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A number of pubs are providing meals and money for those in need.
Author of the article: Bill Brownstein • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Mar 17, 2021 • 4 days ago • 3 minute read • Joe Cannon, left, and Paul Quinn, centre, of the Irish Embassy Pub will provide breakfast and lunch on St. Patrick s Day at the Resilience Montreal shelter, including bagels courtesy of Jimmy Rennie, right, of Ville-Émard Bagels. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal’s pubs will be eerily tranquil again this year on St. Patrick’s Day, as they were on what would have been parade day Sunday, all due to the pandemic. And local publicans will again be taking a huge financial hit over a two-day period that, for many, normally represents revenues generated from the Grand Prix and every summer festival combined.