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  1. Eat like a local in ... Montreal

     

    Poutine may still be a student staple but Kevin Gould finds fresh, inventive dishes in the city's bistros, delis and micro-breweries

     

    Kevin Gould The Guardian, Saturday June 7 2008

     

    Slow food ... find friendly service and fresh food as part of Montreal's creative food scene. Photograph: Rudy Sulgan/Corbis

     

    I start my search for the fresh local tastes of Montreal at Marché Jean-Talon (7075 Casgrain Ave between De Castelnau and Jean-Talon metro). This is not some bourgeois foodie faux-farmers' market. Held indoors in winter, the market spills outside at this time of year, with countless eat-ins, takeaways, wine shops and stalls, busy with people expecting (and getting) high-quality, well-priced, local, seasonal produce. As with the rest of Montreal's food and drink culture, someone has done a marvellous job of inculcating the virtues of the Slow Food movement, without the pretentious nonsense we're often served up in Europe.

     

    Montrealers are disarmingly friendly. A cheerful tubby bloke munching a pickled cucumber on a stick invites me to his restaurant, a minute away from the market. Jean-Philippe's Kitchen Galerie (60 rue Jean-Talon Est,+514 315 8994, no website) has no waiters: you're served by one of the three chefs who cook your dinner. He pours me a glass of excellent red from L'Orpailleur in the eastern townships, which has the grace of a French pinot noir, and the energy of a Californian one. "We're not sommeliers," he smiles, "but we know how to drink!" They sure know how to cook, too. Minestrone with chorizo and calves' sweetbreads with soft-shell crab give a flavour of Jean-Philippe's full-on stance on food. The standout main course is a massive côte de boeuf with tarragon sauce and roast veg. You can "super-size" it with truffles and foie gras. Gloriously, ridiculously rich. Strawberry salad with basil syrup and 7-Up jelly completes the feast.

     

    The most creative, interesting food scenes in town are mostly in Le Plateau and Mile End, where you find a mixture of ethnic communities, students and sophisticates. I loved Maison Cakao (5090 rue Farbre, corner of rue Laurier, +514 598 2462) for its cupcakes and brownies, and Le Fromentier (1375 rue Laurier Est), where the bread and charcuterie are at least as good as anything you'll find in Paris. Fairmount Bagel (74 rue Fairmount Ouest, fairmountbagel.com, open 24 hours, 365 days) is a tiny local institution that hand-makes 18 varieties and bakes them in wood ovens. Another institution worth its reputation is Schwartz's (3895 blvd St Laurent, +514 842 4813, schwartzsdeli.com, all you can eat $15. No reservations, expect to stand in line), whose smoked meat - think salt beef with deeper flavour - is sensational and worth queuing for. Order your meat "lean" unless you're in with a cardiologist, and eat too much of it with gorgeous dark brown fries, crunchy pickles and a soda.

     

    Around the corner, Le Reservoir (9 rue Duluth Est, +514 849 7779) is a micro-brewery with a kitchen. It is the most happening place in the area for Sunday brunch - expect fresh cranberry scones with yoghurt; cod cheeks and chips with home-made ketchup; fried eggs and smoked bacon over sublime Yorkshire pudding.

     

    Poutine is a Quebecois speciality, consisting of oily french fries strewn with curd cheese and smothered in salty gravy. Oddly comforting, and excellent for mopping up alcohol, together with every last drop of saliva in your mouth. The Montreal Pool Room (1200 blvd St Laurent), an appealingly grungy, noisy and popular diner, is a good place to try it.

     

    If poutine is old-school Montreal cuisine, the Cluny ArtBar (257 rue Prince, +514 866 1213, cluny.info) is its new wave. Cluny is in the centre of town, only a short walk from the touristy joints of the old town. It's near the riverside, attached to a gallery in an ex-foundry. Come here for generous, innovative salads and grills.

     

    A few steps away, Le Cartet (106 rue McGill, +514 871 8887) is everything you'd ever want for a buzzy, Scandinavian-smart take on the communal canteen. Great for lunch, Le Cartet has a deli attached and also offers a blowout Sunday brunch buffet, where you can nurse the hangover you nurtured the night before at Pullman (3424 du Parc ave, +514 288 7779, pullman-mtl.com), the gastro bar du choix for Montreal's beautiful people.

