Montreal is a city of three million people, and with that large of a population there are many different view points screaming to be heard in the local media. There is also the added wrinkle of having two main languages spoken in the city, each with its own at times fragmented perspective. What this means [...]
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The French English Dynamic
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, which is unique in Canada as over 80% of its population speaks French as a first language. The French culture in Quebec can trace its roots directly back to France’s first attempts to colonize the New World. While control of the region went back and [...]
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Snow Removal Free Overnight Parking
Starting this year (winter 2007-2008), Montreal eases car owner’s lives during snow removal. Free overnight parking is offered in specific locations between 6pm and 7am when the town is working hard to get rid of all the white stuff. In all, that’s about 2500 places in 25 different parking lots that are available! During the [...]
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Snow Removal Process
Snow removal is one of the necessary evils that accompany winter living in the city of Montreal. The past several years have seen a larger than normal amount of snow fall on the island during the traditional winter months of December to March. This has lead to an additional strain on the already stretched to [...]
