Category Archives: Waddayoutink?

Oddball Ideas for the New Mayor

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Denis Coderre was sworn in as the 44th mayor of Montréal last Thursday, along with the city’s estimated 50,000 councillors (I kid, there are 102 councillors, and I’m not altogether certain we’re over-represented, but I digress). Coderre said everything one … Continue reading →

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Montreal’s Ugliest Building

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Came across an interesting conversation on Montreal City Weblog that started out about a bit of news that the Hilton Bonaventure is up for sale but ended up on the subject of some of our city’s ugliest buildings. The question … Continue reading →

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The Four Years We Fix Everything

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Turcot Interchange, aerial perspective shortly before completion Call this an early campaign promise. I figure we can fix more-or-less every major infrastructure problem in our city in a single concerted effort – a four year program of various projects all … Continue reading →

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Are there deer in Mount Royal Park?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So a couple days ago I’m hanging out with my roommate and his buddy says to me, he says, “y’all wouldn’t believe this shit but I saw a deer up on the Mountain.” Straight up hand to god he swears … Continue reading →

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On the Métro Impasse

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

There’s been a fair bit of talk about extending the Montréal Métro of late in the English Press. Typical; now removed from the halls of power the English media spends its time twiddling their thumbs and dreaming about what could … Continue reading →

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So apparently we’re getting a very expensive bridge…

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

…and as always, efficiency takes a back seat when it comes to stimulus spending and infrastructure development in the Montréal region. The CBC announced a plan by the Conservative government of Stephen Harper (in case you were unaware) to build … Continue reading →

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