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NDG Empress Theatre May Rise Again By: Bonnie Wurst / mtltimes.ca

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The doors of the building have been closed since 1992 after a fire destroyed its interior. Located on Sherbrooke St. West just across from NDG park, it was first inaugurated in 1928 as the Empress Theatre, but went through several changes and challenges over its long history. Known to many a few decades ago as the 'Cinema V' repertory theatre, it now appears the doors will once again open - as the Empress.

On October 10th, the Empress Theatre Foundation announced the signing of a 'letter of intent' with the French cinema chain MK2. Together, they will submit a joint business plan to the City of Montreal before the end of the month - an important step in finally bringing the project to light.

The CDN/NDG borough has also shown interest in donating the building to them, pending a review of the plan. If all goes well as expected, the work will begin early in the New Year.

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Fire damage in the Empress Theatre on Sherbrooke St. in NDG

MK2 is known for quality cinematic experiences and offering the best of independent and international films.

They have 25 cinema complexes (182 screens) in France and also distribute more than 600 films around the world, including some from the world’s leading filmmakers and new, upcoming talent. Initial project plans show: 4 screening rooms, an exhibition hall, a café & lounge, a restaurant, a conference space as well as commercial spaces - and films will be shown in both English and French.

Originally a single, large hall with a balcony and seating for up to 1550 people, the Empress Theatre was known for live performances, including vaudeville and burlesque - as well as silent films. Back in 1962 it was converted into a 'Las Vegas' style dinner-theatre review called the 'Royal Follies', then in 1965, when the building was sold, it became 'Cinema V'.

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1992, it has remained closed.

Then in 1999, the City of Montreal took ownership of the Empress and it seemed the building was destined for the wrecking ball - but in 2012, in stepped 'Cinéma NDG' who started a project to bring the theatre back to life. They proposed the ‘Empress Theatre revitalization project’ and were given the rights to develop a financial plan in order to seal the deal.

In 2016 they formed the 'Empress Theatre Foundation' - a separate non-profit organization to manage the building, while they would remain in charge of programming. It is a multi-million dollar project and may take some time until the doors officially open again - but the results of their efforts, have finally brought some light into the building after almost 25 years since it went dark.

Like a Phoenix, it may rise again from the ashes… long live the Empress!

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Uber is Staying… For Now By: Bonnie Wurst / mtltimes.ca

After saying they would be ceasing operations in Quebec as of October 14th, Uber - reacting to an announcement made today by the province's new transport minister André Fortin, is now backing down on that promise. In a communique, the new minister offered a concession to the stricter rules they would have been required to follow, once their one year pilot project ended last month.

The regulations in question had stipulated drivers must undergo the same 35 hours of training that licensed Taxi drivers have to, instead of the 15 hours previously required in the first pilot project. And Uber drivers would need criminal background checks done by police, instead of the private companies they were using. But the stricter conditions introduced by previous Minister Laurent Lessard were unacceptable to them and the company stated it would 'significantly threaten their ability to continue operating'.

Many questioned why the fair and simple demands were so threatening? Perhaps it was a

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bluff, as Uber has somewhat of a reputation of wanting things their way or no way.

Although Uber still must meet the demand that drivers undergo a 35-hour training program, in the communique issued by Minister Fortin, he offered the following concession: a two-year window to have background checks by police carried out for Uber drivers, who already had checks done by their employer - but drivers who are employed by the service after October 15th will have to submit to a background check carried out by the Quebec police force within eight weeks.

"With the recent nomination of André Fortin at the Transport ministry, we recognize an opportunity to establish a constructive dialogue toward finding a long-term solution for the user and drivers of Uber,” Uber said in statement issued to the media. This is coming from a company who up until yesterday said if the 35-hour training program is maintained they will be ceasing operations in the province.

Bluff or compromise?

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Haunted Montreal Announces Three Ghost Walks for Hallowe'en Season!

