{"id":9151,"date":"2011-01-22T05:38:35","date_gmt":"2011-01-22T10:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/?p=9151"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:51:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:51:32","slug":"spacing-saturday-facadism-carbon-neutrality-and-holy-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/01\/22\/spacing-saturday-facadism-carbon-neutrality-and-holy-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Saturday: Fa\u00e7adism, Carbon Neutrality and Holy Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2635\/4162488840_e56f7c7f12_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ss\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/images\/feature-graphics\/feature-spacingsaturday-600.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"so\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-ottawa.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dwight Williams responds to criticism about the lack of a business case for a<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2011\/01\/18\/opinion-downtown-library-vital-to-entire-region\/\"> new central library<\/a> in Downtown Ottawa and in the process reflects on the role of central libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Evan Thornton reflects on the\u00a0phenomenon of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2011\/01\/20\/a-facade-too-far\/\">fa\u00e7adism<\/a> and wonders when it may be preferable to start fresh if the facade in question isn&#8217;t particularly interesting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sa\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-atlantic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Natascia Lypny writes on the debate about the future of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2011\/01\/21\/skating-around-the-important-questions\/\">outdoor skating oval <\/a>in Halifax Common. While the future of the oval has been the subject of a populist appeal, long term considerations have yet to be adressed.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Melville profiles a public effort to find a solution to oppressive on-street\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2011\/01\/18\/events-guide-the-parking-ban-stand\/\">winter parking measures<\/a> in Halifax&#8217;s North End neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"st\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-toronto.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite Rob Ford&#8217;s claims of being elected on mandate not to build LRT, a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZOeHyFigqwI\">new poll<\/a> released this week shows that most Torontonians still favour the Transit City plan, Dylan Ried comments on what this could mean for the Mayor&#8217;s ability to compromise.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Ried reports on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/01\/18\/could-a-neighbourhood-be-carbon-neutral\/\">Project Neutral<\/a> initiative which is looking to build a template for Canadian neighbourhoods to gain carbon\u00a0neutrality.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sm\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-montreal.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Julie Matlin continues the\u00a0<em>Watch NFB<\/em> series, this week profiling the interactive web project\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/01\/18\/watch-nfb-holy-mountain-an-interactive-project-based-on-montreals-mount-royal\/\">Holy Mountain<\/a> <\/em>which aims to explore the spiritual connections between Montrealers and the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Devin Alfro responds to speculations that Montreal has<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/01\/17\/too-many-councillors-in-montreal\/\"> too many municipal politicians<\/a> by truly exploring the issue through comparing council sizes in major cities throughout North America and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Photograph by Chris Fizik<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. 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