April 2009
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next steps, pragmatism, and thinking big.
I had an interesting bus ride yesterday, talking with one of Montréal’s golden-boys in terms of green development. A chance encounter that I am grateful for, although maybe not for the obvious reasons.
Summary from said green development guru: don’t dream big, or suggest things too “out there” because the city just isn’t capable of doing these things. Instead,...
citizens' forum / le forum citoyen
(posted by markefrank)
The Citizen’s Forum for the redevelopment of the Sector St-Viateur Est took place yesterday at École St-Louis (38 fairmount est).
The event was organized by Le comité des citoyens du Mile-End, and they did a fantastic job. In fact, you couldn’t have organized a better event if you hired the best professional organizers in the city. Everything was well...
Forum citoyen
FORUM (um se prononce ome) n. m. XVIIIe siècle. Mot latin. Place où le peuple s’assemblait pour traiter des affaires publiques et privées.
CITOYEN, -ENNE n. XIIe siècle, au sens de « habitant d’une ville ». Dérivé de cité. 1. ANTIQ. Membre de la communauté restreinte qui gouvernait une ville ; personne jouissant du droit de cité.
2. Ressortissant d’un État,...
mile-end's first park(ing).
or, at least i think so. in case you have never heard about the park(ing) phenomenon, here’s a looksy.
we decided to do a last minute park(ing) just to get the word out that the Citizen’s Forum is happening tomorrow (April 26th, 2009) at École St-Louis, 38 Fairmount Est.
it turned out great, despite the fact that we put about NO organization into it! but we are glad we did it,...
not in our backyard ...
This is a loose translation of this entry (originally posted in french). Si vous voulez lire la version française, cliquez ici. (does this look like a perfect parking lot and garage to you?) One of the most heated topics mentioned during the Citizen Cafés held over the past couple of months had to do with the city parking facilities planned by the borough to house city trucks (and a building to...
NOT IN MY BACKYARD! (...)
In our Backyard, dans notre arrière cour
(To read an English version of this entry, look here.) Le projet d’implantation d’une cour de voirie le long des voies ferrées du Canadien Pacifique et sur un partie du terrain vaquant au nord Est de la rue de Gaspé fut sans nul doute le point d’achoppement des diverses discussions tenues lors des six cafés citoyens de cet hivers.
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some ideas, in beta.
(posted by marke)
In the spirit of openness and transparency, I will post some of the ideas we are currently working on. In my last post from a couple days ago I explained a bit how we have split our ideas into a couple of timelines (before the April 26th Forum, and after). Well, below are a few examples of the big areas we think the borough should be focusing on. We have a number of events...
Montréal 2025...
Le projet de revitalisation de l’est du Mile-end s’inscrit dans le plan “Montréal 2025”. En ce qui concerne notre secteur du nord du plateau Mt Royal les chantiers sont au nombre de deux, comme le mentionne le site www.montreal2025.com. Le premier sur lequel porte toute notre attention est indexé sous l’appellation suivante: SAINT-VIATEUR EST...
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Saturday April 11th : SEED EXCHANGE // WORKING BEE
Here is an entry from a friend of Maguire Meadow, from her blog. Please visit her site for more info, but in the meantime here is her call-out:
HELLO!
Spring is finally back and this is an announcement to say that we will in fact be continuing with the gardening activities in the Maguire meadow this spring-summer-automn. 2009 will quite possibly be the last year the field will be in its...
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Samedi le 11 avril : ÉCHANGE DE SEMENCES // CORVÉE...
Voici une entrée d’une amie du champ maguire de son blogue. SVP allez visiter son site, mais en attendant voici son appel:
BONJOUR!
Le printemps est de retour et ceci est une annonce pour vous dire que
l’on recommence nos activités dans le champ Maguire ce
printemps-été-automne. L’année 2009 sera possiblement la dernière
année où le champ sera là avec toute sa splendeur...
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revitalize/revitaliser!
revitaliser v.t. revitaliser [conj. 3] Donner une vitalité, une vigueur nouvelle à… revitalize (r-vtl-z)tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to… Revitaliser l’Est du Mile end. En premier lieu le projet sonne comme une mission! On pense bien sur aux silhouettes lourdes des bâtisses de 12 étages, menaçant de leurs ombres portées les...
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we make mile-end what it is. and, we will also...
This blog is intended to play a part in a mobilization.
Specifically, we are looking to mobilize as many Mile-Enders (and those who love Mile-End) as we can in order to ensure that any redevelopment that occurs in our neighbourhood comes from us.
And by comes from us, we mean that it should be the residents of Mile-End who create the vision for this place. It should not be the city, or a...
