Neighbourhoods / Quartiers
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Poor neighbourhoods more dangerous for pedestrians
“Pauvres piétons” exclaimed the front page of La Presse today. Inside the paper, a series of articles look at pedestrian safety in the city...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Seasonal pedestrianization of the Gay Village
Early next month, the Ville-Marie borough council will decide whether or not to go ahead with a proposal to pedestrianize Ste. Catherine Street in the Gay...
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Photo du jour: Daddy’s hat
Hasidic Jewish street festival, Jeanne Mance and Bernard, June 8, 2005
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Street sale
Shopping for clothes at the Ste. Catherine street festival. July 15, 2007
By Christopher DeWolf -
Going to the dep
Corner stores have always fascinated me. I’m amazed by their adaptability and the way they change from one city to the next, from the Arabes du coin...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Montreal housing under the microscope
Image by Sasha Plotnikova for The McGill Daily The McGill Daily’s special issue on Housing is on newsstands and they’ve invented a new word...
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Stefan Ohrhallinger builds another igloo
Stefan Ohrhallinger, the Concordia PhD student who made headlines in the Journal de Montréal last month for building an igloo on Mount Royal, has done it...
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Photo du jour: Nun’s Island from afar
Nun’s Island seen from lower Westmount, just above Highway 20. November 9, 2007
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Underground scavenger hunt this afternoon!
Snow again? If you think the weather sucks, take refuge underground. This afternoon, a scavenger hunt organized by flashmobbers Improv Everywhere will...
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Photo du Jour: Clark Street, 6pm
Clark and Guilbault, June 15, 2007
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Concerns about the east end’s “Decarie expressway”
East end residents will finally get their say on the Notre Dame highway project today, when about fifty groups and individuals submit statements as part...
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Remember the Mountain Street viaduct
If you were around before the 1970s, you might still remember the Mountain Street viaduct, which spanned the Canadian National tracks between St. Jacques...
By Christopher DeWolf