i'm pretty sure you can mention the Montreal Escort Review Board, i think they're owned or run by the same folks
MERB is a great source of info. i highly recommend sampling the montreal sp scene - great looking ladies, great service, fantastic attitudes and considerably lower prices than similar ladies in vancouver
traditionally carnival is the week before the catholic season of lent, which lasts for the 40 days before palm sunday, which is one week before easter. so by the catholic calendar, carnival is always celebrated seven sundays before the sunday of easter. as this varies from march 22nd to april 25th, the carnival dates also move. this year easter is april 24
lent is supposed to be a season of fasting and self denial and going to church every day so the older mediterranean cultures would have a huge party for the week before lent to kind of stock up on enough fun to last them for the next 40 days
the 2011 quebec winter carnival takes place January 28th to February 13th. this is a bit early for the traditional catholic carnival date, but it wouldn't be very wintery at that time this year, so quebec makes it earlier when it is guaranteed to have winter