     

    They're serious about their wine at Pullman, but also mix a mean cosmopolitan. Try tapas like venison tartare with chips, tuna sashimi with pickled cucumber salad, mini bison burgers and roasted marrow bones with veal cheeks. Were Pullman in London, it would be double the price and snooty. Here, it is honest, exciting and fun.

     

    As Montreal reinvents itself as a multicultural, modern city, so its young chefs have thrown off the shackles of classical French cuisine. My favourite example of this pared-down, matter-of-fact excellence was in the 10-table neighbourhood Bistro Bienville (4650 rue de Mentana, +512 509 1269, bistrobienville.com). There are no starters or mains, just whatever's good today. They'll fix you a stunning seafood platter, grill you a beautiful piece of fish, and roast you a perfect fat joint of beef. I also ate excellent local cheeses, drank fantastic wine, and thought that if I lived in Montreal, I'd be in here every day. Instead of parading a love of good food and drink as accessories to an ostentatious life, Montrealers celebrate the joys of the table with the matter-of-fact verve born of living half the year in the teeth of an Arctic gale.

     

    · Canadian Affair (020-7616 9184, canadianaffair.com) flies Gatwick-Montreal from £99 one way inc tax. The stylish La Place d'Armes (+512 842 1887, hotelplacedarmes.com) has rooms for around £125 including breakfast, cheese and wine and hammam. The training hotel, l'Institut de Tourisme et d'Hôtellerie (+514 282-5120, ithq.qc.c

     

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/jun/07/montreal.restaurants/print

  2. aloft Montreal Airport Opens, Making Global Debut

    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announces the opening of aloft Montreal Airport, the first aloft to open anywhere in the world.

    Developed and owned by the joint venture between Silver Hotel Group and Northampton Group Inc., the 136-room aloft Montreal Airport will offer a variety of intuitive technologies, atmospheric public spaces, and a whole array of appealing guest amenities. Created for today's traveler, aloft hotels are modern, fresh and fun, with loft-inspired design and free-flowing energy.

     

    'The sleekness and dynamism of the aloft lifestyle complements the sophistication and style of Montreal, where we are proud to make our global debut,' said Brian McGuinness, Vice President of aloft and element hotels worldwide. 'Youthful-minded travelers will appreciate the aloft brand's emphasis on creativity, culture and fun.'

     

    aloft Montreal Airport is superbly located at the entrance to the Trudeau International Airport, with easy access to local attractions, shopping, entertainment and numerous corporate headquarters. Guests will be just 20 minutes from vibrant downtown Montreal, where they can enjoy authentic French cuisine, renowned museums and scenic parks. Also nearby are the quaint cobblestone streets, boutiques, art galleries and cafés of Old Montreal.

     

    http://www.hotelresource.com/article32946.html

  3. Pas une bonne solution

     

    Jean-Michel Nahas

    Le Journal de Montréal

    06/06/2008 04h17

     

     

    L'instauration de péages à Montréal est loin de plaire aux partis d'opposition qui accusent plutôt le gouvernement de se traîner les pieds dans le dossier du transport en commun de la métropole.

     

     

     

    «C'est peut-être une très mauvaise bonne idée», a laissé tomber Serge Deslières, porte-parole au Parti québécois en matière de transport.

     

     

    «Nous avons bien des réserves à ce sujet. Une chose est sûre, il faut que Québec agisse concrètement à ce niveau», a-t-il poursuivi.

     

     

    En otage

     

     

    Sylvie Leblanc, de l'Action démocratique, s'est montrée plus tranchante. Pas question, a-telle insisté, de prendre les banlieusards en otage.

     

     

    «Ce n'est pas une bonne solution, a-t-elle martelé. Ça démontre le laxisme des libéraux. Ils doivent tenir leurs engagements en transport en commun et instaurer de vraies mesures vertes.»

