Ange Neige will be closed from July 8th to 12th in order to exhibit and sell many of the stores angels at this 25th anniversary annual conference of dreams and dreaming.

To be held at:
The Hotel Auberge Universel Montréal,
located at 5000 Sherbrooke Street East,
Montreal, Quebec
(514) 253-3365

The hotel is located next to the Olympic Stadium.
Please come and visit us there.

One time special complimentary*.
Wellness a la Carte.
At Ange Neige,
251 Rachel Street East
by Savanna Denise, B.Ed.
(514) 677-8112 or (514) 845-2643

*except for material.

Franceen Breault a dû se résoudre à se plier à la demande de l’arrondissement et à masquer les ailes des deux anges qui ornent la façade de son commerce, Ange Neige, sur la rue Rachel. Prométhée Huard, l’auteur de la murale, trouve la décision «décevante» et compare le geste à «une forme de vandalisme».

http://www.leplateau.com/article-213211-Les-anges-ont-perdu-leurs-ailes.html

Murale ou affichage publicitaire ? Les anges peints par l’artiste Prométhée en 2002 sur un des murs extérieurs du commerce Ange Neige, coin Rachel et Laval, devront tomber les ailes. L’arrondissement considère qu’il s’agit de publicité illégale.

http://www.leplateau.com/article-203767-Cachez-ces-anges.html

At 10am on Saturday morning, after 11 years, the angel on the balcony watching over the corner of Rachel Street East and Laval will be taken down as per the request of The City of Montreal. Did this angel protect this corner of all the potential near accidents??? For sure the tourists and many Montreal residents took pleasure from the angel being there because many have stopped over the years to take pictures. So if you haven’t and would like to this will be your last chance …

Back to the photographer, I didn’t see the person though somehow felt something curious stirring in me. I thought no more of it and then about 10 days later a registered letter arrived. After signing for the letter I opened it and it appeared to be from the city of Montreal something about not having a permit for the signs. Please get in contact with them before 10 days or I will be fined!!! Okay, so I phoned the Plateau office of the city and the Inspector translated the letter for me so I could be 100% clear as to what it is they wanted. He said I should come to their offices and meet with a préposé. Which, of coarse, I did the following Tuesday during a snow storm only to be informed that the signs, which originally in 1997 when I first went to this same office for a permit and was told if the store name isn’t on it is a mural and no permit was required now was a sign and much too big. I had to go back and measure the both murals which they are now calling signs because they have angels in them and I sell angels. If the murals were of dogs it would be no problem. They’d be murals. I asked what was the law in 1997 when I went into business and the question was passed over but now they were going to see about a grandfather clause from three years ago and instead of 1/4 of the one sign I could keep 1/2 of one of the signs and not the other and pay them $150 one time for a permit. I was to decide what I wanted to do and have the work completed by March 30th. I was so frustrated and pleaded my case and was told that now by April 30th the mural above the door has to be down and the wall where the dancing angels are if I remove the wings and the rays from the background and paint it a solid color can stay without a permit and no fees because it is now a mural.

So, would you be frustrated? Games people play. It will be a new look for Ange Neige. Our city looks for tourism by advertising Le Plateau Mont-Royal “originality on every street corner and a smile on every face. Welcome to the “hippest” neighbourhood of North America’s most bicycle-friendly city!” Now they want to take away some of its charm!