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Fall 2024

Night moves

Marginalized people are key to nocturnal scenes, but new Montreal policy misses the memo

Leina Gabra

The graffiti-covered Van Horne skatepark on the edge of Montreal’s Mile End is usually dotted with boys in beanies and sneakers, launching themselves into the rink with the cracking sound of skateboard wheels hitting concrete. But, every Thursday night for a brief stint during the summer of 2021, they were replaced with a different crowd: […] More »