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a special event during which people can not only taste the most traditional kinds of beer, but also explore some strange mixtures with fruits, coffee, chocolate, and various herbs. Personally, I'm not a purist, and therefore I'm open to some exploration in this matter. I'm also fond of strong beers (some even at 10% alc. vol.) which I think are in a particular category. This

By Sergio Martinez year I found particularly interesting the Norwegian mtltimes.ca Saison (6.5%), India eer is probably the beers: Pale Ale (7.5%) both from oldest type of alco- the Nøgne Ø brewery, holic beverage—it and the Asmpyra (9%) was invented in from the Bådin brewery.

Mesopotamia about 6 Brazil has a significant thousand years ago. Today presence this year too, is also one of the most and although I really find popular, although gener- one of its best-known ally associated with young brands, Brahma, simply consumers the truth is terrible, I would say that that there is no particular the samples of beers from age to enjoy this drink Cervejaria which is at the same time were interesting.Colorado refreshing and soothing.

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horrible concoctions known as light beer: they are tasteless, not much different from the residual liquid left after you wash a beer barrel.

The 24th edition of the Mondial de la Bière is taking place at the Palais de Congrès and the esplanade in front of it on de la Gauchetière St. Admission is free but tasting coupons are $1. Most beers require between 2 to 8 coupons per tasting.

The souvenir glass costs The esplanade in front of the Palais des Congrès $15. Besides beer, visitors the outdoor site of the Beer Fest can taste ciders, meads known as the Mondial de opportunity to be edu- and other drinks, while on la Bière is to give the cated about this drink, the food front there is a Montreal beer drinkers that's why there were variety of offers, from the opportunity to see many workshops and cheese to chocolates and beyond the best known conferences. I for one fudge, to delicious Euroindustrial products. would like to see people pean-style sausages.

The Mondial de la Bière (Which are known just moving away from those for tasting all the same, more or less). Instead, this event provides the occasion to explore what many microbreweries are doing throughout Quebec and Canada. It is also the

continues this weekend.

Saturday with the following program: 3 p.m. Brazilian beers workshop; 4 p.m. "Funkytown" guided tour; 8 p.m. Musical performance, Passe-Moé la Puck—Hommage aux colocs. Sunday—the last day of this event and Father's Day—has a special treat for fathers, between noon and 6 p.m. if you show up with your dad, the Mondial will double your purchase.At 1:30 the "Surprise Countries" guided tour.

The festival opens at noon and closes at 11 p.m. on Saturday, and is open between noon and 6 p.m. on Sunday.

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John Walker and his film "Quebec My Country, Mon Pays"

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hen I saw this movie last year at the Montreal Documentary Festival depicting the director's and other Anglophones' strong sentiments for Quebec, it seemed to me as a case of unrequited love. Anglo Quebecers were here for many generations, but with the rise of nationalist feelings among the francophone majority and the ensuing enactment of legislation that severely restricted the use of English in the province, a large number of Anglophones made the

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decision to leave. They no longer felt welcome in the land where, even though, they have been born and grown up. That trend to leave is still on, in particular among the young— which is unfortunate, because that would be a loss for everyone involved: the ones who leave and the society that may lose one very significant component of its culture.

"Quebec my Country, Mon Pays," a film by John Walker that touches this sensitive issue is being released this coming week, and I had the chance to talk to the director about some of the premises of this documentary.

Montreal Times: Tell us about this pain of leaving Quebec.

John Walker: It is unsettling. Families are divided: there is no more of the regular celebrations together, Christmas, birthdays. It is the breaking-up of the family. It also brings an identity issue: Quebec was your place. If you leave, you don't have a place.

MT: But then you left

JW: One feels that there wasn't a future for you in the province.

MT: And you had deep roots in the province JW: I come from a family with Irish and Scottish roots, which had been established in Quebec for some generations. But my identity was Anglophone (even though we were not English or AngloSaxon, ours was a linguistic and cultural definition).

