Local News

Irritant gas in Parc metro

The SPVM is investigatingIn many incidents that disrupted section of the orange and blue lines in the metro, Montreal police went on alert on Thursday January 5th. The event is of interest for Park-Extension since the first event involving...

VSP Volunteer Recognition Award

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension partner organizations are invited to submit online applications for exemplary and committed individuals in their community.The borough has established these Recognition Awards in order to honor a volunteer of the year. For Park-Extension, there are two categories for...

Trilingualism on the rise

Park-Extension residents have long been multilingual and according to the most recent data from the 2021 census from Statistics Canada, 23.7% of the population speaks at least three languages ​​in Montreal. This is a significant increase from the 2016...

The ecological transition at the heart of the revision of urban planning regulations at VSP

Since the fall of 2022, the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension has begun a significant shift with the revision of its urban planning regulations so that development and construction projects on the territory meet the objectives in terms of ecological transition.After...

Snow removal in Park Extension

Now that the first major snowstorm rolled in Park Extension the Borough is assuring residents that it makes every effort to provide them with optimal snow removal service. The teams must continually adjust their interventions according to the different...

Our borough’s local travel plan

Following a major citizen participation process spread over several years, the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension has drafted in 2018 its first Local Travel Plan, which identifies the orientations in terms of mobility in the territory.In accordance with the citizen recommendations...

Non-residential buildings: new volumetric water pricing

As of January 1, 2023, Montréal is implementing new water pricing for buildings which are partly or wholly intended for non-residential affecting a lot of buildings in Park-Extension. It is important for building owners to know what actions to...

Evictions and repossessions

The coming weeks can be a stressful or relief period of the new year as many tenants in Park Extension will receive an eviction notice or resumption of housing. The City of Montreal is deploying an awareness campaign aimed...

Employment rates continues to surprise in Quebec

The job market is showing signs of slowing in Canada, but not in Quebec, where more jobs have been created than in the rest of the country in November, and where the unemployment rate fell to an all-time low...

The SPVM in search of other potential children victims

Cyberpredator arrestedAntoine Absi, arrested on October 20 on eight counts against minors, could have had other victims, according to the Service police of the City of Montreal (SPVM). The cyberpredator would have even tried to meet his victims. The...