I Lived on 3rd near Wellington now out in Ile Perrot , about 20 miles west of Verdun Jimmy 253 3rd avenue NEXT
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I lived on Egan then Osborne 770 now I live on an acreage in Church Ranches Estates in Calgary.
lived at 3613 Gertrude St. now in Sackville N.S. just outside of Halifax. Patsy
Lived at 1045 Valiquette and 920 Moffat - now in Victoria, BC
Lived at 3380 Rushbrooke, cross from the DIL field..now in Edmonton..(1980)
1253 Valiquette then 1015 Rolland then off to various places in BC and now North Vancouver
I lived at 1136 Manning Avenue and now I am in Lethbridge, Alverta
Then....1034 rolland and 1224 Rolland. Now .... Scarborough, Ontario.
I lived at 433 Galt Ave. then 1232 Brown Blvd now in Brooks Alberta
I lived on Lloyd George in Crawford Park and I am now living on the South
Shore of Montreal.
Did you go to Verdun (Protestant) High?? If so, what year did you graduate?
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If your question was meant for me I attended Verdun High School from 1971 to 1973 From there I attended Lasalle High where I graduated in 1975. How about you?
This question was for anyone who attended Verdun High School. Ironically, I
also attended VHS from about 71 to 73 and I transferred to LaSalle High
School in 74, which I believe was the year it opened its doors.
What is your name?
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Wow - Calgary, Edmonton, Brooks, Lethbridge seems like Alberta was where many ended up.
I lived at 342 Egan,for 17 years.now i live on the Queen Charlotte Islands in B.C
Hi Lorna, I love the Charlottes,,,,a really special place!! What took you there and how long have you been there. I am now located in Pitt Meadows B.C. I lived at 158 Gordon Ave. then 321 3RD Ave. for 10 more ,,,left in '78. Mike
Went to VHS, now out on Vancouver Island, BC. Quite a few out here on the west coast.
I lived at 1080 Valiquette an 1322 Rolland. Now living in
Edmonton.
Hey Lorna I lived at 5515 Wellington just around the corner from you.
Lived there until 1969 when I got married(what a loss)now in
Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
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Lived at 3020 Rushbrooke, 5219 Bannantyne,1153Desmarchais, Pierrefonds, New Jersey.D.D.O.,now in Pointe Claire.
I think we lived everywhere. If memory serves correctly the addresses were: 163 3rd ave, late 50's, 1063 (?) Brown Blvd, 56- 9th ave, Lasalle, 821 Moffat, 764 Beatty, 1307 Foch, Crawford Park a couple of Nun's Island addresses, then back to Osborne, 2527 De Trinitaries, and finally, the last address with my parents 1603 Leclair Now, I'm in Pickering Ontario!
Maggie 6697 .......what years did you live on 9th av in Lasalle..?
You must have been close to the Carrolls or Browns?? On Rushbrooke?
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I would say '63. I started school at Bronx Park and left there to go back to Verdun mid year in grade one. We lived there when all the apartment on Bishop Power were just being built!
Well Maggie had you stayed at 56 -9th you and I would have become neighbours,..I lived at 60-9th av, after moving from Verdun to Lasalle in 1968 ..........Small word isn't it.........
33 Third Avenue Lasalle Heights 365 Des Oblat (One in the Natural Gas Explosion) 639 Osborne Chateaugay West Vancouver Winnipeg Burlington On Calgary Thornhill (Toronto)
I grew up mostly on Melrose Ave # 443 I think. later years on 6th Ave just
above Banantyne
1323 Manning from birth (1953) until I married in 1974, then to LaSalle,
Thierry St 'til 1977 and Central Terrace until 1979. Next we moved to London,
Ontario until 1989 and then to Northboro, Massachusetts, about 35 miles
west of Boston.
Alan Archibald
Les, it certainly is a small world. My friends when we lived there were Billy and Debbie Cleary. The movie "A Christmas Story" with Darren McGavin always makes me think of them when the little brother falls down and can't get up because of his snowsuit. I remember Debbie coming out dressed for the winter and she couldn't put her arms down! I guess we were all the same, but she really sticks in my memory! Maggie
Born in Verdun, Rushbrooke..big move to Dorval..back to Verdun, off to Trona, then out to Edmonton. Then off to Nepean, Verdun, Mississauga, Milton, then back to Edmonton.Have spend a month in Bethesda, Quebec City,Fred,St, Johns, Halifax,London.Was installing stores.Retired to Edmonton..no sales tax...haha
OOps,,forgot..Winnipeg and Saskatoon also..Cornwall.
