Little Burgundy

• Montrealers remember victims of one of the city’s worst maritime tragedies

  "I don't understand.  We teach basketball, we teach football, we teach soccer, all these other sports but we don't teach them how to swim and it's mandatory in the school system."

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2023
  
• Montreal church celebrates 33 years since Nelson Mandela’s visit

  Union United Church is Canada's oldest black congregation, and on Sunday community members celebrated its 116th anniversary and 33 years since Nelson Mandela visited.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2023
  
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• Torontonians searching for dog they say was stolen on recent trip to Montreal

  'He doesn't like being chased. So if you do see him, please do not chase him. You can call his name. He goes by Cooper. Sometimes we call him Coopy,' said Cooper's owner Amy Law.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
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• Montreal police investigate gunfire in Sud-Ouest

  Montreal police officers responding to a report of shots fired recovered shell casings and found several bullet holes in a nearby vehicle and apartment building.

  Crime

  Mar 25, 2022
• Montreal to name downtown plaza for jazz legend Oscar Peterson

  The large square, being created as part of the reconstruction of a downtown street, will include signs and other art installations celebrating Peterson's life and work.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2021
• Montreal’s black community celebrates Emancipation Day

  Members of Montreal's Black Community held several events on Sunday to recognize Emancipation Day. It is to officially mark the abolishment of slavery nearly 200 years ago.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2021
• Little Burgundy residents concerned over recent string of violence

  A recent string of violence in the city's Sud-Ouest neighborhood of Little Burgundy has some residents on edge. Members of the community are calling for more preventative action.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2021
• New Heritage Minute celebrates life of Black Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson

  Both the English and French versions of the Heritage Minute celebrating Oscar Peterson are narrated by Black Canadian pianists.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2021
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• Mural in Montreal’s Little Burgundy to honour Nelson Mandela

  It's been thirty years since Nelson Mandela visited Montreal and the Union United Church.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2020
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• Montrealers raise awareness of the importance of Black community spaces on Emancipation Day

  This year's anniversary was especially relevant for English speaking Black Montrealers fighting for a place to call their own.

  Aug 1, 2020