A feed from the 24-year blog about the best city on Earth – you can become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/mtlcitywebloghttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk6prtvket2jThe SAQ is keen to keep profits up while booze consumption declines. Patriotic Québécois should be knocking them back.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13711923 Apr 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6prtvket2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk6nfxqinq2bThe new premier has announced $700M for the Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital, which has been in need of renovations for years.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13711723 Apr 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6nfxqinq2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk6csye3ki2aCBC reports on frankly gross conditions at subsidized housing in NDG.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13711423 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6csye3ki2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk6np6krxv2kA celebration of Israel's independence day drew a crowd downtown Wednesday, as well as a counter‑protest.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13711023 Apr 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6np6krxv2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk6q6itjsy2qThursday morning there's a fire in a metal recycling yard in the east end, producing a lot of smoke. Photos from TVA. Midday, it's reported that the city has revoked the permit of the firm, but that this is a coincidence and it was going to do that anyway.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13710723 Apr 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6q6itjsy2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk4uv4u4f52fA new dépanneur has opened in the Milton-Park area, but police want to block its alcohol permit because of the homeless who hang around around the intersection.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13710423 Apr 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4uv4u4f52fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk4jbkmomn2gThe mayor and the new premier seem to be getting along so far.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13710122 Apr 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4jbkmomn2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk4fxjddns2aThe CAQ objected to a redrawn riding map, under which Montreal island loses a provincial riding in the east end, but the Supreme Court has ruled that the map will stay in force and be in effect during the upcoming Quebec election.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13709722 Apr 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4fxjddns2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk44n7ene52iAn El Niño system developing in the Pacific may bring what CTV calls dramatic weather to southern Quebec by June.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13709422 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk44n7ene52ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk3kzv574r2hA woman in her seventies was killed by a street sweeper in Boucherville on Tuesday morning.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13709222 Apr 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3kzv574r2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk3ka3t5vy2pCBC's Benjamin Shingler shows us a selection of Gabor Szilasi photos.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13709022 Apr 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ka3t5vy2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk2fybeovs2fA man is walking the perimeter of the island of Montreal to pick up trash from the riverside.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13708822 Apr 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2fybeovs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk2dctbum32kChristine Fréchette has named her cabinet; both Montreal CAQ MNAs have jobs, Karine Boivin Roy (Anjou–Louis‑Riel), as housing minister, and Chantal Rouleau (Pointe‑aux‑Trembles) doing Social Solidarity and Community Action, responsible for the... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13708321 Apr 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2dctbum32khttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjz72henh32jLe Devoir explores Radio-Canada's extensive art collection, although without enough images. Interestingly, half its pieces are still in the old Maison Radio‑Canada because, for various reasons, they can't be moved.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13707821 Apr 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz72henh32jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjz7f4mjyp25The big spring cleanup seems to have been an empty promise as many city streets are still festooned with post‑winter trash.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13707621 Apr 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz7f4mjyp25https://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjz2ml56cc2iIn 2024, a Superior Court judge ruled that the city is liable for racial profiling committed by its cops. The city is appealing the ruling.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13707421 Apr 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz2ml56cc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjyzta7nkq2qPaul St-Pierre Plamondon is facing a dilemma: polls show that he can win the October election easily, but only if he gives up the promise of a referendum on the Quebec independence that's the raison d'être of his party.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13707021 Apr 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyzta7nkq2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjz2do4zik2jThe STM bus network will be changing as of May 18 when the Anse à l'Orme REM opens, and not just in the West Island. The list of routes changing is a long one (but the map being used to show certain routes is disorienting, with west at the top).... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13706821 Apr 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz2do4zik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjxmvbnnck2qA branch of the REV bike path meant to go along Lacordaire has been put on hold. Alan DeSousa's claim that this branch "goes nowhere" doesn't fit with the map, where the path was designed to link Montreal North, St‑Léonard and Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13706520 Apr 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxmvbnnck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjxbhvj35r2kThe Word bookstore is holding a fundraiser to restore their very old, singular building on Milton. I have no connection with the store but would not like to see it go away, so I'm passing this on.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13706320 Apr 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxbhvj35r2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mk5xibym5b22The number of aggressive dogs reported to the city has risen by 41% since 2021, a trend blamed both on the growing popularity of dogs, and on owners who have no idea how to train or discipline their animals.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13706020 Apr 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5xibym5b22https://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjx74nr7ub2pPeople who bought a house in Hudson in 2024 are demanding money back from the seller after finding out that an intruder had been killed on the premises by the previous owner during a home invasion. Previous owners are sticking to the point that the intruder... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13705720 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx74nr7ub2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjwiwqcqae22Pretty much the only local news Monday morning is the Canadiens winning their first playoff match on a hat‑trick by Juraj Slafkovský, and Habs fever taking over the town.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13705520 Apr 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwiwqcqae22https://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjum3he7wc2iPlans are finally going ahead to build a new swimming pool in Baldwin Park. As previously reported, the old pool needed to be replaced, but was found to be built in an old dump, so it had to be rebuilt in a new location. The old reports suggested a new pool... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13704419 Apr 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjum3he7wc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjuhtyzavk25Spring flooding is happening all over Quebec; sandbags have been piled along the Back River in Pierrefonds and on the other side in Laval.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13704219 Apr 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuhtyzavk25https://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjuiavt5ky25Artists love a cartoonable face like Christine Fréchette's, with her big eyes and arched eyebrows. Ygreck shows her accepting a dud torch and crossing the desert with two familiar vultures looking on. Côté brings in Legault's compass (it's been a recurring... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13701519 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuiavt5ky25https://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mju27ettrb25Radio-Canada has a good piece Sunday on two men getting help from Diogène, an organization that helps homeless individuals overcome addictions, and helps pay for them to have a place to live.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13703419 Apr 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju27ettrb25https://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjuwpnce7q2jProjet gets to snipe from opposition now, taking down Ensemble on an unmet promise to clean up the city for spring. Le Devoir also looks at city hall having to face rising salary demands. As a longtime supporter of Projet, having watched Ensemble take... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13702718 Apr 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuwpnce7q2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjsecy6dqo25Bars are getting hyped to welcome the playoff crowds that will start piling in on Sunday. Le Devoir chased down some locations connected with the Canadiens, beginning with the fossil of the old Forum.... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13701318 Apr 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsecy6dqo25https://bsky.app/profile/mtlcity.bsky.social/post/3mjppafoled2aCharlie Billions says he'd renew the notwithstanding clause that protects Bill 96 from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Obviously it's in Milliard's interest to demonstrate that the PLQ is not on the side of the anglos. And Mark Carney assured... https://mtlcityweblog.com/?p=13701017 Apr 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:ghab3xlbibavtlnfcdgohfat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjppafoled2a