It is said that nothing has ever happened in Cote St. Paul, that little town developed in the 1930s east of Ville Emard which together mirror Verdun from the North side of the Aqueduct. But tell that to Jean Rivard, a six foot tall lad who at age 18 did something exceptional June 1939.
One night he went to sleep and awoke to find himself 17 miles away on the South Shore near the home he grew up in. He soon realized that he had sleepwalked across the Victoria Bridge. So what did he do about it?
He walked back, returning at 5 p.m. the next day. The 34 mile walk took around 17 hours and when he returned he ate an omelet, drank some milk (maybe that was his problem) and played some cards.
Motivational speakers - and we predict there will be a resurgence of them with this recession - will tell you that many of us are sleepwalking through our lives, but Henri Rivard proves that you can accomplish impressive feats without even waking up. We propose a statue of Montreal's great Power Sleepwalker down in Cote St. Paul on that street near the expressway where he lived because really there's not a whole lot there now except for a big garbage depot.
Hi, my name is Adriana and I am doing a research project on the History of Miles End. I have been looking for a historic map of St. Louis du Mile End but I have not been able to find any at the Archive Library until I found your blog. Would you be able to give me the information on where you found that map under the January 4th, 2009 post. I would greatly appreciate it, my e-mail is adrianalucifero@hotmail.com if you would like to contact me by e-mail. Thanks a lot!
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