Etiket: Chinatown
Drugs, violence and homelessness: residents are exasperated in Montreal’s Chinatown
Residents of Montreal’s Chinatown say they are exasperated as another violent event once again occurred on Clark Street last night. • Read also: Armed assault: a man stabbed in downtown…
Montreal’s Chinatown officially becomes a historic site
The City of Montreal announced Wednesday the identification of Chinatown as a historic site. Municipal authorities explained the advantages linked to this identification. By using the Cultural Heritage Act to…
Restaurant review | Dobe & Andy: Chinatown treasure
Through the good times and, sometimes, the not so good, our restaurant critics tell you about their experience, present the team in the dining room and in the kitchen, while…
Montreal called to draw inspiration from elsewhere to protect Chinatown from real estate speculation
Classifying the historic core of Montreal’s Chinatown as a heritage site will not be enough to avoid its erosion in favor of real estate speculation, warns a report presented Friday.…
Montreal called to draw inspiration from elsewhere to protect its Chinatown from real estate speculation
Classifying the historic core of Montreal’s Chinatown as a heritage site will not be enough to avoid its erosion in favor of real estate speculation, warns a report presented Friday,…
The Historic Heart of Chinatown Protected
The heart of Montreal’s Chinatown has just been classified as a heritage site, strengthening the protection of several century-old buildings there. Posted at 11:22 It was the Minister of Culture,…
Will Chinatown really be protected?
Will the sustainability of Montreal’s Chinatown finally be assured, at a time when many of its buildings and land have been bought up by real estate developers? A little over…
Montreal Reduces Allowable Heights of Buildings in Chinatown
The executive committee of the City of Montreal on Wednesday adopted regulatory amendments aimed in particular at reducing the building heights and densities permitted in Chinatown in order to preserve…
Montreal reduces permitted heights in Chinatown
The executive committee of the City of Montreal on Wednesday adopted regulatory amendments aimed in particular at reducing the heights and densities permitted in Chinatown in order to preserve its…
High voltage in Chinatown | When Chinatowns refuse to lower the flag
Sorry, your browser does not support videos The film High voltage in Chinatown, presented as part of the International Documentary Meetings of Montreal (RIDM), shines the spotlight on North American…
Chinatown: the rise of violence among the homeless population worries residents
The stabbing of a man Sunday evening in Chinatown is the culmination of daily incivility linked to the growing population of homeless people, residents of the area deplore. • Read…
The Office de consultation publique de Montréal publishes its recommendations for Chinatown
The intentions of the City of Montreal in terms of protecting the built heritage of Chinatown are good, but we must go further, said the Office de consultation publique de…
Montreal Public Consultation Office | Green light for lowering building heights in Chinatown
To avoid other aberrations, such as the two 9- and 13-storey buildings that now frame the entrance arch to Chinatown, at the corner of Viger Avenue and Saint-Laurent Boulevard, the…
The Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM) publishes its recommendations so that Chinatown remains a “living environment”
The intentions of the City of Montreal in terms of protecting the built heritage of Chinatown are good, but we must go further, notes the Office de consultation publique de…
Eastern REM | Chinatown will be protected “no matter what”, insists Plante
The Mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante, assures that everything will be done to protect Chinatown, “whatever happens with the REM”, at a time when voices are worried about the future…
Quebec will protect the heart of Chinatown
Culture Minister Nathalie Roy on Monday confirmed the government’s intention to classify the heart of Montreal’s Chinatown and two of its iconic buildings under Quebec’s Cultural Heritage Act. For its…
Protect Chinatown from the real estate boom
Eaten away over the decades by the development of downtown Montreal, Chinatown is once again falling prey to the real estate boom, which is threatening its built heritage. However, the…
Hampton Inn & Homewood Suites | New hotel in the heart of Chinatown
Hilton recently opened, at the gates of Chinatown, its very first double-brand property in Quebec, with two concepts that want to serve both business and family customers, looking for a…
Building bridges to revive Montreal’s Chinatown
Montreal’s Chinatown has been an integral part of the downtown landscape for over a century. A historic place of welcome, gathering and solidarity for immigrants and Montrealers of Asian origin,…
Tiramisu, a superb space to discover in Chinatown
This week the Tiramisu officially opened, in the brand new Hampton & Homewood Suites by Hilton. Located at the corner of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Viger Avenue, in Chinatown, the restaurant…