     

     

    Au cabinet de la ministre des Transports, on a dit souhaiter attendre la fin des consultations prévues à l'automne avant de décider si une intervention gouvernementale sera menée.

     

     

    Fonds injectés

     

     

    De son côté, le ministère des Affaires municipales n'entend pas mettre de bâtons dans les roues de la métropole.

     

     

    Un porte-parole a rappelé hier que les villes ont depuis 20 ans le droit aux péages sur leur réseau routier, en autant que l'argent amassé soit injecté dans les transports.

    http://www2.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2008/06/20080606-041700.html

  4. Toyota développe un hybride à batterie à combustible

    - Agence France-Presse

    Tokyo

    06 juin 2008 | 10 h 44

     

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    Le premier constructeur automobile japonais, Toyota Motor, a annoncé vendredi avoir développé un nouveau véhicule hybride à batterie à combustible capable de rouler 830 km sans recharger, soit plus du double du précédent modèle du genre élaboré par le groupe.

     

    Cette voiture de cinq places, la «FCHV-adv», a obtenu la certification du ministère japonais des Transports, a précisé Toyota dans un communiqué.

     

    Elle est équipée d'une batterie électrique au nickel, ainsi que d'une batterie à combustible alimentée par un réservoir à hydrogène à haute pression. Elle est capable de rouler 830 km sans s'arrêter, contre seulement 330 km pour le précédent modèle à batterie à combustible de Toyota, le «FCHV».

     

    Les constructeurs automobiles japonais, encouragés par l'état, sont très actifs dans le développement des batteries à combustible, une des technologies prometteuses pour réduire la pollution due aux gaz d'échappement automobile.

     

    Les batteries à combustible ne rejettent quasiment que de l'eau. La commercialisation massive de ce type de véhicule n'est toutefois pas encore à l'ordre du jour, en raison notamment du manque d'infrastructures permettant de refaire facilement le plein en hydrogène.

     

    http://monvolant.cyberpresse.ca/200806/06/dossiers/auto-ecolo/18672-toyota-developpe-un-hybride-a-batterie-a-combustible.php

  5. Montréal - Cool with a French accent

    4 June 2008

     

     

    Lewis might be driving this weekend in Montreal - but what does the city have to offer for a weekend break? Forget the “Paris of North America” cliché — Montréal, QC has always sashayed to its own unique Latin beat. Roaring back to life after more than a decade of economic woes and separatist turmoil, the 21st century has seen the city’s distinctly Québécois melange of the traditional and the hip blossom.

     

    There are buzzy new bohemian enclaves. The fashion, food and music scenes are on fire. Chic boutique hotels have upped the romantic ante. What hasn’t changed is Montréalers’ focus on leisure and their penchant for long afternoons and evenings over wine or coffee. Sound like a population hankering for endless weekends? Mais oui!

     

    Summer’s the time to visit, when the city is unleashed from a long winter and shifts into overdrive with a frenzied outdoor itinerary. Downtown sidewalks are crowded till the wee hours as the annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (montrealjazzfest.com) spills free jazz onto the sweltering pavements, and Just for Laughs, the world’s biggest comedy festival, lets you yuk it up in both official languages (justforlaughs.ca).

     

    Add a side trip to Québec City, celebrating its 400th anniversary with great fanfare throughout 2008. Celine Dion is scheduled to be there, as well as Cirque du Soleil. And the world’s biggest outdoor multimedia architectural projection — dreamed up by Robert Lepage and Ex Machina — will be splashed across giant grain elevators nightly at the Old Port. myquebec2008.com

     

    But back to Montréal. Start your weekend with a bowl of café au lait and a croissant or a bagel with cream cheese and lox — Montréal’s cross-cultural breakfast specialties — on an outdoor terrace while you make your plan.In Montréal, it’s all about neighbourhoods, and each has its own distinct character. Pick a boulevard, pick a theme (traditional, hip, funky, chic, ritzy, sporty, gay), then explore the collage of villages that make up Canada’s second-largest city.

