{"id":488,"date":"2017-02-08T20:01:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T20:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/?p=488"},"modified":"2017-02-16T15:06:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:06:20","slug":"love-for-doves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/index.php\/2017\/02\/08\/love-for-doves\/","title":{"rendered":"Love for Doves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alain Laplante has spent the past ten years of his life around birds. The Gatineau man owns a dove release business. In this piece, he shares stories about the unique experiences and connections he has had with them over the years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-488 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-dove-closeup-e1487257572505-300x242.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-dove-closeup-e1487257572505-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-dove-closeup-e1487257572505-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-dove-closeup-e1487257572505.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-497'>\n\t\t\t\tAlain Laplante\u2019s business releases white doves at ceremonies across Ottawa. This experience, he says, gives him peace.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-lone-dove-closeup-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-lone-dove-closeup-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-lone-dove-closeup-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-lone-dove-closeup-e1487257463995.jpg 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-490'>\n\t\t\t\tAlain\u2019s birds are called homing pigeons. They always return to their loft after a release.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-dove-wide-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-dove-wide-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-dove-wide-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-dove-wide.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-493'>\n\t\t\t\tA dove watches Alain Laplante during his interview. Alain doesn\u2019t release them in bad weather.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-Alain-medium-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-Alain-medium-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-Alain-medium-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/group1-Alain-medium.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-491'>\n\t\t\t\tFor Alain Laplante, the birds come first. 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