The National Assembly unanimously adopted a 'right to repair' law in principle last spring, but since then nothing has happened. Now Quebec's environmental watchdog says such legislation is crucial to reducing waste in landfills
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With temperatures nearing the 20s this weekend, tulips sprouting from the ground and the city’s restaurants and shops having the whole picnic prep thing down pat, we’ve hit peak springtime in Montreal, and it’s in everyone’s best interest to enjoy it while they can.
Tiptoe through the tulips
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Running until May 27, tickets continue to be available for the U-pick fields of Tulipes.ca in Laval and Boucherville, and proceeds from their month of operations will benefit the Canadian Liver Foundation, which funds lifesaving research in Canada. Unfortunately, they’re booked solid for Mother’s Day, but tickets remain for just about every other day. It’s $9.95 for entrance to the site, and tulips cost $1 each ($19.95 for 24 tulips or $39.95 for 50).
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What was meant to be a complete multifunctional space from the get-go, Mon Atelier de Quartier opened a mere three weeks prior to the pandemic and the first lockdowns of 2020, and that stymied its organizers’ original plans to create a communal workbench for all Montrealers in the form of a permanent Do-It-Yourself (DIY) repair space.
Having bided their time with a zero-waste coffee shop and micro grocery store for local goods upstairs, as well as workshops on anything from learning how to sew and baking bread from scratch to making your own toothpaste or deodorant and starting a garden, the workshop is now open. That represents a return to the organization’s main mission, to empower people with repairing skills to reduce waste.