
Article content It’s troubling news that the city of Montreal is preparing to put up the former Empress theatre for sale, warns an architecture and art historian who has studied the landmark and says she’s worried the city is signalling it has given up on its preservation and on its function as a gathering place in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce after years of neglecting it. “I was indeed surprised by the city’s decision to put the cinema up for sale,” said Camille Bédard, who began researching the theatre’s architectural and social relevance for her bachelor’s degree in art history in 2009 and continued her research for a master’s degree in architectural history. She was reacting to a Gazette report Friday revealing that the city, which has owned the Sherbrooke St. W. cinema since 1999, is preparing a call for proposals to sell it for “mixed-use development” that would be at least 20 per cent housing. It will be at least the third call for proposals for the forlorn property in just over a decade. “Following the 2021 call for projects, it seems to me that the city and the borough should have understood how central this building is to the community,” Bédard said, adding that the building shows the ravages of neglect by the city. “I would have hoped that political decision-makers would grasp their responsibility in saving the building. This, in my eyes, would be a political vision supporting projects that animate and mobilize citizens.” Bédard grew up in N.D.G. and recalls the awe of entering the theatre for the first time at the age of four in the early 1990s. By then, it was serving as a repertory cinema called Cinema V. The neo-Egyptian-style theatre, built in 1927, “is really very rare,” Bédard said, adding that the architecture was perhaps inspired by a wave of interest in all things Egyptian following the 1922 archeological discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s 3,300-year-old tomb. It’s the only historic neo-Egyptian theatre dating from the 1920s in Canada, she said. Moreover, her interviews with people who went to the Empress while it was a “palace” cinema, then a burlesque theatre and still later Cinema V revealed “there is a huge community attachment to this theatre,” Bédard said. The Empress is a fine example of an “atmospheric” theatre of the 1920s, she said, meaning that the ornamentation and architectural elements inside help create the illusion of an outdoor space. That includes the ceiling, which created the effect of a starry night sky. The 1,550-seat theatre was built by Montreal architect Alcide Chaussé, who was an expert on fire prevention. His expertise was valued at the time, given the tragic 1927 fire at the Laurier Palace theatre in which 77 children and adolescents perished. The interior design was handled by Emmanuel Briffa. Before the advent of television, neighbourhood theatres like the Empress “were gathering places,” Bédard said. “Cinemas were places where people met or socialized and spent a lot of time. It was like their second living room.” The community’s attachment to the Empress/Cinema V hasn’t waned since a minor fire in 1992, which served as a pretext for its owner to shut it down and eventually sell to the city, she contends. In fact, successive mayoral candidates since the 1990s have promised to restore the theatre, and every call from the city or the Côte-des-Neiges—N.D.G. borough for public input on its future use has elicited huge response. In the 1990s, a group of citizens spearheaded a project to turn the theatre building into the Empress Cultural Centre. However, nothing came of it. In 2010, another group, led by Élaine Éthier and Mario Fortin, the former CEO of the Beaubien and Parc cinemas, began mounting a project to turn the site into Cinéma N.D.G. The project won the city’s 2012 call for proposals for the Empress. But even that project sputtered out because of a lack of support from the city, says one of the two project leaders. “It was 10 years of my life,” Éthier told The Gazette, adding that her group was caught in a catch-22 with the city. The group assembled 75 per cent of its financing and was working with architects and engineers, she said. But the city wanted them to have 100 per cent of their financing before it would transfer the building to their non-profit. However, they needed to own the building to complete their financing, she said. Then, in the 2017 municipal election, a Projet Montréal team was elected in the borough and the new borough mayor, Sue Montgomery, announced a new call for projects for the Empress. With all the foot-dragging, the city and borough have allowed the Empress to fall into ruin, said Éthier, who has worked in the film industry all her life. For example, the borough and city stopped heating the building sometime after 2012, she contends. “It’s very sad,” Éthier said. “Every time I hear news of the Empress, it breaks my heart.” Politicians only seem to care about the Empress when there’s an election, she said. “We have municipal elections coming next year and suddenly they’re talking about the Empress again,” she said. “We haven’t heard the politicians talk about the Empress since the last election (in 2021). Why is it put back on the table at every election, but in-between we don’t hear anything?” lgyulai@postmedia.comPakistan 2024: Troubled ties with neighbours, economic woes and a problem called Khan
