Tag Archives: Ville-Marie Borough

Reconstruction & Obstructionism – the Case for Greater Autonomy

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Early one morning late last week Mayor Coderre announced that a portion of the Ville-Marie Expressway will be covered over in time for the city’s 375th anniversary and by the end of the day the idea was shot down in … Continue reading →

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What to do with Le Faubourg?

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Once upon a time Le Faubourg Ste-Catherine was quite the place to be. I remember when I first started coming downtown as a teenager (around the turn of the century) Le Faubourg seemed quintessentially Montreal – a large and often … Continue reading →

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