When I was 8, I felt that the French kids didn't like you. I was 11 when there were bombs placed in mailboxes. Serenity gave way to fear.

MT Paradoxically, however, in the movie you mention that you actually voted PQ. How is that?

JW: I respected and understood the demands of the French-speaking people. I also had an understanding of Quebec culture. I was voting for social justice. The cultural side of the question I understood. I also saw the situation in the 1960s when people were rebelling against oppression represented by the Church and American capitalism. Anglos were

considered as part of that condition against which people were rebelling.

MT: Which again brings the issue of identity…

JW: My grandma used to say "challenge half-truths" which for me is to crave for a real sense of history.

Who am I? Celtic? Identity is a positive thing. But identity is a question that is always there.

MT: And in your case, judging for the many occasions in which the film shows the rural landscape of Quebec, that is also part of your view and your identity…

JW: Yes. I feel a connection to the land, on my father's side, people were farmers. In "Quebec My Country, Mon Pays" those rural images are very specific.These are my memories. Above all, I also try to reflect my respect for the working people.That's my bond to Quebec, my country.

"Quebec My Country, Mon Pays" will be screened this Monday, June 19 a 6:30 at the Cinema du Parc (as part of Cinémagique series), and at Cinema Beaubien starting June 23.

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ednesday June 7th, 2017, Just for Kids (JFK) Foundation hosted its annual Golf Tournament and Cycling Tour at Le Royal Montreal in Ile Bizard. A sold out crowd of 150 golfers and 33 cyclists spent a beautiful day enjoying outdoor sports and delicious food, all for an important cause.The evening culminated with a cocktail, lavish dinner and live auction.

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Just For Laughs: Doo-Wopping with the Doo Wops

or John Catucci and David Mesiano, better known as the satirical musical duo the Doo Wops, the Just For Laughs comedy festival has been quite good to them.

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It all started for them more than 15 years ago, when they won the festival’s Homegrown Comic Competition, which led to their own “Comedy Now” TV special (which was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award). From there, they have done a number of subsequent appearances at Just For Laughs, including galas, the cross-Canada tour (where they performed alongside fellow Canadian comics Russell Peters and Jeremy

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Hotz), an American tour and the Wiseguys of Comedy tour, not to mention touring in clubs across North America, as well as performing at the Melbourne (Australia) Comedy Festival.

“Just For Laughs has been an amazing experience for us, and getting to tour across Canada with Russell and Jeremy was an incredible moment in our career,” enthused both John and David during a recent phone interview.

And this time, the Doo Wops takes the next Just For Laughs step and go from being wiseguys of comedy to “representing” Italy at this year’s Ethnic Show, which runs for a string of 19 shows at Club Soda and Metropolis from July 12-27. Joining them will be host Maz Jobrani, along with Jessica Kirson, Steve Byrne, Mike Rita and Vlad Caamano.

The Doo Wops have their genesis around 18 years ago, when John and David were university students, and wanted to see how they could combine comedy and music into a single musical duo act.

Their first show as a duo happened at the same time at the old Second

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City venue in Toronto.

They asked for stage time for a revue show called “Sketchy at Best” and got it; however, ethnically speaking, their act did not have an Italian angle to it.

“Originally, we portrayed a pair of Argentinean folk singers with ridiculous accents who did cover versions of songs as if they were sung by the Gipsy Kings, but took themselves way too seriously,” said Catucci. “I even wore a vest that I always threw into the crowd with a great deal of flair.”

“However, it got to the point where we wrote material for two shows: one for those two Argen-

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tinean characters and the other for ourselves, and we decided to write more material for ourselves. But I still miss those Argentinean guys,” said Mesiano.

Catucci and Mesiano admit that they will represent “Italian content” as they perform in their very first Ethnic Show, but add that Italian-Canadians are quite distinct from their paisans in the U.S. “Italian Canadians are very nice and not as loud and less abrasive than their American counterparts. They admit they are Canadians first, but still maintain a connection to Italy,” said Catucci.

