tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369875905522531122023-11-16T07:41:45.193-08:00dog parc gallerya project by pouf! art + architecture,
Griffintown, Montreal,
2010-2012dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-72259345821298545792013-12-21T11:16:00.002-08:002013-12-21T11:20:56.754-08:00Thank you Lezli for this amazing video of Noushka racing around at Parc Gallery. Power to the tri-pieds!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-63321998966484422172013-07-22T10:40:00.001-07:002013-07-26T14:18:38.629-07:00Parc Gallery Is Officially A Protected Green Space And Dog Park!<br />
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CBC News: Griffintown Dog Park Saved From Developers<br />
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Gallery Parc's future seems to be secure. Claude Trepanier is working with city Councellor for Saint-Henri/Petite-Bourgogne/Pointe-Saint-Charles Veronique Fournier to ensure plans for providing a better shelter, seating areas, lighting and general care of Gallery Parc move forward. Below is a list of issues, produced by Claude in early July, that require immediate attention. These have been forward to the city with the expectation that they will be addressed. However, as Claude explains, at this point it is important to remain vigilant and be peristent.<br />
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1- Éclairage. <br />
Demande auprès du service concerné d’une étude de faisabilité.<br />
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2- Point d’eau. <br />
Délai plus long car éclairage et présence de résidents autour du parc requis.<br />
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3- Abri proposition.<br />
D’un ancien modèle d’abri d’autobus de la STM qui serait sur une base<br />
de béton; devra faire l’objet de demande auprès de la division bâtiment de la ville<br />
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4- Tables de pique nique.<br />
Demande de 2 autres tables livrées le lendemain matin.<br />
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Bases de béton rejetées car voulons garder la mobilité des tables pour<br />
régénérer la couverture végétale du parc.<br />
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Installation de bancs rejetées car obligation d’avoir une base de béton.<br />
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5- Portes. <br />
Demande pour s’assurer que leurs pentures soient installées du coté extérieur du<br />
portique afin qu’elles s’ouvrent vers l’extérieur du portique; portiques devraient-ils être bétonné afin d’éviter les flaques d’eau et de boue lors de pluie abondante ou<br />
à la fonte des neiges?<br />
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6- Tonte de l’herbe.<br />
Devrait être faite au 2 semaines le printemps et au début de l’été.<br />
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7- Vidanges.<br />
S’assurer de contacter le 311 afin de faire vider les contenants<br />
et de les aviser de tout rejet de sacs de déchets domestique.<br />
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1 - Lighting<br />
Requires that a an application for a feasibility study be submitted to the city.<br />
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2 - Water<br />
There will be a longer wait for this item as the feasibility study for the lighting and the numbers residents that will eventually live around is required and takes priority<br />
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3 - Shelter proposal.<br />
Currently the idea is to acquire a former STM bus shelter and install it on a concrete base. This construction is subject to application with the city’s building division.<br />
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4 - Picnic tables.<br />
Two additional tables have been requested<br />
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The proposal to install the tables on concrete bases was rejected because moving the tables throughout the season allows the parks vegetation to regenerate.<br />
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5 - Gates<br />
A request has been made to have the gate’s hinges installed on the outer side of<br />
portal so that they will open to the outside of the portico.<br />
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A request has been made to have the gate areas paved with concrete to avoid puddles and mud from heavy rain or melting snow.<br />
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6 - Grass maintainence<br />
A request has been made to have the grass cut every two weeks in the spring and early summer.<br />
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7 - Garbage disposal<br />
Call 311 to request that the containers be empted and notify them if the bins are being used to dispose of domestic waste bags.<br />
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Thank you for your vigilance Claude.<br />
<br />dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-3777871464667690732012-08-17T10:00:00.004-07:002012-08-17T10:00:52.330-07:00d is for dogIn August <i>pouf!</i> submitted a project proposal to the Canadian Centre for Architecture, in response to a call for projects about what Montreal means to its users, A-Z. We chose "d" - for dog, naturally! Our submission, <i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">D</span> is for dog</b></i>, proposed to turn the spacious green lawns of the CCA into a pop-up or temporary dog park for one afternoon in fall 2012. The goal would have been to temporarily increase the amount of space on the island of Montreal for shared animal/human use, but we also hoped to engage visitors to the pop-up park in a dialogue about inclusive urban planning. Inclusive, that is, of our animal co-habitants in the city.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom modified Cynthia's photograph of the CCA grounds to include<br />some of our friends from Parc Gallery.</td></tr>
