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The STM maintenance strike is suspended as of Wednesday at 6 am.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133551
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The STM maintenance strike is suspended as of Wednesday at 6 am.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133551
Luc Tremblay, the STM's DG from 2014 to 2022, contrasts dream and reality in transit planning, saying he watched the city spend on unrealistic ideals while neglecting basic maintenance work.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133548
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Luc Tremblay, the STM's DG from 2014 to 2022, contrasts dream and reality in transit planning, saying he watched the city spend on unrealistic ideals while neglecting basic maintenance work.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133548
A quarter of the city's snow removal workers were not ready to start when the storm came. Roughly half our snow removal is done by contracted firms, and the deal they sign puts them on standby as of November 15 only.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133544
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A quarter of the city's snow removal workers were not ready to start when the storm came. Roughly half our snow removal is done by contracted firms, and the deal they sign puts them on standby as of November 15 only.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133544
Labour minister Jean Boulet is about to introduce a law to force transit workers back to work, based on the new Bill 89, which saps Quebec unions of their leverage. Not everyone in the National Assembly is in favour, although Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon is... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133542
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Labour minister Jean Boulet is about to introduce a law to force transit workers back to work, based on the new Bill 89, which saps Quebec unions of their leverage. Not everyone in the National Assembly is in favour, although Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon is... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133542
The Metropolitan has to undergo serious work soon. The elevated 12.5 km stretch between Decarie and autoroute 25 is 60 years old and showing its age. Lemay architects has an idea to add a second level to the highway, including residences and parks. La Presse... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133540
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Metropolitan has to undergo serious work soon. The elevated 12.5 km stretch between Decarie and autoroute 25 is 60 years old and showing its age. Lemay architects has an idea to add a second level to the highway, including residences and parks. La Presse... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133540
The city has accumulated about 20 cm of snow, some households are in the dark and some schools are closed. I don't recall any Remembrance Day ceremony with everyone up to their knees in snow in the middle of the park. I imagine there's a quick snow clearance... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133530
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The city has accumulated about 20 cm of snow, some households are in the dark and some schools are closed. I don't recall any Remembrance Day ceremony with everyone up to their knees in snow in the middle of the park. I imagine there's a quick snow clearance... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133530
Photo Service on Notre-Dame is going to close after 89 years in the business, the owner blaming bike paths and lack of parking for the decline in custom.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133525
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Photo Service on Notre-Dame is going to close after 89 years in the business, the owner blaming bike paths and lack of parking for the decline in custom.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133525
Projet and Ensemble are each asking for four recounts of results in the recent election. Two Ensemble councillors lost by 6 votes each, although the party is also contesting a result involving a loss by 300 votes, which is a bit of a stretch.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133523
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Projet and Ensemble are each asking for four recounts of results in the recent election. Two Ensemble councillors lost by 6 votes each, although the party is also contesting a result involving a loss by 300 votes, which is a bit of a stretch.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133523
Daniel Renaud spins one of his lurid tales, this one about the clan Lopez, which is alleged to have dealt a lot of drugs from bars it owns in Ahuntsic and Montreal North, and how the RCMP spun a web around them to trap them. But no charges have yet been... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133520
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Daniel Renaud spins one of his lurid tales, this one about the clan Lopez, which is alleged to have dealt a lot of drugs from bars it owns in Ahuntsic and Montreal North, and how the RCMP spun a web around them to trap them. But no charges have yet been... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133520
Video link for Tuesday's Remembrance Day ceremony in Montreal. Also, a link to the federal observance in Ottawa.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133518
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Video link for Tuesday's Remembrance Day ceremony in Montreal. Also, a link to the federal observance in Ottawa.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133518
The random choice was made Monday morning in Montreal East by a draw from a ballot box containing five ballots each for the tied winners for a council seat.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133516
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The random choice was made Monday morning in Montreal East by a draw from a ballot box containing five ballots each for the tied winners for a council seat.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133516
TVA leans hard on the idea that the STM's workers have working conditions that others can only dream of, clearly an attempt to stoke resentment among its readers. Adding: TVA also emphasizes the fears of retailers that the strike will blight their Black... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133510
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
TVA leans hard on the idea that the STM's workers have working conditions that others can only dream of, clearly an attempt to stoke resentment among its readers. Adding: TVA also emphasizes the fears of retailers that the strike will blight their Black... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133510