Born in Verdun, lived in Laval, in St.Henri until 1980 moved back to Verdun on Lafleur st. then moved to Cote-de-Neige
then back to Verdun on 3rd ave and then on Wellington st
Now still in Verdun same place for many years now.
You sure got the moving itch.
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Where In Verdun Lennie721
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No I dont do Yahoo meaning where I lived.
Hey Linnie721
I meant wher in Verdun do you live now.
Hey Mike, Sorry it took a while to get back to you,We moved out here when my daughter was 3 months old,so thats going on 18 years,My brother in law was out here so we came for a visit and stayed.I really miss Verdun thought.I was there 3 years ago in Febuary si i didnt get the chance to get out for walks to look around much,It was to dam cold.Next time i will go in the summer.T.T.F.N Lorna
hey i lived at 1078 valiquette.
shayne oneill.
and your name?
Lets see I was born at 43 willibroad, moved when I was 5 to appt. corner of willibroad and lasalle blvd. then at 11 yrs of age moved to 304 Argyle and stayed then till I married in 1971......... varies places in verdun....then to moved to La salle in1977.....and now I have been in Laval since 1988.
Just like dog poop..all over the place I was.
I lived at 623 3rd Ave from 1942- 1958, NDG , Beaconsfield, 1958-1977, Toronto 1977-. Dan Flynn
Hi Danflynn1, I lived at 626 3rd in 1958 but was only 4 years old. Dannyb
Well here goes, this is what I can remember. and the 1st one I was told from
my Mom.
LaSalle Heights, 122 3rd Ave, 4465 Blvd LaSalle till June 76, 7thAve Laval
West from June 76- Dec 2/77., then back to LaSalle Blvd for a yr. then 4th
Ave between W&V just across from the small store use to get my baby duck
there and the guy kept it cold too. Then on to Gordon near Verdun till
Dec.83.,
Dec.83-?84 Calgary Alta on 44th Ave with Mom. Then 39th Ave till Jan 85',
then Fonda Way in Feb. 85' till
86'., Feb.86'-92' lived on 42nd st. then moved to Dover Tree Place in 92'-93
Nov. when moved to Powell River, B.C. Am now in my 7th place here and sure
it will not be my last so will stop listing for now.
TinyTina
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Had an aunt and uncle who lived just below Verdun across from Verdun Baptist Church forever! Fred & Pearle (nee Kilcup) Ramsay -- had two kids - Bruce and Carol. Carol is the only one still alive and lives near the N.Y. border somewhere.
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Now living in Victoria, BC - it's not hard to take !!!! Been here since 1997 - Snow storms and -20c temperatures are getting to be just a vague memory !! LOL Here is a picture of the Victoria Inner Harbor taken near the Wax Museum.
yes buetiful place.
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My name is Alice Conant - I lived on Gordon - 458 was the address. from 1940 to 1954. The church across from the chinamen's was the holy rollers. and the Baptist church was kitty corner to Crockers. The minister then was a Rev Onion. We use to go to the front of the Chinamen Laudry and sing - Chinky Chinky Chinamen was my clothes, put them in the oven and make then grow. He would run out after us yelling in Chinese. KIds would be KIds. There was also a garage that had the entrance going up to the door - we would take our tobaggan and slide down in the winter. He was always chasing us away as it would turn to ice and the cars could not get up. Also played in the big vacant lot on Gordon. Went to Willibrord School till 1954 when we moved. Email at achiarelli@cogeco.ca if you want. Maybe you remember Lise Aumais, Denise Lemieux, Legaults ( which was the large family on the street) Otteweils, Gabourys, Hunts, Dandriges, Whites.to name a few. Like to hear from you. Alice
when i went to Chalmers United church on church ave. Rev Onion was the minister there. Is this the same Rev Onion you are talking about. Tall, black hair moustache and glasses. patsy
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Hi Betty - my computer was out getting repaired. - Do you remember the large family called the Legaults ( there were bout 14 kids in the family - - pinnsonaults, Whites, - it was not far from the vacant lot. I went to school with Phyllis Otteweil - as a matter heard from her she lives in California. My last name was Conant. Lived right next to to the Hunts. As matter of fact across from the dandriges. I l ive in Ontario ( peterborough), has an older sister Mary and brother Danny, younger sister Margaret. We left Verdun and move to St Eustache around 1953 after my Dad died. Anyway send me a note- thanks
I lived in Lasalle on Baribeau between 11th/12th and 16th. Moved to Edmonton in 1979 and then Vancouver in 1983 that is where I am now.
