Details and Directions for Nov. 26 Tours General Tour Info – participants are responsible for the costs of transportation and lunch, where applicable. Metro and bus tickets in Montreal cost $2.75 each. Information regarding fares for a one- and three-day transit passes is available here: http://www.stm.info/English/tarification/a-1a3jours.htm . Tickets and passes can be purchased with cash only at metro stations, or exact fares can be deposited directly on buses. Departure times below provide about a ten-minute window. Please give yourself additional time according to your needs. Tour A, Jean-Talon Market When, Where, and Who: Meet Jean-Philippe and Patrizia at 10 am at the market office, 2nd floor, 7070 avenue Henri-Julien. Getting there from Hotel Espresso: Leave the hotel by 9:10. Walk south for half a block along Guy, turn left on Ave. Argyle and walk one block to Lucien-L’ Allier Metro Station. Take the orange line in the direction of Montmorency. Get off at Jean-Talon station and take the Jean-Talon Sud exit. Walk four blocks west (crossing St. Denis) along Jean-Talon and turn left at avenue Henri-Julien. From Centre 7400: Leave by 9:30 on foot to de Castelnau Metro Station (located at St. Laurent and de Castelnau). Take the blue line in the direction of St. Michel. Get off at Jean-Talon station and take the Jean- Talon Sud exit. Walk four blocks west (crossing St. Denis) along Jean- Talon and turn left at avenue Henri-Julien. From the YWCA: Leave by 9:10 on foot to Lucien-L’ Allier Metro Station (located at Lucien-L’ Allier and avenue Argyle one block south of rue Crescent). Take the orange line in the direction of Montmorency. Get off at Jean-Talon station and take the Jean-Talon Sud exit. Walk four blocks west (crossing St. Denis) along Jean-Talon and turn left at avenue Henri- Julien. Tour B, Moisson Montréal When, Where, and Who: Participants will be picked up at their accommodation sites by Assembly volunteers and driven to Moisson Montréal. The tour begins at 10am, so please be waiting in the lobby of your accommodations by 9:15am. Tour ends at 11:30 and participants will be driven back to their accommodations. Tour C, Concordia Greenhouse and the People’s Potato When, Where and Who: Meet at 11am on the first floor of Concordia’s Hall Building, 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest. A greenhouse staff person will be waiting for you with a greenhouse sign. Greenhouse tour ends at noon with lunch to follow. Please bring: $7 cash for lunch. Getting there from Hotel Espresso: Walk north (towards the mountain) about three blocks along rue Guy. Turn right on de Maisonneuve and walk a block and a half. The Hall Building will be on the left-hand (north) side of the street. From Centre 7400: Leave by 10am on foot to de Castelnau Metro Station (located at St. Laurent and de Castelnau). Take the blue line in the direction of St. Michel. At Jean-Talon station, transfer to the orange line in the direction of Cote Vertu. At Berri-UQAM station, transfer to the green line in the direction of Angrignon. Get off at Guy-Concordia Station. Take the rue Guy exit, turn right onto Guy and then right on de Maisonneuve and walk a block and a half. The Hall Building is on the (north) left-hand side of the street. From the YWCA: Walk north (towards the mountain) about three blocks along rue Crescent. Turn left on de Maisonneuve and walk two and a half blocks. The Hall Building will be on the right-hand (north) side of the street. Tour D, Urban Agriculture in Montreal and the Club populaire des consommateurs When, Where and Who: Meet Heather at 10am at 1950, rue Grand Trunk. Tour ends at 1:30pm. Please bring: $5 cash for lunch. Getting there from Hotel Espresso: Leave by 9:20. Walk south along Guy to rue St. Antoine. Catch the 57 Pointe-St-Charles bus eastbound (departing at 9:35 and then only every half hour after that). Get off at the intersection of Centre and Island streets. Walk two blocks south along Island to Grand Trunk. Turn left on Grand Trunk and walk half a block. The site will be on the left-hand (south) side of the street. From Centre 7400: Leave by 9am on foot to de Castelnau Metro Station (located at St. Laurent and de Castelnau). Take the blue line in the direction of St. Michel. At Jean-Talon station, transfer to the orange line in the direction of Cote Vertu. Exit the metro at Bonaventure Station’s Peel exit. Turn right and walk towards the intersection of Peel and de la Gauchetière, where you will catch the 107 Verdun bus southbound (departing at 9:40 and then only every half hour after that). Get off at the intersection of Centre and Island streets. Walk two blocks south along Island to Grand Trunk. Turn left on Grand Trunk and walk half a block. The site will be on the left-hand (south) side of the street. From the YWCA: Leave by 9:15. Walk a few steps south to Boul. Réné Lévesque. Turn right and three blocks west to rue Guy. Catch the 57 Pointe-St-Charles bus eastbound (departing at 9:35 and then only every half hour after that). Get off at the intersection of Centre and Island streets. Walk two blocks south along Island to Grand Trunk. Turn left on Grand Trunk and walk half a block. The site will be on the left-hand (south) side of the street. Tour E, Santropol Roulant When and Where and Who: Meet Patrick at 10am at 111 rue Roy Est. Getting there from Hotel Espresso: Leave the hotel by 9:10. Walk south for half a block along Guy, turn left on Ave. Argyle and walk one block to Lucien-L’ Allier Metro Station. Take the orange line in the direction of Montmorency. Exit the Metro at Sherbrooke Station, rue Berri Ouest exit. At the intersection of Berri and de Rigaud, catch the 144 Avenue des Pins bus westbound. Get off at the intersection of des Pins and de Bullion. Walk one block north to rue Roy. Turn left and walk one block towards the intersection of Roy and Coloniale. Santropol Roulant will be on the right-hand (north) side of rue Roy. From Centre 7400: Leave the hotel by 9:10. Catch the 55 St. Laurent bus southbound at St. Laurent and Faillon. Get off at the intersection of St. Urbain and des Pins. Walk five blocks east (away from the mountain) along Avenue des Pins to Coloniale. Turn left and walk one block towards the intersection of Roy and Coloniale. Santropol Roulant will be on the left-hand (north) side of rue Roy. From the YWCA: Leave by 9:10 on foot to Lucien-L’ Allier Metro Station (located at Lucien-L’ Allier and avenue Argyle one block south of rue Crescent). Take the orange line in the direction of Montmorency. Exit the Metro at Sherbrooke Station, rue Berri Ouest exit. At the intersection of Berri and de Rigaud, catch the 144 Avenue des Pins bus westbound. Get off at the intersection of des Pins and de Bullion. Walk one block north to rue Roy. Turn left and walk one block towards the intersection of Roy and Coloniale. Santropol Roulant will be on the right-hand (north) side of rue Roy. For more info on tours: call Kate at (514) 465-2322. .