Spotted on the corner of Saint-Viateur and Waverly, during the Journée des Bons Voisins...Will it hold out until Halloween?

La Fruiterie Mile End sur l'Avenue du Parc, par un dimanche pluvieux.

Given the kind of neighbourhood that Mile End has become, Riddell's storefront can easily be mistaken for work of installation art rather than a bona fide fishing gear store. Sadly, the curious storefront may not be around for much longer as the shopkeeper, George Riddell, passed away on June 30th at the age of 82 after keeping shop on Bernard street for 50 years. Personally, I ventured through this door only once and quickly retreated, feeling as though I had stumbled into someone's private living ...

« We’re just a group of neighbourhood residents who want to make improvements to public space, and the streets are the biggest part of our public space. » - Mathieu Vick L'association Mile-End sans voitures vous invite à la première Journée des bons voisins. Samedi le 17 juillet entre 11h et 18h, la rue St-Viateur Ouest entre Jeanne-Mance et St-Urbain sera ouverte aux citoyens en devenant complètement piétonne. Venez rencontrer une foule de groupes communautaires à l'info-marché et venez appuyer les artisans locaux au marché artisanal. Il y aura bien sûr ...

Dozens of citizens mobilized last Sunday to demand a level train track crossing between Mile End and Petite Patrie neighbourhoods. The fence along the tracks where the citizens gathered shows the scars of a long battle between residents and CP security: over the decades the chain link has been cut through in dozens of places to allow for passage, only to be repatched by CP who owns the land around the train tracks. According to one count done by the borough, 300-400 people cut across the tracks ...