Is this Jimmy Bartlett?
Hi Kung Fu, Lived at 4045 Claude St. Moved to 260 Third Avenue Moved to 5133 Wellington Street Moved to 995 Fourth Ave (married) Moved to 7917 Thelma Street LaSalle Moved to 7861 Central Street LaSalle Moved to 125 Terrace Themens St. Jerome Moved to 550 Brimorton Drive Scarborough,Ontario Moved to 26 Pebblewood Avenue, Scarborough Moved to 1089 Montgomery Drive, Oakville and finally to 2888 Meadowgate Blvd., London,Ontaio Probably why I have gray hair. Reggie Paine ( Married to Maureen Gill) 39 years in June 2005. Her addresses were the the same as mine but previos to our marriage was; 840 Third Avenue 844 Third Avenue 995 Fourth Avenue.
Looks like you managed to stay one step of the landlords trying to collect their rent????? Well done!!!! Naaaah! Couldn't be that. eh? Everyone paid their rent on time in Verdun. Right?
Hi Beeaired, You mentioned on one of your replies that you knew the Carrolls on Rushbrooke street. Mrs. Carroll was a very good friend of my mother. I think she had a couple of children but I knew Wayne. He was an amateur wrestler and also one of the best I must add. He was also an excellent football player and probably one of the best football guards for his size. He was very strong and also won The Montreal Gazette Award for best football players in Montreal High Schools. Are these the same Carrolls that you knew and if so do you know where Wayne is? Reggie Paine
Hi Verdun Reader 9, Your name Art Dawe. My brother in law (now deceased) was Kenneth Dawe.Any relation? He was in Canadian Army and was a prisoner in WW2 in Hong Kong. Reggie Paine
I knew a Wayne Carroll (not well), we used to go out to his place (near Lakefield) and get pine trees to decorate St. Clement's Church at Christmas time. Do you think this is the same Wayne? I can't imagine him as a football player or wrestler though.
I have to agree with you on Wayne Carroll..he was tall and gangly in school with me..a little shy.Had an older brother Earl??Lived next to the Brown's on Rushbrooke.
This might be the same family. they had a huge yard on Rushbrooke..next to the Brown's. There was a comment on Wayne in here where he was methinks??
The Wayne Carroll that I knew of would have been about 20 years older than me. I am checking on his status, will get back to you.
Nope! No Kenneths in our Dawe clan.
462 1st ave (1960-1977) Now New Westminster B.C.
WAS BORN AT 5629 VERDUN AVENUE IN "57 (ANYBODY THAT PLAYED NORMAN DAWE HOCKEY IN THE 50's AND EARLY 60's REGISTERED THERE, MY GRANDMOTHER WAS MARTHA LIDDELL SEE PIC IN OLD NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS).MOVED TO 1074 ALLARD IN LATE 60's, GOT MARRIED IN 79 MOVED TO JOHN F KENNEDY IN LASALLE AND IN 82 MOVED TO THE SOUTH SHORE ,ST HUBERT,WHERE I AM NOW.MY DAD STILL RESIDES IN VERDUN ON BANNANTYNE AND BEATTY. MILES "BIM" LIDDELL
Reg/Beeaired, et al......Earl was the wrestler.
Wayne owns a popular resort in Harrington QB at 50 Chemin Val Carrol.....spoke to him on the phone last year.......George (Sonny) Martin
I lived on Stephens when I was born . Moved to 335 Woodland then to 5515 Wellington . Got married Sept.1969 and moved to 9th Ave. in Lasalle then to Second Ave in Verdun . Then off to Pelltier Ave. in Chateauguy of coarse back to Verdun to 866Third Ave . then to 820Third Ave . Then we bought a house at 470Hermitage Pointe Claire . In 1983 out to Ottawa , started at Woodvale Greene , to Bayshore Drive , to Woodridge Cresent , and in 1995 to the present address 1485Caldwell Ave . Here is a picture of 866Third Ave.second floor far right.