     

    Old Montréal

    Ignore the touristy overtones and head for the gas lamps and classic cornices of Old Montréal. It’s a cobblestoned warren of tiny galleries and boutiques. Get your history at the stylish Pointe-à-Callière Museum of archaeology and history perched atop the original settlement’s ruins: 350 Place Royale, pacmusee.qc.ca. Linger outdoors to enjoy the buskers and painters or head indoors for wearable art at the eclectic Reborn: 231 rue Saint-Paul West, reborn.ws. A fave for casual lunch is Olive et Gourmando, an inspired deli/bakery gone affordably gourmet: 351 rue Saint-Paul West, oliveetgourmando.com.

     

    St. Denis

    Montréal is a walking town in the true European sense, and the best stroll is down French-flavoured rue Saint-Denis. Eavesdrop on the locals’ twangy, slangy peppered-with-English lingo at the very Left Bank L’Express over steak frites or duck confit salad: 3927 rue Saint-Denis. Shop at hip Dubuc, HQ for Montréal’s high-profile men’s and women’s wear designer, Philippe Dubuc: 4451 rue Saint-Denis, dubucstyle.com; or hunt the latest French styles at bargain prices at Paris Pas Cher: 4235 rue Saint-Denis. Arthur Quentin’s is the mother of all lavish French kitchenware stores: 3960 rue Saint-Denis, arthurquentin.com; and Bleu Nuit across the street stocks decadent bedroom and kitchen linens from France: 3913 rue Saint-Denis.

     

    Plateau

    Pub crawl through the fashionable Plateau District by following Mont-Royal Boulevard. Start at Billy Kun, with live music from classical to jazz, in an unpretentious “tavern chic” environment that includes stuffed ostrich heads mounted on the walls: 354 Mont-Royal East, bilykun.com. Dine at one of the city’s popular BYOB (bring your own wine) neighbourhood bistros; for example, intimate La Colombe, where chef Moustapha cooks up a fabulous French chalkboard table d’hote menu with influences from his native North Africa: 554 Duluth East.

     

    St. Laurent Boulevard/Mile End

    Funky Saint-Laurent Boulevard is the city’s east/west, French/English divide. This busy lifeline between Chinatown and Little Italy is a jumble of Old World and edgy side by side. It runs north into once-decrepit real estate undergoing a renaissance called Mile End, a vaguely defined area of everything from retro furniture to local designer boutiques. Wallpaper magazine recently dubbed it Montréal’s hottest neighbourhood.

     

    The Ex-Centris theatre is a hotbed of Indie film screenings where ticket agents’ heads are surreally projected onto video screens: 3536 boulevard Saint Laurent, ex-centris.com. Casa del Popolo is a vegetarian café that morphs into an indie music Mecca at night: 4873 boulevard Saint-Laurent, casadelpopolo.com. Then there’s down-to-earth Schwartz’s Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen, the high temple for lined-up devotees of Montréal smoked meat: 3895 boulevard Saint-Laurent, schwartzsdeli.com.

     

    Old Port/Lachine Canal

    Want to burn off all those foie gras and crème brulée calories? Rent a bike at the Old Port at Montréal on Wheels: 27 de la Commune East, caroulemontreal.com. Follow the leafy bike path along the Lachine Canal that has gone from gritty-industrial hub to red-brick, factory-loft-lined park. Pass the geodesic dome and block-shaped Habitat 67, vestiges of Montréal’s Expo 67, and watch for one of the city’s best farmer’s markets, the 1930s Atwater Market, where you can pick up a baguette and cheese for a canal-side picnic.

     

    Overnighting:

    Old Montréal has, in recent years, become the city’s hotspot of boutique hotels with some of the most original accoms in town.

     

    Hotel Nelligan

    106 Saint-Paul West, hotelnelligan.com.

     

    The classic feel of Old Montréal lingers in the very modern, brick-wall, loft-style rooms, each unique.

     

    Hôtel Gault

    449 Sainte-Hélène, hotelgault.com.

     

    Minimalist, spacious and very de rigeur. Concrete and modern designer furniture make this a hipster magnet.

     

    Le Petit Prince

    1384 Overdale, montrealbandb.com.

     

    A B&B with quirky style in a renovated house, each room colour themed. Funky and different with a great breakfast included.

