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finding a new surcharge added to their bills. An extra 'Covid' Tax is being found in many restaurants, grocery stores, hair salons, dentists and more. There have been reports of amounts ranging from 3% to 5% or flat fees seen at $5 and up to $15. Many people are not pleased about it at all, while others see no issue with the extra

By Bonnie Wurst charge. And it is not only happening in Monmtltimes.ca treal - it is being seen in opening, people are cities across Canada s emergency measures are lifted and businesses are re-

and the US as well.

It is being justified by the extra costs they are incurring, due to the measures put forth by the government and the protocols having to be put in place. Costs can include personal protective equipment items such as: extra gloves, sanitizers, gowns, masks and visors, as well as air purifiers and Plexiglas shields. In addition, the tax is being called necessary because of lost income since the closures, as well as the reduced number of

people now allowed in.

There are those of the opinion that in places like grocery stores, restaurants and salons, the costs should instead be reflected in the selling price of the items or services. But how would one differentiate from the increases already being incurred from their suppliers?

Meat and other grocery items for example, have been going up in price since the start of the pandemic and there is also inflation to consider. How can one be

sure if it is being done fairly?

A few weeks ago, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said that businesses have the right to pass costs on to consumers, but they 'must remain reasonable' and that the 'government has limited powers to intervene in the private sector'.

However, many feel it is the government who should be paying the increased costs to their businesses - as the measures were mandated by them. Accord-

ing to 'Option consommateurs' (a non-profit consumer organization 'dedicated to promoting and defending the interests of Canadian consumers') businesses are legally allowed to increase fees when justified by higher expenses - as long as they advise consumers in advance and it is clearly indicated. What is your opinion on this matter?

Is it fair or unjust?

Quebec government relaxes COVID-19 protocols for dentists

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n Monday June 29th, the Quebec government announced that Covid-19 rules for dentists are being relaxed. Dental

offices in the province only fully opened one month ago, after being told in mid-March that all appointments for non-urgent treatments and preventive care

were to be postponed to a later date. They were only allowed to see patients who required emergency treatment due to an infection, acute pain or

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Since they reopened, strict protocols were put in place as ordered by the government: physical distancing measures needed to be respected, patients needed to be screened for the virus, personal protective equipment needed to be worn (N95 masks, visors, gloves and gowns) and they had to have proper air filtration systems in place. Although cumbersome at the time, dentists agreed the rules were needed, mostly due to aerosols caused by the turbines they use in many procedures that could spread the virus. However, as the numbers of cases in Quebec drop and businesses are reopening,

dentists have now been advised that N95 masks, visors and gowns are no longer necessary as long as patients have no Covid-19 symptoms.

But how can they be sure, with only patients temperatures being taken and a few question asked?

One dentist the Montreal Times spoke with, who preferred not to be named, felt concerned about people who might have the virus and are asymptomatic. She felt the government was moving too fast, with the virus still around and the numbers of cases potentially 'exploding' at any time. Another dentist, my own, also not wanting to be named, felt differently - stating that protective meas-

ures have always been in place and using rubber dams effectively stops any aerosols. His dental assistant however, is choosing to continue wearing the full protective gear. In the ODQ (Ordre des Dentistes du Québec) recent guide, they state dentists are still required to maintain frequent handwashing, disinfecting and physical distancing. It is expected there will still be many dentists who will remain diligent and continue to wear all their equipment including the N95 masks, visors, gloves and gowns - until more is known about the spread of the virus or a vaccine is found.

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George Floyd in the United States has had an unexpected target: statues.The removal of public monuments honouring military and civilians leaders of the Confederacy has been swift. In most cases, it took place in an atmosphere where anger and celebration combined. As the indictment of racism extended to the condemnation of slavery and colonialism throughout the world, so the bronze or marble representations of individuals engaged in or even remotely associated with those regrettable practices became targets too.

Protesters in Britain decided to throw the statue of Edward Colston—a man who in the 17th century made his fortune in the slave trade—into a nearby harbour. In London, the statue of Winston Churchill got a graffiti calling him a racist.

Even Thomas Jefferson, one of the American Founding Fathers, who happened to be a slave owner, has had some of his monuments unceremoniously removed.

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placement of indigenous people from their land.

Statues of Christopher Columbus and Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon became targets.

As sometimes people get carried away, in San Francisco, some demonstrators defaced a bust of Miguel de Cervantes.

Of course, he had nothing to do with colonialism (the episode, anyhow, says a lot about the sorry state of education in some parts of the world. It would be as if anticolonial protesters target a statue of William Shakespeare—ignorance is sometimes present among supporters of the best causes).

Canada has not been exempt from questioning historical figures presiding over some public parks. Are they worth that homage? In Montreal, in particular, the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald erected in Place du Canada has already been the target of a few attacks. Now, a few voices and some petitions circulating on the social networks are demanding their removal. So far, Mayor Valerie Plante has rejected the idea. Still, you never know with her, since she tends to see which way the wind is blowing before making a decision.

Another target in the city has been the monument honouring James McGill. Located at the right side of the main entrance of McGill University entrance on Sherbrooke St. McGill is targeted because he is accused of having owned slaves.

Unlike the maligned Colston in Britain, however, McGill didn't make his fortune in the slave trade.

Emma Soames, Churchill's granddaughter, while lamenting what happened to

The statue of James McGill is an unusually playful, beautiful sculpture, but the guy also owned slaves

important to their history. Most likely they were not “saints”, and all might have had some dark side. And for whether their bronze personifications should be removed or stay put, probably the wisest thing is to solve the situation on a case-bycase basis.

