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Former Drummondville mayor seeks Quebec Liberal party leadership

Martin C. Barry When you consider that Quebec Liberal Party leadership aspirant Alexandre Cusson devoted himself mostly until now to municipal politics and only recently decided to jump to the provincial level, it might be easy to dismiss him as...

Le 14e Mois des Câlins de Sainte-Justine amasse plus de 430 000 $

Le mardi 19 février se conclut la 14e édition du Mois des Câlins de Sainte-Justine, au cours de laquelle les Québécois ont à nouveau fait preuve d'une grande générosité envers les enfants et familles de Sainte-Justine, et ce, grâce...

VSP borough officials pay homage to Black History Month

Martin C.Barry Two elected officials from the Villeray/St-Michel/Parc Extension borough council took the initiative in early February to celebrate Black History Month with a special ceremony at borough headquarters on Ogilvy Ave. during which certificates of recognition were presented to...

Sacred Heart School raises $60,000 for improvement projects

Martin C. Barry Members of the Sacred Heart School of Montreal community raised $60,000 on Jan. 31 during a Raise the Roof capital campaign event to help build a new auditorium for Sacred Heart’s music and drama programs.One...

Laurier Macdonald students excel in hairdressing competition

Martin C. Barry Tuesday February 4 was a big day at the Laurier Macdonald Career Centre for students enrolled in the LMCC beauty department’s hairdressing specialty program.The Regional Hairdressing Olympics 2020, hosted by the Career Centre, drew professional hairstylists and...

Big move for KDM Assurances to their new location

Martin C. Barry Surrounded by clients, business colleagues and many, many friends, KDM Assurances president Kosta D. Menoutis was the man of the hour on the evening of Jan. 14 when he held a reception to celebrate the opening of his insurance brokerage...

University of Montreal opens new children’s clinic in Park Ex

Martin C. Barry More than a decade after the University of Montreal pledged to use their vast teaching resources to improve life in Park Extension while building a new satellite campus, U of M officials honored the promise earlier this week with the opening...

VSP increasing budget for social housing, says Mayor Fumagalli

Martin C. Barry Villeray/St-Michel/Parc Extension Borough Mayor Giuliana Fumagalli announced near the beginning of the year’s last borough council meeting that VSP will be adding $316,000 to its budget for social housing needs. For social housing “What is interesting about this fund is that the amassed sums...

EMSB Career Fair creates vocational possibilities

Martin C. Barry Held on Oct. 16 at the St. Pius X Career Centre, the English Montreal School Board’s 2019 Career Fair drew hundreds of potential students, including many EMSB secondary five undergraduates, looking for promising new careers. Job boom underway All were eager to improve...

Vanier College inaugurates new Parc-Extension Campus

Martin C. Barry Elected officials in Villeray/St-Michel/Parc Extension are greeting the opening of Vanier College’s new satellite campus on Beaumont Ave. as a watershed moment in the history of the borough – one that is almost certain to contribute to the cultural and...