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salsa dancers and live music. It’s a hot and spicy weekend with over 100 varieties of tacos and handcrafted cocktails including margaritas, mojitos and sangrias. It’s the perfect staycation with all things Mexican! For more information on vendors, location and pricing visit http://tacofestmtl.com/en/ . Arriba!
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Imadake, Ichigo Ichie, Street Monkeys, Kokoro, Thailande, Ca Lem, Tran Cantine, Lantern Vietnam, Mon Ami, Kin Khao 25, Sogou, Ong Ca Can, Cuisine de Manille, Chatime and many more have masterfully crafted tasty street foods that will satisfy even the most discerning tastes. 30 of Montreal’s best Asian restaurants coming together for an Asian street
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food festival. WHAT: Visitors of all ages can enjoy more than 100 authentic street eats from our favorite Asian restaurants and engage in interactive activities. Friday, August 23rd : 5pm – Midnight; Saturday, August 24th: 11am – Midnight Sunday, August 25th : 11am 10pm 600 Peel Street, Montreal, QC, H3C 2H1, Admission 2$
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REM's approach to environmental concerns
ince the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced their plan to build the Réseau électrique métropolitain in April of 2016, there have
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been serious concerns voiced by environmental activists and citizens alike about the impact the project would have on everything from trees, wetlands and noise to urban sprawl and pollution. The REM appears to be taking the issue seriously and is committed to taking the necessary actions required in order to minimize any negative impact the project and network might have. To date the actions being taken by the REM include 'an environmental approach founded on best practices: avoid, minimize and compensate. In addition to the adjustments made to the route during the planning phase, doing • August 17, 2019
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TORING: In partnership with the Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec and the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, an agricultural land trust will be created to promote and encourage growth of the land bordering the Rive-Sud Terminal station - together with a future metropolitan agricultural park. The initiatives are not only aimed at protecting the area, but to also help limit urban sprawl. IMPACT ON URBAN WILDLIFE: Although the REM network will mostly run through urban areas, the system may still have a negative impact on local wildlife.To address the potential harm, underpasses and train superimposed on Wetlands - Montreal Technoparc will be built beneath the railway tracks so that aniwhatever it takes to mini- tem is running it is ex- replanted to 110%. mize consequences or pected to contribute to NOISE DURING CON- mals can cross from one taking concrete measures decreasing 680,000 STRUCTION: REM teams side of the REM to the to compensate for the im- tonnes of GHGs over are regularly monitoring other. ON WETpact the work has on the twenty-five years of oper- noise levels to control the IMPACT LANDS, SOIL AND environment'. ation. impact it is having in resiGREENHOUSE GASES: TREES CUT DURING dential and institutional WATER: To avoid negative They plan to compensate CONSTRUCTION: Once areas. Measures include: impacts on wetlands for greenhouse gases the work is completed, controlled work hours, (ponds, marshes and (GHGs) by planting another 250,000 trees will quieter construction 250,000 trees during the be replanted in the munic- equipment, acoustic construction phase, work- ipalities and boroughs screens and a program for ing together with Jour de where they were cut communicating with citila Terre (the provincial down in temporary con- zens. branch of 'Earth Day struction zone areas - ENVIRONMENTAL & Canada'). Once the sys- bringing the total of trees URBAN SPRAWL MONI-
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bogs) the REM is doing whatever is possible to protect them, such as altering the route and prohibiting the use of de-icing salt on the railway tracks in winter. As for the Technoparc Montréal area, mitigation measures are being implemented to protect the water and soil, such as safe stockpiling of contaminated soils, erosion protection and silt barriers. It is clear there will be a significant enough impact during the REM construction phase and once it is running - but it appears as much as possible is being done to limit the negative impacts. One must also take into consideration that the REM network will be fully electrically powered and not be contributing to greenhouse gases. And the noise level will be minimal compared to that of trains or city buses.What are your concerns? Is the REM doing enough?
