Montreal s music and arts festivals are gearing up for an unprecedented summer
Festivals like Fringe and Fantasia say they are ready to pivot depending on how the situation evolves. Above all, they want to help Montrealers reconnect with live, in-person entertainment.
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With unpredictable pandemic rule changes, we ve got plan A all the way to Z, says one festival organizer
Posted: Apr 24, 2021 6:09 PM ET | Last Updated: April 24
In 2020, POP Montreal had to make adjustments to its programming due to the pandemic. For 2021, it s not yet clear exactly what rules the festival will have to follow.(POP Montreal Press Photo/Coralie Daigneault)
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VAL-D’OR The city of Val-d’Or recently marked the fifth anniversary of an important agreement with nearby Indigenous communities: On Dec. 15, 2015, Mayor Pierre Corbeil, along with the chiefs of the Lac-Simon, Kitcisakik, Pikogan and Cree communities, signed the Val-d’Or Declaration, an agreement based on reconciliation, cohabitation, and cultural, social and economic exchange.
At the time, Val-d’Or was in crisis. On Oct. 22, 2015, Radio-Canada’s Enquête investigative news show broadcast stories from young Indigenous women who said they were mistreated by officers of the Sûreté du Québec.
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