Bonjour-hi!” Québec’s signature greeting brings a thrill each time I cross the international border. While French gets top billing for the official business, Québec is a multicultural whirl, and — especially in Montréal — many residents are prone to slip, mid-sentence, from one language to the next. The result is a delightfully local patois you…
A funeral mass will be celebrated for Sheila Ward Cane on Saturday, July 1, 11 a.m., at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 72 Church St., Shelburne, followed by a reception in the parish hall. The mass will be streamed at youtube.com/@stcatherinevt/streams. Arrangements are in care of the Cremation Society of Chittenden County in Burlington, Vt.
A memorial service will be held for Mike from 3-7 p.m. on August 6, at St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave, Burlington, VT 05401.
Stowe resident’s professional career took him around the world, but he made a point of coming home to his family every weekend
Celebrate you, kiss your face, smile my heart, my sister, my sissy, we are never apart.
Shelburne resident was one of the first women to earn an undergraduate degree at Saint Michael’s College, then was a professor there for 20 years
One of the first original firefighters of the Essex Town Fire Department was passionate about community service
CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): In the northern hemisphere, the astrological month of Cancer begins with the sun in its greatest glory. Our home star is at its highest altitude, shining with maximum brightness. So then why is the sign of the Crab ruled by the moon? Why do the longest days of the year coincide…
In Saint-Lazare, a leafy suburb west of Montréal known for its equestrian trails, there are French speakers and English speakers, but many residents are fluent in both languages. Respect for linguistic diversity comes naturally, Mayor Geneviève Lachance said, even in a province with long-standing rules to ensure that French remains the dominant language. “Day to…
Over the 30-plus years since I moved to Vermont, I’ve made it to Montréal about two to three times annually. While those trips haven’t exclusively focused on food and drink, they have always involved eating. It still astounds me that a 90-minute drive can transport me to a French-speaking metropolis boasting a cornucopia of international…
‘Outstanding’ Profile The article featuring Jeff Sharlet [“Seeing Is Believing,” June 7] is the reason why I, without fail, pick up Seven Days every week. This piece of journalism is outstanding. Also frightening. I had a knot in my stomach to the last sentence. I fear for Jeff, literally — even more so than if he…
What keeps Vermonters from venturing to Québec more often? Whether they admit it or not, for most Anglophones, it’s the official language of: French, aka français — and not the kind you learned in high school. Although many Québécois speak both French and English, especially in Montréal, they prefer their native tongue and may switch…
Unlike Vermont, Québec is a film hub: Hollywood movies ranging from The Notebook to Scream VI to John Wick: Chapter 2 were shot on Montréal’s soundstages. Most of the international productions filmed in Québec aren’t set there. But one notable exception is “Three Pines,” Prime Video’s adaptation of Louise Penny’s best-selling mystery series that takes…
Oona Geoghegan moved to Burlington three months ago and has spent a lot of time at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. “That’s my favorite place to go,” the 5-year-old told Seven Days. Oona especially likes the “big blue eyes” of the eel at ECHO. She’s interested in animals and previously lived on a…
new in theaters ASTEROID CITY: The latest from Wes Anderson takes place in a small desert town during a stargazer convention in 1955. Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright and Tilda Swinton star. (104 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Roxy, Savoy) THE LAST RIDER: Alex Holmes’ documentary chronicles cyclist Greg LeMond’s path to the…
I’ve got plenty of reasons to love the Canadian province of Québec. My dad grew up in Montréal, and we visited regularly when I was a kid, including a mind-blowing trip to Expo 67. During college, I had an outdoorsy boyfriend at McGill University who took me rock climbing and cross-country skiing in the Laurentian…
Dear Reverend, I am pretty shy and slightly socially awkward. I want to start dating, but I’m really struggling to flirt and get across to other people that I’m interested. There is a very cute person who works at a store that I go to a lot. I haven’t been able to talk to them…
.question { /* adds space above questions to accommodate anchor links */ padding-top:30px; } Effective June 23, 2023, and until further notice, Amtrak has canceled Adirondack line service north of Albany, N.Y. Click here for more information.The first sign of potential trouble was the all-caps warning on Interstate 89 outside Milton: “No Trucks Québec Rt…
