What's up, Montreal? Ilana from MTL Blog here with Montreal This Week, your weekly roundup of everything you need to know for the seven days to come. In this edition, we have cherry blossom updates, the weather report, Mother's Day suggestions, news about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud and more.
Montreal in May is when the city wakes up from its winter hibernation to warmer weather, and there's an undeniable buzz in the air. In addition to the start of orange cone season, all of the park activities at Tams Tams or Picnik Électronik kick off alongside cultural events and outdoor festivals.
Saturday marks the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and the 10th Orange Shirt Day. People across Quebec will gather for marches and other events honouring residential school survivors and commemorating the effects, past and present, of those institutions.
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"Any conversation about protecting biodiversity must include Indigenous peoples at the table because … there's a really big gap between who is carrying the burden of protecting biodiversity and how much funding they're receiving," said Atossa Soltani.