from Margo's Photo Album
Hope this sparks a few Real Verdun type Memory's.........................................
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 563 Newer› Newest»This is one of Russell taken last year. I wish I had some pictures of when they were younger, but I don't. Laurie
Hi Phyllis, That our beginnings were at Connaught School.....who'da thunk! Your name is not familiar to me...but....age sometimes will do that. The only "Day" that I recall was a fella by the name of Jerry Day, any relation? Our family also attended St. Aidan's Anglican Church on Hamilton..any memories from there? You may have noticed a member by the name of Maureen Hindle, she was also a Connaught graduate. I personally didn't know her, but went to school with cousins of hers (Charles & Diana). Indeed it truly is a small, small world.
Hi, Linda, Good memory! Jerry would be my "kid" brother. He is closer to your age. Still living in la belle province, (Dorval), a doting grandfather. But aren't we all doting grandparents? My oldest grandchild is 17 for goodness sake!! And perfect. Ah, St. Aidans. Home of handsome Anthony Harwood-Jones and his dad who was priest there. I went to girl Guides there although my family were members of St. Paul's United on Hadley. My uncle was minister at St. Paul's. The Hindle name rings a bell. So many names on this list are familiar but I just can't put faces to them. Cheers -- Phyllis
Hey, Laurie, Thanks for the picture and the website. Russell sure is a pleasant looking fellow. And I enjoyed looking at Errol's art. Judging from his painting of Coltrane I gather he's a jazz fan? Is Errol still living in Canada? I wish you had childhood photos of them too, say age 10 - 12 when I knew them. My memory is so spotty! Are you a younger sister? I hope you don't get two answers from me to your post. I responded earlier but nothing seems to have happened when I hit send. Oh well. Cheers -- Phyllis
Hi Phyllis, At at last MSN is working. Couldn't get in all morning. Errol isn't in Canada any more. He left in the mid 70s if my memory serves me correctly. We attended St Aidans Church, as well. My brothers were friends with the H.J. boys. The family inherited their dog but promptly returned it to them when it was repeatedly attacking my mothers legs. Oh well, such is life. We lived at 6066 Jogues. I "cut" out some pics for you. Errol, dark suit, at about 13, Russell 12 and Heather 9, and me as a bambino. Do you have any of yourself. I told Russell about the conversation, and he couldn't quite place you by name. Happy Memories ! Laurie
Mike Stark Spoke to Tim Clancy, and he rembers pool games. I also suggested he join Verdun Connections. Replied he would do same. Ron Larman
Speaking St Adians Church, Attached picture my Grandmother Alice Larman, had the privilage of burning Mortgage. Ron Larman
Touchy Are you related to Ross Larman - he would be about 53. He is a Black Watch Drummer.
I went to Connaught early years with Ross and then later at Verdun High. Laurie
Mo4e St Aidan Church memories, took confirmation classes with cousin Gordon & Bob Leggett.. Boy Scouts , we had double blue & white kerchief , Holly Cross had orange clour Ron Larman
Last Message St Aidian's could not add photos, had a note filled, and to cancel others, cancelled other photos, but still not able to add ?? Ron Larman
Laurie 19540 Ross Larman, my Cousin's Son,Lives in home My Grandparents built My Son Todd, was in the Hussars , Sargent, & Tank commander, while he was in High school, Univeristy, and still in during post graduate Ron Larman
Hi Ron, Sometimes it's necessary to make the photos smaller in order to post them. It doesn't say this, but reducing them often makes them 'postable'. Love all this stuff and passing them on to Walter. Thanks.
Attached is a photo from my confirmation (1958) at St. Aidan's with Father Stanley Irving.
Hi Phyllis, Your name is very familiar and Barbara Southwick also rings a loud bell, although I can't picture either of you. Patrick Harwood-Jones was in my class. I believe he passed away at a young age. I went to Brownies and Girl Guides at the Church of the Redeemer, but remember going to church parades at St. Aiden's. My brothers are Bob & Ken Hindle and cousins, as Linda mentioned, Charles and Diana Hindle. Maureen
Hi Linda, I couldn't remember the bird's name either but the dog's name was "Brindie", short for his/her brindle colouring. Maureen
That's right. Brindie it was. She talked so much about him that I really wanted to meet him. I remember your name too, Maureen but can't put a face to you. I've been trying to upload a scan of a newspaper clipping for Laurie of several grade 7 Connaught "grads"from 1954 (including me) but have had no luck. It is a jpeg file. Don't I just attach it to my reply? Please help. Thanks! Phyllis
Phyllis ~ in your reply box, across the top you will find a "postcard" box with mountains and the sun. Click on it, then click on "my computer" and browse to where you have the picture you scanned stored, then click on the picture you want and press "open", then "Add Photos". It should show up in the reply. You can also attach a file ~ you can see this just under the subject line, with a little paperclip. The directions are pretty much laid out. The picture won't show up in your posting, but will be at the bottom of your post, and viewers will be able to click it to see the attachment. Cheers.
Have you noticed the face in the smoke ,on one of the pictures from Bonnie's album,.............right in the center ,there is a cloud of smoke that seems to have a face in it,.....the flames almost illuminated a section under the chin,of the face looking at you!!! Pretty cool picture ------------\ ......Weird,..............................but neat:
Thanks, Linda. Here goes ...
Way to go Phyllis....yippee. I notice that you are the only girl wearing gloves, is that right? Funny, but I remember going to my first job interview after graduation from highschool, and having our teacher ~ Mr. D.G. Cumming ~ say that we should wear white gloves to the interview. Who knows eh ~ but I got the job. Barbara Young looks very familiar, and Elaine Jackson I think is the older sister of one of my playmates when I was young ~ Frances Jackson. Kudos on posting. Thanks.
Hi Phyllis, Found this picture from Connaught School, Grade 7, 1958, which was a year later than I graduated. In the front row 5th from left is Frances Jackson. Cheers.
Good picture Phyllis. I emailed it to my brother. He was friends with the Harwood Jones boys. Did you see the pictures I posted a few days ago of my two brothers ? Took them off because they took up too much space. I notice an Erika Feifer in that newspaper clipping. My sister used to be friends with a girl Heiki Feifer. Sisters ??? Laurie Etienne
Hi, Laurie, Yes, I did. It was definitely Errol who was in my class. And I had a bit of a crush on him for a while. Probably somewhere between Victor and John
Hi, Linda, Joanie, Barb and Carolyn were also wearing gloves. Look closely. Joanie and Erika were two of my three best friends at Connaught. I don't recognize the girl 5th from left but I wonder if the girl 5th from right isn't Frances. Elaine also had an older sister named Norah I think. I sure wish my memory weren't so spotty! Cheers --Phyllis
Oops. Erika had two brothers, Erwin (a lot older) and Reinhold/Ronny (younger) but I don't remember a sister.
Linda, is the boy second from right at the top Brian Hurst?
And the girl far left bottom, is that Bunny Pullen?
Phyllis ~ you're right about the gloves. In the pic I posted from what I remember of the girls in the front row: From Left: 4th - Heather Etienne (This is Laurie's (another member) sister) 5th - Carole Brouillette 6th - Frances Jackson 7th - Shirley Harbour 8th - Lorraine LeFergy My bad....Frances is 6th from left and 5th from right! And Frances had an older sister Norah. The other girls were playmates of mine. But, I also knew quite a few of the fellas. Often when I look at old pics I wonder what has become of these friends, and what paths they took in life. And it's wonderful to connect and relive those moments.
Phyllis ~ I don't think that girl is Dianne (Bunny) Pullen as she was a couple of years ahead of this crowd. The boy, 2nd from right, top row is Wallace Walker. Cheers.
Thanks, Linda, for confirming my memory of Frances. Bunny Pullen is Bev Pullen's sister and Diane Pullen's aunt. It used to amuse me because Bunny is younger than Diane. Bev & Bunny lived across the street from me on Springland. Diane lived on Monk Blvd. and was part of a group of us who walked home together from VHS. Elaine Jackson was also part of that group and if I remember correctly, lived on Woodland. Cheers -- Phyllis
Phyllis ~ yup the Jackson lived on Woodland, and my aunt (where I often stayed) lived on Hadley, right at Woodland. The Jackson's house had yellow brick on the outside. Spent quite a bit of time over there, as they also went to St. Aidan's. Wow...did you remember Heather Gosham, who used to have a younger sister by the name of Cherry? Or the Condy family?
Hi, Linda, Yeah,the Gosham name is familiar but not the Condy's. Now does anyone remember getting their dad's axe out at this time of year to chop ice off the road so we could get skipping? The surest sign of spring (besides the smell of dog poo in the air ) was the cloud of sand dust we raised with the ropes. Yay spring!!! Phyllis
geniegal9
It's funny you were talking about skipping I was
just thinking about that the other day walking on the street were there was no
snow. The whole feeling came back to me. The first dry spot on the sidewalk we'd
grab our skipping ropes and run for it/ I was also thinking of Easter I would
get new patten leather shoes. A Easter hat, and gloves. Wow the things you never
forget!
Well no skipping today in North Bay ONT. It has
been snowing all day here. What a mess, just when I could start to see the grass
showing in my back yard! Oh well I know it won't stay long, but then again you
never know what kinda weather we are going to get here. All I can say is
POO.
I loved to play with a new bolobat, and playing "stand-all" with a new lacrosse ball. Here's a pic of me, my siblings and cousins on Easter Sunday 1956. All decked out in our new outfits. Cheers.
Now that's a familiar Montreal picture,.....everyone dressed up ,.the streets have been cleaned,.and the people from all over would be walkinmg to or form the Church,..........and that feeling of freedom (from the winter,.....and all the heavy clothes)..............Good old picture,....and we all probably have one similar to it,in our family albums.........probably one of the few times our parents could gather all the kids together in one spot ,while we were still clean..........hahahahahah
Linda - is the little midget Rick ? That is so cute ! Laurie
I liked your articles Phyllis and Linda about the smells , getting a new Easter outfit for church, including a hat. Oh those flaming hats. What our mothers do to us !!! Brings back memories. You mentionned the Condy family. My brother used to hang around with Roy Condy - Errol (the artist) would teach him art work along with Harwood Jones boys, Apparently Roy is today an artist.