For instance, in our city, the merits of Macdonald, the first prime minister and one of the fathers of Confederation, should also be contrasted with the fact that under his government—not necessarily for his own initiative—the notorious residential school system for indigenous children was introduced. The same for the McGill statue on the University campus (by the way, a beautiful, unusually playful sculpture by David RoperCurzon). Perhaps in both cases, and as a compromise given their significance, while the monuments should stay, next to them a plaque stating contextualized biographical information should be placed as well. After all, at least in Montreal, the two statues in question also happen to be beautiful expressions of public art worth preserving.

the monument to his controversial ancestor admitted that "he had some views that would not be acceptable today," that about the many occasions on which Churchill voiced the alleged superiority of the white race. She also said that “people don't look at all people's backgrounds before putting them on statues, if they did, this would be a country of empty plinths.” Maybe, but the fact is that all over the world, countries honour individuals regarded as www.mtltimes.ca

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COVID-19: Should I wear a face mask?

one else to follow.

It's fine to choose to wear a mask for your own reasons, for a specific time-limited purpose, as long as it doesn't interfere with your ability to breathe or function normally.

Forcing someone to wear a mask against their will is another matter. Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam sent out a warning in late May about wearing nonBy Deborah Rankin medical masks during mtltimes.ca humid weather. She asked Canadians not to on the Legault Govern- judge anyone for not ment to impose a wearing a mask out in mandatory mask regula- public. She said in high tion for people over 12 heat and humidity, wearyears-old in closed and ing a mask can make difficult. crowded public spaces. breathing They believe the meas- “When outdoors, physure would help limit the ical distancing is best… number of COVID-19 reserve non-medical infections and avoid a masks for use indoors, potential second wave for short periods of of cases. Medical doctor time when physical disand microbiologist Amir tancing cannot be mainKhadir, the former tained.”

Tam said non-medical MNA for Mercier riding and the first elected masks or cloth face covrepresentative of the erings are not for everyjudge sovereignist party one. “Don’t Québec solidaire said people not wearing a masks should be manda- mask. Some people have tory throughout the trouble breathing and school network except should not be wearing in elementary schools masks.” “We have to be and at daycares. How- understanding that for ever, making it manda- some, wearing a mask is tory to wear a mask in not possible.” She said masks public goes too far and non-medical is liable to spark a back- should not be used on lash if protests and boy- children under the age cotts in other of two, or anyone who jurisdictions are any in- has trouble breathing, is unconscious, incapacidications.

The group's press con- tated, or otherwise unference was held in able to remove it on front of the Centre hos- their own. Dr. Tam pitalier de l'Université tweeted the same mesde Montréal a.k.a. sage on June 19: ''NonCHUM.A photo accom- medical masks or cloth panying the story pub- face coverings can make lished by the Canadian breathing difficult in high Press, ''Fearing a second heat & humidity. When wave, healthcare work- outside in a #heatwave, ers want masks to be 2m. #PhysicalDistancing mandatory in public,'' is best. Save the mask June 11, 2020, shows for indoors when you Khadir speaking in front can’t keep your disof microphones no tance.''

While a mask is supmore than a few feet away from two other in- posed to provide an dividuals - a breach of added layer of protecthe social distancing tion from the coronguidelines of Canada's avirus, it may also help public health advisory - the wearer to feel more and without a mask on. secure. This is especially The photo highlights the true for individuals who disconnect between the are nervous about going advice that some politi- outside if they haven't cians and self-appointed left the house during spokespersons have the lockdown. Maskbeen doling out to the making start-ups are public and their own be- also providing a welhavior which doesn't al- come income for many ways conform to the people who were put rules they want every- out of work through no group of Quebec doctors and health workers recently called

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fault of their own because of COVID-19.

Some of these new business ventures are even advertising "fashion masks" in different colors and designs, a trend that Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante tapped into when she wore a vibrant pink mask while handing out face masks at Langelier Metro station on May 25 to encourage public transit riders to wear one.

Plante said that face masks will become “an indispensable summer accessory” under the new regional public health guidelines. However, she also said that wearing a mask in public won’t be mandatory and citizens will not be stopped by the police or given a ticket for not wearing one. Some may view Plante's comments as trivializing a public health emergency but perhaps she is taking this approach because she knows that mandatory masks just won't fly with a big swathe of the population. Montreal's first female mayor has said that she doesn't want Quebec to turn into a police state over the issue of wearing a face mask. Ontario's Premier Doug Ford echoes Plante's sentiments. He too is using the soft touch to promote the use of masks in high-risk situations where COVID-19 may be spread more readily but insists he won't make them mandatory.

When asked about the wearing of masks at a media briefing on June 14 at Queen’s Park, Premier Ford said that he

believes that people should wear masks as much as possible when out and about particularly when shopping in more confining scenarios but he also said that there are no plans to force retailers to require masks at this time.“I highly, highly recommend if you go outside and if you are in large groups or in a shopping center wear a mask. I think it is critical that you do that,” Ford said. “But to police, 14.5 million people would be very difficult. We just don’t have the manpower for bylaw and police officers to be chasing people without masks.”

Despite warnings from Canada's top doctor about the pitfalls associated with wearing a mask, some public officials still aren't convinced and believe mandatory masks are the way to go.There are a couple of things wrong with the whole idea of making it compulsory to wear a mask.

First, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms hasn't been suspended. Freedom of expression is a fundamental right pertaining to what a person wears, as well as speech. Secondly, we all have a right to preserve our own health, but this is not the same as an obligation to protect the wellbeing of others at all costs.

Mandatory masks put the onus on healthy individuals to prevent any possible transmission of disease instead of ensuring that those who are infected with

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COVID-19 self-quarantine. People who are sick or immune-compromised should stay away from crowded places - this much is obvious. However, making everyone wear a face mask doesn't change the risky behavior of those who don't follow the rules. Masks give too many people a false sense of security allowing them to think they no longer have to practice social distancing.

This was very much in evidence the weekend before Verdun Beach officially opened. The beach was overflowing with sunbathers, many of them wearing masks, but not maintaining the requisite two metres distance from each other.

The purported reason for wearing a face mask in public is to prevent the possible transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic carriers.

Asymptomatic carriers play a role in the transmission of common infectious diseases such as typhoid, C. difficile, influenzas, cholera, COVID-19, tuberculosis, and HIV. If preventing the transmission of disease by asymptomatic carriers is the goal, then everyone should wear a mask, cover-up, and keep a wide berth from others at all times.

Obviously, this approach is untenable, or at least it was before COVID-19 hit.

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, excessive fear of germs was considered a mental illness, but now hypervigilant COVID-19 prevention is supposed

to be the "new normal".

In order to sell an unpalatable idea that is meeting with a lot of resistance, some proponents are equating mandatory masks with smoking prohibitions.

However, this is a false analogy.The detrimental effects of second-hand smoke are well-established in the scientific literature. Furthermore, smoking is a deliberate act. Being an asymptomatic carrier is not a choice, just a fact of life.

According to the World Health Organization's technical lead on the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the same can't be said for being an asymptomatic carrier of the coronavirus.

Speaking at a press briefing on June 8, Van Kerkhove made it very clear that the actual rates of asymptomatic transmission aren’t yet known. “The majority of transmission that we know about is that people who have symptoms transmit the virus to other people through infectious droplets,” Van Kerkhove said. “But there are a subset of people who don’t develop symptoms, and to truly understand how many people don’t have symptoms, we don’t actually have that answer yet.” She added: “We are constantly looking at this data and we’re trying to get more information from countries to truly answer this question.”

The government has a responsibility to inform the public of health risks and recommend appropriate preventative measures.This cuts both ways: potential risks, as well as benefits of wearing a face mask, need to be weighed in the balance. Consenting adults have a legal right to determine their own safety level. What if someone should have respiratory difficulty caused or exacerbated by wearing a commercial mask or homemade face covering? Doctors and nurses wear medical-grade masks that ostensibly allow them to breathe normally but the public doesn't have access to this type of PPE. continued on Page 6

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It is unfair, even inhumane to expect employees or patients in a hospital waiting room to wear a mask for a protracted period of time if they are in distress. Wearing a face mask can strain a person's ability to breathe properly and impede effective communication.

This is evident from the fact that so many people who wear masks tuck them under their chins, wear a mask covering their mouths but not their noses, fidget with them so they can get more air inside, or simply pull the mask down so they can be heard clearly when they speak. Face masks are particularly risky where younger children are concerned. However, youths over 12 who engage in vigorous activities or rough horseplay might potentially suffocate or choke on their face masks.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has just issued a statement on the divisive question. On Mandatory Masks, June 26 states, ''The scientific evidence on the effectiveness of non-medical masks is mixed. This is nothing like mandating seat belts in the 1970s.

A legal requirement that masks be worn in all indoor public spaces is an attempt at massive, and perhaps permanent, behavior modification

group that started the campaign, has compiled a list of companies that will be putting a hold on their advertising on all social media platforms for the month of July. As of Wednesday July 1st, there were more than 500 companies pressuring Facebook to take a stronger stand against those issues - including the social media giant's lenient approach to controversial posts, such as those by US President Donald Trump. It is unprecedented and triggered by the global protests against police violence and racial injustice that have been taking place and it threatens Face-

book's $70 billion annual ad revenue.

Facebook responded and announced that a new policy 'would follow Twitter’s lead and begin labeling questionable content'. As well, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he has agreed to meet with the movement's organizers next week. In the meantime, Facebook's vice-president of global affairs and communications Nick Clegg, attempted to assure companies that Facebook 'does not benefit from hate' and that they have 'every incentive to remove hate speech from its service, acknowledg-

ing that 'many of our critics are angry about the inflammatory rhetoric President Trump has posted on our platform and others, and want us to be more aggressive in removing his speech'. Nevertheless, it wasn’t enough.

Since the boycott started,Verizon, Patagonia, and Ben and Jerry’s were among the first to come on board - and last Friday a bigger blow was dealt when Unilever, one of the world’s biggest advertisers, announced it was joining the movement.

Other companies like Coca-Cola and Hershey’s soon signed on,

followed by Diageo that owns the Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker drink brands.

Then one of their largest advertisers, Starbucks, struck a big blow - announcing they were putting a 'pause on all social media advertising'. Lululemon and Levi Strauss has added their names to the list, as well as Pfizer, Reebok, Hershey Company and even Sesame Street. To see the full list go to: https://www.stophateforprofit.org/participating-businesses.

for the entire population. A legal change of this magnitude must be based on stronger evidence than we currently have.''

The CCLA is urging the public to consult its report released in June 2020, Stay Off the Grass: CCLA and Policing the Pandemic Mapping Project on Ticketing During COVID so that individuals and businesses will have a clearer perspective on where the fault lines are on wearing a mask.

