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Green Plan: A Very Positive First Progress Report!
June 17, 2009 – 5:36 pm | No Comment
Green Plan: A Very Positive First Progress Report!

Mayor Michael Applebaum and Councillor Marcel Tremblay test out new electric tricycles used by the cleanliness brigade.

The International Economic Forum of America
June 9, 2009 – 6:02 pm | No Comment

The 15th  Annual Conference of Montreal, a major get together of business leaders, government and organizational heads is meeting in the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure hotel from June 8th through 11.
he International Economic Forum of the …

Montreal Police use Robots
June 8, 2009 – 6:23 pm | No Comment
Montreal Police use Robots

Montreal police have had a bomb disposal robot named Andros since 1995.

150th anniversary of the Black Rock on Bridge Street
May 31, 2009 – 3:50 pm | No Comment
150th anniversary of the Black Rock on Bridge Street

The Irish community has gathered for a walk to the Black Rock on the last Sunday of May since the 1880s. They gather in memory of the Irish who were evicted from their homes by …

Montreal develops a unique and innovative Public Bike System: A North American first
May 28, 2009 – 3:08 pm | No Comment
Montreal develops a unique and innovative Public Bike System: A North American first

BIXI — a coupling of the words “bicycle” and “taxi” — is the name of Montreal’s new public bike system, a first in Canada and a North American premiere in terms of its scale. Increasingly …