Tag: 2018 Quebec

Looking at Habitat today provoked for me an image that is as far away as one could imagine. Built for Expo ‘67, Habitat celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. At the time it was considered a marvel; the future of apartment or high-density living. I remember touring the building shortly after it opened. 20 years…

It’s been a while since I’ve returned to Montreal to visit, and approaching 40 years since I left. What caught my attention was the name changes, often toward prominent political figures of the last 50 years. Naming a place after a person is a form of memorialization of that individual; a trigger for remembrance. Yet…

Looking out the window of our room I saw below the statue of Samuel de Champlain, the “Father of New France” and founder of Québec City in 1608. To the left the Canadian flag flew at half-mast to recognise the death of Bernard Landry, a former Premier of the Province, and a separatist. The image…