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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...
