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You are to blame · March 5th, 2006, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by newyorkrunaway1

There are so many amazing projects going up in Toronto! I am so amazed! I can't wait to get up there. It will be soon!

LOL

You do know that Toronto and Montreal are two completely different cities. Each with it's own seperate language.

Dino Domingo · March 6th, 2006, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by You are to blame

LOL

You do know that Toronto and Montreal are two completely different cities. Each with it's own seperate language.

We share the same languages, except that people in Montreal are more likely to be bilingual.

valantino · March 6th, 2006, 05:48 AM

^well ... more specifically speaks English and French

You are to blame · March 6th, 2006, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dino Domingo

We share the same languages, except that people in Montreal are more likely to be bilingual.

I would say toronto is just as biligual, just not english and french.

Indyman · March 6th, 2006, 04:09 PM

I like all those projects.

Woko · March 11th, 2006, 05:41 PM

Don't forget that the official language of Quebec is French, and it's the same for Montréal, but it's true, there is a very small MINORITY of people who talk only English. Those people live in the west side of the city, and they are most adult because there is an obligatory french class in every schools (french or english) in Quebec, and there is an obligatory english class in every french schools of the province. In short, the majority of the people always talk French, but they know English too.

Let's go back to the principal subject. I have to tell you a very bad news...

The casino is officially cancelled

There was two days, the gouvernement of Quebec said to LotoQuébec (a public company, owner of all lottery games in Québec and all the casinos of the province) that they should wait 18 month to revalue the impact of a casino in this very poor district.

Yesterday, Le Cirque du Soleil said that 18 month is too long and they retired of the project.

30 minutes after, LotoQuébec confirm that the project is cancelled, because this type of casino (casino-circus) can't stay alive without Le Cirque du Soleil.

LotoQuébec will search a new place and a new concept for the new casino that they really want to build.

rise_against · March 11th, 2006, 06:20 PM

Thats to bad

Woko · March 11th, 2006, 06:32 PM

There is no just bad news, there is also good!!!

-----------------------

Saputo Stadium
Approved
New Stadium of the Montreal's soccer team L'Impact
15000 seats
Situate close to the New Casino who was cancelled yesterday

----------------------

A big entertaining centre
We don't know many things about this project, just that will have a big indoor fair
The project would have connected the Saputo Stadium to the New casino, but ...

----------------------

Picture of the 3 projects, what it would have been if the casino was approved

1- The (cancelled) New Casino
2- The entertainning centre
3- Stade Saputo

Haber · March 29th, 2006, 10:43 PM

I'm kinda glad the casino was cancelled. I still hope the area is redeveloped.

malek · March 30th, 2006, 10:23 AM

The Jewish Museum has been cancelled for a while... no support from their community.

Woko · March 31st, 2006, 02:59 PM

Place Metropolitain
Approved - Construction will be finished in 2 years
35 floors - ? meters
It's a private mega clinic/hospital

(picture by Malek)

PhilippeMtl · April 1st, 2006, 04:02 PM

The 6 first floor will be the private hospital, for the 29 others, I think it's gonna be condo or office space.

elkram · April 3rd, 2006, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dino Domingo

Montreal could use a boom. It's not as busy as Toronto's or Vancouver's.

Having grown up in London and visited loads of N American (and European) cities in my adulthood for the past 20 years, this is the most vibrant and cosmopolitan N American city after NYC (SF is too uptight/conservative for me to readily identify it as a remarkably cosmopolitan community). There's more to wealth than booms or money, and this city's definitely the liveliest canadian one and is faring much better than the other cities here.

The proposed projects scare me. I cringe whenever I see a proposal in excess of a dozen floors. This city would probably look even better had it stuck to its 1910s Washington-DC-like central plan with shorter buildings fully occupying their respective lots. I'm glad this city's the type that ended up turning down three proposals of the CN Tower before the rail giant got the message and ended up taking their sky-high project somewhere else for good.

That highrise health complex looks too much like the IBM building at Réné-Lévesque W and Stanley. I wish this city would snap out of its mimicking airport termini, far too many recent buildings here try to take after airports.

Cheers,
Chris

Blue Swede · April 3rd, 2006, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Woko

The casino is officially cancelled

There was two days, the gouvernement of Quebec said to LotoQuébec (a public company, owner of all lottery games in Québec and all the casinos of the province) that they should wait 18 month to revalue the impact of a casino in this very poor district.

Yesterday, Le Cirque du Soleil said that 18 month is too long and they retired of the project.

30 minutes after, LotoQuébec confirm that the project is cancelled, because this type of casino (casino-circus) can't stay alive without Le Cirque du Soleil.

