All posts in Wednesday Nights

The accounts of Wednesday Night Salons in chronological order appear below. The task of archiving them is on-going . As stated elsewhere, it was not until the early 90s that we began to keep weekly records of discussions, therefore, there are, unfortunately, major gaps in the earlier chronicles.
Most, but not all, accounts until 2014 were written by our late Scribe, Herb Bercovitz, and edited as required, by Diana, however a number of other Wednesday Nighters also contributed their note-keeping talents on occasions when Herb was absent. Once Herb was no longer up to the task, no-one volunteered to execute the task with such absolute fidelity. Then COVID invaded our weekly gathering and pushed us to ZOOM, where we remain, and since then, the entries for Wednesday Night consist only of the “Prologues”. Chatham House rules prevail!

Wednesday Night #1862
November 15, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1862

As Valérie Plante is sworn in as Mayor of Montreal, she faces challenges including the budget shortfall she inherited. ...

Wednesday Night #1861
November 8, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1861

Thinking of Marc Nicholson whose 1880 club in Singapore has its soft launch on Wednesday night (Singapore time). GO MARC ...

Wednesday Night #1860
November 1, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1860

Warmest congratulations to Ron Meisels who was honoured for his many years of devotion to the University Club’s well-b ...

Wednesday Night #1859
October 25, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1859

It seems that Mercury is not retrograde at present, but our computer has not been so advised and neither, it seems, has ...

Wednesday Night #1858
October 17, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1858

A quick tour d’horizon of international events before turning to the Americas, Canada, Quebec, Montreal and – ...

Wednesday Night #1857
October 11, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1857

How appropriate that Peter Berezin will be with us as the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank are underway! As we ...

Wednesday Night #1856
October 4, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1856

Viva Julie Payette! Canada’s new Governor General! A truly amazing woman of multiple talents. It will be fascinati ...

Wednesday Night #1855
September 27, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1855

Many thanks to all who participated in last Wednesday’s gathering with Mark Roper, Peter Trent and Helen Fotopulos – ...

Wednesday Night #1854
September 19, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1854

HEADS UP! We have a treat in store for you. Though much of media’s focus is on the opening of the UN General Assembly, ...

Wednesday Night #1853
September 12, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1853

Another Great Montrealer has left us, Former McGill chancellor and prominent Montreal journalist Gretta Chambers dies at ...