[Cabinet du maire et du comité exécutif] Montréal, April 17 2013 – Mayor Michael Applebaum and Ms. Émilie Thuillier, vice-chair of the executive committee in charge of the status of women, attended yesterday the gala launching the 120th anniversary celebrations of the Montréal Women’s Council (MWC). “The commitment of these women who, Continue reading →

March 28 2013 – Québec’s local products can be found all over Montréal in public markets and specialty shops. Fancy some maple syrup? Sweet taffy? Or perhaps you crave artisanal chocolate? How about a good beer produced by a dedicated micro-brewe… Continue reading →

February 22, 2013 – Maple has its own sweet scent, which, thanks to the Sucrerie de la Montagne in Rigaud and the French perfume house Galimard, you can wear now, too! Launched in September 2012, Attire-moi is a maple-infused perfume that perfectly b… Continue reading →

February 5, 2013 – When the Beatles landed at Montréal’s Dorval airport for what would be their only performance in the city, Beatlemania was already at a fever pitch. It had scarcely been more than a year since the supergroup’s breakthrough appearan… Continue reading →

December 19, 2012 – Montréal’s Space for Life, Canada’s largest natural science museum conglomerate, will look to the heavens in Spring 2013 to inaugurate its fourth member: the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium! In addition to its exceptional architecture… Continue reading →

January 11, 2013 – Are you obsessed with spotting Québec’s largest insect – the crecopia moth – whose wingspan can reach 16 cm, but just can’t find it in the wild? Or do you simply enjoy watching a butterfly flutter by? Then look no farther than the … Continue reading →

January 21, 2013 – Montréal’s culinary creativity isn’t limited to carnivorous fare by any stretch: the city is home to many superb meat-free and vegetarian-friendly restaurants with menus that are sure to please herbivores and omnivores alike! Fa… Continue reading →

February 14, 2013 – Arsenal dropped anchor in the burgeoning former working-class district of Griffintown in 2011. Its mission: to change the landscape of Montréal contemporary art for the better. Arsenal took over a huge former shipyard, the Mon… Continue reading →

January 25, 2013 – Intrigued by the doomsday prophecies associated with the Mayan calendar, the world’s attention was drawn to this ancient South America civilization for much of the past year. Now that the sun has risen on a new year, the light is s… Continue reading →

CBC.ca Private daycare workers stage day of protest in Montreal Montreal Gazette MONTREAL – Zahia Krimat and Lila Basli, who both work at Garderie Magique on Gouin Blvd., attended by about 100 children, were part of a frustrated group of unsubsidized daycare workers and operators demonstrating Tuesday in front of Premier Pauline … Private daycares strike over fight for subsidized spaces CBC.ca Private daycare owners hold strike for $7-a-day system CTV News all 5 news articles Continue reading →