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    Southam Lofts

    rosey12387 a répondu à un sujet de _FKS_ dans Complétés

    Well then I guess it changed ownership . Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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    West Island green space sale raises concern The wooded area extends from Cap-Saint-Jacques nature park in Pierrefonds alongside the l'Anse-a-l'Orme Park to Angell Woods in Beaconsfield. (CBC)A call for tenders for green space on Montreal's West Island has caught both environmental activists and government officials by surprise. Quebec's industrial development corporation, the Société générale de financement, which owns the land, has published ads in local papers seeking bids for the 98 hectares of land. The ads announce opportunities for residential and industrial construction. The wooded area extends from Cap-Saint-Jacques nature park in Pierrefonds alongside the l'Anse-a-l'Orme Park to Angell Woods in Beaconsfield. David Fletcher of the Green Coalition said he's worried the land - home to beavers, a herd of deer and rare species of plants and trees - will be spoiled. "We already have enough development," said Fletcher. "We already have enough strip malls. We don't have enough areas conserved." Local environmental groups and officials at the city of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue said they had been told at one time the land would be turned into a conservation area. "When we saw the ad in the paper, we thought, obviously we've been lied to perhaps," said Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Coun. Ryan Young.David Fletcher of the Green Coalition says the land should be preserved.David Fletcher of the Green Coalition says the land should be preserved. (CBC) The city had been planning to change zoning bylaws on its portion of the land this fall, said Young. But some worry it could be too late. A spokesperson for Quebec Environment Minister Line Beauchamp confirmed the ministry had hoped to turn the land into a conservation area. He said she is not happy about the decision to sell it. "I think that speaks volumes," said Young. "I've been speaking to activists inside Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and there's a move afoot to demonstrate … public support [to save the land]. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/06/16/mtl-west-island-woods.html#ixzz0r77Ccrlu
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    Notice I wrote and generalizations.My point was that you don't like it when someone makes bogus claims about a group of people so why would you go and do the exact same thing about another group. I'm a Tory who often takes the time to debate other Tories on issues I disagree with them on, so I think generalizing does pretty much the same thing as slander, it promotes things that aren't proven to be true. I mean no ill will and by all means try and defend your claims but it would be nice if it could be done in a way that isn't negative towards individual members or groups of people. And the same goes for anyone else (not trying to single you out, I just didn't appreciate your comment.) I'm out of this thread... So real estate booming in Montreal yay!
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    Aren't you the one who was just advocating against slander and generalizations? Just saying.
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    Why major issues on this planet never get solved...because they're all a macrocosm of this: and Whatever happened to discussion for the purpose of learning and teaching as opposed to crushing one's opponent?
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    Glad to see some movement on this eventual project, even if it's only very preliminary.
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    I'm really happy about this channel coming to TV. While my ideal news channel would be an in-depth non-biased entity, it does not look like that will ever happen so at least this will help counter-balance the CBC coverage. I'll probably try and watch both and form opinions after I've seen the coverage from both. Perhaps CTV Newsnet will try to become Canada's CNN, but for now all they're really good for is headline news.
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    Agreed! And two words in particular: "Marché Adonis" ...mmm...
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    I'm pretty sure Hilton scrapped the Denizen chain after they were sued by Starwood Hotels for taking trade secrets and confidential information to build the brand. That being said, perhaps (just a theory) this new Hilton was actually the originally proposed spot for the Denizen Montreal.
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    As I've suggested before a great location for the project would be the industrial area straddling Meadowbrook to the east. The section of Ville Saint-Pierre adjacent to the industrial area (accessible by Norman which turns into Emilie-Pominville) is currently being developed into 200 brand new townhouses. (I passed by yesterday and must say its looks even better than I had expected.) The industrial area could thus be a logical extension of residential development post decontamination. As Luc Fernandez mentioned, the plan to create a park would also include creating access from the former city of Lachine section of the Lachine borough. That would give the new park mass appeal, making it accessible from Lachine through one route, Cote-St-Luc (and indirectly Hampstead and Snowdon) on another route and Ville Saint Pierre (and indirectly Montreal West and NDG) on yet another. I've made it pretty clear on this forum that I am not anti-development, which can be seen by my support for the Marianopolis project, but I do not think Meadowbrook should be developed. There are 17 "Grands Parcs" in Montreal (20 if you include the three that are yet to be inaugurated) and none of them are close to that area of the island. The opportunity to turn Meadowbrook into the next "Grand Parc" is thus simply a logical extension of "Réseau des Grands Parcs".
