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Montreal is getting a new urban forest park at Quartier des Spectacles By Rick Da Conceicao
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The Quartier des Spectacles is getting a new urban forest park as part of the International Landscape Art Competition. The park will be built on “terrain no 066,” which occupies the space between de Maisonneuve and President-Kennedy, between Bleury and Jeanne-Mance.
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante made the announcement on Wednesday and congratulated the landscape architecture and urban design firm WAA Montreal who designed the project.
The press release describes the new space as a public park with nearly 50% more greenery.”
Posted: May 07, 2021 7:34 PM ET | Last Updated: May 8
Corneille recounts experiencing first Montreal music festival
CBC News Montreal1 hour ago
0:47The Rwandan-Canadian singer first arrived in the city in 1997.0:47
When Cornelius Nyungura first arrived in Montreal in 1997 from Rwanda via Germany, the aspiring musician had been traumatized by the assassination of his parents and siblings during the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
But Montreal s summer scene, packed with amiable crowds and summer music festivals, many featuring international music, left him blown away. I think it was precisely because I came during the festival season that you know, a young man, 20 years old with a lot of trauma and stuff, felt like he had found home, he said.
Meet 1583, a reservation-only restaurant for exclusive dinner parties in downtown Montreal It s one thing to reserve for a large group in Montreal, but few places if any let you have complete run of the place.
Author of the article: JP Karwacki
Publishing date: Apr 06, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • The interior of 1583, the new reservation-only restaurant for dinner parties opening (hopefully) this summer. Tino Rizk
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The restaurant calls it “the experience”: Once eight to 12 guests arrive for their reservation, they’ll keep their distance from one another at the private bar for cocktails before being escorted to one long table for a menu of 11 courses. After dinner, they can return to the bar for a digestif or two before heading home.