Gretta Chambers has been laid to rest.
The well-known reporter went on to become the first female chancellor of McGill University.
"She was an incredibly warm and loving grandmother,” her grandson Willie Lowry, also a journalist, told CTV.
“Growing up, she had an aura around her. I knew she was important. My friends and their parents would always tell me how much they liked and respected her but, for me, despite all her successes she was never anything more than my grandmother", added Lowry.
Chambers, who also wrote a weekly column for the Gazette, was 90-years old when she died last Saturday at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Among other things, Chambers also hosted a public affairs show called The Editors on CFCF 12 from 1977 to 1980.
A number of high profile individuals attended a Montreal service for Chambers on Saturday, including New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair, who referred to her as "a voice of reason in some of the toughest debates Quebec has ever had.”
"She’s a great mom as well, I know a lot of her kids, she’ll be sadly missed", added Mulcair, who also spoke with CTV.
Parti Quebecois leader Jean-Francois Lisee said he met Chambers multiple times over the years and was always struck by her as a woman of both kindness and fiercely held opinions.
-With files form CTV Montreal