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Blogger Arrested in Toronto Sewer Exploration
Last weekend, Spacing Montreal contributor Andrew Emond was arrested during a foray into Toronto’s sewer system. According to an article in the...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du jour – Ruelle from Hell
Looking south down an alleyway on Duluth Avenue East between Hotel-de-Ville and Laval Avenues.
By Adam Bemma -
STM to finally launch airport bus service
On March 29, the STM will launch the 747 “Express Bus” which will shuttle travellers and airport employees between downtown Montreal and the...
By Chris Erb -
Photo du Jour: Parade day police
A group of mounted police wait at the top of Crescent street for the Alouette’s Grey Cup victory parade to take off around noon on December 2nd 2009.
By Alanah Heffez -
État d’urgence
Arguably the biggest public space event of the year. Montreal-based arts collective ATSA (Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable) is hosting État...
By Adam Bemma -
A Montreal whodunnit: How to make sense of all these firebombings
Photo from mtlp‘s photostream on Flickr While a whodunnit may sound fun, it’s disquieting and mysterious to think who’s throwing all...
By Jacob Larsen -
Les seringues usagées, les humains jetés
« Oh mama, I didn’t know life was this hard Oh mama, my innocence has been tarred » – Paula Cole L’utilisation de drogues injectables : je...
By Émile Thomas -
Bread, Circuses and Public Spaces
The winter gloves came out in full force the first night of October; any trace of a possible Indian summer has coldly been erased from our minds. Some are...
By Émile Thomas -
Beyond the Highway’s End
While I’ve been nearly absent from Spacing Montreal in the past 2-3 months, I’ve been working in two Cree communities in Northern Quebec. One...
By Alanah Heffez -
Are Taxis Public Space?
A Montreal Taxi driver is contesting a $1400 fine for decorating his dashboard with flags, family photos, and mezuzas (Hebrew scrolls). The Taxi Bureau...
By Alanah Heffez -
Thinking beyond the Shuko
« I like the way you comb your hair I like the stylish clothes you wear It’s just the little things you do That makes me want to sleep with you. » –...
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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...
By Émile Thomas