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rosemont–la petite-patrie

Roaming Sheep Are Returning To Montreal's Parc Maisonneuve This Summer

Montreal's Parc Maisonneuve will host a gang of roaming sheep once again this summer. This will be the sixth year the animals will take to the Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie park as part of an "urban eco-grazing project" — a way to tend grass without using fossil fuels.

When they're not chomping vegetation in the open lawns under the supervision of their shepherds, the sheep will be resting in a pen in the northwest section of the park.

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A Montreal Borough Is Overhauling Parking Permits — Time To Trade In Your Tank

For those invested in the relationship between the size of their motor vehicle and the size of their, um, brain, the borough of Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie is no longer what some might consider a "safe space." This is due to a new set of parking fees that will punish larger vehicle owners and encourage residents to invest in smaller, more efficient (and less obnoxious) cars.

Rosemont is introducing a set of parking fees intended to encourage the use of smaller cars and carpooling and to keep parking accessible. In a council meeting on May 1, borough mayor François Limoges said that the size, weight and number of cars in the area have been increasing, taking up "more space on the road" and limiting the amount of accessible space in the borough.

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Montreal Is Finally Going To Redo One Of Its Most Wretched Underpasses

You probably know and avoid it: the 60-year-old underpass between Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie and the Plateau-Mont-Royal on avenue Christophe-Colomb — three wide lanes of car traffic, narrow sidewalks and a bike path smushed together in a long stretch of concrete and asphalt. It's ugly and it's dangerous. Montreal counted 95 collisions involving cyclists and pedestrians on Christophe-Colomb between 2018 and 2022. The city knows it sucks. So it's going to redo it.

Montreal's Executive Committee announced on February 17 that it had awarded a $23,588,576.72 contract to renovate the underpass. The city says the work will "contribute to the safe sharing of the underpass' road space" and will include new and improved bike paths, better "user-friendliness" and urban integration, new vegetation, more accessible sidewalks, and a new "stopping and relaxation area to reduce heat islands and to promote a more appropriate sharing of the area between pedestrians and cyclists."

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At Least 4 Montreal Boroughs Are Giving Away Free Plants To Residents This Spring

Free plant giveaways are returning to at least four Montreal boroughs this spring. Three others are either hinting at forthcoming giveaway plans or will give out other gardening items.

So far, the Plateau Mont-Royal, Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie, and Ahuntsic-Cartierville have shared giveaway details on their official Facebook pages. Ville en Vert, a local organization that advocates for sustainable development, has also published plant giveaway plans for Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.

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A Pedestrian Died From Injuries After Being Hit By A Delivery Truck In Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie

A 57-year-old man has died after a white box truck hit him while exiting an alleyway yesterday afternoon in Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie.

The delivery truck was turning near rue Beaubien Est and 9e Avenue when it struck the victim.

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Video Shows Montreal's New Self-Driving Bus Rolling Through The Streets

Montreal's new self-driving buses are set to start rolling through the streets of Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie.

Two such shuttles will run along a 2-kilometre loop around Plaza Saint-Hubert between rues Saint-Hubert and Saint-André, and rues Beaubien and Jean-Talon.

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Montreal Is Hosting A Huge $1-$10 Book Sale This Week

Any bookworm looking for some additions to their bookshelf can rejoice, because a massive Montreal book sale is taking place this week, in the heart of the Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie.

Le Marché aux livres des Amis de BAnQ is organizing this four-day event, during which novels, CDs and all kinds of books will be sold at low prices.

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