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A rant on Montreal rents and affordable housing
t is not easy to find housing in Montreal, where the vacancy rate has reached its lowest level in several years. The situation has turned the
non-permanent residents such as temporary workers, foreign students or refugees.This rate has declined even though the number of rental housing projects reached a record 10,000 last year. A community organizer of the People's Organization, Information and Consolidation Project (POPIR), Patricia Viannay, mentioned other factors. Her organization has seen an increase in the number of evictions for alleged major renovations, a means used by landlords to circumvent provincial By Pascal DesLauriers eviction and rent increase rules. The renoviction nemtltimes.ca ologism has even been insearch for an apartment vented because of this. into a mad rush. It even Slumlords Millionaires threatens the city's repuShe says that some landtation for affordable rents, lords create housing according to tenants' shortages by not renting rights advocates. their apartments, adding What Airbnb’s got to that these some even predo with it? fer to leave a dwelling An economist at the empty or rent it on Canada Mortgage and Airbnb so that they can Housing Corporation, later raise the rent signifiFrancis Cortellino, said cantly. the vacancy rate had fallen POPIR is well-aware of to 1.9% in 2018. Accord- the effects of gentrificaing to him, this situation is tion in a neighbourhood. due to the mass arrival of The community group
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had to move its penthouses after the new owner of the building where it had been located for 50 years increased the rent beyond its means. Is Montreal, the next Vancouver? Robert Beaudry, head of economic and commercial development, housing and design for the City of Montréal's executive committee, pointed out that the City was aware of
the pressure exerted on tenants.The municipal authorities have no intention of letting Montreal resemble Toronto or Vancouver, where the average rent exceeds $1300, as compared to $796 in the Quebec metropolis. Still, Montrealer’s marked almost a 10% increase on the rental market in 2019. In recent months, the City has decided to limit short-term leases such as
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those proposed on the Airbnb site by tightening regulations. It has also put in place a plan to renovate aging buildings and has promised to create 12,000 new social and affordable housing units by 2021. This remains to be seen... The future is now There is a significant need for social housing in Montreal. It will never be too early to fix the situa-
tion when it is believed that nearly 100,000 people are paying too much for housing. Until then, the problem will only get worse because of the current housing shortage. More and more families are finding themselves crammed into dwellings that are too small or must settle far from their roots.
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Montreal one huge contruction zone
“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line,” said Archimedes, but in Montreal, thanks to all the road blockades, it seems that the shortest distance
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has been replaced by convoluted detours that motorists and buses are now forced to take. And that, if you are lucky enough that the detour that you took in the morning on your way to work has not been changed in the afternoon, adding extra time to your return home. Since the city seems to be an equal opportunity dispenser of annoyance, this time it is not only those who are driving their cars which have been inconvenienced. Pedestrians, transit users, and even cyclists have also been subjected to this
nightmarish experience of finding the right way to their destinations. Although the ubiquitous orange cones and cylinders that now are a kind of unofficial symbol of the city, are found everywhere in Montreal, this time the downtown area has had an excessive amount of streets closed and the subsequent detours. The works on Sainte Catherine St. announced a couple of years ago, are now in full swing between Phillips Sq. and the Quartier des spectacles. Very soon, these works should extend west, a prospect that scares merchants in the area. Of course, people understand that in some cases, particularly that of our leading commercial street, there is a need for some essential works (replacement of old water pipes). Moreover, people understand too that several other repairs such as fixing roads, changing old pipes, remaking of interchanges or improvements in the electricity or natural gas networks may be necessary, and that our short summer is the best time to undertake these works. However, would it be too much to ask for some planning in advance on the part of our city authorities? And to keep the public informed about
Sidewalks are being widened but in the meantime there are no temporay sidewalks for pedestrians
these developments? We say that because so far the most accurate way to describe the detour situation in the city is that of a total chaos. Some areas are subjected to closure while no apparent work is done, Guy Street around the Concordia campus, for instance, saw a lane closed for two weeks, forcing the move of a busy bus stop a block from the metro station’s primary access. Then suddenly this week the closure was gone: during all
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the time that the lanes were closed not a single piece of pavement was removed, in other words: the road was closed for no reason. Who was responsible for this: the bureaucrats who ordered the closing of the lane? The contractors for a job that for some mysterious reason someone decided that wasn’t necessary? Who knows? Neither the city nor the Ville Marie borough has bothered to inform the people on why the lane was closed. Peel
St. above Sherbrooke has been closed for many months now, part of a renewal of the area, but, would it be too much for the borough of Ville Marie to at least tell the people why the works are taking so long? Information gathered from other areas of Montreal allows us to describe it as an out-of-control situation: streets and sidewalks are torn apart, cars, bikes, and people have to take detours, and then the city doesn’t give any ex-
planation as to how long the works will last. In some cases, some works are of questionable usefulness or priority, such as the widening of the sidewalks in some intersections. Montreal has become “detour city” this summer, full of “rue barré” signs. Let’s wait until the next municipal election when voters put up a sign addressed to our elected officials: “foutez le camp!” (“Get lost!”)