Do you know anything of Jimmy Simpson ?
Yup Laurie, that's Rick. If you look at the hairline...that widow's peak....it's so easy to identify him in pictures. Will ya look at those shorts. Also, my mom always made him wear those silly elastic suspenders and he always resembled a little old man. What a hoot. Cheers.
Linda, what an adorable photo! That was the easter I had what I thought was the spiffiest green suit with a box jacket and I was allowed to wear high heels for the first time. As for patent leather Mary Janes, I just ached for them when I was younger. Mom kept me in Oxfords forever. Then I got my first penny loafers and then ... patent leather sling backs! Phyllis
Laurie, I just googled Roy Condy. It seems he is a much published illustrator of childrens' books. Phyllis
This picture is on Hadley, right at the top of Woodland. On the right hand side of the picture where the brown bldg. is, there used to be a long side of the garage, which was a cement block structure, and this is where we used to play 'stand all'. That was the corner of Springland and there was a depanneur that we called "Elsie & Paul's" and one of the teachers from Connaught (Miss Thompson) lived right around that corner on Springland. The house that we're standing outside of was right at the top of Woodland, and you could look down Woodland and see right to the Woodland Bridge crossing the acqueduct. When I was at VHS my aunt & my grandmother could look out the window which was a bonus at lunch hour, because they had my lunch ready and on the table when I arrived. Not such a bonus when a "fella" walked you home after school or after a school dance ~ which I attended every Friday!!!! I couldn't win, because if I walked home on Springland (the next street over) I got drilled on why I took that route home. Guess parents were more observant and had a tighter rein on us in those days.
Roy used to paint all the backdrops at our Church plays, concerts, etc. He also did the artwork for the VHS annual one year. Not a bad looker also, if I remember!
Linda, I've been racking my brain over Heather & Cherry Gosham. Did they live on Briand across from a small park that fronted on Monk Blvd.? I know I know them but just can't place them. Phyllis
Mom Your picture Wooldand & Hadley, The corner store on Springland had been owned by an elderly lady , Known as Polly, she sold same to Paul Emil Emond, who had been a milkman, and he claimed would only run store for a short while & retire, I went back several Years ago, he was still at it, and he regonized me, This store was the local hang out for young people. During the 1930's next to the lane same side of street, lived an Italian family, they kept goats in the back shed. and once the snow went used to tie them up on all the vacant lots that existed then When they moved Jennie Cockoluch, moved in, Pictur taken Hadley & Egan 1944. She must have been 12/13 years old then
Hi Ron, Yup, know Paul Emond's store very well....that's where my dad used to buy his beer. Paul & Elsie's was just across the street from Paul Emond's, but they were a much smaller mom&pop shop. Also Nurse DeWitt who lived down the street on Springland used to keep a goat in her front yard. She was the nurse at Connaught School. And I do remember the Cokalatchuk's....they were a real nice couple. Cheers.
Laurie Your question of Jimmy Simpson can you tell what street he lived on? Lad
Hi Phyllis, I seem to remember the Gosham's living on Monk Blvd, between Allard and the acqueduct. I found an address for them around 1955 which shows them living at 7090 Monk Blvd. I found this grad picture of Heather, the year 1959:
Lad...Jimmy Simpson lived at 6379 Jogues. He would be about 64 - 65 today.
Laurie
Hi I knew family last name same..did not live on Jogues...thought it could be a brother.. Lad
Hi, Linda, Yes, I remember Heather's face though not how I know her. Nor is she the girl I was thinking of. I sure wish I had kept my yearbooks from VHS. You don't happen to have Carol Salmela's photo in that wonderful book, do you? She graduated in '59. We kept in touch until a couple of years ago when we lost track of one another. Cheers -- Phyllis
This one is for the more northerly of us Ville Emarders: Laurie, living on Jogues you probably remember the skating rinks ... one for hockey, one for skating ... that were erected every winter at the huge field on Jolicouer (I think) just beyond Jogues. All my best outdoor skating memories happened there. In the spring they used to set grass fires to burn off the dead grass. One summer a bunch of kids started a fire when they were fooling around with a magnifying glass. As a teenager I used to go watch the softball games held there. Does anyone remember the pastry shop across from Lepine's on Jolicouer where, for a nickel you could go in and buy a bag of "scraps" of day old or damaged pastries? A special treat was when you found a mashed charlotte russe in your bag. I'm obviously getting old, reminiscing like this!
Hi Phyllis, Here ya go:
Geniegal9. Reminicing? Getting old? NO NO NO !!!!!!!! Hold your tongue. It never gets old. AND never, I repeat, never stop bring good things from the past up on this site. It always triggers something in some of us from the back of our minds. Thanks
Winston (835 3rd Avenue) Now of Vancouver Washinington
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Wow, Linda, Thanks!!! This is the girl I like to remember. We had a lot of good times and adventures together. Cheers -- Phyllis
Thanks, Winston. Lost my head there for a minute. Seem to be a lot of us out here on the wet coast. Phyllis
Carol didn't happen to have a brother named John did she? Mike
Yes, Mike, she did. Now Dr. (as in PhD) John Salmela I'm told. Last I heard he was living in Central or South America somewhere. Phyllis
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I got a good chuckle out of that story, Laurie. Errol was no dummy. And those pastries, fresh or day old were worth a little larceny. I have my own little story about those pastries. I to think about it but when I was 9 or so I was collecting money for the blind and I got caught with my fingers in the collection can. But oh, those pastries were such a temptation to a 9 year old whose mom didn't let her have many sweets. I don't blame Errol one bit. Cheers -- Phyllis
Hi Phyllis Helping yourself to the donations, eh. That was cute. I remember when my daughter was about two we went to the dollar store. On return I found all this stuff in her pockets, ball, candies, different little things. Oh what to do - so I marched her back there - could hardly keep a straight face and made her tell the cashier what she did and that she won't do it again. All was OK. I don't think she has ever helped herself since that day !!! Do you have any recollections of my brother from your days in the same class. He was always "the older brother", so it is hard to visualize him as a kid. Laurie
Hi Phyllis, Thanks for the picture. Now I know who you are and not just your name. The photo reminded me that I have a similar one and I am posting it because Roy Condy and Patrick Harwood-Jones are also in it. (I hope it I've done it right and it doesn't come through too large.) Maureen
Attachment: Connaught June 1955.jpg
Hi Maureen, Just caught a glimpse of the pic you posted. Shirley Morrice lived on Briand Street, across the road from the Dairy, and she used to pick me up every morning and take me to school, and wait for me every day after school and walk me back home. I know that my mom used to pay her to do this, so I guess this was her first paying job, hehehe. I hung with Patti McCormick's sister Linda. Nice to see a pic of Mr. Kneeland also. That man used to scare the bejeezus out of me, but looking at him now he's just a regular guy. Thanks for the memories. Cheers.
Hi, Laurie, I sure wish I had some stories to tell you about Errol but all I remember is a tall good looking boy who sat at or near the back of the class and I have a shadowy memory of our teacher (Miss Farwell? Miss Thompson?) getting on his case about something. I have a good feeling memory about him which means that I liked him ... unlike at least one other male schoolmate I won't name. re larcenous kids: I did the same with my six year old son when he did something similar to what your daughter did. But I'm not so positive it never happened again. I've been shocked and amused by some of the stories my kids reminisce about when they get together. They forget I'm sitting there and didn't know about some of the things they did. Like the time the old wooden bridge at the foot of Fraser St. in Vancouver caught fire. My son was convinced he started it because he and some friends were down there playing with matches. In fact, he didn't start it but he felt guilty for years afterward. lol Phyllis
Maureen, thanks for posting the photo. I loved Mr. Kneeland to bits. He was always such a kind man and I couldn't wait to be monitor (I was lucky ... I got to do it twice!) so I could run errands, taking messages to different classrooms, for him. I also got to ring the fire alarm bell on one occasion and go out the main door instead of the usual girls door. I recognize some of the faces in the clipping you posted. You look like a really neat kid. Happy and cheerful. Nice to put a face to your name, too. Cheers -- Phyllis BTW, everyone, keep those fabulous photos coming! I have a couple more I will post when I get my laptop reconnected to my scanner. More to come ...
Hi, Folks, Here are a couple of photos that go back to 1950 and 1951. They were taken at St. Paul's United Church on Hadley. Not really Verdun but many of these girls went on to VHS including me. Weren't we sweet? Cheers -- Phyllis
Attachment: St. Paul's Dramatic Club2_edited-1.jpg
Well finally backhome from a week long trip to Edmonton,.........where it was snowing the first day we arrived,....then got really nice & sunny the day of the our kids wedding,.but it was really cold & windy on the Saturday when we went to the Edmonton 'Leg' bldgs,.for all the pictures,and a nice bitter strong blowing wind to keep us all alert for the photos.....hahahahahah but at least it was Sunny,.the next day was great and reasonably warm,for a house warming type thing where we were all able to actually sit outside on the deck,for hours,.then back to winter the next day,.yesterday it was snowing and the only good that really did was to hide the dirt of sand & gravel (which wintertime brings of course from the sanding trucks)..........but the quick flight home was great ,where we were greeted by everything Green & Growing ,.and Sunny,..got love BC............. I'll say one thing for Edmonton,......there is a million restaurants and great assortemnet of foods,.....everything you could want ,.and the places we went the foods were really very good,....... Unfortunately (& Sabby ,this will be upsetting to you for sure),.but I'm reading the Edmonton Journal I brought back with me,.and the School for Performing & Visual Arts (which I did see on the weekend ,& thought wow is this place big,.........well some nut set fire to it,.and destroyed ,all the books & computers,why ,? Who Knows.......but they caught the little B%$38rd,....anyway, hope they have a backup list of their inventory,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,too bad when stuff like that happens,,,,,,,,,,,,, .......Sure is nice to get back home after living out of suitcases for a week or so...got back here and see our backyards Cherry Trees in Blossom,.and the Lilac bush's starting to come out to..............(but that means a little work ,in the yard is due too....................) I'll check out the site more in a few days ,.and catch up on some real Verdun stuff,...........and try to find us some more Verdun montreal pics or whatever....................... ......I will say this I sure like to "Remember Winter" from my growing up days,.in Verdun / Montreal...............and just type a msg. about them ,than actually be in mainland Canada anywhere where there is 'Real Winter' ......................'Have Fun & Remember Verdun'.......... hmmmmmm now where's the gas can for the mower.........hahah
Les, Here in Verdun we're still getting occasional snow,
Damn the Parti Quebecois, it's all their fault. Ed
Les_F ~ Welcome back to God's country, I was going to say Land of the Cherry Blossoms but that's Japan (I think). Anyhow, welcome home. Cheers.
