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Local organization continues to provide free food to in-need residentsLocal community group International Cultural Integration Organization distributed food to many in-need Parc-Extension residents last Friday, at Parc Metro station.Volunteers with the organization helped distribute portions of samosas, a South...

The federal liberal government introduced legislation on Tuesday, April 5 to force digital giants to compensate news agencies for using their content. The loss of advertising revenue has overturned previous media business models. Thousands of Canadian journalists have lost...

As COVID 19 restrictions are lifted, more and more Canadians are looking to travel abroad. In Park Extension, home of many families of diverse ethnic origin, travel during the summer months will become vital. For the years of the...

To promote access to healthy, safe and affordable housing, the City of Montreal announced that it wants to make multi-unit owners-landlords more responsible. As of now they will have to obtain responsible landlord certification and disclose the rent for...

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...