Tuesday, March 11, 2008
- The city's blue-collar workers are being called heroes for a change for the sustained effort needed to keep the snow removal wheels turning this season. Despite this, the city is asking for patience with the process, expected to take till the weekend. Looking ahead, a gradual thaw would be better than a sudden warm snap which could bring on flooding in riverside neighbourhoods, although there's no sign of that happening yet. Nonetheless, Madame la Bloggeuse, famous clairvoyante, foresees that the run on snowblowers may be followed by a run on rubber boots. ...Also, some nice glimpses of Sunday's aftermath by a snowshoe-mounted journalist.
- Superior Court has rejected Vincent Lacroix's attempt to launch an appeal of his conviction on 51 counts of fraud.
- A new protest group is saying the St. Patrick's Day parade is too English, which may be true. More signs and cheers in Irish would be appropriate on the day.
- Defenders of Griffintown arrived in a buggy for the first public consultation sessions on the proposed redevelopment of the area.
- Quebec's culture minister is looking for ideas how to repurpose the Bibliothèque Saint-Sulpice – but it has to have some cultural point or purpose.
- Montreal has a new hockey team called the Junior de Montréal. Till recently the St. John's Fog Devils, the team will begin to play next season at the Verdun Auditorium in colours reminiscent of the Montreal Maroons.
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