By Tracey Arial www.traceyarial.com Most people recognize that poets, Dr. Seuss and Shakespeare use rhythm to make stories more powerful, but any writ...
Canadian blogs I love
By Tracey Arial www.traceyarial.com There are four types of blogs I love reading: community news, informative rants, personal musings, and blogs about...
Everyone loves Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache
By Tracey Arial www.traceyarial.com It’s been only eight years since Chief Inspector Armand Gamache was introduced to mystery fans, but he already fee...
Notre Dame de la Paix demolition, Nun’s Island school construction
Verdun plans to demolish Notre Dame de la Paix church and build school on Nun’s Island By Tracey Arial www.thesuburban.com At a special meeting called...
The challenges of literary non-fiction
By Tracey Arial www.traceyarial.com Literary nonfiction is a work that reads like a novel, but includes only fact and presumed facts. The “presumed fa...
Blogging for the technically challenged
By Tracey Arial www.traceyarial.com I asked one of my favourite Canadian bloggers, Lisa MacColl, to describe her experience using Blogspot as a respon...
Jones says no to September parole meeting
Non-licensed investor will not seek parole in October By Kevin Woodhouse www.thesuburban.com Last week, the victims of fraudulent businessman Earl Jon...
Off-island school tax bills to jump
Citizens pay more, schools get less By Robert Frank www.hudsongazette.com Homeowners who live off the island of Montreal will receive school tax bills...
Demers: Time to defuse Laval’s strong-man politics
By Robert Frankwww.thesuburban.com Marc Demers, who officially threw his hat in the ring, June 5, as the Mouvement lavallois (ML) party’s candid...
Hundreds flood Laval city hall after trusteeship decree
Mayor mum on Charbonneau inquiry, smart-meter backlash By Robert Frankwww.thesuburban.com A standing room only crowd packed the city hall council cham...