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Montreal Children's Hospital has a new message

"When we all come together to support the Children’s young patients, everyone is a winner!" - P.K. Subban, spokesperson for Helping Hands, Montreal Children's Foundation

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The Montreal Children's Hospital treats young patients and

needless to say is always looking for new ways to encourage the public to support its mission of helping sick children and their families. The Children's already has a reputation for excellent care, state-of-the-art medical technologies, and top-notch expertise. Thanks to its dedicated team of healthcare professionals and staff the hospital is recognized worldwide as a truly caring pediatric facility. However, the Children's Foundation decided that it was time to give the venerable institution an image makeover to better connect with youthful priorities and needs in today's world. Voila! A new identity and message were born: Heal.

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P.K. Subban with Loic heal, love, bond - are favorite Hab was the "both simple and star attraction at a recharged with meaning cent Halloween party at for sick children and the hospital much to their families," says Re- the kids' delight. "The becca Valade of Citoyen objective of the Halcampaign Optimum an outreach loween partner of the Chil- "L'Halloween - c'est dren's. These three pil- malade" (a humorous lars represent a social play on words in approach to pediatric French) was first and healthcare emphasizing foremost "to bring joy the cooperation of pa- to children in long-term tients, medical staff, and care, considering they donors in healing sick can't go out of the hoschildren as a whole.The pital to celebrate," says St Laurent For Rent recent campaign to in- Noemie de Rothschild Commercial 742 Decarie commercial crease awareness about of Citoyen Optimum. storefront facility also has a P.K.’s Helping Hand at the Children's crucial finished basement work in acute, as well as the Children's Foundalong-term care, is the tion is a fund dedicated brainchild of Cosette, to assisting vulnerable For Rent an innovative marketing families financially dev240 Martinique $3975/mo and branding agency astated by a child’s illHuge 5 bedroom home in collaborating with the ness. Having a sick child the central D.D.O. Children's Hospital often means one parent Inground pool! has to stop working, Foundation.

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better the patient's well-being," says de Rothschild. "In 2017-18 the Foundation managed to collect $25.7 M." The increased funding translates into tangible benefits for sick children Valade says.

Heal, love, bond, are not just three words but "three outcomes."

Any high-profile event such as P.K. Subban's special appearance not only raises money in the short term but also raises the hospital's profile in the long term creating a positive cycle.

Other fun-themed events are "made possible through the support of very generous donors," Valade says.

This is the case all yearround and especially during the holidays when the hospital seeks the aid of clowns, Santa impersonators, etc. to make these moments more enjoyable for the children de Rothschild says. A happy child and hopefully a happy outcome.

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Whether you own an old home or a brand new one, there are a number of things that can fall short of requirements during a home inspection. If not identified and dealt with, any of these 11 items could cost you dearly in terms of repair.

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Getaway: Why Saratoga Springs?

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hours in this rich-in-history town, here are few reasons why.

When you are dreaming of a 48-hour getaway, you don’t want to have to drive too far.

And, let’s face it: in a 3-hour radius, the options are limited around Montreal. Once you have seen: Tremblant, the East-

ern Townships, Vermont, Lake Champlain, Ottawa, Quebec City… you have seen it all.

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January 14, with the price for stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane for domestic LettermailTM items weighing 30 grams or less increasing to $0.90, up from $0.85. The

price of a single domestic stamp will increase to $1.05, up from $1.00.

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New Year, new challenges for the city of Montreal The CAQ promises some tramway lines, but there are no concrete moves on that

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t was the first year for Mayor Valerie Plante, the first female to hold the position in the city, and the assessment of her administration and her Projet Montréal party tends to be mixed. At the beginning of 2018 a convoluted explanation for the fact that city taxes have had an increase larger than the one promised during the campaign –city taxes proper increased within limits announced

by Plante, but then water taxes were added, and the sum of the two went over the inflation rate– provided the first black eye to the new administration.

This situation hasn't repeated this year: when the city announced the new taxes for 2019, the increases will be kept within the inflation rate.

On the positive side the city has implemented some policies aiming at

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dealing with environmental protection, and toward the end of the year announced an action plan to help integrate immigrants into this society.

However, the assessment turns more critical, and even negative, when it comes to some decisions where the will of the citizens was not apparently considered.

A case in point was the pilot plan that saw the thoroughfare on Mount Royal (Remembrance and Camillien Houde Roads) closed to cars during the summer.

