“Market conditions for coated groundwood paper are challenging and despite the best efforts of our employees – and these efforts have been commendable – the mill continues to suffer from a weak cost position,” said John D. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of Domtar. “With this permanent closure, Domtar is exiting the coated groundwood paper business.”

Domtar also announced the sale of its Choctaw(R), Saturn(R) and Jupiter(TM) coated groundwood product lines and trademarks to NewPage Corporation. The sale to NewPage also includes the mill’s paper inventory and book of business. Domtar intends to dismantle and dispose of remaining assets as deemed appropriate.

as announced at Presswire

28th edition: March 18 to 28, 2010 PROGRAM

FILMS IN COMPETITION
43 films from 14 countries
9 Canadian productions, including 8 from Quebec

Highlights

• The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) is unique in North America and the largest of its kind in the world. In 2000, it was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix by the Montreal Arts Council.
• Films on art allow viewers a special contact with artists that no other mode of expression can provide. They employ a variety of approaches, including analysis of the works, recreation of artistic currents and eras and artist biographies.
• FIFA’s mission is to increase public awareness and appreciation of art. It thus promotes artists and professionals working in the fields of cinema, television and video, as well as the world’s finest productions of media art and films on art.
• The importance and popularity of documentary films worldwide has increased dramatically. According to a study done in 2006, the audiovisual industry in Europe alone produced nearly 10,000 documentaries in 5 years.
• FIFA receives close to 700 films annually. This year, 290 films from some 30 countries were selected, representing 27 disciplines: architecture, theatre, video art, dance, art history, painting, photography…
• Films on art, which preserve artists and their works for posterity, are instrumental in safeguarding our cultural heritage and collective memory. The Festival has amassed over the years a treasure trove of films and videos, numbering close to 5,000 works, which includes both the selected films and those submitted during the preselection process. Added to this total is a large number of photographs, as well as a collection of posters. In addition, for each film submitted to the Festival, a file containing its relevant documents is preserved. The Festival has thus stockpiled 10,000 files over the years. Finally, the Festival has an ever-increasing collection of over 500 books and journals relating to films on art.
• Every year, the prizewinning films of the latest edition of FIFA are presented on an international circuit that includes the Louvre in Paris, the Studio national des arts contemporains Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing, the AIA/Center for Architecture, the Mid-Manhattan Library and the Morgan Library in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Musée national des beaux-arts in Quebec City, the National Gallery of Canada and the Tate Modern in London

pres release at: http://artfifa.com

Established in September 2000, Casa Del Popolo (The House of the People) is Montréal’s only family-run neighborhood vegetarian hot-spot! Part fair-trade café, part music venue, part bar, and part art galleryhe 2010 edition of independent music festival Under the Snow is an innovative cultural event that promote independent music ranging from post-rock, electronic, shoegaze, experimental and more.

check out their site

http://www.underthesnow.ca/en/

Ignite Montreal Event

Ignite Montreal

March 2nd, 2010
7:30pm – midnight

Montreal will join 50+ cities around the world in hosting an event during the Ignite Global Week

At La Sala Rossa

http://www.ignitemontreal.com/

tech startups networking

Startup Drinks  , a new networking event for Montreal tech startups will be hosted at Brutopia, this Wednesday , the 28th.
The event gathers Montreal entrepreneurs, developers and any Montrealer interested in startups. It’s been running for more than a year, and gathers every last wednesday of the month from 40 to 70 entrepreneurs. It’s a great (free) way to mingle and get to know what others are working on.

Venue: Brutopia, 1215 Crescent St, Sth of Ste-Catherine

When: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 5:30pm

posted by Heri at montrealtechwatch

Rioting erupted in Montreal North in August 2008 after the shooting of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva by police. (CBC)

The two Montreal police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 18-year old Fredy Villanueva were never interrogated by Quebec provincial police, the officer who headed the investigation told a coroner’s inquest Monday.

The inquest into the shooting death of the teen in Montreal North resumed under the watch of a new judge.

The inquest was postponed twice this year, first in May, when key witnesses refused to testify after a dispute over legal fees, and again in September, when Quebec Judge Robert Sansfaçon stepped down for health reasons.

Posted by cbc news

Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles Conference 2009

With climate changes and  fears of skyrocketing oil prices , the Plugin Conference  2009

focuses on the range of opportunities and challenges that Plug-in Hybrid Electrical Vehicle (PHEV) present for sustainable transportation.The Montreal exposition finishes tonight.
Members believe that the plugin alternative should be implemented on our highways.an exposition of phev vehicles is being viewed at Place des Jardin.
learn more ..http://www.pluginhighway.ca/

The event

POP Montreal is a grass roots festival created and supported by people
who love music and live performance. Founded in 2002 by Daniel
Seligman, Noelle Sorbara, and Peter Rowan (who has since moved on down
the 401), it has expanded in scope and vision every year, and celebrated it’s 7th anniversary from October 1st to 5th last fall.

To learn more and get tickets ,

visit …popmontreal.com