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strictly Italian-related content; however, there might – no, most likely – be nudity,” he added.

The pair realize that musical comedy duos are very few and far between, and for them, the key to survival in such a limited genre in the comedy world is their ongoing ability to make people laugh … and have a good sound at the same time.

“If you are funny, yet your sound is crap, the audience won’t be inclined to listen. Doing an act of comedy and music is like doing a stadium concert that just happens to be funny, but without the onstage fireworks. But if those elements of sound and laughter work out, it can be a very powerful feeling,” said Mesiano.

When they are not touring as the Doo Wops, Catucci and Mesiano delve into their own performance ventures. Mesiano continues to audition for roles in various movies and TV shows; and Catucci recently ended a five-season run of the Food Network series “You Gotta Eat Here!”, where he visited a series of popular North American eateries and sampled their unique

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Is Montreal's $1 billion party missing the mark?

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By Bonnie Wurst mtltimes.ca

ontrealers simply love a good party. We have festivals and special events all year long.

During winter there is Igloofest, Montréal en Lumière and the Fête des neiges. During summer the festival season peaks with everything from the Grand Prix, Fringe Festival, FrancoFolies and the Jazz Festival - to the Carifiesta parade, Just for Laughs, Gay Pride and Osheaga Music festivals.

There are also Literary and Arts festivals, Film festivals and even La Poutine Week - as well as plenty of community street festivals. And that is far from a complete list.

Even with all those events, Mayor Coderre felt Montrealers needed to 'lift their spirits' and decided to put on a oneyear long mega-bash to celebrate the city's 375th anniversary. However, the reasoning behind it is still vague. It is not a 'semiseptcentennial' (350 years) or 'quadricentennial' (400 years) celebration. In fact, there is no official name for a 375th anniversary - and the cost of this mega-bash has now been estimated at $1,000,000,000. Yes, one billion.

When the 375th celebration was first announced the city said it was 'on track to spend more than $200 million', then later announced that $329 million had been set aside for projects. In addition, there were contributions from the Federal and Provincial governments, as well as private commercial donations - of which from my understanding, added up to about $106 million. So how did the cost rise to such an astronomical amount? How much of it will be invested in capital works projects? How much of it will be flushed down the aging sewer system once the party is over? As the saying goes, 'you don't have to be a rocket scientist' to understand certain things - but in this case, just trying to figure out the numbers,

one might have to be.

The $80 million project to upgrade St. Joseph’s Oratory might be a smart long-term investment but is the $3.4 million invested in granite 'tree stumps' on Mount Royal (that was widely protested) worth it? Or for that matter, the close to $40 million spent on lighting up the Jacques Cartier Bridge? Lighting up the huge structure was impressive, but once seen, many felt they would not be inclined to make a special trip to see it again and that the money could have gone towards other important things.

In 2009, Toronto celebrated its 175th anniversary and worked with a $230,000 budget for a more modest celebration.

When Vancouver celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2011 it spent around $6 million on a year-long festival. Montreal has far more urgent needs - such as fixing the roads, improving public transit, social housing and making sure the thousands of children living under the poverty line don't go hungry, than to spend one billion dollars on an anniversary party.

Moreover, the goal of the 375th party is to celebrate the 'city's rich, culturally diverse communities and their history'. But the party appears to be missing its mark on exactly that - our rich, culturally diverse communities and their history.

Montreal is amazingly multicultural. Besides our Francophone and Anglophone communities, one third of the city's population is enriched by Italians, Greeks, Haitians, Moroccans, Arab and Lebanese, Armenians, Japanese, Irish, Chinese, Latin Americans, Koreans, Chinese, Jewish and Aboriginal people - and more.

Where is the real representation?

If it was in the 'À nous Montréal' magazine distributed across the city, available in French only and featuring mostly white people, it was not obvious. Nor was it found on the official 375mtl.com website, which is in French and English - but why were some of the other languages spoken in Montreal such as Greek, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Creole, German, Arabic and Chinese not given at least a paragraph?

