Julie Quenneville – from a teenage volunteer to President of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation Peter Kerr May 15, 2018 9841 The MUHC Foundation is charged with the enormous responsibility of raising tens of $millions to help fund research in the world-class hospitals that make up the McGill University Health Centre, from the Montrea...
Bruce Hills – a lifetime of comedy at Just For Laughs Peter Kerr April 13, 2018 5506 The Globe & Mail describes Bruce Hills as “The King of Comedy”, comedian Dave Chappelle describes him as the “Comedy Curator of a Generation”. The UK edition of GQ Magazine states that he is “the most pow...
Nana Mouskouri returns to Place des Arts, May 19 Peter Kerr April 11, 2018 3657 Nana Mouskouri will perform at Place des Arts’ Maison Symphonique on Saturday, May 19 to support the release of her 135th album, Forever Young. As a student, she was training to be an opera singer. When the sc...
Max Raabe and Palast Orchester at Place des Arts, April 16 Peter Kerr April 11, 2018 4180 Max Raabe has a fascination with popular music of the 20s and 30s, and with his fellow musicians in Palast Orchester, he travels Europe and North America entertaining enthusiastic audiences; many hearing these ...
François Legault – the man who would be Premier? Peter Kerr March 19, 2018 7461 West Island native believes in a culture that values education and entrepreneurship I recently attended a presentation by Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader François Legault, followed by a question period mo...
Michel Kelly-Gagnon has moulded the Montreal Economic Institute into a world-class think tank Peter Kerr March 16, 2018 3985 The Montreal Economic Institute will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary on October, and it is largely due to the leadership of President Michel Kelly-Gagnon. He’s a larger-than-life personality, brilliant, cha...
Mont Grands-Fonds – skiing at its finest in Charlevoix Peter Kerr February 22, 2018 6576 When it comes to rating ski centres in Canada, the writers at Ski Canada have the decided edge, based on their first-hand experience. In the publication’s 2018 Buyers’ Guide, the writers gave top marks to Mont ...
Aaron Rand – successfully adapting from music-based programming to politics and current events on CJAD Peter Kerr February 15, 2018 9762 Most on-air radio personalities lead a nomadic existence in the early years of their careers. From the outset, Aaron Rand has spent his entire career in Montreal; morphing from a newspaper sports writer to radi...
Carla Bruni: super model, First Lady of France and singer/songwriter Peter Kerr February 13, 2018 6733 Long before she married French President Nicholas Sarcozy, Carla Bruni had an enormously successful career as a model, singer-songwriter and actress. She has returned to her first love; writing songs and perfor...
Looking back at 2017 – Montrealers who have earned international recognition Peter Kerr January 24, 2018 4347 Melanie Joly – Minister of Canadian Heritage We started 2017 with a cover feature about Cabinet Minister Melanie Joly by Linda Renaud. Since then, Joly has become a trusted member of Prime Minister Justin Tr...
