School Prayer

  Now I sit me down in school 
                  Where praying is against the rule
                  For this great nation under God
                  Finds mention of Him very odd.


                  If Scripture now the class recites,
                  It violates the Bill of Rights.
                  And anytime my head I bow
                  Becomes a Federal matter now.

                  Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
                  That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
                  The law is specific, the law is precise.
                  Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.


                  For praying in a public hall
                  Might offend someone with no faith at all
                  In silence alone we must meditate,
                  God's name is prohibited by the state.



                  We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
                  And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
                  They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
                  To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

                  We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
                  And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
                  It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong ,
                  We 're taught that such "judgments" do not belong

                  We can get our condoms and birth controls,
                  Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
                  But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
                  No word of God must reach this crowd.


                  It's scary here I must confess,
                  When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
                  So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
                  Should I be shot; My soul please take! 

                 Amen 

Turcot Yards and Exchange

The decision is now made to completely reconstruct the Turcot Exchange and yards at a cost of one and a half billion dollars. Constructiion will start in 2009 and be completed by 2015. Here are photos that appeared in La Presse today. Guy

DECARIE - TURCOT EXCHANGE - NOW

 

TURCOT EXCHANGE WHEN COMPLETED IN 2015

 

TURCOT YARDS - NOW AT LEFT AND WHEN COMPLETED ON RIGHT

PULLMAN STREET ON LEFT -

ANGRIGNON BOUL. ON BOTTOM

ROUTE 20 ON RIGHT

DECARIE TURCOT EXCHANGE IN BACKGROUND

 

CANADA DAY JULY 1ST

I suppose most of us will be Celebrating Canada Day,.at a BBQ or something,.........So I'll wish you all a Great Canada Day ,....and hope you enjoy your long weekend:..............................................................

 

                                     "Happy Canada Day"

 

----------------CANADA DAY--------------------------BONNE FETE--------------

            

 

                        .....HAVE FUN &  REMEMBER VERDUN......

Looking for..

I'm not sure how often people go over to that board, I just wanted to let you all know I posted in there. Thanks!

Joseph Mancini

Joe Mancini was my dad, he passed away while my mother was pregnant with me. I was just wondering if anyone here knew him, and if you could tell me about him? Any stories? good and bad lol.

 

He was born September 26, 1950 and he passed away July 10 ,1982.

 

Thanks everyone,

 

Andrea

re trip

I wasin Verdun from June 13th to the 27th of June and enjoyed my stay,I have not been  back to Verdun for three years. A lot has changed sincethen. I went andhad Woodlands Pizza, thebest to eat. They cannot make good pizza in Calgary. Also the smoke meat.The weather was extremely hot andhumit, which in Calgaryit gets warm but it is berry dry.

Soccer this weekend

Well I guess there isn't to many people who played soccer in Verdun on this site. Or maybe this site is just to look at old pictures. Look I grew up in Verdun and I know if half the people show up this weekend for the kids it will be a success. So if you read this message and you are a true Verdunite we will see you Friday night and Saturday in Burling park and if you don't know were that is you probably lived on the avenues.