This weekend, the first red leaves began to fall lazily from the trees and onto the narrow streets of the Eastern Townships’ villages— fall is slowly arriving in Quebec, and it’s going to be a long, mild...
Summer in the city—and in Montreal—has a palette of proto-nostalgic flavors that evoke the American movies we watched as children; they taste of freedom and anticipation, and carry the weight of a never-ending day. The...
The days are getting shorter, students are moving back into their rooms in shared apartments on the Plateau, it’s the start of apple season—it’s back-to-school time. And this back-to-school season, like al...
When describing Quebec to Europeans, many people talk about the moors and green hills of Scotland. Here, too, it rains a lot; there are dense forests, a history of colonial wars, lakes, and romantic legen...
Back-to-school season is here, and the nights are getting cooler in Montreal—even if it’s still tropical during the day. It’s time to break out the long pants, blue-light-blocking glasses, notebooks, and...
Montreal, with its historic architecture, colonial ghost stories, and almost obsessive fascination with 1970s American design, is also a city that’s quite up to speed on the latest technologies. Some of t...
The sun is setting earlier and earlier, and in the evening you can feel the cool autumn breeze and sense the coming of long nights. We’re entering a gentle space—a little mysterious, a little mystical—per...
What can you do with kids in Montreal? We love kids, and we love taking walks to explore Montreal’s tree-lined streets with their old cobblestones. You can do just about anything—or almost anythin...
It’s the start of the new season at the movies, and to mark the occasion, the Cinémathèque Québécoise is offering a master class in cinephilia: a film series featuring the works of the ultimate cinephile,...
It’s August, but we’re already planning our fall long weekends. It’s the most beautiful season of the year in Quebec, and there’s more to see than just the vast red and gold forests. Along the waterfront,...