The Radiant Rose Academy Diamond Heart Celebration Conclave. August 10, 11, 12, 2018

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1 The 2018 Montreal Diamond Heart Conclave The Radiant Rose Academy Diamond Heart Celebration Conclave August 10, 11, 12, 2018 Theme of the Diamond Heart Conclave 2018: You have not come to die and go to Heaven, you were born into this world, to create Heaven on Earth! Dates: Friday, August 10 Registration: 4:00 pm Doors Open: 5:00 pm Conclave Begins: 5:30 pm Saturday, August 11 9 am 6pm Doors open 8:30 am Sunday, August 12 9 am 6pm Doors open 8:30 am Location: Water: Le Gesu, 1200 rue de Bleury, Montreal, QC H3B 3J3 Bring your own water bottle, & you can refill it at Le Gesu water fountain. Dress Code: Dress in layers as temperatures in the Theater can fluctuate. No jeans or flip-flops. Colors of the Day: Friday: Green or Pink, Saturday: Violet or purple; Sunday: white or blue Le Gesu is air-conditioned best a sweater or shawl. Parking: Underground at the Hotel Regency Hyatt or 1432 rue de Bleury just across rue Sainte Catherine. About Le Gesu: Within a historical site yours to discover Time zone: Week-end Weather Forecast: Air Travel 1

2 The nearest airport to downtown Montreal is the Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Dorval. You must have a valid passport to enter Canada from the US if flying. Passports are not considered valid if the expiration date is within six months of your travel plans. In regard to Foreigners (non-north Americans) travelling to/through Canada, it is now required (since 15th May 2016) to submit an application to the Canadian authorities for an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) prior to boarding one s flight to Canada. Easy to complete and price is nominal e.g. AUD7.00. Generally approved by within about 5 minutes. Flying? Booking your own airline ticket on-line? Check out the hot seats and the not seats Google: seatguru.com then just key in your airline, and plane type (don t worry they tell you how) and see at a glance which seats have extra legroom (ahhh!), seats with limited recline and reduced legroom. Select the alphabetized menu on the left for your airline(s). Take this as a travel safety advisory extraordinaire : Be conscious, AND surround yourself with the Sacred Flame. Airport Shuttle Service Shuttle service to/from the Airport Canadian coins only, no bank bills accepted Express - $10.00 one way Wi-Fi service is available on most 747 buses to/from the Airport The 747 Bus Service is provided between Montreal-Trudeau Airport and Montreal s Central Bus Terminal (Berri-UQAM). The line has 9 stops. Service 24 hours a day, 20 minutes during rush hours, every 30 minutes during off-peak hours and hourly between 2am - 5am. It also provides travelers with a transit pass valid on the STM bus and Metro network for the next 24 hours. Check the back of your receipt ticket - assure that there is 24 heures printed on the back. Keep your receipt ticket. Length of trip: anywhere from 45 to 60 minutes, depending on traffic. 2

3 Inbound: for the Hyatt Regency Hotel - East - Stop #7 - at corner boul. René Levesque and rue Jeanne Mance. Outbound: for the Airport - West - Stop #3 - corner Boul. René Levesque and rue Anderson You can pick up an Airport Shuttle Service schedule at the Airport. If you have an I-phone you have free access to the Montreal Transit System information visit: transitapp.com Transportation Options to/from Airport and Hotels Travellers can take a taxi (a fixed fee $40.00 Cdn between downtown & the Airport) Ask for the fixed fee or you will end up on the meter. Expect to pay limousine or taxi driver a gratuity of no less than 15% of fare, before taxes. 24km from Airport to Hyatt Regency Montreal Centre Ville. Car Rentals Distance from Airport to downtown Montreal: 24km to Le Gesu Theatre, 12 rue de Bleury, Montreal, H3B 3J3 Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1255 rue Jeanne Mance, Montreal, H5B 1E5 Directions: Printout of driving directions from Mapquest Suggestion: Budget Car Rental (514) or Budget Car Rental has an office in Complexe Desjardins Mall under the Hyatt Regency at the entrance on rue St. Urbain. Check car rental rates locally prior to your departure, before you reserve, then compare with on-line prices. Google: Avis - Budget Car Rentals Dollar Rent a car - Hertz National Car Rental - Thrifty Discount Car Rentals - Via Route Hotel Accommodations 3

4 Note: Never ever return your magnetized room key/card to the Hotel Clerk when checking out! Always keep it and destroy it when you get home because the black strip on the back of the room card has ALL your personal information on it and can easily be retrieved. Reserve now to benefit from Special Group Rate You must book before July 15, 2018 Passwords: Radiant Rose Academy Hyatt Regency Hotel (514) rue Jeanne Mance Fax: (514) Montreal, QC. H5B 1E5 Self park: $25.00 per night Valet parking: $32.00 per night Group Rate: Check for this year s rate. Looking for a Roommate? To look for a roommate, or ride sharing, please visit the Click on our Forum and post on our Room and Ride Sharing page. Please delete your post after the event has closed. Hotels near Conclave Note: Hotels listed below are located in downtown Montreal and all are within walking distance of Le Gesu Theatre where the Conclave is taking place. Google your hotel of choice - web address shown 1. Hotel Villa 57 rue St. Catherine East at St. Laurent (514) TravelLodge Hotel by Wyndham 50 Rene Levesque West at St.Laurent Blvd. (514) reserve@travelodge.ca 4

5 3. Hotel Y (YWCA) 1355 boul. René Lévesque ouest (514) Hotel Holiday Inn Express 155 Rene Levesque East at St. Laurent (514) Hotel Le Roberval 505 bou. Rene Levesque West (514) Hotel Place des Arts 270 Sherbrooke West (514) room suite 7. L Appartement Hotel 455 Sherbrooke St. West Auberge Celebrities 1097 St. Denis at Rene Levesque (514) Hotel St. Denis 1254 rue St. Denis Hotel du Manoir St.Denis includes continental breakfast 2006 rue St.Denis at Ontario East (514) Lord Berri Hotel 5

6 1199 Berri St. (514) Hotel des Gouverneurs Place Dupuis 1415 St. Hubert/St. Catherine Bed & Breakfast New concept for selections that will amaze you! check it out! 1. Gite Touristique Le Saint Andre des Arts check website 1654 rue St. Andre Moantreal H2L 3T6 (514) Gite Le Simone B&B $ rue St. Andre Montreal H2L 3T Restaurants in & around Hyatt Regency Hotel The Hyatt Regency is part of Complexe Desjardins and its large commercial Mall includes a Food Court of 29 outlets and restaurants catering to all tastes. Follow the Food Court indications to Place des Arts where yet other restaurants are located. You are also within underground walking distance of Chinatown, with its numerous restaurants. ===================================================== Groceries Supermarket Marché I.G.A. Louise Ménard (same building as Regency Hyatt) 6

7 5 Place Desjardins Level 1 Section 72 Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants Vegetarian restaurants near Place des Arts: Vegan restaurants near Place des Arts: Google web address shown for details: ChuChai - Thai (much-loved Miam kram won a Quebec food award in 2005) 4088 rue St. Denis (near rue Duluth) Montreal, QC (514) Lola Rosa Park (a favorite of McGill University students) 4581 Park Ave. (near Mont-Royal) Montreal, QC (514) Invitation V (try the Detox or Vitalité non-alcoholic cocktails & Kale & chocolate fusion cake) 254 Bernard St. West (near ave. du Parc) Montreal, QC (514) La Panthère Verte 2143, rue Mackay Montreal,QC (514) (for bike delivery: (514) ) Aux Vivres - vegan since boul. St. Laurent (near rue Villeneuve) Montreal, QC (514) Restaurant Crudessence Restaurant Crudessence 2157 rue Mackay 105 rue Rachel ouest Montreal, QC H3G 2J2 Montreal, QC H2W 1G4 (514) (514) Bonny`s Vegetarian Bio 1748 rue Notre Dame ouest Montreal, QC, H3J 1N6 (514)

8 Burritoville (old-school veggie hangout, serves organic, nutritious, meatless meals but no margaritas) 2055 Bishop St. (near rue de Maisonneuve ouest)\ Montreal, QC (514) Yuan Asian cuisine 2115 rue St. Denis Have you hugged a vegetarian today? ) (near rue Sherbrooke est) Montreal, QC (514) (posted in the window is a heart-shaped bubble-lettered sign that asks: Basilic vegetarian-friendly: Limited - coffee shop Hong Kong-style in Chinatown 83 de la Gauchetière St. West (near St. Urbain Street) Montreal, QC (514) Website: n/a Chuch Bistro (BYOB gluten & soya free options) Cash only 4090 rue St. Denis (near ave. Duluth East Montreal, QC. (514) La Folie du Koshary - Eat like an Egyptian (vegetarian friendly) 1444 rue St. Mathieu (near rue Ste.Catherine ouest) Montreal, QC (515) Public Transportation Métro underground: For a map of the Métro system go to Click: Underground City or ask a Métro Ticket Agent at any Métro Station. Métro Stations: Hyatt Regency Hotel - Place des Arts Métro Station St. Joseph s Oratory - Côte des Neiges Métro Station Métro & Bus Fares: Tickets available: Métro ticket booth attendant 1 trip ticket $ 3.25 (exact fare required when boarding bus) 8

