The Village des Tanneries is a small neighbourhood tucked next to the Turcot Interchange. This area has undergone many changes in the past few years, and many more changes to come.
So much so that a Citizen’s committee formed in the neighbourhood a couple of years ago. To find out more visit their website at http://www.freewebs.com/villagedestanneries/index.htm.
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Archive for September, 2007
Village des Tanneries Citizens’s Committee & Transport Quebec Information Meeting
Posted in St-Henri, Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, Transports Quebec, Village des Tanneries, community organizations on September 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sud-Ouest Arrondissement Council Meeting – October 2nd, 2007
Posted in St-Henri, Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, Ville-Émard, borough council on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The upcoming Sud-Ouest arrondissement council meeting should prove to be interesting.
The major issue at the September 4th meeting was the bar-terrasses pilot project on Monk Avenue in Ville Émard. Many citizens of Ville-Émard have been against the project since the beginning. The council is split on the issue. The two Union Montréal members of [...]
About those photos of ominous looking security guards
Posted in St-Henri, Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, art, exhibits on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A curious reader of this blog asked: “what is the deal with the HUGE posters/installations on building facades around the neighbourhood of ominous (yet drab) looking security guards in hallways?”
Great question! Well here is the answer…
It is part of the public art installations of the Mois de la Photo. The photos by Montrealer Thomas Kneubühler [...]
Journees de la culture 2007
Posted in Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, Verdun, Ville Lasalle, art, children, events, exhibits, history on September 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This year is the 11th Aniversary of the Journées de la Culture. September 28th to September 30th 2007. Most of the events and activities are free. The list of things to do are vast: music, walking tours, museums, hands-on workshops with artists, art galleries, and visits to artist studios.
Events Listings:
Events in the Sud-Ouest [...]
Archives populaires de Pointe-Saint-Charles
Posted in Pointe-St-Charles, Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, community organizations, history, photography on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Archives populaires de Pointe-Saint-Charles is a community archive for the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood in Montreal. In February of this year it was decided by the organization that they would transfer the fonds (archival collections) to the McGill University Archives. The McGill University Archives has agreed to keep the fonds open so that community groups can [...]
Line Hamel’s father charged with fraud
Posted in Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, borough council on September 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Michel Hamel, father of Line Hamel (city councillor for Saint-Henri, Pointe-St-Charles, and Little Burgundy), was arrested on Thursday morning by the Sûreté du Québec. He has been charged with three cases of fraud and is accused of taking money from a real estate developer in return for trying to obtain a zoning change. [...]
Historical Tours of Pointe St-Charles
Posted in Pointe-St-Charles, history, tours on September 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Description: The Société d’histoire de Pointe-Saint-Charles is conducting two walking tours this September. The tour on September 9th entitled: des manufactures au quartier ouvrier. Learn about the manufacturers of the Pointe when it was the centre of economic activity in Montreal, and about the lives and actions of working class folk throughout Pointe-Saint-Charles [...]
Mois de la Photo – Replaying Narrative
Posted in St-Henri, Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, art, events, exhibits on September 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Mois de la photo is back! The Mois de la photo à Montréal is celebrating it’s 10th edition with the theme Explorations Narratives / Replaying Narrative. This means that there are free photography exhibits all over Montreal during the months of September and October…including several venues in St-Henri.
Website: www.moisdelaphoto.com.
Program: mpm2007_programme.pdf
Calendar of [...]
St-Henri Park Garage Sale / Parc St-Henri Méga-Vente
Posted in St-Henri, Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, clothing, events on September 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The neighbours around Saint-Henri park (Agnes, Laporte, Place Guay, and St-Antoine) will be having a mega garage sale on September 15th 2007. 10:00 to 18:00. If it rains the event will be postponed until September 22nd. Map.
Sud-Ouest Arrondissement Council Meeting – September 4th, 2007
Posted in Sud-Ouest Arrondissement, borough council on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
If you have a beef with parking by-laws, burnt churches, collapsing buildings, bad playground equipment…………well the place to go is our local neighbourhood/borough council meetings. There you will find out how our taxes are being spent, what new housing developments will be built in the future, and much more. If you have questions to ask [...]
