How did the city of Montreal end up paying a private developer’s mortgage?
The 40-year deal to house the Sanaaq centre downtown includes an arrangement for $21.25 million in direct payments to Devimco’s bankers.
View ArticleMontreal's unusual Sanaaq centre deal gives developer a tax break
The city waived key rights in an agreement described as "immoral from A to Z."
View ArticleWho had the authority to approve the $68.6M Sanaaq centre deal?
Ville-Marie borough council bound the central city to pay for what it never vetted.
View ArticleHow did the city of Montreal end up paying a private developer’s mortgage?
The 40-year deal to house the Sanaaq centre downtown includes an arrangement for $21.25 million in direct payments to Devimco’s bankers.
View ArticleMontreal's unusual Sanaaq centre deal gives developer a tax break
The city waived key rights in an agreement described as "immoral from A to Z."
View ArticleMontreal North intersection where 2-year-old died is problem spot, residents say
The girl was in a stroller being pushed by her mother Wednesday morning when the pair were hit by a car that was making a turn at the corner of Fleury St. E. and des Récollets Ave.
View ArticleHow far right is Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime? His past offers clues
The politician posing a threat to François Legault in the CAQ's heartland has self-described "libertarian views" and a more radical concept of freedom.
View ArticleColin Standish, the quintessential anglo, seeks to unify and 'take back Quebec'
Running in the provincial election didn’t feel like a choice, the Canadian Party of Quebec founder says. “It’s been a compulsion."
View ArticleBalarama Holness leads 'positive rebellion' for a seat at the table
Bloc Montréal leader says his third bid for public office shows his determination to be heard and "start advancing change."
View ArticleQuebec election: 'Do you have a doctor?' Voters grow weary of promises
Tales from La Pinière, on Montreal's South Shore, reflect a growing frustration across the province over campaign pledges to fix health care.
View ArticleCalling 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.
View ArticleCôte-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.
View ArticleLong-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.
View ArticleMontreal'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?
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 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.
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