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Back to singing and dancing in bars
Mixed response on new measures in Parc-Extension barsMonday marked the first day bars and cafes could return to standing room capacity and dancing, that venues could host general admission events and karaoke bars could allow people to sing again. While...
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Verdissement et gentrification
Comment les initiatives de verdissement peuvent nuire à ceux qu'elles tentent d'aiderLe manque d'espaces verts à Parc-Extension devient un enjeu de plus en plus important pour les résidents du quartier. Les dernières élections ont clairement démontré que le manque...
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Your new mayor
Laurence Lavigne Lalonde clinches mayorship in VSPThe people of Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension went to the polls last Sunday in Montreal’s municipal election. Electors decided to vote in majority for Projet Montréal’s Laurence Lavigne Lalonde, who will serve as the boroughs’ new...
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Diwali: the festival of lights
Parc-Extension celebrates Diwali on a hopeful noteIt was fanfare and fireworks across Parc-Extension last Thursday, as the Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities of Parc-Extension celebrated Diwali, the festival of light and the triumph of good over evil and light...
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Mapping the housing crisis
CAPE releases a platform to map evictions in Parc-ExtensionAmid an increasingly frantic housing and rental market, many tenants in Parc-Extension are being priced out of the neighbourhood they have long called home. Activists and residents have been pressuring the...
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Parc-Extension élit un nouveau gouvernement
Laurence Lavigne Lalonde nouvelle mairesse; Mary Deros réélue.Les résidents de Parc-Extension se sont rendus aux urnes dimanche dernier et ont voté en majorité pour un changement de leurs gouvernement local, en élisant la nouvelle mairesse Laurence Lavigne Lalonde. Les...
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Parc-Extension elects new government
Laurence Lavigne Lalonde as new mayor while Mary Deros gets reelectedParc-Extension residents headed to the polls last Sunday and voted overwhelmingly for a change of mayor, electing Laurence Lavigne Lalonde. Electors also cast ballots in district-level elections, voting to...
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Municipal elections: A guide to local political platforms
Saturday and Sunday, voters across the island will be going to the polls to vote for their new municipal government. This includes the Mayor of Montreal, the borough level Mayor and various city councillors. Occurring every four years, residents of...
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Parc crossing soon to be a reality
Construction of Ogilvy/de Castelnau passage officially startsAfter months of reassurance from both city and borough officials that it would be built, construction has officially started at the Ogilvy/de Castelnau crossing at the Parc Exo station. This comes after many...
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Les limites n’arrêtent pas la vitesse
Les excès de vitesse sur Querbes frustrant encore les résidentsEn regardant par sa fenêtre, Hilary Bergen, résidente de l'avenue Querbes, voit l'indicateur de vitesse devant chez elle clignoter au rouge. Une autre voiture passe à toute allure, dépassant encore...