For the past five years, Seven Days has been printed northwest of Montréal at Québecor Media Printing. For our first-ever Québec Issue, senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger followed the paper’s trail from Burlington to the press in Mirabel and back, sharing the journey in her latest video episode of “Stuck in Vermont.” Sollberger spent a…
Despite living a little more than an hour from Canada, I’ve been there exactly once in the past 15 years. It was for an impromptu New Year’s Eve trip to Montréal with friends in 2010 that I was pretty sure would end before it started. That’s because about a year earlier, owing to a youthful…
One of my favorite enticements in Montréal is the art — in museums and galleries, sure, but also in the streets. The city is teeming with sculptures, installations and murals, and viewing them is absolutely free. Bonus: Finding them is a good way to get to know the neighborhoods. So valued is public art in…
I learned an important language lesson during a three-hour meal last fall at Montréal’s Mon Lapin. The menu of roughly a dozen small plates was entirely in French, and, on the advice of several Vermont chefs and winemakers, I ordered almost all of them. But one dish, which promised “couteaux,” was puzzling enough to give…
Vermont is renowned for its cheese. Cabot Creamery, Jasper Hill Farm, Vermont Creamery and von Trapp Farmstead regularly win awards. So why would local cheese lovers risk the potential hassles of an international border crossing and wait in an hourlong line to buy it at Québec’s Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser? A trusted friend had promised that…
“Get everything booked ahead of time, OK?” I remember nodding vigorously in reply as my editors laid out the plan for me to cover the Montréal music scene. The Québec Issue loomed, and Seven Days was sending its reporters like secret agents to infiltrate our friendly neighbors to the north and learn all their secrets…
Vermont art devotees who visit Montréal probably head to the Musée des Beaux-Arts or Musée d’art Contemporain. Both destinations mount superlative exhibitions. But some lesser-known galleries and studios sprinkled around the city can offer more local flavor and, often, cutting-edge artworks. One of these is Projet Casa, which celebrates its third year this summer. On…
The agent at the Vermont-Québec border perked right up when he heard the reason my wife and I were visiting Canada on a Monday morning last month. “Montréal bagels are so good,” he gushed in a French accent. “I love the sésame when fresh from the oven.” Once the iconic breadstuff of the Jewish diaspora,…
My life has changed a lot since I left Seven Days for Houstonia magazine in 2015, after seven years of eating in — and writing about — Vermont. I’m still obsessed with meat and quirky international desserts, of course. But I’ve also traveled the globe, gone freelance and gotten married. With so many places in…
As far back as he can remember, Jacob Boomhower has loved farming. The story of the 19-year-old’s first word is entrenched in family lore. During a recent visit to Boomhower Farms — about 70 minutes from Burlington in Québec’s Eastern Townships — Jacob and his father, Keith, each recounted it separately. “My first word was…
The first and only time I met Louise Penny, I was sitting in the front row of her author talk at a church in Burlington. Finished with her address, she left the podium to clamorous applause from several hundred devoted fans. As she passed me on her way to the book-signing table, she unexpectedly reached…
(Self-released, CD, digital) Sometimes the most interesting portrait of an individual emerges from their interactions with others. Sure, solipsism and stream of consciousness can be entertaining, but as a human sharing a planet with nearly 8 billion other humans, experiencing all the joys and frustrations of cohabitation, I’m more intrigued by the ways people make…
There are countless ways to plan a north-of-the-border getaway. Perhaps the easiest: Attend one of Québec’s big-ticket events and let professional party organizers map out your days for you. Want to sample Canadian craft brews? Don a cowboy hat for the rodeo? See stunning fireworks over the Saint Lawrence River? Read on for the best…
The murmurs of an excited but anxious crowd rose under the big top. Onstage in Cirque du Soleil’s nostalgic circus tent, which occupies a permanent, riverside perch in Montréal’s Old Port neighborhood, performers with animal-head masks somersaulted through space, whirling suspended around a white cube the size of a two-story apartment block. Live music, rich…
Heaven’s Light Ongoing Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal transforms into a kaleidoscopic feast for the eyes and ears at L’expérience AURA, a multisensory display that draws on the Québec cathedral’s rich history. Open exploration of the venue’s art and architecture precedes a stunning, immersive light show soundtracked by orchestral music composed for the basilica’s great organ.…