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Our proposal was not among those chosen for exhibition/enactment, unfortunately. But we thought followers of the dog parc gallery project might enjoy taking a look at our proposal. We were certainly inspired by Parc Gallery!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cover page of our submission.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The full text of our proposal.</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-1550758901653241402012-08-02T11:23:00.001-07:002012-08-02T11:23:45.083-07:00Development continues on all sides of Parc GalleryDuring our re-installation of the dog portraits in Parc Gallery, we were struck by the presence of huge building cranes on all sides, and the disappearance of the lovely, former <i>ancien maçonnerie</i> on the north side of the park, also home to a plumber and photography clinic, all vanished.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north on Rue Basin towards downtown <br />- this view won't last long.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duke appears to look with some suspicion upon <br />the advertising tower for "Parc Gallery Lofts", which<br />will occupy the site south of the present dog park.</td></tr>
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<br /></div>dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-68604841410606995662012-08-02T11:13:00.000-07:002012-08-02T11:13:32.594-07:00Le retour des portraitsThe portraits are back! Visitors to Parc Gallery over the last few weeks will have noticed that we have returned the dog portraits, taken in fall 2010, to Parc Gallery's southern fence. Because a few of the portraits were taken from the park, we don't have quite as many as we did the first time around, so we decided to install them on one fence only. Maybe they will inspire more portrait-additions in the future!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom sorting the portraits - Zirreh is on top.</td></tr>
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We used the same system as last fall to install the pictures. Please let us know if any seem loose or need replacement ties!<br />
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The portraits seem no worse for wear despite being outside from August 2011-January 2012, when we took them down to show them at a public consultation (OCPM).<br />
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Of course, a dog user of Parc Gallery became quite interested in our work!<br />
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All done! A real dog outshines the pictures - but it's nice to see them up again!dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-67555255891692827862012-02-23T03:44:00.000-08:002012-02-23T03:44:09.016-08:00À qui profite l'espace publique - followupHello dpg followers,<br />
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A nice crowd was in attendance at the third "Café des z'architectes" at the lovely Maison d'architecture du Québec. About 50 people came out to hear - and contribute to - some different perspectives on the question of what is public space, to whom does it belong, and who enjoys the benefits of such spaces.<br />
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Cynthia of <i>pouf</i>! had the chance to share her views on these questions through the example of Parc Gallery, which at present is in a kind of public space limbo. Despite its 80-year history as a space made for the public, by the public, and despite its current, successful use as a green meeting place for a diverse community, the City has not yet reversed its decision of c. 2007 to privatize the land, a decision that was made with a view to permitting real estate development on this historic site.<br />
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Cynthia showed images of the park, historically and today, and argued that it is not only legal recognition that makes a space public; it is also what people choose to do, together, in and with a space.<br />
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The discussion that followed the five presentations circled around examples of European city spaces as idealized answers to the question of how to design and use public space; questions of who has the right to city space, and as so often happens, the homeless were discounted as not being part of the public who may enjoy parks and squares.<br />
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This is certainly not the opinion of <i>pouf</i>! We see the public realm, as Cynthia argued on Tuesday night, as constituting those spaces where one has the right to share in the use, and to debate the use, of space. A space where one privileged group decides for other, less privileged groups what may or may not happen, is not particularly public. Such a space is much closer to the definition of private space. So even though Square Viger was held up over and over again as an example of "failed" public space, in fact it is an excellent example of how the public defines and redefines the spaces at its disposal. Homeless individuals and their dogs occupied Charles Daudelin's sculpture, <i>Agora</i>, for years before being evicted in summer 2011. They made creative and practical use of a space that the city had virtually abandoned. See the work of <a href="http://mtlurbanlandscapes.blogspot.com/2011/06/agoraphilia-square-viger.html">Lindsay Cory</a>, MA candidate, Concordia University, for more info.<br />