     

    Dining:

     

    Le Club Chasse et Pêche: 423 Saint-Claude, leclubchasseetpeche.com.

     

    High-end French cuisine, one of the city’s best in what The New York Times called a “Gothic-minimalist hunting lodge.”

     

    Toqué: 900 place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, restaurant-toque.com.

     

    Chef Normand Laprise has become a Montréal icon thanks to his market-based contemporary cuisine.

     

    Au Pied de Cochon: 536 Duluth East, restaurantaupieddecochon.ca.

     

    Hardcore Québécois cuisine from pigs’ feet to poutine, taken upmarket by renegade chef Martin Picard.

     

    For more information on Montreal, go to Canada.travel.

     

    http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Travel_Guides/article-182940.html

  6. Urban exodus hasn't touched house prices in Montreal Island: study

    Mike King, Montreal Gazette

    Published: Tuesday, June 03

    Urban sprawl doesn't appear to have had a negative effect on Montreal Island house prices.

     

    While 2007 marked the fifth year in a row that Montreal and its on-island suburbs suffered a net loss of approximately 20,000 residents, according to the Institut de la statistique du Québec, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. notes house prices have soared over the past decade.

     

    For example, results of Royal LePage's national Urban vs. Suburban Survey released yesterday show the average price of a bungalow in the city appreciated by 130 per cent to $253,125 during the past 10 years while its suburban off-island counterpart rose by 99 per cent to $226,273.

     

     

     

    At the same time, the price of a standard two-storey urban home climbed 120.5 per cent to $307,400 compared to a 107-per-cent jump to $265,625 in the 'burbs.

     

    The survey examined five urban (Notre Dame de Grâce, Beaconsfield, Dollard des Ormeaux, Dorval and Pointe Claire) and four suburban (St. Lambert, Boucherville, St. Bruno and Laval des Rapides) markets.

     

    Gino Romanese, Royal LePage senior vice-president in Toronto, explained in a phone interview there has been "greater demand than supply the last 10 years despite that exodus (of Montrealers)."

     

    "The combination of a shortage of inventory and virtually no space in the city for new development led to the significant gains that Montreal experienced over the past decade," he added. "Also contributing to the city's rising house prices is the fact that historically, Montreal's prices were well below the Canadian average."

     

    Romanese said "as the country experienced a rapid expansion cycle in the early 2000s, Montreal followed suit with house prices near, or more than, doubling."

     

    He pointed out urban enclaves such as N.D.G. hold the most appeal to homeowners because of their proximity to businesses, trendy shopping areas, restaurants and public transit.

     

    "The preference for urban dwelling has helped fuel healthy price increases in recent years, with the sharpest rate of appreciation taking place in the past five years."

     

    The survey found that shortages of inventory in popular urban residential markets caused many purchasers to look to the urban periphery and then to the suburbs to satisfy their housing needs.

     

    "Looking ahead 10 years, it is likely that both Montreal's urban neighbourhoods, as well as their surrounding suburbs, will both see solid price appreciations," Romanese said. "With the city's transit system anticipated to eventually extend out to the St. Lambert area, it's likely more people will consider moving away from the city."

     

    But stressing that Montreal remains "a vibrant city with some of the finest restaurants and cultural activities in the country, there are buyers who will always clamour for a home in the heart of the city."

     

    He suggested the local situation anwers the age-old question of whether it's best to live in the city or the suburbs.

     

    "It depends on what you're looking for, it's a lifestyle choice and by and large, whether you invest in an urban or a suburban area, you should do equally well if history (of the past decade) repeats itself."

     

    mking@thegazette.canwest.com

     

     

     

     

    © The Gazette 2008

  7. Montréal courtise 15 000 spécialistes internationaux

     

    4 juin 2008 - 06h58

     

    La Presse

     

    Laurier Cloutier

     

     

     

     

    Dans la course mondiale aux talents, Montréal doit faire des gains pour soutenir sa croissance dans les secteurs de pointe.

