The Gazette has part 2 of Linda Gyulai’s latest investigation into a piece of land in RDP that’s been flipped and flipped again, always with a loss to public funds. The accompanying video is a good introduction to the story.
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Kate
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Kate
Police shot a coyote dead in Rivière-des-Prairies on the weekend. They had received several calls about an aggressive animal, then the cops killed it when it headed toward a man and dog with intentions that were not friendly.
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Kate
The Oratory’s plan to turn its massive dome into a public attraction and lookout point has been unveiled, a project meant to start in 2020.
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Kate
An indigenous group spent several years creating a program to educate SPVM police about the background and needs of their community, but it has been scrapped in favour of a different one offered by a consultant the police like better.
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Kate
In another impractical bit of politicking, Ensemble Montreal is suggesting the STM recompense users who make complaints. I mean, what could go wrong?
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Kate
So far from offering him back his old job as police chief, the minister of public security says the SPVM should show Philippe Pichet the door. More on why Martin Coiteux has made the report public (the CTV piece says “Coiteux said he made the report public because Montrealers deserve to know what’s happening in their face” which reads strangely to me – autocorrect error?)
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Kate
Grand Prix weekend is nearly upon us. The Journal has some notes on the events.
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Kate
With China having closed the door to recycling for the west, Montreal will be working out better and more local ways to recycle our rejects.
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Kate
Another cigarette stubbed out in a flowerpot, another fire.
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Kate
The city’s ban on thin plastic bags is theoretically in effect. Interviews in the piece cast doubt on whether there’s any point.
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Kate
I find it odd that the story about the STM contracting to buy more Azur trains is seen more in terms of saving jobs for Bombardier than as an upgrade for the city.
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Kate
The 34th Tour de l’île went off without a hitch, 25,000 cyclists taking to the streets Sunday under sunny skies. Radio-Canada contrasted Weekend de rêve pour cyclistes with Weekend de cauchemar pour les automobilistes but that’s the same every year.
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