Section Histoire.
L'Histoire du quartier en quelques mots.
"Bien qu'il existe une controverse en ce qui concerne l'endroit où Jacques Cartier pénétra dans la Bourgade d'Hochelaga lors de sa visite en 1535, la plupart de nos historiens s'accordent pour dire que ce fut le Sault-St-Louis (vis-à-vis de la rue Hamilton). On peut donc conclure que l'intrépide découvreur et navigateur ainsi que ses compagnons traversèrent ce qui est aujourd'hui Ville-Émard."
(Léon Trépanier, O.B.E., membre de la société historique de Montréal.)
I often get teens ringing my doorbell looking for the people next door. A couple of
weeks before I left for Key West, someone hammered so loud and long, I climbed
out of the shower. It was a middle-aged guy who looked quite apologetic. When I
went out a few minutes later, there--apparently by way of amends--was a pretty
hefty porn magazine neatly rolled up in my mailbox. Gotta love the raw goodwill of
the Southwest Borough! (mid-Feb., 2011)
Just got back from exchanging my water fountain. A city worker stopped in on a
break from the massive snow-cleaning to buy a half-dozen red roses for his wife.
-Why?-
"It's a grey day."
Gotta love the old bedrock working-class of the popular neighbourhoods.
(Fri., 11/3/2011)
I will try to remember the warm desert dryness of Vegas or the sultry heat of Key West as we wade along to demonstrate against the Charest budget at noon. Am serious considering wellies, but they don't trudge well. Ah, take them anyway.
(Sat., 12/3/2011)
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