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Quiz : Name this job
What does the city of Montreal pay this guy to do? Update: Thanks for these insightful / hilarious comments. Ignacio Campillo nailed it right off the bat...
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“Neighbourhood” consultations
Eagle-eyed Fagstein makes an interesting point about community consultations in Montreal: in some cases they aren’t held anywhere near the community...
By Christopher DeWolf -
More deaths by snow plow: a sad day in Montreal
At first I didn’t believe it. Three pedestrians were killed in two separate accidents involving snow plowing equipment in Montreal today...
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GeoMontreal Wants Destination Ideas for Ethical Tourism Map.
Got a Montreal secret that you’re bursting to let out? Now is your chance to get it onto an international tourism map. GeoMontréal is soliciting...
By Alanah Heffez -
Getting Over the Snow
The Montreal Gazette’s number 1 news story of 2008: It snowed. The city was treated to 3.7 meters of the stuff between November 2007 and April...
By Alanah Heffez -
Indoor Places
Montreal seems to contract in the wintertime. The snow, we can handle, but when the bitter cold sets in, and every minute outside is feels like a slap in...
By Alanah Heffez -
Elevator in subway
The Program to equip Montreal’s metro stations with elevators is now underway. What originally started in the new stations in Laval is being brought...
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By-law passed against cat owners in Rosemont – La Petite Patrie
Be advised: according to this morning’s CBC Radio broadcast, the Rosemont – La Petite Patrie borough has passed a by-law that limits each...
By KC Bolton -
Garbage week in Quebec
Oh boy! Not only is it garbage day on my street, it is garbage reduction week all across Quebec from October 19-26th! Lets celebrate with some exciting...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour – Wired
Photo taken Sept 25th on the corner of Marie-Anne and Hotel-de-Ville. Kristian Gravenor recently reported on his blog that that electrical poles have been...
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Mapping the Commute: Income and Driving to work
In the spirit of Monday’s car-free day, this post asks the question: are those who earn higher incomes more likely to drive to work? Using 2006 Canadian...
By KC Bolton -
Suck It Up – Underground Trash-Vaccuuming to Replace Dump Trucks in QDS
The automated waste collection system sucks away trash, recyclables and organic waste through underground pipes with a 90 km per hour sucking power. Image...
By Alanah Heffez