From a fire raging through a historic heritage building in Chinatown to a couple opening a café to defray the costs of psychological services for children, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:
Canada’s first cinema burns
“It’s a very sad loss. Whatever the source of this disaster is, somehow, Montreal has lost a gracious building. A historic building.”
A five-alarm fire raged through the historic Édifice Robillard in Montreal’s Chinatown Thursday.
READ THE STORY: Fire rages through Canada’s first cinema, in Montreal’s Chinatown
Énergie Cardio closes
“A little part of my daily routine is dead and gone. It’s almost like a grieving process.”
Clients and fitness instructors at Energie-Cardio in Kirkland are outraged after finding out the location is closing and turning into a gym with no on-site fitness classes.
READ THE STORY: Upcoming closure of Énergie Cardio’s Kirkland location causes uproar
#GreatMTLer: the giver
“I’m grateful, I’m feeling blessed, I love the seniors — they always have a beautiful story to tell.”
After suffering a setback in the corporate world, Franca Sparapani decided to focus her time on helping some of the most vulnerable seniors in her community.
READ THE STORY: #GreatMTLer: Franca Sparapani, the giver who helps vulnerable seniors in the South Shore
Quebec women’s water polo
“The league is pretty much everything I have right now to keep playing water polo.”
A new university women’s water polo league in Quebec is looking to expand the sport in Canada.
READ THE STORY: New Quebec women’s university water polo league looks to grow sport
A cuppa for services
“We wanted to start up this café in order to be able to cover some of the services.”
A Montreal couple has established a café near the Atwater Metro station with the aim of defraying the cost of services at their private clinic.
READ THE STORY: Can a cup of coffee defray the cost of psychological services for children?
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