Tag Archives: Montréal Society

#MontrealChickenDisaster

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Photo credit to Montreal Nitelife Blog Damn, I’d been having a hankering… Romado’s caught fire tonight around 7pm and I got to witness one of those great moments where the Twittersphere lights up with grainy cellphone photos and people’s first … Continue reading →

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Leadership

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Jean Drapeau with the French actor Jean Marais, 1965 A fascinating piece by noted Montréal affairs columnist Francois Cardinal on why we simply have no reason to be as down on ourselves as we so stereotypically are. He attributes the … Continue reading →

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Mountains out of Molehills (and Mountains beyond Mountains)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

This man is not yelling in French. And it’s pissing people off. This is Randy Cunneyworth, the new Interim Head Coach of the Montréal Canadiens, hired after Jacques Martin was dumped by General Manager Pierre Gauthier on Saturday. He’s been … Continue reading →

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Getting Smarter About Public Education in Montréal

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Once again, Montréal parents are caught fighting each other to keep their children’s respective schools open. This time, the parents of St. John Bosco and St. Gabriel schools, located in the working class neighbourhoods of Ville Emard and Pte. St. … Continue reading →

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Ten Attractions and Services we Bafflingly do not have in Montréal { part deux }

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So this article has been getting a neat little bit of buzz. If you’d like to see part 1, just click here. Please leave me any suggestions, comments, questions or critiques. Let me know if you think these are ridiculous … Continue reading →

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The White Horse of Fort Senneville

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Is it me or are we lacking in ghost stories in this city? Every year Halloween comes around and I get asked if I know any decent local ghost stories. Each year I come up short. It’s a problem for … Continue reading →

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