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Oh the Humanity!!!

May 16th, 2009 8 Comments

—Thought I’d pass this email along to anyone interested.  A truly noble cause with only a toehold in Quebec due to our many layers of corrupt construction unions.—
Nouveau projet à St-Henri !
Chers bénévoles,
Habitat pour l’humanité Montréal lance une nouvelle saison de construction et cherche des bénévoles pour travailler au chantier et sur les divers comités […]

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a model of community

September 28th, 2008 1 Comment

- guest post by Véronik Sansoucy - Green Party of Canada (Jeanne-Le Ber)
In the Village des Tanneries, there lives a community under threat.  With model gardens built to withstand the abuses of an urban environment.  When threatened they stand up and fight.  Not willing to be moved or wanting to live through a poorly planned […]

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dear tim

August 21st, 2008 No Comments

Can I call you Tim?   Click and read an absolutely brilliant open letter to Tim Hortons.

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Turcot hazard

July 24th, 2008 No Comments

While I completely understand local resident’s desire to have a better say in the redevelopment of the Turcot exchange, there can be no doubt that this mass of gorgeous concrete is at the end of it’s useful life.
With giant holes appearing, overloaded trucks banned and a permanent state of panic laden repairs taking place, we […]

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DIY compost

June 23rd, 2008 7 Comments

I think anyone that takes matters into their own hands and specifically out of the useless hands of Alan DeSousa and City Hall is to be commended.
Stephen McLeod is one such person.  With 60 clients spread around StHenri, NDG and the Plateau, who are willing to pay 5$ per week for Stephen to pick up […]

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May into june

June 20th, 2008 4 Comments

Quick update on May’s monthly fix:
Anti Publisac stickers now present on 95% of the households on this block.  We currently have about 40 stickers in hand and will be working our way around the corners day to day.  With only two holdouts on the street with the, “I like to look through the circulars” excuse, […]

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