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Downtown densification - Pros and Cons T he City of Montreal's Strategic Action Plan for Downtown released last year envisions a population increase in the downtown area of 50 thousand people by 2030. To prepare for that demographic scenario, the Ac-
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tion Plan also foresees the addition of one thousand new three-room-and-plus dwellings in ten years, including "a significant proportion of those being affordable for a family that buys a property for the first time." The Plan also calls for the arrival of three thousand new residents with children within ten years.To achieve these goals, the City also proposes a series of complementary facilities and infrastructures. Among the ones mentioned by the Plan, four new primary schools and one new high-school, and improvements in public transit. Regarding the latter, the idea is to provide as much as 100,000 rides per day, including the use of metro, buses and the new REM. (The controversial Reseau electric de Montréal, the new Light Electric Train that will connect downtown to the South Shore, Laval and the Pierre E. Trudeau Airport in Dorval). Is that a good scenario? Certainly, the population
Some developments are controversial, like the one approved for the former Franciscan site
growth in the downtown area will mean an increase in density since, obviously, the territory remains constant. This fact also means that in order to accommodate the potential new dwellers within the same amount of land, the only option is to go vertical: high rise buildings become the norm in the downtown area. To densify the city, especially its downtown has some significant advantages, but also some problems. On the positive side, the first advantage is to keep the downtown area alive after offices and businesses close. Canadian cities in this regard have had a much better fate than those south of the border with the case of Detroit being the worst case. As people leave the downtown and adjacent areas and move to the suburbs, what once were lively commercial and residential neighbourhoods, now become ghost towns, a phenomenon with very adverse economic and social effects. Montreal, like most Cana-
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dian cities, has avoided that gloomy destiny thanks to the fact that it has managed to retain a large local population.The demographic growth, i.e., densification, has then this positive aspect. As a result of that high residential component, downtown Montreal maintains a reputation as a safe place to visit from other parts of the city, and it also keeps relatively normal retail, entertainment, and restaurant businesses. A densely populated downtown is also a way to counteract the negative effects of urban sprawl and migration to the suburbs. A phenomenon that started in the 1950s bringing problems such as an intensive use of cars and the subsequent pollution they produce, costly investments in the extension of the electric grid, water and sewers pipelines, and roads. On the minus side, however, densification may also create its own problems: car use, for instance, is still high among downtowners because after all, having wheels is very much an entrenched part of the North American culture. With narrower streets in the area and the presence of those who work or study there and who also—somehow unwisely— bring their cars downtown, traffic becomes a big issue, increasing pollution and reducing the quality of life for both residents and visitors. Since the most lucrative—and therefore preferred by developers—way of providing housing to people in the area is the high-rise, more and more condo towers are built. At this very moment, two mas-
The high-rise is the norm in most of the downtown area
sive—and controversial— developments are in the preliminary steps of construction: the one at the former Franciscan site, and the one where the Children's Hospital used to be. Some others are being planned, including one that would destroy some buildings which are still in good shape. Paradoxically, a site in a prime location, the one located on Sherbrooke which also faces Guy, has been vacant and used as a parking lot for decades. At one point it was mentioned that the same New York group that owns the WaldorfAstoria would build a hotel in that place. The idea never materialized, and the site remains an eyesore. Densification, of course, could be good as long as the authorities are ready to provide the resources needed for a good infrastructure and services. At this point, the downtown area is deficient in those two aspects. Roads and sidewalks need repairs, trees in the area die and no one in the city bureau-
cracy cares to replace them, green space, in general, is insufficient especially if you want to attract families with children, lighting is still mostly based on the old system of sodium lamps that give a weak yellowish light. (Only Sainte Catherine and McTavish, and parts of de Maisonneuve, Peel, Guy, and Atwater have recently been equipped with brighter white LED lamps). Although there is talk of bringing some public schools to the area, and in a few years the west-end part of downtown will finally have its community centre, much is needed to keep this part of the city lively and attractive to more families. It is obvious then that densification, in the long run, could be a very good thing, provided that those who come to live in the area have access to the necessary facilities and services. Otherwise, it could create a nightmarish situation with traffic and public services out of control.
