Congrats to Cole Caufield on Scoring his 50th for the Habs

Wow this years version of the Habs is exciting to say the least. It has been a long time coming since the Habs had a 50 goal scorer,,,,,,,,,it is nice to see. This kid is fantastic,and some of his goals are pure magic. Marty has a good young team here and coralling these guys I am sure is a bit like herding cats.Keeping all that young talent cohesive is remarkable.They still have a ways to go but it is nice to see they atr pointed in the right direction. It sure makes us (old guys) appreciate all the fabulous players and teams we got to see while we grew up in Verdun/Montreal. We sure need a return to glory. Again congrats Mr Caufield ,we appreciate your talent.

Have Fun Remember Verdun and of course Go Habs Go

April 10th 2026 Verdun car set ablaze

It never seems strange to hear of a fire in Montreal or Verdun, it seemed realtively common. This mornings Montreal Gazette reports a story of a car fire in Verdun.The Montrealer upbringing in me immediately suggests the cause of a fire is usually 'Financial Combustion' ,in this case of a car fire in a lane, makes me think Hmmmm ! a disgruntled neighbour tired of seeing a derelict car or maybe some persons project waiting to long to get fixed. So they have it mysteriously catch fire. Oh well just a thought.Or the old unwritten rule :they were parked in my SPOT' Anyway I thought the photo of the Firetruck was neat, so here it is, and the story from this mornings Gazette,

By Montreal Gazette April 10, 2026 at 6:47 a.m. Montreal police have launched an investigation after flames from a car that had been deliberately set on fire spread to a second vehicle and threatened nearby residences. Police spokesperson Manuel Couture said the incident occurred at 1:15 a.m. in alleyway near Godin and Bannantyne Sts. in the borough of Verdun. By the time officers arrived at the scene, the flames had spread to a second vehicle and threatened a nearby building housing a dépanneur and several residences. Occupants were evacuated from the building as a precaution, but were able eventually to return to their homes. There were no injuries reported. The damaged vehicles were towed away for further examination and firefighters suspect the blaze began after someone threw a flammable substance on one of the cars.

Just a few we have seen before

Sitting at a laptop and just wanted to see what if any Verdun pics or Montreal may have been on this old laptop.I jnow I have desktops ,laptops, phones, external hard drives all with plenty of stuff I really should look at again.Who know maybe I will. I do know that a lot of old photos that were in different topic threads have just disappeared, some because websites are gone where they originated from, and some never did make the trip to this site,from the old sites we had beginning with MSN Groups, then Multiply who were suing FB when they first started, but FB won out in the end or just bought the Multiplty site all together, I tried FB at first but it was never a great layout and so I got out, now they seem to be one of the only games around for groups.and so I tried to save as much as I could from the old VC sites and keep them here on Blogger. Anyway here is some old shots that have no doubt been copied and shared on many sites over the years,but I still get a kick out of seeing some of them.

CFCF Chopper Lands in the street (LaPresse photo 1970)

Well this is an interesting photo to say the least. Oddly enough I do not remember hearing anything about this,let alone seeing this photo. Inspite of still being in Verdun-Lasalle-Montreal at the time.I cannot recall seeing this photo. and I had friends who were photographers for the Montreal Star, and the Gazette and had beers with them all at one time. You would think I would have heard about this, but even sitting with some of the reporters of the day and as mentioned some photographers I simply do not recall this event. I thought I would repost it here for you to see. We even got to use the Star and Gazette dark rooms and saw plenty of photos that never hit the actual papers. Anyway thanks for sending it to me,and here it is for everyone and anyone who surfs by this site.

Cheers ! Maybe I don't remember this incident because we all know we had enough going on in our lives in 1970 Montreal.....Especially in October with the infamous kidnappings and looming Crisis

Very Familiar Store and Dep Signs We Grew Up With

I have these signs indelibly marked in my mind, remember walking around Verdun and of course any where in Montreal in certain years, We would see It shoe polish signs, or KiK Cola, plus Black Cat, these were very distinctive signs that just stick out to me, So here are a few pics sent to me recently which I thought I would share.

and of course the old Laura Secord stores always the same frontage, long before a McD's thought they invented continuity in signage etc. Laura Secord always reminds me of Easter and the big chocolate eggs with the yellow yolks pictured on the box (expensive at the time ,but you knew you were getting a treat) but man were they sweet, Hope you got a kick out of these old reminders from the past. Chgeers !

Remember the old Magic Carpet Ride at Belmont Park

It was always the big deal to try and sit up straight without flying backwards, as it bumped you and tossed you all the way down, it was fun as a kid and we grew up with having fun and going to Belmont Parc whenever we could. Anyway enjoy this photo of the old Magic Carpet Ride

People send me Verdun and Montreal type stories and photos often. So I usually like to share them with anyone who pops by. I don't have a credit for the photo but will happily put the credit in the post itself. In the meantime Thanks again for surfing by

More winter scenes from winters past.

These photos all seem to be from LaPresse newspapers from years ago, however they were recently posted on a FB site called Montreal Then and Now............I would encourage anyone who uses FB social media to have a look the site. I always try to credit the photographers or the institutions who post these pictures. Any way Enjoy these winter scenes form the past.