I'm amazed…
I've never actually lived at the YMCA, although I have stayed in their hotels/hostels. More importantly, I've been a member of the Y in both Montreal and Victoria, and both times my life was enriched by the experience. In Victoria, I ran with the Y running club and trained with the Y triathlon club; in... Continue Reading →
We emigrated to Quebec from England when I was 4 months old and landed in Valcartier, a tiny French Canadian village just outside Quebec City. We only lived there a couple of years, and I have no conscious memories, but my babysitter was Quebecois so I got two mother tongues: English and French, though schooled... Continue Reading →
There were other M places: Montreal, Michigan and Musquodoboit - all of which I'm writing about under other letters, so for M I've chosen the Miramichi, or Miramichi City as it's now called. I lived there in my last year of high school, when I was 17 and again for a couple of years before... Continue Reading →
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