Parks / Parcs

Natural Paths

This post is a special submission from Daniel Rotsztain, a student of Urban Geography at McGill University. When walking through Montreal, we cannot deny...

Ceci n’est pas un arbre

« Le sot ne voit pas le même arbre que le sage. » – William Blake Il va sans dire que l’arbre occupe une place importante au Canada. Les forêts...

Privatize the Lafontaine pavilion and fence off the lookout?

I like that the Plateau’s new Borough Mayor, Luc Ferrandez, has kept his blog. I love that he recaps his various mayoral duties and meetings in...

The État d’Urgence Experience

The free food, clothing and entertainment are certainly highlights of État d’Urgence for many people in need but, for those who sleep on the...

Norman Bethune Square

Walking through the completed portion of Quartier Concordia this afternoon (northeast corner of Guy and de Maisonneuve), I snapped these photos of a...

Campus Martius – Champ de Mars

« I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion. The development procedure is more tactile. It’s about...

New park to be built on third summit of Mont-Royal

La Presse and The Gazette each reported this week that the city plans to begin the creation of a new park on the northern summit of the mountain in the...

Architectours 2009 : being a tourist in your own home

« Un petit chez soi vaut mieux qu’un grand chez les autres. » – Proverbe français Let’s face it. This summer was garbage. It rained; then...

Photo du Jour : Sunday Ritual

Recipe for Dorchester Square Renovation

Lots in the news lately about renovations to Dorchester Square, and the archaeological dig that will open up graves that date between 1799-1855, when the...

Photo du Jour – Jazz fest crowd

Jazz festival crowd on the steps of Place des Arts. Photo taken July 4th, 2009 by Spacing Montreal flickr pooler, pasdecouleur.

Island hopping Montreal-styles

A ferry whisks 12 bicycles and their riders across the St-Lawrence river to the Boucherville Islands provincial park. On your typical STM map of Montreal...