At least you are back safely. Now you can start to enjoy our wonderful Pacific Northwest!!!! Get that lawn mowed!!!!!
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Les, did you bring some cheap gas back from Alberta to fill up your lawn mower? I'm starting to look at cement to landscape my yard!
Hi Winnie, Hope you are all back to normal health by now? I'm not!! Just celebrated my 65th birthday(YUK) so I guess it's downhill from here on in .....................keep healthy Winnie cookie
Cookie. Congradulations. You have made it another year. Belated Happy Birthday. It is only downhill if you allow it to be. You've got a
great guy there. Whenever I think of you, which is often, I think of your hubby, and that mischievous twinkle in his eyes.
I am doing better, and feeling good. Just like everyone else. The aches and pains are there, and I need to get a boot in the arse to get going, but I am still breathing. Hope your day is going well. I know you are enjoying the good life in B.C. All part of the Pacific Northwest Or do we just call it God's country? Continue to enjoy your life, the beauty of B.C., the upcoming summer, and do not even think of your age. When we were kids anyone over 30 was old. Now that we have surpassed that, we can't afford to think that way. Have a great day. Hope to hear from you again real soon. Thanks for remembering me. Winston
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Yup,.we've seen these type of pics before,...but maybe on that odd (maybe more often than odd,.) night where we may have been under the influence (Naw couldn't be us ,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahaha) We may have seen this neat old restaurant from this angle too???? What say You ....? perhaps a little blurry at times,..................but no matter what state we may have bben in,.....We would Recognize it...............hahahahahaha Ok ,.Green Light means Go,........walk across and go for a 'Bite to Eat' .............. ......pssst : try to feel up your date ,.too,.that always goes unnoticed....... hahahahahahaha ahhhhhhhhhhh Remember When ,that seemed Ok? "Have Fun & Remember Verdun"
Hey ,....Remember when the Habs ,.stilled played hockey at this time of year, sometimes with our favourite Montrealer between the pipes,.................. .............Yikes ,......a strangely Silent City of Montreal this year,........ .....kinda reminds me of how quiet Edmonton was last week too !! "A Requiem for Hockey".......................not a banner to be seen but Ottawa,.................Calagary.................& Vancouver ,.are going to represent Cananda's Hockey Teams for the next few weeks,...........Hopefully all of us will (in a few weeks) be pulling & cheering for one of these Canadian teams........................................................in pursuit of 'le Coupe Stanley' ........'Have Fun & Remember Verdun'...........
Les. I have been hoping some Canadian team would win. Don't ask me why, because I haven't got a clue, but I am a Calgary fan. Figure that one out. Even if you held a gun to my head,
I couldn't come up with why I am a Calgary fan, of both hockey and football. I am not a drinker, but maybe someone slipped me some"Strange Brew"!!!!
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How about this place,....whether it be for the annual Winter Carnival in Verdun,.....or to watch the old Verdun Maple Leafs,............(maybe a Canadaiens Practice),............................this interior shot of a very (hopefully) Familiar Building that many of us ,over a span of many years ,got to appreciate ,some sort of entertainment,...........hotdogs too,........... or for whatever reason ,.......You have to Remember the old Verdun Auditorium, .............albeit this is a little more modern day ,with a net to protect the fans , ........Yikes ,...how could us kids ever get as many souvenir pucks with that thing in the way.......................................................hahahahahhaha
Hi Winston,..........oddly enough ,for most of my adult (and childhood,come to think of it) I was always a Habs only fan,....................and then years ago I saw the Calgary Flames take a real shellacking ,at the hands of the NewYork Islanders,.......but the 'heart' that the Flames played with that day ,.left an impression on me that I liked,...................but on the flip side when those 'no good rebrabate Flames had the audacity to beat the Canadiens for the Stanley Cup in 1989,..........I was real p'off'd...................hahahahahahah I am still not too happy with old Lanny McDonald,.....as He & the Flames ,are & always will be ,The ONLY Team to EVER WIN a Stanley Cup,............ .....in the one & only MONTREAL FORUM.............. .........ahhhh but those are the old days ps: I still don't like that,....................but in today's NHL ,I still would cheer for them if they can get anywhere near the final...................... amazing ,.how objective I can be about a game,when i don't have to deal with the common sense that (my team ) the Habs,..were simply just not good enough......................hahahahahahhahaha
Sabby I came across this site that seems to be a writer who's an expat -Montrealer,.........I have no idea what it's about ,but since it mentioned as a writers blog,..........you (and others) may find it of some interest: here's an excerpt from it's opening page: The Montreal Writers' Storm Sewer A Taiwan blog by a Canadian expat/ESL teacher. These are my musings on religion, politics, things holy, profane the shape of things to come, TV shows, books, movies, etc. As someone who graduated from Concordia's Film Studies programme with a couple of scholarships and a TA-ship under my belt, I am now somewhat disenchanted with academia in Montreal (and with some of the arts, literature and spoken word scene there. Read on! http://thothharris.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_archive.html As I say ,...I haven;t researcehd it at all,.................I found it by searching for Verdun /Montreal ,stuff,.........so I hope it's content is of interest ,if not ,.......oh well...................it was Just a Thought..... "Have Fun & Remember Verdun"
Welcome back Les, The only way to describe the weather here is nutty-- it changes as we breathe. When I first came here, my husband's grandmother told me to always bring a "little sweater" along just in case. And she was right! My friends in the Grande Prairie area still have mountains of snow there but then they are further north. They're not happy! Well, that snow we got on the weekend has disappeared and hot hot hot today. The weather changed while I was at work, so sweltering in my winter coat going home. It must be because you left! :-) I did see the story about the fire and it's unfortunate. The thing is they were going to renovate or rebuild the school anyway. Most of the funding is in place. I guess the fire will hurry things along. Was it you who told me your daughter was attending the school, or am I thinking of someone else? And yes, Edmonton is growing in leaps and bounds. Many good restaurants for sure and a variety --- unlike when I came here in 1993. I think it's all these easterners coming here and bringing their flavours. Still looking for a decent bagel and smoked meat sandwich ---maybe one day! Wherever you drive, there is construction going on. They want to make east Edmonton more like Whyte Ave. Yuppish! Ugh! Chinese gardens in the river valley and a Ukranian museum to replace the rubbie hotels overlooking the river. So where do the homeless go? The average house now sells for $400,000! REnts are high and no vacancies. My husband and I were discussing how Edmonton has grown since he left in 1969. The population was 300,000 and now it is 1,000,000! Maggie, price of gas here today is 1.03. Which is insane since we produce the stuff! What's it in Saskatchewan? This is a sure sign of spring: sitting at my computer on the weekend I could see the top of our cherry tree and sky from the window. Well, flocks of birds descended on the tree. There must have been 100 --- a scene from The Birds. I had never seen such birds and so many --- looked like blue jays but they were brown with yellow tip on the tail and reddish necklace around the neck. I got excited and now have to find out what they are called. Can you tell I'm a city girl from Montreal where the only bird I knew was a wren? Sigh! Dolly
Appreciate your thinking of me Les. See how opinionated writers can be! I did a quick scan and it's late so I'll have to read it on the weekend when I have more time. Most writers now have blogs. It's another tool to sell themselves and their work. Publishers are now insisting writers have a website and blog. I'm not there yet. A poet friend of mine from Grand Prairie is just launching her first book this month and her publisher told her as much to get one! Hard enough to sell your work but poetry? Who reads poetry? My poet friend is one talented lady and her poems are about the oil patch. She's being promoted as the poet from the north and is published by Croteau in Calgary. Her name is Dymphny Dronyk. (She's originally from Amsterdam). So if anyone is interested in supporting a talented writer, goggle Croteau and the info is there, especially those who live in Calgary and Edmonton, come to her launches. The first one is in Calgary. Canadian writers need your support. Thanks. Dolly P.S. So you flew home? No new toy and no boredom driving? Ha!
Gas is up to $1.07 litre here. Light snow all day, temperature hovering at 0. We have some of that dirty old snow lying around still. I wish it would rain or snow harder just to brighten up the city streets. The ski hill closed on April 1st so I haven't been to the river since then. (it's actually a ski valley) I am told it is still frozen right across. We are supposed to get a few days of spring-like weather on the weekend. The long range forecast says it will be unseasonable cold though. It might be a good thing if all this snow does not melt too quickly. The water levels are already looking pretty high. Welcome back Les, now I have an even better reason to hate the Leafs! I can't believe they beat down the Canadiens, just to get knocked out anyway. What a bunch of SPOILERS!
Hello MaggieMck,....................don't feel bad about your price per liter of fuel. thisafternoon,.as a welcome back to Victoria gift,..........the prive jumped to $118./litre,.......and the guess is it will be $122./litre shortly..... apparently because the price of crude went 'DOWN'..........hahahahahaha always a BS excuse to go with it,..........but for once I'd like to hear the big oil companies,.......take out radio,tv,& full page newspapers ads,.saying BTW ,.....the PRICE of FUEL this WEEK is GOING UP,.because WE FEEL LIKE IT...........................................hahahahahahahhaa I have said this before nad always reiterate it to Teresa,.that we should not even Look at the price,...'if you need fuel,.pull in & put it in' ,.cause they don't care,..and you need the Fuel........ What I do really believe though ,.is that this country Needs a Rebellion,a sort of 60's rebellion...................................................Anarchy ..................hahahahaha
Further to my post 295, I did an oopsie. Dymphny Dronyk is being published by Frontenac House and not Croteau --- was thinking of someone else. Her book is called Contrary Infatuations. The launch took place today in Calgary and Edmonton will be later. So those interested, check out the events listing in the Edmonton Journal or you can google Frontenac House and find out more about her book and the launchings. Thanks. Dolly
You can find your friend right here: Dymphny Dronyk (Grande Prairie)
Dymphny Dronyk is a writer, artist, mediator and mother. She is passionate about the magic of story and has woven words for money (journalism, corporate writing) and for love (poetry, fiction, drama, mystery novels) for over 25 years.
After years of rambling on an eclectic career path (camp cook, editor, waitress, photographer), her gypsy spirit took root in the Peace Country and her energy is now directed towards raising her 3 children and running her business – Dynamic Data Complete Emergency Response Planning and Mediation. Dymphny is a member of the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society.
from “Drilling Mud”
I scoop up
a handful
of ancient mud,
coarse with prehistoric
rock chips,
grey grits still warm
from the heat
2100 metres
below my cold feet,
steam rises
from the mud tanks,
the primordial
scent sharp
on a bitter wind,
the warmth
comforting
in my hands.
Here's a little more about DD's friend DD: Frontenac House is pleased to celebrate its seventh year of poetry Quartets with another dazzling array of books and poets. We hope you will be able to join us for one of the launches of Quartet 2007, an evening of richly spun poetry. It promises to be a great party, with readings, discussion, refreshments, and draw prizes. If you are unable to attend keep an eye on our website, where readings by our authors are posted throughout the year.
The Books
Contrary Infatuations by Dymphny Dronyk
The Bride Anthology by Patria Rivera
Impersonating Flowers by David Bateman
She Dreams in Red by Alexis Kienlen
The Poets
Two of the poets of Quartet 2007 were nominated for literary honours for their previous work. Patria Rivera's Puti/White was nominated for the Trillium Prize. David Bateman's Invisible Foreground was nominated for the Stephan G. Stephansson Award and for the ReLit Award. Both Dymphny Dronyk and Alexis Kienlen are publishing their first books.
The Launches:
* Thursday, April 12, 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Park Library, 1221-2nd Street SW, Calgary, with Pages Books on Kensington as our bookseller.
* Thursday, April 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Edward Day Gallery, 952 Queen St.W., Toronto, with University of Toronto Bookstore as our bookseller. ________________________________________________________________ .......the above seems to be from a blog I guess ,.but if the info helps then great,......do with it what you will: .......................................................................Support Canadians Everywhere, if you can,...................I'm sure there is someones pictures,stories,paintings,writings,songs or movies,..........that many of us wouls appreciate ,if we know about them,........... So keep reading & learning,everywhere you can.............................Hope the info is helpfull:
Good Night Montreal: ...............and Here's an old Ad from a Montreal newspaper,.......... ...the old Arthur Murray's Dance School............(often heard of it,but I've never actually seen it)..................................GoodNight Everyone: .....................................Have Fun & Remember Verdun...............................
Hey Cookie(Sam) - Happy Belated Greetings on your 65th!!! You know what they say about getting older??? "Life is like a roll of toilet paper - the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes"!!! There are somedays that my 'toilet paper roll' is really spinning out of control.....lol. judy in NB (judes)
Remember looking out your back window,and seeing this stuff,............ ...............I hope this view has changed by now,............time for those getting rid of those winter coats & boots,and enjoy the spring,............Funny how all the seasons had their own sort of scent to them, It would 'smell' like Winter(you could just sense those season definning days,.....and when spring arrived ,you could smell that too ( & I don't just mean all the 'dog poop' thawing in the snowbanks from the winter...................hahahahahah) Yup all the seasons had their own distinct feel & smell too them.......... Remember on some of the real cold days ,.if you inhaled too quickly your nostrils would close................ Summer Rain storms also had their own unique smell right after a downpour. ....& Remember how hard it would rain for a 'sunshower' with the rain bouncing off the pavement about two feet in the air,........while you scurried from door stop to door stop tomake your way down Wellington,.taking a brief shelter in a stores doorway..................................ahhhhh the Verdun memories of all seasons So no matter what the wheather in your 'Neck of the Woods' maybe at any given time,..............I suppose we should appreciate them all ,'considering the alternative ........beneath the surface'................hahahahahah Have Fun & Remember Verdun
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Hi Sandy I agree a more sprintime shot is in order,.and so I just came in from mowing the lawn (with the bag on it,.lot's of emptying,& I just did it a few days before I left last week,.Yikes).,,,,,,,,, and so I just read your message went out side and took this one shot ,.then a dead battery.........hahahahaha Haven't tended to the charging of the camera after the past week I guess: So taken just a few minutes ago,...you get one shot,.but you can almost see the lillac 's in the back ground (there's 3 types,.white Burgundy & Lillac purple colour whatever you call that),.they are all just getting ready to pop out too,. but you can see one the blossoms of one cherry tree,(thee other is behind me ,.not in the office here but out in the yard......hahahahaha) Crap ,.looks like the picture is a bit too big again,.............sorry 'bout that chief' best I could do for size in just a few minutes (at least that what I tell Teresa,.hahahahaha)
...........and yes Sandy ,...........I have to redo the redwood stain on the shed,.hahaha that's on the program for sure,.and the fence all around ,.the sundeck,.etc etc ,all trim,..................YIKES.............work ......How many beers do you think that will take me ? ..........hahahahahah ( I know how many gallons .......... ........of stain,..hope it's not as many beers,.not sure which would be cheaper) hahahahahha Springtime ,..yahoo,.....and now I can smell the fresh cut lawn,too!!! ---------------------HF&RV----------------
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Hi Sandy ,...........no I have never heard of Korean lillacs......but Teresa probably has ,.she's pretty good on that stuff,......... I can Remember the smell of Lillac's while growing up in Verdun,.....but as you know they are only around for a short time,.but they sure smell good: I don't know the real names of the 3 types we have there,........but those ones are as tall (and a bit taller in spots) than that garden shed ,.which is fairly high itself,.....and Teresa & I (that's secret code ,for ME) cut them shorter (which is pretty much the only direction you 'can cut'.....hahahaha) and then thinned them out quite a bit too,,,,,,,,,and they now grow like crazy every year,.If I Remember I will show you picture of them,.in a few weeks they do get bushy,..... & everyone seems to like the smell of them,......... BTW Sandy ,..since I'm apparently going to hell anyway,......Do you think that means I wouldn't know that Korean lillacs smell like Heaven,,,,,,,,hahahahahaha ps: don't forget I'm 'hedging ' my bets by planning to have a 'deathbed conversion' it's in the rules I can do that ,.and I'm at the front of the que.................................hahahahahahaha
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Sandy if it works (and I think it will) ,....then if I beat you there,.I'll put in a good word for you ,.see if we can get you off of all that 'Stealing'.....hahahaha ........HF&RV
Les, Thanks for the publicity for Dymphny. Isn't she terrific! And notice all the other things she does to make a living. She's quite a remarkable woman. Yes, please support all our Canadian artists. I erred on the date, the launching is indeed tonight not yesterday and we're all waiting to hear how it went. It's her first book so very exciting! I'll mention to her that we gave her some publicity here because God knows, the publisher does very little. You know poetry is not my thing because I always thought it was self indulgent, elitist, and inaccessible, and Dymph's been on my case for a year now and finally I agreed to go to a poetry workshop at the end of this month. Figured it would improve my prose. When I told her, she said, "I've done my job!" That bugger! Dolly
Les, I am green with envy :-) Our lawn here is still brown! Dolly
You have admire people who in the face of adversity,can still have a sense of Humour,...................I just came across this ad for the Woodland Toyota Ltee. Car Dealership,...............They are making lemon-aide out of their lemons and continuing on Forging on with their Business ,not wallowing in any self pity,.....but laughing .........and Going After More Business.........That's is Neat Chheckout this ad: ..I like that Fierce Look of Determination,on the Fireman's Face..........hahaha ......and how about the very bottom of the ad: Toujours a la meme adresse.................. 1000, avenue Woodland, Verdun.514-761-3444 .......................Really reminds me of the old adage "Never Ever,Give Up" ....................and Like this frog,& the pelican ..............HV&RV
Yes Sabby ,.your friend is quite a busy Gal,..and seems to have had (& is having ) an interesting Life: Hope she does well,............... Seems like she has listened and observed alot over the years,............Listening is a tough thing for people to learn,.... People will tell you a lot ,if you give them the chance When I was doing sales -training, or putting on a meeting for my sales staff, I would always use something I had heard years earlier,....... " We were given two ears & one mouth,..and we should use them in that order" ....hahahahahah (easier said than done ,at times) Good Luck to Your Friend Dymphny, .she certainly has never given up either ......... ...as for the green lawns ....carefull what you wish for,.(ahhhh but you have a son to fire up that mower don't you-------Lucky You) Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Good Night Montreal: .....Wanna Guess what that is in the picture? HAve Fun & Remember Verdun
Hi Judes, thanks for the greeting..ahhh, I don't feel 65 yrs old, I know I wouldn't want to be 20 again in this changing world of ours. Let me know if you contacted Heather on her 65th? cookie
Hey Les, We haven't heard from Dymph yet and we're all anxious to know how her reading went. I think she's still in Calgary celebrating! Go girl! One of the criteria for being a good writer is to be a good listener especially when you have to do interviews. Writers are observers of life and people and when they see a wrong, they are usually the ones out there, like June Callwood, to make the world less painful. Writers are sensitive beings. They perceive things that others don't---like Dymph's poem and feeling the heat in the soil. Someone else might just scoop up some dirt/mud but a writer would look at it, feel it, move it around, smell it. And yes, indeed you can learn alot when listening to people. And yes you never give up no matter how many rejection slips you get. If you believe in yourself and your work, you will get published. So here I am waiting to hear from a publisher in the states for a short story. It is a prestigious literary publication and so what am I thinking? However, every day I wake up and run to the mailbox expecting an acceptance letter. They said they would answer in three months and we are heading into the fourth month. SO is that a good sign? Sigh! No, like anything else in life, one never gives up. Once you do, well, you know you're under 6 feet of soil. Ha! Now I don't know why you got me on this subject. The lawn is still brown but we've started to pull up some weeds. I am ready for apple blossoms and lilacs! Dolly
Is that a spot light on some highrise? Dolly
Your close Sabby ,......and noone else has taken a guess,.So I may as well reveal it's location (it's no secret,..hahahaha) but it's the oh so familiar Welcoming Beacon we saw everynight in Montreal high up on top of Place Ville Marie ........Seema weird to see it like that,.....but I came across the picture & thought it was neat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, So ther you go ......the PVM light...........................
