Citizen Ortona – running as an independent in Cote des Neiges/ NDG P.A. Sévigny October 26, 2021 1878 According to EMSB Chairman Joe Ortona, two issues should dominate both the city and the borough’s political future. But with less than three weeks to go before the city’s early November election, the clock is t...
Montreal’s municipal elections P.A. Sévigny October 12, 2021 1817 “Oh Hell! I never vote for anybody. I always vote against everyone! … W.C. Fields With little more than a month to go before the next municipal election, several candidates have already noticed that many of...
This World That was Mine by Louis E. Leprohon – the paintings of Marcel Dargis P.A. Sévigny April 16, 2021 1802 Louis Leprohon’s book is a collection of 15 large unique and outstanding paintings by Marcel Dargis, one of Canada’s most important naïve artists. The collection includes thirteen paintings, 60” x 48” and two, ...
When every picture tells a story – the art of Marcel Dargis P.A. Sévigny April 15, 2021 2679 It’s not often that a working artist ever gets to see his own paintings in a museum’s permanent collection, but as of next month, Québec’s Marcel Dargis will get to see an entire exhibition dedicated to his own...
Dominique Anglade’s not so quiet revolution P.A. Sévigny March 15, 2021 1790 During a recent interview, Québec’s Liberal leader Dominique Anglade told The Montrealer that Québec’s Liberal party is the only choice for anybody who wants to live in a modern and progressive province that’s ...
Pointe À Callière exhibition Dinner Is Served sets a great table P.A. Sévigny July 24, 2019 3297 As one of the most popular museums in the city, Old Montreal’s Pointe À Callière is putting on a new exhibition that’s taken more than a few steps beyond the usual museum fare that defines this city’s obsession...
Community rallies to support Queen Elizabeth Health Complex P.A. Sévigny May 21, 2019 1780 Under The Tuscan Sun fundraiser on Thursday, May 30 Twenty four years after she joined a local protest march against the Parizeau government’s decision to close the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Joanne Mastro stil...
Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse P.A. Sévigny February 23, 2019 4060 Not just another cookbook! Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse is not just another cookbook as much as it’s a mission statement about what it takes to lead a good life in Montreal. Anchored as it is in both t...
Montreal’s John Schweitzer: When every picture tells a story P.A. Sévigny October 30, 2018 5454 John Schweitzer Already known as a ‘mature’ artist with up to three decades worth of work that includes everything from sculpture, film, installations and photography, some might describe John Schweitzer’s ‘Te...
Old Montreal gets set for Pointe-À-Callière Museum’s annual ‘Public Market’, August 25 & 26 P.A. Sévigny August 19, 2018 3587 As ever, the city’s late-summer fair was always a festive occasion dating back to the times when Ville-Marie was little more than a tiny colony on the edge of the seventeenth century’s French empire. Loyal to b...
