Attacks on STM workers worsen
La Presse has a dossier Tuesday on the rising rate of attacks on the STM’s workers. Bus drivers and metro cops get it worst. Drivers are asking for anti‑attack barriers but no mention is made of the...
View ArticleLibraries hand out free eclipse specs
City libraries are handing out free eclipse glasses for April 8. Update: Time Out has an entire list of city libraries but doesn’t mention whether a library card is required. I suppose if you bring...
View ArticleCity declares single-use plastic ban a success
The city says that 92% of restaurants and other food businesses are obeying the ban on single‑use plastic.
View ArticleCity strikes deal over rendering grossness
An east-end story that has popped up periodically has finally found a resolution as the city is compelling rendering firm Sanimax to change things to reduce the stench and limit the encroachment of...
View ArticleSeniors win eviction case
Seniors at a downtown residence have avoided eviction by a certain landlord whose name often comes up in stories like this.
View ArticleInspector general survives intimidation
Brigitte Bishop, who’s been the city’s inspector general (BIG) for six years, has stories to tell about attempts to intimidate her, as she prepares to vacate her office for a new BIG, François...
View ArticleCity wants to relaunch New Year festivities
The city wants to relaunch the New Year festivities that used to take place in Old Montreal. I think I hear an echo of the collapse of JfL in “en plus de consolider la réputation de Montréal comme...
View ArticleOPP comes to tackle car thefts
Ontario provincial police have arrived in town to carry out a joint operation with the SPVM to arrest car thieves based in Montreal. A curious detail in the Radio-Canada link: “Le coup de filet...
View ArticleHôtel-Dieu shelter called unsatisfactory
The shelter for the homeless at the old Hôtel‑Dieu is criticized in a recent report as not providing sufficient support for people with certain health conditions. It does, however, give 186 people food...
View ArticlePublic transit puts pressure on Ottawa
Public transit commissions from Canada’s three largest cities are putting pressure on Ottawa for more money. The federal budget is expected in mid‑April. In other transit news, the STM is attempting to...
View ArticleMan stabbed downtown
A man was stabbed Tuesday evening near the old Forum and is in critical condition.
View ArticleDensification will “ruin Montreal”: MBC
This turned up on top of a news search Wednesday: a piece by MBC sneering at plans for urban densification and saying it’s only needed because of immigration “depuis plus de 20 ans. Au moins,...
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Graystones burn on Sherbrooke at Park
A familiar but dilapidated graystone building on Sherbrooke near Park is on fire Wednesday, causing difficulties getting around that part of town. I had to be downtown at midday, the bus routes were...
View ArticleWhy did Quebec exclude a cheaper stadium solution?
La Presse’s Vincent Brousseau-Pouliot writes that Quebec chose to exclude a solution for the Olympic stadium that would be far less expensive than the $870‑million contract that was signed recently for...
View ArticlePalestine: Big event planned Saturday
A “grande mobilisation” is planned for Saturday in support of Palestine. Two hundred organizations are said to be involved, but the time and location are not mentioned. In tangentially related news, La...
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