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It has been quite some time on the making. A new park desperately needed in Park Extension. In our previous conversations with the borough councillor Mary Deros, she had mentioned how excited she was for the completion of this...

True to the composition of its population Park-Extension celebrated and preserved its ethnic diversity.Centennial muralThe massive 121 square meter mural painted in acrylic latex in Parc Saint-Roch needed restoration. The Park-Extension centennial celebration mural was painted in 2010 by...

“We are actively patrolling and ticketing owners who do not respect the regulations” says Mary DerosThe subject has dominated the news for quite a few months now. Garbage left in private properties that accumulated and festered in the heat....

Following the consultation citizen initiative carried out last spring, the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension presented the final version of the traffic calming plan in Parc-Extension on August 31, 2022.This plan includes a series of measures whose objective is to increase...

For the longest time Park-Ex City counselor Mary Deros had been fighting the garbage battle in Park-Ex alone. Not anymore.  A group of concerned long time residents of Parc Ext tired of seeing garbage 24/7 on in their streets...

A total of $1.4 billion in uncashed checks are currently sitting in the coffers of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).For many Par-Exers, especially senior residents it is an all-too-common story. A change of address or inability to keep up...

Sarker Hope Foundation continues its mission overseasThroughout the pandemic, the Parc-Extension-based Sarker Hope Foundation has worked across the community to aid those most in need. Since March 2020, the organization has helped residents with food, vaccinations, children’s education and...

By Joe BongiornoPark-Extension’s Pakistani community gathered at Howard Park last Saturday to celebrate Pakistan Independence Day. Leaders from various Pakistani-Canadian organizations, local politicians and candidates, as well as members of the public joined together to commemorate Pakistan’s 74th year...

Senator Leo Housakos calls Bill C-10 ‘an adamant attack on freedom of speech’Has Canada’s Senate shut down Liberal Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s attempt to establish tighter controls on the Internet with Bill C-10?While some social conservatives have been stridently...

Québec Solidaire presents emergency plan one month before Jul 1.Andrés Fontecilla, the Québec Solidaire MNA for Laurier-Dorion, tabled a motion at the national assembly last Tuesday which would act as an emergency response to an increasingly severe housing crisis....