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Haunted Montreal is thrilled to announce that for the first time ever it will offer all three ghost walks - Haunted Mountain (Mount Royal), Haunted Griffintown, and Haunted Downtown - for the Hallowe'en Season! Available in both English and French, the haunted walking tours are sure to please ghost hunters, history buffs and Hallowe'en lovers!

Haunted Montreal was created by historian, teacher and actor Donovan King with the purpose of researching true Montreal ghost stories and sharing them with the public in both writing and theatrical performance. A new ghost story is released on the 13th of every month at the Haunted Montreal Blog and fans are invited to sign up to the mailing list if they want to receive

it for free via email.

When Haunted Montreal has enough ghost stories in one geographical location, it creates a new ghost walk and hires professional actors to dramatize the tales for clients. With three ghost walks under its belt, Haunted Montreal is well-positioned as one of the city's leading Hallowe'en attractions.

This year, Haunted Montreal is also assisting the City of Montreal with its 3-day Hallowe'en Festival, La Trouble-FĂŞte, by providing creepy ghost stories for actors to perform. Running from October 27 to October 29 at Place des Festivals, the frightening event marks the city's 375th anniversary. www.hauntedmontreal.com

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Design a life you love with Melissa Colleret

Define your core values - Melissa Colleret By: Jill Clark / mtltimes.ca

The question of values comes up soon into a new client-coach relationship with Melissa Colleret, Montreal-area life designer and coach, public speaker, and soon-to-be author. Remembering core values is a method that has helped Melissa make her own pivotal decisions over the years: to study psychology, to become a yoga instructor, to open her own yoga studio, and ultimately replace her instructor title for one that reads life coach.

Melissa looks at how her clients live alongside their core values. “I spend a lot of time with my clients to refine that,” she says. “To reconnect to these core values as a compass to lead your life with.”

If her values have been her compass, they have led Melissa on a non-linear, but completely necessary path. As a kid, however,

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Melissa always prioritized personal development. Coupled with everything she learned while studying psychology and kinesiology, Melissa found one of her core values: acknowledging the human condition. “I’m interested in what makes people thrive,” she says. “I love hearing people’s stories.”

Despite having found what makes her come alive, Melissa’s path continued to wind through the world of wellness. She completed her yoga teacher training, became a LuluLemon ambassador, and fulfilled her dream of opening a yoga studio. This entire time, she was coaching on the side, whether that was employee training with LuluLemon, or working with individuals while running her studio. “I realized I love this,” she says. It was time to return to her compass of values again.

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While contemplating her own dreams, Melissa continued to inspire others to talk about their own. “I was inspired to break down the barrier that people have around talking about their dreams,” she says, understanding the fear some people feel to talk about their wildest dreams. “I wanted to create a safe space for people to talk about those things. I wanted to have those powerful conversations.” She wanted to create a ripple effect to start people talking about what they want.

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A lot of people are focused on what they want to do. They set goals for themselves. Melissa asks: “But where is that coming from? Is that from an internal intrinsic desire, or because you feel like you should be doing it at this time?” Many goals represent more than their finish line—what core values drive them?

For example, anyone who has worked with Melissa or follows her online knows that her personal assistant is a Portuguese water dog named Bali. Bringing Bali into her home was a lifelong goal that represented a larger achievement for Melissa.

“To me it was a huge deal because it represented that I was working for myself.”

Melissa organizes goals into two categories: push goals and soul goals. “Certain push goals, you just have to do to get to where you want to go,” she says. “The soul goals are the ones I love working with. These are the ones that aren’t always rational, but they light people up.” This is where Melissa shines.

She helps her clients work through the process, realize their dreams, and strategize a plan to reach them. At the same time, it’s not just about the achievement, but the process. An example or a soul goal for Melissa is writing her book. She is currently writing a book about her travels: her experience moving west, what it took to realize that dream, and to do it as a single woman.

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Design a life you love

“Lately, there’s an emphasis on individuality, and a deep need for support,” Melissa says.

She offers support, and attracts clients of all kinds that feel a connection with her. “People looking for objective perspective on their life, or a little guidance to achieve goals that would be challenging to do on your own. People who want to play the game of life at an optimal state.”

