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Community bureau project hopes to serve underrepresented communitiesStarting next week, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will be bringing its community bureaus initiative to Park Extension with the stated objective of telling the stories of underserved communities. CBC will be setting up...

Residents ask for less parking and more vegetation at the parkApproximately one year after the City of Montreal presented its Jarry Park Development Plan, the city released the results of a public consultation that asked residents what they wanted...

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...