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The organizers display their banners before the start of the press conference his was the mes- on the causes of poverty. cent. The basic monthly sage that came From there, the govern- social assistance alvery loudly from ment should devise poli- lowance in Quebec for a the organizers of a cies that could help single person is now press conference in front people on welfare to $648, while according to of the Tour de la Bourse come out of their situa- Statistics Canada the basic building on Victoria Sq. tion, but not to penalize consumer basket for a single person this past Tuesday. "Over them, as it should be the last five years, both has been the $1,529 per the Pauline Marois (PQ) case with the month. and the Philippe Couillard application of Ms. Pathak (Liberal) governments policies that also pointed their have repeatedly attacked cut to other inour welfare system with a benefits and equities in series of heartless cut- t h e r e f o r e the current backs," said Sheetal make their welfare sysPathak, a community or- s i t u a t i o n tem, such as ganizer from Project Gen- worse. the 2013 reThe organesis. Then the speaker moval of focused on the new min- izers of the people aged ister in charge of welfare, press conferbetween 55 to have By Sergio Martinez 58, from the Jean Boulet. The demand ence from this group that de- some impresTe m p o r a r y mtltimes.ca fends the rights of welfare sive figures to Limitations to recipients is that instead back their demands: the Employment category, enof making cuts to the peo- current poverty percent- acted during the PQ govple who happen to be on age rate in the province is ernment. This action social assistance, the new 13.1, and in Montreal, that resulted in a loss of $134 CAQ government focuses figure goes up to 16.1 per per month for those af-

fected. Couples with children under the age of five were also removed from this category which meant a cut of about $231 per month.

The cuts to people living as a couple when the partner earns more than $20,000 a year, also had other adverse effects, including instability in the life of couples, or their refusal to have children, given the economic hardships they have to confront.

The Liberal government of Philippe Couillard for its part, when announced its Objectif Emploi program, which forced firsttime welfare applicants to undergo job training it seems that its goal, more than prepare people for jobs, was merely to cut their cheques, which actually could be reduced up to $324 a month.The government also imposed travel restrictions in 2015, aimed at preventing people from leaving the province for more than seven consecutive days in a calendar month. That same year another cut of $125 per month, to their welfare benefits was introduced if they were living with more than one roommate, the assumption was that they would be making money off their "boarder."

He also addressed the political issue behind that perception which is sometimes reinforced by social attitudes. Instead, he drew the attention to the big corporations that benefit from large amounts of money in the form of lowinterest loans, tax exemptions, and other benefits that the government gives them.

The tone of the meeting was then to put an emphasis on the people, as Arié Moyal Ms. Pathak remarked at Arié Moyal, a welfare ben- the end of her address, eficiary who also spoke at "We'll be back because the press conference the treatment of the most make a strong appeal to marginalized people in dismiss the stigma associated with those who are our society is too imporliving on social assistance. tant an issue to ignore."

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mago Theatre’s production of “Other People’s Children” by Hannah Moscovitch, which plays at the Centaur Theatre until November 4, deals with a sometimes hidden aspect of the Canadian labour force, in particular, the migrant workers who work as care workers for the children of wealthy and affluent families.

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pression, yet is eager to return to her job at the law firm; her husband Ben (Brett Donahue), a charming, care free businessman who seems to look forward to every business trip that he goes on practically every other week to a far away, exotic location; and Sati (Asha Vijayasingham), an engineerturned-nanny from Sri Lanka who is hired to look after Ilana and Ben’s child, so that she could earn enough money to bring her family to live in Canada.

But somehow, Sati’s eagerness to please and the bond she has with their daughter Eva creates a bone of contention for Ilana and Ben, as the ugly side of Ilana’s post-partum depression and Ben’s tendency towards infidelity (especially during one business trip to Hanoi) threatens to break through the glass-andconcrete confines of their luxurious suburban home, and with Sati in the middle as the catalyst of this dysfunctional family in the

making.