Melissa attracts clients who love the freespirited lifestyle she lives. “I am a strong believer in free time and financial freedom, but also doing something that will change the world,” she says. “I attract people who crave that.” Melissa checked off the boxes of postsecondary education and entrepreneurship before realizing that she needed something more. Individuals with similar stories gravitate to her.

Staying to true her own values, Melissa offers her clients a diverse coaching strategy.

She incorporates holistic remedies like yoga, breathing exercises, a clean diet, and a healthy dose of nature to design a lifestyle that allows each client to pursue their goals in business, love, and life. “I use nature a lot.

To me Mother Nature is the best life coach,” Melissa says. She takes her own advice and often refreshes with Bali outdoors.

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nature, buying tickets to concerts, or writing her book. At the same time, her works motivates her daily: “My clients inspire me every single day to step up.”

If you love Melissa’s lifestyle and coaching techniques you have a few ways to connect with her. First, through her signature Come Alive workshop, now available in a self-paced webinar series. Or, if the pillars of nutrition, mindset, movement, and love sound like your type of experience, join Melissa for the 30day November Revitalize Cleanse. Finally, if you’re interested in becoming a coach yourself, contact Melissa to learn about her Y.O.U. Collective Coach Certification—the next program begins in 2018.

Acknowledge the human condition

Most clients have to learn the most important lesson on their own though: how to take the good with the bad. “We have to acknowledge the full spectrum of human experience,” Melissa said. She’s always transparent with her own audience. Life isn’t perfect, but that’s how connections happen. “If you haven’t had hardships in your life, you don’t have that much to share. I learned so much from mine.”

A related lesson: when you’re uncomfortable, you’re growing.

Regardless of what is going on her life, Melissa always sets aside time for herself. “I often tell people: if your tank is empty you can’t give someone else a ride,” she says. “I take that seriously because I want to show up as best as I can.” Whether that means turning off at a certain time each day, prioritizing sleep and healthy eating, spending time in

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Elkhart Lake: A hidden gem for auto racing fans, foodies and pottery buffs By: Stuart Nulman / mtltimes.ca

ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN – Towards the end of this past summer, I decided to participate in a press tour to the charming resort town of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. After enjoying what this small town – located 40 miles northwest of Milwaukee in the heart of the state’s Kettle Moraine State Forest – had to offer when it came to its breathtaking natural scenery and its wide range of attractions, activities and events that expands its year-round population of only 967 people to thousands of visitors and cottage dwellers every summer (not to mention autumn and www.mtltimes.ca

Christmas time), one impression came to mind: Elkhart Lake is a hidden gem.

Elkhart Lake has attracted visitors on a regular basis since the mid-1800s, but before city folk came to this town as a means of a serene retreat from the hustle and bustle of urban life, Native American tribes from the region were attracted to the Elkhart Lake area not only for its natural beauty, but for the curative effects of the lake’s crystal clear, blue-green water (which is still a major selling point for the town).

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However, what really struck me was how this town, which is neatly tucked away in the forests of southeast Wisconsin, has become a magnet for certain types of tourists whom you would least likely expect to target as a vacation destination.

For example, auto racing enthusiasts.

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Because a group of World War II soldiers who visited the town shortly after the war – and were exposed to new makes and models of European cars that were built for speed – were attracted to the hills and curved streets of Elkhart Lake, it sparked the members of the town’s business community (in particular Jim Johnson, the president of the Elkhart Lake Bank), to establish a major auto race on a 3.35 mile circuit on the north side of the lake. From 1950 to 1952, the Elkhart Lake Road Races attracted a large number of racing fans (a total of 155,000 during those three years), not to mention internationallyrenowned race car drivers and sports reporters from around the world.

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The event was stopped after the 1952 race over growing safety concerns for the spectators; however, the high spirit and excitement that those three races brought to Elkhart Lake was not lost on the town fathers. In 1955, a 640-acre professional motor speedway called Road America (www.roadamerica.com) opened its doors; dubbed “America’s National Park of Speed”, Road America is regarded as one of the first and longest road racing circuits in all of North America.

