On the bus from Montréal
Posted in News on Mar 3rd, 2010
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Poetry in Plateau Mont Royal Council Meetings
Posted in News on Dec 17th, 2009
Snow on Plateau Mont-Royal
Last night Le Plateau Mont Royal council held a meeting to discuss snow removal. There have been tensions in the borough after the council decided not to remove snow during the weekends.
Drivers were enraged at it makes it harder to park cars and business owners were unhappy at the thought that they’d [...]
Private Contractors Snow Removal
Posted in News on Dec 13th, 2009
Here is the equipment private contractors will use for your snow removal for a price of around $300 for the season.
First Snow Storm of the Winter
Posted in News on Dec 9th, 2009
Montréal was shook today by its first snow-storm. Well, shook is as much an exaggeration as the word storm.
Canadians refer to a large deposit of snow as a storm. Storm in many peoples’ eyes gives the image of violence and extreme weather. Yet a standard Canadian snow storm is neither extreme nor violent. It’s soothing, [...]
Canada’s Unemployment Goes Down – Québec Moving Out of Recession
Posted in News on Dec 4th, 2009
Figures just published by Statistics Canada and reported by the Globe and Mail, show that Canada and Québec are once again adding jobs. The new positions are in all sectors including services, education and manufacturing in a sign that demand is growing again and things are returning to normal.
Québec has suffered less than other provinces [...]
Montréal Alouettes Grey Cup Parade 2009
Posted in News on Dec 2nd, 2009
In 2009 Montréal’s Alouettes football team won Canada’s Grey Cup against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the last few minutes. It was quite a victory and a close call.
Quick as a flash, three days later a victory parade was organized along Montréal downtown’s Rue St Catherine. The atmosphere was charged, with jubilant fans and office workers [...]
Cup cake Camp Montréal
Posted in Attractions, News on Nov 22nd, 2009
Today is Cup Cake Camp Montréal. The idea is that you can go and taste a whole set of cup cakes, have fun and meet Montréalers.
All the details are at: http://cupcakecampmtl.org/
Images from Montréal’s Santa Parade 2009
Posted in News on Nov 22nd, 2009
Here are some images from Montréal’s 2009 Santa Parade from the Gazette:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Gallery+Santa+Claus+Parade/2251835/story.html
De-icing an aeroplane’s wings
Posted in News on Nov 19th, 2009
As winter approaches here in Montréal, one is often reminded of how the city needs to adapt to its particular environment. Planes that leave Montréal’s Trudeau airport often have ice build-up overnight and need to be de-iced before taking off.
Here is a short video of the de-icing procedure at work:
Jobs Data Better in Québec than the Rest of Canada
Posted in News on Nov 6th, 2009
Unemployment statistics released today show that Canada has lost jobs in the month of October. However, Québec is an exception to this rule and has seen unemployment fall to 8.5% from 8.8% in September.
In Montréal, unemployment has fallen from 9.5% to 9.3% in a month. Although the economy is difficult throughout the world at the [...]