Montreal's $1-billion coup angers Toronto mayor

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Heathmount A.E. Corp, owned by the Reichmann family, will build the planned C$1-billion Technodome entertainment and sports complex in Montreal. The Reichmanns earlier planned to build Technodome in Toronto but the federal government refused to sell some of its Downsview lands. The planned 2-million-sq-ft complex would include an indoor mountain for skiing, a watercourse for white-water kayaking, an entertainment center with rides, movie studios, 3-D cinemas, a rain forest and sports facilities.

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Shanghai furor hits Montreal mayor

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Quebec Mayor Pierre Bourque's plans for a public garden modeled after his city to be built in Shanghai, have become the target of several human rights groups concerned about the working conditions of the Chinese laborers hired to build the garden.

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Montreal office vacancies slashed

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Montreal, Quebec's office vacancy rate decreased to 8% in 2000, a decrease from 12% in 1999.

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