Montreal

was known by the name of Ernest Cormier. Cormier was born in Montreal, Quebec on December 5, 1885 and decreased on January 1, 1980, only less than a month after he turned 94 year old. He is of a French-Canadian descendant. Cormier was one of the most notable and known engineer and architect in the city of Montreal. In fact, he “was the first Canadian modern architect” (Lanken,1980). In 1906, he graduated from École Polytechnique de Montréal with a degree in Civil Engineering. Just right after…

Montreal is a city that has special meeting space that various peoples among different cultures, religious backgrounds, ethnicities and languages can encounter. Specifically, Montreal is a perfect historical city that illustrates Mary Louis Pratt’s concept of a contact zone. The contact zone is where social spaces (i.e. cities) is in contact with two or more cultures that could clash and interact with each other through ideas, identity, class, culture and politics. The historical context can be…

You can the crew will always be on schedule and no one will be left behind because of a flight delay or cancellation. Now that you know more about Conterm and how music festivals are put together, let’s look at a few of the main events going on in Montreal, QC, and Canada this summer. I can’t wait and I hope you are excited as…

the vibrant, wealth city of Montreal, in Canada, are also focused on solving this universal problem. Due to the reason that people are focusing on solving the problem of pollution, factors that lower the air quality seems impossible to exist. However, they do exist. Before talking about these factors, knowing the general air quality in Montreal is quite important. Both non-governmental organizations and the governmental organizations show that the air quality in Montreal is healthy and low…

the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Prince Edward Island. In 1987, the Milton Acorn People’s Poetry Award was established in his memory. José ACQUELIN (1956) Anarchie de la lumière (POÉSIE 2014) MONTRÉAL / Educated at the Université de Montréal and the Université Toulouse, le…

An inspiring major change happened to the world when jack Roosevelt Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball on April 15, 1947. Being an African American man he did not have as many rights or privileges as a Caucasian man would have had during that time. Mr. Jerry Robinson and Mrs. Mallie Robinson had five children, jack being the youngest. Jack r Robinson, is well known by the name of Jackie Robinson. His middle name is in honor of former president Theodore Roosevelt, who had…

The history of hockey is one of the most contested among all sports. Traditionally, the birthplace of hockey is considered to be Montreal (Canada) (although more recent studies indicate the primacy of Kingston, Ontario or Windsor, Nova Scotia). However, some Dutch paintings of the 16th century depict a lot of people playing on a frozen canal in a game similar to hockey. But, despite this, Canada is still the birthplace of modern hockey. When in 1763 the Great Britain won the victory over Canada…

game afterwards.” Foster said in an interview with the press. The game was between the Toronto St. Pats and the Montreal Maroons, the score being a 4-3 win for Toronto, with the overtime goal from Corbett Denneny. All of the goals being scored in the third period. The St. Pats are currently beating the Maroons 3-0 in the playoff semi final series. The St. Pats will be heading to Montreal tomorrow night.…

However, not all rebellions are as pronounced or dramatic as the Turner rebellion was. In 1734, there was a fire set in the merchant district of Montreal, destroying 46 building including a church, convent and hotel. The women ultimately tried, tortured and executed for the crime was a slave named Marie Joseph Angelique. The burning of one of New France’s most bustling settlement may not be a very…

She died from abandonment, from words loaded with hatred. He, Karim, was the one who killed her.” (Marineau 129). The shame together with the guilt was buried deeply inside Karim’s mind, which made him isolate himself from the other students in Montreal to keep clam. He missed Maha badly that if any students mentioned the scene, like the juniper trees he met in his journey, or did something similar to Maha, he would be mad. However, as time passed by, he relieved himself from the pain of losing…