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A judicial recount has confirmed that Mary Deros fair and squarely lost in Park Ex and by 44 votes, not just six. Some other recounts are expected soon.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133609
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A judicial recount has confirmed that Mary Deros fair and squarely lost in Park Ex and by 44 votes, not just six. Some other recounts are expected soon.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133609
Restaurant owners in town (and elsewhere) are being scammed with fake bad Google reviews followed by attempts to extort payments to remove them.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133607
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Restaurant owners in town (and elsewhere) are being scammed with fake bad Google reviews followed by attempts to extort payments to remove them.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133607
The Deux-Montagnes branch of the REM is now open, the Prime Minister, the Premier and the new Mayor all having snipped the ribbon at the same time.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133605
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Deux-Montagnes branch of the REM is now open, the Prime Minister, the Premier and the new Mayor all having snipped the ribbon at the same time.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133605
Metro notes that with SMF as mayor – she was sworn in on Thursday evening – and Ericka Alneus leading Projet, both parties have women from diverse backgrounds in charge.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133601
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Metro notes that with SMF as mayor – she was sworn in on Thursday evening – and Ericka Alneus leading Projet, both parties have women from diverse backgrounds in charge.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133601
Weekend notes from Le Devoir, La Presse, CultMTL, Montréal Secret, CityCrunch. Traffic snarls – and, of course, no public transit either day, and plenty of freezing rain...... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133591
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Weekend notes from Le Devoir, La Presse, CultMTL, Montréal Secret, CityCrunch. Traffic snarls – and, of course, no public transit either day, and plenty of freezing rain...... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133591
CTV tells about a Montreal cyclist who thought she was riding through a puddle, but instead fell into a pit face first. Item doesn't say she's suing the city or borough, but she should.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133595
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
CTV tells about a Montreal cyclist who thought she was riding through a puddle, but instead fell into a pit face first. Item doesn't say she's suing the city or borough, but she should.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133595
We have a freezing rain warning for a weekend of no public transit. Well, except for the REM, which will be free – if it's running.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133587
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We have a freezing rain warning for a weekend of no public transit. Well, except for the REM, which will be free – if it's running.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133587
TVA goes to see the huge tunnel boring machine that will drill the hole for the extension of the blue line.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133576
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
TVA goes to see the huge tunnel boring machine that will drill the hole for the extension of the blue line.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133576
Fire is a constant risk in homeless encampments when winter comes. A sidebar describes how the ETS is working on creating a safe little camp stove that can be made out of scrap.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133571
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Fire is a constant risk in homeless encampments when winter comes. A sidebar describes how the ETS is working on creating a safe little camp stove that can be made out of scrap.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133571
Soraya Martinez Ferrada will be sworn in as mayor on Thursday. Le Devoir has an interesting piece on the history of the practice, including that it dropped mention of royalty in 1982 with Drapeau, and of God in 1986 with Jean Doré.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133569
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Soraya Martinez Ferrada will be sworn in as mayor on Thursday. Le Devoir has an interesting piece on the history of the practice, including that it dropped mention of royalty in 1982 with Drapeau, and of God in 1986 with Jean Doré.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133569
Video report here from CBC on the state of homeless shelters under the early winter conditions. The item cites the Old Brewery Mission estimating that about 1000 people are living in encampments, and they're about 20% of the homeless population. Also some... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133564
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Video report here from CBC on the state of homeless shelters under the early winter conditions. The item cites the Old Brewery Mission estimating that about 1000 people are living in encampments, and they're about 20% of the homeless population. Also some... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133564
Projet Montréal has chosen Ericka Alneus as interim leader.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133561
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Projet Montréal has chosen Ericka Alneus as interim leader.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133561
The Gazette on how the Deux‑Montagnes REM will change commuting patterns when it opens.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133559
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Gazette on how the Deux‑Montagnes REM will change commuting patterns when it opens.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133559
Mayor Martinez Ferrada has sacked seven city hall staffers contracted by Projet and apparently felt to be too loyal to the old regime.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133557
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Mayor Martinez Ferrada has sacked seven city hall staffers contracted by Projet and apparently felt to be too loyal to the old regime.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133557
Sonder, the hotel company that was founded in Montreal in 2012 but spread to the U.S., has abruptly declared bankruptcy and evicted its customers. CBC says the company got millions from Investissement Québec in 2020.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133555
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Sonder, the hotel company that was founded in Montreal in 2012 but spread to the U.S., has abruptly declared bankruptcy and evicted its customers. CBC says the company got millions from Investissement Québec in 2020.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=133555
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