The pedestrian bridge over the Lachine Canal at Atwater will close for repairs all winter, and some say it isn’t safe for people to walk across the Charlevoix bridge instead.
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Yanai Elbaz, found guilty last month of various charges connected with corruption around the construction of the MUHC hospital, has been sentenced to 39 months in prison, but the MUHC will have to sue him in civil court to try to reclaim the simoleons. CTV says bluntly that Elbaz accepted a $10M bribe from SNC-Lavalin.
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In the Journal, Daphnée Hacker-B. describes ongoing garbage pickup problems and possible solutions, although the headline “Vidanges aussi négligées que nos rues” is neither a fair head to the story, nor true.
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Ménard’s idea of just copying the dutch system is wishful thinking, many can’t even be bothered to take out the recycling/trash on the right days let alone carry it.
The current way of doing things does strike me as being terribly inefficient, drive 10-20 meters, pick up trash and drive another 10-20 meters and repeat. If we concentrated the trash bags to a handful of locations along a city block (let’s say beneath lamp posts) we really could see increased efficiency.
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The hundred or so Aéroports de Montréal workers told to accept a deep pay cut or walk held a demonstration Sunday afternoon. Some of them had worked for ADM for 25 years.
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The Journal has a complicated story about how the city lost $4.7 million to fraud ten years ago, and was unable to trace the money or get it back. With a timeline.
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Atlantic’s Citylab looks at Montreal’s rents and why they’re not as high as some cities on the continent.
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It won’t come as a surprise that the OCPM has found that the almost complete ban on traffic on the Camillien-Houde this summer wasn’t very popular and proposes the city find a different compromise.
Update: Valérie Plante says she will follow the OCPM’s recommendations concerning Camillien-Houde.
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More women are taking the well-paid jobs at city hall.
Dominic 20:16 on 2018-12-17 Permalink
Crossed the Charlevoix bridge a few times a week with my dog when I lived in the area. Its not fantastic, its a tight fit when there is someone coming in the other direction. I’m not sure its dangerous though.
Alex L 20:33 on 2018-12-17 Permalink
It may not be that dangerous for people on foot, but crossing it with a wheelchair, a baby stroller or a bike can become hazardous, especially as everyone will end up using the western sidewalk.