State of the roads: Boroughs are not equal La Presse finds that boroughs are far from equal in the state of their roads. The difference varies from 60% of its side streets in poor shape in Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve, down to only 8% in St‑Laurent. The central boroughs may have the most decrepit side streets but the reasons are known: they’re the oldest parts of […]
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St-Denis resents Mont-Royal business CityNews talked to a couple of restaurant owners on St‑Denis who say they resent the business that Mont‑Royal Avenue gets because it’s pedestrianized all summer. Someone even gets in a dig at the REV for displacing parking. But it’s a question of urban geography. You can close Mont‑Royal all summer because it’s relatively narrow for […]
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City is greener but has not met targets Montreal overall is greener than it was – greenhouse gas emissions are down, thousands of trees have been planted, active transport has been encouraged and the chronic waste of drinking water from leaky old water mains has been slowed down, if not halted. But each of these items is still a work in progress, as […]
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Montreal melon, bis I’m almost considering adding the Montreal melon to the list of annual news stories, because periodically there will be a piece about the fabled fruit being revived, but then you never see it in a store or in the market, until a new claim is made.
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