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Petition to stop Montreal airport expansion over noise, air pollution
42 minutes ago · “Want to be able to sleep at night,” said Pierre Lachapelle, from Les Pollués de Montréal-Trudeau, about the petition asking Transport Canada to halt expansion plans at Montreal-Trudeau airport to limit noise pollution. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.
Montreal city councillors table motion to declare state of …
Nov 16, 2024 · A pair of independent Montreal city councillors have tabled a motion to get the city to declare a state of emergency on homelessness next week. The motion calls on the city to usher in a host of measures including requisitioning private accommodation spaces to shelter the unhoused before winter comes and allocating more resources to […]
Montreal to create 2 pedestrian-only public squares downtown
Nov 27, 2024 · The City of Montreal is planning to build two pedestrian-only public squares downtown — turning parts of the metropolis’ most popular street car free. The future Place McGill, between Robert-Bourassa Boulevard and Mansfield Street, is being touted as a “must-see destination in the heart of the city” by Mayor Valérie Plante. Place Concordia, between Bishop […]
Major water main break being investigated by city of Montreal ...
Aug 29, 2024 · The city of Montreal is conducting an emergency inspection of the water main pipe that burst open almost two weeks ago to determine the cause of the break and to inspect more of the pipe to evaluate its current state. “We’re inspecting right now 2.6 kilometers of the pipe that broke, including where it broke, […]
'Happens so fast': Montreal parents call for more vigilance, photo ...
Sep 6, 2024 · Two children were hit Thursday morning in separate incidents in Montreal. The first incident happened at 8:10 a.m. in front of Christ-Roi Elementary in Ahuntsic. A six-year-old was hit by the driver of a small school bus, after unexpectedly walking out from between two parked vehicles. The bus driver was travelling down Lajeunesse and was […]
Montreal unveils vision for long-term development of downtown ...
Jan 16, 2024 · Creating two new “mixed and vibrant” neighbourhoods is part of the City of Montreal’s vision for the long-term development of downtown. In a six-year and $1.8 billion development plan unveiled Tuesday, city officials say they intend to support the development of two large-scale projects in the Bridge-Bonaventure …
Close to 900 affordable housing units inaugurated in Montreal
Oct 18, 2024 · The Governments of Canada and Quebec, as well as the City of Montreal and other partners inaugurated 893 social and affordable housing units on Friday.
Improvement to Montreal Village but troubles persist - CityNews …
Apr 20, 2024 · Members of the community in Montreal’s Village neighbourhood say they’ve seen some improvements to local security and cleanliness, but argue Quebec needs to do more to support vulnerable people in the area. Montreal last June launched a strategy to revitalize the historic LGBTQ district after residents and business owners raised safety concerns amid intersecting homelessness, […]