This play is quite a raw, compelling look at how the exploitation of migrant workers in Canada (especially those working in the domestic care taking field) extracts a lot of unabashed emotions from all parties involved, and how these domestic migrant workers try to do everything within their power – and to withstand all sorts of emotional and physical abuse – so that they can benefit from the Canadian government’s caregiver program, so that they can gain permanent residency status after only two years on the job in Canada.The trio of actors that make up the cast do a superb job of bringing out these tensions and issues, and shed a great deal of light on an aspect of labour exploitation that has gone unnoticed here in Canada, but should now no longer be ignored.

Tickets for the remaining performances of “Other People’s Children” are $25, $20 for students, seniors and artists, and $15 for groups of 10 people or more. For more information, or to purchase tickets, go to www.imagotheatre.ca or call 514-274-3222. *** The ILL-Abilities, a unique, inspiring breakdance crew whose members are differently-abled dancers, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special event called “No

Limits X”, which is being held in collaboration with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, on November 17, at the ballet’s headquarters, located at 1435 Bleury Street.

Marking the first time that a HipHop event is being held with the legendary ballet troupe, this fully accessible event will have HipHop dancers representing such countries as the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Chile, Holland and South Korea.There will be three components: a No Limits concept dance battle, where participants will have the challenge of spinning a wheel that is labeled with various constraints and adaptive aids such as a wheelchair, crutches or a blindfold; a Heroes Showcase Battle, where student dancers with a disability will be dancing alongside professional dancers who do not have a disability; and a theatrical performance by the ILL-Abilities, where they will be debuting a new theatrical dance piece that they will be taking with them on future world tours.

Tickets for “No Limits X” are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information, go to: www.illabilities.com . *** The 3rd annual Square Foot Exhibition and Fundraiser to benefit the Old Brewery Mission is set to take place on November 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 232 Sen-

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Admission is free. *** To mark National Family Caregiver Week in Quebec, Carrefour Productions Inc. will be presenting the Quebec premiere of the documentary “The Caregivers’ Club” on November 8, 5 p.m., at the Cinema du Parc.

Directed by Cynthia Banks, the documentary follows four families – and the four middle aged caregivers in each family – and how they cope with heartbreak, humour and frustrations of that go with taking care of their elderly parents as they go through the devastating effects of dementia.

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Marvin Rotrand to table motion banning smoking in parks in Côtedes-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

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arvin Rotrand will be tabling a motion to ban smoking in parks at the November 5 Bor-

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ough Council meeting in Côte-des-Neiges–NotreDame-de-Grâce.

The Snowdon city councilor has long been an advocate for a ban on smoking in parks. The proposed ban will cover tobacco as well as marijuana. It will if

adopted apply only to parks in the west-end borough. Parks are local, City Council can recommend but only has jurisdiction in regional parks like Mount Royal.

"I would like there to be the same uniform rule of no smoking in parks anywhere in Quebec," he says. Provincial law in Quebec currently bans smoking nine meters from children's play areas.

Rotrand thinks this kind of regulation doesn't make a whole lot of sense. "There is no such thing as a safe level of smoke," he says noting smoke diffuses in the air and can travel well beyond a nine meter radius.

Five boroughs on the island of Montreal have adopted non-smoking bylaws. In some places the rules are stringent; in others less so. Westmount recently banned smoking

in parks and green spaces.

Hampstead went a step further: no smoking at all in public spaces including sidewalks and streets.

One potential problem involves smoking marijuana in public spaces. Rotrand thinks some of the existing regulations are ambiguous as applied to smoking marijuana. Any regulations curtailing smoking marijuana are likely to be challenged by marijuana advocates who are riding high now that cannabis use has been legalized in Canada.

The "Dean" of Montreal City Council isn't worried. Rotrand is the longest-sitting member of Montreal City Council and as such his opinion carries weight across the island-city and throughout the province. He hopes this local initiative will spur other boroughs and cities to follow suit. This

isn't his first rodeo. Rotrand's fight with likeminded colleagues in other municipalities goes back to 2000. Quebec banned smoking in public

eliminated designated smoking rooms in 2008.

