Bruce Hills – a lifetime of comedy at Just For Laughs Peter Kerr April 13, 2018 190 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...
Aaron Rand – successfully adapting from music-based programming to politics and current events on CJAD Peter Kerr February 15, 2018 549 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...
Looking back at 2017 – Montrealers who have earned international recognition Peter Kerr January 24, 2018 376 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...
Nathalie Bondil – Executive Director and Chief Curator at The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Peter Kerr January 4, 2018 1181 Nathalie Bondil “It’s not a job... it’s a social mission.” Nathalie Bondil brought a sense of exuberance and vitality when she first was appointed as the Executive Director and Head Curator of the Montrea...
Montrealer Nicolas Duvernois created Pur Vodka, judged the world’s best premium vodka Peter Kerr November 16, 2017 4344 Montrealer Nicolas Duvernois Armed with a Political Science degree and an indomitable personality, Nicolas Duvernois overcame immense obstacles to create Pur Vodka, which has won fifty-seven awards, including ...
Peter Trent – to act as municipal election commentator Peter Kerr October 20, 2017 763 Peter Trent – former Westmount Mayor to act as municipal election commentator for CTV and The Gazette Leader of the demerger movement will offer weekly commentary on CTV with Mitsumi Takahashi and Tara Schwart...
Yoshua Bengio: the man leading Montreal’s Artificial Intelligence movement Tracey Arial September 19, 2017 991 Yoshua Bengio “Relationships with women taught me a lot about humanity and emotions, and my children: they really transformed me. It was like a part of my heart hadn’t opened yet.” If Montreal’s prominence in...
Claudio Bussandri – transforming hearing-impaired people by bringing sound into their lives Peter Kerr August 22, 2017 1067 Diagnosed at age six as being profoundly deaf; Claudio Bussandri overcame his handicap with the help of some very special people. Moving on from his position as Chairman of the MUHC Board, he is devoting his at...
Just For Laughs marks its 35th Anniversary with a comedy cavalcade of stars Peter Kerr July 17, 2017 861 JFL marks an important anniversary presenting comedic legends, to the hottest stars of today including Jerry Seinfeld & Gad Elmaleh, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Judd Apatow, Ali Wong, Laverne Cox, Sugar Sammy,...
There’ll be music, sweet music – there’ll be music in the air Peter Kerr June 17, 2017 819 The Montreal International Jazz Festival, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s biggest jazz festival, kicks off June 28th right here in Montreal Over the years, the Montreal International Jazz F...
