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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

Defend Biodiversity, Defend Ourselves

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

Food for Thought: February is for comfort food!

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

Ecological hypocrisy and point of no return

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

The Five Pillars to Positive Parenting / 1

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 ecological transition and synthetic fields

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

Real Estate Talk: Foreign home purchasers

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

“We will remember them” Operation Husky 2023

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

Westmount Park: A Historical Perspective / 1

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

Ukraine needs more than armoured forces

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

And now for some memorable movie quotes

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)


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