I had thought about that location, but dismissed it. I was thinking about them being outside in all the snow, ice, etc. (they do revolve, don't they) and wondering if they every get 'stuck'. But then again, that's probably a silly question, because the heat generated by those suckers probably melts any accumulation, or the winds just blow the snow away!
Sabby I can also relate to your other post re: the artist looking at dirt ,.etc etc 'cause Teresa and I just came in from a few hours ,digging up weeds and raking fallen pine needles,..and feeeling the dirt,and I could smell it ,........and Damned if I'm not ,now .writing about it.............hahahahahaha A beautiful Sunny Day here where we are,.......and slowly we'll get the property looking better,.......( I would never ,ever ,had thought that one day I'd be digging in a yard,.and getting it all ready for Teresa's flowers,.and then tomatoes,.and a few things i like ,.ras'beer'ies ,.etc etc ,.and the Cherries (to come later),..........I like it.(sort of.........hahahahaha ,) .......................................................................Hope your friend made out Ok ....and as far as not hearing from your USA folks,.Just Remember They do say No News is Good News,............... I don't know if this will help ( or if you have tried anything similar),.but in sales I often met with rejection,.....(part of life,.all walks of life for that matter),.but the odd time when I was usure I had a deal,.only to have it go sideways on me,.....I have phoned the people back ,and asked What I could have done better ,to have helped me get their business,......and you thay can't wait to tell you ,that they were looking more for (whatever),.the odd time they changed their mind and decided to buy from me anyway ( again the Never Give up thing) ................So Good Luck,.........and keep checking the mailbox: Reminds me of the guy,at the Douglas (pick an institution),...but the Guy Hitting Himself over the head constantly,.....and so when Asked Why He was Hitting himself over the head if it Hurt so Much,....He answered Because it always Felt So Good When he Stopped................hahahahahahah .....So oneday Looking in that mailbox,.may Feel Good..............Don't Stop .....hahahahahahah
Oh, Sabby, I do hope you enjoy your poetry workshop. If you've found poetry inaccessible, I bet you haven't read Sylvia Plath. As for it being elitist, well, if a working class woman like me can read and enjoy it as well as write some, then elitist isn't the word I'd use to describe it. But then I tend to like the emotional stuff. Two of the saddest lines in English are from TS Eliot's Lovesong of J. AlfredPrufrock ... "... I have heard the sirens singing each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me." Hope you get that acceptance letter. (I know what it's like to wait. And wait. And wait ...)
Les and Geniege, MMMMMmmmmm. The poets are out tonight. Must be late. Ha! Thanks for the encouragement. I always feel I am as good as my last rejection letter. I tend to forget the acceptance ones but then I think it's human nature. The thing with the publishing world is that editors are too busy to answer your calls. You need an agent. Ha! Talking with other writers, I have learned that it is a subjective thing, you know, your story doesn't fit the theme of the next issue, too many good entries and yours is good but.....I'm not a prolific writer but I have to say that everything I've submitted has eventually gotten published. My non-fiction always, but my fiction stories go back to the drawing board, I workshop them, revise revise but eventually they get published. It's like you say Les, you don't give up. Geniega. yes I do like some poetry and I love Sylvia Plath. I read Bell Jar and her biography, not the one written by her husband though and Letters from Home. I was into her in the seventies and love Ariel. My favourite from that book is from Sheep in Fog and the first 3 lines go: The hills step off into whiteness. People or stars Regard me sadly, I disappoint them. And on that note, I'm going to bed! Dolly
Les, I thought it might be the one on Place Ville Marie. Wonder what colours illuminate the skies now? Blue? Red? Dolly
Cookie, I'm with you. I wouldn't want to be 20 again. Been there, done that! I'm looking forward to 60 this year. Wow! Is that really me? Dolly
Les, Dirt will always do that to you! Yes, my husband has started preparing the flower bed in front of the house, weeding and cleaning up. I don't think he ever thought either that he would do the hard work while I get to enjoy the flowers and tomatoes and raspberries at the end of summer. Our lilacs will appear end of May and they are under our front windows so when I open the windows, there is that lovely smell! Ha, the dirt! Get writing Les! Dolly
Geneige, Wanted to ask you. What kind of poetry do you write? How long have you been writing? Dolly
I just realised that the posted time ,in each message is actually off ,by 1 hour, They use to alaways seem to be using westcoast time,.......(not very surprising ,since Mr GAtes holds court (head office) right close by in Seattle, but it seems his technology empire can't 'automatically' keep up with the 'wise' decision of the US to put the closcks back 3weeks ahead of schedule.............hahahahahaha Bill if your watching ,there's a screw on the back of te clock that allows you to set it to whatever time you like........Good Luck with that Mr Gates ..........................................................................................................................
Hey Cookie - I'll be turning 66 on June 22nd.....eek! I'm the same as you though.....don't feel my age at all !!! As they say "Age is only a Number" - you can be 20 and feel 60...or...you can be 60 and feel 20. I look in the obituaries every morning and if my name isn't there it means that I'm going to have a fabulous day!!! (Sorry, I know it's an old one...) I do have Heather's e-mail address and I'll send it to you, okay? Glad to hear that you had such a great vacation 'down south'....welcome back! Say hi to Wayne next time you're talking to him. judy in NB(judes)
Love the tunics and white blouses! Too bad kids don't wear uniforms today (except for the Catholic schools in Ontario)...sure would cut costs down and save on peer pressure to buy the latest and greatest (and most expensive) duds on the market!
Hey Newfy Dog, can you send me Heather's email address too. Would love to talk to her. Sis
Hi, Sabby, (Apologies ... we seem to have three threads going at once here.) I've been writing for nearly 50 years but am a dilletante at heart. And a cowardly one at that. Couldn't take the rejection slips so stopped submitting. So kudos to you. It takes great courage to put yourself out there. In the early 70's my poetry was compared to Richard Brautigan's ... short and full of imagery I guess. Nowadays I write only when something plagues me to be released. My favourite Plath is Lady Lazarus. And mea culpa, I misquoted my very favourite TS Eliot lines. It should read "...I have heard the mermaids singing each to each ..." Let us know when you hear from that publisher. I know we all have our fingers crossed for you.
Hi country girl, They wear uniforms hear in LaSalle and Verdun. But I do not believe it to be cheaper at all. What happens now is the kids wear two sets of cloths every day (double the washing) and have nothing but problems with the schools being too fussy about the uniform. My son has been sent home from school because the waisteband on his top while standing at attention was past his wrist. He has been sent home because his socks were white instead of black. They actually stop the kids and pull up their pants to see the color of their socks. Also send them home because their pants are too long. His sneakers for school cannot be any other color than black any other color on them has to be marked over with a black marker. Also an extra pair of sneakers to hang out in now. This year you had to buy the uniform from one store anything bought at another store is not acceptable, all tops, pants, skirts and blouses must have a tag with the school letters on them. Also at the kids ages at high school they grow so fast that you have to buy the uniforms twice a year because they grow out of them. Easy $200.00 plus. On one particular day the school sent home over 200 hundred kids for uniform infractions, that is more that 20% of the schools population. Street cloths would work better for me and a lot of other parents here in LaSalle. Danny
Geniega, So glad to hear from you. Don't apologize---we're quite flexible here. Ha! You know, it doesn't matter if you write to communicate to an audience or if it's a creative impulse. Never stop if it's your passion. Not familiar with Richard Brautigan's work but will look him up. I don't write poetry because it is too difficult but I will be taking a workshop at the end of the month as a way to improve my prose. Rejection is difficult, isn't it? I've had my share. But I've been lucky in that everything I've put out there has eventually gotten published even if it got rejected the first time. I always throw away rejection slips unless the editor/publisher has added constructive remarks. Some of my writer friends disagree with this because they say those rejection slips prove you're a writer for tax purposes and then you can make all kinds of deductions! Ha! Yes, I'll let you know if the story gets published or not. Thanks for the interest. You can share your poetry here you know. I think Les invited members to do so. Dolly
I think we should promote all Canadian Artists,.......if someone want to share a talent ,..feel free to jump right in,......or at least tell others about your interests,..because you never know who may share the same ones,..........
There is a young lad named Erik Knudsen born and raised in Toronto, who is now appearing in the Wednesday evening CBS series 'Jericho' My grandaughter thinks he's cool. When he was 14 he appeared in a series called 'Mental Block' on YTV and I watched it with my grandaughter. I enjoyed it because anything she and I do together is great with me so we watched his show over and over and over. Then we watched the reruns over and over and over. Then she taped them and we watched the tapes over and over and over and over.
