Father Emmett Johns
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‘It’s so beautiful’: Dans la rue founder honoured with public square in downtown MontrealFather Emmett Johns, affectionately known as Pops, is being honoured posthumously with a public square in downtown Montreal.CanadaOct 30, 2019
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Dans la rue provides family services for misplaced youthDans la rue's Maggie Rochon and young mother Seven joined Global's Laura Casella to talk about the organization's lesser known family services.CanadaJun 19, 2018
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Father Emmett Johns’ funeral brings together people from all walks of lifeA funeral mass was held Saturday at St. Patrick's Basilica to celebrate the life of Father Emmett Johns.CanadaJan 26, 2018
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Montreal yoga studio holds fundraiser for Dans la rueThis is the sixth year that Land Within Atterrissage Intérieur has held the event, which included yoga and a silent auction.CanadaJan 21, 2018
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Focus Montreal: January 20This week on Focus Montreal, Montreal Gazette writer Lesley Chesterman discusses the Et maintenant manifesto, and Dave Dumouchel and Yannick Potvin sit down to talk about the impact Dans la rue founder Father Emmett Johns had on their lives.CanadaJan 20, 2018
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Vigil held in Montreal for Father Emmett ‘Pops’ JohnsMontrealers gathered to pay their respects to Dans la rue founder Father Emmett Johns.CanadaJan 17, 2018
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Former homeless teen-turned-business-owner credits ‘Pops’ for his turnaround"I was a punk rocker, a lot of late nights nowhere to go and he would show up in the middle of the night with the van and he was feeding people and that's how I met him."CanadaJan 17, 2018
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Vigil to be held Wednesday in honour of ‘Pops,’ a saviour to the homelessA vigil for Father Emmett Johns, founder of Dans la rue, will be held at Place Emélie-Gamelin on Wednesday at 5 p.m.CanadaJan 16, 2018
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Father Emmett Johns, Dans la rue founder, dies at 89Father Emmett Johns, affectionately known as "Pops," was an important figure in the fight against homelessness in Montreal.CanadaJan 14, 2018
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