National Indigenous Peoples Day
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National Indigenous Peoples Day

According to the calendar, almanac or whatever you use to gauge sea-sons and dates, summer is on. The best season of the year you say? It’s all personal and...

Two friends and the festival they built
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Two friends and the festival they built

Felix Nadeau The West Island Blues Festival is back. On July 9, the 18th annual edition of the event returns to the outdoors at Dollard des Ormeaux Park after...

Montreal family marks academic milestones in the US
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Montreal family marks academic milestones in the US

What a day, Wednesday, May 18 turned out to be for the Johnson family. Especially for the parents, Dr. Dexter Johnson and Dr. Anita Brown-Johnson, who had to navigate...

Fimo Mitchell knows the value of mindfulness. He wants others to benefit
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Fimo Mitchell knows the value of mindfulness. He wants others to benefit

A trip to India in 2009, is when Fimo Mitchell recalls was the first time he formally meditated. This sparked a paradigm shift in his mindset. During this time,...

Talkin’ All That Jazz
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Talkin’ All That Jazz

In the last issue of The Montreal Community Contact, I spoke about all the great shows coming up later this month at The Montreal International Jazz Festival. As I...

The Jazz Fest Returns: More free shows
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The Jazz Fest Returns: More free shows

On June 30, The Montreal Jazz Festival returns to the concert halls and the streets of downtown Montreal after a two-year hiatus because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020,...

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Mental Health Week recently concluded. What has been done in schools, colleges and universities regarding the mental wellness of students? Canada has recently celebrated Mental Health Week, May 2...

Grace Campbell and WOR in service of women
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Grace Campbell and WOR in service of women

As she prepares to exit a position that kept her on the frontlines in the fight to empower women, Grace Campbell stands proud of the achievements of Women On...

The roots of Lorraine Klaasen’s music
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The roots of Lorraine Klaasen’s music

South African born songstress Lorraine Klaasen will be performing in Montreal for the first time in a few years when she will surely thrill, audiences on May 21, at...

Montrealers celebrate the Blue and Gold at BIM Spring
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Montrealers celebrate the Blue and Gold at BIM Spring

On the evening of Saturday, April 30, the Blue and Gold bordering Neptune’s broken Trident flew in its glory at Centre Communautaire Sarto Desnoyers in Dorval as hundreds of...