Cara Faith Zwibel, a lawyer and Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the CCLA has also expressed concern about over-zealous regulation. ''As with enforcement of many rules and laws, we are concerned about who will be most impacted and whether racialized and marginalized communities will be disproportionately affected.''

Unfortunately, reason has gone out the window. People have been terrified by media horror stories of deaths occurring in ICUs and graphic images of bodies piled up outside funeral parlors. First responders who have been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 are burned out and fear a second wave. Death has always been ugly but it was never so conspicuously on display as it has been since the outbreak of

coronavirus nor were there daily statistics of cases and fatalities from infectious diseases as there has been with COVID-19. The 1968 influenza pandemic known as the Hong Kong Flu killed an estimated one million people, more than double the number of deaths from coronavirus so far, yet life went on as usual.

1958. Nobody in the post-war organizational culture of the 1950s would have dreamed of missing work or school for months on end because of any virus, however deadly. The talk now is to wait it out until there is a vaccine for COVID-19 before things can get back to normal.Various experts estimate that it will take between 18 months to 2 years before a vaccine is developed, the timeframe being proposed for mandatory masks.

Does anyone remember AIDS? The global HIV pandemic has been going on for 40 years.

An estimated 36 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses.

There is no vaccine for the HIV virus but this fact hasn't provided a rationale to shut down society.There is also the little matter of the growing tribe of antivax parents who are loathed to vaccinate their children while some people never get a flu shot. Are mandatory vaccines the next step on the road to overreach in public healthcare? All the indicators are that COVID19 is fast becoming a pretext for government intrusion into the lives of private citizens.

Why have things changed so drastically and seemingly overnight because of COVID-19?

For one thing, there is an entire industry of healthcare providers

who see it as their job to manage healthcare rather than diagnose and treat illness. This crisis is unfolding outside the parameters of patients' rights. The focus is on broad public health measures rather than doctor-patient confidentiality. There is a democratic vacuum in decision-making at the best of times and Parliament has barely functioned during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Perhaps politicians who are collecting the CERB are only too happy to cede their responsibility to civil servants rather than consult the electorate which is their sworn duty.

Attempts by experts to micro-manage all possible scenarios in the fight against COVID-19 may backfire derailing the economic relaunch. Many people may simply decide to ride it out, postponing the return to full-time work and school. In the absence of readily available services, and with multiple restrictions to contend with, it might not be worth it. Many families will doubtless find their own creative solutions budget down, support (or boycott) local, stay close to home, and keep it simple. People have already had several months of practice of doing without.

How previous generations handled outbreaks of disease ought to be instructive. The late 60s were a tumultuous time. Demonstrations against the Vietnam War continued unabated until January 1973. The streets were full of shoppers and office workers. Downtown, nightlife was in full swing and Expo 67 had been repurposed as Man and His World. Between May 26 and June 2, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono held court over the media frenzy in their crowded suite at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal where their famous Bed-In for Peace took place. Sonny and Cher's hit song, "The Beat Goes On" released in 1967 captured the zeitgeist of those heady times. Nobody missed a beat because of the Hong Kong Flu. Ditto, for the response to the Asian Flu, a decade earlier. It resulted in a staggering death toll of 1.5-2 million between 1957-

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Just For Laughs brings back live comedy to Montreal July 24 and 25 or those local comedy fans who were hoping to catch some live

vard and Highway 40 interchange, will be the place for fans to enjoy an evening of live standup comedy from the comfort of their own cars. On July 24 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., date night gets a whole new meaning with the return of the Relationship Show.

Hosted by Adam Growe from "Cash Cab", who will start the show with an interactive quiz show, the show will have on its line-up Graham Chittenden, Eman El-Husseini from CBC Radio's "The Debaters", and Ali Hassan, host of the CBC show "Laugh Out Loud".

Adam Growe will also serve as the host of Comedy Night in Canada, which will also play for two performances at 7 and 9:30 p.m., on July 25. Joining him on the line-up are Canadian comedy stars Jess Salomon, Frank Spadone and Eddy King. Additional performers for both nights' shows will be announced shortly.

Tickets for either or

both shows are now on sale. Prices are $122.50 per vehicle (maximum five people per vehicle), and $175 per vehicle for the Preferred parking tickets (which gives attendees the opportunity to park their vehicles in a reserved section that is located closest to the stage) which are available on a limited basis.

Also, selection of spots in both sections are available on a first come,

By Stuart Nulman first served basis. For more information, go to: mtltimes.ca www.hahaha.com . stand-up comedy this ••• summer at this year's Also on the festival Just For Laughs festival front, the inaugural edi- but can't due to its tion of the Lasso Monpostponement to this treal country music fall -- festival organizers festival, which was origrecently announced that inally scheduled for this two of its popular club summer at Parc Jean series shows -- the ReDrapeau, has been postlationship Show and poned to August 13 and Comedy Night in 14, 2021 due to the coCanada -- will return for rona virus pandemic; the a brief run later this Lasso in the City show month at a new live has also been reschedvenue. uled, and will take place The recently-opened on August 12, 2021.

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'Tis the season to have your chimney swept and maintained, before the cold weather rolls into town.

Everyone who heats with oil, gas or wood has a chimney. Yearly maintenance ensures the good working condition of your appliance and keeps your houshold safe. Get your chimney sweep today!

Can I use my chimney? We hear this a lot.

