Montreal Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 22nd Festival Peter Kerr and Shira Gilbert May 21, 2017 4573 Montreal Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 22nd Festival with a Beethoven theme titled, Beethoven: Passion Romantique This year marks the 22nd Anniversary of the Montreal Chamber Music Festival; a festival...
Philippe III and Nannette de Gaspé Beaubien Tracey Arial April 18, 2017 35593 Spearheading four generations to secure Quebec’s place on the global stage How do you put your mark on a family business without diminishing the role and expertise of your parents and siblings, while also maki...
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee – the star of CBC television’s hit series Kim’s Convenience Peter Kerr March 13, 2017 12791 Through perseverance and hard work, Ins Choi’s play Kim’s Convenience became a Toronto and then national box office success. The highly successful CBC television adaptation has given Paul Sun-Hyung Lee a well-d...
Yolande James’ trajectory from politician to political commentator Tracey Arial February 19, 2017 15616 Yolande James Why should Montrealers care about what’s going on in the National Assembly? Answering that question has become a full-time career for Yolande James. The fluently bilingual West Island native a...
The Honourable Mélanie Joly Linda Renaud January 19, 2017 13252 The Honourable Mélanie Joly: Laser-focused on Canada’s cultural sector How sellable is Canadian culture globally and/or to our own government and audiences? Herein lays the challenge for Mélanie Joly, Minister...
Lesley Chesterman – brings the “two solitudes” together over food and wine Peter Kerr December 16, 2016 7827 Lesley Chesterman – Montreal’s fluently bilingual restaurant critic brings the “two solitudes” together over food and wine A trained chef with years of kitchen experience in Montreal and Paris, restaurant crit...
Alexandre Trudeau: The once-reclusive member of Canada’s Trudeau dynasty emerges to promote his personal brand Linda Renaud November 3, 2016 17020 Alexandre Trudeau has just published his first book, Barbarian Lost: Travels in the New China. Part travelogue and part memoir, the non-fiction tome made The Globe and Mail’s National Bestseller List the weeken...
Terry DiMonte – Montreal’s favourite morning man talks about discovering his passion for radio Peter Kerr October 14, 2016 13887 Terry DiMonte – Montreal’s favourite morning man talks about discovering his passion for radio, and his affection for the people who have helped him along the way At a very young age, Terry DiMonte knew that...
Welcome to Montreal, City of Peace Linda Renaud September 10, 2016 10073 Dalai Lama “The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds." … Dalai Lama What does the word ‘...
Jean Charest and Michèle Dionne – life before and after politics Peter Kerr August 17, 2016 27277 With such a brilliant political career spanning federal and political politics, many people are not aware of the private life that Jean Charest and Michèle Dionne have enjoyed outside the political arena. We re...
