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Why plastic bag ban will not make a difference

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he problem with plastic bags is not the bags, the problem is humans. Remember the three R's Recycle, Reduce and Reuse, the campaign to

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promote responsible use of products harming our planet? It seems to have gone down the drain with all the other chemicals and waste we so freely

dispose of.

Montreal's bylaw banning 'single-use' plastic bags in retail stores, grocery and supermarkets, went into effect on January 1st 2018, although stores will not be fined for distributing them until June 5th - giving them time to adjust. But don't expect them to really disappear completely. In fact, some stores will simply work around the bylaw.

How is that you ask?

It's quite simple.

The plastic bags that are banned are those thinner than 50 microns, the ones most commonly found at checkouts, or the biodegradable bags which allegedly cause even more environmental damage.

Thicker plastic bags are still allowed, as well as those clear bags shoppers how some stores will use for items like fruit and choose to bypass the ban.

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sidewalks and streets, under park benches, in bus stop shelters, in bushes and even on trees.

Many actually end up in our rivers and oceans through sewer systems, off beaches, ships and even by the wind.

These bags have been killing birds and other marine wildlife for decades now, as they think it is food and eat it - but it ends up blocking their intestines and they die of starvation. Plastic bags 'photodegrade' and it could take centuries for them to break down - in water or in landfills. Socalled 'biodegradable' bags are just as or even more harmful.They do not actually decompose and instead breakdown into tiny pieces of plastic travelling market to do some last by simply using thicker through our ecosystems. minute grocery shopping, bags, probably around 100 Every single plastic bag I did not have my cloth microns (something like (and anything made of bags with me and had to clothing stores use with plastic for that matter) is use the plastic bags they the punched out handles) recyclable.There are recyoffered - which cost 5 and have consumers pay cling bins in front of our cents each. While at the for it. homes and all over the checkout, a floor manager On the bright side, city, but yet many choose was nearby, so I turned to thicker bags can be to ignore them. Some her and asked if the store reused more often, so people just toss them would immediately stop there will be less manu- away with abandon on to offering the bags as of Jan- facturing. As well, the city the streets or with reguuary 1st or slowly phase says bags thicker than 50 lar garbage - never mind them out. Her reply was microns are unlikely to thinking of reusing them. not what I expected. blow away and become It really doesn’t take much "Well no," she said. litter - one of the main to make a difference, but "We will still have plastic reasons of how the thin- doing little has enormous bags here… only they will ner plastic bags have be- and potentially catabe thicker ones and cost come such a problem.You strophic consequences.

15 cents each." can see discarded plastic And that is why the This is how some bags everywhere, espe- plastic bag ban might not stores will choose to cially during the warmer make any difference at all work around the bylaw - months. They are on the - only we can.

11 Critical home inspection traps to be aware of weeks before listing your home for sale

MONTREAL - According to industry experts, there are over 33 physical problems that will come under scrutiny during a home inspection when your home is for sale. A new report has been prepared which identifies the eleven most common of these problems, and what you should know about them before you list your home for sale.

Whether you own an old home or a brand new one, there are a number of things that can fall short of requirements during a home inspection. If not identified and dealt with, any of these 11 items could cost you dearly in terms of repair.

That's why it's critical that you read this report before you list your home.

If you wait until the building inspector flags these issues for you, you will almost certainly experience costly delays in the close of your home sale or, worse, turn

prospective buyers away altogether.

In most cases, you can make a reasonable pre- inspection yourself if you know what you're looking for, and knowing what you're looking for can help you prevent little problems from growing into costly and unmanageable ones.

To help home sellers deal with this issue before their homes are listed, a free report entitled "11 Things You Need to Know to Pass Your Home Inspection" has been compiled which explains the issues involved.

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Veganuary: Events, Potlucks & More

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eganuary – If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to start eating more veggie/vegan meals or you want to make a difference and change your habits to help the environment, taking part in Veganuary is a great way to start. Veganuary consists of eating veggie/vegan meals every day during the entire month on January. Usually, it takes about 30 days to break a habit or start a new one, so what better way to quick off 2018 with a new resolution which will not only make a difference to the environment but also to your well-being. Here are some events going on in Montreal to help you with Veganuary this year. http://mtltimes.ca/Montreal/montreal/veganuary-events-potlucks/

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oint Saint Charles fire – The new year has began terrible for several residents of Pointe Saint Charles, as a fire ravaged an apartment block on January 2nd.

