Yearly Archives: 2008
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Photo du jour: Portuguese pride
Most neighbourhoods in Montreal have a diversity of flags flying in support of the countries participating in this year’s Euro Cup. Not so for the...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Solstice tree tours
WHAT? Tree tours of the McGill campus WHEN? Wednesday, June 18th (French) and Thursday the 19th (English) at 5pm WHERE? Steps of the Redpath Museum HOW...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Toronto Tuesday : Rooftop fights, New street furniture, and Counterfeit tickets
Rooftop fights, part II : In a bizarre blurring of public and private space, Matthew Blackett offers a “killer view” at rooftop kickboxing...
By Thomas-Bernard Kenniff -
Fringe for free: Wednesday the 18th
Here is tomorrow’s free public Fringe event: June 18 juin @ 19h00 Dramaturkey: Local playwrights read some of their most embarrassing work (free, in...
By Julie Fournier -
Labatt wins street fair exclusivity
You’ve probably noticed some of Labatt’s new St-Jean-Baptiste-themed ads around town lately. “On est tous Québécois, même Ã...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Beaver Lake, 1am
On a warm Saturday night, groups of friends sat around Beaver Lake, chatting and drinking in the strange artificial light. Every ten minutes or so, some...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Le parc Belmont et la mort du parc d’attractions ailleurs dans le monde
Téléchargez Adieu parc Belmont! (Archives de Radio-Canada) Le site des Archives de Radio-Canada recèle de nombreux petits trésors, dont ce clip vidéo sans...
By Cédric Sam -
Montage du jour : La maison Van Horne
1965-2008 Voici une rare photo représentant la maison Van Horne sur la rue Sherbrooke. Celle-ci fut démolie en 1973 et remplacée par une tour à bureaux de...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Odd things around the Darling Foundry
Everyday, on my way to work, I bike by the Darling Foundry. Being a rather eclectic arts centre, it’s not surprising that the area around the...
By Chris Erb -
Fringe for free: Tuesday the 17th
Here are tomorrow’s free Fringe events: June 17 juin @ 14h15 Hanging by a Branch: a circus-theater fairytale acrobatics, dance, trapeze and spoken...
By Julie Fournier -
Photo du jour: Mountain tram
Before the construction of the voie Camillien-Houde and Remembrance Road on the mountain in the 1960s, the quickest way to get up was by tramway. For...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Montage du jour : Le monument de sir John A. Macdonald
Vers 1900-2008 Ce monument fut dévoilé lors d’une cérémonie officielle le 6 juin 1895.
By Guillaume St-Jean