Although there is certainly some activities that involve the city's cultural communities, it is not proportionate to Montreal's actual population. Mon-

treal's black community makes up almost 10% of the city's population and is the largest visible minority group - but lacked inclusion in most of the programs and events. The

tural identity, it really missed the mark - and was taken down from the city's web site and Facebook page when a flood of complaints flowed in.

And it was not the first

community already voiced their concerns last July, saying the city was not doing enough to ensure their contributions were being properly represented in the celebrations. Activities and events they suggested were refused.

The oversight of Montreal's culturally diverse communities became acutely apparent when a two-minute promo video, released last April for Montreal's 375th birthday celebrations, featured only white people. Meant to celebrate the city’s cul-

time.

Last November, another 375th video that was released also excluded non-white people.

At the time, the Aboriginal community took notice.

The video did not reflect the reality of Montreal and they were concerned the city's long history with the Indigenous community would be left out.

"I think people don't know there are 26,000 urban Aboriginal Montrealers. We are here, and we are multitalented, doing all different kinds of work … and yet, people

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don't recognize us," Nakuset, co-chair of the Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network was quoted as saying to CBC. "We were not consulted. Our projects were put forward, and they were denied."

It seems the lesson was not learned.

To be fair, there have been some events and activities that well captured the public's interest, like the Classique Montréalaise pond hockey tournament last January, the Montréal Avudo multimedia show in the Old Port, the recent Giant Marionettes roaming the city streets and plenty of unique entertainment at the Quartier des spectacles - and there is more to come.

But to date, attendance has come nowhere near the numbers to justify the money spent. One billion of our tax dollars has been put into the celebration.

Have you attended any of the events or plan to?

Do you feel the money could have been better spent elsewhere? And the question remains, is Montreal's $1 billion party missing the mark?

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Montreal Art Centre becomes performance venue bringing live music to Griffintown

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and Jazz. The Esquire Show Bar located downtown at 1224 Stanley rowing up in Street operated from the through the Montreal in the 1950's 1960's as a young 1970's. Numerous interartists performed musician it was national there, including all about music. But not James Brown, Ray about all kinds of music. Charles, Aretha For myself and for my fel- Franklin, Tina Turner, low band members of The Otis Redding, Little Fabulous Fascinations, it Richard, Fats was only all about Domino and many "Rhythm & Blues". others.

During the 1960's in The 2nd great club Montreal, there were 3 of the era was Monfabulous booming hot treal's most famous spots in town bringing the jazz club of the best in "Rhythm & Blues" twentieth century Rockheads Paradise, located at 1254 St Antoine Street. During its 50 year existence a wide range of renowned jazz players were drawn to the Rockheads Paradise including Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Sammy Davis Jr., amoung countless others.

The 3rd legendary Montreal soul music club located directly across the street from Rockheads was Mervyn Dash's Harlem Paradise at 772 Mountain Street. Rivalling Rockheads as Montreal's best black club.

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It was an experence of a lifetime for our band with our amazing lead vocalist Skipper Dean to work at the "Harlem Paradise for several weeks over the summer of 1964,

their home in Griffintown at 1844 William Street in our historic 19th century patrominal building.

Since February of this year we have opened our doors to Montreal's finest up and coming musicians, by introducing regular performance concerts, on Thursdays, through Sundays where Rock, Pop, Folk, Reggae, Hip Hop, Swing, Jazz, and classical music artists can be seen performing live at the art centre.

The area of the borough of Le SudOuest, including Griffintown, Point St Charles, St Henri, and especially Little Burgundy, that brought us two of opening for the great the city's best known muPhiladelphia R&B group sicians, Oscar Peterson The Hot Tamales". and Oliver Jones was the With the advent of top- district that was the home less clubs emerging in the to Montreal's English 1980's, virtually all the live speaking black population. music show bars closed in These neighborhoods Montreal. Now it's a half have endured several century later and we now phases of gentrification find ourselves bringing first in the 1980's with the regular affordable live construction of townmusic performances to houses over the former The Montreal Art Centre. railway yards and after the For the past 6 years many reopening of the Lachine of our city's greatest vi- Canal to public pleasure sual artists have found boating in 2002.

