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L'original de la statue de René Lévesque qui était autrefois sur la promenade des premiers ministres à Québec et qui a été remplacé par une version plus grande, l'original étant grandeur nature.
Parque René-Lévesque. Montréal, Canadá.
O parque René-Lévesque fica no bairro de Lachine, em Montreal. Tem uma superfície de 14 hectares e é situado às margens do Rio São Lourenço, ao longo da ciclovia do canal Lachine.
No parque há 22 esculturas de artistas do Québec, que pertencem ao museu de Lachine, que fica próximo.
(tradução livre do artigo em francês da Wikipédia, abaixo transcrito).
René-Lévesque Park. Montreal, Canada.
Le parc René-Lévesque est situé dans l'arrondissement de Lachine de la ville de Montréal, au Québec. D'une superficie de 14 hectares, il est situé sur une presqu'île aux abords du fleuve Saint-Laurent, longeant la piste cyclable du canal Lachine.
Vingt-deux sculptures d'artistes québécois sont intégrées dans ce parc, œuvres faisant partie du Musée de Lachine situé à proximité.
Montreal's fifth-tallest building at 180 metres (590 ft).
It has narrow windows separated by stone pinstripes, for a visual effect kind of like the World Trade Center (though that's just coincidental, since the CIBC Building was built in 1961, over a decade before the WTC was erected).
Passing by what I think is a waterskiing ramp in the Lac des Régates in the middle of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
Taken on Canadian Grand Prix of Formula One weekend in June 2001.
Taken near the northwest corner of Place du Canada, a little closer to the building than the film photo I posted one week prior, for maximum perspective.
You can also see the Montreal Sheraton Hotel.
L'ART DE LA POLITIQUE...
Quel est le lien entre l'ex-Premier Ministre Brian Mulroney, Eddy Savoie et la plupart des anciens politiciens québécois entre 1950 et 1993 de René Lévesque à Gilles Vaillancourt?
Le lien est l'ex-organisateur politique Jean-Yves Lortie, surnommé l'expert en élections clés en main au Québec.
Lortie a travaillé entre autres pour Brian Mulroney et il était même le responsable pour le Québec lors du renversement de Joe Clark comme chef conservateur en 1983.
Lortie prétend qu'il a distribué entre 15 millions et 20 millions$ dans des enveloppes pour organiser diverses campagnes électorales, à tous les niveaux.
Quel est le lien avec Eddy Savoie?
Jean-Yves Lortie est aujourd'hui âgé de 80 ans et il habite une Résidence Soleil...
On dit qu'il aime bien passer la quête lors de la messe du dimanche célébrée à la résidence pour les locataires catholiques...
VOIR ENTREVUE CBC
www.cbc.ca/news/politics/political-fixer-jean-yves-lortie...
voir texte en français RADIO CANADA
m.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2014/06/11/008-orga...
Photo panoramique crée à partir de 4 photos prises par Aprox, photographe sur flickr.
Les quatre photos originales:
www.flickr.com/photos/finnby/322053501/in/set-72157594419...
www.flickr.com/photos/finnby/322053474/in/set-72157594419...
www.flickr.com/photos/finnby/322053420/in/set-72157594419...
www.flickr.com/photos/finnby/322053382/in/set-72157594419...
Thank you Aprox for letting me work with your photos, even if I didn't ask before. ;)
I am sending you a message at this moment.
- lacasse
2009 Montreal Carifiesta (Jump Up) which took place on July 4th this year. The party went on despite the on and off rain, heavy winds and the split in the organizing commitees! The later was more evident as a split in organization also played out with 2009 Montreal Carifiesta (Jump Up) which took place on July 4th this year. The party went on despite the on and off rain, heavy winds and the split in the organizing committees! The later was more evident as a split in organization also played out with the parade! There also seemed to be less floats than in previous years, but the "band played on"!
Previous years;
2008 | 2009the parade! There also seemed to be less floats than in previous years, but the "band played on"!
Previous years;
2008 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinhk/sets/72157609674197328/] | 2009 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinhk/sets/72157600941548728/]
The Montreal Sheraton Hotel, the 1100 René-Lévesque building, and the IBM-Marathon building, with a crane on the street for some reason.
Silence to headline at the Medley
Strangling taxes and a decaying building puts the memorable venue out of business after 13 years
By Brennan Neill
| Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Updated: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tiffany Blaise
The building that houses The Medley has been through several incarnations in its long history. This coming Dec. 31 marks the end of its third life, as a popular concert venue, and its beginnings as a residential development.
The Medley took up residence 13 years ago and replaced the legendary Old Munich bar, near the corner of Rene-Levesque and Saint-Denis. Since then the venue has hosted numerous concerts and corporate events, but co-owner Paul Matte says that running the venue is simply no longer profitable.
“We’re strangled by Montreal taxes. We’re talking about $90,000 in taxes every year and that’s just municipal taxes. The municipal tax is huge, it represented $600 per event. A standard store is open 350 days a year. The Medley is open when there is an event, which was on average between 150 and 170 events [per year],” said Matte.
In addition to the burden of municipal taxes, he said concertgoers are not spending as much money as they used to. Matte pointed to falling liquor sales as just another example of changing consumer habits. “They consume less because of stricter drunk driving laws, which makes sense. But still people don’t drink as much when they drive. The average was $15 per head 20 years ago for a rock show. Today it is somewhere between $5 to $10 and it’s a dollar that is worth much less. It gives you an idea of the impact on the revenues,” Matte said.
Ironically, there is no lack of demand for venues in Montreal. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Scott Phinney, a production manager with large events promoter Gillett Entertainment Group, says the live music scene is booming in Montreal.
“In the past four or five years at GEG the amount of shows we do is just going through the roof. Every year I think ‘my god, how can we do more?’ And every year we do end up doing more. Some nights we’ll have upwards of six shows going on in the city alone,” Phinney said. Matte concurs that there is a heavy demand.
However, a high volume of bookings could not save The Medley because of the enormous price tag of renovating the aging concert hall. Renovations were needed for the building’s plumbing, electrical wiring, security system, and even the building’s structure. Matte estimates that the price tag of the restoration to be an investment of $8 to $10 million, well out of the reach for a small venue without government aid.
“There’s no concert hall that can afford that without most of it coming from the government because you can’t just live with a $4, 5, 6 million dollar debt,” Matte said.
He pointed out that The Medley was never intended to become a concert venue; it had originally been a fur market but was then refurbished to become The Old Munich in the 60s.
Phinney has worked with The Medley for the past 12 years and according to him, The Medley, like every other venue in Montreal, suffers from a lack of adequate parking. The problem for The Medley was much more acute since the property is near Rene-Levesque.
The building’s layout also proved to be a minor concern for Phinney. “The stage is in an awkward position in the room. Originally it wasn’t designed for live shows. It was a small issue we had to deal with,” Phinney said. “However the venue was very helpful and extended the stage a little bit to try and accommodate things.”
The venue is working to relocate events scheduled for next year and for promoters looking to book shows. Matte said that Club Soda would likely gain the most in terms of clientèle and bookings from the closure. The annual New Years Eve party will be the final event held at The Medley, something Matte says will be more special to him in particular then previous years have been.
The Medley, a venue with a capacity of about 1,800 standing, is the second mid-sized venue in two years to be bought and redeveloped. The Spectrum, a venue that had a capacity of 1,200, was torn down in August of 2007 after 25 years and is being developed to house a shopping complex and office building.
Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World; built 1870 – 1894. This is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. The church is a scaled down version of St. Peter’s Basilica. It is the third largest church in Quebec after St. Joseph's Oratory (also in Montreal) and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré east of Quebec City.