Communication
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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...
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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 -
A lesson we need to learn from Albania
The downtown west end is one of my favourite parts of Montreal. Densely-populated, teeming with life and resolutely multicultural, it feels unique because...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Mount Royal’s igloo mystery unfolds
Last week, when I wrote about two mysterious igloos that were discovered on Mount Royal by a Journal de Montréal reporter, Stefan Ohrhallinger posted a...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Exploring Montreal’s linguistic space
Two weeks ago, using newly-released data from the 2006 census, the Toronto Star created a map showing the dominant language (after English) in every...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Mysterious igloos appear on Mount Royal
The Journal de Montréal reported yesterday that two igloos have appeared on Mount Royal, one near Park Avenue and the other further west, near Beaver...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Jack Dylan makes Montreal look good
Last fall, you might have noticed a spate of Pop Montreal concert posters plastered on hydro poles, lampposts, mailboxes and traffic control boxes around...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Turning the place over
[youtube]ZXn6PXBOyRY[/youtube] What do you do with an abandoned building? Turn it into art. Such is the case in Liverpool where the British sculptor...
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Les fleurs c’est pour la rue Demers
I’ve always been intrigued by Demers Street. It’s a tiny street in the north end of the Plateau, running parallel to Villeneuve between...
By Christopher DeWolf -
La voie est libre sur Hutchison
Sur la rue Hutchison, petite soeur de l’Avenue du Parc sur presque toute sa longueur, il n’est pas rare de voir des skieurs de fond déambuler...
By Cédric Sam -
Exploring the hidden corners of McGill
Earlier this week, while looking for information for my post on the McTavish Reservoir, I came across a page I’d never seen before: Urban...
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Bibliothèque nationale to preserve posters
Montreal’s posters are finally getting the respect they deserve. It was just announced that the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec will...
By Christopher DeWolf