Take part in the vote! Rekindling the flame: A New Life for Montreal's incinerators. Héritage Montréal and its Next Generation Committee invite you to have your say in the People's Choice Award for the third edition of their ideation contest.
Illustration: Florence Primeau-Marcoux
Voting is open until Monday, September 30, 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
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Legacy Awards on CBC TV:
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Michèle Atkinson invite:
On October 9th, the Complexe du Canal Lachine will hold an Open House (the first since Covid), many studios will be open to visitors from 3pm to 8pm. I will take part in this event but will welcome visitors from 12pm to 8pm on both Wednesday and Thursday October 9th and 10th.
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Music:
Montréal jazz scene legend Rufus Nathaniel Rockhead recognized as a National Historic Person.
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of Rufus Nathaniel Rockhead as a person of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration.
Post card featuring Rufus Nathaniel Rockhead and the Rockhead's Paradise Cafe, at the corner of St. Antoine and Mountain streets in Montreal, Quebec, date unknown
© Collection Michel Bazinet / Public domain
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Jaeden Izik-Dzurko wins the Leeds 2024.
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Books:
Justin Giovanetti Lamothe has some fuel for your next Poutine debate. He went on a quest to uncover the true origin of Quebec's signature dish in his new book, "Poutine: A Deep-Fried Road Trip of Discovery". We find out who started it all and if it was, in fact, ONE town, place or restaurant that can claim to be Poutine's creator.
Poutine: A Deep-Fried Road Trip of Discovery - Justin Giovannetti Lamothe
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Photography and food:
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Sad but important to know:
Picture of 4,000 dead birds in Toronto wins international photography award: ‘I want people to be shocked by this image,’ says 2024 Bird Photographer of the Year winner.
Patricia Seaton Homonylo won 2024's Bird Photographer of the Year for this photo of 4,000 dead birds, all killed by colliding with glass in Toronto. The image also netted gold in the competition's Conservation category. (Patricia Seaton Homonylo/Bird Photographer of the Year)
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