Compounded by the fact that Dr. Penfield Ave. was closed at the corner of Peel, the road closing on Mount Royal resulted in long traffic jams on Sherbrooke St., traffic delays that affected equally private cars and buses, i.e. users of public transit, which

the new administration would accept the recclaims to favour, were ommendations of the also affected by the Office de consultations pilot plan. publiques de Montréal, Among the decisions but that may also dethat the ruling party in pend on how defenders City Hall must do this of the two contradictyear is the one con- ing positions are able to cerning the future of mobilize to air their that pilot views beplan on fore the M o u n t OCPM. Royal: are The city they going must also to keep it make imfor the sumportant demer? Will it cisions on be a permapublic trannent change, sit on the as some in island, her party which has n a m e l y By Sergio Martinez come under P l a t e a u sharp critimtltimes.ca Mont-Royal cism during Mayor Luc Ferrandez, 2018, especially the dealso the councillor in ficiencies in the bus charge of parks, would routes. On the other like? The Mayor has said hand, the projected that regarding the fu- Pink Line of the metro, ture of car circulation although now under on Mount Royal, she study, is still a long shot,

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since the new provincial authorities have not indicated support for the idea. In the meantime, extensions to existing lines, particularly the Blue Line in the east to reach Anjou, and perhaps, the Orange Line in the north-west, still don't show any sign of progress. The CAQ government is on record supporting the building of some tramway lines, but again, there are no concrete moves regarding that plan yet.

On the other hand, the city has implemented positive moves regarding street lighting, replacing the old sodium lamps which emit a yellowish light that distorts objects and provide insufficient illumination, for neutralwhite LED lights.

However, not all the

areas have benefitted from the same quality of lighting: while De Maisonneuve between Peel and St. Mathieu got high-quality lamps including sidewalk lights too, on the sections east of Peel and west of St. Mathieu the bulbs are less powerful, and no lighting for the sidewalks was installed.

Many residents in the sectors affected ask, why?

Of course, managing a big city is not an easy thing, keeping its citizens happy is even harder. But if one thing is at the roots of many of these problems is that Mayor Plante and her party need consulting the citizens in a more meaningful way (i.e. taking into account what people say). Let's hope this will happen this year.

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'No Pants' Montreal Metro Ride 2019 on for this Sunday!

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he 'No Pants Subway Ride', an annual global event started by Improv Everywhere in New York in 2002, is back again this year in Montreal on January 13th - but here it's called the 'Metro Ride'.

The organizers like to describe the event as nothing more than 'a celebration of silliness' and 'absurdity for absurdity’s sake'. Anybody wanting to participate in this year's event is invited to meet up at the Sherbrooke Metro Station at 2:30pm this Sunday - with their pants on. Once passing through the turnstile, all pants are off!

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board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter without pants. The participants behave as if they do not know each other, and they all wear winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves. The only unusual thing is their lack of pants'.

Montrealers are used to all kinds of unusual happenings in this fair city - but this event should turn a few heads around indeed!

Improv Everywhere is a comedic performance art group based in New York City, formed in 2001 by Charlie Todd.

Its slogan is 'We Cause Scenes'. The group carries out pranks, which they call 'missions', in public places.The stated goal of these missions is

to cause scenes of 'chaos and joy'. This is their 18th annual No Pants Subway Ride and it will be taking place on Sunday in New York

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4:00 pm and later: Postpantless chat, meet up, hang out at Saint-Houblon bar on St-Denis.

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Wildside Festival now underway at the Centaur

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a line-up of six criticallyacclaimed, yet off beat, innovative theatrical shows that offer different twists to the way one appreciates live theatre.

The festival kicked off with Toronto’s Sex TRex hilarious parody “Crime After Crime (After Crime)”, which won the Just For Laughs Best Comedy Award at last year’s Montreal Fringe Festival. A threepart comedy that takes place in 1952, 1972 and 1992, it pokes fun of the hardboiled film noir, heist caper and buddy cop film genres, and are all centred in the mythical city of Crime City.

The four-member troupe never misses a beat as they offer energetic sharp parodies of these three crime movie genres that would leave Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe and James Bond laughing. It’s certainly better than a shot of whiskey and a

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slug from a .45. The show continues its run on January 15 and 16.

“Body So Fluorescent” mixes dancing and dialogue as Amanda Cordner portrays two friends – Gary and Desiree – recall a wild night at a dance club, and what transpired between the two that night on the dance floor that led to the two being embroiled in an explosive fight. A raw, honest solo show that’s filled with edgy dance moves, nervy humour and the deep examination of a delicate friendship. It continues its run at the festival on January 12, 16, 18 and 19.

“Hyena Subpoena” is based on Cat Kidd’s trip to South Africa 12 years ago, and takes place while she camps out in Camp Kruger. Her close encounters with the area’s wildlife, such as hyenas, lions, antelopes and elephants,

show “Confabulation” on January 12 at 9 p.m., in which a number of Montreal’s best storytellers will spin some oral autobiographical yarns on the theme of “Rites of Passage”.

And the Centaur Gallery will once again be the place to enjoy some of Montreal’s best independent musical bands with the Offside Festival (January 12, 17, 18 and 19), that will take place immediately following the final Wildside shows of the above mentioned evenings, with the January 12 and 19 editions reserved for musical tributes to, respectively, famed women musicians / bring up feral forces 19 and 20.

This time, the story of singers Kate Bush and that offer rather har“Sapienta”, which had Sapienta is cleverly told Patti Smith. rowing human life les- a successful run this through the use of a Single tickets for the sons. This theatrical past summer at the number of household Wildside Festival are safari runs at the festival MainLine Theatre, is an items and food. Check $16, $13 for seniors, on January 13, 15, 17 innovative retelling of a it out on January 17, 18 subscribers and stuand 20.

