Montreal, Quebec

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Not in My Backyard

Not in My Backyard

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s management of community relations and social acceptability for its projects. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Of Motors and Batteries

Of Motors and Batteries

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter highlights some of H-Q’s commercial exploits as well as Karim Zaghib’s work and impacts on Hydro-Quebec. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Origins of the Laboratory

Origins of the Laboratory

From: Montreal and the Bomb

This chapter explores the early days for the British-led project to develop an atomic bomb in a Montreal laboratory, looking at key figures in the project’s foundation and management such … 38 $3.80 Add
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Political Highs and Lows

Political Highs and Lows

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter looks at politics, evolutions in the energy industry, and Hydro-Quebec’s future. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Prologue
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Prologue

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

The authors discuss the motivation behind this book and their personal experiences getting involved in this case. ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Recreational Winter: The Season at Speed

Recreational Winter: The Season at Speed

From: Winter

In this chapter, Gopnik traces the cultural history of ice skating and ice hockey as expressions of identity in cold climates. 44 $4.40 Add
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Respect
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Respect

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with the Rizzuto family and his connections with Montreal’s Italian community. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Royalty
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Royalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with his family and more history of Montreal’s Italian mafia, including key events and figures. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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"Sauce"
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"Sauce"

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter discusses the aftermath of Vito Rizzuto’s return to Canada. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Sephardim, Hasidim, and New Political Realities, 1960–1995
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Sephardim, Hasidim, and New Political Realities, 1960–1995

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

This chapter looks at language and culture and the Jewish population of Montreal; it examines the pushes for the cultural and economic integration of this population during this period. Both the … 57 $5.70 Add
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Snow of a Different Kind
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Snow of a Different Kind

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson examines the 1969 occupation of Sir George Williams University in Montreal, sparked by Caribbean students’ complaint about a professor’s biased grading. 5 $0.50 Add
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St Albans Raid

St Albans Raid

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

This chapter looks at the St. Albans Raid, which resulted in the most northerly engagement of the Civil War. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experience settling into a cramped Montreal apartment and exploring Little Burgundy, the Black neighbourhood known as the “Harlem of the North.” 14 $1.40 Add
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Technical Prowess

Technical Prowess

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s impressive technical systems. It discusses the laboratory in Varennes (part of the campus of the Hydro-Quebec’s research institute – … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Testing the Power System

Testing the Power System

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s current experimental projects/evolutions in the way that they are producing energy, looking at their experiments with solar, geothermal, and hydrogen … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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The Battery of the North East

The Battery of the North East

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter is about Hydro-Quebec and energy-trading. ; 19 $1.90 Add