Wednesday-Night

We congratulate Beryl Wajsman for bringing this account of disgraceful petty bureaucracy to the attention of Suburban readers, the media and the politicians. And applaud Julius Grey’s involvement. The advocacy of two such powerful and dedicated individuals, coupled with impressive community support, brought about a merciful decision at the political level and a resolution of […]

We had promised that Beryl would be with us last week to talk about the new publication, The MetropolitaIn, that he will launch next month. He was unavoidably detained, but assures us that he will be present tomorrow night.
As always, we have the U.S. presidential campaign on the Agenda and certainly this week we cannot […]

It seems we are stuck in a topic rut and not only in terms of frequency, quantity and quality of snowfall. The news appears to be same old - same old, with one outstanding exception (see below).
There are the U.S. economy (tanking) and the markets, which are looking for any excuse to rejoice and […]

As Diana’s computer has a serious malaise, this message is subject to a brief window of opportunity. Thus, it is short and with none of the usual links to major stories (you will have to do your own homework - but we’ll make it up to you).
With the horrendous weather forecast in view, we will […]

23 January 2008
We are delighted that at the suggestion of Consul General Mary Marshall, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins will be joining us for (part of) this Wednesday Night’s Salon. Ambassador Wilkins’ visit is particularly timely given that the Republican Primary was held in his native South Carolina on Saturday, however, we understand that he […]

A bit of dignity
Fondation de la Rue… a la Réussite
By P.A. Sévigny, The Suburban

Pierre Anthian, Brian Morel, Sue McDougall and Serge Fournier

While thousands of homeless continue to wander the streets of Montreal and hundreds wonder what can be done about it, some know what it takes to make the difference between a life well lived […]

21 November 2007
There are the obvious topics that have dominated the news over the last few days:
The OPEC Summit and what may or may not have been resolved in that wonderfully inclusive forum where the presidents of Iran and Venezuela railed against the U.S. and then everyone came together for a (relatively) warm and […]

Exclusive to The Suburban
To use Robert Galbraith’s words, this was “extreme journalism”. Robert and his colleague Guido Schmidt are in Spin Bolduk, a dangerous Afghan crossing on the Pakistani border. Osama Bin-Laden had been seen here at the start of the conflict. Robert Galbraith has gone further, faster and deeper than any independent journalist in […]

25 April 2007
Expo 67
How many of you realize that Friday the 27th is the 40th anniversary of the opening day of expo 67? We confess to a huge wave of nostalgia for what appears in retrospect as a kinder, gentler time - it was a golden summer in the memories of those who are old […]

Once again, we extend our best wishes to you for a happy, healthy, successful and altogether brilliant New Year.
As we embark on the annual voyage into the unknown of the next 12 months, it is normal to make predictions about almost anything, however, we were entertained by Henry Aubin’s column in the December 31 Gazette […]