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  • where there’s smoke …

    where there’s smoke …

    As I write this, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) website is reporting 427 active wildfires across Canada (the year-to-date figure is 2,391 with a total of 4.4 million hectares burned). I’m not sure why I’m telling you this. If you live in Canada, you know that summer this year hasn’t yet begun and…

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    Johanne Provençal

    9 Jun 2023
    all, nature & landmarks, research and academics
    forest fires, wildfires
  • the places that make you

    the places that make you

    I have been on a pendulum for the past six months. On one side, there is Montréal, the place I call home. On the other side, there has been a steady rotation of other places that, one way or another, have made their way into my life over the course of the past 40 years.…

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    Johanne Provençal

    2 Jun 2023
    all, everyday life, nature & landmarks, neighbourhoods, research and academics
    British Columbia, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, place identity, Toronto
  • curiosity for breakfast

    curiosity for breakfast

    A close, longtime friend was in Montréal for his birthday and we were trying to decide where to meet for breakfast, a walk, a visit. He was downtown and I was at home in Rosemont. I suggested that we meet near Parc Laurier because it’s one of my favourites and it would take each of…

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    Johanne Provençal

    27 May 2023
    all, food & drink, neighbourhoods
    Le Sain Bol, Montreal, Restaurants
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