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    Non la rue s'arrete la... et pour les terrains, pas beaucoup.
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    Bon le projet inconnu... pas de pancartes... rien.
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    Je suis desole pour la qualite de l'image, le soleil tappait fort sur la pancarte quand la photo a etee prise.
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    611 unites sur l'ile Paton.
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    Beth Nauss: In Montreal on spring break, mom and daughter chill out In a blinding display of “what was she thinking?” brilliance, I went to Montreal for spring break. The first problem was that I went with my oldest daughter. I love my daughter. She is an excellent traveling companion. But no one with a body my age should ever try to keep up with someone who is more than a decade younger and actually runs for a hobby. The second problem was that it was in Canada. For anyone who hasn’t been there, Canada is the huge mass of ice between the United States and the North Pole. In addition to ice, it is occupied primarily by Canadians, many of whom speak fluent Canadian. For reasons that seemed perfectly logical at the time, my daughter and I decided spring break was the perfect time to go to there. After all, it would be spring. Spring is warm. Therefore, Montreal would be warm. I’m sure people in Montreal get a hearty laugh at that thought. This was the first time I’d ever traveled to Canada as a destination. I’d flown over it a few times, looking down at the snow and thinking it was probably pretty cold there in the winter. After I landed, I realized it’s pretty cold in the springtime, too. In fact, based on the 10 feet of snow still on the ground at the end of March, Canada is probably pretty cold most of the time. When we checked the forecast and learned what the actual weather would be, I told my daughter not to worry, the locals must have adapted by now. I was sure that because Montreal is a major metropolitan area and tourist destination, the attractions would be open year round and would be readily accessible, clear of snow and ice. I’m sure people in Montreal get a hearty laugh at that thought as well. What I didn’t know was that their way of adapting to the snow was packing it down and walking over it, possibly because they have no choice. After a certain point, clearing snow becomes futile because you have no more places to put it. The result is that the streets are clean and dry, while balconies, vacant lots, parks, playgrounds and parking lots are buried under large mounds of snow that, in many parts of the U.S., would support multiple ski resorts. [url=http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=87135#][/url]Fortunately, Montreal has an excellent underground public transportation system called the “Metro” (Canadian for “excellent underground public transportation system”). We found that many of the snow-covered attractions were readily visible from a Metro station so we could at least take scenic photographs before retreating back underground into an area that was warm and dry. Unfortunately, we couldn’t live in the Metro, so occasionally we had to brave the elements. One of those times involved a trip up Mont Royal, the snow-covered mountain in the middle of Montreal. The pedestrian walkway up the mountain was (of course) covered with snow, ice and numerous hardy Canadians who were walking, running, skiing and biking their way to and from the top. One even drove by, oblivious to the wrong turn that took her off the pedestrian-free road a mile behind her. These hardy Canadians were probably fortified by the local dish called “Poutine,” a pile of french fries and cheese drowning in a lake of thick brown gravy. I felt that in the interest of Canada-U.S. relations, I should try some. When I did, I found that it would have been better if I hadn’t. We did, however, make it up Mont Royal without falling. If any Canadians are reading this, before you accuse me of exaggerating, let me say that I love Canada. We had a great time there. Montreal is a beautiful city even if it is always covered with snow. Let me also say that I know that sometimes Montreal has a warm season and, at least once a century, all the snow melts. And when that happens, I hope to return. Even if you’re still serving Poutine. http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=87135
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    SSJD to move out of Montreal, cites budget woes staff Apr 7, 2008 Citing financial difficulties, the Anglican Sisters of St. John the Divine (SSJD) and the diocese of Montreal have jointly agreed that the Sisters would withdraw from St. John’s House/Maison St-Jean Montréal at St. Lambert, Que., when the lease expires this June, and move back to the SSJD convent in Toronto. “The issues leading to this decision are complex; however, both the diocese and the Sisters would like to see us better able to minister in the diocese without being housed in a large but underused facility,” said Bishop Barry Clarke of Montreal, in a statement issued on behalf of Sr. Elizabeth Ann Eckert, SSJD Reverend Mother. “Over the course of the years, the Government of Quebec added school taxes which had to be paid on the property in addition to the lease, adding a further financial burden to the diocese of Montreal, already struggling to continue to minister faithfully to its people.” Last February, the Sisters celebrated the tenth anniversary of their “ministry of prayer and presence” in the diocese. Bishop Clarke said the diocese and the SSJD are exploring new ways for the sisters to make their ministry available not just to the diocese, but to the whole Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. (The Ecclesiastical Province of Canada includes the dioceses of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Montreal,Western Newfoundland, Central Newfoundland and Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador.) “When invited to come, the sisters would like to let others in the diocese know of our availability over a one or two week period and cluster several events together, staying with associates and other friends,” the statement said. “By not having sisters stationed at a house, other sisters would be available to visit and minister and would allow the sisterhood to train more sisters in mission and retreats.” Before operating St. John’s House, the sisters conducted mission work in the parish of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Montreal from 1929 to 1963. The sisters came back in 1998 at the invitation of the diocese and offered a community “committed to being a praying presence.” They preached, taught and led retreats and quiet days. They also participated in ecumenical and inter-faith activities and served on a variety of diocesan committees at the Diocesan Theological College. The SSJD was founded in 1884 by Hannah Grier Coome and is the only order that is entirely Canadian in origin. http://www.anglicanjournal.com/100/article/ssjd-to-move-out-of-montreal-cites-budget-woes/
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    Non parcequ'il fait pas de sens. Et j'ai déjà écrit pourquoi... surtout pour celui que tu viens de mettre (paquebot et touristes dans un lieu hostile... voyons donc).
