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.
View ArticleProjet 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.
View ArticleOCPM 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.
View ArticleMontreal'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."
View ArticleMontreal 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...
View ArticleOur favourite things: Made-in-Quebec athletic apparel is a great motivator
"When you put on the right clothing, it motivates you to train," says one of the former elite speed kayakers behind Tesca Sport.
View ArticleEnsemble Montréal demands changes to 'greedy' municipal budget
Opposition party proposing an amendment to lessen the tax hit in Mayor Valérie Plante's 2023 $6.76-billion municipal budget.
View ArticleMontreal's 'accounting gymnastics' turn projected deficit into surplus: critics
The 2023 municipal operating budget forecasts the agglomeration will end 2022 with a surplus of $129.4 million, but in reality there is a projected operating deficit of over $80 million, the city has...
View ArticleMontreal saying 'Do as I say, not as I do' with car ownership, critics say
City's fleet has grown since Projet Montréal entered office five years ago, an examination by the Montreal Gazette reveals.
View ArticleCaught in a condo nightmare, losing sleep over noise next door
As buildings get taller and more closely packed in Montreal, the risks of construction disturbances “become more and more significant."
View ArticleProjet Montréal 'isn't setting the example' on car use, opposition charges
The Plante administration is defending new leasing agreements for more than 4,600 municipal vehicles on top of the city's growing permanent fleet.
View ArticlePointe-Claire to hold special council meeting on Cadillac Fairview development
Councillors are divided over the issue to develop areas around the mall, which includes natural habitat.
View ArticleMontreal opposition pushes for representation on city council committees
Ensemble Montréal is to table a motion on Monday calling for changes to ensure "the necessary checks and balances."
View ArticleQuebec must address systemic racism in schools: researchers
Black students — many streamlined into special ed and behavioural classes — are treated differently in classrooms, a recent study shows.
View ArticlePlan for mini-casino at Bell Centre has to achieve 'social acceptability':...
Plans remain in the discussion stage for slot machines, sports betting kiosks and poker tables inside the former 1909 Taverne Moderne.
View ArticleOne in two people in need around Place Dupuis are asylum seekers, Plante says
Montreal mayor says her visit with intervention workers around Place Dupuis on Wednesday confirmed her concerns.
View ArticleShould the mayor of Ville-Marie borough be elected? Residents to be consulted
Ville-Marie is the only one of Montreal's 19 boroughs that doesn't elect its local mayor or two of the borough's councillors.
View ArticleSchemers are getting more sophisticated, city watchdog says
Annual report by Montreal's Inspector General Brigitte Bishop notes use of new measures, including on the legal front where "we are seen as trailblazers," to catch schemes.
View ArticleOld Montreal fire: Building owner in trouble in Westmount
Tenants of a suspected rooming house on St-Antoine St. complained of insalubrity, a deficient emergency exit and too many tenants in a unit — and the leases they signed were not valid.
View ArticleQuebec ice storm: Where to find emergency shelters, warming centres in Montreal
Montreal shelters for residents will remain open Sunday night, says Mayor Valérie Plante.
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