Police were on scene to divert traffic away from St. Charles street, were the incident occurred, as fire hoses filled the street like spaghetti. Ice was already forming all around as temperatures around our city continued to be unusually frigid.

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According to a fireman on duty, the blaze is believed to have started around noon in the building’s basement, rapidly engulfing the floors above. The battle to extinguish the flames lasted an estimated six hours and the damaged the homes appears to be devastating.

Residents were being transported away by bus as fire crews made final inspections to ensure the fire was well and truly out.

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Montreal Snow clearing APP available Helps find parking after snowstorms...

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s Montreal is digging out from a record-breaking 39cm snowfall on Dec. 29, the city has

find their towed cars.

“Smart snow removal consists of offering Montrealers practical, accessible snow removal solutions, making it easier for them to travel and park their vehicles. It includes all technological procedures associated with snow removal, such as snow elimination [Smart Snow Transportation System],” reads an online text.

The INFO-Neige MTL application presents the schedule and progress of snow removal operations in order to facilitate parkBy John Symon ing their vehicles. A YouTube video in French mtltimes.ca even suggests users can enter the geographic colaunched a new mobile ordinates of their car app with snow-clearing in- parking spot and receive formation. This app in- notifications if snow clearforms the public about: ing schedules change in parking; towing; public that sector. transit; garbage collection Using the INFO-Neige schedules; weather fore- MTL app, users can punch casts; and a snow removal in either the car's plate operations map. Theoret- number or the sector ically, this app helps users adapt after major snow- where it had been parked falls. With it, they can find to find out where it has parking in Montreal on been towed to.

Snow clearing operastreets already cleared of tions would proceed snow, avoid having their car towed, and quickly much more quickly if not for parked cars in the way

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of snow removal teams.

The Times understands that 4,000-5,000 cars are towed in Montreal after a typical snowstorm.

But INFO neige is apparently still a work in progress. Fine print on the online maps reads: “Please note that street signage concerning parking during snow loading operations always prevails over information found on the

Snow-clearing in Lachine map.” When The Times posedly imminent to andid a quick check for a other nearby street neighbourhood in La- where no snow-clearing chine, we found the online was planned. She returned map invariably indicated shortly to find her car “no parking” on the op- towed...

The INFO-Snow app is posite sides of the streets from where the actual no available on the App Store parking signs were placed and GooglePlay, and can on Dec. 30. There is also be used to locate a street an anecdote of somebody and view the progress of using the app to move her snow removal operations. car from a street where For info: info@sidekickinsnow-clearing was sup- teractive.com weekdays

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Ste-Catherine Street Revamp Begins!

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et ready for more detours and street closures in the downtown area. Starting Monday January 8th, major work starts on SteCatherine street and is not expected to be completed until 2021. More than two kilometres of the street will be renovated in two phases.

The first phase of the work will start between Bleury and Mansfield streets. It will include the revitalization of Place du Frère-André and Phillips Square, as well as work on new manholes - and is expected to continue until sometime in August. The estimated cost of the first phase is $95 million. The second phase is supposed to start shortly thereafter and the estimated cost has not yet been determined.

In 2015 when the project was first announced under the Coderre administration, city officials said the work was unavoidable and they had no choice but to tear up the road in order to replace the 100 year-old water and sewage pipes running beneath it. The underground work was crucial to sewer systems and water mains, some of which date back to the 1800s. The planning actu-

ally began in 2013, after a sinkhole opened up at the corner of Guy and SteCatherine streets and a backhoe fell in - likely caused by a faulty city sewer pipe.

This time the city said businesses impacted by

be about eleven metres high, fourteen metres wide and rise three stories on the street. The purpose of the inflatable 'tunnels' would be to hide the work from pedestrians using the sidewalks.