  9. mtlurb
    On vis tous dans le même siècle.
  10. mtlurb
    Bonne chance... j'ai hâte de voir combien de gens vont se présenter.
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    An excellent pictorial serie that goes with the article: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/04/06/travel/0406-CHOICE_index.html
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    24 + le lobby = 25?
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    Investing in Montreal Halifax developer Homburg building properties, portfolio in city By BILL POWER Staff Reporter Mon. Apr 7 - 5:47 AM Richard Homburg, president of Homburg Invest. Inc, has just launched the $35-million Phase II of the 333 Sherbrooke St. E. luxury condominium project in Montreal. He also has an ambitious plan for the CN Central Station in the city, a project that will bring Homburg Invest Inc.’s portfolio in Montreal up to the $1-billion mark. (CNW) A HALIFAX property developer is helping reshape the Montreal skyline and attributes increasing investor interest in the city to its annual Grand Prix and acclaimed jazz and comedy festivals. Richard Homburg just launched the $35-million Phase II of the 333 Sherbrooke St. E. luxury condominium project and at the same time unveiled an ambitious plan for the CN Central Station in the heart of the city that he scooped up last year for $355 million. The completed project will bring the Homburg Invest Inc. portfolio in Montreal up to the $1-billion mark. Mr. Homburg said in Montreal he will build two $150-million 24-storey office towers at the CN Central Station site to take advantage of a proposed new link between the downtown location and Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport at Dorval. "The best is yet to come for property investment in the Montreal region," the Halifax-based developer said in a release. "The Montreal office market is on fire, and downtown core vacancy rates have fallen sharply with little new space on the horizon. . . . The condo market will continue to flourish for several more years." Mr. Homburg told the Montreal Real Estate Forum he believes Montreal real estate is undervalued compared to that of other cities in Canada and around the world. "Montreal is ideally situated at a major crossroads for European and North American trade and business," he said. The Sherbrooke Street project is in the heart of Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood and consists of 83 condominium units in the first phase and another 67 in the second phase, and 30 townhouses connecting to the property. Initial occupancy is set for fall 2008 and the first phase is sold out. Units cost $350,000 to $2 million. Mr. Homburg said the real estate market in Montreal is supported by rising investment in both public and private projects. "Major tourist events like the Grand Prix, the jazz festival and the comedy festival attract people from all over the world who also come here to shop in the city’s highly developed shopping districts and eat in the city’s renowned restaurants," he said. Homburg Invest has been very busy in Montreal for the past three years. Major acquisitions include Place Alexis Nihon, as part of the $485 million Alexis Nihon REIT purchase; the CN Central Station for $355 million and a partnership interest in the $400-million redevelopment of the historic Chateau Viger site. Through these and other properties the company says it owns more than 1.5 million square feet of prime retail space in Montreal. Beacon Securities Ltd. in Halifax said it was initiating coverage of Homburg Invest with a buy rating and a 12-month price target of $4.75. It noted Homburg shares were recently trading at about $3.60 on the TSX. "Homburg’s $3-billion development pipeline has a total of 15 projects, with completion dates ranging over the next decade," analyst Michael Mills said in his outlook and financial forecast, distributed Friday. "However, many of the projects are condo resales and the commercial projects in the pipeline will not add to leasable square footage during our two-year forecast period," the forecast said. ( bpower@herald.ca) ‘The best is yet to come for property investment in the Montreal region.’ RICHARD HOMBURGProperty developer http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1048082.html
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    dommage la pano est pas en focus... faudrait quasiment la refaire!
