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Kate
A shot was fired but two men ended up stabbed Wednesday morning, which could only have happened in St‑Henri.
Sam
why only in saint henri?
MarcG
Gangs in St-Henri are well-known for their use of the bayonet.
Alternatively: The slang term ‘Shank’ refers to a homemade knife used as a weapon. The expression ‘to a T’ means ‘perfectly’. The name ‘Henry’ is often shortened to ‘Hank’ in English so St-Henri becomes St-Hank. If someone shoots at someone but misses, and then proceeds to stab them, you might sarcastically say they ‘sThanked’ (or ‘St-Hanked’) them. Pretty cryptic joke, understandable that you missed it.
Ian
Something something knife to a gunfight
I used to live around the corner from there, back when there was a biker clubhouse on St Ferdinand. The neighbourhood’s gotten super gentrified since then (understatement) but sometimes, as Kate points out, the old hood is still there.
Blork
I was going to say the same about bringing a knife to a gunfight. But in this case, the knife seems to be the winner.
I briefly lived in The Hank in the early 90s. I came for the cheap rent and thought I’d stay for the people (getting in touch with my working-class roots and all that). After ten months I basically said “fuck the people” and moved back to the Plateau.
Ian
I stayed longer than that, I’m originally from North Central Hamilton so I guess my tolerance of “the people” is a bit higher. It seemed very homey to me. The Plateau was way more happening though so I ended up back up on St Larry after a couple of years bouncing around St Henri. Honestly in many ways I miss the old “gritty” Montreal of the 80s and 90s, and not just for the cheap rents.
Blork
I’m also from a steel town, and I spent the first decade of my adult life trying to get away from that and to level up. So my brief foray back into the mess was less than successful. I was also in a particularly grim part of the Hank, to be fair. That said, I too miss some of the grit from those days. Some. Everything seems so bespoke (and thus, expensive) now by comparison.
But when I walk around the Main and the Plateau now, I envy the selection of cafes and restaurants that are available as compared to when I was coming up. In particular, the cheaper take-away places, of which there are so many, and so diverse. Back in the day there was the odd pizza slice place, a handful of sausage joints (which I loved, but when it’s the only option it’s less appealing). And literally one café on the Main (a Van Houtte on Larry and des Pins.) One! No Indian places, no tacos, no empanadas, no nothing. So for variety, I like it better now. But it could stand to be a bit less shiny.
Ian
There’s certainly a lot more decent Mexican food 😀
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Kate
QMI complains that the city is taking its time to select a developer for the Îlot Voyageur project, although the observation that the existing building is falling apart is irrelevant since it will have to be taken down in any case. I don’t see a problem with the city taking time to make sure it’s got the best deal for a project in a location like that.
Nicholas
But surely there is a “too much time”. I don’t know when that is, but I keep hearing about this housing crisis, I keep seeing rent going up, and Agora Montreal’s page dates back to October 2020, with a RFP from the city that month. The city bought it in 2018. Nine years ago the plan was apparently a commercial tower for Revenue Quebec, and it stopped serving buses over 13 years ago. I don’t blame the city for all this, but it has been over 6 years since this administration bought the building. How long is too long?
Kate
Fair enough.
Joey
If the choice of a developer is fraught, the city could just contract for the building’s demolition (assuming the building will be completely replaced), so that the lot is closer to shovel-ready once a contract has been awarded. Anyway, the management of this process undercuts the city’s rhetoric around the housing crisis – it’s hard to assign blame to the province with a straight face when you can’t even get a straightforward housing project off the ground.
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Kate
A university lecturer spends some time helping others with the written word in Hochelaga’s Chic Resto Pop. Did I not see a similar story awhile back about someone who acted as a public writer at the Mordecai Richler library?
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Kate
We’ve seen much worse, but there’s blowing snow and cold temperatures Wednesday. -
Kate
I hope no reader of this blog needs to use a food bank, but there’s no shame in needing that kind of help. La Presse outlines how food banks work and how to access them.
Daniel
That’s a pretty good primer! When I’ve shown up in the past to help people I knew (making a pick-up for them basically), I’ve been struck by how there are tons of different people there. So if you have a mental image of who might show up at a food bank, you might be surprised. I’ve also been surprised at how pleasant it’s been. As in, you might not exactly WANT to be there, but the people working/volunteering there have been cool and helpful, even if you’re not sure what the deal is at first.
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Kate
The year’s first pedestrian fatality took place Tuesday when a woman was hit by a semi-trailer truck in Lachine.
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