However, Rotrand says the government gave them only "a quarter loaf". "Montreal is not ahead of the curve," he says, noting twelve hundred US cities have banned smoking in parks, recreation areas, and beaches. Vancouver has done the same; ditto, for Halifax, Ottawa, Saskatoon, and to some extent Edmonton. Quebecers have a reputation for being smokers.This is one of those stereotypes that has a grain of truth. A Marvin Rotrand the study at the University of Waterloo on tobacco Dean of consumption showed that Montreal City Council spaces and workplaces, in 2015, smoking prevasuch as offices, hospitals, lence in Quebec was restaurants and bars on 14.2%, slightly above the 31 May 2006. Smoking is national average of 13.0%, banned on the properties However, from 1999-2015 of elementary and high prevalence appeared to schools. The province decline fairly steadily, and more steeply than in

other provinces.

Premier François Legault has said he intends to follow through on a campaign promise to ban smoking marijuana in public and to raise the legal age to 21 as soon as possible.The Plante administration said it has been in preliminary talks with the CAQ officials about the new government's proposed amendments to the law. Mayor Valerie Plante said while the city believes in the benefits of the current law, it won't stand in the government's way if it decides to do something different.

Rotrand believes there is broad public support for a smoking ban in parks and hopes that his colleagues at the borough and in the city will soon come on board.

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Quarterback Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald in the semi-finals against LaSalle

un Youth's midget football team is heading to finals this weekend! With a perfect record in the regular season, it's fair to say that they are the favorites to win. This comes as no surprise to anyone who's been watching Quebec amateur football, as they have some of the best young talent in the province. The Hornets high powered offense is lead by their QB, Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald, who is the obvious candidate for league MVP this year.

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ball League (QMFL) finals will be this Sunday November 4th at Stade Hébert, starting at 3:00 pm, and will oppose the North Shore Mustangs to the Sun Youth Hornets.

The game should be a good one, as the Hornets and Mustangs have been cross-town rivals for years.

Sun Youth has a long football tradition going back to the earliest days of the organization. The motivation that led to the creation of Sun Youth in 1954 was to allow disadvantaged youths residing

in the St. Louis district in Montreal to play sports.

Today, almost all the young people who attend the organization play sports, either within one of Sun Youth’s sports teams, or at its day camp.

Through the years, many former Hornets football and basketball players have made the jump to the college, university and even professional level.

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Getaway: Why Vermont is Always a Good Idea

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Covered bridges in Vermont ermont is one of of Stowe is home to Verthe best places to mont’s highest peak, vacation. Outdoor Mount Mansfield, and ofenthusiasts will be fers a historic and vithrilled, as it is one of the brant community with all largest but also least the charm of a tradipopulated states in the tional New England vilUS; foodies will be over lage. Since it’s a ski town, the moon with Ver- you will find a wide varimont’s amazing restau- ety of ski resorts —such rants, farmers’ markets, as the recently renoas well as local produc- vated Topnotch Resort, ers; and wellness afi- which is still owned by a cionados will be amazed Montreal family. What with Vermont’s world- differentiates the Toprenowned spas and wide notch Resort from other ski resorts in Stowe is that it’s more on the boutique side. With its design and 68 rooms, Topnotch is not your typical in/out ski lodging.