Hi, Everyone! I lived at 1032 Melrose (between Bannantyne and Champlain) from 1944 until I got married in 1967, the year of Expo. My wife and I stayed with my foster parents for one year, then moved to LaSalle, then to N.D.G., where we lived with my wife's ailing father. We moved to LaSalle in 1973 and have been here ever since. Regards, Jack Haines
Born on Manning in March 1955, grew up at 1253 Valiquette and 1015 Rolland and now live in North Vancouver BC
Born at 6328 Bannantyne Ave (between Rolland and Valiquette) in 1954, was there till 1974. Moved to 2nd Ave till I got married in 1977. Moved to lasalle, can't remember name of street. Then in 1978 moved to Victoria (Vancouver Island) and have been here ever since
Hello Wendy Jo!
Well I gather that not all of us did move to T.O. after all. There
seems to be quite a few out here in Beautiful B.C. I left Mtl. in 83' moved
to Calgary then moved to Powell River in 93'
Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Keep Young Tiny Tina
I lived at 366 4th ave in verdun moved to lasalle in 197O moved back to verdun in 1972 to 1074 allard moved again in 1985 to lasalle broadway and 6th for 2 years back to verdun to 1294 rolland where I live now.
I was born in England, lived on 3rd avenue below Wellington 1951-9; Brown Blvd , 9th Ave, LaSalle; Moffat ........ moved to my own apartment on Woodland in '66; Decarie & Van Horne; McGregor (now Dr.Penfield) & Mountain, St.Matthew near Ste.Catherine; Tupper near St.Matthew; Greenfield Park while married; divorced, moved back to Crawford Park on Leclair; sold & moved to NDG where I have been for the last 15 years.
HEY BIG BAD BOB Just to let you know you lived at 1072 allard cuz i lived downstairs at 1074.Just thought i'd remind you,you old fart. Bim
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Hello Tiny Tina, So you decided to come to beautiful B.C. also. I don't think there are too many of us here, most people I know went to Ontario or Calgary. I still have 6 siblings living in Montreal 2 of them are still in Verdun, as a matter of fact one of my brothers still lives at our old address 6328 Bannantyne. Have fun and remember Verdun Wendyjo
Hello wendyjo,......I have been out here for 30+ years,..and have met tons of Montrealers,...over the years,.....Vancouver has a large influx of us ,.........as well as over here on Vancouver Island,........There's lots of us around,.....it's just were getting older,.and not covering as much fround as we used to,......or out & about patying,...like I was apt to do growing up (sort of).............HF&RV
Lived at 1192 Allard for about 13 years before moving to Kingston, On. Husband Ross was transferred by Nortel. Still in Kingston but miss Mtl.
Lived @ 1240 allard from 1965 until we moved to Burlington, Ontario in 1981.
Hello Les F I am glad to hear that many of us old Montrealers are living out here and that you have met them. You are lucky because I have been here since 1978 and I have only met 2 other people from back home. I guess maybe it is where we live or the kind of employment we are in. Wendyjo...............HFandRV
wendyjo, Tell us a bit about yourself, where you live, etc. I'm out here on Vancouver Island where Les_F lives, but of course he lives in the rich and affluent end of the island, on the other hand, I live half way up the island where life is a bit slower, the folks a bit poorer, lol. By-the-way...none of us sure do look good naked anymore....hahaha. Cheers.
Hi wendyjo,....I have met a lot of people ,.but in the early years there was a lot of influx to Western Canada, for many reasons,..,but I met a lot of Montrealers,.as I mentioned,.and then of course when you get talking you find out that they knew someone who had come out here as well,......(and they tell 2 people , & they tell 2 people.............next thing you know you either have nice hair,..or you've met a lot of people.......... ( it's an old TV ad........hahahaha) many a party was attended by transplanted Montrealer's,..........I had to laugh one night many years ago I was having a party,.and I would guess somewhere around 60 people or so ,and the majority of them were Montrealers,....and I guess the party ( as apt to happen ,in those days) was continueing late into the night,.....and apparently some people in another community,didn't like the music anymore,......hahahaha So of course the Gendarmes make an appearance,.....and when the cop comes in to talk to me,.everyone here's his 'distinct' accent,....and we accomodate by having a long discussion with him in English & French,.....and invitew him & his shift partner,..to come in & have a beer,.......we turned the music down slightly,..and the guy was so happy to walk into a back east type party,....that his last words to us were.........Hey, av Fun,& Im not coming back ere tonight.......... So you can meet ex-pats everywhere,...............So the party went on & we had a laugh that here the guy was expecting to run into just a party,.and left laughing and having a ball ,knowing we were 'aving a ball' .....and the party didn't slow down ,while they were visiting.................but all nighters are now only in ,the memory bank.....unless of course an impromtu get together happens,,,,,............hahahaha --HF&RV--
Mom have you been peeking.........hahahahah Arbutus has that song posted here somewhere,...I'll try to find it ,if I can Hope this file has it,......