When work begins underneath the sidewalks, pedestrians would then be able to walk under the structure on the street and be sheltered from the dust and noise of the construction - and it will be off limits to vehicles.

He also said it would be the perfect opportunity to revamp the sidewalks and the road. Ideas that were being considincluded wider,

By Bonnie Wurst ered heated sidewalks, one lane for cars, two lanes of mtltimes.ca parking and one for bicythe project will receive fi- cles. The speed limit nancial help and their es- would be lowered to tablishments will be 30kms per hour - but a accessible to pedestrians minimum of 60 parking during construction - spots would disappear bewhich will take place only tween Aylmer and Mansbetween 7:00am and field. The street would 9:00pm on weekdays, un- also have seating areas less work has to be done with free Wi-Fi, 'intellioutside of those hours to gent' lighting and charging meet deadlines. stations for electric vehiCoderre's original plan cles. also included other eleIt is not yet confirmed ments to the revamp. One whether the present adof the most controversial ministration at City Hall, was a $4 million project under newly elected to install large, inflatable Mayor Valérie Plante, will structures.The tunnel-like follow through with the inflatables, known as an same plans.

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Where to go sledding around Montreal A listing of local hills

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to regroup and warm-up after a few runs. Some of the sledding hills below also

By John Symon offer sled rentals: 1) Beaver Lake (Mount ledding (tobogganing) Royal Park) 1260 Rememis a great family outing, brance Rd, Montreal, (514) especially with 872-8240 www.lemonyounger children. It is troyal.qc.ca (This hill also healthy, affordable and gen- features snow tubing and arerally found close by. A vari- tificial snowmaking) ety of fine sleds can be 2) Bois-de-Liesse Nature purchased at many Mon- Park; 3555 Douglas B. Floretreal-area stores, but you ani, Ville-St-Laurent, (514) can also just use big card- 280-6678 • www.ville.monboard boxes. To properly treal.qc.ca/parcs enjoy the activity, dress 3) Laval Nature Centre, yourself and kids warmly 901 Park Ave., Laval (450) under a windproof layer; the 662-4942 snow tends to infiltrate into 4) Longueuil Regional the tiniest gaps under cloth- Park, 1895 Adoncour St., ing. And while there are Longueuil, (450) 468-7617 • many sledding hills around www.sogep.ca Montreal, the ones below 5) Mont St. Hilaire Cengenerally have a heated tre, for Nature Conservabuilding, telephone, wash- tion, 422 des Moulins Rd., rooms, and a snack bar St-Hilaire, (450) 467-1755 • nearby. Such amenities are www.mcgill.ca/Biology/reoften appreciated by families search/msh with young kids who need 6) Murray Hill Park, (offi-

Montreal Canadiens trade Al Montoya to Edmonton

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he Canadiens announced on Thursday night that goaltender Al Montoya was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2018.

Montoya, who is recov-

cially known as King George Park), Westmount Ave. and Murray Hill Ave., Westmount, (514) 989-5353 7) P. E.Trudeau Park, (formerly known as Centennial Park), Mackle Rd. and Stephen Leacock Ave., Côte St. Luc, (514) 485-6806 8) Pointe-aux-Prairies Nature Park, 12980 Gouin Blvd. E., Montreal, (514) 2806691 • www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/pa rcs 9) Oka Park, 2200 PaulSauvé, Oka, (450) 479-8337 10) Park Avenue (Mt. Royal Park) near the corner of Mt Royal.There is no large public building nearby, however, and you may need to go into restaurants or depanneurs to warm up afterward. hen the AlOn weekends through berta governFebruary 6, there is sledding m e n t in Parc Jean Drapeau as part introduced its of the Fete des Neiges celebrations. www.parcjeandra- carbon dioxide emissions tax, ministers often claimed peau.com that if they hadn’t, Prime

ering from a concussion sustained on November 4 in Winnipeg, played just four games this season, posting a 2-1-0 record and amassing a 3.77 goalsagainst average and an .863 save percentage.

The Glenview, IL native has appeared in 159 games

over the course of his career with the Canadiens, Florida Panthers,Winnipeg Jets, New York Islanders and the Phoenix Coyotes.