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Even if such appropriations make some people uncomfortable, they are a very clear reflection of the realities of the city, and the many different sorts of people who make up the city. Are we to hide such realities in pretty parks with perfectly functioning fountains? Are public parks only for business people on their lunch breaks, or families on weekends?<br />
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Despite the best efforts of the organizers and moderator Peter Fianu (and many audience members) the topic of the evening shifted from the public space to private space - condo developments, and spaces that look like public spaces but are in fact managed - aménagé - by private corporations, who can decide what does and doesn't happen there. And in that conversational shift, perhaps we saw the answer to the evening's central question.<br />
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If that is the case - that homeowners are the ones who profit from the "public" realm, among a few others - then it is all the more important that new and future homeowners in "District Griffin" and Les Bassins du nouveau havre choose to help fight for the continued freedom and flexibility of public space in Griffintown. Isabelle R. was at the MAQ on Tuesday night, and she did just that - speaking eloquently and passionately about Parc Gallery and her experience as a dog owner in the city. Bravo Isabelle!<br />
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Many thanks to Noémie Despland-Lichlert and Sophie Gironnay for inviting <i>pouf</i>! to participate, and to Alain Laforest and Sophie for making their excellent interventions throughout the evening. One thing is certain: if a public space is a space created in and through debate, discussion, even conflict, then the MAQ was such a space on Tuesday night. And we are all the better for it.dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-61713355643679054732012-02-20T10:42:00.000-08:002012-02-20T10:42:13.633-08:00À qui profite l'espace public? Café des z'architectes, MAQ<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Venez tout le monde au Café des z'architects, une initiative de la Maison de l'architecture du Québec (MAQ), pour parler aux questions d'espace public à Montréal. </span><br />
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The plan for the night is for a table ronde, at which Cynthia (one half of pouf!) will give a five-minute presentation about Parc Gallery. There will be four other presenters (Michel Langevin, Bruno Collin, Denis Robitaille, and a representative from Lapointe Magne et associés), each of whom will discuss the question of public space from their perspective. After the end of the table ronde, the discussion will be opened up to the general public. This is a chance for users of Parc Gallery to have their say about this important public space! Please come if you can.<br />
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www.maisondelarchitecture.cadog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-57229003285171806032012-01-22T19:50:00.000-08:002012-01-22T19:50:02.500-08:00Hopeful developmentsAt the Griffintown Selon Vous/Portes Ouvertes event on Jan. 20-21, we had the opportunity to visit a kiosk of the City of Montréal. They had multiple copies of their current planning document for Griffintown, dated 11-12 January, 2012.<br />
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We searched it for views of and information about Parc Gallery. And this is what we found:<br />
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Look closely and you will see, just south of Ste-Ann's park, a green rectangle - this is our very own Parc Gallery, which has not been noted as a green space on previous planning documents. This is extremely positive! Even better...<br />
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If you zoom in you will see a small symbol of a dog on this additional map of Griffintown. This means that, despite the worrying disregard for Parc Gallery's status as a public green space and official aire d'exercise canin, there is some recognition at the City that Parc Gallery is exactly that: a public, green space that serves the dogs of the south-west of Montreal.<br />
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The legend proves it! These maps are evidence that, no matter what challenges are ahead of us, there is a clear recognition of the use of this park, today. We can return to these planning documents in the future, if the need arises. Now to protect the park for good!dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-60862066146100279312012-01-22T19:39:00.000-08:002012-01-22T19:39:02.056-08:00Great two days: Griffintown selon vousHello dpg followers,<br />
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We had a wonderful two days at the École de Technologie Supérieure, representing the interests of Parc Gallery to a wide range of politicians, urban planners, artists, community groups, students, current and incoming residents of Griffintown, and the general public. Our kiosk was set up by Claude T. and Isabelle R., who covered it with our photographic portraits of the dogs, taken in 2010, borrowed from the park. We also had copies of our publication, and the all-important petition. Over the two days we collected 100 additional signatures and now have more than 300! A great day.<br />
