This week DCMTL is putting the spotlight on a Citizen of Central District, who plays a big role in the development of Canadian Culture at home and abroad. A little while ago, we mentioned that we had run into Mélanie Joly at the 2017 Juno Awards. She was in attendance to present the awards for […]
Business in the spotlight: Pixmob
DCMTL Blog had the chance to interview Pixmob’s Marketing and communications director Simon St-Germain. We see their technology a little bit everywhere these days. Did you have a chance to attend Montreal’s Fashion Tech event, at the McCord museum, organised by Montreal’s digital spring? Those white luminous watches that doubled as business cards 3.0, were […]
Weekly Snaps | Week 11 | DCMTL Blog
Mode Expo 67 at Musee McCord Expo 67 was a memorable time in our history. It marked an important time for Montreal, and there’s no better time to commemorate it than for Montreal’s 375th anniversary! The exhibition features over 60 outfits—hostess uniforms from various pavilions, clothing by Quebec designers—and products from every sector of the […]
Women in Technology Events Listing | International Women’s Day
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, so we have put together a list of awesome tech events to inspire and connect the amazing women in this industry, which are taking place this month into early April. MTL NewTech Founders Lounge #WomenInTech – March 8th Founder Lounge by MTL NewTech invites founders and co-founders to join us […]
Week 09 | F.A.T Events to Come | Nuit Blanche 14
Next week Team DCMTL will be attending several exciting events, but before that, there’s the weekend! Montreal en Lumiere Montreal en Lumiere has been running for a week strong, which brings us to this weekend’s Nuit Blanche. Station 16 Gallery Plenty of art galleries will be participating during Nuit Blanche this weekend, and Station 16 […]
Announcing StartupExperience.CA
Our partners at StartupFest have some exciting news for international startups: you can now apply now to live and work in one of Canada’s top Startup cities for three months! This new initiative, StartupExperience.CA, also gives entrepreneurs from Canada the opportunity to in a different Canadian city. How about that, eh? They have partnered with […]
Vernissage: (sm)ALL Good Things by Eric Clement at Station 16 Gallery
On Thursday February 16th, Station 16 welcomed art-enthusiasts to get a first look at the latest works by the Montreal-born artist, Eric Clement. The exhibit was blend of modern references with a ’60s pop art aesthetic, displayed paintings, curios and T-shirts. True to their claim, they were small great things. The one-of-a-kind 33 canvases (many of which were already sold) […]
MTL NewTech DemoNight co-hosted by Les Pitonneux
Team DCMTL attended the February edition of MTL NewTech’s DemoNight, hosted at District 3 – our old stomping grounds at Concordia (where 90% of Team DCMTL studied). It was a big night for Les Pitonneux – a skills incubator for people learning code, as it marked their graduation from the LAB12 12-week program. Les Pitonneux presenting at […]
Ford Eco-Sport and The Essentials of Entrepreneurship
DCMTL Blog attended Ford Canada’s Go Small, Live Big panel, hosted by Jean-Benoit Aubé. The panel took place as part of the launch of the all-new 2018 EcoSport® – Ford’s latest Fun, Capable and Connected compact SUV, and featured three of Central District most dynamic entrepreneurs Marc-Antoine Bovet, Co-founder of OatBox, Marie-Philip Simard Founder of […]
Queer Tech MTL: Be your Authentic Self at Work
Queer Tech MTL is kicking off 2017 on a high note, and encouraging the members of Montreal’s queer tech community to be their authentic selves in the workplace. If you are not familiar with Queer Tech MTL, it’s a non-profit that creates a space to network and meet other like-minded professionals who self-identify as Tech+Queer – including […]