That highly-charged, “need-for-speed” feeling that Road America promotes hit me the moment I arrived there, as I heard the highpowered roar of race car engines fill the air (which was courtesy of the local Porsche Club, in which its members were spending a couple

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After watching those Porsches zip by on the main circuit, the friendly Road America staff were more than happy to help us satisfy that need for speed fever that myself and my fellow journalists on the tour caught. This was done by getting the chance to don some pro racing gear and drive a few laps around its 1-mile paved go karting track (in which the karts can reach a speed of up to 40 mph – or about 65 km an hour – and many of us reached that speed). After that, we were tested on our race car driving skills with a challenge called the “Champagne Slalom”. We got behind the wheel of a sedan with a plate mounted on a small pedestal – and a ball on a string attached to it – that was fastened onto the hood. Our challenge was to drive the car at normal speeds along the short track in the briefest time possible (that included a downhill slalom course), while trying to prevent the ball from falling off the plate. I managed to keep the ball on the plate during my turn on the slalom course (the trick is to never look at the ball while you are driving).

By the way, if you want to take something home from your visit to Road America, check out its newly opened Paddock Shop, which sells a large variety of Road America and racing gear (I bought myself a Road America tshirt with a map of its 4-mile main track – which includes the “Canada Corner” -- on the back of the shirt).

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Its more than four-mile long race track and its expansive facility holds over 600 annual events, as well as attracting over 800,000 racing fans throughout the entire year. Racing fans of all ages will certainly not be disappointed to the wide variety of national and international auto racing events that Road America hosts, such as the Verizon IndyCar Series, the NASCAR XFINITY Series, the Pirelli World Challenge Series, the MotoAmerica SuperBike Doubleheader, plus three highly-attended vintage car events.

of days taking their souped-up vehicles for a few spins around the track). I was impressed with the look and scope of the entire Road America facility, and it can be compared to some of the best international auto racing speedways, whether they be Daytona, Indy, Watkins Glen, Monte Carlo or even the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.

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What also struck me about Elkhart Lake is that for a town of barely 1000 year-round residents, there is certainly no shortage of fine dining establishments of all cuisines and tastes, whether you like your meals simple or extravagant. Whether they are located within the three main resort hotels that anchor the town – the Osthoff Resort, Siebkins Resort and the Victorian Village – or along the town’s main street or immediate vicinity, visitors are in for a culinary treat, not only because of the unique flavour of these unique local restaurants (21 in all), but how many of them use local ingredients, of which a good deal of them are grown in gardens that are part of their respective establishments. I highly recommend the following restaurants for its respective

signature cuisine and atmosphere: the Paddock Club, the Back Porch Bistro, the Stop Inn Tavern, Lola’s Restaurant and Lounge, and the Lake Street Café; and for some good old fashioned locally-produced ice cream for dessert, check out Sissy’s Coffee & Ice Cream Shoppe outside the Sibkins Resort, and Gosserts, which nostalgically takes you back to those ice cream parlours and soda fountains from about a century ago.

Another attraction for the foodie visitor to Elkhart Lake are the culinary experiences that the town offers, and gives residents and visitors a hands-on approach to the recipes, produce, beers and wines that are exclusively created in this area.

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I decided to partake in a cooking class that was held in the Osthoff Resort’s own L’Ecole de la Maison www.cookingschoolatosthoff.com .

Led by Benjamin Sommerfeldt, the hotel’s master chef (who is also the executive chef at Lola’s Restaurant, which also makes its home at the Osthoff), the school offers guests oneand two-day courses, as well as workshops, with the aim to further enhance, or develop, a passion for good food and the art of cooking it.

The recipes that are taught have a traditional angle to them (and are easy for the home chef to follow), and can range from making breads, to pasta and sauces, to soups and stocks, to dishes that are exclusive to Wisconsin, or are familiar dishes that use made-in-Wisconsin ingredients. And the school’s visually stunning kitchen/classroom, complete with state-of-theart cooking appliances and every type of cookware imaginable, certainly encourages that passion for cooking and fine dining.