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For sure we had the brightest and most colourful kiosk! We were lucky to be right beside Shauna Janssen + her Urban Occupations Urbaines display - without Shauna we would never have known about Parc Gallery.<br />
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</tbody></table>dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-37046379391888681512012-01-19T07:11:00.000-08:002012-01-19T18:03:33.322-08:00Venez nous visiter - Come visit us: Jan. 21, Portes Ouvertes GriffintownThe Office of Public Consultation of Montreal is allowing the public to visit 16 kiosks that show the life of Griffintown today, and its importance to the future of the neighbourhood tomorrow, during an Open House at the École de technologie supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame Ouest, 10am-4pm. A plan of the event space is copied below:<br />
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Notice in the second page, which has a map of the areas of concern in Griffintown, that Parc Gallery (which we have circled in red) is not noted. Our objective during the next two days is to change the perception that this is empty space! Our kiosk will have images from the dog park on display, a slideshow of dogs and human users of Parc Gallery, copies of our exhibition catalogue (which has lots of historical information) and our official "mémoire" or justification to save the park, sent out to approximately 20 politicians and heritage workers last year. We'll also have copies of our petition to sign - so please stop by and add your support to our cause! Cynthia and Thomas will be present representing pouf! art + architecture, and Claude T. (Canelle) and Isabelle R. (Duff) will be there representing the park's users, and the facebook page initiative. See you there!dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-65090003653561655732012-01-19T06:58:00.000-08:002012-01-19T06:58:34.391-08:00New Griffintown residents chose the neighbourhood because of Parc Gallery<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello dog parc gallery followers,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As the plans for this weekend's public consultations about Griffintown's future finalize, we received this email from a soon-to-be resident of Les Bassins de Nouveau Havre, being built on the former Canada Post sorting station site, across the street from Parc Gallery. This is what Marie-Claude had to say:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">We are moving into Les Bassins du Havre in 2013 and are dog owners. The presence of the dog park was an important factor in our decision to buy a condo in that project.To our dismay this morning, when we visited the construction site, a dog owner told us that the dog park was in danger of being shut down or relocated. We found your address at the park and I am writing to offer any help that I can - from a distance because we presently live in Bromont. I will of course speak to the developer, but circulating a petition is not a possibility. If there is a copy of the petition somewhere, we will gladly sign it however. And, if there is anything else I can do, please let me know."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This message was a welcome offer of help (thank-you Marie-Claude!) but it also sends an important message to those who are currently deciding Griffintown's - and Parc Gallery's - future. New residents want to live in a neighbourhood that has amenities such as an excellent, safe dog park. Although we have received informal support from Devimco that they agree with the initiative to save the park, we still have not received official confirmation. And while the consultations this weekend are an important step towards showing the City of Montreal and their developer partners that there is much life in this park, there is still a long way to go towards saving Griffintown's oldest surviving public green space. Let's hope this weekend's efforts will help ensure that when Abaya and Beckham move from Bromont to Griffintown, Parc Gallery will be there to make their days joyful.</span><br />
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and to Rebecca, Dave, who were in Maine with Horace and Roma.<br />
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On January 20-21, <i>pouf!</i> will be present at the following event, "Griffintown Selon Vous" - an initiative of the Office of Public Consultation, which is interested to hear from community organization and arts groups about the future of Griffintown. The history of public consultation for Griffintown's swift development is not a great one - many decisions were made in the first 10 years of the new millennium which were not what Griffintown's users wanted. So this public event is a great opportunity to show the 250 registered participants/visitors what it is we DO want to see in this special part of Montreal. Of course, our particular concern will be Parc Gallery's protection as a dog park and community amenity. Park users Claude Trépanner, Isabelle Roy will be present with <i>pouf!</i> and Shauna Janssen, who is the curator behind all the amazing art projects you've seen in Griffintown since September 2009 (www.urbanoccupationsurbaines.org). We will share our photographic project, show some of our research about Parc Gallery's history, and have publications and petitions for visitors to see and sign. Join us or check this blog the following week for an update about how the event went.dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-41781861149830073752011-11-02T08:14:00.000-07:002011-11-02T10:22:33.551-07:00As the cold arrives......some good news! Jesse Fuchs (Caroline), Claude Trépanier (Canelle) and Isabelle Roy (Duff) have been working to get the attention of local politicians and it has paid off. Sophie Thiebaut has agreed to meet with Jessy, Isabelle and <i>pouf</i> sometime over the next few weeks. The exact date is still pending but we are looking forward to presenting the initiative to Mme Thibaut soon. Claude has been in contact with Mayor Benoit Dorais' office, who have promised to read the Memoire about the project, and is awaiting a response. Thanks you everyone for the hard work.<br />