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    A place to indulge your inner fantasy The opus montreal is a hotel with multiple personalities Mar 30, 2008 04:30 AM MONTrEAL–Remember when getting in touch with yourself involved either recreational drugs, transcendental meditation or, at the very least, a dusty summer of backpacking across Europe? No longer. Today, it's a high-end affair, best achieved at boutique getaways, like the uber-chic Opus Hôtel Montreal. At the corner of Sherbrooke St. and Boulevard Saint-Laurent, where Old Montreal meets new, Opus Hôtel Montreal's 136 rooms and suites evolved from the venerable Hotel Godin, North America's first poured-concrete building. Built by Joseph Arthur Godin in 1914, the sleek art nouveau structure was updated in 2004, by architect Dan Hanganu, who added a modern wing of glass and steel. When Opus Hotel Vancouver owner John deC. Evans bought the property in 2007, the goal was to improve while preserving original elegance. The painstaking process is still underway, as architects work to revamp the fine dining restaurant and build what is expected to become Montreal's largest terrace bar, with dramatic space indoors and out to accommodate both large groups and the chic evening crowd. The Evans family knows hotels. Having already enjoyed great success with Opus Vancouver, they were confident their Quebec version would be well received. "We knew Montreal had the right vibe for this kind of hotel," says Katherine Evans, 27, daughter of John and the force behind Opus Hôtel Montreal's promotion, marketing and food and beverage functions. Opus has quickly become one of Montreal's most stylish boutique hotels, and certainly the only one to offer rooms that enable guests to get in touch with their inner Pierre, Susan, Mike, Dede or Billy. Finding yourself at Opus is a matter of matching decor to desire. Creative interior design that echoes a successful system used at Opus Vancouver has divided the hotel's rooms and suites into five personality collections, each with distinct characteristics. Pierre, for example, is a Parisian designer, in search of a sophisticated sanctuary. The walls of his room and suite collection are deep orange, the furniture, rich dark wood, and the bed coverings a mix of strong, warm textures and patterns. The effect, at once dramatic and urbane, invites you to pour yourself a glass of something very expensive and put your feet up. If the inner you is tender, select the Susan. With walls drenched in periwinkle, soft white linens and romantic silken pillows, a Susan suite is riddled with romance, the white leather settees and ottomans so languorous, you might just drape yourself over them and never leave. Elegant Pierre, romantic Susan, high-powered physician Mike, musician-party-boy Billy and outrageous diva Dede (take special note of the funky toss pillows on Dede's beds) – choose the suite that speaks to your inner self, slip into the robe that awaits in your closet, and head for the bathroom. Every Opus room and suite features a porcelain paradise with not only delectable L'Occitane amenities and perhaps the deepest bathtub you'll ever soak in, but also a personal, hand-held oxygen canister to give brain cells a boost on the road to self-discovery. Continue your self-discovery voyage at nearby Spa Valmont (the only Canadian location of the famous Swiss line) where therapists cosset you in plush terry and provide to-die-for facial and body treatments. Signature products contain the finest salmon roe – like face caviar, it's a decadent restorative. Rejuvenated, celebrate the glorious new you at Opus' Suco Restaurant while Executive Chef Mohammed Zai, recent winner of Quebec's chef of the year award, spins local fare into exotic delicacies. http://www.thestar.com/Travel/article/349113
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    Canadiens de Montréal

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    Le salon Aéromart réunit l’industrie aéronautique mondiale à Montréal Mise en ligne 04/04/2008 17h32 © ARGENT ARGENT Une première en Amérique du Nord la semaine prochaine. Le Québec sera l'hôte d'un grand rendez-vous aéronautique international. Aéromart atterrit à Montréal où plus de 400 entreprises de l'industrie aéronautique vont se rassembler pour développer des relations d'affaires. De grands fabricants vont venir des quatre coins de la planète. Les AVIC, Boeing et Embraer vont donc se joindre à Bombardier et Pratt & Whitney Canada. http://argent.canoe.com/lca/infos/quebec/archives/2008/04/20080404-173216.html
