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Projet Montréal seeks a third term, after eight years at Montreal City Hall
In its 2025 election campaign platform, Projet Montréal says it is setting aside slogans in order to offer the centre city’s voters concrete solutions for priority problems.The most pressing of these, according to the party’s 2025 campaign platform, is...
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Styrofoam and recycling: what Montreal wants you to know
Styrofoam — the lightweight, spongy material that keeps your coffee hot, your meat fresh, and your new TV from breaking in the box — is a familiar sight in homes and businesses. But when it comes to recycling in...
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From Litter to Life: Parc-Extension Prepares for Neighbourhood Makeover
Residents of Parc-Extension are being invited to take part in a borough-wide community clean-up on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., as part of an initiative to revitalize the streets and public spaces of the...
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Park Extension’s Potential Role in Montreal’s Innovative Waste-to-Fertilizer Initiative
Montreal's journey in transforming its wastewater byproducts into agricultural gold has taken an innovative turn, with the city's ambitious goal to convert 80% of its sewage ash into fertilizer by 2030. This initiative, which turned 26% of the city's...
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Aeolian energy on the forefront
Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon shelved Hydro-Quebec's planned call for tenders for 2,300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy and demanded a new call for tenders — this one for 4,000 MW — that will come from 100% wind turbines.During a...
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Making Home Heating More Affordable for Canadians While Fighting Climate Change
As winter made his grand entrance the past week in Montreal, Park-Extension residents are turning on the heat. The world energy crisis has affected all and the Canadian government wants to help homeowners switch from expensive home heating oil...
