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Saint-Sauveur: Cuban Party
By: Marta Barés Gómez | Photos: CubaPLUS & Ivian Ruiz
Interview with Pierre Urquhart, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism of the Saint-Sauveur Valley. For five years now, a Cuban Festival has been held at the picturesque village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, located at 45 km of Montreal, in the province of Québec.
CubaPLUS: How did you have the idea of organizing a Cuban Party at Saint-Sauveur or was it someone else's idea?
Pierre Urquhart: When I started traveling around America, one of the countries I visited was Cuba. My relation with that island dates back some 10 years. At a certain moment, marveled by its cultural wealth and the fascination it causes in the Quebecois people, I met with Mr. Jorge Alvarez, former director of the Cuba Tourism Office in Montreal. It was the start of an uninterrupted collaboration until today. At the beginning, it was about organizing music shows at Saint - Sauveur with bands in good terms with regard to the Cuban government. Then, the original idea evolved in scope and quality through the years in the way that today we can say that the Cuban Party, at the dawn of its 6th edition...
the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism of the Saint-Sauveur Valley. For five years now, a Cuban Festival has been held at the picturesque village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, located at 45 km of Montreal, in the province of Québec.
r director of the Cuba Tourism Office in Montreal. It was the start of an uninterrupted collaboration until today. At the beginning, it was about organizing music shows at Saint - Sauveur with bands in good terms with regard to the Cuban government. Then, the original idea evolved in scope and quality through the years in the way that today we can say that the Cuban Party, at the dawn of its 6th edition... 