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British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store’s video camera system for around $5,000 more. He’s not selling luxury brands or expensive jewels. Chaput sells cheese, and at Christmas, cheese is a hot commodity. He is the co-owner of specialty cheese store les amis du Fromage, with two locations in Vancouver. While cheeselifting is rare in their Kitsilano store, the outlet in East Vancouver is hit in waves, with nothing happening for a month, then three of four people trying to steal their inventory within a week. “Sometimes, you miss it. Sometimes, you catch it. The way shoplifters behave ... they tend to gravitate toward expensive things,” said Chaput. Expensive cheese is on shoplifters’ Christmas list, he said. “They tend to do the classic examples of staying away from customer service and trying to go to a different part of the store so they can be left alone to steal.” Chaput isn’t alone. Police say food-related crimes on are the rise in Canada and as prices climb for items such as cheese and butter, they become lucrative on the black market for organized crime groups, not to mention theft for local resale. Sylvain Charlebois, the director of Dalhousie University’s Agri-food Analytics Lab, said a black market tends to emerge as soon as food prices surge. “Organized crime will steal anything (if) they know they can sell it and so, they probably would have known who their clients are before even stealing anything at all, and that’s how a black market is organized,” said Charlebois. He said he believes there are two categories of people shoplifting — those who do so out of desperation because they can’t afford the food, or organized criminals, profiting from sales on the black market. Mounties in North Vancouver made cheesy headlines when they ran into a man with a cart of stolen cheese in the middle of the night in September. The cheese, valued at $12,800, was from a nearby Whole Foods Store. While the cheese was recovered, it had to be disposed of because it hadn’t been refrigerated. Const. Mansoor Sahak, with the North Vancouver RCMP, said officers believe cheese is targeted because it’s “profitable to resell.” “If they are drug addicts, they will commit further crimes with that or feed their drug habits. It’s a vicious cycle,” said Sahak. Sahak said meat is also a top target for grocery thieves, with store losses sometimes in the thousands. “So, we’re not surprised that this happened,” said Sahak. Police in Ontario have been chasing down slippery shoplifters going after butter. Scott Tracey, a spokesman with Guelph Police Service, said there have been eight or nine butter thefts over the last year, including one theft last December worth $1,000. In October, two men walked into a local grocer and filled their carts with cases of butter valued at $936, and four days later a Guelph grocer lost four cases valued at $958. Tracey said he has looked at online marketplaces and found listings by people selling 20 or 30 pounds of butter at a time. “Clearly, somebody didn’t accidentally buy 30 extra pounds of butter. So, they must have come from somewhere,” said Tracey, “I think at this point it appears to be the black market is where it’s headed.” He said the thefts seem to be organized, with two or three people working together in each case. Police in Brantford, Ont., are also investigating the theft of about $1,200 worth of butter from a store on Nov. 4. Charlebois said retailers could invest in prevention technologies like electronic tags, but putting them on butter or cheese is rare. He said up until recently grocery store theft has been a “taboo subject for many years.” Stores didn’t wanted to talk about thefts because they didn’t want to alarm people but now they feel they need to build awareness about what is “becoming a huge problem,” said Charlebois. Chaput, the cheese store owner, said he had been running the East Vancouver store for 15 years while managing the store in Kitsilano for 30 years, and he loves his customers. “It’s really one of the best parts of our businesses, seeing familiar faces and making new customers. It’s why we come to work, really. Partly it’s the cheese, and partly it’s the people,” said Chaput. He said his strategy to combat would-be thieves is to give them extra customer service to make it harder for them to steal. He admits, however, that the shoplifting causes him stress. “It’s challenging. You’re busy trying to run your business day to day and take care of customers and take care of employees. Having to deal with criminals, just kind of scratches away. It can be a bit exhausting,” said Chaput.Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 8-5 (.615); season 115-64 (.642). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 5-8 (.385); season 95-82-2 (.537). Times Pacific. TV channels are Los Angeles local. BEARS (4-7) AT LIONS (10-1) Thursday, 9:30 a.m. TV: Channel 2 (CBS) Line: Lions by 10 1/2. O/U: 48 1/2. Chicago has been playing better lately, and Keenan Allen is getting more involved. The Bears should hang in for a while, but Detroit is better all around and figures to pull away in the second half. Pick: Lions 31, Bears 20 GIANTS (2-9) AT COWBOYS (4-7) Thursday, 1:30 p.m. TV: Channel 11 (FOX) Line: Cowboys by 3 1/2. O/U: 37 1/2. The Dallas defense is getting a little healthier and quarterback Cooper Rush has done a respectable job. The Giants look like they’re tanking. Better chance with Drew Lock than injured Tommy DeVito. Pick: Cowboys 20, Giants 16 DOLPHINS (5-6) at PACKERS (8-3) Thursday night, 5:20 p.m. TV: Channel 4 (NBC) Line: Packers by 3 1/2. O/U: 471⁄2. Miami has won three in a row since the return of Tua Tagovailoa, so the Dolphins will make this interesting. But a prime time game at Lambeau Field with that familiar cold weather on tap? Go with Green Bay. Pick: Packers 28, Dolphins 24 RAIDERS (2-9) AT CHIEFS (10-1) Friday, 10 a.m. TV: Amazon Prime Video Line: Chiefs by 12 1/2. O/U: 42 1/2. The Chiefs have been more lucky than good lately, and very easily could have lost their last three. That said, they know how to win. The Raiders defense is OK, but the Chiefs wake up a bit. Pick: Chiefs 30, Raiders 21 CHARGERS (7-4) AT FALCONS (6-5) Sunday, 10 a.m. TV: Channel 2 (CBS) Line: Chargers by 1 1/2. O/U: 48 1/2. The Chargers are coming off a disappointing home loss to Baltimore, and their offense went flat in the second half. Still, they should be able to handle the Falcons, who have lost two in a row. Pick: Chargers 24, Falcons 21 STEELERS (8-3) AT BENGALS (4-7) Sunday, 10 a.m. TV: NFL Ticket Line: Bengals by 2 1/2. O/U: 47 1/2. Jameis Winston looked good against that Pittsburgh defense in the snow last week. This is a division game and should be close, but the Steelers find a way to rebound from a loss and come out on top. Pick: Steelers 27, Bengals 24 TEXANS (7-5) AT JAGUARS (2-9) Sunday, 10 a.m. TV: NFL Ticket Line: Texans by 4 1/2. O/U: 43 1/2. The Texans aren’t playing great, and quarterback C.J. Stroud doesn’t look as good as he was last year, and part of that falls to the offensive line. Detroit just put up 52 points on the Jaguars. Pick: Texans 24, Jaguars 20 CARDINALS (6-5) AT VIKINGS (9-2) Sunday, 10 a.m. TV: NFL Ticket Line: Vikings by 3 1/2. O/U: 44 1/2. Seattle might have put a blueprint on tape of how to beat the physical Cardinals. Arizona couldn’t run it last week and Kyler Murray was under intense pressure. Minnesota has pass rushers who can hit home. Pick: Vikings 27, Cardinals 23 COLTS (5-7) AT PATRIOTS (3-9) Sunday, 10 a.m. TV: NFL Ticket Line: Colts by 2 1/2. O/U: 42 1/2. Two young quarterbacks. Anthony Richardson does damage with his legs but isn’t accurate enough. Drake Maye is playing well for the Patriots but New England is short on weapons. Pick: Colts 24, Patriots 20 SEAHAWKS (6-5) AT JETS (3-8) Sunday, 10 a.m. TV: NFL Ticket Line: Seahawks by 1 1/2. O/U: 41 1/2. Long flight for the Seahawks, although they’re coming off back-to-back division wins so they’re riding high. Seattle can run it and has some talented receivers. Nobody has much faith in the Jets anymore. Pick: Seahawks 24, Jets 20 TITANS (3-8) AT COMMANDERS (7-5) Sunday, 10 a.m. TV: NFL Ticket Line: Commanders by 5 1/2. O/U: 44 1/2. Titans quarterback Will Levis did a solid job for much of last week’s game. Despite losing three in a row, the Commanders have talent and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels should prevail at home. Pick: Commanders 27, Titans 20 RAMS (5-6) AT SAINTS (4-7) Sunday, 1:05 p.m. TV: Channel 11 (FOX) Line: Rams by 3. O/U: 49 1/2. When he gets some time, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford can still pick apart a defense, and he’s got excellent receiving weapons. The L.A. defensive line will be a big