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By Catherine Maisonneuve outdoor courts, a stateof-the-art Fitness Center mtltimes.ca with daily fitness classes and two outdoor pools variety of fitness activi- with mountain views— ties. In Vermont, you will one of which is heated find miles and miles of year-round. This is defiuntouched lands, natural nitely where you want to beauty, mountains, lakes, spend your next Stowe historic villages, an amaz- getaway. ing food culture, incrediOn your first day, why ble landscapes. Best of not visit one of the most all, since Vermont’s natu- photographed covered ral beauty is just a short bridges in Vermont drive from Montreal, it (Emily’s Bridge) and exmakes it the perfect plore the village centre. short-stay destination in Afterwards, plan a visit every season. to the infamous Ben & The two most popular Jerry’s Factory, where it destinations in Ver- all began for the Vermont mont—Stowe and ice cream makers, and Burlington—are only 35 end up in the small town miles from each other, of Waterbury. In Waterbut they offer two com- bury’s national park you pletely different vacation will find “The Reservoir,” settings. Below are itin- the ninth-largest body of erary suggestions for a water in the state of Vertwo-day stay in each mont. While in Waterplace. bury, you must also dine The perfect getaway at the original location of in Stowe the highly-acclaimed The picturesque village restaurant Hen of the • November 3, 2018

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Stowe Gondola SkyRide Wood.The following day, cialty—begins by the why not take the Gon- fireplace, sipping tea and dola SkyRide to the top enjoying foot massages of Mt. Mansfield ?! The with your partner, folviews are fantastic, even lowed by full-body masmore so during the fall sages. How delicious is foliage season. You can that? Stowe is not just take a steep hiking trail about the skiing, it’s from the gondola to the about disconnecting, envery top of the mountain joying the great outand end your day at the doors, breathing fresh award-winning Topnotch air, taking it slow, and enSpa.The Couple’s Deluxe joying the moment.

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The perfect itinerary in Burlington

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Church Street, Burlington

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Burlington is the largest city in Vermont. However don’t be fooled: it’s also very convenient for a short stay, as everything that you want to see is located within walking distance. This dynamic college town is compact, beautiful, home to creative entrepreneurship, great shopping, a gorgeous waterfront public area and the vibrant Church Street Marketplace.

On the first day, you must get acquainted with the town centre. On Church Street you will find a brick-paved pedestrian mall, historic buildings ranging in style from Victorian to Art Deco and, of course, Church Street Marketplace. Local shops and restaurants as well as cultural venues, outdoor cafes, street vendors, and entertainers keep things lively all day long in this public marketplace. After a day of exploring, shopping and art-peeking (check out the Burlington Arts Center), check in at the stylish, locally designed Hotel Vermont, the only boutique hotel in the area.

Modern yet rustic, this incredible property—located in the heart of the action—is the only place you’ll want to stay during your Burlington escape.

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spired”: a lobby living room with fireplace, the excellent Juniper Restaurant/Bar, an outdoor terrace, and a green roof.

This hotel will make you feel like a local without ever compromising your comfort. At night, why not try the second location of the Hen of the Wood restaurant, which recently opened on the Hotel Vermont premises, then call it a night with trivia games near the lobby fireplace?

In the morning, a short walk from the hotel will take you to one of the best bakeries in the country, August First, while a brand-new coffee tasting bar, Onyx Tonics (located nearby), will please all the coffee geeks.Vermont is a foodie state, known for its

coffee, cheese, beer, ice cream, and chocolate; this is your chance to explore!

After a quick bite, head to the nearby waterfront where you will find lakeside parks, a gorgeous boardwalk, and a 12.5 mile walking/bike path that connects to the Lake Champlain.

Bicycles, rollerblades, kayaks, and sailboats are all available for rent to better experience the views across the spectacular lake. On the way back home, you have to stop at one of the many Burlington-area farms & markets to pick and choose your own fruits and vegetables and see what Vermont is all about: food and friends, both authentic and inspiring.

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In the Name of Humanity by Max Wallace

to help rescue the thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe, in hope for a quick end to the Holocaust.

There are two amazing things that will captivate the readers of this book.