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Today the entire area is experiencing tremendous growth with large scale condominium development aimed at allowing young professional families to obtain homes closer to the downtown's central elements: the business district and the International district.

The Montreal Art Centre located at the core of revitalized Griffintown is a most welcoming attraction for all art and music lovers of our city. Music comes alive again in Griffintown. Details are available on the centre's website: montrealartcenter.com

Allan Diamond is the Founder of the Montreal Art Centre in Griffintown . Allan can be reached at (514) 726 3623 or drop by the art centre at:1844 William Street, Montrel Quebec.

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MURAL Festival's 5th Edition in high gear on Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Old Montreal

panache all over the globe.Those who prefer a less organized approach can always meander along the streets and take in the permanent exhibit of dozens of murals that are an integral part of the urban landscape free of charge.

This year the festival has taken the usual frenetic round of fun-filled activities to a new locaBy Deborah Rankin tion. "We've extended the main zone to Old Monmtltimes.ca treal," says Davi Tohinnou, he Montreal the media contact for MURAL Festival's LNDMRK the promoter 5th Edition is now and co-sponsor of in high gear on MURAL with the société Boulevard Saint-Laurent de développement du featuring art exhibitions, boulevard Saint-Laurent block parties, and live en- (SDBSL). Marché Bonsectertainment. The program ours, one of Canada's top of activities buttresses the ten heritage buildings is festival's star attraction, serving as the hub for the murals painted in real Foire D'Art Mural (FAM). time on building walls by The art fair in its third renowned international year will showcase more and local artists. For the than 100 contemporary price of a general admis- artworks by 16 artists in sion ticket ($18.39, includ- addition to the large-scale ing taxes and service wall paintings. Tohinnou fees), mural enthusiasts notes that Rue de la can choose from over 30 Commune and Rue Sainttours in both French and Paul where the market is English for the duration of located will be closed off 90 minutes and learn to drivers in what was about the muralists and once the cobblestone old their works, as well as the sector. On an ironic note, inspiration and techniques Montreal's patrimony was that go into making these paved over last year as fantastic images which are part of an upgrade of the fast becoming a calling city's infrastructure with card for Montreal's the 375th-anniversary cel-

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ebrations in mind.

This year Spanish-inspired mural artist Ricardo Cavolo is back. His firebrand aesthetics telling personified stories with eyes as the centerpiece were a hit at MURAL a few years ago. The monumental images of warrior women created by selfdescribed "artful vandal"

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MissMe an anonymous street artist who works under cover at night and has had global success will also be on display. The artist Pony whose colorful "anti-vandalism" panels graced vacant store windows on The Main last year is part of this year's impressive line-up. Zoltan another veteran of the festival was spotted on The Boulevard only this time he was doing decorative painting on a small refrigerator outside the SuWu Night Club to entice passers-by at the Frénésie de la Main street fair to come inside and check out his more extensive work on the bar and other artifacts.

A study commissioned by the SDBSL last year

tracking cell phone use on its territory identified 1.5 million unique visitors to the MURAL Festival site over 11 days. The huge draw had numerous spinoff benefits for merchants in the area and many restaurants are providing special offers to MURAL participants again this year. Producer and promoter of the Just For Laughs/Juste Pour Rire comedy festival brand Gilbert Rozon hosted a special VIP event while the soundtrack for MURAL is being provided by îlesoniq and MUTEK Montréal.

MURAL's opening ceremonies kick-started a fabulously festive weekend in conjunction with Montreal's F1 Grand Prix, the Montreal St.-Ambroise

Fringe Festival, an offbroadway, repertory, dance, and music festival, along with Les FrancoFolies near Place des Arts in the downtown area known as the Quartiers des Spectacles.

One thing is for sure: there is no lack of diversity of entertainment and cultural enrichment come summertime in Montreal.

With its ever-expanding portfolio of more than 80 murals and art installations, MURAL provides a platform for street artists and professional muralists alike, musicians, art lovers and the merely curious to come together to experience art in new and exciting ways making Montreal an art destination of choice.

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Last stretch for the Special Olympics

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olf Dorval, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2017, is once again renewing its support for Special Olympics athletes. Golf Dorval is owned by the City of Dorval which is celebrating also is 125th anniversary in 2017 and is one of the few municipal courses remaining in the Montreal region.

According to Golf Dorval Operations manager,

Mr. Jean-Guy Côté, “It is important to encourage the efforts of local athletes to learn golf. And this year we want to help them prepare for the Quebec Special Olympics Summer Games, which will be held in Quebec City at the end of June 2017”.

“Since the spring of 2015, Golf Dorval and the City of Dorval have provided athletes, parents and coaches with a unique

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opportunity to share their passion for golf in a safe environment,” said Special Olympics Head Coach Don Sugden. “This is our home,” he said.

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rom an outdoor interactive theatre show to various musical expressions, to movies by aboriginal filmmakers or touching themes related to indigenous peoples, all of these activities are part of the program of the Montreal First Peoples Festival which will take place from August 2 to 9. This year edition of the festival— the 27th—will also connect to the celebration of the 375th anniversary of Montreal, in particular with an emphasis on the notion of reconciliation already outlined by Mayor Denis Coderre and the Assembly of First Nations, Quebec and Labrador section.

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This Brazilian film tells the tragic story of some indigenous peoples in the Amazon

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A parade of representatives of aboriginal peoples from different countries living in Montreal will take place at Place Gamelin.

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There are excellent white wines made in Roussillon, as well, and while the reds may take the lion’s share ( 69% of the production is red), the whites, made from Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Muscat and other grapes, have elicited great interest recently, especially among winemakers. Those were the wines that impressed the terroir. Rousillon, chalk.Lavender, sage, rose- me the most during my shares with the Rhone mary, wild thyme and week in the region.With a and Provence a dry land- Artemisia are common merely 5% of total wine scape dominated by a garrigue plants found in production, I hope the scrub known as ‘garrigue’, the region. share will continue to which impart nuances of Besides garrigue, It grow in the near future. resinous wild herbs such could be argued that the It may sound strange to as rosemary and thyme to geology of Roussillon is a portray a region with the local wines. Across my bit more superior to hundreds of years old of trip, I saw patches of that other wine region such as winemaking tradition as wonderful heady scented the Rhone. The more possessed of "potential," scrub. open-knit Rhone wines but Roussillon today is UNEP World Conserva- are born from sands, they very different than it was tion Monitoring Centre say, and the more gutsy just a few decades ago. defines garrigue as "dis- wines come from clays. Until recently the region continuous bushy associa- But from a “minerality” was dominated by cooptions of the point of view, they are not eratives, and most proMediterranean calcareous extremely interesting. By ducers turned out large plateaus, which have rela- contrast the Roussillon quantities of rough, rustic tively alkaline soils. It is has a palette of the salty wines. There are exceloften composed of ker- sea on one side and on lent producers making mes oak, lavender, thyme, the other (inland) it is in- high quality wines with an and white cistus. There vaded by the Pyrenees excellent price ratio may be a few isolated huge rock formations. mostly in the $20-$30 trees."

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“I was very young when my mother got cancer. I really didn’t understand what was happening and how my mother’s illness affected me. I have since come to realize that there is a need for children living with a family member affected by cancer to understand what the illness means to them, personally”, explains Kasia.

