Community / Communauté
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Photo du jour – Les mégots et les gommes, c’est assez!
Part of a city campaign against litter. Photo of stencil (and gum) taken at de la Gauchetière O and de la Cathédrale.
By KC Bolton -
In absentia maps Mile End stories
in absentia, a web-based art project presented by Dare-Dare, reads as a cross between a map and a novel. When you have lived in a place for long enough...
By Alanah Heffez -
Welcome Back America — November 4th Celebration
Oct 29 Update: There are 557 people signed up on the Facebook page, many from Toronto, but there are growing Montreal numbers. If you’re on board...
By Shawn Micallef -
Mind the Gap – What the Tropical Jungle can Teach the Concrete Jungle about Diversity
I’ve been running around this week, interviewing some people about the creative ways that they use public – or not so public – space for...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour – Breadcrumbs
Women feeding pigeons and gulls in Cabot Square, October 23rd 2008.
By Alanah Heffez -
Pedestrian Ste-Catherine may extend to QDS and beyond
This morning, Ville-Marie borough mayor Benoit Labonté announced that the experimental pedestrianization of Ste-Catherine street between Berri and...
By Alanah Heffez -
Richard Florida on Montreal’s Street-level Creative Energy
Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class and Who’s Your City?, published an epic, upbeat editorial in the Gazette yesterday...
By Alanah Heffez -
The where of newly immigrated residents in Montreal
Over 1 in 5 people (20.6%) residing in the Montreal metropolitan area immigrated from abroad according to the 2006 Census. This is up from 18.4% in 2001...
By KC Bolton -
Photo du Jour – Mordor Montreal
This wild meadow with an otherworldly backdrop is neither private property nor maintained parkland. One of my best friends grew up near here and spent a...
By Alanah Heffez -
Big City Vote – The NDP
This week, Spacing Montreal takes a look at what each federal party has in store for cities. For an overview of the issues, see Monday’s post. As one of...
By Alanah Heffez -
The Big City Vote – The Conservatives
Image from the Conservative “True North Strong and Free” plan. “Ottawa has stuck its nose into provincial and local matters. Into areas...
By Alanah Heffez -
The Big City Vote – The Greens
“Canada’s biggest fiscal imbalance is the imbalance between municipal governments and everyone else,” the Green Party claims in their Looking Forward...
By Alanah Heffez