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Need help with your income tax?
The CLSC René-Cassin offers a free Income Tax Clinic between March 17 and April 10, 2008 to those who:
• Live in Côte-St.-Luc, Hampstead or Snowdon West
• Have yearly income under $20 000
• Need a simple income tax return
Info: 514-488-3673 ext 1496

Adopt Wally
Wally is an affectionate 6-year-old male cat who loves life. His presence will put joy in your home. Wally is taking a supplement to protect his kidneys. Call Animal Rescue Network: 514-938-6215

Up the Yangtze, a cinematic work of art
Kristine Berey
(2008, 95 min. G)
Montreal filmmaker Yung Chang’s feature documentary Up the Yangtze is an inspiring example of independent Canadian cinema that we don’t see enough of on our big screens.
The film raises awareness about the human cost of building the Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric project in the world. Called “environmentally threatening” by critics, it requires the uprooting of millions of people.
The film also works on an emotional level. Viewers are allowed to share incredibly intimate moments in the lives of one family, as they are forced to leave their home and lose their livelihood, however meager.
The work takes on social commentary as well, contrasting guests on a cruise ship with the people living off the land by the Yangtze, in the midst of brutal and grinding poverty. On a universal level, without being judgmental, it reflects the limitless gap that exists between the blissfully wealthy and the despairingly poor.
And lastly, the film is a flawless work of art. Lingering images of China’s magnificent landscape by cinematographer Wang Shi Qing and a soundtrack by Olivier Alary go a long way towards making this film an intensely haunting cinematic experience.
Up the Yangtze is now playing at the Cinema du Parc and the AMC Forum. A fund has been set up for the family portrayed in the film. Visit www.givemeaning.com/project/yufam