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MONTREAL – What’s red, blue, and green all over?
For an 18th-consecutive year, the Montreal Alouettes will be participating in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, taking place this Sunday, March 16 in downtown Montreal.
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Import or non-import, this year’s Irishmen-for-a-day include centre Luc Brodeur-Jourdain, long snapper Martin Bédard, and linebackers Nicolas Boulay and Kyries Hebert, all of whom will be hopping onto the CN float starting at noon.
A number of team cheerleaders will also be on hand for the 191st edition of the Montreal parade, which is one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day events of its kind in North America, averaging upwards of 100,000 spectators per year.
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Partners in the Together at School with CN and the Alouettes community outreach program since 2001, CN and the Alouettes have invited four students from the program to ride along with the players who are also all currently active in the initiative, visiting over 120 schools per year at both the elementary and secondary levels.
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The 2014 parade kicks off at 12:00 p.m. on Ste. Catherine Street W., corner du Fort, and will end at Phillips Square.