9 2-trip fare $ 6.00 (purchase card at Métro ticket booth) 1-day fare $ Métro and Bus information: STM-Info (514) (8am-6pm) Bus Schedules (514) (8am-6pm) Emergency Dial 911 for Ambulance, Police, Fire Medical assistance (514) Closest hospital to Regency Hyatt: Hôpital St. Luc, 1058 rue St. Denis =========================================================================== ============================================================================ Are you arriving earlier or staying over? Shopping Taxes applicable: GST 5% and QST 9.975% Montreal s Underground City : Beneath the city streets, visitors to Montreal can explore the Underground City; an enormous underground structure integrated into the City s major commercial districts. It is known for being the largest underground complex in the world containing and linking to over 250+ restaurants, 1700 boutiques, 30 movie theatres, halls, museums & hotels, all connected to l0 of the City s subway stations. This unique feature has made people often refer to Montreal as two cities in one and can allow visitors to explore the City without having to worry about the outside weather or lengthy travel time between the City s shopping districts. Check it out - Google: Montreal s Underground City 9

10 Plaza St. Hubert: a long strip from Bellechasse Street to Jean Talon Street (7 blocks/both sides) with bargains galore. This street has become the magnet for major chain liquidation stores. For more, check out Smart Shopping Montreal by Sandra Phillips sandra@smrtshopping.net Montreal s Trendy Neighborhoods Le Mont-Royal The Mountain is Montreal s beloved cental landmark and natural haven. It is a natural park in the middle of the City. A playground for all seasons. Check out the two Look-outs for fabulous views of the Island of Montreal. Little Italy: Bordered by St.Zotique, Jean-Jalon, Marconi and Drolet Streets, Little Italy is filled with cafes, trattorias and specialty food stores, which portray the Italian culture through all its facets. Quartier Latin: This is where important cultural trends continue to emerge, where dance, theatre, the arts and music have been redefined. The area offers an atmosphere marked by open-mindedness and joie de vivre. Old Montreal: Once fortified, the district has retained traces of its architectural origins, allowing visitors to discover its history. A place to be on any given week-end. Google: Le Village Gai : For visitors and residents alike, Le Village features a very extensive selection of restaurants, coffee/pastry shops. Located on rue St. Catherine est (Beaudry Metro Station) between rue St. Hubert to rue Delorimier (West-East) and rue Sherbrooke est and boul. René Lévesque on rue Amherst (North-South) a distance of two (2) km making it the largest Gay Village in North America. Plateau Mont-Royal: This is the stomping ground of the young urban professionals. Cafés, bistros, restaurants, cigar lounges and nightclubs define Le Plateau s unique landscape where all go to see and be seen. Le Quartier Chinois: Montreal s Chinatown is one of the City s most dynamic ethnic districts. The corner of boulevard St. Laurent and rue de la 10

11 Gauchetière represents the heart of this district, with numerous restaurants, shops, sites for its special events and temples. Hochelaga-Maisonneuve: It all started with the building of the Olympic Stadium, Montreal s most audacious architectural landmark. Today Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is home to many major tourist attractions. Outremont & Mile End: Located north of Mont-Royal Park, you will find the perfect little town to relax in, enjoying multiple European-style cafés and pubs. Farmers Markets Marché Jean-Talon: this is a fun farmers market to check out. Great food and ambiance. Located at 216 Jean-Talon Street East, near boul. St. Laurent. Marché Atwater: This farmers market caters to the upscale Westmount crowd. Reminiscent of a small European market. Interesting & quaint Montreal streets are made for walking (according to Marian Scott, The Gazette, Montreal) * Mount Royal Avenue West (East of Esplanade Ave.) Mount Royal has all the fun of a street on the rise with its independent boutiques * St. Viateur Street (East of Park Avenue.) Graze on organic fare in a vintage pharmacy on Mile End s most happening Street. * Duluth Ave. lined with BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze) restaurants, Duluth Avenue still has not lost its laid-back charm. * Bernard Avenue café-terraces, tea, cheese & gift shops and some superb sorbet. * Laurier Avenue from chic sportswear and French salons de thé to Iranian cuisine and artisan breads, with taverns and triplexes in between. * St. Paul Street in Old Montreal isn t just for tourists any more, with books, bread and original art. 11

