• This is Montreal

  • By: CBC
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This is Montreal

By: CBC
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  • Dive into the Montreal stories you’re curious about and the issues you want to understand. From Laval to Longueuil and across the island, host Ainslie MacLellan explores the complexities of our colourful, vibrant and sometimes frustrating, but always interesting city. Every Thursday.
    Copyright © CBC 2024
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Episodes
  • Why are more Montrealers biking in winter?

    Why are more Montrealers biking in winter?
    Nov 21 2024

    The temperatures are dropping and snow is on its way, but it’s not stopping some Montrealers from gearing up for the winter biking season. While winter cyclists are still only a fraction of the total bike riding population, they represent a growing group of commuters. We’ll hear what’s driving people to keep pedaling year-round and why one borough has even decided to subsidize 100 people to give winter cycling a try.
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    22 mins
  • Do Montrealers have a garbage problem?

    Do Montrealers have a garbage problem?
    Nov 14 2024

    Ripped open bags, bad smells, even roving rodents: from Milton Park to Mercier, residents share their frustrations and their solutions for better garbage pickup. And Ainslie MacLellan gets the real dirt on trash collection from a longtime garbage collector, who shares which habits we should be breaking when we put our bags and bins to the curb.
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    24 mins
  • What surprises can you find in Montreal’s labyrinth of alleyways?

    What surprises can you find in Montreal’s labyrinth of alleyways?
    Nov 7 2024

    There are more than 4000 of them crisscrossing the central parts of the city — nearly 500 kilometres worth! In this episode, Ainslie MacLellan follows an urban explorer who has walked almost *all* of Montreal’s ruelles, learns more about how they shaped the development of the city, and meets Montrealers who are banding together with their neighbours to transform their alleys and their communities.
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    23 mins

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