Well, to make a long story short I no longer hate the kid and now watch the show he is in called Jericho. He was also in
'Saw II' and 'Bon Cop Bad Cop'
The interesting thing is that he has done this all on his own starting with plays in elementary school when he went out and found himself an agent. Ed
Judy..so your gonna' be 66 in June...ya' wonder how all the years have gone by so darn fast, why it seems like yesterday we were havin' cherry cokes and fries with gravy at Kostas (1957) Huh? Do you remember the waitress back then,we called her "MAW".......I always wondered if that restaurant was still their today..........maybe somebody out there knows if it is.......ahhh,so many memories ....... cookie
Cookie - That's right....you were 'down south' when the tragedy happened! Kosta's burned down a couple of months ago(I think). Maybe some of the guys can bring up the photos again for you to see...was it Guy or Metalman who took them??? Or someone else??? I still remember MAW....small, short blond hair...she was pretty cool though! judy in NB
Is it just me ,that's having to Mow my lawn today,........seems like I just did it,.and it's thick & long again (no not that.......hahahaha) but I wonder ifg it's the Greenhouse Gas's or maybe just my old 40 watt, incandecssant bulb,.....that's warming up this planet,..........Damn that Edison,...look at the mess he's got us into now...........................hahahahahah Well whatever it is I've got to go back out & finish the job..........just came in for some water (thank Chrikey the ice melted enough to allow me a glass of water) hahahahahah .....and to think when we were kids ,getting into trouble for breaking streetlamps,..........we Really only trying to SAve the Planet from those bulbs...... See ya later ,gottat fire up that Gas Mower again,maybe I'll put lights on it ,.that should really get Suzuki & Gore going,......................hahahahaha
Les. Welcome to the club. My grass is growing so fast, I can hear it growing. But it could be worse. It could be raining.... Not raining today...Wonderful sun shine to help melt the ice in my pop. Have a good Saturday. Winston
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True enoguh Winston....................................(not raining) ,..........and super nice so far today,......... So I can sit on the back deck,& enjoy the look & the smell of the Freshly Mowed Lawn.............................(love that fresh cut scent) Here's a shot from close to your neighbourhood: ............no clouds here in Victoria ( at the moment anyway) ..................but still that's a neat Mtn you have in your backyard.........clouds and all:
I have seen this before,.but can't recall if it was one of you out there that posted it,...... but it may be of interest to some (probably of interest to most of you) it's a Photo Album containing a lot of photo's of Verdun ,...all available on a CD................. (I do't know the cost or the quality,.but I will email them,and see ,what it's all about,.if there are ( and I'm sure there must be) some real good old photographs of Verdun,.then maybe we can post them here.......too!!! check it out if you like: http://www.chez.com/montreal/Nouveautes/verdum.html
My oh my, things sure have changed! Girls had two tunics and a few white blouses, and very 'sexy' gym uniform which amounted to bloomers!! I think the schools you are talking about need to lighten up on the uniforms a bit! Seems a bit obsessive, no? The kids are there to learn, no matter what they're wearing! And kids, being kids, will always push the envelope. I remember we did that all the time in high school -- hiking tunics up (mini skirts were in) with "illegal" sashes instead of the belts that came with the tunics and lots of other infractions. Sometimes you'd get a warning or detention, but rarely did anyone get sent home! Some of the catholic schools here are thinking about having girls wear pants instead of skirts because the girls keep wearing them shorter and shorter and I suppose are distracting the guys! DUH.... Public schools have banned t-shirts with obscenities or offensive pictures or slogans, girls cannot wear "belly tops" or other revealing clothing. I don't think there are many other restrictions, but then my kids are long out of school so I'm not really in the loop. Maybe you should move just inside the Ontario border and avoid that $200 price tag!! LOL
Les...what abour Rex on wellington for fries and steamies...and Dillalos for burgers? I was in Verdun last week and ordered Dillalo-burgers...yes they deliver now...and a great walk down Wellington Street shopping for cheap,fantastic clothes ended up with a stop at Rex for fries....the BEST fries in the world!
Hello Cathyart1,.................Rex's would be on my list of stops for sure,.....However I don't think I ever had a Steamie from them,....but I had copius amounts of Pizza,.....and it got to the point ,that when I called he recognised my voice ,.and He would just send one to over. 'tout garnie' of course,which in those days didn't mean putting some of the weird stuff ,one can find on a pizza nowadays (at least out west here,.).....hahahahaha Just a good old Large ,delivered to our door ,piping hot,..........not slightly warm like nowadays.....................hahahahahah Dillalo's would also be an absolute 'must'.................. You are certainly lucky to have had your 'Verdun Fix' last week,........I wish I was there..............................I used to like Steamies at Lafleurs (on Lafleur in Lasalle),or the old Spuce Beer Shoppe (used to be on NotreDame & Mountain,........now situateds around the corner,.......the old Emile Bertrand Restaurant.........................) I'm actually getting hungry now,..hopefully our memnver Sandy has mailed off a ticket for me to travel to Montreal soon.............hahahahahaha ...........have fun & Remember Verdun
Les Re Chow Time..about the burgers. I was just there this week..Dillallo's. About Harvey's the only one i saw is on Newman. All the others I knew about are closed. Lad
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Promenade Wellington:........................we've posted this before,but it tells of many events along Our (Verdun 's Saint Catherine ST),...........so it may be neat for some to see....................................... http://promenadewellington.com/home.htm So Have Fun and Remember Verdun,........................
You've got to be kidding! McDonald's made the list for best french fries?!!!!! I think whoever made up this "best" list forgot to visit Verdun!
Si Si I agree Maggie,......................... McD's shouldn't make any list vs. any Restaurant in Verdun/Montreal,...........least of all for fries......................... Verdun folk have to try & support Verdun small stores,.....easier said than done,............................................Yikes McD's on a best list ,............Oouch !! HF&RV
Strange to see the Aqueduct water level so loe,.in this picture,......looking towards that 4th av / Joliceur Bridge,......... ................if this indicates how shallow the level really is,.then diving off those bridges was dangerous......................................Yikes ,don't know when this shot was taken but I've never noticed the levels this low.. HF&RV
I remember the banks of the aqueduct being much steeper than they look in this photo. This is a picture of the 4th/Jolicoeur Bridge, and you can see the drop off of the banks just beyond us. I wonder if they drain the aqueduct, maybe for repairs, etc.
That's a great close up of the 4th av bridge,......... repairs ,.are a possibilty I guess,.reinforce the banks,??.......or perhaps they lower the level for winter time??? I don't really know,........... Good Shot of that Bridge though................... hf&rv
Les. What a picture of the "ACKY". I never for a moment thought it was that shallow. It is more like a creek from the looks of that picture. I wonder why it shows being that low?
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Les...Love the picture of 4th Ave Bridge and the 'Acky'......brings back a lot of memories as a kid walking over the bridge to go to the Y on Gordon and to the First Presbyterian Church for Saturday movies so many years ago!!!! Makes me homesick for the old stomping grounds! Dianne
Les_F Did you guys dive/jump into the water from those bridges? I remember some brave souls walking over the hump on the Jolicoeur bridge. I used Woodland Bridge to go to school, but of course it was a relatively flat bridge, and I do remember a floater being pulled out as I was on my way to school.....yuck.
Wow I just came across this old newspaper photo of a car crash on Champlain Bridge,............................Look at the car it's a Full Size Ford LTD,..with te Semi.crashed all the way through it from rear bumper,.right up to the steering wheel,........................... there was only two people in the car,the driver & a passenger,...........the driver died,........and against high odds the girl passenger survived ,only losing part of her leg,.............Yet she went on to learn to Ski,.... and have a very productive life,....and now has kids and 'lives' in BC. She's my sister-in-laws ,younger sister,.............and from Verdun, Theyu had to take the car apart to get the people out ,so as weird as it seems,. they were both still in the car ,while this shot was taken,........ Talk about paying the Toll on the Bridge,.................Yikes the car had stalled & the Semi did not see them ,and jammed the nose of the car into the railing and proceeded to crunch it................................ Check out the picture......................... picture is from the Gazette,............................................
Hi HappyDi2 where was the Y on Gordon? Rings a bell a small bell but..... Thanks Lad
It was above bannantyne Avenue half way up on Gordon on the left.
Lad. The YMCA was on Gordon, above Bannantyne. I believe the address was 1000 Gordon. It was there for years. The area use to be a swampy wet land.
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the Lad: the YMCA on Gordon Avnue,.....had a swimming poopl in it,.and a lot of kids around Verdun got to earn swimming badges (as they learned to swim),.it was also kind of neat to be able to go swimming in the Winter time,........I think it was on Tuesday Nights??? Although I'm just guessing at that,.......I think I got a couple of badges there, I think they had a RedCross insignia on them?? ...........there aslo was a YMCA on WellingtonSt btwn Gordon & Galt on the North Side in the middle of the block ,which would have put it's location directly across from where I lived in the mid to later 60's,...the YMCA was long before my time at that locale this is roguhly where the SallyShops were (not quite ,but sort of next door,.and also where the New Verdun Restaurant (the one at Gordon & Wellington,....(not the one on Verdun & 5th)....but the Gordon & Wellington one actually moved to where you see the old YMCA ,...............blah blah blah ...................and this next shot is just a different view of the YMCA that was on Gordon btwn Bannantyne & Champlain (west side) now part of the French School if it exisits at all.??
"The area use to be a swampy wet land."
Oh ya! Winston, that swamp was my Amazon for the spring thaw. Every once in awhile as I ventured forth into the unknown territory of bull rushes and alligators, I'd step into a deeper spot than I anticipated and get my 10 year old feet soaken wet with freezing water over my Billy Boots. Burrr.
The attraction to the wild was chronic and which eventually drove me to see the world -- through a port hole most of the time however. I would truly love to see this fantastic world, just for one day, through the adventurous eyes of a 10 year old. Verdun rocked in the 40s & 50s.
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Bill. You and I had the same experience with that swamp. It was fun, but a little scary. Much Aloha good buddy.....
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OMG Les. I remember going to the YMCA almost on a daily basis. Of course we went there for swimming lessons during the day, from Bannantyne school. Plus the different parties for the kids, playing checkers, the gym, and at one time, The Call Me Uncle Show...... What a great life we were fortunate to experience!!!!!! Thanks for the pics!!!!!