The morning-long class that myself and seven other journalists took part in was called “Wisconsin Roots”, in which we were paired off to create a dish that was made in Wisconsin, reflected the state’s German heritage, or were popular with many of Wisconsin’s supper club restaurants. The ingredients were all laid out before us (along with each respective recipe), and our task was to prepare and cook the dish in question so that we could enjoy them for our lunch. The menu included French Onion Soup, Potato Crusted Walleye fish, bread, salad, and a new twist to Black Forest Cake.

As for myself, I was tasked with the delectable job of preparing two dishes: roasted tenderloin with natural jus lie, and twice baked potatoes, complete with a stuffing made with a combination of aged Wisconsin cheddar cheese and Wisconsin bacon. At first, it was a bit intimidating (especially the fact of how was I going to incorporate all those ingredients into an edible dish within a couple of hours’ time); however, thanks to the skills, patience and tireless flexibility of Chef Benjamin and his souschef, all of us managed to prepare our recipes on time, so that we could savour them courseby-course a couple of hours later. The verdict: a memorable meal that was dee-licious.

As well, we were given three mini lessons throughout that morning at the cooking school: how to properly slice an onion; how to identify and sample some of Wisconsin’s internationally-renowned, award-winning cheeses; and how to mix Wisconsin’s most-requested drink, the Brandy Old Fashioned Cocktail, complete with brandy, bitters, mashed up oranges and cherries and a spray of Sierra Mist lemon-lime soft drink.

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Another class I took part in during my stay at Elkhart Lake dealt with pottery. To be honest, I haven’t worked with clay and used a pottery spinning wheel since my days as a camper at Green Acres Day Camp over 45 years ago.

Somehow, those messy clay days came back to me during that morning pottery class I took at the Two Fish Gallery www.twofishgallery.net The class was run by Patrick Robinson, a retired ceramics and design teacher, who runs 30 weeks worth of clay classes throughout the year (except in December and July) that run for a length of six weeks each, in which each class can accommodate a maximum of eight people. Needless to say, all 48 available spots fill up quickly, in which his students come from a 30-mile radius of the town. I can readily understand why these pottery classes are so popular; Robinson’s laid-back teaching style and how he utilizes a simplified process can make anyone a master pottery maker, especially how he advocates using a “form”, a prefabricated mold that can be used instead of a pottery wheel, which can accelerate the making of any object, whether it be a plate, vase or coffee mug (I opted for the latter). We then got to choose the colored glaze that we wanted for our specific object, which Robinson then applied, fired in his kiln, and shipped out to us when it was all completed (he explained the entire process can take 30 days or more, and I am anticipating the arrival of the finished coffee mug that I can call my own).

As well, we checked out Robinson’s gallery boutique, which he runs with his wife Karen, which is housed in an early 1900s Missionstyle bungalow. It is filled with many of the hand-crafted pottery items that he makes by hand every day, as well as a wide assortment

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of sculptures, paintings, jewellery, wood, glass and forged iron crafts that are done by local, regional and national artisans; there is also a large selection of handmade fair trade products and gifts available at the boutique. *** Another aspect of Elkhart Lake’s claim to fame that I decided to experience harkens back to the area’s original reason that has attracted so many residents and visitors: the curative powers of the lake’s waters.

This was so well exemplified at the Aspira Spa (www.aspiraspa.com), which is located at the Osthoff Resort. Besides offering typical

spa style services as massages, facials, manicures and pedicures and hydrotherapy, the Aspira Spa integrates principles of Feng Shui, along with elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water, as well as influences of the indigenous peoples who originally inhabited the region, to offer a more holistic and organic spa experience for its customers, which is why Aspira is one of the premier spas in the American Midwest.

Case in point, we were offered an Aspira Spa treatment of our choice so that we can find out for ourselves how unique their spa experience was all about. I chose the Sacred Waters Massage, which was an 80-minute session in one of their amenities-full SpaSuites, in which they used waters taken directly from the lake as part of the treatment, as well as aromatherapy courtesy of oils that were scented from the pine trees of the area.

