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Dossier Quebec eBook Series

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  • Punching and Kicking

    Leaving Canada's Toughest Neighbourhood

    by Kathy Dobson ...
    Series series Dossier Quebec
    People don’t ever leave The Point, even if they move far away. Or at least, that’s how it seems to journalist Kathy Dobson. Growing up in Point St. Charles, an industrial slum in Montreal, she sees how people get trapped in the neighbourhood. Dobson shares her journey of trying to escape what was once described as the toughest neighbourhood in Canada, as she and her five sisters—raised by their ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • With a Closed Fist

    Growing Up in Canada's Toughest Neighbouhood

    by Kathy Dobson ...
    In the Point St. Charles of the author’s childhood people move for one of two reasons: their apartment is on fire, or the rent is due. Starting in 1968, eight-year-old Kathy Dobson shares her early years growing up in Point St. Charles, an industrial slum in Montreal (now in the process of gentrification). She offers a glimpse into the culture of extreme poverty, giving an insider’s view into a ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD