Spacing Montreal

Photo du jour: Place Ville Marie

Location: Place Ville Marie from blvd René-Lévesque Date of photo: April 1 2013 Photographer: Martin New at Montreal in Pictures Another shot from...

By Martin New

Photos

Photo du Jour: Corner of rue Sainte Catherine and Drummond

Location: Corner of rue Sainte Catherine and Drummond Date: April 1 2013 With many people still enjoying a long Easter weekend break, the streets downtown...

By Martin New

History

2011 Charbonneau Commission: from scandal to indifference

Last week we learned that Judge Charbonneau would get another 18 months to shed light on the breadth and depth of corruption in Quebec’s...

By Alanah Heffez

History

1972-84 CECO: “You have all eaten carrion”

Part 4 in our history of corruption in Montreal. Check Spacing Montreal each day this week for the latest “episode” in this century-long soap...

By Alanah Heffez

History

1950-54 Caron Inquiry: “Montreal in the grips of the underworld”

Part 3 in our history of corruption in Montreal. Check Spacing Montreal each day this week for the latest “episode” in this century-long soap...

By Alanah Heffez

History

1924-25 Coderre Inquiry: “Vice stalks through our city”

Part 2 in our history of corruption in Montreal. Check Spacing Montreal each day this week for the latest “episode” in this century-long soap...

By Alanah Heffez

History

1909 Royal Commission: Montreal “Saturated with Corruption”

Montreal Corruption Retrospectives are all the rage these days, and for the spring 2013 edition of Spacing Magazine, which was released last Saturday, I...

By Alanah Heffez

Civic Engagement

Vote in the Potholes vs Corruption Debate!

Calling all Montrealers: get out and vote! Scratch that: stay in and vote! Alas, the municipal elections have not come early, but for the first time in my...

By Alanah Heffez

Civic Engagement

Montreal in Perpetuity

I’ve been wondering about how much influence dead people have in urban planning. I’m not talking about the instances in which we choose to pay...

By Alanah Heffez

Architecture

Patrimoine menacé : les bungalows de St- Léonard

Une vue de la rue Paul Sauvé où plusieurs bungalows ont été remplacés par des cottages. Source : Guillaume St-Jean Suite à l’annonce, le mois dernier de...

By Guillaume St-Jean

Streetscape

Photo du jour: DIY Bus-stop Bench

Spotted at the 55 bus stop on the corner of Saint-Laurent and Bernard.

By Alanah Heffez

Bikes

New Bike Counter on Laurier Avenue

I got my first bike ride of the year in today and was pleased to notice this flashy new bicycle counter in front of Laurier metro station. In 2011, I...

By Alanah Heffez