The Bell Centre was full of unhappy doctors Sunday – 12,000 of them according to CTV – protesting the CAQ's law changing their work and pay conditions.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133508
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Bell Centre was full of unhappy doctors Sunday – 12,000 of them according to CTV – protesting the CAQ's law changing their work and pay conditions.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133508
The federal government is investing $39.8 million in a new sports complex for Montreal North, which has been desperate for community facilities since I can remember.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133502
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The federal government is investing $39.8 million in a new sports complex for Montreal North, which has been desperate for community facilities since I can remember.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133502
I was looking back through old posts and was reminded that a regular reader had asked to be told about the Holiday Train. It will be visiting Montreal on November 19 this year. The UN site says November 19 is World Toilet Day but I doubt this is the holiday... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133499
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I was looking back through old posts and was reminded that a regular reader had asked to be told about the Holiday Train. It will be visiting Montreal on November 19 this year. The UN site says November 19 is World Toilet Day but I doubt this is the holiday... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133499
San Francisco has voted to take down Armand Vaillancourt's fountain on the claim that it could be dangerous during an earthquake. Maybe... if someone were standing right under it at the exact moment?... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133495
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
San Francisco has voted to take down Armand Vaillancourt's fountain on the claim that it could be dangerous during an earthquake. Maybe... if someone were standing right under it at the exact moment?... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133495
One theme this week was the federal budget, which Godin, Ygreck and Chapleau all illustrated – Chapleau with a sequel. Godin illustrates France‑Elaine Duranceau's approach to cutting government bureaucracy, a theme that also inspires Ygreck. The departure... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133448
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
One theme this week was the federal budget, which Godin, Ygreck and Chapleau all illustrated – Chapleau with a sequel. Godin illustrates France‑Elaine Duranceau's approach to cutting government bureaucracy, a theme that also inspires Ygreck. The departure... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133448
CBC has a video report on the homeless shelter in Pierrefonds and why it makes people nervous, although why isn't it better to have an organized facility with social workers and help available than to make people live in tents in marginal scrubland? (Or maybe... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133490
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
CBC has a video report on the homeless shelter in Pierrefonds and why it makes people nervous, although why isn't it better to have an organized facility with social workers and help available than to make people live in tents in marginal scrubland? (Or maybe... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133490
The Alouettes are on their way to the Grey Cup final, November 16 in Winnipeg.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133487
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Alouettes are on their way to the Grey Cup final, November 16 in Winnipeg.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133487
In Montreal East, two candidates for councillor won 81 votes each, and a recount produced the same result. On Monday, a flip of the coin will decide which will sit as councillor for the town's District 1 for four years.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133484
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In Montreal East, two candidates for councillor won 81 votes each, and a recount produced the same result. On Monday, a flip of the coin will decide which will sit as councillor for the town's District 1 for four years.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133484
A demonstration for Palestine blocked access to the Jacques‑Cartier for half an hour on Saturday afternoon.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133481
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A demonstration for Palestine blocked access to the Jacques‑Cartier for half an hour on Saturday afternoon.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133481
Laure Waridel writes in the Journal about the underfinancing of public transit.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133478
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Laure Waridel writes in the Journal about the underfinancing of public transit.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133478
La Presse's Daniel Renaud, who has covered organized crime stories for decades, won the Canadian Media Lawyers Association Freedom of Expression award for going on "doing his job" even after finding out that he had a price on his head.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133476
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
La Presse's Daniel Renaud, who has covered organized crime stories for decades, won the Canadian Media Lawyers Association Freedom of Expression award for going on "doing his job" even after finding out that he had a price on his head.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133476
Projet Montréal plans to elect a new chief next week, Luc Rabouin having stepped down directly after his defeat. This person may be considered an interim leader until the party can organize a proper convention later. (I wonder whether Rabouin is regretting... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133473
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Projet Montréal plans to elect a new chief next week, Luc Rabouin having stepped down directly after his defeat. This person may be considered an interim leader until the party can organize a proper convention later. (I wonder whether Rabouin is regretting... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133473
The first snow of the season is expected to start on Sunday afternoon. As much as 20 cm may fall.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133469
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The first snow of the season is expected to start on Sunday afternoon. As much as 20 cm may fall.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133469