First of all, the cast of characters who became

By Stuart Nulman unlikely of heroes in their mtltimes.ca tireless – and sometimes dangerous – efforts towards this mission of (Allen Lane, $36) mercy.They include Recha bout 20 years ago, tain death in the Nazis’ Sternbuch, an Orthodox when Montreal- vast network of concen- Jewish woman based in born investigative tration camps, was that Switzerland who lead a journalist Max the individual who engi- rescue committee with Wallace published a book neered what he hoped her husband Isaac; Paul with fellow Montreal- would be a negotiated Gruninger, a Swiss police born investigative journal- settlement to end this captain who aided the ist Ian Halperin that dealt systematic genocide that Sternbuchs in smuggling with the shady circum- was claiming close to six Jewish refugees across the stances surrounding the million Jews, was the man border into Switzerland death of grunge rocker who practically initiated (which later cost him his Kurt Cobain, he told me this horrendous exercise job); Jean-Marie Musy, the of a book he was working in mass murder: SS chief former President of on at that time, in which Heinrich Himmler.

Switzerland who used his he was doing a great deal In his latest book In the influence towards a resof research about. It was Name of Humanity (the cue mission of the Union about a secret deal to title is suggested by the of Orthodox Rabbis; and quickly end the Holocaust phrase that was used to probably one of the most in early 1945, as Nazi seal an agreement that unlikeliest of heroes in Germany was on the Himmler helped to nego- this book is Felix Kersten, heels of losing World War tiate in March of 1945, the Finnish-born osII, as the Allies were mak- which would spare the teopath and masseur who ing their way to Berlin lives of the remaining Jews had Himmler as one of his from both eastern and who were held at Nazi clients (to help him with western Europe. concentration camps in his chronic stomach trouWhat was so astonishing Germany in the wake of bles), and virtually conabout this revelation on an Allied victory in Eu- vinced the Nazi leader the clandestine negotia- rope), Wallace effectively towards the negotiated tions that was to hope- chronicles the secret mis- agreement that would fully save the remaining sions, attempts and nego- bring an end to a genoJews of Europe from cer- tiations that were initiated cide that already elimi-

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nated the lives of nearly six million Jews.

Second, the book shows how easily influenced the fanatically meticulous Himmler was towards an agreement that he would never associate himself with. However, Wallace proves that Himmler’s motivations were rather selfish in purpose; basically, he wanted to save his own skin and convince the western Allies that if he could avert the systematic murder of more Jews in the camps according to the strict liquidation orders that were issued to him by Hitler, he somehow believed that Germany, Britain and the U.S. could focus their attention on fighting the quickly advancing Russian army and defeat the spread of Communism that would gobble up most of Europe.

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ne of the liqueurs that I remember fondly from my childhood is Grand Marnier. This golden amber coloured spirit was the favorite of many in my household in Caracas, Venezuela. For instance, my late grandmother used it for baking in her delicious pain brioché aux raisins secs et au Grand-Marnier. Each and every time we would go to a French restaurant, my aunt Giuseppina would order Crepes Suzette. She loved its bitter orangey taste in this classic French dessert.

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Grand Marnier get its orange notes from Caribbean-grown “Citrus Bigaradia,” also known as Seville or bitter orange. The oranges are carefully handpicked, chopped and their peels are dried in the sun. This method encourages flavour retention. These oranges were originally introduced to the Caribbean by the earliest European explorers, a group that included Christopher Columbus.Apart from grapes and oranges, Grand Marnier draws its unique flavour from French oak barrels. The warm, exotic spice tones of the wood complement the spirit's inherent fruitiness.

Grand Marnier was created in 1880 during the time of la Belle Époque. At the beginning, his inventor Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle wanted to name it Curacao Marnier. However his friend César Ritz after tasting it suggested the actual name to reflect the high quality of the liqueur. “ A grand name for a grand liqueur”, he is reputed to have said, ignoring a trend in turn-of the century Paris to call everything small or “petite”

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Not long ago I assisted a Grand Marnier tasting supper in the company of its Master Blender, Patrick Raguenaud. He has been Grand Marnier’s Master Blender since 2004 overseeing all the production stages of this fine liqueur. In addition to his role, Mr. Raguenaud is the President of the National Interprofessional Bureau of Cognac since November 2017. The invitation was a courtesy of the Campari Group which owns Grand Marnier. The supper took place at the blue room of the Ritz Carlton in Montreal. continued on Page 15

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The first step is basic education in understanding the origin of pain. Also adopting simple self-care routines to help redirect your attention, can strengthen your sense of control. In this article we will go beyond pain management, and explore how to disrupt the pathways of pain.

