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As the war in Ukraine drags on, more and more Ukrainians will be seeking refugee status in Canada. Park-Extension has always been a welcoming borough for many immigrants and the announcement from the federal minister of Immigration Sean Fraser...

A step in the right direction but key aspects still missingLast week, the borough released the first draft of the traffic appeasement plan for Park Ex and asked residents to weigh in with their comments and suggestions as part...

Weekly parking restrictions in effect since Apr. 1As the weather warms and the ice thaws, the spring brings people back outside and offers a much-needed reprieve from the cold. Unfortunately, it also means all the trash that has accumulated...

Le conseil discute de la propreté et des mesures de circulationMardi soir dernier, l'arrondissement a tenu sa séance ordinaire du conseil d'arrondissement. Les élus se sont réunis en personne pour répondre aux questions des citoyens et voter sur des...

Council returns in-person to discuss borough cleanliness and traffic measuresThe borough held its regularly scheduled monthly borough council meeting last Tuesday evening, where elected officials met to answer questions from citizens and vote on borough initiatives.City councillors wished Muslim...

Quebec budget 2022-2023Welcome news for Park-Extension and its ever present housing problem is the announcement that as part of the 2022-2023 budget, the Government of Quebec is investing more than half a billion dollars, or $634 million, for structuring...

The Parti Québécois and the FROHME want urgent action to prevent the privatization of other social housingSocial housing has always been a lifejacket for many families and individuals with financial difficulties especially in our borough of Park-Extension. On March...

As the population of Montreal ages, more and more seniors in Park Extension are looking for home care. This is not a Park-Ex phenomenon only and it represents part of the major shift towards home care that the government...

The Canadian Red Cross continues to provide vital assistance to people in Ukraine and surrounding countries. Red Cross teams are working in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to provide urgent items in an effort to alleviate human suffering caused by...

The economic shock wrought by the pandemic required an unprecedented government response to help Canadians weather its aftereffects. For families in Park-Extension that had to navigate the difficult economic situation, a new survey showed that the government assistance programs...