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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...

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...

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...

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...

Speeding cars on Querbes continues to frustrate residentsAs she looks out her window, Querbes Ave. resident Hilary Bergen sees the speed indicator flash red once again as another car speeds by, far exceeding the indicated 30 km/h limit.Bergen has...

CAQ disregards petition on housing crisis presented by Andrés FontecillaOn Oct. 21, the provincial government voted against the study of a petition regarding the housing crisis brought forward by Québec Solidaire MNA for Laurier-Dorion Andrés Fontecilla. Fontecilla asked that...

Himalaya Seniors of Quebec celebrate the victory of PM Justin TrudeauLocal community organizations, the Himalaya Seniors of Québec and Loisirs du Parc, jointly hosted a victory celebration last Friday to commemorate the re-election of local member of parliament and...

Centennial Park finally inaugurated with new artworkThe rain and grey weather last Thursday didn’t stop residents from gathering to inaugurate the neighbourhood’s newest park at the corner of Saint-Roch and Stuart. Over two years after it was first announced,...

Le parc du Centenaire enfin inauguré accompagné d’une nouvelle œuvre d'artLa pluie et le mauvais temps de jeudi dernier n'ont pas empêché des citoyens de se rassembler pour inaugurer le plus récent parc du quartier au coin de Saint-Roch...

It often catches the eye as you walk down the southern streets of Parc-Extension. A gargantuan structure reflecting the blue and white hues of sky and clouds. Protruding over the horizon like a space station, the MIL Université de...