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Montreal Gazette
5 days ago
- Business
- Montreal Gazette
Dunlevy: Mile End summer won't be the same without Marché des possibles
By Montreal Gazette Contrary to the implied promise of its name, Mile End's Marché des possibles will not be possible this summer. Since 2014, the weekly outdoor gathering had brought together artists, music acts, local craftspeople, businesses and residents in an array of otherwise desolate lots in and around Entrepôt 77 on the neighbourhood's northern tip. But on Monday, POP Montreal announced on social media, 'with a heavy heart,' that the event would not return this year because of a lack of funding. 'It's not a good feeling,' said POP Montreal director Dan Seligman, noting Marché des possibles 'provides a space and opportunity for a lot of up-and-coming musicians and community groups. 'It was a really collaborative project. We did some programming, but most of the programming was done through different community organizations and up-and-coming promoters. We had all kinds of stuff, from dance performances to markets to punk rock shows, DJs. It was fun. It's a great space. People loved it.' POP Montreal obtained funding and provided the infrastructure for the laid-back and much-loved event, including sound equipment, tents, tables, storage facilities, bar and portable toilets, as well as staffing and security. With no permanent structures to rely on, much of the setup had to be taken down each night. All of that costs money, which POP Montreal secured through various sources. The budget for Marché des possibles is separate from POP's annual festival activities, and this year everything dried up. 'We had a grant through (the Department of Canadian Heritage) for the last three editions,' Seligman explained. 'That allowed us a decent amount of money to produce the event. We got a bit of money from the Plateau Mont-Royal and had a couple of sponsors.' The heritage department funding, however, was for new projects. The POP team had applied for it again by attempting to find novel initiatives and ways to present Marché des possibles, but the application was turned down. 'We were holding off to hear about that before making any decisions, but the other sources of funding just weren't there,' Seligman said. 'And without that grant, it was just too hard to pull off. There was not enough money to make it happen on our end. 'For the first few years, we did it, but it was much more DIY (do it yourself); we did get a bit of money, but it was much looser and more of an investment on our part.' Over the past half decade, POP Montreal began investing more in Marché des possibles and paying the artists involved, leading to increased costs and funding needs. 'To go back to having a free stage without paying anyone didn't make sense,' Seligman said. Marie Plourde's jaw dropped when she learned of Marché des possibles' cancellation last Thursday. The Projet Montréal councillor for Mile End had the original idea for the event back in 2013, when she contacted Seligman to make it happen. 'It's my baby,' she said. The concept came to her after the birth of her daughter, as she was seeking options for outings she could bring her kid to in the neighbourhood. 'I'm from a thriving cultural universe,' said the former MusiquePlus VJ and media personality. 'I felt cut off from that world, because I had my baby and couldn't bring her. I said, 'Man, how can it be we don't have a family-friendly cultural and community event in Montreal, in the spirit of the Brooklyn Night Market?'' Plourde is determined to help bring Marché des possibles back in some shape or form. On Monday morning, she sent a letter to Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault to see what could be done. 'I hope to obtain an answer as to whether there's still a way to do something this summer, if not, next summer,' she said. If not, she will look into possibilities for creating smaller events from the Plateau Mont-Royal's cultural budget. Either way, she vowed, 'for sure this is not the end of Marché des possibles.'