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In other news the Parc Gallery project has been posted on Montréal Dog Blog, a project initiated by long-time Montréal radio personality and dog lover Nat Lauzon. You can see the posting at: <a href="http://www.montrealdogblog.com/10936/montreal-dog-parks/">http://www.montrealdogblog.com/10936/montreal-dog-parks/</a>, and learn more about Nat at: <a href="http://natlauzon.com/">http://natlauzon.com/</a> or listen to her weekend show on 925 The Beat.<br />
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Silver a long time Parc Gallery user with her companion Daniel John, passed away on October 12, 2011. The loss of a beloved animal friend is a profound experience, we send you our warmest wishes and deepest condolences.dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-24350191350024186032011-10-14T09:30:00.000-07:002011-10-24T08:58:24.277-07:00Quiet time at Parc Gallery<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Beloved Brea passed away today much to the sadness of her loving family Wendy, Chris, Diana and Alec. Our heart goes out to them.dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-39211709329033939332011-09-19T07:21:00.000-07:002011-10-24T08:56:31.456-07:00Artists and dogsOver the past year, people have told us about some amazing art that has been done with dogs. Here are a few examples. American artist <a href="http://www.lensculture.com/levine.html?">Nancy Levine</a> has photographed elder dogs in places they love for the past eight years.<br />
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Francis Alÿs is a Belgian-born artist who bases his practice in Mexico. For the project <a href="http://www.orgallery.org/dog-rose"><i>Dog Rose</i></a> (1998) he made the protagonist of a story a little, three-legged dog, Negrito.<br />
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Alÿs also worked with Mexican artist Rafael Ortega on the project, <i>The Last Clown </i>(1995-2000), a multi-media work, incorporating painting, animation and narrative, which told the story of a pivotal encounter between an art critic, a city, and a dog.<br />
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Alÿs discusses the project in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQZnussmPoU">this short video</a> by the Tate Modern.dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-46054067215375227082011-09-18T15:08:00.000-07:002011-09-18T15:08:08.515-07:00The petitionThe petition to save Parc Gallery is ready to be signed. Hard copies are in the park, in the winter shack at the east end (pens are there too). Sign and put the sheet back in the green envelope - we will pick the petitions up in the next two weeks, to include in our official justification to the Mayor of the South-West, Benoit Dorais. If you cannot make it to the park or would like to have copies of the petition to take to friends, you can download this copy:<br />
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We will aim to submit the justification by the beginning of October. Your signatures will really matter. Need help or have questions? Email us at poufblog@gmail.com, or call 514 678 5595. Want to help make the justification? Please email or call. The justification will matter more if it comes from the users of the park themselves.dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-76817925148545584572011-09-18T15:00:00.000-07:002011-09-18T15:00:37.885-07:00last day of dog parc galleryToday we took down the exhibition and ran into a few regular park users. It was a gorgeous day! The sun cast some beautiful shadows through the portraits on the south side, along Olier Street. We had to share a picture (Gallimard) with you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait of Gallimard - Parc Gallery, 18 Sept. 2011</td></tr>
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After we took the show down, we put up signs announcing the petition, which is ready to be signed and can be found in the winter shack at the east end of the park. Please come by, sign, and be part of the action to save Parc Gallery.<br />
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The mayor of the South-West, Benoit Dorais, has responded to our initiative to save the dog park at Parc Gallery. His letter follows:<br />
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The good news is that there will be a public consultation about the future of the park in the very near future: within the next 30 to 60 days. Mayor Dorais has invited us to prepare a justification for the safeguarding of the park, to be considered as part of the public process. This must be written as soon as possible. As long as the land belongs to the City of Montréal, which it presently does, there is hope.<br />