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The Canadian Juvenile Basketball Team: A Story Worth Reading! Hughes could not believe it: “To my amazement the title page highlighted that the Canadian Junior Women National Team would be playing the Virginia AAU All Stars in advance of the USA - Russia game!’’ The players did not have Canada on their shirts, but they did have the Sun Youth name. The next evening, the game was played. With three minutes to play, there were thousands of Virginia supporters in the stands. “The deficit was thirteen points in the US
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favour, but this game changed everything for girls’ basketball in Canada,” proudly says Hughes. On their return, Leslie Hughes immediately met with Earl to report on the amazing experience. He also had a question in mind for him regarding being identified as the Junior National Team. Earl casually responded: “Did I forget to mention that? I just thought that it would be a good opportunity. Let’s go for coffee.”
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he Sun Youth Hornets summer basketball program is well under way with participations in several tournaments such as the Elite Basketball Skills Academy Crossover Challenge and the Saint-Laurent Express Tournament (both of which Sun Youth’s U12 won). Summer basketball also means participating in tournaments beyond Quebec’s borders such as the Zero Gravity Basketball Tournament in Boston and the Adidas Boys Jr. Gauntlet in Albany. Ever wonder how some of these summer trips were organized in the past? Read on, you won’t believe it! In March 1989, the Sun Youth Juvenile Boys Basketball Team won the FBBQ provincial Champi-
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onship in Sorel. The team was coached by Wayne Kidd, Leslie Hughes and Mike Clarke. After reaching that important goal, they planned on taking a sabbatical year from coaching. Well that was not going to happen! Two weeks after the end of the season, Sun Youth cofounder Earl De La Perralle invited Leslie Hughes to a 6 p.m. meeting in his office. Earl had a proposal he knew Mr. Hughes could not resist: he had received a request from Coach Boo Williams, a famous AAU coach in the Virginia Beach area. “He asked if I could put together a team of girls and train them in 6 weeks to play a single game at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia,” Hughes recalls. The plan was to play a preliminary
exhibition game followed by the Virginia AAU All Stars playing the Russian Men’s Junior National Team. Sun Youth didn’t have a summer elite basketball program for girls at that time, so it was a first. On the long weekend of May 1989, the team and coaching staff embarked in two white Chevy vans and fourteen hours later drove underground into the stadium indoor parking lot. Even though they had been prepared by the coaches, some of the players were so astonished that they thought it was a joke. They had never been in a basketball stadium that held 8,000 plus spectators, let alone play in one! As Coach Williams gave them a tour of the facility, he also gave them the program for the event.
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was asked to speak to the Beaconsfield Ladies Group this week. The topic for the talk was left up to me. I decided to speak about the current trends in food. One of the most prominent is the trend toward small. A cocktail dinatoire is the current buzz word. Essentially, you are serving a dinner without the dinner plate, cutlery, table and chairs. The courses are served by means of hors d’oeuvres. The first course is usually soup. I decided to prepare a roasted vegetable soup and serve it in a demi- tasse espresso cup. Ingredients ( for 40 hors d’oeuvre size servings) • 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped • 1 head of garlic, halved
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• 6 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped • 3 parsnips, peeled and roughly chopped • 2 potatoes, washed and roughly chopped • 1/2 head of cauliflower, roughly chopped • 2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped • 1/3 cup canola oil • Salt and pepper • 3 litres of stock ( I used chicken stock) Put all the chopped vegetables in a roasting pan and drizzle with the canola oil, salt and pepper. Roast in a preheated 375ºF oven for at least thirty minutes,
stirring occasionally. When the vegetables start to turn colour and the tips have a brown tinge, they are ready. Pour the vegetables into a pot along with the stock. Simmer for 30 minutes. Using a blender, blend the soup in batches and pass through a sieve. Reheat the soup, adjust the seasoning and serve in bowls or decorative mini cups. Thank you Beaconsfield Ladies – you were a great audience! Comment on this article at: www.mtltimes.ca
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ight years and hundreds of thousands of burgers later, Le Burger Week with Cheese is now one of the best-known food festivals in Canada. And this year, it’s back with plenty of new and delicious flavours. It’s getting hot in here...and not just on the grill! Enjoy a delicious burger and help a good cause! The biggest news about Le Burger Week with Cheese 2019 is its partnership with La Tablée des Chefs, an organization whose mission is to feed people in need and develop culinary education for youth so that they can eat well and make smart choices, even on a limited budget. In 2019, $1 from every burger sold at participating restaurants in Quebec will be donated to La Tablée des Chefs. All the more reason to try one, or several! “We are delighted that we have the opportunity to support this organization,” said Thierry Rassam, cofounder of Le Burger Week with Cheese with
Le Burger Week 2019 his friend and business partner Na’eem Adam. “It’s an opportunity for judges and food lovers alike to help reduce food insecurity and provide education to youth across Quebec.” During Le Burger Week with Cheese, participating restaurants must bring their A-game to create a new, unique burger that reflects the essence of their establishment. How could we forget The Jerry Louis from La Brasserie des Rapides in LaSalle, or the magnificent shrimp on rye Ebi Matane from the Centre Sheraton Montréal? The participating restaurants’ creations will be available to the public, who can then vote for their favourites at LeBurgerweek.com. There are awards for the best-looking burger, the healthiest burger and the most creative burger in each participating city. In addition, a jury of undercover tasters will help award the Judges’ Choice title. Eighth edition of Le Burger Week with Cheese -September 1-7,
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Portuguse wine - An oddisey into value & diversity
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he world of wine is extremely varied and diverse and nowhere is this more evident than in Portuguese wines. In Canada, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia are the biggest consumer. In 2015, Portugal was in the top 10 wine importers in Canada.
