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In Parc-Extension, Brique par brique has emerged as a key community anchor, offering programs that combine economic participation, social integration and neighbourhood engagement.Operating out of its Beaumont Avenue community centre, Brique par brique serves immigrants, refugees and long-time residents...

Residents and property owners in Parc-Extension are preparing for a noticeable increase in municipal property taxes in 2026, following the City of Montreal’s release of borough-by-borough tax rates as part of its latest budget. The borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension will...

 A new universally accessible level crossing is now open in the MIL Montréal sector, creating a direct, ground-level connection between Parc-Extension and Outremont across Canadian Pacific railway tracks, a physical barrier that has long limited easy movement between the...

Montreal’s new municipal budget for 2026, tabled on January 12 by Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada, sets the stage for one of the most socially focused spending plans in recent years while also balancing fiscal pressures that many residents feel...

As Montrealers return to work and school after the holidays, public transit reliability has emerged as a growing concern across the city, particularly during periods of intense winter weather. In recent days, riders have faced service slowdowns, crowded platforms,...

As Montreal settles into the coldest stretch of winter, homelessness continues to rank among the city’s most urgent and visible challenges. Recent reporting and municipal data confirm what many residents already see daily, more people are living without stable...

By mid-July in Park-Extension, you do not need a thermometer to know it is hot. The sidewalks radiate heat well into the evening, the air barely moves between tightly packed buildings, and shade is something you look for, not...

As grocery prices continue to rise across Canada, residents of Park-Extension are feeling the impact more acutely than most, according to food security advocates and recent reporting from Montreal-based media.Statistics Canada’s latest food price index, published within the last...

By Dimitris Ilias — Park Extension NewsThe Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension has tabled its 2026 Operating Budget and its 10-year Capital Works Program (PDI), laying out an ambitious roadmap touching nearly every aspect of daily life in our neighbourhoods, from...

In a neighbourhood like Park Extension, where life is packed into every street and every storefront window, it is rarely the loudest voices that keep things moving. It is the volunteer who organizes food boxes quietly behind a curtain...