26 Essential Pizza Places in Montreal
Posted on 11 August 2021With its large and impassioned Italian community (as demonstrated following Italy’s Euro Cup victory), it’s no surprise Montreal is home to plenty of great pizzerias, including many wood-fired Neapolitan options, and a few spots for Roman-style al taglio, too. And while it’s not as well-known as certain regional styles (say, New York, Chicago, or Detroit), Montreal has its own style of pizz ...
A New Pop-Up Aims to Open Up Montreal’s Understanding of the Vast World of Vietnamese Dessert Soup
Posted on 11 August 2021Having spent part of her childhood in Vietnam, Linh Le Kim recalls the regular pleas she’d make to her parents to take her to get some che after dinner. When one of them would give in, they’d ride together on a scooter to one of the casual spots where locals would convene to chat, while sampling their choice from the “bajillion different types” of the dessert soup, often served in a glass ...
Canada ICI Acquires MFCI Capital in Montréal
Posted on 11 August 2021TORONTO, July 22, 2021 /CNW/ - Canada ICI Capital Corporation, a trusted partner in Canadian commercial real estate finance, is pleased to announce its acquisition of MFCI Capital of Montréal, Quebec. "Montréal is a highly-specialized Canadian market," says Dale Klein, CEO at Canada ICI. He explains, "This acquisition allows Canada ICI to hit the ground running with market-proven expe ...
Mouvement Montreal releases action plan for Milton Park homeless population
Posted on 11 August 2021MONTREAL -- New municipal political party Mouvement Montreal criticized the Plante administration Sunday for what it called a “lack of leadership” after recent developments in Milton Parc – where several homeless people spend their time. A vacant, privately owned lot at Milton and Park Avenue was fenced off in recent days, pushing a group of unhoused people off of land they had come to call ...
Back to the office: Montreal chamber of commerce campaign seeks a return downtown
Posted on 11 August 2021As vaccination rates rise and health regulations ease, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM) has launched a campaign in support of a return to In a communiqué made public Thursday, the group called upon business owners to sign its “declaration of commitment,” a collective pledge that will see a return to office towers be safe, gradual and flexible. “Today, an important st ...
Montreal wants sustainable finance organization's head office built here
Posted on 11 August 2021Within the next few days, the Montreal business community is going to submit a bid to try to convince a major new international sustainable finance organization to set up its head office in Montreal. The new organization is the International Sustainability Standards Board and it is meant to set standards for reporting on how companies around the world have performed in terms of material sustainab ...
Osheaga to host August concerts and fashion show in Montreal
Posted on 11 August 2021Montreal festival Osheaga has announced a string of exciting concerts and events to bring some life into the summer of 2021. Osheaga Through the Ages will take place from Aug. 6 to 21. The event series will include live shows, a photo exhibition of memories from past editions of the festival and even a fashion show. In a perfect world, the city of Montreal would all be gathered at Parc Jean-Drape ...
60 Montreal artists are occupying 30 vacant downtown retail spaces
Posted on 11 August 2021The City of Montreal is partnering with Art Souterrain and commercial real estate owners to turn 30 vacant retail spaces downtown into art studios and exhibition spaces for 60 local emerging artists. The three-month art workshop initiative, entitled Créer des Ponts (Building Bridges), is spread across 22 buildings, including Alexis-Nihon, Place Montreal Trust, Places des Arts, Centre de Commerce ...
Montreal might have Canada's most beautiful manhole covers
Posted on 02 August 2021There are two versions of this story. The straightforward one is that Montreal recently unveiled a new design for the city’s manhole covers, transforming that most utilitarian and (literally) overlooked element of the urban landscape into something that resembles a heraldic shield that might have adorned the vaults of a medieval cathedral. The old cover “was really boring,” says Sylvain Ou ...
Back to the office: Montreal chamber of commerce campaign seeks a return downtown
Posted on 02 August 2021As vaccination rates rise and health regulations ease, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM) has launched a campaign in support of a return to the city’s downtown office towers, many of which saw workers abandon them at the start of the pandemic. In a communiqué made public Thursday, the group called upon business owners to sign its “declaration of commitment,” a collecti ...
