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Community Composting
Do you want to reduce your environmental impact and make good use of your organic waste? Community composting allows urban dwellers to compost without having to be landowners! Éco-quartier Peter-McGill manages five community composting sites in the district. Composting has many benefits: __ reducing household waste __ extending the life of landfill sites __ reducing greenhouse gas emissions __ creating natural […]
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A Tree For My Neighbourhood
Enhance urban biodiversity by planting a tree on your property thanks to the A Tree For My Neighbourhood campaign. Prices are $25 per regular tree and $35 per fruit tree (these prices are limited to residents of Montreal). As in past years, residents will be able to choose among twenty tree species. You may place […]
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Eco-friendlier de-icing
Commonly used conventional de-icing salts have very negative impacts on the environment. They build up in large amounts in the snow cleared from our streets and lead to an increase in the salinity of meltwater and groundwater. Many salts and non-skid sands also contain toxic anti-caking agents, such as silica dust. All this makes these […]
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A new recycling bin at Éco-quartier!
Éco-quartier Peter-McGill is offering a new service! The district’s residents and workers will now be able to dispose of selected items in an eco-friendly way thanks to Éco-tri, a multi-material recycling bin. Accepted materials are # 6 plastic (quantity limitation), writing implements (pens, markers, mechanical pencils, highlighters), pull-tabs, bread-bag clips, CDs and DVDs, cork stoppers, […]
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Three new murals in the Peter-McGill neighbourhood!
On past October 27, Éco-quartier Peter-McGill unveiled three new murals. They are located in the Peter-McGill district, in the Ville-Marie borough. All three murals were created by the artists of A’Shop. A’Shop is a production company that supports self-managed artists. A’Shop is specialized in mural painting, street art and urban esthetics. The first mural is […]
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Do you know your weeds?
Weeds flourish in the sort of rainy weather we have been experiencing lately. Don’t let them take over your garden! You don’t need to rip out everything, but here are a few species that it is best to eliminate. Psst! You can click on the images to enlarge them (text in french only)! To learn […]
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Two new murals in the Peter-McGill neighbourhood!
Éco-quartier Peter-McGill unveiled two murals in the Peter-McGill district! The murals were created by the artists from the company A’Shop as part of the Mural Art Program funded by the City of Montreal and by the Ville-Marie Borough*. The mural The foreseeable future created by Earth Crusher is located on Saint-Mathieu Street, corner Saint-Catherine Street […]
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Ventilate your home even in winter!
During the winter season, it is important to air out our living spaces. Indoor air is often polluted. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are found in furniture, fabrics, carpets etc. Humidity caused by cooking, showering and even human occupants’ breath can give rise to mould and contribute to the premature deterioration of our homes. This is […]
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Composting 101
Here are some simple composting tips to help improve food waste collection. Newspaper, your new friend Summer and winter, it is important to alternate moist matter (food waste) and dry matter (with a cellulose fiber base, such as newspaper, paper towels or used tissues). Wrap meat or fish scraps in newspaper and line the […]
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Quartier 21 clean-up
On November 18th, the area bordered by Saint-Mathieu, Sainte-Catherine, Saint-Marc and de Maisonneuve called Quartier 21 was given a thorough cleaning. With the help of four generous volunteers, Eco-quartier Peter-McGill gave this green alley an end-of-season sprucing up. Rubbish was collected, green spaces were readied for winter and the recycling station was repainted to cover […]
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