Radio-Canada talked to one of the residents of the homeless encampment on Notre‑Dame East, which has been given three extensions by the court but may be on the way out soon. The residents don’t know whether it will be evicted tomorrow or not.
The interviewee claims that he fixes bicycles and gives them away, and gives away phones and clothing and so forth. But to be blunt, the photos show heaps of trash, an outdoor hoarder’s collection.
Anyone who’s walked from downtown to Mount Royal on a hot day will not be surprised to find that it’s been confirmed: downtown is six degrees hotter than the mountain.
Weird, the headline says “up to six degrees”, but the body says “average difference of around six degrees”.
We really need to teach more maths.
It’s a handwavy amount, Chris.
My mistake, I thought it was a scientific measurement, by a master’s student doing research on temperature patterns. I guess the maximum and the mean are basically the same thing. /s
I noticed something similar on Thursday last week: I’m was in Park Ex and it was almost comfortable. Minutes later I get out of the metro in Plateau and sweat is making trails down my head before I’ve walked a block.
Park Ex seems to have a weird microclimate that makes it a bit colder than other areas nearby. Its trees often turn much earlier in the fall, too.
TBH I hadn’t noticed, but I’ll buy it. It could be in part becaue it’s not protected by the mountain.
Do you find this true for all of Parc Ex, or just parts of it? I’m usually down on Jean-Talon or south from there since my friends above Jarry moved to the east end.
Sylvain Kabbouchi, assumed to be one of the leaders of the Arab Power gang that’s been active in Laval and Montreal, has been killed in Donnacona prison. He was 26 and serving an indeterminate sentence for murder.
The CTV article looks like it’s word-for-word poorly translated version of the Noovo.info article.
Note the use of the word ‘assassinated’ rather than the more common ‘murdered’. Or “considered one of the heads of the group” vs. “une des têtes dirigeantes du groupe.”
The term “with files”, as I understand it, should mean that one is acknowledging the original research or reporting of another. I’m not sure it means the same as “using Google translate” without verifying.
And the article is what, 200 words?
The journalist couldn’t simply have taken 10 minutes to write 200 words *in their own words*?
Very discouraging.
Two men with an avocation for finding sunken vehicles with sonar were called in to look for a man missing since 1988. They found at least two vehicles and possible human remains inside one vehicle in the Mille‑Îles River.
Interesting, but why is this work left to volunteers who bought their own sonar?
You’d figure the coast guard or SQ would be doing this.
I suspect that a project to scan all the waterways around Montreal would solve quite a few cold cases, and maybe find a few other interesting things too.
CBC looks into the oversaturated tattoo market and how it’s making it difficult for artists to earn a living.
Can’t afford to drink, can’t afford to party, can’t afford to eat out. Groceries are a stretch, and rent is a monthly crisis. So yeah—not being able to afford a tattoo definitely tracks.
I’ve wanted a David Côté (aka David Peyote) tattoo for about ten years now, ever since I discovered his work back in 2015. But even then, his rates were out of reach to me. According to his website today:
“Minimum price: $600 (flash) / $800 (custom). Hourly rate: $250.” Still out of reach if not worse.
Funny enough, I still recall an age old conversation I had in 2017 with a shop owner who was frustrated about newer artists building client bases online without the overhead of a storefront. He even mentioned David Côté by name amongst others. Velours (Côté’s studio today) opened in 2019. It’s a reminder that even those who benefit from breaking the mold can sometimes forget where they came from.
Anyway, just some perspective. The art is amazing—but so are groceries.
Wait… that guy’s tattooing business has slowed down so he took up painting (artistic, not house) to make up the difference. Which implies you can just PAINT A PICTURE AND THEN SELL IT. Does that actually happen? Do people buy paintings (aside from high-falutin and curated paintings from fancy galleries?) Or am I just too cynical to believe that regular people can make a living in the arts… specifically, from painting.
(I’m not throwing any shade on painting; just the idea that you can say “I need a few bucks so I’ll just paint something up and sell it” sounds like total fantasy to me…)
As with many things, I think it depends what kind of connections you have. I have an odd feeling that if you’re a competent painter, you really want to get in cahoots with an upscale interior decorator or architect…
I suspect a lot of the answers to why tattooists are under pressure is the same as so many other story lines: no limits on commercial rent increases.
If you have a following it’s not impossible, lots of tattooists are traditional artists on the side. Zines, Patreon, clothes & stickers help too.
La Ronde’s Le Monstre marks 40 years this Sunday. The Journal accompanies three workers on their daily, three‑hour inspection of every nut and bolt.
Nice that some of the old rides aren’t mothballed yet, but as a creaky old Dad I do miss the monorail.
I was a little sad to read in the article that the Pitoune is gone now – probably been gone for awhile. It’s been many years since I visited La Ronde.
Yeah I think the only original rides left are in the kiddy section, sadly.
Bixi has unveiled a new offer, bike trailers that can be connected to a Bixi bike or a personal one.
That’s a terrific idea.
Hah, I took a photo of them yesterday. (I have two bike trailers, one that you can borrow for free through the Locomotion.app) Also, this is the first ‘Bixi’ with a lock. That people can lose the key of.
Fascinating bit of history in the Journal: at the turn of the last century, Antonio Cordasco, a Montreal businessman originally from Italy, went about attracting men from southern Italy to come to Canada to work for Canadian Pacific, but his motives were not altruistic. I wonder how many Montreal Italians can trace their Canadian history to the actions of this fellow.
We’re definitely in the summer doldrums of news this week.
Early in the week, Chloé commented on the city being fifth worst in the world for air quality. Côté’s observation on natural disasters remains relevant.
Côté’s classic on environmental attitudes is worth a revisit.
Bernard Drainville’s reversal of education cuts gave Chapleau a good premise for a drawing. Godin also pillories the CAQ trend for improvisation.
Mark Carney’s situation came into focus a few ways this week, Godin and Ygreck identifying specific problems for the PM while Chapleau simply draws the inevitable deflation felt when the new man is not the superhero we hoped.
At the end of the week, Trump forced himself once again into the collective mind, with Chapleau on the Epstein list, Côté on grim prospects for the environment, and Godin on a very long six months.
I was in Hamilton, Ontario last week. Between the heavy, humid air, forest fires and the sulfur smell from the steel mills, it smelled just like someone was lighting wood matches over and over again. Using a fan just made your eyes sting.
All this to say Montreal’s not THAT bad haha
La Presse took a brief tour of Griffintown, seeking traces of its history.
Patrick Lagacé skewers Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s attempt to weaponize the recent flooding in some parts of town by trumpeting that the mayor should focus more on sewers than on bike paths. In fact, the city spends 20 times as much on sewer infrastructure repair as on bike paths.
Any chance the recent fake notice in Ahuntsic was created by an Ensemble supporter?
You don’t just create those kind of papers for fun (it takes time and money), print them in color, if you aren’t part of an organisation.. This is clearly EM but they will never say it.
If they have a pet graphic designer it’s easy. I could knock one out and have it colour‑photocopied at a copy centre in an hour or two. (I don’t own a colour printer but a lot of graphic designers do.)
And I do know where to find the logo.
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