Getting there
2010/03/10
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After the De la Concorde Overpass in 2006, the sinking of Boulevard de Maisonneuve in 2007, the falling blocks of concrete on Rue Peel last year, we discover that the Laval métro tunnel is already falling apart! And why not? Let it come down! » »

Urban WIN: Organic Store, Avenue du Parc

2010/03/07
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Urban WIN: Organic Store, Avenue du Parc

Residents now have a new choice for their groceries thanks to the store, with its GREEN signs, which sends a message to the populace that life has taken root in this former zone of awful.  » »

Urban FAIL: ESSO Boul. Saint-Laurent

2010/03/07
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Urban FAIL: ESSO Boul. Saint-Laurent

All my buddies from the Mile-End, the Plateau, and the North of the city the least bit sensitive to aesthetics were talking about it as if it were a calamity. From everywhere, people were shouting at me: “Have you seen what they’re building at the corner of Blvd. Saint-Laurent and Rue Sherbrooke? Tell me, have... » »

Urban FAIL: Coffeehouse

2010/03/07
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Urban FAIL: Coffeehouse

Let’s ignore the question of the language laws for the moment, and think instead in terms of sociology, or even socio-linguistics rather. In English, a Germanic language with a superstratum of Gallo-Romance words, and other terms taken from French over the years, we usually use “café” to refer to the place where coffee is sold in cups... » »

WAR ON YOUNG PEOPLE

Get Ready for the Big Crunch

2010/02/24
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Get Ready for the Big Crunch

While candy bars are good, I’m actually referring to the coming crunch on young people’s futures. Baby Boomers Are Going To Retire Soon, and we’ve got to protect the inviolable right to a cool couple hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax-free retirement assets. During all this, along comes Lucien Bouchard, his gang of... » »

 

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Changes at neumontréal.com

We've moved to an allegedly faster server and upgraded our multi-lingual interface. In the process, however, the category table was scrambled and a few...  » »

Tuition Hikes & Foreign Students

In L’Actualité, Jean-François Lisée takes a progressive & sovereigntist perspective as he analyses the recent proposition by Bouchard & Co. for the Americanization of Québec’s...  » »

Haiti Deadline

For your information, February 12 is the last day for matching funds for donations from the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. More info here: FAQs – Haiti...  » »

 
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