The Plateau is banning new ad billboards, although existing ones are grandfathered in.
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The embiggened Molson Stadium is annoying some local residents and heritage folks with its noise and its sightline obstruction, but I’m afraid it’s a fait accompli and they’re not going to succeed in having it removed now.
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Not too surprising to read that many schools in Montreal are near fast food restaurants, especially in poorer parts of town.
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Street kids fest in the Quartier Latin introduces the GIAP, a group that lets ex-street-kids aid others out of the same situation. It continues through today.
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There’s a movement afoot to reintroduce permission to keep chickens in the city. I’m not surprised it was Jean Drapeau who banned them – it’s typical of his ideas of modernity.
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San Francisco writer takes in the Just for Laughs twins parade but doesn’t mention its origin: Gilbert Rozon’s twin sisters Luce and Lucie.
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The new age bookstore Boule de Neige on Saint-Denis is holding a closing sale, unable to compete with online shopping and other sources.
JaneB 17:45 on 2010/07/28 Permalink
This is a great idea – chickens are also excellent garbage-eaters. Sheep would be even nicer – the perfect replacement for power lawn mowers….(If only there were an animal replacement for leaf-blowers and yes, power saws but I’m not holding my breath)….Seriously – chickens and sheep need to return to the city.