     

     

     

    Cliquez pour en savoir plus : Macro-économie | Investissements | ANDRÉ GAMACHE | Montréal International

    Outre les investissements étrangers, le président-directeur général de Montréal International, André Gamache, ajoute donc le démarchage auprès de travailleurs qualifiés intéressés à s'établir dans un autre pays. Il courtise notamment 15 000 d'entre eux qui occupent déjà des postes importants à Montréal, mais sur une base temporaire.

     

    Un plus grand nombre de spécialistes internationaux devraient par ailleurs voir Montréal comme «un lieu de passage de choix», un tremplin dans leur carrière, explique André Gamache à La Presse Affaires, après un discours devant les Manufacturiers et exportateurs du Québec.

     

    Montréal n'est-elle pas une des grandes capitales mondiales de l'aéronautique, des technologies et des sciences de la vie grâce aux Bombardier, CGI, Ubisoft et aux pharmaceutiques?

     

     

     

    André Gamache veut démontrer que «c'est à Montréal que ça passe» autant qu'à Seattle, Toulouse, la Californie ou Boston. «Dans les jeux vidéo, Montréal est devenue la référence mondiale», assure-t-il.

     

    Une fois installés à Montréal, plusieurs de ces travailleurs qualifiés pourraient prolonger leur séjour et attirer de la sorte d'autres talents, explique André Gamache.

     

    Parmi les spécialistes internationaux que les secteurs de pointe de Montréal attirent, il y a toujours, bon an, mal an, 15 000 immigrants temporaires avec des permis de séjour de trois ans.

     

    André Gamache déplore que «seulement de 1000 à 2000 de ces travailleurs de passage restent à Montréal», même s'ils occupent des postes de choix, parlent français et ont leur famille ici. Cette main-d'oeuvre quitte souvent Montréal à cause de la bureaucratie avec laquelle on doit composer pour obtenir la citoyenneté canadienne. André Gamache «travaille déjà avec le gouvernement pour simplifier tout ça».

     

    «Dans l'aérospatiale et les technologies de l'information et des communications, il y a pénurie de main-d'oeuvre spécialisée. Cet enjeu du personnel qualifié est généralisé dans les pays développés et commence même à affecter les autres, dont la Chine. C'est la course internationale aux talents», dit-il.

     

    «La croissance fulgurante de plusieurs pays d'Asie leur fait découvrir que leur système d'éducation ne parvient pas à former la main-d'oeuvre au rythme des besoins croissants. Montréal par contre, une région de haut savoir de calibre mondial, possède un avantage considérable», souligne André Gamache.

     

    «Le monde est à un tournant, des occasions se dessinent, mais Montréal ne court pas encore assez vite, ajoute-t-il. Au final, ce sont les pôles les plus performants qui attirent les meilleurs talents et les investissements. Montréal compte 70 organisations internationales, dont l'OACI (Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale) et 1250 filiales de sociétés étrangères. En sept ans, Montréal International a contribué à attirer 6,3 milliards d'investissements étrangers qui ont créé 31 500 emplois.»

     

    À court terme, Montréal International doit pourtant défendre son rôle, car Ottawa veut sabrer 22% de son budget de 8 millions. Jean-Pierre Blackburn, ministre fédéral responsable de Développement économique Canada au Québec, ne veut plus financer que des projets précis, mais André Gamache garde quand même espoir d'arriver à un accord avec lui.

     

     

    http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080604/LAINFORMER/806040807/5891/LAINFORMER01

  8. Il est très bien situé, il y a un marché pour du bureau à côté de la métorpolitaine (ou il y a déjà plusieurs autres tours à bureaux).

     

    C'est un pôle qui se développe et qui se consolide.

     

    Moi je refuserais pas de me faire déplacer là si jamais CGI prennait des bureaux dans cette tour.

     

    http://maps.live.com/#JndoZXJlMT1Nb250ciVjMyVhOWFsJTJjK3F1JWMzJWE5YmVjJmJiPTYzLjg5ODczMDgxNTI0MzklN2UtMTcuNjY2MDE1NjI1JTdlMTguNDc5NjA5MDU1ODMyJTdlLTEyOS40NjI4OTA2MjU=

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