One 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.
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 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 ArticleOld Montreal fire: Years of infractions, inspection reports reveal
Violations between 2009 and 2018 included blocked and "dead-end" secondary exits on two floors and a non-compliant fire alarm system.
View ArticleOld Montreal fire: Inspectors found Airbnbs, rooming houses at owner's other...
The fire department returned to three problem properties belonging to Emile H. Benamor after the deadly blaze in March.
View ArticleQuebec group launches online rent registry to promote transparency in housing...
A Léger poll commissioned by Vivre en Ville has found that when tenants move, their rent soars by an average of nearly 19 per cent.
View ArticleMill St. at heart of tug of war between Montreal and Crown corporation
The city claims it's negotiating with Canada Lands to acquire all of Mill St., but Canada Lands says it's selling a part to a developer.
View ArticleCommunity groups risk being squeezed out of downtown
Gentrification, condo-ization and rising rents are pushing out non-profits from their once affordable rental spaces in Peter-McGill district.
View ArticleEasier to sell than stay: Women's Y an example of pressures on downtown...
Costly maintenance and repairs plus low rents equal few options for non-profit spaces in Peter-McGill district, an area of the city with dire needs.
View ArticleDowntown Montreal YMCA building is idling while community groups need space
The YMCAs of Quebec says either all or part of the downtown Y will be sold, though it wants to maintain a social impact in the city centre.
View ArticleDowntown YMCA's uncertain future 'scandalous,' community groups say
If the city and province bought and repurposed the building, it "could solve a big part of the problem" with the space crunch facing non-profits, they argue.
View ArticleSale of Montreal Children’s Hospital site shrouded in secrets and falsehoods
In what was described as an "open and transparent" process, there was no public call for tenders and details remain undisclosed seven years later.
View ArticleThere are no rules for selling government real estate in Quebec
A call for tenders is not required, a market appraisal is not required, and the identities and prices of other bids don't have to be revealed publicly.
View ArticleDecaying historic Côte-St-Paul ex-town hall for sale for $1
After leaving it vacant for a decade, the City of Montreal is selling the 1910 building. The buyer would have to shoulder the costs to repair and preserve its historic nature.
View ArticleQuebec's refusal of its own English certificate 'complete nonsense,' Liberals...
"An official document that was issued by the government of Quebec should always be accepted by the government of Quebec," says Liberal MNA Madwa-Nika Cadet.
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