factor in this matchup. Pick: Rams 27, Saints 23 BUCCANEERS (5-6) AT PANTHERS (3-8) Sunday, 1:05 p.m. TV: NFL Ticket Line: Buccaneers by 5 1/2. O/U: 46 1/2. The Buccaneers are getting their swag back (see Baker Mayfield’s “Tommy Cutlets” celebration). Mike Evans’ return is big for them. The Panthers have looked better lately. Pick: Buccaneers 28, Panthers 17 EAGLES (9-2) AT RAVENS (8-4) Sunday, 1:25 p.m. TV: Channel 2 (CBS) Line: Ravens by 3. O/U: 51 1/2. The Ravens defense is No. 1 against the run and dead last against the pass. The Eagles can kill you both ways, and Saquon Barkley is on an MVP pace. Philadelphia defense is outstanding. Pick: Eagles 28, Ravens 23 49ERS (5-6) AT BILLS (9-2) Sunday, 5:20 p.m. TV: Channel 4 (NBC) Line: Bills by 6 1/2. O/U: 44 1/2. The Bills are rested after off week, so they’ve gotten healthier and have had a chance to self-scout. They should be able to run it on this San Francisco defense and take some weight off Josh Allen’s shoulders. Pick: Bills 28, 49ers 20 BROWNS (3-8) AT BRONCOS (7-5) Monday, 5:15 p.m. TV: ESPN Line: Broncos by 5 1/2. O/U: 41 1/2. This should be a low-scoring game. Cleveland’s defense did a great job against Pittsburgh. Denver’s defense is really tough too. With the way Bo Nix has been playing, go with Denver at home. 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It’s a moment and highlight that’s not only played throughout decades of BC students and fans, but around the college football world. “What is really so humbling is that the kids 40 years later are wearing 22 jerseys, still,” Flutie said of his old number. “That amazes me.” That game was played on national TV the Friday after Thanksgiving. The ironic thing is it was originally scheduled for earlier in the season before CBS paid Rutgers to move its game against Miami, thus setting up the BC-Miami post-holiday matchup. “It shows you how random some things are, that the game was moved,” Flutie said. “The game got moved to the Friday after Thanksgiving, which was the most watched game of the year. We both end up being nationally ranked and up there. All those things lent to how big the game itself was, and made the pass and the catch that much more relevant and remembered because so many people were watching.” There’s a statue of Flutie winding up to make The Pass outside the north gates at Alumni Stadium. Fans and visitors can often be seen taking photos there. “In casual conversation, it comes up every day,” Flutie said, when asked how many times people bring it up. “It brings a smile to my face every time we talk about it.” A week after the game-ending Flutie pass, the Eagles beat Holy Cross and before he flew off to New York to accept the Heisman. They went on to win the 49th Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. “Forty years seem almost like incomprehensible,” said Phalen, also standing on the sideline a few minutes after the game started. “I always say to Doug: ‘Thank God for social media. 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Asia shares dip as high yields test valuationsOprah Winfrey surprises Gayle King again for her birthday with unexpected A-list guest Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By CHRISTINE RENDON and KELLY GARINO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 00:04 GMT, 30 December 2024 | Updated: 00:34 GMT, 30 December 2024 e-mail 11 View comments Gayle King 's birthday celebrations continued this weekend with another surprise from her BFF Oprah Winfrey. King was celebrating her 70th birthday on Saturday with friends and family before a surprise guest entered the room - Tyler Perry . 'Someone came to see you,' Oprah , 70, who last weekend threw Gayle a surprise birthday, said, prompting a shocked King to shout and clutch her chest in shock. Perry, 55, playfully scolded Oprah, telling her she needs to 'stop scaring' her friend, before he pulled Gayle in for a warm hug. Oprah, who recently apologized to Gayle for nearly giving her a 'heart attack' after throwing her a surprise birthday party, promised fans she was done shocking her bestie. '@gayleking’s actual birthday was yesterday December 28 and @tylerperry surprised her for dinner. I’m done with surprises for her after this! Promise,' she captioned the post. Gayle King's birthday celebrations continued this weekend with another surprise from her BFF Oprah Winfrey Oprah surprised her pal by inviting Tyler Perry over for her birthday dinner It comes several weeks after King, the star personality at CBS News and editor for Oprah Daily , unknowingly walked into her own early birthday celebration. The internet got a sneak peek into the night after Lauren Sánchez - the 54-year-old former new anchor engaged to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - shared two posts with her followers on social media. In a video posted to Sánchez's Instagram Stories, at least 100 people were seen standing side-by-side in a posh lounge as they sang 'happy birthday' to the beloved CBS Mornings co-host. 