I also highly recommend to spend a few minutes following your chosen treatment to unwind in the spa’s meditation room, in which the design is influenced by the Native American tribes that made Elkhart Lake their home and their firm belief in the healing powers of its waters.

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Of course, what press tour is complete without a bit of history thrown in. I got my history lesson during a visit to the Wade House Historic Site ( www.wadehouse.org ). Originally built in 1850, the Wade House was run as a combination roadside restaurant, rest stop and hotel for travellers who used the stagecoach as a means of long distance transportation before the railroads took over at the end of the 1860s. Our guide, wearing typical 1860s garb, showed us through the house, which is remarkably preserved to give visitors an authentic feeling of what it was like to travel from city to city before hotel and motel chains, roadside fast food restaurants and interstate highways became the norm.

and acts as a vivid reminder of how the carriage played such an important role in the everyday life of people across North America before the “horseless carriage” (aka the automobile) was introduced.

And by the way, don’t forget to take a picture of yourself in front of (or inside) the restored Sheboygan-Bord du Lac stagecoach, which is located in the upstairs foyer of the museum; I did, and I couldn’t help but recreate a scene from John Ford’s epic 1939 western “Stagecoach” while sitting inside the coach, with myself as John Wayne’s character the Ringo Kid on my mind. ***

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In the 1950s, the eight Benny broothers, sons of a Sainte-Mélanie farmer, became pioneers in raissing and selling broiler chicken in the Lanaudière area. After developing an exclusive chicken grilling technique, they decided ed to go into the restaurant business, and they opened their first rotisserie in Joliette. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Benny bbrothers launched more than 20 restaurants in major Québec citiies, leveraging their exceptioonal brand of know-how..

In 2006, the new Benny&Co. conncept was born. Jean Benny, son of the youngest of the eight fouunding brothers, wanted to rally all the members of the Benny faamily so they could cater to the needs of a modern clientele in seearch of good food, so that they t could ensure the continuity of thhe family business. In total, The Benny&Co banner now has a totaal of 44 locations across Québec, Benny&Co. each of which is operated by mem mbers of the Benny family.

These are fast-casuaal restaurants, with a 130-seat dining room and a relaxed atmoosphere. The concept offers several new elements, such as a drive-through, online ordering, a soup and salad bar, a beeer and wine counter and a children’s area.

In 2013, Jean Bennyy’s sister Lucie, alongg with her husband Michel Bonin and theeir children, realized their project of opening a Vaaudreuil-Dorion llocation. They were so enchanted by their experience with this ffirst restaurant in the area that they opened a second Benny&Co.. in Pincourt in May 2017.. Lucie Benny and her family are proudd of their heritage, and they would like to share their experiencce with you: they invite you to come discover the innovative Bennyy&Co. concept in the Vaaudreuil-Dorion and Pincourt locations.

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Vaalid until December 3, 2017.. Choose one (1) BBenny&Co. Craving among: mozzarella sticks (3), chicken wings (3), or chicken hicken bites (4). This offer can’t be combined. Mention this offer when orrdering and provide coupon when paying. One coupon per customer. Couupon valid in Pincourt and Vaaudreuil restaurants only.. Taaxes not includedd. *Trade-marks owned by J. BENNY INC. and used under licence. 2017 © Copyright owned by J. BENNY INC. and used under licence.

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Vaalid until December 3, 2017.. Choose one (1) Benny&Co. Craving among: mozzarella sticks (3), chicken wings (3), or chicken hicken bites (4). This offer can’t be combined. Mention this offer when ordering and provide coupon when paying. One coupon per customer. Coupon upon valid in Pincourt and Vaaudreuil restaurants only.. Taaxes not included. d. *Trade-marks owned by J. BENNY INC. and used under licence. 20177 © Copyright owned by

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West Island Palliative Care Residence turns 15 The West Island Palliative Care Residence will mark the 15th anniversary of its opening on October 15 by renewing its commitment to providing vital end-of-life care to the community.

