candidacy, in which he tried to convince her to ask him about some less than reliable polls that were favourable to him, instead of the series of reputable polls that stated he was trailing behind some other Republican candidates (which she flatly refused to do). And following the pre-taped interview, he tried to ma-

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is less clear, causing them to be a fall risk. According to the Canadian Public Health Agency, falls remain the leading cause of injuryrelated hospitalizations among Canadian seniors. 5. Loneliness It’s normal for activity to decrease with age. But if your loved one once enjoyed spending time in the yard gardening, or simply being with friends, and then chooses to no longer engage in these activities, or rarely leaves the house, it may be time to consider a senior living residence.This is a sign that behavioral changes are underway. Helping your loved ones to recognize the signs of when it is time to move, having an open dialogue with the family members involved and taking the time to discuss the options will go a long way in making the transition to senior care residence more agreeable for everyone.

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