Green Space / Espace vert
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Some weekend headlines
Les cols bleus à la disposition des déménageurs | Moving is a dirty job – for city crews: one of the several down-sides of having a coordinated...
By Julie Fournier -
Montreal’s missing beaches
Beach in Cartierville, on the Rivière des Prairies, around 1910 Nathalie Collard has a column in today’s La Presse lamenting the lack of access...
By Christopher DeWolf -
New recycling bins at the Jean-Talon Market
Last Saturday, as some friends and I wandered through Little Italy in the muggy afternoon, we stopped by the Jean-Talon Market. I noticed that new...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Solstice tree tours
WHAT? Tree tours of the McGill campus WHEN? Wednesday, June 18th (French) and Thursday the 19th (English) at 5pm WHERE? Steps of the Redpath Museum HOW...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Yesterday’s big storm
I always marvel at how a winter storm can so alter the experience of the city. Under a blanket of snow, streets that are normally wide and imposing become...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Introducing the city’s trees
WHAT? Tree tour of McGill’s upper campus WHEN? Tomorrow, Sunday June 8 at 10am WHERE? Meet in front of the Redpath Museum HOW MUCH? $10 adults, $5...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Planting seeds, looking for treasure
WHAT? So You Think You Can Plant? hosted by Greening Duluth WHEN? Wednesday, May 28, starting at 7:30 (Tonight!) WHERE? Meet on the front terrace of House...
By Paul Erlichman -
Spring revelations
One of my favourite passages from Leonard Cohen comes from his 1966 novel Beautiful Losers. “In Montreal spring is like an autopsy,” he wrote...
By Christopher DeWolf -
New initiative to increase downtown gardening space
A group of undergraduates at McGill University are working to give downtown students, and others, access to gardening space and a better connection to...
By Pamela Shapiro -
It’s not easy being green
Sing it, Kermit: it’s not easy being green, as Le Devoir demonstrated this weekend in a feature on Montreal’s trees. Despite the vital role...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Thinking about Earth Day
Montreal seen from the top of the Olympic Stadium A few weeks ago, on March 29, Earth Hour challenged people to shut off their lights in thousands of...
By Asa Bergman -
Re-thinking waste: municipal composting
Montreal is taking steps towards becoming a greener city, but we still have a long way to go. According to Montréal’s First Strategic Plan for Sustainable...
By Pamela Shapiro