Isaak Olsonhttp://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/author/58enghttp://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/582http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/582 Tobacco products vanished from shelves June 1 as store owners across Quebec struggled to meet the demands of a new law that requires all smoke-related merchandise be kept from public view. By the end of the year, all Canadians, with the exception of Newfoundlanders, will be seeing the change put into action in an attempt described by anti-tobacco lobbyists as a means to “de-normalize” the product and prevent children from being exposed to advertising. Isaak OlsonThu, 18 Jun 2009 17:15:00 -0400http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/583http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/583On June 16, Montreal’s city council voted overwhelmingly in favor of Mayor Gérald Tremblay’s plan to revitalize the city’s transportation system – a plan that could potentially use region-wide tolls to help fund the $8.1 billion, 20-year project...Isaak OlsonThu, 18 Jun 2009 17:15:00 -0400http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/405http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/405Hundreds of young voices became one, filling the air with hope and dreams of change: "We can make a difference,” they chanted. “We have a global responsibility! We can make a difference!"..Isaak OlsonThu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/201http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/201Linking arms with the growing "green city" trend, Westmount officials have jump started a "sustainable development" initiative by holding the same community-wide discussion that has been building steam around this rapidly-warming globe we call home...Isaak OlsonThu, 02 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0400http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/277http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/277Government funding for a local program dedicated to young entrepreneurs will be cut at the end of August—a move that, according to program officials, will have an economic ripple effect on the region...Isaak OlsonThu, 10 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0400http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/299http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/299On June 16, Montreal’s city council voted overwhelmingly in favor of Mayor Gérald Tremblay’s plan to revitalize the city’s transportation system – a plan that could potentially use region-wide tolls to help fund the $8.1 billion, 20-year project...Isaak OlsonThu, 26 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0400http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/310http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/310Tobacco products vanished from shelves June 1 as store owners across Quebec struggled to meet the demands of a new law that requires all smoke-related merchandise be kept from public view...Isaak OlsonThu, 12 Jun 2008 22:00:00 -0400http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/344http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/344Maybe he lost his factory job of 20 years because the company took its business overseas. Maybe she’s addicted to gambling, alcohol or drugs. Maybe his wife was killed by a drunk driver and he never recovered from the loss. Maybe it’s a mental illness, a chronic sickness or just a lack of the right social tools that keep most of us on our feet in today’s fast paced world...Isaak OlsonThu, 29 May 2008 08:00:00 -0400