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Ensemble Montréal annonce un plan pour réaménager une «autoroute urbaine dangereuse» Des candidats d'Ensemble Montréal se sont réunis mardi matin au parc du Centenaire sur la rue Saint-Roch pour annoncer un plan qui réaménagerait le boulevard de L'Acadie. Ils espèrent...

Ensemble Montreal announces plan to rebuild a “dangerous urban highway”Ensemble Montréal candidates gathered on Tuesday morning at Centennial Park on Saint-Roch street to announce a plan that would work to rethink and rebuild de L’Acadie Boulevard. They hope the...

Thousands take to the streets to demand action on climate changeThousands gathered at the foot of Mount Royal last Friday, Sept. 24 to demand that politicians around the world take decisive action to address the ongoing climate crisis. It...

Multiple construction projects hamper the mobility of residentsGetting in, around and out of Parc-Extension is considered by many locals and non-residents to be a daunting task. The combination of few entry and exit points, narrow streets and high population...

Those who care for them say more needs to be doneIf you were to take a stroll down the alleyways that criss-cross the blocks of Parc-Ex, it would come as no surprise to run into a four-legged feline darting across...

Parc-Ex residents choose to reelect Justin TrudeauJustin Trudeau and the federal Liberal Party managed to maintain power in Tuesday’s election, forming a minority government with a total of 158 seats, gaining one. The makeup of this parliament will remain...

Art-Extension to launch open-air art exhibitThe streets and alleyways of Parc-Extension will transform into an open-air art exhibit this weekend, as local collective Art Extension is set to launch their newest outdoor art installation on Saturday.Art-Extension has been working...

An update on what happened The borough held its regularly scheduled monthly borough council meeting last Tuesday evening, where city officials and politicians meet virtually to answer questions from citizens and vote on borough initiatives.Being discussed this month were several...

Neighbourhood hit by another spat of gun violenceParc-Extension was host to another occurrence of gun violence over the weekend when shots were fired into the window of a local business on the corner of Champagneur Ave. and Jean-Talon Street. Police...

by Joe BongiornoLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterVilleray—Saint Michel—Parc-Extension Mayor Giuliana Fumagalli officially launched her new political party, Quartiers Montréal, ahead of the November municipal elections. The borough mayor made the announcement at Nicolas-Tillemont Park on a sweltering Saturday afternoon and...