First published on June 20, 1985, the publication became a weekly in September 1989. It was bought by media giant Quebecor in 1997. The Montreal Mirror is distributed every Thursday and claims a readership of 287,000 readers every week. Quebecor (written without an accent on the first e, even in French) is a Quebec-based company with two main spheres of activity: Quebecor World is the largest commercial printing company in the world, with 39 000 employees around the world. ...
Montreal came into being when French settlers landed on the island in 1642 with the goal of starting a new Christian society.
Montreal fell a short time later and English and Scottish settlers moved into the city, adding to the cultural mix and expanding Montreal's economic base.
Downtown Montreal is the largest commercial center in Canada, with more than 3000 businesses, according to Tourisme Montreal, the city's tourism bureau.