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    Southam Lofts

    rosey12387 a répondu à un sujet de _FKS_ dans Complétés

    Unless the building has changed ownership, no. This project is being developed by Groupe Pacific, the same people who built the Mosaique Southam next door.
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    Nowhere near as nice as the original project, but looks like it could still be a semi-descent project.
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    Nowhere near as nice as the original project, but looks like it could still be a semi-descent project.
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    Drool....that thing is a beaut! Any bets on how long it will take before the OPCM kills this project?
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    I thought you'd use downtown as an example but let's be honest CSL is not downtown and the vast majority of its develop-able land is detached and semi-detached single family homes with some duplexes. Granted Cavendish itself is quite dense but I don't think that needs to be a rule as much as it's basically an exception to the rule other than a few condo buildings nearby and chemin de la Cote St Luc. I think people on this board also underestimate the demand for luxury homes within a 15 min. driving radius of downtown, in which there is little land left suitable to increase supply. Feel free to disagree with me but I stand firm that wealthier income families need not look to the suburbs in order to find the homes they are looking for when there are options suitable for development closer to the city centre.
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    I don't think it's stupid at all. There is more demand than supply of single family homes in the area. It's another way to keep people out of moving to the west island or Laval.
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    Could have been a great project for the Quartier des Spectacles.
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    I'm not surprised in the least, but I'm very disappointed. There is not enough supply in the Westmount housing market to meet demand and this would have been an excellent way to mitigate that, while still keeping the integrity and most of the greenery of the property. Instead the city will turn away even more people with high disposable incomes to the suburbs where they can drive their gas guzzling SUVs in rush hour traffic day in and day out and pay taxes to a municipal government that isn't Montreal's. While this plot of land may have been considered part of the mountain in the 1800's its current geographic reality, surrounded by high income housing in all directions, makes it totally separate. Many people fighting for its protection from development probably don't even know where it is. And I'm all for reclaiming green space, but every piece of land has its best usage and not letting this project go through I believe is a very big mistake.
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    Well Malek, several people on this board believe the Conservatives will do anything for a vote or a buck. Using that point of view and knowing a yearly membership costs $10, that's 10 yes's plus an 11th if you actually choose to vote for them. In all seriousness, I just heard the CBC interview ex Liberal PM and Finance Minister Paul Martin and he agrees with Stephen Harper and the Conservatives on the issue of the bank tax. Guess it wasn't so progressive after all .
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    Bank tax 'unfair,' Harper says PM Wants it off G20 agenda: Cabinet ministers are to lay out Ottawa's arguments around globe today BY ANDREW MAYEDA, CANWEST NEWS SERVICE MAY 18, 2010 Prime Minister Stephen Harper stepped up his government's campaign against a global bank tax yesterday, warning the leaders of other developed countries that "you can't tax a financial sector into stability." With roughly six weeks to go before the Toronto area hosts the G8 and G20 summits, the Conservatives are pulling out all the stops to wipe the bank-tax proposal off the agenda. Today, three senior cabinet ministers will lay out Canada's arguments against the levy with speeches in Washington, D.C., Shanghai, China, and Mumbai, India. Several of Canada's G8 allies, including Britain, France and Germany, have supported the notion of an international tax on banks as a means to prevent another global financial crisis. The International Monetary Fund has also backed the idea of some kind of levy on financial institutions. But Canada has consistently argued that it would be unfair to impose such a tax on Canadian banks, given that they didn't receive any direct bailouts during the crash - a case Harper made again yesterday. "In many countries, because of the financial crisis, governments had to move in with literally hundreds of billions of dollars to bail out - in some cases to actually nationalize - parts of their financial sector. Canada is one of the few developed countries that didn't have to do any of that," Harper said. He argued that Canadian banks took a more conservative approach in the lead-up to the crisis because of "prudent and active" regulations that require banks to maintain healthy capital reserves, among other things. "They were not able to exploit some of the opportunities that got so many of these other Western banks into