12 * Victoria Avenue (in Côte des Neiges) Feast on Jamaican roti, chicken tikka and Vietnamese pho soup this architecturally nondescript street has many multicultural shops. Tourist Attractions * St. Joseph s Oratory of Mount Royal 3800 Queen Mary Rd., Montreal (514) St. Joseph s Oratory dominates Montreal s skyline and is the only building ever approved to rise above Mount Royal. It is the third (3 rd ) largest Church in the world after Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro in Côte d`ivoire, and St. Peter s Basilica in Rome. * Notre Dame Basilica (You gotta see it to believe it!) 110 Notre Dame Street West, Old Montreal (Where Céline Dion married.) * Notre Dame de Bon Secours Chapel or Sailor s Church 400 rue St. Paul East Old Montreal (514) * Montreal Botanical Gardens (Jardin Botanique de Montreal) 4101 Sherbrooke St.East (514) * Insectarium de Montréal 4581 Sherbrooke St. East (514) * Planetarium de Montréal 1000 St. Jacques Street West (514) * Biodome de Montréal Pierre de Courbertin Avenue (514) Museums (There are 93 museums in Montreal Check Trip Advisor for addresses) Scroll down Château Ramezay Museum 280 Notre Dame East, Old Montreal (514) (In front of Montreal City Hall) 12

13 10am-6pm except Monday McCord Museum of Canadian History 690 Sherbrooke Street West (514) Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am-6pm Thursday 10am-9pm Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm David M. Stewart Museum (Witness precision drill & pageantry of the 18 th Century) The Fort, Tour de l Ile Road, Ile St. Hélène (514) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10am-6pm Thursday 10am-9pm Closed Tuesday. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (514) & 1379 Sherbrooke St.West (across street from one another connected underground) Tuesday- Sunday 11am Closed Monday - free (unless Special Exhibition) Walking & Sightseeing Tours Gray Line Sightseeing Tours 1001 Dorchester Square (514) (dial 3) Ride The Lachine Rapids by Jet-boat (514) Amphi Tours discover Montreal by land & water 1001 Dorchester Square Departure: Old Port Montreal 1 rue de la Commune (corner St.Laurent) (514) or (514) SEG Rentals - Riding a SEGWAY is as easy as walking & more fun than flying. Studio l6, Hangar 16, Clock Tower Entrance, Old Port of Montreal (514) info@segcanada.com More Tourist Information (if you plan to stay longer than the 3-day event) 13

14 Montreal on-line: (Scroll down) 1. Check out their Sweet Deal section. 2. For quirky theme tours: 3. Unsung museums for a mini guide of Montreal 5. Tourist Information Centre Dorchester Square Montreal, QC H3B 4W4 Canada Toll free: (514) Old Montreal Tourist Welcome Office (when in Montreal) Corner of Place Jacques Cartier & Notre Dame St. East in Old Montreal Free maps Old Montreal Official Map Info re Montreal by Night Lighting Tour or History, Heritage & Architecture Tours on foot, with a professional guide 90 mins. Underground Pedestrian Network, Old Montreal & the Old Port. Request on line, for an Official Tourist Map of tourist areas. Thinking of extending your holiday? Visit: the Quebec Quartz Crystal Open Field Mine & Sanctuary 430, Rang 11, Bonsecours, QC (450) FAX (450) hr.15minutes from Montreal maintaining posted speed limits 14

15 Montreal Trivia 1. Montreal is an Island City measuring 499 square kilometers = 310 square miles. 2. Montreal is the 2 nd largest city in Canada and the 9 th largest in North America. 3. Population of Greater Metropolitan Montreal: 4.1 million. 4. Montreal is 48% of the Province of Quebec s population. 5. Believe this or not - the Montreal region is an urban archipelago made up of more than 400 islands. The largest is the Island of Montreal followed by Ile Bizard, Nuns Island, Ile Ste. Helène & Ile Notre Dame. 6. Montreal is 45 miles North of the U.S. Border. 7. As the crow flies, Montreal is closer to New York City than to Toronto. 8. New York and Boston are less than 70 minutes flying time from Montreal. 9. The cities of Philadelphia and Washington, DC are less than 90 minutes away by plane. 10. Montreal is located at 45 degrees North latitude and 74 degrees West longitude, just like Venice, Geneva, Lyon and Milan. 11. Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, France. 12. Gouin Boulevard is Montreal`s longest street measuring 50km = miles. 13. Talk about temperature variations! Coldest: January 15, 1957 at -37.8C = F. Hottest: August 1, 1975 at 37C = 99.68F 14. December 27, 2017 to January 1, 2018 was the coldest winter streak in 146 years Montreal is twined with Paris,France Shanghai, China Milan, Italy Manila, Philippines Lucknow, India Hiroshima, Japan Busan, South Korea Lyon, France Yerevan, Armenia. 16. Montreal`s first skyscraper was the 8 th storey New York Life Building on Place d`armes built in On May 12, 2006, UNESCO designated Montreal as the UNESCO s choice for dynamic design. 18. In 1832, Montreal was officially recognized as an independent city. Its Coat of Arms, designed in 1822, represent the City s 4 founding 15