national palates. Portugal spent many years under the dictatorship of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, from 1932 to 1974. After Salazar’s death, the country began to modernize and in 1986, it joined the European Union which eventually provided funding to improve Portugal’s vineyards. There are more than 260 grape varieties indigenous to Portugal, and the country has a very long tradition of winemaking, separated into different segments.One very important part of Portugal’s history is the Port trade. Port is a fortified wine. In another segment are the sweet wines made on the island of Madeira, and the sweet wines of Setubal. has been famous for By Marco Giovanetti Port centuries, thanks to the relationship between the mtltimes.ca Portuguese and the EngPortugal has been mak- lish, who signed the Treaty ing wine for , even going of Windsor in 1386. back as far as the PhoeniPortugal has both white cians who introduced the and red varieties that are vine to Portugal in the 7th made into interesting century. Portuguese wine wines. The whites can be traditions are still quite light and floral, and are evident in its winemaking. made with Alvarinho, EnIn some areas grapes are cruzado and other varistill pressed by stomping eties. The reds tend to be on them in bare feet in more full-bodied.The preLagares. However in re- mier red variety in Portucent years, a lot of pro- gal is Touriga Nacional. ducers are making wines Baga, another indigenous in a more modern style, variety, makes some of the trying to appeal to inter- most heavily tannic still
wines in the world, rivaling Italy’s Amarone, according to Weiss. International varieties are also grown in Portugal and some producers are experimenting with blends of both. Most Portuguese wines are sold in the SAQ and LCBO from somewhere between $10 and $140 dollars.These latter wines are more expensive and some are of them are worth the money, but you can get a great bottle of
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process which allows a seller to prepare themselves mentally and ultiprepare their t is no secret that in mately home for a new potential Montreal’s hot real es- owner. This will take a bit tate market, buyers of physical and mental and sellers alike have labor, and it is worth it! already experienced mul- Start by removing all extiple offers and over bid- tras (clutter, books, and ding in specific clothes in closets, perneighbourhoods; namely sonal photos, and bulky West Island, Westmount, furniture) in order to “air Town-of-Mont Royal, out” the space. Try to Outremont, Notre- keep décor and colors Dame-de Grace, Hamp- neutral, with a bit of pop stead as well as areas of here and there. Make Laval and the South Shore sure your home gets an of Montreal. Despite the overall “spring cleaning” low supply of properties so it shines and smells for sale and the ever-in- nice from top to bottom. creasing demand, an over- Gather all your important priced property will still documents and review take much longer to sell the history of the imand will help the compet- provements and renovaing homes to sell quickly tions with your realtor. Next comes the preinstead of yours! sale building consultation, There is much more inwhere you meet with the volved in selling at top building inspector who dollar other than the hot real estate market. The will give your property an successful sale of your overall “checkup”. You home should always in- may need to make small repairs and touch-ups volve these 3 things: such as painting or plas1) Preparation Preparation is the initial tering, remove old carpets or you may have a more By Eleni Arrivos mtltimes.ca
3) Promotion & Presentation Most buyers shop on the internet therefore your home needs to be presented in the best light possible using High Definition quality photos, staging and video. Along with the local website such as Centris.ca here in Quebec, your home can be featured on some other high traffic sites or social media platforms. Ask your broker what they plan to do to promote your property and create a buzz! A combination of on line, some print, open houses and out of the box thinking, will get your property sold. Presentation is everything when potential buyers come for a visit. So that buyers can picture themselves moving into “their new home” soon, make them feel at home with pleasant fragrances and airy spaces – nothing cluttered. When you have followed these rules, and time is still ticking, then it is time to review the mar-
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