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    Un couple de troglodytes allemands expulsé de leur grotte Reinhart Treder, 66 ans, montre ses biens détruits qui jonchent le sol. L'Allemand et sa femme vivait hors du monde depuis 25 ans dans des grottes du sud de la Corse. Photo AFP Agence France-Presse Pianottoli-Caldarello, Corse Un couple de troglodytes allemands qui vivait en autarcie depuis 25 ans dans des grottes du sud de la Corse, a été expulsé pour permettre à la propriétaire du terrain de récupérer son bien, actuellement inconstructible. document.write(''); La menace d'expulsion qui pesait depuis des mois sur Reinhart Treder, 66 ans et sa compagne Michaëla, installés à Pianottoli-Caldarello, à une quinzaine de km de Bonifacio, avait été amplement médiatisée en Allemagne et en Corse. Depuis son installation dans l'île, ce couple d'un autre temps et hors du monde, résolument hostile au progrès, refuse les machines et vit comme au XIXe siècle: pas de commodités, pas de télévision ni d'électricité. La lumière est fournie par des lampes à pétrole et des bougies qu'il fabrique. «Vendredi à 6h30 les gendarmes sont arrivés avec un huissier et des amis de la propriétaire équipés d'un bulldozer et de masses; ils nous ont laissé un peu de temps pour prendre quelques affaires et ont tout détruit», raconte Reinhart à l'AFP. «Je ne comprends rien à cette femme, elle dit que son terrain est nu et elle fait détruire les cabanes que nous avions montées; je ne comprends pas non plus pourquoi les gendarmes ont protégé les destructeurs, laissé faire ce vandalisme mais interdit à nos amis et à la presse de pénétrer sur le terrain», ajoute-t-il. Reinhart Treder devant l'une des grottes qui lui servait de domicile jusqu'à tout récemment. Photo AFP Le sol est jonché d'éclats de verre. Tout ce que les deux troglodytes n'ont pas pu prendre ou ont oublié: baignoire, guitares... a été consciencieusement écrasé à la masse afin, visiblement, que rien ne puisse être récupéré. Bertrand D'Ortoli, un avocat qui tente de les aider s'étonne: «j'avais déposé un recours devant un juge de Sartène; j'en avais informé le sous-préfet par téléphone et par voie d'huissier; il m'avait affirmé ne pas vouloir "pousser les feux" et voilà que sans attendre la décision du juge, il ordonne l'expulsion». «Tout cela s'est fait dans une extrême brutalité, avec une main de fer, contre de pauvres gens alors que la justice fait preuve de beaucoup plus de mansuétude quand il s'agit de gens fortunés», ajoute-t-il en annonçant le dépôt d'un "recours indemnitaire" en faveur des deux expulsés. Reinhart Treder est arrivé à Pianottoli-Caldarello en novembre 1982. Il dort quelques temps dans des ruines avant d'être pris en sympathie par un paysan, Simon, qui le laisse s'installer sur un de ses terrains, une colline parsemée de grottes et d'abris formées par de gros rochers. Avec sa compagne, il débroussaille le maquis, plante, cultive, élève quelques animaux et fait du troc avec ses voisins auxquels il donne un coup de main pour les récoltes et les gros travaux. À la mort du propriétaire auquel il verse un petit loyer, les héritiers décident de les laisser tranquilles, avant de tenter de les chasser. Leur bail verbal est ignoré des juges. Ils sont condamnés par toutes les instances mais, persuadés de leur bon droit, ils ne songent pas à contester les jugements. Dépourvus de tout, ils n'ont rien pour vivre. La Mutualité sociale agricole a refusé de les affilier jugeant leur exploitation trop petite et les services sociaux leur refusent le RMI au motif qu'ils sont agriculteurs. «Je retournerai sur cette colline, je n'ai nulle part d'autre où aller», affirme Reinhart qui campe depuis vendredi sur la parcelle de terre d'un ami. «Pourquoi un tel acharnement, ce terrain est situé dans le couloir d'atterrissage de l'aéroport de Figari, il est en principe définitivement inconstructible», s'interroge Me D'Ortoli. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080407/CPINSOLITE/80407028/-1/CPINSOLITE Quand même incroyable ces hippies.
