Dalhousie Art Space

Calendrier Dalhousie Calendar

jeudi le 5 août à 20h30 // Thursday August 5 at 8:30 pm – Free jazz

au coin des rues Ottawa et Dalhousie (Griffintown)

Adam Kinner, saxophone
Gordon Allen, trompette
Thierry Amar, contrebasse
John Heward, percussions

Fugue urbaine
– parcours in situ
Commissaire: Esther Bourdages

samedi le 14 août à 20h30 // Saturday August 14th – Concert – détails seront annoncés // Details to be announced

samedi le 21 août à 20h30 // Saturday August 21st at 8:30 pm (En cas de pluie: dimanche le 22// In case of rain: Sunday the 22nd) – The Money Project : a collection of short videos examining lives lived under capitalism. How are you spending your life?

mardi le 24 août à 19h // Tuesday August 24th at 7 pm – Poèsie au Corridor culturel // Poetry in the Cultural Corridor

Place to Grow // Un endroit à la croissance : Poèsie
au coin des rues Ottawa et Dalhousie (Griffintown)

Said Azzoui
Ehab Lotayef
Brian Campbell
Dale Matthews
Abby Paige
R de Smit
erika white
Angela Leuck
Lesley Pasquin
& Micro ouvert // & Open Mic

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DALHOUSIE
Une initiative de la communauté du Griffintown

Dans un cul-de-sac niché entre le viaduc du CN et le New City Gas, DALHOUSIE est un espace extérieur accueillant toutes les formes d’expression. Ceci est une invitation à participer à une série d’événements qui aura lieu à l’angle des rues Dalhousie et Ottawa en face du Jardin de consultation et de concertation.

Les citoyens sont encouragés à participer et à s’exprimer dans le cadre d’une série d’expositions, de prestations musicales, de performances « spoken word », de présentations, d’ateliers, d’installations sculpturales, d’événements artistiques, de conférences et d’échanges d’opinions et d’idées dans un environnement urbain.

Pour participer, proposer un événement, une installation ou tout autre projet pour le site, ou pour de plus amples renseignements, s’il vous plaît contacter corridorculturel@griffintown.org

Pour en savoir plus sur Griffintown et le Corridor culturel, visitez http://www.griffintown.org/

Des informations sur les événements et installations seront affichées à http://griffintown.org/corridorculturel/

DALHOUSIE
A Griffintown community initiative

In a cul-de-sac nestled between the CN viaduct and the New City Gas, DALHOUSIE is an outdoor space in which to celebrate all forms of expression. This is your invitation to participate in a continual series of events to take place at the corner of Dalhousie and Ottawa Streets across from Griffintown’s Jardin de Concertation et de Consultation.

Citizens are encouraged to participate in interactive works, installations, exhibits, musical events, spoken word, performances and workshops, expressions of arts and sculpture, opinions, lectures and ideas in an outdoor urban environment.

To get involved, propose an event, installation or something else for the site, or for more information, please contact corridorculturel@griffintown.org.

To learn more about Griffintown and the Cultural Corridor, please visit Griffintown.org

Information about scheduled events will be posted at Cultural Corridor

I have been kind of quiet and just taking it easy the last 6 weeks or so, especially during that heat wave, but it’s time to get going again. Hope to see a lot of you at the free jazz on Thursday night, should be a great evening and a good chance to connect with some great people. See you there!

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Dalhousie Corridor “120 Million To Save 30 Seconds”

That’s according to David Hanna in this video by Spacing Montreal’s Adam Bemma.

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Insane Rule Leaves Griffintown Without BAPE Hearings- 1.12 Meters Short!!!

There has to be limits of course. You can’t have publicly funded agencies holding public inquests into every pothole repair, sidewalk renewal, or the height of a new fence, but this is ridiculous. The Bonaventure/Dalhousie project will not have environmental hearings with the BAPE (Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environment) because it is 1.12 meters too short of being eligible!!!

You read that right. 1.12 meters! The rule states that projects have to be at least 1000 meters long to qualify for BAPE hearings.
Article here.

(Déplacement de la limite des travaux après l’audit de sécurité
Shift of the work limit after the security audit)

Why would anyone feel that this rule should be enforced when we are talking about a project that will bring 1400 buses, or more, through the zone on a daily basis? Shouldn’t there be some kind of simple leeway that allows for a BAPE hearing on a large scale project that does promise to have a strong environmental impact? Why are we so afraid to assess, and discuss, projects honestly, openly, and with full public disclosure in Montreal?

More here.

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Dalhousie Meeting Went Well!

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Dalhousie Gathering a Great Success
This morning, a group of citizens in Griffintown organized an informal
meet and greet session along the
actual bus lane, inviting neighbours and workers in the area to discuss current issues and concerns with
their local borough candidates. Most of the discussion was geared towards the elimination of the
proposed bus corridor on Dalhousie Street, which is an unfortunate consequence of the Société du
Havre’s Quartier Bonaventure project across the CN viaduct.
The South-West candidates in attendance were Sophie Thiébaut, Steeve Lemay, and Hélène Leblanc
representing Projet Montréal, Véronique Fournier and Paul-Émile Rioux from Vision Montréal, as well as
Nicole Boudreau and Danielle Godbout from Union Montréal. Parti Montréal’s Louise O’Sullivan and
South-West candidate Sean Murphy also dropped by to lend their support and voice their opposition to
the Dalhousie corridor.
Among many issues raised by Griffintowners regarding the corridor were concerns related to costs,
security, health, environment, heritage, property values, and expropriations. All the candidates present
agreed that at the very least, an urbanistic impact study of the different bus path proposals is required
before moving forward, and this study must take into account the various issues raised by citizens.
For more info on the Dalhousie corridor and the citizens group opposed to it, please visit
http://www.griffintown.org/dalhousie

The event attracted nearly 100 residents and passersby.

And some buses.

Please visit The Dalhousie Corridor for information and updates about yet another poorly planned project from the Tremblay era.

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Dalhousie Meeting Thursday Night Was Actually Thursday Morning!

Sorry about that folks!
Vous êtes invités à prendre un café avec des résidants et propriétaires fonciers de Griffintown. Il s’agit de vous informer au sujet du Corridor Dalhousie qui pourrait bientôt acheminer quelques 1400 autobus au travers de notre quartier en émergence. Tous les
candidats locaux aux prochaines élections municipales ont été invités à partager leurs opinions sur le sujet. Venez vous joindre à nous!
Ensemble, démontrons combien nous tenons à notre Quartier!

Quand: Jeudi le 29 octobre 2009 de 7h30 à 8h30
Où: À l’Autoviseur, 405 de l’Inspecteur, coin St-Paul Ouest

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You are invited to enjoy a coffee with concerned Griffintown residents
and property owners while learning firsthand about the Dalhousie Bus
Corridor which could soon re-route over 1400 buses per day through our
blossoming neighbourhood. All local municipal political candidates
have been invited to share their views. Come and join us!

When: Thursday, October 29th from 7:30AM to 8:30AM
Where: At l’Autoviseur, 405 de l’Inspecteur, corner St-Paul Ouest

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Check out the website and sign the petition

http://www.griffintown.org/dalhousie/

Carte / Map:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=45.496649,-73.561022&num=1&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=16.71875,56.536561&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=405-435+Rue+De+l%27Inspecteur,+Montreal,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Quebec&ll=45.496564,-73.561192&spn=0.003625,0.006813&z=17

Bonaventure@griffintown.org

http://griffintown.org/mailman/listinfo/bonaventure_griffintown.org

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