CBC News
Organizers pull the plug on Montreal's Canada Day parade for 2nd straight year
Organizers cancel the 2025 parade, citing planning disruptions, strained relations with the city and municipal worker strikes.
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Montreal Gazette
Organizer cancels Montreal's Canada Day Parade
The organizer blames difficulties with the City of Montreal; a city spokesperson says no permit application was made.
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Montreal's Canada Day parade cancelled after organizer pulls plug
The 2024 parade is cancelled less than two weeks ahead, with the organizer citing red tape and roadwork, and participating communities caught by surprise.
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Canada Day parade in Montreal cancelled, 'political divide' to blame
The organizer describes escalating difficulty securing permits, funding and approvals; the city says no request was submitted.
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CityNews Montreal
Montreal Chinatown Drumming Festival marks 5th anniversary with celebration of culture and unity
Jimmy Chan, president and organizer of the Montreal Chinatown Multicultural Festival, on embracing every culture at the festival's 5th edition.
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Drumming for Unity: Festival brings cultures together in Montreal's Chinatown
“Chinatown is for everybody.” The Drum for Unity festival celebrates rhythm, inclusion and diversity in the heart of Montreal.
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‘Chinatown Day’ promotes culture, hopes to create more inclusive environment
Montreal's first-ever Chinatown Day highlights the neighbourhood's diverse history and culture.
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SAVING CHINATOWN – OUR HERITAGE. OUR LEGEND. THE IMPACT.
A documentary produced by Jimmy Chan exploring the history of Montreal's first Chinese immigrants and their contributions to Canada.
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Discovering Chinese New Year traditions with a leader of Montreal's Chinese community
Diverse City: Jimmy Chan shares his family's Lunar New Year traditions for the Year of the Tiger.
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Campaign launches in Montreal to establish Canadian Chinese Heritage Month
Jimmy Chan, president of Chan Associations Montreal, at the launch of a national campaign to designate February as Chinese-Canadian Heritage Month.
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