Origins of Pain The origin of pain can be physically related to tissue or nerve damage. It can also have a mental or an emotional origin. However all types of pain–or nociceptive input–stem from the brain’s interpretation of a situation that is considered harmful or threatening which alerts the body to go into fight or flight.

This means that nociceptive signals are always real, but not always related to tissue damage or an imminent threat. If you are dealing with chronic pain it’s an important concept to understand and discern if the pain signal is actually necessary for your survival.

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to improve communication between different brain regions that sends signals to other parts of the body. As much as this is a good thing it can also unknowingly create “pain pathways” . During times of high stress, these preferred pain pathways become activated. Because the signal is traveling along the most frequently used pathway.

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Effective self-care for pain management Of course the natural reaction to pain (or a fear of feeling pain) is avoidance of any movement, position or situation we believe is associated with, or is causing, discomfort.

Sometimes this strategy can be debilitating for someone with chronic pain. However, you don’t want to completely ignore pain signals. So what do you do?

Use the breath to calm yourself down A good first step when managing chronic pain is to aid the nervous system calm down. Your brain is more sensitive to nociceptive signals when you’re stressed, therefore allowing yourself to relax to soothe the parasympathetic nervous system can be helpful. Begin by taking deep slow breaths helps to engage the diaphragm that is connected to the Vagus nerve, which controls the parasympathetic response. It is known that deep abdominal breathing is the fastest way to enter a more calm and relaxed state of being.

Cultivate a Mind Set The next step is to cultivate a mindset to redirect your attention, create a sense of control and help to retrain your brain’s pain perception.

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Creating a sankalpa in the form of a short sentence that’s easy to repeat will plant a powerful seed in your mind. A seed that can grow and serve as a guide to help you craft new and pain-free pathways in your brain. Such as “ I am pain free, and I move around easily and effortlessly”.

Induce all over relaxation Another way is to improve your proprioception ability to sense the position, orientation and movement of different body parts. It’s also a sensory information system that’s inversely related to nociception. In other words, proprioceptive signals tend to inhibit nociception, which means that this can be an effective strategy for reducing pain.

Improving body awareness helps develop your ability to differentiate between different types of nociceptive signals.With a ball on the floor or at the wall is a good starting point.

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All cakes are sold by volunteers, and all money raised goes to local charities, among them: Light a Dream, Lucky Harvest, Citizen Advocacy, West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped (WIAIH), Quebec Special Olympics, Generations Foundation, AVATIL (Training for Independent Living), as well as our annual distribution of Easter Food Baskets to the underprivileged in the West Island.

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Celebrating over 60 years of service to the community!

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Cakes can be purchased at Calzone, Turner Chauffage-Heating and Fleuriste Westmount.

Cakes will also be available at the following locations as of November 5th:

• Bank of Montreal, Fairview Shopping Centre • Bank of Montreal, 2867 blvd. St. Charles, Kirkland • CalZone, 3717 blvd, St-Charles, Kirkland • CIBC, 2959 St. Charles, Kirkland • Concordia Arts Program – 7079 Terrebonne, N.D.G. • Fleuriste Westmount, 343 bord du Lac, Pointe Claire • Microvin, Plaza Pointe-Claire • Pharmacie Jean Coutu, 485 Beaconsfield Blvd.

• St. Viateur Bagels, 821 Tecumseh, D.D.O. • St. Viateur Bagels, 5629 Monkland, N.D.G. • Turner Heating, 6 de Lourdes, Pointe Claire • Westmount Stationery, 4887 Sherbrooke W.

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