'Happy surprise birthday @gayleking, @Oprah you pulled it off,' the caption read, accompanied by a smiley face and red heart emoji. But it wouldn't be a true birthday party without a few tequila shots. Sánchez captured a photo of a wooden, four-level bar cart topped tequila shots dressed with a lime for the taking. Behind the 1.5-ounce glasses stood a small cartoon cut-out of King wearing a yellow dress with a martini in hand. Perry, 55, playfully scolded Oprah, telling her she needs to 'stop scaring' her friend, before he pulled Gayle in for a warm hug After she was sung happy birthday by friends and family, King was floored by the arrival of the unexpected visitor In a video that Oprah shared to Instagram earlier this month, King can be seen in a teal, three-quarter sleeve maxi dress as she walked alongside and chatted with the legendary talk show host - blissfully unaware of the group of familiar faces just ahead of her The cartoon King was attached to a little pink banner that read: 'Let's Toast To Gayle!' Thankfully, Oprah delivered the one moment the internet wanted to see - Gayle unknowingly walking into her own party. In the video that was shared to Instagram early Saturday afternoon, King can be seen in a teal, three-quarter sleeve maxi dress paired with matching heels as she walked alongside the legendary talk show host, who was wearing a mustard-yellow jumpsuit. King and Oprah were captured chatting as they headed through the lounge - all while King appeared to be oblivious to the large group of familiar faces just ahead of her. But a second later, the crowd can be heard loudly screaming 'surprise!' - sending obvious shock waves through the birthday girl. She was so startled that she dropped her bag on the table next to her while simultaneously taking a few steps back and clutching both hands to her heart. The party-goers continued cheering for King, whose mouth was still dropped in shock, as she looked around at all the people gathered directly in front of her. A second later, the crowd can be heard loudly screaming 'surprise!' - sending obvious shock waves through the birthday girl as she appeared to nearly jump out of her skin The party-goers continued to cheer for King even after her initial arrival The lavish surprise birthday bash appeared to even feature a photo booth where guests could strike their best poses Her arrival prompted the happy birthday song, which prompted an emotional reaction from King who held her hands over her mouth. 'My bestie of 50 years is turning 70 so we gathered everyone that loved her to celebrate,' Oprah wrote in the caption of the video. 'Hard thing to surprise her.' 'Oh, the stories we have made up, the lies we have told to keep this a secret,' she added. 'Happy birthday @gayleking, sorry we almost gave you a heart attack.' Earlier this year, Oprah marked the same milestone birthday, despite the celebration being much more low-key. She spent her winter-season birthday with a jog on the beach - documenting the moment to Instagram where she hash-tagged: #healthisthebestgift. King celebrated the big day by posting a precious video that captured the mogul spending some quality time with King's grandson during a getaway vacation. 'Happy to say at 70 @oprah is still a very good reader!' King wrote in the caption. 'While Favorite grandson Luca is too young to understand how special this moment was during Christmas vacation, it's not lost on me.' Lauren Sánchez - the 54-year-old media personality who is engaged to the billionaire Amazon founder - shared two posts with her followers on Instagram that gave a little sneak peek into the night Sánchez shared a post of a bar cart stocked with tequila shots dressed with a lime for the taking Many familiar Hollywood faces were spotted at the event In a video posted to Sánchez's Instagram story, at least 100 people were seen standing side-by-side in a posh lounge as they sang 'happy birthday' to the beloved CBS Mornings co-host 'When asked how she wanted to spend her birthday, she said, "No gifts, no parties, no surprises!"', King added. 'Her preference was to sit by the fire with a good book and savor the fragrance of her life! Happy birthday Oprah!' Little did King know that her bestie would celebrate her birthday with the same things she denied for herself eleven months prior. It's definitely safe to say that King's 70th birthday will be one that she'll never forget. 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