Community / Communauté
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The renter’s city mapped
Note Feb 27th, 2009: In the course of creating a similar map for Toronto for comparison purposes, I found that there may be a problem in the way I...
By KC Bolton -
Photo du Jour : Old Port Skating Rink
Skating near Quai Jacques Cartier, January 10th, 2009. Shed 16 (in the background) has housed a Labyrinth obstacle course for the past 10 years or so and...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Pique-nique trottoir
Photo prise le 27 septembre, rue Ontario E. près de De Lormier.
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Waiting for the 105
Lineup for the 105 bus on Dec 10th, the first snowy day of the season. As of this month, these riders will receive a 26% service increase during rush...
By Alanah Heffez -
Fun outdoor activities prohibited
A sign bans tobogganing and skiing at Murry Hill (formally known as King George park). Westmount City Public Works clarifies that tobogganing is still...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : La vraie vie…
“Les hivers de mon enfance étaient des saisons longues, longues. Nous vivions en trois lieux: l’école, l’église et la patinoire; mais la...
By Alanah Heffez -
Getting Over the Snow
The Montreal Gazette’s number 1 news story of 2008: It snowed. The city was treated to 3.7 meters of the stuff between November 2007 and April...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Boxing Day Madness
Photo taken December 26th at the Eaton Centre, facing Ste-Catherine street entrance.
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Ogilvy’s Window
In the crush of holiday shopping, Ogilvy’s department store traditionally dedicates a window to spreading a little non-commercial seasonal spirit...
By Alanah Heffez -
Roadsworth’s Street Art To Help Revitalize Saint-Pierre
Most people don’t venture into Saint-Pierre unless they live there, work there, or are truly lost. The neighbourhood is islated between two railway...
By Alanah Heffez -
Monuments (a poem)
Last Thursday, I took part in a panel discussion about art and community action, along with Emily Rose Michaud, the artist behind the Roerich Garden in...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour – Griffintown Sculptures
For a few days, I passed by these curious carved heads on my way to work, and then on Monday I had a chance to meet the artist, Tuto. Between my basic...
By Alanah Heffez