Universal Child Care Benefits AKA Buying Votes linda.hammerschmid September 28, 2015 5253 To adhere to an Action Plan that is, at its premise, unfair is ludicrous. The recently unveiled Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) of the Canada Action Plan is inherently just that, unfair, inequitable and ...
The last weekend of September at the Mount Royal Cemetery The Montrealer September 22, 2015 7035 The last weekend of September features the history and nature that abound in the Mount Royal Cemetery Trees are our indispensable companions in the urban landscape. The Guided Tree Tours have become a standar...
Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition – until October 12, Palais des congrès LiveEvents September 19, 2015 6447 Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition You will not find many people that are unfamiliar with Michelangelo’s famous fresco “The Creation of Man”, in which the two outstretched index fingers seem like th...
Sun Youth signs a three-year agreement with Federation CJA The Montrealer September 17, 2015 6123 For nearly two decades, Sun Youth has been delivering food to people who otherwise would not be able to obtain it. The program was designed to meet emergency food needs of people facing reduced mobility and soc...
Actively Managing Investment Risk Lynn MacNeil September 16, 2015 5871 This month we have a look at Asset Allocation – and how to make it work for you If you have been investing for a while, you’ve probably heard the term asset allocation. It’s considered to be one of the most im...
Of Mice And Men linda.hammerschmid September 15, 2015 6635 I was reading a column by Dr. Joe Schwarcz recently and his resumé of the position of Woodrow Monte, an “Internet vocal”, made me reflect on the worldwide campaign by such groups as PETA to eliminate “medical” ...
David W. Marvin: Street Chronicles 1965 – 1975 The Montrealer September 1, 2015 6919 Tenth edition of the McCord Museum’s outdoor exhibition on McGill College Avenue Ever wonder where those photos on McGill College originate? Well, they’re from the McCord Museum; and this summer and fall marks...
Leitmotifs – Until October 25, Museum of Costume and Textile LiveEvents August 24, 2015 6252 Museum of Costume and Textile of Quebec presents Leitmotifs Whether floral, animal, geometric or figurative, the patterns that grace the surface of fabrics give them personality. Like textile leitmotifs, the...
Metamorphoses: In Rodin’s Studio at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Julie Kalan August 17, 2015 10060 Thanks in large part to The Thinker (Rodin’s pensive, seated statue); Rodin has garnered notoriety well beyond the aficionados of the art world. Back in 1963, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts held the first R...
18th Century Public Market – August 22-23, Pointe-a-Callière LiveEvents August 15, 2015 5627 22nd edition of Pointe-à-Callière’s Public Market! Visit the 18th-century Public Market put on every year in August by Pointe-à-Callière, the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History. There will be stalls, a...
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