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Les The "Y" on Gordon..what took its place? Did they close it and move to LaSalle Blvd. Or did we have 2 in town? This is a good memory prompt... Lad
the lad: he old YMCA pool on Gordon became part of the French School,.as for the 'Y' itself ,Yes it relocated to Lasalle Blvd,..........where all the dances were held,.......and most of the people who went to those dances ,.would most likely ,never have even known about the other 'Y' ...( as it had ceased to be a 'Y' ,.and became just part of the French School.////////////// .............................................................have fun and remember Verdun
Hi Les Thanks it took awhile to jog the memory with this one.. Connected when you said became part of the school. Lad
Good one, Les. And how true!!!! Thanks for that write up. Long live "The Point"!!!!!
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Hi winnie3rdave. Are you from the point? I grew up on Congregation St. ,at the end ,where the tunnel is(was). My Mom played the piano at a lot of the Irish concerts at St. Ann's and St Thomas More. Did you happen to go to St.Gabriel's school?? B.F.N. Sharon
Hi Winnie...I recall the "Y" on Gordon, went their for swim lessons around the age of 7 yrs old,I can still taste the water, the dumb instructor pushed me off the board to teach me to dive......didn't help any, still can't dive today....perhaps when the nightmares go away I'll try diving once again...hahahahaha. Also got this horse story....in 1984 at a ranch in Kamloops took my daughter and her friend horse back riding....so silly moi thought I could get on a horse too..off we went,the girls galloping along and me and Trixie slowly swaying side to side..all of a sudden Trixie-the-wonderhorse ,although I called her a better name back then, decided to run ....after 1/2 of that, my suntan disappeared off my face, and ended up with weeks of chiropractic adjusting, I am sure my insides also needed adjustments....that old story of getting back on the horse...well it just don't ride with me!!! hahaha cookie
Cookie. Speaking about the "Y"....I am willing to bet that you didn't have to swim nake, like all us "boys" did. I think they must have been trying to get us to not be self conscience. Now talking about horses. I remember going up to Mt Royal, and renting horses. I don't remember if Wayne was there or not, I think he might have been, but Eddie Featherstone was. We rented horses during the winter time, and went for a ride. Mine started to go into the snow, and then decided to roll over in the snow, with me on his back. You never saw anyone scarmble thru the snow on hands and knees so fast. That dirty bugger then ran all the way back to the barn.. Oh what fun.
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Sharon. No, I am not from the point. We use to go to The Salvation Army in the Point...and also live there for about a year. We were minding someones house, while they were in Scotland. I was probably about 14 years old at the time. We still kept our own house on 3rd Avenue in Verdun. I also visit St Anne's every Tuesday after I got out of The U.S. Marines. But I am not Catholic. I still made Novenas tho.
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Church & Wellington way back when.......................... .....and a much more recent photo.........doesn't seem to hav as much character,.....but then again I'm more apt to appreciate Old VerdunStuff .......just another shot of an old familiar intersection,......Church & Wellington............................................(in this one you can still see the ,streetcar tracks)...................Yikes How Times Have Changed Have Fun and Remember Verdun
We all walked about this area,.as we did all of Wellington Street,.from one end to the other,.eating our French Fries,.& drinking our soft drinks,..or having a hotdog,.....all the while walking Our own version of StCatherine,.. Yup ,.Wellington from one end to the other was Our's to Appreciate ,whether we walked it ,to get home ,or to window shop,.or to go to the Savoy,....or Steinberg's,..or Woolworth's ,.....Buckley's Record Store, or the many various type of neat little stores that made Wellington Street,.very special to each & every one of us......... We all know the familiar sights,..........block by block,.....store by store How about from this block ........ya you know it 3rd & Wellington,.some of you may Remember it better than others...................Notice no car dealership,and also no Dominion Store on the SE corner ,.either ,this is obviously btwn the era of the 2 separate stores................. ......Unforgetable City & District Savings Bank (corner of Galt & Wellington).................I played all around this area....... .......and a Saturday just wasn't complete without a trip to the Savoy for the Matinee Movies,.......................................................Remember how Simple times were,............................................................... HV&RV
Hi Cookie3261: A little late in finding you this old picture,.which I have poste before,years ago (I think),...but since you have a message from May 27th of this year 2007,.talking about swimming on Gordon Av at the old YMCA,............. Wow that water is clear as a bell (whatever that means )........hahahahha but there you go an Interior Shot of the old YMCA on Gordon Av: I too had some swimming lessons there,....as did many of Our members here on Verdun Connections site,........and plenty more of the everyday kids ,that Grew up in Verdun,............................................................ Have Fun ...............and Remember Verdun
Just a few recollections of some of the old places we all cruised around many years ago,.....................when a retirement wasn't even concievable to most of us,............................................Lucky for some of us We enjoyed many of these past years,.....decades,.....YIKES ,.......that's some time that's past from going out and having a ball with friends & having some beers,..and going for a late night (early morning really ) Pizza,.....or Dilallo Burger,...or wherever we chose to go,..( seems we had so many choices,then).......... Chicken Joints ,...Pizza Joints,.......Chinese,........etc etc We had it all,.........and we had a ball,........ \ ......How about this old view of Gagnon's ,..looking towards Woolworths Inside a 5&10 or should that read ,.a Five & Dime,....sounds better that way doesn't it?..............hahahahhaha Have Fun & Remember Verdun
How about ,how simple the an old Montreal Mom & Pop Snack BAr used to be,..................................(but you always felt Welcome in one) ...........and getting a Fountain Coke from one of those old soft drink dispensers,.that looked like an old outboard motor,...........hahahahahaha HAve FUn & REmember VErdun
Had to post this shot again as many of us kids played on those exact Monkey Bars, in the park right behind the CopShop,on Lasalle Blvd,........right next to the old VerdunStadium,............. ......must be a more (quasi-recent shot) of the Stadium ,.........hahahah as this picture has the 'New' concrete bleachers,............and not the old Wooden Stands that we grew up with../.......(My guess is this must be taken sometime in the mid 60's (maybe slightly earlier,,,,,,,,,,but not much) HAVEFUNANDREMEMBERVERDUN
,and so the time has come for me to bid you all "GoodNight" Best Regards from Canada's Westcoast, Have Fun and Remember Verdun,........but most of all "GoodNight Montreal"
Ahhh ,...another day another $1.12 /litre,..........hahahahahah Remember this spot in Verdun,................some of you will recognize it straight away,..........but without the whole frontage of the building showing ,it may be difficult for some to Identify,....... but that Oak Tree ,has a special history to it (supposedly) This building of course was home to many a dance,.........it's the old 'Y' on Lasalle Blvd.............but something I vaguely remember (and porbably more recall by the power of suggestion ,)....but there is a Plaque to the left of the Oak Tree,stating that this tree actually came from 'Sherwood Forest' I don't know how true that is,..but it's kind of a neat thought,....... ...the building is no longer a 'Y' ....and is owned by the Douglas Hospital now................. Well who'd a thunk it ? HF&RV (picture Thanks to Steve Christophe,album)
Les, it's hardly fair that you are getting all the hot weather AND cheap gas! Send some eastward!
Checkout this picture from George McCraes Point St Charles site today, July 1,2007. George mentions that Verdun is quickly becomming ( as he states in his words) 'The' place to Live..........................Nice going Verdun,..looks lke they are progressing and revitalising the neighbourhood............Very Nice to Hear................................. visit the Point St Charles site (link is available on the left hand side of Our Front Page,.under the 'Links' section http://www.homestead.com/indexgwm/GWMcRae.html or just click on the above address........................... Thanks George: Were Proud of Verdun too ! ,.but I have to admit that the greenspace,and public facilitiea along the River from one end to the other are really quite something......................hope the kids ,nowadays make many memories for them to appreciate in their future ,.like we did with things like the Natatorium & the Stadium,.and the Auditorium,........all connected together by the Boardwalk.......those were our treats as kids...... that new waterpark looks like a fun spot: Have Fun and Remember Verdun
Does anyone know what ever became of Frank or Eddie Rock from Ville La Salle
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Checkout this picture from George McCraes Point St Charles site today,
July 1,2007. George mentions that Verdun is quickly becomming ( as
he states in his words) 'The' place to Live..........................Nice
going Verdun,..looks lke they are progressing and revitalising the
neighbourhood............Very Nice to Hear.................................
visit the Point St Charles site (link is available on the left hand side of
Our Front Page,.under the 'Links' section
http://www.homestead.com/indexgwm/GWMcRae.html or just click on the above
address........................... Thanks George: Were Proud of
Verdun too ! ,.but I have to admit that the greenspace,and public facilitiea
along the River from one end to the other are really quite
something......................hope the kids ,nowadays make many memories
for them to appreciate in their future ,.like we did with things like the
Natatorium & the Stadium,.and the Auditorium,........all connected together
by the Boardwalk.......those were our treats as kids...... that new
waterpark looks like a fun spot: Have Fun and
Remember Verdun
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Metalman, I see you've added a couple more pictures ,..where is this little Casse-Croute........snack bar ,.french fry stand,.......? .............ahhhhh Fries,..& a hotdog/hamburger, or just a soft ice-cream cone... sounds like a great idea....................Thanks for the input Walter (Metalman) havefunand rememberverdun
Does anyone know if the Scottish games are still held on the Douglas Hospital grounds ? Laurie
Since nobody answered my question, I did some sleuthing on my own.. and for those interested..... They are being held August 5th, 2007 near Centre Sportif du Pierrefonds.
