City wants to get a handle on delivery vehicles
The city wants to get a handle on the chaos of delivery vehicles, which this piece deems currently to be a Far West.
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Blork 11:53 on 2025-07-12 Permalink
I think they mean a “wild west.”
jeather 11:54 on 2025-07-12 Permalink
“Quant aux livraisons de biens de type Amazon, Montréal veut multiplier la présence de « points de dépôt », comme des comptoirs de collecte dans les commerces ou des casiers à colis.”
There was a really nice one near me but it closed — I never understood how it was financially sustainable. Canada Post dropped off there, which was convenient — I occasionally sent Amazon packages there but for some reason it would always take several days longer that way.
Kate 12:31 on 2025-07-12 Permalink
Blork, yes, in English we would say “Wild West” but in French it’s deeply implanted that the expression is Far West. It even has a page on the French Wikipedia where it says, somewhat inaccurately, that it’s “une expression anglaise” which I don’t think it ever was.
I mean, the words are English but it isn’t a natural term in English, not in the sense of meaning the cowboy days of the American West.
There are some interesting links in the Wikipédia for “Far West” – two American westerns (1928 and 1942) which were retitled “Far West” for French distribution, and two natively French productions using the phrase as a title. No movie made in English was ever originally titled “Far West”.
John B 13:47 on 2025-07-12 Permalink
Far West was an outdoor clothing brand based in Vernon, BC, that was big in Goretex coats in the 90s and early 2000s, but went bankrupt and the brand was bought by Mark’s.
Robert H 16:23 on 2025-07-12 Permalink
The term “far west” as it’s used en français is forever fixed in my mind with a certain 90s classic by franco-rap god MC Solaar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=1R2etg__x1Y
ottawaowl 00:39 on 2025-07-13 Permalink
Fixed in my mind from 1963: Hold-up au Far West. Love the cowboy! Ce court métrage canadien d’animation emprunte avec humour les symboles classiques des westerns américains. https://www.nfb.ca/film/hold_up_au_far_west/
Orr 21:36 on 2025-07-13 Permalink
In Quebec the far west is the Abitibi.
It even has gold prospectors.