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Happening Gourmand Old Montreal 11th edition

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rom January 11th to February 4th, 2018, foodies will rejoice!

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Book Banter Review - Fave books of 2017

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Dryden and Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza. These are my choices for book of the year. Dryden, who spent ince 2008, the first his entire Hall of Fame caBook Banter column reer minding the nets for of the new year al- the Montreal Canadiens ways meant taking throughout its six-Stanley one last look at the year Cup dynasty during the before and see which 70s, has distinguished himbooks stood out for me self as a best selling auover the previous 12 thor of hockey books of a months.This past year, like high quality. This time, he ever other year, I read an focuses on the career of average of 50 books, so NHL journeyman Steve that it can be reviewed in Montador, who died at the pages of The Montreal the age of 35 from comTimes every week. plications of numerous Choosing a book to re- concussions and blows to view is always done the head throughout his through a personal pro hockey career. Intelliprocess of elimination, gently written and meticand that same process is ulously thought out, this done as I decided which book is a searing indictwere my favorite books of ment against the NHL’s 2017. indifference to the issue Somehow, but not in- of head injury and contentionally, the overlying cussion prevention for its common thread of my players, and how helmets choices had more of a should have a much local slant. Although I am higher safety standard. It’s a big booster for Mon- one of the best hockey treal authors and Mon- books that I have read in treal publishers, a good a very long time. deal of books that stood Pete Souza, who was out for me in 2017 were the official White House either published locally, or photographer during the written by an author who Obama administration, was born in Montreal or took over two million currently resides here. It’s photos of the 44th Presia strong testimony to dent of the United States how Montreal still has a and his family throughout thriving, nurturing literary his two terms as POTUS. scene.

He had the unenviable So, without further ado, task of selecting about here are my favorite 150 of his best images for books of 2017. this beautifully-produced Game Change by Ken coffee table volume, and

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he has succeeded with flying colours.

From Obama’s first inauguration in 2009 to his Washington farewell eight years later, and every public and private function in between, Souza’s chosen photographs have painted a portrait of Barack Obama as – if nothing else – a very human President, and how someone who is subsequently elected to this high office should be like.

Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg by Todd Barry. Usually, many books that are written by standup comics are either a collection of their standup routines or autobiographical essays. Barry, a veteran stand-up comic in his own right, takes a much refreshing approach to this genre by offering a comedy travelogue, as we follow him on a year-long journey along the road, as he performs in a number of medium and smallsized venues in towns and cities across the U.S. Whether he shares with us some interesting anecdotes of the clubs he performed at, or his favorite tourist attractions or restaurants that he likes to frequent at each stop, this book gives comedy fans an inside look at probably one of the most soul sapping aspects of being a stand-up comedian, and why they really define the expression

“road warriors”.

Montreal 1909 by Robert N.Wilkins. A longtime Montreal historian, Wilkins writes a monthby-month, day-by-day examination of a Montreal that is no more. Extensively researching through the archives of the Montreal Gazette and the much-lamented Montreal (Daily) Star, we get a portrait of Montreal in the year 1909 through the events and happenings of both an important and mundane nature. This includes the movement towards cleaner water, the size of telephone poles, a Montreal “homecoming” weekend, and a commission of inquiry into corruption at city hall (which was chaired by a gentleman named – oddly enough – Coderre).

50 Years of 60 Minutes

by Jeff Fager. This season marks the 50th anniversary of CBS’ “magazine for television”, which put the genre of investigative journalism into a much higher level, and made CBS correspondents like Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner, Leslie Stahl, Ed Bradley and Diane Sawyer major TV stars. Fager, who currently serves as 60 Minutes’ executive producer, gives an absorbing behindthe-scenes look at the show’s half-century evolution as a TV news pioneer, from the greatest (and

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not so greatest) stories, to the origin of its trademark ticking stopwatch logo.

