Tag Archives: Montréal

A Resolution: to be Even Better than the Real Thing

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Apologies for the lack of new content over the last couple of weeks, but what can I say I think we’ve all been busy right? A good friend of mine is back from San Francisco and we’ve been talking cities, … Continue reading →

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Tramway Considerations for Montréal’s Birthday

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So it looks like Richard Bergeron has his own ideas concerning our city’s 375th Anniversary, and has proposed 37.5 km of new tram routes ready-to-go by 2017. Apparently, a finance working group has been established, though precisely what this means … 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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A Sensible Approach to Redeveloping Griffintown

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Let me make myself perfectly clear; being in favour of enhanced local government involvement in residential and commercial planning is not, in any way shape or form, anti-business. Nor is it necessarily going to lead to nepotism or otherwise create … Continue reading →

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The Big Picture

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

I’ve been having trouble coming up with something to talk about. I have to thank Wikipedia author Chicoutimi for updating the entry for ‘Greater Montreal’ with this graphic, which got me thinking on a different level. The City of Montréal … Continue reading →

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Historic Perspectives on the City – Place Bonaventure & Place du Canada

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So this is a sight we’ll never see again. Place Bonaventure, prior to its renovation, with the Métro tunnel being constructed in the foreground, adjacent to the (then) recently completed Chateau Champlain and Place du Canada building, from the Laurentian … Continue reading →

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