July 25, Jack Layton stepped down from his leadership of the New Democrats in order to battle cancer. While it was hoped this would be a temporary setback, Monday it was confirmed that he had succumbed to the disease. Layton was 61. After his death, his wife, MP Olivia Chow, released Layton’s final words to [...]
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Earth to Canadians and Americans living on the East Coast: IT SNOWS EVERY WINTER.
I’m just going to say it, I think the entire East coast is nuts. How is it that every winter there’s some sort of panic when more than 1 cm of snow falls? People on the news are acting like it’s armageddon. They won’t leave their homes, schools are closed, businesses are closed… Earth to [...]
READ MORE »Sad update
In a sad and horrific twist of fate, the body of 27 year old Matthew Besner was found in the Lachine canal this morning. If you want updated information, check out La Presse. I find the Gazette’s reporting on this subject loose on facts, and borderline disrespectful (they posted a YouTube video of Police examining [...]
READ MORE »Search for Missing Montreal Man
If you live in Montreal, please join the search for Matthew Besner, who dissapeared this weekend. Evidently he was at l’Orignale, a trendy Montreal eatery, Saturday night and went outside for a smoke. He never came back. While I don’t personally know Matthew Besner, we do have at least 10 mutual friends, so I can [...]
READ MORE »Batgirls Drink for Charity
The Montreal Batgirls invite you to a night of drinks and fun at Typhoon to benefit Cancer research. The Girl’s Summer Softball League (GSSL) is gearing up for its third annual All Star Softball tournament to benefit the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF.) A rarity in the charity world, the GSSL’s All Star tournament has [...]
READ MORE »Marketing Industry Information Evening
There’s a cool event happening in Montreal tomorrow night, which you should definitely check out if you’re in the marketing world, or are looking to get into it. The people at Ometz have put together a panel of marketing industry experts, who will both speak about their experiences, and answer questions. It’s a chance to [...]
READ MORE »Suri’s Soiree
This Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 9pm, the Israel Cancer Research Fund is honouring the life of Sarah “Suri” Gonshor at it’s 7th annual new leadership event, aptly titled Suri’s Soiree. This is an occasion which is very close to my heart, not only because the funds go towards eradicating cancer, but because it is [...]
READ MORE »Palmer’s Snowboots dance
When it gets very cold, Palmer needs to wear little boots to go outside (otherwise he refuses to walk, and stands with one leg in the air like a tripod). He loves the boots once he’s outside, but everytime we put them on, this is what happens:
READ MORE »Breast Cancer Research: Donate
On Sunday, October 4th, 2009, I will be participating in the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, Canada’s largest single day, volunteer-led fundraising event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, and education and awareness programs. My paternal grandmother, Gladys, was diagnosed with breast cancer the same month my mother discovered [...]
READ MORE »Cloudvertising at Third Tuesday
Last night was a special summer edition of Third Tuesday Montreal. There were three presentations, in the style of Pecha Kucha (20 slides, 20 second each, for a total of 6min 40sec) featuring CT Moore, Julien Smith and Sylvain Grand’Maison. CT Moore is an old friend and colleague of mine – who also happens to [...]
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