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Montreal homeless using emergency rooms as shelters during …
1 day ago · There’s been an increase in Quebec hospital emergency rooms being used as shelters by unhoused Montrealers during cold spells. The McGill University Health Centre says it has had to increase security and deploy more social workers as a result, but the hospital is assuring the level of care remains unaffected. According to James Hughes of […]
Montreal’s homeless population using emergency rooms to warm …
4 days ago · Many Montrealers experiencing homelessness this winter are using hospital emergency rooms as backup emergency shelters. According to a Radio-Canada report, Quebec’s association of emergency doctors says that more and more of the unhoused population arrive to the emergency room under false medical pretences, especially when it’s very cold, seeking a warm place to stay or somewhere to sleep.
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, […]
Three blue line metro stations in Montreal closed after structural ...
Oct 4, 2024 · Three of Montreal’s blue line metro stations – Fabre, d’Iberville and St-Michel – are closed until further notice. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) made the announcement in a press release on Thursday night, adding that it’s “a preventive safety measure, for an indefinite period.” No trains will be stopping at these stations. “Work […]
Montreal's plan to restore integrity of the Village, protest planned ...
Jun 22, 2023 · The City of Montreal is unveiling a plan to clean up and reinvigorate the Village area Thursday. A public forum on life in the neighbourhood was held to uncover residents and business owners’ wants for the area. 1,400 people were surveyed and their concerns centre on homelessness, public intoxication and other social issues, while they […]
City of Montreal hires private security to patrol high-crime areas …
Nov 6, 2024 · The City of Montreal has hired private security guards to patrol the Village, Chinatown, and Old Montreal to support the SPVM with tackling the increase in drug dealing, drug consumption, incivility, and harassment. This comes amid rising safety concerns from downtown Montreal residents. Robert Beaudry, a city councillor …
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 …
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, […]