[URBAN NOTE] Ten Montréal links
- La Presse notes the restoration of the old Archambault sign to its location at Sainte-Catherine and Berri. (I am reminded of the Sam the Record Man sign in Toronto.)
- HuffPostQuebec notes that some of the strings of balls from 18 nuances de gai are up for sale.
- Expelling Hong Kong activists from the Montréal pride parade should not have been done. CBC Montreal reports.
- Camillien-Houde Way, on Mount Royal, will become more difficult for cyclists with the removal of a traffic light. CTV reports.
- Les Forges de Montréal, heritage to the city’s blacksmithing tradition, has been saved. Global News reports.
- Historian Desmond Morton, of McGill, has died. CBC Montreal reports.
- The City of Montréal is trying to fight against food insecurity. CBC Montreal U>reports.
- Craig Desson at CBC Montreal reports on the lasting legacy of Moshe Safdie and Habitat 67, and the replication of this prefabricated concrete model in rising Asia.
- Actions of clients are the leading causes of delays on the Metro. CBC Montreal reports.
Written by Randy McDonald
September 6, 2019 at 11:45 am
Posted in Assorted, Canada, Demographics, Economics, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Science, Social Sciences, Urban Note
Tagged with agriculture, archambault, architecture, blacksmith, canada, claude cormier + associés, food, glbt issues, habitat 67, hong kong, in memoriam, mass transit, montréal, moshe safdie, mount royal, mount royal park, parks, popular culture, québec, sam the record man, shopping, subways, Urban Note, village gay