For those living in the city of Montreal the short answer is that you now need an low emission fireplace insert. These inserts still burn wood, and are designed to heat the house. Residents of Montreal can still use their old fireplace in the case of emergency, or a blackout of 3 hours or more. Please call Montreal Chimneys for more information and a free estimate for EPA certified low emissions fireplace insert.

For those who live in a de-merged city, you can still use your fireplace or wood stove as usual, whenever you want to!

Chimney sweeping is a historic profession which many think has gone extinct, however having your chimney cleaned and inspected

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is still important as ever.

Some common issues including animal nesting, soot build up, deteriorating brickwork & water damage can all be fixed by a chimney sweep.

We spoke to Valerie Adams of Montreal Chimneys, the only female chimney specialist in the region, about the fate of her profession: "Wherever you live, chimney maintenance is still necessary to keep your home safe. Small repairs can make a big difference before damage gets worse and more expensive." Says Valerie, who has over 15 years of experience, she goes on to explain, "If you are not going to use your fireplace we can seal the chimney flue with insulation and a metal crown to prevent cold drafts, and water infiltration. It will help to save on heating bills. Later, if you choose to upgrade we can easily re-open the crown and install a wood burning appliance that conforms to the new regulation.

It is important to get a professional to check the condition of your chimney yearly. Go outside and look up at your chimney. If you see bricks crumbling you should get that repaired before winter. A chimney crown and cap are also very important."

Valerie is a popular chimney sweep servicing the island of Montreal and surrounding

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Montreal’s night life gaming scene is coming back strong n times like these, it’s hardly surprising that an increasing number of people are itching to have some fun.

Thankfully, Montreal has never been bigger and brighter as far as nightlife gaming is concerned! While there are already great bars and clubs in the city, a strong sense of play is infecting Montreal in the best way.

Canada is a nation of gamers. Whether we are getting into big slot games through Caxino Casino, pre-ordering the Sony PS5 or getting together with friends for a few friendly rounds of cards, nothing gets in the way of our wind-down time.Therefore, Montreal is quickly becoming the go-to-city for big games and social fun.

Ever been to a video game bar?

Thanks to millennials being the generation that truly grew up with a golden age of home video games, it is hardly surprising that they’ve been setting up retro gamer bars all over the world. Montreal’s been bitten by the bug, too!

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to find a gaming bar or club to start playing at.

For example, there’s tasty cocktails and retro fun at Foonzo, Nexus, and Nacho Libre. Or, for pinball enthusiasts, there’s a fantastic selection of tables at North Star Pinball on 3906 Saint Laurent.

Whoever thought to bring bar socializing and games together is a genius! Frankly, Montreal is only just starting to adapt to the trend, so

watch this space!

What about casino games?

If you’re looking for casino fun in the city, there’s really only one place you’ll ever need to head to. Just as well, as it seems to be the only real choice out there at the moment!

Casino de Montreal is an entertainment powerhouse.

Whether you’re into your traditional table games or slots, there’s lots on

offer here. To cap it all off, there are tournaments, collab games and even cabaret facilities.

It’s got restaurant and bar facilities, too, making it a superb night out in Montreal in one location. While some of the more laid back gaming fun is clear to see deep into the city itself, Casino de Montreal is peak fun for city adventurers.

What else is there to do in Montreal?

Of course, one person’s sense of fun is likely to differ to another’s! If you’ve had your fill of fun at the gaming bars and want to try something a little different, you’re in for a real treat or two.

From the Twilight Sculpture Garden to various outdoor galleries, the city is home to some genuinely eyecatching displays and works. What’s more, there are scores of

modern bars, pubs, and clubs likely to open your eyes.

It’s safe to say that there are already some great gaming locations that have a place in Montreal’s nightlife.

However, that could only be set to grow. We will, of course, keep you up to speed on any big changes likely to occur to the city in the near future!

St-Saveur Fest: virtual and free he conditions created by COVID-19 have hit artistic activ-

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ities very hard. However, if there are at least some positive aspects to highlight amid all this bad moment, those would be the ingenuity and adaptability demonstrated by some arts groups. They are determined to go 12

ahead with their work and share it with the public. With the use of technology, some festivals have already been able to put in place at least part of their planned programs. The Festival des Arts de Saint-Saveur is one of those events that, given the circumstances, decided to go ahead with its lineup in a digital format.Also, as a bonus, the event this year will be free.

Titled "A Shared Solitude" and created by the Festival's Artistic Director Guillaume Côté with the special collaboration of the Orchestre Métropolitain and its musicians, under the direction of the Conductor and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the

festival will consist of 20 creations by 20 paired artists: dancers and musicians.The performers are: Daina Ashbee on a score by Alejandra Odgers performed by flautist and piccoliste Caroline Séguin, Marie Chouinard on a score

by Louis Dufort performed by percussionist Alexandre Lavoie, Guillaume Côté with Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the piano on a score

by Éric Champagne, Anne Plamondon on a score by Cléo PalacioQuintin performed by trombonist Patrick Richer, Crazy Smooth on a score by Marc Hyland performed by clarinettist Simon Aldrich.

Also,Virginie Brunelle, on a score by Roozbeh Tabandeh performed by the violinist Marcelle Mallette, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, on a score by FrançoisHugues Leclair per-

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formed by the oboist Mélanie Harel, Margie Gillis, on a score by Marie-Pierre Brasset performed by the violist Elvira Misbakhova, Eva Kolarova, on a score by Maggie Ayotte performed by horn player Louis-Philippe Marsolais, and Andrew Skeels on a score by Isabelle Panneton performed by the trumpeter Stéphane Beaulac.

