City of #Montreal crews say replacement a crucial 1980s aqueduct pipe on Atwater Ave is halfway done.

Completion is expected to be by September.

Downtown residents are being asked to lower water usage until then.

“Acc. to the city, each Montrealer uses about 306 l of water a day.

The most common uses are bathing, flushing a toilet, & laundry.

Usage in the summer rises to 1.6 bil l per day.

Montrealers are trying to reduce - on Monday, it was at 1.2 bil l “

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/city-says-repairs-on-atwater-aqueduct-halfway-done/

City of #Montreal crews say replacement a crucial 1980s aqueduct pipe on Atwater Ave is halfway done.

Completion is expected to be by September.

Downtown residents are being asked to lower water usage until then.

“Acc. to the city, each Montrealer uses about 306 l of water a day.

The most common uses are bathing, flushing a toilet, & laundry.

Usage in the summer rises to 1.6 bil l per day.

Montrealers are trying to reduce - on Monday, it was at 1.2 bil l “

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/city-says-repairs-on-atwater-aqueduct-halfway-done/

“Jean-Philippe Meloche, professeur à l’Université de #Montréal, dit
que la diminution du nombre d’immigrants temporaires a complètement déréglé le marché.

« On est passés d’un record de croissance à une décroissance en deux ou trois ans. C’est du jamais-vu, honnêtement.

Moi, je suis un investisseur en 2023, c’est sûr que je valorise la construction de logements. En 2026 ? Je ne sais plus trop. »

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2026-07-28/brossard/les-tours-de-logements-pres-du-rem-en-eaux-troubles.php

“Jean-Philippe Meloche, professeur à l’Université de #Montréal, dit
que la diminution du nombre d’immigrants temporaires a complètement déréglé le marché.

« On est passés d’un record de croissance à une décroissance en deux ou trois ans. C’est du jamais-vu, honnêtement.

Moi, je suis un investisseur en 2023, c’est sûr que je valorise la construction de logements. En 2026 ? Je ne sais plus trop. »

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2026-07-28/brossard/les-tours-de-logements-pres-du-rem-en-eaux-troubles.php

The partial solar #eclipse occurring on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in #Montréal, #Quebec, Canada.

The maximum view at 1:45 PM, duration of 1 hour and 48 min.

Remember to use eclipse glasses 👓!

“Although the total solar #eclipse on Aug. 12 will be total only from #Greenland, #Iceland and #Spain, both Europe and North America will see a partial eclipse.

The best views from North America will be in eastern #Canada and the northeastern U.S.

St. John’s, #Newfoundland and Labrador will see 53% of the sun covered, #Halifax 31%, Saint John 28%, #Montreal & #Québec City 24%, #Boston 16% and New York 10%.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2026/07/26/where-to-get-safe-eclipse-glasses-for-aug-12s-solar-eclipse/

The partial solar #eclipse occurring on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in #Montréal, #Quebec, Canada.

The maximum view at 1:45 PM, duration of 1 hour and 48 min.

Remember to use eclipse glasses 👓!