trouble," Harper said. "That's why we think it would obviously be unfair to come in and now say: 'We think Canadian banks and other banks, who weren't part of the problem, now have to further limit their opportunities by paying a tax.' " Rather than a bank levy, Canada is lobbying the G20 to improve the quantity and quality of capital reserves, strengthen liquidity standards and put a cap on the amount of debt banks can use as leverage when making investments. "I happen to believe strongly that you can't tax an economy into prosperity," Harper said. "Likewise, you can't tax a financial sector into stability. The way to deal with a financial crisis is through a sensible system of regulation, not through allowing reckless behaviour and then trying to tax it later." John Kirton, of the University of Toronto, an expert in G8 and G20 issues, said the bank-tax proposal has lost momentum since it was left off the final communique at a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers in Washington this month. With the recent departure of Gordon Brown as British prime minister, the levy has also lost one of its staunchest proponents. But Kirton said there's still a risk that a G8 leader will try to make points at the Toronto summits by speaking out in favour of the tax. "It's not completely dead," he said. "You just never know if someone will try to grandstand ... at the expense of doing new, serious things." Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is to address the Confederation of Indian Industry in Mumbai. Treasury Board President Stockwell Day will deliver a speech to the Canada-China Business Council in Shanghai. Trade Minister Peter Van Loan will address the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Industry Minister Tony Clement and Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon are to hold a news conference in Ottawa on the bank tax. © Copyright © The Montreal Gazette
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    I’d really like professional Lacrosse to come back to Montreal. Both the National Lacrosse League (the box-lacrosse – i.e. indoor lacrosse professional league) and Major League Lacrosse (the field lacrosse – i.e. outdoor lacrosse professional league) have relatively few games per season and I think the sport has a lot of commonalities with hockey that hockey fans could appreciate. The NLL could play at the Bell Centre and the MLL could play at Molson stadium. I’m not too sure why the sport isn’t more popular with the public in Canada, but with the right sponsorship and publicity I think lacrosse has lots of room to grow in the Canadian market.
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    First things first : Granted there are ultra Conservative elements in the party as there are factions in every party. But I don’t agree it goes against the natural philosophy of the party. The party’s platform in no way shows it be a party of the ultra-right. If you want to infer that it is regardless, you are at liberty to do so. I’m all for funds that lead to investment (which the forestry industry received considerably both from the EDC and the government) so long as those funds are for innovation, diversification & new technologies and not simply throwing money to keep an uncompetitive industry alive. As far as I see it that goes for any industry or province, Ontario and the auto industry included. Do we know exactly how the money given to the forestry industry has been spent so far? If you have any further info, I’d love to read up. ABORTION. It’s a tough subject to discuss because both sides strongly believe they are trying to protect human rights, but I’ll try to do my best. Again, disclaimer, I am agnostic and my beliefs related to abortion have nothing to do with any sort of religious belief. That being said, I am personally against abortion ( in my opinion a pregnancy should not be terminated after the 7th day [once the egg attaches itself to the placenta] with obvious exceptions), but I don’t believe it should be made illegal because it is clear the majority of Canadians agree with it. A notion that appears to be common with a lot of Conservatives; after all, what is the point of creating laws that will only cause the electorate to reject you and for those laws to be reverted? So now how does a party stand by its principles and one of its major voting blocs without creating legislation that will be ultimately thrown out by the electorate? By creating policies that dictate that opinion without touching sacred cows like abortion. The main tenet of those who believe that abortion should be legal is a woman’s right to choose. Murdering a pregnant woman and thus terminating her pregnancy is beyond her right to choose. Had she lived that baby would have been born; hence the murderer has effectively ended two lives. A murderer goes to jail and the rights of the unborn are protected (for those who believe in them). It’s a win-win as far as I see it. As for Canadian women’s right to choose without any restrictions, John Kay some this up quite well in the National Post: ““What Canada has is not a "consensus" (which my computer tells me is an "agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole") but rather a legal vacuum left behind by 20 years of Canadian political inaction. Some Canadians oppose abortion except in cases of rape, incest and medical necessity. Some oppose it in the third trimester. Or in