From the archives: People cheered, horses stomped, bands tootled

This story was first published on Dec. 23, 2001, in the Montreal Gazette.
“To symbolize the faith that fortified the founders of New France when they left their homes to come into the wilderness to build up the nation that has become Canada, the burning cross on the top of Mount Royal burst into light last night. … Montreal, a city of churches, has grown up in the shadow of the cross, and the Saint Jean Baptiste Society of Montreal, in erecting this latest monument to the Christian