“We remain as dedicated as ever to our goal of helping people with terminal illnesses to live well, as pain free as possible and with dignity right to the end,” said Teresa Dellar, Executive Director and CoFounder of the Residence.

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this milestone anniversary; we couldn’t have done it without them.”

Teresa Dellar was a social worker at the Lakeshore General Hospital in the 1990s when she saw the challenges faced by terminally ill patients and their families, often having to transfer to an impersonal downtown hospital in their final days. She resolved that the West Island community should be able to have a facility where such patients could live their final days to the fullest in a first-class facility in the community, close to family and friends.

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Teresa Dellar, Executive Director and Co- Founder of the Residence In 1999, she enlisted to her cause Russell thousands of donors. Each and every perWilliams, then a local member of the Na- son, foundation, association and corporation tional Assembly, who helped mobilize gov- who has generously donated funds, time ernment and corporate support for the idea and gifts-in-kind has enabled the nurses, of building a palliative care residence in the doctors, social workers, spiritual advisors West Island. After several years of fundrais- and volunteers to deliver excellent care aling to finance construction, the work was lowing patients to die with dignity and in done and the nine-bed residence was peace. Key supporters who have champiopened on October 15, 2002. oned the Residence since its earliest days and continue today include the Trottier FamIn 2012, the Residence more than doubled ily Foundation and Pfizer Canada Inc. in size by opening a 14-bed second pavilion on a dedicated floor of a nearby long-term About the West Island Palliative Care Resicare facility. The expansion made the Resi- dence dence, with 23 beds, the largest such stand- The West Island Palliative Care Residence alone facility in Canada. Over the last 15 provides terminally ill patients with a place to years, more than 3,700 patients have been spend their final days in comfort and dignity cared for at the Residence. in a warm, home-like environment, close to their family, and in their community. The free“The success of the Residence is entirely standing Residence, which is the first of its due to the ongoing amazing commitment of kind in Montreal, provides a special type of the community in so many ways, from care for terminally-ill people to live their final fundraising to volunteering,” added Ms. Del- days in comfort and dignity. Recognized lar. “It is extremely gratifying to see how the across the province and Canada for its exResidence has become a vital part of the cellence in palliative care, the facility has community as people have learned and ac- welcomed more than 3,700 patients in the cepted the value of providing quality end-of- final stages of ALS, multiple sclerosis, carlife care.” diovascular disease and cancer, as well as 15,000 of their family members. To learn Support for the Residence has come from more, visit PalliativeCareResidence.com WEDNESDAY

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Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story, the show that inspired a generation of multi-million selling juke-box musicals including Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Million Dollar Quartet, and We Will Rock You, is back by popular demand!

With more than 22 million music fans having lived the experience since it opened in London’s West End in 1989, Buddy speaks an international language, and continues to thrill rockin’ audiences from 8 to 80 the world over.

Both publicly and critically acclaimed, Buddy tells the enduring tale of the musical icon’s meteoric rise to fame and his final legendary performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, before his tragic and untimely death at the age of 22. In 18 short months, the Texasborn boy revolutionized the face of contemporary music influencing everyone from The Beatles to Bruce Springsteen.

Boasting a phenomenally multi-talented cast, together they present two terrific hours of music with over 20 of his greatest hits, including the timeless classics That’ll Be the Day, Peggy Sue, Oh Boy and Rave On. With the

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Big Bopper’s Chantilly Lace and Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba completing a stellar musical line-up, Buddy is a not to be missed evening of feel good family entertainment Buddy’s widow, Maria Elena Holly, says of the show: “When we opened the show we never imagined Buddy’s music and story would still be rocking stages and entertaining audiences around the world week-in week-out over 25 years later. I believe this is testament to a great show – the first of its kind – and to the enduring appeal of Buddy Holly and what he represents; a youthful energy, huge talent and creativity, combined with a determination to make a lasting impression in this world.”

Writer/Producer Alan Janes says “Audiences dance in the aisles every night to our enactment of the story of a young man whose musical career spanned an all-too-brief period but whose music will be remembered forever”.

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