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    Québec solidaire se mobilise contre le projet d'agrandissement de la rue N-D Il y a 1 jour MONTREAL — Québec solidaire se mobilise contre le projet de modernisation de la rue Notre-Dame, à Montréal. Des membres du parti, accompagnés d'un des porte-parole Amir Khadir, ont tenu samedi un "blitz-signature" pour une pétition s'opposant au projet du ministère du Transport de transformer la rue Notre-Dame, qui longe le fleuve Saint-Laurent, en boulevard à huit voies. Québec solidaire fait partie d'une coalition qui regroupe des citoyens, le parti municipal Projet Montréal et des membres du Parti vert et qui veut "humaniser la rue Notre-Dame". Selon le porte-parole de Québec solidaire, Amir Khadir, le projet est "axé sur la voiture" et fait état d'une "vieille idée de la ville", à l'image de l'autoroute Décarie. Il explique aussi que les habitants du quartier Hochelaga-Maisonneuve "vont payer le prix" des 80 000 passages de voitures par jour estimés dans le projet, soulignant au passage que des milliers de décès par année sont associés à la pollution atmosphérique. M. Khadir a aussi noté le fait que le Québec possède l'expertise pour se permettre des alternatives, citant en exemple la construction de tramways. L'action de la coalition culminera avec l'organisation d'une manifestation, dimanche, pour dénoncer le projet. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g-VOeIb_MBI-R16d712XojpH8bZA
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    yarabundi La ville!?! En quoi la ville devrait intervenir ici? C'est pas le problème de la ville si au départ c'était plusieurs terrains différents (où il y aurait pu avoir pleins de petits projets différents comme partout dans la ville) mais qu'une personne les a achetés pour en faire un stationnement et qu'une autre pour construire un restaurant. C'est un principe normal. Tu peux trouver ça dommage que SIDEV est réellement l'intention de développer son terrain et pas de le vendre, mais c'est parfaitement normal. C'était à la SITQ de plus pousser (ou justement de moins le pousser pour éviter de l'écoeurer) l'ancien proprio du Ben's.
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    Canadiens de Montréal

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    Historique entre boston et Motnreal 2004 -- lost to Montreal, 4-3, Eastern Conf. quarterfinals 2002 -- lost to Montreal, 4-2, Eastern Conf. quarterfinals 1994 -- defeated Montreal, 4-3, Eastern Conf. quarterfinals 1992 -- defeated Montreal, 4-0, Adams Division finals 1991 -- defeated Montreal, 4-3, Adams Division finals 1990 -- defeated Montreal, 4-1, Adams Division finals 1988 -- defeated Montreal, 4-1, Adams Division finals 1987 -- lost to Montreal, 4-0, Adams Division semifinals 1986 -- lost to Montreal, 3-0, Adams Division semifinals 1985 -- lost to Montreal, 3-2, Adams Division semifinals 1984 -- lost to Montreal, 3-0, Adams Division semifinals 1979 -- lost to Montreal, 4-3, semifinals 1978 -- lost to Montreal, 4-2, Stanley Cup Finals 1977 -- lost to Montreal, 4-0, Stanley Cup Finals 1971 -- lost to Montreal, 4-3, quarterfinals 1969 -- lost to Montreal, 4-2, semifinals 1968 -- lost to Montreal, 4-0, quarterfinals 1958 -- lost to Montreal, 4-2, Stanley Cup Finals 1957 -- lost to Montreal, 4-1, Stanley Cup Finals 1955 -- lost to Montreal, 4-1, semifinals 1954 -- lost to Montreal, 4-0, semifinals 1953 -- lost to Montreal, 4-1, Stanley Cup Finals 1952 -- lost to Montreal, 4-3, semifinals 1947 -- lost to Montreal, 4-1, semifinals 1946 -- lost to Montreal, 4-1, Stanley Cup Finals 1943 -- defeated Montreal, 4-1, semifinals 1937 -- lost to Montreal Maroons, 2-1, quarterfinals 1931 -- lost to Montreal, 3-2, semifinals 1930 -- defeated Montreal Maroons, 3-1, semifinals lost to Montreal, 2-0, Stanley Cup Finals 1929 -- defeated Montreal, 3-0, semifinals
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    Canadiens de Montréal

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    Moi j'ai le drapeau sur le char depuis decembre au moins.
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    Je ne crois pas... Le hilton aura 120 mètres, et le Port Royal a 123 mètres...
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    Merci de l'info cjb. Je transfert le fil. C'est un beau projet pour un beau coin. Avant, j'y passais souvent. Content de voir ce développement.
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    Robertpuant Hiiiii... tu vas loin un peu là. On a compris que tu aimais particulièrement les boîtes carrées, mais de là à dire que les autres tours sont laides, tu viens de critiquer le 3/4 des gratte-ciel du proche/moyent-orient, la moitié des gratte-ciel de l'Asie Orientale et le 1/4 des gratte-ciel de l'Europe. Le toit n'a aucun rapport avec le fait qu'une tour est une boîte carrée, pas plus que si elle y a un seul angle droit ou quelques angles. De plus, tu le dis toi même : Ils représenteraient «98% 99% ou99.8% des batiments contruits dans le monde». Normal qu'on s'écoeure.
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