Jacques Plante and his goalie mask
The Journal has a history of the goalie mask in hockey, and how it began with the Canadiens’ Jacques Plante after a series of injuries to his face and head.
CBC has a piece by a woman whose great-uncle, a clergyman at Union United Church, helped found the Negro Community Centre, an organization which she’s now working to revive.
Global on Italian sandwich shops – no mention of the fate of Momesso’s, though.
The Gazette profiles a woman it calls the city’s most influential lifestyle guru.



Ian 17:55 on 2024-01-02 Permalink
Or the sad demise of Boulangerie Clark thanks to Brandon Shiller. They had the best sandwiches. Sigh.
dwgs 19:04 on 2024-01-02 Permalink
Momesso’s is still a going concern. They’re keeping shorter hours but I ate there a couple of times in the last month or so and it’s still good.