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ity workbook was very well received but our goal was to get it in the hands of every child across Canada who is going through this. Going digital was not only logical due to logistics but many kids today are using tablets”, says Debbie Magwood, Founder and Executive Director of the WICWC. A Little “app” About Cancer is exactly like the activity workbook in that it doesn’t set out to act as a guide to explain the disease but it includes 30+ pages of age-appropriate, colourful interactive exercises and allows kids to ‘let it all out’ and work through what cancer means to them.

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For the first phase of the app launch, the centre is targeting the following in Quebec and Ontario: Oncologists/Hematologists, medical clinics, cancer related community resources and school boards. Eventually they hope to launch across Canada. The app is free.

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Meet Lou the Rabbit

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e ringing a pet rabbit into the family was not what Carol Benart of Outremont ever imagined, but when a good friend of her daughter was moving back to Wales with her family, she was not able to take her rabbit Lou with her and was looking for a new home for him. Lou was around three years old at the time and came with a big cage, toys, litter, a big bag of food and had been neutered - which was a big plus for Carol and her husband. He has now lived with them for close to three years.

"We knew the family well and when my daughter came home from school one day, she told us we needed to take care of Lou," said Carol. "Although I must admit I didn't know much about rabbits… except that they were known for making messes and chewing things - but Lou

changed all that!"

Although he has big pen where he can run around in, it turned out Lou was actually very well trained.

"Having been neutered really helped. We let him out of his pen often and he usually just likes to hop around a bit and then hang around near us. But the best part is that he was trained to use a litter box!

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FOR RENT

CLOCK REPAIRS over 33 years experience

Servicing American and European clock movements

Mantle Clocks Wall Clocks Grandfather clocks cuckoo clocks, etc.

Door to door service is available

MEDIUMSHIP MEDIUMNITÉ SPIRIT COMMUNICATION

FREE / GRATUIT 2nd & 4th Sun. 7:30 P.M. (English) 1er et 3e dimanche 19h30 (Francais) Where/Lieu: Hotel Espresso, 1005 Guy (Metro: Guy) Info: (514) 937-8359 www.iiihs.org

MOVING ?

All jobs - houses, aparts., single items. 30 years experience.

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

CARS

WANTED: CARS, TRUCKS OR VANS

FOR SCRAP 7 DAYS/WEEK ANY CONDITION

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SERVICE

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TOP $$$$

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514-363-6010

West End / West Island Auto S Regd.

8 hres à 21 hres

Remorquage Lachine Lachine Towing Boost..$40 Unlocking Doors....$45 plus Towing ....$60 plus Flat tires...$45 plus Transport...$85 plus We buy Scrap Cars.$$$$$

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3 1/2 , 4 1/4 apartments for rent in Verdun Heated, hot water, shopping, metro, quiet building Please call 514-484-1087 / 514-582-5618

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PSYCHIC & SPIRIT TEA Mediums - Psychics (Last Thursday of each month) 6 - 9PM refreshments SSF- IIIHS Centre 1974 de Maisonneuve west, Montreal (514) 937-8359 www.iiihs.org

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Bankruptcy accepted

PSYCHIC

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FOR RENT

2 - Upper Duplex for rent / side by side in Lachine. 5 1/2 each. 100 metre from St. jacques strett. Call 514-365-9915 010-052717

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RENOVATION

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EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT Patient and reliable retired person to drive special needs clients to Doctors appointments etc Light Paperwork also 514 403 4604 060317 RENOVATION

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SALES REP WANTED

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• Salary base depending on experience.

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Gyproc • Painting • Ceramic tiles Carpentry “Fences & Decks” Brickwork & Tuckpointing Concrete & cement finishing Doors & windows

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Welcome to 191 Brock South Located in the golden square mile of Montreal West adjacent to NDG These newly built condos have a Sleek, Contemporary design with an underground parking elevator and all the comfort you can ask for.

Come in and take advantage of the limited units left.

Make Brock your new address.

Quite simply not to be missed.

Sales Office 191 Brock S. Montreal West H4X 2E7 36

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