By Alanah Heffez
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Leave a Treasure, Take a Treasure in Montreal’s Giveboxes
When I was in Berlin last month, I was interested – but not surprised – to stumble upon what looked like a walk-in closet in the middle of...
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Photo du jour: Fresh Paint
A number of downtown buildings are getting a fresh coat this weekend, courtesy of the Under Pressure 2012 festival. The activities continue today (Sunday...
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Walk the Region & Montreal’s Invisible Places: Montreal North
I am ashamed to say that, before Walk the Region this year, I had never been to Montreal North. Like many Montrealers, my first impression of the borough...
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Walk the Region & Montreal’s Invisible Places: The Good Suburbs?
In my experience, our identities tend to fracture along urban, suburban and rural divisions. While I’m a passionate Montrealer, the idea of...
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Walk the Region & Montreal’s Invisible Places: Kahnawake
First of all, I apologize for my long absence from the blog, as I’ve just spent the last month in Berlin. Just two days before I embarked on my...
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Photo du jour: Iconic Architecture of Montreal North
One of my favourite pics from this year’s edition of Walk the Region. Many, many more to come…
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Photo du jour: Clark Street
Meanwhile, on the other side of the block, they’ve begun deconstructing the historic lower main buildings.
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Walk the Region 2012: c’est parti!
This morning a number of Spacing Montreal bloggers and readers will be embarking on a 3-day journey across the Region! We’ve gotten together a core...
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Photo du jour: Kitchen
I’m glad to see this closed down restaurant in Pointe-Saint-Charles is once again showing signs of life.
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Photo du jour: Cul de sac Market
Creative re-use for a cul-de-sac on Rue Masson
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Photo du jour: La fête nationale
Sometimes Montreal can feel completely distinct from the rest of Quebec, but this year it’s been particularly apparent that provincial politics play...
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Announcing Walk the Region 2012 edition
Now in it’s second year, Walk the Region is a three-day, 70km expedition on foot across Montreal’s metropolitan region, which will take place June...