Press Review
Le Magazine de l'île-des-Soeurs -
December 06, 2011
Toula Foscolos, « Urban farming; an idea whose time has come »
Toula Foscolos, « Urban farming; an idea whose time has come »
A three-month effort by The Groupe de travail en agriculture urbaine, a coalition of 50 organizations and members of environmental and gardening groups, recently met with success, when they managed to collect more than 25,000 signatures on a petition to force the city to hold public hearings on urban farming.This is an idea whose time has undisputedly come. While some people may believe that efforts to introduce urban farming initiatives are only favored by permaculture activists and tree huggers, and perhaps those intent on sharing their limited living space with chickens and rabbits, a recent poll conducted revealed that 51% of respondents in Montreal were already growing food in their yards, gardens and balconies. The next step is to encourage the city to help introduce and foster larger- scale, long-term, sustainable urban farming projects.
Le messager de Verdun -
December 06, 2011
Toula Foscolos, « Ce trop long voyage jusqu'à notre bouche… »
Toula Foscolos, « Ce trop long voyage jusqu'à notre bouche… »
Le Groupe de travail en agriculture urbaine, une coalition de 50 organismes et membres de groupes environnementaux, a récemment recueilli 25 000 signatures dans le cadre d'une pétition pour forcer Montréal à tenir des audiences publiques sur l'agriculture urbaine.Et c'est le temps ou jamais de passer à l'action. Pendant que certains considèrent l'agriculture urbaine comme l'apanage de quelques écologistes zélés qui désirent vivre avec leurs poules et leurs lapins, un récent sondage indique que 51% des Montréalais interrogés cultivaient déjà leurs propres denrées dans leurs cours, sur leurs balcons ou dans quelque jardin communautaire.
enviromontreal.com -
November 28, 2011
Eve Krakow, « Over 25,000 people support urban agriculture petition »
Eve Krakow, « Over 25,000 people support urban agriculture petition »
Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay has announced that a public consultation on urban agriculture will be held this spring. The city clerk has confirmed that the petition meets the criteria for the right of initiative and contains 29,068 valid signatures.
The chronicle -
November 17, 2011
Toula Foscolos, « Urban farming; an idea whose time has come »
Toula Foscolos, « Urban farming; an idea whose time has come »
A three-month effort by The Groupe de travail en agriculture urbaine, (http://www.agriculturemontreal.info/) a coalition of 50 organizations and members of environmental and gardening groups, recently met with success, when they managed to collect more than 25,000 signatures on a petition to force the city to hold public hearings on urban farming.This is an idea whose time has undisputedly come. While some people may believe that efforts to introduce urban farming initiatives are only favored by permaculture activists and tree huggers, and perhaps those intent on sharing their limited living space with chickens and rabbits, a recent poll conducted revealed that 51% of respondents in Montreal were already growing food in their yards, gardens and balconies. The next step is to encourage the city to help introduce and foster larger- scale, long-term, sustainable urban farming projects.
The Gazette -
November 15, 2011
Monique Beaudin, « Petition sows seeds of urban farming movement Public hearings; Coalition makes history by initiating city consultation »
Monique Beaudin, « Petition sows seeds of urban farming movement Public hearings; Coalition makes history by initiating city consultation »
Montrealers will get a chance to talk backyard chickens and rooftop gardens at public hearings in 2012, thanks to a three-month effort by community groups. The Groupe de travail en agriculture urbaine, a coalition of 50 organizations, made history Tuesday by collecting more than the required 15,000 signatures on a petition to force the city to hold public hearings on a specific topic.It's the first time the right to citizen-initiated public consultations in Montreal was used successfully since it was created in January 2010. Usually the city's executive committee decides topics for public consultation.Members of environmental, gardening and social groups gathered 25,082 signatures from Montreal residents at farmer's markets, community gardens, métro stations and universities."This shows the interest that Montrealers have in urban agriculture," said Marie-Ève Chaume, a spokesperson for the GTAU, which has been trying for more than a year to have city hearings on urban agriculture policy.
The city clerk's office will now verify the signatures.
The Gazette -
November 15, 2011
Monique Beaudin, « Urban agriculture advocates claim success in drive for city consultations »
Monique Beaudin, « Urban agriculture advocates claim success in drive for city consultations »
MONTREAL - A coalition of 50 organizations has made history in Montreal by collecting the required 15,000 signatures on a petition to force the city to hold public hearings on the state of urban agriculture here.Members of environmental, gardening and social groups spent the last three months gathering the signatures from Montreal residents. On Tuesday, they announced they had amassed 25,000 signatures."This shows the interest that Montrealers have in urban agriculture," said Marie-Eve Chaume, a spokesperson for the Groupe de travail en agriculture urbaine, which organized the signing drive
Global TV -
October 31, 2011
Monique Beaudin, The Gazette, « Montreal urban-agriculture advocates nearer petition goal »
Monique Beaudin, The Gazette, « Montreal urban-agriculture advocates nearer petition goal »
MONTREAL – A campaign to compel the city of Montreal to hold public hearings on the state of urban agriculture is 2,000 signatures away from making history.
A coalition of environmental, health and food-security groups has been working since August to collect 15,000 signatures on a petition that would require city hall to hold public hearings on the issue of growing food in the city.As of Thursday, the Groupe de travail en agriculture urbaine had collected 13,000 signatures. They have until Nov. 8 to get enough people to sign their petition.Read it on Global News: Global Montreal | Urban-agriculture advocates near goal
La Presse - Mon toit -
October 07, 2011
Pierre Gingras, « EN_Plantes grimpantes: un entretien facile »
Pierre Gingras, « EN_Plantes grimpantes: un entretien facile »
Les avantages des plantes grimpantes sont nombreux si elles sont entretenues convenablement. La tâche est habituellement facile, bien qu'il faille composer parfois avec des invasions d'insectes et contrôler leur appétit. [...]
The Gazette -
September 27, 2011
Monique Beaudin, « Urban agriculture petition growing: supporters »
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Monique Beaudin, « Urban agriculture petition growing: supporters »
MONTREAL - Supporters of urban agriculture in Montreal say they have more than half the signatures they need to force the city to hold public consultations on the issue. The Groupe de travail en agriculture urbaine said Tuesday that it has collected 8,000 signatures on its public-consultations petition since the middle of August. If it can collect 7,000 more names by Nov. 8, the city would have to hold hearings about the future of urban agriculture. It would be the first time that citizens in Montreal would be able to choose a subject for public hearings. Usually it is Montreal’s executive committee that decides. The group is hoping to get the rest of the signatures it needs later this week when volunteers will be collecting signatures at the Jean Talon and Atwater Markets and the St. Laurent, Berri-UQAM and Mont Royal métro stations.
Montrealgazette.com -
August 26, 2011
Michelle Lalonde, « Ecocity world summit »
Michelle Lalonde, « Ecocity world summit »
As his city played host to a major international conference focusing in large part on the need to reduce car use in cities, Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay grappled with questions about whether emergency measures announced Thursday will be enough to calm a looming traffic congestion crisis in his own city.
“I am very happy to see these measures to encourage public transit,” Tremblay said, after the closing ceremony of the Ecocity World Summit at Montreal’s Palais des congrès Friday, where more than 1,500 delegates from 280 cities discussed the role cities can play to fight climate change, protect biodiversity and promote human health.“It is regrettable that it takes a crisis, but any gesture to improve and encourage public transit, whether it be free passes, reserved lanes or measures to encourage carpooling, will surely play a role in improving things.” [...]