the second and third trimesters. Or don't oppose it in any cases -- a position that, by the sheer accident of two decades of cowardice, defines the current state of Canadian law by default. But please don't pretend that this is a position we arrived at through debate. Canadians are no more or less liberal than the nations of northern Europe on most social matters -- and all of those Euro-nations have laws prohibiting most abortions after the first dozen or so weeks of pregnancy (give or take, depending on the country). That is what a future "consensus" will look like in this country when some future Canadian government gets around to tackling this issue.” And consensus will be hard to establish so long as those in Canada who believe in some sort of restrictions on abortion are continually robbed of their right to free speech and discussion is quashed. John Carpay, National Post: “At the University of Calgary, setting up a pro-life display on campus can end your academic career. Last week, vice-provost Meghan Houghton found eight students guilty of a "major violation" of rules governing "non-academic misconduct" -- a category that also includes theft, vandalism, arson, violence and sexual assault...It wasn't always so. When the anti-abortionists' controversial "Genocide Awareness Project" (GAP) was first displayed on campus in 2006, the U of C posted its own signs nearby, warning people of a shocking and disturbing display ahead and stating that this expression was protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” Now on to the maternal health issue. Another quote from John Kay “In 2001, maternal health conditions claimed about 27 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs -- the standard unit of measurement in this area). For perinatal conditions, the figure was 90.5 million--for a total of 117.5 million wasted human years of life. For the subcategory labeled as "unsafe abortion," the figure was 3.5-million DALYs. This means that, tragic as every individual case no doubt was, unsafe abortion was responsible for just 3% of the total loss of human life (as much as this can be measured through such utilitarian tallies) in the maternal and perinatal area.” Of that 3% many of those unsafe abortions take place in countries like Tanzania where abortion is strictly illegal (see Globe and Mail map below). Do you suppose we ignore the national laws of these countries and subject them to our own laws instead? If we’re going to go there, I highly suggest forcing Saudi Arabia to issued drivers licenses to women. Back to Jon Kay: “Put another way, Harper's plan would concentrate Canada's foreign-aid resources at the service of health conditions that account for 97% of the risks befalling women and their newborn children. Only 3%would be left to other donor nations, or indigenous health services--a small price to pay, some would argue, for ensuring that the millions of pro-life Canadians in this country do not feel alienated by an aid plan that, no matter how you slice it, would save thousands of lives all across the developing world.” And like I said, that 3% shrinks considerably when you consider how many women die in countries where they don’t have the legal right to an abortion. It’s a very simple concept and it’s not a myth. Alberta pays into equalization. Alberta’s economy was spearheaded by the oil industry. Quebec receives money from equalization which then goes into its coffers. Quebec spends money from its coffers (where it get’s money from various sources such as taxes) to pay its budget expenditures. Its budget expenditures include the provinces social programs. Hence, regardless of what any ministry or professor might say, monies generated by the creation of the oil industry in Alberta help Quebec pay its various bills, which would thus include its social programs. And…I never said they didn’t. Nor did I say I was against equalization in the first place, although I do think it should be regulated. How do we explain a 20% increase? Inflation?
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    Gare Viger

    rosey12387 a répondu à un sujet de mtlurb dans Complétés

    No such thing in Montreal . Although, to be honest I kind of wanted to keep the height low on this project. I really like the feel of the neighborhood and would like to see that continued here. And with higher projects in the works in Griffintown, Quartier Bonaventure, the SRC site and even Vieux-Montreal itself, I'm still of the belief that increased density in projects where it's not essential can lead to other projects not coming to fruition (like the residential towers in the Quartier Bonaventure for example which are very much on hold). Until Montreal becomes an economic powerhouse again, the demand just isn't there yet.
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    I got confirmation from the landlord that plans to convert 1950 Sherbrooke Ouest into residential are still on the table; from the jist of what I was being told my guess is in around two years from now. Unfortunately I don't know anything else.
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    The North-facing walls of 2230 Guy and 2150 Mackay ruin the streetscape of the Golden Square Mile. I'm against demolition in this city (for various reasons), but I'd be all for a way to fit those ugly walls into the area. Bring on the stucco!
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