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In recent weeks, one gift has sprung Montrealers from their pandemic caves and unleashed our annual spring fever.
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Most years, springtime is when we flood streets, restaurant terrasses, back yards, front yards, balconies and benches, buzzing like released convicts.
This year, we’re all in the nearest park. The mountain is busier than I’ve ever seen it, filled with joggers, bikers and walkers — many sporting miners’ headlamps in the dark, until 7:58 p.m.