Category Archives: Let’s make this an election issue
The Future of Institutional Space in the Mountain Domain
An important public forum will take place at the Maison Smith up on Mount Royal Thursday night beginning at 18h00 and dealing with the future of the soon to be vacated hospitals within the ‘Mountain Domain’. The forum will be … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Political commentary, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Architecture of Montreal, Culture of Montreal, History of Montreal, Hospitals of Montreal, Landmarks of Montreal, Lord Mount Stephen, Lord Strathcona, McGill University, Montréal Hospitals, Mount Royal, Mount-Royal Park, MUHC, Parc Lafontaine, Royal Victoria Hospital
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On the STM’s Wasteful Renaming Policy
Recent news is that the STM will temporarily lift its self-imposed moratorium on renaming Métro stations so that Square-Victoria can be re-christened “Square-Victoria-OACI”. The rationale is that it will help convince the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO or OACI in … Continue reading
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Tagged History of the Montreal Métro, ICAO, Metro of Montreal, Quartier Internationale, Quartiers de Montréal, Square Victoria, STM
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The CBC should consolidate its operations in Montreal
Recently announced cuts to the CBC/Radio-Canada got me thinking: why is this particular crown corporation’s operations split between three different major Canadian cities and why is the CBC/SRC trying to rid itself of potentially lucrative real-estate? I can’t fathom why … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Culture, Canadian media, Canadian politcs, Canadian Society, CBC, Centre-Sud, Culture of Montreal, Faubourg Québec, Heritage Canada, Maison Radio-Canada, Media in Montreal, Political Commentary, Quartier des Médias, Quartier des Mélasses, Social Commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Urban Renewal
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The Mordecai Richler Monument to Municipal Illogic
Hat’s off to Bill Brownstein over at the Gazette for shedding some light on the unnecessary civic embarrassment and ode to illogical urban planning that is the saga of the Mordecai Richler Pavilion. You likely know the ‘pavilion’ as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Marvin Rotrand, Mile End, Milton-Parc, Mordecai Richler, Mount Royal Gazebo, Mount-Royal Park, Parc Avenue, Plateau Mont Royal, Tam-Tams
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Gong Show {Part Deux}
Thought this clip of Jean_luc Mongrain going off about mediocrity in Quebec from about twenty years ago was worth highlighting. Enjoy! The PQ has backed itself into a corner. The more they turn up the heat on the charter issue, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Quebec Election, CAQ, Charter of Quebec Values, Claude Blanchet, Françoise David, Le Cartier Apartments, Les Janettes, Parti Québécois, Pauline Marois, Philippe Couillard, PLQ, Politics of Québec, PQ, QS, Québec Liberal Party, Quebec culture, Quebecor
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Monsieur le Maire, Tear Down this… Railing?
I don’t really know what to call that metal bar running along the edge of the property pictured above, but I’m pretty sure I know what it represents. I snapped this pic in Saint Henri but if you live in … Continue reading →
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