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A dispatch from Spacing public art editor Leah Sandals:<\/em><\/p>\n

Kalisse de tabernac! I went to Montreal last weekend and witnessed a kind of recent addition to the tam tams, that impromptu drumming-and-dancing-and-frisbeeing-and-whatevering gathering that happens on sunny sunday afternoons on Mont Royal. This addition is a completely unregulated midaeval-style battle for everyone from Harry Potter-struck kidlets to oldtime D&D fanatics who just never said die. Their shields, swords, daggers, maces and spears are all made from duct tape. Canadian Tire (or excuse me, Rona) must be making a killing off this newfangled public play trend. And my brother tells me these guys are making the dudes at nearby smoothie bars a fair bit richer as well. Un mead boost avec to wheatgrass, s’il vous plait.<\/p>\n

On a less hilarious but no less important note, I also noticed that Montreal streets are sporting a way nicer solution to bicycle parking than those in T.O (see photo below). Some street-parking spots have been blocked off completely for the lesser of wheel. There’s even a fairly sturdy fence around the space so no angry drivers can attempt to tip the rack over. Now if only they’d build a parking space for my trusty imaginary steed to rest after our valour-filled battles against local 5-year-olds…<\/p>\n

–Leah Sandals<\/p>\n

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