STM bus drivers had ordered 3000 meals to feed picketers this weekend, but with the strike cancelled, chose instead to hand the food out at Émilie‑Gamelin park.
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Kate
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Kate
A young man shot in an altercation early Friday in Maisonneuve has died, making him the 30th homicide this year.
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Kate
Workers for the REM are demonstrating on Saturday, claiming that the employer doesn’t respect health and safety guidelines, and has been trying to break the union.
Taylor C. Noakes
Gotta maximize profit somehow…
Ian
Via the CPDQ website:
“In anticipation of the commissioning of the Deux-Montagnes branch, REM operator Pulsar has increased the number of employees dedicated to operating and maintaining the REM. This enhancement is designed to strengthen its ability to intervene on the network and communicate rapidly with users.
As of November 17, Pulsar will therefore be able to handle all direct communications to users related to the REM’s operations, whether on the network, on digital platforms or via the media. ”
So somehow they are increasing the number of employees while simultaneously dismissing unionized members and replacing them with subcontractors. Sure sounds like union busting to me…
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Kate
Nouilles Wing, a Chinatown fixture for 75 years, is closing at the end of the month. Le Devoir pays a visit to the venerable factory.
Ian
I hope the neon sign gets saved at least. I also hope Mr. Lee enjoys his well-earned vacation trip.
DeWolf
The neon sign has heritage protection so it will stay where it is.
Ian
Ah cool, I thought it was the building itself that had heritage status. I didn’t realize it applied to signage, too.
DeWolf
I’m actually unclear if the building itself has any protection, but the sign is specifically protected by Ville-Marie’s heritage sign bylaw. The Plateau has a similar law which is why the Chocolats Andrée sign is still up on Park Avenue, the Déli-Cité sign on St-Laurent, etc.
Poutine Pundit
The exterior facade is “classé” at the highest level in Quebec (1), including all Wing signs, both neon and the one integrated into the brick facade, so it would be hard to change anything there or in the area surrounding the building. The interior has no provincial protection, so it can be gutted.
https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=117569&type=bienI don’t see any heritage recognition at the municipal level in Montreal’s inventory, but provincial protection does the trick.
Kate
Thank you, Poutine Pundit
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Kate
Road construction is being done on Berri downtown, so a bike path has been temporarily moved to Atateken. TVA finds merchants there who are freaking out at the loss of “precious” parking spots on their street.
Nicholas
The person says, “on sait très bien que les cyclistes vont prendre les petites rues”. We don’t know that at all; that’s only true now because it’s so unpleasant there on a bike. But there is actually not a great way to bike between Centre-Sud and the Plateau there. There’s the bike path on Champlain, but the next opportunity to the west is the very used La Fontaine bike path. But that ends at Cherrier, and that funnels everyone to Berri. The park blocks many of the north south streets, St André is not aligned and and switches directions, and St Hubert is very busy.
I sometimes take Atateken down the hill, but it’s awkward as you have to switch sides of the street from the bike lane and there are lots of cars there. Going up the hill is unpleasant as cars are right behind you as you go up slowly. I would absolutely love for the bike lane to go all the way down to de Maisonneuve and René Lévesque, and would patronize those businesses much more if I had a safe way to get through there. And with the very busy La Fontaine lane, you’ve got a ton of other potential customers who would as well. I had no idea Chez Philippe was there until it closed because it’s so unpleasant to bike along there.
DeWolf
The Berri path is an extension of the St-Denis REV which can get up to 10,000 cyclists per day in the summer. So it’s fair to say there will be at least a few thousand daily cyclists using the detour on Atataken. It always astonishes me how many shopowners can’t see opportunity for what it is. The traffic on their street is about to increase exponentially, with many more people passing by on a mode of transport that makes it easy to impulsively stop and shop, and they’re complaining?
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