Downtown Montreal illuminates as Lumino returns for 16th straight year

Downtown Montreal illuminates as Lumino returns for 16th straight year

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"It started as a contest," says public relations senior advisor for Quartier des Spectacles, Marie Lamoureux on opening night of the 16th edition of Lumino, while remembering how the light show began all those years ago. Corinne Boyer reports.

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