"Each week, from July 5th to September 6th, short films of these creations, directed by Louis-Martin Charest, will offer a window into the work of the artists and be available on the FASS website as well as on YouTube and Vimeo."

For detailed information about the schedule, and description of the shows visit: www.festivaldesarts.ca July 4, 2020 •

Perfect wines for picnics

ith summer season officially established, picnics

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By Marco Giovanetti mtltimes.ca and camping are in full swing and there is nothing more delightful than a picnic on a warm summer day. Read on for perfect wines for picnics and picnic food pairing.

Picnics are something that everybody adores and can participate in.

They bring an amazing perspective to explore the outdoors, and it's a perfect opportunity to display your good sense of taste when it comes to preparing yummy things to drink and eat.

Picture the setting: bathing in the sun, lying on the grass with chilled wine bottles and plenty of tasty food. It’s the perfect activity… it really doesn’t get much better than that!

Picnic wines are a different ball game than BBQ wines. In a BBQ you want to match flavours, whereas picnic foods bridge an extensive set of lighter foods like salads, cold cuts and other food that can be served cold or at room temperature.

Perfect picnic wines should be: light and refreshing, versatile with a variety of foods, and rel-

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atively inexpensive.

A dry Rosé would be my first choice. Rosé combines the best of white and red wines, while maintaining their own unique charm.

They possess the crisp acidity, delicacy and freshness of white wines, and the body, and flavours of red.

When I think about a picnic, I think about pink wine. Rose represents the best of white and red wines, while maintaining their own unique identity. They have the crisp acidity, delicacy and freshness of white wines, and the body of a red wine.

For an amazing sparkler, go with a beautiful sparkling Rose wine. A sparkling Rose are very food friendly.

Vinho Verde is a young wine from Portugal.

Vinho Verde is not a

grape variety. It literally means ‘green wine” or young wine – as in it’s meant to be consumed short term after bottling. It’s crafted in white, red, and rose variations. Vinho Verde has a hint of effervescence on the palate which is a plus to its refreshing qualities.

Riesling It’s probably the most food-friendly white wine. Choose either a dry or off-dry (slightly sweet) style.

Chardonnay works as well. However seek for a un or slightly oaked since it will fit better with your picnic dishes.

Finally don't pass on Sauvignon Blanc. This is a classic picnic wine because it’s fresh and crisp, with a citrusy flavour profile and lively acidity. In addition, It’s a great match for goat cheese.

Perfect wines for picnics

Ottomani Toscana Bianco 2018. ( Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes). Private Import ( Le Vin dans le Voiles, $27.04, 12 pack case)

Villa Conchi Cava Brut Seleccion Rosé - SAQ # 13579331 - $17.50

Deep and clear pink in colour with an abundant of fine bubbles, Grassy and citrusy at aromas and flavours of the same time. On the fresh strawberries and a palate, it is slightly friz- splash of citrus tropical zante with retronasal fruits. On the palate flavours reminiscent of herbed strawberries white fruits and flowers. with a minerality streak Crisp with a subdued fi- and great acidity.Would nale. Perfect with cold be lovely with cold cuts. seafood salads.

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Quinta D'Amares Loureiro 2018 ( Vinho Verde, Portugal) SAQ # 13861125 $16.65 At times peachy with hints of tropical fruit. It is light and refreshing.

Slightly frizzante, light to medium body with a cleansing acidity and long herbal aftertaste.

Pair it with crudo fish or tuna tartare.

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TIFF goes hybrid

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t is regarded as the second most prestigious film festival in the world, just be-

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hind Cannes. Unlike Cannes, which this year decided not to hold its annual edition, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced that its 2020 edition will take place.

Although in what one may call a hybrid format.

In a press release, the organizers of TIFF reveal that this version of the event "is tailored to

fit the moment, with physical screenings and drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences and industry talks." TIFF will be held between September 10 and 19, and it already unveiled a lineup of 50 feature films. Among the confirmed movies, "Ammonite," directed by Francis Lee (United Kingdom); "Another Round," from director Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark); "Bruised," the debut film from director Halle Berry (USA); "Concrete Cowboy" by filmmaker Ricky Staub (USA); "Fauna", from director Nicolás P e r e d a (Mexico/Canada); "Good Joe Bell" by director Reinaldo Marcus Green (USA); "Spring Blossom," the debut film by director Suzanne Lindon (France); and "True Mothers" by director

Naomi Kawase (Japan).

Of course, at this point, the actual materialization of the Festival in this projected format is still subject to how the conditions created by the pandemic evolve in Ontario, and particularly in Toronto, a city which like Montreal, has also been severely hit by the virus. Certainly,

both the organizers and film lovers alike hope that the situation would actually allow for some physical screenings.

"Over the first five days, TIFF's full slate of films will premiere as physical, socially-distanced screenings.

Festivalgoers can also enjoy drive-ins and outdoor experiences that take

them beyond the movie theatre," reads the press release.

"The pandemic has hit TIFF hard, but we've responded by going back to our original inspiration — to bring the very best in film to the broadest possible audience," said Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head, TIFF.

The online arrangement would be something new for TIFF. However, other festivals have already explored this method to get to their audience. "For the first time in its history, TIFF will launch a digital platform for the Festival, affording new opportunities to connect with audiences beyond Toronto. TIFF has partnered with Shift72 to develop this industry-leading online platform. Over the 10 days, the platform will host digital screenings, as well as numerous talks and special events." An unknown territory for the Festival, which nevertheless, the TIFF people seem confident enough that it would work fine. They expect then to—once more— provide a glimpse at the best movies of this very unusual year for the film industry all over the world.

Investing in your health

By Joanna Wright Montreal Times

oon after my father’s death, my family began the arduous task of sorting through his financial affairs. While doing so, we discovered that he had left us with a generous amount of money through his life insurance plan. Through my grief, something kept making me shake my head, as I rolled those two little words around in my brain. Life insurance? How ironic.

He was dead. There was no insurance of “life” for my father in this long term investment. The only thing that was certain is that he wouldn’t be the one reaping the benefits.

Then a strange emotion began to emerge.

Regret. Why hadn’t he invested in his health with this money while he was still alive? Perhaps we could have enjoyed a few more good years to share together? Did he really think I’d rather have this money than have him here beside me?

I recount this story often to groups of seniors who fail to see the importance of investing

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in their health.

Whether it be a personal fitness trainer, a recumbent exercise bike or a gym membership, I explain to them that, in the end, we will all pay for our health in one way or another. But being proactive and staying healthy is much cheaper in the long run and much more fun.

Consider the statistics. As a senior, if you are no longer able to live independently, the average cost of an assisted care living facility is approximately $1800 to $5000 a month.

Most seniors who find themselves in this predicament can no longer perform the basic tasks of taking care of themselves due to weak muscles, low energy endurance, arthritic bones, or balance issues. In contrast, a good treadmill might set you back $1000. A qualified trainer $65 an hour. A gym membership $100 a month.

There is no comparison.

As a trainer who specializes in working with seniors, I have perfected the fine art of targeting the exact exercise movements that will give my clients the

tools to stay afloat. I once trained a 90 year old woman in her own condo until she ultimately had to accept the fact that she needed more care. She lamented to me, “I guess I failed.”. On the contrary. She had worked hard to give herself 4 more years of living HER way. Sleeping when she wanted, eating what she wanted, DOING what she wanted. I call that a success.

Looking back, I wish my father had invested not for us...but for him.

I miss him. He crossed his fingers and hoped for good health while diligently planning financially for his demise.

I can’t help my dad anymore. But my passion and my goal as an older adult fitness trainer is to motivate, educate and guide other seniors to invest in their health today, so that their families are able to love them for as long as possible!

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The Forgotten Fingertips

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he other evening, I asked my husband to humour me in

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mime. Intrigued to be on stage, he paused the TV news.

“Ok. What’s up?” he asked.

“You are entering a store and are greeted by the sanitizing dispenser. What do you do?”

He mimes pressing the pump, receiving the imaginary glop onto the palm of one hand, and then proceeds the cleansing hand dance, vigorously rubbing the palms together, round and round, over and up and down. He then sits back and grins with satisfaction, “I’m sanitized.”

I smiled. An almost perfect demo, but you forgot the most important parts. Your fingertips.”

He grimaced. “You mean, I should have done this?”

He then began to embrace the 8-finger mamba, squishing and

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rubbing fingertips against finger joints, fully ensconcing the tips and nails in a thorough cleaning ritual, finalizing in a thumb rub on each palm.

‘Eureka! You pass.”

But most of us do not pass this test. Think back when you last sanitized using the squirt pump. Your palms received the primary attention. Then you rubbed the top of your hands and slightly up into the wrist area but never directly onto THE FINGERTIPS? Fingertip cleansing requires a concentrated attention, training.

I watched (behind my mask) over 10 people enter a Canadian Tire store the other day, robotically squirting the required sanitation.

Each commenced the palm rub. But not one person attacked the fingertips properly.

Most of us have not been taught to remember the fingertips.

The fingertips are our scratchers, itchers, hair sorters, eye rubbers.

We think with our fingertips as we tap our

checks, our mouths.

We touch our eyes, nose, mouth, sometimes well over 300 times a day. While our fingers function beautifully in this manner, they are also the transmitters of the unwanted, colds, flu, viruses.

Our face touching is done unconsciously.

When you don a pair of gloves the face touching will become obvious to

you. When wearing a mask, it will become obvious too. We must try not to touch our face masked or not. But to be on the safe side, sanitize.

Watch a health care worker scrub their hands. They do clutch their fingertips together as part of their 20 second ritual.

Thank you front liners for reminding us to RE-

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MEMBER OUR FINGERTIPS. While I dislike the commercial sanitizers, because of the chemical harshness on the skin, I realize the necessity and I squirt along with everyone else when I venture out into the public. When at home I clean well with good old fashion soap and water.

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The Eighth Wonder of the World by Bertrand Hebert and Pat Laprade ack in the early 1970s, I was an avid watcher of Grand Prix

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By Stuart Nulman mtltimes.ca Wrestling every Saturday afternoon on CFCF TV 12. Hosted by Jack Curran and Ray Boucher, it was a fun weekly showcase of the best and baddest wrestlers to hit the mat of this Montreal-based wrestling territory, not to mention characters like Black Jack Mulligan, Baron Fritz Von Ratschke, Gilles "The Fish" Poisson and "Mad Dog" Vachon.

But one the first wrestlers that I saw on Grand Prix Wrestling was a literal giant of a man. He was touted as a native of the town of Grenoble, France in the heart of the French Alps who measured at 7' 4" and weighed closed to 400 pounds. He wrestled under the name of "Giant Jean Ferre", and he quickly became a superstar with local wrestling fans, whose giant stature and initimidating presence constantly filled the Verdun Auditorium and the Montreal Forum whenever he was part of a Grand Prix bill, especially his "Match of the Century" with fellow gargantuan wrestler Don Leo Jonathan in 1973 (in which I was part of that sold out crowd).

