Westmount Magazine
looks back at 2023
A sampling of our most-read articles of the past year
December 28, 2023
Here are some of the articles that captured our readers’ attention in 2023. While some reflect current topics of world interest, many are closer to home. These results are also valuable indicators that give us insight into the topics of interest to our readers and help us guide our editorial line.
We would also like to take this opportunity to offer our most sincere thanks to our loyal readers, contributors and advertisers for your continued support and wish you a Happy New Year 2024!
So here are the Top 10 most-read articles in 2023:
Nº 1
Defend Biodiversity, Defend Ourselves
As we deal with a North on fire, we must defend biodiversity in the south of Quebec
By Patrick Barnard
In the spring of 2023, the climate change crisis descended on Canada and Quebec with apocalyptic force. Our Arctic ice is melting, and intense fires are sweeping the North… (continue reading)
Nº 2
Food for Thought: February is for comfort food!
Recipes to warm you up, celebrate Valentine’s and the Super Bowl
By Penny Arsenault and Irwin Rapoport
It’s February, and winter just seems to be digging in. It’s a short, busy month, and we’ve got you covered on all bases here, with foods to comfort and warm you… (continue reading)
Nº 3
Ecological hypocrisy and point of no return
The world that we know will cease to exist and most species we recognize today will be long gone
By Georges Dupras
Governments worldwide are eager to attend global climate meetings to solidify their environmental commitment. Their political agendas, however, rarely mirror… (continue reading)
Nº 4
The Five Pillars to Positive Parenting / 1
Positive parenting is a powerful approach that can transform your entire parenting journey
By Mona Andrei
My first memories of being a parent come with visions of sugar and spice and all things nice. As you can probably guess, I wasn’t actually a parent when these visions… (continue reading)
Nº 5
The ecological transition and synthetic fields
The real issue is not soccer but the willingness of elected officials to truly commit to a just ecological transition
By Line Bonneau
The growing outcry from residents, visitors and lovers of Mackenzie King Park in the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CDN-NDG) borough against the installation… (continue reading)
Nº 6
Real Estate Talk: Foreign home purchasers
The prohibition on the purchase of residential property by non-Canadians and the exceptions
By Joseph Marovitch
During the pandemic, interest rates were exceedingly low. Demand was high, and inventory of available homes was scarce. Demand consisted of buyers searching… (continue reading)
Nº 7
“We will remember them” Operation Husky 2023
Canada’s involvement in the Allied Invasion of Sicily deserves more recognition
By Patricia Dumais
Canada’s participation in Operation Husky, the Allied Invasion of Sicily in 1943 during World War II, was one of the great exploits in the annals of Canadian military… (continue reading)
Nº 8
Westmount Park: A Historical Perspective / 1
The Park’s early years and what it could have been
By Michael Walsh
Where does one begin to describe Westmount Park? It depends on two factors – whom you ask and when the question was posed. In 1919, a publication entitled… (continue reading)
Nº 9
Ukraine needs more than armoured forces
Fighter planes and helicopters are necessary to protect from assaults on defensive lines
By Irwin Rapoport and Hugo Barecca
The Americans, British, Germans, Poles, Canadians and several other countries are providing and planning to send tanks and armoured fighting vehicles to help Ukraine… (continue reading)
Nº 10
And now for some memorable movie quotes
The American Film Institute has assembled a list of the 100 most used
By Byron Toben
Since the invention of the “Talkies,” certain quotes have become enshrined in the public vernacular. The American Film Institute has assembled a list of the 100… (continue reading)
Feature image: Big Ben in Japan via StockPholio.net
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