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The bad news is that, according to Mayor Dorais, <b>the park is not zoned as a park</b>, despite all evidence to the contrary, such as its name, and the signs on the fence. It has, he writes, been incorporated into the private domain.<br />
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This incorporation may have taken place during the rezoning of Griffintown in the 1970s. But this may also have been an illegal incorporation, as the City of Montréal is supposed to support and protect all existing green, public spaces. A lawyer's advice on civic law would be extremely helpful here.<br />
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Dog park users - the time has come to publicly voice your concerns to the Mayor and to collect evidence that can show, unequivocally, that this green space is indeed a public park. A petition produced by the users, and signed by the users, would be a strong supplement to the argument that we will write and present to Mayor Dorais in the coming weeks.dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-36559456447226142572011-09-11T16:26:00.000-07:002011-09-11T16:26:53.078-07:00Post-vernissage doingsSince our very fun vernissage, we have picked up on a number of great suggestions from visitors to the show about who to contact about Parc Gallery. Special thanks to Roshi Chadha for suggesting some high-profile figures in the Montréal political scene, including renowned astronaut, politician and dog-lover, Marc Garneau. Mr Garneau and five others will receive detailed packages this week. Other suggestions are most welcome.<br />
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We also have confirmed a meeting day with MP Tyrone Benskin, for the middle of October. Our exhibition is slated to come down on September 16th, but perhaps - if regular park users agree, and if the photographs hold up in the sun and rain - it should be extended to accommodate his schedule.<br />
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We've also followed up Dr Loren Lerner's excellent advice to seek legal counsel. Our preliminary steps confirm that legal advice is very important. We have a lead for some possible pro bono services, but would suggest that anyone in the Parc Gallery community who has a friend or family member who knows something about Montreal's civil law should ask for help! It would be really useful to be able to present a clear legal picture of the situation to MP Benskin in October.<br />
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In a nutshell: the park was understood as such according to the 1947 Land Use Map of Montreal - an important civic and legal document. But in the rezoning of Griffintown as "light industrial" in the early 1970s, this status for the park may have changed. It certainly is not shown as a park on any of the city's current planning documents - quite the opposite, in fact; it is shown as a space to be developed. So even though it is an official "aire d'exercise canin" and is maintained by city workers, this is no guarantee that it will not be developed. Lawyers! Your help to protect this wonderful space is needed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they say this isn't a park?</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-35079740191421371392011-09-01T17:07:00.000-07:002011-09-01T17:07:47.298-07:00Kathleen and BalooA big thank-you to Kelly Thompson, who took this great photograph of Parc Gallery regular user, Kathleen, and her dog Baloo. Kathleen is an artist who has thought a great deal about the role of dogs in the urban realm - she wrote a dissertation about walking in the city, dogs, humans, and art! Read more about it <a href="http://www.akaredhanded.com/kv-dissertation.html">here.</a> We were thrilled to get this picture of Baloo with Baloo's likeness, looking very fetching in both.<br />
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dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936987590552253112.post-62761918374838425502011-08-29T14:13:00.000-07:002011-09-01T17:10:03.094-07:00Exhibition at Parc Gallery<i>dog parc gallery</i> opened on Saturday, August 27th. Despite warnings of Hurricane Irene perhaps interrupting the final hour of the vernissage, nature kindly held back and we had a stunning afternoon of sunshine, dogs, dog-lovers, art lovers and friends. It was wonderful to see so many of the dogs who had their portrait taken last fall - and some of them seemed to take a particular shine to their own portrait! We had many good conversations about the park, the people and the animals around us who, it must be said, stole the show.<br />
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Thank-you to everyone who helped us make the exhibition happen: Shauna Janssen, our curator, Emily Kirkman, our photographer, Marie-France Daigneault and Nuria Carton de Grammont, who helped with the tables of catalogues and food, and Judith Bauer who provided us with a much-appreciated table top! Merci Isabelle Renaud of 100 Laisses (at 41 McGill) for your generous gift of dog and cat treats, and for thoughtfully bringing drinking bowls for our canine visitors. Thank-you so much, park users who came to the event. We still have a few catalogues for those of you whose dogs are in the show - we are happy to get these to you by mail or via a visit to the park, whatever works best for you. Send us a note via this blog, or by email:<br />
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A great day! Wouf x.dog parc galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754241920594549901noreply@blogger.com0