By the mid 70s, Giant Jean Ferre left Grand Prix Wrestling, and found greener pastures in the U.S. with Vince McMahon, Sr. and the promotion that was to

become the WWF/WWE. He changed his name to "Andre the Giant", found some fame in Hollywood with roles in "The Six Million Dollar Man" and the cult classic "The Princess Bride", not to mention his "feud" with Hulk Hogan in 1987 that culminated in the classic showdown at Wrestlemania III, where it was claimed that the Hulkster was the first wrestler to administer a body slam on Andre.

But outside the ring, Andre the Giant was a man whose heart was just as big as his height, divulged in many simple pleasures (playing cards backstage with his fellow wrestlers accompanied by many bottles of beer), was supportive to his family and colleagues. Yet his lifelong bout with the disorder acromegaly had Andre constantly wrestling with constant, agonizing pain in his knees and back, and led to his premature death in 1993 at the age of 46.

The team of Bertrand Hebert and Pat Laprade, who have quickly become much sought after wrestling experts with their acclaimed biographies of Pat Patterson and Mad Dog Vachon, as well as their definitive history of the Montreal wrestling scene, have once again applied their wrestling expertise and sports journalism skills to produce a biography on a grand scale that's certainly worthy of a man like Andre the Giant: The Eighth Wonder of the World.

He was born Andre Roussimoff, the son of Bulgarian immigrants, in 1946 in the town of Ussy-sur-Marne, France.

Even whe he was a teenager, young Andre knew that a career in the squared circle was for him, and launched

his career in his native France in the 1960s, where G re c o - R o m a n style wrestling had a large following at the time.

He rounded off the decade with tours in the U.K. and Japan, where as "Monster Roussimoff" he became a superstar with Japanese fans. And then Montreal came next, where he would cement his reputation as an international star in the world of pro wrestling.

What I really admire about this book is how Hebert and Laprade's passion for wrestling and their expansive knowledge of the sport really contributes to how thorough and exhaustive they are when it came to telling the story of Andre the Giant.

For example, there are separate chapters dedicated to the history of the Japanese and Montreal wrestling scenes and the many promotions that created fierce rivalries that were quite dog-eat-dog; the many nicknames Andre wrestled under; the disputes of his actual height and weight, and also the story behind the disorder acromegaly (which enlarged the human body, especially the head, hands and feet), which was Andre's claim to fame, as well as a major burden to his health and well being.

And thanks to pair's diligent research work and countless interviews with family, friends and colleagues, the reader gets detailed behind the scenes stories of many of Andre's triumphs and setbacks in the ring. In fact, their detailed retelling of his

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1987 feud with Hulk Hogan from its origins to Wrestlemania III are so dedicated to every minutiae of the events it took me back to when

Across 1. White rice’s lack 5. Balancing pro 8. Put in a nutshell 13. Pervasive quality 14. Fruitless 15. Develop 16. Follow a recipe directive 17. Figure in Maori mythology 18. Corset tightener 19. Be a generous trapper 22. Diaper cream ingredient 23. ___ Day 24. Mathematical function 27. Epitome of simplicity 29. Car with a bar 33. Divination deck 34. It may be bid 36. Center of a ball?

37. Buy a beachfront boutique 40. Night of poetry 41. Katzbalger, e.g.

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I originally watched that scenario play out on TV and closed circuit television 33 years ago.

As well, there are plenty of details about the Andre Roussimoff side of the man. His dedication to friends and family (especially when he tried to reestablish a relationship with his only daughter Robin), his pride of portraying the role of Fezzik in "The Princess Bride" that extended to carrying a copy of the movie with him wherever he went on road so that he could watch it in his hotel room, and his love of wrestling and the

world of wrestling that was so deep, he decided to continue to appear on arena wrestling shows, even though many surgeries left him physically limited to perform any of his famed wrestling moves.

The Eighth Wonder of the World is a book that deserves a championship belt for telling the story of a much loved and respected figure in pro wrestling who tragically became a victim of his own body.

And as a result Andre Roussimoff and his alter ego of Andre the Giant can truly be regarded as "larger than life".

bake 58. Stand for something 59. Eukaryotic organism 60. Hip bones 61.Very, in music 62. Flock member 63. Abdicator of 1917 64. Noah's son, and namesakes 65. Armageddon 66. Round up

26. Grimalkin 27. Dig, so to speak 28. Shuttlecock 30. Some reality show winners 31. Actress Oberon 32. Doesn't ignore 34. Call to a mate 35. Bridal party members 38. Takes out a fly 39. Metal worker 44. Radiant 46. Air freshener option 48. ___ Island National Monument 49. Cold 50. Wet septet 51. No gain, no loss 52. Actual being 53. Actor Alan 54. Brio 55. Alternatively 56. Carrey vehicle 57. Enrich, in a way

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4. Role in "Arrested Development" 5. Black band of mourning 6. Falafel bread 7. Jewish month 8. Hot stuff 9. ___ nitrate 10. Flexible mineral 11. End ___ 12. Title for some priests 14. Bad lighting?

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s the Old Brewery Mission’s President and CEO since 2008, Matthew Pearce has been leading groundbreaking initiatives that contribute to better outcomes for people experiencing homelessness in Montreal.Yesterday, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, recognized Matthew Pearce’s remarkable contribution and innovations to the cause of homelessness by awarding him the prestigious Meritorious Service Cross.

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