as for scottish games, its a blast, st. lambert was the best local, and hello to RSM OF BLACK WATCH REGIMENT. not sure if its still bruce bolton. great group. miss all that stuff here in fl. oh, memories of days gone by, one day i,ll come home. carolyn bennett
Thanks Bahama for the comment. Weren't the games wonderful. I never saw them out in St Lambert...just when they were at the Douglas grounds in Verdun. It makes me quite proud of my heritage ! I wander what the difference in attendance would be now that they are out in boonieville compared to Verdun. Maxville also has a good one. About ten years ago we went and saw Muirs pasty shop which used to be in Verdun. I went to school with the son, Eddie... Sooo that was a a bit of nostalgia there. Laurie
LAURIE, I WAS IN VERDUN RECENTLY, LIKE 2 WEEKS AGO BUT TIME WAS SHORT AND I HAD TO GET BACK HERE TO FLORIDA AS I MAINTAIN YORKIES, A HOME AND A BUSY SCHEDULE, THE LAKESHORE ROAD FROM VERDUN TO DORVAL IS SO PRISTINE, BREATHTAKING, THE GROUNDS OF DOUGLAS HOSPITAL WERE BEAUTIFUL AS WELL. I SAW IT ALL, MY NEIGHBORHOOD WAS LOVELY. FLORIDA IS AN INTERIM PERIOD IN MY LIFE, ONE DAY I WILL RETURN TO MY GRASS ROOTS. THE BLACK WATCH REGIMENT DOES US PROUD. AYE. NITE. CAROLYN BENNETT
For any of Our Montreal area members,...If your looking for something to do this weekend,.....then maybe taking in the Point St Charles WISH Tournament,.....may be in order,....... They are holding it once Again in Therrien Park,Verdun ..........once Again Verdun is Host to a very Worthwile Project,......and it would be great to see One Community Helping & Supporting Another...... Helping Kids ...........is a Great Thing ,..regardless of where we live...... Have Fun and Remember Verdun Btw: Here's a picture from the pOint St Charles site (link is available right here on your left hand side ,.to bring you to another Intelligent Webiste ......Point St Charles.......run by George McCrae & Wesley Dryden... Their site has never been Shy in extolling the Virtues of the City we know as Verdun...............................and we Thanks them for that: HF&RV
BTW, for the gardeners in this group, you might be interested in visiting "International Flora" @ Vieux-Montreal. It's absolutely fabulous. All the garden rooms are outside, have lots of water features and there are plenty of shady places with comfy chairs to rest. There's lots to see and prices range from $12-14. It's on from July - Sept. I thought it impressive and a great way to spend some time in a wonderful part of Mtl.
Here's a new fresh face for an old site we've posted many times,......... checkout the choices,...flash 1,.....or the other side of the page suggests a flash2 version.............but check the site though,...and you will come across many of the old photo's we've posted over the years,.......... http://www.museevirtuel.ca/CommunityMemories/CCVE/000a/Exhibits/Francais/index.html Verdun. Histoire d'eau, de terre et de coeur.
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Certainly changed somewhat from the river banks & views we had in the 60's hf&rv
I recently came across this on youtube. It's a bus trip through Verdun. Not sure if it's been posted before, but thought it worth posting again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1I8nqR5HUg
Remember when we thought of going Downtown,.as a trip in itself,.Yet it was so close ,....... this shot taken from Verdun ...........................I Remember a few years back (maybe 20 or so) when visiting Verdun,.i stood on Wellington Street ,.roughly in front of Gregory's Restaurant,...and I noticed how close the Skyscrapers Downtown really were to us ,.......Imagine looking from Wellington St Btwn: Willibrord & 1st av on the (debatable Southside) even number side............hahahahah and seeing Downtown,.as close as can be,..............Yet as a kid ,.it seemd like an adventure ti head all the way Downtown.........................Perception can be decieving(sp?) How's this one for a VerdunStreet-------- you know it won;t be long till the leaves are completely gone,......and that white stuff starts appearing again ( and I don't mean the minority left)....hahahahahaha In anycase Have Fun & Remember Verdun
YIKES...................the Unmentionables......................... anyone Remember clothesline shopping? ...........This clotheline would have been dead safe ,.......No new jeans,....... hahahahahah Although I never lost anything to the Clotheline Shoppers,...nor did I ever do that,.......I do recall it being spoken about,...... perhaps my stuff wasn't worthy of 'lifting' again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahahha have funand rememeber Verdun
Anyone recognise this spot? carefull these places grabbed more spare change than the rides at Belmont Park.............hahahahha Can you say in need of a collection plate........... ............Sure You Can
Look how nice they've made some of these Balcony's look,................. Front Gallery's to some of us.........very neat & tidy,sure a far cry from the dilapadated gallery's that I can Remember ,........some were down right dangerous to walk on,.......................YIKES Stuff for sure,,,,,,,,,,, Thes certainly do look alot better,.....................(Just my Opinion) ............................have fun and remember verdun......................
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Now at the risk of speeding up the year(and it's going fast enough) Labourday already Yikes,......... I would like to be the first one to say that "We Wushu a merry.....never mind" Still alittle early for that...........hohohohohahahahaha HF&RV
Les No Mntce galleries. Lad
Service center,............. what is this ,.? Is this sort of the old UIC building?? if so,.what did they do with the old UI building on (Gordon or Galt?? near Champlain).is that gone or turned into Condos now? Verdun Service Canada Centre http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/cgi-bin/hr-display.cgi?rc=2380&bldg=y&ln=e this site seems to offer all kinds of differnet things for People ....what is it? HF&RV
Seems Verdun is leading the way ,in waste water management as well, Water Supply and Sewage System Verdun has taken the North American lead in the wastewater management and in “urbanistics,” the integrated approach to urban engineering. Deployment of the borough's global intelligent sewage management system, with the Rhéaume basin outfall serving as the cornerstone of this effort, has reduced likelihood of backups, while improving wastewater quality. To learn more about urbanistics and wastewater management, please refer to the following article by Caroline Pelletier: “Gestion des eaux usées et urbistique de l'arrondissement de Verdun, chef de file en Amérique du Nord,” in Municipalit챕, fall 2003. .................Does Verdun still operate on it's own,.with it's own Budget,.or weren't they swallowed up by the 'Merger' with Montreal, ....who provides the services now,.ie: Garbage Removal,.road repair,.snow removal,............??? Did Verdun opt out of the merger,or decide to stay with it? .....and if they stayed in,.does this mean that Verdun wouldn't have it's own Mayor anymore? HF&RV
Thjis is a neat & somewhat rare Verdun photo,.from 'Susie's' Photo Album,. You all recognize the statue of course ,it's the one ,that most of us would easily recall as being in front of the VerdunCity Hall, the War Memorial, statue,................but that statue was moved to the park Btwn Willibrord & 1st ave ,infront of the VerdunCity Hall ,....................it was origianlly located in the small triangular park that separates Lasalle Blvd & Wellington Street..................... .....This is a real neat shot,................................... Thanks Susie, ...................and Remember how 'bundled up' Our Parents would get us,when we were that little.............................. Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Guy,...would you know if there are some old photos like the previous one ,showing the park more clearly,(or fully) .....Wasn't there some cannons in that park at one time ?? It was a small park,........ and I think it's still a park today? If you do find some Guy,.it would neat to see them if possible,......... also any old photos from any of the parks in Verdun,.......we all played in many of them,..................That woyld be great to see soemold pics like that ( if you can)...................... HF&RV
Actually a few photos further into 'Susies' album,.she also added a photo of the little park,.and also mentioned that this is where the War Memorial Statue was,.................. This is at Wellington and Lasalle. There used to be a war memorial to the soldiers of Vimy I think. It is now in front of the City Hall?. Susie ,maybe you Remember the old style Cannons that I'm sure were also in this little park,....but they would have been closer to the end of the park near Wellington,.......and not the narrow pointed end near Lasalle & Wellington................... Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Here's some old Verdun stuff too,...........the very bottom photo shows the side wall of the old Auditorium,and the playground swings immediaetly behind the group of kids,,,,,,,,,, As kids we used to toboggan down the little hill from the boardwalk towards Lasalle Blvd ,into that schoolyard of the Model School, shown in another one of the three pictures from ( im4golf's ) phto album , Thannks Again for posting those old Verdun Pictures in the Photo Albums section,..... With the amount of members we have ,I'd like to ask again ,if you would see if there are any old shoebox's around under the bed or in the hall closet,.....or stuffed away in an old trunk,...that might turn up some Real Neat old Verdun Pictures,...................Pictures of kids,parents ,.teens ,.back gallery photos ,Boardwalk photo's s,schoolyard photo's ,...or just some of those neat old shots in front of the house ,.where almost never were there any cars parked on the street....... Remember those pictures,.......Dig 'em up,..and share 'em here,...... We'd appreciate seeing Your Verdun,................. Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Well it might have helped if I Remembered to post the pictures I was talking about,.................... Yikes ,(oldtimers ),............. .........There we go,.............. HF&RV
.....Who Remembers a bar/ club, in Verdun ,and it was on Church Avenue, across from the A&W,.. It was a neat little bar,.that not many even knew of,but it was there none the less,.............. it was called the "23" Club it was upstairs and the address was 23,... I'm sure a few of you would know who had run this place for a while, Here's a hint ,.he was a bouncer at the Scan for awhile,...... Another watering hole in Montreal ,.was the old Army & Navy,initially at Stanley & StCatherines (upstairs) run by a guy name Bill Shirley(sp?) ,then they moved over to Peel St. (above Dankoff's) right next to Seagram's Head Office. Any one Remember those Montreal spots ? ps: the guy who ran the '23' club ,initials J.S. Officially Verdun of course had no Bars in it,...but in reality ,.there were several watering holes,.............but this one was a neat little bar, & not connected to a restaurant..........................ahhh Verdun history(imagine that) ...hahahahaha Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Les Always thought that bar on Church was Army Navy..Forgot all about that one.. good one.
I had thought that at one time it was also known as an Army/Navy ( and I'm still thinking it was at one time) but checking with a few others from that era,.it seems it was quietly known as '23' .my guess would be that it was a way around drawing any heat??? Not really sure,.but it was a neat place in anycase : Cheers HF&RV
Hi Everyone Yes that bar was the Army and Navy My wifes best friends father was the president of that club back in the 60s His name was Cliff Stevens We sure remember some good times back then with my brothers Michael, and Peter. Pete was going out with Shirley Aspin back then.Fun Times Ernsttt
Thanks Ernsst,........ We 're on the same wave length, I will relay that info HF&RV
Is this place still there? hf&rv
We've seen these before of course,.over the years,.but I figured some of our newer members may not have seen the old Verdun Auditorium ,just coming into existence................................ ....I wonder how many of those workers are still around ,Neat shot of the Auditorium,...and certainly a different view of the old Church at Wellington & Church Av ,...........................................................................HF&RV
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