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Montreal seeks public input on urban and mobility master plan

Deadline to register to participate in public consultation is Oct. 6.

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Despite losses, Holness, Standish remain hopeful for future of new parties

Bloc Montréal, Canadian Party of Quebec faced uphill battle as afterthoughts in minds of voters, media.

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'Positive' movement at stalled organic waste facilities, Montreal says

Crews are set to carry out some work on Montreal's two organic waste treatment centres, where a subcontractor abruptly halted construction in July.

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Russian man shot in Estérel had met with FBI about ties to woman who gained...

Valeriy Tarasenko, 44, is a former associate of Inna Yashchyshyn, who circulated at Mar-a-Lago by pretending to be a Rothschild family heiress.

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Calling on citizens to help shape the Montreal of 2050

The city wants the public's input as it drafts its first master plan in nearly two decades.

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After 20 years, Montreal's public consultation office wants to be used more

Montreal's public consultation office has been part of the city's democratic fabric for 20 years, but it's not something to take for granted, its president says.

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Côte-St-Luc plots a shift to '15-minute city' featuring transit, new housing

The redevelopment of the municipality's three major shopping centres is key to the coming overhaul of Côte-St-Luc's master plan.

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Bocce club in Ahuntsic being tossed aside, and seniors are the losers

Citing high rent, the borough has offered another space for "golden-ager" activities. But the club's 86-year-old president says: "We want to do sports. We don't want to play cards."

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Long-discussed Cavendish extension plan unravelling, critics say

Montreal's administration allowed a reserve on land to lapse, likely increasing the project's cost, and the final route is not yet set.

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Montreal's cash conundrum: Dreaming up new fees, but who pays?

The question of how to generate revenue beyond property taxes is at the heart of the Plante administration’s financial reckoning. Where will the city find the money?

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Former mayor says Plante's ideas for new tax revenue won't work

Latest attempt to get new sources of revenue for Montreal is a 'remake' of the past, Gérald Tremblay says.

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Quebec is urged to step in after court shoots down hunting bylaw

Ste-Anne mayor Paola Hawa renews calls for "common sense regulations" after legal setback in Mascouche.

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'We feel betrayed': Seniors implore mayor to save Ahuntsic bocce club

The Club de bocce l’Acadie has the support of the opposition at Montreal city hall and several Italian-Canadian associations in trying to reverse the borough's decision to stop renting the centre where...

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Plante administration offers to save bocce — if opposition plays ball

The borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville proposes to put up rent money for Club de bocce l’Acadie provided neighbouring boroughs do the same.

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Yes, your bus is late more often than usual. It hasn't been this bad since 2020

Montreal buses are late one out of four times, according to STM data. And the satisfaction rate of clients has been in free fall since July.

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Montreal's underground bus depot will cost more than double initial price

The Plante administration said the Bellechasse depot could be constructed underground for the same price as an above-ground facility.

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Projet Montréal is playing dirty with bocce proposal, opposition charges

Ensemble Montréal councillor Giovanni Rapanà says Projet Montréal is making seniors pay for political discord as the debate over the Club de bocce l'Acadie's centre heats up.

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OCPM approves redevelopment near Big O, but calls on borough to detail its...

The development in Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough would include 928 housing units, a medical clinic, stores, art gallery, a cultural and commercial street, community hall and urban agriculture.

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Montreal's 2023 budget: City's debt and long-term investment are rising

The higher investment is because of "years of underinvestment in the maintenance of infrastructure, notably water and the road network."

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Montreal suburbs' 8% payment increase to agglomeration is 'abusive,' mayors say

"We're disgusted by this," said Montreal West Mayor Beny Masella. "With every budget that they put out, it's more and more obvious to us that they have absolutely zero respect for us as duly elected...

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