LotoQuébec will search a new place and a new concept for the new casino that they really want to build.

Mixed feelings on this -- the building and its potential for helping tourism on the one hand, but the reality that most visitors are locals and it's a regressive tax on the poor on the other hand. It is a questionable practice -- grabbing the welfare money back with loto machines in taverns and a casino in a poor neighborhood.

Bertez · April 3rd, 2006, 04:58 AM

Some of those projects look awesome

mektwist · April 3rd, 2006, 09:44 PM

Is that new health tower for real and if so does anyone know where will it be built and when?

Valia · April 4th, 2006, 01:25 AM

The Mackay tower and the cultural complex OSM are charming buildings, although the Casino don´'t like me, i see it a bit kitsch.

Godot · April 4th, 2006, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by elkram

Having grown up in London and visited loads of N American (and European) cities in my adulthood for the past 20 years, this is the most vibrant and cosmopolitan N American city after NYC (SF is too uptight/conservative for me to readily identify it as a remarkably cosmopolitan community). There's more to wealth than booms or money, and this city's definitely the liveliest canadian one and is faring much better than the other cities here.

malek · April 4th, 2006, 09:25 PM

the OSM complex is on hold, its official.

Woko · April 4th, 2006, 11:18 PM

mektwist the tower is approved and the construction will start in august and will finish in 2008.

The tower will be on corner of La Montagne and René Levesque, next to the Crystal de la Montagne.

(Picture of MTLskyline)

Malek Do you know why?

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March 6th, 2006, 05:48 AM	#23
valantino The Greatest Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Valhaven Posts: 4,474 Likes (Received): 0	^well ... more specifically speaks English and French

March 11th, 2006, 05:41 PM	#26
Woko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 362 Likes (Received): 0	Don't forget that the official language of Quebec is French, and it's the same for Montréal, but it's true, there is a very small MINORITY of people who talk only English. Those people live in the west side of the city, and they are most adult because there is an obligatory french class in every schools (french or english) in Quebec, and there is an obligatory english class in every french schools of the province. In short, the majority of the people always talk French, but they know English too. Let's go back to the principal subject. I have to tell you a very bad news... The casino is officially cancelled There was two days, the gouvernement of Quebec said to LotoQuébec (a public company, owner of all lottery games in Québec and all the casinos of the province) that they should wait 18 month to revalue the impact of a casino in this very poor district. Yesterday, Le Cirque du Soleil said that 18 month is too long and they retired of the project. 30 minutes after, LotoQuébec confirm that the project is cancelled, because this type of casino (casino-circus) can't stay alive without Le Cirque du Soleil. LotoQuébec will search a new place and a new concept for the new casino that they really want to build.

March 11th, 2006, 06:32 PM	#28
Woko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 362 Likes (Received): 0	There is no just bad news, there is also good!!! ----------------------- Saputo Stadium Approved New Stadium of the Montreal's soccer team L'Impact 15000 seats Situate close to the New Casino who was cancelled yesterday ---------------------- A big entertaining centre We don't know many things about this project, just that will have a big indoor fair The project would have connected the Saputo Stadium to the New casino, but ... ---------------------- Picture of the 3 projects, what it would have been if the casino was approved 1- The (cancelled) New Casino 2- The entertainning centre 3- Stade Saputo

March 29th, 2006, 10:43 PM	#29
Haber Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 221 Likes (Received): 0	I'm kinda glad the casino was cancelled. I still hope the area is redeveloped.

March 30th, 2006, 10:23 AM	#30
malek www.mtlurb.com Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Montréal Posts: 2,218 Likes (Received): 0	The Jewish Museum has been cancelled for a while... no support from their community.

March 31st, 2006, 02:59 PM	#31
Woko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 362 Likes (Received): 0	Place Metropolitain Approved - Construction will be finished in 2 years 35 floors - ? meters It's a private mega clinic/hospital (picture by Malek)

April 1st, 2006, 04:02 PM	#32
PhilippeMtl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 537 Likes (Received): 0	The 6 first floor will be the private hospital, for the 29 others, I think it's gonna be condo or office space.

April 3rd, 2006, 09:44 PM	#36
mektwist Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	Is that new health tower for real and if so does anyone know where will it be built and when?

April 4th, 2006, 09:25 PM	#39
malek www.mtlurb.com Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Montréal Posts: 2,218 Likes (Received): 0	the OSM complex is on hold, its official.

April 4th, 2006, 11:18 PM	#40
Woko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 362 Likes (Received): 0	mektwist the tower is approved and the construction will start in august and will finish in 2008. The tower will be on corner of La Montagne and René Levesque, next to the Crystal de la Montagne. (Picture of MTLskyline) Malek Do you know why?