How Latoya Belfon Built LabWorks into a Home for Writers
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How Latoya Belfon Built LabWorks into a Home for Writers

When Latoya Belfon sat down to write her first book in 2020, her only goal was to learn how to publish it. She had no plans to start a...

Black Theatre Workshop Brings Our Place to the Stage
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Black Theatre Workshop Brings Our Place to the Stage

This November, Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) returns to the Segal Centre for Performing Arts Studio with Our Place, a stirring and often humorous exploration of Canada’s immigration system. Written...

For Arlene Bryant, Local Politics Is About Presence, Not Power
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For Arlene Bryant, Local Politics Is About Presence, Not Power

When Arlene Bryant walks through the streets of Châteauguay, people know her by name. They wave, smile, or stop her to talk about their neighborhoods, roads, or children. And...

Living wage, clean housing at core of  Carol-Ann Hoyte’s bid in Côte-des-Neiges
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Living wage, clean housing at core of Carol-Ann Hoyte’s bid in Côte-des-Neiges

Carol-Ann Hoyte didn’t plan on politics. The Côte-des-Neiges native, mother, poet and 24-year veteran of children’s literature explains to the CONTACT, “the opportunity found me.” Now she’s running for...

Jean-François Kacou: From Strategic Visionary to Historic Mayoral Candidate
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Jean-François Kacou: From Strategic Visionary to Historic Mayoral Candidate

Born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Jean-François Kacou has built an extraordinary path that now places him at the center of Montréal’s political stage. After studies in mathematics in Bordeaux,...

Renate Betts seeks Loyola seat with Transition Montréal
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Renate Betts seeks Loyola seat with Transition Montréal

NDG knows Renate Betts. Long before she put her name on a ballot, she was the neighbour organizing after-school programs at Westhaven Community Centre, the voice at board tables...

Congratulations to Gemma Raeburn-Baynes
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Congratulations to Gemma Raeburn-Baynes

Gemma Raeburn-Baynes received the Medal of the National Assembly of Quebec from Brigitte B. Garceau, MNA for Robert-Baldwin, during Playmas Montreal Cultural Association’s 25th-anniversary celebration on Friday, Oct. 3,...

Betting on herself: Alexis Maniatis’ Sweet Journey to Entrepreneurship
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Betting on herself: Alexis Maniatis’ Sweet Journey to Entrepreneurship

When Alexis Maniatis thinks back on her childhood, the kitchen is where her memories gather. “My grandmother always was teaching me how to cook,” she says, smiling. “We were...

“You can leave”  Montreal police chief outlines new street-check rules, outside oversight and a bid to rebuild trust
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“You can leave” Montreal police chief outlines new street-check rules, outside oversight and a bid to rebuild trust

Montreal’s police chief Fady Dagher says officers will be required to tell people why they’ve been stopped — and make clear that they are free to walk away —...

Celebrating Fatherhood at the Daddy Daughter Dinner & Dance
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Celebrating Fatherhood at the Daddy Daughter Dinner & Dance

On August 10, from 4 p.m., SNS Lounge 8 in Saint Anne de Bellevue will host the fourth edition of the Daddy Daughter Dinner and Dance, a celebration of...