Interesting report on a collection of 500 rare musical instruments of worldwide provenance held by the Université de Montréal. Metro has a few photos but the official site has dozens, plus information on them.
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A decently well observed tourism piece on Montreal in January hits the usual spots but with more verve and better writing than usual.
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More on the history of the Victoria Bridge and what makes it an outstanding engineering feat even in our times.
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Interesting review of Al Palmer’s 1950 opus Montreal Confidential, reprinted recently by Véhicule Press.
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Not directly sparked by the Laraque sacking, but I’m hearing tweets and other scuttle adding up to this: Might it not be time for a new general manager for the Canadiens? The Bob Gainey régime hasn’t produced a Stanley Cup or even a team with cohesive spirit, and this year’s wavering between Price and Halak hasn’t done the team any favours. New owners, time for a new GM? Worth thinking about.
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The Régie du logement is recommending rental increases of 0.8% for those of us renting unheated, and even suggests that rental decreases might be appropriate in some cases. Predictably, landlords’ groups are ticked.
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Bob Gainey gave Georges Laraque his pink slip today.
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Blue-collar workers are beginning rotating strikes on Monday, but the city is hoping to maintain snow removal, supposing it’s needed.
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The city’s cancelled water meter contract will cost six million bucks this year to close out the work already done and find some new means of embarking on the work.
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The Gesù was sold out last night by a benefit for Médecins sans frontières, tonight there’s a benefit at the Telus Theatre, Friday a telethon for Haiti hosted by Luck Mervil.
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McGill is persisting in defying Quebec over its plan to increase the cost of an MBA from $1,673 to $29,500 this year.
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There are not enough rooming houses in Montreal and those that exist are often in terrible shape, and a homeless defence organization would like to see this remedied. Often the only home a poor person can afford is a single room in one of these places – it’s either that or the street.