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Landlord's three-page, handwritten instructions on how to use the shower stuns tenants - and it gets worse
A landlord's three-page, handwritten instructions on how to take a shower in their Adelaide rental unit has stunned potential tenants. A member of a rental property group took to Reddit this week to share the listing for a unit near the inner-western suburb of Mile End. 'CCTV camera in the kitchen, bathroom scary and the weirdest note,' they wrote alongside photos of the $280-a-week listing. Despite the surveillance camera in the kitchen, it was the 'shower instructions' that captured the attention of renters. 'Please stand your back to tile walls/your face directly to doors – so water NOT drop to outside/floor,' one instruction said. 'Please close doors softly/closely when you bathe.' A close up of the shower sparked some Aussies to suggest the grout between the basin and the wall was covered in black mould. The listing stated the property was available from May 19 and would be $200-a-week for a single person or $280-a-week for a couple. The Aussie who shared the listing said they 'had the heebie jeebies looking at the filth' and that they would 'pay extra to evict my bed buddy'. 'My prison cell was nicer,' another joked. 'What's with the shower instructions. Far out. The mind boggles,' a third agreed. 'Sad part is people are jumping on these opportunities because there is nothing else,' a fourth commented. But one person did stick up for the landlord who they argued had taken 'reasonable steps to look after the property'. 'As for the CCTV, those things are great in case of a home invasion,' they said. Daily Mail Australia spoke to the 74-year-old father of the woman who owns the unit. The elderly man, who manages the property for his daughter, explained the instructions are in the shower to mitigate the risk of the door breaking. He said tenants needed to close the door softly as 'it can be easily broken'. However, the 74-year-old said he was open to removing the signs and added the CCTV camera in the kitchen had been removed since the photos were taken. The black mould in the shower would also be cleaned, the man confirmed.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- BBC News
Man arrested after woman 'slammed' to ground along London canal
A man has been arrested after a woman was reportedly "slammed" to the ground on an east London canal Mellek told BBC London she was walking with a friend along the Mile End canal path when a man ran into her with such force she was knocked down despite having "space on the path to pass freely".After the alleged attack on 4 May, the 20-year-old posted her story on TikTok and said she received hundreds of comments from people, most of whom were women, sharing similar Metropolitan Police said a 38-year-old man from Whitechapel has been arrested on suspicion of common assault in relation to the alleged attack on Ms Mellek as well as a second incident. Ms Mellek said the incident happened "so quickly" and the man could not have "accidentally slammed someone to the ground with that much force and then just run away".She said she was close to falling into the water but was grateful to have missed dangerous items like glass and metal on the path when she fell, landing instead on returning home, she posted the TikTok video to warn others about the the video, Ms Mellek stated: "Please. If you're in London, you need to be so careful."She told BBC London: "I had one comment which generally made me so upset."There was this one woman and she said she was pregnant and some guy just slammed her into the ground."But also it's reading all the comments online about other women and their experiences, how it's happened on the train, on the buses, just walking down the street in broad daylight." Ms Mellek said she was worried that that these incidents, while potentially starting as minor, "have the potential to escalate".She added: "Why should women like myself and others around London have to wait for an incident to become so severe?"A Met Police spokesperson said the man who has been arrested is also under investigation over an incident in which a 60-year-old man was allegedly pushed while walking along Commercial Road, Bethnal Green, and fell into nearby parked car on 2 Det Ch Supt Brittany Clarke said: "We are very aware of the concern this has caused in the local community. While we have a man in custody, local officers will continue to patrol around the canal and surrounding areas."She encouraged anyone with information on similar incidents to contact the police.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- BBC News
Corporate manslaughter charge over woman killed by falling bricks
A construction company and four men are to face manslaughter charges over the death of a woman who was killed seven years ago when she was hit by a pallet of bricks that fell from a Boor, 30, died in hospital the day after she was struck by two tonnes of material on the corner of Burdett Road in Mile End, east London, on 27 March Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Higgins Homes PLC had been charged with corporate manslaughter and a Health and Safety at Work Act Anstis and Stephen Coulson, both 68, Dawood Mann, 59, and Alexander McInnes, 32, have each been charged with a single count of gross negligence manslaughter. They have also all been charged with offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 16 Met Police said specialist officers would continue to support Ms Boor's Homes describes itself as having "designed, built and managed a wide portfolio of new build and sensitively considered conversion and restoration projects across London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Sussex".Malcolm McHaffie, head of the CPS's special crime division, said: "The CPS reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are now active and that they have the right to a fair trial."It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."
