The city is putting up $18 millions for projects enlarging access to the river, and it’s putting further millions into spiffing up its parks.
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Kate
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Kate
The Insectarium is to close soon for two years for a depth renovation. The facility will be getting much bigger, which is all very well – but I’ve said before I’m concerned about deserving projects gradually swallowing up the green space in the botanical garden over time.
Ephraim
Does that BUG you? (Sorry, could not resist.)
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Kate
Valérie Plante says the city’s being unfairly blamed for winter conditions by people sick of the season.
dwgs
She’s going to have to learn that sometimes it’s better not to respond…
Jonathan
What a good lesson dwgs!
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Kate
QMI asks whether the city’s expensive croque-glace machines were worth the price, given they can only work under specific conditions or else risk tearing up road and sidewalk surfaces. Note the heavy presence of Lionel Perez in this story. But it may be true that the city oughtn’t to have invested in a dozen of these gadgets before testing one in real world, real winter conditions.
mare
I vaguely remember they tested one or two (in Verdun?) last year.
Steve Q
I hate to repeat myself again but heated sidewalk would have been a much better investment. Yes, they wouldn’t be covering the entire city but so is these new ”toys” who won’t go on certain sidewalk because they are too narrow.s
dwgs
If we have purchased a bunch of these things why are we not seeing them in action? Are they waiting for an even icier winter?
Kevin
Ice needs to be at least 3 cm thick to use them without damaging the sidewalk. So if there’s one bare patch (because all the salt was dumped in one spot) they can’t use them.
Alex L
Problem is, we don’t seem to have real winter conditions anymore.
Bill Binns
I think the large scale heating of sidewalks throughout the city is unworkable. Even for a province that is swimming in budget megawatts like we are, the amount of energy needed would be staggering. Years ago somebody posted an article on this blog that explained what it would take to melt snow in place rather than trucking it around and it was eye-opening.
Faiz Imam
I susepct we will see more use for these machines as time goes by. The conditions for ice rink type hazards is a lot of snow on the ground, followed by worm temperatures and rain, followed by a deep freeze. We’re def going to see more of that sort of variability going forward.
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Kate
In Wednesday’s stabbing incident near Decarie Square, the older of the two victims has died, making him homicide #4. The background story is still vague but police seem to think the two men attacked each other.
Kevin
Kate
Thanks, Kevin! Added to my side column alongside the others.
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Kate
Snow is making it easier to track coyotes and get a handle on their behaviour in city settings. The east end has seen a surge in coyote sightings recently.
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