Rock ‘n’ Radio by Ian Howarth. The book is a perfect nostalgia trip for Montrealers who grew up listening to the likes of Dave Boxer, Buddy Gee, Ralph Lockwood, Doug Pringle and Too Tall during the 60s, 70s and 80s. Focusing on CFCF, CFOX, CKGM and CHOM, Howarth has written a lively, anecdotal history of the golden age of Montreal Top 40 and FM radio, when the DJs ruled the local airwaves with their own unique character traits and had a mission to expose their devoted listeners to the hit songs (and albums) of the rock era during those three decades (not to mention winning a whole bunch of great prizes, from concert tickets to free records).

In the Name of Humanity by Max Wallace. Wallace, a Montreal-born investigative journalist by trade, writes an excellent piece of “hidden history”, as he traces the efforts (successful and unsuccessful) of certain Jewish individuals and organizations throughout World War II that had the almost insurmountable goal of rescuing as many European Jews as possible from Hitler’s deadly network of concentration and extermination camps. One

highlight in the book is his detailed account of the “deal with the devil” conducted in 1944 with SS chief Heinrich Himmler to rescue about a million Jews from the Holocaust, which almost reads like a Frederick Forsyth thriller novel.

Great Conversations by Peter Anthony Holder.

Subtitled “My Interviews with Two Men on the Moon And a Galaxy of Stars”, this book is a collection of celebrity interviews that Holder conducted over the past 28 years for both his CJAD radio show and “Stuph File Program” podcast. From Buddy Ebsen, to Cloris Leachman, to Burt “Robin” Ward, to Carol Channing, to Thurl Ravenscroft (the longtime voice of Tony the Tiger), each featured interview (and their respective background stories) shows Holder’s passion for baby boomer era pop culture and the celebrities who inhabited that period. His skills as an interviewer is also quit evident in the book, as he manages to get a lot of entertaining responses and stories from his interview subjects, which is why this book so much fun to read.

And that takes care of 2017. Have a great pageturning 2018.

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Lentils and wine - A tasty combination

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appy New Year 2018! I hope that you had an amazing holi-

and potatoes’ my wine choice will be a hearty Italian red such as Aglianico. With braised lentils and sausage, a Rhone blend from California or Ventoux will do a terrific match.

One of my fondest earliest childhood memories was a cilantro lentil soup that my Venezuelan grandmother used to make. I remember it like it was yesterday, the coriander would perfume the soup with its zesty, citrusy flavour. WIth a dish like this, you could have a white Italian such as Trebbiano or an earthy Bourgogne Pinot Noir.

When I arrived in Montreal, I discovered the joy of Indian cuisine and became mesmerized with the flavours of red curry lentil dahl. A troublesome match with reds, a nice dahl goes wonderfully well while sipping a Jura white or if you dare to try something different, an Orange white from Friuli.

One thing that I love about lentils is that they are quite versatile to any number of different styles of wine, depending on how they're prepared.

In addition, they are economical, leaving you with more wiggle room to buy more wine. For the new year lentils offering, here are four wines that will be perfect with lentils soup or braised lentils with meat to warm you up in the cold nights of January.

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On the nose, warming aromas of ripe cherries with nuances of olive tapenade, wild garrigue, leather and spices. On the mouth, hearty with balsamic and blackberry flavour nuances with generous tannins. Great choice if you are having a chunky beef and lentil soup and a fantastic wine

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Throughout the year, lentils are a part of my regular diet. I usually have them 2-3 times a week and they are quite popular with my wife and daughter as well.Nutty and earthy in flavor, lentils have a high nutritional value that anyone can benefit from by incorporating this healthy legume into their diet.

Another reason to eat them in the beginning of

By Marco Giovanetti January is that it brings good luck. Legumes such mtltimes.ca as beans, peas and lentils, days and took the time are considered to be to celebrate with your symbolic of money, and close friends and family thus considered an aurelatives. Today, I want to gury of prosperous talk you about drinking times in the new year. wine with lentils. Nothing When eating lentils, I beats to have a steaming usually lean towards red bowl of lentil soup, when wines. If I am having them it's freezing cold outside, in a minestra with ditalini

in the mouth with fine woven tannins. Lovely aftertaste. Pork stew with lentils and polenta.

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