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"Since my research was mainly based on qualitative data from people I consulted, the results are closely related to their perceptions, expectations, needs, etc. The discoveries I made through my interactions with these people led to the most interesting findings of my projects.

The first finding is that people tend to frequent third places where they can find similar people. This means that different populations do not mix and choose distinct third places at the Promenade Ontario. The existence of different types of third places and their coexistence is, however, a sign of diversity for the residents. Nevertheless, we need to be careful with the limits of this diversity. It is not about having everyone in the same place, but a question of whether it is more advantageous for groups of the population to mix or coexist next to each other. Some characteristics make third places more tolerant and auspicious of diversity: those that are free, like sidewalks, and those that are informal. For example, the vacant lot partially owned by Ray-Mont Logistiques in the East of the neighbourhood might not be an official third place but has become one by its informality. Its informal nature lets different populations mix without any problem.

The second finding from my encounters with residents is that being free is important for vulnerable 辫辞辫耻濒补迟颈辞苍蝉鈥� third places. During the pandemic, the middle class also discovered an interest in free third places. Before, this population would meet in caf茅s, bars, and restaurants, but during the pandemic, it realized the importance of having free third places through its use of public spaces and parks. After the pandemic, this interest in free access to spaces continues to influence the choices of the middle class, who now frequents free public spaces more often.

My third finding is shopkeepers' crucial role in creating third places. The relationship that a shopkeeper creates with the residents of a neighbourhood is an important factor in inciting the population to return to a particular place. In Hochelaga, on the Promenade Ontario, there were spaces that I did not initially identify as third places, but that locals considered as such. This was the case for 脡惫补蝉颈补, a shop that became a third place because of its owner, who knows everyone in the neighbourhood. People frequent this shop to chat with each other and with the owner, which was pretty interesting to notice.

A final observation is that the pandemic, paradoxically, made it possible to put into place new projects to create quality third places. For example, the pedestrianization of the Promenade Ontario, which was an emergency measure to ensure physical distancing, has improved the neighbourhood's social life to the point of becoming a permanent project. In fact, the SDC Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough chose to turn the Promenade Ontario into a summertime meeting place. Thus, the pandemic has demonstrated the potential of using public spaces as third places for socializing."