Eddy Nolan passes away at 67...........(his choice) I hope he is now running along side his hero Terry Fox . RIP Eddy Montreal is Proud of You

Eddy Nolan dedicated all his support to TERRY FOX ,Eddy ran in 43 marathons of hope in honour of his hero Terry Fox. CANCER has by now touched every one of us either personally or through family and friends who were diagnosed with this terrible disease. If at all possible Please Consider supporting Terry Fox fight against Cancer, in your own way. The following link will take you to the Terry Fox website where they are thanking Eddy Nolan and honouring his years and dedication of support to achieve Terry's Dream. Let's find a cure for Cancer. https://run.terryfox.ca/page/eddynolan this following photo is clipped from their site.

On behalf of Verdun Connections ,THANK YOU EDDY.........RIP You make evryone of us Montreal'ers proud. Now maybe we can take up your fight. Here is a link to an article about Eddy from the Montreal Gazette https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/eddy-nolan-of-terry-fox-run-fame-chose-today-to-die-by-maid The following phooto is by John Mahoney and appeared in the Gazette article about Eddy BTW: Look at the Smile on Eddy's face...........he was always like that. You are an true inspiration Eddy, Thanks - LesF

Remember when Greenberg's moved locations?

I lived on this block,and could look over and see Greenberg's on the corner of Galt & Wellington, later on they had to move to make room for the Metro Station. So they moved diagonally across Wellington and resided on the corner of Gordon & Wellington. I've also added just a few random Verdun photos to amuse our memory banks. Cheers and thanks for surfing by.

Now here are a few from a big sinkhole outside Gagnon's ,and then some old Savoy photos.

Just for Laughs Festival is broke it seems

Well after running since 1983 it seems the festival oraganizers are filing for protetion from bankruptcy............tooo bad because Montreal was very proud of this annual get together. Montrealers will no doubt miss this event. A free outdoor deal to celebrate. Just for Laughs cancels comedy festival, seeks creditor protection The company said it plans to continue operations “in a scaled-down format” as it restructures and that it hopes the festival will return in 2025\

We wish theorganizers well,in trying to recover and perhaps keep this event going. Cheers !

Some Cool old Pics from Verdun / Montreal too. (No watermarks, you know where you got em)....lol

Just thought I would share these pics. Prompt your old memory banks. Hope you get kick out of them.

Verdun Boy Gives Back Big Time ...and we Thank You

I just read a story in todays online Montreal Gazette about a someone giving back to help others. Ken Reed who started Tenaquip an industrial success story. The gazette story goes on to talk about the efforts to help end homelessness ( at least start trying in a meanfulway) The following is directly from the Tenaquip website,about their efforts to fight ALS (close to home for many of us,as I've had 3 family members who had it). Here is Ken Reed's story Tenaquip Founder

This is the story of Kenneth George Reed, father, entrepreneur and philanthropist, from his humble beginnings to industry leader. Having spent much of his childhood in Verdun, Quebec, and coming from a machinist father and stay-at-home mother, Ken Reed learned the value of hard work. Dad was not destined for a formal education and in Grade 9, he left school. He started working at the age of 14 and bounced from job to job, from packer to salesman to cashier. Dad was looking for a way to make a living and build a career. After meeting his wife Shirley at the age of 20 at the Montreal YMCA and marrying shortly thereafter, Ken decided it was time to move into a more secure profession. He started as a full-time salesperson at Williams and Wilson, a small industrial distribution company. After several years of learning the trade, Dad decided it was time to get into business, as he was an entrepreneur by nature. In 1968, in his own basement, Dad founded Tenaquip Limited. At home, his ever-growing family of 5 children learned the tricks of the trade at Tenaquip. Of course, there were many lean years, but hard work and determination paid off. Tenaquip finally managed to get out of the basement. Over the next ten years, Tenaquip moved to several locations due to the growth in sales and staff. Tenaquip’s head office is now located in Senneville and has several other locations across the country. One cause that is particularly close to our hearts is helping people with ALS and ALS research. This is why the foundation is involved with the Montreal Neurological Hospital and ALS societies in some provinces. The year 2014 will mark the opening of the Ken Reed Motor Neuron Disease Research Unit, a research laboratory that took several years to establish and is dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of neurological diseases. https://thetenaquipfoundation.ca/en/#section1 if you copy and paste the previous mentioned link it will take you directly to the Tenaquip website and a message from the Reed family. Also if you care to read today.s (Jan 2nd 2024 issue) here is the link to the gazette story Again Copy and Paste it to read) https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/from-humble-beginnings-to-5-million-gift-for-the-unhoused and this message from us here at Verdun Connections Blog site to the Reed family and Tenaquip. THANK YOU

Happy New Year Verdun (Montreal) and all those who surf by

----the end is near