Les_F Paranoid....are we? Actually I have a reasonably good memory, and I seem to think wendyjo at one time made reference to the posting to "naked". But, I guess the comment pertained more to my anatomy than anyone else's. HF & RV as you would say. Cheers.
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Hello Mom1945-Linda You want to know a little about me. Well I grew up in Verdun on Bannantyne between Rolland and Valiquette. I have 8 other siblings. I went to Riverview school from 1960 to 1968 then to Verdun High from 1968 to 1970 and did my last two years at Rosemount High because I took a Nursing course there. I worked at the Montreal General.from 1972 until 1978. I got married in 1977 and my husband and I moved to Victoria in 1978. I worked at the Royal Jubilee hospital in Victoria until January of 2004 and then went off on disability due to neck problems and chronic migraines.We live in Langford. We have two Daughters. The eldest is 25 and is at U.B.C working on her P.H.D in Chemistry and my youngest is 23 and is going to school in Alberta taking Business Management and Administration. That is pretty much of it all in a nut shell. I don't know if anyone knew me or my family but my maiden name was Gibbs. HF and RV Wendyjo
Hi Wendyjo,
I went to school with David Gibbs.... your brother? If so, how is he
& where is he? If you are in touch, please give him my best regards and try
to get him to join in with us.
Thanks,
Alan Archibald
Boston, Mass.
Hi Alan, I just read your message. Itr is great to hear from someone whom knew one of my siblings. David is still living in Quebec. He is in Masscouch. He is Married with 2 daughters they are I think 13 and 10 not sure. I don't see them much, besides they speak french and I don't. He also has a 30 year old daughter from a previous marriage. He is doing great and when I saw him last year he looked great. I will say hi to him from you. Wendyjo
Hi,
I grew up on Egan Avenue, moved to Bannantyne and Egan when I was 10, then on to Galt and Bannantyne when I was about 16 or 17.
I left Montreal in 1979 to live in BC, stayed here until 1982 and then moved to California, Texas, back to California, then back to Vancouver in 1989. I didn't plan on staying here when I returned, but it's been 16 years now. I know i can still do it.
I don't know that I'd move back to Montreal, not being able to speak French, but I do have the best memories of my home town.
Kitsch
Kitsch, I lived at 857 Galt in front of the Bannantyne school from about 1936 to 1952.Where did you live and when. Guy
I lived in Verdun for most of my life. Grew up there and stayed even after I married (the first time) and had kids of my own. Got divorced, met my wonderful American man, moved to Virginia and was married again. Been here almost 3 years now and love life on a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We will be returning to Canada to retire tho, probably not Quebec to make it easier on my hubby, most likely rural Ontario near the water somewhere as hubby is an avid fisherman.
Hi Sharon, For the last 9 months I have been spending a lot of time in Cornwall Ontario, and would highly recommend it as a place to retire. I have been living in Deux Montagnes for over 21 years, but I have taken quite a liking to Cornwall, perhaps even might consider retiring there, although I very much still love Montreal and surrounding areas, especially Verdun. Ralph.
Hi Guy,
I lived on Galt much later, in the mid 70's to '79. I made a mistake in my earlier posting. It was 6th Avenue and Bannantyne, not Galt.
I didn't really know anyone on Galt while I was there.
Kitsch
sharron, your name sounds familiar, where in the blue ridge mtns? my hubby grew up in galax va went to lynchburg college, naval academ,y ,rhode island, then DEA [NORFOLK OFFICE] love to hear from you, carolyn bennett]` bannantyne& valiquette.wish some of you people would tell us who you are, like, real names. please.
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