Guillaume Saint-Jean shows us that what remained of the Franciscan convent on René-Lévesque after the fire in February has since been demolished.
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Kristian Gravenor tells us about the 19th-century prison that still exists under Place Vauquelin next to City Hall.
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The Alouettes’ Walter Spencer is out of danger after getting stabbed in a bar brawl earlier this week, but no news on when he will play again. Quarterback Anthony Calvillo is also expected not to play this afternoon against Hamilton (and, later note, his replacement did an OK job as the team quashed their opponents 27-6).
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Since most people won’t be reading The Métropolitain, I recommend Alan Hustak’s criticism of the Tories’ plan for lots of new jails as required reading this weekend.
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The movie of Mordecai Richler’s Barney’s Version, not open here yet, has been a hit at the Venice film festival: “There were whole sections that dealt with the French-Anglo conflict in Canada that had to go,” said the film’s director, Richard J. Lewis.
The film is partly set in Montreal, partly in Rome.
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Globe & Mail has a profile of Équiterre co-founder Steven Guilbeault and a glimpse of the upcoming Maison du développement durable supposed to be constructed on Ste-Catherine next to the Théâtre du Nouveau-Monde.
Sue me, but how can an environmental crusader justify having four kids?
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david
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kyle
“Sue me, but how can an environmental crusader justify having four kids?”
We need to call people on this more often.
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Kate
david: thanks for the notes. I haven’t been walking past there because the street’s so torn up – obviously I’ve missed stuff!
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Childfree By Choice
“Sue me, but how can an environmental crusader justify having four kids?”
ABSOLUTELY AGREE !
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walkerp
He’s a proud Quebecer and French-Canadian and I suspect his 4 children are partly the result of his belief in older Quebec traditions of large families. I worked with him for a couple of years and other than his 4 children he really does lead a pretty exemplary low-impact life.
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Le Devoir has an interesting piece today looking back at the Eucharistic Congress of 1910 and a public debate about language and religion that took place in the midst of the festivities.
actually, i’m happy to report that the mdd at ste-catherine/clark is well-advanced: they’re pouring the fourth story (of five) this week. and proof! http://www.mtlurb.com/forums/showpost.php?p=97169&postcount=216
a small aside: it blows me away that this building happened while 2-22 didn’t. if, a year ago, i’d had to lay odds, i’d have put that one at 100/1. montreal is a very strange town.