Adam Bemma

This week #CityTalk hears from McGill University urban sociology professor Donald Hinrichs about his new book “Montreal’s Gay Village: The story of a unique urban neighborhood through the sociological lens.” In the past, Montreal’s gay village was located near Peel and Ste-Catherine St, in what is now the downtown shopping district. Today’s gay village extends…

This week #CityTalk hears from L’Autre Montreal Executive Director Mychele Fortin. This urban collective of explorers offer unique guided tours in Montreal, mainly in French and occasionally in English. From the waves of immigration to hit St-Laurent Boulevard (The Main) to this weekend’s tour of women pioneers who built Montreal into the cultural metropolis it…

This week’s #CityTalk looks into Montreal’s ranking as the fourth top Couchsurfing city in the world. Montreal trails Paris, London and Berlin as the city with the largest network of couchsurfers. Lena Reckewerth is a German who has couchsurfed across Canada and now calls Montreal home. Montreal’s Couchsurfing network offers everything from language classes to…

#CityDoc hears from musician and activist Rob Osler about the precarious living situation for tenants at the Fattal Lofts in St-Henri, Montreal. These lofts, situated on St-Remi St. on the western edge of St-Henri, are located near a major highway redevelopment and the new super-hospital. The city is putting pressure on controversial landlord Sam Fattal…

This week’s #CityTalk goes to the heart of Montreal’s Plateau district to hear from Jamie Klinger, a member of Co-op sur Genereux, a housing cooperative located in an alleyway at the corner of Mont-Royal and Papineau. This co-op isn’t just a living space, it’s a community hub, where skill sharing workshops, documentary film screenings and…

This week’s #CityTalk goes to Montreal’s Park Ex to hear about landmarks at risk of being demolished for future development. Park Extension Historical Society President Mary McCutcheon talks about a new citizen committee trying to save an abandoned footbridge. McCutcheon is also raising awareness about three other sites of interest, set to be demolished by…

This week’s #CityTalk goes to Montreal’s Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood with Heritage Montreal Policy Director Dinu Bumbaru for one of this year’s Architectours. Located at the geographic centre of the island of Montreal, Cote-des-Neiges is a densely populated, ethnically diverse area with a distinct village atmosphere. To listen or download this week’s #CityTalk, click here.

This week’s #CityTalk hears from Amy Barrington, the organizer of a weekly public mini-market downtown Montreal. Marche Locale offers local organic produce grown within a 100-mile radius. Every Tuesday, Marche Locale will be at Concordia University and plans to continue for the next 16 weeks. To listen or download this week’s #CityTalk, click here.

This Parti Quebecois campaign poster was spotted on Notre-Dame St. between Greene Ave. and Rose-de-Lima. It was culture jammed by an activist (probably an anarchist due to the anti-vote sentiment expressed in it) with the words spray-painted “Ca ne changera rien” (it will change nothing) appearing under the PQ’s traditional “Votez” call to vote on…

A downtown Montreal alleyway with trash and debris will soon be filled with ‘grasscrete’ for Shaughnessy Village residents and students at Concordia University to enjoy. The Eco-Quartier Peter McGill is working on a green alleyway project, which is located between St-Marc and St-Mathieu Streets, as well as Ste-Catherine St and de Maisonneuve Blvd. To listen…