New York Times looks at Montreal’s approach to coyotes, with some history of the species and sidelights on how it’s evolving to adapt to us.
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Kate
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Kate
The early start to winter means the city has suspended ten road construction sites that were meant to be completed this year. With a list.
Ian
Wow, makes you wonder if Clark will EVER be finished.
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Kate
The city’s first completely zero energy building was named a popular favourite ahead of several other buildings, parks and places. (I wasn’t aware of any such competition, although I get a lot of PR stuff and notices because of the blog.)
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Kate
A cat that slipped into a shipment of auto parts from Nova Scotia ended up in Montreal 1200 km away from its home, where it was identified and will be shipped back to its owner. Nothing like a feelgood cat rescue story for the impending holidays.
jeather
I’m always up for a happy cat story. That cat is extra cute.
Michael Black
The CBC reports today, Sunday, that the cat is safely home.
The story didn’t seem quite right, how could someone miss a cat in a parcel? Then later, it was revealed to be tire rims, which are heavy enough that some extra weight wouldn’t be noticed, and enough empty space inside for the cat. So it wasn’t someone wrapping a cat in a box as a Christmas present.
Michael
Blork
The reporting on that story has been shoddy all around. Some reports say the parcel was shipped to Montreal. Others say it was going to Edmonton but the cat escaped from the box in Montreal. Some reports say the cat escaped while in the truck; others say the cat escaped at the warehouse/sorting facility. Some reports say the box was “mailed” and other reports say it was sent by Purolator (and some reports say both!).
So, while this is just a puff story, shoddy reporting on any story casts a shadow on that reporter/publisher’s reporting on important stories. What are they teaching these kids in J-school these days?
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Kate
The mayor has announced a revitalization program for RDP-PAT and specifically for Notre-Dame Street as it runs through the borough. There’s also a promise of more buses, maybe a tramway for Notre-Dame and the creation of a permanent river shuttle based on successful test runs back in the summer – and a restatement of the endless promise of an extension to the blue line.
js 13:03 on 2018-12-16 Permalink
Am I the only one who thinks of calling the hotline to ask where the best places & times of day to spot them are?