Category: all

• the places that make you

  

  I have been on a pendulum for the past six months. On one side, there is Montréal, the place I call home. On the other side, there has been a steady rotation of other places that, one way or another, have made their way into my life over the course of the past 40 years.…

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  Johanne Provençal

  2 Jun 2023

  all, everyday life, nature & landmarks, neighbourhoods, research and academics

  British Columbia, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, place identity, Toronto

• curiosity for breakfast

  

  A close, longtime friend was in Montréal for his birthday and we were trying to decide where to meet for breakfast, a walk, a visit. He was downtown and I was at home in Rosemont. I suggested that we meet near Parc Laurier because it’s one of my favourites and it would take each of…

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  Johanne Provençal

  27 May 2023

  all, food & drink, neighbourhoods

  Le Sain Bol, Montreal, Restaurants

• public art as public policy

  

  Street art — in particular murals — are prominent in Montréal. As this murals 101 will tell you, in addition to an annual mural festival, there are mural projects and walking tours, street art galleries and graffiti bloggers. Less known, I suspect, is that a policy in place since 1961 has contributed to the art…

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  Johanne Provençal

  19 May 2023

  all, arts, culture, music

  Montreal, murals, public art, street art