By Chris Erb
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New blog: The Transitive
Local blogger Steve Faguy recently wrote a post about some new Montreal-based blogs that were all created as part of a citizen journalism class at...
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Get your own personal bike rack!
A friend of mine has informed me that a phone call is all that is needed to get a bike rack installed wherever you see a need for one. Although the city...
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Griffintown News Roundup #3: Feb. 6-Feb. 21
Still from the 1982 NFB film Albedo, a film about the late David Marvin who documented the history of Griffintown. The film can be viewed at the...
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Griffintown News Roundup #2: Jan. 23-Jan. 31
Griffintown continues to make waves in the local media. On the footsteps of our last news roundup, here, in chronological order are many of the news...
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Montreal West wins right to rebuild its barricade
The concrete barricades shortly after they were moved off the road last year. After a year of court battles, the concrete barriers the town of Montreal...
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Griffintown News Roundup #1: Jan. 9-Jan. 21
Rue Ann looking north, January 2008 Griffintown has graced the pages of the local media a great deal over the last couple weeks. Here is a rundown of many...
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Photo du jour: View from atop the Aldred Building
Looking east from one of the top floors of the Aldred Building in Old Montreal. Photo taken May 2007 .
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Devimco presentation on Griffintown: Residents not welcome?
A couple weeks ago, I and a fellow resident of Griffintown were invited to attend a presentation on the planned redevelopment of the area by developer...
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Why is the STM not shovelling the Square-Victoria Metro entrance?
Tonight, while walking home from work through the Quartier International, my co-worker pointed out that the entrance to the Square-Victoria Metro station...
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Pedestrian Streets: Should MacKay be pedestrian only?
This is the beginning of a series of articles concerning pedestrian and shared streets in Montreal. Each article will either focus on an existing...
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Photo du jour: Leo’s Horse Palace
Leo’s Horse Palace on rue Ottawa as it looked on October 20th. Although this stable is nowhere near the largest of a handful in and around...
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De Maisonneuve bike lane update
Construction is coming along at a decent pace on the downtown bike lane along de Maisonneuve. La Press is reporting that it should be open by the end of...