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So You Want to Fringe? Weekend Plans From Me to You

by on June 22, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Keith, Movies

fringeIn case you’ve been ignoring the site, you may not have noticed that we just finished up our sixth (!) Montreal Fringe related podcast over on Go Plug Yourself.

However, despite my best intentions I have not seen NEARLY as many shows as I would like. Maybe you’re like me you are WAY behind in the amount of shows you intended on seeing and if so, I would like to recommend a totally feasible itnerary for a jam packed Fringe weekend, starting tonight (Friday). Yes, you won’t see everything, but you’ll have a chance to see some of the best shows if you just stick to my marathon style schedule:

Assuming you’re working a 9to5 (he said it!) I’ll start you off tonight at 6:00 ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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9to5 Entertainment System 10: Don’t Watch the Dolphin Video

by on May 17, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Posted In: 9ES, Podcast, Podcasting

We talk about it. We even say we’re gonna link it.

We’re not gonna link it. I googled it and I found it. If you want to do the same you can. I won’t stop you. It’s way gross. The alternate title for this episode is “Flick My Dreidel Scott”.

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Just the Numbers: Quebec Tuition Fees, Average Income and Minimum Wages since 1970

by on April 29, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Posted In: Keith, WTF World

I know we’re usually just messing around here at 9to5 (dot cc) but I also like to think we’re a group of at least somewhat educated and intelligent people. We’re also from Montreal and the big news in Montreal is the student protests regarding the tuition hikes that are being proposed over the next 5 years. . I don’t really want to get into opinion here, just throwing up some facts since I honestly didn’t know them and researched them all for myself. Then I thought I’d share.

As we close in on the third month of student strikes here in Montreal (the city being the focal point for all strikes in Quebec) I have decided to do a comparison between what tuition has cost in the past in comparison to minimum wage as well as the average annual income to find out how much or how little it has been adjusted for inflation. I tried to find the percentage of the population that attended university by decade but wasn’t able to get those numbers consistently for all decades. I provided all the numbers that I could get a hold of. Then I wanted to make a graph, but I didn’t.

Other fun historical tidbits: Students have protested each and every tuition hike with various degrees of success. Prior to the current protest the previous longest protest was 8 weeks. I got the tuition fees here. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Montreal Roller Derby Finals

by on August 10, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Posted In: Scott, Sports

Montreal Roller Derby has just completed their 5th season. Five years of great roller derby action done, with no signs of slowing down.

photo courtosy of mtlrollerderby.comThe city championships took place this past weekend on August the 6th, where the Contrabanditas beat the reigning champs Les Filles Du Roi by a score of 99-80. The ‘Ditas dethroned the back-to-back champs and won their first ever city championships in front of a sell out crowd at Arena St-Louis.

The ‘Ditas were scrappy, going undefeated in the season and looking for their first taste of the gold. FDR had done well all year long, starting the season with a very green group of skaters, but showing great progress and really making a game of it. Early predictions were for a win by the Contrabanditas by a large margin, but Les Filles made a great run, and fought all game long.

Congrats to the Contrabanditas for their great year, and special congrats to skater Charlotte Bruise-A-Lot, the only member of the team to have skated with the team for all five years of their existence.

The 2012 season will begin next spring.

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