Tag: Montreal
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Propane BBQ Tank Recycled Into Lamp
Creative reuse of expired propane cylinder from Montreal Designers
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World's "Most Beautiful Gas Station" Converted Into Cultural Center (Photos)
This iconic, modernist gas station by architectural legend Mies van der Rohe has been restored and transformed into something else entirely.
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Montreal Man Seen Living on Bicycle -- For 382 Days (Video)
A funny portrait of a man who films himself eating, sleeping, working and flirting on his bike, for over a year.
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Recycling Bike Tires & Vintage Fur Coats: Emerging Eco-Designers At Montreal's Smart Design Mart
Montreal's up-and-coming eco-designers and local artisans strut their stuff at the third annual Smart Design Mart, fashioning wares from recycled bike tires, wood, wool and fur.
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Bridges are for People: Inhabited Bridges Could Help Pay For Infrastructure
A new proposal for a modern inhabited bridge in Montreal shows how they could be money-makers for cities
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What's the #1 Air-Pollution Source in Montreal During Winter? Old Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
The government is offering incentives ranging from $300 to $900 to replace old polluting wood stoves and fireplaces with cleaner-burning modern models.
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David Suzuki Visits Occupy Montréal: "We've Got To Take Back Our Democracy" (Video)
Prompted by my curiosity about the global movement known as Occupy Wall Street, on Saturday I headed out to the Occupons Montréal / Occupy Montréal protests, which mirrored similar
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Designer Turns Moving Day Discards Into Charming Furniture
Like America's Independence Day, Canada's day commemorating its inception as a nation falls on July 1st every year. But in the province of Quebec, July 1st is also known as La Fête du déménagement -- or "Moving Day." Chaos
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'Fragile' Ecosystem Sculpture Of 100% Recycled Materials By Roadsworth
Montréal street artist Peter Gibson, a.k.a. Roadsworth, well-known for his clandestine and eye-catching works of pavement art -- is back in Montréal making his mark again. But this time, instead of being
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Rooftop Urban Farm Brings Fresh Local Produce To Montreal All Year Round
Image credit Lufa Farms Lufa Farms founder Mohamed Hage was complaining about how hard it was to get decent fresh food in Montreal in winter, that it is "handled, packaged, shipped, stored, refrigerated and reshipped perhaps dozens of times before it
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A Dumpster Diving, Bike Riding Garden Company (Video)
With some dumpster divers getting arrested for their efforts, it gets easier to understand why some dumpster divers like The Secret Freegan choose to keep it on the down low. Others, however, are more than happy to
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Montreal's McGill University "Protects Pedestrians" By Banning Bikes
McGill University in Montreal went car-free last May, which is a wonderful thing; not so wonderfully, they also went bike-free shortly thereafter. James at the Urban Country, who is fascinated by the North American fear of
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Breast Cancer Possibly Linked to Air Pollution
Photo: Flickr, CC "Women living in the areas with the highest levels of pollution were almost twice as likely to develop breast cancer" A study recently published by researchers based in Montréal, Canada, has found a worrying correlation between markers
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New Canadian Study Claims Helmet Laws Don't Affect Cycling Ridership Numbers
Canada's ten provinces have varying rules about bicycle helmets; some make them mandatory, some mandatory for those under 18 years old, and some with no legislation. It makes for an interesting study on The effects of
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Bottle Opener For Bikes Is Printed To Order
Designboom showed this silly little thing, a bottle opener that fastens to the rails on the underside of a bike saddle. Designed by Jonathan Sabine and Adam Pickard of Chromoly in Montreal, it is also an eye-opener when you hear the price, forty bucks.
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Viral Rap Video: "The Bixi Anthem" from Da Gryptions
In the last few months we've seen some great environmentally themed rap songs, notably John Forté's "Oil on the Shore" and 350's "A Rap for Copenhagen." Now Montreal-based Da Gryptions have laid down a track to celebrate bike sharing: "The Bixi
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"Local Smoke" Forecast for Quebec As Forest Fires Rage; Haze in New England
It's been a hot, dry start to summer - and Quebec is burning. A blanket of smoke descended on Montreal early Monday morning, blown in from forest fires raging in the northwest region of Quebec. The
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12 Hip Green Hostels in North America
Why stay in a hotel when you can mingle with like-minded travelers in an eco-friendly environment? From city centers to the great outdoors, we pick a dozen of the best places in North America for backpackers to lay their heads in sustainable style.
