Yearly Archives: 2008
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Élections fédérales in March? Federal election en mars ?
The potential federal election last November never materialized, but it is back on the table for political analysts to argue about. We then asked readers...
By Cédric Sam -
L’Université de Montréal vers 1975
Photo par Jean-Pierre Sam, prise vers 1975 d’une tour d’habitation du Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges. Le Pavillon Maximilien-Caron se trouve ...
By Cédric Sam -
Photo du jour: Winter transport
You know it’s winter when you see kids, groceries, furniture, garbage and dogs being dragged along the sidewalk in plastic sleds. Bernard and Jeanne...
By Christopher DeWolf -
The Apple Store is blocking your sidewalk
Mac lovers have been closely following the construction of the new flagship Apple Store on Ste. Catherine St. just west of Mountain. When it opens this...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Explore the underground city
Want to explore Montreal’s underground city? Here’s your chance. On February 24th, the annual “Montreal Downtown & Underground...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Where are Montreal’s public recycling bins?
This summer, a new type of residential recycling container will be tested in some Montreal boroughs, with the goal of ultimately replacing the green...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Chow mein
Forget smoked meat, bagels, poutine, steamés and souvlaki: what really unites Montrealers is cheap chow mein slathered in dubious peanut sauce sold by...
By Christopher DeWolf -
STM service improvements: the real deal
Earlier this month, we asked if the STM’s recent service improvements were actually cutbacks in disguise, pointing to an investigation by blogger...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Another photo flashback: Montreal in the 1980s
I had completely forgotten about John Allison’s great photos of Montreal in the early 1980s (in both colour and black-and-white) until Kate...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Cinéma Sun Ko Wah
It was through a quick search to see whether the Sun Ko Wah (新國華) boutique and bookstore on this picture still existed (it probably does), that I realized...
By Cédric Sam -
Photo du jour: Street-savvy monks
Is it normal for monks to go mingle with the public? I spotted these two guys on Ste. Catherine St. last summer. They seemed amiable enough, but they were...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Bike show at the auto show
WHAT? “The Bike Show” just outside the car show WHERE? Corner of St. Urbain and Viger (in front of Place d’Armes metro) WHEN? The...
By Christopher DeWolf