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Mary Deros opens campaign office
Ensemble Montréal’s bid for reelection in Parc-ExtensionCity councillor Mary Deros and her Ensemble Montréal team inaugurated their newly opened electoral campaign office last Wednesday evening in Parc-Extension’s north-end.The office is located at the corner of Champagneur and Liège and...
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Borough Council Meeting:
Ogilvy/de Castelnau crossing contract given by city centreThe 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...
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Local man accuses SPVM of racial profiling
Mayor Fumagalli presents a motion to address the issueIt was getting late, close to midnight on a cold night in January. Pierre Fritzner, a politically active businessman well-known in the Parc-Extension community, got into his Range Rover and started...
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Eid-Milad-Un-Nabi at William-Hingston Centre
People of all creeds gather to celebrate the day of love and peaceThe sound of drums and singing resonated throughout the halls of the William-Hingston Centre last Sunday when dozens of Parc-Extension residents gathered to celebrate Eid-Milad-Un-Nabi, otherwise known...
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Coderre promet de rendre de L’Acadie plus sécuritaire
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...
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Coderre promises to make de L’Acadie safe
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...
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“We only have one planet”
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...
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The land of orange cones
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...
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The community cats of Parc-Extension
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...
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Liberals retain minority government
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...