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This time, no dialogue is spoken, two actors are featured, and the actions of the play are done with paper objects, eggs and lots of blood; it concludes its run on January 13.

“The Gentle Art of Punishment” is about three young women who reveal their respective girlhoods in a narrative that is filled with dreams and nostalgia, dark comedy and how people deal with personal moments of crisis. It continues its run at the Wildside Festival on January 12, 13,

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Sun Youth’s Bike Man is no more but his legacy lives on program for missing children and the purchase of life jackets for the Day Camp children, just to name a few initiatives he funded.

Executive Vice-President Sid Stevens remembers fondly the man who, 70 years ago, founded Avmor, the manufacturer of industrial cleaning and maintenance products, also responsible for many of the electric hand-dryers found in public washrooms. “We first met him when he turned 60 years old. He invited us to his office. He wanted to celebrate his birthday in a different manner; he was tired of getting Rembradnts!”,

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Gun Owners Continue to Protest Quebec's Firearms Registry

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wners of 'nonrestricted' firearms (long guns) in the province of Quebec have until January 29th 2019 to register their guns or they can face fines from as much as $500 up to $5,000. Bill

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64, the Firearms Registration Act was adopted by the National Assembly in June of 2016 to replace Canada's Federal Registry that was dropped in 2012 - but it has been strongly opposed from the start by a majority of members of the National Firearm Association (NFA). The

NFA suggested its members hold out until the very last minute to register as a form of protest - and it appears most of them have welcomed the idea, with only 284,000 guns being registered as of December 21st 2018. According to the Quebec government, there are approximately 1.6 million long guns in the province.

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mention the intensity that was involved when it came to how they practiced and prepared for each game, as well as the strategies they employed (especially when it came to which categories would be divided up as specialties amongst each team member).

As well, thanks to a very diligent effort in transcribing the championship game wordfor-word from a video recording that was found on YouTube, Sullivan recreates the game down to every question that was asked by Reach for the Top’s eminent national quizmaster, the late great Bill Guest, and answered by both teams (even down to the game winning question of what is the most common word in written English, which was correctly answered

by Peter Chafe of Gonzaga as “the”). And with behind the scenes comments interjected throughout the transcription, this section of the book captures the excitement of the championship game as if it was an ESPN “30 on 30” documentary.

However, Sullivan gives a much broader perspective to why this

final game had so much significance. Basically, it fell into the “right place at the right time” category. In 1974, Newfoundland and Labrador were commemorating their 25th anniversary of being admitted into Confederation with a series of celebrations and special events that took place throughout the year. Basically, 1974 was a good year to be a N e w f o u n d l a n d e r.

Thanks to the year-long celebrations, Newfoundland life and culture started to gain exposure across the country, mainly as a result of Conservative Premier Frank Moores’ mandate (which helped to break the iron grip of founding Premier Joey Smallwood’s administration, which ran from 1949 until he was defeated by Moores in 1971), and led to the period known as the “Newfoundland Renaissance”, which included TV shows such as “All Around the Circle” and “Ryan’s Fancy”, the writings of Percy Janes and Kevin Major, movies such as “The Rowdyman” and a new brand of Canadian comedy thanks to the legendary troupe CODCO. And with interviews from

well-known Newfoundland figures as politicians John Crosbie, Edward Roberts and Bill Rowe, as well as cultural bureaucrat John Perlin and former Gonzaga teacher Ken Coffey, the reader gets a much more clearer, fleshed out portrait of a special year when Newfoundland came into its own as a contributor to the Canadian mosaic, and helped set the stage to make Gonzaga’s Reach for the Top victory at the 1974 Nationals as one of the significant events of that “Newfoundland Renaissance”.

And as a result of that milestone win, the Gonzaga Reach for the Top team quickly became the toast of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1974. They became front page news across the province; Premier Moores and the mayor of St. John’s hosted luncheons in their honour; they appeared as guests on the then-popular CBC TV talk show “Luncheon Date with Elwood Glover” (in which the other guest during that telecast was actor Jon Voight); and as national champions, they were offered the choice of trips to either

London, Paris, or Stony Mountain, Alberta (they ended up choosing the latter trip).

Game is the very first book published that singularly focusses on how “Reach for the Top” was a truly Canadian social and cultural phenomenon to so many teenagers of high school age, especially during its CBC heyday.

And “Reach” is still played in over 400 high schools across the country (thanks to its “Schoolreach” subscription service), with the National Finals still taking place every May. However, thanks to Joan Sullivan and her immensely enjoyable book, we discover how the achievement of the 1974 Gonzaga High School team became a microcosm to how truly significant this question-and-answer high school quiz show became to generations of young Canadians.

How significant? As Gonzaga team member Sethu Reddy simply states in the book: “Reach for the Top was a very popular show …

But I’m still puzzled, even mystified, when I go back to Newfoundland – people still remember.”

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