16 peoples: The English rose, the Irish cloverleaf, The French fleur-delys and the Scottish thistle The Bank of Montreal, Canada s first bank, opened November 3, Montreal is the most bilingual metropolis on the North American continent. 20% of Montrealers are fluent in a 3 rd language. 21. The languages with the most speakers are: French, English, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Greek, Chinese, German and Portuguese. Followed by the Creole and Vietnamese languages. In all 80 languages are spoken in the Montreal region. 22. Montrealers are also known to speak Frenglish, i.e., speaking in either language interspersed with English or French words. Example I m going to the dépanneur. Dépanneur = convenience store. Now shortened to I m going to the dep. 23. Montreal is also home to the largest Arab community in Canada. 24. The Tour de l Ile is the biggest recreational cycling event on the Planet, more than 45,000 cyclists take part. 25. Tour de a Nuit is a festive night gathering where enthusiastic cyclists of all ages form a colorful luminous parade through the heart of Montreal. Nocturnal Montréal at its best. 26. The birthplace of Canada was Ile d`orleans near Quebec City. 27. The English Governess, Anna Hariette Leonowens, famous for her 1860 book of her 6 years at the Siamese Court, is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery. The movie, The King and I, depicts those years. 28. After Halifax, Montreal has the largest number of Titanic victims buried in its cemetery 12 in all. 29. Liz Taylor and Richard Burton were married on October 10, 1975, for the 2 nd time at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Sherbrooke Street West. 30. John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their legendary Bed-in from May 26 to June 2, in Suite 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, on René Levesque Blvd., resulting in the writing of the peace anthem Give Peace a Chance. 31. Both Mount Royal Park and New York s Central Park were designed by landscape architect, Frederick Law-Olmsted ( ). 32. In l986, Dr. Joseph N. Nathanson donated his private 50-year collection of 4,000 articles, including books and manuscripts, dedicated to American President Abraham Lincoln, to Montreal s McGill University. 16

17 33. First ever recorded gay establishment in North America was Moïse Tellier s apple & cake shop on Craig Street (now St. Antoine Street) in Montreal s Gay Village is the largest in North America. Each year Ste. Catherine Street, heart of the Village, becomes a pedestrian street from May to September. 35. Chinatown Montreal has the most Pai Fang, traditional architectural arches, commemorating people of high minded virtues of any Chinatown in Canada 36. Chinatown Montreal was the filming location of the 2008 movie Punisher War Zone and parts of Chinatown were redressed with English signage to recreate Chinatown Manhattan. (Go figure!) 37. Until June 24, 1845, Montreal was the Capital of Canada. But the terrible riot fire of 1849 that destroyed the parliament building and its archives dethroned Montreal in favor of Toronto and Quebec City, where status alternated until 1857, when Ottawa was officially declared Canada s Capital. 38. In 1847 the Reform Party led by Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine & Robert Baldwin swept to power. The remarkable political partnership established responsible government, introduced bilingualism in the English-only Parliament, founded public education, reformed the justice system and implemented municipal governance. But those reforms enraged English-speaking Tories, as being too conciliatory toward the Patriot rebels who wanted compensation for damaged property during the uprising in Lower Canada. A Tory instigated riot led to the torching of the Parliament Buildings and the only thing the rioters saved from the flames was a painting of Queen Victoria that now hangs in the Senate in Ottawa. The Capital moved to Toronto and later to Quebec City. In l857 Queen Victoria chose an obscure dot on the map, Bytown, as the future Capital, later renamed Ottawa. 29.The Gesû Church was constructed in 1864 by the Brooklyn, N.Y. architect M. Kelly. 17